Landing the gig (Closed)

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Max Barkin Rubicon approached the nightclub with an air of victory about him. Wearing a blue button up shirt with two buttons loosened he smelled the fresh cut meat and the perfume floating about each dancer. Walking through the doors he flicked a hand through his pink long hair and smiled. "This is my kind of club. To think they are celebrating cause I'm here, silly they aren't celebrating because I'm here."Laughing he scooted past two dancers and found a stool. Ordering a light drink he bobbed his head to the music.

"A guy like him with a girl like her," he stirred his drink and thought how silly that was. The girl was ill matched let alone ill cast. The guy needed someone who could make him sweat, someone who could make him shake his hips. They stood a foot apart and hardly any communication. He couldn't really stand not talking. Lifting his drink to his soft lips he took just a sip. Anything stronger and he'd be losing it.

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It had been a bad day for him so he came to the nightclub to unwind. His man side had come out because of it so he was going to get himself hammered to make everything better. So he ordered up his lover, Mr. Jack Daniels and went to town. Rikku wanted to get so drunk her wouldn't remember the whole day plus the time he was having at the club. After about an hour he was already pretty drunk, plus being a famous Japanese magazine model, pretty much everyone at the club knew him. So once he got drunk he was pulled up on stage by Hikari, one of the female dancers. He smirked then took off the trench coat he was wear and started to dance.

He really didn't know how to dance but he really didn't care. Since he was drunk he couldn't care less, and his mood was normally neutral. It would go back and forth between his woman and man side depending on why he got drunk. If it was for fun his woman side mainly came out, if he was doing it like from today to forget his bad day, then his man side would be out for most of it. But he was trying to forget it and lighten his mood also by dancing which he was now doing like the partier he let people know that he was. Rikku was used to alot of people looking at him being a model and of course being on T.V. and whatnot, so he loved the attention.

He didn't really notice who was watching him nor did he care, he just kept going with his alcohol drive he was on. He then got one of the dancers to give him more which fueled him more and he loved it. "Tomo, crack it up!" Rikku knew the DJ the played at the club so it he wanted louder music he would normally get it like he was now and he loved it. He laughed loudly then kept going, and it was lucky he decided not to sing or anything since he knew he wasn't a singer. He drank more and got deeper and deeper into his drunkness and he didn't care, he came out for a good time and was getting it, the only thing that would make it better is if he found someone to take home later.

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Max took another sip from his drink and closed his eyes. The music exploded all around him and he tried to keep in time with the beat. Hearing a voice he turned his head in the direction of the stage and noticed someone dancing it up. The face looked familiar, but, he couldn't quite place where he knew it. Having been an actor since high school he remembered reading magazines and talking to his gay friends about who was hot. Still not being able to place him he downed the rest of his drink and let it soothe his headache. The guy sure knew how to party, he mused with a smirk. The way his hips shook and the way he kept alive, it was like a party was in his pants.

Ordering another drink he contemplated going onto the dance floor himself. The pants he wore were loose so he didn't have to worry about his legs cramping or not much juice going to keep up. The drink he sipped was cold and brought a satisfied sigh from his lips. It always hit the spot, plus, with a new acting job on a show, he could actually afford drinks like this. Rising from the stool he stretched his arms and bounced on the heels of his shoes to get his energy up. The music was pulsing from the speakers and the dj was busting up a jam that tangled around him like an extension chord.

Moving against the crowd of dancers he made his way over to where the guy was dancing. "You move great," he said over the roar of music, "you here alone?" Max couldn't help but get a tad flirtatious. This club was the hippest place in Japan, it was also the place where any person on the single scene would show up. Moving his hips he played his hands over his face and wore a smile. Having just finished one cup he wasn't out of it yet...still with a half drunk drink he was just tipsy and keeping half of the beat in his head.

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Rikku kept going and he laughed more as he noticed some of the girls coming up to him and kind of squealing a bit like most fan girls did which he loved to see and hear. He then looked down to them and one got closer "Oh Rikku your so amazing!" one said and he laughed once more then bent down, took her hand, and kissed it like a gentleman or a prince might. "Oh why thank you my dear" then girls both giggled then squealed more and he got back up and started dancing again. Being Pan-sexual he would go after anyone whether male of female and didn't care of their sexual preference.

He just kept going, the DJ playing songs he knew the young male liked. Since he was well known to this club he made sure the DJ knew what songs he liked. Rikku would always make himself well known other then the fact that he was a famous and very popular model. Then he heard people starting to chant his name which made him dance even more the best he could and he loved it, but then it seemed he had caught the attention of someone as he noticed another male coming towards him. Plus with being drunk for him came his flirty side but he didn't mind, he got his fun out of when this came to be.

When the male came up to the stage Rikku smirked then he came to the edge of the stage. He then got down onto his belly and he brought up his legs behind him and crossed them at the ankles and smirked at the pink haired male. "Oh why thank you cutie and yes as a matter of fact, I did come alone" he then took a strand of the other male's hair between a few fingers and stroked it a bit before letting it go and he then winked at him. Rikku then got up and then started dancing again but stayed towards the edge of the stage to entertain the other male in front of him who he thought was pretty cute.[/color][/size]

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Max marveled at how well the guy danced. Each move he made gathered more people then he could count on both his hands. The girls congregated over to him like he was a heavenly being for them to touch. He didn't really understand, though, he was sure it was on account of the face he couldn't recognize. Standing near the stage he watched the guy go down on his stomach with a smirk on his perfect face. Inside his ribcage his heart was hammering to be free and he tried to contain his blush. The fact that he gave him this much attention was better then a day he got applause in high school.

"Well lucky me," Max grinned as his hair was played with. "You see I just happened to come here...alone. What's your name sweet heart?" Max stared up at the guy as he danced and half closed his eyes. Spinning around he danced and tried not to bump into the over eager dancers closing in on the stage. The throngs of people yearned to climb onto the stage to join him and he wanted to shoot them a glare. The art of a performer was the stage was theirs and no one elses.

Moving both hands through his pink hair he smiled at the other man. To live in a society that was a little more open to gays then most was a dream come true. Having moved out here he was longing to create a home where he felt comfortable. Lo and behold Japan was just the place with its high rising market of oppurtunities. Landing an acting gig was easy for him, what with his talent. It was still a week from beginning season 1, but, being one of the leads was a great way to stay money prone.

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He was just really having alot of fun, and being drunk seemed to help him. Rikku kept going and he heard the girls really beginning to go crazy and he winked at one of them and noticed she almost fell on her ass. Which caused him to laugh and then she stopped for a minute then hopped down off the stage, nearly falling on his face but right now he didn't care as he went back to the bar and slapped his hand down on the table a couple times. "Hey Kyoto, break out Ol' Jackie boy and set me up!" The bartender smirked and nodded as he handed the drunken Rikku another full bottle of Jack Daniels and he chugged it down quickly.

He drank about half of it then threw it back to him and he caught it. Once he got hit up with more alcohol he jumped quickly back onto the stage to entertain everyone in front of him, including a cute pink haired man in front of him. Then hearing him speak Rikku chuckled "you don't know me? Well, I'm the wonderful magazine model Rikku Kizuna!" he kind of yelled his name a bit to be a bit dramatic and since he was drunk he didn't know all to much of what he was doing. So he did it and it seemed the man liked what he was looking at so he kept going to really tug on his leash which was always fun.

Rikku then kept going and he went over to a pole and started swinging around it. He looked almost like a stripper except he wasn't removing his clothes even though he had the sudden urge to do so. He then heard the music stop for the DJ's break and he then he got down and sat on the edge of the stage, right in front of the older male. "So, what brings you here darling?" There he went again, he called everyone darling whether drunk or sober, whether he knew the person or not it didn't matter, it was just a habit of his. He just looked the other male over thinking he was hot and wanting to stroke his hair again but stopped himself, just barely.

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Max watched the guy dance about the stage with a love for the attention he was getting. The girl practically fell on her ass from all the excitement. Girls were often driven crazy by seeing guys, he thought, it was in their blood. For him, he had a little more control and he was gay. Still, he had to admit, this guy was cute and the closer he got to him the more he tried to contain any urge to do anything crazy. The alcohol was working its way into his system and he just swayed to the music trying to keep from jumping to the stage. A performer must never steal or join in anyone's spotlight. It was a code among performers, and yet, he still couldn't picture who he was.

When he did tell him his name it all came back to him. Sitting in his bedroom and staring at magazines of really cute guys. One of his friends had told him about Rikku Kizuna, a rather famous and truly grand model known for being in practically any magazine that would have him. The fame was instantaneous and he often wished to have that luck when he hit the real world. It took some time, and a few gigs in commercials before he was noticed by a casting director. Moving his hips to the music he wore a smile knowing now that he was with a celebrity. Though, he mused, I found him cute before knowing that.

Watching Rikku take to the pole he felt rather hot just then. He was incredibly agile and even with that bottle of alcohol in him, he kept hold of the pole like a stripper. The music stopped and he tried to cool himself down by going to get another drink. Though, he noticed Rikku sitting on the edge of the stage with such lovely eyes on him he couldn't bear to leave. "I'm here to celebrate," Max grinned, "I just landed a gig on a show soon to start. Forgive my manners, I'm Max." Extending his hand he smiled at the guy.

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He was finished with dancing for at least a half hour because even the DJ needed a break. So he headed back over to finished the rest of the bottle of Jack and then everything could really go off. This was normally when he went hunting for someone to possibly have a five minute makeout session with. Rikku went and took the bottle and started chugging it down until it was gone in about a minute or so then he sighed a bit and wiped his mouth then hopped back up onto the stage and in front of the pink haired male once more. Now that he wasn't up and dancing around he could feel the effects of the alcohol in his system.

But he really didn't care, he had forgotten about his whole day which was hell since he had woken up this morning. First he tripped over his sister's cat and twisted his ankle, then he got into a fight with a couple of the photographers, causing he man side to come out and he had been in a horrible mood and yelling at people all day. So now that he was drunk he forgot about it and could go on with having fun which he loved when he got off work or got sent home like he had today for losing it. But right now Rikku didn't really care because he was out to forget his day and by the looks he was going to land someone.

But he scanned the pink haired male with his eyes and then smirked. He was hot, in question to that in his mind but that was just him. But then hearing he was celebrating Rikku smirked a bit "celebrating huh? Well maybe I can help you with that" he then chuckled a bit, and then hearing his name he smiled brightly "well it's nice to meet you darling" he then ran his fingers through his grayish white hair and then sighed a bit, beginning to get bored since he couldn't dance at the moment, but of course everyone was still staring at him but he liked the attention so he didn't care too much, plus he wanted to get to know Max.

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Drinking to forget, drinking to remember; alcohol was essential to most in Japan as it was to other places. Alcohol stimulated portions of the brain and caused the body to become sluggish and a drawl for vocal patterns. It was why he avoided drinking heavily at times. To drink meant becoming unstable to the point of doing drastic and embarrassing things. Max loved alcohol, especially drinks that had color to them. A plain beer was just so boring, plus, a boring drink didn't say drink me rather then...drink me quickly.

Watching Rikku as he took to his drink made him thirsty for one of his own. A person was walking around with a drink asking aloud for the person who ordered it. The green alcohol called to him and he decided to test his acting chops. "That would be me," he said with a deep voice, "I'm Martin Van Hoven," he accepted the drink and paid for it. Score, he thought as he sipped the drink happily. The drink was strong and he practically gagged on it. Whatever it was...he did like it...a lot. Setting the drink down near the stage he blinked his eyes a few times as the lights seemed to spin. Uh oh, he thought, any more of that drink and I might just climb on that stage.

"I wouldn't mind that at all," he said with a wink. "How do you usually celebrate? I mean, your famous, so, I bet you get that celebration feeling a lot huh?" Max reached up and slowly played his hand through Rikku's hair. He was just returning the favor, he thought, nothing too wrong with this now. Whatever he drank was really kicking in now because the music was just a soft tempo beat and his heart was racing on a locomotive track. The people dancing around him took on a different color and he could see each couple bumping into one another. Kudos to the person who runs this joint, he mused.

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He just stayed by the end of the stage, he should have gotten another bottle of Jack but didn't do it. Rikku sighed a bit, then he craved an appletini which was from his woman form wanting to come out a bit, he was going to go for the lighter drinks now. But he didn't feel like getting up because he was content where he was at the moment. But he had a hot guy in front of him, and it was at this time that he was beginning to get a bit horny but it wasn't anything too bad. "So, you got a lover there darling?" being drunk he didn't care what kind of questions he asked because he could never think straight when drunk.

So he waited for the answer to his question before he decided to try and do anything. But then Kyoto came over to him once again "another Jack Kizuna-san?" then Rikku looked up to him and he smirked, and gladly took the bottle and opened it. "Boy you read my mind, thank you" he then drank some of it, but there was still plenty left, he wasn't in the mood to chug it so he decided to go slow. But all the alcohol he was consuming it was really beginning to get to him, to the point where he didn't care what he was going to be doing so he then looked back to Max.

Rikku then got a smirk across his face. It got worse when he heard Max asked him how he celebrated things. "Quite a few ways, partying, drinking, or maybe...even something like this..." He then got up and got closer to the pink haired man and then kissed him softly on the lips, being Pan-Sexual even if this guy was straight it wouldn't bother him any. Then when he pulled back he felt Max run his hand through his hair and he smiled and even giggled a bit. He loved it when people did that, not sure why but he loved it and he sighed with content then did the same to Max then smiled again. [/color][/size]

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Max shook his head with a smug look. "Nope, I'm single, been that way for a while. Haven't really had luck finding a lover in this town. Albeit people can be found openly gay the next town over, but, none seem too interested in me." Max didn't take offense to this. Guys tended to be picky just like girls, which was the one thing they shared in common. Girls were cautious, guys were observant and acted upon their findings. For him, he was a flirt, it was considered a double edged dagger cause many results were bound to pop up. For instance, this night even with little alcohol, he was into this guy.

The way Rikku consumed that alcohol he pondered on even how it was possible for him to still be talking. There was hardly a slur in his words and his balance was perfect. It wouldn't do for him to pass out now, he thought, he is cute and I want to understand every perfect syllable escaping those lips of his. Listening to him talk of partying and drinking he nodded his head in understanding. This bar was quite the party hang out, hence why he came here instead of going to his usual place. The look in Rikku's eyes caused his heart to flutter and before he knew it...his soft lips were pressed against his.

Max closed his eyes and felt like he was floating in the clouds. The kiss was so perfect and everything and everyone in the room suddenly disappeared. When the kiss ended he let out a sigh and opened his eyes slowly. "You got quite a kiss there," he said batting his eyes, "I wouldn't mind your style of celebrating the least. Here is a little something in return." Smiling seductively he leaned in and kissed Rikku slowly. Parting his lips in a smile he lingered in the kiss till he pulled back slowly. That was nice, he mused still smiling.

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Most told him that he had a way with people. Which was true, he did. When sober and his woman side was out he could be the most friendly, lovable thing in the world. But his man side on the other hand is what caused him to have the unruly social and love life he had. If he got angry or was in a bad mood it would come out and he would be a complete bastard and would cause fights and soon after a breakup. Then hearing Max speak he smirked then a hiccup escaped him as he got closer to the other male "I can't imagine why, they'de have quite the sexy lover" he had a lustful tone to his voice when he spoke as well.

Then seeing the look on Max's face when he had kissed him caused him to smirk again. He guessed he enjoyed it and that's what he was hoping for. Rikku then chuckled a bit as he sat there on the edge of the stage, even though now thinking about it maybe it wasn't such a hot idea because it seemed to make his hornyness worse. But he couldn't help it, being drunk made him very flirty and he would normally find a one nighter as well which was fine with him but not so much with the other person. But he couldn't help it, with his job he couldn't really have a full blown relationship along with his personality disorder.

But then he noticed the other male come up and kiss him this time. Rikku then shut his eyes and he smiled a bit during the kiss and when he pulled back he kind of felt in a daze. Whenever he was drunk he felt like he was in love but wore off when he became sober. "Your quite the kisser yourself" but then he looked over noticing some drunk guys fighting and he sighed since he hated seeing bar fights, he wanted his night to be better not worse but it seemed that was coming to and end. Until he lowered his head for a minute until something went flying and hit him in the head and got him wet.

It was an open car of beer that one of the men threw from the fight. Rikku quickly jumped to his feet and he then glared darkly at the men, his man side quickly came out and was in full control and full rage. He then quickly jumped off the stage and rammed himself into the man who threw the can and pinned him against the wall. His eyes dark and intense "you've got alot of fucken nerve, do you have ANY idea who you hit with that can? Well guess what? Your going to fucken find out!" Rikku then brought his arm back and quickly punched the guy in the face and he fell to the ground and he stood there with a dark look and everyone backing away.

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Max would blush if he wasn't already, hearing how sexy he was. It was a huge compliment and he worked hard to hear it from someone. A person could spend their entire life working for that, and when it finally came, they would know it was all worth it. Rikku was a hot guy, and just standing in his presence one would think the hotness would rub off on them. Max knew for a fact that hotness wasn't the caress of the sun, or the style of clothing, it was one did to get the hotness that counted in the end. That being thought, having landed a gig he already felt hot. With Rikku, the heat just rose like a oven ready to spit out fire.

Having kissed Max of his own initiative was thrilling and he just felt like he was on cloud nine. Rikku seemed a little younger then him, he mused, but there is just this chemistry that defies all age value. Suddenly all that air of safety was taken away as a fight broke out. Max hated, no, loathed fighting. To fight meant to rid all safety from the room like air and suddenly become a beast. Seeing Rikku get offended he watched the model rise and approach the men.

Max could feel a tenseness all around. A guy was joking about it and Max took offense. "You do not talk about Rikku that way!" Pulling his knuckle back he laid his disagreement flat across the guys nose and sent him reeling into the stage. He didn't know where this anger came from, but, he clearly wanted to entice the rage within more. "Alright...who else wants to say something about Rikku to my face!?" Max took off his shirt and threw the shirt aside like it was nothing. Having worked out for his new role he was fit with abs and his arms were pulled back to see who came next. Another guy opened his mouth and Max took hold of his hair and went at him.

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He just stood there full of rage, normally everyone knew when his man form was out because his voice got deeper. Not too much deeper but they could tell it was different which meant something was different about him. Rikku noticed everyone around got nervous, except for a couple of guys like one who started to crack jokes about it. He was getting ready to go after the other one when all of a sudden he noticed that Max had come over and he arched an eyebrow, not smiling or anything. He had a pretty much emotionless look on his face and he then snickered a bit from noticing that everyone else seemed to keep their distance.

He then shot a glare to the man on the floor. Then he kicked him in the side as well. Knowing that he would think twice before trying to mess with him again because he could tell even he thought it was a joke. "Next time don't throw your god damn can at a world famous model asshole..." Rikku had a cold tone to his voice as he walked back over to the stage, kicking cans and empty bottles that were on the floor because people were too stupid to throw their stuff away. "Idiots..." he said under his breath as he went back up and sat back down on the stage and he sighed heavily and had a dark look on his face.

He was not in the mood now. When stuff like this happened when he was drunk he turned into an angry drunk unless something good happened. Rikku knew Max wouldn't be too happy to see him angry but he couldn't help it, then he heard Max speak from where he was and he rolled his eyes. "Give it a rest already..." he still had a cold tone to his voice as he sighed once more as he then sprawled onto his bed on the stage, not in the mood even though he heard the music start again. Rikku then got up and left the club and stood outside, putting his coat back on and standing there with his arms crossed and a horrible angry look on his face.

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Max took a breath as he saw the transformation before him. Rikku seemed to take an edge towards the guys who threw the can. There was a twisted look about him and he seemed ready to punch a hole in the wall. Max could find little to no comfort in words as he let go of another guy and watched him hit the floor. The music was started in a sense of easing the hurt, but, Max could tell Rikku wasn't in the mood. After having just met him he could tell when to keep his distance. The kiss still lingered on his lips and he wished the world he could give him something good to take away the bad.

Max watched as Rikku lay sprawled on his performance bed with little said. Max went to pick up his shirt where it lay and slid it over his head. Should I let him have a moment or two? He pondered as he ran a stray hand through his pink hair. Watching as he stormed out of the club Max paced about the dance floor and noticed everyone staring at him. Even though it was his first time in here, he was already known for having kissed a celeb. The atmosphere was rather uncomfortable like an outfit bought from a relative and so he decided to leave before questions arose. Walking into the night he felt a cold and folded his arms securely against his chest.

Max noticed Rikku not too far from him and debated on saying anything. "So...nice weather huh? I normally prefer a brisk breeze, instead of you know this dreary weather, but, beggars can't be choosers now huh?" Max laughed weakly and cleared his throat. Darkness seemed to wrap around Rikku like a veil and for him, the darkness offered little escape should Rikku turn on him. Rikku wouldn't do that, he laughed inside, I mean he may be really heavily drunkn, but that still wouldn't be an option in his mind...right? Max waited and breathed in slowly.