The five things that happened after YamaJima reunited. (1-4/5)
Yatsuiko-chan: I fail. I know I promised a lot of fics lately, but my fangirl heart is unstable this past few weeks. (blame anime, please. Anime Bishounens sometimes pawns JE bishounens.)
*sleepy*
So here...
Title: The five things that happened after YamaJima reunited.
Pairing: YamaJima
Summary: Read the Title.
Note: YamaJima is alive and kicking here, as how they are in realy life. (=^.^=) Ufufufufu, our lovely pair is showing their LOVEly friendship again. *shot* Oh yeah, non-emo Yama-chan ish sometimes Childish Yama-chan. I don't know why. Don't ask me. haha. (*blames obsessed_makpa's The World Ends with Strawberries* haha, peace~)
Note #2: Please forgive me guys. The 5th thing that happened is yet to arrive. It's not much of a cliff hanger, but if you don't want to read an incomplete fic, do wait for the fifth (which will be in a different LJ entry anyway).
ITALICS are translations from magazines.
1st thing that happened: Yamada and Yuto Openly Expressing their LOVEly friendship
"Hai! That pose! Look here~ Hai," the photographer yelled through the noise of the camera.
Hey! Say! 7 posed away, smiling their cute smiles and acting like their good 'ol naughty selves. Nakajima Yuto was especially being mischievous, posing crazily a few times.
"Hai! You can take your break now. Go back after fifteen minutes, and we'll wrap this up!" the photographer smiled and took his camera.
The five kids bowed and walked to the table, taking their respective places.
"Uwaah... We'll pose a lot more of times for the photobook, ne~? I'm tired!!!" Chinen placed his head on the table and closed his eyes, truly feeling tired of the few hours of modelling.
Yuto patted the boy's head and smiled. "We'll finish it soon. So, let's do our best, ne?"
"Ne..." Keito spoke up, tilting his head and staring at Yuto's face. "Your smile looks different. And you're way happier than normal."
Ryutaro nodded. "You're so happy, it freaks me out."
The tall boy pouted. "I'm always happy~"
"I said you're happier." Keito repeated. This time, he looked at Yamada who, upon feeling Keito's stare, blushed. "Oh. I get it now." a devilish smirk settled on his lips.*(OMG. Devilish smirk. On Keito. Kill me. Now.)
Yuto followed Keito's line of vision, and blushed too. "Huh? What did you get? I..."
"So you've been hiding some things from me..." the smile never left his face.
"Huh? What am I hiding from you?"
Chinen looked up. "Dai-chan said the same thing about Yama-chan! And I feel the same way too~ It's really sad! Our friends are hiding something from us!"
The tall boy looked cornered. "Eh...?! But..."
"Hai! Everyone! Line up again!"
Yuto sighed, luckily saved by the photographer.
Yamada smirked and stood up. 'Hiding huh?'
He went to his best friend's side and whispered, "You know, you can act like yourself. It's not as if Julie-san is watching our every move."
A smile. A nod. And Yamada knew that 'hiding' wouldn't be the term for their LOVEly friendship any longer.
"Hai! Act natural! Compress~" the photographer continued giving out instructions.
Yamada felt Yuto hug him. He smiled secretly and noted to himself that he'll hug back later.
2nd thing that happened: People outside JUMP finding them cute.
A few weeks after the photo shoot and the whole of JUMP are fully accustomed to Yamada and Yuto's newly built LOVEly friendship. After all, it just came back so it didn't really take much to get accustomed again with their friendly cuddling and happy playing around.
Yabu, in particular, found it really cute as he loves the way everything felt normal again.
"Yama-chan probably wants strawberry ice cream again, ne? You've been craving for some ever since yesterday..." Yuto said with a small smile.
"Hai... I want one, but I forgot to buy earlier." Yamada answered sadly.
Yuto smiled and took out a strawberry-flavored popsicle stick. "Hai~ I bought this just for you!"
Yamada's eyes widened in happiness. "Wai~ Thank you!" He jumped up to hug his tall best friend. "I love you, Yuto~"
The tall boy hugged back, smiling tenderly at his best friend. "Hai, hai. Now eat up or it'll melt, okay?"
The smaller boy sat back down and nodded like a child. "Arigatou~ <3"
...
While Yamada was eating his popsicle, their choreographer appeared on the door, telling them that they will start soon. They were to go to the practice room in about 5 minutes.
"Finish that up, Yamada."
Yamada pouted. "Mou. I wanted to cherish the taste~"
Yuto patted him and said, "I'll buy one again tomorrow so just finish that up, okay?"
"But I can't finish it in one bite! It'll hurt my tongue..." Yamada complained, looking at Yuto with a childish frown.
The tall boy smiled. (A smile that wasn't purely innocent or simply playful. It was a downright naughty smile.)
He took the popsicle from Yamada's hands and bit off the remaining popsicles. The smaller boy's eyes widened, shouting a surprised and angry, 'OI!'.
He ignored him and waited a few seconds. And finally, he bent down and captured his best friend's lips, transferring the strawberry taste to Yama-chan's lips.
'Uh... AH!'
After a few seconds, Yuto was pulled away to the practice room by Chinen and Keito (who were scolding the boy, 'Don't harrass poor Yama-chan!').
Yamada just stood there, almost as if his soul had been sucked out of him. He brought his right hand to his lips, brushing it gently. "What... just happened?"
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"Okay, here's our new song: Romeo and Juliet. We'll perform it soon on School Kakumei. And I heard it'll be on the proposed album next year." Yabu explained, looking at each of the members. "When we perform in School kakumei, Yamada, Daiki and Chinen will perform in front and they'll have the solo parts. It'll be different in the album though,"
Almost all the members looked at Yuto, then at Yamada. 'Ah... height...'
Daiki pouted on the side, mumbling something like, 'I'll be taller than them soon, and Yuto would have to stand in front again...'
Chinen simply patted Daiki's back and wallowed in self-pity with him.
Yamada... stared into space, as he still wasn't his usual self. And couldn't even comprehend a simple thing Yabu said.
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A few days after that fateful day, they were finally practicing on school kakumei's set.
Yamada was now more or less normal again. (Since Yuto bought him strawberry popsicle everyday... and uhmmm... always made it easier for Yamada to finish it. *winkwink*)
Even the whole of JUMP became quite accustomed to Yamada and Yuto's weird but cute 'not-quite-just-friendship' relationship.
"Practice! Let's go~" Chinen took Yamada's and Yuto hands and pulled them to the stage.
They stood on their respective places.
"Boku wa Romeo~"
"Boku mo Romeo"
They all did their dances well, their long practice hours paying off.
"I love you!" Yamada winked at Yuto's direction. "You love me!" Yuto winked back with a smile, pointing at Yamada while singing along.
Two production design staffs squealed at the side, blushing at how cute the two were acting.
Unknown to them, a few other staff were watching their every move.
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It was finally the time when School kakumei would air. All of JUMP were huddled in front of the TV, as they decided to watch it while waiting for Julie-san who was talking with School Kakumei's director.
...
"Don't get angry. Yamada-kun was facing the other way, to Chinen's side actually. Nobody will notice." The director shrugged.
Julie frowned. "But we've been trying to take those two out of the spotlight. This might trigger something again."
"You're just afraid of the truth. You've worked hard to keep it a secret, so no one will find out. Stop thinking too much, honestly."
She huffed irritatedly, and walked away.
The director smiled. "It's not really our fault that those two are cute together. And the both of them looking at the camera at that time was just the perfect shot. You might have told Yamada-kun to look at Chinen-kun and play with him the whole time, but Yamada-kun has his ways too..."
R&J PROOF (To nightbaron's LJ)
3rd thing that happened: Yuto FINALLY asking Yamada for a date?!
Ten teenage boys sat around the conference table with tired expressions.
Yuya was complaining about how sleepy he was, followed by Chinen telling him that he'll be the older boy's pillow for a change.
Daiki, Ryutaro, Keito, Inoo and Hikaru were sitting on a line, all of them soundly asleep, obviously giving up on trying to stay awake.
Yabu was reading some papers, maybe his script for his stage play or something.
Yamada was half-asleep by then, his head on Yuto's shoulders.
"Yama-chan?" Yuto asked and inclined his head so that he was slightly seeing the smaller boy's face. "You heard what I said to the interviewer earlier, right?"
Yamada moaned, sleep finally taking him.
"Oh well, sleep well, ne Yama-chan? I'll tell you when you wake up." Yuto smiled fondly at him. "When the interviewer asked me to give you a message, you know what I said?" he chuckled. "I hope you agree~ It's a date, ne?"
Nakajima Yuto
To Yamada
Recently, are you fishing? Because I just do it in a brief time, so I forget about it. Next time, if we can meet our time, let’s go fishing together and teach me again!
4th thing that happened: Yamada battling Keito for Yuto's love?!
Yamada stood up sleepily, looking around for Yuto.
"Ne, Chii, where did Yuto go?"
"He's playing with Keito-kun, I think. Shintaro went here earlier, asking if we wanted to go to their dressing room to play" Chinen answered, looking up from his current game (placing clips on Yuya's and Daiki's hair without waking them up)
Yamada frowned. Playing with Keito? Why didn't Yuto wake him up instead?
He still couldn't accept the fact that for a few months or so, Keito was Yuto's best friend, and not him. Even now that they were back together, his eyes would narrow when he sees Keito and Yuto together.
He isn't cold towards Keito though, he likes the boy too and is fond of his silent sweetness towards the members.
But of course, jealousy sometimes conquers the poor boy's heart.
"I'll search for them." Yamada nodded to himself and walked out of the room.
Chinen pouted. "Mou... Yama-chan is angry~ Yabai yo~"
...
Yuto's laugh could be heard even outside the snow prince gasshoudan's dressing room. Yamada stood outside, holding on to the door knob.
"Keito! Stop tickling me~ Shin-chan, stop him!"
Arrgghh... Yamada's eyebrows furrowed. "Why should I even go there?! They're having fun...I shouldn't spoil it for them." Sarcasm was laid on the last sentence.
...
"Ne, Keito, what should I do? I don't know how to ask him about it..." Yuto asked his best friend as they settled back to the seats, letting the little boys take over the console. "I'm really nervous..."
Keito smiled. "What are you being nervous for? Seriously, after the magical 'popsicle incident', I thought you've lost all kinds of tension with Yama-chan."
Yuto blushed. "That's different... it was a sudden-urge thing. I didn't really think about it much before doing it..."
A smirk. A raised eyebrow. "... And doing it almost everyday after that was just a 'sudden-urge' thing too? If that's it... Yuto, something is terribly wrong with you."
The tall boy punched the other boy's shoulder. He looked down like a child and pouted. "You've been bullying me lately! You're not being Keito at all."
"It's not just me. Everyone's having a fun time teasing you and Yama-chan around. You two are just being too cute."
"Mou... That's unfair, you know? I'm feeling nervous here and you laugh at me..." Yuto childishly mumbled.
Keito crossed his arm above his chest. "I don't even know why you're nervous. You'll just ask him to teach you fishing. If it really is JUST fishing, you don't have anything to get nervous about."
Yuto blushed.
"Oh. So it's not JUST fishing?" he laughed at the taller boy's red face.
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Yama-chan huffed irritatedly, glaring at Keito and Yuto's general direction. The two sat on the couch on the opposite side of the room, talking animatedly about something that Yamada doesn't know. He doesn't understand why he can't join in with them in that conversation. Usually, Yuto would ask him to come over and join them but today was different.
"Yama-chan's emitting a scary aura again, Yabu-kun. Should we tell Yuto-kun?" Chinen clung to Daiki's sleeves, really getting afraid. Daiki patted the boy's head comfortingly.
Yabu shrugged. "Probably not. Let him be."
Hikaru bounced to their side, giggling a little. "Don't tell Yuto-kun, okay? I'm sure if we wait, we'll see something really interesting!"
Inoo looked up from the book he was reading. "Hika, you're just bored, right?"
"Un!" Hikaru nodded with a smile. "I'm sure I won't be bored any longer when something happens."
"Oh! Here it goes! Yama-chan stood up!" Daiki blurted out as Yamada stood up from his seat, his eyes focused on Keito and Yuto. "Keito stood up too! Oh, oh..."
...
"Yama-chan..." Keito stood in front of Yamada with a smile. "Do you want to play a game?"
A smirk settled on Yamada's lips. "I was thinking the exact same thing. I was about to challenge you to an arm wrestling match."
"An arm wrestling match...?" Keito seemed to be thinking. "Hmmm... okay then, but I have a request."
"What?" Yamada's expression turned suspicious.
"If I win, I get to go to the amusement park with Yuto this Saturday." Keito said simply.
Yamada's eyes widened. Huh? What are you thinking, huh Keito?
"If you win, you get to go wherever you want with Yuto." Keito smiled when he saw the immediate change in Yamada's composure when he heard the consequence.
"Let's go." Yamada sat on the chair, positioning his arm on the table. He was obviously fired up, his eyes blazing with competitiveness.
Keito nodded, positioning his arms as well.
"Ready..." Hikaru appeared between them, suddenly acting like the referee. The two ignored the older boy and just focused on their hands. "Set... Go!"
Chinen bounced to their side as well, acting as the commentator. "Oh, oh. Keito-kun is fighting pretty hard. Will Keito-kun win against JUMP's best fighter by Yuto's power?! Oh, Yama-chan looks like he wants to kill the commentator..."
Daiki and Yuya ran to Chinen's side to act as the little boy's bodyguards.
('Seriously, this is starting to look like a game for JUMP more than anything', Yabu facepalmed as he watched the competition.)
Ryutaro, who was silent up to now, walked to Yuto's side with a devilish smirk on his lips. He took a hairbrush and used it as his pretend-microphone.
"So, Yuto-kun, who are you betting for?" he asked in a loud voice. Hikaru and the others looked at their direction immediately, curious.
"Ahmm..." Yuto looked nervously at his two best friends. "I..."
"Okay, cheer on the one you bet for!"
Yuto realized than that Ryutaro grew up to be as evil as Chinen. Arrgghh...
"Anou... Good luck...you two!"
The others 'awww'-ed in disappointment at Yuto's play-safe statement.
"Good luck... to you two..." Yuto repeated.
"...Especially Yama-chan!"
The others clapped in excitement.
Yamada felt a surge of strength.
And Keito lost immediately.
'Well, well... looks like Yuto wouldn't have to ask Yama-chan for a date now~ Good job, Keito.' Yabu thought.
Yamada Ryosuke
To Keito
You are not weak in arm wrestling, right? Recently, when we involved in confrontation, I can win easily. Even though there’s no one competition about that, please train more! (laugh)
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Credits to kenken18 for the translations.
*sleepy*
So here...
Title: The five things that happened after YamaJima reunited.
Pairing: YamaJima
Summary: Read the Title.
Note: YamaJima is alive and kicking here, as how they are in realy life. (=^.^=) Ufufufufu, our lovely pair is showing their LOVEly friendship again. *shot* Oh yeah, non-emo Yama-chan ish sometimes Childish Yama-chan. I don't know why. Don't ask me. haha. (*blames obsessed_makpa's The World Ends with Strawberries* haha, peace~)
Note #2: Please forgive me guys. The 5th thing that happened is yet to arrive. It's not much of a cliff hanger, but if you don't want to read an incomplete fic, do wait for the fifth (which will be in a different LJ entry anyway).
ITALICS are translations from magazines.
1st thing that happened: Yamada and Yuto Openly Expressing their LOVEly friendship
"Hai! That pose! Look here~ Hai," the photographer yelled through the noise of the camera.
Hey! Say! 7 posed away, smiling their cute smiles and acting like their good 'ol naughty selves. Nakajima Yuto was especially being mischievous, posing crazily a few times.
"Hai! You can take your break now. Go back after fifteen minutes, and we'll wrap this up!" the photographer smiled and took his camera.
The five kids bowed and walked to the table, taking their respective places.
"Uwaah... We'll pose a lot more of times for the photobook, ne~? I'm tired!!!" Chinen placed his head on the table and closed his eyes, truly feeling tired of the few hours of modelling.
Yuto patted the boy's head and smiled. "We'll finish it soon. So, let's do our best, ne?"
"Ne..." Keito spoke up, tilting his head and staring at Yuto's face. "Your smile looks different. And you're way happier than normal."
Ryutaro nodded. "You're so happy, it freaks me out."
The tall boy pouted. "I'm always happy~"
"I said you're happier." Keito repeated. This time, he looked at Yamada who, upon feeling Keito's stare, blushed. "Oh. I get it now." a devilish smirk settled on his lips.*(OMG. Devilish smirk. On Keito. Kill me. Now.)
Yuto followed Keito's line of vision, and blushed too. "Huh? What did you get? I..."
"So you've been hiding some things from me..." the smile never left his face.
"Huh? What am I hiding from you?"
Chinen looked up. "Dai-chan said the same thing about Yama-chan! And I feel the same way too~ It's really sad! Our friends are hiding something from us!"
The tall boy looked cornered. "Eh...?! But..."
"Hai! Everyone! Line up again!"
Yuto sighed, luckily saved by the photographer.
Yamada smirked and stood up. 'Hiding huh?'
He went to his best friend's side and whispered, "You know, you can act like yourself. It's not as if Julie-san is watching our every move."
A smile. A nod. And Yamada knew that 'hiding' wouldn't be the term for their LOVEly friendship any longer.
"Hai! Act natural! Compress~" the photographer continued giving out instructions.
Yamada felt Yuto hug him. He smiled secretly and noted to himself that he'll hug back later.
2nd thing that happened: People outside JUMP finding them cute.
A few weeks after the photo shoot and the whole of JUMP are fully accustomed to Yamada and Yuto's newly built LOVEly friendship. After all, it just came back so it didn't really take much to get accustomed again with their friendly cuddling and happy playing around.
Yabu, in particular, found it really cute as he loves the way everything felt normal again.
"Yama-chan probably wants strawberry ice cream again, ne? You've been craving for some ever since yesterday..." Yuto said with a small smile.
"Hai... I want one, but I forgot to buy earlier." Yamada answered sadly.
Yuto smiled and took out a strawberry-flavored popsicle stick. "Hai~ I bought this just for you!"
Yamada's eyes widened in happiness. "Wai~ Thank you!" He jumped up to hug his tall best friend. "I love you, Yuto~"
The tall boy hugged back, smiling tenderly at his best friend. "Hai, hai. Now eat up or it'll melt, okay?"
The smaller boy sat back down and nodded like a child. "Arigatou~ <3"
...
While Yamada was eating his popsicle, their choreographer appeared on the door, telling them that they will start soon. They were to go to the practice room in about 5 minutes.
"Finish that up, Yamada."
Yamada pouted. "Mou. I wanted to cherish the taste~"
Yuto patted him and said, "I'll buy one again tomorrow so just finish that up, okay?"
"But I can't finish it in one bite! It'll hurt my tongue..." Yamada complained, looking at Yuto with a childish frown.
The tall boy smiled. (A smile that wasn't purely innocent or simply playful. It was a downright naughty smile.)
He took the popsicle from Yamada's hands and bit off the remaining popsicles. The smaller boy's eyes widened, shouting a surprised and angry, 'OI!'.
He ignored him and waited a few seconds. And finally, he bent down and captured his best friend's lips, transferring the strawberry taste to Yama-chan's lips.
'Uh... AH!'
After a few seconds, Yuto was pulled away to the practice room by Chinen and Keito (who were scolding the boy, 'Don't harrass poor Yama-chan!').
Yamada just stood there, almost as if his soul had been sucked out of him. He brought his right hand to his lips, brushing it gently. "What... just happened?"
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"Okay, here's our new song: Romeo and Juliet. We'll perform it soon on School Kakumei. And I heard it'll be on the proposed album next year." Yabu explained, looking at each of the members. "When we perform in School kakumei, Yamada, Daiki and Chinen will perform in front and they'll have the solo parts. It'll be different in the album though,"
Almost all the members looked at Yuto, then at Yamada. 'Ah... height...'
Daiki pouted on the side, mumbling something like, 'I'll be taller than them soon, and Yuto would have to stand in front again...'
Chinen simply patted Daiki's back and wallowed in self-pity with him.
Yamada... stared into space, as he still wasn't his usual self. And couldn't even comprehend a simple thing Yabu said.
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A few days after that fateful day, they were finally practicing on school kakumei's set.
Yamada was now more or less normal again. (Since Yuto bought him strawberry popsicle everyday... and uhmmm... always made it easier for Yamada to finish it. *winkwink*)
Even the whole of JUMP became quite accustomed to Yamada and Yuto's weird but cute 'not-quite-just-friendship' relationship.
"Practice! Let's go~" Chinen took Yamada's and Yuto hands and pulled them to the stage.
They stood on their respective places.
"Boku wa Romeo~"
"Boku mo Romeo"
They all did their dances well, their long practice hours paying off.
"I love you!" Yamada winked at Yuto's direction. "You love me!" Yuto winked back with a smile, pointing at Yamada while singing along.
Two production design staffs squealed at the side, blushing at how cute the two were acting.
Unknown to them, a few other staff were watching their every move.
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It was finally the time when School kakumei would air. All of JUMP were huddled in front of the TV, as they decided to watch it while waiting for Julie-san who was talking with School Kakumei's director.
...
"Don't get angry. Yamada-kun was facing the other way, to Chinen's side actually. Nobody will notice." The director shrugged.
Julie frowned. "But we've been trying to take those two out of the spotlight. This might trigger something again."
"You're just afraid of the truth. You've worked hard to keep it a secret, so no one will find out. Stop thinking too much, honestly."
She huffed irritatedly, and walked away.
The director smiled. "It's not really our fault that those two are cute together. And the both of them looking at the camera at that time was just the perfect shot. You might have told Yamada-kun to look at Chinen-kun and play with him the whole time, but Yamada-kun has his ways too..."
R&J PROOF (To nightbaron's LJ)
3rd thing that happened: Yuto FINALLY asking Yamada for a date?!
Ten teenage boys sat around the conference table with tired expressions.
Yuya was complaining about how sleepy he was, followed by Chinen telling him that he'll be the older boy's pillow for a change.
Daiki, Ryutaro, Keito, Inoo and Hikaru were sitting on a line, all of them soundly asleep, obviously giving up on trying to stay awake.
Yabu was reading some papers, maybe his script for his stage play or something.
Yamada was half-asleep by then, his head on Yuto's shoulders.
"Yama-chan?" Yuto asked and inclined his head so that he was slightly seeing the smaller boy's face. "You heard what I said to the interviewer earlier, right?"
Yamada moaned, sleep finally taking him.
"Oh well, sleep well, ne Yama-chan? I'll tell you when you wake up." Yuto smiled fondly at him. "When the interviewer asked me to give you a message, you know what I said?" he chuckled. "I hope you agree~ It's a date, ne?"
Nakajima Yuto
To Yamada
Recently, are you fishing? Because I just do it in a brief time, so I forget about it. Next time, if we can meet our time, let’s go fishing together and teach me again!
4th thing that happened: Yamada battling Keito for Yuto's love?!
Yamada stood up sleepily, looking around for Yuto.
"Ne, Chii, where did Yuto go?"
"He's playing with Keito-kun, I think. Shintaro went here earlier, asking if we wanted to go to their dressing room to play" Chinen answered, looking up from his current game (placing clips on Yuya's and Daiki's hair without waking them up)
Yamada frowned. Playing with Keito? Why didn't Yuto wake him up instead?
He still couldn't accept the fact that for a few months or so, Keito was Yuto's best friend, and not him. Even now that they were back together, his eyes would narrow when he sees Keito and Yuto together.
He isn't cold towards Keito though, he likes the boy too and is fond of his silent sweetness towards the members.
But of course, jealousy sometimes conquers the poor boy's heart.
"I'll search for them." Yamada nodded to himself and walked out of the room.
Chinen pouted. "Mou... Yama-chan is angry~ Yabai yo~"
...
Yuto's laugh could be heard even outside the snow prince gasshoudan's dressing room. Yamada stood outside, holding on to the door knob.
"Keito! Stop tickling me~ Shin-chan, stop him!"
Arrgghh... Yamada's eyebrows furrowed. "Why should I even go there?! They're having fun...I shouldn't spoil it for them." Sarcasm was laid on the last sentence.
...
"Ne, Keito, what should I do? I don't know how to ask him about it..." Yuto asked his best friend as they settled back to the seats, letting the little boys take over the console. "I'm really nervous..."
Keito smiled. "What are you being nervous for? Seriously, after the magical 'popsicle incident', I thought you've lost all kinds of tension with Yama-chan."
Yuto blushed. "That's different... it was a sudden-urge thing. I didn't really think about it much before doing it..."
A smirk. A raised eyebrow. "... And doing it almost everyday after that was just a 'sudden-urge' thing too? If that's it... Yuto, something is terribly wrong with you."
The tall boy punched the other boy's shoulder. He looked down like a child and pouted. "You've been bullying me lately! You're not being Keito at all."
"It's not just me. Everyone's having a fun time teasing you and Yama-chan around. You two are just being too cute."
"Mou... That's unfair, you know? I'm feeling nervous here and you laugh at me..." Yuto childishly mumbled.
Keito crossed his arm above his chest. "I don't even know why you're nervous. You'll just ask him to teach you fishing. If it really is JUST fishing, you don't have anything to get nervous about."
Yuto blushed.
"Oh. So it's not JUST fishing?" he laughed at the taller boy's red face.
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Yama-chan huffed irritatedly, glaring at Keito and Yuto's general direction. The two sat on the couch on the opposite side of the room, talking animatedly about something that Yamada doesn't know. He doesn't understand why he can't join in with them in that conversation. Usually, Yuto would ask him to come over and join them but today was different.
"Yama-chan's emitting a scary aura again, Yabu-kun. Should we tell Yuto-kun?" Chinen clung to Daiki's sleeves, really getting afraid. Daiki patted the boy's head comfortingly.
Yabu shrugged. "Probably not. Let him be."
Hikaru bounced to their side, giggling a little. "Don't tell Yuto-kun, okay? I'm sure if we wait, we'll see something really interesting!"
Inoo looked up from the book he was reading. "Hika, you're just bored, right?"
"Un!" Hikaru nodded with a smile. "I'm sure I won't be bored any longer when something happens."
"Oh! Here it goes! Yama-chan stood up!" Daiki blurted out as Yamada stood up from his seat, his eyes focused on Keito and Yuto. "Keito stood up too! Oh, oh..."
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"Yama-chan..." Keito stood in front of Yamada with a smile. "Do you want to play a game?"
A smirk settled on Yamada's lips. "I was thinking the exact same thing. I was about to challenge you to an arm wrestling match."
"An arm wrestling match...?" Keito seemed to be thinking. "Hmmm... okay then, but I have a request."
"What?" Yamada's expression turned suspicious.
"If I win, I get to go to the amusement park with Yuto this Saturday." Keito said simply.
Yamada's eyes widened. Huh? What are you thinking, huh Keito?
"If you win, you get to go wherever you want with Yuto." Keito smiled when he saw the immediate change in Yamada's composure when he heard the consequence.
"Let's go." Yamada sat on the chair, positioning his arm on the table. He was obviously fired up, his eyes blazing with competitiveness.
Keito nodded, positioning his arms as well.
"Ready..." Hikaru appeared between them, suddenly acting like the referee. The two ignored the older boy and just focused on their hands. "Set... Go!"
Chinen bounced to their side as well, acting as the commentator. "Oh, oh. Keito-kun is fighting pretty hard. Will Keito-kun win against JUMP's best fighter by Yuto's power?! Oh, Yama-chan looks like he wants to kill the commentator..."
Daiki and Yuya ran to Chinen's side to act as the little boy's bodyguards.
('Seriously, this is starting to look like a game for JUMP more than anything', Yabu facepalmed as he watched the competition.)
Ryutaro, who was silent up to now, walked to Yuto's side with a devilish smirk on his lips. He took a hairbrush and used it as his pretend-microphone.
"So, Yuto-kun, who are you betting for?" he asked in a loud voice. Hikaru and the others looked at their direction immediately, curious.
"Ahmm..." Yuto looked nervously at his two best friends. "I..."
"Okay, cheer on the one you bet for!"
Yuto realized than that Ryutaro grew up to be as evil as Chinen. Arrgghh...
"Anou... Good luck...you two!"
The others 'awww'-ed in disappointment at Yuto's play-safe statement.
"Good luck... to you two..." Yuto repeated.
"...Especially Yama-chan!"
The others clapped in excitement.
Yamada felt a surge of strength.
And Keito lost immediately.
'Well, well... looks like Yuto wouldn't have to ask Yama-chan for a date now~ Good job, Keito.' Yabu thought.
Yamada Ryosuke
To Keito
You are not weak in arm wrestling, right? Recently, when we involved in confrontation, I can win easily. Even though there’s no one competition about that, please train more! (laugh)
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Credits to kenken18 for the translations.