ARASHI EXCHANGE - INSENSITIVE : STUBBORNLY MISSING YOU
Title = Insensitive : Stubbornly Missing You
Author = an_jung
Recipient = ohmiyaddict
Pairing = Ohmiya
Beta = ivenclaire
Arashi Exchange
The whole apartment was in the dark, but not because the electricity was cut off. It’s just that the occupant doesn’t want to turn on the lamp. In the living room, the ticking of clock was very noisy. It really hurts to hear every ticking of it.
The one who owns this apartment is Ninomiya Kazunari, a member of the number one idol group in Japan, Arashi. Nino is aware that his whole apartment is pitch black. What he’s doing in that darkness is actually only lying in his bed with eyes closed and covered with a pillow.
Nino felt a sudden vibration on his bed. He moved his hand away from his head and searched all over his bed to find the thing that’s making the vibrations. When his hand made contact with a thing of rectangular shape, he takes that thing close to his head. He finds the name of his band mate calling him. He grunts for a second before answering the call.
"Moshi - Moshi. Nani, Jun?"
"Finally, you answered my call. Your manager was really pissed off because you’re not opening your door and you did not come to the meeting."
"I was not expecting you to call me. You know, if I want someone to call me, it’s definitely not you."
"Geez. Why are you still waiting for his call when you know perfectly well that he will not call you? You should have told him to call you, then he might call you. And now he’s out of town and I bet you didn’t tell him to call you. That’s why he hasn’t called you, even he left just a few hours ago."
"You scum! Why did you have to remind me?"
"Well, yeah! I’m just stating facts. Anyway, where are you? Are you already dead or what?"
"Oh, don’t worry. I am still in my home. On my bed to be exact. I just don’t want to move, that’s all."
"Gosh! Should I remind you that you have jobs? Quit bitching around and get your ass here!"
"I’ll pass today, Jun. Just tell others that I’m sick or anything. You know that I really don’t want to do anything!"
"Come here or I’ll call security service and make them go to your apartment to break down your door!"
"Fine! Fine! I’ll be there in the next hour .Just don’t break my door! I don’t have the money to fix it."
Nino just threw his expensive phone after ending the call. Without minding the darkness in his apartment, he just went straight to bathroom to take a cold bath.
Nino really did come to the Jimusho 2 hours later. He was welcomed by his raging manager and a fuck-you-look from Jun. He sat beside Jun, not minding the other people. After 5 minutes, the meeting started. It’s actually a meeting for their concert, and usually, only Jun was the one who needed to be present. But for this concert, out of the blue, Nino offered to be part of the production.
The meeting lasted for three hours and they’re not even done yet. They were just basically starting. Gladly, the production team thought it was enough for today. During those 3 hours, all Nino did was shut his mouth and play with his pen and papers. He knows himself that he was barely listening.
"You weren’t paying attention at all in the meeting, I know it." Jun said as he gave Nino a can of coffee.
Nino took the can but did not open it. He was just holding it until they arrived in Arashi’s practice room. While Jun was putting his bag and was changing his clothes, Nino just lay on the floor. He didn’t need to change because he was already wearing a simple t-shirt and sweatpants.
"Ne, Jun,"
"Hm?"
"Who’s the stupid one? Me, for not saying anything to him? Or him, for being too dense to know that I want him to call me first?"
Jun picked up his towel and threw it at his band mate. "Both! Both of you are stupid!" Jun the sat beside Nino and leaned his body on the mirror before resuming. "You know that he is too dense to know it. It’s either you tell him to call you or you call him first!"
Nino was only playing with Jun's towel, not replying to him. He started to pout and looked at Jun who had a serious face.
"Oh gosh, Nino! He’ll only be away for 3 days. And it’s for work! Moreover, it’s only in Osaka. It’ll only take 2 to 3 hours to get there."
"Are you telling me to go and meet him there? Are you kidding me? I don’t even want to tell him that I need his calls and now you’re telling me to follow him there?"
Jun just ruffled his hair. He let out a deep sigh and walked around to warm up. Not long after that, Sho and Aiba came in together. While the others were busy warming up, Nino was looking blankly at his phone.
"What happened to him?" Sho asked.
"His beloved is away in Osaka for 3 days and he’s waiting for Ohno to call him. But he didn’t tell Ohno to call him. So maybe, Ohno is really busy over there and doesn’t have the time to call.”
"Again? They are together for three years now and they’re still doing the same thing!”
Aiba walked toward his best friend and snatched his phone away. Nino could only look up and throw a death glare at Aiba, but Aiba doesn’t seem to care. He called someone using Nino’s phone. When the line connected, Aiba changed it to loudspeaker so everyone can hear it.
"Moshi-Moshi, Kazu?"
"Oh, Leader, it’s me, Aiba."
"Oh, why are you calling me using Kazu's phone?"
"It’s not me who wanted to call you, it was Nino. He keeps on saying 'What could Satoshi be doing over there that he forgot to call me?’ And I’m helping him to know the answer."
"Give the phone back to him. I’ll say it directly to him."
Aiba turned off the loudspeaker and swiftly handed the phone back to Nino who just shrugged and placed the phone to his ear.
"Moshi moshi, Satoshi?"
"Yeah. So, what’s with that?"
"I just wanted to hear from you. Nothing else."
"So, it’s not because you miss me? I miss you though."
"Baka! of course I miss you. It’s just that you did not call me. I thought maybe you’re busy and I didn’t want to disturb you." When Nino said that, the other members pulled their tongues out, mocking him.
"You know I’m never busy when it comes to you Kazu. Don’t worry, I’m just doing my work here. I’m not cheating on you or anything. I’ll go back to the hotel right after my work is done.”
"Hai, wakatta. You don’t need to explain anything to me. I understand. When will you be back?"
"Probably the day after tomorrow. Why? You want me to bring you something?"
"No, nothing.Just... Anyway, you must be busy. You can go back to work. See you soon."
Nino cut the line before Ohno could say anything in reply. He looked at the other members who were looking at him in disbelief.
"What?" Nino asked, curious.
"Only that? You only said that? Are you fucking kidding me?" replied Jun.
"Then what should have I said to him? You were the one who made me call him What do you expect me to say to him?"
"Bakajanai no. You didn’t tell him to call you when he’s free.”
"Of course, not. I don’t want and I don’t need to say it to him. He should know that he must call me first."
"Arrgh! Then don’t throw a tantrum when he doesn’t call you, alright?"
"But, Sho. You know that he should know that I should hear from him. Why wouldn’t he know that he must call me?"
"How many times do I have to tell you, Ninomiya! Your boyfriend is dense. You should tell him first so he would know what he should do!"
"But Aiba doesn’t need to tell Sho-san, and Sho-san always calls him whenever, and wherever he goes!"
"Tell me who your boyfriend is again. Sakurai Sho or Ohno Satoshi?"
"Of course, Ohno Satoshi. Why are you even asking that? I don’t want to date a smart geek like Sho-san."
"That’s why I said Ninomiya Kazunari-san, your boyfriend is someone named Ohno Satoshi, the one we know to be so dense. So you need to tell him everything!"
"Fine, fine. If he doesn’t call me at all the whole day, I’ll tell him in the midnight!"
They started their rehearsal as soon as their dance teacher came in. It’s not like Nino can’t get the steps. He can. It’s just that he’s expressionless throughout the rehearsal. Jun didn’t get angry though because Nino didn’t mess up the choreography. It’s just that the atmosphere was thick and tense. They did the rehearsal for 3 hours, the same length as the actual concert.
"Finally, our rehearsal is over! How about the stage and that thing, Jun?" asked Sho.
"Yeah, we've decided on some parts and we’re still thinking about the other parts. It’s fine. Want to grab some drink? I’ll tell you."
"Sure. I’ll go with Masaki. How about you, Nino? Wanna join?"
"No. I want to play games." With only that, Nino got out from the rehearsal room and went straight away to the parking lot.
Fortunately, Nino doesn’t have anymore job for the rest of the day. So, he just drives his car with a speed the law allows. Heck, he doesn’t want to end up paying for penalty. He didn’t immediately return to his apartment. He drove first to Ohno's favorite curry shop, bought Ohno's favorite and brought it back to his apartment.
Nino parked his car. He lifted his bag on his left shoulder and took the curry rice in his right hand. He took the elevator to his floor. His apartment was still in the same when he left earlier that day. Still pitch black. Nino threw his bag and his jacket onto the sofa before going to kitchen.
Nino turned the light only in the dining room where he will eat his dinner. He took a look at the clock in the wall. Actually, it’s pretty early to be eating dinner, but Nino doesn’t care and just digs in in his rice.
Nino just left the plate in the sink and went to the living room. He turned the lights on before turning on his console.He put his silent phone beside and focused on his game. A number of hours passed before he finally stopped playing. He was laying on his carpet, his hand wandering to find his phone. Still same before he started playing. Knowing that no one will be calling or mailing him at this time, he put his phone away. He got up and started playing again.
Nino was woken up because suddenly, there was light above and beside him. When he opened his eyes, he looked at his surrounding before laying his head again. He surely fell asleep in the middle of the game.
Nino looked up at the clock and found out that it was already noon. He hurriedly went to his room to wash and do some stuff in the toilet. Hey, he is human too, who needs to pee and poo. But when he was done with his business, he found something was different in his room, or his and Ohno's room. He remembers not turning on any light aside from the light in the kitchen and the living room. But right now, his room is bright and it’s not because of sunlight since the curtains are closed. He was sure something was wrong. So, he hurriedly went back to the living room. He found nothing, just a huge, white blanket and he was sure he was not the one who put it there.
"Oh, you’re awake?" someone asked behind Nino, making him startle a bit.
"Satoshi? When did you return? Why didn’t you tell me you’ll be coming back earlier?"
Ohno did not answer his question and just shoved a blue mug filled with warm tea at him. Nino accepted it happily. He was very thirsty, and the shock earlier made him want to drink more and more.
Ohno led them to sit on their couch, Nino following closely behind him. Instead of sitting side by side, Nino sat away from Ohno a bit so he can look at Ohno from the side.
"So, why you are here? I thought you’ll be back at least tonight? And I know I did not sleep more than 24 hours. So, why you are here?"
"So, you don’t want me back then? Even though I worked really hard to finish my work faster so that I can come back home as soon as I can."
"It’s not that I don’t want you back! Why can’t you understand that? I just don’t want you to not do your job properly and just go home."
"Why would you say that? You know I would never neglect my job. It’s fine. I did everything properly. You don’t need to worry. I worked really hard to finish everything early so that I can go home as soon as possible because I miss you. I missed you, okay? I really missed you. I wanted to see your face and hear your voice as soon as possible. And your call yesterday just made me want to come home even more. So I did everything in my power to finish early so that I can be back in your arms again. Why can’t you understand that?”
Nino just gulped everything down in the mug and looked at his beloved. He was finally sitting beside him and they were looking face to face. Nino put the mug on the table before throwing his body on Ohno. It’s not because he was about to faint but because he just wanted to hug Ohno so bad. Nino circled his arms around Ohno's body and buried his head in Ohno's neck.
"Okaeri, Satoshi."
Nino loosened his hug after Ohno muttered "Tadaima" in his ear. He was still looking down, not making any eye contact with Ohno. But soon, he met Ohno's eyes and felt Ohno's fingers lift his face up. In the next second, he felt something sweet on his lips. Ohno kissed him right on his lips. Ohno, not wanting to do more, just placed his lips on his and that’s all. But even with only that, Nino can feel all kinds of emotions, coming from his lips and spreading to all the cells in his body.
When they finally pull apart, Nino bravely looked up to lock gaze with Ohno’s eyes. He pulled his body back and crossed his arms on his chest. Ohno can only frown, not understanding anything.
"Nino? What? Is there any problem?"
"You don’t know what the problem is? Or are you just playing dumb?" Nino asked as he turned his gaze to the other side, refusing to look at his beloved.
Ohno just leaned back on the sofa. “You know you must say something so that I can understand. I’m not playing. I really don’t know anything.” He sat up again and looked at Nino. “Tell me?”
Nino sighed before turning his head again, with a finger pointing at Ohno, "You! Why did you not call me when you were away? If Aiba did not call you, we wouldn’t have talked at all!”
"Again? That same question?"
"Because you’re always like that .Whenever you work out of town or out of the country, you would never call me. And when you come back and I reprimand you for not calling me, you would just say that you understand, but you actually don’t. You always do the same thing! How many times do I have to remind you to call me?”
“Then how many times do I have to tell you that you need to tell me first so that I’ll remember to call you. I don’t have my phone with me 24/7. My manager keeps my phone when the cameras are rolling and I often forget to take it with me.”
"Fine. You always say that. I know it. Fine, fine."
"Kazu, don’t be childish. Not calling you doesn’t mean I don’t care about you. If I’ll have another work out of town or country, just send me a mail to remind me. You know how dense and insensitive I can be. That’s why I want you to tell me. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong unless other people tell me. And I’m sorry for not calling you.”
Nino took a deep breath and pouted before nodding. “Hai.Gomen ne, Satoshi.”
Suddenly Ohno clapped his hands and smiled widely, "I have something for you from Osaka. Can you get it from my bag? It’s in a blue box."
Nino looked at him suspiciously before standing up and going to their room. He looked for Ohno’s bag and found a small, blue suede box. He took it and gave it to Ohno who was still in the living room.
"Open it," commanded Ohno, and Nino opened the box.
Nino found a simple blue charm and took it out. He looked at Ohno, not understanding anything. "Satoshi? Charm? Eh? Why?"
“I went to shrine for my location shooting yesterday. I bought that charm. It’s a charm that can be used as a bookmark and we can write on the back of it. I bought it because I want to write something to you. Why don’t you read what I wrote?”
Nino flips the charm and found a few lines of neat handwriting. He sat beside Ohno again before he started reading.
To my Kazunari, the one and only who holds my heart;
I wish for you to always have good health. I wish you all the best.
Don’t ever leave me. Spend the rest of your life with me?
Marry Me?
Nino’s eyes widened as he looked at Ohno in disbelief. “Satoshi, kore, nani?”
“Hmm, a proposal?”
“Proposal? Who? You? To me? Are you serious? Or is this just a prank? Dokkiri? Hidden camera?”
"HA?? Why are you suspecting me like that! I am serious in here! I am so damn serious. I am proposing to you!"
"Satoshi..."
“So Ninomiya Kazunari, I know that this is not the kind of romantic and cheesy proposal they show on tv. And I am aware that I’m just a mere human being. I’m not worthy of you. I know that I’m too dense and I need to be told on what to do. I know you’re frustrated because of that. But let me tell you this. I will make sure that you’ll tell me everything so that I will know what to do. I still have a lot of insecurities; I still have a lot of negative stuff in me. That is why I want to take all of your negative side to make our relationship positive. This is the way I want us to be. So, marry me?”
"Are you really Satoshi? Did they make you drink something in Osaka that made you blabber like this?”
“Why are you mocking me? I am here waiting for your answer. Shall I say it again?”
"Un. Say it one more time? I like listening to your deep voice when you ask me."
"Marry Me?" But this time, Ohno pulled something from under sofa and brought it in front of Nino. It was a big canvas with a pencil drawing on it. It was a drawing of Ohno proposing to Nino with a ring in his hand and Nino covering his mouth in surprise.
Nino was making the exact same expression as his expression in the canvas. He looked at Ohno in disbelief many times before he woke up from his somewhat kind of trance. He knows Ohno’s not proposing to him with a ring or any jewelry like what other people do. Instead, he was proposing with one of his best drawings. So, Nino took the canvas and leaned towards Ohno, their lips just an inch apart. “Of course, Satoshi. So, hurry up, marry me!”
This is My Arashi Exchange this year for "Ohmiyaaddict". I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for reading...
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Author = an_jung
Recipient = ohmiyaddict
Pairing = Ohmiya
Beta = ivenclaire
Arashi Exchange
The whole apartment was in the dark, but not because the electricity was cut off. It’s just that the occupant doesn’t want to turn on the lamp. In the living room, the ticking of clock was very noisy. It really hurts to hear every ticking of it.
The one who owns this apartment is Ninomiya Kazunari, a member of the number one idol group in Japan, Arashi. Nino is aware that his whole apartment is pitch black. What he’s doing in that darkness is actually only lying in his bed with eyes closed and covered with a pillow.
Nino felt a sudden vibration on his bed. He moved his hand away from his head and searched all over his bed to find the thing that’s making the vibrations. When his hand made contact with a thing of rectangular shape, he takes that thing close to his head. He finds the name of his band mate calling him. He grunts for a second before answering the call.
"Moshi - Moshi. Nani, Jun?"
"Finally, you answered my call. Your manager was really pissed off because you’re not opening your door and you did not come to the meeting."
"I was not expecting you to call me. You know, if I want someone to call me, it’s definitely not you."
"Geez. Why are you still waiting for his call when you know perfectly well that he will not call you? You should have told him to call you, then he might call you. And now he’s out of town and I bet you didn’t tell him to call you. That’s why he hasn’t called you, even he left just a few hours ago."
"You scum! Why did you have to remind me?"
"Well, yeah! I’m just stating facts. Anyway, where are you? Are you already dead or what?"
"Oh, don’t worry. I am still in my home. On my bed to be exact. I just don’t want to move, that’s all."
"Gosh! Should I remind you that you have jobs? Quit bitching around and get your ass here!"
"I’ll pass today, Jun. Just tell others that I’m sick or anything. You know that I really don’t want to do anything!"
"Come here or I’ll call security service and make them go to your apartment to break down your door!"
"Fine! Fine! I’ll be there in the next hour .Just don’t break my door! I don’t have the money to fix it."
Nino just threw his expensive phone after ending the call. Without minding the darkness in his apartment, he just went straight to bathroom to take a cold bath.
Nino really did come to the Jimusho 2 hours later. He was welcomed by his raging manager and a fuck-you-look from Jun. He sat beside Jun, not minding the other people. After 5 minutes, the meeting started. It’s actually a meeting for their concert, and usually, only Jun was the one who needed to be present. But for this concert, out of the blue, Nino offered to be part of the production.
The meeting lasted for three hours and they’re not even done yet. They were just basically starting. Gladly, the production team thought it was enough for today. During those 3 hours, all Nino did was shut his mouth and play with his pen and papers. He knows himself that he was barely listening.
"You weren’t paying attention at all in the meeting, I know it." Jun said as he gave Nino a can of coffee.
Nino took the can but did not open it. He was just holding it until they arrived in Arashi’s practice room. While Jun was putting his bag and was changing his clothes, Nino just lay on the floor. He didn’t need to change because he was already wearing a simple t-shirt and sweatpants.
"Ne, Jun,"
"Hm?"
"Who’s the stupid one? Me, for not saying anything to him? Or him, for being too dense to know that I want him to call me first?"
Jun picked up his towel and threw it at his band mate. "Both! Both of you are stupid!" Jun the sat beside Nino and leaned his body on the mirror before resuming. "You know that he is too dense to know it. It’s either you tell him to call you or you call him first!"
Nino was only playing with Jun's towel, not replying to him. He started to pout and looked at Jun who had a serious face.
"Oh gosh, Nino! He’ll only be away for 3 days. And it’s for work! Moreover, it’s only in Osaka. It’ll only take 2 to 3 hours to get there."
"Are you telling me to go and meet him there? Are you kidding me? I don’t even want to tell him that I need his calls and now you’re telling me to follow him there?"
Jun just ruffled his hair. He let out a deep sigh and walked around to warm up. Not long after that, Sho and Aiba came in together. While the others were busy warming up, Nino was looking blankly at his phone.
"What happened to him?" Sho asked.
"His beloved is away in Osaka for 3 days and he’s waiting for Ohno to call him. But he didn’t tell Ohno to call him. So maybe, Ohno is really busy over there and doesn’t have the time to call.”
"Again? They are together for three years now and they’re still doing the same thing!”
Aiba walked toward his best friend and snatched his phone away. Nino could only look up and throw a death glare at Aiba, but Aiba doesn’t seem to care. He called someone using Nino’s phone. When the line connected, Aiba changed it to loudspeaker so everyone can hear it.
"Moshi-Moshi, Kazu?"
"Oh, Leader, it’s me, Aiba."
"Oh, why are you calling me using Kazu's phone?"
"It’s not me who wanted to call you, it was Nino. He keeps on saying 'What could Satoshi be doing over there that he forgot to call me?’ And I’m helping him to know the answer."
"Give the phone back to him. I’ll say it directly to him."
Aiba turned off the loudspeaker and swiftly handed the phone back to Nino who just shrugged and placed the phone to his ear.
"Moshi moshi, Satoshi?"
"Yeah. So, what’s with that?"
"I just wanted to hear from you. Nothing else."
"So, it’s not because you miss me? I miss you though."
"Baka! of course I miss you. It’s just that you did not call me. I thought maybe you’re busy and I didn’t want to disturb you." When Nino said that, the other members pulled their tongues out, mocking him.
"You know I’m never busy when it comes to you Kazu. Don’t worry, I’m just doing my work here. I’m not cheating on you or anything. I’ll go back to the hotel right after my work is done.”
"Hai, wakatta. You don’t need to explain anything to me. I understand. When will you be back?"
"Probably the day after tomorrow. Why? You want me to bring you something?"
"No, nothing.Just... Anyway, you must be busy. You can go back to work. See you soon."
Nino cut the line before Ohno could say anything in reply. He looked at the other members who were looking at him in disbelief.
"What?" Nino asked, curious.
"Only that? You only said that? Are you fucking kidding me?" replied Jun.
"Then what should have I said to him? You were the one who made me call him What do you expect me to say to him?"
"Bakajanai no. You didn’t tell him to call you when he’s free.”
"Of course, not. I don’t want and I don’t need to say it to him. He should know that he must call me first."
"Arrgh! Then don’t throw a tantrum when he doesn’t call you, alright?"
"But, Sho. You know that he should know that I should hear from him. Why wouldn’t he know that he must call me?"
"How many times do I have to tell you, Ninomiya! Your boyfriend is dense. You should tell him first so he would know what he should do!"
"But Aiba doesn’t need to tell Sho-san, and Sho-san always calls him whenever, and wherever he goes!"
"Tell me who your boyfriend is again. Sakurai Sho or Ohno Satoshi?"
"Of course, Ohno Satoshi. Why are you even asking that? I don’t want to date a smart geek like Sho-san."
"That’s why I said Ninomiya Kazunari-san, your boyfriend is someone named Ohno Satoshi, the one we know to be so dense. So you need to tell him everything!"
"Fine, fine. If he doesn’t call me at all the whole day, I’ll tell him in the midnight!"
They started their rehearsal as soon as their dance teacher came in. It’s not like Nino can’t get the steps. He can. It’s just that he’s expressionless throughout the rehearsal. Jun didn’t get angry though because Nino didn’t mess up the choreography. It’s just that the atmosphere was thick and tense. They did the rehearsal for 3 hours, the same length as the actual concert.
"Finally, our rehearsal is over! How about the stage and that thing, Jun?" asked Sho.
"Yeah, we've decided on some parts and we’re still thinking about the other parts. It’s fine. Want to grab some drink? I’ll tell you."
"Sure. I’ll go with Masaki. How about you, Nino? Wanna join?"
"No. I want to play games." With only that, Nino got out from the rehearsal room and went straight away to the parking lot.
Fortunately, Nino doesn’t have anymore job for the rest of the day. So, he just drives his car with a speed the law allows. Heck, he doesn’t want to end up paying for penalty. He didn’t immediately return to his apartment. He drove first to Ohno's favorite curry shop, bought Ohno's favorite and brought it back to his apartment.
Nino parked his car. He lifted his bag on his left shoulder and took the curry rice in his right hand. He took the elevator to his floor. His apartment was still in the same when he left earlier that day. Still pitch black. Nino threw his bag and his jacket onto the sofa before going to kitchen.
Nino turned the light only in the dining room where he will eat his dinner. He took a look at the clock in the wall. Actually, it’s pretty early to be eating dinner, but Nino doesn’t care and just digs in in his rice.
Nino just left the plate in the sink and went to the living room. He turned the lights on before turning on his console.He put his silent phone beside and focused on his game. A number of hours passed before he finally stopped playing. He was laying on his carpet, his hand wandering to find his phone. Still same before he started playing. Knowing that no one will be calling or mailing him at this time, he put his phone away. He got up and started playing again.
Nino was woken up because suddenly, there was light above and beside him. When he opened his eyes, he looked at his surrounding before laying his head again. He surely fell asleep in the middle of the game.
Nino looked up at the clock and found out that it was already noon. He hurriedly went to his room to wash and do some stuff in the toilet. Hey, he is human too, who needs to pee and poo. But when he was done with his business, he found something was different in his room, or his and Ohno's room. He remembers not turning on any light aside from the light in the kitchen and the living room. But right now, his room is bright and it’s not because of sunlight since the curtains are closed. He was sure something was wrong. So, he hurriedly went back to the living room. He found nothing, just a huge, white blanket and he was sure he was not the one who put it there.
"Oh, you’re awake?" someone asked behind Nino, making him startle a bit.
"Satoshi? When did you return? Why didn’t you tell me you’ll be coming back earlier?"
Ohno did not answer his question and just shoved a blue mug filled with warm tea at him. Nino accepted it happily. He was very thirsty, and the shock earlier made him want to drink more and more.
Ohno led them to sit on their couch, Nino following closely behind him. Instead of sitting side by side, Nino sat away from Ohno a bit so he can look at Ohno from the side.
"So, why you are here? I thought you’ll be back at least tonight? And I know I did not sleep more than 24 hours. So, why you are here?"
"So, you don’t want me back then? Even though I worked really hard to finish my work faster so that I can come back home as soon as I can."
"It’s not that I don’t want you back! Why can’t you understand that? I just don’t want you to not do your job properly and just go home."
"Why would you say that? You know I would never neglect my job. It’s fine. I did everything properly. You don’t need to worry. I worked really hard to finish everything early so that I can go home as soon as possible because I miss you. I missed you, okay? I really missed you. I wanted to see your face and hear your voice as soon as possible. And your call yesterday just made me want to come home even more. So I did everything in my power to finish early so that I can be back in your arms again. Why can’t you understand that?”
Nino just gulped everything down in the mug and looked at his beloved. He was finally sitting beside him and they were looking face to face. Nino put the mug on the table before throwing his body on Ohno. It’s not because he was about to faint but because he just wanted to hug Ohno so bad. Nino circled his arms around Ohno's body and buried his head in Ohno's neck.
"Okaeri, Satoshi."
Nino loosened his hug after Ohno muttered "Tadaima" in his ear. He was still looking down, not making any eye contact with Ohno. But soon, he met Ohno's eyes and felt Ohno's fingers lift his face up. In the next second, he felt something sweet on his lips. Ohno kissed him right on his lips. Ohno, not wanting to do more, just placed his lips on his and that’s all. But even with only that, Nino can feel all kinds of emotions, coming from his lips and spreading to all the cells in his body.
When they finally pull apart, Nino bravely looked up to lock gaze with Ohno’s eyes. He pulled his body back and crossed his arms on his chest. Ohno can only frown, not understanding anything.
"Nino? What? Is there any problem?"
"You don’t know what the problem is? Or are you just playing dumb?" Nino asked as he turned his gaze to the other side, refusing to look at his beloved.
Ohno just leaned back on the sofa. “You know you must say something so that I can understand. I’m not playing. I really don’t know anything.” He sat up again and looked at Nino. “Tell me?”
Nino sighed before turning his head again, with a finger pointing at Ohno, "You! Why did you not call me when you were away? If Aiba did not call you, we wouldn’t have talked at all!”
"Again? That same question?"
"Because you’re always like that .Whenever you work out of town or out of the country, you would never call me. And when you come back and I reprimand you for not calling me, you would just say that you understand, but you actually don’t. You always do the same thing! How many times do I have to remind you to call me?”
“Then how many times do I have to tell you that you need to tell me first so that I’ll remember to call you. I don’t have my phone with me 24/7. My manager keeps my phone when the cameras are rolling and I often forget to take it with me.”
"Fine. You always say that. I know it. Fine, fine."
"Kazu, don’t be childish. Not calling you doesn’t mean I don’t care about you. If I’ll have another work out of town or country, just send me a mail to remind me. You know how dense and insensitive I can be. That’s why I want you to tell me. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong unless other people tell me. And I’m sorry for not calling you.”
Nino took a deep breath and pouted before nodding. “Hai.Gomen ne, Satoshi.”
Suddenly Ohno clapped his hands and smiled widely, "I have something for you from Osaka. Can you get it from my bag? It’s in a blue box."
Nino looked at him suspiciously before standing up and going to their room. He looked for Ohno’s bag and found a small, blue suede box. He took it and gave it to Ohno who was still in the living room.
"Open it," commanded Ohno, and Nino opened the box.
Nino found a simple blue charm and took it out. He looked at Ohno, not understanding anything. "Satoshi? Charm? Eh? Why?"
“I went to shrine for my location shooting yesterday. I bought that charm. It’s a charm that can be used as a bookmark and we can write on the back of it. I bought it because I want to write something to you. Why don’t you read what I wrote?”
Nino flips the charm and found a few lines of neat handwriting. He sat beside Ohno again before he started reading.
To my Kazunari, the one and only who holds my heart;
I wish for you to always have good health. I wish you all the best.
Don’t ever leave me. Spend the rest of your life with me?
Marry Me?
Nino’s eyes widened as he looked at Ohno in disbelief. “Satoshi, kore, nani?”
“Hmm, a proposal?”
“Proposal? Who? You? To me? Are you serious? Or is this just a prank? Dokkiri? Hidden camera?”
"HA?? Why are you suspecting me like that! I am serious in here! I am so damn serious. I am proposing to you!"
"Satoshi..."
“So Ninomiya Kazunari, I know that this is not the kind of romantic and cheesy proposal they show on tv. And I am aware that I’m just a mere human being. I’m not worthy of you. I know that I’m too dense and I need to be told on what to do. I know you’re frustrated because of that. But let me tell you this. I will make sure that you’ll tell me everything so that I will know what to do. I still have a lot of insecurities; I still have a lot of negative stuff in me. That is why I want to take all of your negative side to make our relationship positive. This is the way I want us to be. So, marry me?”
"Are you really Satoshi? Did they make you drink something in Osaka that made you blabber like this?”
“Why are you mocking me? I am here waiting for your answer. Shall I say it again?”
"Un. Say it one more time? I like listening to your deep voice when you ask me."
"Marry Me?" But this time, Ohno pulled something from under sofa and brought it in front of Nino. It was a big canvas with a pencil drawing on it. It was a drawing of Ohno proposing to Nino with a ring in his hand and Nino covering his mouth in surprise.
Nino was making the exact same expression as his expression in the canvas. He looked at Ohno in disbelief many times before he woke up from his somewhat kind of trance. He knows Ohno’s not proposing to him with a ring or any jewelry like what other people do. Instead, he was proposing with one of his best drawings. So, Nino took the canvas and leaned towards Ohno, their lips just an inch apart. “Of course, Satoshi. So, hurry up, marry me!”
This is My Arashi Exchange this year for "Ohmiyaaddict". I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for reading...
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