Reason why Nino's seasick. (ninoxoc)
a/n: Okay this was a one-shot with 8000 words. sorry about that. this is dedicated to yoshidasyu as requested by her, and simply because i love her. ENJOY!
Title: The reason for Nino's seasickness was actually the seamonster.
Rating: PG13-R
Pairing: NinoxOC
Disclaimer: Okay, i don't own them.. just the plot.
"Because a seamonster kissed me."
It was a common mystery among the members of ARASHI why Nino was always seasick. Every time they asked him about it, the brat always throws up different, not to mention hilarious, answers that will make anyone wanna pull their hair off. Who would have thought that there will come a day when they will be hearing the most ridiculous, nerve-cracking and outrageous reason the brat would come up with.
It was during the last day of their filming that the snarky brat mentioned, grudgingly, about being kissed by a seamonster on that same sea they were currently in, which earned him a good laugh from their sleepyhead leader, a raised eyebrow from their mother member, a continuous beating from their DoS member, and a delighted reaction from their miracle-boy.
"Eh? Maji? What was it look liked Kazu?" Aiba was too hyped up hearing a new answer coming from him. It was such a long time since they last had the sea as one of their film location and it wouldn't serve its purpose if he wouldn't be able to juice out some information regarding the brat.
Geez of all the seas around Japan, why must the management had to choose this one? "I dunno, I was a kid when it happened..It was so gross that I fainted." Nino told the baka-head member hoping that it would kill his excitement, but he was wrong. The moment he uttered those things, Aiba got so extremely thrilled that he announced one of the dumbest thing the guys had ever heard.
"Yosh! Min'na! Its time for some adventure! Why don't we seek for this seamonster?" Aiba's face was a mixture of excitement and puzzlement.
"Are you nuts?" was Jun's initial reaction. "It was the first time the management allowed us to have five days vacation; I mean FIVE days of relaxing, not meddling with your stupid and nonsense adventure!" he throw some chips at him, some flew across Ohno who was sketching.
"Oi!" drawing away the chips that landed on his sketchpad. "Stop messing around with food."
Aiba stuck his tongue out and gave the youngest a smirk. "Ne Ridaa~ you love fishing right?" Aiba asked.
"Yeah. But I catch fishes Masaki, not some random seamonster that basically come from nothing," Ohno shot him a look before continuing with his drawing. It was a seaside scene with a girl he saw yesterday. She had a fair complexion but not dark, her hair stretched up to her back, loosed straightly which followed the direction of the wind, her bangs clipped with a seashell hairpin. She was wearing a white-strapped dress. It wasn't the typical love at first sight, it was a pure awe in nature's creation. And obviously, that girl was one of mother nature's best creation.
"So I guessed that's a no?" Aiba asked, his tension still up regardless the reluctance their youngest and oldest member were displaying. "How 'bout Sho-chan?" he mustered all his convincing powers before asking.
"Urm.. I certainly don't like the idea Masaki, what if we got eaten by that seamonster? What will you do?" Sho answered seriously. "Besides, it will be bad if we go out on cold night, for sure that creature only comes out during nighttime." As expected from the group's mother.
"Ugh. I can't take this! Satoshi! Mind to put some light on these two? Honestly, a dork and a baka-head. What a perfect combination!" Nino was sick on his stomach. "And besides, how would you suppose to seek for that thing when you don't even know what does it look?" he showed a familiar grin.
"Eh? KAzu? You mean its true? A seamonster kissed you?" Jun raised his eyebrow higher. It was fetish.
"Depends on how you interpret the 'seamonster'" Nino answered, the youngest member gave him the middle finger.
"Fcuk brat, " Jun tossed the chips at him.
"Fcuk too hime," Nino shrugged and brushed off his shirt which was full of chips, thanks to Jun. "and didn't Ridaa told you not to mess up with food?"
"Whatever." Jun glared at him. "Ne~ Masaki, if you still want your life, better make sure not to find that seamonster because clearly it doesn't exist. And when I say make sure, don't you dare influence Sho of your silly ideas." He strode out of the room, giving Nino his last glare.
"Oh, by the way Masaki~ if you're going to find the seamonster, better make sure to look for a long-haired creature which was sparkling in white." Nino increased his volume to make sure that Jun could hear. Seconds later, the guys heard a banging sound outside that made all of them end up laughing.
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"Syu-chan, when I'm gone..please don't go out at night.." those were her mother's last words to her but she couldn't even grant it. Syu wanted to forget everything including life itself. The night after her mom was buried, she was in so much pain that she wandered around the seaside, letting her tears carried away by the gentle waves of the sea. The night when she was left alone was also the time when she found him. He was lying there by the sea, a guy three or four years older than him laid his back against the cold sand, writhing and shouting in pain. She approached him, he was barely breathing. Growing by the seaside, taught her a lot of things and seeing the man having difficulty in breathing she did what she thought was best. But instead of thanking her, the guy widened his eyes upon seeing her, her mouth on his, and drastically pushed her off him.
"Ah! A seamonster kissed me!" was the guy's words before he left. She was shocked. The pain she felt was doubled yet her heart skipped a beat remembering how his lips tasted.
"Oi! Furukawa Syu! Were you listening?" Miyata asked his bandmate who was clearly daydreaming again. "I know this day was your mom's death anniversary. But we couldn't back down now that our gig was fixed. So snap out of it will you?"
"Hey Miyata! That was harsh, you know our umi-hime (sea princess) loves her mother dearly! Just let her be! " Hisui told their vocalist before putting one hand on the girl's shoulder. "Ne~ Syu-chan, don't be sad, or you'll be sea monster instead of sea princess." He cracked hoping that it will lighten their lead guitarist and the only girl in group.
"Baka! Its not sea monster, its seamonster! Seamonster!" She laughed seeing the confusion in the group.
"Goodness Syu-chan, its been 10 years since we form the band, and you're still hyped up with that topic? I wonder what's the difference between a sea monster and a seamonster. Geez, the latter don't even exist in English dictionary." Kaigara, the bassist told her.
"Eh? that's what makes it different Kai-chan, obviously, the first one formed two words while the second's only one word." Syu reasoned out.
"Guys, leave her alone. Our Syu-chan's obsessed with that man, didn't she name our band after what he called her?" Kishi, the guitarist, was making fun of her.
"URUSAI!" Syu squealed, making the guys stopped in panic.
"Haha! That's why she's kawaii ne~" Hisui furthered. "Mou~ mou. Wakata. I will stop okay?" he added seeing the freaked out stare from the guys.
"So, kidding aside, we really have to be serious for this gig." Miyata, the vocalist and their leader suddenly put on one of his serious mode.
"Eh~ nande? Does the bar have a celebrity for a guest?" Kishi pouted knowing that he wouldn't be able to play the usual way seeing their leader's expression.
"You bet. Familiar with J-pop, idol, and such Kishi?" Hisui asked.
"Nai." Kishi pouted more. "Not that I'm not interested.. the only group I know are those from Johnny's..and my sister's classmate."
"Right." Miyata answered shortly. "Now, lets notch up our performances okay? And Syu, quit daydreaming."
"H-hai," Syu answered halfhearted. Outside she was smiling, but deep inside she was screaming. Will you let me see you again umi no ouji-sama?
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"Who the hell chose this bar?" Nino furrowed an eyebrow seeing the line-up of performance. One among the bands' names caught his attention. But before he could utter his lack of enthusiasm, a girl bumped onto him making him slightly fell on the floor hadn't Aiba got hold of him.
"Oi choto!" He scowled at the girl but she was too occupied that she didn't even notice him and that pissed Nino. He spotted that she was carrying a guitar case, probably the one that hit him, and was talking to one of her bandmate.
"Ah, look at that Sho-chan! SEAMONSTER!"
Aiba's voice rang through his ears that Nino remembered his dislike on that bar and the reason why. Yes, it was actually the band's name he disliked. SEAMONSTER. Ugh. I wouldn't be surprised if the band was as bad as its name. He thought, recalling the past.
It was a year after their debut that he can't help but feel despair from time to time. And in those nights when he feels that way, he used to stroll by the seaside. That night, he suffered from colds that he fainted on the seashore. He had trouble breathing and he was writhing in pain. He was suffocated yet he didn't know why. Then he felt warm hand touched his forehead down to his cheek. It gave off a nice and tender feeling.
"Oi Kazu! You're spacing out!" Sho observed.
"Gomen, I was wondering who chose this bar?" He was still pissed that he repeated his question.
"Jun did," Ohno replied escaping a yawn.
"Yeah, since this one" he pointed Aiba, "is so keen on meeting the seamonster, why not start on people? Who knows if that seamonster was actually a person?" Jun said smugly seeing how Nino's face spelled annoyance.
Yabai.. if they find out that I'm telling the truth..Nino was about to retort back when the MC announced the first performer.
"Min'na, because sitting among us are special guests, why don't we give them the best performers in town?" the MC announced.
There were a loud jeers coming from the crowd upon the mention of the words 'best performer', and Nino had to smile devilishly at Jun who raised an eyebrow, obvious that it was not what he anticipated.
"Min'na, let's bring you, SEAMONSTER!"
Another loud of applause from the crowd. This time it was Jun's moment to smile triumphantly throwing the brat a you-lose kind of look which pissed Nino all the more while his eyes were on stage observing the band that was doing the setup.
Hah! He grunted seeing the girl who bumped on him. Her face was hidden with her bangs that Nino couldn't see past her face. It made him more frustrated.
"Min'na, konbanwa. I know you're sick and tired of hearing this, but for the sake of our special guest," He gestured as though he was whispering "we are SEAMONSTER. Not that monster in the sea, but SEAMONSTER," Miyata said.
Laughter from the crowd.
"Okay, I guess, I'm not making any sense, so let's start!" Miyata said in full voice, and the band started to do a soundcheck.
While the band was doing the usual soundcheck, the guys were having a conversation.
"Okay, that was weak." Jun had to admit. The pun told by who seemed to be the leader was really lame. "I wonder what he meant by that." but of course Aiba had opposite in mind.
"Eh? That was actually funny," Aiba smiled awkwardly.
"Eh? lame Masaki."
"Baka!"
"Are you serious? He's really not making any sense,"
The guys responded simultaneously that Aiba didn't manage to tell who said what.
"Shut up! They're starting" Sho's eyes were fixed on the stage. The guys followed suit.
The girl who bumped Nino a while ago which was actually the only girl in the band was the one doing the lead.. the moment she played, everyone was mesmerized. It was followed by their vocalist voice.
Great moments they pass by
If you're careless
Desperately trying to speak the words
I've been wanting to say for a long time.
Tongue tied, every time I try to talk to you
In time, I'll find the right line.
The song was heartbreaking that the crowd was instantly drawn into another world; even ARASHI was caught by it. Ninomiya was caught by it. As if the words and her notes were speaking to him.
I'll bleed for you
Like a new tattoo in my heart
You'll stay permanent.
Permanent.
Permanent.
Permanent.
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Caught a glimpse of you
I tremble every time you walk by
Hopelessly trying to find a way
To be near you, to get near you.
In my mind, plays thoughts of you all the time
I'll find the right line.
Syu was on her usual place on the side of a small boulder by the seashore, empty cans of beer on her other side. She was humming all by herself, releasing all the stress she was feeling at the moment. It was on that place where she had found him. Of course she always see him on billboards, on tv, etc..but not personally. After 10 years of waiting for him to go there, she had seen him again. At first she can't believe her eyes. It was as if a trick had been played on her when she caught him looking at her, but what she'd seen in his eyes, she didn't know how to react. It was pure loathing. Like those scenes in the movie where monsters are hated by the people.
"Do I really looked like a monster?" Syu voiced out her thought, gulping down another can of beer. She wasn't an alcoholic, but being with a band, it taught her to drink occasionally. She was wearing her usual white strapped dress, her hair flowed freely according to the wind's direction, her bangs clipped by her favorite seashell hairpin. If someone saw her, no one would think that she was Furukawa Syu, the lead guitarist of the band SEAMONSTER. Her image was different from her usual get up that only Hisui knows. She hummed more alongside with her crying. Miyata stopped her from remembering her mom, but now that she's alone, Syu allowed herself to be drowned in by her tears until she heard footsteps from behind.
"Who's there?"
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Nino was walking endlessly along the shore. He was reflecting. Nah, erased that. He was atoning. He hadn't done that for 10 years. Eversince the encounter with that 'SEAMONSTER', he promised himself not to have a night stroll on seaside, yet that's what he's doing now. Maybe because, Jun was pissing him more, or Aiba was affecting him with his baka-ness, or Sho was allowing Aiba to invade his thoughts, or Ohno was not reacting much. Well, all of it, he thought, just maybe. The truth was, he was hoping to see the SEAMONSTER, not the band, but the girl who happened to kiss him.
Of course she was no monster, she's more of a princess. Wearing a white dress, her hair set loosed, her bangs clipped with a seashell hairpin. He just named her that to hide his embarrassment. Yes, he was embarrassed because he actually enjoyed that 5-second kissed with her 10 years ago.
The moment he felt her lips on him, it made him excited. If he just didn't notice that she was crying that time, he would have taken advantage on her. but of course he didn't, instead he pushed her away and called her SEAMONSTER. After that he left..
Nino's thoughts were distracted by a girl's singing voice.
Caught a glimpse of you
I tremble every time you walk by
Hopelessly trying to find a way
To be near you, to get near you.
In my mind, plays thoughts of you all the time
I'll find the right line.
Wait. This was the song from a while ago. His mind wandered while his feet were searching for the source of voice. He couldn't help but be amazed. Truly, the song and lyrics were the same but the way it was sang, it was way a lot different from the rock version, and it was soothing.
"Do I really looked like a monster?"
He heard the girl said and he knew he was close on finding whoever it was.
Am I too late now?
Will I find a way to get to you somehow?
Nino walked behind a small boulder where the voice was coming from. The stranger probably heard his footsteps because she suddenly stopped singing.
"Who's there?" the girl asked. Nino had no choice but to reveal himself so as not to scare the girl. "You?"
"Seamonster," Nino exclaimed carelessly seeing that familiar white dress, her hair set out loose, and the seashell hairpin. It had been 10 years, yet she was more beautiful now.
"For your information mister, what part of me looked like a monster?" Syu asked irritably, but relived upon realizing that Nino didn't recognized her as the band girl, only as the seamonster.
No you're more suited as the sea princess he wanted to tell her but instead, "Oh, drank are you?" Nino teased. It was unexpected that he would meet her on that condition.
"Nope, just had few beers," she answered while wiping away the traces of tears on her face.
"Crying again?" Nino sat beside her and leaned on the boulder.
"Not your business." Syu replied.
"Its also mine now, practically, because I'm the only person you could share it to," Nino let out a glee.
"Brat," Syu just grunted before handing him a can.
"Thanks," Nino opened the can, "Been hearing that all the while,"
"Oh, sure you did." Nino was caught in surprise by her response. "Why? Even Sea villages have tv's you know, Ninomiya Kazunari," Syu chuckled seeing his reaction, momentarily forgetting about her retribution awhile ago.
"Oh, that's not fair, you know me, yet I don't know you." Nino took a sip on his beer.
"Nah, seamonster's just fine." Syu teased.
"Heh- so you're taking a grudge on me just because of that? I didn't know that you're so childish."
"Nope, just pissed off," She smiled making Nino's insides melt.
"Oh, I remembered, the one you're singing a while ago, I actually like the lyrics," Nino told her.
"You did?" Syu stared at him.
"yeah, despite of it being heartbreaking. I wonder who wrote the song…." Nino stared back but wished he hadn't.
The moment their eyes met, sparks flew over. What happened next was too fast, there's no time to think. It was like a miracle.
Nino stared at her lustfully before placing a hand on her nape to pull her over until their faces were inches apart. For a couple of heartbeats, both of them eyed each other, sizing the tolerance they could give away as if the world stopped moving.
"Seamonster.." Nino groaned feeling the heat of the moment as his desire was taking control of his mind and of his body.
Syu smiled hearing her familiar nickname uttered desperately by Nino. Well, it was her fault anyway because she chose not to tell him her name. "Hmm?"
"I want you.." Nino stifled a moan. Yes, that was it. He wanted her. He wanted her so much that it had become a sickness. His seasickness. Bridging the gap between them, it was him who first did the kiss.
The familiar sensation run through his entire body as he tasted every corner of her lips, his tongue worked its way majestically to open her mouth which she gave in without hesitation. His hands traveled around her back while her hands clung onto his neck for support.
Nino carefully guided her before slowly laying her against the cold sand. Syu cringed at the cold but his kisses were burning away that feeling, clouding her senses. She returned his kisses with favor, her hands roamed around his hair, his neck down his chest making Nino to desire more. He kissed her passionately while his hand finds its way under her dress, tracing every skin.
Syu moaned by the sensation his expert hand was giving that she could hardly breathe as Nino's hand lifted her dress exposing more skin before it traveled on her back and carefully unhooked her bra giving way for a better access.
"Oh!" Syu unconsciously crossed her arm to cover her exposed skin, not minding the cold which was starting to creep in the moment they stopped kissing.
Nino let out a silent laugh seeing her shyness as he gently pulled her arms away from her chest which was blocking his view. "Sheesh, no time for child's play my seamonster," He grinned before he leaned forward and kissed her exposed skin which hardened upon contact with his mouth. This made Nino go wild.
"Ninomiya-san.." she called his name.
"Tsk, too formal," He pulled himself up and resumed kissing her. "Nino's just fine."
"Nino.." she called again.
"Hmm, I was wondering if you could r-r-emove this?" She was talking about his shirt which made Nino laugh again. "You sure are unique," Nino showered her little kisses before sitting up to remove his shirt. "now what do you wanna do next?" he teased before claiming her lips once again, his hand caressing each exposed skin which made Syu felt an unfamiliar sensation deep down, she felt herself getting damped at her center.
Nino's hands traveled down her belly and slowly traced its way lower but Syu's hand stopped her which made him all the more excited. For a while, he let her do what she wanted, but her hand was trembling as she clumsily tried to unbutton his pants. "Let me do it," this time Nino stood up and removed his pants while leaving his boxers on. He displayed a mischievous look seeing Syu stared at him down and at his member. "Afraid my seamonster?" Settling himself again on top of her, he whispered, " Don't worry, I'll be gentle,"
Nino's hand traveled down her center, feeling her dampness. Syu made a move to prevent him from touching her there but Nino stubbornly waved both her hands on his neck so that it stayed there while his hand do the wonder. "Too much pauses dear." He muttered as his mouth played with her earlobe while his hand stayed at her center before removing the garment which was covering it. He inserted a finger making Syu winced in both pain and pleasure that she unconsciously put a hand under Nino's boxer, feeling his hardened member.
"Oh!" Nino had to suppress a moan. "Don't do that seamonster, or I'll embarrassed myself in front of you," Nino keep his eyes closed while drinking the sensation her hand was giving him. He stopped at what he was doing as he allowed her to pull down his boxer, exposing his member.
"Oh," it was Syu's turn to grasp. She felt stiff all of a sudden seeing him fully for the first time that Nino had to pull himself up again to kiss her, to reduce her fear. "Please don't tell me that you're backing out," Nino suppressed himself. Although he wanted her at that moment, its not in his nature to force a girl.
"O-of c-course not," Syu managed to say despite feeling weird. She knew she was ready, her body's reaction was clearly a giveaway, but she's not sure if she could stand it.
"hmm, thanks," It was all he needed to hear before positioning himself on top of her while gently parting her l3gs. "Sorry for the pain, but I promised to make them all go away," he said before letting himself inside her. It was difficult. Syu was too tight that it took Nino couple of thrusts before completely able to move smoothly inside her while she restrained herself from screaming because of pain. It seemed endless that she felt her eyes wet from tears which Nino kissed away. "Sorry.." He whispered, "It will soon go away my seamonster, I promised,," He said before thrusting again, increasing his pace slowly until Syu's cries was replaced with moans of pleasure.
"ohmygod Nino…" Syu's heart was beating emphatically as she moved the same time as Nino's thrust, meeting him halfway. Both of them drank in the feeling of heat and sensation as their bodies become one.
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Nino's eyes marveled at the beauty beside him. She was sleeping soundly while he was deep in his thought. He pulled himself to a sitting position before glancing at his watch. 2am, it was still dark so Nino began wearing his clothes on. As he was doing so, he noticed red stain on her white dress and guilt feelings washed over him. He started smoothing out the hem of her dress and carefully put her undergarments on her. He kneeled down to cover her with his jacket and gave her one last kiss on the lips.
As he began tracing that familiar path on their cottage, Nino remembered a line from the song he heard awhile ago.
I'll bleed for you
Like a new tattoo in my heart
You'll stay permanent.
Every step he take, it was killing him.
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Three months later.
"KYAAAAAA~ its SEAMONSTER-san!" the fans were screaming when they entered the building.
For their group, it was a blessing that ARASHI-san happened to visit the bar where they held their usual gigs two months ago. Apparently, one of the producers had taken their genre into one of his liking that he recommended their band to perform in a couple of bars in Tokyo. And the rest was history. Their Tokyo debut surprised Japanese audience that after three months, their career had boom.
But for Furukawa Syu alone, it was a curse. It was very fortunate that by the time she woke up that day three months ago, it was still dark, but what's unfortunate, was the fact that Hisui, her bandmate, her closest friend and oniichan in the band saw her in that distressed manner. Of course she couldn't tell Hisui that Ninomiya left her.
It was the day when they will be performing in Music Station. Syu wasn't paying attention to the details so she had no idea about the lineup of performances, all she know was that their band was second to the last performance since the last performers will be the group which top that week's chart.
"Oi, you're spacing out again," Hisui noticed seeing her aimlessly cleaning her guitar. "what's wrong hime-chan? You'll becoming sea monster again,"
"Sui-chan, i wish I was," Syu sighed and stopped what she's doing and rummaged her bag for her favorite seashell hairpin and motioned to clip her bangs but Hisui prevented her.
"Hime~ if you plan on showing that upset face of yours in front of camera, better not.. and besides, that's what makes you mysterious." He smiled knowingly and sat beside her.
"Sorry Sui..let me borrow your shoulder for a while." Syu bowed and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"There- there sea princess," He just patted her back. "Make sure you look pretty when yo show that face to them later."
After 30 minutes, they could hear the MC's voice saying the cue that it will be their performance next. Syu readied herself and clipped her seashell hairpin not on her bangs but on her dress strap as her lucky charm.
"Min'na our next performer, SEAMONSTER, dozo~"
The hall were field with mixture of Kyaaa~ and kyun from the fans as they entered the stage. It was a routine to do some conversation between MC and the performers prior to the performance itself.
"So, a lot of fans were curious, how did you come up with SEAMONSTER as your name?" the MC asked.
"Ah, our lead guitarist, Syu, was actually the one who came up with the name." Miyata told the audience. "One day when we're on the campus, she suddenly blurted that it will be our band's name, since she's the only girl, we didn't disagree. "
"Ah, sou ka~" The MC nodded and turned his attention on Syu, "Furukawa-san, what gave you the idea to come up with a unique name?"
"Ah, its not actually unique," she managed to put a smile, restraining herself to do flashbacks again. "I was once called a seamonster"
"Eh? was that the reason why you keep you face hidden under your bangs?" the MC asked an outrageous question. The audience laughed, the band members just rolled their eyes.
"Iie iie.." Hisui was the one who answered this time.
"Has anyone of you seen Furukawa-san's face?" the MC asked again.
"Um, all of us had seen her face for the first time during the making of the video," Kaigara told the MC.
"Ah, sou~ tell us about your new song, and the reason why Furukawa-san is wearing a white dress. I think the fans also want to know,"
"Ah, this time it will actually be different than our usual performances," Kishi started, "In the promotional video of the song which was composed by Syu herself, Syu-chan wore a white dress, and as mentioned by Kai, her face will be shown there, that's the reason why we made her look exactly as that in the PV."
"The PV will be released two weeks from now, Min'na please support the song," Miyata bowed his head.
"Just one last question before the performance, if Furukawa-san was wearing a dress, wouldn't it be awkward when she played the guitar?" the MC asked.
"Ah, min'na just watch and listen ne~" Hisui answered furtively.
"Ah, keeping a secret huh? Hmm.. yosh, min'na, without further ado, here's SEAMONSTER, with their new song, "Cherished", dozo~"
There roared a round of applause from the audience as the band set-up on stage while Syu headed backstage to clip her bangs. Hisui followed suit.
"Hime, you sure you're fine showing your face?" Hisui asked worriedly. Something seemed off at the moment.
"Sui, its fine, afterall, this will be the first and the last time right? I mean, its not something that I would do regularly. This is for the promotional." She said while clipping her bangs. Like two months ago, her long hair was still let out loose; the only difference was that she had it curled this time. Her white dress extended up to her feet unlike her usual knee-length dress which she stopped wearing after what happened three months ago. Sh*t. why do I have to remember it now? Syu slapped herself to wake up from her reverie before walking towards the stage.
The moment she stood behind the mike, there was an eerie silence from the crowd followed by gasps and continuous whispers.
Kawai! A male fan said.
So cool! Another male fan.
OMG! She's pretty! A female audience this time.
Even the MCs were flabbergasted. Who would have thought that behind that bangs, a goddess' face was hidden. One thought overflowed the audience minds: Furukawa Syu was no sea monster.
The band members had to smile seeing that reaction from the audience, even Syu couldn't help but smile shyly hearing those compliments.
We got some positive reaction there hime! Hisui thought before doing the intro beat. As he tapped his drum sticks, the guys followed suit. A sad melody overflowed the hall, intensified when Syu began singing.
Since when was it said, that from all great things...
Some part of it had to be lost?
Terrified of letting our hearts become one
I tried to let our bodies fill the void..
I tried to mask my fears
But still, every single one of those days
You were still there
You were still there in my heart
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"I never expected that bangs girl is this pretty," Jun rolled his eyes on the TV screen. "Plus, she has a sweet voice,"
I tried to mask my fears
But still, every single one of those days
Since ARASHI's single was the one that topped the hit chart, they will be the last performers for the day. The management provided them a room to stay in. Despite Nino's stubborn refusal to watch other performances, he was not on the room.
You were still there
You were still there in my heart
"Ah! Mother Nature!" Ohno's eyes were fixed on the TV screen while he marveled on her singing voice. Her white dress, her flowing hair and the seashell hairpin- there's no mistaking it. Furukawa Syu was the model in one of his drawings. The one he named as Mother Nature's Best Creation.
**If we could have shared a deep love, I thought
Even if some day, our time here were to end
I could imagine I'd be loving you for all eternity
Reaching out to you, forever
"Ne~ Ridaa, didn't she look like that girl in one of you sketches?" Aiba asked but confirmed seeing Ohno still fixed on the TV screen. "She's surprisingly pretty..but I wonder why she looked so sad."
"If you're so curious why don't we watch them live? Instead of locking ourselves here," Sho was writing some random things in his notebook.
"Because the brat's said its tiresome," Jun muttered.
"I heard that DoS," Nino who had just entered the room shot Jun a glare.
"Oh! Speaking of the devil," Jun grinned upon seeing him, but Nino didn't seem to mind the criticism because the moment his eyes landed on the TV screen, it stunned him.
*Love is such a frightening thing
That's why I run from it, yet chase after it
"Seamonster," his mouth was left gaping. "What was seamonster doing on the screen?" was Nino's following reaction.
"Eh? Doshita no Kazu? Of course they were on the screen, because you refused to watch live performances, we're stuck here watching them on TV instead." Sho said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?" Nino was still confused.
Whether as an adult or as a child...
It makes no difference
"Baka! Did amnesia hit you? That band's name is SEAMONSTER!" Ohno nudged his forehead but furrowed his eyebrows seeing Nino's gaze fixed on the girl.
Its like falling in love for the first time
To the point where it feels like destiny
"Shocking isn't it Kazu? Bangs girl is so pretty!" Aiba exclaimed delightedly. "She had a pretty voice too, but she's sad. Even the song is sad, which was according to- oi choto!" Aiba was unable to finish his sentence because the younger member ran out of the room.
When you hold me, I feel this way
There's nothing better than this...this dream...
Seamonster..Nino thought as he sped his way to the hall where the performance were being held. Since their room wasn't that far from it, Nino could still hear her singing.
***If we never had the chance to meet each other
I wouldn't be able to smile the way I do now
This year, the happiest moments I've had
Were the moments i could be there next to you
Nino was panting hard when he reached the hall, but he didn't care, all he wanted that time was to see her. He slipped in one of the vacant seats in front, which was initially provided for their group.
"Damn you Kazu, you ran too fast," Sho said while catching his breath before sitting beside him.
"What so fcuking wrong with you man?" Jun hissed occupying the seat on his other side while Aiba and Ohno took over the other seats.
The band was doing adlib that the moment Miyata spotted ARASHI-san, he took the chance to address them and spoke on the mike.
"Min'na, I know it was not a secret that our band was discovered because of a certain group. Upon seeing them here watching us, let me take this opportunity to thank them,"
KYAAAA's and KyUUN were heard from the crowd as it was no secret that he was referring to ARASHI. On the other hand, Syu turned her back at the same time the spotlight was focused to where ARASHI was sitting. Tears started to roll down her cheeks as Miyata do the talking.
"Min'na from ARASHI-san," Miyata continued while the band kept playing the adlib, "Arigatou gozaimasu," he bowed, and the crowd cheered. A mixture of excitement and enjoyment filled the air. "For the last part, I bring you," He looked at Syu who still had her back against the audience and notice that she was trembling, "A-re, our seamonster is emotional ne~" he turned again to the crowd.
"Bakemon janai!" Syu managed to hold herself with a little help from Hisui who slipped a handkerchief on her hand.
The moment she faced the crowd, Nino knew that her tears had not something to do with the performance. It was more of a deep feeling of pain and Nino doesn't need to consult an expert to confirm it.
Syu smiled faintly despite the tears still apparent on her eyes while waiting on her cue to start singing again. Upon hearing the familiar drum beat staged by Hisui, her voice filled the hall once more.
**If we could have shared a deep love, I thought
Even if some day, our time here were to end
She looked at the crowd but avoided the front seats where the members of ARASHI were sitting.
"Why do I have a feeling that she was avoiding us?" Aiba whispered absentmindedly. Little did he know, the guys also felt the same thing. Every time she stares at the crowd, she always skipped the part where they were seated, as if she's doing it intentionally.
I could imagine I'd be loving you for all eternity
Reaching out to you, forever
"Let's see," Ohno waved his hand carelessly to get her attention.
Ridaa! The guys widened their eyes unbelievably. "What?" Ohno pouted and turned his attention back on the stage.
Seeing this, Syu had no choice but turn her attention on them. She smiled at each one of them, but the moment her eyes locked on Nino's, frustration, pain, sadness and resentment etched on her beautiful face as she sang the encore part of the song, tears started flowing on her cheeks.
*Love is such a frightening thing
That's why I run from it, yet chase after it
Whether as an adult or as a child...
It makes no difference..
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"My God Nino, what have you done to her?" Jun was troubled. Seeing Furukawa Syu's beautiful face portrayed those emotions while looking at Nino, he couldn't sit well. Add the fact that the brat messed up their performance a while ago.
"Yeah, Kazu's a little bit off after seeing that," Sho was writing again since the management had asked them to stay in the building.
"I couldn't blame him though.. if a girl looked at me with a pained expression on her face, I would have broken down myself," Aiba cringed as if the thought was so terrifying. Sho was about to say something but he was distracted by the noise outside their room.
Oh my God! No. No.
A girl's voice was shrieking and screaming. Jun walked towards the door and opened it hastily to see who was making such noise. But what revealed on his view was the least he wanted to see.
Ohno was carrying a girl clad in a white dress, only that it was stained with what unmistakably to be blood- lots of blood, coming from her bosom.
The guys noticed that Jun seemed to be petrified so they followed suit, only to be stunned. When their leader walked past them, one by one they followed, Nino the last one to leave the room.
NO!!NO!! oh god, Please!!
The girl was writhing in pain, clutching her belly, clutching hair favorite hairpin but Ohno ignored it. He continued walking, aware that he was being followed by questioning stares from the staffs and from his members.
"what happened to her Ridaa?" Jun asked while walking as fast as him but stared in shock seeing the girls face. "Oh my God," it was the only thing he could say.
"No time to explain Jun, the car!" Ohno said, "Quick!!" he shouted when the youngest member seemed rooted in the floor.
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"Are you her family?" the dorr to the emergency room opened and a doctor came out.
"No doctor, but we're the ones who brought her, how was her condition?"
"She's fine now, the bleeding stopped but I'm sorry, she lost a lot of blood.. the baby-" the doctor told them.
"Baby?" it was Aiba.
"Yes, I believe she's on her third month of pregnancy," the doctor said leaving the guys flabbergasted.
Nino felt as if his blood was drained out of his body upon hearing and realizing what the doctor had just said. Third month? If he counted back from the time something happened between them, it was exactly 3months and 5days. Ohmygod. He was losing his nerves.
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Syu opened her eyes painfully. She looked at her surrounding, it was white except for the fresh flower on the bedside table. She noticed that her dress was replaced with a hospital robe, her body cleaned from all her blood. Closing her eyes momentarily, Syu cried silently remembering what happened.
"Furukawa-san.."
She heard a male's voice called her name. Once again Syu opened her eyes to see who was with her-it was ARASHI's leader, Ohno Satoshi. Ohno stood up smiling at her and helped her to a sitting position before calling the others, "She's awake."
Upon saying that, three guys which she recognized as Sakurai Sho, Matsumoto Jun and Masaki Aiba emerged in the room. Nino wasn't around.
"How are you?" Jun sat at the farthest corner of her bed. Syu just nodded as she was lost for words. The youngest member smiled at her before turning his attention at Sho who sat at the bench inside the room, "Her bandmates?"
"I tried contacting them but its seemed the guys took the late night plane back to the island," Sho said apologetically.
Tsk, what kind of bandmates are they? Leaving a girl behind..Jun clicked his tongue, "How about her parents?"
"Both my parents are dead," Syu had to bite back the tears that was threatening to fall.
"Gomen," Jun bowed his head.
"Ne~ Furukawa-san, we're sorry about your.. b-ba" Ohno stammered but before he could finish with his sentence, Syu interrupted.
"I'm fine.. you don't have to feel sorry..that baby doesn't suppose to exist in the first place," Syu said bitterly not meeting Ohno's eyes. She looked strong but deep inside she was dying.
The moment she uttered those words, it was the same time when Aiba pulled Ninomiya inside. It felt as though he was cut by thousands of blades, his heart pierced and torn in pieces.
"Ne~ Furukawa-san, I understand that you're shock, but it was wrong to say that. Every living this has the right to live," Sho said helplessly seeing the sadness in her eyes. Tsk, don't act strong.
"Thanks but no thanks Sakurai-san. Clearly you don't understa-" but she was stopped when Ninomiya shouted. His voice echoed throughout the room walls.
"Stop! Please stop talking!" Nino was in rage. He knew he was at fault, but hearing her say that the baby, their baby doesn't suppose to exist, it was too much for him to handle. With swift movement he managed to get in front of her and grabbed her hands and her chin, forcing Syu to face him.
"Look at me," Nino was desperate. "and tell directly in my face that the baby doesn't suppose to live."
"Oi, Kazu!" Ohno held his arm but he shoved it away.
"What the fcuk was happening to you Ninomiya?" Jun tried to restrain him with both arms but Nino pushed him making the youngest member fell on the floor.
Aiba helped Jun to stand, shooting a warning stare at Nino, "Kazu, you're not making any sense," he pouted.
"Sense? You should tell that to yourself," snapped Nino.
"Oi! You've seriously gone overboard Kazu, enough! If Furukawa-san said it, we're not in the proper position to react," Sho was getting annoyed.
"Its my baby damn it! And you're telling me not to say anything?" Nino was trembling, the moment he said those words, beads of tears flowed freely from his eyes. "the baby's dead and its my fault, if-if-..if" he couldn't continue his words, there was a big lump on his throat that was preventing him from speaking further.
The guys watched in silenced and in pity seeing their brat member displayed those emotions. Jun felt sorry for the words he said. Aiba's eyes got all the way teary. Sho's mouth was half opened, shocked at Nino's revelation. Ohno just sat there calmly.
After a couple of heartbeat, Nino spoke again breaking his sob before he sat beside Syu his hands clutching hers, "I-if I hadn't left you that night, things wouldn't turn out this way. Its all my fault, I'm so sorry.." he hiccupped breaking his grip before encircling his arms around her, "So please d-don't say that the baby doesn't suppose to live.. its.. hiccupped.. killing me, hiccupped.." Nino trembled, his eyes still overflowing with tears wetting Syu's hospital robes.
"But you left me alone Nino..its too late.." Syu said in a muffled voice. She was too weak to speak.
"That's why I'm saying sorry.. that baby, even if he/she didn't have the chance to see this world, please don't hate its existence..at least mourn for it.." Nino said in a pleading voice which made it harder for Syu to react or to say anything.
"If he happened to live, would you be happy?" Syu sobbed.
"More than happy, I will feel blessed.." Nino whispered, his eyes still watery but it stopped crying.
"Oh my God.. Nino," she began crying.. "Oh please.. my baby.." trembling harder, "our baby Nino," Syu was shrieking loudly that Nino just held her tightly allowing her to release all the stress and the pain she was suppressing, until she began screaming, not sadly but gladly. "Oh my God Nino, the BABY!" she exclaimed happily, Nino raised an eyebrow and Syu began laughing making Jun, Sho and Aiba to stare in shock, wondering if she'd gone crazy because of the burden of losing a baby.
"Shikari shite!" Nino had to shake her to stop her from laughing. "I know its painful, but please don't lose your mind.." he stared at him with terror in his eyes.
"Oh my God Nino, let's celebrate!" Syu told him smilingly.
"Omedetou!" Ohno spoke after a long time of silence.
"Ridaa, have you lost your mind? why are you congratulating her after she lost a baby?" Nino yanked Ohno by the collar.
"Who said I lost the baby?" Syu exclaimed questioningly making Nino dropped Ohno on his seat and stare at her incredulously. "What?"
"Can you repeat what you just said? Nino's eyes were fixed on her.
"Who told you that I lost the baby?" Syu laughed continuously seeing his shocked face turned into a deadly glare. At first she thought that Nino will strangle her, but instead, the brat pulled her into a hug.
"Oh," Nino was lost for words, "B-but, but w-we, I-I heard the doctor...you lost lots ..blood..." he was crying again.
"Yes, she did lost a lot of blood, but that doesn't mean she lost the baby, besides, the doctor never said that," Ohno chuckled.
"He did! I heard him!" Aiba protested.
"No you did not." BAka! If you hadn't interrupted the doctor, you would hear him say that the baby is fine," Ohno poked him on the head.
"Eh? How d'you know Ridaa?" Jun was curious.
"The doctor told me," Ohno answered shortly.
"Ridaa! You could've just told me!!" Nino broke the hug for a moment and stared disbelievingly at Ohno who just shrugged his shoulder.
"But her bandmates prevented me from doing so," Ohno told them.
"They did?" it was Sho this time.
"Yeah.. apparently, one of them, Hisui-san, realized it the moment he saw Furukawa-san cried when she saw Kazu, then that's how he was able to patch up the incidents..he's so worried, so he told me not to tell you guys unless we're sure of Kazu's feelings about the baby, which obviously turned out well, right Furukawa-san?" Ohno smiled.
Nino couldn't believe it. He was tricked but deep inside he was happy. "Why d'you have to do that?" he faked a hurtful expression.
"Served you right brat. That's what you get for leaving me behind," Syu just stared at him, her eyes glittering.
"Hmph, seamonster!" Nino pinched her nose.
"A-re? seamonster?" Aiba asked in astonishment, "Don't tell me..-itte!! MATSUMOTO!"
"Baka! That's why I told you to look for a person first," Jun just smirked despite the icy stares he was receiving from the older guy due to the nudge he give him.
Recovering, Aiba smiled playfully at them, walked towards Syu and Nino which startled the two.
Extending a hand on Syu's belly, "So shall we call him SEAMONSTER JR.?"
"AIBA-SAN!" Syu widened her eyes. The guys laughed histerically before crowding around the bed. Jun hit Aiba's head, while Sho was placing some calls.
"SEAMONSTER JR? hmm.. not bad," Ninomiya announced making all heads turned to him.
"EH??????!! MAJIII??""
"SHINJIRARENAI!""
*FIN
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This is the first insert song entitled "New Tattoo"by Urbandub
this is the second insert song entitled "Cherish" by Ai Otsuka
Title: The reason for Nino's seasickness was actually the seamonster.
Rating: PG13-R
Pairing: NinoxOC
Disclaimer: Okay, i don't own them.. just the plot.
"Because a seamonster kissed me."
It was a common mystery among the members of ARASHI why Nino was always seasick. Every time they asked him about it, the brat always throws up different, not to mention hilarious, answers that will make anyone wanna pull their hair off. Who would have thought that there will come a day when they will be hearing the most ridiculous, nerve-cracking and outrageous reason the brat would come up with.
It was during the last day of their filming that the snarky brat mentioned, grudgingly, about being kissed by a seamonster on that same sea they were currently in, which earned him a good laugh from their sleepyhead leader, a raised eyebrow from their mother member, a continuous beating from their DoS member, and a delighted reaction from their miracle-boy.
"Eh? Maji? What was it look liked Kazu?" Aiba was too hyped up hearing a new answer coming from him. It was such a long time since they last had the sea as one of their film location and it wouldn't serve its purpose if he wouldn't be able to juice out some information regarding the brat.
Geez of all the seas around Japan, why must the management had to choose this one? "I dunno, I was a kid when it happened..It was so gross that I fainted." Nino told the baka-head member hoping that it would kill his excitement, but he was wrong. The moment he uttered those things, Aiba got so extremely thrilled that he announced one of the dumbest thing the guys had ever heard.
"Yosh! Min'na! Its time for some adventure! Why don't we seek for this seamonster?" Aiba's face was a mixture of excitement and puzzlement.
"Are you nuts?" was Jun's initial reaction. "It was the first time the management allowed us to have five days vacation; I mean FIVE days of relaxing, not meddling with your stupid and nonsense adventure!" he throw some chips at him, some flew across Ohno who was sketching.
"Oi!" drawing away the chips that landed on his sketchpad. "Stop messing around with food."
Aiba stuck his tongue out and gave the youngest a smirk. "Ne Ridaa~ you love fishing right?" Aiba asked.
"Yeah. But I catch fishes Masaki, not some random seamonster that basically come from nothing," Ohno shot him a look before continuing with his drawing. It was a seaside scene with a girl he saw yesterday. She had a fair complexion but not dark, her hair stretched up to her back, loosed straightly which followed the direction of the wind, her bangs clipped with a seashell hairpin. She was wearing a white-strapped dress. It wasn't the typical love at first sight, it was a pure awe in nature's creation. And obviously, that girl was one of mother nature's best creation.
"So I guessed that's a no?" Aiba asked, his tension still up regardless the reluctance their youngest and oldest member were displaying. "How 'bout Sho-chan?" he mustered all his convincing powers before asking.
"Urm.. I certainly don't like the idea Masaki, what if we got eaten by that seamonster? What will you do?" Sho answered seriously. "Besides, it will be bad if we go out on cold night, for sure that creature only comes out during nighttime." As expected from the group's mother.
"Ugh. I can't take this! Satoshi! Mind to put some light on these two? Honestly, a dork and a baka-head. What a perfect combination!" Nino was sick on his stomach. "And besides, how would you suppose to seek for that thing when you don't even know what does it look?" he showed a familiar grin.
"Eh? KAzu? You mean its true? A seamonster kissed you?" Jun raised his eyebrow higher. It was fetish.
"Depends on how you interpret the 'seamonster'" Nino answered, the youngest member gave him the middle finger.
"Fcuk brat, " Jun tossed the chips at him.
"Fcuk too hime," Nino shrugged and brushed off his shirt which was full of chips, thanks to Jun. "and didn't Ridaa told you not to mess up with food?"
"Whatever." Jun glared at him. "Ne~ Masaki, if you still want your life, better make sure not to find that seamonster because clearly it doesn't exist. And when I say make sure, don't you dare influence Sho of your silly ideas." He strode out of the room, giving Nino his last glare.
"Oh, by the way Masaki~ if you're going to find the seamonster, better make sure to look for a long-haired creature which was sparkling in white." Nino increased his volume to make sure that Jun could hear. Seconds later, the guys heard a banging sound outside that made all of them end up laughing.
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"Syu-chan, when I'm gone..please don't go out at night.." those were her mother's last words to her but she couldn't even grant it. Syu wanted to forget everything including life itself. The night after her mom was buried, she was in so much pain that she wandered around the seaside, letting her tears carried away by the gentle waves of the sea. The night when she was left alone was also the time when she found him. He was lying there by the sea, a guy three or four years older than him laid his back against the cold sand, writhing and shouting in pain. She approached him, he was barely breathing. Growing by the seaside, taught her a lot of things and seeing the man having difficulty in breathing she did what she thought was best. But instead of thanking her, the guy widened his eyes upon seeing her, her mouth on his, and drastically pushed her off him.
"Ah! A seamonster kissed me!" was the guy's words before he left. She was shocked. The pain she felt was doubled yet her heart skipped a beat remembering how his lips tasted.
"Oi! Furukawa Syu! Were you listening?" Miyata asked his bandmate who was clearly daydreaming again. "I know this day was your mom's death anniversary. But we couldn't back down now that our gig was fixed. So snap out of it will you?"
"Hey Miyata! That was harsh, you know our umi-hime (sea princess) loves her mother dearly! Just let her be! " Hisui told their vocalist before putting one hand on the girl's shoulder. "Ne~ Syu-chan, don't be sad, or you'll be sea monster instead of sea princess." He cracked hoping that it will lighten their lead guitarist and the only girl in group.
"Baka! Its not sea monster, its seamonster! Seamonster!" She laughed seeing the confusion in the group.
"Goodness Syu-chan, its been 10 years since we form the band, and you're still hyped up with that topic? I wonder what's the difference between a sea monster and a seamonster. Geez, the latter don't even exist in English dictionary." Kaigara, the bassist told her.
"Eh? that's what makes it different Kai-chan, obviously, the first one formed two words while the second's only one word." Syu reasoned out.
"Guys, leave her alone. Our Syu-chan's obsessed with that man, didn't she name our band after what he called her?" Kishi, the guitarist, was making fun of her.
"URUSAI!" Syu squealed, making the guys stopped in panic.
"Haha! That's why she's kawaii ne~" Hisui furthered. "Mou~ mou. Wakata. I will stop okay?" he added seeing the freaked out stare from the guys.
"So, kidding aside, we really have to be serious for this gig." Miyata, the vocalist and their leader suddenly put on one of his serious mode.
"Eh~ nande? Does the bar have a celebrity for a guest?" Kishi pouted knowing that he wouldn't be able to play the usual way seeing their leader's expression.
"You bet. Familiar with J-pop, idol, and such Kishi?" Hisui asked.
"Nai." Kishi pouted more. "Not that I'm not interested.. the only group I know are those from Johnny's..and my sister's classmate."
"Right." Miyata answered shortly. "Now, lets notch up our performances okay? And Syu, quit daydreaming."
"H-hai," Syu answered halfhearted. Outside she was smiling, but deep inside she was screaming. Will you let me see you again umi no ouji-sama?
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"Who the hell chose this bar?" Nino furrowed an eyebrow seeing the line-up of performance. One among the bands' names caught his attention. But before he could utter his lack of enthusiasm, a girl bumped onto him making him slightly fell on the floor hadn't Aiba got hold of him.
"Oi choto!" He scowled at the girl but she was too occupied that she didn't even notice him and that pissed Nino. He spotted that she was carrying a guitar case, probably the one that hit him, and was talking to one of her bandmate.
"Ah, look at that Sho-chan! SEAMONSTER!"
Aiba's voice rang through his ears that Nino remembered his dislike on that bar and the reason why. Yes, it was actually the band's name he disliked. SEAMONSTER. Ugh. I wouldn't be surprised if the band was as bad as its name. He thought, recalling the past.
It was a year after their debut that he can't help but feel despair from time to time. And in those nights when he feels that way, he used to stroll by the seaside. That night, he suffered from colds that he fainted on the seashore. He had trouble breathing and he was writhing in pain. He was suffocated yet he didn't know why. Then he felt warm hand touched his forehead down to his cheek. It gave off a nice and tender feeling.
"Oi Kazu! You're spacing out!" Sho observed.
"Gomen, I was wondering who chose this bar?" He was still pissed that he repeated his question.
"Jun did," Ohno replied escaping a yawn.
"Yeah, since this one" he pointed Aiba, "is so keen on meeting the seamonster, why not start on people? Who knows if that seamonster was actually a person?" Jun said smugly seeing how Nino's face spelled annoyance.
Yabai.. if they find out that I'm telling the truth..Nino was about to retort back when the MC announced the first performer.
"Min'na, because sitting among us are special guests, why don't we give them the best performers in town?" the MC announced.
There were a loud jeers coming from the crowd upon the mention of the words 'best performer', and Nino had to smile devilishly at Jun who raised an eyebrow, obvious that it was not what he anticipated.
"Min'na, let's bring you, SEAMONSTER!"
Another loud of applause from the crowd. This time it was Jun's moment to smile triumphantly throwing the brat a you-lose kind of look which pissed Nino all the more while his eyes were on stage observing the band that was doing the setup.
Hah! He grunted seeing the girl who bumped on him. Her face was hidden with her bangs that Nino couldn't see past her face. It made him more frustrated.
"Min'na, konbanwa. I know you're sick and tired of hearing this, but for the sake of our special guest," He gestured as though he was whispering "we are SEAMONSTER. Not that monster in the sea, but SEAMONSTER," Miyata said.
Laughter from the crowd.
"Okay, I guess, I'm not making any sense, so let's start!" Miyata said in full voice, and the band started to do a soundcheck.
While the band was doing the usual soundcheck, the guys were having a conversation.
"Okay, that was weak." Jun had to admit. The pun told by who seemed to be the leader was really lame. "I wonder what he meant by that." but of course Aiba had opposite in mind.
"Eh? That was actually funny," Aiba smiled awkwardly.
"Eh? lame Masaki."
"Baka!"
"Are you serious? He's really not making any sense,"
The guys responded simultaneously that Aiba didn't manage to tell who said what.
"Shut up! They're starting" Sho's eyes were fixed on the stage. The guys followed suit.
The girl who bumped Nino a while ago which was actually the only girl in the band was the one doing the lead.. the moment she played, everyone was mesmerized. It was followed by their vocalist voice.
Great moments they pass by
If you're careless
Desperately trying to speak the words
I've been wanting to say for a long time.
Tongue tied, every time I try to talk to you
In time, I'll find the right line.
The song was heartbreaking that the crowd was instantly drawn into another world; even ARASHI was caught by it. Ninomiya was caught by it. As if the words and her notes were speaking to him.
I'll bleed for you
Like a new tattoo in my heart
You'll stay permanent.
Permanent.
Permanent.
Permanent.
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Caught a glimpse of you
I tremble every time you walk by
Hopelessly trying to find a way
To be near you, to get near you.
In my mind, plays thoughts of you all the time
I'll find the right line.
Syu was on her usual place on the side of a small boulder by the seashore, empty cans of beer on her other side. She was humming all by herself, releasing all the stress she was feeling at the moment. It was on that place where she had found him. Of course she always see him on billboards, on tv, etc..but not personally. After 10 years of waiting for him to go there, she had seen him again. At first she can't believe her eyes. It was as if a trick had been played on her when she caught him looking at her, but what she'd seen in his eyes, she didn't know how to react. It was pure loathing. Like those scenes in the movie where monsters are hated by the people.
"Do I really looked like a monster?" Syu voiced out her thought, gulping down another can of beer. She wasn't an alcoholic, but being with a band, it taught her to drink occasionally. She was wearing her usual white strapped dress, her hair flowed freely according to the wind's direction, her bangs clipped by her favorite seashell hairpin. If someone saw her, no one would think that she was Furukawa Syu, the lead guitarist of the band SEAMONSTER. Her image was different from her usual get up that only Hisui knows. She hummed more alongside with her crying. Miyata stopped her from remembering her mom, but now that she's alone, Syu allowed herself to be drowned in by her tears until she heard footsteps from behind.
"Who's there?"
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Nino was walking endlessly along the shore. He was reflecting. Nah, erased that. He was atoning. He hadn't done that for 10 years. Eversince the encounter with that 'SEAMONSTER', he promised himself not to have a night stroll on seaside, yet that's what he's doing now. Maybe because, Jun was pissing him more, or Aiba was affecting him with his baka-ness, or Sho was allowing Aiba to invade his thoughts, or Ohno was not reacting much. Well, all of it, he thought, just maybe. The truth was, he was hoping to see the SEAMONSTER, not the band, but the girl who happened to kiss him.
Of course she was no monster, she's more of a princess. Wearing a white dress, her hair set loosed, her bangs clipped with a seashell hairpin. He just named her that to hide his embarrassment. Yes, he was embarrassed because he actually enjoyed that 5-second kissed with her 10 years ago.
The moment he felt her lips on him, it made him excited. If he just didn't notice that she was crying that time, he would have taken advantage on her. but of course he didn't, instead he pushed her away and called her SEAMONSTER. After that he left..
Nino's thoughts were distracted by a girl's singing voice.
Caught a glimpse of you
I tremble every time you walk by
Hopelessly trying to find a way
To be near you, to get near you.
In my mind, plays thoughts of you all the time
I'll find the right line.
Wait. This was the song from a while ago. His mind wandered while his feet were searching for the source of voice. He couldn't help but be amazed. Truly, the song and lyrics were the same but the way it was sang, it was way a lot different from the rock version, and it was soothing.
"Do I really looked like a monster?"
He heard the girl said and he knew he was close on finding whoever it was.
Am I too late now?
Will I find a way to get to you somehow?
Nino walked behind a small boulder where the voice was coming from. The stranger probably heard his footsteps because she suddenly stopped singing.
"Who's there?" the girl asked. Nino had no choice but to reveal himself so as not to scare the girl. "You?"
"Seamonster," Nino exclaimed carelessly seeing that familiar white dress, her hair set out loose, and the seashell hairpin. It had been 10 years, yet she was more beautiful now.
"For your information mister, what part of me looked like a monster?" Syu asked irritably, but relived upon realizing that Nino didn't recognized her as the band girl, only as the seamonster.
No you're more suited as the sea princess he wanted to tell her but instead, "Oh, drank are you?" Nino teased. It was unexpected that he would meet her on that condition.
"Nope, just had few beers," she answered while wiping away the traces of tears on her face.
"Crying again?" Nino sat beside her and leaned on the boulder.
"Not your business." Syu replied.
"Its also mine now, practically, because I'm the only person you could share it to," Nino let out a glee.
"Brat," Syu just grunted before handing him a can.
"Thanks," Nino opened the can, "Been hearing that all the while,"
"Oh, sure you did." Nino was caught in surprise by her response. "Why? Even Sea villages have tv's you know, Ninomiya Kazunari," Syu chuckled seeing his reaction, momentarily forgetting about her retribution awhile ago.
"Oh, that's not fair, you know me, yet I don't know you." Nino took a sip on his beer.
"Nah, seamonster's just fine." Syu teased.
"Heh- so you're taking a grudge on me just because of that? I didn't know that you're so childish."
"Nope, just pissed off," She smiled making Nino's insides melt.
"Oh, I remembered, the one you're singing a while ago, I actually like the lyrics," Nino told her.
"You did?" Syu stared at him.
"yeah, despite of it being heartbreaking. I wonder who wrote the song…." Nino stared back but wished he hadn't.
The moment their eyes met, sparks flew over. What happened next was too fast, there's no time to think. It was like a miracle.
Nino stared at her lustfully before placing a hand on her nape to pull her over until their faces were inches apart. For a couple of heartbeats, both of them eyed each other, sizing the tolerance they could give away as if the world stopped moving.
"Seamonster.." Nino groaned feeling the heat of the moment as his desire was taking control of his mind and of his body.
Syu smiled hearing her familiar nickname uttered desperately by Nino. Well, it was her fault anyway because she chose not to tell him her name. "Hmm?"
"I want you.." Nino stifled a moan. Yes, that was it. He wanted her. He wanted her so much that it had become a sickness. His seasickness. Bridging the gap between them, it was him who first did the kiss.
The familiar sensation run through his entire body as he tasted every corner of her lips, his tongue worked its way majestically to open her mouth which she gave in without hesitation. His hands traveled around her back while her hands clung onto his neck for support.
Nino carefully guided her before slowly laying her against the cold sand. Syu cringed at the cold but his kisses were burning away that feeling, clouding her senses. She returned his kisses with favor, her hands roamed around his hair, his neck down his chest making Nino to desire more. He kissed her passionately while his hand finds its way under her dress, tracing every skin.
Syu moaned by the sensation his expert hand was giving that she could hardly breathe as Nino's hand lifted her dress exposing more skin before it traveled on her back and carefully unhooked her bra giving way for a better access.
"Oh!" Syu unconsciously crossed her arm to cover her exposed skin, not minding the cold which was starting to creep in the moment they stopped kissing.
Nino let out a silent laugh seeing her shyness as he gently pulled her arms away from her chest which was blocking his view. "Sheesh, no time for child's play my seamonster," He grinned before he leaned forward and kissed her exposed skin which hardened upon contact with his mouth. This made Nino go wild.
"Ninomiya-san.." she called his name.
"Tsk, too formal," He pulled himself up and resumed kissing her. "Nino's just fine."
"Nino.." she called again.
"Hmm, I was wondering if you could r-r-emove this?" She was talking about his shirt which made Nino laugh again. "You sure are unique," Nino showered her little kisses before sitting up to remove his shirt. "now what do you wanna do next?" he teased before claiming her lips once again, his hand caressing each exposed skin which made Syu felt an unfamiliar sensation deep down, she felt herself getting damped at her center.
Nino's hands traveled down her belly and slowly traced its way lower but Syu's hand stopped her which made him all the more excited. For a while, he let her do what she wanted, but her hand was trembling as she clumsily tried to unbutton his pants. "Let me do it," this time Nino stood up and removed his pants while leaving his boxers on. He displayed a mischievous look seeing Syu stared at him down and at his member. "Afraid my seamonster?" Settling himself again on top of her, he whispered, " Don't worry, I'll be gentle,"
Nino's hand traveled down her center, feeling her dampness. Syu made a move to prevent him from touching her there but Nino stubbornly waved both her hands on his neck so that it stayed there while his hand do the wonder. "Too much pauses dear." He muttered as his mouth played with her earlobe while his hand stayed at her center before removing the garment which was covering it. He inserted a finger making Syu winced in both pain and pleasure that she unconsciously put a hand under Nino's boxer, feeling his hardened member.
"Oh!" Nino had to suppress a moan. "Don't do that seamonster, or I'll embarrassed myself in front of you," Nino keep his eyes closed while drinking the sensation her hand was giving him. He stopped at what he was doing as he allowed her to pull down his boxer, exposing his member.
"Oh," it was Syu's turn to grasp. She felt stiff all of a sudden seeing him fully for the first time that Nino had to pull himself up again to kiss her, to reduce her fear. "Please don't tell me that you're backing out," Nino suppressed himself. Although he wanted her at that moment, its not in his nature to force a girl.
"O-of c-course not," Syu managed to say despite feeling weird. She knew she was ready, her body's reaction was clearly a giveaway, but she's not sure if she could stand it.
"hmm, thanks," It was all he needed to hear before positioning himself on top of her while gently parting her l3gs. "Sorry for the pain, but I promised to make them all go away," he said before letting himself inside her. It was difficult. Syu was too tight that it took Nino couple of thrusts before completely able to move smoothly inside her while she restrained herself from screaming because of pain. It seemed endless that she felt her eyes wet from tears which Nino kissed away. "Sorry.." He whispered, "It will soon go away my seamonster, I promised,," He said before thrusting again, increasing his pace slowly until Syu's cries was replaced with moans of pleasure.
"ohmygod Nino…" Syu's heart was beating emphatically as she moved the same time as Nino's thrust, meeting him halfway. Both of them drank in the feeling of heat and sensation as their bodies become one.
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Nino's eyes marveled at the beauty beside him. She was sleeping soundly while he was deep in his thought. He pulled himself to a sitting position before glancing at his watch. 2am, it was still dark so Nino began wearing his clothes on. As he was doing so, he noticed red stain on her white dress and guilt feelings washed over him. He started smoothing out the hem of her dress and carefully put her undergarments on her. He kneeled down to cover her with his jacket and gave her one last kiss on the lips.
As he began tracing that familiar path on their cottage, Nino remembered a line from the song he heard awhile ago.
I'll bleed for you
Like a new tattoo in my heart
You'll stay permanent.
Every step he take, it was killing him.
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Three months later.
"KYAAAAAA~ its SEAMONSTER-san!" the fans were screaming when they entered the building.
For their group, it was a blessing that ARASHI-san happened to visit the bar where they held their usual gigs two months ago. Apparently, one of the producers had taken their genre into one of his liking that he recommended their band to perform in a couple of bars in Tokyo. And the rest was history. Their Tokyo debut surprised Japanese audience that after three months, their career had boom.
But for Furukawa Syu alone, it was a curse. It was very fortunate that by the time she woke up that day three months ago, it was still dark, but what's unfortunate, was the fact that Hisui, her bandmate, her closest friend and oniichan in the band saw her in that distressed manner. Of course she couldn't tell Hisui that Ninomiya left her.
It was the day when they will be performing in Music Station. Syu wasn't paying attention to the details so she had no idea about the lineup of performances, all she know was that their band was second to the last performance since the last performers will be the group which top that week's chart.
"Oi, you're spacing out again," Hisui noticed seeing her aimlessly cleaning her guitar. "what's wrong hime-chan? You'll becoming sea monster again,"
"Sui-chan, i wish I was," Syu sighed and stopped what she's doing and rummaged her bag for her favorite seashell hairpin and motioned to clip her bangs but Hisui prevented her.
"Hime~ if you plan on showing that upset face of yours in front of camera, better not.. and besides, that's what makes you mysterious." He smiled knowingly and sat beside her.
"Sorry Sui..let me borrow your shoulder for a while." Syu bowed and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"There- there sea princess," He just patted her back. "Make sure you look pretty when yo show that face to them later."
After 30 minutes, they could hear the MC's voice saying the cue that it will be their performance next. Syu readied herself and clipped her seashell hairpin not on her bangs but on her dress strap as her lucky charm.
"Min'na our next performer, SEAMONSTER, dozo~"
The hall were field with mixture of Kyaaa~ and kyun from the fans as they entered the stage. It was a routine to do some conversation between MC and the performers prior to the performance itself.
"So, a lot of fans were curious, how did you come up with SEAMONSTER as your name?" the MC asked.
"Ah, our lead guitarist, Syu, was actually the one who came up with the name." Miyata told the audience. "One day when we're on the campus, she suddenly blurted that it will be our band's name, since she's the only girl, we didn't disagree. "
"Ah, sou ka~" The MC nodded and turned his attention on Syu, "Furukawa-san, what gave you the idea to come up with a unique name?"
"Ah, its not actually unique," she managed to put a smile, restraining herself to do flashbacks again. "I was once called a seamonster"
"Eh? was that the reason why you keep you face hidden under your bangs?" the MC asked an outrageous question. The audience laughed, the band members just rolled their eyes.
"Iie iie.." Hisui was the one who answered this time.
"Has anyone of you seen Furukawa-san's face?" the MC asked again.
"Um, all of us had seen her face for the first time during the making of the video," Kaigara told the MC.
"Ah, sou~ tell us about your new song, and the reason why Furukawa-san is wearing a white dress. I think the fans also want to know,"
"Ah, this time it will actually be different than our usual performances," Kishi started, "In the promotional video of the song which was composed by Syu herself, Syu-chan wore a white dress, and as mentioned by Kai, her face will be shown there, that's the reason why we made her look exactly as that in the PV."
"The PV will be released two weeks from now, Min'na please support the song," Miyata bowed his head.
"Just one last question before the performance, if Furukawa-san was wearing a dress, wouldn't it be awkward when she played the guitar?" the MC asked.
"Ah, min'na just watch and listen ne~" Hisui answered furtively.
"Ah, keeping a secret huh? Hmm.. yosh, min'na, without further ado, here's SEAMONSTER, with their new song, "Cherished", dozo~"
There roared a round of applause from the audience as the band set-up on stage while Syu headed backstage to clip her bangs. Hisui followed suit.
"Hime, you sure you're fine showing your face?" Hisui asked worriedly. Something seemed off at the moment.
"Sui, its fine, afterall, this will be the first and the last time right? I mean, its not something that I would do regularly. This is for the promotional." She said while clipping her bangs. Like two months ago, her long hair was still let out loose; the only difference was that she had it curled this time. Her white dress extended up to her feet unlike her usual knee-length dress which she stopped wearing after what happened three months ago. Sh*t. why do I have to remember it now? Syu slapped herself to wake up from her reverie before walking towards the stage.
The moment she stood behind the mike, there was an eerie silence from the crowd followed by gasps and continuous whispers.
Kawai! A male fan said.
So cool! Another male fan.
OMG! She's pretty! A female audience this time.
Even the MCs were flabbergasted. Who would have thought that behind that bangs, a goddess' face was hidden. One thought overflowed the audience minds: Furukawa Syu was no sea monster.
The band members had to smile seeing that reaction from the audience, even Syu couldn't help but smile shyly hearing those compliments.
We got some positive reaction there hime! Hisui thought before doing the intro beat. As he tapped his drum sticks, the guys followed suit. A sad melody overflowed the hall, intensified when Syu began singing.
Since when was it said, that from all great things...
Some part of it had to be lost?
Terrified of letting our hearts become one
I tried to let our bodies fill the void..
I tried to mask my fears
But still, every single one of those days
You were still there
You were still there in my heart
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"I never expected that bangs girl is this pretty," Jun rolled his eyes on the TV screen. "Plus, she has a sweet voice,"
I tried to mask my fears
But still, every single one of those days
Since ARASHI's single was the one that topped the hit chart, they will be the last performers for the day. The management provided them a room to stay in. Despite Nino's stubborn refusal to watch other performances, he was not on the room.
You were still there
You were still there in my heart
"Ah! Mother Nature!" Ohno's eyes were fixed on the TV screen while he marveled on her singing voice. Her white dress, her flowing hair and the seashell hairpin- there's no mistaking it. Furukawa Syu was the model in one of his drawings. The one he named as Mother Nature's Best Creation.
**If we could have shared a deep love, I thought
Even if some day, our time here were to end
I could imagine I'd be loving you for all eternity
Reaching out to you, forever
"Ne~ Ridaa, didn't she look like that girl in one of you sketches?" Aiba asked but confirmed seeing Ohno still fixed on the TV screen. "She's surprisingly pretty..but I wonder why she looked so sad."
"If you're so curious why don't we watch them live? Instead of locking ourselves here," Sho was writing some random things in his notebook.
"Because the brat's said its tiresome," Jun muttered.
"I heard that DoS," Nino who had just entered the room shot Jun a glare.
"Oh! Speaking of the devil," Jun grinned upon seeing him, but Nino didn't seem to mind the criticism because the moment his eyes landed on the TV screen, it stunned him.
*Love is such a frightening thing
That's why I run from it, yet chase after it
"Seamonster," his mouth was left gaping. "What was seamonster doing on the screen?" was Nino's following reaction.
"Eh? Doshita no Kazu? Of course they were on the screen, because you refused to watch live performances, we're stuck here watching them on TV instead." Sho said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?" Nino was still confused.
Whether as an adult or as a child...
It makes no difference
"Baka! Did amnesia hit you? That band's name is SEAMONSTER!" Ohno nudged his forehead but furrowed his eyebrows seeing Nino's gaze fixed on the girl.
Its like falling in love for the first time
To the point where it feels like destiny
"Shocking isn't it Kazu? Bangs girl is so pretty!" Aiba exclaimed delightedly. "She had a pretty voice too, but she's sad. Even the song is sad, which was according to- oi choto!" Aiba was unable to finish his sentence because the younger member ran out of the room.
When you hold me, I feel this way
There's nothing better than this...this dream...
Seamonster..Nino thought as he sped his way to the hall where the performance were being held. Since their room wasn't that far from it, Nino could still hear her singing.
***If we never had the chance to meet each other
I wouldn't be able to smile the way I do now
This year, the happiest moments I've had
Were the moments i could be there next to you
Nino was panting hard when he reached the hall, but he didn't care, all he wanted that time was to see her. He slipped in one of the vacant seats in front, which was initially provided for their group.
"Damn you Kazu, you ran too fast," Sho said while catching his breath before sitting beside him.
"What so fcuking wrong with you man?" Jun hissed occupying the seat on his other side while Aiba and Ohno took over the other seats.
The band was doing adlib that the moment Miyata spotted ARASHI-san, he took the chance to address them and spoke on the mike.
"Min'na, I know it was not a secret that our band was discovered because of a certain group. Upon seeing them here watching us, let me take this opportunity to thank them,"
KYAAAA's and KyUUN were heard from the crowd as it was no secret that he was referring to ARASHI. On the other hand, Syu turned her back at the same time the spotlight was focused to where ARASHI was sitting. Tears started to roll down her cheeks as Miyata do the talking.
"Min'na from ARASHI-san," Miyata continued while the band kept playing the adlib, "Arigatou gozaimasu," he bowed, and the crowd cheered. A mixture of excitement and enjoyment filled the air. "For the last part, I bring you," He looked at Syu who still had her back against the audience and notice that she was trembling, "A-re, our seamonster is emotional ne~" he turned again to the crowd.
"Bakemon janai!" Syu managed to hold herself with a little help from Hisui who slipped a handkerchief on her hand.
The moment she faced the crowd, Nino knew that her tears had not something to do with the performance. It was more of a deep feeling of pain and Nino doesn't need to consult an expert to confirm it.
Syu smiled faintly despite the tears still apparent on her eyes while waiting on her cue to start singing again. Upon hearing the familiar drum beat staged by Hisui, her voice filled the hall once more.
**If we could have shared a deep love, I thought
Even if some day, our time here were to end
She looked at the crowd but avoided the front seats where the members of ARASHI were sitting.
"Why do I have a feeling that she was avoiding us?" Aiba whispered absentmindedly. Little did he know, the guys also felt the same thing. Every time she stares at the crowd, she always skipped the part where they were seated, as if she's doing it intentionally.
I could imagine I'd be loving you for all eternity
Reaching out to you, forever
"Let's see," Ohno waved his hand carelessly to get her attention.
Ridaa! The guys widened their eyes unbelievably. "What?" Ohno pouted and turned his attention back on the stage.
Seeing this, Syu had no choice but turn her attention on them. She smiled at each one of them, but the moment her eyes locked on Nino's, frustration, pain, sadness and resentment etched on her beautiful face as she sang the encore part of the song, tears started flowing on her cheeks.
*Love is such a frightening thing
That's why I run from it, yet chase after it
Whether as an adult or as a child...
It makes no difference..
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"My God Nino, what have you done to her?" Jun was troubled. Seeing Furukawa Syu's beautiful face portrayed those emotions while looking at Nino, he couldn't sit well. Add the fact that the brat messed up their performance a while ago.
"Yeah, Kazu's a little bit off after seeing that," Sho was writing again since the management had asked them to stay in the building.
"I couldn't blame him though.. if a girl looked at me with a pained expression on her face, I would have broken down myself," Aiba cringed as if the thought was so terrifying. Sho was about to say something but he was distracted by the noise outside their room.
Oh my God! No. No.
A girl's voice was shrieking and screaming. Jun walked towards the door and opened it hastily to see who was making such noise. But what revealed on his view was the least he wanted to see.
Ohno was carrying a girl clad in a white dress, only that it was stained with what unmistakably to be blood- lots of blood, coming from her bosom.
The guys noticed that Jun seemed to be petrified so they followed suit, only to be stunned. When their leader walked past them, one by one they followed, Nino the last one to leave the room.
NO!!NO!! oh god, Please!!
The girl was writhing in pain, clutching her belly, clutching hair favorite hairpin but Ohno ignored it. He continued walking, aware that he was being followed by questioning stares from the staffs and from his members.
"what happened to her Ridaa?" Jun asked while walking as fast as him but stared in shock seeing the girls face. "Oh my God," it was the only thing he could say.
"No time to explain Jun, the car!" Ohno said, "Quick!!" he shouted when the youngest member seemed rooted in the floor.
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"Are you her family?" the dorr to the emergency room opened and a doctor came out.
"No doctor, but we're the ones who brought her, how was her condition?"
"She's fine now, the bleeding stopped but I'm sorry, she lost a lot of blood.. the baby-" the doctor told them.
"Baby?" it was Aiba.
"Yes, I believe she's on her third month of pregnancy," the doctor said leaving the guys flabbergasted.
Nino felt as if his blood was drained out of his body upon hearing and realizing what the doctor had just said. Third month? If he counted back from the time something happened between them, it was exactly 3months and 5days. Ohmygod. He was losing his nerves.
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Syu opened her eyes painfully. She looked at her surrounding, it was white except for the fresh flower on the bedside table. She noticed that her dress was replaced with a hospital robe, her body cleaned from all her blood. Closing her eyes momentarily, Syu cried silently remembering what happened.
"Furukawa-san.."
She heard a male's voice called her name. Once again Syu opened her eyes to see who was with her-it was ARASHI's leader, Ohno Satoshi. Ohno stood up smiling at her and helped her to a sitting position before calling the others, "She's awake."
Upon saying that, three guys which she recognized as Sakurai Sho, Matsumoto Jun and Masaki Aiba emerged in the room. Nino wasn't around.
"How are you?" Jun sat at the farthest corner of her bed. Syu just nodded as she was lost for words. The youngest member smiled at her before turning his attention at Sho who sat at the bench inside the room, "Her bandmates?"
"I tried contacting them but its seemed the guys took the late night plane back to the island," Sho said apologetically.
Tsk, what kind of bandmates are they? Leaving a girl behind..Jun clicked his tongue, "How about her parents?"
"Both my parents are dead," Syu had to bite back the tears that was threatening to fall.
"Gomen," Jun bowed his head.
"Ne~ Furukawa-san, we're sorry about your.. b-ba" Ohno stammered but before he could finish with his sentence, Syu interrupted.
"I'm fine.. you don't have to feel sorry..that baby doesn't suppose to exist in the first place," Syu said bitterly not meeting Ohno's eyes. She looked strong but deep inside she was dying.
The moment she uttered those words, it was the same time when Aiba pulled Ninomiya inside. It felt as though he was cut by thousands of blades, his heart pierced and torn in pieces.
"Ne~ Furukawa-san, I understand that you're shock, but it was wrong to say that. Every living this has the right to live," Sho said helplessly seeing the sadness in her eyes. Tsk, don't act strong.
"Thanks but no thanks Sakurai-san. Clearly you don't understa-" but she was stopped when Ninomiya shouted. His voice echoed throughout the room walls.
"Stop! Please stop talking!" Nino was in rage. He knew he was at fault, but hearing her say that the baby, their baby doesn't suppose to exist, it was too much for him to handle. With swift movement he managed to get in front of her and grabbed her hands and her chin, forcing Syu to face him.
"Look at me," Nino was desperate. "and tell directly in my face that the baby doesn't suppose to live."
"Oi, Kazu!" Ohno held his arm but he shoved it away.
"What the fcuk was happening to you Ninomiya?" Jun tried to restrain him with both arms but Nino pushed him making the youngest member fell on the floor.
Aiba helped Jun to stand, shooting a warning stare at Nino, "Kazu, you're not making any sense," he pouted.
"Sense? You should tell that to yourself," snapped Nino.
"Oi! You've seriously gone overboard Kazu, enough! If Furukawa-san said it, we're not in the proper position to react," Sho was getting annoyed.
"Its my baby damn it! And you're telling me not to say anything?" Nino was trembling, the moment he said those words, beads of tears flowed freely from his eyes. "the baby's dead and its my fault, if-if-..if" he couldn't continue his words, there was a big lump on his throat that was preventing him from speaking further.
The guys watched in silenced and in pity seeing their brat member displayed those emotions. Jun felt sorry for the words he said. Aiba's eyes got all the way teary. Sho's mouth was half opened, shocked at Nino's revelation. Ohno just sat there calmly.
After a couple of heartbeat, Nino spoke again breaking his sob before he sat beside Syu his hands clutching hers, "I-if I hadn't left you that night, things wouldn't turn out this way. Its all my fault, I'm so sorry.." he hiccupped breaking his grip before encircling his arms around her, "So please d-don't say that the baby doesn't suppose to live.. its.. hiccupped.. killing me, hiccupped.." Nino trembled, his eyes still overflowing with tears wetting Syu's hospital robes.
"But you left me alone Nino..its too late.." Syu said in a muffled voice. She was too weak to speak.
"That's why I'm saying sorry.. that baby, even if he/she didn't have the chance to see this world, please don't hate its existence..at least mourn for it.." Nino said in a pleading voice which made it harder for Syu to react or to say anything.
"If he happened to live, would you be happy?" Syu sobbed.
"More than happy, I will feel blessed.." Nino whispered, his eyes still watery but it stopped crying.
"Oh my God.. Nino," she began crying.. "Oh please.. my baby.." trembling harder, "our baby Nino," Syu was shrieking loudly that Nino just held her tightly allowing her to release all the stress and the pain she was suppressing, until she began screaming, not sadly but gladly. "Oh my God Nino, the BABY!" she exclaimed happily, Nino raised an eyebrow and Syu began laughing making Jun, Sho and Aiba to stare in shock, wondering if she'd gone crazy because of the burden of losing a baby.
"Shikari shite!" Nino had to shake her to stop her from laughing. "I know its painful, but please don't lose your mind.." he stared at him with terror in his eyes.
"Oh my God Nino, let's celebrate!" Syu told him smilingly.
"Omedetou!" Ohno spoke after a long time of silence.
"Ridaa, have you lost your mind? why are you congratulating her after she lost a baby?" Nino yanked Ohno by the collar.
"Who said I lost the baby?" Syu exclaimed questioningly making Nino dropped Ohno on his seat and stare at her incredulously. "What?"
"Can you repeat what you just said? Nino's eyes were fixed on her.
"Who told you that I lost the baby?" Syu laughed continuously seeing his shocked face turned into a deadly glare. At first she thought that Nino will strangle her, but instead, the brat pulled her into a hug.
"Oh," Nino was lost for words, "B-but, but w-we, I-I heard the doctor...you lost lots ..blood..." he was crying again.
"Yes, she did lost a lot of blood, but that doesn't mean she lost the baby, besides, the doctor never said that," Ohno chuckled.
"He did! I heard him!" Aiba protested.
"No you did not." BAka! If you hadn't interrupted the doctor, you would hear him say that the baby is fine," Ohno poked him on the head.
"Eh? How d'you know Ridaa?" Jun was curious.
"The doctor told me," Ohno answered shortly.
"Ridaa! You could've just told me!!" Nino broke the hug for a moment and stared disbelievingly at Ohno who just shrugged his shoulder.
"But her bandmates prevented me from doing so," Ohno told them.
"They did?" it was Sho this time.
"Yeah.. apparently, one of them, Hisui-san, realized it the moment he saw Furukawa-san cried when she saw Kazu, then that's how he was able to patch up the incidents..he's so worried, so he told me not to tell you guys unless we're sure of Kazu's feelings about the baby, which obviously turned out well, right Furukawa-san?" Ohno smiled.
Nino couldn't believe it. He was tricked but deep inside he was happy. "Why d'you have to do that?" he faked a hurtful expression.
"Served you right brat. That's what you get for leaving me behind," Syu just stared at him, her eyes glittering.
"Hmph, seamonster!" Nino pinched her nose.
"A-re? seamonster?" Aiba asked in astonishment, "Don't tell me..-itte!! MATSUMOTO!"
"Baka! That's why I told you to look for a person first," Jun just smirked despite the icy stares he was receiving from the older guy due to the nudge he give him.
Recovering, Aiba smiled playfully at them, walked towards Syu and Nino which startled the two.
Extending a hand on Syu's belly, "So shall we call him SEAMONSTER JR.?"
"AIBA-SAN!" Syu widened her eyes. The guys laughed histerically before crowding around the bed. Jun hit Aiba's head, while Sho was placing some calls.
"SEAMONSTER JR? hmm.. not bad," Ninomiya announced making all heads turned to him.
"EH??????!! MAJIII??""
"SHINJIRARENAI!""
*FIN
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This is the first insert song entitled "New Tattoo"by Urbandub
this is the second insert song entitled "Cherish" by Ai Otsuka