[Multi-chapter] The Watches Series: Affection (11/??)
Title: The Watches Series: Affection
Authors: & tsuchi8562
Beta: andreja1989 <-- as always arigatou ♥
Pairing: MatsuMiya, Sakuraiba (side pairing)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Rating PG-13
Disclaimer: We own nothing... We just designed J's apartment
*MASTERPOST*
“What are you looking at, you moron?” Kazunari barked at his reflection in the mirror. He decided to stay away from that diva and end this stupid relationship, or how can you call it. And meanwhile he invited Jun to his apartment under stupid pretext of helping him with that damn Dark Priest. And how did it end? He let Matsumoto fuck him and he was squealing for more. No, that’s it! He won’t let that man touch him ever again! Ninomiya sighed, left the bathroom only with a towel wrapped around his waist and went to the kitchen to make himself some coffee when a loud knock sounded in the room, startling him. His heart jumped to his throat and millions of images came through his mind - from a mailman who had some sudden package from his boss (he was still a composer, at least officially), until the Border Watch’s officers who wanted to shoot the taller man and ask a few questions, in that particular order. When this time a doorbell buzzed he sighed with relief; if they wanted to capture Jun they wouldn’t ring that nonchalantly after the rumble they made earlier. Kazunari slowly went to the door.
“W-who’s there?” He cursed himself for that trembling in his voice.
“Sakurai…” The voice from the other side sounded determined and somehow upset, so Nino opened the door and let the Border Watch’s officer in.
“Where’s your puppy? Gave him away to animal shelter?” The younger man tried to joke but when he saw the serious expression on the latter’s face he took a deep breath. “I know I will regret that question but what’s wrong?”
“Ohno escaped from jail…” Sho didn’t even react on Nino’s stupid jokes.
“What?! What kind of jail is that anyway, when you can escape from it that easily?!” Ninomiya regretted the words as soon as they left his throat. “Sorry… But how could that happen?!”
“We don’t know but I got a recording from surveillance camera and believe me, it wasn’t easy. After Matsumoto’s escape I am watched very carefully, because I was working with him once. Now I am on a ‘vacation’ until that case will be solved. Damn bureaucrats, doubting in my professionalism after all those years… Anyway, I didn’t watch it yet because I thought that you would like to see it. You and… Matsumoto…” Sho whispered the last sentence, as if he was afraid that somebody else will hear him.
“He’s still sleeping but I will wake him up…”
“Wait… Can I get a cup of coffee first? I didn’t sleep last night…”
“Yeah, sure… Sit down, I’ll be right back.” Kazunari poured the hot drink in the cup, brought sugar and milk and put it on the coffee table. “I’ll put some clothes on and wake up the princess…” The shorter man went to the bedroom, pulled some sweatpants and a T-shirt on before kicking Matsumoto’s leg. “Yo, diva, wake up. We have an emergency.”
“W-what… you’re pregnant?” Jun mumbled and opened his eyes, rubbing them and yawning.
“Shut up and get your ass out of bed. Ohno escaped from jail. Put some clothes on and come to the living room, we have a guest…” Nino couldn’t help a smirk when he heard his own, calm and emotionless voice. He didn’t feel anything also when he saw the younger man almost naked body, stretching on his bed. So that was it? It was that simple? Kazunari didn’t want to believe in that, but at least he had some progress and this was the right way to recover. Without any more words he came back to the living room and sat on the couch, while Sakurai was already preparing the tape to be played.
“I am sorry I allowed myself to arrange everything, since I have no idea how much time we have. As I said before, I am moved aside from any investigation right now and because Ohno escaped and everybody suspects Matsumoto for taking a big part in this Border Watch boils inside…”
“Wait!” Jun’s voice torn the air. “They think I helped that criminal escape? This is ridiculous!”
“Try to understand, you didn’t say a thing about Yuuichiro, they found you with a gun next to his dead body, you escaped from jail and now this? The sooner you can prove your innocence the better for you and for us.”
“I know… Just show what you have and let’s try to think of something…” The youngest of them all was upset; no wonder: he had serious troubles. If they catch him now, he won’t evade from death sentence.
“Yes, of course.” Sho pressed play button on the remote and looked at the screen. Because the recording was from the whole night, he fast forwarded the tape from time to time when nothing interesting happened on it. After an hour and a half of not fruitful searching Matsumoto moved closer to the screen and told Sakurai to pause.
“Can you rewind a bit?” Jun didn’t even bother to use honorifics and that could mean that he noticed something. “Just a bit more…. Now! Pause!!!” Matsumoto bit his lower lip, which made Kazunari feel aroused again and that was a sign that his previous hopes were smashed. He still feels something to that beautiful bastard and nothing will change that. Well, maybe breaking up will?
“What princess, bored?”
“I swear Ninomiya, if you call me that one more time I’ll kill you!” The taller man looked at the owner of the apartment with rage written on his face but in a split of a second he turned back to the TV. “I know that guy… I can swear that I saw him before… Damn, it’s not clear… Sakurai-san, can you make it more visible? I know this man for sure, just… I can’t remember… Something in his moves reminds me…”
“Yes, of course, I will try to do my best, but this may take time, since officially I can’t do anything. Wait for my call; I’ll try to do what I can as soon as possible.” Sho wrote something in his notebook and all three of them watched the tape until the end with speeded picture, but they didn’t find anything more, so the Border Watch’s officer left, once more promising a contact when he will know something more. Nino was now alone with Jun and he didn’t like that at all. He was involved in a dangerous case because of that man; he was his sex toy and now because of that he can lose his life. All this in the name of a feeling he couldn’t (or didn’t want to) define and few nice whiles in bed. Of course The Treaty was the most important in this, but Kazunari was sure that the Watches will handle without him. Now he regretted that he agreed on Aiba’s proposal; he shouldn’t have got his memories back in the first place. It was too late for whining, he can’t turn back time no matter how much he wants it but he can do something more. He can end this sick situation right now, letting Jun go and solve that stupid case he got involved in. He had truly enough of thoughts that haunted him at night and nights spent with Matsumoto weren’t worth losing his mental health. You know there won’t be turn back when you decide, right? Kazunari thought and nodded to his thoughts.
“I would say ‘penny for your thoughts’ but you know that I don’t care about them… Can you please stop spacing out like that?” The taller man sat next to his lover and without any warning he attacked his neck, biting, sucking and licking all over. Kazunari pushed him away quite forcefully.
“STOP! I am serious Matsumoto, once Sakurai will get back with the picture I want you to leave.”
“You repeat yourself, you know? You will say that you won’t help me anymore… That you don’t like my touch…” The younger didn’t resign and kissed the latter’s lips, leaving him no space for breathing, not mentioning any protests. The room spun around when Matsumoto’s tongue explored Nino’s mouth and the older one had to get all his strength to push the taller man away again.
“No, J. I am serious. I want you out of this apartment and out of my life once and for all.” Ninomiya didn’t even recognize his own voice; it was calm and emotionless even though something inside him was breaking right this moment.
“Oh my god, you are serious! You want to leave me now? Don’t you care about the Treaty?! Think about…”
“No! It doesn’t have anything to do with the Treaty! Watches will handle without me, you too. You never needed me anyway, just wanted to have sex. Not that I expected anything more…” He lied and felt bitter-sweet taste of his fib on his tongue. “I just can’t forgive you that you started it in the first place. You should leave me alone!”
“I wasn’t the one who came to you, remember? So stop blaming me on everything!”
“For heaven’s sake, Jun I didn’t rape you! I didn’t force you to come with me! You had free will to say ‘no’ yet you didn’t!” The older man sighed and rubbed his temples. “I am sick of this conversation. I made my decision, once the Grey one will come here with the picture, you’re out. I won’t even listen to you two, it’s not my business…”
“Safety of the Treaty is every Watch’s officer’s business!”
“It’s not MY business anymore! I am not an officer anymore, even if I remember my past. Anyway, I want you to leave.”
“Okay, you don’t have to tell me twice, I will go as soon as I know everything about the guy from the tape so don’t worry.” Matsumoto bit his lip and left the room, heading to bathroom probably to take a shower.
“Good.” Kazunari said more to himself than to somebody else and lay on the couch, closing his eyes. He didn’t even notice when he fell asleep.
***
“Yo, sleeping beauty! Wake up, we have a guest! What kind of host you are, sleeping like that?!” Jun shook the older man definitely not gently and smirked when he saw annoyed and sleepy face of the latter. “Sakurai-san is here with the picture. You said you don’t want to interfere so get your ass out of here, we want to talk in peace.”
“Excuse me but I would like Ninomiya-san to stay. I respect his feelings but this is far too dangerous to ignore it.” Sho interrupted and smiled shyly.
“I’ll stay. Not that I like it though…” Kazunari sat up and looked at the Border’s Watch serious face. “I assume that you know who visited Ohno just before he escaped, right?”
“Yes, I know that but what wonders me the most is where Matsumoto-san knows him from...” Sakurai took out the pictures and put them on the coffee table. “Please, look closely and answer me, where did you see him before?”
“Yeah…” Jun took the photo and watched it closely, frowning. His thoughts were almost written on his face, when he became pale. “Oh fuck! I know! I saw him in that freaking restaurant! He is the guy who waited for that traitor Yuuichiro! It’s Dark Priest or one of his puppets!”
“Knowing him he really is the Dark Priest himself…”
“Sakurai-san, do you know him?”
“Yes I do. It’s Saad, the boss of Indian’s Border Watch…”
“And what he has to do with Ohno?!” Nino couldn’t help himself from asking.
“Nothing and a lot. The current Treaty was his step-mother…” Sakurai told about the trip to India and first meeting with Saad and Nila. It was obvious that the foreigner could be a bit angry at the girl because she got away from the claws of death, but destroying the Treaty out of personal revenge was truly insane.
“Yes, it is crazy.” Sho sighed and looked at both men and sighed. “Still we don’t know how Ohno managed to escape. He just vanished in the air like some kind of illusionist. I have to go now. Please don’t make anything stupid…” Without waiting for reply the Border Watch’s officer left the apartment. Silence that filled the room was intense but finally was broken by Kazunari.
“You saw the picture… You can go too now.”
“Repeating yourself again… I know… You won’t see me ever again, don’t worry.” Jun sighed, quickly packed his stuff and without even saying ‘goodbye’ he left, closing the door with a quiet smack.