Title: Protector Unaware
Author: Gacktaddict1330
Genre: humor/romance
Rating: T
Warnings: none so far
Pairing(s): Gackt/Hyde (overall) Chachamaru/You
Summary: Gackt is forced to move in with Hyde because they're parents are dating. People already think they are dating and gackt doesn't like it. He only hangs around with Hyde because he's Chachamaru's friend. When Hyde starts falling into his old habits it's up to Gackt to save him from the worst enemy of all, himself.
Notes: Um...I was bored i spose you could say. That's really...about it ^^; Glee gives good plot bunnies ^^
Disclaimer: The boys own themselves. I own the plot ^^
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Gackt starred at his father in shock.

"You...You cant be serious! We...We're moving in with them?" He cried.

"Yes Gackt, we are. You and Hyde will be sharing a room from now on. Don't act so shocked and afraid. He's your friend right?" Mr. Camui asked.

"Um...not really dad. I just put up with him because he's Chachamarus friend." Gackt quickly said.

"Well, you're just going to have to get over that. You're roommates now and that's final." Gackt sighed and walked to his room to begin packing.

"I'm serious You. I have to move in with him! I don't know how to handle it! People already think we're...together because of how much he hangs aroud. What will they think once I live with the freak?" Gackt cried the next afternoon as he and his friend waited at their usual table for Chachamaru.

"I'm sorry Gaku. I don't know what to do. Hyde's really not that bad though. YOu should give him a chance." You said with an exasperated smile.

"Speak for yourself You." Gackt mumbled.

"Hey guys! Sorry we're a bit late!" Chachamaru exclaimed sitting down. Beside him sat a quiet, beautiful raven, who was the object of Gackt's frustration.

"Hey." He said softly.

"What's got you so frustrated Gackt?" Chachamaru asked eyeing his childhood friend.

"It's nothing Chacha. Really." Gackt lied. Hyde looked over at him sharply, sensing the lie.

"What?" Gackt snapped.

"Nothin." Hyde said nonchalantly.

"Gaku be nice." Chachamaru snapped at his friend.

"I am." Gackt dead panned.

Chachamaru rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. So, anything new going on?" Gackt shook his head as did You.

"So You, any new girlfriends or anything?" Gackt asked innocently.

Chachamaru choked on his water while Hyde choked on the bite of chicken he had been in the process of swallowing.

"What?" Gackt asked, starring at his friend and his annoying companion.

Chachamaru recovered quickly and looked to the smaller man who was now turning bleu in the face.

"Hyde? Are you alright? Hyde!" He exclaimed. Hyde held up a hand to him and began to cough. Finally getting enough air to swallow he panted harshly.

"Sorry." He mumbled.

"Don't be sorry, you just scared us. Are you alright?" You asked. Hyde nodded sheepishly. Gackt rolled his eyes at the teen.

"Hey Gackt." A girl said flirtingly as she walked by. Hyde sighed heavily as he watched Gackt's eyes follow the girl appreciatively.

"What's the matter hyde?" YOu asked.

"Hm? No nothing just thinking." Came the simple reply.

"If you're sure."

"So Gackt, i was thinking we should redecorate our room now that we're both living in it. How shall we do it? Any particular theme you would like?" Hyde asked sweetly. Gackt's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"I don't want to talk about that. You'll do well not to mention it in public as well." Gackt said in a low voice. Hyde swallowed thickly.

"Fne, jerk."

"What did you call me?" Gackt asked.

"You heard me. I called you a jerk. You're acting like a right asshole." Hyde snapped. Gackt starred at the smaller teen, shocked that he would say something like that.

"Jeeze Hyde, calm down, it's alright." Chachamaru soothed.

"I'm going to my next class, I have some work to do on an art project and I would like to finish it today." Hyde said standing. Walking to the dumpster can he deposited the contents of his plate before walking to the art room.

Gackt watched him walk, regarding him carefully.
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"Hyde? What's the matter dear?" The art teacher, Mr. Tomoiyo asked.

"It's nothing sensei. I just came in to get some work done." Hyde said.

You're frustrated. What is it? Is it Gackt again?" Tomoiyo asked.

"I just...I know he doesn't like me. I try so hard to be what he wants but...I'm not being myself. I'm not quiet and reserved. I don't dress like this, I dress darkly, not this normal crap. I'm not me! I'm changing myself so he will like me! But no matter what I do it's never good enough for him!" Hyde cried.

"I'm sorry Hyde. THere's nothing I can really do. But I can say this, don't change yourself. Don't be someone you're not. Be yourself. Tomorrow i want to see you dressing the way you normally would. Not the way Gackt wants you too." Tomoiyo said.

"Sensei?"

"Think of it as an extra-credit project only for you. I want you to be yourself and see how he reacts. If you do it, I'll give you some extra credit. I'm doing different things for each person in the class, I promise I'm not singleing you out at all.(I)" Tomoiyo said.

"Thank-you sensei." Hyde mumbled going to his seat and pulling out his project.

"Welcome home dear!" Mrs. Takarai exclaimed as her son walked in the doors.

"Hey mom."

"Good news! Gackt has already moved alot of his things into your room!" She said happily.

Hyde smiled tiredly.

"That's great. I'm going to go to my room, I'm exausted." He said quietly. He started for the stairs to head down to his room when music stopped him.

"Mother, who is in my room?"

"I told you dear, Gackt is here. They've already moved most of their things in."

The colour faded from Hydes face, and he rushed downstairs.

"Hyde? What the fuck is with your style and decor? And Lady Gaga? Really?" Gackt said waving a hand around, gesturing to the decorations and posters along the wall.

"I have my own tastes. Hyde snapped.

Gackt snorted and walked away towared the second bed in the room.

"Jerk." Hyde mumbled under his breath.

Gackt turned and glared at thim.

"Enough with the name calling already!" Gackt exclaimed.

"Bite me." The small teen snapped.

Gackt growled and stormed away.

Hyde watched him walk away with sad eyes.
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"You! I don't know how to handle this! He likes Lady Gaga! He has a poster of her and all her cds! How do I handle this?" Gackt cried.

"Oh stop it Gackt. I like her too. it doesn't matter what he likes. Just try to get to know him." You explained.

"Not a chance. I'm just going to stay there and not talk to him." Gackt said.

"You can't go without talking to someone in the room. That's all you do." You laughed.

Chachamaru walked over to them, looking around.

"Where's Hyde Gackt?" he asked.

"I don't know." Gackt snapped.

"Jeeze, you really need to be nicer to him." You said.

"Thank-you You."

"Sorry I'm late Chachamaru." Hyde said. Chachamaru turned around and looked to his friend smiling. When the small man stepped up beside his friend Gackt's bleu eyes widened and he swallowed. Hyde was dressed in an elegant white shirt, fitting black pants, and a long black vest that fell to his knees, his raven hair was pulled back into a cute ponytail with some framing his face.

"Morning Hyde. This is a different way of dressing for you." You said.

"Not really, I dress like this normally but I was...trying to see if I could fit in a bit. i didn't like it so I went back to my normal clothes." Hyde explained, lying a little. You looked at him with sad eyes and sighed heavily.

"Well, are we ready?" Chachamaru asked.

"I guess." Gackt mumbled, a blush staining his cheeks.

"Gackt? What's the matter? Are you feeling alright?" Hyde asked, worry in his voice.

"I'm fine." Gackt snapped.

Hyde sighed heavily and followed You to their first class of the day.
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"Hyde, so how are things going with Gackt?" You asked.

"It's not. He hates me and i know it." Hyde explained.

"He doesn't hate you at all."

"You I'm not stupid. I know he can't stand me. He only puts up with me because I'm Chachamaru's friend. I've tried to get him to like me, I've changed every aspect of myself but it just doesn't work." Hyde explained.

"Then try to be yourself. Don't be someone for him, be who you are." You said. Hyde sighed.

"I just...I don't know how to get him to at least be friendly with me. How did you guys do it?" He asked.

"Well, He and I have been friends since kindergarten. He and Chacha became friends back in fourth grade. We just acted like ourselves and he liked us." You explained.

"You're like him too. I'm openly gay, he doesn't like that. i get picked on by jocks, I get shoved into lockers, I get slushies thrown at me, I get thrown in dumpsters. Those just aren't the kind of things he likes in a person. He doesn't like me at all and it's because of who I am that he doesn't." Hyde moaned.

"Oh stop it. Just be yourself. Not...this type of person." You said gesturing to Hyde's clothings.

"You-chan," Hyde began.

"Yeah?" You answered.

"This is me. I've dressed like this for years. I changed myself when I moved here last year so I could get Gackt to like me. But as I've discovered that's impossible I'm alright with being myself now." Hyde explained.

"You've always dressed like this?" You asked.

"Yes You. When I was in sith grade I discovered the Elegant Gothic Aristocrat style. I decided maybe I could pull it off and people would stop making fun of me. I became as everyone called it, 'the vampire kid' that no one wanted to be around. The image stuck and I became comfortable with that version of myself. Thus when I moved here I wanted to change myself so the object of my affections would look at me. But it didn't work." Hyde said quietly. The teacher came in at that time so they had to stop talking. During the lesson You kept staring at the smaller man with brown eyes full of pitty.
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"Chachamaru!" You called down the hallway. The teen in questioned turned and his eyes brightened when he saw You.

"You-chan!" He exclaimed running to his friend.

"What are we going to do about Hyde? He's heartbroken." You said.

"I...I don't know. I've tried everything to get Gackt to like him but, it's almost impossible. He's just too...against being gay." Chachamaru said quietly.

"And yet this morning he was watching Hyde and blushing everytime they made eye contact. What could it mean?" You said. Chachamaru looked up shocked.

"He was watching him?" The teen asked.

"Yeah, he was watching closely and everytime Hyde would look at him he would blush." You explained.

"Maybe he's beginning to like Hyde. Wouldn't that be amazing if he was!" Chachamaru said, brown eyes shinning with hope.

"Don't get your hopes up dear. Gackt doesn't much care for gays." You said quietly.

"I know but I can hope right?"

You smiled sadly and rest his head on Chachamaru's shoulder. Chachamaru wrapped an arm around You and held him close, closing his eyes.

"Chacha? You?"

Hearing their friends voice they sprang apart quickly.

"Gaku!" You cried nervously as the raven made his way to them.

"Hey, wheres...Hyde?" He asked after a while.

"I...I don't know. I haven't seen him since first period." You said.

"Well I have him in some classes in the morning but I haven't seen him." Gackt said quietly.

"I wonder if him reverting back to himself really means...well, reverting back to his old habits too." Chachamaru mused quietly.

"What do you mean?" You asked in confusion.

"Remember when I left for two years in eighth grade? I went to the same school as him. He skipped classes alot, only coming back for like art class and any classes he liked the teacher in, which wasn't many, and he...smoked and drank. I don't know what other habits he had, he kept them to a minimum around me. I...finally got him to stop drinking. I don't know about anything else..." Chachamaru explained.

When he finished Gackt looked disgusted.

"He smoked and drank?" He asked incredulously.

"Yes..."

Gackt gave a distgusted noise and turned to walk away.

"Gackt please. I don't know if he even still does this. Please don't get like this. Please. Give him a chance." Chachamaru begged.

Gackt snorted and turned to face his friend.

"Chacha, I don't associate with lushes and druggies and-" Chachamaru stuck Gackt across the face, throwing him to the ground.

"Chacha! Why did you do that?" You cried.

"Don't you ever, EVER call him a druggie! He's never done drugs. He may drink and he may smoke but he's as against drugs as you or I." Chachamaru snapped turning and walking away.

"Chacha wait!" You screamed.

"No. He's gone too far. I'll see you later." Chachamaru said walking away.

You watched sadly as his best friend walked out the doors before going back to his other friend, touching the tender spot on his face that was already swelling.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"I'm fine. I just...I can't believe he would hit me." Gackt whispered, holding his cheek. You's hand rest on his friend's crouching next to him.

"I know, it shocked me too."
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(I) My music teacher did this to me once. She gave each of her students a different task and if we completed it she gave us extra credit. ^^