[Fan fic] TABOO- Sakurai ShoxMatsumoto Jun- Chapter 3
Title: TABOO
Pairing: Sakurai ShoxMatsumoto Jun
Genre: Romance, action, some humor
Rating/Warnings: R, borderline NC-17
Summary: Sho met Jun on the flight back to Tokyo. It was instant attraction for both. Wanting to see each other again, they agreed to meet up some time in Tokyo. Upon arriving to visit his father, the president of a talent agency, Sho found Sakurai Gakuto frustrated how Storm, the top selling group from his rival company J-Ent, keeps topping over his own top selling group We Are Hot. To get ahead of the competition, Sho’s father asked him to spy on the group. Little did Sho know he would reunite with the beautiful stranger from the plane- and end their relationship before it even starts.
Notes: Chapter 3, woohoo!
PREVIOUSLY:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
*****
CHAPTER 3
“I don’t hear the baseline, can you up it?” Jun asked through the mic, shifting the headphones over his ear. Oguri Shun fiddled with the switches in the control room on the other side of the sound-proof glass of the recording booth until Jun could hear it through the headphones. He was at All Night Nippon, Shun’s recording studio affiliated with J-Ent. It was the first time recording a brand new song fresh from the hands of the lyricist and music arranger. Jun and Shun were still playing around with the track, seeing what fit the vibe the writers were going for. Moments later, the two were in the control room fiddling among the switches, listening to the demo Jun had sung. They were discussing some elements they want to change or keep when the door opened. They both swiveled their chairs around to find a guy, who looked like a boy in his late teens or early twenties, come in bringing bottles of water. He nodded at them, placing the bottles down at the desk in the back of the room, and shuffled backwards out the door.
“Who was that?” Jun turned around to ask Shun.
“A new intern,” Shun said, fiddling around with a switch. “How about if we slow down the tempo at this part?”
“When did he start here?”
Shun paused to think. “A month, a month and a half, I think.”
“How old is he? He looked like a kid fresh from high school.”
Shun paused and slowly swiveled the chair to face Jun. “Are you interested? Do you want me to hook you guys up?” he mocked. Jun punched him lightly on the shoulder. Shun just laughed.
Jun left the studio after a while to head out for home. He ran into Ohno in the hallway of ANN looking flustered as if he had been running through Tokyo. Jun waited for him to catch his breath, smiling amusedly at his manager.
“Good news,” Ohno said after panting a couple of times and swallowing spit. Jun handed him the water bottle he got from the intern. “A casting director from TBS has called. You got a call back from your auditions last week. You’re up against Matsuda Ryuhei and Eita in the lead role.”
“Yes.” Jun pumped his fist.
“They also said that if you do get this lead, they want Storm to record the theme song.”
“That’s great news, Oh-chan, thanks.”
Ohno nodded. “I’ll let them know you are more than interested in taking this. God knows you haven’t been in a drama for months now. I even forgot when the last time you’ve been in one was.”
There was a clatter down the hall. They both turned to find the intern shuffling about picking up the clipboard and pencils scattering on the floor. Jun cringed for him. He started to go help but the guy already had the things collected and he was now walking away.
“Arai-kun, you okay?” Ohno called out to him. The guy turned to nod his head and continued down the hall without stopping. “New guy.”
“So I’ve heard. Doesn’t he look familiar to you?” Jun asked, still staring at the figure. Something else flickered in his brain, but he couldn’t grasp it.
“Nope, not really. Why?” Jun shrugged in reply, turning back to face Ohno. “Okay, well, I just came over here to tell you the news,” Onho said. “My car broke down on the way AND my phone ran out of battery. Sheesh.”
Jun chuckled. “C’mon. I’ll help jumpstart your car.” He placed a hand over Ohno’s shoulder as they walked out of the building.
~~~
Sho smiled at the news Jun was telling him. The man was so excited for the possible role. He pulled him closer, nuzzling his nose at the crook of Jun’s neck. They were cuddling on the bed in Jun’s apartment. Normally, Sho wasn’t the cuddling type. He usually gets up and makes himself something to eat from the kitchen, leaving his partner all miffed on the bed. But something about Jun made him want to draw the man closer in many ways. It was more than just sex, he was starting to realize. He was falling more in love with the man. A trickle of fear crept in his mind. This news about Jun’s possible role was something his father would want. He had made up his mind weeks ago he wouldn’t spy on Storm and tell his father their activities. He hoped his father wouldn’t find out ever.
“Sho?”
“Hmm?”
“I really want this role. The other members have steady solo projects while I’m in the studio and J-Ent offices for concert planning. I need to get back into acting.”
“You’ll get it, babe. I’ve seen your past dramas- I marathoned them these past few weeks- and you’re really good. I have no doubt you’ll star in it.”
“Still, I don’t want to jinx it,” Jun said, placing a hand over Sho’s heart. “Promise you won’t tell anyone?”
“Promise.”
*****
Nino slapped a newspaper over Jun’s laptop keyboard while Jun was working on something. It took Jun a while to process what Nino was so riled up about until he really looked. There on the top fold of the entertainment section was a photograph of Sho standing with Sakurai Gakuto of SG Entertainment in front of TABOO. Under the caption was SG Entertainment founder and president, Sakurai Gakuto and his son, Sho at the grand opening of TABOO.
"I knew I've seen him somewhere. It took me a while to remember where until I saw this in my apartment while cleaning my living room.” Nino jabbed his finger on the photo. “Look at the unmistakable resemblance.”
Jun took the month-old newspaper and stared at the photo, his brain telling him it couldn’t be possibly true. "I bet he's only dating you to get close to you and help out his father for WAH." He heard Nino continue. “I mean, why would he have them performed at his club's grand opening?"
Jun looked up. "Sho is not like that. He wouldn't-"
"What, betray you?" Nino nearly spat it out. "Jun think about it, why do you think he wants to hang out with the rest of us? Asking us questions what things we’ve been working on?"
"Because he knows you guys are my friends and he just wants to be friends with you, too."
"I hope you haven't told him about our possible new project with the upcoming drama, right?" Jun made a face at this. Nino sighed and rolled his eyes.
"He wouldn't...” Jun said weakly, more to himself than to his friend.
"For your sake and ours, he'd better not."
~~~
Sho answered the door of his apartment to a distraught Jun. He flinched when Jun slapped his chest with a newspaper. The man looked like he wanted a fight, but was keeping it under control. He took the newspaper without a word to see what it was all about. Oh.
"Why do you like me?" Jun said without preamble.
"Is that a trick question?"
"The first time we met at your club, were you pretending you really didn’t you know who I am when we met on the plane?"
"What's with these questions?"
"You haven't replied to any of my questions." The man was pacing back and forth, waving his arms around in frustration.
"No, I had no idea who you were the first time we met. No, I don't like you... I love you." Jun blinked and took a step back. Sho reached for him and held him close. "Jun, I would never hurt you. I'm sorry I've never told you who I really am. I've wanted to many times, but I didn’t know how you'd react. Please. I'm sorry." Sho pauses and asked, "Is being Sakurai Gakuto's son an automatic NG to you?"
Jun shook his head. "I don't really care who your father is. I guess I was just shocked by the news.” He straightened up and looked at Sho in the eye. “I know you wouldn’t hurt me, and I you.” He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Sho’s lips. “I love you, too.”
*****
It had been two days since he had confessed to Jun that he loved him. Sho was still elated that his lover felt the same. He drove to his father’s house, still smiling like an idiot thinking about that night. His body tingled at the thought of Jun’s touch. It really was just more than sex between them. He slowly came back to earth when he pulled up in front of the house. Taking a deep breath to brace himself in facing whatever his father’s surprise was, he parked his car and walked to the gate. He looked around, wondering why there were a few cars parked just outside, too. He found himself at a party with many entertainment guests and a few selected reporters at the house. He frowned, now really worried what his father was up to.
Sho spotted his mother and he went up to her, kissing her hello on the cheek. “What’s going on?” he asked. His mother handed him a flute of champagne as a waiter walked past. She hooked her arm around his and patted his hand. Sho knew what that meant without a word from her. He was to be quiet and just wait for his father to talk. Sure enough, Gakuto clinked his glass with a fork. The room grew quiet and turned to pay attention.
“I’m glad we are all gathered here in celebration of SG Entertainment’s latest achievement,” Gakuto said, “Our company has reached another milestone. Our very own We Are Hot leader, Akanishi Jin, has gotten a lead role in his first Golden Monday Night 9 time slot!”
Sho almost dropped the glass at the news while everyone cheered. Flashes from the reporter cameras danced before his eyes as he gawked at his father who stood there looking proud. His mind didn’t register what his father wanted him to do until his mother tugged on his arm slightly and he walked with her to his father’s side with Jin standing on the opposite side. He was nearly blinded from the flashes of the cameras. He felt suffocated. He needed to breathe. He needed to call Jun. God only knows how the man was feeling now.
When he finally found an excuse to get away from the hype, he made his way to the hallway that leads up to other rooms of the house. He took out his phone to call Jun. Gakuto suddenly appeared next to him.
"Call your Jun Matsumoto now, and I can guarantee you will lose your club."
"Dad, how could you do this to me? To Jun?"
"Are you kidding me? I’m doing this FOR you. You think if I hadn’t worked hard to get this agency up and running you’d have had the opportunity to study in America? Wake up, son. This is business. Your life wouldn't be the same if it hadn't been for these boys working their ass off."
"How did you even know about that drama? Jin wasn't even in the running for the lead."
Gakuto smirked. "So you did know about it, but I don't recall you ever telling me that information. But I'm not surprised. Good thing I thought ahead. I have my resources. I knew I couldn't fully trust you. You're a disappointment of a son." With that, Gakuto walked away.
Sho quickly called Jun, but there was no answer. He hung up and redialed. Still no answer.
*****
A/N: As always, thanks for reading. Please comment what you like about this chapter.
Chapter 4 SOON
Pairing: Sakurai ShoxMatsumoto Jun
Genre: Romance, action, some humor
Rating/Warnings: R, borderline NC-17
Summary: Sho met Jun on the flight back to Tokyo. It was instant attraction for both. Wanting to see each other again, they agreed to meet up some time in Tokyo. Upon arriving to visit his father, the president of a talent agency, Sho found Sakurai Gakuto frustrated how Storm, the top selling group from his rival company J-Ent, keeps topping over his own top selling group We Are Hot. To get ahead of the competition, Sho’s father asked him to spy on the group. Little did Sho know he would reunite with the beautiful stranger from the plane- and end their relationship before it even starts.
Notes: Chapter 3, woohoo!
PREVIOUSLY:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
*****
CHAPTER 3
“I don’t hear the baseline, can you up it?” Jun asked through the mic, shifting the headphones over his ear. Oguri Shun fiddled with the switches in the control room on the other side of the sound-proof glass of the recording booth until Jun could hear it through the headphones. He was at All Night Nippon, Shun’s recording studio affiliated with J-Ent. It was the first time recording a brand new song fresh from the hands of the lyricist and music arranger. Jun and Shun were still playing around with the track, seeing what fit the vibe the writers were going for. Moments later, the two were in the control room fiddling among the switches, listening to the demo Jun had sung. They were discussing some elements they want to change or keep when the door opened. They both swiveled their chairs around to find a guy, who looked like a boy in his late teens or early twenties, come in bringing bottles of water. He nodded at them, placing the bottles down at the desk in the back of the room, and shuffled backwards out the door.
“Who was that?” Jun turned around to ask Shun.
“A new intern,” Shun said, fiddling around with a switch. “How about if we slow down the tempo at this part?”
“When did he start here?”
Shun paused to think. “A month, a month and a half, I think.”
“How old is he? He looked like a kid fresh from high school.”
Shun paused and slowly swiveled the chair to face Jun. “Are you interested? Do you want me to hook you guys up?” he mocked. Jun punched him lightly on the shoulder. Shun just laughed.
Jun left the studio after a while to head out for home. He ran into Ohno in the hallway of ANN looking flustered as if he had been running through Tokyo. Jun waited for him to catch his breath, smiling amusedly at his manager.
“Good news,” Ohno said after panting a couple of times and swallowing spit. Jun handed him the water bottle he got from the intern. “A casting director from TBS has called. You got a call back from your auditions last week. You’re up against Matsuda Ryuhei and Eita in the lead role.”
“Yes.” Jun pumped his fist.
“They also said that if you do get this lead, they want Storm to record the theme song.”
“That’s great news, Oh-chan, thanks.”
Ohno nodded. “I’ll let them know you are more than interested in taking this. God knows you haven’t been in a drama for months now. I even forgot when the last time you’ve been in one was.”
There was a clatter down the hall. They both turned to find the intern shuffling about picking up the clipboard and pencils scattering on the floor. Jun cringed for him. He started to go help but the guy already had the things collected and he was now walking away.
“Arai-kun, you okay?” Ohno called out to him. The guy turned to nod his head and continued down the hall without stopping. “New guy.”
“So I’ve heard. Doesn’t he look familiar to you?” Jun asked, still staring at the figure. Something else flickered in his brain, but he couldn’t grasp it.
“Nope, not really. Why?” Jun shrugged in reply, turning back to face Ohno. “Okay, well, I just came over here to tell you the news,” Onho said. “My car broke down on the way AND my phone ran out of battery. Sheesh.”
Jun chuckled. “C’mon. I’ll help jumpstart your car.” He placed a hand over Ohno’s shoulder as they walked out of the building.
~~~
Sho smiled at the news Jun was telling him. The man was so excited for the possible role. He pulled him closer, nuzzling his nose at the crook of Jun’s neck. They were cuddling on the bed in Jun’s apartment. Normally, Sho wasn’t the cuddling type. He usually gets up and makes himself something to eat from the kitchen, leaving his partner all miffed on the bed. But something about Jun made him want to draw the man closer in many ways. It was more than just sex, he was starting to realize. He was falling more in love with the man. A trickle of fear crept in his mind. This news about Jun’s possible role was something his father would want. He had made up his mind weeks ago he wouldn’t spy on Storm and tell his father their activities. He hoped his father wouldn’t find out ever.
“Sho?”
“Hmm?”
“I really want this role. The other members have steady solo projects while I’m in the studio and J-Ent offices for concert planning. I need to get back into acting.”
“You’ll get it, babe. I’ve seen your past dramas- I marathoned them these past few weeks- and you’re really good. I have no doubt you’ll star in it.”
“Still, I don’t want to jinx it,” Jun said, placing a hand over Sho’s heart. “Promise you won’t tell anyone?”
“Promise.”
*****
Nino slapped a newspaper over Jun’s laptop keyboard while Jun was working on something. It took Jun a while to process what Nino was so riled up about until he really looked. There on the top fold of the entertainment section was a photograph of Sho standing with Sakurai Gakuto of SG Entertainment in front of TABOO. Under the caption was SG Entertainment founder and president, Sakurai Gakuto and his son, Sho at the grand opening of TABOO.
"I knew I've seen him somewhere. It took me a while to remember where until I saw this in my apartment while cleaning my living room.” Nino jabbed his finger on the photo. “Look at the unmistakable resemblance.”
Jun took the month-old newspaper and stared at the photo, his brain telling him it couldn’t be possibly true. "I bet he's only dating you to get close to you and help out his father for WAH." He heard Nino continue. “I mean, why would he have them performed at his club's grand opening?"
Jun looked up. "Sho is not like that. He wouldn't-"
"What, betray you?" Nino nearly spat it out. "Jun think about it, why do you think he wants to hang out with the rest of us? Asking us questions what things we’ve been working on?"
"Because he knows you guys are my friends and he just wants to be friends with you, too."
"I hope you haven't told him about our possible new project with the upcoming drama, right?" Jun made a face at this. Nino sighed and rolled his eyes.
"He wouldn't...” Jun said weakly, more to himself than to his friend.
"For your sake and ours, he'd better not."
~~~
Sho answered the door of his apartment to a distraught Jun. He flinched when Jun slapped his chest with a newspaper. The man looked like he wanted a fight, but was keeping it under control. He took the newspaper without a word to see what it was all about. Oh.
"Why do you like me?" Jun said without preamble.
"Is that a trick question?"
"The first time we met at your club, were you pretending you really didn’t you know who I am when we met on the plane?"
"What's with these questions?"
"You haven't replied to any of my questions." The man was pacing back and forth, waving his arms around in frustration.
"No, I had no idea who you were the first time we met. No, I don't like you... I love you." Jun blinked and took a step back. Sho reached for him and held him close. "Jun, I would never hurt you. I'm sorry I've never told you who I really am. I've wanted to many times, but I didn’t know how you'd react. Please. I'm sorry." Sho pauses and asked, "Is being Sakurai Gakuto's son an automatic NG to you?"
Jun shook his head. "I don't really care who your father is. I guess I was just shocked by the news.” He straightened up and looked at Sho in the eye. “I know you wouldn’t hurt me, and I you.” He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Sho’s lips. “I love you, too.”
*****
It had been two days since he had confessed to Jun that he loved him. Sho was still elated that his lover felt the same. He drove to his father’s house, still smiling like an idiot thinking about that night. His body tingled at the thought of Jun’s touch. It really was just more than sex between them. He slowly came back to earth when he pulled up in front of the house. Taking a deep breath to brace himself in facing whatever his father’s surprise was, he parked his car and walked to the gate. He looked around, wondering why there were a few cars parked just outside, too. He found himself at a party with many entertainment guests and a few selected reporters at the house. He frowned, now really worried what his father was up to.
Sho spotted his mother and he went up to her, kissing her hello on the cheek. “What’s going on?” he asked. His mother handed him a flute of champagne as a waiter walked past. She hooked her arm around his and patted his hand. Sho knew what that meant without a word from her. He was to be quiet and just wait for his father to talk. Sure enough, Gakuto clinked his glass with a fork. The room grew quiet and turned to pay attention.
“I’m glad we are all gathered here in celebration of SG Entertainment’s latest achievement,” Gakuto said, “Our company has reached another milestone. Our very own We Are Hot leader, Akanishi Jin, has gotten a lead role in his first Golden Monday Night 9 time slot!”
Sho almost dropped the glass at the news while everyone cheered. Flashes from the reporter cameras danced before his eyes as he gawked at his father who stood there looking proud. His mind didn’t register what his father wanted him to do until his mother tugged on his arm slightly and he walked with her to his father’s side with Jin standing on the opposite side. He was nearly blinded from the flashes of the cameras. He felt suffocated. He needed to breathe. He needed to call Jun. God only knows how the man was feeling now.
When he finally found an excuse to get away from the hype, he made his way to the hallway that leads up to other rooms of the house. He took out his phone to call Jun. Gakuto suddenly appeared next to him.
"Call your Jun Matsumoto now, and I can guarantee you will lose your club."
"Dad, how could you do this to me? To Jun?"
"Are you kidding me? I’m doing this FOR you. You think if I hadn’t worked hard to get this agency up and running you’d have had the opportunity to study in America? Wake up, son. This is business. Your life wouldn't be the same if it hadn't been for these boys working their ass off."
"How did you even know about that drama? Jin wasn't even in the running for the lead."
Gakuto smirked. "So you did know about it, but I don't recall you ever telling me that information. But I'm not surprised. Good thing I thought ahead. I have my resources. I knew I couldn't fully trust you. You're a disappointment of a son." With that, Gakuto walked away.
Sho quickly called Jun, but there was no answer. He hung up and redialed. Still no answer.
*****
A/N: As always, thanks for reading. Please comment what you like about this chapter.
Chapter 4 SOON