#codykota

"He's the kid who has to have every toy. Somebody has something that he doesn't have, Cody must take it. He'll never have the relationship, the bond that exists between Ibushi and Kenny, and therefore he must destroy it."

There was a quiet hush as the two sneaked around the hotel, finding a way to get outside without alerting anyone. Kota had snuck out first, slipping out from his shared room with Kenny and the Young Bucks. Cody, who had been bunking up with Hangman and Cole, found it easier to get out, so he had been waiting outside of Kota’s room.

The two of them felt giddy about it. Like they were doing something they shouldn’t. Kenny’s lover and Kenny’s rival, secretly together. Behind the scenes. There had been guilt on Kota’s part, originally. That he had been betraying Kenny. But Kenny was so tied up in his own world, in all this Bullet Club nonsense. Cody was right, is what Kota found. Cody loved him in a way Kenny Omega didn’t.

So they departed the halls, hand in hand. Lucky to be on tour, making this all much easier.

To the outside they went, hands squeezing each other tight. Rhythmically, they played a little game. Squeezing harder and harder, until Kota finally broke into a stiffled giggle. His reaction only made Cody laugh, covering his mouth with his free hand. He turned around, smiling wide at Kota who smiled back. Sincerely, the Golden Star of wrestling couldn’t remember the last time he smiled so much. Maybe it was with Kenny, back in those DDT days.

Now it was with Cody, here in NJPW. New romance, in the middle of a civil war between warring sides.

“Okay think we’re in the clear.” Cody whispered, as he pulled Kota along with him to a little side patio area, over looking the parking lot.. It was just after midnight, with no risk of any late night or early morning visitors that were their friends.

“Romantic,” Kota grinned, making Cody laugh.

“Better than being caught, starlight,” He sat down on a bench, Kota following behind him to sit next to him.

They sat like that, Kota’s head on Cody’s shoulder, who was leaning on him in return. Their fingers intertwined, both giving a firm squeeze.

“I’d like to stay like this,” Kota sighed after a while.

Cody nodded best he could. “Me too,” Cody’s response was quiet. Even if it was staying in some small hotel out in the suburbs, looking out past the parking lot, up towards the cloudless sky. Stars littered against the deep blue background of space. Maybe somewhere far away, two other lovers sat, looking up at the sky like them. Cody liked to think that the star he was looking at was from the same galaxy as those hypothetical other lovers.

Maybe his love of sci-fi got to him, but it only made the setting more romantic for him.

"Cody, again, just being miserable here, because Kenny and Kota have something that he does not have. There's no bond within Bullet Club, there's no love for Cody within Bullet Club the way that Kenny and Kota feel about one another, and it's like Cody is lashing out."