One shot nishikato fict no.2
Title: the toothbrush excuse
PAiring: obviously nisikato
NOTE: I wrote this hurriedly so I did not have time to proof read... but I hope you still have fun reading, comments are appreciated... ^_^ xposted to nishikato , all fics placed in my journal are for safe keeping! :)
Nishikido was in the verge of a nervous breakdown. He was drained, exhausted, fed up… and he badly missed Shige.
It’s been a week since they last saw each other. He was extremely busy juggling two bands and filming a show at the same time, while Shige’s midterm exam kept him, busy.
Nishikido thought he could take it, that he could survive the week without seeing his boyfriend. He was too busy to call, and the other just seemed too preoccupied to call either. But as he woke up that day, and felt the other side of the bed empty, he proved himself wrong. NO, he couldn’t stand another second without Shige beside him. So he got up and dressed up abruptly. A few minutes later, Nishikido was out of the apartment with his keys on his pocket and Shige’s toothbrush on his hand. As he turned his car’s engine on, he punched in Shige’s speed dial number and called. Nishikido bit his lower lip nervously, excited on what he was about to do.
…
Shige was preparing his presentation on Civil Law. He had just started on his working lunch when his phone rang inside his bag. He hurriedly finished his takoyaki first before flipping his phone open.
“Hello?” he answered carelessly.
“Where are you?!” An angry voice replied at the other line.
“I’m in school, what kind of question… wait a second, Ryo?”
Shige asked in shock. He blinked constantly for a second and stared at the screen of his mobile phone. It was indeed Ryo. Shige chuckled in disbelief. Nishikido Ryo, the always busy, never-to-be-contacted boyfriend of his was calling him.
“Stop laughing you dork!” Ryo complained when he heard Shige’s chuckles.
“Have you had lunch?”
“Sort of, I’m eating takoyaki while preparing for my report.”
“That doesn’t sound like lunch to me.”
“Wow. That sounds very convincing coming from a person who only has coffee for breakfast.”, Shige replied coolly as he glanced by the window.
“You seem to be driving, where are you going?”
“Good thing you asked.” Ryo replied, and Shige figured that he was smiling.
“I’m heading to Aoyama, we need to talk. Meet me up at the parking lot in my usual parking spot.”
And before Shige could refuse, Ryo hanged up, with the feeling of victory shown on his face.
…
Shige walked pass the soccer field then down to the parking lot mumbling. He was outraged by Ryo’s display of authority over him. He hated the way Ryo always dominated him and that he always followed. As he was nearing the “usual parking spot”, he saw his man standing outside the car. Shige felt a bit guilty, as he looked at the tired, nervous figure that seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. If Shige hadn’t cleared his throat, Nishikido would’ve never noticed his presence.
“What is it this time Ryo?” Shige asked as he controlled his anger.
“You better have some good excuse for dragging me here 30 minutes before my presentation.”
“We haven’t seen each other for a week and this is what I get?” Ryo replied irritated.
His emotions were also starting to build up now, and Shige felt the tension between them.
“I…” Shige uttered. “Just tell me what you want to talk about and let’s get it over with okay?” he said calming himself down. He could not afford to have a fight with Ryo at this moment. They were both frustrated and lonely; fighting here and now wasn’t really the best option.
“I came because of this!” Ryo said as he raised his right hand to reveal something - Shige’s toothbrush.
“What?” Shige asked with an eyebrow raised. “What’s wrong with my toothbrush?”
“I found lipstick stains on it!” Ryo answered accusingly. “As much as were gay for each other, I don’t remember you owning or using any lipstick. Which only means one thing, someone else had it there.”
Shige rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Are you done with your case Ryo? Coz I have a report to worry about and…”
But Ryo never lay away from unfinished topics. He held Shige on the arms and looked at him straight in the eye. “Was she a girl Shige?! Was she pretty? Pretty enough to screw me up! Or was he some guy you played around while I was away? Was your game that good that you couldn’t take your lipstick off when you brushed your teeth?!”
“Ryo you jerk, you’re being ridiculous!” Shige shouted as he pushed Ryo away.
“I can’t believe your being crazy over a stupid toothbrush! And how dare you accuse me of something I would never do! You don’t know how difficult it is for me to sleep at night without you beside me. And how I pushed myself to go to school without waking you up before I leave, because I was too worried that you wouldn’t get enough sleep! So if you’re done with your pathetic accusations, I suggest you leave!”.
He said glaring at Ryo. Shige was in rage, while Ryo looked shocked at what just took place.
Shige was about to walk away when he felt Ryo’s hand stopping him. Before he could wave Ryo’s hand away, Ryo had already slipped his arms around Shige’s waist, trapping Shige into a tight embrace. He rested his head on the other’s broad back, and inhaled his scent that brought chills throughout his body. For a moment, Shige didn’t move. But as soon as he remembered everything that Ryo accused him of, his anger took a toll on him and he struggled to get out from Ryo’s hug. But the more Shige struggled to get loose, the tighter Ryo hugged him. And the more he tried to elbow Ryo away from him, the more he buried his head on Shige’s back.
“Ryo-chan let me go!” Shige protested as he scuffled to get away from Ryo’s embrace.
“Shige- I… I’m sorry.” Ryo uttered in a small voice.
And with those three words, Shige’s defenses weakened… he stopped struggling. When Ryo felt Shige softened he continued.
“I don’t know what got into me. But today, when I woke up and saw that you weren’t beside me, I just felt- alone. Not seeing you this past week was hell for me, I feel like a part of me was missing. I could barely get through work.”
Shige faced his boyfriend. He stared at Ryo’s exhausted face and touched it with his hands.
“Why didn’t you just call?”
“I wanted to Shige, damn it! I wanted to. But you had exams and school work and I didn’t want to be a bother.”
Shige laughed hoarsely and leaned over Ryo’s car. Ryo stared at him with a confused look on his face, obviously asking for an explanation.
“It’s just funny Ryo, I never called you either… for the exact same reason. You were always busy, and work is work… I didn’t want to be a burden.”
“But you’re not! You’re never a burden!” Ryo answered staring thoughtfully into Shige’s eyes. The week of not seeing each other, made him emotionally unstable, he bottled his sadness way too long.
So before Ryo could stop himself he kissed Shige intensely. Both were now owning each others mouth, blatantly hungry for one another’s touch. Ryo pulled Shige closer, wrapping his arms tighter around Shige’s waist. Shige on the other hand, placed his arms around Ryo’s neck, slowly pulling his hair once in awhile. For them, the week of not being together, was forgotten for this single moment, which they shared in Ryo’s usual parking spot.
…
“That toothbrush excuse was lame.” Ryo said a few minutes after they patched things up. They were inside Ryo’s car and were preparing to leave.
Shige laughed as he buckled his seatbelt next to Ryo.
“Extremely lame, where did you get that horrid idea anyway?”
“Pi-.” Ryo answered shortly. “He said he used it on Koyama, and well, it sort of -worked.”
“Poor Kei-chan.”
“I suppose your best friend isn’t as smart as you are.”
“Not really, I think he is quite smart.”
“Why do you say so?”
“Well…” Shige paused and thought of what to answer, then he replied in a serious tone.
“He got a hotter boyfriend…”
“What the?!”
“I’m kidding!” Shige said laughing. Ryo was too easy to fool when it came to his ego. Shige gave him a reassuring kiss and with that, Ryo’s lips curled up in a smile.