Enchanted ( Hinata's Version )
Hinata had not met his friends in the beach, in the midst of all the chaos and death. No, This young man met the two people he cherishes most in his life back in the old world. 6 years before the events of the borderlands.
This was the very first page
Not where the story line ends
It was the first night Hinata had ever snuck out of his house. He was usually a fairly good kid. Tried following what his parents said.. most of the time, anyways. He was compliant, even though he did not want ay part of the business. That was Emiko’s job. But, at 20 years old he was starting to get bored. Emiko was his only friend, basically at his mother. But in his circle— his parents circle— everyone judged him for his difference. His eyes, his mannerisms, the way he was born. He hated being seen as only Hinata Aikyo, the son of Kazuya Aikyo. It made Hinata wonder, was that what he was only ever going to be seen was..? So he decided to sneak out, explore the town during the night and.. be himself. He was 20, for fucks sake. He wanted to figure out who he was— who Hinata was. Its how he found himself in the Kabukichō Red Light District. More specifically, how he found himself at what he figured out later on to be the Beach club— a Men’s Host Club. There were so many people.. Men, sometimes two, charming a woman— serving drinks and what not. It was foreign to Hinata, mostly. His eyes were wide as he scanned the place. Should he leave? This wasn’t exactly what he was expecting.. when he had decided to figure out who he was
“Are you new here..?” A sultry voice snapped him out of his thoughts, and he turned to see an older woman, tilting her head with a drink in hand. He stuttered out a response, trying to figure out how to turn her down and get the hell out of there. But suddenly that plan was thrown out the window as he saw figure walk towards him. A buff man.. in his 30s(?) walking towards him with a face that was so serious, Hinata swore he was in trouble. “Just a moment, ma’am.. I’m going to borrow him for a moment” The serious stranger said and beckoned for Hinata to follow him. Oh he was so screwed. Would his parents find out somehow? Could this get out and recognized?
Kazuya Aikyo’s son seen at a Men’s Host Club..
His Dad would kill him. Following after the stranger, Hinata found himself standing across a low table, infront of a long haired man wearing the nicest red suit and sipping on .. whiskey? Hinata didn’t really know his alcohols.. It seemed that luck was on his side. The man— Takeru, he had learned— who had ordered Aguni— the kind of scary one— was the owner of ‘The Beach’. A Men’s host club. But he didn’t kick him out right away, and honestly, Hinata was grateful for that. He wondered that if he did, then maybe they would have never became friends. It was nerve-wracking at first, and everything in him screamed that he wanted to impress these two. But he didnt want to use the rich card. No— Takeru had no Idea who he was or who his family was. And he wanted it to stay that way.
In the dim light of the club, Hinata could make out the silhouette of Takeru and his features, and he was glad that it was dim— or else maybe He would noticed the faint blush appearing on his face. Takeru was beautiful (and so was his friend, Aguni), Hinata couldn’t deny it. And he could tell that he was already started to develop a crush on him. A puppy crush. One that would probably pass as he got to know him as a friend.
And yet, Hinata was wrong. As time grew on. As Takeru left the club and took over his Fathers Hat Business. As he grew closer to Takeru and Aguni, so did his feelings. Hinata didn’t realize it, but those feelings had grew and grew— to the point that whenever he was near them, his heart would flutter and Hinata just wanted to be near them all the time. They were his friends first, yes. But god, did he love them. They meant the world to him. Takeru was especially the kindest, the warmest welcome into the friendship (Although.. deep down Hinata was skeptical about Takeru and Aguni’s friendship. There were so many emotions between those two. Maybe that’s why he never spoke up.). Aguni had taken awhile to fully get used to the boy, but Takeru.. he welcomed him with open arms. The two hung out often. Restaurant traditions, Pranks (mainly on Aguni), or the fact that Hinata would just hang out at Takeru’s Hat shop when he was bored. And thankfully, They never pried into his personal life. Even when the two had managed to crash a Charity Event— one hosted by Hinata’s father. It was an embarrassing moment, especially when Takeru had walked up to Hinata and his Father, and Kazuya told him that Hinata wasn’t man enough till he found himself a girlfriend.
Still, though. The night had ended up okay. They had met out in the balcony, the three of them. It was calm, and comforting to Hinata. The two of them never spoke about it to Hinata again, which he was eternally grateful for. He was grateful for them. His two friends, older than him and probably way out of his league.. Had shown him the world and that he was his own person.
My thoughts will echo your name,
until I see you again
He had found his way to the beach.. or well— he had found himself near the beach and some Militant Asshole decided knocking him out and bringing him to the Leader— to Hatter, was the best course of action. He didn’t even know it was a place, He just thought it was a Game Arena! And Hinata was out of it, staring off at the place. It was after Emiko had died, after he had gotten her killed. He had been wondering if he should just let his VISA run out, He missed his friends— wondering if they even noticed he was gone.
Although, Hinata didn’t have to worry about that for long. Because the Leader of the so called beach, was none other than Takeru himself. Or rather.. He didn’t go by Takeru here. Hatter was what his friend was called. It had made him giggle at first, a brief reminder of Takeru’s old Job back in.. the other world. A sense of Familiarity. Because now, Takeru (And Aguni he later found out) were here with him. A blessing, yet also a curse. Quickly, Hinata adjusted well to the life of the Beach. It was growing rapidly, people coming (and going..). And Hinata’s Job was to keep the morale up, make sure no one thought wrong of their leader. He did it well, because he loved Takeru. Although, he didnt completely agree with the idea of the beach, nor did he believe about the cards.. Hinata didn’t plan on saying no. He would do anything to prove that he was useful to his friends. That was his plan. Make sure Takeru and Aguni got out of here alive.. even if he didn’t But even if a place like this, a place where sex was welcomed and there were no string to tie you down, Hinata never planned on revealing those feelings. He dabbled in hooking up with a guy here or there.. but his heart never belonged to them. It was set on Takeru and Aguni, although in this place— Hinata assumed there was never going to be a chance.
These are the words I held back,
as I was leaving too soon
Aguni was a problem. He was supposed to be the cruel and stern Militant Leader. Cold and Calculating, although Hinata knew deep down that it wasn’t truly who he was. Its just what he had to be, to keep the Militants who could go a little power hungry in bay. Its why he had to pretend that he wasn’t their friend. Like Aguni didn’t mean the world to him, because it could put Hinata in danger. Or disrupt something
It was the same with Takeru. Pretending not to be as close as they truly were, it was too cruel in Hinata’s eyes. Of course, it was his Idea to begin with. The people here, most of them scared Hinata. What if they thought he was getting privilge? He couldn’t risk it. And besides, Hatter— Takeru, was endulging himself in his own rules as well. His girls as they were known, wore Gold Bikini’s. Had one or two special perks but the main one of course was Takeru himself. He was a wanted man. It filled Hinata with a jealousy he didn’t even know he had. He didn’t even think he should have this Jealousy, since Hinata did it himself every so often.. But he did. Because he truly loved Takeru. Not because he was a leader with a power, or that he was devilishly handsome. No. He loved Takeru because of how kind he was. How he had always been there for Hinata. The smile that was so genuine when there was something Takeru enjoyed. The way he cared for Aguni and him. He loved Takeru Danma. Not Hatter.
Would he ever speak on these feelings? Hinata doubted it of course. But he would always hold those feelings close to him. There was no need to ruin a good thing with messy feelings. Not when he could tell Aguni and Takeru were in love with each other (No matter how much they would deny it). He was fine, of course. At the end of the day, Hinata was just glad that he had stumbled into that Host Club. That Takeru had noticed the wide eyed boy and had his dearest friend fetch him over. Because now, Hinata had a reason to keep going. To survive in this hell, and get his friends out of here. So they could be happy, because that was what matter to Hinata.
I was enchanted to meet you