[Multi-chap] Waiting for you - Chapter 2
Do you know, Kazu? When I was seven, I already fell in love with you.
~~Keio University~~
Class started. Students were quiet listening with concentration to their teacher's explanations, when a student ran in hurriedly
- I’m so sorry for being late.
He saluted teacher as panting. He must have run the fastest possible. Then he showed his student card to teacher. His name had just been shown, teacher realized him immediately
- A, so you are Sakurai Sho, the scholarship student. Go to seat. Next time, don’t be late, okay?
Sho greeted teacher and quickly found his seat. Not wanting to talk with anyone, Sho found a secretive place for him. When he found a great seat in the corner of classroom, where students were all writing with concentration and seemed to not notice him, Sho went to that seat
- Excuse me. Can I sit here? Sho asked
- Oh, okay. This voice, I think I heard it somewhere
Nino answered as realizing the voice was strange but somehow has familiar feelings. He wondered if he knew this person, so he raised his head to look. It was the face that he always dreamt of, always searched for.
Nino’s heart was about to stop. He couldn’t breathe. He stared at Sho but wasn’t able to say any words. Seeing his classmate had some weird action, Sho asked again
- Can I really sit here?
Sho’s voice helped Nino compose himself. He nodded but still couldn’t say anything. Especially, once Sho sat beside him, Nino’s heart began to beat so fast. His cheeks flushed redder and hotter. He felt so hard to breathe.
He wasn’t able to concentrate at the lecture any more. His feeling was weird, he felt happy but worried. He wanted to talk but didn’t dare. He didn’t know what to say. So fluttering, Nino unconsciously grabbed Jun’s hands made Jun jump up due to surprise
- Jun
- Nino, what’s wrong? Your hands are shaking. Are you ok?
Jun was too concentrated to notice what happened with his friend. Jun was surprised when Nino suddenly grabbed his hand with a shaking, sweating hand. Moreover, when Nino turned his head to look at Jun, his cheeks were red and could only say one word “Jun”.
Somehow, Jun felt this face was familiar, especially his friend’s eye. It seemed that he saw it three years ago when Kazu told him that he “fell in love”. Suddenly his instinct told him some bad things would happen, not for Nino, but for him
- Jun, I, I…
It seemed that Nino wanted to tell Jun something but was choked up. Nino wanted to tell Jun so badly but his heartbeats were so fast. He breathed hardly, words stuck in his throat. He was angry at why he became like that. The feeling that he couldn’t talk was painful, then tears flowed on his cheeks. Why he was so weak, why he was such affective. He had never been affected strongly like this before.
Jun worried as he saw his friend was affected too strong to let him know what happened.
- Calm down, Nino. Don’t cry, you must calm yourself to tell me what happened
- Jun, I… I… don’t know why… I can’t… say anything
- It’s okay, I’m here. Don’t be afraid, okay. What’s wrong?
- I met…, Jun
- Met, met what?
Then Nino pointed at besides him, Jun looked through Nino’s finger, exactly the same reaction as Nino’s, Jun stopped breathing. He though his heart might stop beating too.
But unlike the shorter man, if Nino’s heart thumped, face blushed, too happy to say any words, Jun’s heart was clenching as be strangled. He was too painful and scared to say anymore. He knew the day he would lose his Kazu has come very close.
Two idiots looked each other dazedly in silence as they saw Sho. Then, Jun spoke to break the awkward silence
- Nino, talk to him, now. You waited for this chance so long
- No, so odd. Who knows he remembers me or not.
Although he loved Nino, he didn’t want the person that he loved so much was sad. If his precious boy was sad, he would be even sadder. So, he restrained his hurt to support his Kazu
- Just asking his name. No problem
Nino bowed his head and shook, eyes squeeze shut. When he was shy, his cheeks turned red, looked so idiot that made him look super cute
- Okay, let me do it
Nino looked up in Jun, his face seemed that he wanted to protest but he didn’t. He just sighed as signing to Jun to do whatever he wanted. Taking a deep breath, Jun turned his head to talk to the new classmate
- Hello, You have just come, right? I’m Matsumoto Jun, nice to meet you
Jun acted friendly, concerns about the newcomer. In fact, Jun didn’t like to talk with strange people, but because of Nino, he had to do it.
Sho heard someone talk to him. If he didn’t answer, it would be very rude. So, he looked at Jun to answer forcefully
- Sakurai Sho. He smiled, nodded to greet Jun then turned to his book again
Finally Nino could know his hero’s name. He smiled secretly and turned to thank Jun. Despite hurting, knowing that he helped his Nino, Jun’s heart was lighter.
Sakurai Sho, the name is also cooler than other guys. Thinking of his “dream man”, Nino smiled like an idiot, one idiot was in love. But, Sho disappeared after the bell had just rung. In next subjects, though Jun urged him, Nino didn’t dare to talk to Sho. Until coming home, he still didn’t say anything
- You are so bad
Jun grumbled at useless Nino. He had decided, if he didn’t want to lose Kazu, he should continue to be Nino’s best friend. So he could be the one Kazu could confide to, share his feeling to. It was better than being selfish, which might only hurt himself. Love has a form that: “Seeing the person you love is happy, you will be happy too. Their smiles are your happiness”, doesn’t it? It was Jun’s decision.
After making his decision, he was mad at Nino. Jun had never seen anyone was faint like his idiot Nino. He even didn’t dare to ask the name. If Jun asked him to do any thing else, he would definitely shake his head. Although Jun was not involved in this, he also felt impatient for Nino
- No, suddenly talking to him was so odd, I can’t do it. Nino shook his head, didn’t listen to Jun’s advices
- So, what about me? You know I don’t like to talk with strange people. I must talk with them for you. Don’t you dare say I’m odd?
- But…
- No “but”. If you are still like that, I won’t talk to you anymore. Matsumoto Jun doesn’t have a coward friend like you
Then, Jun came back to his room. After closing Nino room’s door, he laughed hardly at the doorstep. The cool guy covered his mouth not let Nino hear him laughed. He clutched onto his stomach to ease the pain from laughing too hard, so hard that his eyes became teary.
Jun laughed because after so long, he could finally saw Nino’s idiot face, because now he could tease Nino. Jun laughed so hard that his tears began to flow on his cheeks. Tears flowed because he laughed so much, tears flowed because… don’t know why tears flowed. Somehow, his heart hurt. He has decided, hasn’t he?
Finally, even when Jun had announced he wouldn’t talk with Nino anymore if the idiot didn’t acquaint with Sho, Nino still couldn’t. Day after day, the only thing Nino knew about Sho was Sho always went to school late. So, everyday, he tried to go to school early to reserve one seat for Sho.
However, this boy was useless, only able to sit beside the taller boy, sometimes casted a furtive glance. His actions made Jun mad, whole week still not acquainting was impossible and unreasonable.
After the day Jun talked with Sho, sometimes they talked a little. But Sho was very cold, just talked with him several sentences and continued being silent. So it was too hard to approach Sho .
One day, Sho was absent. Nino lost all of his vitality that day. He was sad and worried. Jun teased
- Haha, Missing? Worrying? Wonder why you didn’t try to approach him? You see, he was absent and you couldn’t find the reason
Nino frowned, pouted as looking at Jun silently. He was sad, and even was teased by Jun. Looking at that idiot face, Jun laughed, suddenly he came up with an idea
- Ne, tomorrow maybe he will go to school. Lend him your notebook
- Is it alright? Nino thought that was good idea but still suspecting
- Who know
Next day, Sho really went to school. He still sat beside Nino as usual. Jun pushed Nino’s hand, urged him to lend Sho his notebook, but the young man was hesitant. Finally, he still didn’t say
Being absent one day, Sho couldn’t catch up with the lecture. He turned to his classmate to borrow some notebooks
- Ano
- Hai. Nino jumped up as Sho asked him, his heart started thumping
- Ah, yesterday, I didn’t go to school. Can you lend me some notes of yesterday lessons?
- Oh, here… you can take it. Nino handed Sho his notebooks. In fact, yesterday when he heard Jun’s idea, he had put them in his bag, ready for lending Sho those notebooks
Sho was surprised when seeing his classmate hand him immediately. He felt weird because those notebooks were of yesterday lessons. But he didn’t quite notice
- Thanks - smiled Sho. That handsome face just smiled and the poor man was about to drop his heart
- Ah…Ah… My name is Ninomiya Kazunari. Nice to meet you
- Sakurai Sho
It was first time he talked to Sho properly. Though it was just two sentences, it gave Nino more courage. He was extremely happy. It seemed that his confidence was back. Nino determined on talking with Sho more tomorrow
Hoping with the mischievousness and adorability, Nino could melt the cold heart of the guy named Sakurai Sho. Behind Nino’s back, one person was wishing happiness for him
Ganbatte ne, Nino
Next morning, Sho returned Nino’s notebooks and thanked for lending. This time, Nino took all his courage to talk to Sho
- So, will we be friends?
- Huh? Sho was surprised at his classmate’s request
- Instead of thanking, will we be good friends?
- Oh, I… He had never seen the weird way of thanking like that before, Sho didn’t know how to reply. Actually he couldn’t reject
- Deal, Sho-chan?
- Sho-chan? Being advanced by his classmate, Sho was unable say anything
- Couldn’t I call that? Sorry, I just thought it was better. Nino thought Sho would reject. He was sad, his lips tightened and stared at his hands. He didn’t know why he was so weak every time this guy was in front of him
- Ah, no problem. Call me Sho-chan. Everyone call me by that name - smiled Sho, though a little bit forceful
Seeing his weird friend’s face suddenly darkened, his big watery eyes filled with sad, lips tightened and cheeks flushed. As he looked at Sho puzzlingly, somehow he looked like the poor puppy. He was a super cute boy, that Sho didn’t have the heart to reject
- Really? As hearing Sho agreed, Nino smiled wild, his eyes was bright. He looked like an angel
Seeing Nino smile, Sho turned face away, only nodded to reply. But his heart stirred because of angel face. Adorable. Thinking of that, Sho chuckled, didn’t know why he could praise a boy like that
However, at lunch time, Sho waved all of his previous impression about Nino aside and replaced with: How annoying!.
Some days before, from being so silent, now Nino became very talkative and annoyed. He talked nonstop, from “Sho-chan” to another “Sho-chan”, always “Sho-chan”. Sho just wanted to have lunch in silence but he couldn’t.
Nino kept on asking as if he was inquiring Sho’s details. Although Sho turned around, didn’t want to answer but he still asked
- Do you remember saving one person three years ago?
- …
- The weak boy was harassed by a drunken
Sho tried to remember but he couldn’t. He shook head to sign to Nino that he didn’t remember
- Try to remember. That time was evening, in a small alley, you saved me
- No impression
- Is it wrong person?
- Huh?
- Sho-chan, do you know Karatedo or another else?
- Yeah, I have black belt, besides I practices every day. Living at that place, the hardest thing is not fighting every day
Sho remembered about the street he was living, a complicated place. In his mind, that was the most complicated place in Tokyo. Sakurai Sho, was born in Gunma. In grade 8, Sho went to Tokyo alone to study. Because he was poor, he lived with his best friend, Aiba Masaki.
That compliated street had so many chieftains. Since he went to Tokyo, he had fought every day to protect himself. Fighting has become a part in Sho’s life.
After one year, no one dared to disturb Sho. No one in that street didn’t know famous Sakurai Sho - the one with no rival. Because of that life, gradually Sho became more cold and quiet
He fought so much that he has become a chieftains somehow. However, Sho studied very well, he was the only person that had scholarship from Keio University
~~ Three years ago~~
At that time, Sho walked alone, was half-intoxicated. He had just had an argument in his street so he was very mad. A chieftain was wandering to look for one chance to let out his angriness. Suddenly, he heard the shout from the dark alley
- Let go of me. Help!!!
Male’s voice? How weird! I thought it must be a girl. This alley really can be called “Raped alley”. Well, finally I find the toy to play
Hearing the shout, Sho thought he had the chance to let out his angriness. So, he came and provoked that guy, wanted to fight to feel better. But he didn’t expect that he had scattered love to an innocent boy just because of his heroic action
~~ Present~~
Sho has tried to avoid Nino lately. He didn’t want to meet him anymore, except in class when there was only a seat left. The bell of lunch time just rang, he quickly escaped so that his friend could not find him. In his whole life, except his mother and sister, Sho had never seen anyone bothered him so much like that boy. This week, Sho had succeeded in having lunch in quiet, but today Nino found him
- Why did you keep avoiding me? Nino asked
- Because you annoyed me. No hesitance, Sho said but didn’t care how much it could hurt his friend.
- I am not the type who likes to cling to another… only be… because…
- Because of what?
- I like you. Finally Nino could say it. After a month, he finally confessed
- What?
- I like you. Nino’s face blushed crimsons, his face was pale normally, the pink color of embarrassment made him look extremely cute
- Sorry, I feel bad, I must go home. Bye, I’ll go first
Then Sho ran all the way, didn’t dare to turn out his head. Shit, I’m straight, why the hell I can’t reject him. The student didn’t know the reason why he just ran but not rejected Nino. Maybe when he saw the poor face, he had no heart to reject. But one cold guy Sakurai Sho scared another hurt? He had never scared another hurt strongly like that. He was bother so much, when he came home, he saw his best friend, Aiba-chan, his bruise face and confused house
- Who? Who does dare to beat Sakurai Sho’s best friend? HUH?!
Don’t remember what happened just now with Nino, Sho was mad as he saw Aiba was beated
- Creditor. The kiosk’s situation, you know
Aiba Masaki, Sakurai Sho’s best friend, when he was 16, he stopped studying to owe his father Chinese kiosk. All employers had been prisoners before, Aiba’s father helped all of them, gave them a place to live, to work. Being the good person, Aiba also helped them with all his heart, but he was very talkative and clumsy, the more cold Sho was, the more friendly and funny his friend was, moreover, he talked too much. It was Sho’s only best friend
- Damn it, just claiming, how they can dare to beat you like this? I will take revenge for you
Next day, Keio University
Must I really do this? Standing at school gate, Sho’s heart was heavy, because he was always the person hide from Ninomiya, today he must appointed secretly Nino to talk after school. The cold guy was very embarrass but must stand to help his best friend
~~Flashback~~
- No
Sho wanted to take revenge for Aiba but Aiba protested. Aiba didn’t want to destroy Sho’s future. If the school knew about this, his studying path would be endangered.
- The important thing now is money to pay debt, not fighting. You are already a university student. Stop using violence!!!
- How much?
- Um… 200.000 yen
- 200.000 yen!!! Where the heck can a poor student like me find that much money? How did you borrow that much?
- Because the kiosk was in difficulty. I searched for helping but no one can help me. Sho-chan, help me, just this time, please
Looking at his poor friend, Sho wanted to help. But it was such a large amount of money, how can he earn it? Suddenly, the image of a rich idiot friend popped up in his mind, maybe, he could lent him some money. “I like you”, Nino’s voice echoed in his ears all of sudden, made him immediately wave that idea aside.
- Sho-chan, help me please, or I will die. Aiba entreated
- Who care if you die or not. Solve your problem yourself, it’s none of my business. Sho determined not to help Aiba. Meeting Nino was embarrassed enough, not to mention if he has to borrow money…
- Hic, If you say so, I’m going to die. Ah, I forget to tell you, the guarantor for my debt is you, Sakurai Sho. Here I go, goodbye Sho-chan, huhu
- What the fuck! Wait, who allowed you to decide without my permission, huh? I’ll kill you. KILL YOU!!!
- Itai, Sho-chan. Stop. It hurts.
After teaching Aiba a lesson, Sho accepted to help his poor friend. Just that is enough to show such an idiot Aiba is. How he could expect a poor man like me pay the debt and then wrote my name for guarantor? Sho was frustrated while waiting for Nino. He worked every day and still could not earn enough for his livings. And now he had to pay debt for Aiba. Suddenly, Nino appeared from behind made him jump up
- Why did you want to meet me? Nino was so happy that Sho appointed with him initiatively, he had run hurriedly to Sho.
- Because… because… Sho didn’t know how to say it
- Hmm? Nino’s eyes were opened wide, eye lashes batting up and down when waiting for Sho’s answer
Damn it, still this face. Seeing Nino’s face reminded Sho of the day before. But nothing else he could do, he took a deep breath and said
- Can you lend me 200.000 yen?
- Is that all? Um… Okay. Nino felt a little disappointed, because Sho met him only to borrow money. However, Nino wasn’t as innocent as his angel face. Actually, he was “a little devil”. He always had special plans. He grinned and asked
- When will you pay back?
- Oh… I don’t know, 200.000 yen is a large amount of money. But don’t worry, I will pay back. It’s just… a long while
- It means you will not be able to pay
Sho couldn’t say anything. Nino told exactly the truth.
- Actually, if you don’t pay, it’s no problem. But I have a condition.
- Condition? Sho doubted when he heard Nino said he didn’t need to pay back
- Uh. Go out with me in one day. If I feel happy, I won’t claim you. Do you agree? Finally, the devil appeared.
Sho didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to go out, but he wasn’t able to pay back either. Remembering the fuss and the injured Aiba, Sho had final decision
- Yes.
P.S: I'm glad and thank Malu-chan and Francy so much. Malu-chan edited for me and Francy made this chapter's pic. I love you two ^^ . How do you feel for my chapter's pic. I chose it so long before I handed Francy
~~Keio University~~
Class started. Students were quiet listening with concentration to their teacher's explanations, when a student ran in hurriedly
- I’m so sorry for being late.
He saluted teacher as panting. He must have run the fastest possible. Then he showed his student card to teacher. His name had just been shown, teacher realized him immediately
- A, so you are Sakurai Sho, the scholarship student. Go to seat. Next time, don’t be late, okay?
Sho greeted teacher and quickly found his seat. Not wanting to talk with anyone, Sho found a secretive place for him. When he found a great seat in the corner of classroom, where students were all writing with concentration and seemed to not notice him, Sho went to that seat
- Excuse me. Can I sit here? Sho asked
- Oh, okay. This voice, I think I heard it somewhere
Nino answered as realizing the voice was strange but somehow has familiar feelings. He wondered if he knew this person, so he raised his head to look. It was the face that he always dreamt of, always searched for.
Nino’s heart was about to stop. He couldn’t breathe. He stared at Sho but wasn’t able to say any words. Seeing his classmate had some weird action, Sho asked again
- Can I really sit here?
Sho’s voice helped Nino compose himself. He nodded but still couldn’t say anything. Especially, once Sho sat beside him, Nino’s heart began to beat so fast. His cheeks flushed redder and hotter. He felt so hard to breathe.
He wasn’t able to concentrate at the lecture any more. His feeling was weird, he felt happy but worried. He wanted to talk but didn’t dare. He didn’t know what to say. So fluttering, Nino unconsciously grabbed Jun’s hands made Jun jump up due to surprise
- Jun
- Nino, what’s wrong? Your hands are shaking. Are you ok?
Jun was too concentrated to notice what happened with his friend. Jun was surprised when Nino suddenly grabbed his hand with a shaking, sweating hand. Moreover, when Nino turned his head to look at Jun, his cheeks were red and could only say one word “Jun”.
Somehow, Jun felt this face was familiar, especially his friend’s eye. It seemed that he saw it three years ago when Kazu told him that he “fell in love”. Suddenly his instinct told him some bad things would happen, not for Nino, but for him
- Jun, I, I…
It seemed that Nino wanted to tell Jun something but was choked up. Nino wanted to tell Jun so badly but his heartbeats were so fast. He breathed hardly, words stuck in his throat. He was angry at why he became like that. The feeling that he couldn’t talk was painful, then tears flowed on his cheeks. Why he was so weak, why he was such affective. He had never been affected strongly like this before.
Jun worried as he saw his friend was affected too strong to let him know what happened.
- Calm down, Nino. Don’t cry, you must calm yourself to tell me what happened
- Jun, I… I… don’t know why… I can’t… say anything
- It’s okay, I’m here. Don’t be afraid, okay. What’s wrong?
- I met…, Jun
- Met, met what?
Then Nino pointed at besides him, Jun looked through Nino’s finger, exactly the same reaction as Nino’s, Jun stopped breathing. He though his heart might stop beating too.
But unlike the shorter man, if Nino’s heart thumped, face blushed, too happy to say any words, Jun’s heart was clenching as be strangled. He was too painful and scared to say anymore. He knew the day he would lose his Kazu has come very close.
Two idiots looked each other dazedly in silence as they saw Sho. Then, Jun spoke to break the awkward silence
- Nino, talk to him, now. You waited for this chance so long
- No, so odd. Who knows he remembers me or not.
Although he loved Nino, he didn’t want the person that he loved so much was sad. If his precious boy was sad, he would be even sadder. So, he restrained his hurt to support his Kazu
- Just asking his name. No problem
Nino bowed his head and shook, eyes squeeze shut. When he was shy, his cheeks turned red, looked so idiot that made him look super cute
- Okay, let me do it
Nino looked up in Jun, his face seemed that he wanted to protest but he didn’t. He just sighed as signing to Jun to do whatever he wanted. Taking a deep breath, Jun turned his head to talk to the new classmate
- Hello, You have just come, right? I’m Matsumoto Jun, nice to meet you
Jun acted friendly, concerns about the newcomer. In fact, Jun didn’t like to talk with strange people, but because of Nino, he had to do it.
Sho heard someone talk to him. If he didn’t answer, it would be very rude. So, he looked at Jun to answer forcefully
- Sakurai Sho. He smiled, nodded to greet Jun then turned to his book again
Finally Nino could know his hero’s name. He smiled secretly and turned to thank Jun. Despite hurting, knowing that he helped his Nino, Jun’s heart was lighter.
Sakurai Sho, the name is also cooler than other guys. Thinking of his “dream man”, Nino smiled like an idiot, one idiot was in love. But, Sho disappeared after the bell had just rung. In next subjects, though Jun urged him, Nino didn’t dare to talk to Sho. Until coming home, he still didn’t say anything
- You are so bad
Jun grumbled at useless Nino. He had decided, if he didn’t want to lose Kazu, he should continue to be Nino’s best friend. So he could be the one Kazu could confide to, share his feeling to. It was better than being selfish, which might only hurt himself. Love has a form that: “Seeing the person you love is happy, you will be happy too. Their smiles are your happiness”, doesn’t it? It was Jun’s decision.
After making his decision, he was mad at Nino. Jun had never seen anyone was faint like his idiot Nino. He even didn’t dare to ask the name. If Jun asked him to do any thing else, he would definitely shake his head. Although Jun was not involved in this, he also felt impatient for Nino
- No, suddenly talking to him was so odd, I can’t do it. Nino shook his head, didn’t listen to Jun’s advices
- So, what about me? You know I don’t like to talk with strange people. I must talk with them for you. Don’t you dare say I’m odd?
- But…
- No “but”. If you are still like that, I won’t talk to you anymore. Matsumoto Jun doesn’t have a coward friend like you
Then, Jun came back to his room. After closing Nino room’s door, he laughed hardly at the doorstep. The cool guy covered his mouth not let Nino hear him laughed. He clutched onto his stomach to ease the pain from laughing too hard, so hard that his eyes became teary.
Jun laughed because after so long, he could finally saw Nino’s idiot face, because now he could tease Nino. Jun laughed so hard that his tears began to flow on his cheeks. Tears flowed because he laughed so much, tears flowed because… don’t know why tears flowed. Somehow, his heart hurt. He has decided, hasn’t he?
Finally, even when Jun had announced he wouldn’t talk with Nino anymore if the idiot didn’t acquaint with Sho, Nino still couldn’t. Day after day, the only thing Nino knew about Sho was Sho always went to school late. So, everyday, he tried to go to school early to reserve one seat for Sho.
However, this boy was useless, only able to sit beside the taller boy, sometimes casted a furtive glance. His actions made Jun mad, whole week still not acquainting was impossible and unreasonable.
After the day Jun talked with Sho, sometimes they talked a little. But Sho was very cold, just talked with him several sentences and continued being silent. So it was too hard to approach Sho .
One day, Sho was absent. Nino lost all of his vitality that day. He was sad and worried. Jun teased
- Haha, Missing? Worrying? Wonder why you didn’t try to approach him? You see, he was absent and you couldn’t find the reason
Nino frowned, pouted as looking at Jun silently. He was sad, and even was teased by Jun. Looking at that idiot face, Jun laughed, suddenly he came up with an idea
- Ne, tomorrow maybe he will go to school. Lend him your notebook
- Is it alright? Nino thought that was good idea but still suspecting
- Who know
Next day, Sho really went to school. He still sat beside Nino as usual. Jun pushed Nino’s hand, urged him to lend Sho his notebook, but the young man was hesitant. Finally, he still didn’t say
Being absent one day, Sho couldn’t catch up with the lecture. He turned to his classmate to borrow some notebooks
- Ano
- Hai. Nino jumped up as Sho asked him, his heart started thumping
- Ah, yesterday, I didn’t go to school. Can you lend me some notes of yesterday lessons?
- Oh, here… you can take it. Nino handed Sho his notebooks. In fact, yesterday when he heard Jun’s idea, he had put them in his bag, ready for lending Sho those notebooks
Sho was surprised when seeing his classmate hand him immediately. He felt weird because those notebooks were of yesterday lessons. But he didn’t quite notice
- Thanks - smiled Sho. That handsome face just smiled and the poor man was about to drop his heart
- Ah…Ah… My name is Ninomiya Kazunari. Nice to meet you
- Sakurai Sho
It was first time he talked to Sho properly. Though it was just two sentences, it gave Nino more courage. He was extremely happy. It seemed that his confidence was back. Nino determined on talking with Sho more tomorrow
Hoping with the mischievousness and adorability, Nino could melt the cold heart of the guy named Sakurai Sho. Behind Nino’s back, one person was wishing happiness for him
Ganbatte ne, Nino
Next morning, Sho returned Nino’s notebooks and thanked for lending. This time, Nino took all his courage to talk to Sho
- So, will we be friends?
- Huh? Sho was surprised at his classmate’s request
- Instead of thanking, will we be good friends?
- Oh, I… He had never seen the weird way of thanking like that before, Sho didn’t know how to reply. Actually he couldn’t reject
- Deal, Sho-chan?
- Sho-chan? Being advanced by his classmate, Sho was unable say anything
- Couldn’t I call that? Sorry, I just thought it was better. Nino thought Sho would reject. He was sad, his lips tightened and stared at his hands. He didn’t know why he was so weak every time this guy was in front of him
- Ah, no problem. Call me Sho-chan. Everyone call me by that name - smiled Sho, though a little bit forceful
Seeing his weird friend’s face suddenly darkened, his big watery eyes filled with sad, lips tightened and cheeks flushed. As he looked at Sho puzzlingly, somehow he looked like the poor puppy. He was a super cute boy, that Sho didn’t have the heart to reject
- Really? As hearing Sho agreed, Nino smiled wild, his eyes was bright. He looked like an angel
Seeing Nino smile, Sho turned face away, only nodded to reply. But his heart stirred because of angel face. Adorable. Thinking of that, Sho chuckled, didn’t know why he could praise a boy like that
However, at lunch time, Sho waved all of his previous impression about Nino aside and replaced with: How annoying!.
Some days before, from being so silent, now Nino became very talkative and annoyed. He talked nonstop, from “Sho-chan” to another “Sho-chan”, always “Sho-chan”. Sho just wanted to have lunch in silence but he couldn’t.
Nino kept on asking as if he was inquiring Sho’s details. Although Sho turned around, didn’t want to answer but he still asked
- Do you remember saving one person three years ago?
- …
- The weak boy was harassed by a drunken
Sho tried to remember but he couldn’t. He shook head to sign to Nino that he didn’t remember
- Try to remember. That time was evening, in a small alley, you saved me
- No impression
- Is it wrong person?
- Huh?
- Sho-chan, do you know Karatedo or another else?
- Yeah, I have black belt, besides I practices every day. Living at that place, the hardest thing is not fighting every day
Sho remembered about the street he was living, a complicated place. In his mind, that was the most complicated place in Tokyo. Sakurai Sho, was born in Gunma. In grade 8, Sho went to Tokyo alone to study. Because he was poor, he lived with his best friend, Aiba Masaki.
That compliated street had so many chieftains. Since he went to Tokyo, he had fought every day to protect himself. Fighting has become a part in Sho’s life.
After one year, no one dared to disturb Sho. No one in that street didn’t know famous Sakurai Sho - the one with no rival. Because of that life, gradually Sho became more cold and quiet
He fought so much that he has become a chieftains somehow. However, Sho studied very well, he was the only person that had scholarship from Keio University
~~ Three years ago~~
At that time, Sho walked alone, was half-intoxicated. He had just had an argument in his street so he was very mad. A chieftain was wandering to look for one chance to let out his angriness. Suddenly, he heard the shout from the dark alley
- Let go of me. Help!!!
Male’s voice? How weird! I thought it must be a girl. This alley really can be called “Raped alley”. Well, finally I find the toy to play
Hearing the shout, Sho thought he had the chance to let out his angriness. So, he came and provoked that guy, wanted to fight to feel better. But he didn’t expect that he had scattered love to an innocent boy just because of his heroic action
~~ Present~~
Sho has tried to avoid Nino lately. He didn’t want to meet him anymore, except in class when there was only a seat left. The bell of lunch time just rang, he quickly escaped so that his friend could not find him. In his whole life, except his mother and sister, Sho had never seen anyone bothered him so much like that boy. This week, Sho had succeeded in having lunch in quiet, but today Nino found him
- Why did you keep avoiding me? Nino asked
- Because you annoyed me. No hesitance, Sho said but didn’t care how much it could hurt his friend.
- I am not the type who likes to cling to another… only be… because…
- Because of what?
- I like you. Finally Nino could say it. After a month, he finally confessed
- What?
- I like you. Nino’s face blushed crimsons, his face was pale normally, the pink color of embarrassment made him look extremely cute
- Sorry, I feel bad, I must go home. Bye, I’ll go first
Then Sho ran all the way, didn’t dare to turn out his head. Shit, I’m straight, why the hell I can’t reject him. The student didn’t know the reason why he just ran but not rejected Nino. Maybe when he saw the poor face, he had no heart to reject. But one cold guy Sakurai Sho scared another hurt? He had never scared another hurt strongly like that. He was bother so much, when he came home, he saw his best friend, Aiba-chan, his bruise face and confused house
- Who? Who does dare to beat Sakurai Sho’s best friend? HUH?!
Don’t remember what happened just now with Nino, Sho was mad as he saw Aiba was beated
- Creditor. The kiosk’s situation, you know
Aiba Masaki, Sakurai Sho’s best friend, when he was 16, he stopped studying to owe his father Chinese kiosk. All employers had been prisoners before, Aiba’s father helped all of them, gave them a place to live, to work. Being the good person, Aiba also helped them with all his heart, but he was very talkative and clumsy, the more cold Sho was, the more friendly and funny his friend was, moreover, he talked too much. It was Sho’s only best friend
- Damn it, just claiming, how they can dare to beat you like this? I will take revenge for you
Next day, Keio University
Must I really do this? Standing at school gate, Sho’s heart was heavy, because he was always the person hide from Ninomiya, today he must appointed secretly Nino to talk after school. The cold guy was very embarrass but must stand to help his best friend
~~Flashback~~
- No
Sho wanted to take revenge for Aiba but Aiba protested. Aiba didn’t want to destroy Sho’s future. If the school knew about this, his studying path would be endangered.
- The important thing now is money to pay debt, not fighting. You are already a university student. Stop using violence!!!
- How much?
- Um… 200.000 yen
- 200.000 yen!!! Where the heck can a poor student like me find that much money? How did you borrow that much?
- Because the kiosk was in difficulty. I searched for helping but no one can help me. Sho-chan, help me, just this time, please
Looking at his poor friend, Sho wanted to help. But it was such a large amount of money, how can he earn it? Suddenly, the image of a rich idiot friend popped up in his mind, maybe, he could lent him some money. “I like you”, Nino’s voice echoed in his ears all of sudden, made him immediately wave that idea aside.
- Sho-chan, help me please, or I will die. Aiba entreated
- Who care if you die or not. Solve your problem yourself, it’s none of my business. Sho determined not to help Aiba. Meeting Nino was embarrassed enough, not to mention if he has to borrow money…
- Hic, If you say so, I’m going to die. Ah, I forget to tell you, the guarantor for my debt is you, Sakurai Sho. Here I go, goodbye Sho-chan, huhu
- What the fuck! Wait, who allowed you to decide without my permission, huh? I’ll kill you. KILL YOU!!!
- Itai, Sho-chan. Stop. It hurts.
After teaching Aiba a lesson, Sho accepted to help his poor friend. Just that is enough to show such an idiot Aiba is. How he could expect a poor man like me pay the debt and then wrote my name for guarantor? Sho was frustrated while waiting for Nino. He worked every day and still could not earn enough for his livings. And now he had to pay debt for Aiba. Suddenly, Nino appeared from behind made him jump up
- Why did you want to meet me? Nino was so happy that Sho appointed with him initiatively, he had run hurriedly to Sho.
- Because… because… Sho didn’t know how to say it
- Hmm? Nino’s eyes were opened wide, eye lashes batting up and down when waiting for Sho’s answer
Damn it, still this face. Seeing Nino’s face reminded Sho of the day before. But nothing else he could do, he took a deep breath and said
- Can you lend me 200.000 yen?
- Is that all? Um… Okay. Nino felt a little disappointed, because Sho met him only to borrow money. However, Nino wasn’t as innocent as his angel face. Actually, he was “a little devil”. He always had special plans. He grinned and asked
- When will you pay back?
- Oh… I don’t know, 200.000 yen is a large amount of money. But don’t worry, I will pay back. It’s just… a long while
- It means you will not be able to pay
Sho couldn’t say anything. Nino told exactly the truth.
- Actually, if you don’t pay, it’s no problem. But I have a condition.
- Condition? Sho doubted when he heard Nino said he didn’t need to pay back
- Uh. Go out with me in one day. If I feel happy, I won’t claim you. Do you agree? Finally, the devil appeared.
Sho didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to go out, but he wasn’t able to pay back either. Remembering the fuss and the injured Aiba, Sho had final decision
- Yes.
P.S: I'm glad and thank Malu-chan and Francy so much. Malu-chan edited for me and Francy made this chapter's pic. I love you two ^^ . How do you feel for my chapter's pic. I chose it so long before I handed Francy