Fanficlet: Boku no Rakuen (My Paradise)
Characters: Tackey and Tsubasa
Pairing: TakiTsuba
Genre: Angst and fluff
Rating: G
Summary: Tsubasa has found his paradise. Takki wants to find it too. Will he?
Disclaimer: The boys may be my paradise, but they’re not mine.
Picture with thanks from kawaii_asa.
Boku no Rakuen
It's the weekend and one of the rare ones in which he's at home cooking dinner. It’s been a while since Tsubasa last cooked. But it’s understandable. He has been busy with Playzone’s rehearsal. So, this evening, he has every intention of staying put indoors, cooking, chilling and enjoying his photobook, Boku no Rakuen for the umpteenth time.
The phone rings.
‘Ano... hey... hi, Tsubasa. It’s me... How are you?’
It’s a voice from the past, an almost distant past.
‘Hide-kun... I’m well. And you?’
‘I’m okay.’
An awkward silence ensues.
‘Ano, it’s just that I’ve been flipping through your photobook lately. You didn’t write much but you did share some memories from your past.’
Takki can’t see it, but Tsubasa smiles.
‘You cry a lot, don’t you?’
Tsubasa’s smile does an about-turn. Trust Takki to ruin a sentimental moment.
‘That time after your primary school baseball practice and during Johnny's Junior days.’
‘It’s not my fault I was born with overly active tear ducts,’ the sensitive boy retorts.
Tsubasa can’t see it, but Takki smiles. The latter can almost hear a childish pout. Then, the smile vanishes as quickly as it appeared.
‘Do I make you cry too?’
A stunned silence ensues.
‘There were tears of joy too.’
The answer is honest and sincere but delayed.
‘So, that means there were tears of hurt and pain too.’
Takki can’t see it, but Tsubasa’s eyes turn misty.
‘Where are you, Hide-kun?’
It would be so much more embarrassing to have this conversation in person. But Tsubasa is overcome with a sudden urge to see Takki.
‘Come find me. If you can find me before nightfall, it means we’re meant to be.’
Tsubasa rolls his eyes.
‘Did you watch the movie, Serendipity recently?’
‘Seren- what? Never mind. Hurry, I’m waiting.’
The phone dies.
For a moment, Tsubasa stares blankly at his phone. But before he realizes, he's putting on his shoes and heading out of his apartment.
Not a minute after he opens his front door, Tsubasa calls Takki on the phone.
‘Hide-kun, I’m sorry. I’m afraid I'll be delayed.’
‘Delayed?’
‘Yeah. There’s a stray at my door.’
‘A stray? Dog or cat?’
‘Can’t quite tell.’
Tsubasa reaches out cautiously and strokes its brown mane gently.
‘Whatever it is, it’s cute.’
‘What you gonna do with it?’
‘It looks a little scrawny, like it needs plenty of home-cooked goodness.’
‘And then?’
‘I’ll give it a good scrub down.’
The smile returns to Takki’s face.
‘And?’
‘Plenty of loving?’
‘Sounds serious. You keeping it as a pet?’
‘Well, it does look like it needs to love and be loved.’
‘Careful now. A pet’s for life. What if it messes up your kitchen, wardrobe and heart?’
‘No biggie. I can always banish it to the balcony.’
Takki furrows his brows and frowns. Because he much prefers the bed to the balcony. Even so, the frown quickly does an about-turn. Because be it the bed, balcony, bathroom or kitchen, as long as it’s with Tsubasa, they’re all Takki’s paradise.
End
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Bonus (pics from Google search):
Tsubasa: Mine. Takki: His.
Tsubasa: Still mine. Takki: Still his.
2007 2009
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