Heart Shaped Clock - Chapter 20
Title: Heart Shaped Clock.
Author: shou_ni
Pairing: ToraxShou, some NaoxHiroto
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance, Angst, Fluff, Smut-ish
Disclaimer: I dont own anyone, just the story.
Summary: When a beautiful guy enters Tora's life, he's smitten. Unfortunately Shou has a secret and he doesn't want to share it
Shou took off like a shot, running as fast as he could towards A&E . He'd dropped his phone before hearing any more of the details from Nao. Best friend instinct had truly kicked in.
The receptionist managed to catch his panicked rambling and directed him to the correct waiting area where he found Nao hunched over in one of the red plastic chairs, head in his hands.
"Where is he?" Nao's head snapped up, He'd been crying as his eyes were all red and puffy.
"He's in theater" He cried with a cracked voice "Nobody will tell me what's going on"
He jumped up from his chair and threw himself at Shou, who's arms instantly wrapped around him letting the elder sob onto his shoulder. This wasn't happening.
"What happened?" Shou asked when Nao's tears eventually stopped. The other shrugged, glancing up at him.
"Well, we were out walking Mogu and then suddenly he went all strange, Y'know... snapping at me and stuff. I don't know what had gotten into him. Then he stormed off with Mogu around a corner. The next thing I knew there was this loud squeal of tires and a bang."He shuddered, biting his lip to prevent further tears spilling from his anguish filled eyes. "I ran to see what had happened and they were just laying there, blood everywhere. I don't know what to do Shou, he was in a bad way"
The brunette honestly didn't know what to say, his mind was all over the place, so all he could do was hug Nao and fight back his own tears.
Tora finally found them, two paper cups of coffee in his hands. Shou had shot off so fast that he hadn't even known what was happening so took the initiative to ask reception if they had seen him.
"He's going to be okay" He said softy. He knew it wasn't much comfort for either of them, after all he wasn't an idiot but wasn't it human nature to offer just a little bit of condolence in these situations? It's not like he could speed up time or make Hiroto magically better, he would if he could. But all they could really do was wait it out and hope that the young blond was alright.
With some unexpected luck, if that's what you'd call it, Hiroto wasn't in surgery for much over an hour or so. Meaning that the three were soon allowed to see him.
Nao wanted to throw up.
Seeing his lover lay in bed, hooked up to an IV and ventilator, it made his chest tighten. Bruises and cuts decorating his skin in faint hues of purple, with the largest being a deep gash on the bridge of his nose which oozed blood from the butterfly stitches. He looked terrible, like he'd been through the wars.
The doctors however assured them that he looked worse that he was, escaping with only a fractured collar bone and a few broken ribs. Nothing life threatening but still painful all the same.
They weren't in the room for too long before he started to stir. Blinking the harsh hospital lights from his eyes he looked around in disorientated confusion.
"W..where am I?" He croaked, throat sore and dry from the anesthetic.
"You're in hospital Pon" Shou said quietly "You were in an accident"
Nao nodded and took his hand "You were hit by a car"
His eyes widened, were they serious?
Images flashed back to him- His boots hitting the pavement heavily as he stomped away, Mogu's tail wagging, lights coming out of nowhere and the squeal of breaks.. then ... nothing. A complete blank in his memory.
"Mogu!" He cried, body bolting upright in a painful manner, a silent scream left his lips as sharp pains jolted through his torso. "Where's Mogu?"
If he was hospitalized by the accident then what happened to the small fragile dog. Hiroto suddenly felt bile trying to sneak up his dry throat at the meer thought of it.
"He's been taken to the vetanerian hospital a few blocks away" Nao sighed giving his hand a squeeze "He wasn't doing so good Pon but I'm sure he'll pull through"
Large brown eyes glazed over before one lone tear drizzled down his cheek.
Mogu was like his kid, if anything happened to him, Hiroto would never be able to forgive himself. After all, it was his fault....
"Baby, you should get some sleep, you need to rest" Nao hushed. Shou and Tora had regretfully gone home, the two had to go to work early the next morning and it was getting late. Not that Hiroto had noticed, he was wrapped up deep in thought.
"Hiroto, I have to go now. So you try to go to sleep. I'll go and see Mogu before I go home and I promise I'll let you know as soon as I wake up tomorrow, okay?"
The blonde nodded slowly with a vacant expression, Nao sighed once more before standing up and placing a kiss on the younger's cheek, pulling the oxygen mask back over his face.
As soon as the door was closed and Nao was gone, Hiroto broke down into tears. Everything was so fucked up. His mid was fried, just a few days ago everything was normal and lovely then suddenly... in the space of two days his life had been shaken roughly and it was the worst feeling in the world.
It was safe to say, sleep did not bless him that night.
Aki yawned and stretched over Mao's half naked body to flick the kettle on for his coffee. He'd been blessed with a rare almost unseen even known as a day off and he planned to make use of it. Pleasantly Mao had been spending alot of time in his apartment for the past few weeks resulting in them becoming impossibly closer, which was the most wonderful feeling, he honestly felt like he was walking even higher than cloud nine.
"Aki" Mao sighed pleasantly, pressing his back against the other's naked chest "Do you want to go to the zoo today?"
"The Zoo...?"
Mao nodded "Yeah. One of the giraffes gave birth to a baby last week and I really want to go and see it. But a zoo isn't the kind of place for a guy to go alone"
Oh god, he was blushing, Aki could never resist the shy brunette when he blushed like that. So damn cute.
"Sounds like a good idea to me then babe" He beamed.
It'd been a few weeks since the two of them went out together, they stayed over at each others apartments but that was pretty much it. He let out a small breath as his arms wound around Mao's slender waist with a sweep of skin. He nuzzled his face in the crook of his neck to inhale his lovers cologne, a smell that always made him relax. Sweet with a hint of musk.. simply delicious.
Ahhh it was going to be a good day.
"Look look, it's so cute" Mao chimed, pointing to the giraffe and it's little baby who were nuzzled together in the enclosure. Aki smiled, his boyfriend was always so sweet when it came to animals. The week that Chickin stayed with them, he spoilt the silly cat rotten - Belly rubs, cat treats you name it. He'd always wanted to own lots of animals but he could never afford one.
"He's so small compared to her" The other beamed causing Aki to snort.
"That's because he had to come out of her vag, any bigger and he'd destroy her down there"
"You're vile sometimes" Mao winced giving him a playful punch on the shoulder "But I guess that's why I like you so much"
Their fingers intertwined lovingly. It was exactly like their first date. Aki had noticed that Mao was an animal lover so decided to take him to the zoo, it seemed to work as he'd agreed to a second date, and a third and so on.
Aki smiled, placing a kiss on the corner of his mouth. It was going to be a very good day indeed.
Shou had convinced Miyavi to let him have the morning off to visit Hiroto in hospital. He hadn't slept much either, worrying about his blonde friend being on his own all night. Tora had try to remain understanding and not get annoyed at all of his tossing and turning throughout the night, it was difficult, all he wanted to do was sleep- not mumbling words of comfort every ten minutes.
He and Hiroto exchanged tired glances. It'd been a long night for both of them.
"So.." Shou spoke, breaking the mildly awkward stretch of silence "How's Mogu?"
"Oh... Nao went to see him last night. He's been sedated because he was in so much pain. Nothing life threatening though. Few broken ribs, a broken leg and a fractured scapula. The vets have bandaged him up and said he needs to rest for a few weeks so they want to keep him in until Thursday" He sighed heavily, slowly rolling onto his side to get a tad more comfortable "This is all my fault"
"It's not your fault Pon, things like this just happen" Shou objected "It was an accident"
Hiroto couldn't help but snort. It wasn't his fault, right. It only happened because he couldn't keep his feelings in check and got angry, running off with Mogu so that he wouldn't just blurt everything out to Nao. He was the one who didn't even look before crossing the road and he was the one who failed to protect the small dog. Of course it was his fucking fault and he was tired of everyone saying it wasn't.
Frustrated tears cascaded onto the pillow, it was all too much.
"I'm sorry Shou" He sniffed "Can you leave, I just want to be on my own."
The elder blinked in surprise, was it something he said?
"Pon.."
"Just fuck off already" The blonde snapped. With a sigh of exasperation Shou rose from his chair and left without another word, throwing one last glance at his best friend before closing the door.
What the fuck was that all about?
"What are you looking so troubled about?" Uruha asked, leaning over to place a coffee on Tora's desk. The other looked up, offering him a small smile.
"Just a rough night last night. One of our friends was hit by a car so it's all been a bit nerve wracking. I haven't slept much"
The honey blonde sighed, leaning on his hand.
"That's awful. Is he okay?"
"Few broken bones but nothing serious. I tried telling Shou that he'd be fine but he's kept me up all night frying his head over it"
The coffee was welcomed whole heartily as he felt the caffeine begin to work it's magic. It was only only about half an hour until he clocked off for the day, and he'd been exhausted all day, resulting in each minute dragging on like an hour. He was more than ready to go home, put on some more comfortable clothing and throw himself down onto the couch and spend the evening watching car chases on TV. Of course in reality he'd most likely be spending the evening in hospital visiting Hiroto. Not his idea of a relaxing evening but if it put Shou's mind at ease the he'd suck it up for a few hours.
Tiredly Tora dragged his feet as he approached the front door of the apartment. Kicking his shoes off in the genkan and dropping his brief case in the hall.
"Hey baby" He murmured seeing Shou curled up on the couch with Chickin bundled up in his arms.
"Hey" came his unenthusiastic reply. Shoving his face in the cat's fur he cuddled it even closer.
"What time do you want to go visit Pon?" Tora asked, grabbing himself some orange juice from the fridge and pouring a healthy portion into a glass.
"I don't think it's a good idea if I go back there tonight" Shou replied quietly.
"Why's that?"
"Well... I went there this morning but he was all distant and then told me to fuck off" His brows furrowed in sadness, visibly bothered by two small words. The elder padded over to him and crouched infront of him, placing his hands on Shou's knees.
"He's probably just feeling grumpy and tired. It's not a good time for him at the moment. Don't take it personally, love"
It seemed that Chickin knew when he was third wheeling as he took the chance to jump down from Shou's lap and make his way to the bathroom, he was sure there was laundry to defile or toilet paper to shred anyway.
"I must've said something to insult him, I just don't know what"
Tora suddenly hooked his arms under the youngers body and picked him up. Sitting himself down and cuddling his troubled lover.
. "Seriously Shou, don't fret over it. He's being discharged tomorrow, so give him a few days to get himself sorted and then go see him. Okay?" Fingers trailed through chocolate brown strands of hair, attempting to coax a smile from those plush lips "Let's just relax for the night, just you and I. We've barely had a moment to ourselves since we got back from Hawaii"
Shou let his body snuggle up against him. It was true, since they'd come back their time had been spent at work or with Pon and Nao, any time they did have together was usually spent feeling too tired to even hold a proper conversation.
"I guess it would be nice to eat some cake while watching a film or something" He smiled softly causing Tora's lips to mold themselves to his own, slowly exploring the warm cavern with his tongue.
To Tora's appreciation, the two bodies snuggled up on the couch, sharing a large piece of lemon cake between them before they crashed upon the mattress and made love until they finally passed out. Legs intertwined and hearts beating in sync.
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Authors Notes- Pon is okaaaay! Well.. sort of, but at least he's not dead. I decided to add a small section here for Aki and Mao, I love them and I realized that I haven't written anything with them yet.
Anyway, this chapter is short because it seemed like an appropriate place to cut off.
I'm almost halfway through the next chapter already and oooohhhhh....can't give anything away. I'll also be posting chapter 1 of my new fic very soon so I hope you like it.
Author: shou_ni
Pairing: ToraxShou, some NaoxHiroto
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance, Angst, Fluff, Smut-ish
Disclaimer: I dont own anyone, just the story.
Summary: When a beautiful guy enters Tora's life, he's smitten. Unfortunately Shou has a secret and he doesn't want to share it
Shou took off like a shot, running as fast as he could towards A&E . He'd dropped his phone before hearing any more of the details from Nao. Best friend instinct had truly kicked in.
The receptionist managed to catch his panicked rambling and directed him to the correct waiting area where he found Nao hunched over in one of the red plastic chairs, head in his hands.
"Where is he?" Nao's head snapped up, He'd been crying as his eyes were all red and puffy.
"He's in theater" He cried with a cracked voice "Nobody will tell me what's going on"
He jumped up from his chair and threw himself at Shou, who's arms instantly wrapped around him letting the elder sob onto his shoulder. This wasn't happening.
"What happened?" Shou asked when Nao's tears eventually stopped. The other shrugged, glancing up at him.
"Well, we were out walking Mogu and then suddenly he went all strange, Y'know... snapping at me and stuff. I don't know what had gotten into him. Then he stormed off with Mogu around a corner. The next thing I knew there was this loud squeal of tires and a bang."He shuddered, biting his lip to prevent further tears spilling from his anguish filled eyes. "I ran to see what had happened and they were just laying there, blood everywhere. I don't know what to do Shou, he was in a bad way"
The brunette honestly didn't know what to say, his mind was all over the place, so all he could do was hug Nao and fight back his own tears.
Tora finally found them, two paper cups of coffee in his hands. Shou had shot off so fast that he hadn't even known what was happening so took the initiative to ask reception if they had seen him.
"He's going to be okay" He said softy. He knew it wasn't much comfort for either of them, after all he wasn't an idiot but wasn't it human nature to offer just a little bit of condolence in these situations? It's not like he could speed up time or make Hiroto magically better, he would if he could. But all they could really do was wait it out and hope that the young blond was alright.
With some unexpected luck, if that's what you'd call it, Hiroto wasn't in surgery for much over an hour or so. Meaning that the three were soon allowed to see him.
Nao wanted to throw up.
Seeing his lover lay in bed, hooked up to an IV and ventilator, it made his chest tighten. Bruises and cuts decorating his skin in faint hues of purple, with the largest being a deep gash on the bridge of his nose which oozed blood from the butterfly stitches. He looked terrible, like he'd been through the wars.
The doctors however assured them that he looked worse that he was, escaping with only a fractured collar bone and a few broken ribs. Nothing life threatening but still painful all the same.
They weren't in the room for too long before he started to stir. Blinking the harsh hospital lights from his eyes he looked around in disorientated confusion.
"W..where am I?" He croaked, throat sore and dry from the anesthetic.
"You're in hospital Pon" Shou said quietly "You were in an accident"
Nao nodded and took his hand "You were hit by a car"
His eyes widened, were they serious?
Images flashed back to him- His boots hitting the pavement heavily as he stomped away, Mogu's tail wagging, lights coming out of nowhere and the squeal of breaks.. then ... nothing. A complete blank in his memory.
"Mogu!" He cried, body bolting upright in a painful manner, a silent scream left his lips as sharp pains jolted through his torso. "Where's Mogu?"
If he was hospitalized by the accident then what happened to the small fragile dog. Hiroto suddenly felt bile trying to sneak up his dry throat at the meer thought of it.
"He's been taken to the vetanerian hospital a few blocks away" Nao sighed giving his hand a squeeze "He wasn't doing so good Pon but I'm sure he'll pull through"
Large brown eyes glazed over before one lone tear drizzled down his cheek.
Mogu was like his kid, if anything happened to him, Hiroto would never be able to forgive himself. After all, it was his fault....
"Baby, you should get some sleep, you need to rest" Nao hushed. Shou and Tora had regretfully gone home, the two had to go to work early the next morning and it was getting late. Not that Hiroto had noticed, he was wrapped up deep in thought.
"Hiroto, I have to go now. So you try to go to sleep. I'll go and see Mogu before I go home and I promise I'll let you know as soon as I wake up tomorrow, okay?"
The blonde nodded slowly with a vacant expression, Nao sighed once more before standing up and placing a kiss on the younger's cheek, pulling the oxygen mask back over his face.
As soon as the door was closed and Nao was gone, Hiroto broke down into tears. Everything was so fucked up. His mid was fried, just a few days ago everything was normal and lovely then suddenly... in the space of two days his life had been shaken roughly and it was the worst feeling in the world.
It was safe to say, sleep did not bless him that night.
Aki yawned and stretched over Mao's half naked body to flick the kettle on for his coffee. He'd been blessed with a rare almost unseen even known as a day off and he planned to make use of it. Pleasantly Mao had been spending alot of time in his apartment for the past few weeks resulting in them becoming impossibly closer, which was the most wonderful feeling, he honestly felt like he was walking even higher than cloud nine.
"Aki" Mao sighed pleasantly, pressing his back against the other's naked chest "Do you want to go to the zoo today?"
"The Zoo...?"
Mao nodded "Yeah. One of the giraffes gave birth to a baby last week and I really want to go and see it. But a zoo isn't the kind of place for a guy to go alone"
Oh god, he was blushing, Aki could never resist the shy brunette when he blushed like that. So damn cute.
"Sounds like a good idea to me then babe" He beamed.
It'd been a few weeks since the two of them went out together, they stayed over at each others apartments but that was pretty much it. He let out a small breath as his arms wound around Mao's slender waist with a sweep of skin. He nuzzled his face in the crook of his neck to inhale his lovers cologne, a smell that always made him relax. Sweet with a hint of musk.. simply delicious.
Ahhh it was going to be a good day.
"Look look, it's so cute" Mao chimed, pointing to the giraffe and it's little baby who were nuzzled together in the enclosure. Aki smiled, his boyfriend was always so sweet when it came to animals. The week that Chickin stayed with them, he spoilt the silly cat rotten - Belly rubs, cat treats you name it. He'd always wanted to own lots of animals but he could never afford one.
"He's so small compared to her" The other beamed causing Aki to snort.
"That's because he had to come out of her vag, any bigger and he'd destroy her down there"
"You're vile sometimes" Mao winced giving him a playful punch on the shoulder "But I guess that's why I like you so much"
Their fingers intertwined lovingly. It was exactly like their first date. Aki had noticed that Mao was an animal lover so decided to take him to the zoo, it seemed to work as he'd agreed to a second date, and a third and so on.
Aki smiled, placing a kiss on the corner of his mouth. It was going to be a very good day indeed.
Shou had convinced Miyavi to let him have the morning off to visit Hiroto in hospital. He hadn't slept much either, worrying about his blonde friend being on his own all night. Tora had try to remain understanding and not get annoyed at all of his tossing and turning throughout the night, it was difficult, all he wanted to do was sleep- not mumbling words of comfort every ten minutes.
He and Hiroto exchanged tired glances. It'd been a long night for both of them.
"So.." Shou spoke, breaking the mildly awkward stretch of silence "How's Mogu?"
"Oh... Nao went to see him last night. He's been sedated because he was in so much pain. Nothing life threatening though. Few broken ribs, a broken leg and a fractured scapula. The vets have bandaged him up and said he needs to rest for a few weeks so they want to keep him in until Thursday" He sighed heavily, slowly rolling onto his side to get a tad more comfortable "This is all my fault"
"It's not your fault Pon, things like this just happen" Shou objected "It was an accident"
Hiroto couldn't help but snort. It wasn't his fault, right. It only happened because he couldn't keep his feelings in check and got angry, running off with Mogu so that he wouldn't just blurt everything out to Nao. He was the one who didn't even look before crossing the road and he was the one who failed to protect the small dog. Of course it was his fucking fault and he was tired of everyone saying it wasn't.
Frustrated tears cascaded onto the pillow, it was all too much.
"I'm sorry Shou" He sniffed "Can you leave, I just want to be on my own."
The elder blinked in surprise, was it something he said?
"Pon.."
"Just fuck off already" The blonde snapped. With a sigh of exasperation Shou rose from his chair and left without another word, throwing one last glance at his best friend before closing the door.
What the fuck was that all about?
"What are you looking so troubled about?" Uruha asked, leaning over to place a coffee on Tora's desk. The other looked up, offering him a small smile.
"Just a rough night last night. One of our friends was hit by a car so it's all been a bit nerve wracking. I haven't slept much"
The honey blonde sighed, leaning on his hand.
"That's awful. Is he okay?"
"Few broken bones but nothing serious. I tried telling Shou that he'd be fine but he's kept me up all night frying his head over it"
The coffee was welcomed whole heartily as he felt the caffeine begin to work it's magic. It was only only about half an hour until he clocked off for the day, and he'd been exhausted all day, resulting in each minute dragging on like an hour. He was more than ready to go home, put on some more comfortable clothing and throw himself down onto the couch and spend the evening watching car chases on TV. Of course in reality he'd most likely be spending the evening in hospital visiting Hiroto. Not his idea of a relaxing evening but if it put Shou's mind at ease the he'd suck it up for a few hours.
Tiredly Tora dragged his feet as he approached the front door of the apartment. Kicking his shoes off in the genkan and dropping his brief case in the hall.
"Hey baby" He murmured seeing Shou curled up on the couch with Chickin bundled up in his arms.
"Hey" came his unenthusiastic reply. Shoving his face in the cat's fur he cuddled it even closer.
"What time do you want to go visit Pon?" Tora asked, grabbing himself some orange juice from the fridge and pouring a healthy portion into a glass.
"I don't think it's a good idea if I go back there tonight" Shou replied quietly.
"Why's that?"
"Well... I went there this morning but he was all distant and then told me to fuck off" His brows furrowed in sadness, visibly bothered by two small words. The elder padded over to him and crouched infront of him, placing his hands on Shou's knees.
"He's probably just feeling grumpy and tired. It's not a good time for him at the moment. Don't take it personally, love"
It seemed that Chickin knew when he was third wheeling as he took the chance to jump down from Shou's lap and make his way to the bathroom, he was sure there was laundry to defile or toilet paper to shred anyway.
"I must've said something to insult him, I just don't know what"
Tora suddenly hooked his arms under the youngers body and picked him up. Sitting himself down and cuddling his troubled lover.
. "Seriously Shou, don't fret over it. He's being discharged tomorrow, so give him a few days to get himself sorted and then go see him. Okay?" Fingers trailed through chocolate brown strands of hair, attempting to coax a smile from those plush lips "Let's just relax for the night, just you and I. We've barely had a moment to ourselves since we got back from Hawaii"
Shou let his body snuggle up against him. It was true, since they'd come back their time had been spent at work or with Pon and Nao, any time they did have together was usually spent feeling too tired to even hold a proper conversation.
"I guess it would be nice to eat some cake while watching a film or something" He smiled softly causing Tora's lips to mold themselves to his own, slowly exploring the warm cavern with his tongue.
To Tora's appreciation, the two bodies snuggled up on the couch, sharing a large piece of lemon cake between them before they crashed upon the mattress and made love until they finally passed out. Legs intertwined and hearts beating in sync.
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Authors Notes- Pon is okaaaay! Well.. sort of, but at least he's not dead. I decided to add a small section here for Aki and Mao, I love them and I realized that I haven't written anything with them yet.
Anyway, this chapter is short because it seemed like an appropriate place to cut off.
I'm almost halfway through the next chapter already and oooohhhhh....can't give anything away. I'll also be posting chapter 1 of my new fic very soon so I hope you like it.