Title: Pomp and Circumstance [Chapter 9/11]
Author:
iarmella Pairing: YabuNoo
Rating: PG-13
Warning/s: None.
Summary: Yabu Kota and Inoo Kei were born to be friends, fated to be enemies, and destined to be lovers. (Shoot me)
Author's Note: requested by
keiyuu_ruka Chapters --
What he least expected when he went back to the villa that morning, would be his dad sitting in the living room, looking at him with disappointment.
"Oh my! We're so glad you're safe, where's Yabu-san?" their friends fussed over him and he just answered him that Kota was fine and he'd be going back soon.
They asked him what had happened but even before he could say something, Mr. Inoo already stood up from his seat and approached the huddled group. The crowd was sliced into two and Kei felt himself backing off but was too frozen to get away. His father's hand met with his cheek.
"You're such a disgrace" he spoke in a heavy manner and the pale guy just felt himself shrinking even more knowing that there are a lot who saw it. He was immediately dragged outside by his arms and he just looked away as he saw Kota's silhouette standing by the entrance as their car drove pass by.
They got back to the city in no time, and he just followed as his father dragged him up to his room and threw him inside.
"What do you think you're doing? Making a scene when I'm not around?" Mr. Inoo shoved the question instantly and he just looked away.
He was feeling sick, mentally and physically. Being unready for once in his life is a normal treatment, so he just stayed silent as his father continued speaking of how irresponsible he was. He knew those weren't true, and he planned to have the words leave his other ear they enter one. Scars left his heart at it.
"No, wait" he stood up, trying to run after the door "Please" he slammed his hand on it, hoping it would work but to no avail. The shuffling of the key outside and the clicks of the numerous locks indicated his punishment
"You're never going out unless you learn your lesson"
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Kota got back to their house the very same day, as his parents called for him instead of going to the villa themselves. He sat himself in front of his father's desk who now wore a disagreeing look for him, he gulped and tried to smile to his mother who merely shook it off slowly.
"You just got yourself involved in their business Kota, what are you trying to do?" Mr. Yabu started, staring at his only child to seek for an explanation. Being involved with the Inoos is something that he didn't want to do yet until everything's over, or maybe not in this lifetime.
"But it was raining last night and we were trapped there because he's sick!" he protested and his mother shushed him to down his voice. "I swear, he didn't do anything on purpose! He was just-"
There was a whole minute of silence as the head of the family turned his chair around, facing away. Maybe his son is too oblivious of het reality, after all they raised him in a way that can stand the exact opposite of Inoo Kei's lifestyle.
"Kota, you two might ben holding the same huge amount of responsibility. But Kei's a different case, he was never allowed to be free like you nor did he grow up in a care we both tried to give you. His father treats him like--"
"Wait, you two sound like you're trying to destroy Mr. Inoo's image to me. I hope that's not what you're doing." and there was a click of the tongue from his father who abruptly faced him
He got back to his room a few minutes later as his father announced that their talk was going nowhere if he's refusing to listen to them. He knew he needed rest himself after everything that had happened.
After taking a shower, Kota settled himself comfortably on his bed as he looked blankly at his beige ceiling. Suddenly feeling the ghostly touches and warmth that Kei gave him the night before. It was almost vague but he could still remember the bits of how Kei touched him, how their lips touched and how they battled for dominance, how he held him close, and the moment the became one. One hell of an experience. And how he wishes to redo it again in a place it was more comfortable for the one he loves.
Days and weeks went on with the two of them cutting the relationship to just that. Kei was finally released from his room, but was never allowed to hold any communication devices and was only until their garden, but still surrounded by the body guards that his dad hired to tail him everywhere.
He always looked at the fence dividing their house, somehow wishing that Kota would just pop out of the bushes and hand him the most random things. It wouldn't matter what it was, so long as he could have the chance to touch the older guy again, it was fine.
He smiled to himself seeing the familiar pumpkin basket resting by their garden, it'd been filled with dry leaves and the small pebble he placed months ago. What an annoying guy, leaving his things on other's territory like it was his own.
He stared at his hand and tried opening and closing it, hating how the memory of his first encounter was slowly fading away. Even the warmth, he could no longer feel.
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Kota stood at the entrance of the building, staring at his image reflected at the clean glass. He took a deep breath and fixed his coat before totally entering the building only to halt as a familiar group walked pass through him. They were the ones that he'd have a meeting with in the next half hour, but what attracted him the most was the pale guy walking behind them.
"Kei" he murmured, seeing the one he loves after a long time.
How long had it been? One month? Two? No..it'd been more than a year.
He could already count the remaining months with his fingers. It won't be long till the two of them takes over either's company and much to what he fears, be each other's hindrances. He did not want that.
The meeting was adjourned and Mr. Inoo smirked as he stood up from his seat and dragged his son to a room where no one could just come and disturb them. The young businessman looked away at the familiar stare
"Tell me, do you and Kota-kun have something that I wasn't aware of before?" he asked, sitting on one of the seats
"Why ask?"
"I've noticed his stare and your avoidances earlier. And to think that you were together that one night, do you have your own strategy my son?" he asked, playing with his pen and smiling delectably at how his son was reacting on his words. He was rather good at this.
"What are you talking about?" Kei asked, firming his expression and getting what the old man was trying to say. Something that he will not agree about.
"You know Kei, that only a fool will let his heart be gripped by the enemy. I'm impressed with how you're the gripper now. I've never thought I could make use of your face to this race" he smiled holding on the boy's face and titling it to the side only for his hands to be yanked away "You can use this opportunity to penetrate that company, I will not say a word to your relationship so long as you do your job in a manner I taught you to do so"
And with that Kei was left gulping furiously.
"What was that all about?" a familiar voice asked him from behind, and he just felt his ground breaking as Kota's figure stepped out from the door at the other end of the room.
"I c-can explain" he stammered, for the first time and tried to run after the older guy who immediately brushed him off.
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A/N: As promised, all remaining chapters will be posted today. I know that you guys waited long enough for this, and I'm really veyr sorry for the crappiness. I would really appreciate it if the comments would still dropped.
Things are going rough with my life these past few days. And I....I'm trying to fix it all together. So when I get back to this LJ, I will definitely post my ace fics for the year in terms of requests :) I hope you'll support them too.
Thank you very much for reading!
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