TomaPi Fic
“It really seems you’re enjoying going through those pages…”
“Did you finish your updating?”
“Yeah. I'm ready”
Ikuta closed his notebook and Yamashita looked for the person in charge. Ikuta seemed really amused when seeing Yamashita looking at the old magazines that the stuff from Seventeen brought to the set.
The outdoor shooting was settled some other day, so the interview and shooting for that day didn't take long.
“Otsukare. Arigato gozaidmashita”
The staff left the two guys alone at a car in which they drove off the place.
“I haven't thought of these eleven years in days... When the reporter said more than 4 thousand days he gave me the chills” Ikuta was laughing. “Four thousand days is way too many days...”
“I bet you never thought you could stay by someone's side for so long...”
Ikuta looked at Yamashita. When the younger smiled, the older just smiled back. Yes. Yamashita was right. Not that Ikuta was the type to have many and long-term relationships. Yamashita understands him always, and this time was the same: He noticed Ikuta was a bit ashamed, so he changed the subject.
“What was your entry about today? A song about your muscles aching again?”
“So you're still making fun of me, ne?”
“I just didn't get it at all. I thought of you being happy when reading that though”
Yamashita felt jealous all of a sudden. He looked at Ikuta, who had Nakatsu's look because of the filming of the Hanazakari no Kimitachi e special. Everytime he saw him looking as Nakatsu, he couldn't help remembering the scene where Ikuta had to kiss Shun, where Ikuta had to confess to Maki, where Ikuta had to bathe with the dormitory guys, etc. Yamashita certainly disliked all that. Hated it.
“HanaKimi is tiring...” said Ikuta, rubbing his back.
“You enjoy it a lot though” Yamashita's voice was a little lower than usual.
“Yeah,...” Ikuta didn't notice the slightly jealous tone in Yamashita, “everybody is always in high spirits. I laugh a lot, I play a lot. The guys are just too amazing. I really have fun with Shuntachi...”
“Shun... Soka...” Yamashita wasn't looking at Ikuta.
“Well, yeah...” Ikuta noticed some kind of not-completely-right feeling in the air this time, “Shun, Kyo, Yuma, everybody are just fun...”
“Maki too, I guess...”
The time got stuck. A few seconds turn easily into endless years when you don't really have a good excuse for a bad guilty feeling.
“Yeah, I mean...” Ikuta started feeling nervous “She's just like another guy there. It doesn't really matter whether she's a girl or not”
“Maki isn't really the princess type...” Yamashita looked down while stopping at a red light. Ikuta was a bit nervous “I understand how you guys can think of her as one more guy... And you, Toma, you seem at ease everytime you're with her, ne?” Yamashita had still his eyes looking down. Ikuta was definitely nervous now. He took a townguide which was lying on the floor.
“I'm at ease with her because she isn't as delicate as other girls, so I don't need to worry when she's around. She is just another mate... Now, stop the interrogatory and let's decide where we're going to eat...”
“Yeah...” Yamashita smiled ironically, “Just another mate... That's why you like her, ne?”
Ikuta froze. At first, he didn't know whether to get angry because of the obvious attempt of saying you-like-her-coz-you-see-her-as-a-guy or to get off the car and run away, so he kept looking at the guide, trying to feel something -anything!- clearly, but Yamashita talked first.
“And the guide is upside down, Toma... Just for yo to know...”
The car started riding again. The two guys inside were deadly silent. Ikuta was still lost in his thoughts. What was all that about? Since when this brat talks to me this way? Why am I feeling guilty? The image of Maki smiling came to his mind. Maki was always smiling when she was with him. They are good friends, so... Why?
“I know... I've always known... I just needed... To look into your eyes... As a girl...”
“Maki...” Ikuta didn't notice he said that loudly.
Yamashita accelerated. Ikuta looked at him, but he was too tired to say anything... So tired... He got asleep.
**
Ikuta woke up. It was night already, but the moon was brighting so much that you could see clearly. Yamashita was smoking, sitting on the sand, his eyes lost in the endless vision of the sea. How perfect a reflection of your love can be? Yamashita was the clear answer to Ikuta's first thought when he saw him.
“How did I get here?”
“I carried you”
“Why didn't you woke me up?”
“What for? You look better sleeping: quiet and weak.”
“Weak?”
“You look weak when you're sleeping. It's always been that way. I certainly like you more when you're sleeping... I think... I feel I can do something for you...”
The ash fell on the sand. Ikuta couldn't help but wondering what was all that about. Yamashita and he had always been best friends, but this was the first time Yamashita was talking to him as if he felt... Something... Else?
“You do a lot for me...” Ikuta sat straight and pat his friend on the back, “who else on earth would stand all my drastic viewpoints?”
“Maki, Shun, Jun, everybody!! Everyone loves you... You are just too lovely”
“Why do you sound mad when saying something good” Ikuta laughed.
“I'm angry because you're further and further away from me everytime, that's why!!!”
Ikuta was speechless.
“I tried not to care more than I was supposed to, I swear. I'm his best friend. Friends take care of friends, they don't own them, but somehow... Somehow... I know we are always together, and I'm your best friend, I know... I know, dammit... But somehow... It is not enough anymore...”
Ikuta's heart was about to explode.
“I'm sorry, Toma. Maybe I am too selfish to tell you this, but... it's been months since I started thinking about it... Since HanaKimi... I managed to calm myself, but today... All those memories... You, as Nakatsu, argh! Shit, I hate it, really, I hat-...”
Ikuta held Yamashita so tight that Yamashita coud hardly breathe. Eyes closed, Yamashita just answered the hug. His hands were lost somewhere at Ikuta's back. Ikuta himself saw Maki again when he closed his eyes...
“I know... I've always known... I just needed... To look into your eyes... As a girl... Before admitting I lost you to Yamashita since I wasn't even born... You've been meant to each other since the beginning of times, ne?”
Makis smile was frightenig when she was crying, but it was still beautiful.
“Sorry...” Ikuta separated from Yamashita a bit and took his head with his hands, “I'm sorry... I didn't notice... what you felt... What... I felt...”
Yamashita smiled and they kissed in a long warm kiss. The wind stop blowing, the sea stop singing its waves, the moon seemed brighter... And they just kissed... Endlessly... Until Yamashita's hands couldn't stand the attempt of challenging Ikuta's clothes, so they moved inside to feel Ikuta's skin, which was so soft... Softer than anyone else's... And his hair... To slide your fingers through Ikuta's hair was just addictive... And his tongue... His long and wise tongue... Playing furiously with his own... Yamashita couldn't help moaning... Ikuta smiled... The older boy was taking the upper clothes off... Gosh, it had been so long since Ikuta saw this body naked... He hadn't had the chance to touch that perfect chest ever! Even innocent games seemed difficult to lead to a touching game when they were younger... But it was ok... It was worth... The wait was worth... It doesn't matter now...
“I just love you so much...” Ikuta talked loudly without noticing again.
Yamashita looked at him, surprised. It was the first time Ikuta showed his feeling so openly.
“I love you too... And I always will... Even when we get married and have children... Even when nobody remembers us as Johnnys... Even when I'm dying... I will still and surely love you... Ever...”
***
When the morning came, the sun found two young men hugging on the beach...
“This was our first time coming to the beach...”
“That was too dovey-dovey, dont you think?” Ikuta laughed at him again, but yamashita didn't care anymore...
“Blah... I'm just happy...”
“Soka...” Ikuta smiled...
“Maki told me to take care of you...” Yamashita slid the phrase... Carefully...
“Eh?”
“I'll always be by his side, he's my best friend, I told her. She just smiled and continue smiling for the photographers. We were at some Kurosagi promo. She had to smile. She is a good actress, isn't she? Thank God she is... She fell in love with yo-“
“I know... She told me... At that time... She said something which got me sick... Because I felt to embarrased to admit she was right...”
“Soka... So she did it...”
“Eh?”
“She told me about it... She knew... I felt...”
“She is frighteningly smart...” Ikuta laughed.
“I think I should give her a good birthday present”
“I wouldn't mind...”
Ikuta smiled and Yamashita just got him down.
“I will punish you just for thinking about it!”
“Dozo...”
And the two young men... Stayed at the beach... For other 34 hours...
The End.~
Credits: Anjin
anjin_no_sekai
I have no relation to JE (sadly T_T xD) and every word is fake (I want it to be true though xP)
I dunno whether the timing -ST, Tomagoto, etc- is right, but whatever xD
I hope you liked it and feel free to criticize content as well as grammar ^^
