Arashi: Green (10)
FANDOM: Arashi
RATING: G
PAIRING: Sakuraiba, Aimiya (friendship)
DATE: March 3rd, 2010
NOTES: This is a work of fiction. RedShift AU
Chapter Nine | Chapter Eleven
CHAPTER TEN
“Come on!” Aiba insisted. “You’ve got to go on this one - what’s the point of going to a theme park if you’re going to pass on all the rides?”
“You’re the one who wanted to come here,” Sho reminded Aiba.
“Yeah, because it’s fun! Except that you’re not playing along,” Aiba replied.
“I just don’t see why it’s fun.” Sho looked up at the roller-coaster; it goes so very high up, that even looking at it made him feel a little nauseous.
Aiba looked at Sho thoughtfully. “Sho-chan... could it be that you’re scared of heights?”
“No, I’m not,” Sho said, flustered. “I don’t like being high up, and don’t see the point of it, but that doesn’t mean I’m scared or anything.”
“Uh huh,” Aiba sounded amused and patronising, which incensed Sho a little.
“It’s true! I’ll prove it. Let’s go on that ride together.” Sho looked determined to proof that he wasn’t scared, which only amused Aiba even more. Aiba laughed.
“It’s okay, Sho-chan,” Aiba said, pulling at Sho’s sleeves as Sho headed towards to roller-coaster. “Let’s go on the Ferris wheel instead! That’s a lot less scary.”
“I told you I’m not scared.”
“Yeah, but... I want to go on the Ferris wheel.” Aiba turned and beamed at Sho, who just allowed himself be pulled towards the direction of the Ferris wheel, which went even higher than the roller-coaster.
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Sho stared out the window determinedly, not looking at Aiba, who was grinning widely. He knew Aiba was relishing in his discomfort, but he still didn’t want to let on to the fact that he was absolutely, positively sure that the car of the Ferris wheel they were in was going to plummet to the ground at any moment.
“Isn’t this fun?” Aiba asked, getting up from the seat opposite Sho and going to sit right next to him instead.
“What are you doing?” Sho asked. “Go back to your side.”
“No way,” Aiba said, scooting closer to Sho. “The whole point of Ferris wheels is that it’s really romantic to be high up here, together.”
“I really don’t see what’s so fun about this,” Sho muttered. His heart was beating like crazy, and he didn’t know if it was because of Aiba or because he was scared - he could admit it to himself, but he was with Aiba and he wanted Aiba to think he was cool. He scowled.
Aiba stood up and starting to jump about, startling Sho into a yelp. “Sit down!” Sho cried out, and pulled Aiba down. Aiba fell on Sho’s lap, and stayed there.
“Admit it, you were scared,” Aiba said, his eyes still glinting with merriment.
“Okay, fine, I’m scared,” Sho said, irritated, hoping that it would stop Aiba from pulling any more crazy stunts. As Aiba got off his lap and moved to sit next to him again, Sho added, “My heart is pounding like crazy, thanks to you.”
“That’s called being excited,” Aiba informed him. “You should try it more often.”
“Feels more like getting a heart attack,” Sho mumbled to himself. “I’ll die if I do it more often.” Aiba laughed again, and Sho looked at him curiously.
“We’re nearing the top now,” Aiba said, when he stopped laughing. Sho glanced out and realised that Aiba was right. He looked down, and immediately looked away.
“When are we going back down already?” he asked, figuring that since Aiba already knew that he was scared, it was alright to say it out loud.
Aiba just smiled and asked, “How’s your heart doing now?”
“I’m seriously going to die if I don’t get back down soon,” Sho said, only half joking.
“Try this,” Aiba said, and dropped a light kiss on Sho’s lips. “Better?”
“How’s that supposed to help?” Sho asked.
His heartbeat only increased from the realisation that he and Aiba were alone, together, and he frowned. Aiba kissed him again, pressing closer to Sho this time. Sho let out a low sound of pleasure, and his hands gripped at the bars of the Ferris wheel windows, because he wanted them in Aiba’s hair, wrapped around Aiba’s body, pulling up Aiba’s shirt, and a voice at the back of his head was still shouting at him that it would be a bad idea. “Aiba, stop,” he gasped out between kisses. “Anyone could see us.”
“No, they can’t,” Aiba murmured, his lips leaving Sho’s and trailing downwards. His hands reached out for Sho’s, trying to unwrap Sho’s fingers from the bars. As he succeeded, Sho’s fingers grabbed his instead. Sho was about to give in, when he looked at their entwined hands over the bars, and beyond it, where a young girl was looking at them with wide eyes from the neighboring passenger car. They were on the way down already, and the girl could see them clearly from her car. “Aiba!” Sho said desperately, and motioned towards the window. Aiba turned to look, and to Sho’s surprise, only fell into laughter again.
“Ooops,” Aiba said sheepishly. “Guess you were right, after all.” He grinned at the girl and waved. She stared for awhile longer, but waved back.
“You’ve traumatised that girl for life,” Sho told Aiba. “You’ve taken away her innocence.”
His words only made Aiba laugh harder, doubling over. “Sho-chan,” Aiba wheezed out between laughs, “you’re just too cute for words.”
Sho glared at Aiba, but by the time Aiba’s laughter subsided, there was a hint of a smile on Sho’s lips.
Aiba thought he was cute. Perhaps it wasn’t what he wanted, but he supposed that it was still good.
Sho took Aiba’s hands again, and they spent the rest trip back down in silence. Aiba rested his head on Sho’s shoulders, and he was humming one of the new songs their band was working on to himself, smiling all the while. Sho was glad that at least for that day, Aiba was able to forget about everything that was going on with Nino.
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Sho followed Aiba to the train station before they parted ways. Aiba was cheerful and bouncy throughout the ride back home, saying again and again that he was glad that they decided to go out that day, and that he was glad that they found each other despite being in different schools - at which point Sho was already looking furtively around them to see if anyone was listening to their conversation. “I’m glad that you had a good time,” Sho told Aiba sincerely, as they said goodbye. Aiba had been reluctant to go out at first, because he was still feeling bad about Nino, and it was only when Sho promised that Aiba could choose any activity he wanted, that Aiba finally agreed.
Now, Aiba was whistling as he walked down the street leading to his house. He spent the walk recalling things that they did that day, and by the time he was at his front door, his was thinking of Sho’s attempt to get a plushie he thought was cool from a UFO catcher and utterly failing - Sho was bent on getting the plushie for Aiba, and Aiba finally had to stop him, after Sho had spent a small fortune on his failed attempts. He laughed to himself as he closed the front door behind him.
“You had a good day, I see,” Nino’s voice commented casually, and Aiba stopped dead.
“What are you doing here?” he asked, looking at Nino, who was sitting in his living room with Yuu-chan.
“I asked Nino-nii to help me with maths,” Yusuke said nervously. He knew that Aiba and Nino hadn’t been speaking to each other in awhile, but he needed help, and math just wasn’t Aiba’s strong suit. “But we’re just about done now. Thanks, Nino-nii,” Yusuke said to Nino, and gathered his books. He backed away towards the staircase and went upstairs as Nino and Aiba looked at each other.
“I’m sorry,” Aiba finally said. “I wanted to tell you.”
“So how was your ‘date’ today?” Nino asked, sardonic. Aiba winced.
“It was... good,” Aiba said, telling the truth. He wanted Nino to know the truth. He wanted Nino to know everything, because he had been thinking and feeling too much ever since he and Sho got together, and he didn’t have anyone to talk to about it. “Nino, I -”
“I don’t want to hear it.” Nino sounded tired all of a sudden. “Look, what you do, or who you date, is none of my business, okay? But you should’ve told me,” he said, accusingly.
“I know,” Aiba said softly. “I’m sorry.”
“I just can’t deal with this, right now. This whole Sho thing is going to go bad, and you’re going to end up miserable, and I wouldn’t even be able to say ‘I told you so’ because you’re too miserable.”
“Sho’s a good guy!” Aiba insisted. “I know you worry about me a lot, but trust me. He’s not going to hurt me. He’s not.”
“Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. I don’t know. I just,” Nino looked exasperated. “I don’t have the energy to be mad at you anymore, but I really can’t stand being around you, either.”
“Nino, I kind of need my best friend right now.”
“Yeah, well, maybe that person is Sho now,” Nino said, a little more harshly than he intended, and left.
~ to be continued ~
Chapter Nine | Chapter Eleven
Marineko's Notes:
A filler episode? Haha... hope you like it!
RATING: G
PAIRING: Sakuraiba, Aimiya (friendship)
DATE: March 3rd, 2010
NOTES: This is a work of fiction. RedShift AU
Chapter Nine | Chapter Eleven
CHAPTER TEN
“Come on!” Aiba insisted. “You’ve got to go on this one - what’s the point of going to a theme park if you’re going to pass on all the rides?”
“You’re the one who wanted to come here,” Sho reminded Aiba.
“Yeah, because it’s fun! Except that you’re not playing along,” Aiba replied.
“I just don’t see why it’s fun.” Sho looked up at the roller-coaster; it goes so very high up, that even looking at it made him feel a little nauseous.
Aiba looked at Sho thoughtfully. “Sho-chan... could it be that you’re scared of heights?”
“No, I’m not,” Sho said, flustered. “I don’t like being high up, and don’t see the point of it, but that doesn’t mean I’m scared or anything.”
“Uh huh,” Aiba sounded amused and patronising, which incensed Sho a little.
“It’s true! I’ll prove it. Let’s go on that ride together.” Sho looked determined to proof that he wasn’t scared, which only amused Aiba even more. Aiba laughed.
“It’s okay, Sho-chan,” Aiba said, pulling at Sho’s sleeves as Sho headed towards to roller-coaster. “Let’s go on the Ferris wheel instead! That’s a lot less scary.”
“I told you I’m not scared.”
“Yeah, but... I want to go on the Ferris wheel.” Aiba turned and beamed at Sho, who just allowed himself be pulled towards the direction of the Ferris wheel, which went even higher than the roller-coaster.
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Sho stared out the window determinedly, not looking at Aiba, who was grinning widely. He knew Aiba was relishing in his discomfort, but he still didn’t want to let on to the fact that he was absolutely, positively sure that the car of the Ferris wheel they were in was going to plummet to the ground at any moment.
“Isn’t this fun?” Aiba asked, getting up from the seat opposite Sho and going to sit right next to him instead.
“What are you doing?” Sho asked. “Go back to your side.”
“No way,” Aiba said, scooting closer to Sho. “The whole point of Ferris wheels is that it’s really romantic to be high up here, together.”
“I really don’t see what’s so fun about this,” Sho muttered. His heart was beating like crazy, and he didn’t know if it was because of Aiba or because he was scared - he could admit it to himself, but he was with Aiba and he wanted Aiba to think he was cool. He scowled.
Aiba stood up and starting to jump about, startling Sho into a yelp. “Sit down!” Sho cried out, and pulled Aiba down. Aiba fell on Sho’s lap, and stayed there.
“Admit it, you were scared,” Aiba said, his eyes still glinting with merriment.
“Okay, fine, I’m scared,” Sho said, irritated, hoping that it would stop Aiba from pulling any more crazy stunts. As Aiba got off his lap and moved to sit next to him again, Sho added, “My heart is pounding like crazy, thanks to you.”
“That’s called being excited,” Aiba informed him. “You should try it more often.”
“Feels more like getting a heart attack,” Sho mumbled to himself. “I’ll die if I do it more often.” Aiba laughed again, and Sho looked at him curiously.
“We’re nearing the top now,” Aiba said, when he stopped laughing. Sho glanced out and realised that Aiba was right. He looked down, and immediately looked away.
“When are we going back down already?” he asked, figuring that since Aiba already knew that he was scared, it was alright to say it out loud.
Aiba just smiled and asked, “How’s your heart doing now?”
“I’m seriously going to die if I don’t get back down soon,” Sho said, only half joking.
“Try this,” Aiba said, and dropped a light kiss on Sho’s lips. “Better?”
“How’s that supposed to help?” Sho asked.
His heartbeat only increased from the realisation that he and Aiba were alone, together, and he frowned. Aiba kissed him again, pressing closer to Sho this time. Sho let out a low sound of pleasure, and his hands gripped at the bars of the Ferris wheel windows, because he wanted them in Aiba’s hair, wrapped around Aiba’s body, pulling up Aiba’s shirt, and a voice at the back of his head was still shouting at him that it would be a bad idea. “Aiba, stop,” he gasped out between kisses. “Anyone could see us.”
“No, they can’t,” Aiba murmured, his lips leaving Sho’s and trailing downwards. His hands reached out for Sho’s, trying to unwrap Sho’s fingers from the bars. As he succeeded, Sho’s fingers grabbed his instead. Sho was about to give in, when he looked at their entwined hands over the bars, and beyond it, where a young girl was looking at them with wide eyes from the neighboring passenger car. They were on the way down already, and the girl could see them clearly from her car. “Aiba!” Sho said desperately, and motioned towards the window. Aiba turned to look, and to Sho’s surprise, only fell into laughter again.
“Ooops,” Aiba said sheepishly. “Guess you were right, after all.” He grinned at the girl and waved. She stared for awhile longer, but waved back.
“You’ve traumatised that girl for life,” Sho told Aiba. “You’ve taken away her innocence.”
His words only made Aiba laugh harder, doubling over. “Sho-chan,” Aiba wheezed out between laughs, “you’re just too cute for words.”
Sho glared at Aiba, but by the time Aiba’s laughter subsided, there was a hint of a smile on Sho’s lips.
Aiba thought he was cute. Perhaps it wasn’t what he wanted, but he supposed that it was still good.
Sho took Aiba’s hands again, and they spent the rest trip back down in silence. Aiba rested his head on Sho’s shoulders, and he was humming one of the new songs their band was working on to himself, smiling all the while. Sho was glad that at least for that day, Aiba was able to forget about everything that was going on with Nino.
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Sho followed Aiba to the train station before they parted ways. Aiba was cheerful and bouncy throughout the ride back home, saying again and again that he was glad that they decided to go out that day, and that he was glad that they found each other despite being in different schools - at which point Sho was already looking furtively around them to see if anyone was listening to their conversation. “I’m glad that you had a good time,” Sho told Aiba sincerely, as they said goodbye. Aiba had been reluctant to go out at first, because he was still feeling bad about Nino, and it was only when Sho promised that Aiba could choose any activity he wanted, that Aiba finally agreed.
Now, Aiba was whistling as he walked down the street leading to his house. He spent the walk recalling things that they did that day, and by the time he was at his front door, his was thinking of Sho’s attempt to get a plushie he thought was cool from a UFO catcher and utterly failing - Sho was bent on getting the plushie for Aiba, and Aiba finally had to stop him, after Sho had spent a small fortune on his failed attempts. He laughed to himself as he closed the front door behind him.
“You had a good day, I see,” Nino’s voice commented casually, and Aiba stopped dead.
“What are you doing here?” he asked, looking at Nino, who was sitting in his living room with Yuu-chan.
“I asked Nino-nii to help me with maths,” Yusuke said nervously. He knew that Aiba and Nino hadn’t been speaking to each other in awhile, but he needed help, and math just wasn’t Aiba’s strong suit. “But we’re just about done now. Thanks, Nino-nii,” Yusuke said to Nino, and gathered his books. He backed away towards the staircase and went upstairs as Nino and Aiba looked at each other.
“I’m sorry,” Aiba finally said. “I wanted to tell you.”
“So how was your ‘date’ today?” Nino asked, sardonic. Aiba winced.
“It was... good,” Aiba said, telling the truth. He wanted Nino to know the truth. He wanted Nino to know everything, because he had been thinking and feeling too much ever since he and Sho got together, and he didn’t have anyone to talk to about it. “Nino, I -”
“I don’t want to hear it.” Nino sounded tired all of a sudden. “Look, what you do, or who you date, is none of my business, okay? But you should’ve told me,” he said, accusingly.
“I know,” Aiba said softly. “I’m sorry.”
“I just can’t deal with this, right now. This whole Sho thing is going to go bad, and you’re going to end up miserable, and I wouldn’t even be able to say ‘I told you so’ because you’re too miserable.”
“Sho’s a good guy!” Aiba insisted. “I know you worry about me a lot, but trust me. He’s not going to hurt me. He’s not.”
“Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. I don’t know. I just,” Nino looked exasperated. “I don’t have the energy to be mad at you anymore, but I really can’t stand being around you, either.”
“Nino, I kind of need my best friend right now.”
“Yeah, well, maybe that person is Sho now,” Nino said, a little more harshly than he intended, and left.
~ to be continued ~
Chapter Nine | Chapter Eleven
Marineko's Notes:
A filler episode? Haha... hope you like it!