[multichpater] baby blue: part 5: chapter 21
Title: Baby Blue: Part 5: Chapter 21
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: G
Word Count: 1011
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.
October 16th 2015
He had a good feeling about it, he just did. It was shaping into a good day after the disappointment from the first three places they'd looked at. It had been slightly down-heartening, but then they'd bumped into an old friend, and they'd settled their differences, and things were OK, and Taguchi was heading to an open house for an apartment block that seemed just perfect and his husband was sitting quietly in the passenger seat beside him.
The apartment they were shown was for the ground floor, but there were nineteen other floors, each with five apartments and there were still plenty open to be claimed.
“There may be slight differences depending on the placement of the apartment on the floor. The back two are the mirror image to make the most of the evening sun while the front apartments get the best of the morning sun. The garbage shoots and stairs are on the left of the building, but we've ensured there will be no loss of space on that side by having a whole apartment less, meaning the left hand side apartments will be slightly bigger and come at a slightly higher price. The general layout will be exactly the same though.” the estate agent explained, leading them through the open house apartment. There were several other estate agents there too, sharks hunting prey Taguchi thought, but it didn't matter, because as long as they got the apartment of their dreams it didn't matter much who they went through.
“And they allow pets?” Taguchi checked, when he saw the frown on Ueda's face. Everything about the place seemed perfect to him, the kitchen was a decent size, the living area bigger still, big enough for Taguchi's gaming system right along with Ueda's home-gym and electric piano.
“Provided tenants take responsibility for their animals and keep them confined to their apartments there is no problem with pets.” the estate agent assured him and Taguchi grinned.
“Thank you. We'd like a few moments to have another look around.” he said, though he'd have been happy enough to put their names down there and then.
“Of course.” she answered, presenting him with her card and a small bow. “Let me know if there's anything else I can aid you with.”
With that Taguchi found himself alone with Ueda in what could realistically be a model of their new home. “So what do you think?” Taguchi asked with a wide smile, sure that there was no fault to pick.
“It's...nice...” Ueda answered and Taguchi's heart dropped into his stomach.
“It's nice?” he asked. “That's all? Baby, isn't it perfect?”
Ueda hummed under his breath and turned around a few times before walking over to the window. “I'm just worried about if it's...enough...”
“Enough what?” Taguchi snorted, utterly bemused by Ueda's attitude. “It's close enough to work, it's affordable enough...it's pet friendly enough...it's...big enough....”
Ueda's posture tensed almost imperceptibly and Taguchi's chest seemed to deflate. “Is it? Don't you think we should just think about it..?”
“What is there to think about?” Taguchi asked, dispiritedly. “It's everything we talked about...I mean yeah, there's only one bedroom but the living room is big enough that we can have the weights and the consoles and the piano and stuff in there...”
“But we said we wanted a separate room for those...” Ueda argued almost feebly, rubbing at his forehead.
“We said we'd like a separate room, is that suddenly a sticking point for you?”
Ueda looked at him straight on, his eyes apologetic and yet still firm “Yes.”
“But why...there's no need...” he started, his argument fizzling out under Ueda's stubborn glare. “What's gotten into you? What happened?”
Ueda took a deep breath and looked away from Taguchi to glance across the street again. There was a small play park just opposite and Taguchi followed his gaze until something turned uncomfortably in his stomach. “It's a nice.” Ueda said quietly. “But it's not everything that I want.”
Taguchi bowed their apologies to the estate agent on their way out, promising that he still had her card and that should they change their minds they would call her first.
“What...” Taguchi started in the car, but Ueda shifted uncomfortably, turning to face the window and Taguchi could see that Ueda wasn't ready to talk yet. “...do you want for dinner?” Taguchi finished and Ueda looked around at him almost thankfully as he shrugged.
“Why don't we get take out? It's been a long day.”
Taguchi nodded, though something felt rather wrong about it, he weirdly felt like he wanted to be needed but he didn't argue the point, it had been a long day. “Yeah sure. I'll call once we get home.”
It was silent for the rest of the journey, the sound of the tyres against the smooth road almost deafening but Taguchi didn't want to listen to the radio. When they arrived home he realised he didn't really want to stop driving either, sitting in silence, occupied, was fine, but as he parked up in spare space outside Ueda's apartment complex and turned off the ignition, his stomach tightened anxiously.
“I'll take a shower first, if that's alright?” Ueda asked, stopping for a few moments to pet the dogs that came running to see them. Taguchi hummed in response and then Ueda was away down the hall, the click of the bathroom door seeming to echo.
It was hard to settle himself, his stomach lurched as he felt the approaching storm, he felt sick and that only reminded him that he was supposed to be ordering take-out. He busied himself looking through the drawer of menus, but he didn't even feel like eating so he pulled out a selection of menus from varying cuisines laying them out along the table just for something to do.
When Ueda re-emerged from the bathroom Taguchi motioned to them with his hand, his voice almost sounding shaky. “What do you want?”
Ueda's jaw tightened just a little as he answered resolutely. “I want a baby.”
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My apologies again! Firstly for the upcoming angst, I'm sure you guys knew it was coming, the last hurdle to get over. And secondly for my repeated and continued absences. The good news however, is that I'm almost finished writing Baby Blue! There will be 28 chapters and an epilogue, and aside from polishing, I have only two small scenes left to write and then it's finished. The next few chapters are already finished so I will update next week with Chapter 22. Thank you to anyone still reading thus far!!!
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: G
Word Count: 1011
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.
October 16th 2015
He had a good feeling about it, he just did. It was shaping into a good day after the disappointment from the first three places they'd looked at. It had been slightly down-heartening, but then they'd bumped into an old friend, and they'd settled their differences, and things were OK, and Taguchi was heading to an open house for an apartment block that seemed just perfect and his husband was sitting quietly in the passenger seat beside him.
The apartment they were shown was for the ground floor, but there were nineteen other floors, each with five apartments and there were still plenty open to be claimed.
“There may be slight differences depending on the placement of the apartment on the floor. The back two are the mirror image to make the most of the evening sun while the front apartments get the best of the morning sun. The garbage shoots and stairs are on the left of the building, but we've ensured there will be no loss of space on that side by having a whole apartment less, meaning the left hand side apartments will be slightly bigger and come at a slightly higher price. The general layout will be exactly the same though.” the estate agent explained, leading them through the open house apartment. There were several other estate agents there too, sharks hunting prey Taguchi thought, but it didn't matter, because as long as they got the apartment of their dreams it didn't matter much who they went through.
“And they allow pets?” Taguchi checked, when he saw the frown on Ueda's face. Everything about the place seemed perfect to him, the kitchen was a decent size, the living area bigger still, big enough for Taguchi's gaming system right along with Ueda's home-gym and electric piano.
“Provided tenants take responsibility for their animals and keep them confined to their apartments there is no problem with pets.” the estate agent assured him and Taguchi grinned.
“Thank you. We'd like a few moments to have another look around.” he said, though he'd have been happy enough to put their names down there and then.
“Of course.” she answered, presenting him with her card and a small bow. “Let me know if there's anything else I can aid you with.”
With that Taguchi found himself alone with Ueda in what could realistically be a model of their new home. “So what do you think?” Taguchi asked with a wide smile, sure that there was no fault to pick.
“It's...nice...” Ueda answered and Taguchi's heart dropped into his stomach.
“It's nice?” he asked. “That's all? Baby, isn't it perfect?”
Ueda hummed under his breath and turned around a few times before walking over to the window. “I'm just worried about if it's...enough...”
“Enough what?” Taguchi snorted, utterly bemused by Ueda's attitude. “It's close enough to work, it's affordable enough...it's pet friendly enough...it's...big enough....”
Ueda's posture tensed almost imperceptibly and Taguchi's chest seemed to deflate. “Is it? Don't you think we should just think about it..?”
“What is there to think about?” Taguchi asked, dispiritedly. “It's everything we talked about...I mean yeah, there's only one bedroom but the living room is big enough that we can have the weights and the consoles and the piano and stuff in there...”
“But we said we wanted a separate room for those...” Ueda argued almost feebly, rubbing at his forehead.
“We said we'd like a separate room, is that suddenly a sticking point for you?”
Ueda looked at him straight on, his eyes apologetic and yet still firm “Yes.”
“But why...there's no need...” he started, his argument fizzling out under Ueda's stubborn glare. “What's gotten into you? What happened?”
Ueda took a deep breath and looked away from Taguchi to glance across the street again. There was a small play park just opposite and Taguchi followed his gaze until something turned uncomfortably in his stomach. “It's a nice.” Ueda said quietly. “But it's not everything that I want.”
Taguchi bowed their apologies to the estate agent on their way out, promising that he still had her card and that should they change their minds they would call her first.
“What...” Taguchi started in the car, but Ueda shifted uncomfortably, turning to face the window and Taguchi could see that Ueda wasn't ready to talk yet. “...do you want for dinner?” Taguchi finished and Ueda looked around at him almost thankfully as he shrugged.
“Why don't we get take out? It's been a long day.”
Taguchi nodded, though something felt rather wrong about it, he weirdly felt like he wanted to be needed but he didn't argue the point, it had been a long day. “Yeah sure. I'll call once we get home.”
It was silent for the rest of the journey, the sound of the tyres against the smooth road almost deafening but Taguchi didn't want to listen to the radio. When they arrived home he realised he didn't really want to stop driving either, sitting in silence, occupied, was fine, but as he parked up in spare space outside Ueda's apartment complex and turned off the ignition, his stomach tightened anxiously.
“I'll take a shower first, if that's alright?” Ueda asked, stopping for a few moments to pet the dogs that came running to see them. Taguchi hummed in response and then Ueda was away down the hall, the click of the bathroom door seeming to echo.
It was hard to settle himself, his stomach lurched as he felt the approaching storm, he felt sick and that only reminded him that he was supposed to be ordering take-out. He busied himself looking through the drawer of menus, but he didn't even feel like eating so he pulled out a selection of menus from varying cuisines laying them out along the table just for something to do.
When Ueda re-emerged from the bathroom Taguchi motioned to them with his hand, his voice almost sounding shaky. “What do you want?”
Ueda's jaw tightened just a little as he answered resolutely. “I want a baby.”
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My apologies again! Firstly for the upcoming angst, I'm sure you guys knew it was coming, the last hurdle to get over. And secondly for my repeated and continued absences. The good news however, is that I'm almost finished writing Baby Blue! There will be 28 chapters and an epilogue, and aside from polishing, I have only two small scenes left to write and then it's finished. The next few chapters are already finished so I will update next week with Chapter 22. Thank you to anyone still reading thus far!!!