The Perfect Present for 20th Birthday [One-shot]
Title : The Perfect Present for 20th Birthday
Pairing : InooBu (main), HikaNoo (friendship), TaDaiki and YamaChii (very slightly >_<)
Rating : PG-13 (it’s safe yo!)
Genre : a bit Angsty, a bit Fluffy, but mostly Romance
Summary : Inoo had his birthday soon but Yabu seemed to forget about that. Everyday he always had an excuse to “avoid” Inoo. Perhaps he planned something, or did he really not care anymore with his lover?
Disclaimer : I own Inoo on his Birthday (his Mom said that)
Warning : It might be boring (-_-lll) AND! It’s quite long so I was too lazy to re-check it. Please just ignore the grammatical errors XD
A/N : I was so blank lately, sooo hard for me to write and combine some words to be a fine sentence. Dunno what’s wrong with my brain, but please bear with it >_<
HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY, INOO KEI!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!
---- June 15, 2010 "Magazine"
Inoo and Yabu sneaked out from JE when they had coffee break. As usual they went out somewhere to spend 3-4 hours, it was enough for just both of them to be together. They walked along the shopping street, hiding their face with sunglasses and hat.
Inoo suddenly dragged Yabu into a 24-hours mart to go grabbing some foods.
"Is that okay to go inside this place for us?" asked Yabu, haf-whispering.
"Relax, they won't recognize us..." Inoo replied reassuringly. He released his grip and made his way to the food racks then began to find his favorites. Yabu sighed but then smiled, having such a glutton boyfriend sometimes needed a consequence. Then he tried to check some magazines there, and he whistled as He saw a Myojo Magazine of July with the ten of them and the rest of Japanese Celebrities on the cover.
"The feeling is so different with reading this one from Jimusho and finding it all alone out here" He thought,
Yabu started to open the magazine on his hand page by page, smiling widely as he saw their pages. At the interview column, his eyes were glued on Inoo's part. He read it intently, not missing a word. Then his jaw line strengthened, shifting his eye to Inoo whom was gathering some foods on his folded arms across his chest.
"Got it..." he put the magazine away to the shelf, and he walked slowly towards his lover, lending him a hand.
---- June 16, 2010 "Hard Rain"
It was raining hard as Inoo was sitting in front of the Library entrance, phone on his hand and seemed so busy to type a message. No, it's not a single message coz as he counted it in the sent items box, it was the 7th message he sent to Yabu, asking the older to pick him up at the library because he forgot to bring an umbrella, as usual he did. But the latter didn't reply his message, nor answered his calling and it made him a little bit upset.
30 minutes passed, but there was no sign of Yabu to appear. Again Inoo flipped his phone open, dialing some number for nth times already. Once he heard an answer, he blurted out his annoyance.
"Kota please pick me up, will you?"
"So, Hikaru haven't arrived yet?"
"What?"
"I can't pick you up, sorry Kei. So I asked Hika instead. Maybe he will come about-..."
"It would be better if you say that earlier, so that I would try to find a better solution for myself. But you didn't say anything..." Inoo pouted
"Sorry Kei, but seriously I can't......" Inoo had no will to hear his lover’s excuses so he just shifted his sight to the moving-umbrella, where people were walking down the street and using an umbrella to protect them out there. Soon Inoo caught a familiar figure coming closer to him.
"That's why Kei, I'm..."
"Okay, get over it Kota. Hikaru finally appeared. Bye-bye, have a nice day!" Inoo hung up, not bothering to listen any explanation from the older.
---- June 17, 2010 "Train Station"
Inoo stepped out from the train, walking silently as he used a mask and fedora to hide his beautiful face among the crowd, with a handbag comfortably clung on his shoulder. There was no practice that day, so he just spent his day on the library as the previous day, in order to finish his assignments. It was 2 days already He didn't see Yabu around to have a chat, and if they met, it was only at the practicing room just by saying "hi" or "genki?", no more than those. Somehow he felt lonely, without Yabu around, he felt something was missing.
He took out his phone, typing some words…
[Kota, what are you doing now?]
But then he deleted those words and flipped his phone, holding on it tightly before shoving back to his jeans pocket.
"Maybe we need some space to be alone..." he said, sighed.
But suddenly a familiar presence caught his attention, it was Yabu walked towards the opposite way of him. Inoo then tried to call him, but abruptly he covered his mouth with his palm, realizing that whether he screamed Yabu's name, hellish turmoil would be arisen.
Hurriedly he turned around, attempting to tail Yabu instead. But there was no more Yabu there, nor his shadow. He was already out to nowhere. Inoo swept over his left and right side, but still, no Yabu was found. He took out his phone and flipped it open, dialing Yabu's number. It had been awhile for him to wait the calling to be picked up, but no sign of Yabu would answer him. He redialed, and as earlier was just no avail.
Inoo stomped his foot madly, desperately he spun around, and went back to his destination, his home...
---- June 18, 2010 "Jumpaper"
Inoo got nothing to do that day. After practicing, straightly he want back home. And as the previous days, he had no chance to talk with his lover because Yabu was already gone when the practice was over. He was so anxious, why did Yabu avoid him? Yeah, avoided him! If no, Yabu would never act like that, keeping a wide space with him. He sighed, plopping down his weary soul on the fluffy bed in his room. He stared at the ceiling of his room, half of his mind was not there. But suddenly he remembered about his undone assignment, and it successfully summoned his mind back fully to its unoccupied frame. He sat up then reached out his PC. As it was switched on, he found unfamiliar file on the desktop. He twitched his eyebrows, deep in thinking.
“What is this?” Curious, he clicked the file, and he read the first sentence.
There was a huge concert in Osaka yesterday…
“Ah, my Jumpaper for previous May. How could I forgot the name of that file…” he chuckled. Then he continued reading the Jumpaper, and it brought his memory back to their concert.
This was the last spring live concert…
And also was the first time to open the concert at Osaka Dome, so I felt particularly tense!
Especially when the song was playing, I composed the music and Yabu had the lyrics
It was very tension!
As far as I was the only piano accompaniment and Yabu’s cappella
No matter the performances were having some mistakes,
we were non-stopped continuing to improve our performance until the end of the massive pressure was on!
Usually Yabu and I would encourage each other before starting at the back of the stage
About that...
I hope that you wouldn’t feel disappointed about me
And also happened some mistakes in Yokohama
“I’m so sorry, Yabu! I'm feeling very frustration!”
But, Yabu stably told me that I could start from the middle to begin
And because the audience shouted GANBATTE
Because of you all, we just could successful on completion of the performance
I thank you everyone for supporting me…
He recalled the event that day. When he messed up with the piano, desperately he begged his pardon to Yabu. But the older as usual seemed so generous and modest. He rubbed Inoo’s shoulder, attempting to cheer him up so the younger could play it once again. And he told Inoo to play it from the middle to start.
Inoo could really remember all of those moments very well. He could remember how nice Yabu smile was, and how warm the touches on his shoulder. He missed all of those.
---- June 19, 2010 “Old Memory”
Again there was no practice that day. It meant, no time for him to catch Yabu’s presence. And He began to think something bad about his lover.
“If you already found the new one, you better talk to me directly!” he cursed as he stared at Yabu’s number on his phone. He called that number and as always, no answer. He threw his phone on his bed, cursing.
Inoo got depressed how much he missed Yabu, or probably how much he hated Yabu at the same time. Slowly he drew to his bookshelf, trying to read a book to distract his puzzled-mind. But then a piece of photo fell down from one of those books, laying down by his feet. Inoo picked it up, apparently it was a photo of their childhood back then, when the two of them just entered Johnny’s Entertainment.
”Your haircut is like a mushroom, you ladybug!” Inoo mocked playfully, he flicked Yabu’s ‘head’ on that photo.
“Ko-chan where are you…” He touched yabu's figure with his fingers, pouting.
“But i hate you now!”
Suddenly a cross talk from Wink Up Magazine of June flashed on his mind, when both of them were arguing whether Inoo wore a hat on the day of their audition or no. Inoo said that he didn’t wear any hat, but Yabu insisted that Inoo had.
“I remember every single thing of you!” Yabu defined that line with no any sign of intention, he just said those words out of the blue, and then felt embarrassed because of his own words.
Inoo blushed as he recalled that moment, he could feel the warmth on his cheeks gradually rose.
“I miss you so bad…”
---- June 20, 2010 “Message”
It was Sunday, and it was almost a week since the last time Inoo had a proper talk with Yabu. His impatient had grown day by day. He was really anxious till died, where did Yabu go exactly? He tried to avoid his phone, just spending his free day by laying on the couch in his room lazily. But suddenly he thought about Hikaru, maybe that chatterbox had nothing to do so both of them could spend the day by going somewhere as usual they did.
Inoo rushed to grab his phone inside of his drawer, and started to type some words of invitation to his dearest partner (in crime). But his phone almost fell off his hand as he felt a strong buzz. There was a new message, from Kota! Inoo hastily opened his inbox as his heart was going dokidoki, at last Yabu contacted him! But his mood was really down as he read that waited message…
[Kei, I’m off somewhere with my family for a whole week. I’ll be back soon and then we can go everywhere you want. I’m so sorry…]
Inoo puffed his cheek, his patience vanished.
“Did he forget about my birthday already?!!” Inoo hollered to himself, his vision turned misty as pearl of tears formed on his eyes. He gulped, trying to restrain his emotion.
He raised his hand, intending to throw his phone onto the wall, but suddenly he felt another buzz from his phone. Hesitantly he checked the inbox, and a message from Hikaru lightened his mood a bit.
[Inochan my dear, have much time? Let’s go somewhere… There’s something I need to buy… Accompany me???? *puppy eyes attack learnt from Chii*]
Inoo chuckled, having such a dorky and loveable pal like Hikaru was truly grateful. He wiped his tears away, and typed some words to reply the invitation.
[Anything for a dork like you…]
---- June, 21 2010 “Envy and the Revealing”
Inoo stepped into Jump practicing room as he saw two pairs of cuddling lovebirds on each corner, Takaki and Daiki on the left side, whilst Yamada and Chinen at the right side. Inoo felt so annoyed, he choked frustratingly as he saw Takaki had his hand invaded inside of Daiki’s T-shirt, and Yamada was kissing Chinen fully on the lips.
“What the hell are you doing here?!! Do you think this room is a place for hookers like you all?!!!” He hollered and threw his bag to the floor.
“Hey, watch your mouth Inoo!” Takaki seemed annoyed
“You are the one who should watch your motion, you obscene!!” Inoo kept cursing.
“I think we didn’t do anything bad, Daiki and I did whatever we wanted voluntarily, because we love each other. You got a problem with it?” Takaki confront him, slowly walking towards him. Sensing there will be a long argument or even punching and kicking, Daiki, Yamada and Chinen rushed to those two. Daiki held Takaki’s arms as Yamada and Daiki hugged Inoo and attempted to say sorry for what they did. The quarrel kept going on when Hikaru appeared, greeting all of them with goofy smile. But his smile vanished as he saw Inoo was in gloomy and terrified mood.
“Did I miss something?” Hikaru approached them.
“It’s our fault. Sorry…” Chinen said purposely, he looked deep in worried.
“Can you explain the details? I have no idea about this…” Hikaru released Inoo from Yamada and Chinen’s embrace, holding him on the wrist, gazing at Inoo full with concern.
“What’s wrong, Inochan?”
“We…” Yamada was about to define everything as Takaki cut him off.
“It might be he is just jealous. He envy us for soooo in lovey dovey coz we knew, Kota has avoided him. Being dumped, eh?” Takaki scorned, and a pain shot through Inoo’s chest, causing his view became hazy. He squirmed, attempting to release Hikaru’s hand of him then he ran away, out of the room.
“Inochan!” Hikaru chased after him, not forgetting to give a death glare to the one who made everything even worse, Takaki Yuya. Soon after, a heavy whack landed on Takaki’s head.
“It hurts!” He screamed in pain, and he looked around to find the culprit. It was Daiki who was using a chair to reach his height beside him.
“Why??!!”
“You made Inoochan sad!”
“He deserves it!”
“But doesn’t mean you can make him suffer even more like that. Geez, Yuya! I’ve never known you had a bad mouth like that.” said Daiki as he climbed down the chair.
“It’s all because of us…” Chinen kept blaming himself
“Ne Chi~ it’s okay. Everything will be better sooner…or later…” Yamada comfort him, bringing Chinen to his embrace.
“We missed something, didn’t we?” Yuto, Keito and Ryutaro appeared as Hikaru was running at the corridor, and all of the involving-member was staring at Daiki.
“Eeee?? Why me??!!”
After Hikaru sent him home, Inoo locked him self in his room. He gazed at his phone blankly, waiting for nothing.
“Today he didn’t come to practice. He really meant it, I thought he was lying when he told me that he would be off somewhere…” Inoo told himself. He glimpsed at the clock on the wall.
“11.05 p.m…” he mumbled, closing his eyes and trying to sleep. This morning his family went to his Grandpa’s funeral, and He couldn’t go with them due to his schedule was like killing him.
Ding…Dong…
Inoo opened his eyes as he heard a bell on the door.
“Who the heck is the intruder at midnight like this?” Inoo furrowed, still laying on the bed, not wanting to move any inches.
Ding…Dong…
Another was heard, forcing him to go downstairs lazily. He opened the door, and stunned there as he saw a figure that he missed so badly.
“Hi~ sorry I came this late…” he smiled, showing his rainbow-eyes-smile.
“You… but you…”
“Okay, I can explain it later. Now, come with me.” Yabu held his hand, walking towards a car which parked near the fence of Inoo’s house.
“Wait! I have to keep my home safe.” Inoo voiced it out.
“Sorry?”
“My family went, so I have to be home.”
“It won’t take so long. Just lock your house?” Yabu said, half pleading.
“O-okay~” Inoo rushed to his home, checking the window and locking the door.
Ten minutes later, both of them were on the car already.
“Where will we go?” Inoo asked Yabu whom drove the car.
“Somewhere…”
“And where have you been?”
“You will know it later…” Yabu gave him a calm smile, the one which made Inoo’s heart melt. He was an obstinate, he knew it. But he would give up whenever he saw that smile.
“We arrived…” Yabu’s soft tone awoke him.
“Sorry, I dozed off…” Inoo said, embarrassed.
“It’s okay, I know you’re so weary. You know Kei, I knew all about you even I was not around.” Yabu said, messing Inoo’s hair.
“And your swollen eyes, you cried a lot…” Yabu brushed Inoo’s temple with his thumb.
“You have an idea who is that bastard?”
“No, tell me.”
“You are so shameless Yabu Kota!”
“Why me…” Yabu chuckled, only to earn a glare from Inoo.
“Okay, now let me make it up to you. Follow me…” Yabu opened the door, so did Inoo. Once he stepped out, he was enchanted by the scene which surrounded him.
“Beach…?” he asked Yabu bewilderedly.
“I thought you love scuba diving so much. It means, you love sea right?” Yabu drew closer, standing beside him.
“And I read from the magazine, you said that you wanna go travel somewhere for your 20th age memory, correct?” Yabu shifted, and he hugged Inoo from behind.
“So you-…”
“Yes, six days for me to seek a perfect place. Our schedule is like hell, so we are unable to go too far away. That’s why I came to this place as the final decision… Don’t you like this?” Yabu breath in the scent that he missed so bad for these six days.
“It’s almost midnight… 11.58” Yabu whispered, glancing at his wrist-watch.
“Kota…” Inoo touched Yabu’s hands which hugged him so tight.
“Hmm…?”
“I’m sorry because I didn’t trust you. And… I’m so gratified for this. Perhaps this is the best present that I got for so long…”
“Just perhaps? This is the best yo!” Yabu said joyfully.
“Yeah, that’s why… Thank you so much…” Inoo said solemnly.
---- June, 22 2010 “Grateful”
“Kei, countdown to your birthday…” Yabu said as he saw his wrist-watch pointed at 11.59 p.m. Yabu turned Inoo around to face him.
“Let’s count… 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… ” Yabu continued to count as he kept gazing at Inoo with his beady eyes.
“3… 2… 1… Happy Birthday Kei…” Yabu kissed Inoo on the forehead, down to his eyes, next the tip of his nose, and then his lips… That was the perfect kiss Inoo had ever tasted. Soft, sweet and warm. And both of them realized that they longed for that kiss. Inoo closed his eyes, rejoicing the tempting lips against his and causing the pearl drop fell from his eyes. Yabu broke the kiss as he felt the saltiness between the kiss, it might be Inoo’s tears.
“Let me sing a song that suits you so well instead of Happy Birthday song. Wanna hear?” Yabu asked him, brushing his tears with his tumb. All of Inoo could do was just nodding.
“Okay, hear me out… Can this be true? Tell me, can this be real? How can I put into words what I feel? My life was complete… I thought I was whole… Why do I feel like I'm losing control? I never thought that love could feel like this and you've changed my world with just one kiss. How can it be that right here with me there's an angel? It's a miracle... Your love is like a river, peaceful and deep…Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep…When I look into your eyes I know that it's true…God must have spent...a little more time on you...” Yabu finished the song with another chaste kiss landed on Inoo’s lips.
---- extra part
They were laying on the sand, gazing up at the starry night sky. They were counting the stars, a futile job.
“Kota, I’ve conted about…” Inoo turned away only to see the sleeping Yabu. He smiled, and then nestled.
“You must be tired.” He said as he stroke Yabu’s head.
The romantic air was distracted by a flashily blinking from Inoo’s phone. He flipped the device opened and a row of JUMP’s member messages for his birthday appeared.
He read it one by one…
[Happy birthday Inoochan. Sorry for the catastrophe we made the previous day - Yamachan]
[Inoochan♪ I love you, don’t be sad again okay? Happy birthday♪ - Chii]
[Happy Birthday Inoochan J - Ryuuchan]
[Inochaaannn…happy birthday! Treat me bashashi yo next time :D - Yuto]
[Be the real adult yo! - Keito]
[Daiki killed me, but I revived for saying Happy Birthday to you ;) Sorry for my bad mouth - Yuyan]
[Happy birthdaaaaaayyyy Inoo Kei my loooovveeeee…my darling <3 Kota will take you to the heaven right? Fuufuu~ I can imagine what you are doing now…♪ - Hikaru]
[I killed Yuyan for your grudge. So, don’t be sad again okay? And… I bet now Yabu and you were busy doing something delights, right? Bwahahahaa! Happy birthday Inoochan! Daichan]
Inoo blushed heavily as he read the last twomessages.
“What the hell you are thinking!” Inoo cursed
“Who’s that, Kei?” Yabu asked, not so fully awoken.
“N-no… Daiki and Hika, as usual… they tried to tease me.”
“What did they say?”
“I can’t tell you… Just sleep already…”
Yabu wrapped his arms around the skinny boy before him, bringing him closer against him.
“Perhaps I know what they meant…”
“I said just sleep already! Aren’t you tired?” Inoo blushed even more as he felt Yabu’s lips on his nose.
“Never, for you…”
[ end ]
I know this one is so lame, so bored, so pointless and nonsense as always (-_-lll)
Btw, the song Yabu sang is God Must Have Spent Little More Time on You by N’Sync. I kept repeating that song when I was searching the ideas for this fic… and it so hard. Thank God I finally could finish it *wipes my fore head*
And as always, comments or critics are LOVED J