Fallen Angels Chapter 20/ 25

Sep 23, 2009 15:29

Title: Fallen Angels
Author: hippiefox 
Pairing: Ohmiya, Juntoshi (slightly onesided), hints of Sakuraiba
Rating: definitely R.
Genre: AU, drama, action, violence, romance
Summary: Even fallen angels have angels.
Disclaimer and chapter list. Please read.



Chapter 20
Angels

Ohno shifted tenderly under the sheets, frowning against the murmuring of the television and the soft artificial sunlight from the ceiling. He heard Nino somewhere in the room clear his throat quietly and turn down the volume of the television.

Ohno groaned as he tried to move, a little sore from climbing across roofs and jumping over walls and even a little sore from last night with Nino.

He lifted his head from the squishy pillow and cracked his eyes open just a bit to see what was going on. Over the high folds of the comforter, Ohno could see Nino sitting on the blue couch dressed only in a towel and holding what looked like an ice pack to his forehead.

He was watching the news with a deep scowl, obviously waiting for the breaking headline story of the man’s shooting. Ohno dropped his head back down in the pillow with a soft moan, stretching like a cat.

"Oi, Toshi. We’ve got an hour or so left here." Nino said from the couch, his voice a little groggy and deep. Ohno mumbled softly as Nino turned up the volume a bit, knowing now that Ohno was awake so he didn’t have to be quiet.

"Late last night, an unidentified man was found dead outside Nobu’s convenience store. No word has come from the police about the cause of the deadly shooting, and no suspects are found just yet, but they are considering the murder as gang activity. Recent rise in these murders-"

"Turn it off..." Ohno mumbled from somewhere under the pillows. Nino looked over to the lump in the bed and turned the television to music before taking the ice pack off his forehead and setting it on the table in front of him.

"I had to cut our shoes, I hope you’re not too attached to them." Nino said, clearing his throat again. Ohno looked at Nino from under the pillow in confusion.

"Cut our shoes?" he asked quietly, watching Nino examine his ugly bruise in the mirror on the wall.

"For tracks. If we left any tracks behind, our shoes won’t match anymore." Nino shrugged, picking up one of Ohno’s shoes and holding it out for him to look.

Ohno completely sat up in bed now, taking the shoe from Nino and looking at the bottom. There were several chunks missing along the sole and toe, but Nino had done such a precise job that it just looked like part of the design.

"Oh..." Ohno whispered, handing the shoe back to Nino, his eyes now on Nino’s injury.

"Kazu... it looks bad..." Ohno mumbled, reaching out a hand to touch the slightly raised bruise.

Nino sat at the edge of the bed and allowed Ohno to touch it, hissing softly and shutting his eyes.

"It could’ve been worse. It could have split my eyebrow open." Nino sighed. The bruise was an ugly red and purple colour that spread from Nino’s eyebrow down to his ear, it was raised up slightly in a bump, but Nino had said that the ice pack had calmed it down.

"And I can just part my hair on the other side so my bangs cover it... see?" Nino quickly shook out his damp hair and combed his fingers through it, parting it over his bruise. He smiled softly at Ohno and patted his leg through the covers, making Ohno truly smile for the first time since last night’s incident.

Ohno leaned forward, catching Nino’s lips softly at first until he wove his slender fingers behind Nino’s neck, pulling him closer to his mouth.

Forgetting how many times he had already given into Ohno, Nino happily accepted again and scrambled onto the bed when Ohno firmly pulled him down on top of him.

Their bath was quiet, as the seriousness of reality returned with each passing minute of the clock. They helped wash each other slowly, each consumed in their own thoughts and only once or twice kissing softly without it leading into something else.

They sat on the bed on opposite sides, backs to each other as they pulled on their jeans and found the rest of their clothing. Ohno paused before pulling on his shirt, looking over his shoulder at Nino, who was just pulling on his jeans slowly.

"...do you believe in angels?" Ohno suddenly asked in a quiet and timid voice. Nino turned halfway around to look at Ohno with an amused smirk.

"Angels?" Nino scoffed, knowing this talk had finally arrived. He really wasn’t comfortable talking about anything like that, so he hoped to end the conversation quickly. Ohno waited patiently for his answer, watching Nino think.

"No... I don’t think I have the right to believe in them even if I did." Nino replied softly, smiling a little sadly at Ohno.

He watched Nino stand up to fasten his jeans, his shoulders slouched solemnly. Ohno crawled across the bed on his knees and wrapped his arms around Nino’s waist.

"I do." Ohno mumbled, resting his cheek against the small of Nino’s back. Nino smiles and makes a noise of acceptance. He’s glad Ohno believes in them, Ohno deserves it.

Nino places his hands over Ohno’s and sits back down on the bed.

"But... not like angels you see in churches and stuff..." Ohno continued, now resting his chin on Nino’s shoulder, his arms still around his waist. Nino can tell Ohno really wants to talk about this, so pushing his discomfort on the topic aside, Nino decided to respond.

"Then... who are they?" Nino asked, looking at Ohno on his shoulder.

"People." Ohno answered simply but seriously. Nino was slightly curious now about Ohno’s strange theory. He turned around, sitting cross-legged on the bed across from Ohno.

"People... are angels?" Nino asked quietly, trying not to smile or laugh at the idea. Ohno nodded and took Nino’s hands in his, resting their hands together on his knees.

"Fallen angels, but still angels. Everyone has someone that is super important in their life, right? Someone that they can’t ever be without. That’s why when someone dies, doesn’t their other half feel lost? Because the one left behind can’t watch over them anymore... they’re lost." he explained softly, not looking up at Nino. Nino shifted on the bed uncomfortably.

"How... does that make us angels?" Ohno lifted his head up at Nino’s question and smiled.

"We guide each other, protect each other... no matter what, everyone has an angel somewhere." Nino suddenly gets lost in Ohno’s passionate eyes for a moment and then smiles, shaking his head slowly.

"Even you, Kazu." Ohno adds, scooting closer to him.

"Not after everything I..." Nino whispered, turning his head away from Ohno. Ohno quickly reached out a hand and turned Nino’s face towards him again. He kept his hand on Nino’s cheek, while his other hand is holding Nino’s hands tightly.

Nino couldn’t take much more of the pure emotion flowing between them, it was too much and he didn’t want it to ever stop. While Ohno is talking of Nino being some sort of angel, Nino sees him practically glowing under the dusted lights of the hotel room.

If anyone’s an angel, it was no doubt Ohno.

"You’re mine." Ohno said firmly, that deep look in his eyes again. Nino stared at him for a long moment and tried to shake his head again, but Ohno’s hand stops him.

"I was going to kill myself." he whispered.

"What?" Nino breathed, his eyes wide and his hands grabbing Ohno’s.

"A few months before I went to that club, I ran into major financial trouble and made a deal with some shady loanshark..." Ohno started, ignoring Nino’s tightening squeeze on his hands.

"I only found myself in deeper trouble and my grades suffered. I was letting down my whole family, they spent so much sending me to that school... so, I fell into a depression." Ohno scowled in remembrance of the dark times and Nino waited in shock for him to continue.

"I was going to kill myself after I returned home from that club... I drank myself senseless so I wouldn’t know what I was doing or if it was wrong or right... but..." his tear filled eyes met Nino’s painful expression and he smiled a bit.

"You brought me home. Of course, I didn’t know it was you until you told me last night, but I knew someone had saved me." Nino blinked back tears as Ohno leaned over, resting his head against Nino’s stomach and wrapping his arms around his waist.

"I didn’t save you..." Nino mumbled, still refusing to accept that he was somehow Ohno’s saving grace... Ohno’s angel. Ohno sat up and grabbed Nino’s face close to his, two single tears rolling slowly down his round face.

"When I woke up the next morning, I wanted to thank whoever brought me back. I straightened out my life to find them... I found you." Ohno whispered as sincerely as his voice would let him. He watched Nino fight the tears and fight that fact that he was being compared to something like an angel.

Nino shut his eyes against the tears and sighed... fine, he could accept it...

"It’s only fair if you’re mine as well." he smiled at Ohno as he opened his eyes and brushed away Ohno’s tears with his fingers. Worry took over Ohno’s face, biting his lip nervously as he gazes up at Nino.

"You saved my life yesterday." Nino reminds him softly, leaning forward and landing a gentle kiss on Ohno’s forehead as he pulled him into a hug.

"I’m hardly an angel..." Ohno mumbles into Nino’s shoulder, allowing his fingers to curl into Nino’s hair.

"...compared to me?" Nino laughed softly. Ohno doesn’t reply.

Their time at the love hotel came to an end and Ohno and Nino left hand in hand in silence, preparing themselves for whatever came next. They walked out the doors to find a fairly pleasant day with some rain clouds here and there but the sun shining brightly. People were out and about, going along their daily morning rush to school or to the office.

"I’ll see you home. Or do you want a taxi?" Nino asked Ohno, tugging lightly on his hand.

"I want to walk with you." Ohno replied with a smile and a playful nudge into Nino’s shoulder. Nino grins and squeezes his fingers through Ohno’s tightly as they continued down the street with cars buzzing past them.

They passed the sushi restaurant from the night before and Ohno drew closer to Nino’s side. Nino quickly kissed the side of Ohno’s head as they came to a stop at a crosswalk. Suddenly, a very familiar sleek, black car came to a stop right in front of them, forcing the traffic to go around with angry and disapproving honks.

Nino hurriedly backed up, instinctively pushing Ohno behind him for protection.

Ohno grabbed onto Nino’s arm, looking over his shoulder both curiously and nervously at the taller man that had stepped out of the leather back seat, holding the door open with an intimidating scowl.
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AN:  Sorry, another cliffhanger XD 
But at least we know more about Ohno now! And all that talk about angels... though, it looks like ohmiya are running into trouble again~

Chapter 21! Only five more chapters left D: 
Nino and Ohno have another difficult decision to face~ 

fallen angels, fan fiction- arashi

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