Nantoka narusa ~ Te wo tsunaide yukou (2/6)
Chapter list:
Chpeter 1 - Egao ga matteru [The smile is waiting]
Chapter 2 - Te wo tsunaide yukou [Let's Walk Holding Hands]
Coming soon:
Chapter 3 - Watashi kagami
Chapter 4 - Special happiness
Chapter 5 - Nichijou revolution
Chapter 6 - Hajimete no asa
Te wo tsunaide yukou [Let's Walk Holding Hands]
Pairing: Kusa/Massu
Gender: mix
Rating: PG-15
Author: ivonnemcgruder
Beta: r_hr_maniac
AN: The real time is running too fast. Kusano´s already 20 now and in this chapter I still need him underaged XD So please...let´s pretend his birthday is...hhmmm...next week? XD
The weather was still cold. Well...it was just a beginning of February. Kusano was sitting on his bed at home. Massu called him today in the morning and said that he is not sure if he´ll make it for today´s jogging.
Kusano answered: „That´s ok!“ Yeah...it was ok, but...why was he sitting here, waiting, already changed in the clothes... is it because he got used to jogging in the last 2 months?
When the door opened, he saw his oldest sister watching him.
„What?“ snapped Kusano.
„Why are you home today?“
„Masuda is maybe too busy for today‘s excercise.“ Kusano dropped his head. His sister sat next to him.
„So again...why are you home today?“ His sister raised an eyebrow.
„Don´t you have other friends to hang out with?“
Kusano was thinking for a while, then smiled:
„You are right. I’m going out now. Ikimasuuu!“ shouted Kusano from the bottom of his lungs and....waking up the devil.
„MOUUU! Hironori.“ wailed his sister and went to her room to help the baby fall asleep again.
Kusano darted out of his house and ... suddenly didn’t know where to go. So he decided to try all his friends. When he ran to Ryu’s house, Ryu was out with his girlfriend. The other 3 friends were also out. The last chance was his longtime friend from highschool...Shin.
„Hey Shin-chan! Don’t you want to go out?“ The long-haired boy looked out of his window.
„Hey man. I haven’t seen you in ages! I’m going to a bar with some buddies. Wanna go with us?“
Kusano felt the wave of disappointment.
„Me? In a bar? Three days before my 20th b-day? No, thanks.“ Kusano threw sarcastic smile at his friend.
„You don’t have to drink...ya know?“
„Yeah, while you’ll be drinking and having fun I’ll watch you, that’s what you’re offering?“
„Hey, don’t scold me here, you are the one who didn’t give me a call for months!“
Kusano just grit his teeth. The anger overwhelmed him. Why didn’t Massu call him at least to tell him that he’s really too busy today? Why did Massu let him wait? Why the fuck is he running all around the city when it‘s freezing???!! He also felt like starting crying right there.
„Shin-chan, I’ve been running around the city for about two hours to find somebody to hang out with. Everyone is out or has something more important to do.“
„Well...go to this thing or person who was more important to you when WE wanted to hang out with you, Kusa.“ Said Shin and closed the window.
***
„Massu?Are you going for ramen with me and K-K?“ asked Tegoshi when the photoshoot finally ended. But Massu was already typing the message for Kusano:
„I have something to do, so...next time, ok?“
Tegoshi waved back at Massu and darted out of the building to catch up with his sempais.
***Notti, sorry I didn’t text you earlier, work, you know? But I want to go jogging. At 9 PM at the usual place? Massu***
When he finally arrived home, there was no answer from Kusano. He also tried to call him during the way home, but Kusnao wasn’t picking up. After the 10th call Massu assumed that Kusa is probably outside with some friends and doesn’t hear his cell-phone ringing.
So Massu changed to clothes which he usually wears at home and opened today’s newspaper. Ah...why are there always people in the government fighting about most stupid things? Hm...the baseball team won in the ...
„What??!“ he shouted back, when he heard his mom calling him from downstairs.
„I SAID YOU HAVE A VISITOR!“
„Who?“
„Kusano-kun!“
„Yay! Please let him in.“ Said Massu and waited with the newspaper still opened.
When Kusano came into the room, Massu knew at the first sight that something...was wrong.
„Hey, Notti, wh...“
„YOU BASTARTD!“ Shouted Kusano and grabbed Massu by his collar. Massu just raised his eyebrow but didn’t resist.
„I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR MESSAGE THE WHOLE EVENING!“
„Kusa I...“
„DON’T INTERRUPT ME! I JUST NEED TO SHOUT AT SOMEBODY FOR A WHILE AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE...OH SHIT. I WAS WAITING STUCK AT HOME AND UNABLE TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES: AH...PLEASE LET THE TIME OF THE JOGGING COME SOON, CHECKING MY CELL PHONE EVERY 3 MINUTES. THEN MY SISTER CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT I’M SO PATHETIC TO WAIT FOR ONE FRIEND TO CALL ME WHEN I HAVE A BUNCH OF OTHER FRIENDS. I VISITED ALL OF THOSE FRIENDS AND EVERY EACH OF THEM DUMPED ME WITH THE LOOK WHICH WAS SAYING: I HAVE NO TIME FOR YOU ANYMORE.“
Kusano pinned Massu down to the bed straddling him and still holding him tightly by the collar. Massu...he just looked up at him with wide eyes. His usual calm expression was slightly shaken by the shock. Then he saw that tears started to roll down his friend’s cheeks.
„MY LIFE WENT TERRIBLY WRONG SOMEWHERE! I LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH PARENTS WHO WANT ME TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE, AT MY AGE I SHARE A ROOM WITH TWO SISTERS AND I CAN’T SLEEP MOST OF THE TIME, BECAUSE THE LITTLE DEVIL MY OLDEST SISTER GAVE BIRTH TO IS CRYING AND SHOUTING NONSTOP! YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I CAN SHOUT AT AND BE SURE THAT YOU WILL JUST SMILE BACK AND TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OK AGAIN!“
Kusano tried to catch his breath properly. His grab on Massu’s collar loosened and he could finally wipe away some of those tears which were falling down form his eyes. In a lower voice he sobbed:
„Shit...I haven’t been crying in ages.“
Massu, still speechless sat up and hugged Kusano’s weakened frame. Any of them thought about how awkward this position looks.
Kusano’s tears weren’t about to stop falling. Massu loosened the hug and wiped some of those tears away.
„Nantoka narusa, ne?“ said Massu and the familiar soft smile stretched out on his face.
It was the first time Kusano slept over at Massu’s place. He told Massu that he couldn’t go home now. That this is the time Yuuki wakes up shouting and crying. He told Massu that Yuuki is his nephew. The boy who was a father didn’t want to have a kid and broke up with his sister before the boy’s birth. That Kusano’s family is now a little out of money and the worst thing is, that if he wasn’t kicked out before, this wouldn’t be happening. Kusano fell asleep in the middle of crying and speaking. Massu was just lying next to him, listening and ... unaware of what he was doing. He was running his fingers thru Kusano’s hair. When Kusano fell asleep, the last tear slid down his cheek and Massu just watched him for a while, realizing how precious they had become to each other. Actually, Kusano wasn’t the only one who was looking forward to the night when they will go jogging together again. Both of them thought that being out running, chatting and doing dorky things is the thing they were so looking for. And it was like this, wasn’t it?
***
When Kusano left the gym, he checked his cell-phone. Today, Massu told him that he was going out with Tegoshi, so they’ll have to skip their excercise. That’s why Kusano was surprised by the message.
Hey! News are going out for karaoke today, everyone wants you to come along. Uchi is coming too. Massu
Sooner then his brain gave him a command to think about it first, he happily send the answer saying that he’ll be there in half an hour.
***
The mood was odd. Not...not the mood in general. Kusano’s mood. After they talked a little in a group, they started to drink and sing. After a while, Massu spotted Kusano sitting alone on the couch in the corner of the karaoke room watching Tegoshi and Shige singing. Massu sat down next to him.
When the couch moved as if somebody sat down next to him, he woke up from his thoughts and looked at Massu.
“What?“ asked Kusa when Massu just watched him.
„You are bored.“
„I’m not bored. I’m the only one who is not drunk here.“
„Hmmmm...“ murmured Massu and took a look around the room.
„I’m the only „„kid““ here.“ Hissed Kusano angrily when he watched Tegoshi’s childish-like clinging to Koyama.
Massu took Kusano’s hand in his and dragged him out of the karaoke restaurant. They ran and ...ran ...
„What are you doing?“ shouted Kusano at him and tried to keep up with Massu.
„Let’s come to my place and drink there, you can drink there...“
„But your fam...“
„They are visiting my grandparents today, nobody’s there.“
And then, they just ran without a word unaware of their still clasped hands.
***
„Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Massuuuuuuu.“ Wailed Kusano. He‘s never drunk so much. It was 3 hours ago when they opened the first bottle...and then the next one...and the...next one. Kusano was jumping on the bed, his tongue totally twisted from the alcohol.
„Haaaaaaaai?“ Massu rushed into the room and stumbled over his own trouser-leg.
Both of them burst out laughing.
„Aiiii...can’t stand up.“ Giggled Massu as he tried for the 3rd time to stand on his feet again.
Kusano stood up on his unstable feet and approached his friend.
„Stand up you...you...who are you?“ giggled Kusano and his knees weakened and he fell on the floor next to Massu laughing hard.
„Wh...who am I? I’m honey, don’t you remember?“
„Ho..ho..hic...honey? You mean the fat girl from the skit?“
„Wa..wasn’t fat!“ Massu took of his shirt and placed Kusano’s palm on his abs.
„See? ...hic...no fat at ...at all.“
Kusano giggled:
„Yeah, and no boobs at all as well.“ Massu pinned him down the floor:
„I’m sexy girl and you bloody hell kno...hic...know it.“ Kusano started to fight back and they started to rool over the floor laughing loudly.
Kusano stood up catching his balance for a sec.
„Ok...let’s play a...hic... skit. I’m your darling, ok?“
„My real darling ...hic...is handsome.“
„Aiiiishhhhh...shhhhhut up Masuda.“
And Kusano left the room and closed the door. Massu managed to stand up and sit on the bed, leg over leg, trying to look sexy.
Knock knock.
„Tadaimaaaaaaaaa honeyiiiii.“
„Okae...okaeri darliiiiiiing.“
Kusano thought for a while...
„Wha..what...what’s the next line?“
„It’s...chuuuuuuu....“
And that was the moment Kusano jumped Massu pinning him down to the mattress. Kissing...
The kiss tasted of alcohol and Kusano’s lip started bleeding as he harshly joined their lips.
„Chuuuu....“ sing-songed Kusano as he burst up in laugh and fell on the bed next to Massu.
„Chuuuuu..“ joined him Massu.
And the last thing both of them could remember was how they kissed again, giggling into the kiss, trying to find a comfortable position on the bed.