Oretachi no Omoide - Chap 18
Chapter 18: In which everybody try to change something…
The rest of the party was just like till now. Or at least to Jun and Toma. Toma still chatted and laughed happily with whoever wanted to talk to him, he ignored only Jun’s presence and it started to piss off Jun till he snapped.
They just wanted to start the movie when Jun jumped from his seat. Everybody looked at him surprised (except Toma who looked to the exact opposite direction).
“Nani, MatsuJun? Does the armchair not comfortable enough to your super model ass?” Nino asked mockingly.
Jun simply acted as he didn’t hear what Nino said and instead turned to Aiba.
“Gomen, Ma-chan! I have to go now… I’ll have a photo shoot tomorrow early morning…”
Hearing this Toma immediately looked at Jun. Only the two of them knew Jun was lieing since Toma just earned a free weekend to him in the morning. And the younger guy started to deliberate whether he went too far or not? He couldn’t decide it. His mind told him it’s okay to act like this with Jun cause he deserves it; at least he had a taste from his own attitude! But in the same time he started to feel sorry for him cause he knew too well what it feels like if someone treats you like this. Though he doubted that Jun would feel the exact same thing he felt cause Jun wasn’t in love with Toma… Right?...
“But… tomorrow is Saturday…” Aiba protested and pouted cutely.
“Well… tell this to the photographer!” Jun said with a false laughter.
Aiba was the only one who tried to make Jun stay. Nino even tried to kick him out (‘If he wants then let him go… Can we start the movie already?...’) Sho (though he didn’t say it out loud) was happy that Jun soon will leave his apartment… Though the model kept him afar (and most exactly his hands) from his Aiba, he still felt more relieved knowing he soon will be gone…
“Matte!”
Jun already opened the door when he heard the calling and stopped to turn back. To his biggest surprise it was Toma and he was busy taking his shoes.
“What are you doing?” he asked staring confused at the younger boy.
“I’ll go with you” Toma said matter-of-factly and looked up smiling widely at the model.
This was something Jun totally can’t understand…
For a while they walked in silence on the late night streets toward the nearest train station. Jun looked at the younger guy who walked next to him still smiling.
“Why?” he asked when he couldn’t hold back his question anymore.
“What why?” Toma asked back and looked at the dark haired man with curiosity in his eyes.
“Why are you coming with me… Not an hour ago you were just fighting with me because I didn’t leave you alone…”
“That’s true…” Toma shrugged simply.
Jun stopped abruptly at this and stared dumbfounded at Toma who didn’t notice it and walked along. I might be understandable to him, but it totally wasn’t to Jun.
“I thought you hate me…” Jun said.
Toma turned back and cocked his head to the side thoughtfully as he was thinking about when he said this to Jun.
“I never said I hate you” he answered then started to walk again. “Though I have enough reasons to do so…” he added more silently but Jun still heard it.
Jun quickly caught up with him.
“What do you mean with this?” he asked.
Toma just shrugged but didn’t answered.
“OI! I asked you something! What do you mean, you have enough reasons to do so?” Jun snapped more annoyed and louder than he intended to.
“You don’t have to shout, I heard you the first time already…” Toma said and pouted. “Kedo…”
“Kedo nani?” Jun asked frowned.
“But I don’t want to talk about it!” Toma said and childishly pouted some more.
Jun sighed at this. Toma really was just like Aiba sometimes…
“Did I say or do something?” Jun asked though it was a really stupid question. The way he treated Toma so far would give enough reason to the most long-suffering person to hate him.
“Both” Toma muttered.
Jun sighed again. Of course… This conversation has no sense at all since Toma denied giving proper answers whatever Jun was asking from him.
“But…” the younger one continued.
“But what?” Jun asked confused.
“But I’m willing to give you an other chance to start over…” Toma said and looked at Jun smiling brightly holding out his hand. “I’m Ikuta Toma. Nice to meet you!”
Jun stared at his smiling face for a while. He’d never seen him smiling like this. Or at least not at him… At the end he smiled softly too and took his hand.
“Matsumoto Jun… Nice to meet you too…”
“Ne, Sho-chan…” Aiba started while they were cleaning up a bit in the flat after Nino and Ohno left too.
“Hmm?”
“Do you… do you think Jun-pon and Toma-chan will be alright?” the younger guy asked thoughtfully.
“What do you mean?” Sho asked frowning and looked at Aiba.
“I think… I think Toma-chan is in love with Jun-tan… And I was thinking if… Will they be alright?” Aiba asked again and looked at Sho after putting the glasses from his hand into the sink.
Sho still frowned as he looked back at Aiba. He really didn’t like this conversation. Finally he sighed.
“I think everything will be okay between them… They match…” he said carefully then added: “Why?... Would you mind if they…?”
Sho’d never asked this from Aiba that if there was something between him and Jun. Ever. Aiba said they were just flatmates and Sho wanted to believe in this. But on the other hand, no matter how hard he hated the fact or wanted to deny it, it was obvious that Aiba cares for Jun a lot…
“No! It’s not that!” Aiba shook his head intensely. “I’m not jealous or anything… Just… they’re both my friends and I wish they would be happy cause… Toma-chan suits to Jun-tan, right?... But Jun-tan could be quite harsh even if it’s unintentional… And I don’t want him to hurt Toma-chan…” Aiba explained and lowered his head and tugging his shirt sleeve antsy.
Sho smiled at this and pulled the other boy in his arms.
“You’re so adorable…” he chuckled. “But you don’t have to worry, everything will be alright… They just need time…” he said and caressed Aiba’s hair.
Aiba sighed contented and melted into Sho’s embrace.
“Ne, Sho-chan… I love you…” he mumbled into the older man’s neck.
Sho chuckled a bit again.
“I love you too, Masaki” Sho said and kissed Aiba’s forehead.
Chibi Aiba was sitting in the living room on the floor and played with the stuffed animals around him.
Suddenly someone rang the doorbell.
Aiba cock his head to the side curiously when he heard his mom open the door and start talking with someone. He stood up and on his small feet toddled to the entrance hall. There was a woman and a boy who might be just a bit older then him.
“Look, who’s here!” the other woman said when he saw Aiba which cause his mom and the boy looked at him too. It frightened Aiba and he run straight to his mom and hid his face in her skirt shyly. Both women laughed at this and the other boy eyed him curiously.
“Ne, Masaki! This is Sakurai-san and her son, Sho-kun. They live in the house next to ours and guess what… from tomorrow you and Sho-kun will go to kindergarten together!” his mom told to chibi Aiba.
Aiba looked at Sho cautiously from his ‘hiding place’ and the older boy was still examining him with curiousity.
“Will you play with me, Sho-chan?” Aiba asked finally shy.
“Un!” chibi Sho nodded and smiled at him.
Aiba smiled back at him and took his hand before they run back to living room to play…
Aiba woke up suddenly.
He turned around carefully in the bed and looked at Sho who was sleeping soundly next to him. He caressed his face smiling and kissed his forehead before slipped out of the bed.
He sneaked to the closet and from under the pile of pants and sweaters he pulled out a small book. Yashiki sensei submitted to him to write down everything he remember from before the accident no matter he dreamt it or remembered to in an other way.
More than half of the notebook was full already. Since they changed his treatment he remembered more and more details everyday. He didn’t want to tell it to Sho though he wasn’t sure why… Maybe… maybe he just wanted to wait some more till everything came back to him…?
He left the bedroom without any noise and curled up on the couch and started to write feverishly…
“Masaki… what are you doing out here?...” Sho’s sleepy voice sounded behind him.
Aiba closed the diary quickly and hid it behind the couch cushions before jumped up from his place and turned toward Sho.
“Betsuni… I just couldn’t sleep and didn’t want to wake you up…” Aiba lied.
“Okay… But come back to bed now…” Sho said yawning and held out his hand to Aiba.
“Hai!” Aiba nodded and run to Sho to hug and kiss him before they go to sleep again.
A few minutes later it was just their soft breathing what was heard in the room…
A/N: originally I was planning to continue with more angst in this chap but then I decided against it cause that surely would lead that I mess up things to much and in the end I should abandon the story cause I can't clear up the things... so I decided to start the clearing up now. Which means the story will end soon (it means there won't be 20 more chaps but I don't know yet how much exactly till the end...) but there would be some angst, some fluff, maybe some more smutt till the last chap comes XD till that: yoroshiku, ne?;)
The rest of the party was just like till now. Or at least to Jun and Toma. Toma still chatted and laughed happily with whoever wanted to talk to him, he ignored only Jun’s presence and it started to piss off Jun till he snapped.
They just wanted to start the movie when Jun jumped from his seat. Everybody looked at him surprised (except Toma who looked to the exact opposite direction).
“Nani, MatsuJun? Does the armchair not comfortable enough to your super model ass?” Nino asked mockingly.
Jun simply acted as he didn’t hear what Nino said and instead turned to Aiba.
“Gomen, Ma-chan! I have to go now… I’ll have a photo shoot tomorrow early morning…”
Hearing this Toma immediately looked at Jun. Only the two of them knew Jun was lieing since Toma just earned a free weekend to him in the morning. And the younger guy started to deliberate whether he went too far or not? He couldn’t decide it. His mind told him it’s okay to act like this with Jun cause he deserves it; at least he had a taste from his own attitude! But in the same time he started to feel sorry for him cause he knew too well what it feels like if someone treats you like this. Though he doubted that Jun would feel the exact same thing he felt cause Jun wasn’t in love with Toma… Right?...
“But… tomorrow is Saturday…” Aiba protested and pouted cutely.
“Well… tell this to the photographer!” Jun said with a false laughter.
Aiba was the only one who tried to make Jun stay. Nino even tried to kick him out (‘If he wants then let him go… Can we start the movie already?...’) Sho (though he didn’t say it out loud) was happy that Jun soon will leave his apartment… Though the model kept him afar (and most exactly his hands) from his Aiba, he still felt more relieved knowing he soon will be gone…
“Matte!”
Jun already opened the door when he heard the calling and stopped to turn back. To his biggest surprise it was Toma and he was busy taking his shoes.
“What are you doing?” he asked staring confused at the younger boy.
“I’ll go with you” Toma said matter-of-factly and looked up smiling widely at the model.
This was something Jun totally can’t understand…
For a while they walked in silence on the late night streets toward the nearest train station. Jun looked at the younger guy who walked next to him still smiling.
“Why?” he asked when he couldn’t hold back his question anymore.
“What why?” Toma asked back and looked at the dark haired man with curiosity in his eyes.
“Why are you coming with me… Not an hour ago you were just fighting with me because I didn’t leave you alone…”
“That’s true…” Toma shrugged simply.
Jun stopped abruptly at this and stared dumbfounded at Toma who didn’t notice it and walked along. I might be understandable to him, but it totally wasn’t to Jun.
“I thought you hate me…” Jun said.
Toma turned back and cocked his head to the side thoughtfully as he was thinking about when he said this to Jun.
“I never said I hate you” he answered then started to walk again. “Though I have enough reasons to do so…” he added more silently but Jun still heard it.
Jun quickly caught up with him.
“What do you mean with this?” he asked.
Toma just shrugged but didn’t answered.
“OI! I asked you something! What do you mean, you have enough reasons to do so?” Jun snapped more annoyed and louder than he intended to.
“You don’t have to shout, I heard you the first time already…” Toma said and pouted. “Kedo…”
“Kedo nani?” Jun asked frowned.
“But I don’t want to talk about it!” Toma said and childishly pouted some more.
Jun sighed at this. Toma really was just like Aiba sometimes…
“Did I say or do something?” Jun asked though it was a really stupid question. The way he treated Toma so far would give enough reason to the most long-suffering person to hate him.
“Both” Toma muttered.
Jun sighed again. Of course… This conversation has no sense at all since Toma denied giving proper answers whatever Jun was asking from him.
“But…” the younger one continued.
“But what?” Jun asked confused.
“But I’m willing to give you an other chance to start over…” Toma said and looked at Jun smiling brightly holding out his hand. “I’m Ikuta Toma. Nice to meet you!”
Jun stared at his smiling face for a while. He’d never seen him smiling like this. Or at least not at him… At the end he smiled softly too and took his hand.
“Matsumoto Jun… Nice to meet you too…”
“Ne, Sho-chan…” Aiba started while they were cleaning up a bit in the flat after Nino and Ohno left too.
“Hmm?”
“Do you… do you think Jun-pon and Toma-chan will be alright?” the younger guy asked thoughtfully.
“What do you mean?” Sho asked frowning and looked at Aiba.
“I think… I think Toma-chan is in love with Jun-tan… And I was thinking if… Will they be alright?” Aiba asked again and looked at Sho after putting the glasses from his hand into the sink.
Sho still frowned as he looked back at Aiba. He really didn’t like this conversation. Finally he sighed.
“I think everything will be okay between them… They match…” he said carefully then added: “Why?... Would you mind if they…?”
Sho’d never asked this from Aiba that if there was something between him and Jun. Ever. Aiba said they were just flatmates and Sho wanted to believe in this. But on the other hand, no matter how hard he hated the fact or wanted to deny it, it was obvious that Aiba cares for Jun a lot…
“No! It’s not that!” Aiba shook his head intensely. “I’m not jealous or anything… Just… they’re both my friends and I wish they would be happy cause… Toma-chan suits to Jun-tan, right?... But Jun-tan could be quite harsh even if it’s unintentional… And I don’t want him to hurt Toma-chan…” Aiba explained and lowered his head and tugging his shirt sleeve antsy.
Sho smiled at this and pulled the other boy in his arms.
“You’re so adorable…” he chuckled. “But you don’t have to worry, everything will be alright… They just need time…” he said and caressed Aiba’s hair.
Aiba sighed contented and melted into Sho’s embrace.
“Ne, Sho-chan… I love you…” he mumbled into the older man’s neck.
Sho chuckled a bit again.
“I love you too, Masaki” Sho said and kissed Aiba’s forehead.
Chibi Aiba was sitting in the living room on the floor and played with the stuffed animals around him.
Suddenly someone rang the doorbell.
Aiba cock his head to the side curiously when he heard his mom open the door and start talking with someone. He stood up and on his small feet toddled to the entrance hall. There was a woman and a boy who might be just a bit older then him.
“Look, who’s here!” the other woman said when he saw Aiba which cause his mom and the boy looked at him too. It frightened Aiba and he run straight to his mom and hid his face in her skirt shyly. Both women laughed at this and the other boy eyed him curiously.
“Ne, Masaki! This is Sakurai-san and her son, Sho-kun. They live in the house next to ours and guess what… from tomorrow you and Sho-kun will go to kindergarten together!” his mom told to chibi Aiba.
Aiba looked at Sho cautiously from his ‘hiding place’ and the older boy was still examining him with curiousity.
“Will you play with me, Sho-chan?” Aiba asked finally shy.
“Un!” chibi Sho nodded and smiled at him.
Aiba smiled back at him and took his hand before they run back to living room to play…
Aiba woke up suddenly.
He turned around carefully in the bed and looked at Sho who was sleeping soundly next to him. He caressed his face smiling and kissed his forehead before slipped out of the bed.
He sneaked to the closet and from under the pile of pants and sweaters he pulled out a small book. Yashiki sensei submitted to him to write down everything he remember from before the accident no matter he dreamt it or remembered to in an other way.
More than half of the notebook was full already. Since they changed his treatment he remembered more and more details everyday. He didn’t want to tell it to Sho though he wasn’t sure why… Maybe… maybe he just wanted to wait some more till everything came back to him…?
He left the bedroom without any noise and curled up on the couch and started to write feverishly…
“Masaki… what are you doing out here?...” Sho’s sleepy voice sounded behind him.
Aiba closed the diary quickly and hid it behind the couch cushions before jumped up from his place and turned toward Sho.
“Betsuni… I just couldn’t sleep and didn’t want to wake you up…” Aiba lied.
“Okay… But come back to bed now…” Sho said yawning and held out his hand to Aiba.
“Hai!” Aiba nodded and run to Sho to hug and kiss him before they go to sleep again.
A few minutes later it was just their soft breathing what was heard in the room…
A/N: originally I was planning to continue with more angst in this chap but then I decided against it cause that surely would lead that I mess up things to much and in the end I should abandon the story cause I can't clear up the things... so I decided to start the clearing up now. Which means the story will end soon (it means there won't be 20 more chaps but I don't know yet how much exactly till the end...) but there would be some angst, some fluff, maybe some more smutt till the last chap comes XD till that: yoroshiku, ne?;)