The Little Merman 6
TITLE: The Little Merman
CHAPTER: Six
PAIRING: Ohno x Ninomiya, Sakurai x Aiba
RATING: PG13-R
SUMMARY: “There are merpeople there! Real ones! Like in ‘The Little Mermaid’"
NOTE: Prompt by, and written for
yaoilicious_53. I hope it's what you wanted!!
Nino paid the cab driver with some of the money that Ohno had given to him a few days previously. He felt guilty for leaving Ohno without telling him that he had gone out, but he didn't want to wake him. Instead, before he hung up on Sho, he asked the man to send him a message explaining where he was going. He did want to leave him a note, but he couldn't write, so there was no other way.
As he walked up Sho's enormous driveway, he noticed that Sho was waiting in the doorway, his arms crossed across his chest shielding him from the cool night. He looked worried.
"Nino-san," He gasped, rushing forward, "Are you alright? Is Satoshi-kun alright? What's going on?"
Aiba poked his head out of the doorway. His hair was mussed from sleep, and he was cuddling a pillow to his chest, "Have you come for a threesome?" He asked, his eyes sparkling, even though he had obviously been awake for no longer than ten minutes.
Sho tutted and ushered the man inside, "Of course he hasn't," Sho said, "Why would he want a threesome with us, when he has Sat- Are you and Satoshi-kun okay?" Sho said, turning to face him.
Nino nodded, "It's not that.. I just... Okay, I'll be honest. I can't-"
"Let's get inside first," Sho said, gently pulling Nino through the door and into his large living area, "Do you want a hot drink?"
Nino shook his head as he sat down on the sofa, pulling at the borrowed jeans anxiously, "Okay, so..... I can't do it. I can't sleep in the bed. And I miss being in the water. I don't... I can't... I don't know what to do," He blurted, tears filling his eyes, "I love Satoshi and I love being here but for some reason I feel like I'm suffocating,"
Aiba nodded and went to the door, "I'll get everyone some tea," He murmured quietly, leaving Sho to deal with the upset merman.
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Ohno rolled over, throwing his arm out to wrap around Nino. He frowned and patted around the bed with his arm when he realised that the merman wasn't there.
"Kazu?" He groaned, finally lifting his head to look around. His entire body froze when he saw that Nino was not even in the bedroom, "Kazu?" He called, sitting up, his eyes wide. He rushed to the door and flicked the light on, before turning back to face the bed.
His eyes stopped on his phone, noticing that he had a text message from Sho.
Nino-san is here with me, please don't worry about him. He said he had a few things to talk about, and asked if you could pick him up in the morning. S x
Ohno frowned, "Why is Kazu with Sho-kun?" He murmured, placing his phone back on the cabinet and taking a seat on the bed, "And why is he there in the middle of the night?"
After a few moments of thought, Ohno jumped to his feet and shot to the front door, grabbing his car keys and his shoes on the way, "I must have upset him!"
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Sho listened patiently as Nino spilled his feelings to him, occasionally passing him a tissue or patting his hand gently. When Nino finally lapsed into silence, Sho decided to reply.
"Can I ask why you haven't talked to Satoshi-kun about this?" He asked gently.
Nino sniffed, "I don't want to upset him,"
Sho smiled, "I know this may be rude, but I don't think the problem is as big as you think it is," Nino looked up at him sharply and Sho smiled, "There's an easy solution to your problem, but first you have to tell Satoshi-kun about your feelings, or nothing will ever change,"
"What's the solution?" Nino asked.
"Talk to Satoshi first. Then I'll give you my opinion," Sho said, clapping the merman gently on his shoulder, "And what do you know, I think he's just arrived,"
Sho got up as he heard the sound of Aiba's voice. The said man entered the room, followed by a worried looking Ohno.
"Kazu!" He said, rushing forward and throwing his arms around the merman's neck, "Are you alright? I was so worried!"
"Satoshi," Nino said, pulling away, "I thought I asked you to pick me up in the morning,"
"Well I was worried," Ohno snapped, "You just vanished without saying anything,"
"S.. Sorry," Nino mumbled, lowering his eyes. He noticed that Sho had pulled Aiba out of the room, and suddenly he felt his shoulders relax.
"Are you going to tell me what's bothering you?" Ohno asked, sitting down next to him. His face and eyes were caring and worried, but his tone was slightly snappy, indicating that he was still upset.
"I'm sorry, Satoshi," Nino said quietly, "I... I... I miss my home. I miss being able to swim. I can't sleep in that bed all the time with you because I feel as though I'm being suffocated and I can't move. I.. Don't know what to do... I.."
"You want to leave?" Ohno asked quietly, looking directly into Nino's eyes, his own eyes full of pleading emotions, "You... You're leaving?"
"No!" Nino cried, jumping to his feet, "I love you! I couldn't be without you! But I.. I need to be able to flex my fins every now and then..."
"We'll move," Ohno declared, "To a place with a garden. I'll build really high fences and a pool that takes up the whole place so you can swim whenever you want!"
Nino's eyes widened, "You'd do that? For me? You'd give up your home?"
Ohno nodded, a small smile on his face, "You gave up your home for me. It's the least I could do," He paused for a moment, his face becoming troubled, "But.. We'll have to wait for a while, because I can't afford it.. I'm sorry,"
"Don't be sorry," Nino said softly, moving to Ohno. He wrapped his arms around his neck and leaned into him completely, "The fact that you'd do that for me is already enough,"
"I have a suggestion," Sho's voice came from the doorway, and the pair whirled around to face him, "Sorry for over hearing. Anyway.. Why don't the two of you move in with me and Masaki until you get your place? There is plenty of space. Hell, you can have the entire third floor if you want. We never go up there anyway,"
"No way," Ohno gasped, "I couldn't do that to you!"
"You're our friend," Aiba said, coming in behind Sho, "And we want you to stay with us. It will mean that Nino-chan will be able to swim when he wants,"
Ohno looked at Nino, "What do you think?" He asked, sliding his arm around his waist.
Nino bit his lip, "Yes. I want to do that,"
Ohno nodded, "Then we'll take you up on that offer," As Sho and Aiba grinned, Ohno held his hand up, "We'll pay rent,"
"No, I don't want you to do-"
"Then we won't stay," Ohno said, "I can't just stay here for free!"
"Satoshi-kun, I completely own this house. I don't pay anything for it, it's been in the family for years and years, I don't need any re-"
"we will pay rent!" Ohno repeated, "Please... just let us give you something in return.."
Sho pursed his lips and then nodded, "Fine. But in return you can have the whole of the third floor, and the pool belongs to you and Nino-san, alright? We won't use it without asking you first,"
"That's a bit-"
"Just agree to it, Oh-chan," Aiba smiled, "Please?"
"Fine,"
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Ohno watched the men that Sho had hired move his belongings and Nino's few belongings from the small apartment and into the moving truck. Nino was tucked tightly against his side and he felt strangely relieved that he was moving out.
"I'm sorry," Nino said, "For making you do this,"
"Don't be. I want to make you happy,"
Once all of their belongings were in the van and Ohno handed over the keys to the landlord, he and Nino climbed into his car and followed the moving truck to Sho's place.
Ohno didn't look back. He was happy that he was finally moving out with Nino.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Okay I hope you enjoyed the over-fluffiness of it all...
I'm not in a great mood, I came on this morning so I'm in pain, emotional, just want to eat junk but can't find any, and I'm as cranky as a rhino with a headache..
HOWEVER... My little Nino just fell off the sofa and landed flat on his face (Aren't cats supposed to land on their feet?) So I am killing myself laughing. He's cheered me up lol ♥ (I hope he didn't do it on purpose though...)