...FALLING FOR MY ANIKI chapter 5...
Title: Falling for My Aniki
Pairing: TaNaka
Genre: Romance (with a splash of Drama, Crack and Action)
Rating: PG-15 … it’s totally safe!
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don’t own any of the JE boys in this fic. *sniffs*
Summary: Koki just graduated from college and in his hopes of finding a good job that would take him to his dream of becoming Japan’s number 1, stumbles to a group of yakuzas instead. His monotonous life takes a new turn as he meets his new boss. Meanwhile, Maru is the only heir to one of Japan’s most powerful yakuza clans. He keeps running away from his family until Koki, the new member of the mob, comes and gets assigned to be his personal bodyguard. Now, stubborn Maru meets his match… a more stubborn Koki.
Author’s Notes: This fic is dedicated to snow_guardian… I owe this plot to you hunny… Thanks for letting me write this. Hope you like it!
PROLOGUE | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
Yuichi hummed happily as he made himself comfortable inside the Tanaka household’s small kitchen.
“Aniki…” Koki spoke out of nowhere and the older man nearly had a heart attack.
Yuichi cursed under his breath before he spun around with a knife ready to dart at Koki.
“Whoa… whoa… whoa…” Koki raised his hands up in surrender. “I was just teasing you… darn.” Koki scratched his fuzzy head.
“Go away. I’m cooking and you’re disturbing me.” Yuichi turned back to his current chore.
Koki walked over to his side and looked curiously at what the other was doing. “And I thought you’ll teach me how to make a salad…”
“Later, I have to cook this first. Why don’t you go help your father and make yourself useful?”
“Yuichi, its 6 in the evening, the shop has just closed.” Koki reasoned out as he picked the onion spring and washed it.
The Young Master just huffed and let Koki meddle with him in the kitchen. “Ne, is it just you and your father here?”
“Nope…” Koki handed the washed vegetable and started peeling a carrot, “I have a younger brother… and speaking of, he’s kinda late. His classes end at 4 in the afternoon.”
Just then another voice echoed through the house. “Tadaima!”
“Okaeri!” Koki shouted from the kitchen and instantly, the owner of the voice rushed to where they were.
“Oniichan!!!” a boy in his school uniform came rushing to hug Koki.
“Hey!!!” Koki ruffled the younger one’s hair before pulling away and kneeling in front of him. “You missed me, huh?”
The boy broke a wide grin. “Yeah, I thought you were kidnapped! And Papa was so worried too!”
“I know. But see, I am alright! I’m in perfect shape… see!” Koki even stood up and made a 360-degree turn to emphasize. “Anyway young man, you just had me worried too! Shouldn’t you be here an hour ago? Where have you been?”
The young boy raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t Papa tell you?”
“Tell me what?”
“I’m in the basketball club, niichan. We practice for an hour everyday after our last class.”
“Really? Ja, you have to tell me if you’re going to inter-school competitions, ne?”
The young boy nodded and finally noticed the presence of the stranger in their kitchen. He blinked at the tall man before looking at Koki. He pulled Koki down to whisper on his ear. “Niichan, who’s that guy?”
“Oh, yeah… I almost forgot. Come on, I’ll introduce you.” Koki pulled his little brother to Yuichi’s direction and the latter had been watching amusedly at the two. “Yuichi, this is my brother Juri.” Koki nudged the young boy and smiled.
“Doumo.” Juri bowed and smiled, “I am Tanaka Juri.”
Yuichi smiled brightly and shuffled the boy’s hair. “Hello, Juri! My name is Yuichi.”
“Are you niichan’s friend?”
“Uhm.” Yuichi nodded. “And I’m staying here tonight, if you’re okay with that.”
“Of course, niichan’s friend is always welcome here. But actually, it’s the first time niichan brought home a friend since he doesn’t have much.” Juri giggled and immediately earned a smack from Koki.
“Hey, that was mean!” Yuichi glared at Koki as he rubbed Juri’s head. Koki hissed at rolled his eyes.
“Okay, okay… Juri, go get a shower… You stink.” Koki sneered as he pushed the boy out of the kitchen.
Yuichi went back to his cooking, smiling at the other two’s silliness.
~**~
The four men sat at the dinner table and Yuichi was totally amused. The Tanakas were so rowdy even when their mouths were stuffed with food. Juri kept praising Yuichi for the delicious food and so did their father. Meanwhile, Koki has the smallest tinge of embarrassment as he was busy himself feasting on Yuichi’s dishes.
“By the way Yuichi-kun, I hope you don’t mind sleeping in Koki’s room. It’s a bit messy but he’ll have it cleaned, right?” Koki’s father eyed the bald guy implying that the only answer he would accept was ‘yes’.
Koki nodded once, “Like a have a choice…”
“It’s okay, Uncle. I don’t mind taking the couch.”
“No, it’s totally fine. Seriously…” Koki interrupted reassuring Yuichi that it was fine.
The Young Master just smiled timidly as he finished his food.
When dinner was over, Juri took charge of the dishes while Koki and Yuichi headed to the bedroom.
~**~
The room was not as small as Yuichi thought. But the bed was definitely only for one person. He looked around to see old cds of foreign artists stacked on a study table. He could barely recognize who the artists were, except for Tupac who is an international music legacy. There were a few books covered with dust and a pile of action dvds in one corner.
A few pairs of sneakers were also scattered around the bed area and a couple of sports magazines left on the bed.
“Yuichi.” Koki’s voice interrupted him. A towel was placed on his hands and he looked at Koki confusedly.
“I thought you might want a cold shower, today was kinda exhausting, don’t you think?”
Yuichi said nothing and just flopped on Koki’s bed instead. He pushed the magazines right beside him before fully sprawling on the mattress, stretching his arms and legs. “Yeah, I am pretty tired.” He closed his eyes briefly
Koki, however, was stunned. Yuichi on his bed, laying there as if he owned the bed, and a patch of skin peeking through his shirt. Koki shook his head to rid himself of any possible improper thoughts. He then dropped the pieces of clothing on top of the lying man.
“What?” Yuichi whined with the weight on his stomach.
“Use my clothes for the meantime. We’re not staying long here anyway.”
Yuichi sat up and frowned. He picked up the clothes and proceeded to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Koki started cleaning up.
Several minutes later, the bathroom door creaked open and Koki ran up to the door expecting for his turn on the shower. He was welcomed by a surprise when Yuichi popped his head out, hair dripping wet and shoulder shimmering with water. Koki gulped at the sight. Why was he being tortured by the older man?
“Hey, could you hand over the towel? I left it on your bed.” Yuichi grinned and Koki nodded absently as he turned back to get the towel. Koki returned still in daze as he handed the towel to the source of his torture.
“Hey, are you okay?” Yuichi asked worriedly when he noticed Koki turning pale.
“Ye-Yeah!!! Could you move faster now? I need a shower too!” Koki could only grumble back. He was puzzled himself with his weird feelings.
“Oh… I’m done. Just a moment… and thanks for this.” Yuichi smiled which Koki thought was sweet. And now Koki so wanted to bang his head on the wall.
~**~
Koki was already fixing the bed for him when Yuichi finally spoke, “I can sleep on the floor. I don’t mind.”
Koki looked at him skeptically, thought about it for a minute before smiling sincerely. “That would make me a very bad host though. I’m fine on the floor, thank you.”
“Sure???”
“Sure… Ja, all done. You can sleep now.” Koki announced as he tucked the blanket in place. When Yuichi had settled, he then laid a futon and prepared for sleep.
The next morning, Koki woke up first and slowly sat up as he yawned. He rubbed his eyes briefly before he finally remembered that he was at home and that Yuichi was actually on his bed. Slowly, he opened his eyes and the mere sight just made him smile so early in the morning.
Yuichi was sprawled stomach flat on his bed, hair sticking out to all directions, one hand stretched and extending out the bed and mouth partly opened. Before Koki could even realize it, he was already leaning closer to Yuichi’s face.
Yuichi stirred just in time so Koki quickly moved away and fell back on his futon and closed his eyes hoping that the older man didn’t see him as he pretended to sleep again. Then suddenly, a heavy weight landed beside him as Yuichi had rolled off the bed and fell just right beside Koki.
The younger man was about to inch away when Yuichi’s arm started to wrap around his waist and the latter just snuggled even closer to him making a comfortable pillow of his chest. For a moment, Koki thought his heart was pounding so fast that it would burst. And then he closed his eyes again, hoping that what’s happening is only a weird dream and that he’d wake up in a normal scenario.
A/N: Sorry, this was delayed. I was in school the whole day yesterday and guess what? I’m finally done with my requirements… I’m up for graduation next week… Yeay!!! I’m finally off from uni… but that means I have to find a work soon too!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this one… I just can’t help but put Juri in… That boy is growing up fast… and he is getting gorgeous… *squeals* There will be another guest next chap… And I’ll try to post the next one very soon… comments are loved!!!