[multichapter] baby blue: part 5: chapter 16
Title: Baby Blue: Part 5: Chapter 16
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: G
Word Count: 1074
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and only the words are mine.
Summary: They knew that moving forward would be hard, but with each hurdle the happiness they deserve seems further and further away.
September 21st 2015
“What about France?” Taguchi asked, “Paris is the city of love isn’t it?”
“I thought that was Venice?” Ueda answered distractedly, flipping through the European Holiday Brochure. “I think it’s going to be too cold…maybe we should look at South America after all, or South Africa?”
“Not if you still like the idea of getting married on a boat.” Taguchi argued back. “There are pirates in those waters aren’t there?” Ueda had to laugh at the mental image but Taguchi was right, he’d heard enough horror stories about pirates, the Somalian kind, not the one-legged, eye-patched kind. “And I honestly don’t know anything about South America…”
“What about just going to America then…gay marriage is legal in Hawaii…we like Hawaii…” Taguchi nodded but the noise he made didn’t sound too agreeable so Ueda let his brochure fall closed and he put it aside to look at Taguchi properly. “No?”
Taguchi made that noise again. “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike Hawaii, and there wouldn’t be as much worry with language barriers, but this is kind of supposed be a secret get away…we might be recognised in Hawaii…”
Ueda had briefly thought of that, but that was before they’d actually started looking into things and found nothing more promising yet. “Canada would probably be too cold this time of year too…” He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone and searched for, for what must have been the hundredth time, countries where gay marriage is legal. “How about New Zea…” he started, but his sentence was cut short when an incoming call flashed across his screen.
“Hello.” He answered almost warily, he’d spoken to his father just the day before so it unnerved him that he would be calling again so soon.
“Tatsuya.” His mother answered.
“Mum…” Ueda said, but he didn’t know what else to say and only silence met him from the other end of the line. “Why are you calling…?”
Part of him was happy just to hear her voice again, and part of him was hopeful purely because she’d sought out his voice too, but Ueda hadn’t forgotten the things she’d said when they last spoke.
“I’m sorry.” She replied eventually, her voice wavering a little. “I’m sorry for last time.”
Ueda nodded a little, but he wasn’t ready to forgive quite that easily. “So you accept our relationship?”
He could hear her swallowing heavily. “I’d like to try.”
She was honest at least, Ueda had to give her that. “Thank you. I’d like that too.”
It was quiet again, “Your father and I would like to take you out to dinner, both you and…Taguchi-kun. Would Thursday be alright?”
Since the end of the tour both Ueda and Taguchi had quite empty schedules, a break that they’d requested from the company so that they could recover from their tour and plan for their wedding. “Thursday would be fine.”
“That’s good.” His mother answered stiffly. “Well then, we’ll make reservations and contact you again.”
September 24th 2015
The restaurant was a high class one, just as Ueda expected it to be. His parents were already seated at their table but they both stood to bow lightly as Ueda and Taguchi approached. Ueda didn’t miss the way his mother’s eyes remained downcast.
“Thank you for inviting us out tonight.” Taguchi said to Ueda’s father, his manners outweighing his nerves no doubt. Ueda had told him there was no need to be nervous but he couldn’t deny that he was a little nervous himself. Even though they now had his father’s blessing, it was the first time they would be directly confronting his parents since the time they announced their relationship.
There was a little more bowing and few more pleasantries and then they all sat down. For a few minutes after that it was quiet, an almost peaceful quiet as they all browsed through the restaurant’s menu.
When Ueda lowered his, his choice made, his mother was watching him cautiously from across the table. She looked down briefly when he caught her staring but then looked right back at him as she spoke. “You look tired.” It wasn’t the nicest thing she could have said, but then Ueda knew his mother was never the kind to be soft and sugar-coat things. “It must have been a difficult few months for you.”
Ueda couldn’t quite tell if it was a dig or if she was pitying him, his jaw locked either way but Taguchi answered from beside him. “It has been busy, certainly.” And Ueda was amazed at the smile he managed to produce - Taguchi must have still be hurting too.
His mother looked down at her menu again with what Ueda hoped was an abashed expression, but that’s when he noticed that she looked tired too. Part of him wanted to ask if she was ok, but then he remembered that she had no right to be as worn in over this as they were. Still, she was his mother, and as tough as she had been for his entire life, she had been there his entire life and she was here now.
“Thank you for inviting us.” He said suddenly, and it felt weird because they already said that, the pleasantries were already over with but his mother looked up him again and her smile was small and almost conspiring.
“Your dad seems to like me.” Taguchi said, much later, once they were back in their hotel room “Your mum seemed…” he continued, his voice contemplative.
“They know you.” Ueda answered him a little bluntly, but he answered with a smile. “They’ve known you for years…you’re talking as though this is their first time meeting you.”
“If their first time meeting your boyfriend.” Taguchi answered and his hands found their way to Ueda’s waist. “Your fiancée.” Ueda had to smile at that, looking down at the ground to try and hide his eyes but Taguchi’s hand was on his chin, urging it back up. “Soon to be your husband.”
Ueda nodded shyly, as strange as it felt to think of that word, it was true. Soon Taguchi would be his husband, though it didn’t feel like soon enough. “I’m tired of deliberating over it.” He said bluntly. “Hawaii would be easiest. We know Hawaii, Hawaii knows Japanese…we could have everything organised and done within the week and then we can just go and get married.”
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So we're getting pretty close to that special day...so I feel extra bad for saying that next weeks chapter might be late!!! I'm going out for Halloween (which is kind of a big thing since I've been trying to organise the guys at work to get their shit together for weeks - and I still only have half of my costume sorted) so next weekend will be really busy for me and a work colleague might be staying over at my place which would totally prevent me from writing at all...so yeah. I'm really sorry, if the next chapter isn't up next Sunday it will be up asap!
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: G
Word Count: 1074
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and only the words are mine.
Summary: They knew that moving forward would be hard, but with each hurdle the happiness they deserve seems further and further away.
September 21st 2015
“What about France?” Taguchi asked, “Paris is the city of love isn’t it?”
“I thought that was Venice?” Ueda answered distractedly, flipping through the European Holiday Brochure. “I think it’s going to be too cold…maybe we should look at South America after all, or South Africa?”
“Not if you still like the idea of getting married on a boat.” Taguchi argued back. “There are pirates in those waters aren’t there?” Ueda had to laugh at the mental image but Taguchi was right, he’d heard enough horror stories about pirates, the Somalian kind, not the one-legged, eye-patched kind. “And I honestly don’t know anything about South America…”
“What about just going to America then…gay marriage is legal in Hawaii…we like Hawaii…” Taguchi nodded but the noise he made didn’t sound too agreeable so Ueda let his brochure fall closed and he put it aside to look at Taguchi properly. “No?”
Taguchi made that noise again. “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike Hawaii, and there wouldn’t be as much worry with language barriers, but this is kind of supposed be a secret get away…we might be recognised in Hawaii…”
Ueda had briefly thought of that, but that was before they’d actually started looking into things and found nothing more promising yet. “Canada would probably be too cold this time of year too…” He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone and searched for, for what must have been the hundredth time, countries where gay marriage is legal. “How about New Zea…” he started, but his sentence was cut short when an incoming call flashed across his screen.
“Hello.” He answered almost warily, he’d spoken to his father just the day before so it unnerved him that he would be calling again so soon.
“Tatsuya.” His mother answered.
“Mum…” Ueda said, but he didn’t know what else to say and only silence met him from the other end of the line. “Why are you calling…?”
Part of him was happy just to hear her voice again, and part of him was hopeful purely because she’d sought out his voice too, but Ueda hadn’t forgotten the things she’d said when they last spoke.
“I’m sorry.” She replied eventually, her voice wavering a little. “I’m sorry for last time.”
Ueda nodded a little, but he wasn’t ready to forgive quite that easily. “So you accept our relationship?”
He could hear her swallowing heavily. “I’d like to try.”
She was honest at least, Ueda had to give her that. “Thank you. I’d like that too.”
It was quiet again, “Your father and I would like to take you out to dinner, both you and…Taguchi-kun. Would Thursday be alright?”
Since the end of the tour both Ueda and Taguchi had quite empty schedules, a break that they’d requested from the company so that they could recover from their tour and plan for their wedding. “Thursday would be fine.”
“That’s good.” His mother answered stiffly. “Well then, we’ll make reservations and contact you again.”
September 24th 2015
The restaurant was a high class one, just as Ueda expected it to be. His parents were already seated at their table but they both stood to bow lightly as Ueda and Taguchi approached. Ueda didn’t miss the way his mother’s eyes remained downcast.
“Thank you for inviting us out tonight.” Taguchi said to Ueda’s father, his manners outweighing his nerves no doubt. Ueda had told him there was no need to be nervous but he couldn’t deny that he was a little nervous himself. Even though they now had his father’s blessing, it was the first time they would be directly confronting his parents since the time they announced their relationship.
There was a little more bowing and few more pleasantries and then they all sat down. For a few minutes after that it was quiet, an almost peaceful quiet as they all browsed through the restaurant’s menu.
When Ueda lowered his, his choice made, his mother was watching him cautiously from across the table. She looked down briefly when he caught her staring but then looked right back at him as she spoke. “You look tired.” It wasn’t the nicest thing she could have said, but then Ueda knew his mother was never the kind to be soft and sugar-coat things. “It must have been a difficult few months for you.”
Ueda couldn’t quite tell if it was a dig or if she was pitying him, his jaw locked either way but Taguchi answered from beside him. “It has been busy, certainly.” And Ueda was amazed at the smile he managed to produce - Taguchi must have still be hurting too.
His mother looked down at her menu again with what Ueda hoped was an abashed expression, but that’s when he noticed that she looked tired too. Part of him wanted to ask if she was ok, but then he remembered that she had no right to be as worn in over this as they were. Still, she was his mother, and as tough as she had been for his entire life, she had been there his entire life and she was here now.
“Thank you for inviting us.” He said suddenly, and it felt weird because they already said that, the pleasantries were already over with but his mother looked up him again and her smile was small and almost conspiring.
“Your dad seems to like me.” Taguchi said, much later, once they were back in their hotel room “Your mum seemed…” he continued, his voice contemplative.
“They know you.” Ueda answered him a little bluntly, but he answered with a smile. “They’ve known you for years…you’re talking as though this is their first time meeting you.”
“If their first time meeting your boyfriend.” Taguchi answered and his hands found their way to Ueda’s waist. “Your fiancée.” Ueda had to smile at that, looking down at the ground to try and hide his eyes but Taguchi’s hand was on his chin, urging it back up. “Soon to be your husband.”
Ueda nodded shyly, as strange as it felt to think of that word, it was true. Soon Taguchi would be his husband, though it didn’t feel like soon enough. “I’m tired of deliberating over it.” He said bluntly. “Hawaii would be easiest. We know Hawaii, Hawaii knows Japanese…we could have everything organised and done within the week and then we can just go and get married.”
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So we're getting pretty close to that special day...so I feel extra bad for saying that next weeks chapter might be late!!! I'm going out for Halloween (which is kind of a big thing since I've been trying to organise the guys at work to get their shit together for weeks - and I still only have half of my costume sorted) so next weekend will be really busy for me and a work colleague might be staying over at my place which would totally prevent me from writing at all...so yeah. I'm really sorry, if the next chapter isn't up next Sunday it will be up asap!