“Damn it….” Aiba cursed under his breath. He needed more money urgently and just where could he get hold of it from? Money doesn’t grow from trees nor fall from the sky. Such miracles will never happen, will it? For college student Aiba Masaki, focusing on both studies and earning money were extremely difficult. He’s bad at managing time and making schedules to balance his daily activities resulted in it being quite pointless.
The apartment rent was yet to be paid. Sure he’d been making excuses for the past one year and the landlord was nice enough to let him off every time he failed to pay, but he felt guilty for taking this as an advantage. He also didn’t want help from his parents thinking they’d have the impression of him being an incapable man. He also had a very weird dream to attain. And of course, it involved money as well.
“Other people are having things difficult too” was what Aiba kept telling himself. He walked down the street, staring at his salary in hand. They were just enough for him to live on. “Guess I’ve to cut down on food expenses again…” sighed Aiba heavily.
As he was about to turn into a lane, a pair of hands suddenly gripped his arms tightly. Aiba wasn’t given the chance to fight then was pushed inside a van. “What are you guys doing!!! Let go!!!” shouted Aiba but his arms and feet were locked by strong grips and his surrounding was rather dark as he was immediately blindfolded. “I don’t have any money! Please let me go! I’m just a poor commoner!” begged Aiba almost crying. Yes, he was awfully terrified of what’s going on. Scary images of what the kidnappers may do to him played in his head countless time.
“Are you Aiba Masaki?” a man with a manly voice questioned. “Ye-yes..I am!” answered Aiba confidently but then he realized how foolish his action was. He just revealed his identity to the kidnappers. “Aren’t you one smart guy?” hissed Aiba to himself. To his relieve, the grips loosened and the blindfold was slowly untied.
“Rest assure Aiba-san, we’re not going to harm you…” guaranteed the handsome looking man at his right. The man had distinct features which looked quite scary to Aiba. On his right sat a sleepy looking man with chubby cheeks who appeared to be unfocused. “Wh-who are you then?” He began doubting these men were criminals. They say don’t judge a book by its cover but by the looks of these two, they had no criminal-like look. One’s extremely cute and the other smiles with the looks that could melt just anybody.
“I’m Matsumoto Jun and he’s Ohno Satoshi. We’re here to help you”
“Help me?”
“Let’s say, we’re here for a trade”
That’s more like it, just what Aiba thought. Having complete strangers helping you without any form of trade rarely happens nowadays. “We know your background Aiba-san and we’re aware that you’re experiencing some financial problems. You’re currently finding money to pay off your apartment rental and debts. To also fulfill your childhood dreams, you’re focusing on studies and works part time jobs at about 3 different places, am I right?” throughout the whole explanation session, Aiba’s eyes widened. Even his mom knew nothing of as mentioned. “Who are you guys….” Whispered Aiba but heard by the main talker, Matsumoto.
“About that, no need to worry. Back to business. We need you to babysit somebody until a certain period in trade for ten million ye-”
“TEN MILLION YEN?!!!” The guy couldn’t hide his surprise. These guys look like a bunch of rich ass, proving that they’d be able to manage such amount. Happy images filled Aiba’s mind with him smiling and grinning like an idiot. Jun smirked at the expected reaction.
“Is that a yes?” Aiba nodded hesitantly, but then confidently. The fact that money won disappointed Aiba, but he had a dream with a huge amount of money needed to accomplish. Jun took out a clearfile and handed it over.
“We need you to take care of this guy until the day of his engagement is decided… The reason is because, we don’t want him to get in the way...” clarify Jun while busing himself with some other papers in hand. Aiba on the other hand observed the man’s picture. ‘Ugly’ was the first word that came into his mind. Appearance played a big role and his impressions toward this ‘guy’ was already awful. The long semi-curly hair, disorganized mustache and beard of the man made Aiba go “euw”. Fortunately, the two men didn’t seem to hear the insulting word. “Sakurai Sho” read Aiba on the name column. The name appeared too familiar but he just couldn’t put his finger on any past encounters…
“We’ll provide you the full payment after you complete the task. For the time being, we’ll bank in the money needed for both of your needs. And one more thing Aiba-san, don’t try to cheat us in any possible form because we know you inside out” proclaimed the handsome yet frightening Matsumoto Jun. Now, Aiba knew of not to messed with whoever these people were and just run the task as ordered.
“To complete the last procedure please sign this” commanded Jun with a husky tone. Aiba signed the contract without a second thought to it. He didn’t even read its content. Jun’s creepy expressions influenced his immediate actions.
By the time he realized it, the van stopped in front of his apartment. The creepy feeling crawled along his spine, understanding how much these people knew of him. “We’ll pick you up tomorrow, at 8 sharp, here…” said Ohno in a sluggish tone with the same tired expression. At least he said something at last...Aiba descended the van while hesitating. Was he seriously doing this?
Before Aiba managed to throw questions, the van was already out of sight. He heaved a sigh and looked back at the documents. He scratched his unitchy scalp before leaning against the lamp post. “What did I just got myself into!!!???”
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A/N: The image I had of SHO was the one from KIROII NAMIDA!! actually in my point of view i hated him at first, but after staring at this pic, he doesn't look too bad, does he? still handsome I can say :D i guess the word 'ugly' sounded too harsh! haha~~ it's just a fic so never mind :3
I'm starting this....I don't wana make a lot of chapter out of this fic, but I think I will xP coz I have so many ideas in mind!
plus, I'm going to write a sakumoto chaptered fic ~! Gonna try updating two fics at the same time :P
I wonder if I'll be able to update fast ~
I hope the prologue isn't so complicated to understand!
comments are extra LOVE!!!!
thanks for reading :3