[One shot] Touch
Title: Touch [oneshot]
Author: choconova
Pairing: Ohmiya
Episode: Arashi no Shukudai-kun (13 Aug 2007)
Summary: Nino's touch always made him feel better.
AN: This has been with me for a looooooooooooooooong time... Just never got to post it. ^^ Thanks for chants_xan for prompting me to post. I watched a brief ten minutes of this particular shukudai episode and this one-shot idea just hit me like a two tonne encyclopedia. Please comment ne~ It means the world to authors. :D
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Nino’s eyes silently followed Riida’s quiet form as he slowly rummaged through his bag. Ohno’s eyes had that far-away look and Nino could see that the usually nimble hands were sifting indecisively through his things.
He stayed quiet for a few more seconds, lounged lazily by the couch chair of the hotel room with his knees tucked up to his chest. His eyes never left Ohno’s form and he quietly watched the older member arrange and re-arrange the contents of the backpack.
“Ne, Riida…”
Nino allowed a few seconds for him to answer but Ohno did not hear him.
“Riida.” He tried again.
The pale hands paused in its movement and Ohno finally blinked up in confusion.
“...Huh? Sorry, what was that?”
Nino sighed. “You’re still bothered about it…”
It wasn’t a question. Ohno’s eyes fell back to his bag and he lightly shrugged.
“It’s no big deal…”
“It is.” Nino uncurled himself from the couch and stood up, padding barefoot over to Ohno. “You’re bothered about that pervy, erro-oyaji who’s been feeling you up since the beginning of the shoot.”
There was the slightest of shivers on Ohno’s shoulders- which he quickly tried to cover up. But Nino had seen it.
“He’s not a perv.” Ohno quietly replied. “Don’t talk about him like that… Someone might hear…”
Nino snorted. “Here? This is our hotel room, Riida. No one’s going to hear me.”
“But still.” Ohno muttered, finally zipping up his bag and tucking it away by the bedside table. “You might get in trouble if he hears you. He’s the guest for this episode, Nino… You’re not supposed to insult him.”
“Well, I’m not going to stand for his harassment either.” Nino shot back. “I saw the looks he gave you, Riida. The small touches that weren’t necessary. I know you hated it.”
Ohno winced.
“You also touch me unnecessarily…” he reasoned. “It’s only natural for him to do so.”
“But you like my touches.” Nino reminded him, slightly touching his arm.
Despite himself, Ohno automatically leaned into the touch. He was surprised at how easily he fell into Nino’s touch as if it was instinctive… Since when had this started?
Nino tried to hide his triumphant grin. “Ne? You like being touched by me.”
“That’s because you always touch me.”
“Hm. I like touching Oh-chan.” Nino shrugged.
Ohno sighed, as if finally giving into the accusation. “I don’t even know why I’m feeling this way… I’m used to being touched by others- we in Arashi always do. But why…?”
“Because he’s a pervy oyaji.” Nino muttered, trying to keep the snarl out of his voice. “His touches aren’t innocent at all and he was all over you, the old coot.”
Ohno felt a tremor of disgust again. “...You noticed?”
“How can I not?” Nino sourly replied, unable to keep the bitterness in his tone. “It took all my willpower not to rip his hands off of you. If only the camera’s weren’t rolling...”
“I thought it was just my imagination.” Ohno confessed, feeling a little relieved that he was not alone in his plight. “I thought I was thinking too much about it and that was why I tried to ignore it…”
“It was bad huh?” Nino raised a hand and patted Ohno’s head comfortingly.
“Mmhm...” Ohno closed his eyes as Nino’s fingers played through his hair. “That’s why I tried as much as possible to stick to you...”
Nino stifled a smile. “Good. Stick closer to me next time, too... I’ll protect you.”
Ohno opened his eyes.
“It felt disgusting.” He gazed at Nino thoughtfully. “It felt disgusting when he touched me... But I don’t mind being touched by you.”
Nino grinned at him. “Yokatta.”
“What makes Nino special, I wonder?” Ohno cocked his head to the side, smiling jokingly.
“I’m always special.” Nino scoffed, lightening the mood.
Ohno easily laughed along with him and Nino was happy to see that he was finally smiling.
“Come on, then. Let’s go to bed.” Nino offered a hand, leading Ohno towards one of the hotel beds. “I’ll cover you with my touch so you won’t ever remember that disgusting Oyaji’s face again.”
Ohno stifled a snigger as he easily let himself get pulled into the covers.
“I dare you to say that to his face tomorrow.”
“Hm... Maybe after the shooting is through.” Nino replied, reaching out to dim the lights.
He then snuggled deeper into the bed and wrapped an arm around Ohno’s waist.
“Feeling better?”
“Mm.” Ohno murmured, nodding. “Much.”
They stayed like that in comfortable silence, not really sleeping but enjoying each other’s warmth...
“Ne, Riida?” Nino suddenly spoke up. “Tomorrow, let’s be extra ohmiya.”
Ohno raised his head from the crook of Nino’s shoulder. “Extra Ohmiya? Is that what the fans call it now?”
“I don’t know.” Nino shrugged. “But let’s do it, ne? It’s going to give that erro oyaji less excuse to get to you.”
“I don’t mind.” Ohno replied, stifling a yawn. “But come to think of it... Aren’t we being extra ohmiya right now?”
“This doesn’t count.” Nino insisted.
“Because the camera’s aren’t rolling.” Ohno agreed. “If the fans ever saw us like this…”
“They have.” Nino reminded him, referring to the one Aiba and Sho had caught on camera during 24 jikan.
“Ah.” Ohno replied, remembering. “That was embarrassing.”
“You were the one holding me.” Nino reminded him.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Ohno airly replied.
Silence stretched on as they became lost in their own thoughts... The air-condition whirred peacefully in the dim room and the chill was comforting in the midst of a warm body.
“I wonder if they really think we’re gay?” Ohno mused aloud. “I mean... I don’t think I am.”
“Are you calling me gay then?” Nino muffled voice came from above him.
Ohno blinked up at him. “Do you like guys?”
“No.” Nino rolled his eyes. “Do I look like I like guys?”
“Well, you always touch me...”
“And you enjoy it.” Nino shot back. “Does that mean you’re gay?”
“No…”
“So there you go.” Nino snorted. “That was stupid discussion.”
“But Matsujun says we act suspicious.” Ohno insisted, shifting a bit to properly face the younger member. “And Aiba-chan too... They say we really should restrain ourselves if we didn’t want to be branded as gay.”
“Everyone thinks everyone in Johnny’s is gay.” Nino reminded him “It’s no use trying to prove our masculinity anymore. We have to use it to our advantage.”
“But I like Nino.” Ohno insisted bluntly. “I like it when Nino touches me... And when we sleep together in the same bed. And Nino’s a guy...”
“Then you’re Nino-sexual.” Nino easily replied, not at all bothered by the sudden declaration. “And I guess I’m Riida-sexual too, so it’s all good.”
“Nino... sexual...” Ohno slowly repeated, his eyes narrowing. “Nino-sexual... Hmm... Ikeru kamo...”
“Deshou?” Nino yawned, rubbing his eyes. “Now, go to sleep... We have to get up early tomorrow.”
“Nino sexual...” Ohno murmured to himself, not listening. “I’m Nino-sexual... Hm...”
Nino rolled his eyes and pecked the surprised man on the nose. “There’s your goodnight kiss for being the Nino-sexual to this Ohno-sexual guy.”
Ohno looked at him oddly. “It sounds funny when you say it.”
“This whole situation is funny.” Nino shrugged. “If we tell people about this, they’ll just say we’re in denial.”
“But we aren’t, right?” Ohno suddenly looked concerned.
“Of course not, don’t be stupid.” Nino eyed him. “Why? Do you have any desires for guys other than me?”
Ohno fervently shook his head. “No! Of course not!”
“And I have eyes only for you, so quit yammering and let’s go to sleep.” Nino bluntly said, closing his eyes. “I’m tired.”
Ohno looked at Nino, who had already settled into the covers and determinedly trying to sleep.
“...Goodnight.” He finally said, snuggling closer to the other boy.
Nino grunted in response and wrapped his arms more snugly around him. Ohno sighed in content and closed his eyes.
His earlier icky feeling of disgust had now totally disappeared as he was enveloped in Nino’s warmth. A small smile made its way into Ohno’s face as he felt the soft, firm hand resting on the base of his back...
Nino’s touch always made him feel better.
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Ikeru kamo- “It might be possible” or “That might be the case”