Behind the waves - Chapter 3
Title: Behind the waves
Pairing: Aiba Masaki/ Sakurai Sho; Matsumoto Jun/ Ohno Satoshi;
Rating: PG-13
Warning: none
Summary: Aiba has a special ability - he can see shadows surrounding people who can’t get rid of their past and what had happened to them and the people they once loved. As psychologist it’s Aiba’s duty to help them getting rid of their bad experiences (and their shadows) to start a new life.
Aiba walked down the street. It was the day a week Aiba hated most: he had to go to make his weekly shopping. He needed some things to eat and he wanted to buy some stuff for Ohno’s party. And there was the idea to get himself a dog, so he wanted to make a stop at the pet shop.
An old man smiled at him when he entered the pet shop. “Hello, can I help you?”
That must have been Sho’s father. They looked similar, especially their smile was almost same. “I search for a dog.”
The man came across the counter. “We have two young dogs here at the moment, one is already reserved for a family, but one is still free. It’s still a baby dog, so you really need a lot of time to take of her.”
“Where did you get her from?” Aiba wanted to know.
The man walked up to the small door, which led to the small garden at the backside. “We found her some days ago. I think she is a baby from a straying dog. Her parents probably died, and she sat at the street, totally ravenous and weak. But now she is doing well. She got stronger and she already gained weight.”
They walked to the garden. There were two dogs lying in the shadow of a big tree. Aiba had the feeling to be in a different world. Some birds were singing and he had the feeling that he had entered something like paradise. Aiba looked at the balcony on the other side of the garden. He saw Sho standing there, looking down at him. He looked annoyed, but Aiba already counted with something like that.
“This is Haro. We guess that she is a Shiba Inu, but we don’t know for sure,” the man explained.
Aiba knelt down and stretched his arm. Haro opened her eyes and looked at him curiously. She stood up and sneaked up to Aiba, her head lowered like she was afraid of him. She smelled on Aiba’s hand before she started wiggling her tail slowly. Haro made some steps forward to press her head against Aiba’s hand.
“She likes you.” The man smiled at Aiba.
Aiba stroked over the dogs neck. “I like her too, I totally want to take her with me, if that’s okay, of course.”
The man nodded. “We are glad that she’ll have a good place to live from now on.” He took the leash and pulled it around Haro’s neck. “Take care of her.”
Aiba blinked. “You don’t want to know if I can really care about her?”
The man smiled at him while he handed him the leash. “I know you Aiba-san.” He stepped back into the room and Aiba followed him. “You are the psychologist my son visits.”
Aiba could hear almost silent footsteps at the outside. He was sure that someone was listening to them, and he could already imagine who it was. “Ah, Sakurai-san, yes. Now I see the similarity between the both of you.”
“He is my son, yes,” the man said. He stepped behind the counter to write the bill. “And? How is it with him?” He wanted to sound random, but failed terribly with it.
Even though Aiba could understand a fathers worry and interest, but Sho was his patient and he had to keep quiet about everything he knew about Sho, and in the end it wasn’t that much till now. “You know, Sakurai-san, I never talk about my patients and their issues. I get to know the most private things, and I am forced to keep it as a secret, and I take this seriously.”
“Of course, of course, I totally understand that,” the man immediately said. “We are just curious, because he never wanted any help but now…” The man turned when he saw Sho coming into the room.
“Hello Aiba-san,” Sho’s eyes were dark. He didn’t seem happy that Aiba had visited the shop.
“Sakurai-san,” Aiba bowed. “I decided to take myself a companion. You know I live pretty alone outside there, and I love dogs, so here I am.” Aiba pulled the leash up.
The father opened the cash when Aiba handed him the money. “Oh I need money to change. “I am back in a minute.”
Sho and Aiba were alone in the room and it felt uncomfortable for Aiba. “What are you doing here?” Sho asked. “I told you that I am not interested in working with you. We have an agreement.”
Aiba somehow knew that Sho would say this to him. He wasn’t that difficult to read. “Sho-san, I am here to buy a dog. I am not here to investigate anything. I am hardly in town because I don’t like humans at all, that’s why I need an animal at my side.”
Aiba hid a smile when he saw Sho’s astonished face. It often happened when he told the people that he didn’t like humans at all.
“Take care of Haro, she is a good dog,” Sho just said when his father came back to the room and handed Aiba the change.
“I will,” Aiba said. “Oh, and I need some extra stuff, sorry, I forgot about that.” Aiba walked around to take a basket for Haro, some food, a second leash and some toys. He’d leave a lot of money here today but it was worth it. “So, I guess I have everything now.” Aiba payed the rest and thanked them before he left the shop.
Sho looked intensely at Aiba. He could feel Sho’s eyes resting on him. Aiba got now more curious about the truth behind Sho’s arrogant way of acting. There was something different behind these eyes, something broken, something Sho tried hiding with all might. And Aiba wanted to break this wall down.
~~~
Aiba sat on his terrace with a big cup of tea and some chocolate cookies. He felt totally spent. Haro sat next to him and looked up from time to time. Akira walked from left to right and back. She stared at them probably a little bit afraid, but also curious. “This is our new mate, Akira,” Aiba said. The cat came up to him, like she understood what Aiba wanted to tell him. She walked up to Haro and smelled at the dog’s snout before she turned to walk to the big tree on the right side. She seemed totally unimpressed and disinterested.
Aiba opened the leash and let Haro run freely. “Don’t run away,” he said. Haro sniffed around till she found a nice place to lie down. She grunted before she closed her eyes and dozed off.
Aiba could feel his own tiredness overwhelming him. He had seen various shadows in town and they all tried taking his energy to communicate with him. He felt like he didn’t sleep for ages. All the pain he could feel coming from various shadows, all the desperation they carried inside and all the people who were still alive, burdened because they lost someone important and they couldn’t let go.
Aiba had seen Sho’s shadow watching them when he was at the pet shop’s garden. He wanted to know who it was, and what had happened to it, and why Sho behaved like he did at the moment. That cold glance in his eyes, this strange arrogant way of acting, this wasn’t natural. Aiba had a good sense for people, and he could feel that Sho once had been totally different.
Aiba took a second cookie. Food always helped him to gain some power when the shadows pulled almost everything out of him.
He needed to prepare some salads for the invitation on the next day. Aiba was curious if he’d meet Sho there. Ohno told him, that Sho would come, but he wasn’t hundred percent sure about it. Aiba wanted to know what Sho would say if he came there. Especially after Aiba told him, that he didn’t like humans at all.
And Aiba was curious to get to know Jun. Ohno had told a lot about him, but Aiba had never met him before. He seemed to be a great help for Ohno, and that was the most important thing.
Aiba was just afraid to meet two shadows at once. He wasn’t sure how long he’d be able to stay. Last time he had been with two shadows in a room on purpose, he had fainted after two hours. And it was always hard to find an explanation why this happened to him without telling the people the truth.
~~~
Aiba placed the bags with the food in his bicycle basket. He had prepared two bowls of salad - one potato salad and one with cucumber and tomatoes. And he had baked a strawberry-yoghurt cake - just in case the shadows pulled too much strength out of him.
“Do you want to come along, Haro?” Aiba asked his dog, which sat at the entrance, staring at Aiba, his tail wiggling slowly. Haro came up to him and barked. “I take this as a yes,” Aiba laughed. He pulled the leash around Haro’s neck and sat on his bicycle.
It was a warm and sunny day and Aiba enjoyed the 30 minutes he needed to get to Ohno’s place. Small waves curled at the beach right next to the street and it was hardly anyone around at that hour. In front of Ohno’s house he could already hear some voices on the other side.
Aiba took his bags and walked around the house. He was a little afraid and shy to get together with a new group of people. He hoped that his friend Nino would be there already. He walked around the corner, but there was no Nino around.
“Oh, Aiba-san, come here.” Ohno smiled at him. He guided him to the table. “You already know Sho-kun,” Ohno said and pointed at Sho on the other side. “And this is Jun.” Ohno took the hand of the man next to him. Ohno smiled.
Aiba greeted them. He smiled when he saw Ohno looking at Jun lovingly. It was nice to see the other happy. And Aiba was happy there was no shadow around Jun - it already cost him enough strength to fight against Sho and Ohno’s shadow.
They stood right next to Ohno and Sho and talked about weird things Aiba didn’t understand properly. Aiba shook his head. He tried to get distracted from the shadows voices. “What about Nino? Will he come?” Aiba asked.
Aiba knew Nino since childhood. They went to school together and even studied the same at university. In the dormitory they shared a room together. While Aiba studied psychology Nino studied medicine. Because of Nino Aiba had come to this island. He was the one searching a calm place for Aiba.
Nino was the only one Aiba called friend in his life. He was the only one Aiba trusted, and he was the only one who knew about Aiba’s ability or curse - like Aiba called it from time to time.
“He’s on the way. He was on mainland, because of a complicated surgery, but he’ll be here soon,” Jun said. “Come and sit down,” Jun added. “I take your food to put it in the fridge.”
Jun was one of Nino’s friends from hospital. They worked together in the island’s hospital. Nino was born on this island, but moved when he was still a child. After his study he came back to this island.
Aiba sat next to Sho, who had just looked at him till now. “I see Haro seems to like you,” Sho finally said.
Aiba looked at Haro next to his right leg. Aiba stroked over the dog’s head. “I hope so.”
“Why are you here when you hate humans?” Aiba blinked. Sho was pretty direct. And Aiba hated his arrogant attitude, but in the end he didn’t care about Sho’s questions.
“I have a few friends, Sho-san. But I choose my friends carefully. And believe me, the people I call ‘friend’ are real friends for me,” Aiba answered.
“He’s so arrogant. Papa, why did you change that much? I want to see you smile again,” Sho’s shadow suddenly said.
Aiba swallowed. Papa? Was Sho the shadow’s father? What had happened to this shadow?
“You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” it was Nino’s voice right next to Aiba.
Aiba turned. “Of course, there are ghosts everywhere.” The best thing about talking with Nino was that they could openly talk about Aiba’s ability, because no one believed that it was the truth.
Nino sat next to Aiba and Aiba felt immediately relaxed. Nino had something calm and supportive that made Aiba feeling safe.
“I wondered why a loner like Aiba-san comes to this party?” Sho said.
Aiba felt anger rising in him. He had enough from Sho’s teasing.
“As far as I know you aren’t really social on your own? Since you came back from Tokyo you avoid every contact with others. You visit Oh-chan sometimes, but the rest of your time?” Nino leaned a little forward to stare at Sho.
Touché … Aiba smiled. Sometimes he just wanted to hug Nino for his honesty.
Sho didn’t say anything. He just glanced at Nino before he looked at Aiba intensely.
“We’ll grill some fish and steaks.” Jun came back to the terrace. He placed the fresh meat and fish next to the barbeque grill. “Do you have any preferences Aiba-san?”
“Please leave the suffix, I am Masaki, or Aiba.” He smiled. “And I don’t have any preferences. I eat everything.”
Jun bowed a bit. “Jun. I am just Jun,” he replied.
“I also have some sea fruit,” Ohno came outside with another plate. “Just in case someone likes that too.”
“Yes, especially you, right?” Jun laughed.
Ohno just shrugged. “Yes, for example.”
They both laughed. Maybe it was a good idea to come here this afternoon.
Aiba loved the smell of fresh grilled meat. He could feel the hunger burning in his stomach. Aiba looked at Ohno who turned the meat on the barbeque swiftly. The shadow stood between Ohno and Jun. like it tried to avoid them staying together.
“How long do you live here?” Sho asked Aiba out of the blue.
“Half a year now,” Aiba answered.
“Do you like it?” Sho wanted to know.
Nino looked at Aiba before he stood up and excused. Aiba had told Nino that Sho was his new patient and now he wanted to give Aiba the chance to find a connection to Sho.
“I came here because I wanted to, so yes, I enjoy it pretty much here,” Aiba said. “But you don’t seem to be happy here?”
Sho smiled sadly. “It’s okay here.”
Sho’s shadow rushed from left to right. “No, it’s not like this. You hate it here. You left everything back in Tokyo, even your laugh and your old self.”
“Why do you know this group here?” Sho asked. It was the first time he didn’t look at Aiba adversely.
“Nino is my best friend since school. He works here with Jun and that’s how I get to know Ohno and Jun. And in the end it was Nino who brought me here,” Aiba explained. “And you Sho-san?” He wanted to know.
Sho looked at Ohno and Jun. “Jun’s my little brother. And since he and Ohno are together, I know Ohno. And as you said, Nino is Jun’s colleague.”
Jun and Sho were brothers? Aba looked at them. They were so different and they didn’t even look like each other, but there was a strange glance in their eyes, which was same. They had a strong will - both of them. “I didn’t know that,” Aiba said.
“We’re pretty different, and we had quite a hard time in past, but we settled everything and now we get along pretty well,” Sho said.
“As long as you stop your horrible father like way of acting, you are okay.” Jun came up to them and placed some bottles of beer on the table.
Sho’s bonds and his reasons for being the way he was got more and more interesting for Aiba. He definitely wouldn’t just meet up with Sho to satisfy Sho’s parents. He’d get to know the truth about Sho.
A/N: Sorry for the late update, I was on holiday :). So here I am with a new chapter.
So, what's with Sho's shadow?
And finally Aiba has a new friend :P Haro will be a big part of the story :D
Pairing: Aiba Masaki/ Sakurai Sho; Matsumoto Jun/ Ohno Satoshi;
Rating: PG-13
Warning: none
Summary: Aiba has a special ability - he can see shadows surrounding people who can’t get rid of their past and what had happened to them and the people they once loved. As psychologist it’s Aiba’s duty to help them getting rid of their bad experiences (and their shadows) to start a new life.
Aiba walked down the street. It was the day a week Aiba hated most: he had to go to make his weekly shopping. He needed some things to eat and he wanted to buy some stuff for Ohno’s party. And there was the idea to get himself a dog, so he wanted to make a stop at the pet shop.
An old man smiled at him when he entered the pet shop. “Hello, can I help you?”
That must have been Sho’s father. They looked similar, especially their smile was almost same. “I search for a dog.”
The man came across the counter. “We have two young dogs here at the moment, one is already reserved for a family, but one is still free. It’s still a baby dog, so you really need a lot of time to take of her.”
“Where did you get her from?” Aiba wanted to know.
The man walked up to the small door, which led to the small garden at the backside. “We found her some days ago. I think she is a baby from a straying dog. Her parents probably died, and she sat at the street, totally ravenous and weak. But now she is doing well. She got stronger and she already gained weight.”
They walked to the garden. There were two dogs lying in the shadow of a big tree. Aiba had the feeling to be in a different world. Some birds were singing and he had the feeling that he had entered something like paradise. Aiba looked at the balcony on the other side of the garden. He saw Sho standing there, looking down at him. He looked annoyed, but Aiba already counted with something like that.
“This is Haro. We guess that she is a Shiba Inu, but we don’t know for sure,” the man explained.
Aiba knelt down and stretched his arm. Haro opened her eyes and looked at him curiously. She stood up and sneaked up to Aiba, her head lowered like she was afraid of him. She smelled on Aiba’s hand before she started wiggling her tail slowly. Haro made some steps forward to press her head against Aiba’s hand.
“She likes you.” The man smiled at Aiba.
Aiba stroked over the dogs neck. “I like her too, I totally want to take her with me, if that’s okay, of course.”
The man nodded. “We are glad that she’ll have a good place to live from now on.” He took the leash and pulled it around Haro’s neck. “Take care of her.”
Aiba blinked. “You don’t want to know if I can really care about her?”
The man smiled at him while he handed him the leash. “I know you Aiba-san.” He stepped back into the room and Aiba followed him. “You are the psychologist my son visits.”
Aiba could hear almost silent footsteps at the outside. He was sure that someone was listening to them, and he could already imagine who it was. “Ah, Sakurai-san, yes. Now I see the similarity between the both of you.”
“He is my son, yes,” the man said. He stepped behind the counter to write the bill. “And? How is it with him?” He wanted to sound random, but failed terribly with it.
Even though Aiba could understand a fathers worry and interest, but Sho was his patient and he had to keep quiet about everything he knew about Sho, and in the end it wasn’t that much till now. “You know, Sakurai-san, I never talk about my patients and their issues. I get to know the most private things, and I am forced to keep it as a secret, and I take this seriously.”
“Of course, of course, I totally understand that,” the man immediately said. “We are just curious, because he never wanted any help but now…” The man turned when he saw Sho coming into the room.
“Hello Aiba-san,” Sho’s eyes were dark. He didn’t seem happy that Aiba had visited the shop.
“Sakurai-san,” Aiba bowed. “I decided to take myself a companion. You know I live pretty alone outside there, and I love dogs, so here I am.” Aiba pulled the leash up.
The father opened the cash when Aiba handed him the money. “Oh I need money to change. “I am back in a minute.”
Sho and Aiba were alone in the room and it felt uncomfortable for Aiba. “What are you doing here?” Sho asked. “I told you that I am not interested in working with you. We have an agreement.”
Aiba somehow knew that Sho would say this to him. He wasn’t that difficult to read. “Sho-san, I am here to buy a dog. I am not here to investigate anything. I am hardly in town because I don’t like humans at all, that’s why I need an animal at my side.”
Aiba hid a smile when he saw Sho’s astonished face. It often happened when he told the people that he didn’t like humans at all.
“Take care of Haro, she is a good dog,” Sho just said when his father came back to the room and handed Aiba the change.
“I will,” Aiba said. “Oh, and I need some extra stuff, sorry, I forgot about that.” Aiba walked around to take a basket for Haro, some food, a second leash and some toys. He’d leave a lot of money here today but it was worth it. “So, I guess I have everything now.” Aiba payed the rest and thanked them before he left the shop.
Sho looked intensely at Aiba. He could feel Sho’s eyes resting on him. Aiba got now more curious about the truth behind Sho’s arrogant way of acting. There was something different behind these eyes, something broken, something Sho tried hiding with all might. And Aiba wanted to break this wall down.
~~~
Aiba sat on his terrace with a big cup of tea and some chocolate cookies. He felt totally spent. Haro sat next to him and looked up from time to time. Akira walked from left to right and back. She stared at them probably a little bit afraid, but also curious. “This is our new mate, Akira,” Aiba said. The cat came up to him, like she understood what Aiba wanted to tell him. She walked up to Haro and smelled at the dog’s snout before she turned to walk to the big tree on the right side. She seemed totally unimpressed and disinterested.
Aiba opened the leash and let Haro run freely. “Don’t run away,” he said. Haro sniffed around till she found a nice place to lie down. She grunted before she closed her eyes and dozed off.
Aiba could feel his own tiredness overwhelming him. He had seen various shadows in town and they all tried taking his energy to communicate with him. He felt like he didn’t sleep for ages. All the pain he could feel coming from various shadows, all the desperation they carried inside and all the people who were still alive, burdened because they lost someone important and they couldn’t let go.
Aiba had seen Sho’s shadow watching them when he was at the pet shop’s garden. He wanted to know who it was, and what had happened to it, and why Sho behaved like he did at the moment. That cold glance in his eyes, this strange arrogant way of acting, this wasn’t natural. Aiba had a good sense for people, and he could feel that Sho once had been totally different.
Aiba took a second cookie. Food always helped him to gain some power when the shadows pulled almost everything out of him.
He needed to prepare some salads for the invitation on the next day. Aiba was curious if he’d meet Sho there. Ohno told him, that Sho would come, but he wasn’t hundred percent sure about it. Aiba wanted to know what Sho would say if he came there. Especially after Aiba told him, that he didn’t like humans at all.
And Aiba was curious to get to know Jun. Ohno had told a lot about him, but Aiba had never met him before. He seemed to be a great help for Ohno, and that was the most important thing.
Aiba was just afraid to meet two shadows at once. He wasn’t sure how long he’d be able to stay. Last time he had been with two shadows in a room on purpose, he had fainted after two hours. And it was always hard to find an explanation why this happened to him without telling the people the truth.
~~~
Aiba placed the bags with the food in his bicycle basket. He had prepared two bowls of salad - one potato salad and one with cucumber and tomatoes. And he had baked a strawberry-yoghurt cake - just in case the shadows pulled too much strength out of him.
“Do you want to come along, Haro?” Aiba asked his dog, which sat at the entrance, staring at Aiba, his tail wiggling slowly. Haro came up to him and barked. “I take this as a yes,” Aiba laughed. He pulled the leash around Haro’s neck and sat on his bicycle.
It was a warm and sunny day and Aiba enjoyed the 30 minutes he needed to get to Ohno’s place. Small waves curled at the beach right next to the street and it was hardly anyone around at that hour. In front of Ohno’s house he could already hear some voices on the other side.
Aiba took his bags and walked around the house. He was a little afraid and shy to get together with a new group of people. He hoped that his friend Nino would be there already. He walked around the corner, but there was no Nino around.
“Oh, Aiba-san, come here.” Ohno smiled at him. He guided him to the table. “You already know Sho-kun,” Ohno said and pointed at Sho on the other side. “And this is Jun.” Ohno took the hand of the man next to him. Ohno smiled.
Aiba greeted them. He smiled when he saw Ohno looking at Jun lovingly. It was nice to see the other happy. And Aiba was happy there was no shadow around Jun - it already cost him enough strength to fight against Sho and Ohno’s shadow.
They stood right next to Ohno and Sho and talked about weird things Aiba didn’t understand properly. Aiba shook his head. He tried to get distracted from the shadows voices. “What about Nino? Will he come?” Aiba asked.
Aiba knew Nino since childhood. They went to school together and even studied the same at university. In the dormitory they shared a room together. While Aiba studied psychology Nino studied medicine. Because of Nino Aiba had come to this island. He was the one searching a calm place for Aiba.
Nino was the only one Aiba called friend in his life. He was the only one Aiba trusted, and he was the only one who knew about Aiba’s ability or curse - like Aiba called it from time to time.
“He’s on the way. He was on mainland, because of a complicated surgery, but he’ll be here soon,” Jun said. “Come and sit down,” Jun added. “I take your food to put it in the fridge.”
Jun was one of Nino’s friends from hospital. They worked together in the island’s hospital. Nino was born on this island, but moved when he was still a child. After his study he came back to this island.
Aiba sat next to Sho, who had just looked at him till now. “I see Haro seems to like you,” Sho finally said.
Aiba looked at Haro next to his right leg. Aiba stroked over the dog’s head. “I hope so.”
“Why are you here when you hate humans?” Aiba blinked. Sho was pretty direct. And Aiba hated his arrogant attitude, but in the end he didn’t care about Sho’s questions.
“I have a few friends, Sho-san. But I choose my friends carefully. And believe me, the people I call ‘friend’ are real friends for me,” Aiba answered.
“He’s so arrogant. Papa, why did you change that much? I want to see you smile again,” Sho’s shadow suddenly said.
Aiba swallowed. Papa? Was Sho the shadow’s father? What had happened to this shadow?
“You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” it was Nino’s voice right next to Aiba.
Aiba turned. “Of course, there are ghosts everywhere.” The best thing about talking with Nino was that they could openly talk about Aiba’s ability, because no one believed that it was the truth.
Nino sat next to Aiba and Aiba felt immediately relaxed. Nino had something calm and supportive that made Aiba feeling safe.
“I wondered why a loner like Aiba-san comes to this party?” Sho said.
Aiba felt anger rising in him. He had enough from Sho’s teasing.
“As far as I know you aren’t really social on your own? Since you came back from Tokyo you avoid every contact with others. You visit Oh-chan sometimes, but the rest of your time?” Nino leaned a little forward to stare at Sho.
Touché … Aiba smiled. Sometimes he just wanted to hug Nino for his honesty.
Sho didn’t say anything. He just glanced at Nino before he looked at Aiba intensely.
“We’ll grill some fish and steaks.” Jun came back to the terrace. He placed the fresh meat and fish next to the barbeque grill. “Do you have any preferences Aiba-san?”
“Please leave the suffix, I am Masaki, or Aiba.” He smiled. “And I don’t have any preferences. I eat everything.”
Jun bowed a bit. “Jun. I am just Jun,” he replied.
“I also have some sea fruit,” Ohno came outside with another plate. “Just in case someone likes that too.”
“Yes, especially you, right?” Jun laughed.
Ohno just shrugged. “Yes, for example.”
They both laughed. Maybe it was a good idea to come here this afternoon.
Aiba loved the smell of fresh grilled meat. He could feel the hunger burning in his stomach. Aiba looked at Ohno who turned the meat on the barbeque swiftly. The shadow stood between Ohno and Jun. like it tried to avoid them staying together.
“How long do you live here?” Sho asked Aiba out of the blue.
“Half a year now,” Aiba answered.
“Do you like it?” Sho wanted to know.
Nino looked at Aiba before he stood up and excused. Aiba had told Nino that Sho was his new patient and now he wanted to give Aiba the chance to find a connection to Sho.
“I came here because I wanted to, so yes, I enjoy it pretty much here,” Aiba said. “But you don’t seem to be happy here?”
Sho smiled sadly. “It’s okay here.”
Sho’s shadow rushed from left to right. “No, it’s not like this. You hate it here. You left everything back in Tokyo, even your laugh and your old self.”
“Why do you know this group here?” Sho asked. It was the first time he didn’t look at Aiba adversely.
“Nino is my best friend since school. He works here with Jun and that’s how I get to know Ohno and Jun. And in the end it was Nino who brought me here,” Aiba explained. “And you Sho-san?” He wanted to know.
Sho looked at Ohno and Jun. “Jun’s my little brother. And since he and Ohno are together, I know Ohno. And as you said, Nino is Jun’s colleague.”
Jun and Sho were brothers? Aba looked at them. They were so different and they didn’t even look like each other, but there was a strange glance in their eyes, which was same. They had a strong will - both of them. “I didn’t know that,” Aiba said.
“We’re pretty different, and we had quite a hard time in past, but we settled everything and now we get along pretty well,” Sho said.
“As long as you stop your horrible father like way of acting, you are okay.” Jun came up to them and placed some bottles of beer on the table.
Sho’s bonds and his reasons for being the way he was got more and more interesting for Aiba. He definitely wouldn’t just meet up with Sho to satisfy Sho’s parents. He’d get to know the truth about Sho.
A/N: Sorry for the late update, I was on holiday :). So here I am with a new chapter.
So, what's with Sho's shadow?
And finally Aiba has a new friend :P Haro will be a big part of the story :D