Love is blind : chapter 3
Title : Love is Blind
Pairing :Jun/oc, Juntoshi, Sakumiya
Genre : fluff, romance, handicap
Rating : PG
Summary : "You're not ready for this." Had say their families. They didn't listen to them and decided to go through this together because they were a couple after all. They thought their love was stronger than anything and that it was enough to overcome any difficulties. But they were wrong. Cause like their families had say, they weren't ready for this.
[Chapter 3]
Chapter 3
- Tadaima... Jun mumbled but still loudly enough so his mother could hear him.
- Okaeri. She said as she just came into the entrance way to greet him.
The young man sighed in a low voice, trying to soothe his headache a bit as he removed his shoes.
- Aya-chan just fell asleep. How was your day honey ?
- Exhaustive, but I'm doing it to offer her the best so it's okay... He answer with a raucous voice before he coughed loudly.
His mother threw him a worried look.
- Jun-chan ? Are you feeling okay ?
- Yes, yes, just tiredness, i'm going to bed before Ayane wakes up to eat.
Jun tried to enter his living room but his mother stopped him firmly and rose her hand to her son's forehead. A touch that made the young man close his eyes, relaxed and also a bit relieved.
- Jun-chan, you're burning with fever ! Go put on new clothes and lie down in your bed, i'll tell your dad i'm sleeping here.
- Mom... No, I'll be alright... I can manage all by myself...
His mother caressed his cheeks softly.
- You're not almighty, honey. You need rest, you're not alone, I'll take care of you and Aya-chan for a bit. Okay ? Now go to bed, I'm coming with cooling patches, food and medicine.
Jun nodded weakly and went further into the appartment, put his bag on his couch and went straight to his daughter's room. There, silently, he approached her crib and watched his 3 months old baby sleeping peacefully before stroking her little head briefly.
- Tadaima, honey. I love you. He murmured.
Then, feeling a coughing fit coming again, he left the room and went to his own, changed clothes and lied down under the covers. His mother came shortly after with a tray she put on the floor as she sat on the bed next to her son. She stuck a cooling patch on Jun's forehead and he immediately felt the relief for his sore head.
- I'm sorry, mom.
- Don't say stupid things. You're all alone, young, with two jobs and a baby with a particular condition. She said caressing his cheek.
- I just can't think about anything but Ayane. She's all for me.
- I know, Jun-chan. It's your child and she has you only. You're doing all you can to offer her a wonderful life and it's something praiseworthy, but you can't push yourself to exhaustion or else she will not have you anymore. Do you understand ?
Tears started to run down Jun's cheeks.
- Jun-chan...
The young man was sobbing now.
- What am I supposed to do ? Yumi left me with her... She didn't even looked at her face when she left... How can she have done such a thing ? She was happy to have her until she knew Ayane was blind... How can she change her mind so quickly and radically ?
- She's young too, Jun-chan. She probably didn't feel able to raise a blind child. I'm not saying it's a good reason but she didn't imagined such a thing would happen.
- Neither do I and yet, i'm here. I love our daughter and she is perfect to me.
- I know Jun-chan.
- You would have prefered that i left her to adoption too?
- Of course not. She is wonderful and you showed great courage to raise her alone. I'm proud of you, my son.
Jun's mom kissed his forehead and ordered him to sit a bit in his bed to eat a piece of toast and take fever medicine. Then she let him sleep and covered him with his quilt before leaving the room, taking the baby monitor with her.
*****
- Aya ? It's bath time, come here so i can take care of your prothesis, honey.
- Haaaai !
Ayane came happily to her father on the couch and so Jun could remove his daughter's lenses. He put them carefully into their box to clean them and then grabbed the bottle of eyedrops.
- Lean your head back, I'll desinfect your eyes.
The little girl complied and soon the operation was over.
- Yosh, you can go take your bath now honey.
- Daddy ?
- Yes ?
- Can you wash my hair ?
Jun chuckled in front of his little girl's smile.
- But you're a big girl, i thought you could do it alone...
- I want you to do it tonight ! It's more enjoyable if it's you !
The young man approached Ayane and kissed her forehead.
- It's okay, i'm coming.
- Yay !
Soon Jun was sitting behind his daughter in the bathroom and was carefully massaging her head with his foamy hands.
- How is it, Ojou-sama ?
- Perfect. Ayane giggled.
- Glad it please you.
- Ne ? Tomorrow is my first lesson with Sakurai-san.
- Yeah. Don't worry i didn't forget.
- Do you think i will be a piano star ?
- You didn't even had any lesson yet ! Be patient, you'll see if it please you first.
- I'm sure i'll like it ! And Sakurai-san sounded so nice !
Automatically, Jun thought about the music he heard coming from Sakurai's appartment earlier and he closed the eyes to appreciate the remnants of the melody in his memories.
- Daddy... Called Ayane.
- Hai hai ?
- You stopped rubbing my hair.
- Oh, sorry. The young man anwered, resuming his daughter's shampoo.
Then he rinsed his hands and ordered Ayane to lean her head back so he could rinse it too and once done, he left her in the bathroom and went to his kitchen to clean up. When wanting to throw away some garbage in the trash can, he saw and remembered he had to empty it in the container of the building. He sighed and took the trash bag out to close it and went to the doorway.
- Aya ? He called. I'm going to threw away the garbages downstairs, it'll take just a moment okay ?
- Okay ! He heard his daughter answer.
Jun then put his shoes on and got out of his appartment. Soon he was in the zone where the trash containers for the building were and accomplished his task with a little satisfied smile. He went then back in the hallway, not wanting to leave Ayane alone too long even if he knew nothing serious could happen, and in his precipitation he didn't saw one of his neighbours going out and jostled him accidentally.
- Oh ! I'm sorry ! I didn't saw you.
The neighbor turned to him, trash bag in hand like Jun earlier, the other deep in his sweatpants' pocket. His face was hidden by the hood of his large black sweater and dark bangs falling on his eyes so the single father couldn't see his face entirely. He chuckled before answering in a low voice.
- I didn't either.
Then he resumed his way to the containers, dragging his feet in outdoor slippers.
"What a strange man" Jun thought before taking the elevator to return home.
*****
The next day, Jun and his daughter found themselve in front of the piano teacher's door, right after the little girl's school. The father knocked three times and Sakurai came to open.
- Hi Matsumoto-san ! Hi Ayane-chan ! He greeted.
- Konnichiwa Sakurai-san !
- Are you excited to take your first lesson ?
- Hum !
- She talked almost only about that since it's arranged. Jun said replacing some hair locks behind his daughter's ear.
- That's great, enthusiasm is important. Please come in.
Sakurai-san took gently the little girl's hand in his to guide her in his appartment even before Jun could move. "Oh yeah, he handled blind people before." He remembered as he followed the two of them. He could appreciate the decoration, simple but elegant, reflecting very well his neighbor according to him even if he knew him for a few days only. In the left part of the living room was the piano that probably served its owner to teach, and progressing to the right with his gaze, the young man discovered the tv corner. Jun then contained an exclaimation when he saw the man in black hoodie he saw the day before, sitting on the large couch, playing on a game console.
- Ayane-chan, Matsumoto-san, let me introduce my boyfriend : Ninomiya Kazunari.
Ninomiya stopped his game and put slowly the device on the coffee table, before turning to them and bowing slightly, eyes unfocused and veiled. Wait... Veiled ? Jun looked better at him and concluded that he saw well. He opened the mouth to say something but he got cut by Sakurai-san.
- Nino is also non-seeing.
The concerned clicked his tongue and chuckled.
- Have a seat, i'll bring some tea.
Sakurai let go of Ayane's hand to go to the kitchen.
- Daddy ? She called and Jun was with her in no-time.
- I'm here, honey, I'll guide you.
Jun and his daughter went to sit on the couch next to Ninomiya who had resumed his game, a rythm game, as the single father could see.
- Ninomiya-san, do you mind if we sit next to you ?
- Dozo. He replied.
Ayane settled and so did her father, feeling a bit awkward with the silent Ninomiya. But apparently, it wasn't the case with the little girl who turned in his direction.
- Ninomiya-san ? She asked.
- What do you want ?
- Did you were born blind ?
Their neighbour clenched his teeth for a brief instant.
- No I wasn't.
- I see. I was for my part. My eyes didn't developped properly. What did happen to yours ?
This time, Ninomiya stopped his movements on his console for a brief moment.
- I don't wanna talk about this.
- Okay. Can I touch your face ?
- Huh ? Ninomiya sounded destabilized by the little girl's request.
- I wanna know what you look like. Can I ?
- Aya, I don't know if...
- Jaa, dozo. Answered the young man, putting his game on the coffee table to turn in the direction of the little girl.
- Daddy can you guide me ?
Jun nodded and took his daughter's hand to place it on the blind man's face. Ayane then raised her other hand to do the same and touched Ninomiya for a bit, taking time to feel everything. Then she removed her hands and smiled.
- I like your facial features, you must be a cute guy !
- Ayane... Jun started, a bit embarassed.
But the neighbour blushed a bit and for the first time since they were here, a little smile seemed to appear on his face.
- That's... Nice of you... Thanks...
- Wanna touch my face too ?
Ninomiya chuckled.
- No thanks, i'm not good with my touch enough to have a proper idea of what you look like.
- Oooh... I see.
Sakurai-san came back with a tray and cups of tea, smiling. The young man gave everyone their cup, indicating to his partner and the little girl where they were on the table cause it was still quite hot to keep it in hands. Then he sat in an armchair near the couch, moving his tea spoon in his mug.
- So ? Why did you move in our little city, Matsumoto-san ?
Pairing :Jun/oc, Juntoshi, Sakumiya
Genre : fluff, romance, handicap
Rating : PG
Summary : "You're not ready for this." Had say their families. They didn't listen to them and decided to go through this together because they were a couple after all. They thought their love was stronger than anything and that it was enough to overcome any difficulties. But they were wrong. Cause like their families had say, they weren't ready for this.
[Chapter 3]
Chapter 3
- Tadaima... Jun mumbled but still loudly enough so his mother could hear him.
- Okaeri. She said as she just came into the entrance way to greet him.
The young man sighed in a low voice, trying to soothe his headache a bit as he removed his shoes.
- Aya-chan just fell asleep. How was your day honey ?
- Exhaustive, but I'm doing it to offer her the best so it's okay... He answer with a raucous voice before he coughed loudly.
His mother threw him a worried look.
- Jun-chan ? Are you feeling okay ?
- Yes, yes, just tiredness, i'm going to bed before Ayane wakes up to eat.
Jun tried to enter his living room but his mother stopped him firmly and rose her hand to her son's forehead. A touch that made the young man close his eyes, relaxed and also a bit relieved.
- Jun-chan, you're burning with fever ! Go put on new clothes and lie down in your bed, i'll tell your dad i'm sleeping here.
- Mom... No, I'll be alright... I can manage all by myself...
His mother caressed his cheeks softly.
- You're not almighty, honey. You need rest, you're not alone, I'll take care of you and Aya-chan for a bit. Okay ? Now go to bed, I'm coming with cooling patches, food and medicine.
Jun nodded weakly and went further into the appartment, put his bag on his couch and went straight to his daughter's room. There, silently, he approached her crib and watched his 3 months old baby sleeping peacefully before stroking her little head briefly.
- Tadaima, honey. I love you. He murmured.
Then, feeling a coughing fit coming again, he left the room and went to his own, changed clothes and lied down under the covers. His mother came shortly after with a tray she put on the floor as she sat on the bed next to her son. She stuck a cooling patch on Jun's forehead and he immediately felt the relief for his sore head.
- I'm sorry, mom.
- Don't say stupid things. You're all alone, young, with two jobs and a baby with a particular condition. She said caressing his cheek.
- I just can't think about anything but Ayane. She's all for me.
- I know, Jun-chan. It's your child and she has you only. You're doing all you can to offer her a wonderful life and it's something praiseworthy, but you can't push yourself to exhaustion or else she will not have you anymore. Do you understand ?
Tears started to run down Jun's cheeks.
- Jun-chan...
The young man was sobbing now.
- What am I supposed to do ? Yumi left me with her... She didn't even looked at her face when she left... How can she have done such a thing ? She was happy to have her until she knew Ayane was blind... How can she change her mind so quickly and radically ?
- She's young too, Jun-chan. She probably didn't feel able to raise a blind child. I'm not saying it's a good reason but she didn't imagined such a thing would happen.
- Neither do I and yet, i'm here. I love our daughter and she is perfect to me.
- I know Jun-chan.
- You would have prefered that i left her to adoption too?
- Of course not. She is wonderful and you showed great courage to raise her alone. I'm proud of you, my son.
Jun's mom kissed his forehead and ordered him to sit a bit in his bed to eat a piece of toast and take fever medicine. Then she let him sleep and covered him with his quilt before leaving the room, taking the baby monitor with her.
*****
- Aya ? It's bath time, come here so i can take care of your prothesis, honey.
- Haaaai !
Ayane came happily to her father on the couch and so Jun could remove his daughter's lenses. He put them carefully into their box to clean them and then grabbed the bottle of eyedrops.
- Lean your head back, I'll desinfect your eyes.
The little girl complied and soon the operation was over.
- Yosh, you can go take your bath now honey.
- Daddy ?
- Yes ?
- Can you wash my hair ?
Jun chuckled in front of his little girl's smile.
- But you're a big girl, i thought you could do it alone...
- I want you to do it tonight ! It's more enjoyable if it's you !
The young man approached Ayane and kissed her forehead.
- It's okay, i'm coming.
- Yay !
Soon Jun was sitting behind his daughter in the bathroom and was carefully massaging her head with his foamy hands.
- How is it, Ojou-sama ?
- Perfect. Ayane giggled.
- Glad it please you.
- Ne ? Tomorrow is my first lesson with Sakurai-san.
- Yeah. Don't worry i didn't forget.
- Do you think i will be a piano star ?
- You didn't even had any lesson yet ! Be patient, you'll see if it please you first.
- I'm sure i'll like it ! And Sakurai-san sounded so nice !
Automatically, Jun thought about the music he heard coming from Sakurai's appartment earlier and he closed the eyes to appreciate the remnants of the melody in his memories.
- Daddy... Called Ayane.
- Hai hai ?
- You stopped rubbing my hair.
- Oh, sorry. The young man anwered, resuming his daughter's shampoo.
Then he rinsed his hands and ordered Ayane to lean her head back so he could rinse it too and once done, he left her in the bathroom and went to his kitchen to clean up. When wanting to throw away some garbage in the trash can, he saw and remembered he had to empty it in the container of the building. He sighed and took the trash bag out to close it and went to the doorway.
- Aya ? He called. I'm going to threw away the garbages downstairs, it'll take just a moment okay ?
- Okay ! He heard his daughter answer.
Jun then put his shoes on and got out of his appartment. Soon he was in the zone where the trash containers for the building were and accomplished his task with a little satisfied smile. He went then back in the hallway, not wanting to leave Ayane alone too long even if he knew nothing serious could happen, and in his precipitation he didn't saw one of his neighbours going out and jostled him accidentally.
- Oh ! I'm sorry ! I didn't saw you.
The neighbor turned to him, trash bag in hand like Jun earlier, the other deep in his sweatpants' pocket. His face was hidden by the hood of his large black sweater and dark bangs falling on his eyes so the single father couldn't see his face entirely. He chuckled before answering in a low voice.
- I didn't either.
Then he resumed his way to the containers, dragging his feet in outdoor slippers.
"What a strange man" Jun thought before taking the elevator to return home.
*****
The next day, Jun and his daughter found themselve in front of the piano teacher's door, right after the little girl's school. The father knocked three times and Sakurai came to open.
- Hi Matsumoto-san ! Hi Ayane-chan ! He greeted.
- Konnichiwa Sakurai-san !
- Are you excited to take your first lesson ?
- Hum !
- She talked almost only about that since it's arranged. Jun said replacing some hair locks behind his daughter's ear.
- That's great, enthusiasm is important. Please come in.
Sakurai-san took gently the little girl's hand in his to guide her in his appartment even before Jun could move. "Oh yeah, he handled blind people before." He remembered as he followed the two of them. He could appreciate the decoration, simple but elegant, reflecting very well his neighbor according to him even if he knew him for a few days only. In the left part of the living room was the piano that probably served its owner to teach, and progressing to the right with his gaze, the young man discovered the tv corner. Jun then contained an exclaimation when he saw the man in black hoodie he saw the day before, sitting on the large couch, playing on a game console.
- Ayane-chan, Matsumoto-san, let me introduce my boyfriend : Ninomiya Kazunari.
Ninomiya stopped his game and put slowly the device on the coffee table, before turning to them and bowing slightly, eyes unfocused and veiled. Wait... Veiled ? Jun looked better at him and concluded that he saw well. He opened the mouth to say something but he got cut by Sakurai-san.
- Nino is also non-seeing.
The concerned clicked his tongue and chuckled.
- Have a seat, i'll bring some tea.
Sakurai let go of Ayane's hand to go to the kitchen.
- Daddy ? She called and Jun was with her in no-time.
- I'm here, honey, I'll guide you.
Jun and his daughter went to sit on the couch next to Ninomiya who had resumed his game, a rythm game, as the single father could see.
- Ninomiya-san, do you mind if we sit next to you ?
- Dozo. He replied.
Ayane settled and so did her father, feeling a bit awkward with the silent Ninomiya. But apparently, it wasn't the case with the little girl who turned in his direction.
- Ninomiya-san ? She asked.
- What do you want ?
- Did you were born blind ?
Their neighbour clenched his teeth for a brief instant.
- No I wasn't.
- I see. I was for my part. My eyes didn't developped properly. What did happen to yours ?
This time, Ninomiya stopped his movements on his console for a brief moment.
- I don't wanna talk about this.
- Okay. Can I touch your face ?
- Huh ? Ninomiya sounded destabilized by the little girl's request.
- I wanna know what you look like. Can I ?
- Aya, I don't know if...
- Jaa, dozo. Answered the young man, putting his game on the coffee table to turn in the direction of the little girl.
- Daddy can you guide me ?
Jun nodded and took his daughter's hand to place it on the blind man's face. Ayane then raised her other hand to do the same and touched Ninomiya for a bit, taking time to feel everything. Then she removed her hands and smiled.
- I like your facial features, you must be a cute guy !
- Ayane... Jun started, a bit embarassed.
But the neighbour blushed a bit and for the first time since they were here, a little smile seemed to appear on his face.
- That's... Nice of you... Thanks...
- Wanna touch my face too ?
Ninomiya chuckled.
- No thanks, i'm not good with my touch enough to have a proper idea of what you look like.
- Oooh... I see.
Sakurai-san came back with a tray and cups of tea, smiling. The young man gave everyone their cup, indicating to his partner and the little girl where they were on the table cause it was still quite hot to keep it in hands. Then he sat in an armchair near the couch, moving his tea spoon in his mug.
- So ? Why did you move in our little city, Matsumoto-san ?