Hardzello One Shots❤

Let's have one more drunken night, Mister

Let's pretend Ben did come along on the bohemian rhapsody press tour for the movie, shall we?
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With a raised eyebrow, Joe listens to some Japanese fella talking to their translater. He's glad to see that the other three boys don't understand it either.
"What's he saying?" Gwil asks confused.
"For tonight there are only two rooms available, so you'll have to share. After tonight you'll all have your own room." The translater explains.
Ben immediately looks at Joe, hoping he'll get to share a room with the ginger. "That's alright, we can share. Can't we, Joey?" He says to the boy before Gwil or Rami get the chance.
The ginger nods with a smile. "Of course, Ben and I will share one, then Rami can share with Gwil. I look foreward to it." He says before shooting a wink at Ben and biting his lip.
The latter can feel his cheeks heat up a little. "I u-um, yeah g-great." He stammers.
Rami gives Ben a questioning look when he notices how uncomfortable the boy suddenly gets. He mouths an 'are you alright?' to the blond.
Ben just nods at that, even though he isn't.
The past few weeks, Joe has been sending him these rather mixed signals. One day the ginger keeps making these flirtatious comments, in combination with things like biting his lip and touching Ben's arm. But then the day after that, Joe would hardly speak to Ben.
"Ben, stop day dreaming. Let's go to our rooms to unpack." Gwil says, snapping his fingers in front of Ben's face to get his attention.
Ben blinks a few times and nods. "Right, let's go." He mumbles.

When all four of them have disappeared into the right bedrooms, Ben plops down onto the bed. "Can you believe we're actually in Tokyo?" He smiles as he stares at the ceiling.
When Joe doesn't respond, Ben looks aside. He swallows when he sees that Joe has put all his clothes from his suitcase onto the bed. The first thing that catches his eye are the ginger's boxershorts.
"Like what you see?" Joe asks, standing with his back towards Ben.
The latter looks up in surprise. How did Joe know he was looking at his underwear? Instead of answering the question, the blond decides to change the topic. "I... I don't know what you mean. S-so ehm, what should we do tonight? We have nothing planned yet." Ben stutters.
Joe turns around with a smirk. "How about we go out? I think we could have some fun in one of those karaoke bars." He suggests. "I could sing you a song." He shoots Ben a wink before disappearing into the bathroom to freshen up a little.
And again, Ben is left with dark red cheeks. He needs to know what's going on here. Is Joe seeking more than friendship here, or does he just like to tease? The blond grabs his phone, and decides to ask Rami to meet up. After all, he is the one to know Joe the longest.
"Who are you texting?" Is the first thing Joe asks when he comes out of the bathroom.
Ben raises his eyebrow. "Why do you want to know? Jealous?" For once he decides to play along with Joe's game, and to tease back a little. He chuckles when he sees Joe rolling his eyes.
"Just curious." The ginger mumbles.
Ben smiles before typing a message to Rami.

(05:24 Pm) Ben: Hey, do you have a moment to talk in private anywhere today?

After Rami agreed to meet up to talk, they settle a place and a time. Ben puts his phone away with a smile, and lets his head rest on the pillow of the bed. He decides to just listen to some music and relax a bit before their wild evening at a karaoke bar.

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"So, what did you want to talk about?" Rami asks Ben, trying to hide his curiosity.
Ben takes a deep breath. "I wanted to talk to you about Joe, actually. Because you're the one that knows him best. And lately he has been...-" He stops talking, thinking of a way to put it.
Rami raises his eyebrow. "He has been what?" He asks.
"He has been flirting with me lately, teasing me even. And I'm just not sure what to think of it." Ben admits. "Is he always like this?"
Rami smiles. "I see. You want to know whether he is looking for a relationship with you." He says with a slight grin.
Ben looks away in embarrassment. "I'm not even sure what I want. I mean, is he even... you know, into men?"
Rami lets out a laugh. "It's not very like Joe to label his sexuality. But I think you'd have a chance with him." He says with a wink. "Is he making you uncomfortable?" He asks when he sees that his remark is received with a frown from the blond.
Ben shrugs. "It's not that exactly. I think...-" He mumbles. "He's confusing me."
Rami thinks for a moment. "Well, why don't you just talk to him? Just ask him what he's trying to pursue. If he wants a relationship, you can tell him whether or not you'd be open for that. That way there's clarity, and no one will feel like their being led on by the other."
Ben slowly starts nodding after processing everything Rami just said. "That's actually a good idea."
Rami gives the boy an indignant look. "Don't sound so surprised!"
Ben can't help but laugh. "Sorry." He giggles. "But thanks for the advise. I'll talk to him tonight, after we get back from the bar."
Rami lets out a confused noise. "What bar?" He asks.
"Joe is planning to take us all to a karaoke bar." Ben smiles.
Rami rolls his eyes. "Good to know."