Title: Melting an Ice
Author: eiko_lotus
Length: Chaptered (5/9~10)
Pairing: I do really wish I could run from them who own my soul, but can’t
Summary: Heart, the most sensitive part of a person, what if you found it frozen? How to mend it?
Rate: R (slight abusive)
Disclaimer: I’m still negotiating with JE, but still don’t own Arashi until now.
Warning: English was not and never will be my first language, so sorry if you found misplaced grammar here and there. Happy reading... ^__^v
Saturday finally came. Jun had his hand busy all the week. He made ribbons from colourful papers, he watch as Seiya drawing a donkey in big paper, he made stuffed cardboard pinata and he should made a birthday cake this morning.
Ohni indeed leave some big amount of money but Jun didn't even touch it. He wanted to show the man that it was not the money but attention and love that Seiya needs the most. So he involved Seiya in the birthday preparation. They went shopping together, and every time they went outside, people will compliment how they look alike as father and son. Seiya seemed happy, but Jun knew how the boy missed his father.
Every day in the week Seiya will always ask when his papa will return home and Jun could only answer as soon as he finished his business. Nino told him that this time Seiya was lucky, because every time Ohno was leave for business he will always send Seiya to him but this time the boy got to prepare his own birthday with his daddy. Yes, that can be considered lucky for the kid.
A tug on his sleeves made Jun back to his current time. He looked down to see Seiya showed him a whisked egg with proud smile on his face. Jun ruffled the boy’s hair, and about to say how good he had done when the bell rang. He hadn’t expect anyone and the kid’s should not be here before noon. But as he opened the door, he was surprise to see a woman outside the door. He could take a wild guess on who the woman was, her face resembled Nino very much.
“May I help you ma’am?” Jun tried to be polite, remembering she might be here for Seiya’s birthday.
“So, you’re Ohno’s new whore? Just tell me how much you want to leave him.” The woman looked at him from head to toe before opened her purse and took out a cheque book.
“Excuse me??” Jun stared in disbelief at the woman. He never met her, yet she insulted him.
“Don’t play fool. Everyone have price, name yours and leave this house immediately. This house is mine, I will not let some stupid, gold digger whore rip it from me. now tell me, how much.” Jun was so mad and about to slap her face but he held himself.
“I don’t know, 10 million yen maybe?” Jun tried to breathe normally and smiled.
“huh, not so stupid after all are you? Well, here, I want you to leave this house in a week. You hear me?” the intruder gave him the cheque which Jun took and examined before he did something the lady was not even expected.
“Why everyone in this house only think about money? You can take your money with you since I will not left Seiya alone in this kind of family!” Jun ripped the cheque and threw it to the old lady’s face.
He felt himself burn with anger. First was Ohno, leaving full cash of money and now this impolite lady offering him cheque. He stood tall opposing the woman. If it wasn’t for the face, he wouldn’t believe this person was Nino’s mother. They were not even alike on the attitude. She was about to speak but…
“Are you Matsumoto san?” A guy carried big brown box on his hand, asked and Jun could only nod before he continued.
“We are from ‘Choco la Vie’ cake, pastry and chocolate store. Ohno san asked us to deliver this directly to you. Now, if you could sign it here.” The man ignited the delivery paper which Jun sign before he lifted the box inside. He saw the lady turned on her heels, ran her car, leaving thin smoke behind her and lifted eyebrows from the pastry store employees. Jun thanked the man quickly not only for the delivery but also saved him from that wicked witch.
“what is it daddy?” Seiya asked when he came into the dining room and put the box on table.
“Papa send it to us. Let’s see.” Jun lifted the boy to stand on a chair before him and carefully opened the box. They both gasped in unison, seeing how there’s a big chocolate cake in form of racing car inside. The cake was so detailed, completed with a grey road, and colorful flowers on each side of the road. The car had Seiya’s name on it. judging from the way the boy jumping up and down on the chair, Jun knew he won’t be needing to make any cake.
“Daddy, can we call papa?” Seiya’s eyes hoping to talk with his papa. Ohno never once call during his trip, as always, according to Nino, but Jun couldn’t stand to see how the boy was really missed his papa.
“sure, let’s call him.” He put his phone speaker on for Seiya to hear once he had dialed the number. The rings heard not so long after. They waited until the other line picked up the phone, but nothing heard until the phone cut off itself.
“Papa must still be in a meeting Seiya, now, come on, help me put the fruit-punch into glasses, okay?” Jun wiped the sadness frown in the boy’s eyes, hoping that if he could make the boy busy, he will forget about his ignorant papa.
The distraction seemed to work on the boy since he then running around on his autopet playing with his friends, showing his toys, laughing. The laugh that Jun never thought he could hear. His uncle Nino came together with Sakurai sensei and they filmed the party. Aiba was at the pinata, laughed together with the kids and Becky nee-san was in the middle of them, playfully batting her Styrofoam baseball stick around. This just a party that Jun had dreamt when he was still a kid and now he held it for Seiya, that just doubling his happiness.
Jun waived his hand to the kid who still hadn't come out the pool. Ever since the doctor permit him to use rubber boat to drift on the pool, the boy refused to get out except when his friends were leaving but returned back to his throne until now. Jun let the kid having his own time while he cleaned up the party mess which had ended half hour ago.
"what a great party you threw J, bet Seiya was more than happy." Nino suddenly stood beside him with big plastic bag in his hand, throwing all the plastic cup inside. Jun just smiled and nodded on the guy’s statement, being happy for himself.
“If only his papa could be here, Seiya will be happier.” Jun tried to make his tone so light for not spoiling his happiness.
“don’t be too hard on him, J. he tried to postpone the trip, but it was a hearing for a poor guy who had to steal for his kids. His employer had accused him wrongly and that best lawyer is the only one could get him out. Beside, he won’t missed this party if he can, he even ordered the cake.” Nino continued his work getting the paper plate shoved in the bag.
Jun cursed himself for not letting Ohno explain his absent but accused him to abandon his own son. He looked to the left over of the beautiful racing car thinking how could Ohno hid his emotion too well. If only Ohno told him the situation, he won’t be too disappointed like now. But why he should be disappointed, he didn’t understand either.
“so, you and Sakurai sensei? Why don’t I surprise?” Jun tried to divert the conversation from him when he saw the smaller eyes were looking to the beach chair by the pool where Aiba and Sakurai sat talking about their job.
“what? No, we’re just friends.” Nino tried to hide his face by looking at the other direction but Jun had seen his cheeks reddened so he continued the teasing.
“owh, no friends had to glare when the moms tried to get Sakurai sensei’s attention you know?” Jun chuckled remembering how Nino would actually throw a dagger when Seiya’s friends mother tried to talk with Sakurai during the party. He laughed as dodging from plastic bag that Nino winged at him, the blushing red on the smaller cheeks were enough to confirm his story. He ran as Nino tried to smack a left over cake on his face but he slipped on the floor, hitting his opponent that made them stumbled together on the floor, laughing hard.
"papa! Daddy, papa's home." Seiya voice startled the adults, they both looked into the direction of Seiya sight. As the boy's said, Ohno stood by the door to the swimming pool, his face was redened as he looked at him and Nino on the floor. Nino quickly stood up, facing his brother.
"welcome home nii chan." the pale man bowed to him.
"I see you're having fun, don't let me stop you little brother." the voice came colder than the words. Ohno's eyes were fixed on Jun's face on the floor, making the taller red with embarrassment before he turned away.
"that's not what you think sato-nii." Nino grabbed his hand.
"none of my concern" Ohno got to the pool, lifting his boy to his room but Jun was blocking his way faster.
"Seiya, why don't you show Sakurai sensei your room. Maybe he could check you better there." Jun quickly snatched the little boy away. He was so scared seeing the ice in Ohno's eyes, and he more afraid the man would do something to his son. So he stepped in and secured the boy quickly. He handed Seiya to his doctor and followed the master of the house into his study room.
"was that how you greet your birthday son?" Jun faced the smaller, slightly jumped when the guy slammed his bag on the table.
"should I ask you how it should be watching my son? While flirting with my brother." Jun shivered seeing the cold stare and somehow it reminded him of the stare of his raper.
"i... I didn't flirt with him. We just a friend." Jun stammered backward seeing Ohno took the step forward.
"you said Seiya needs his papa, and what did his daddy do? Flirting around?!" Jun fell as his feet hit the sofa. He was so scared seeing Ohno's face reddened with anger. He tried to push his memory back but he still can't stop shivering when Ohno's hand grabbed his shoulder.
"if you were that helpless, why my brother? I've slept beside you all night but not a single sign for me? Why everybody got to chose anyone else but me?! Why it got to be me that left behind?!" Jun winced in pain as the grip on his shoulder become painful.
"h...hurt, please stop, it h..." Jun's complains were swallowed inside Ohno's mouth.
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Jun head was filled with the memories years ago, where his lips were ravished in rather the same way. Jun quivering got harder, he tried to scream but the sound was muffled, the same like 15 years ago. Jun got really scared as he felt Ohno's legs slipped in between his. He pushed the other away but it was useless. Flashing images floated into his head, his eyes opened wide but it wasn't Ohno that he saw but those men from that night. Panicky he flew his hands all over, struggling to free himself. Using all the strength he had, he pushed Ohno away, screaming and he barely saw Aiba and Nino rushing in, pulling the lawyer away from him and Aiba hit the guy until he fell on the ground, but Jun barely aware of that.
As he got freed himself and Jun crawled to the corner of the book shelf and the wall where he folded his leg, hug it as his life depend on it. He cried out loud, feeling himself helpless again. He felt all part his body sore as he did that night. He rubbed his arm strongly, trying to wipe out the invisible dirt on him. He knew he heard someone calling his name, but he didn’t know who was it, so he kept on sobbing, rubbing hardly on his arms, his lips and face until it was all reddened.
“Jun… Jun… it’s me, Masaki.” Jun only saw a hand tried to approach him and he went further into the corner, screaming, scared that the hand will harm him more. He kicked around, trying to get anyone near him go away, trying to get rid of the shadows that were floating behind his eye lid.
“Jun, please, calm down, nothing happen, I’m Masaki, come on bro, come back.” He heard the same voice as just before, but he still couldn’t figure who that was so he kept screaming and kicking, until…
a.n.: Sorry for the delay, I got my hands tied the whole week but hope you enjoy this one, Comments are loved.