Working the Street~ Episode 18
TITLE : Working the Street~ Episode 18
AUTHOR : My dear Senpai in other fandom, and me for some revision.
GENRE: Shonen-Ai, AU, Angst, Drama, Slight-romance.
PAIRING(S) : ChiiTaro (main), TakaChii (One-sided) and some random pairings.
RATING : R or above, I’m not sure.
WORD COUNT : 1001.
WARNING : An extremely-foul-mouth Chii, mentions of abuse, massive sexual contents, some of adult issues, OOC-ness.
SUMMARY : It’s a story about two kids, yeah, two young boys trying to make some sense of a world that has lost it long ago...
DISCLAIMER : I don’t own any of the people portrayed in this fanfiction (I’d love to, though), however, I do own the story...
A/N : (1). Mina-san, I’m always excited to see comments. As you can imagine, it’s the readers feedback what makes an online author keep going. So please, tell me what do you think about my fic...
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Episode 18 ~Sore~
Chinen opened his eyes to the blurry scene developing in slow motion before his eyes. Everything was hectic around him. The first thing he could register was the stinging pain in his throat, and the buzz in his ears together with the hammering throb in his head. Understanding was elusive to him, and he felt it would strain him too much to even try to speak.
He looked to recognize any face with his unfocused eyes, searching for some sort of reassurance and protection from a kind gaze. He felt like the child he was... a feeling that had been a stranger to him for such a long time. The first words he could recognize came from an unknown voice.
“Make room! Make room! Let him breathe!”
“He’s not dead, is he?” an old lady asked anyone.
“No, he’s waking up... he’s gonna be all right. Medical assistance is on the way.”
Chinen managed to focus his eyes on the low voice’s owner speaking near him. It seemed to be a guard. Chinen moved his head slowly to one side and caught sight of his assailant.
“Da...Damn”
“Calm down, boy, calm down.” The guard said and caressed his forehead sweeping Chinen’s hair from it. “Everything’s gonna be all right. We’re gonna contact your parents...”
“I almost did that, man...”
“It’s OK. He’s being delirious from lack of oxygen.”
Chinen tried to get up with a lot of effort.
“No, no! Stay down, boy.” The guard carefully tried to push Chinen back to the floor.
“No.” Chinen muttered.
“Please stay down. Medical assistance is on the way.”
“I don’t need medical assistance. I need Ryutaro. Where is he?”
“I don’t know who you are talking about. This man here has tried to mug you in a very violent way and...”
“No, he didn’t. He just didn’t like it when I kicked his nuts. Ryutaro! Ryutaro! I need him!”
“Erhmm... Well... anyway, as soon as your parents are here they can present charges against him at the police station.”
“No. I’m not gonna present charges.”
“Listen, boy. You are too young to...”
“I am an orphan, OK? No parents will be contacted and stop it already. I just wanna leave and find Ryutaro. I need Ryutaro. Where is he?”
“What do you want Ryutaro for?” The beggar, being held against the wall by another guard, asked.
“Because I have something to give him, OK? If he doesn’t want to see me I’d rather have him tell me so. Not you. You aren’t his bodyguard.” Chinen snapped rubbing the back of his neck while still sitting on the floor.
“Medical assistance is here.” The young guard kneeling by Chinen’s side said.
“Tell them to get lost.”
“But... but...”
“I’m all right. I’ve gone through rougher times. I tell you I’m OK. Just let me go and make this bum take me to Ryutaro.”
“Er... but... but...”
“Ryutaro. Unless you want me to change my mind and do present charges.”
“Ryutaro has a job. He’s working now.” The beggar said in a defeated voice. “You don’t dare mess with his life.”
“I’m not gonna do such thing, man. I just wanna see him and give him a present. Moron!”
“All right... Will somebody please explain the situation to me?” A policeman just arriving to the scene asked trying to be nice in middle of the commotion.
“Ryutaro is my friend and this asshole thinks I’m gonna do something to him so we fought. That’s it. Now situation cleared, I wanna see Ryutaro. I’m not gonna do anything to him. I just wanna see him and, you know? It’s kinda hard for me to strain my throat to explain all this, so please, don’t make me repeat it.” Chinen blurted out without much feeling.
“Who is this Ryutaro?” The policeman asked, trying to understand the fast course of events. He had thought he was to take some mugger to the police station...
“Ryutaro is working at a photography shop in Shinjuku. I’ll write down the address for you, but I’ll be watching you, little slut.”
“OK. Voyeurism pays high. You got the money for it?”
“You want the address or not?”
“Yeah... well, for now you’ll get to watch for free.” Chinen said smirking and getting up. He dusted his clothes and walked towards the beggar.
The beggar gave him a stern look of disapproval, and Chinen answered with a cocky smile, then handed him a piece of paper and a ballpoint pen.
Chinen walked a sore march towards the photography shop. It was about six in the afternoon and he wasn’t sure he’d catch Ryutaro before he left his workplace. So, he tried to make haste beyond the pain all over his body.
He would smoke a cigarette, but the sting in his throat advised him to probably avoid the idea. He took a glance at the jotted down map and address and raised his eyes to the traffic lights. Two more blocks and he’d be there. He cursed Tokyo streets for being so complicated.
After a few seconds he picked up his march together with the mass of anonymous passer-bys crossing the street around him. He pulled his backpack a little closer to his ribs and taunted it softly for reassurance. Everything seemed to be in its place. That was good.
He turned the corner and walked rapidly. His heart was beating faster... he was feeling nervous. He raised his eyes to the multiple notices above the store entrances, until he spotted the one where supposedly Ryutaro was working at. His heart missed a beat, and he swallowed yanking his head up proudly. He nodded, like giving himself permission to proceed, and started running towards the shop.
“Irasshaimase...” A sweet feminine voice greeted him from the left, and Chinen looked up to nod to the speaker. He was surprised. He knew this girl. And he gaped speechless before being able to take a second breath.
Saaya... Ryutaro’s girl.
Ryutaro had obviously been up to a lot during that month...
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A/N: Kinda short and pointless, but this chapter is the turning point of the story...
AUTHOR : My dear Senpai in other fandom, and me for some revision.
GENRE: Shonen-Ai, AU, Angst, Drama, Slight-romance.
PAIRING(S) : ChiiTaro (main), TakaChii (One-sided) and some random pairings.
RATING : R or above, I’m not sure.
WORD COUNT : 1001.
WARNING : An extremely-foul-mouth Chii, mentions of abuse, massive sexual contents, some of adult issues, OOC-ness.
SUMMARY : It’s a story about two kids, yeah, two young boys trying to make some sense of a world that has lost it long ago...
DISCLAIMER : I don’t own any of the people portrayed in this fanfiction (I’d love to, though), however, I do own the story...
A/N : (1). Mina-san, I’m always excited to see comments. As you can imagine, it’s the readers feedback what makes an online author keep going. So please, tell me what do you think about my fic...
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Episode 18 ~Sore~
Chinen opened his eyes to the blurry scene developing in slow motion before his eyes. Everything was hectic around him. The first thing he could register was the stinging pain in his throat, and the buzz in his ears together with the hammering throb in his head. Understanding was elusive to him, and he felt it would strain him too much to even try to speak.
He looked to recognize any face with his unfocused eyes, searching for some sort of reassurance and protection from a kind gaze. He felt like the child he was... a feeling that had been a stranger to him for such a long time. The first words he could recognize came from an unknown voice.
“Make room! Make room! Let him breathe!”
“He’s not dead, is he?” an old lady asked anyone.
“No, he’s waking up... he’s gonna be all right. Medical assistance is on the way.”
Chinen managed to focus his eyes on the low voice’s owner speaking near him. It seemed to be a guard. Chinen moved his head slowly to one side and caught sight of his assailant.
“Da...Damn”
“Calm down, boy, calm down.” The guard said and caressed his forehead sweeping Chinen’s hair from it. “Everything’s gonna be all right. We’re gonna contact your parents...”
“I almost did that, man...”
“It’s OK. He’s being delirious from lack of oxygen.”
Chinen tried to get up with a lot of effort.
“No, no! Stay down, boy.” The guard carefully tried to push Chinen back to the floor.
“No.” Chinen muttered.
“Please stay down. Medical assistance is on the way.”
“I don’t need medical assistance. I need Ryutaro. Where is he?”
“I don’t know who you are talking about. This man here has tried to mug you in a very violent way and...”
“No, he didn’t. He just didn’t like it when I kicked his nuts. Ryutaro! Ryutaro! I need him!”
“Erhmm... Well... anyway, as soon as your parents are here they can present charges against him at the police station.”
“No. I’m not gonna present charges.”
“Listen, boy. You are too young to...”
“I am an orphan, OK? No parents will be contacted and stop it already. I just wanna leave and find Ryutaro. I need Ryutaro. Where is he?”
“What do you want Ryutaro for?” The beggar, being held against the wall by another guard, asked.
“Because I have something to give him, OK? If he doesn’t want to see me I’d rather have him tell me so. Not you. You aren’t his bodyguard.” Chinen snapped rubbing the back of his neck while still sitting on the floor.
“Medical assistance is here.” The young guard kneeling by Chinen’s side said.
“Tell them to get lost.”
“But... but...”
“I’m all right. I’ve gone through rougher times. I tell you I’m OK. Just let me go and make this bum take me to Ryutaro.”
“Er... but... but...”
“Ryutaro. Unless you want me to change my mind and do present charges.”
“Ryutaro has a job. He’s working now.” The beggar said in a defeated voice. “You don’t dare mess with his life.”
“I’m not gonna do such thing, man. I just wanna see him and give him a present. Moron!”
“All right... Will somebody please explain the situation to me?” A policeman just arriving to the scene asked trying to be nice in middle of the commotion.
“Ryutaro is my friend and this asshole thinks I’m gonna do something to him so we fought. That’s it. Now situation cleared, I wanna see Ryutaro. I’m not gonna do anything to him. I just wanna see him and, you know? It’s kinda hard for me to strain my throat to explain all this, so please, don’t make me repeat it.” Chinen blurted out without much feeling.
“Who is this Ryutaro?” The policeman asked, trying to understand the fast course of events. He had thought he was to take some mugger to the police station...
“Ryutaro is working at a photography shop in Shinjuku. I’ll write down the address for you, but I’ll be watching you, little slut.”
“OK. Voyeurism pays high. You got the money for it?”
“You want the address or not?”
“Yeah... well, for now you’ll get to watch for free.” Chinen said smirking and getting up. He dusted his clothes and walked towards the beggar.
The beggar gave him a stern look of disapproval, and Chinen answered with a cocky smile, then handed him a piece of paper and a ballpoint pen.
Chinen walked a sore march towards the photography shop. It was about six in the afternoon and he wasn’t sure he’d catch Ryutaro before he left his workplace. So, he tried to make haste beyond the pain all over his body.
He would smoke a cigarette, but the sting in his throat advised him to probably avoid the idea. He took a glance at the jotted down map and address and raised his eyes to the traffic lights. Two more blocks and he’d be there. He cursed Tokyo streets for being so complicated.
After a few seconds he picked up his march together with the mass of anonymous passer-bys crossing the street around him. He pulled his backpack a little closer to his ribs and taunted it softly for reassurance. Everything seemed to be in its place. That was good.
He turned the corner and walked rapidly. His heart was beating faster... he was feeling nervous. He raised his eyes to the multiple notices above the store entrances, until he spotted the one where supposedly Ryutaro was working at. His heart missed a beat, and he swallowed yanking his head up proudly. He nodded, like giving himself permission to proceed, and started running towards the shop.
“Irasshaimase...” A sweet feminine voice greeted him from the left, and Chinen looked up to nod to the speaker. He was surprised. He knew this girl. And he gaped speechless before being able to take a second breath.
Saaya... Ryutaro’s girl.
Ryutaro had obviously been up to a lot during that month...
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A/N: Kinda short and pointless, but this chapter is the turning point of the story...