[YutoYama Fanfiction / Multichapter] BECOME NAKAJIMA - Chapter 1
Title: Become Nakajima
Author: Rieyo ( teppenoyume )
Pairing: YutoYama, TaDaiki
Rating: PG-13 for now
Genre: AU, Drama, Romance
Disclaimer: i only own the plot. YutoYama is belong to each other ;)
Summary: Yamada Ryosuke was your ideal popular 17 years old boy in school. But after 3 times his mother rejected all the girlfriends he had dated, his life become complicated - the huge problem is his mother asked him to find a boyfriend instead. For the sake of his mother's happiness, Ryosuke can do nothing except obeying it. Will he find the right guy for his mother and more importantly, for his own self? (sorry, weird summary XD)
Warning! english is not my first language and horrible grammar ><
A/N: my first time posting an english fictions publicly. hope it's not too bad. but yea please bear with it n be nice to me XD comments are welcome. dozo yoroshiku! ^^
Chapter 1:
“We are poor, thats the fact!” said Yamada-san while she’s putting a plate of curry-rice in front of his cute 17 years old, only son - Yamada Ryosuke. She responded to her son’s complaint about what happened yesterday. Yes, for the third times she made her son’s girlfriend runaway and broke-up with him afterward. That was always happened after Ryosuke brought his girlfriend home to be introduced to his mother.
In a second, Ryosuke’s eyes got the hot curry-rice and he knows that curry must be made by an instant one.
“Curry in the morning?” he complained again, hesitately.
“See? I even can’t buy you a slice of bread and a glass of milk for your proper breakfast” Yamada-san remarked, gives a bit sarcasm tone on her voice.
“That’s not what i mean, Kaachan~” whined Ryosuke while he eats his curry, feeling bad for complained such a tiny thing to his mother. “Anyway, we’re talking about your attittude towards all my girlfriends, and i am sure that has nothing to do with the fact that we’re poor, ne!?”
“It has!” reply Yamada-san quite firmly. She’s even snapped a bit her spoon on the plate, making some tinkling sound.
Ryosuke stopped eating abruptly. He looks at his mother and find her looking back at him with a quite scary face. Oh crap.
“Okaachan~” said the boy, whining again try to be cute.
“I ever told you, Ryosuke. We never need any girl, moreover a spoiled and annoying girl. We only need someone who can support us, protect us, and someone we can relied on!” his mother ignored the whining and explain all with her very serious face. Seems like she’s already on her edge.
Exactly, Ryosuke ever heard this words before but he didn’t really give a damn. He thought that was only his mother another funny wished. Yeah that was funny because what she wants were absolutely a things that Ryosuke couldn’t make happen. How in the world he could find a girl who can support their family finance issue then protecting them, then being someone they can relied on. That someone more sounds like a father figure than a good wife for him. Totally missed.
Ryosuke takes a deep breathe as he puts his spoon. He leaned on the chair with his arms crossed over his chest. His face is become more serious too.
“All my girlfriends were coming from rich family, Kaachan. I’ve done what you said that you wanted me to date a rich girl. Then after i got them, you made them runaway from me instead. Just.. what actually do you want?!” Ryosuke can’t help but confronted his mother. Now he’s putting aside his childish act, it’s time for being real serious.
Yamada-san tried to calm herself down for a while.
“Rich girls are yappari not good. They will only be such a troublesome for you” she finally said with a more softly and steady voice. “You have lost your father since you were little. You barely know how it felt to be spoiled by a man, to be protected, to be loved...”
“But i got a lot of love from you, Kaachan. I’m being protected and spoiled by you-“
“That’s different, Ryosuke!” cutted Yamada-san before Ryosuke done with his words. The pretty middle aged woman looks emotional once again. “I even didn’t have much time for you because i have to working full-time to support our family” she added.
Ryosuke was silent. He really aware about that. Since his father died when he was only 2 years old, his mother become the only one who’s supporting their family until now. He knows that must be hard for her, she even didn’t remarried since then. So Ryosuke thought to help her. One year later he’ll be in his final year. If he’s lucky, after graduated he might be able to marry a rich girl that he was dating. He would become an employee in a company that girl’s father has and their life would be much better. But... yeah, life’s not that easy.
“You are pretty, Ryosuke” his mother’s voice broke their short silence.
“Hm?” Ryosuke raised his eyebrows, clueless.
Yamada-san looked at her son more closely. She’s not wrong. Her only son is indeed pretty. He is beautiful with his cute round eyes, pointy nose, chubby-cheeks, plum-kissable lips and creamy white skin. Exactly, Ryosuke has a girly-face. When he was little, he often mistaken as a girl. Moreover his height is not really tall and kinda too short for a boy at his aged. But fortunately with that kind of appearance, Ryosuke gets a lot of attention from many girls and even... boys.
“Just find a boyfriend” said his mother again, makes Ryosuke stunned for a second before his eyes widened.
“EH? Wh- what do you mean, Kaachan?!” exclaimed Ryosuke, nearly jumped out of his chair.
Yamada-san remain calm. She was still staring at her son with a serious gaze, so there is no way Ryosuke would think she was joking.
“Find a boyfriend, Ryosuke. You need a boyfriend. A manly and rich boyfriend”
“EH!!?” Ryosuke had really fallen off his chair.
MAJIKAYO!?
- - - - -
Arioka Daiki laughed pleasantly after he listened to all of Ryosuke’s maybe-not-really-funny story. Ryosuke rolled his eyes and put his head on the table in front of him. They’re in the school cafetaria for lunch, and of course to have a sociable life. Fortunately Ryosuke was a quite popular. At his second year, he’s absolutely getting more attentions - from his senior and junior; girls and boys. Daiki was his senpai but because they’re members of the school-council, they became friends and somehow bestfriends. Ryosuke always tell everything to Daiki, include his mother’s weirdness.
“She’s not weird, Yamada” said Daiki after he stopped laughing. “She just knows you so so well”
Ryosuke glared on his senpai. Well Daiki has a baby face - with the chubby-cheeks too, thats why Ryosuke almost doesn’t feel like he talks with someone who’s older. Plus they have the same height.
“What do you mean?” asked Ryosuke with a clearly irritating tone on his voice.
Daiki restrain his smile, try to talk seriously.
“Every mother knows their son so well, especially their only son. Just like your mother. She knows that you exactly never need a love from a girl because in the past you kind of lacked of your father’s love so you need a love from a man instead... and maybe also she knows that you’ll love it too”
Ryosuke frowned slightly listening to Daiki quite long explanation. He pulled his head from the table without letting his glared on his bestfriend.
“I will love it too?” he asked. Looks like he want to deny it.
“You’ll love it” Daiki confirmed. He sighed a bit then moving his chair more closer to Ryosuke, just to make sure that nobody won’t eavesdropping their conversation though since the first time they’ve sit down there, a couple of eyes - especially some girls eyes, keep stole a glances at them.
“We know that you never really in love with all the girls you have dated, right?” Daiki pointing out.
Ryosuke’s eyes widened a bit. Again, looks like he want to denying. But Daiki shakes his head, and gives him a warn through his eyes.
“We both already knew it, Yamada. Just don’t deny it” added Daiki.
Ryosuke frowned again and keep his mouth shut. Exactly he’s agree with Daiki bluntness.
“Now, be a good son and obeying your mother” Daiki pats Ryosuke’s shoulder while his smile is obviously back. Actually he still found it funny. Really, Ryosuke’s mother is one in a million.
Ryosuke sighed, somehow he knows that his bestfriend would talking like that. Anyway he can’t reject it though. This is his mother’s wish afterall. As the only son, it’s his duty to always obeying all she said. He is always aware of his mother’s difficulties all these time.
“But Dai-chan, who’s the guy that i could ask to be my-“
“Yamada-kun?”
Ryosuke words was interrupted by someone who’s suddenly come to the front of them. Daiki and Ryosuke looked at him almost simultaneously. There’s a tall and kinda handsome - but dorky boy standing in front of them. His eyes fixed on Ryosuke with a nervous smile on his lips.
“K- konnichiwa” said that boy again. He holds something on his hands, tightly.
“Oh - Nakajima” Ryosuke replied a bit hesitant and seems like not interested at all.
All of a sudden, some ideas got into Daiki’s brain. He’s looking at Ryosuke and gives a signal through his eyes. But unfortunately his cute yet slow-head’s kouhai was barely catch that. Ryosuke frowned again trying to read all of Daiki’s eyes-messages.
“Well, Nakajima-kun, just chotto ne..” Daiki stand up abruptly as he talking to Nakajima Yuto - the poor clueless boy who isn’t understand what’s going on there. “Really, just wait there... Yamada will be back!” shouted Daiki again after he’s pulled Ryosuke away and dragged him out of the cafetaria.
“What do you mean? I’ll be back? I’m just gonna say thanks to you because you’d saved me from that weird, dorky boy but -mmph“
“Hush!” Daiki put his palm over Ryosuke’s mouth after they’re in a quite secluded place.
Ryosuke pulled himself and glared at his bestfriend.
“I’ve got an idea!” said Daiki again before Ryosuke snapped him.
“Huh? What?!” Ryosuke snorted.
“That Nakajima-boy can help you!”
Ryosuke eyes widened slightly. He just realized what’s the meaning of Daiki’s gazed a while ago.
“You mean, he could be my-“
“Why not?! He’s perfect! He’s tall and rich! That’s all your mother wants, deshou!?” cutted Daiki kinda excited.
“Well yea- but, he’s not kakkoi at all...” said Ryosuke lowly. He couldn’t lie that appearance somewhat important for him. And of course he’s no way can be interested to such a dork boy like Nakajima Yuto.
“But he’s darn rich. Really, Yamada, he is Nakajima’s elder son - the Nakajima’s heir! In the future he will be the CEO for all of the Nakajima companies. Your mother surely will loves him” Daiki try to persuading his bestfriend.
Ryosuke clicked his tongue.
“You said it just sounds like my mother was the materialistic mother ever!” he’s complained.
“Ah i didn’t mean like that-sorry” Daiki feels guilty a little. “But i am sure, your mother will really loves him. And you had a solution for your problem just now and then again, you can makes your mother happy! It’s clear darou?!”
“But Dai-chan, he’s really not my-“
“What? Your type?”
Ryosuke was startled for getting shot just like that. Daiki really can read him so well. A kind of smirk appears on his bestfriend’s lips and somehow that gives a chilled on Ryosuke’s spine.
“So, you are really care about the appearance and such? I thought you were against it all badly” Daiki said calmly and thats only makes Ryosuke more uncomfortable.
“No, i mean... yea, he’s gonna be my boyfriend for god sake! I couldn’t let my self and my life being trapped with such a dork boy, right?” Ryosuke try to defend himself.
Daiki shook his head then put his arm around Ryosuke’s shoulders.
“Listen, just pretend he’s not as bad as you think. He’s rich, that is the most important. And then, he’s obviously in love with you-“
“No way!” Ryosuke swatted Daiki’s arm until his bestfriend let his shoulder’s off and hissed in pain a little. “Sorry” Ryosuke apologized. He almost didn’t aware when he do that. “H- he’s not in love with me...” he’s added with a complicated sounds on his voice.
Daiki caressed his slightly-hurt arm.
“He obviously in love with you, Yamada”
“No! He just felt grateful to me because i had helped him when he was being caught by delinquent guys” Ryosuke explained the old story between him and Nakajima Yuto which was never get known by Daiki because Ryosuke didn’t tell him yet. Ryosuke thought it doesn’t really matter and Daiki didn’t asked him at all. Even though after these several week Yuto keeps appearing when they had their lunch in cafetaria, Daiki just simply thought that Yuto was another freak-fans of Ryosuke.
“Oh, you helped him?” asked Daiki a little bit shocked.
“Yea”
“He’s a kind of weakling ne...” Daiki muttered.
“I told you!” exclaimed Ryosuke.
“But it doesn’t matter!” Daiki back to his enthusiastic-self. “Still he is rich and he has such a reciprocation to you, that means he might be will listened to all you wanted”
Ryosuke scratched his not itchy-head. He almost didn’t find a words to replied anymore. Somehow, he’s a bit agree with Daiki suggestion. The fact that Nakajima Yuto was rich and yea maybe has a crush on him, makes Ryosuke want to think of it or kinda give it a try. As Daiki said, who knows he could be a kind of controller in their relationship later.
Urgh, Ryosuke can’t help but shivering when he’s imagining him with Nakajima Yuto-- really, does he can?
“Ah! I gotta go” Daiki exclaimed while looking at his wristwatch.
“Eh? What?!”
“Just back to our place, Nakajima must be still waiting for you” Daiki said again, ignore the shock of his bestfriend.
“Wait, where are you going?” Ryosuke holds him.
“Meet up with Takaki-kun” Daiki mentioned Takaki Yuya - one of their senpai who’s already graduated from their school last year. But since Daiki befriend him and maybe want to lead the friendship into something more, Takaki had so often come to school for have a lunch with Daiki. Yea, seems like their feelings are mutual.
Ryosuke is kinda jealous with his bestfriend for this matter. Takaki is a cool, gentle and nice guy. To be honest, with his charm, Ryosuke was more deserve with an awesome guy like Takaki. But unfortunately, his bestfriend already marking him.
“Eh? Why?!”
“Why... what!?” Daiki frowned confusedly.
“That’s not fair. You want me to spend my lunch time with that dorky boy while you just hang-out with a cool one?!” Ryosuke protested, barely can’t resist his jealousy.
Daiki rolled his eyes.
“Oh come on, Yamada... i had a crush on him for so long and you know that so well”
“Right. That means there’s nothing between you and him. He’s not yours-“
“Yet!” replied Daiki firmly. “Just don’t bother about me and Takaki-kun. Now think about your own love-life, ok?” The 18 years old boy walked passed his bestfriend and pats Ryosuke’s shoulder lightly. “Do it and you will not regret it” whispered Daiki a bit dramatically.
Ryosuke stunned for a couple of second watching Daiki’s back, he licks his own lips anxiously.
Well ok let’s do it, he thought finally.
- - -
Without bother to greet, Ryosuke pulled his chair in front of Yuto who was already sit there - really waiting for him.
“Oh, Yamada-kun... daijobu ka?” asked Yuto a bit startled as the short-boy was sit there with this plain expression on his cute face.
Ryosuke shook his head.
“Where is Arioka-senpai? Did he mad at you or.. what?” asked Yuto again, with an obvious concern on his voice and eyes.
“He’s doing something... somewhere. And no, he wasn’t mad at me” Ryosuke replied still with his plain face. Involuntary, his eyes fixed on the worry face before him.
Thump!
Kuso, Ryosuke cursed inwardly. He turned his gaze immediately. Pretends to didn’t feel a weird soft thump in his heart. This definitely because of Daiki’s suggestion. He has such a planned over this guy - the one that Daiki say could be his saviour, and the planned was the crazy one. That’s why he can’t help but feels anxious. The soft thump before was really nothing, not because he found this dorky boy is kinda handsome in up close like this. Of course. Though Ryosuke admitted he has never really see him on the face before; just looked at the latter’s far appearance, he’s already not interested.
But somehow don’t know why he feels a bit relieved now. Again, he refers to Daiki’s words. ‘Let’s pretend he’s not as bad as i think... and yea maybe he’s not really that bad’.
“Ah yokatta” Yuto relieved words sounds like represent his feeling. Ryosuke blinked his eyes and try to put a smile on his face. He’s already made a decisions after all.
“Nakajima-kun...” Ryosuke called a bit hesitant with an unusual addressed. He just try to be a little bit cute, though he doesn’t know why he is so bothered to do that.
“Y- yes?” Yuto startled for the second time. He’s to absorbed with Ryosuke’s smile just now. After several week he keeps approaching this cute guy, maybe this is the real first time Ryosuke smiling at him - right in front of him and right looking into his eyes.
“What’s the menu today?” asked Ryosuke acts excited.
He really never think that he will said and do something like this. All of these time he’s only accepted the bento that Yuto brought for him, then they’re eating silently (or Ryosuke just talked with Daiki if his bestfriend were there) After lunch time over, he will gives back the bento-box with a brief ‘arigatou’ then back to his class without bothering about the latter anymore. Next days, he just repeated it over and over again until sometimes he’s wondering why this dork boy never give up. But then he keeps ignoring. Ryosuke thought, if Yuto wants to be like this forever, that’s the boy's choice. He’s not being harmed, instead he always got his stomach full in a lunch time, and it is free. Ryosuke ever told his bestfriend that to have a freak fans sometimes not bad at all.
But again, Ryosuke never think that this kind of occasion is gonna be turned out like this.
The dork boy that he keeps ignoring would be someone like... ‘someone’ in his life later. That was still weird. To be honest, he hopes his mother won’t be agree with this guy. Hopefully what Daiki said wouldn’t be comes true, that's why he will find more decent, rich and of course kakkoi guy then.
“Oh, this-“ nervously, Yuto open a packed that he had been holds. As usual there were two bento-boxes. He gives one for Ryosuke along with the chopstick and cup. It’s always the same chopstick and cup. Not only because of the colour which is a pink one, but somehow Ryosuke knowing it so well after several week he has lunch with this things.
Ryosuke staring at the luxurious bento menu. As always the foods makes him mesmerized for a few second. He loves foods. And this kind of foods that Yuto served for him always be a kind of foods which was hardly he got in his house. Refers to his mother’s state, because they are poor.
Ryosuke sighed unconsciously. Really, he has to get rid of that matter as quick as possible.
“What happened? Yamada-kun doesn’t like the menu?” Yuto asked anxiously.
“Eh? No.. i like it so much, really!” replied Yamada, lighten up his face. He threw all the thoughts in his mind. He supposed to enjoy it for the sake of his planned-and his mother.
“Ah great then” said Yuto can’t help but smiling wide happily.
They are taking a glances a little then smiling shyly to each other. Nice. The atmosphere was somehow a bit awkward but don’t know why much better than the days before.
“Nakajima-kun, can i ask you something?” Ryosuke started to talk while they are eating.
“Hm? Sure”
“Do you have any plan after school today?” Ryosuke gulped silently. Isn’t he too rush, is he? Alright he has to play it smooth. Just ask him to hang-out, act like a normal friends.
“Today...” Yuto seemed to think for a while, collecting his minds about any scheduled that he has. “Ah i have a planned” said Yuto then with unsatisfied tone on his voice.
“Really?”
Yuto nodded.
“Yeah horse-riding”
Ryosuke almost got choked by his foods, fortunately he can gulp it down safely.
“Horse-riding?” he repeated just like it’s the first time he ever heard that words.
“Yeah, a routines schedule twice a week”
Ryosuke stunned. Daiki was right. This guy is not an ordinary-rich-people-like. Maybe some kind of... oujisama? wow. Ryosuke can’t help but wondering.
“I love horse-riding. This sport was really needs your brave and stamina, but can’t put aside your soft hearted. We can running fast with the horse but don’t forget to always treat them gently” explained Yuto enthusiastically.
Ryosuke remains silent. In his mind, to be honest, he can imagined this kind-of-weakling-guy likes the sport which is on Ryosuke’s perspective seemed dangerous. But well, he is a rich son after all.
“Yamada-kun ever try it?” asked Yuto then.
“Hm? I never try it” replied Ryosuke honestly. There is no way he could be thinking about horse-riding while his mother struggled for their life.
“Oh...” Yuto muttered.
“But i’d love to try it” added Ryosuke. “Though i don’t know when i can get a chance...” he smiled shyly while biting on his chopstick.
“If- if you don’t mind, i’d like to asked you go with me some time... ii ka?”
Ryosuke stopped his actions as he’s looking at the boy in front of him with the tip of his chopstick still touched his lips. There, he found again a pair of gorgeous eyes staring at him, but now with a great anticipation. Wait, did he said-gorgeous? Heck but he couldn’t find any word.
To have known Nakajima Yuto as close as like this then talking with him casually, yappari it’s not really that bad. Just yea - this boy still a kind of dork for him and of course for other students here. 'Holds a grip, Ryosuke, you won’t get deceived by this' Ryosuke try to convinced his own self. 'Let’s say it just like a kind of bussiness'.
“Are you serious?” Ryosuke widened his eyes slightly.
Yuto nodded firmly.
“But isn’t that the family time... or such?” asked Ryosuke still can’t believe.
“Yea-it is, but it’s okay. I’d like to introduce you to my family. My parents always welcome to all of my friend” replied Yuto keeps assuring the short-boy. “P- please?” he even plead a little.
'So, he already think of me as a friend' Ryosuke thought.
“Well, i think i can’t say no” the short-boy then answered cutely.
Yuto smiling more brighter.
“Arigatou, Yamada-kun!” he exclaimed happily.
Ryosuke sighed silently.
- - -
“So, thank you for the lunch today, i really enjoy it” said Ryosuke before they were separated in front of his class. Yuto just walked him there after they’d done with the lunch. Ryosuke tried to ignore every eyes of another students who were looking at him and Yuto. It’s indeed might be weird for them, but maybe not at all. The students here knows this Nakajima Yuto was a rich son. They should be think the popular Yamada Ryosuke just really friendly with everyone. That's a good point, right?
Yuto rubbed his nape awkwardly.
“Then i will meet you again, tomorrow”
Ryosuke nodded.
“And about the horse-riding... when will you have a time?” asked Yuto.
“Well i’m available all the times”
Shit, Ryosuke cursed inwardly. He sounds like an easy person just now.
Yuto smiling more nervous and there is a tiny blush on his face.
'Yabai, Dai-chan was right again. this guy seems like really in love with me'.
“Then, how about this weekend?”
“Actually..” said Ryosuke without answer Yuto’s bid. “I want to go with you today, but because you already had a planned, so-“
“Eh? You want to go with me? Where?!” Yuto cutted him almost impatiently.
Ryosuke looking around and find some eyes looked away abruptly, pretends like they’re not eavesdropping. Ryosuke feels like cursed once more.
“My house” he answered kinda lowly.
“Yamada-kun’s house?” the tall-boy repeated with more convincing tone on his voice.
Ryosuke wants to hush-ed him but that will be look suspicious.
He knows he’s gonna played it smooth. But to bring this guy home as quick as he can, that will makes him more sure about the next step that he has to do. If his mother reject this guy, Ryosuke can stop acts friendly then trying to find another guy soon.
“Yes, is it okay?”
Yuto stunned on his spot. Really he didn’t remember what’s such a dreamt he had last night. All of a sudden, the guy that he was admire for so long turned to be this nice and friendly and.. cute at him. Hopefully it’s not his hallucination. First off, Ryosuke would love to go horse-riding with him and then now, he asked him to come to his house. Life’s couldn’t be this beautiful.
“Sure. I- i’d love to go to your house today” replied Yuto without second think.
“Eh? But your horse-riding...?”
“Ii yo, ii yo, i can cancelled it. We still gonna go this weekend”
“Really?”
Yuto nodded firmly. “And this weekend, you will go with me, right?”
Ryosuke smiles, and nodded slowly.
“Ok then” he said.
Alright way to go, Ryosuke. This is just the start.
TBC
A/N: imagining Suzuki Umi-san as Yamada-san lol. sorry for so many mistakes!
Author: Rieyo ( teppenoyume )
Pairing: YutoYama, TaDaiki
Rating: PG-13 for now
Genre: AU, Drama, Romance
Disclaimer: i only own the plot. YutoYama is belong to each other ;)
Summary: Yamada Ryosuke was your ideal popular 17 years old boy in school. But after 3 times his mother rejected all the girlfriends he had dated, his life become complicated - the huge problem is his mother asked him to find a boyfriend instead. For the sake of his mother's happiness, Ryosuke can do nothing except obeying it. Will he find the right guy for his mother and more importantly, for his own self? (sorry, weird summary XD)
Warning! english is not my first language and horrible grammar ><
A/N: my first time posting an english fictions publicly. hope it's not too bad. but yea please bear with it n be nice to me XD comments are welcome. dozo yoroshiku! ^^
Chapter 1:
“We are poor, thats the fact!” said Yamada-san while she’s putting a plate of curry-rice in front of his cute 17 years old, only son - Yamada Ryosuke. She responded to her son’s complaint about what happened yesterday. Yes, for the third times she made her son’s girlfriend runaway and broke-up with him afterward. That was always happened after Ryosuke brought his girlfriend home to be introduced to his mother.
In a second, Ryosuke’s eyes got the hot curry-rice and he knows that curry must be made by an instant one.
“Curry in the morning?” he complained again, hesitately.
“See? I even can’t buy you a slice of bread and a glass of milk for your proper breakfast” Yamada-san remarked, gives a bit sarcasm tone on her voice.
“That’s not what i mean, Kaachan~” whined Ryosuke while he eats his curry, feeling bad for complained such a tiny thing to his mother. “Anyway, we’re talking about your attittude towards all my girlfriends, and i am sure that has nothing to do with the fact that we’re poor, ne!?”
“It has!” reply Yamada-san quite firmly. She’s even snapped a bit her spoon on the plate, making some tinkling sound.
Ryosuke stopped eating abruptly. He looks at his mother and find her looking back at him with a quite scary face. Oh crap.
“Okaachan~” said the boy, whining again try to be cute.
“I ever told you, Ryosuke. We never need any girl, moreover a spoiled and annoying girl. We only need someone who can support us, protect us, and someone we can relied on!” his mother ignored the whining and explain all with her very serious face. Seems like she’s already on her edge.
Exactly, Ryosuke ever heard this words before but he didn’t really give a damn. He thought that was only his mother another funny wished. Yeah that was funny because what she wants were absolutely a things that Ryosuke couldn’t make happen. How in the world he could find a girl who can support their family finance issue then protecting them, then being someone they can relied on. That someone more sounds like a father figure than a good wife for him. Totally missed.
Ryosuke takes a deep breathe as he puts his spoon. He leaned on the chair with his arms crossed over his chest. His face is become more serious too.
“All my girlfriends were coming from rich family, Kaachan. I’ve done what you said that you wanted me to date a rich girl. Then after i got them, you made them runaway from me instead. Just.. what actually do you want?!” Ryosuke can’t help but confronted his mother. Now he’s putting aside his childish act, it’s time for being real serious.
Yamada-san tried to calm herself down for a while.
“Rich girls are yappari not good. They will only be such a troublesome for you” she finally said with a more softly and steady voice. “You have lost your father since you were little. You barely know how it felt to be spoiled by a man, to be protected, to be loved...”
“But i got a lot of love from you, Kaachan. I’m being protected and spoiled by you-“
“That’s different, Ryosuke!” cutted Yamada-san before Ryosuke done with his words. The pretty middle aged woman looks emotional once again. “I even didn’t have much time for you because i have to working full-time to support our family” she added.
Ryosuke was silent. He really aware about that. Since his father died when he was only 2 years old, his mother become the only one who’s supporting their family until now. He knows that must be hard for her, she even didn’t remarried since then. So Ryosuke thought to help her. One year later he’ll be in his final year. If he’s lucky, after graduated he might be able to marry a rich girl that he was dating. He would become an employee in a company that girl’s father has and their life would be much better. But... yeah, life’s not that easy.
“You are pretty, Ryosuke” his mother’s voice broke their short silence.
“Hm?” Ryosuke raised his eyebrows, clueless.
Yamada-san looked at her son more closely. She’s not wrong. Her only son is indeed pretty. He is beautiful with his cute round eyes, pointy nose, chubby-cheeks, plum-kissable lips and creamy white skin. Exactly, Ryosuke has a girly-face. When he was little, he often mistaken as a girl. Moreover his height is not really tall and kinda too short for a boy at his aged. But fortunately with that kind of appearance, Ryosuke gets a lot of attention from many girls and even... boys.
“Just find a boyfriend” said his mother again, makes Ryosuke stunned for a second before his eyes widened.
“EH? Wh- what do you mean, Kaachan?!” exclaimed Ryosuke, nearly jumped out of his chair.
Yamada-san remain calm. She was still staring at her son with a serious gaze, so there is no way Ryosuke would think she was joking.
“Find a boyfriend, Ryosuke. You need a boyfriend. A manly and rich boyfriend”
“EH!!?” Ryosuke had really fallen off his chair.
MAJIKAYO!?
- - - - -
Arioka Daiki laughed pleasantly after he listened to all of Ryosuke’s maybe-not-really-funny story. Ryosuke rolled his eyes and put his head on the table in front of him. They’re in the school cafetaria for lunch, and of course to have a sociable life. Fortunately Ryosuke was a quite popular. At his second year, he’s absolutely getting more attentions - from his senior and junior; girls and boys. Daiki was his senpai but because they’re members of the school-council, they became friends and somehow bestfriends. Ryosuke always tell everything to Daiki, include his mother’s weirdness.
“She’s not weird, Yamada” said Daiki after he stopped laughing. “She just knows you so so well”
Ryosuke glared on his senpai. Well Daiki has a baby face - with the chubby-cheeks too, thats why Ryosuke almost doesn’t feel like he talks with someone who’s older. Plus they have the same height.
“What do you mean?” asked Ryosuke with a clearly irritating tone on his voice.
Daiki restrain his smile, try to talk seriously.
“Every mother knows their son so well, especially their only son. Just like your mother. She knows that you exactly never need a love from a girl because in the past you kind of lacked of your father’s love so you need a love from a man instead... and maybe also she knows that you’ll love it too”
Ryosuke frowned slightly listening to Daiki quite long explanation. He pulled his head from the table without letting his glared on his bestfriend.
“I will love it too?” he asked. Looks like he want to deny it.
“You’ll love it” Daiki confirmed. He sighed a bit then moving his chair more closer to Ryosuke, just to make sure that nobody won’t eavesdropping their conversation though since the first time they’ve sit down there, a couple of eyes - especially some girls eyes, keep stole a glances at them.
“We know that you never really in love with all the girls you have dated, right?” Daiki pointing out.
Ryosuke’s eyes widened a bit. Again, looks like he want to denying. But Daiki shakes his head, and gives him a warn through his eyes.
“We both already knew it, Yamada. Just don’t deny it” added Daiki.
Ryosuke frowned again and keep his mouth shut. Exactly he’s agree with Daiki bluntness.
“Now, be a good son and obeying your mother” Daiki pats Ryosuke’s shoulder while his smile is obviously back. Actually he still found it funny. Really, Ryosuke’s mother is one in a million.
Ryosuke sighed, somehow he knows that his bestfriend would talking like that. Anyway he can’t reject it though. This is his mother’s wish afterall. As the only son, it’s his duty to always obeying all she said. He is always aware of his mother’s difficulties all these time.
“But Dai-chan, who’s the guy that i could ask to be my-“
“Yamada-kun?”
Ryosuke words was interrupted by someone who’s suddenly come to the front of them. Daiki and Ryosuke looked at him almost simultaneously. There’s a tall and kinda handsome - but dorky boy standing in front of them. His eyes fixed on Ryosuke with a nervous smile on his lips.
“K- konnichiwa” said that boy again. He holds something on his hands, tightly.
“Oh - Nakajima” Ryosuke replied a bit hesitant and seems like not interested at all.
All of a sudden, some ideas got into Daiki’s brain. He’s looking at Ryosuke and gives a signal through his eyes. But unfortunately his cute yet slow-head’s kouhai was barely catch that. Ryosuke frowned again trying to read all of Daiki’s eyes-messages.
“Well, Nakajima-kun, just chotto ne..” Daiki stand up abruptly as he talking to Nakajima Yuto - the poor clueless boy who isn’t understand what’s going on there. “Really, just wait there... Yamada will be back!” shouted Daiki again after he’s pulled Ryosuke away and dragged him out of the cafetaria.
“What do you mean? I’ll be back? I’m just gonna say thanks to you because you’d saved me from that weird, dorky boy but -mmph“
“Hush!” Daiki put his palm over Ryosuke’s mouth after they’re in a quite secluded place.
Ryosuke pulled himself and glared at his bestfriend.
“I’ve got an idea!” said Daiki again before Ryosuke snapped him.
“Huh? What?!” Ryosuke snorted.
“That Nakajima-boy can help you!”
Ryosuke eyes widened slightly. He just realized what’s the meaning of Daiki’s gazed a while ago.
“You mean, he could be my-“
“Why not?! He’s perfect! He’s tall and rich! That’s all your mother wants, deshou!?” cutted Daiki kinda excited.
“Well yea- but, he’s not kakkoi at all...” said Ryosuke lowly. He couldn’t lie that appearance somewhat important for him. And of course he’s no way can be interested to such a dork boy like Nakajima Yuto.
“But he’s darn rich. Really, Yamada, he is Nakajima’s elder son - the Nakajima’s heir! In the future he will be the CEO for all of the Nakajima companies. Your mother surely will loves him” Daiki try to persuading his bestfriend.
Ryosuke clicked his tongue.
“You said it just sounds like my mother was the materialistic mother ever!” he’s complained.
“Ah i didn’t mean like that-sorry” Daiki feels guilty a little. “But i am sure, your mother will really loves him. And you had a solution for your problem just now and then again, you can makes your mother happy! It’s clear darou?!”
“But Dai-chan, he’s really not my-“
“What? Your type?”
Ryosuke was startled for getting shot just like that. Daiki really can read him so well. A kind of smirk appears on his bestfriend’s lips and somehow that gives a chilled on Ryosuke’s spine.
“So, you are really care about the appearance and such? I thought you were against it all badly” Daiki said calmly and thats only makes Ryosuke more uncomfortable.
“No, i mean... yea, he’s gonna be my boyfriend for god sake! I couldn’t let my self and my life being trapped with such a dork boy, right?” Ryosuke try to defend himself.
Daiki shook his head then put his arm around Ryosuke’s shoulders.
“Listen, just pretend he’s not as bad as you think. He’s rich, that is the most important. And then, he’s obviously in love with you-“
“No way!” Ryosuke swatted Daiki’s arm until his bestfriend let his shoulder’s off and hissed in pain a little. “Sorry” Ryosuke apologized. He almost didn’t aware when he do that. “H- he’s not in love with me...” he’s added with a complicated sounds on his voice.
Daiki caressed his slightly-hurt arm.
“He obviously in love with you, Yamada”
“No! He just felt grateful to me because i had helped him when he was being caught by delinquent guys” Ryosuke explained the old story between him and Nakajima Yuto which was never get known by Daiki because Ryosuke didn’t tell him yet. Ryosuke thought it doesn’t really matter and Daiki didn’t asked him at all. Even though after these several week Yuto keeps appearing when they had their lunch in cafetaria, Daiki just simply thought that Yuto was another freak-fans of Ryosuke.
“Oh, you helped him?” asked Daiki a little bit shocked.
“Yea”
“He’s a kind of weakling ne...” Daiki muttered.
“I told you!” exclaimed Ryosuke.
“But it doesn’t matter!” Daiki back to his enthusiastic-self. “Still he is rich and he has such a reciprocation to you, that means he might be will listened to all you wanted”
Ryosuke scratched his not itchy-head. He almost didn’t find a words to replied anymore. Somehow, he’s a bit agree with Daiki suggestion. The fact that Nakajima Yuto was rich and yea maybe has a crush on him, makes Ryosuke want to think of it or kinda give it a try. As Daiki said, who knows he could be a kind of controller in their relationship later.
Urgh, Ryosuke can’t help but shivering when he’s imagining him with Nakajima Yuto-- really, does he can?
“Ah! I gotta go” Daiki exclaimed while looking at his wristwatch.
“Eh? What?!”
“Just back to our place, Nakajima must be still waiting for you” Daiki said again, ignore the shock of his bestfriend.
“Wait, where are you going?” Ryosuke holds him.
“Meet up with Takaki-kun” Daiki mentioned Takaki Yuya - one of their senpai who’s already graduated from their school last year. But since Daiki befriend him and maybe want to lead the friendship into something more, Takaki had so often come to school for have a lunch with Daiki. Yea, seems like their feelings are mutual.
Ryosuke is kinda jealous with his bestfriend for this matter. Takaki is a cool, gentle and nice guy. To be honest, with his charm, Ryosuke was more deserve with an awesome guy like Takaki. But unfortunately, his bestfriend already marking him.
“Eh? Why?!”
“Why... what!?” Daiki frowned confusedly.
“That’s not fair. You want me to spend my lunch time with that dorky boy while you just hang-out with a cool one?!” Ryosuke protested, barely can’t resist his jealousy.
Daiki rolled his eyes.
“Oh come on, Yamada... i had a crush on him for so long and you know that so well”
“Right. That means there’s nothing between you and him. He’s not yours-“
“Yet!” replied Daiki firmly. “Just don’t bother about me and Takaki-kun. Now think about your own love-life, ok?” The 18 years old boy walked passed his bestfriend and pats Ryosuke’s shoulder lightly. “Do it and you will not regret it” whispered Daiki a bit dramatically.
Ryosuke stunned for a couple of second watching Daiki’s back, he licks his own lips anxiously.
Well ok let’s do it, he thought finally.
- - -
Without bother to greet, Ryosuke pulled his chair in front of Yuto who was already sit there - really waiting for him.
“Oh, Yamada-kun... daijobu ka?” asked Yuto a bit startled as the short-boy was sit there with this plain expression on his cute face.
Ryosuke shook his head.
“Where is Arioka-senpai? Did he mad at you or.. what?” asked Yuto again, with an obvious concern on his voice and eyes.
“He’s doing something... somewhere. And no, he wasn’t mad at me” Ryosuke replied still with his plain face. Involuntary, his eyes fixed on the worry face before him.
Thump!
Kuso, Ryosuke cursed inwardly. He turned his gaze immediately. Pretends to didn’t feel a weird soft thump in his heart. This definitely because of Daiki’s suggestion. He has such a planned over this guy - the one that Daiki say could be his saviour, and the planned was the crazy one. That’s why he can’t help but feels anxious. The soft thump before was really nothing, not because he found this dorky boy is kinda handsome in up close like this. Of course. Though Ryosuke admitted he has never really see him on the face before; just looked at the latter’s far appearance, he’s already not interested.
But somehow don’t know why he feels a bit relieved now. Again, he refers to Daiki’s words. ‘Let’s pretend he’s not as bad as i think... and yea maybe he’s not really that bad’.
“Ah yokatta” Yuto relieved words sounds like represent his feeling. Ryosuke blinked his eyes and try to put a smile on his face. He’s already made a decisions after all.
“Nakajima-kun...” Ryosuke called a bit hesitant with an unusual addressed. He just try to be a little bit cute, though he doesn’t know why he is so bothered to do that.
“Y- yes?” Yuto startled for the second time. He’s to absorbed with Ryosuke’s smile just now. After several week he keeps approaching this cute guy, maybe this is the real first time Ryosuke smiling at him - right in front of him and right looking into his eyes.
“What’s the menu today?” asked Ryosuke acts excited.
He really never think that he will said and do something like this. All of these time he’s only accepted the bento that Yuto brought for him, then they’re eating silently (or Ryosuke just talked with Daiki if his bestfriend were there) After lunch time over, he will gives back the bento-box with a brief ‘arigatou’ then back to his class without bothering about the latter anymore. Next days, he just repeated it over and over again until sometimes he’s wondering why this dork boy never give up. But then he keeps ignoring. Ryosuke thought, if Yuto wants to be like this forever, that’s the boy's choice. He’s not being harmed, instead he always got his stomach full in a lunch time, and it is free. Ryosuke ever told his bestfriend that to have a freak fans sometimes not bad at all.
But again, Ryosuke never think that this kind of occasion is gonna be turned out like this.
The dork boy that he keeps ignoring would be someone like... ‘someone’ in his life later. That was still weird. To be honest, he hopes his mother won’t be agree with this guy. Hopefully what Daiki said wouldn’t be comes true, that's why he will find more decent, rich and of course kakkoi guy then.
“Oh, this-“ nervously, Yuto open a packed that he had been holds. As usual there were two bento-boxes. He gives one for Ryosuke along with the chopstick and cup. It’s always the same chopstick and cup. Not only because of the colour which is a pink one, but somehow Ryosuke knowing it so well after several week he has lunch with this things.
Ryosuke staring at the luxurious bento menu. As always the foods makes him mesmerized for a few second. He loves foods. And this kind of foods that Yuto served for him always be a kind of foods which was hardly he got in his house. Refers to his mother’s state, because they are poor.
Ryosuke sighed unconsciously. Really, he has to get rid of that matter as quick as possible.
“What happened? Yamada-kun doesn’t like the menu?” Yuto asked anxiously.
“Eh? No.. i like it so much, really!” replied Yamada, lighten up his face. He threw all the thoughts in his mind. He supposed to enjoy it for the sake of his planned-and his mother.
“Ah great then” said Yuto can’t help but smiling wide happily.
They are taking a glances a little then smiling shyly to each other. Nice. The atmosphere was somehow a bit awkward but don’t know why much better than the days before.
“Nakajima-kun, can i ask you something?” Ryosuke started to talk while they are eating.
“Hm? Sure”
“Do you have any plan after school today?” Ryosuke gulped silently. Isn’t he too rush, is he? Alright he has to play it smooth. Just ask him to hang-out, act like a normal friends.
“Today...” Yuto seemed to think for a while, collecting his minds about any scheduled that he has. “Ah i have a planned” said Yuto then with unsatisfied tone on his voice.
“Really?”
Yuto nodded.
“Yeah horse-riding”
Ryosuke almost got choked by his foods, fortunately he can gulp it down safely.
“Horse-riding?” he repeated just like it’s the first time he ever heard that words.
“Yeah, a routines schedule twice a week”
Ryosuke stunned. Daiki was right. This guy is not an ordinary-rich-people-like. Maybe some kind of... oujisama? wow. Ryosuke can’t help but wondering.
“I love horse-riding. This sport was really needs your brave and stamina, but can’t put aside your soft hearted. We can running fast with the horse but don’t forget to always treat them gently” explained Yuto enthusiastically.
Ryosuke remains silent. In his mind, to be honest, he can imagined this kind-of-weakling-guy likes the sport which is on Ryosuke’s perspective seemed dangerous. But well, he is a rich son after all.
“Yamada-kun ever try it?” asked Yuto then.
“Hm? I never try it” replied Ryosuke honestly. There is no way he could be thinking about horse-riding while his mother struggled for their life.
“Oh...” Yuto muttered.
“But i’d love to try it” added Ryosuke. “Though i don’t know when i can get a chance...” he smiled shyly while biting on his chopstick.
“If- if you don’t mind, i’d like to asked you go with me some time... ii ka?”
Ryosuke stopped his actions as he’s looking at the boy in front of him with the tip of his chopstick still touched his lips. There, he found again a pair of gorgeous eyes staring at him, but now with a great anticipation. Wait, did he said-gorgeous? Heck but he couldn’t find any word.
To have known Nakajima Yuto as close as like this then talking with him casually, yappari it’s not really that bad. Just yea - this boy still a kind of dork for him and of course for other students here. 'Holds a grip, Ryosuke, you won’t get deceived by this' Ryosuke try to convinced his own self. 'Let’s say it just like a kind of bussiness'.
“Are you serious?” Ryosuke widened his eyes slightly.
Yuto nodded firmly.
“But isn’t that the family time... or such?” asked Ryosuke still can’t believe.
“Yea-it is, but it’s okay. I’d like to introduce you to my family. My parents always welcome to all of my friend” replied Yuto keeps assuring the short-boy. “P- please?” he even plead a little.
'So, he already think of me as a friend' Ryosuke thought.
“Well, i think i can’t say no” the short-boy then answered cutely.
Yuto smiling more brighter.
“Arigatou, Yamada-kun!” he exclaimed happily.
Ryosuke sighed silently.
- - -
“So, thank you for the lunch today, i really enjoy it” said Ryosuke before they were separated in front of his class. Yuto just walked him there after they’d done with the lunch. Ryosuke tried to ignore every eyes of another students who were looking at him and Yuto. It’s indeed might be weird for them, but maybe not at all. The students here knows this Nakajima Yuto was a rich son. They should be think the popular Yamada Ryosuke just really friendly with everyone. That's a good point, right?
Yuto rubbed his nape awkwardly.
“Then i will meet you again, tomorrow”
Ryosuke nodded.
“And about the horse-riding... when will you have a time?” asked Yuto.
“Well i’m available all the times”
Shit, Ryosuke cursed inwardly. He sounds like an easy person just now.
Yuto smiling more nervous and there is a tiny blush on his face.
'Yabai, Dai-chan was right again. this guy seems like really in love with me'.
“Then, how about this weekend?”
“Actually..” said Ryosuke without answer Yuto’s bid. “I want to go with you today, but because you already had a planned, so-“
“Eh? You want to go with me? Where?!” Yuto cutted him almost impatiently.
Ryosuke looking around and find some eyes looked away abruptly, pretends like they’re not eavesdropping. Ryosuke feels like cursed once more.
“My house” he answered kinda lowly.
“Yamada-kun’s house?” the tall-boy repeated with more convincing tone on his voice.
Ryosuke wants to hush-ed him but that will be look suspicious.
He knows he’s gonna played it smooth. But to bring this guy home as quick as he can, that will makes him more sure about the next step that he has to do. If his mother reject this guy, Ryosuke can stop acts friendly then trying to find another guy soon.
“Yes, is it okay?”
Yuto stunned on his spot. Really he didn’t remember what’s such a dreamt he had last night. All of a sudden, the guy that he was admire for so long turned to be this nice and friendly and.. cute at him. Hopefully it’s not his hallucination. First off, Ryosuke would love to go horse-riding with him and then now, he asked him to come to his house. Life’s couldn’t be this beautiful.
“Sure. I- i’d love to go to your house today” replied Yuto without second think.
“Eh? But your horse-riding...?”
“Ii yo, ii yo, i can cancelled it. We still gonna go this weekend”
“Really?”
Yuto nodded firmly. “And this weekend, you will go with me, right?”
Ryosuke smiles, and nodded slowly.
“Ok then” he said.
Alright way to go, Ryosuke. This is just the start.
TBC
A/N: imagining Suzuki Umi-san as Yamada-san lol. sorry for so many mistakes!