Change Chapter 9
Title: Change
Author: jlrui
Pairing: YamaShi
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance,
Summary: Ryosuke was the most unpopular kid when they were in middle school and Mirai was the most popular girl but that was four years ago. Today Mirai is the new comer on her new school, the unpopular girl while Ryosuke is the most popular person in the music and entertainment industry in Japan.
Warning: Unbeta-ed, rushed
Disclaimer: - this is only imaginary and not fact
- Pretend Hey!Say!JUMP is the best and the most popular group in Japan.
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The moment Umika took off, Ryosuke's smile faded.
It made him anxious that today is that day.
"Shimada-san could you prepare my clothes, I have a schedule today," Ryosuke said to him. "And tell the driver to pick up Chii and Yuto now."
"I thought you were going there today sir?" shimada-san asked.
"It's an important photo shoot," Ryosuke explained. "I can't say no. Apart from that I have to go to school."
"Just knock on my door when Chii and Yuto is already here." Ryosuke added and he headed to his room.
Moments later, Shimada-san opened the main door. "Welcome, Yabu-sama."
"Call Ryosuke, we need to go" Yabu said and Shimada-san listened to him.
"Yabu-sama has come to pick you up young master," Ryosuke knows that Shimada-san is upset at him right now, because he never calls him 'young master' that coldly.
"Yabu-kun?" Ryosuke was a bit surprised that their leader was there in his house.
"He had said that Yuto-sama and Chinen-sama left first and he will drive you to your destination." shimada-san explained further.
"I guess it can't be help then," Ryosuke said and took his suit.
When he was coming down the stairs he saw Yabu waiting in the living room. He was talking seriously to someone at the phone then.
"I know and I understand the consequences," Yabu said firmly to his manager on the phone.
"Cancelling this photo shoot, it's a really big deal!" his manager said a bit panicking. "The president will kill me if he finds out about this!"
"We're not cancelling it, we're just rescheduling the time," Yabu explained. "He needs to have a small break. Even if he said he is okay, surely deep inside he isn't."
"but the president!" his manager still said.
"I'll take care of the president," Yabu said.
When he realized that Ryosuke is coming down already he immediately ended their conversation so that Ryosuke could only managed to hear the last part.
"I'm fully responsible for it so do not worry." "Yabu-kun," Ryosuke said. "Who were you talking to?"
"Ah it's manager-kun," he said while trying to laugh. "We’re a bit behind schedule so he's panicking a lot."
"I see," Ryosuke said. "Then should we go? He'll probably start crying if we don't go now."
"I'm pretty sure he's already crying," Yabu said as he stood up. "Let's go."
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After 20 minutes in the car, Ryosuke started to notice something.
He looks at the road sign and he's pretty sure it wasn't the right course.
"Yabu-kun, are we lost?" he asked him.
"No we aren't lost Ryosuke," Yabu answered but it was a very stiff answer.
"Did the photo shoot change location?" Ryosuke asked again.
"No they didn't," Yabu answered again. "They did change the time though. It's scheduled for later after you class, around 7:30 in the evening."
"What? Then where are we going?" Ryosuke asked. "If we do not have a schedule I need to go to school, my partner, I haven't helped anything in our project yet."
"Don't worry about that, Yuto took care of that," Yabu explained. "He's just finishing up his schedule today and he will be there and help your friend."
"She is not my friend," Ryosuke said as he grip his hand. "She will never be my friend."
"But if that's the case then, where are we going Yabu-kun?" Ryosuke added but deep inside he already knew where.
"To the cemetery," Yabu said and looked at Ryosuke. "You have to see them Ryosuke. They're your family."
"Did Umika?" Ryosuke didn't continue because he already knew that Umika asked them to force him to go, and make sure he was not alone.
"We can never say no to Umika," Yabu said and give Ryosuke his gentle smile. "And we're worried about you as well."
"Can I just ask you one favor then," Ryosuke said. "Let me be alone, just wait in the car."
Yabu the stopped the car as they have already reached their destination.
"Got it," Yabu said. "I fully understand but if Umika asked, I was by your side the whole time."
"Thanks Yabu-kun," Ryosuke said. He smiles then, a small smile. “I didn't even manage to buy flowers for them."
"Actually," Yabu pointed outside. "We have already sent the flowers beforehand."
"Thank you again," Ryosuke said and opened the door.
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Ryosuke opened the door, slowly he walk to go to the place he needed to be.
The Family grave was already clean, Ryosuke guessed that Umika asked someone to do that.
He then took the incense and lit it up, do the traditional bow and after that he just kneel in front of the grave stone.
Being here, right now seeing the grave of his family, it makes him remember everything. It was like a movie that started to play so fast and so painful that he suddenly burst out in tears.
“I’m sorry,” was the only word he kept on repeating for awhile. He was crying continuously. “I’m sorry,I’m-I’m-“
"I'm home." that was the last thing he said before he stood up and left the graveyard.
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Yabu had waited for an hour and then Ryosuke came back, he asked him to go to the school and it is urgent.
Yabu didn't say anything and just drive then.
He had noticed Ryosuke's eyes it was very rare to see it so puffy.
When he arrived at school he immediately went to their room.
"Where is she?" he asked one of his classmates. "The girl I'm supposed to be partnered with."
"She's in the other laboratory with Yuto-kun," she said shyly to Ryosuke. "She's really being friendly with Yuto-kun, it's--"
"It’s none of your business if they are getting close," Ryosuke cut off what she wanted to say. "I also do not want to know what is happening to her."
When he arrive at the laboratory door he overheard their talk, "how bad did he get?" he heard Mirai asked Yuto.
The moment he heard that Mirai is asking about his past, he was in rage.
He took a deep breath and then he leaned on the door as he spoke. "I killed my parents and sister, how's that for bad?"
Mirai and Yuto look to the door as they we’re startled.
“Ryosuke,” Yuto said.
"Although don't be scared anymore, I do have patience and I do not kill anyone I hate just like that. I am an idol right?" Ryosuke
laugh sarcastically as he said that. "No thanks to you I got better, I renewed my life after I killed them. It's all thanks to the only girl that I care about."
He waited for her to reply but she was just there looking at him.
"Now since everything is cleared and you know how much I hate you. Please do try not to talk to us about personal stuff."
Mirai's eyes widen then, disbelief can be shown in her face.
Ryosuke got madder because of her reaction.
"Ryosuke, weren't you supposed to be in--" Yuto stop what he was saying when he saw Ryosuke's eyes.
"I do need to pass this subject so I need to help her no matter how I hate to be here in the same school with her," Ryosuke said and started to walk pass by Mirai.
"but--" Yuto argued then. "I could have just helped her. You shouldn't bother--"
"I think I should, anyway," Ryosuke took one of the flasks in his hand as he mixes up different chemicals. "Oi! Are you still in daze?"
"Ah, It's just, sorry" That was the only things that Mirai had said to him.
"Sorry for what? For me being a murderer?" Ryosuke clenched his teeth as he said those words in front of Mirai. "Are you guilty? That you’re the reason why I am like this?"
"Ryosuke-- you’re not a murderer," Yuto said and approached him. "You’re not and you need to know Mirai, she--she"
Yuto gripped Ryosuke's arm then, all this time she was in love with you.
He was worried on how he would say that to his best friend-- his best friend that had been in too much suffering already.
"Back then, she was--" Yuto said but then he stop as he realize someone just came into the room.
"Mirai?" Umika said shocked as she looked at the girl with Ryosuke and Yuto.
"You know who I am?" Mirai asked her but Umika didn't answer back nor gave attention to her. She was looking at Ryosuke, like she can't believe this is happening.
"Why is she here Ryosuke?" Umika asked him.
"She's my lab partner Umika," Ryosuke answered as he started to approached Umika. "I wanted t tell you. She was the-- the new student in our class and then the teacher group me with her Chinen didn't even get the chance to change places with me the teacher wouldn't budge."
"Liar." Umika said. "You lied to me Ryosuke. You said she didn't have contact with you!"
"I don't want to worry you" Ryosuke said as he held Umika's hand.
"She nothing to me, I won't leave don't worry."
"Lie," Umika said and gazed at her. "Sooner or later she will take you away from me."
"No," Ryosuke replied as he hugged and turned Umika so that he could look at Mirai's eyes."Because no matter what she does I'm never going to be the person I was before.”
I can't be saved, even with her eyes, with everything that she is. No one can bring back the old me, I'm already a murderer.
That was Ryosuke’s thoughts as he look at Mirai’s eyes that started to cry.
In guilt, in sadness, he doesn’t know on what she was thinking crying like that but all he knew is that he doesn’t care. Because what he cares the most in this world, the one who will make him be happy is the one he is holding right now.
Umika.