You are the only One <>
Chapter 10
Jun awaken from his sleep by the loud bang on his front door. He peek at his phone to see the time, Its 3am in the morning. "Why can't you just forget about him?" He grumbled to himself and stormed to open the door for his housemate. Sho's back head almost hit their apartment floor when Jun open the door as he sat with his back leaned against the door. His weight almost double and it's not easy for Jun to bring him to his bedroom. Toma came out from the guestroom. Toma just reached that afternoon for holiday or more like he was asked to come by Jun to look after Sho when he is away. "Sorry but I guess the loud bang woke you up too." Toma just give a nod as reply and put Sho left arm on his shoulder to help Jun seeing how he struggled to carry Sho To his bedroom. Jun left Sho on his bed and went to the washroom while Toma help to take off Sho clothes. Jun came back with wet towel to clean his friend before letting sleep. "Ma-kun!" the only word that came out from Sho mouth as they were leaving the room.
"He loves him too much" Toma tap Jun shoulder when they were seating on the sofa. He never see Sho this broken and understood why Jun asked him to come. "I'm sorry to made you came here and look after him Toma. As you can see, He looks fine but broken inside. He is more like a robot with manual description. Every day he came to work and stay till late at night if he left early, he will come home drunk like this. That is why I dont want to leave him alone and I need to go back to Tokyo soon. I need to find out if there is different truth behind from what we know. I know Nino always suspicious to others but if Toshi-ni had the same opinion I guess it might be true." At first Jun want to ignore it but when Satoshi called him personally, he knew he has to do it. "I never knew that sleepy guy had strong influence on you." Toma remembered the guy. He met the older guy who looks sleepy and dazed all the time. "Toshi-ni is not someone who is noisy and brat like Nino. They are totally opposite of each other which I think one of the reason why they can get along well and complete each other. But he is observant and between three of us Masaki is the most closest to him like his own brother as Toshi-ni used to stay with Masaki family when his family moved to overseas. He never express or I can say he is bad when come to express his feeling, but if he cried because of Masaki that's mean that guy condition was no different from Sho." They went back to their rooms. Its took a while for Jun to go back to sleep with all the mess in his head.
Sho woke up to see only Toma in the kitchen. "Toma!" He didn't even know when Toma came and a bit shock to see him. He was looking for Jun. "Jun left to airport. He will be flying to Tokyo today." Toma told him as if he can read the question on Sho mind. Tokyo, Sho remembered Nino phone call the other day. He felt bitter and torn as Jun went to help the guy who hurt him but he still love him not to care about him and he knew too well how close they are long before Sho know Jun. "When you reached Toma?" "I reached yesterday afternoon and a bit disappointed when Jun told me he will be flying to Tokyo today. I should just wait for him in Tokyo and come along with him. " Toma showing a sad face although that is not the case. Sho seem to believed his word. Sho just show a bitter smile to Toma. He know both Toma and Jun still playing cat and mouse game although both love each other so much. Toma had been showing his interest to Jun was more than a friend since their final year in University but Jun still not open to serious relationship and still scared to commit to anyone due to his lifestyle and focus on his work. "Anyway, Jun said you can work from home from today till next Monday. He had informed the office so you can bring me around. " Toma continued. "I'm sorry Toma, although I dont remember everything but I believe I've troubled not only Jun but you too last night." Sho didn't remember everything but he aware of his condition when he reached home. "Did Jun informed you how many days he will be away?" Sho asked. Toma just shook his head. Sho took his phone and typed a message to wish Jun safe journey and apologized for the trouble he caused last night.
To: Jun
Have a safe trip and I'm sorry about last night.
Send my regards to Nino and Toshi-ni.
To: Sho
Thank You and don't worry about last night.
Please help me to take care of our friend
and I will try to come back soon.
Jun kept his phone in his pocket looking at his watch. He will reach Tokyo after 12hrs and he had ensured his flight will reach after Masaki departed to Seoul. Satoshi promised to fetch him and Nino had briefly spoke to him about his suspicion.
Satoshi waived his hand as soon as he saw Jun came out from the arrival gate. "Thank you for coming Jun" Jun nod his head. "I came because of you Toshi-ni. I'm still angry with Masaki." Satoshi can only smile as understood what Jun felt. "Come let's go home, Nino prepared special dinner for us." Satoshi pulled him to the car park to get his car. Nino welcomed them with wide smile and let Jun rest in the guestroom before starting their dinner. Jun will be staying in their apartment instead of going back to his parent's house. Jun lied to his father about the reason he came back so he don't wish to have any interrogation session with him.
Jun and Nino moved to living room while waiting for Satoshi finish washing the dish. " Sho send his regard to both of you." Jun started to talk as soon as Satoshi sat next to him on the long sofa. "How is he doing? Is it ok to leave him alone right now?" Jun rolled his eyes. "You are funny Nino to ask me that question when you are the one who rushed me to be here. He is not fine although he always said otherwise. He either drown himself in his work or alcohol. I've asked Toma to come so he can look after him." Both Nino and Satoshi smirked upon hearing Toma name and Jun sent laser stare when he noticed that. "What!" Jun knows what on their mind. "I believed that Toma love you so much to be able to do that for you. " Satoshi smiled seeing the pink spot on Jun cheek. "Yes! I agree. Why dont you just stop your game and except him. He waited too long and I'm not surprised if one day he got tired and left. It will be your loss. You knew it." Nino continue to pour oil on Jun's heart flame. They both know Jun hate to talk about it. It's not he don't like Toma, in fact he cant imagine his life without him but Jun was scared to commit especially now when he is always busy with work and had to travel most of the time. Jun scared his partner will get tired of him and the relationship will end up in disaster. "Well for your info he is not doing it for me but because he care about Sho who is also his best friend and let me remind you, I'm not here to talk about Toma and me but about Masaki and his new happy family." Jun let go his frustration at one time. His two friends just laugh and Nino pull him towards the door and Satoshi brought one of the groceries bag that they bought on their way home just now. "Let's Go, we need to bring you to a place" Jun confused. It's almost 10pm and the three of them were only in their t-shirt and sweat pants.
With the smooth traffic and Nino speed, the reach their destination in less than 20 min. The two storey house in Minato looks empty and very dark from outside. Jun wondered whose house and why they went to the house when the owner was obviously not at home. "Come! you will know once you are inside" Nino whispered as if he can read Jun's mind. Satoshi open the door and switch on the lights. The house was big and was decorated nicely. The decoration was cosy. "Wow! you guys didn't tell me that you bought a new house? So you guys planning to start a family?" He asked but no reply heard from any of two friends except for a pinch from Nino. Satoshi left the bag on the dining table and Nino brought him up to second floor entering the last door at the end of the corner. Once the light in the room switched on, Satoshi shook his head. Jun saw few cans of beer and empty bottles of wines on the floor. The room reek of alcohol. Jun saw a three in one photo frames the study table at the corner of the room. Jun moved nearer to the table and saw there were photos of Masaki and Sho. He remembered the photo in the middle frame. It's the photo that Jun took for them last summer when they went to El Porto Beach. Jun saw a big frame covers with red cloth. His heart pain to see it's a painting of Sho and Masaki laughing and looking at each other lovingly. "This....?" Jun didn't get to finish his words. "Yes I drew that photo by Masaki request. He bought this house to surprise Sho and proposed to him to move live together when Sho came back from LA. He is not happy as what you think Jun. He is suffering. There are nights when we lost contact of him and I will found him here drunk. This place seems to be his secret hideout to cherish his memories with Sho. " Satoshi explanation made Jun realized his wrong judgement to Masaki. "He sold his apartment to buy this house but when they broke off, he can't bring himself to sell back this house or to stay here with his wife. That is the reason why he moved in to Yuri apartment. It is not as what both you and Sho think." Nino continued before he left the room with Jun going down to the study room while Satoshi clean the room. Although Masaki always told him not to do it, he can't stand to see Masaki sleep in dirts. The study room fill with books not only of Masaki but Sho's interest too including Sho's favourite anime. " Now you believe me that he is suffering?" Nino asked after the three of them gather in the living room. "But is it okay for us to just come in when Masaki not in?" Jun just ask out of curiosity. "It's fine. Masaki gave me a spare key and he knows I sometimes came here to clean and brought the groceries for him." Satoshi replied. "So he live in this house alone?" Jun still curious oh his best friends. He was too angry to find it out before. "Once a while he will be here, sometime he went back to Chiba or to our apartment. He only when back to Yuri apartment when it's time for her medical check up. But that woman had been in and out of hospital frequently, she had complications and from what we heard yesterday, her condition didn't get any better." Nino explained.
" Okay now tell me what are you suspecting." It's time for them to start the real conversation and the real reason they want him to be here as soon as possible. "Firstly, You know among four of us, Masaki has the highest tolerance when it came to alcohol and you know that he never drink till drunk if he is not with any of us or anyone closed to him. I don't know Yuri well but I do know they know each other when they were kids as Yuri went to same elementary school as Masaki before she was adopted from the orphanage in Chiba. I also know that she is materialistic woman who goes for guys with money. I saw her with her boyfriend once when I fetch Masaki from the airport around two months before the incident and guess who is it? It's Shingo Murakami." Jun eyes widened. "You mean the youngest son of Murakami Corporation?" Nino Nod. "So don't you think its suspicious from the heir of the big corporation to Masaki. Well Masaki not poor but he is not from rich family and knowing her nature is enough to make me suspicious. " Nino explanation now make sense to Jun. " And this morning, I overheard her Gynecologist friend talk to another doctor that she was in her 27th week but I remember correctly its was less than 6 months ago from the night that she claimed Masaki sleep with her. " Nino showed his phone history to Jun. "Do you know where they went for drink that night?" Jun asked. "Yes, Forza Bar." The bar name sound familiar to Jun as he tried to remember and the figure of his Junior in University who is also a son of his dad's friend came to his mind, Tamamori Yuta. His father is the owner of Yumori Kitchen, one of the biggest restaurant chain in Japan but Yuta is stubborn to start on his own and prefer to set up a bar on his own than inherited the restaurant business from his dad. He still remember how that young boy used to beg him to let him train as a bartender at one of the bar in his hotel chain from one of his best bartender. Jun smile as he knew he can get Yuta's help to find their first lead. He dialled the number and arranged to meet him the following day.
Jun and Satoshi came to the bar before its opening hours to meet Yuta as promised. Since Satoshi is a freelancer, he decided it best for him to go with Jun instead of Nino who needs to be at work "Do you remember them? I know it's been few month so don't force yourself if you can't." Jun try not to stress him although he is sure Yuta may remember something from the photo which was shown to him based on the Yuta face reaction. "No senpai, I remembered them well because I've personally asked one of the waiter to help her carry the guy to get a taxi. He was totally wasted that night." Both Satoshi and Jun look at each other. Does that mean their assumption was wrong? So Masaki was totally drunk that day? "You mean he was totally drunk?" Jun asked to confirm. "He was unconscious when they left the bar but.." Yuta not sure if he should say out his suspicion. "But? Tell me Yuta whatever you know. You might save someone life." Jun tried to assured him to open his mouth. "There were not many people that night so I can see almost everyone and since they came in to the bar, the woman attract my attention. I mean I saw her came with Murakami son before and they look so loving so I'm shocked to see her came with different guy. From a glance you can see that they are nothing more than friend because I can see that the guy being formal you know like how you are when you are with an acquaintance they always have this invisible wall between them." Yuta moved his hand as if trying to draw the invisible wall into their mind. Both Satoshi and Jun nod their head telling him that they got what he meant. Yuta continued, "The woman didn't drink much that day but she kept pouring drink for him. He looks like someone who have high alcohol tolerance but around 10 minutes after he came back from the washroom he felt asleep. Since she was struggled to hold him I ask one of the waiter to help her. " Satoshi look at Jun and as if they were thinking of the same thing. Jun look at the table which Yuta claim where both Masaki and Yuri sat that night and saw a CCTV camera on top of it. "Do you have CCTV record for that night. I can give you the date. " Jun knew Yuta can never deny his request. "We don't have it here as its more that 3months but I can request it from the CCTV company. It will take sometimes but I will try to send it as urgent request to them." They thank Yuta and left the bar. Now they moved to their next step while waiting for the video from Yuta.
They reach the hospital after lunch hour. Satoshi went alone to Yuri room to look at her. He had to kept his promise to Masaki to drop by whenever he had the time when Masaki not around. Jun never met her before and since Masaki is not aware of Jun arrival in Japan it's better that Yuri didn't see him too. Yuri was sleeping and Satoshi saw Keiko in the room. "Sensei, Can I speak to you for a moment?" Satoshi led Keiko out of the room. "Thank You for visiting." Keiko bowed politely to Satoshi with a thankful smile. "It's okay. I just kept my promise to Masaki." Satoshi answered politely. " Masaki is lucky to have you as his best friend. " Satoshi smiled. Jun was looking at them from the corner a bit far from them but close enough to hear their conversation. "No, I'm the lucky one to have Masaki as my friend and someone who I love like my own brother." Keiko smiled gladly hearing the words from him. Satoshi continued, "So because of that, I won't be able to tolerate anyone trying to mess his life as long as I'm still alive" his voice was soft but there was serious tone in his words. Keiko didn't feel good to hear that tone especially when she felt as if Satoshi words were directed to her. "What do you mean Ohno-san?" Satoshi realized the changed on her face reaction. "I would like to request for Paternity test and I believe it can be done now even the baby is not born. I know Masaki is easy to convince but not me and his other close friends. Till we see the result, we won't acknowledge the unborn twin as his and we don't wish to see Masaki suffered and be responsible for others without any proof." Keiko tried to keep her composure with a smile but she believed the other can sensed her tense. "Sure you can do that, but it should be request by Masaki himself and yes it can be done before the baby is born but since Yuri is weak and having complication it might be dangerous to both mother and the unborn baby. Maybe you can discuss with Masaki and let me know after both of you made the decision. For now please excuse me as I need to see other patients." Keiko left hurriedly. Jun came closer to Satoshi. "She is surely keep a secret." Jun said to Satoshi who was nodding his head. Keiko felt her heart was going to burst. She thought they accepted it and never expected how protective they are toward their close friend. She can only pray hard now that the secret will be kept at least for now and she will try to stop the paternity test from happening as much as she can if they insist on doing it. "Oh God! pls help me." She whispered to herself.