Making it Hurt Less Ch. 14
Author: shy_mizuno
Pairing: RyuShun[main] InooBu; TakaYama; HikaTo; DaiJima, but all later on.
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: If I owned Johnny's Boys, well, I wouldn't be here. I'd be making it happen and then reclining as THEY all had to deal with the fangirl squees.
Summary: When word spreads that a certain little junior might debut, the parents find it a wondrous time to lunge at each others throats. And their sons' bank accounts.
"Ryutaro, can I talk to you?" Crap. Ryutaro merely nodded, not looking at his leader, but down at his hands. "Where's Shintaro?" Ryutaro shrugged, lyring through. Shintaro was practicing - without him. "You sure you don't know. You guys are pretty close nowadays."
"We're still the same." Ryutaro unconsciously snapped, still not looking up.
"I don't know. Sleeping in the same bed seems pretty close. Sleeping in each other's arms seems closer still."
"It's not that big a deal." Ryutaro's teeth clenched together.
"Then why are you so hostile? Why didn't you help Shintaro when he had a nightmare last night?" Yabu raised an eyebrow, observing Ryutaro's position for once. A thought entered. "Ryutaro...do you like Shintaro?"
"Yeah, but..." Ryutaro's head knocked up with his face in shock. He realized what he said and his mouth gaped like a fish for the second time that day. He finally bit his lip, looking back down. "He's my baby brother. How can I...like him?" Ryutaro fiddled with his fingers. " He probably doesn't even really like me. He's probably only grateful I saved him."
Yabu let out a breath, letting all sink in. He also looked down, thinking over the correct response. At the same time, Ryutaro looked up. "Yabu-kun...are you really gonna take us in?" Yabu let a smile crack, nodding while not looking up. "Even if...Shintaro and me..."
"It's not really my place to say what's wrong or right, Ryu-chan. I'm not gonna just drop this because you like Shintaro." If you guys got split up, who knows what might happen. That thought sent shiver's down Yabu's back, which triggered what Ryutaro had last said. Yabu's smile was even brighter as he looked up. "Are we saying that there might be a 'something'"
Ryutaro blushed and turned away. "I..." Yabu placed a hand on Ryutaro's shoulder, squeezing slightly.
The door burst open and Kei appeared, visibly soaked. "We're taking a breath with a water fight. BEST against 7. Chii dragged in Aiba-kun and Nino-kun. You in?" Yabu shrugged, trying to signal he was 'in the middle of something, hurry your butt out of here.' Yet, the 'something' had somehow 'found' a water bottle - by found, he meant Chinen had snuck in and gave Ryutaro a water bottle when he wasn't looking - and poured it over Yabu. The leader of Hey!Say!Jump gaped as Ryutaro ran away, happily distracted from his inner struggle. He narrowly missed Kei's ticked-off grasp.
"So...are we cool?" Kei asked, head on the elder's shoulder.
"He likes his brother." Kei blinked and gave an expression of 'O...K...then?" Yabu kissed his cheek and pulled him from the Dressing Room. "I'm stressed out. Either we join the water fights or find a closet to get those wet jeans off in. Your pick." He had a feeling which one Kei wanted, and followed obediently as his boyfriend pulled him by the arm. In the the distance, the couple could hear Keito swearing quite bluntly in English at Hikaru.
Pairing: RyuShun[main] InooBu; TakaYama; HikaTo; DaiJima, but all later on.
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: If I owned Johnny's Boys, well, I wouldn't be here. I'd be making it happen and then reclining as THEY all had to deal with the fangirl squees.
Summary: When word spreads that a certain little junior might debut, the parents find it a wondrous time to lunge at each others throats. And their sons' bank accounts.
"Ryutaro, can I talk to you?" Crap. Ryutaro merely nodded, not looking at his leader, but down at his hands. "Where's Shintaro?" Ryutaro shrugged, lyring through. Shintaro was practicing - without him. "You sure you don't know. You guys are pretty close nowadays."
"We're still the same." Ryutaro unconsciously snapped, still not looking up.
"I don't know. Sleeping in the same bed seems pretty close. Sleeping in each other's arms seems closer still."
"It's not that big a deal." Ryutaro's teeth clenched together.
"Then why are you so hostile? Why didn't you help Shintaro when he had a nightmare last night?" Yabu raised an eyebrow, observing Ryutaro's position for once. A thought entered. "Ryutaro...do you like Shintaro?"
"Yeah, but..." Ryutaro's head knocked up with his face in shock. He realized what he said and his mouth gaped like a fish for the second time that day. He finally bit his lip, looking back down. "He's my baby brother. How can I...like him?" Ryutaro fiddled with his fingers. " He probably doesn't even really like me. He's probably only grateful I saved him."
Yabu let out a breath, letting all sink in. He also looked down, thinking over the correct response. At the same time, Ryutaro looked up. "Yabu-kun...are you really gonna take us in?" Yabu let a smile crack, nodding while not looking up. "Even if...Shintaro and me..."
"It's not really my place to say what's wrong or right, Ryu-chan. I'm not gonna just drop this because you like Shintaro." If you guys got split up, who knows what might happen. That thought sent shiver's down Yabu's back, which triggered what Ryutaro had last said. Yabu's smile was even brighter as he looked up. "Are we saying that there might be a 'something'"
Ryutaro blushed and turned away. "I..." Yabu placed a hand on Ryutaro's shoulder, squeezing slightly.
The door burst open and Kei appeared, visibly soaked. "We're taking a breath with a water fight. BEST against 7. Chii dragged in Aiba-kun and Nino-kun. You in?" Yabu shrugged, trying to signal he was 'in the middle of something, hurry your butt out of here.' Yet, the 'something' had somehow 'found' a water bottle - by found, he meant Chinen had snuck in and gave Ryutaro a water bottle when he wasn't looking - and poured it over Yabu. The leader of Hey!Say!Jump gaped as Ryutaro ran away, happily distracted from his inner struggle. He narrowly missed Kei's ticked-off grasp.
"So...are we cool?" Kei asked, head on the elder's shoulder.
"He likes his brother." Kei blinked and gave an expression of 'O...K...then?" Yabu kissed his cheek and pulled him from the Dressing Room. "I'm stressed out. Either we join the water fights or find a closet to get those wet jeans off in. Your pick." He had a feeling which one Kei wanted, and followed obediently as his boyfriend pulled him by the arm. In the the distance, the couple could hear Keito swearing quite bluntly in English at Hikaru.