Love which bloom from our past - Chapter 13
Title: Love which bloom from our past
Author: kuroyukisama_17
Pairing: YutoYama (main), ChiiTaro
Genre: AU, BL, slice of life, fluff, slight angst, friendship
Rating: PG-13
Chapter 13
Mrs. Nakajima is watering the flower at the garden when she hear a sound of car entering the house area. “Eh? It’s still too early to go back from work” Mrs. Nakajima said while looking at her watch. She thought that Mr. Nakajima is the one who just arrive; but then, she think again…
“No way!” She gasped and quickly turn off the Sprinkler. She rushes to the garage and voila! What she just thought was true, Yuto just finished parking his car in the garage. He turn to look at his mom and smile; “Tadaima… oka-san;”
“Yuto!!” Mrs. Nakajima who couldn’t control her overwhelming happiness shouted out loud while running to get her only son. “Okaeri!!” She said as she pulled Yuto body into a deep hug.
“What bring you here?” Mrs. Nakajima asked while bring Yuto inside the house. Yuto suddenly come back home; there must be something behind it… she could smell it;
“We will talk later okay with dad okay, at dinner time.” Yuto said and excuses himself to go to his old bedroom. The room he had once upon a time, use to spend his time with Ryosuke… including the years he missed the beautiful guy. His room remain the same as when he leave it. His mom know that he dislike someone touches his thing so nothing changed. His mom come in just to clean the dust.
“I’m home~”
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“It’s rare to see you here... when did you come back?”
“This afternoon…”
“Do you need something?”
Yuto stopped eating and looked at his father in wonder. “Why said like that? Do I need to have some request that I demand from you two for me to come back home?” Yuto asked. He feel a little offended by his father words’.
“Oh don’t get mad Yuto; your father just asking.” His mom said; defending her husband.
“I’m sorry~” Yuto sincerely apologize for his rude act toward his father.
“Don’t worry, I clearly understand.” His father replied; followed with a nod from his mom after that.
Yuto hold back his chopstick to start eating again. It feel so nostalgic; he miss this moment, when he was just a child that didn’t have to deeply think of something. Someone who can freely do what he want. But he realize; he is no longer can do that. “Actually, there is something…”
“Ah! See… I know there is something!”
Yuto just replied with a thin smile; “We talk later okay; I will tell you everything.”
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“WHAT!!” Yuto parent shouted in union. Who won’t get shocked when suddenly their son coming home with a news that he wanted to break up again and once again canceling the engagement that have been made.
“Yuto honey… what’s wrong?” Mrs. Nakajima asked softly. She can sense something is coming but she never knew that it would be this matter. “Can you tell us?”
“I found Ryosuke…” Yuto said straight forward; he know that with mentioning Ryosuke name is enough to make his parent knew everything that had happened.
“Oh… okay;” Mr. Nakajima responded; it’s obvious that he is shocked. But not about Yuto meeting with Ryosuke but with the fact that his son still love that boy.
“You still love Ryosuke-kun right?” Mrs. Nakajima asked her son and Yuto without hesitation, nodding his head. “So you want to break up with Yuri and be with Ryosuke again.” Yuto nodding his head again. “Are you sure?” For the third time; Yuto nod his head. Mrs. Nakajima sighed and no one predicted that the middle-age women will suddenly leave the room and their conversation.
“Mom? Are you okay?” Yuto asked his mother who is walking away from the living room. But Mrs. Nakajima didn’t give an answer and just leave. Yuto is ready to catch up with his mom when his father stop him.
“Let her be… she need time to think.”
Yuto get back to his position while waiting nervously for his mother to come back. For the first time in his life; he saw his mother feel so disappointed with him and hell; it leave a bad feeling in him. Yuto is holding his fist; slowly taking a deep breathe. This conversation had turned to be so nerve-wreaking. Yuto look in front at his dad. This guy surprisingly hold a very calm expression. Okay… this is weird. Something is not right here; definitely!
“Yuto…”
Hearing his name called, Yuto turn his head to the source of the voice and found his mother walking toward him with something on her hands. Mrs. Nakajima put a tiny blue colored box on the coffee table and taking back her place next her husband. “You might needed this thing back.” She said and opening the box lids. “This is yours; and still will be… remember it?”
“Ye..yeah, I still remember. How can I forgot such a memorable thing like this mom?” Yuto said, he is amaze that actually his mother still keeping his engagement ring. He thought that her mother had threw it away since he was no longer with Ryosuke. “But why?” Yuto lifted up his face to look at his mother in curious.
She hold a smirk on her face and close the lid back. “Never underestimate your parent Yuto… never;”
“I don’t understand… does this mean you are okay with me getting back with Ryosuke?”
“Yup, I have anticipating this time to come… and finally~” Mrs. Nakajima sighed in relive with a nod from his husband. Now they can finally feel peace;
“But wait, I still have something to tell you two!”
“No need to tell us anything anymore Yuto…” His father replied. “Now go get your happiness and bring Ryosuke back here. We miss that cute boy.”
Something definitely wrong with both of his parent but the feeling of joy is overwhelming him and clouding his emotion to think of what possibly had happened between his parents. Yuto was so happy that one of his mission end in successes. Now only one thing left-
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Chinen sit alone at the brown colored sofa in the living room; he curled up his legs and hugging his knees tightly. The flat screen is turned on but Chinen only throw an empty gaze to its. He didn’t truly enjoying the show or actually watching it. He can’t pay attention and all he could think was what Keito had told him last night. He still shocked- so shocked…
-flashback-
“No, Chii I never told you but… all of this happen because of me.” Keito said; he sit straight up and inhale deeply.
“Wait; I don’t understand… how can my problem are connected with you?”
“From the beginning… it was all because of me; because I hate Ryu. And…” Keito move his gaze away from Chinen while nervously scratching his nape. “Kind of dislike Yuto a little bit.” He said in a low voice. His face showed that he’s sad and slightly regret are flashes through his eyes.
“What?” Chinen responded absent-mindedly. He was confused- “Wait… I don’t get it.”
Keito inhale deeply; gaining all his leftover energy to open up the story that he had hold up for about 8 years. When things already gone this far; he can no longer bear the guilty feeling. “It is normal for you to get confused Chii… because I never told this matter to anyone; no one knows.” Keito stopped talking for a few second.
“Yeah, I hate Ryu; and I dislike Yuto. Because, because of them… I was always left behind. Even my crush leave me.” Keito turn his head toward Chinen. “That girl on that night… she was supposed to be my girlfriend.”
“Wait! your… girlfriend!?” Chinen exclaimed in shock.
“Well, she was my crush… I was about to confessed my feeling to her- but… she rejected me.”
“It was okay; maybe because it was not my luck- well I thought so until I heard her reason- she fall for Ryu… and she asked me if I could make them meet.”
“So you agree?” Chinen asked and gasped when he saw Keito nod his head. “Why…?”
“I don’t know okay! I was just so confused and mad! Ryu stole everything from me… her, my friend- and especially you Chii…”
Chinen tilts his head. “Me?”
Keito lean his hand to hold Chinen hands’. “I never told you but… once upon a time; I have a feeling to you- I love you… but I give up when I knew that you love Ryu and you were going with him; not me… coz I love you and will do anything to make you happy.”
“That was why; I simply can’t forgive Ryu for stealing her heart from me; after he stole you…”
Keito look down; he release his grip on Chinen hands’; he knew Chinen will be so shocked- he had expected that, but he won’t stop… there were still a lot that he need to tell the latter. “So I let she take Ryu away; letting him get drunk with her and open up a path for her to drag Ryu inside that Love Hotel. I should have stopped her… but my mind telling me to not doing it and seek for you instead. Revealing this matter to you so that you will hate Ryu too; and you did… you broke up with him.”
“But you didn’t go to me… you choose Yuto. But that was okay; I will still love you as a bestfriend.”
“Keito, I … I… I don’t know that I had hurt you…” Chinen is speechless; he found his mind goes totally blank. He could only look at Keito who seems to avoid making eyes contact with him.
“And for Yuto… I hate him for abandoning you and fall in love with Yamada Ryosuke. He should just focus on you- yet he still stick with that boy. But I glad he always making you his top priorities… he even let go his date with Yamada and asked me to take his place to go on a date with you.”
“But I don’t wanna him to choose Yamada; so I force him to let him go- be with you and forget his love for that guy.” “And he did it… he leave Ryosuke; be with you though that he love Yamada so much. I can see his longing eyes all this years; he never express it to anyone- keep it to himself, suffered alone. And all because of me…”
“I threat Yamada too… I asked him to forget Yuto. So four people are suffering because of my stupidity!”
Chinen can’t hold his feeling anymore and reach to give Keito a tight hug. He is crying while whispering ‘I’m sorry toward Keito’. If Keito blaming himself for acting stupid… then he blame himself for not noticing Keito feeling all this time- he should be blamed too… “I’m sorry Keito… I never realized- I hurt you, I hurt Ryu, and I hurt Yuto…”
Keito run his hand to Chinen backs’ and hugging the latter back. “I’m sorry too… I care for you too much; it took many years for me to realize that I still love you. That was why I do all of that.”
“Because I don’t want my princess to get hurt.”
“But…” Chinen release their hug and back to his previous spot. He wipes his tears away with his sleeves. “Still it was not a good reason to let everyone else hurt.”
“I know…”
“I will fix this mess.”
Keito widen his eyes and look at Chinen in disbelieve. The latter is smiling to him. “It’s okay… I know what I’m doing. Thanks for telling me the truth Keito.”
-End of flashback-
Though that he said that he will fix this mess… but until now; there is no good idea want to pop out of his brain. Was his brain already jammed? Nahh~~ no way… he get enough sleep last night and he already eat his breakfast this morning; and he didn’t feel ill either. “Urghhhh!!” Chinen groaned and lie down on the sofa. “This is so frustrating me!!”
“What’s wrong Yuri?”
Chinen jumped out from lie on the sofa and standing straight. He turned to his right side and he could see his mom smiling to him. “Mama!” Chinen exclaimed and run to give his mother a hug. “When did you get back?”
“Just earlier when I heard someone groaning… is there something bothering you? Your face had lose it shine…” She asked while softly caressing Chinen face. His mother always knew when Chinen had a problem in mind… so Chinen don’t have to hide anything and say it bluntly.
“I make everyone suffered! Help me to fix this mess mama.”
His mother was a little shocked to hear that but still she manage to maintain her usual self and tenderly asked Chinen to tell her everything that happened.
“Well then… if you asked mama… you should apologize Yuri; have a courage to apologize to everyone that involved and start with Yuto-kun ex-lover; what was his name? Yamada Ryo…Ryosuke. Yeah, Yamada-san.”
“You right mama, I will do that. Thanks for listening… you’re the best!” Chinen said and lean forward to hug his mom again. He will meet with Ryosuke; but how?
I don’t know where he’s? hmm…. Maybe I should just go meet with Yuto.
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‘Sorry, the number you have dialed can’t be reached; please try again later’
Ryosuke sighed hard while glancing dejectedly at his smartphone. He tries to call Yuto but no luck. “Yuto, where are you?” He asked his phone and of course… it can’t give the answer he want. A smartphone can’t talk-
Ryosuke left his phone on the coffee table and rested his tired body on the couch. Yuusuke is currently playing with his toy not far from where he is… and Daiki is at the desk; working on his assignment and studying. “Bored~~” Ryosuke said and reach for the remote control. Maybe watching TV could help him kill time…
“Still can’t reach that guy?” Daiki asked Ryosuke from his study table. His eyes are on the paper and keep working on his study while having a chat with the latter. It is obvious that Daiki also bored.
“Yeah… I don’t know why;”
“Sou… maybe his phone are out of battery.”
They when silent as no one had any idea what to speak; it goes like that until Daiki broke it with his question.
“Are you going to marry him?”
“Eh?” Ryosuke quickly turn his head back to look at Daiki; the latter was looking at him also with a pair of sad eyes; “You’re right?” Daiki asked again.
Ryosuke just shrugging his shoulder. “I don’t know… everything is still so mess up; and now I don’t know where Yuto is- I don’t know if I’ll marry him or not; I’m confuse…” Ryosuke said what he’s feeling right now. Confuse and unsure… he love Yuto but in the same time; he can’t stop feeling unsure with this relationship. He is afraid of consequence.
“Wanna hear my opinion?”
“go ahead; say it…”
“Marry him and be happy.”
“What!?” Ryosuke is quite shocked to hear that from someone who had a crush on him. But when he look at Daiki; his face show nothing like he’s hurt or sad. He can only find determinate, a sign that he’s serious with what he just said to Ryosuke. And he couldn’t help but to chuckles.
Daiki lifted up his eyebrow. “Why are you laughing Ryosuke? I’m serious here…” He said slightly annoying because he thought that Ryosuke is taking what he said lightly. “I’m serious; you have been loving him for a long time and been holding up that feeling until now. I had enough of watching you suffering every day; enough of silently watching you crying. Do you think I don’t know anything that happened between you and Nakajima-san?”
“So you know… everything…?”
“Well not really everything but almost. I know the reason why you were here at Miyagi. The reason why you choose to leave Nakajima Yuto.”
“Let me guess… you heard it from Hikaru right.”
“Yeah… I asked him to tell me everything.”
Ryosuke let out a long sigh. Well, he is not going to blame Hikaru for telling Daiki his secret. He never told the taller guy to keep it secret from everyone. But hey, that is not important now… the important matter was whether he want or don’t want to marry Yuto. And he choose to… “I wanna marry him.” Ryosuke finally giving his answer confidently. He don’t know where he got that confident suddenly but… who cares; he already say it and it’s useless to take it back now.
Daiki craved a wide smile. “Good… I’m so happy that finally you can say what you want. There is no reason to hide it anymore…”
You’re wrong Daiki… there is still one huge obstacle that can easily ruined this relationship; Chinen Yuri. “Yeah, there is no reason to hide it anymore …” Ryosuke said totally the opposite of what he thought and smiled to Daiki; the latter don’t have to know about this…
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Ryutaro slowly cleaning the glass and cup; he just closed his café and it’s time for cleaning. He had not seeing Chinen inside his café for whole two days and it making him to wonder whether what he had said was affecting the latter and making Chinen to stop coming. But he can’t deny it that he feel a little light after saying that to Chinen. It feels like some of his burden are gone. “I hope he’s okay… I didn’t mean to shout at him.”
“You should apologize to him then.”
Ryutaro turn to his right and saw one of his workers smiling at his. “Oh, you still here?”
“Yup, let me help you…” Yuki take the extra napkin and start helping her boss wiping the glass. “Anyway, I think you really should apologize manager.”
“You know, it’s not good to eavesdrops.” Ryutaro scolded her. “And I already told you right; Ryutaro is okay… not need to call me manager. It make me look old.” He added more while creasing his forehead; thinking that he’s getting older day by day make him to cringe.
“I can’t” Yuki said; it’s hard to address someone who’s standing above her without honorific.
“Try it then…”
“I can’t…”
“Try; this is an order from your boss.”
“Well, then… I’m sorry for eavesdropping Morimoto-san.” Yuki said it in one go and take another glass to clean it up. She didn’t say Ryutaro like what her boss had asked her too since it will be so awkward; Morimoto is okay for her and she think it’s enough.
And Ryutaro also seems okay with it. As long as no Manager, he’s okay if his worker call him Morimoto-san. “Apology accepted.”
“Finish!” Yuki shouted out loud after she had finished wiping the last one. She take the napkin she had use and offered to also take the one at Ryutaro to put it inside the cupboard. Ryutaro give it to her while muttering thank you and is received by Yuki with saying ‘you’re welcome’ before she walked to the cupboard where Ryutaro store other tools in it.
“So, do you still have a feeling for my friend?” Ryutaro suddenly asking her right after she came back from putting the napkin in the cupboard.
“Eh? You know too?”
“Of course… everyone here knew it.”
“Oh… okay….” She answered absent-mindedly. Well, she realize that her co-workers knew her little secret but she never knew that her boss was also aware of it. wait! so that means… Nakajima-san too?
“So ummm…. He also knew it?” Yuki asked Ryutaro and squinted her eyes when that guy nodding his head. Damn! Now I feel so embarrassed!!
Ryutaro chuckles, it is so fun to tease others especially when he was in need of someone to talk too. And this lady surely managed to make him laugh. “Don’t worry… he knew it and will act like he don’t. That will save you right?”
“Yeah, lucky me…” Yuki said and sigh in relive. At least with doing that she won’t die due to feeling so embarrassed.
“So you still love him?”
“Who?”
“You… to Yuto;”
“Oh” Yuki blinked her eyes. And then she shake her head. “Nah~~ I already move on… let just say that I’m someone who is easily to get attracted by handsome guy like him.” She said and shrugging her shoulder. “I’m okay now…”
“Hehhh~~” Ryutaro smirked; “Does that mean you like me too?” He said. Well, he’s an Ikemen too, so there is a huge possibility that this lady worker of his café also like him. And nail it! Yuki just nodding her head; approving what he just said was true.
“But!”
“But what?”
“I thought you are different Morimoto-san. And the feeling I feel for you also different from what I feel toward your bestfriend. Well, maybe because you’re my boss. And I respect you.” Yuki confessed to him.
“But that is good right… you have Chinen-san in your heart; you love him right.”
Yuki take a glance at her watch. “Ah yabai! I should be heading home now… see ya’ Morimoto-san!” She say her goodbye and quickly leave the café.
“Love Chinen huh~~” Ryutaro sighed hard. For him now; those words bring lot of meaning to him and all of it… are making him hurt and confused.
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Yuto I tried to call you but can’t so I sent you this message; I’m coming to your house now, and probably will arrive at noon.
We have a lot of things to talk…
After he finished tying and sending that massage to Yuto; Chinen get into his car. He take a deep breathe to calm himself. Today he’ll be driving. He wanted to go there himself. Chinen is ready to drive out from his house when suddenly someone knocking the windows. It was Keito. The latter is smiling at him while faintly waving his hand to him outside his car. Chinen lowering the windows so that he could see clearly and talk to him. “Why are you here?”
“You’re going to meet with Yuto right?”
“How did you know?”
“My instinct… can I join you?”
Chinen had decided that he’ll go alone but it’s also not wrong to let Keito join him. “Why not;” He said.
“Thanks.” Keito thanked him and get into the car and sit next to Chinen at front.
“So, you ready to solve everything?” He asked the driver.
“Yup; or else I won’t be driving now… I’m ready Keito.” Ready to make up for my mistake!
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TBC~~~~
A/N: Two more to go~~~ *sorry, no YutoYama moment here... hurm~~~
enjoy!
Author: kuroyukisama_17
Pairing: YutoYama (main), ChiiTaro
Genre: AU, BL, slice of life, fluff, slight angst, friendship
Rating: PG-13
Chapter 13
Mrs. Nakajima is watering the flower at the garden when she hear a sound of car entering the house area. “Eh? It’s still too early to go back from work” Mrs. Nakajima said while looking at her watch. She thought that Mr. Nakajima is the one who just arrive; but then, she think again…
“No way!” She gasped and quickly turn off the Sprinkler. She rushes to the garage and voila! What she just thought was true, Yuto just finished parking his car in the garage. He turn to look at his mom and smile; “Tadaima… oka-san;”
“Yuto!!” Mrs. Nakajima who couldn’t control her overwhelming happiness shouted out loud while running to get her only son. “Okaeri!!” She said as she pulled Yuto body into a deep hug.
“What bring you here?” Mrs. Nakajima asked while bring Yuto inside the house. Yuto suddenly come back home; there must be something behind it… she could smell it;
“We will talk later okay with dad okay, at dinner time.” Yuto said and excuses himself to go to his old bedroom. The room he had once upon a time, use to spend his time with Ryosuke… including the years he missed the beautiful guy. His room remain the same as when he leave it. His mom know that he dislike someone touches his thing so nothing changed. His mom come in just to clean the dust.
“I’m home~”
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“It’s rare to see you here... when did you come back?”
“This afternoon…”
“Do you need something?”
Yuto stopped eating and looked at his father in wonder. “Why said like that? Do I need to have some request that I demand from you two for me to come back home?” Yuto asked. He feel a little offended by his father words’.
“Oh don’t get mad Yuto; your father just asking.” His mom said; defending her husband.
“I’m sorry~” Yuto sincerely apologize for his rude act toward his father.
“Don’t worry, I clearly understand.” His father replied; followed with a nod from his mom after that.
Yuto hold back his chopstick to start eating again. It feel so nostalgic; he miss this moment, when he was just a child that didn’t have to deeply think of something. Someone who can freely do what he want. But he realize; he is no longer can do that. “Actually, there is something…”
“Ah! See… I know there is something!”
Yuto just replied with a thin smile; “We talk later okay; I will tell you everything.”
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“WHAT!!” Yuto parent shouted in union. Who won’t get shocked when suddenly their son coming home with a news that he wanted to break up again and once again canceling the engagement that have been made.
“Yuto honey… what’s wrong?” Mrs. Nakajima asked softly. She can sense something is coming but she never knew that it would be this matter. “Can you tell us?”
“I found Ryosuke…” Yuto said straight forward; he know that with mentioning Ryosuke name is enough to make his parent knew everything that had happened.
“Oh… okay;” Mr. Nakajima responded; it’s obvious that he is shocked. But not about Yuto meeting with Ryosuke but with the fact that his son still love that boy.
“You still love Ryosuke-kun right?” Mrs. Nakajima asked her son and Yuto without hesitation, nodding his head. “So you want to break up with Yuri and be with Ryosuke again.” Yuto nodding his head again. “Are you sure?” For the third time; Yuto nod his head. Mrs. Nakajima sighed and no one predicted that the middle-age women will suddenly leave the room and their conversation.
“Mom? Are you okay?” Yuto asked his mother who is walking away from the living room. But Mrs. Nakajima didn’t give an answer and just leave. Yuto is ready to catch up with his mom when his father stop him.
“Let her be… she need time to think.”
Yuto get back to his position while waiting nervously for his mother to come back. For the first time in his life; he saw his mother feel so disappointed with him and hell; it leave a bad feeling in him. Yuto is holding his fist; slowly taking a deep breathe. This conversation had turned to be so nerve-wreaking. Yuto look in front at his dad. This guy surprisingly hold a very calm expression. Okay… this is weird. Something is not right here; definitely!
“Yuto…”
Hearing his name called, Yuto turn his head to the source of the voice and found his mother walking toward him with something on her hands. Mrs. Nakajima put a tiny blue colored box on the coffee table and taking back her place next her husband. “You might needed this thing back.” She said and opening the box lids. “This is yours; and still will be… remember it?”
“Ye..yeah, I still remember. How can I forgot such a memorable thing like this mom?” Yuto said, he is amaze that actually his mother still keeping his engagement ring. He thought that her mother had threw it away since he was no longer with Ryosuke. “But why?” Yuto lifted up his face to look at his mother in curious.
She hold a smirk on her face and close the lid back. “Never underestimate your parent Yuto… never;”
“I don’t understand… does this mean you are okay with me getting back with Ryosuke?”
“Yup, I have anticipating this time to come… and finally~” Mrs. Nakajima sighed in relive with a nod from his husband. Now they can finally feel peace;
“But wait, I still have something to tell you two!”
“No need to tell us anything anymore Yuto…” His father replied. “Now go get your happiness and bring Ryosuke back here. We miss that cute boy.”
Something definitely wrong with both of his parent but the feeling of joy is overwhelming him and clouding his emotion to think of what possibly had happened between his parents. Yuto was so happy that one of his mission end in successes. Now only one thing left-
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Chinen sit alone at the brown colored sofa in the living room; he curled up his legs and hugging his knees tightly. The flat screen is turned on but Chinen only throw an empty gaze to its. He didn’t truly enjoying the show or actually watching it. He can’t pay attention and all he could think was what Keito had told him last night. He still shocked- so shocked…
-flashback-
“No, Chii I never told you but… all of this happen because of me.” Keito said; he sit straight up and inhale deeply.
“Wait; I don’t understand… how can my problem are connected with you?”
“From the beginning… it was all because of me; because I hate Ryu. And…” Keito move his gaze away from Chinen while nervously scratching his nape. “Kind of dislike Yuto a little bit.” He said in a low voice. His face showed that he’s sad and slightly regret are flashes through his eyes.
“What?” Chinen responded absent-mindedly. He was confused- “Wait… I don’t get it.”
Keito inhale deeply; gaining all his leftover energy to open up the story that he had hold up for about 8 years. When things already gone this far; he can no longer bear the guilty feeling. “It is normal for you to get confused Chii… because I never told this matter to anyone; no one knows.” Keito stopped talking for a few second.
“Yeah, I hate Ryu; and I dislike Yuto. Because, because of them… I was always left behind. Even my crush leave me.” Keito turn his head toward Chinen. “That girl on that night… she was supposed to be my girlfriend.”
“Wait! your… girlfriend!?” Chinen exclaimed in shock.
“Well, she was my crush… I was about to confessed my feeling to her- but… she rejected me.”
“It was okay; maybe because it was not my luck- well I thought so until I heard her reason- she fall for Ryu… and she asked me if I could make them meet.”
“So you agree?” Chinen asked and gasped when he saw Keito nod his head. “Why…?”
“I don’t know okay! I was just so confused and mad! Ryu stole everything from me… her, my friend- and especially you Chii…”
Chinen tilts his head. “Me?”
Keito lean his hand to hold Chinen hands’. “I never told you but… once upon a time; I have a feeling to you- I love you… but I give up when I knew that you love Ryu and you were going with him; not me… coz I love you and will do anything to make you happy.”
“That was why; I simply can’t forgive Ryu for stealing her heart from me; after he stole you…”
Keito look down; he release his grip on Chinen hands’; he knew Chinen will be so shocked- he had expected that, but he won’t stop… there were still a lot that he need to tell the latter. “So I let she take Ryu away; letting him get drunk with her and open up a path for her to drag Ryu inside that Love Hotel. I should have stopped her… but my mind telling me to not doing it and seek for you instead. Revealing this matter to you so that you will hate Ryu too; and you did… you broke up with him.”
“But you didn’t go to me… you choose Yuto. But that was okay; I will still love you as a bestfriend.”
“Keito, I … I… I don’t know that I had hurt you…” Chinen is speechless; he found his mind goes totally blank. He could only look at Keito who seems to avoid making eyes contact with him.
“And for Yuto… I hate him for abandoning you and fall in love with Yamada Ryosuke. He should just focus on you- yet he still stick with that boy. But I glad he always making you his top priorities… he even let go his date with Yamada and asked me to take his place to go on a date with you.”
“But I don’t wanna him to choose Yamada; so I force him to let him go- be with you and forget his love for that guy.” “And he did it… he leave Ryosuke; be with you though that he love Yamada so much. I can see his longing eyes all this years; he never express it to anyone- keep it to himself, suffered alone. And all because of me…”
“I threat Yamada too… I asked him to forget Yuto. So four people are suffering because of my stupidity!”
Chinen can’t hold his feeling anymore and reach to give Keito a tight hug. He is crying while whispering ‘I’m sorry toward Keito’. If Keito blaming himself for acting stupid… then he blame himself for not noticing Keito feeling all this time- he should be blamed too… “I’m sorry Keito… I never realized- I hurt you, I hurt Ryu, and I hurt Yuto…”
Keito run his hand to Chinen backs’ and hugging the latter back. “I’m sorry too… I care for you too much; it took many years for me to realize that I still love you. That was why I do all of that.”
“Because I don’t want my princess to get hurt.”
“But…” Chinen release their hug and back to his previous spot. He wipes his tears away with his sleeves. “Still it was not a good reason to let everyone else hurt.”
“I know…”
“I will fix this mess.”
Keito widen his eyes and look at Chinen in disbelieve. The latter is smiling to him. “It’s okay… I know what I’m doing. Thanks for telling me the truth Keito.”
-End of flashback-
Though that he said that he will fix this mess… but until now; there is no good idea want to pop out of his brain. Was his brain already jammed? Nahh~~ no way… he get enough sleep last night and he already eat his breakfast this morning; and he didn’t feel ill either. “Urghhhh!!” Chinen groaned and lie down on the sofa. “This is so frustrating me!!”
“What’s wrong Yuri?”
Chinen jumped out from lie on the sofa and standing straight. He turned to his right side and he could see his mom smiling to him. “Mama!” Chinen exclaimed and run to give his mother a hug. “When did you get back?”
“Just earlier when I heard someone groaning… is there something bothering you? Your face had lose it shine…” She asked while softly caressing Chinen face. His mother always knew when Chinen had a problem in mind… so Chinen don’t have to hide anything and say it bluntly.
“I make everyone suffered! Help me to fix this mess mama.”
His mother was a little shocked to hear that but still she manage to maintain her usual self and tenderly asked Chinen to tell her everything that happened.
“Well then… if you asked mama… you should apologize Yuri; have a courage to apologize to everyone that involved and start with Yuto-kun ex-lover; what was his name? Yamada Ryo…Ryosuke. Yeah, Yamada-san.”
“You right mama, I will do that. Thanks for listening… you’re the best!” Chinen said and lean forward to hug his mom again. He will meet with Ryosuke; but how?
I don’t know where he’s? hmm…. Maybe I should just go meet with Yuto.
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‘Sorry, the number you have dialed can’t be reached; please try again later’
Ryosuke sighed hard while glancing dejectedly at his smartphone. He tries to call Yuto but no luck. “Yuto, where are you?” He asked his phone and of course… it can’t give the answer he want. A smartphone can’t talk-
Ryosuke left his phone on the coffee table and rested his tired body on the couch. Yuusuke is currently playing with his toy not far from where he is… and Daiki is at the desk; working on his assignment and studying. “Bored~~” Ryosuke said and reach for the remote control. Maybe watching TV could help him kill time…
“Still can’t reach that guy?” Daiki asked Ryosuke from his study table. His eyes are on the paper and keep working on his study while having a chat with the latter. It is obvious that Daiki also bored.
“Yeah… I don’t know why;”
“Sou… maybe his phone are out of battery.”
They when silent as no one had any idea what to speak; it goes like that until Daiki broke it with his question.
“Are you going to marry him?”
“Eh?” Ryosuke quickly turn his head back to look at Daiki; the latter was looking at him also with a pair of sad eyes; “You’re right?” Daiki asked again.
Ryosuke just shrugging his shoulder. “I don’t know… everything is still so mess up; and now I don’t know where Yuto is- I don’t know if I’ll marry him or not; I’m confuse…” Ryosuke said what he’s feeling right now. Confuse and unsure… he love Yuto but in the same time; he can’t stop feeling unsure with this relationship. He is afraid of consequence.
“Wanna hear my opinion?”
“go ahead; say it…”
“Marry him and be happy.”
“What!?” Ryosuke is quite shocked to hear that from someone who had a crush on him. But when he look at Daiki; his face show nothing like he’s hurt or sad. He can only find determinate, a sign that he’s serious with what he just said to Ryosuke. And he couldn’t help but to chuckles.
Daiki lifted up his eyebrow. “Why are you laughing Ryosuke? I’m serious here…” He said slightly annoying because he thought that Ryosuke is taking what he said lightly. “I’m serious; you have been loving him for a long time and been holding up that feeling until now. I had enough of watching you suffering every day; enough of silently watching you crying. Do you think I don’t know anything that happened between you and Nakajima-san?”
“So you know… everything…?”
“Well not really everything but almost. I know the reason why you were here at Miyagi. The reason why you choose to leave Nakajima Yuto.”
“Let me guess… you heard it from Hikaru right.”
“Yeah… I asked him to tell me everything.”
Ryosuke let out a long sigh. Well, he is not going to blame Hikaru for telling Daiki his secret. He never told the taller guy to keep it secret from everyone. But hey, that is not important now… the important matter was whether he want or don’t want to marry Yuto. And he choose to… “I wanna marry him.” Ryosuke finally giving his answer confidently. He don’t know where he got that confident suddenly but… who cares; he already say it and it’s useless to take it back now.
Daiki craved a wide smile. “Good… I’m so happy that finally you can say what you want. There is no reason to hide it anymore…”
You’re wrong Daiki… there is still one huge obstacle that can easily ruined this relationship; Chinen Yuri. “Yeah, there is no reason to hide it anymore …” Ryosuke said totally the opposite of what he thought and smiled to Daiki; the latter don’t have to know about this…
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Ryutaro slowly cleaning the glass and cup; he just closed his café and it’s time for cleaning. He had not seeing Chinen inside his café for whole two days and it making him to wonder whether what he had said was affecting the latter and making Chinen to stop coming. But he can’t deny it that he feel a little light after saying that to Chinen. It feels like some of his burden are gone. “I hope he’s okay… I didn’t mean to shout at him.”
“You should apologize to him then.”
Ryutaro turn to his right and saw one of his workers smiling at his. “Oh, you still here?”
“Yup, let me help you…” Yuki take the extra napkin and start helping her boss wiping the glass. “Anyway, I think you really should apologize manager.”
“You know, it’s not good to eavesdrops.” Ryutaro scolded her. “And I already told you right; Ryutaro is okay… not need to call me manager. It make me look old.” He added more while creasing his forehead; thinking that he’s getting older day by day make him to cringe.
“I can’t” Yuki said; it’s hard to address someone who’s standing above her without honorific.
“Try it then…”
“I can’t…”
“Try; this is an order from your boss.”
“Well, then… I’m sorry for eavesdropping Morimoto-san.” Yuki said it in one go and take another glass to clean it up. She didn’t say Ryutaro like what her boss had asked her too since it will be so awkward; Morimoto is okay for her and she think it’s enough.
And Ryutaro also seems okay with it. As long as no Manager, he’s okay if his worker call him Morimoto-san. “Apology accepted.”
“Finish!” Yuki shouted out loud after she had finished wiping the last one. She take the napkin she had use and offered to also take the one at Ryutaro to put it inside the cupboard. Ryutaro give it to her while muttering thank you and is received by Yuki with saying ‘you’re welcome’ before she walked to the cupboard where Ryutaro store other tools in it.
“So, do you still have a feeling for my friend?” Ryutaro suddenly asking her right after she came back from putting the napkin in the cupboard.
“Eh? You know too?”
“Of course… everyone here knew it.”
“Oh… okay….” She answered absent-mindedly. Well, she realize that her co-workers knew her little secret but she never knew that her boss was also aware of it. wait! so that means… Nakajima-san too?
“So ummm…. He also knew it?” Yuki asked Ryutaro and squinted her eyes when that guy nodding his head. Damn! Now I feel so embarrassed!!
Ryutaro chuckles, it is so fun to tease others especially when he was in need of someone to talk too. And this lady surely managed to make him laugh. “Don’t worry… he knew it and will act like he don’t. That will save you right?”
“Yeah, lucky me…” Yuki said and sigh in relive. At least with doing that she won’t die due to feeling so embarrassed.
“So you still love him?”
“Who?”
“You… to Yuto;”
“Oh” Yuki blinked her eyes. And then she shake her head. “Nah~~ I already move on… let just say that I’m someone who is easily to get attracted by handsome guy like him.” She said and shrugging her shoulder. “I’m okay now…”
“Hehhh~~” Ryutaro smirked; “Does that mean you like me too?” He said. Well, he’s an Ikemen too, so there is a huge possibility that this lady worker of his café also like him. And nail it! Yuki just nodding her head; approving what he just said was true.
“But!”
“But what?”
“I thought you are different Morimoto-san. And the feeling I feel for you also different from what I feel toward your bestfriend. Well, maybe because you’re my boss. And I respect you.” Yuki confessed to him.
“But that is good right… you have Chinen-san in your heart; you love him right.”
Yuki take a glance at her watch. “Ah yabai! I should be heading home now… see ya’ Morimoto-san!” She say her goodbye and quickly leave the café.
“Love Chinen huh~~” Ryutaro sighed hard. For him now; those words bring lot of meaning to him and all of it… are making him hurt and confused.
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Yuto I tried to call you but can’t so I sent you this message; I’m coming to your house now, and probably will arrive at noon.
We have a lot of things to talk…
After he finished tying and sending that massage to Yuto; Chinen get into his car. He take a deep breathe to calm himself. Today he’ll be driving. He wanted to go there himself. Chinen is ready to drive out from his house when suddenly someone knocking the windows. It was Keito. The latter is smiling at him while faintly waving his hand to him outside his car. Chinen lowering the windows so that he could see clearly and talk to him. “Why are you here?”
“You’re going to meet with Yuto right?”
“How did you know?”
“My instinct… can I join you?”
Chinen had decided that he’ll go alone but it’s also not wrong to let Keito join him. “Why not;” He said.
“Thanks.” Keito thanked him and get into the car and sit next to Chinen at front.
“So, you ready to solve everything?” He asked the driver.
“Yup; or else I won’t be driving now… I’m ready Keito.” Ready to make up for my mistake!
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TBC~~~~
A/N: Two more to go~~~ *sorry, no YutoYama moment here... hurm~~~
enjoy!