PAY ME LATER (CHAPTER 8)
“God, dudes… Come on… I said already, I’m sorry kay..”
*Silence*
“Geez.. Stop being a girl and forgive me already.. Please..~”
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“Tat-chan… Help me…!”
Tatsuya just ignores the said man and busying himself rummaging through his bag. While the other two men still ignoring the long-lost-guy-from-America and make their own conversation. Jin looks hopelessly and sighs for the thousandth times that day. ‘Geez, since when they’re being too sensitive..?’
“Owh, guys.. Come on. I told you already, blame it on my father. You guys know too well right on how bitchy he can be.”
“At least you still got that bloody phone, right.?” Yamapi said for the first time to Jin with a pout visible on his handsome face. ‘Pi’s pouting is so not good,’ thought the other three.
“Okay, I know that. That’s why I said before, and for the thousandth times, I’m so, so, so, sorry. I know it’s my entire fault. I just don’t want my father to know my whereabouts.” Jin whispered the last sentence with his head hung low.
Yamapi and Ryo look to each other, making a secret conversation without any sounds were produced. While Tatsuya just waits patiently for their feedbacks. He knows, it must be hard for those two to accept Jin back since this trio were always together since they’re little. All secrets and problems, they will gone through it together, that’s their promise. Jin has broken that promise they made, so it must be hard for them to accept him back. Tatsuya sighs, thinking hard whether their bond will be broken just like that.
Finally Yamapi broke the almost ten minutes silence with a chuckle. Tatsuya and Jin look weirdly to the younger, doubting whether their friend’s state of mind is still okay. Yamapi may be a dumb, but a lunatic, they never expect that.
“We forgive you.” Yamapi said that with a wide smile decorating his face. His smile will never get any wider than that. That shows how happy the latter is.
Ryo finally made his existence there known to the other three with smacking Jin’s head.
“You did that again and you’re dead, Bakanishi.!”
Jin just pouted to his mean best friend while rubbing his abused head. Tatsuya just laughs looking at their antic. Ryo and his cruelty will never be apart. But he knows too well, Ryo loves his friends, a lot to the point that he’s willing to kill someone if one of his best friend got hurt. That’s Ryo.
“Wahh…! I miss you a lot, Jinjin..!!” Pi said and he quickly lunged himself onto Jin’s arms, and those two start their baka moment together. Laughing and jumping just like a pair of toddlers.
“I miss you too, Pi..! Wow, you’re getting fatter I see.” Jin said casually while Pi is still hugging him. Pi stopped his action and glares towards Jin. A murderous glare.
“Emmm.. Ano… and.. so am I..!!” Jin laughs lamely to release the tension that he himself creates. He forgot on how sensitive Pi could be.
“Owh, kay..!” Pi just shrugged it off and continues their baka moment again.
While Ryo and Tatsuya just stand aside, distanced themselves from being crushed by those two bakas. Tatsuya chuckles by himself looking at the two. He missed this moments a lot. Where all his friends could finally be in terms and have fun together.
Ryo heard the chuckle from Tatsuya and he glanced towards the older to catch a beautiful view was presented onto his sight. A smiling Tatsuya will never get any prettier, that’s what Ryo thought. Especially when the smile produced was so sincere and innocent. He could feel himself was on the verge to hug and gives the other some kind of shield from being hurt by others. But he knew, that person will never be him. He’s not destined to be with Tatsuya, and he has accepted those facts. Tatsuya deserved someone better. He smiles bitterly while thinking that.
Ryo jumps a bit when he could someone touched his hand. He stares weirdly at Tatsuya, eyes asking for an explanation for his behavior. ‘Please, don’t let me fall for you more…’
“Something happened, Ryo.? You looked sad. I thought you would be happy with now Jin has come back.” Tatsuya asked while his hand is still holding the younger’s one, trying to emit some concern.
Ryo melts with the other’s concern. Tatsuya’s naïve face showed how sincere he is. He shrugged those thoughts away and gives the other a assure smile, confirming that he’s fine.
“I’m okay. Just wondering what will happen to us in the future. You know, Jin maybe back now, but soon, we will all grow up and got our own commitments. Just how will we get to be like this anymore.?” Ryo showed his concern and that surely caught the two enthusiastic men and also Tatsuya off guard.
“Owh, Ryo.. Don’t worry, we’ll never be apart, I promised you that. You’re so cute sometimes, Ryo-chan.” Pi said and that surely received some chuckles from Jin and Tatsuya with Ryo send him a murderer look.
“Now, now. Let’s join our hug group..!”
Tatsuya and Ryo quickly crept out from the scene once Pi proposed that. They surely didn’t want to get crushed by those two *ehem* fat *ehem* guys. Their awkward moment being broken when Jin asked a question out of blue.
“Ano… Where’s my Kazu..?”
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*cough* *cough*
“Are you okay, Kame-chan.?”
Koki looks at the other concernedly while rubbing the younger’s back genuinely, trying to ease the other’s cough. While Kame coughs unstoppably, not knowing the real reason. He was sure he’s eating properly and not like some kind of beast. Just how he could get choked.?
“I told you, eat slowly. Look, you almost choked to death.” Koki received a smack for that from the still coughing Kame.
“I’m *cough* eating just *cough* fine..”
“Okay, okay. Now drink this.”
Kame receives the said drink relieved. He heaves a relieved sigh once the cough was cool down. He could feel that Koki was laughing at him and he shoot the older a murderous glare as he know what the other was thinking.
“Stop laughing.! It’s not my fault that I got choked. It must be someone who missed me. Hurmph..~” Kame pouts cutely when a smug was still evidenced on Koki’s face.
“Okay, okay. I’m sorry. I’m just joking, don’t be such a drama queen. I wonder who is that someone, right.?” Koki said and started to eat his meal.
While Kame just sit there, with his meal untouched, thinking hard about something that he had already erased from his life.
‘Jin… Why am I thinking about you.?’
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Yuichi is walking back home peacefully after hours facing the annoying lecturer. Looks like Takki-san is getting crueler once he’s being released from the hospital almost 3 days ago. And Yuichi is certain that the older is having his major heartbreak with his crush, Tsubasa-san. Well, who don’t know about the never ending crush of Takki-san towards Tsubasa-san.? There are even some students who are jelous about that since those two are the hottest lecturers ever exist there.
He heaves a big sigh. Thinking about crush makes his mind runs back to a certain pretty boy who has stolen his heart almost a week ago. Call it as love at first sight. He was sure; he has fallen hard for that boy. Just how he could confess to the other.?
His trails of thoughts were cut off when he could felt his head was being hit by something. He ignores it, calculating that maybe it’s just a random little kid who wants to play with him. But not long after that, he heard a familiar voice is calling him. Or is that even his name..?
“Oi, Big Nose..!”
‘Just ignores him, Yuichi..’
“Yuhuu..~ Big Nose, it’s me Ryo.!”
‘Don’t…listen..to…him’
Yuichi’s patience comes to a limit when Ryo throws a rock to his head. Again.
“Just what are you.? A 3 years-old boy.?” Yuichi said or rather, screamed towards the younger man. Ryo just looked at him innocently while still sitting on a bench. Clearly he’s not feeling guilty for that.
“Well. I called you many times, but you didn’t answer me. So. Hehe..~” smug were evidenced on Ryo’s handsome face as he said that. Yuichi was on the verge to tear that man into pieces.
“For God’s sake, my name is Nakamaru Yuichi. Not Big Nose.!”
“Whatever. Come here for a while. I want to talk to you about something.” Ryo’s sudden serious tone surely caught Yuichi’s attention. Where is all his sarcasm and grumpy tone.?
Yuichi got himself a sit beside Ryo and waits patiently for the other to start the conversation. He’s hoping that their conversation would be faster since he can’t stand the tension here. He could feel an awkward air were surrounding them, and he’s sure, the younger could feel it too since he keeps fidgeting on his seat, signaling on how uncomfortable he is.
“So, what do you want to talk about..?”
Ryo is still fidgeting on his seat, moving from side to side to get his comfortable point. And it seems like he can’t find one. Yuichi on the other side rolls his eyes in annoyance as he was sure; the other is not listening to him. He cleared his throat loudly to make his existence noticed. And looks like the plan succeeded as the younger looked at him with a questionable look. Yuichi chuckled to see how innocent and cute Ryo is right now.
“What are you laughing at, Big Nose..??!”
“Hahaha.. Sorry. I never thought that you could be cute like that. Haha…” Yuichi can’t stop laughing as he caught a blush on the other’s face. Ryo is fuming hard as he heard that and smacked Yuichi hard on the head.
“Don’t call me cute, baka..! I’m not cute. I’m the Sexy Osaka Man for your information.” Ryo said proudly and that definitely makes Yuichi to rolls his eyes again on how proud and snobbish this man can be.
“Yeah..Yeah.. So, should I ask you again? What do you want to talk to me about?”
“Oh, that. Ano… I don’t know how to say this.. Ano…” Ryo was sweating hard as he tried his best to pick his words. Right now, he’s on the verge to let his one and only Hime to be with this stranger. The man that he’s now sure could make Tatsuya happy and freed Tatsuya from his nightmare.
“Well…?” Yuichi interrupted as he has waited for almost 10 minutes for the other to get to his point.
Yuichi’s eyes widen in surprise as Ryo immediately got onto his feet and bows towards Yuichi. This is definitely not what he had expected. Ryo..? The proud man who almost punched him on their first encounter currently bowed to him.?
“Please take care of Tatsuya and bring his smile back..!”
A/N : Wow.. how long I've been disappeared..? almost 3 months ne..? *get bricked* I'm so, so, so, so sorry for the super duper late update... I've been too busy nowadays that I rarely got time to update this fic. hopefully I'll get more time to finish this fic... and sorry again for the short update.. I know I should posted a longer chappie. but my mind won't work with me..~ *pout*
anyway, hope you like this long-lost-fic update... and comments are always loved...! ^__^v