AIDEN

"Holy shit!" Aiden breathed out the words. "Holy shit!"

Noah looked heavenward. "Well, it's all out in the open between us now so there's really nothing to hide."

"Noah, can you please slow down. Just let me take it in," Aiden said, his head spinning.

Fuck, and here he had thought he had always been the only one who had been suffering from the torturous forbidden love and desire he had for Haru. This had to be one of the saddest jokes ever.

Aiden found himself sitting down on the wooden veranda, since his legs were rather weak suddenly.

"You're in love with Haru," he said quietly, still working on letting that sink in.

"It's not like I'm going to tell him or anything. Since he was young, it has always been you in his eyes. Me? I'm hardly on his radar."

"That's not true," Aiden said. "Shit! I'm sorry, Noah."

Yep, he was sorry that he had been such a dick. It must have hurt Noah so bad every time he was kissing Haru and being intimate with the boy in front of the brother. After all, who could stand watching the one they're in love with in another man's arms?

"There's no need to be sorry. You just behave the same like always," Noah said. "It's for Haru's sake." His tone was firm when he continued, "And don't mention any part of this conversation to Haru."

Aiden nodded. "Yeah."

"It's getting colder out here," Noah said. "Let's get back inside."

Aiden nodded again.

Mason looked relieved when the two brothers returned to join them. He asked once they were seated, "What did you guys talk about?"

Aiden said, "Nothing much."

Mason frowned. "That's not nothing much when you both were out for there for half an hour."

Noah said, "We were out there for that long?"

Suddenly, a loud thud echoed across the suite, which was followed by "No! Don't! Isaac, no!"

Aiden raised his gaze to the door and said under his breath, "What the hell is Isaac doing to Haru?" He got up from his seat and headed toward the door. Noah did as well, followed by Mason. Naturally, the three brothers came into the corridor to see a most shocking sight.

Standing and with his yukata haphazardly undone was Isaac, who was pulling at Haru on the floor. Haru was wearing a red kimono, which was also haphazardly undone on his body, revealing petal-smooth skin. His face was simply beautiful and divine to look at, especially with the dark hair framing the soft features and the sensual lips that were painted a deep red color.

Aiden swallowed hard at the sight of Haru in such an exotic outfit, and more so, in such an erotic position. Naturally, Noah found the sight too much of a turn-on for him as well and swore under his breath.

Mason came down and said, "Haru, is that you?"

Haru flushed hot in the face. "Who else could I be?"

Mason widened his eyes and said, "Holy shit."

"Come on, Haru, stand properly and let them see," Isaac demanded. "I worked so hard on putting it on you."

"No fucking way," Haru snapped. "Let go of my hand, you dick! I'm kicking you out of the room."

"What? No way!" Isaac was so shocked at hearing the bad news that he loosened his grip on Haru's hand.

Super pissed, Haru gathered himself up. Still flushing hot and avoiding any sort of eye contact with any of the brothers, he turned on his heel, slipped back inside his room, and then roughly slid the door shut with a loud thud.

Isaac muttered, "What do I do now? Shit, I made Haru mad."

Mason said, "Serves you right, Isaac. Why did you make him wear that?"

"Because he'll look like a Shrine Maiden and I wanted to see one for real."

Mason said, "Let me calm him down." With that, he knocked on the door. "Haru, it's me, Mason. Can I come in?"

Mason waited, his body tense. When Haru said, "Come in, but only you and no one else," he sighed with relief. He turned to Isaac, "Don't come in."

Isaac nodded. "'Kay. Oh, and tell him I'm sorry."

Mason nodded and then slid the door open and went inside.

Finally, Isaac turned to Aiden and Noah. He said, "Well, you two are of no help."

He was right, the two weren't of any help. In fact, they were still stunned from witnessing the exotic, gorgeous sight in which Haru had presented them.

Noah said, "Shut up, brat. It's all your fault."

Isaac raised his brows. "Hah? How it is all my fault? What the hell are you talking about?"

Aiden said, "Noah is right. It's all your fault."

The two elder brothers were obviously referring to the fact that now they'd have trouble sleeping since the sight of Haru had already turned them on, and the exotic images would be hard for them to forget.

It was then Reo and Connor turned up. Reo asked, "What's going on?"

Aiden said, "Just Isaac being Isaac." With that, he turned on his heel and headed back into the living room. Noah did the same. Isaac was grumbling as he followed them, as well as Reo and Connor.

Reo said, "Poker, anyone?"