Ficlet Series: Impossibilities (1-5)
Title: The Impossibilities Series
Pairings: Matsumoto Jun / Sakurai Sho
Ratings: PG-13 ish
Genre: fluff, romance, genderswitch
A/N: Wrote this a while ago, but it got lost when I moved everything to this new journal.
Title: I. One Night Stand
Jun woke with a start, the remnants of his dream slipping just out of reach of his consciousness. He lay still, feeling his heart hammering in his chest as he slowly wakens. He can remember the flashing of paparazzi cameras and the word scandal, but nothing more. He sighs heavily, scrubbing his hand roughly over his face. Just the word ”scandal" was enough of a nightmare, never mind the gritty details…
"Jun…?" a soft, unfamiliar voice drifts over to him from the other side of the bed causing Jun's blood to run cold. "Jun…ok?" the unmistakably feminine voice persisted. Jun couldn't breathe, couldn't move…there was just no way… A slim arm reaching over the blankets towards him spurred him into action. He threw himself backwards, away from the outstretched arm and tumbled right off the edge of the bed.
"Jun - "
"Who are you?!!" Jun bellowed as he jumped up from the ground. He stared wide-eyed at the petite woman in his bed; he was met by silence. "Who are you??!" he demanded again, stepping angrily towards the bed, "and how did you get in here?!"
"…that's not funny…" the girl mumbles with a hurt expression.
"You're damn right it's not funny!" Jun growled stepping closer to the stranger. "Now, answer my question, dammit! Who are you and how did you get in here?!"
"We went to bed together…last…night…what's wrong with my voice??" the girl ends in a high pitched squeak, her hands flying up to cover her mouth.
Jun glared. "What do you mean we went to bed…"
"What's wrong with my voice???!" she all but screeched, tumbling out of the bed as she gets tangled in the sheets. The girl is gaping at Jun, fear and disbelief apparent in her face, and Jun momentarily feels sorry for her. He shakes off the thought angrily, stepping towards the girl once more.
The movement drives the stranger into action; she quickly scrambles into the bathroom, kicking the door closed and locking it before Jun can come around to that side of the bed. Hot on her heels, Jun's hand Is raised to bang on the door, but stops mid-motion at the ear splitting scream that echoes through the bathroom door. He gapes at the door as the scream tappers off into unintelligible babbling with the occasional sob of utter despair. Jun takes a hesitant step forward, and then another, pressing his ear to it tentatively.
He catches snippets of rapid fire dialogue; "Keio grad for Christ's sake!" makes him gasp out loud as he stumbles back from the door. Sho?? No..way!! But, the longer Jun listens to the broken ramblings, the more he is convinced that it really is Arashi's resident rapper, Keio graduate, and his longtime boyfriend behind the door. Finally, when Jun can only hear sniffles and the occasional pathetic whimper, he knocks gently on the door.
The first knock is ignored completely. At the second knock, he adds a tentative, "Sho-chan?" to which the door timidly cracks open. Two big, bloodshot eyes stare forlornly at him, tears leaking steadily from the corners of her eyes, and her full, red lips are trembling ever so slightly. She sniffs and hiccups sending her into a fresh round of tears.
Jun tries hard to not smile at the wretched creature standing before him, wrapped in nothing but an oversized bath towel and pajama pants that are three sizes too big. Jun sighs in resignation. "Sho-chan?" he asks softly, watching the overflowing relief show on the pretty, heart-shaped face in front of him. He opens his arms to the tiny girl, who flings herself into his arms with an anguished sob. Jun chuckles as he hugs Sho tightly. "Awww, you're really cute when you're upset," he chuckles, making Sho pout as tears stream down her face.
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Title: II. Jerk
"Hello??" Hello?!" Sho snapped his fingers in front of Jun's face. "Hey, pig! My face is up here, NOT down here!" he says moodily, gesturing at his fairly large breasts.
Jun dragged his eyes away from Sho's chest, his eyes wide with wonder. "But, you have…breasts…!" he says incredulously.
Sho scoffs indignantly. "Hello?! I've turned into a FEMALE… A FEMALE!!! And you're obsessed with my- HEY!!" Sho tumbled backwards in his haste to put some distance between himself and Jun. "STOP TOUCHING ME~!!" he wails, scrambling off the bed and crossing his arms protectively across his chest.
Jun leers at him as he shuffles to the other side of the bed. "But, they're…so…soft…" he says cheekily.
"I KNOW THEY ARE!!!" Sho wails, "and it's freaking me out enough without you trying to grope me~!!" He slaps away Jun's reaching hands a second time. "UGH! Jerk!..." he hisses, turning on a heel to stomp away. But, he's stopped suddenly when Jun catches his elbow and spins him around. The younger man reels him in to cuddle Sho to his chest.
"DON'T think your charms are going to work on me just because I’m a girl," Sho growls testily, struggling against Jun's hold.
A chuckle rumbles from deep in Jun's chest. "But, you're really hot when you're angry…"
Sho ducks his head to hide his growing blush. "You're still a real jerk….perv…" Sho complains, settling down into Jun's embrace with a long suffering sigh.
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Title: III. Anxiety
Jun scrubbed a hand across his face in frustration. "Sho, we have to go in for work." Sho desperately shook his head at Jun. "We have to!"
"I can't~!" Sho wailed, wringing his hands anxiously. Jun opens his mouth to argue, but Sho beats him to it. "Please don’t make me go~!" he sobs, his big eyes welling up with tears.
Jun looks ill as his face falls considerably. "Please…don't make that face…" he says weakly.
Sho looks confused. "What face?"
The younger man winces. "That..sad face….It makes me feel like I just kicked a one-day old puppy…" Sho was climbing into Jun's lap before he finished talking, his best pouty face in place. Jun jumped up, dumping Sho on the bed. "Dammit, Sho! Stop that!!"
"But, I don’t want to go out looking like this~!" Sho wails from his spot on the bed, bursting into a round of fresh tears.
Jun stood in front of Sho, assessing the situation. "Look," he says finally as Sho winds down into soft sniffles, "what if we just call the guys over. To let them know what's going on, ok?" He looks pleadingly at Sho. "Ok?"
Sho sniffles again as he wipes the tears from his face. "…ok…"
Relief floods Jun's face as he reaches for his phone. His face is stricken again when Sho's face scrunches up in a frown. "Now, what?" he asks, honestly baffled.
Sho's lip trembles. "Kazu's gonna make fun of me…" he whimpers softly. Jun sighs as he pulls the teary-eyed girl into a hug. Man, this hormonal thing was a trip…
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Title: IV. Gaze
When the other group members arrive at their apartment, Nino angrily pulls Jun to the side as Aiba and Ohno makes themselves comfortable on the sofa. "Why the hell is there a chick wearing Sho's clothes in your apartment?!" he hisses looking Jun directly in the eye.
Jun sighs as he attempts to dislodge Nino's grip on his arm; Nino digs his fingers in harder. "If you would unwind your panties and sit down, I can explain everything," Jun says testily, his nerves frayed from the already stressful morning.
Nino glares at Jun, which on any other day Jun might've given it at least a 7, but today is just not the right day. "And where the hell is Sho anyway, huh?" Nino growls irritably as he throws himself onto the cushions.
Jun sighs heavily as he crosses the room to where Sho is hiding in the bedroom doorway. He nods for Sho to step out, to which Sho shakes his head frantically. Jun scrubs a hand through his hair roughly, takes another deep breath, and turns to face the others. "Guys, I don’t know how to say this, but this," he gestures to Sho, who is cowering behind him, "Is Sho." The silence in the room is thick enough to cut with a knife.
"I don’t believe you," Nino says petulantly.
Jun pinches the bridge of his nose. "Of course you wouldn't…" he mumbles to himself. "Sho, common, stop hiding, please?" Jun tries to pull Sho out from behind him, but Sho manages to duck back through the doorway.
"But, it's so~ embarrassing~," he whines, pulling nervously at the hem of his, now, oversized shirt.
Jun is ready to drag Sho, willing or not, back into the other room when Aiba appears in the doorway. He steps up to Sho, now towering over his new, petite female body, and gazes intently into his eyes. After a long silence, Sho's bottom lip begins to quiver again, his anxieties getting the best of him. Aiba smiles down at him, "It really is you, huh?" Sho nods miserably at the taller man, using the long sleeves of his shirt to wipe away the falling tears. "Aww, Sho-chan, don't cry…" Aiba coos, pulling him in for a comforting hug, which Sho returns enthusiastically. Aiba giggles as he feels Sho's body shake with his silent tears. "Aww, Sho-chan is really cute like this…"
Sho pouts as he pushes away from the taller man. He stomps his foot angrily as he stands in the middle of the doorway. "Stop calling me cute! Everyone! This…this is so disturbing!! How can you guys NOT be freaked out by this? I-I'm completely weirded out by everything!! And all you can say is that I'm cute?!"
Nino gawks in amazement as the tiny girl continues to rant at an increasingly amused Aiba. Jun stands to the side, face in his hand as he shakes his head. "Shit," Nino mutters, "that really is Sho…"
Ohno silently pads his way over to Sho, who falls silent as he watches the oldest member approach. Without preamble, Ohno reaches out with both hands to squeeze Sho's breasts experimentally. "SATOSHI~~!!!! HOW COULD YOU~!!" Sho howls, folding his arms protectively over his chest as he scurries to hide behind Jun.
Ohno smiles in relief as he shuffles back over to a gaping Nino. "Yeah, it's Sho-chan alright," he declares as he sinks back into the sofa.
It takes Jun another half an hour to cajole Sho into the room again, and many promises from all members, that they would keep their hands to themselves.
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Title: V. Comfort
Nino uses his spare key, the same one that all the other members have, to let himself into Jun’s apartment. He had received a brief email from the youngest member asking him to drop in and keep Sho company while he went for a meeting with their management. He scoffs quietly to himself; where he should be is at home, with Sho, stupid.
Nino toes off his shoes and shuffles his way into the apartment, quickly checking each room as he passes. He finds his target in the living room, knees pulled to his chest and cheek resting on his folded arms, tucked into an oversized chair that had been pulled over to the large picture window. Even from his position across the room, Nino could see the glistening tracks of tears steadily rolling down Sho’s face.
He sighs as he nears the forlorn girl. “You know, I think you cry more than the Cry-Baby Duo these days…” he jokes as he makes himself comfortable on Jun’s sofa.
Sho turns watery-eyes on the younger man and his bottom lip trembles visibly. “…I c-can’t help it…” he stammers, just barely holding in a sob.
Nino smiles sadly at the girl and pats the cushion next to him. “Com'ere you big baby,” he mumbles gruffly. Sho wipes his face with the sleeves of his shirt, sniffling as shuffles over to Nino. The younger man holds his arms open to Sho who wraps his arms around Nino’s waist and cuddles against Nino’s chest. “This…is so bizarre…” Nino mumbles as he pulls the petite body closer to him. He grunts when Sho elbows him in the stomach lightly. “I’m just saying!” Nino cries indignantly, but settles down when Sho whimpers sadly at him.
They sit in companionable silence for a while, Nino rubbing small circles against Sho’s back as he manages to bring his tears to a halt. “What were you crying about, anyway?” Nino asks finally, his curiosity winning out.
Sho sighs, shifting more comfortably against Nino’s chest. “I can’t help but to keep thinking about what’ll happen if I’m stuck like this forever…what’ll happen to me…or to Arashi…and how am I going to t-tell my fa-family!” he ends in an anguished cry, fat tears springing in his eyes and rolling down his face.
Nino blanches as the moisture collects quickly on the front of his shirt. “Oi! Oi! No need to cry!”
This only makes Sho more distraught. “I c-can’t h-help it! It w-won’t s-stop!”
Nino pulls Sho closer, sliding his fingers through the longer hair. “Sho-chan, its ok, really.” The girl in his arms hiccupped pathetically. “Look, look,” Nino says soothingly, “no matter what happens, right? Even if you’re stuck in this body forever - we’re not going to just abandon you.” The younger man is met with resounding silence. “Sho-chan, you know that right? I mean, MatsuJun must’ve said the exact same thing to you already?” Sho ducks his head, letting his hair fall over his face. “Sho?”
“…Jun’s been really busy…since this happened…” he mumbles, refusing to look at Nino. “…I’m making so much trouble for everyone…and Jun’s been taking really good care of me…and talking to management…”
“…that stupid jerk…” Nino growls under his breath, his grip around Sho tightening unconsciously.
Sho pushes away from Nino, his red, watery eyes flying up to lock with the younger man’s. “He’s not! He’s - “
“He should be here, with you…the idiot…” Nino mutters tearing his gaze from Sho’s.
Sho looks ready to argue, but seeing that Nino isn’t going to say more, settles back against the younger man’s chest. “…he wanted to be here. But, manager-san wanted to talk to us…so, he went in instead…” Sho can feel Nino’s body relax at the explanation as he pulls Sho closer to him.
“Look, I’ll talk to Jun, ok?” Nino says finally. “Oh-chan and I can handle manager-san…”
“Kazu-“ Sho tries to interrupt him.
“Shut up. Don’t argue with me; it’s not like we’re incapable of doing at least that much.” Sho’s forehead pinches together in an adorable frown. “Besides,” Nino mumbles grumpily, “Jun should be here with you.” He starts when Sho sits up suddenly and kisses him sweetly on the cheek. Nino blushes prettily, “Oi! D-don’t get fresh with me!”
Sho smiles sweetly at him. “..thanks, Kazu.”
Nino scoffs, trying to hide his embarrassment, as he shuffles Sho back against his chest. The pair sit comfortably in the silence, each lost in their own musings, when Nino’s chuckle breaks the spell. “You really are cute like this, you know…”
“Not you too~!!” Sho whines, causing Nino to burst out in laughter.
Pairings: Matsumoto Jun / Sakurai Sho
Ratings: PG-13 ish
Genre: fluff, romance, genderswitch
A/N: Wrote this a while ago, but it got lost when I moved everything to this new journal.
Title: I. One Night Stand
Jun woke with a start, the remnants of his dream slipping just out of reach of his consciousness. He lay still, feeling his heart hammering in his chest as he slowly wakens. He can remember the flashing of paparazzi cameras and the word scandal, but nothing more. He sighs heavily, scrubbing his hand roughly over his face. Just the word ”scandal" was enough of a nightmare, never mind the gritty details…
"Jun…?" a soft, unfamiliar voice drifts over to him from the other side of the bed causing Jun's blood to run cold. "Jun…ok?" the unmistakably feminine voice persisted. Jun couldn't breathe, couldn't move…there was just no way… A slim arm reaching over the blankets towards him spurred him into action. He threw himself backwards, away from the outstretched arm and tumbled right off the edge of the bed.
"Jun - "
"Who are you?!!" Jun bellowed as he jumped up from the ground. He stared wide-eyed at the petite woman in his bed; he was met by silence. "Who are you??!" he demanded again, stepping angrily towards the bed, "and how did you get in here?!"
"…that's not funny…" the girl mumbles with a hurt expression.
"You're damn right it's not funny!" Jun growled stepping closer to the stranger. "Now, answer my question, dammit! Who are you and how did you get in here?!"
"We went to bed together…last…night…what's wrong with my voice??" the girl ends in a high pitched squeak, her hands flying up to cover her mouth.
Jun glared. "What do you mean we went to bed…"
"What's wrong with my voice???!" she all but screeched, tumbling out of the bed as she gets tangled in the sheets. The girl is gaping at Jun, fear and disbelief apparent in her face, and Jun momentarily feels sorry for her. He shakes off the thought angrily, stepping towards the girl once more.
The movement drives the stranger into action; she quickly scrambles into the bathroom, kicking the door closed and locking it before Jun can come around to that side of the bed. Hot on her heels, Jun's hand Is raised to bang on the door, but stops mid-motion at the ear splitting scream that echoes through the bathroom door. He gapes at the door as the scream tappers off into unintelligible babbling with the occasional sob of utter despair. Jun takes a hesitant step forward, and then another, pressing his ear to it tentatively.
He catches snippets of rapid fire dialogue; "Keio grad for Christ's sake!" makes him gasp out loud as he stumbles back from the door. Sho?? No..way!! But, the longer Jun listens to the broken ramblings, the more he is convinced that it really is Arashi's resident rapper, Keio graduate, and his longtime boyfriend behind the door. Finally, when Jun can only hear sniffles and the occasional pathetic whimper, he knocks gently on the door.
The first knock is ignored completely. At the second knock, he adds a tentative, "Sho-chan?" to which the door timidly cracks open. Two big, bloodshot eyes stare forlornly at him, tears leaking steadily from the corners of her eyes, and her full, red lips are trembling ever so slightly. She sniffs and hiccups sending her into a fresh round of tears.
Jun tries hard to not smile at the wretched creature standing before him, wrapped in nothing but an oversized bath towel and pajama pants that are three sizes too big. Jun sighs in resignation. "Sho-chan?" he asks softly, watching the overflowing relief show on the pretty, heart-shaped face in front of him. He opens his arms to the tiny girl, who flings herself into his arms with an anguished sob. Jun chuckles as he hugs Sho tightly. "Awww, you're really cute when you're upset," he chuckles, making Sho pout as tears stream down her face.
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Title: II. Jerk
"Hello??" Hello?!" Sho snapped his fingers in front of Jun's face. "Hey, pig! My face is up here, NOT down here!" he says moodily, gesturing at his fairly large breasts.
Jun dragged his eyes away from Sho's chest, his eyes wide with wonder. "But, you have…breasts…!" he says incredulously.
Sho scoffs indignantly. "Hello?! I've turned into a FEMALE… A FEMALE!!! And you're obsessed with my- HEY!!" Sho tumbled backwards in his haste to put some distance between himself and Jun. "STOP TOUCHING ME~!!" he wails, scrambling off the bed and crossing his arms protectively across his chest.
Jun leers at him as he shuffles to the other side of the bed. "But, they're…so…soft…" he says cheekily.
"I KNOW THEY ARE!!!" Sho wails, "and it's freaking me out enough without you trying to grope me~!!" He slaps away Jun's reaching hands a second time. "UGH! Jerk!..." he hisses, turning on a heel to stomp away. But, he's stopped suddenly when Jun catches his elbow and spins him around. The younger man reels him in to cuddle Sho to his chest.
"DON'T think your charms are going to work on me just because I’m a girl," Sho growls testily, struggling against Jun's hold.
A chuckle rumbles from deep in Jun's chest. "But, you're really hot when you're angry…"
Sho ducks his head to hide his growing blush. "You're still a real jerk….perv…" Sho complains, settling down into Jun's embrace with a long suffering sigh.
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Title: III. Anxiety
Jun scrubbed a hand across his face in frustration. "Sho, we have to go in for work." Sho desperately shook his head at Jun. "We have to!"
"I can't~!" Sho wailed, wringing his hands anxiously. Jun opens his mouth to argue, but Sho beats him to it. "Please don’t make me go~!" he sobs, his big eyes welling up with tears.
Jun looks ill as his face falls considerably. "Please…don't make that face…" he says weakly.
Sho looks confused. "What face?"
The younger man winces. "That..sad face….It makes me feel like I just kicked a one-day old puppy…" Sho was climbing into Jun's lap before he finished talking, his best pouty face in place. Jun jumped up, dumping Sho on the bed. "Dammit, Sho! Stop that!!"
"But, I don’t want to go out looking like this~!" Sho wails from his spot on the bed, bursting into a round of fresh tears.
Jun stood in front of Sho, assessing the situation. "Look," he says finally as Sho winds down into soft sniffles, "what if we just call the guys over. To let them know what's going on, ok?" He looks pleadingly at Sho. "Ok?"
Sho sniffles again as he wipes the tears from his face. "…ok…"
Relief floods Jun's face as he reaches for his phone. His face is stricken again when Sho's face scrunches up in a frown. "Now, what?" he asks, honestly baffled.
Sho's lip trembles. "Kazu's gonna make fun of me…" he whimpers softly. Jun sighs as he pulls the teary-eyed girl into a hug. Man, this hormonal thing was a trip…
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Title: IV. Gaze
When the other group members arrive at their apartment, Nino angrily pulls Jun to the side as Aiba and Ohno makes themselves comfortable on the sofa. "Why the hell is there a chick wearing Sho's clothes in your apartment?!" he hisses looking Jun directly in the eye.
Jun sighs as he attempts to dislodge Nino's grip on his arm; Nino digs his fingers in harder. "If you would unwind your panties and sit down, I can explain everything," Jun says testily, his nerves frayed from the already stressful morning.
Nino glares at Jun, which on any other day Jun might've given it at least a 7, but today is just not the right day. "And where the hell is Sho anyway, huh?" Nino growls irritably as he throws himself onto the cushions.
Jun sighs heavily as he crosses the room to where Sho is hiding in the bedroom doorway. He nods for Sho to step out, to which Sho shakes his head frantically. Jun scrubs a hand through his hair roughly, takes another deep breath, and turns to face the others. "Guys, I don’t know how to say this, but this," he gestures to Sho, who is cowering behind him, "Is Sho." The silence in the room is thick enough to cut with a knife.
"I don’t believe you," Nino says petulantly.
Jun pinches the bridge of his nose. "Of course you wouldn't…" he mumbles to himself. "Sho, common, stop hiding, please?" Jun tries to pull Sho out from behind him, but Sho manages to duck back through the doorway.
"But, it's so~ embarrassing~," he whines, pulling nervously at the hem of his, now, oversized shirt.
Jun is ready to drag Sho, willing or not, back into the other room when Aiba appears in the doorway. He steps up to Sho, now towering over his new, petite female body, and gazes intently into his eyes. After a long silence, Sho's bottom lip begins to quiver again, his anxieties getting the best of him. Aiba smiles down at him, "It really is you, huh?" Sho nods miserably at the taller man, using the long sleeves of his shirt to wipe away the falling tears. "Aww, Sho-chan, don't cry…" Aiba coos, pulling him in for a comforting hug, which Sho returns enthusiastically. Aiba giggles as he feels Sho's body shake with his silent tears. "Aww, Sho-chan is really cute like this…"
Sho pouts as he pushes away from the taller man. He stomps his foot angrily as he stands in the middle of the doorway. "Stop calling me cute! Everyone! This…this is so disturbing!! How can you guys NOT be freaked out by this? I-I'm completely weirded out by everything!! And all you can say is that I'm cute?!"
Nino gawks in amazement as the tiny girl continues to rant at an increasingly amused Aiba. Jun stands to the side, face in his hand as he shakes his head. "Shit," Nino mutters, "that really is Sho…"
Ohno silently pads his way over to Sho, who falls silent as he watches the oldest member approach. Without preamble, Ohno reaches out with both hands to squeeze Sho's breasts experimentally. "SATOSHI~~!!!! HOW COULD YOU~!!" Sho howls, folding his arms protectively over his chest as he scurries to hide behind Jun.
Ohno smiles in relief as he shuffles back over to a gaping Nino. "Yeah, it's Sho-chan alright," he declares as he sinks back into the sofa.
It takes Jun another half an hour to cajole Sho into the room again, and many promises from all members, that they would keep their hands to themselves.
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Title: V. Comfort
Nino uses his spare key, the same one that all the other members have, to let himself into Jun’s apartment. He had received a brief email from the youngest member asking him to drop in and keep Sho company while he went for a meeting with their management. He scoffs quietly to himself; where he should be is at home, with Sho, stupid.
Nino toes off his shoes and shuffles his way into the apartment, quickly checking each room as he passes. He finds his target in the living room, knees pulled to his chest and cheek resting on his folded arms, tucked into an oversized chair that had been pulled over to the large picture window. Even from his position across the room, Nino could see the glistening tracks of tears steadily rolling down Sho’s face.
He sighs as he nears the forlorn girl. “You know, I think you cry more than the Cry-Baby Duo these days…” he jokes as he makes himself comfortable on Jun’s sofa.
Sho turns watery-eyes on the younger man and his bottom lip trembles visibly. “…I c-can’t help it…” he stammers, just barely holding in a sob.
Nino smiles sadly at the girl and pats the cushion next to him. “Com'ere you big baby,” he mumbles gruffly. Sho wipes his face with the sleeves of his shirt, sniffling as shuffles over to Nino. The younger man holds his arms open to Sho who wraps his arms around Nino’s waist and cuddles against Nino’s chest. “This…is so bizarre…” Nino mumbles as he pulls the petite body closer to him. He grunts when Sho elbows him in the stomach lightly. “I’m just saying!” Nino cries indignantly, but settles down when Sho whimpers sadly at him.
They sit in companionable silence for a while, Nino rubbing small circles against Sho’s back as he manages to bring his tears to a halt. “What were you crying about, anyway?” Nino asks finally, his curiosity winning out.
Sho sighs, shifting more comfortably against Nino’s chest. “I can’t help but to keep thinking about what’ll happen if I’m stuck like this forever…what’ll happen to me…or to Arashi…and how am I going to t-tell my fa-family!” he ends in an anguished cry, fat tears springing in his eyes and rolling down his face.
Nino blanches as the moisture collects quickly on the front of his shirt. “Oi! Oi! No need to cry!”
This only makes Sho more distraught. “I c-can’t h-help it! It w-won’t s-stop!”
Nino pulls Sho closer, sliding his fingers through the longer hair. “Sho-chan, its ok, really.” The girl in his arms hiccupped pathetically. “Look, look,” Nino says soothingly, “no matter what happens, right? Even if you’re stuck in this body forever - we’re not going to just abandon you.” The younger man is met with resounding silence. “Sho-chan, you know that right? I mean, MatsuJun must’ve said the exact same thing to you already?” Sho ducks his head, letting his hair fall over his face. “Sho?”
“…Jun’s been really busy…since this happened…” he mumbles, refusing to look at Nino. “…I’m making so much trouble for everyone…and Jun’s been taking really good care of me…and talking to management…”
“…that stupid jerk…” Nino growls under his breath, his grip around Sho tightening unconsciously.
Sho pushes away from Nino, his red, watery eyes flying up to lock with the younger man’s. “He’s not! He’s - “
“He should be here, with you…the idiot…” Nino mutters tearing his gaze from Sho’s.
Sho looks ready to argue, but seeing that Nino isn’t going to say more, settles back against the younger man’s chest. “…he wanted to be here. But, manager-san wanted to talk to us…so, he went in instead…” Sho can feel Nino’s body relax at the explanation as he pulls Sho closer to him.
“Look, I’ll talk to Jun, ok?” Nino says finally. “Oh-chan and I can handle manager-san…”
“Kazu-“ Sho tries to interrupt him.
“Shut up. Don’t argue with me; it’s not like we’re incapable of doing at least that much.” Sho’s forehead pinches together in an adorable frown. “Besides,” Nino mumbles grumpily, “Jun should be here with you.” He starts when Sho sits up suddenly and kisses him sweetly on the cheek. Nino blushes prettily, “Oi! D-don’t get fresh with me!”
Sho smiles sweetly at him. “..thanks, Kazu.”
Nino scoffs, trying to hide his embarrassment, as he shuffles Sho back against his chest. The pair sit comfortably in the silence, each lost in their own musings, when Nino’s chuckle breaks the spell. “You really are cute like this, you know…”
“Not you too~!!” Sho whines, causing Nino to burst out in laughter.