Healing Hearts - Epilogue
Title: Healing Hearts
Chapter Title: Epilogue - Time heals the pain
Pairing: RyoPi
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: NC-17 (this chapter)
Disclaimer: People can't own other people. Well, except for Johnny Kitagawa-san...
Summary: Pi can’t seem to find true love. But if he took a better look around himself, he’d see that the right person is right beside him.
A/N: English's not my mother language.
Healing Hearts
Epilogue - Times heals the pain
“Jin, the door!”
No replies.
“Jin?” Kame’s figure appeared on the kitchen door. “JIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!”
Jin came rushing from the living room.
“What happened, honey?” he asked worryingly.
“Are you deaf? The doorbell has been ringing for ten minutes!”
Jin looked in the direction of the hall and listened.
“Oh yeah, you’re right. It’s ringing.” he simply said.
“Jin…”
“Yes?”
“THE DOOOOOOOOOR!!!!!” Kame shouted, resisting the temptation to throw him the kitchen knife he was holding.
Scared, Jin ran to open the door as fast as he could.
“Bakanishi!” Ryo greeted him with a smack on the head “How long were you planning on leaving us out here?!”
“I didn’t hear the bell ring…”
Ryo raised an eyebrow.
“You didn’t hear? We rang it for ten minutes!”
“You were playing some game, weren’t you?” Pi said, popping up from behind Ryo.
As if he hadn’t heard, Jin threw himself at Pi, hugging him.
“Happy birthday!”
“Thanks…” the younger man replied patting him on the back.
Ryo rolled his eyes.
“JIN!” came a voice from the kitchen “Don’t leave them on the door! It’s cold outside!”
“Oh right! Come inside.” Jin said, letting go of Pi and stepping aside to let them enter.
Ryo was tempted to smack him again but he simply put an arm around his boyfriend’s waist and guided him inside, throwing Jin a threatening glance as to warn him to keep his hands off Pi.
Jin stuck out his tongue, closing the door. Yamapi immediately headed for the kitchen but Jin came running to stop him halfway.
“You’re not allowed to enter the kitchen.”
Pi pouted.
“Why?”
“The cook’s orders.” Jin shrugged.
“But I want to say hello to Kame-chan!”
“I’ll call him for you.” he offered and entered the kitchen.
“Ok…” Pi said and turned to Ryo, still pouting.
Ryo approached him and put his arms around him, kissing him softly on the lips.
“Kame doesn’t want you to see what he’s cooking until it’s finished. You know he likes surprises. But I’m sure he’s preparing something delicious.”
“Yeah, he’s a great cook.” Pi smiled.
Ryo smiled too and kissed him again.
“Ehm ehm…” a cough interrupted the two boys.
They pulled away and looked at Jin, who was standing next to Kame.
“When you two lovebirds are done…” the oldest of the four said.
“Look who’s talking.” Ryo snorted while Pi blushed and reached Kame, hugging him.
Kame smiled and hugged him back quickly.
“I can’t stay here chatting with you or I’ll burn everything.” he said pulling away from Pi “Bear with them for a bit, ok?”
Pi smiled at him.
“No problem. I’m used to them.”
“Hey!” Ryo and Jin said, glaring.
Pi and Kame just laughed and the latter made his way back to the kitchen while Pi headed for the living room, followed by the other two men.
The three guys made themselves comfortable and Jin served them drinks. Not much later the doorbell rang again. Jin went to open the door, coming back a couple of minutes later with a smiling Kusano, who immediately threw himself at Pi and gave him a bear hug. When he pulled away he handed his ex-leader a small packet and sat on the couch.
“This is really a nice idea!” he said, taking the glass Jin was offering him “It’s much better than just going out to drink. And Kamenashi-kun is cooking, right?”
“Yes, he is. This was all his idea. He wanted to do something special for Pi’s birthday.” Jin replied.
“That’s so great! As expected from Kamenashi-kun!” Kusano exclaimed.
“Yeah, Shuuji-kun is such a great friend!” Pi giggled.
“But we should have done the party tomorrow evening, as I had suggested. Today is the 8th so we can’t eat the cake until midnight!” Jin complained.
“Why did you choose today, then?” Kusano asked.
Jin pointed at Ryo.
“Because the jealous boyfriend there has his own plan for tomorrow and it doesn’t include anyone besides him and Pi. And maybe a bed and handcuffs.”
Ryo threw him one of the cushions.
“May I remind you of how no one was able to contact Kame all day long for his birthday because of your plans?”
“That’s different…”
“Yeah, the difference is that you might really have used handcuffs…”
Jin threw him back the cushion.
Pi and Kusano were laughing like mad.
“You sound like a mid-aged married couple!”
Jin and Ryo glared at the youngest man.
“Be grateful that we don’t punch you ‘cause of your cute face, Kusano.”
But the man just laughed harder. Luckily the doorbell rang again and Jin had to go.
“Finally we’re all here!” Kusano smiled when he saw Shirota Yuu entering the room with Jin.
“Good evening, guys!” Yuu said, before hugging Pi
“And what’s this delicious smell?” he added, smelling the scent that was coming from the kitchen.
“Kamenashi-kun’s cooking!”
“Great!” Yuu smiled “I’m looking forward to the dinner. He’s such a skilled cook!”
“He’s my boyfriend.” Jin said proudly, handing Yuu a glass.
“He compensates for your lack of abilities.” Ryo smirked.
Jin glared.
“Are they already arguing?” Shirota asked.
“What else could they be doing?” Pi shrugged.
He, Kusano and Shirota chatted while the other two continued quarreling, until one of Jin’s replies to Ryo attracted Pi’s attention.
“Then we’ll see who’ll give you advice next time you don’t know what to do with Pi!” Jin had said, sticking out his tongue at a grinning Ryo, who was most definitely enjoying picking on Jin.
“What?!” Pi exclaimed wide-eyed “You were given advice by Jin?”
Ryo almost thought his boyfriend was going to get mad at him, until the younger one burst out laughing.
“How desperate did you get because of me?” Yamapi asked, shaking his head.
Ryo shook his head too, laughing.
“We’re hopeless...”
“Hey!” Jin said, faking an offended pout “For your information I’m always full of great advice!”
“Oh yeah...” Ryo snorted “Your advice always revolve around a three-letters word that starts with ‘S’.”
“Not my fault you seem a high school girl when it comes to Pi.” Jin replied.
Ryo was about to reply when Pi saw Kame on the door.
“Shuu~ji-kun!” he smiled at him.
“Jin, stop bothering our guests!” Kame scolded Jin, winking at Pi.
While Jin was busy pleading his case with his boyfriend, who was not at all interested and simply ordered him to go set the table, Yamapi sat nearer his own boyfriend, passing an arm around him.
“Really, out of all people… Jin?!” he laughed.
Ryo shook his head again.
“I was a bit confused and he just happened to be there. But I have to say he can be quite useful sometimes.”
“We should thank him then.” Yamapi smiled.
“And let his ego grow bigger? We can’t afford that!” Ryo faked a worried expression.
The younger man just laughed harder.
“You two are always arguing but you would do anything to help each other.” he said.
“Guess that’s our way to show our friendship.” the other smirked.
Pi smirked too and kissed him.
“And by the way,” he said pulling away “I met Takki the other day and he told me you definitely have to invite him out for dinner now. Just how many people did you consult with?”
Ryo just shrugged.
“Seems like we have many friends willing to help us.”
“Yeah... Just tell me I don't have to expect some Kanjani guys to knock at my door asking for a reward.” Pi didn't even want to know what his dirty-minded colleagues could have asked.
His boyfriend laughed.
“If I had told any of them, we would have found ourselves naked on my bed with the door locked.”
“Umm, probably...”
Yamapi laughed too. Then he kissed his lover one more time before standing up and sitting next to Yuu, who was looking at Jin’s collection of DVDs.
Ryo observed his boyfriend, still smiling. It was so nice to see him laughing so naturally. It seemed the younger boy had finally found his place in the world and Ryo was simply too happy this place was with him. Their relationship was proceeding happily and smoothly. The two were practically living in Ryo’s apartment. Even though Yamapi hadn’t moved any of his things there and he still returned to his own flat everyday to change clothes or take things he needed, he dined and slept at Ryo’s place almost every night. Since that night, Yamapi hadn’t tried to have sex with him again and Ryo hadn’t tried to do anything either. He knew his boyfriend needed time and he was fine with waiting. What was important was spending everyday with him.
Soon after the beginning of their relationship, Ryo had started wondering about how to tell people about it. Friends like Jin or Yuu weren’t a problem, but their families and band-mates might have been. However, Yamapi had solved the problem much faster. One morning, as soon as Ryo had opened the door of the group’s dressing room, Yamapi had greeted him with a long kiss on the lips, in front of all the other members. Members who hadn’t seemed at all surprised and had simply smiled at them. “And people still wonder why NEWS’ are so famous for their member-ai…” Ryo had thought. Then some days later, Yamapi’s mom had invited him over for dinner. No need to say both she and Yamapi’s sister had welcomed him as a part of the family more than gladly.
They still hadn’t gone to visit Ryo’s parents in Osaka but Ryo had told them the news on the phone and his mother had pretended to immediately speak to Yamapi to tell him how happy she was for them.
So things seemed to have finally set down. And there they were, chatting and laughing in Akame’s living room. It had been all Kame’s idea. He wanted to do something special for his friend’s birthday and Jin and Ryo had happily helped him. Kame had offered to cook and so they had organized the party at Jin and Kame’s place. They usually celebrated birthdays going out so it was nice to change. And besides there wouldn’t have been paparazzi in the house. The only condition Ryo had set was to hold the party on the night of the 8th. He had a special plan for the following day and there wouldn’t be time for parties. And after all, it was a great idea to wait all together for the midnight to come and then congratulate the birthday boy.
“Hey, jealous boyfriend, we’re not going to serve you on the couch so if you want to eat you’d better come with us.”
Ryo, lost in his thoughts, looked up to see Jin standing in front of him. He stood up and followed him to the table where Yamapi, Yuu and Kusano were already sitting.
“What were you thinking about? You looked concentrated.” Yamapi said when he sat down next to him.
“Oh nothing, I started thinking about the past weeks and I got lost in thoughts.”
His boyfriend smiled at him.
“You’re so romantic. You like to look back on our relationship.” he teased.
“Oh, come on… I’m not romantic.” Ryo complained, blushing.
“Yes, you are. You’re my gorgeous and romantic boyfriend who always thinks about me and always makes me the happiest man on the earth.”
Ryo shook his head, still blushing.
“Stop, you’ll make my face become red like this wine!” he said indicating the wine in their glasses.
But Yamapi just laughed and kissed him fully on the lips.
“Go easy on him, mate, you’re not alone.” Kusano laughed.
Yuu smiled indulgently, while Jin called for his own boyfriend.
“Kazu, come here! I feel lonely.”
“Then come and help me!” was the reply from the kitchen.
Sighing, Jin got up and some minutes later he and Kame came back with the dinner. Yamapi’s face lit up at the sight of his favorite dishes and he couldn’t stop thanking Kame. They started to eat and meanwhile chatted. Then when the dinner was over they cleared the table and Yamapi was exhorted to open the presents.
Kusano had given him an English book (“Since you’re studying English hard lately. This is the best book, they say”), Yuu a hat (“I saw you looking at it in the shop the other day”) and Jin and Kame a t-shirt and a necklace (“They’re from the best shop in Tokyo!”).
Yamapi had opened all the presents when Ryo took out of his pocket a small package. He handed it to Yamapi who took it with a smile. The package was small and plain but it was unmistakably from a jewelry.
Pi eagerly opened it. It contained a white gold bracelet with two pendants, the letters ‘T’ and ‘R’. With a huge smile, the birthday boy handed it to Ryo and held out his arm so Ryo could put it on his wrist. That done, Ryo earned another passionate kiss.
“Oh this is beautiful!” Kame exclaimed grabbing Pi’s wrist to see the bracelet “So romantic!”
“As expected from Ryo-chan!” Jin smiled.
Time passed quickly and happily as the boys chatted and laughed and soon it was midnight. A couple of minutes before it, Kame left the others to go to the kitchen. Ten seconds before midnight Jin, using his wrist watch as a timer, started the countdown. Then the light was switched off and Ryo, Jin, Kusano and Yuu started singing ‘Happy Birthday’ as Kame came back into the room holding in his hands a cake with twenty-five candles. He put it down in front of a smiling and thrilled Yamapi who blew out all the candles as soon as the others finished singing. A round of applauses filled the room and the birthday boy was hugged by every one of his friends.
“Thank you, guys. Really.” Pi said.
His friends smiled and shook their heads, saying it was a pleasure.
Kame then cut the cake and served it.
Ryo opened the door and stepped aside to let the other enter. Yamapi made his way into the familiar apartment as Ryo locked the door behind him. He then headed for the bedroom, yawning. It was past 2 o’clock in the morning and they had just come back from the party.
When Ryo reached his bedroom, Pi was already taking off his clothes, his back facing the door. After conceding himself a moment to admire his boyfriend’s amazing body, the older man silently stepped into the room and hugged the other from behind. Pi’s body relaxed into his arms as Ryo placed soft kisses along his neck and shoulder.
“Happy Birthday.” he whispered “I still hadn’t had the chance to say it properly in private.”
Yamapi turned to face him.
“Thank you.”
Ryo smiled and kissed him, holding him tight against his chest. Pi passed his arms around him and held him close. Ryo started licking Yamapi’s lips and slowly slipped his tongue inside the other’s mouth. As the kiss became more passionate, Pi’s arms travelled along Ryo’s back and slowly his hands made their way under the shirt. When they pulled away to breath, Pi took the shirt off Ryo and claimed his mouth again. Next time they pulled away, the younger boy rested his head on the other’s shoulder. Ryo gently caressed his back for a few minutes before pulling back.
“Okay, birthday boy, time to go to bed. You’ll get sick if you stand in the middle of the room half naked.”
Whining, Pi withdrew from his comfortable position and quickly gave Ryo a peck on the lips before heading for the bathroom. Meanwhile Ryo changed into his night clothes. Pi then left the bathroom and Ryo went to brush his teeth. When he came back, the room was dark except for the dim light that came from the night-lamp. Yamapi was sitting on the bed, already under the covers. He patted the empty space next to him.
“Ryo-chan, come here.” he sing-sang.
Ryo obeyed and slipped under the covers too. Pi grabbed him by his shoulders and pushed him to lie down, placing himself half on top of him. He smirked.
“Ryo-chan, won’t you give the birthday boy a goodnight kiss?”
Ryo smirked too and placed a quick kiss on the other lips. A simple touch of lips that definitely didn’t satisfy the other. But acting as he hadn’t noticed, Ryo closed his eyes and turned his head to the other side.
“Hey!” Pi exclaimed “I’m your boyfriend, not your two years old son! Kiss me properly.”
Ryo opened his eyes again and grinned.
“Come get your kiss then.”
Yamapi didn’t need to be told twice and quickly closed the short distance between them, immediately slipping his tongue inside Ryo’s half-open mouth. Pi adjusted his position as Ryo encircled his waist with his arms.
They kissed for a while, alternating passionate kisses and soft pecks on the lips. Then Pi placed his head onto Ryo’s chest and closed his eyes, his arms holding his boyfriend tight. Ryo stretched his arm out to switch off the lamp and then embraced the warm body of his lover, placing a soft kiss on his head. He closed his eyes and let the silence of the night and the calm and regular sound of Pi’s breath send him to sleep.
When he opened his eyes in the morning, Pi was still lying half on top of him but he was already awake and he was gently stroking his hair.
“Good morning.” he whispered when he noticed Ryo had opened his eyes.
“Good morning.” Ryo replied, raising his head a bit so he could reach the other’s lips with his own.
When he pulled away from the kiss, Pi smiled widely.
“What is it?” Ryo asked.
“Nothing. I was just thinking this is the best birthday I ever had. Because you are with me.”
Ryo smiled softly.
“And to think that only a few months ago we weren’t even talking to each other.” Pi continued “Now I couldn’t even imagine a life without you. I don’t want to be separated from you. Ever.”
“You won’t be.”Ryo promised.
“You are special. The most important person I ever met. Without you I would still be feeling sorry for myself and doing nothing. But you helped me overcome my fears. In these past two months I learned I can stand up and fight against obstacles, even against the past, regardless of how painful it is.” he paused for a moment before resuming “And most of all I learned I’m still able to love.”
“I didn’t do anything special…” Ryo started.
“You’re just too modest.” Pi smiled.
He rested his head on the other’s chest for a moment, before looking at him the eyes again.
“You know, I think I might have fallen in love with you."
Ryo opened his mouth to reply but Pi interrupted him.
"No, I made a mistake." he said "I do have fallen in love with you.”
He didn’t give the other time to reply and claimed his lips.
“I love you.” Ryo finally spoke when the kiss was over.
“I love you too. You can’t imagine how much.”
“Then show me.” the older man whispered, kissing him again.
Pi kissed back passionately. Without breaking the kiss, he positioned himself completely on top of Ryo, a leg on each side of Ryo’s body. Ryo’s arms were around his neck, pulling him closer. They pulled away just a moment to breath, before claiming each other’s mouths again, like they couldn’t bear to stay apart for more than a few seconds. Adjusting his position, Ryo involuntarily ground his hips against Yamapi’s. A moan escaped from the latter’s lips and he immediately searched for more contact. He pressed his body firm against Ryo’s and deepened the kiss. He slipped his hands under the other’s shirt and started travelling along his muscular chest. Yamapi’s fingertips slowly caressing his chest sent shivers down Ryo’s spine and he thrust up to get more contact. Yamapi’s mouth started kissing along his jaw line while his hands were still under the shirt, now playing with his nipples. Ryo moaned loud and used all his force to reverse their positions. Once on top of Pi, he took off the latter’s shirt and his own, before starting to kiss the other’s chest. One of Yamapi’s hands gently grabbed his hair. Ryo kissed his stomach and chest, going up from his belly-button to his neck and back again to his lips. The other’s hands then moved to Ryo’s pants and quickly pulled them down with his boxers, revealing his evident arousal. Ryo groaned when Yamapi touched him there and ground against him. He quickly removed the other’s remaining clothes too. Both of them let out a loud moan when their two bodies were naked against each other. Impatiently Yamapi grabbed one of Ryo’s hands and guided it between his legs, placing it on his butt. Ryo, who was kissing the other’s neck, stopped to look at him the eyes, silently asking if he was sure. Yamapi nodded, excitement shining in his eyes. Ryo then reached for the drawer of the nightstand, taking out a condom and lube. He did the necessary preparations before Yamapi urged him to come to the important part.
“You’re sure?” this time Ryo asked aloud.
Yamapi managed to smile.
“If it’s you, it’ll be okay.”
Ryo then kissed him to distract him. Yamapi’s face contracted in a painful expression at the intrusion but the pain soon changed into pleasure as Pi started moving to meet Ryo's thrusts.
Reached their climax, Ryo collapsed on top of Pi, who passed his arms around him, panting.
“I love you so much.” Pi said.
“I love you too.” Ryo raised his head to kiss him one more time before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Ryo parked the car in the parking space and got out. He went to open the car door for Yamapi and the latter got out too, smiling widely at the scenery in front of him. The sea. He turned to hug Ryo.
“Thank you!”
“You’re welcome.” Ryo smiled.
Taking his hand, Pi led his boyfriend towards the beach. It was quite far for the parking space and while walking they passed near a sakura tree. They stopped to enjoy the beautiful scene of the falling petals.
While they were looking at the sakura blossoms, Pi started humming 'Sakura Girl'.
"No." Ryo said gently, putting his index finger on the other's lips "I'm not a sakura girl. I'm not going anywhere. Neither of us is."
Pi just smiled but he stopped singing.
They continued their walk and finally reached the beach. Pi ran towards the shore and stopped a few centimeters from the water, opening his arms and breathing deeply the refreshing air.
They walked along the shore, until they reached their special place, that small part of beach between the rocks. They sat down on the sand, watching the waves that came on the shore.
“Happy birthday.” Ryo said after a bit.
“Thank you, Ryo.” Pi turned to face him “Really. For everything.”
Ryo passed his arm around the other’s shoulders.
“Don’t mention it.” he smiled.
Yamapi leaned his head on Ryo’s shoulder.
They remained in that position, in silence, until the younger man spoke up again.
“Hey, Ryo...” he said “When I'm old, I want to live here.”
Ryo smiled.
“Okay. When we're old and tired and no one wants to see us on TV anymore because we have grey hair and wrinkles, I'll buy you the most beautiful and comfortable house here. And we'll spend the rest of our lives together, swimming in the sea and sitting outside the house, watching the sunset and talking about the good old times.”
Pi raised his head, satisfied with the answer. He placed a kiss on Ryo lips and then looked up at him again. They looked at each other’s eyes for a second.
“I love you.” they whispered together.
#OWARI#
And here goes the epilogue!! I’m so happy! I really finished it!! (^O^)/
But the rating really is high in this chapter. I can’t believe I really wrote a sex scene… @///@ Sooooooooo embarrassed!!!!!
Anyway, I really want to thank once again all the people who have read this fic and those who left such beautiful comments!! THANK YOU!!! I hope you liked the Epilogue too^^
Chapter Title: Epilogue - Time heals the pain
Pairing: RyoPi
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: NC-17 (this chapter)
Disclaimer: People can't own other people. Well, except for Johnny Kitagawa-san...
Summary: Pi can’t seem to find true love. But if he took a better look around himself, he’d see that the right person is right beside him.
A/N: English's not my mother language.
Healing Hearts
Epilogue - Times heals the pain
“Jin, the door!”
No replies.
“Jin?” Kame’s figure appeared on the kitchen door. “JIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!”
Jin came rushing from the living room.
“What happened, honey?” he asked worryingly.
“Are you deaf? The doorbell has been ringing for ten minutes!”
Jin looked in the direction of the hall and listened.
“Oh yeah, you’re right. It’s ringing.” he simply said.
“Jin…”
“Yes?”
“THE DOOOOOOOOOR!!!!!” Kame shouted, resisting the temptation to throw him the kitchen knife he was holding.
Scared, Jin ran to open the door as fast as he could.
“Bakanishi!” Ryo greeted him with a smack on the head “How long were you planning on leaving us out here?!”
“I didn’t hear the bell ring…”
Ryo raised an eyebrow.
“You didn’t hear? We rang it for ten minutes!”
“You were playing some game, weren’t you?” Pi said, popping up from behind Ryo.
As if he hadn’t heard, Jin threw himself at Pi, hugging him.
“Happy birthday!”
“Thanks…” the younger man replied patting him on the back.
Ryo rolled his eyes.
“JIN!” came a voice from the kitchen “Don’t leave them on the door! It’s cold outside!”
“Oh right! Come inside.” Jin said, letting go of Pi and stepping aside to let them enter.
Ryo was tempted to smack him again but he simply put an arm around his boyfriend’s waist and guided him inside, throwing Jin a threatening glance as to warn him to keep his hands off Pi.
Jin stuck out his tongue, closing the door. Yamapi immediately headed for the kitchen but Jin came running to stop him halfway.
“You’re not allowed to enter the kitchen.”
Pi pouted.
“Why?”
“The cook’s orders.” Jin shrugged.
“But I want to say hello to Kame-chan!”
“I’ll call him for you.” he offered and entered the kitchen.
“Ok…” Pi said and turned to Ryo, still pouting.
Ryo approached him and put his arms around him, kissing him softly on the lips.
“Kame doesn’t want you to see what he’s cooking until it’s finished. You know he likes surprises. But I’m sure he’s preparing something delicious.”
“Yeah, he’s a great cook.” Pi smiled.
Ryo smiled too and kissed him again.
“Ehm ehm…” a cough interrupted the two boys.
They pulled away and looked at Jin, who was standing next to Kame.
“When you two lovebirds are done…” the oldest of the four said.
“Look who’s talking.” Ryo snorted while Pi blushed and reached Kame, hugging him.
Kame smiled and hugged him back quickly.
“I can’t stay here chatting with you or I’ll burn everything.” he said pulling away from Pi “Bear with them for a bit, ok?”
Pi smiled at him.
“No problem. I’m used to them.”
“Hey!” Ryo and Jin said, glaring.
Pi and Kame just laughed and the latter made his way back to the kitchen while Pi headed for the living room, followed by the other two men.
The three guys made themselves comfortable and Jin served them drinks. Not much later the doorbell rang again. Jin went to open the door, coming back a couple of minutes later with a smiling Kusano, who immediately threw himself at Pi and gave him a bear hug. When he pulled away he handed his ex-leader a small packet and sat on the couch.
“This is really a nice idea!” he said, taking the glass Jin was offering him “It’s much better than just going out to drink. And Kamenashi-kun is cooking, right?”
“Yes, he is. This was all his idea. He wanted to do something special for Pi’s birthday.” Jin replied.
“That’s so great! As expected from Kamenashi-kun!” Kusano exclaimed.
“Yeah, Shuuji-kun is such a great friend!” Pi giggled.
“But we should have done the party tomorrow evening, as I had suggested. Today is the 8th so we can’t eat the cake until midnight!” Jin complained.
“Why did you choose today, then?” Kusano asked.
Jin pointed at Ryo.
“Because the jealous boyfriend there has his own plan for tomorrow and it doesn’t include anyone besides him and Pi. And maybe a bed and handcuffs.”
Ryo threw him one of the cushions.
“May I remind you of how no one was able to contact Kame all day long for his birthday because of your plans?”
“That’s different…”
“Yeah, the difference is that you might really have used handcuffs…”
Jin threw him back the cushion.
Pi and Kusano were laughing like mad.
“You sound like a mid-aged married couple!”
Jin and Ryo glared at the youngest man.
“Be grateful that we don’t punch you ‘cause of your cute face, Kusano.”
But the man just laughed harder. Luckily the doorbell rang again and Jin had to go.
“Finally we’re all here!” Kusano smiled when he saw Shirota Yuu entering the room with Jin.
“Good evening, guys!” Yuu said, before hugging Pi
“And what’s this delicious smell?” he added, smelling the scent that was coming from the kitchen.
“Kamenashi-kun’s cooking!”
“Great!” Yuu smiled “I’m looking forward to the dinner. He’s such a skilled cook!”
“He’s my boyfriend.” Jin said proudly, handing Yuu a glass.
“He compensates for your lack of abilities.” Ryo smirked.
Jin glared.
“Are they already arguing?” Shirota asked.
“What else could they be doing?” Pi shrugged.
He, Kusano and Shirota chatted while the other two continued quarreling, until one of Jin’s replies to Ryo attracted Pi’s attention.
“Then we’ll see who’ll give you advice next time you don’t know what to do with Pi!” Jin had said, sticking out his tongue at a grinning Ryo, who was most definitely enjoying picking on Jin.
“What?!” Pi exclaimed wide-eyed “You were given advice by Jin?”
Ryo almost thought his boyfriend was going to get mad at him, until the younger one burst out laughing.
“How desperate did you get because of me?” Yamapi asked, shaking his head.
Ryo shook his head too, laughing.
“We’re hopeless...”
“Hey!” Jin said, faking an offended pout “For your information I’m always full of great advice!”
“Oh yeah...” Ryo snorted “Your advice always revolve around a three-letters word that starts with ‘S’.”
“Not my fault you seem a high school girl when it comes to Pi.” Jin replied.
Ryo was about to reply when Pi saw Kame on the door.
“Shuu~ji-kun!” he smiled at him.
“Jin, stop bothering our guests!” Kame scolded Jin, winking at Pi.
While Jin was busy pleading his case with his boyfriend, who was not at all interested and simply ordered him to go set the table, Yamapi sat nearer his own boyfriend, passing an arm around him.
“Really, out of all people… Jin?!” he laughed.
Ryo shook his head again.
“I was a bit confused and he just happened to be there. But I have to say he can be quite useful sometimes.”
“We should thank him then.” Yamapi smiled.
“And let his ego grow bigger? We can’t afford that!” Ryo faked a worried expression.
The younger man just laughed harder.
“You two are always arguing but you would do anything to help each other.” he said.
“Guess that’s our way to show our friendship.” the other smirked.
Pi smirked too and kissed him.
“And by the way,” he said pulling away “I met Takki the other day and he told me you definitely have to invite him out for dinner now. Just how many people did you consult with?”
Ryo just shrugged.
“Seems like we have many friends willing to help us.”
“Yeah... Just tell me I don't have to expect some Kanjani guys to knock at my door asking for a reward.” Pi didn't even want to know what his dirty-minded colleagues could have asked.
His boyfriend laughed.
“If I had told any of them, we would have found ourselves naked on my bed with the door locked.”
“Umm, probably...”
Yamapi laughed too. Then he kissed his lover one more time before standing up and sitting next to Yuu, who was looking at Jin’s collection of DVDs.
Ryo observed his boyfriend, still smiling. It was so nice to see him laughing so naturally. It seemed the younger boy had finally found his place in the world and Ryo was simply too happy this place was with him. Their relationship was proceeding happily and smoothly. The two were practically living in Ryo’s apartment. Even though Yamapi hadn’t moved any of his things there and he still returned to his own flat everyday to change clothes or take things he needed, he dined and slept at Ryo’s place almost every night. Since that night, Yamapi hadn’t tried to have sex with him again and Ryo hadn’t tried to do anything either. He knew his boyfriend needed time and he was fine with waiting. What was important was spending everyday with him.
Soon after the beginning of their relationship, Ryo had started wondering about how to tell people about it. Friends like Jin or Yuu weren’t a problem, but their families and band-mates might have been. However, Yamapi had solved the problem much faster. One morning, as soon as Ryo had opened the door of the group’s dressing room, Yamapi had greeted him with a long kiss on the lips, in front of all the other members. Members who hadn’t seemed at all surprised and had simply smiled at them. “And people still wonder why NEWS’ are so famous for their member-ai…” Ryo had thought. Then some days later, Yamapi’s mom had invited him over for dinner. No need to say both she and Yamapi’s sister had welcomed him as a part of the family more than gladly.
They still hadn’t gone to visit Ryo’s parents in Osaka but Ryo had told them the news on the phone and his mother had pretended to immediately speak to Yamapi to tell him how happy she was for them.
So things seemed to have finally set down. And there they were, chatting and laughing in Akame’s living room. It had been all Kame’s idea. He wanted to do something special for his friend’s birthday and Jin and Ryo had happily helped him. Kame had offered to cook and so they had organized the party at Jin and Kame’s place. They usually celebrated birthdays going out so it was nice to change. And besides there wouldn’t have been paparazzi in the house. The only condition Ryo had set was to hold the party on the night of the 8th. He had a special plan for the following day and there wouldn’t be time for parties. And after all, it was a great idea to wait all together for the midnight to come and then congratulate the birthday boy.
“Hey, jealous boyfriend, we’re not going to serve you on the couch so if you want to eat you’d better come with us.”
Ryo, lost in his thoughts, looked up to see Jin standing in front of him. He stood up and followed him to the table where Yamapi, Yuu and Kusano were already sitting.
“What were you thinking about? You looked concentrated.” Yamapi said when he sat down next to him.
“Oh nothing, I started thinking about the past weeks and I got lost in thoughts.”
His boyfriend smiled at him.
“You’re so romantic. You like to look back on our relationship.” he teased.
“Oh, come on… I’m not romantic.” Ryo complained, blushing.
“Yes, you are. You’re my gorgeous and romantic boyfriend who always thinks about me and always makes me the happiest man on the earth.”
Ryo shook his head, still blushing.
“Stop, you’ll make my face become red like this wine!” he said indicating the wine in their glasses.
But Yamapi just laughed and kissed him fully on the lips.
“Go easy on him, mate, you’re not alone.” Kusano laughed.
Yuu smiled indulgently, while Jin called for his own boyfriend.
“Kazu, come here! I feel lonely.”
“Then come and help me!” was the reply from the kitchen.
Sighing, Jin got up and some minutes later he and Kame came back with the dinner. Yamapi’s face lit up at the sight of his favorite dishes and he couldn’t stop thanking Kame. They started to eat and meanwhile chatted. Then when the dinner was over they cleared the table and Yamapi was exhorted to open the presents.
Kusano had given him an English book (“Since you’re studying English hard lately. This is the best book, they say”), Yuu a hat (“I saw you looking at it in the shop the other day”) and Jin and Kame a t-shirt and a necklace (“They’re from the best shop in Tokyo!”).
Yamapi had opened all the presents when Ryo took out of his pocket a small package. He handed it to Yamapi who took it with a smile. The package was small and plain but it was unmistakably from a jewelry.
Pi eagerly opened it. It contained a white gold bracelet with two pendants, the letters ‘T’ and ‘R’. With a huge smile, the birthday boy handed it to Ryo and held out his arm so Ryo could put it on his wrist. That done, Ryo earned another passionate kiss.
“Oh this is beautiful!” Kame exclaimed grabbing Pi’s wrist to see the bracelet “So romantic!”
“As expected from Ryo-chan!” Jin smiled.
Time passed quickly and happily as the boys chatted and laughed and soon it was midnight. A couple of minutes before it, Kame left the others to go to the kitchen. Ten seconds before midnight Jin, using his wrist watch as a timer, started the countdown. Then the light was switched off and Ryo, Jin, Kusano and Yuu started singing ‘Happy Birthday’ as Kame came back into the room holding in his hands a cake with twenty-five candles. He put it down in front of a smiling and thrilled Yamapi who blew out all the candles as soon as the others finished singing. A round of applauses filled the room and the birthday boy was hugged by every one of his friends.
“Thank you, guys. Really.” Pi said.
His friends smiled and shook their heads, saying it was a pleasure.
Kame then cut the cake and served it.
Ryo opened the door and stepped aside to let the other enter. Yamapi made his way into the familiar apartment as Ryo locked the door behind him. He then headed for the bedroom, yawning. It was past 2 o’clock in the morning and they had just come back from the party.
When Ryo reached his bedroom, Pi was already taking off his clothes, his back facing the door. After conceding himself a moment to admire his boyfriend’s amazing body, the older man silently stepped into the room and hugged the other from behind. Pi’s body relaxed into his arms as Ryo placed soft kisses along his neck and shoulder.
“Happy Birthday.” he whispered “I still hadn’t had the chance to say it properly in private.”
Yamapi turned to face him.
“Thank you.”
Ryo smiled and kissed him, holding him tight against his chest. Pi passed his arms around him and held him close. Ryo started licking Yamapi’s lips and slowly slipped his tongue inside the other’s mouth. As the kiss became more passionate, Pi’s arms travelled along Ryo’s back and slowly his hands made their way under the shirt. When they pulled away to breath, Pi took the shirt off Ryo and claimed his mouth again. Next time they pulled away, the younger boy rested his head on the other’s shoulder. Ryo gently caressed his back for a few minutes before pulling back.
“Okay, birthday boy, time to go to bed. You’ll get sick if you stand in the middle of the room half naked.”
Whining, Pi withdrew from his comfortable position and quickly gave Ryo a peck on the lips before heading for the bathroom. Meanwhile Ryo changed into his night clothes. Pi then left the bathroom and Ryo went to brush his teeth. When he came back, the room was dark except for the dim light that came from the night-lamp. Yamapi was sitting on the bed, already under the covers. He patted the empty space next to him.
“Ryo-chan, come here.” he sing-sang.
Ryo obeyed and slipped under the covers too. Pi grabbed him by his shoulders and pushed him to lie down, placing himself half on top of him. He smirked.
“Ryo-chan, won’t you give the birthday boy a goodnight kiss?”
Ryo smirked too and placed a quick kiss on the other lips. A simple touch of lips that definitely didn’t satisfy the other. But acting as he hadn’t noticed, Ryo closed his eyes and turned his head to the other side.
“Hey!” Pi exclaimed “I’m your boyfriend, not your two years old son! Kiss me properly.”
Ryo opened his eyes again and grinned.
“Come get your kiss then.”
Yamapi didn’t need to be told twice and quickly closed the short distance between them, immediately slipping his tongue inside Ryo’s half-open mouth. Pi adjusted his position as Ryo encircled his waist with his arms.
They kissed for a while, alternating passionate kisses and soft pecks on the lips. Then Pi placed his head onto Ryo’s chest and closed his eyes, his arms holding his boyfriend tight. Ryo stretched his arm out to switch off the lamp and then embraced the warm body of his lover, placing a soft kiss on his head. He closed his eyes and let the silence of the night and the calm and regular sound of Pi’s breath send him to sleep.
When he opened his eyes in the morning, Pi was still lying half on top of him but he was already awake and he was gently stroking his hair.
“Good morning.” he whispered when he noticed Ryo had opened his eyes.
“Good morning.” Ryo replied, raising his head a bit so he could reach the other’s lips with his own.
When he pulled away from the kiss, Pi smiled widely.
“What is it?” Ryo asked.
“Nothing. I was just thinking this is the best birthday I ever had. Because you are with me.”
Ryo smiled softly.
“And to think that only a few months ago we weren’t even talking to each other.” Pi continued “Now I couldn’t even imagine a life without you. I don’t want to be separated from you. Ever.”
“You won’t be.”Ryo promised.
“You are special. The most important person I ever met. Without you I would still be feeling sorry for myself and doing nothing. But you helped me overcome my fears. In these past two months I learned I can stand up and fight against obstacles, even against the past, regardless of how painful it is.” he paused for a moment before resuming “And most of all I learned I’m still able to love.”
“I didn’t do anything special…” Ryo started.
“You’re just too modest.” Pi smiled.
He rested his head on the other’s chest for a moment, before looking at him the eyes again.
“You know, I think I might have fallen in love with you."
Ryo opened his mouth to reply but Pi interrupted him.
"No, I made a mistake." he said "I do have fallen in love with you.”
He didn’t give the other time to reply and claimed his lips.
“I love you.” Ryo finally spoke when the kiss was over.
“I love you too. You can’t imagine how much.”
“Then show me.” the older man whispered, kissing him again.
Pi kissed back passionately. Without breaking the kiss, he positioned himself completely on top of Ryo, a leg on each side of Ryo’s body. Ryo’s arms were around his neck, pulling him closer. They pulled away just a moment to breath, before claiming each other’s mouths again, like they couldn’t bear to stay apart for more than a few seconds. Adjusting his position, Ryo involuntarily ground his hips against Yamapi’s. A moan escaped from the latter’s lips and he immediately searched for more contact. He pressed his body firm against Ryo’s and deepened the kiss. He slipped his hands under the other’s shirt and started travelling along his muscular chest. Yamapi’s fingertips slowly caressing his chest sent shivers down Ryo’s spine and he thrust up to get more contact. Yamapi’s mouth started kissing along his jaw line while his hands were still under the shirt, now playing with his nipples. Ryo moaned loud and used all his force to reverse their positions. Once on top of Pi, he took off the latter’s shirt and his own, before starting to kiss the other’s chest. One of Yamapi’s hands gently grabbed his hair. Ryo kissed his stomach and chest, going up from his belly-button to his neck and back again to his lips. The other’s hands then moved to Ryo’s pants and quickly pulled them down with his boxers, revealing his evident arousal. Ryo groaned when Yamapi touched him there and ground against him. He quickly removed the other’s remaining clothes too. Both of them let out a loud moan when their two bodies were naked against each other. Impatiently Yamapi grabbed one of Ryo’s hands and guided it between his legs, placing it on his butt. Ryo, who was kissing the other’s neck, stopped to look at him the eyes, silently asking if he was sure. Yamapi nodded, excitement shining in his eyes. Ryo then reached for the drawer of the nightstand, taking out a condom and lube. He did the necessary preparations before Yamapi urged him to come to the important part.
“You’re sure?” this time Ryo asked aloud.
Yamapi managed to smile.
“If it’s you, it’ll be okay.”
Ryo then kissed him to distract him. Yamapi’s face contracted in a painful expression at the intrusion but the pain soon changed into pleasure as Pi started moving to meet Ryo's thrusts.
Reached their climax, Ryo collapsed on top of Pi, who passed his arms around him, panting.
“I love you so much.” Pi said.
“I love you too.” Ryo raised his head to kiss him one more time before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Ryo parked the car in the parking space and got out. He went to open the car door for Yamapi and the latter got out too, smiling widely at the scenery in front of him. The sea. He turned to hug Ryo.
“Thank you!”
“You’re welcome.” Ryo smiled.
Taking his hand, Pi led his boyfriend towards the beach. It was quite far for the parking space and while walking they passed near a sakura tree. They stopped to enjoy the beautiful scene of the falling petals.
While they were looking at the sakura blossoms, Pi started humming 'Sakura Girl'.
"No." Ryo said gently, putting his index finger on the other's lips "I'm not a sakura girl. I'm not going anywhere. Neither of us is."
Pi just smiled but he stopped singing.
They continued their walk and finally reached the beach. Pi ran towards the shore and stopped a few centimeters from the water, opening his arms and breathing deeply the refreshing air.
They walked along the shore, until they reached their special place, that small part of beach between the rocks. They sat down on the sand, watching the waves that came on the shore.
“Happy birthday.” Ryo said after a bit.
“Thank you, Ryo.” Pi turned to face him “Really. For everything.”
Ryo passed his arm around the other’s shoulders.
“Don’t mention it.” he smiled.
Yamapi leaned his head on Ryo’s shoulder.
They remained in that position, in silence, until the younger man spoke up again.
“Hey, Ryo...” he said “When I'm old, I want to live here.”
Ryo smiled.
“Okay. When we're old and tired and no one wants to see us on TV anymore because we have grey hair and wrinkles, I'll buy you the most beautiful and comfortable house here. And we'll spend the rest of our lives together, swimming in the sea and sitting outside the house, watching the sunset and talking about the good old times.”
Pi raised his head, satisfied with the answer. He placed a kiss on Ryo lips and then looked up at him again. They looked at each other’s eyes for a second.
“I love you.” they whispered together.
#OWARI#
And here goes the epilogue!! I’m so happy! I really finished it!! (^O^)/
But the rating really is high in this chapter. I can’t believe I really wrote a sex scene… @///@ Sooooooooo embarrassed!!!!!
Anyway, I really want to thank once again all the people who have read this fic and those who left such beautiful comments!! THANK YOU!!! I hope you liked the Epilogue too^^