[Multi-chapter] Rumors (2/7)
Title: Rumors (2/7)
Pairing: Ohmiya, ??
Rating: PG
Genre: Fluff, School AU.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story ~ Arashi own my heart.
Summary: The rumor didn't bother Nino so much until he met that person. And he started to wonder whether it was true or not, and one day he became the center of another rumor, too.
A/N:
This is really, really a late and yet short update >.< Sorry!!!! I considered about let it be longer, but somehow I thought it’s better to stop this chapter here. And I'll update as soon as possible again >.< Hope you still enjoy the story!
And as usual, this is beta-ed by potatoos , thanks for your hard work!!!
Comments are loved <333
Chapter 2
One week after Nino had last met Ohno, he was waiting at the terrace as usual.
They had a habit coming here daily, and gradually, Nino had thought of it as their place rather than his own. But he didn’t mind because Ohno was fun to be with. They talked about many things, and over time, got to know more about each other. Ohno was quiet most of the time, and Nino was the one who kept talking. Even Nino was surprised to find himself readily open his heart to this boy - normally, he would prefer to keep his real self to only himself. He hated how people would judge him whenever they knew what he was really thinking about - as if they had the right to do that! Thus, he decided to fake a smile so as to keep himself away from trouble. This worked perfectly, but sometimes Nino felt lonely.
However, no matter how long he had waited that day, Ohno didn’t show up. Nino waited worriedly until lunch was over, yet there was still no sign of the older boy. Nino frowned and returned to his class. His mind couldn’t focus on the problem sums before him - it had flew out of his classroom and made itself comfortable at Ohno’s, which he reckoned to be on the second floor in the same hall.
When school ended, Nino collected his stuff hastily and rushed out of the classroom, ignoring Aiba who ran after him curiously.
“Where are you going, Nino-chan?”
“To meet my friend!”
“Who?” Aiba sounded surprised. Perhaps he didn’t think that Nino had a friend who he would meet after school - Nino generally paid no attention to everyone around him.
“Do you really think that you are my only friend?” Nino snapped, annoyed as he raised his tone without intending to. He was not sure if he and Ohno were considered friends yet. Being with Ohno, Nino felt happiness and peace, the feelings he had never thought he could feel whenever he was around other people. However with Ohno, it seemed as though his world became wider, his heart warmer and his smile more honest. In addition, he could be himself around Ohno, because the older boy would never judge his actions. He had hesitated before telling Ohno his thoughts and was relieved to find that Ohno took them easily with a smile. He had even complimented that Nino was special and unique, making Nino feel happy all morning. To Nino, Ohno was more special than any other person that he had met.
A group of noisy senpai walked past them, making Nino frowned. They had just walked out of Ohno’s classroom, and were chatting loudly among themselves.
“He deserved it, that weirdo!!”
“Did you see his face? It’s totally blank!!”
“Well, I guess gays don’t know show their expressions”
And they roared with laughter. Nino clenched his fist tightly and felt his knuckles turn white when he realised who they were talking about. He also felt Aiba tensed beside him, confused about what had made Nino that angry. Nino ignored him and headed for the classroom door.
Ohno was sitting quietly in his seat, his eyes emotionless and unfocused. He stared blankly at his table, and didn’t raise his head when Nino called him. Nino felt his chest tightened as Ohno seemed not aware of his presence, and it was really annoying. He stepped closer to Ohno, feeling the curious gaze of Ohno’t classmates on him, but he barely cared about them now.
“Ohno?” He hesitated, stretched out his hand and put it on Ohno’s shoulder and squeezed it lightly. Ohno was starled from the sudden hold as he looked up to meet Nino’s worried eyes.
“Ah-h” He finally reacted “Nino? Why are you here?”
“I came to look for you” Nino bit his lip “You didn’t show up at lunch and I wonder if you’re alright”
“Ah, sorry” Ohno smiled softly, but his soft smile immediately disappeared “I was busy with other things.”
“What’s wrong?” Nino asked gently as he sat down opposite of Ohno, “What happened?”
“Nothing, it’s just…” Ohno started to answer but was interrupted by Aiba’s worried voice.
“Nino, look!”
Nino turned around and he immediately understood what Aiba meant. A heap of torn papers from textbooks and notebooks was peeping out of the trashcan in the corner of the classroom. Nino’s eyes burned with anger. He was clear of what had happened. He cursed under his breath. Nino had never felt so angry in his life, even when it was himself who had been bullied. This was Ohno. Ohno was nice and kind, and he definitely did not deserve this kind of treatment from anyone.
“It’s okay, Nino. I knew that this would happen” Ohno reached out to find Nino’s hand, squeezing it lightly as an assurance. But Ohno’s hand was sweaty and Nino could feel that he was shaking a little.
“Howis this okay?” Nino clenched his teeth “How dare they to do this to you?”
“I know this will happen” Ohno repeated quietly “People always react the same way, here or there. It’s always like that”
“What’s there to react about?” Nino still felt his fury burning his chest “For you to come study here? That’s ridiculous!!”
“No” Ohno replied simply “For me being a gay”.
Nino stopped talking and stared in disbelief at Ohno So it was true? The rumor which was spreading wildly like wildfire was really true? Ohno looked back at him quietly, his eyes unreadable. But, Nino could tell, deep inside it was sad and lonely. Nino had never noticed before, but Ohno had an unbearable loneliness behind his smiling eyes. Nino’s heart ached as the thought came to his mind. How could he never realise that Ohno was suffering? Behind his bright smile, just how much did it hurt him to be himself?
Nino was silent for a long time He nearly forgot Aiba’s presence beside him, who was staring at both of them with a shock on his face as he said nothing. Aiba had not known this as anything more than a rumor, and now Ohno had confirmed it. And since this was the first time Aiba met Ohno it was a double shock to him to know that Nino was hanging out with Ohno, and that Ohno was actually gay.
Ohno didn’t say anything, but he kept staring back deeply into Nino’s eyes. Nino knew that he needed to say something, the silence was somehow awkward and uncomfortable, feeling Ohno’s gaze on him just made it worse.
“Ohno” Nino took his hand and squeezed gently as he was choosing the right words “Ohchan”
Ohno blinked.
“Whoever you are, it’s you” Nino tried to make sense “They don’t have the right to do this to you. I won’t let them”.
Ohno chuckled softly with Nino’s assurance. It felt a little funny, when a younger boy was trying to tell him that he would protect him or something. Nino hadn’t awared of what this world was, and how it worked with people like him. But he smiled back with the boy, his voice was softer now as he felt the rock on his chest had been put away. “Thank you, Nino-chan”.
Nino winced at the way Ohno called him, but Ohno continued without noticing the furrowed brows of the younger boy “But you know, this is nothing. It could have been worse, and I was through this before. It’s really nothing to me, so don’t worry.”
Nino squeezed Ohno’s hand tightly and bit his lip. Ohno sensed something in Nino’s eyes that made him shook his head seriously.
“I don’t want to drag you into my trouble, so don’t think about getting revenge”
He paused, but Nino still wasn’t convinced, he stared at Ohno with stubborn eyes.
”It’s not worth it. Do you understand?” Ohno’s voice was now lowerer, the older boy squeezed Nino’s hand in his as he was serious.
“Okay” Nino finally sighed in defeat, and his eyes left Ohno’s, feeling frustrated. “Okay”.
Ohno smiled softly and took his hand out of Nino’s . Nino felt a little disappointed when the warmth in his hand gone, but he didn’t protest. somehow his hands felt so empty, and he tried to wipe the feeling away by putting both his hands into his pocket.
“Good boy” Ohno smiled, but Nino detected a sad tone in his voice “It’ll take some time for me to redo all my work, so I’m afraid that I won’t have time for lunch with you for awhile”
“I could help you…” Nino started.
“No, I can handle it. Focus on your studies instead” Ohno said and stood up, “We should go. It’s late”
That day, Ohno’s shoulder never once bumped into Nino’s, nor did their hands touched. Nino felt his heart sank but he couldn’t break the barriers that Ohno had just built between them. It was undeniable that the incident left a bad impression of this school for Ohno, but he was scared that Ohno would think of him like those bullies. Nino stole a glance at Ohno’s tired face and immediately looked away, feeling his ears reddened.
Nino had completely forgotten about Aiba’s presence. The taller boy was now walking silently behind them, observed Nino and Ohno quietly. Nino might not notice, but Aiba did. The way Nino looked at Ohno and how much he cared about the older boy, Aiba thought, had some meaning after all.
Next chapter
Pairing: Ohmiya, ??
Rating: PG
Genre: Fluff, School AU.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story ~ Arashi own my heart.
Summary: The rumor didn't bother Nino so much until he met that person. And he started to wonder whether it was true or not, and one day he became the center of another rumor, too.
A/N:
This is really, really a late and yet short update >.< Sorry!!!! I considered about let it be longer, but somehow I thought it’s better to stop this chapter here. And I'll update as soon as possible again >.< Hope you still enjoy the story!
And as usual, this is beta-ed by potatoos , thanks for your hard work!!!
Comments are loved <333
Chapter 2
One week after Nino had last met Ohno, he was waiting at the terrace as usual.
They had a habit coming here daily, and gradually, Nino had thought of it as their place rather than his own. But he didn’t mind because Ohno was fun to be with. They talked about many things, and over time, got to know more about each other. Ohno was quiet most of the time, and Nino was the one who kept talking. Even Nino was surprised to find himself readily open his heart to this boy - normally, he would prefer to keep his real self to only himself. He hated how people would judge him whenever they knew what he was really thinking about - as if they had the right to do that! Thus, he decided to fake a smile so as to keep himself away from trouble. This worked perfectly, but sometimes Nino felt lonely.
However, no matter how long he had waited that day, Ohno didn’t show up. Nino waited worriedly until lunch was over, yet there was still no sign of the older boy. Nino frowned and returned to his class. His mind couldn’t focus on the problem sums before him - it had flew out of his classroom and made itself comfortable at Ohno’s, which he reckoned to be on the second floor in the same hall.
When school ended, Nino collected his stuff hastily and rushed out of the classroom, ignoring Aiba who ran after him curiously.
“Where are you going, Nino-chan?”
“To meet my friend!”
“Who?” Aiba sounded surprised. Perhaps he didn’t think that Nino had a friend who he would meet after school - Nino generally paid no attention to everyone around him.
“Do you really think that you are my only friend?” Nino snapped, annoyed as he raised his tone without intending to. He was not sure if he and Ohno were considered friends yet. Being with Ohno, Nino felt happiness and peace, the feelings he had never thought he could feel whenever he was around other people. However with Ohno, it seemed as though his world became wider, his heart warmer and his smile more honest. In addition, he could be himself around Ohno, because the older boy would never judge his actions. He had hesitated before telling Ohno his thoughts and was relieved to find that Ohno took them easily with a smile. He had even complimented that Nino was special and unique, making Nino feel happy all morning. To Nino, Ohno was more special than any other person that he had met.
A group of noisy senpai walked past them, making Nino frowned. They had just walked out of Ohno’s classroom, and were chatting loudly among themselves.
“He deserved it, that weirdo!!”
“Did you see his face? It’s totally blank!!”
“Well, I guess gays don’t know show their expressions”
And they roared with laughter. Nino clenched his fist tightly and felt his knuckles turn white when he realised who they were talking about. He also felt Aiba tensed beside him, confused about what had made Nino that angry. Nino ignored him and headed for the classroom door.
Ohno was sitting quietly in his seat, his eyes emotionless and unfocused. He stared blankly at his table, and didn’t raise his head when Nino called him. Nino felt his chest tightened as Ohno seemed not aware of his presence, and it was really annoying. He stepped closer to Ohno, feeling the curious gaze of Ohno’t classmates on him, but he barely cared about them now.
“Ohno?” He hesitated, stretched out his hand and put it on Ohno’s shoulder and squeezed it lightly. Ohno was starled from the sudden hold as he looked up to meet Nino’s worried eyes.
“Ah-h” He finally reacted “Nino? Why are you here?”
“I came to look for you” Nino bit his lip “You didn’t show up at lunch and I wonder if you’re alright”
“Ah, sorry” Ohno smiled softly, but his soft smile immediately disappeared “I was busy with other things.”
“What’s wrong?” Nino asked gently as he sat down opposite of Ohno, “What happened?”
“Nothing, it’s just…” Ohno started to answer but was interrupted by Aiba’s worried voice.
“Nino, look!”
Nino turned around and he immediately understood what Aiba meant. A heap of torn papers from textbooks and notebooks was peeping out of the trashcan in the corner of the classroom. Nino’s eyes burned with anger. He was clear of what had happened. He cursed under his breath. Nino had never felt so angry in his life, even when it was himself who had been bullied. This was Ohno. Ohno was nice and kind, and he definitely did not deserve this kind of treatment from anyone.
“It’s okay, Nino. I knew that this would happen” Ohno reached out to find Nino’s hand, squeezing it lightly as an assurance. But Ohno’s hand was sweaty and Nino could feel that he was shaking a little.
“Howis this okay?” Nino clenched his teeth “How dare they to do this to you?”
“I know this will happen” Ohno repeated quietly “People always react the same way, here or there. It’s always like that”
“What’s there to react about?” Nino still felt his fury burning his chest “For you to come study here? That’s ridiculous!!”
“No” Ohno replied simply “For me being a gay”.
Nino stopped talking and stared in disbelief at Ohno So it was true? The rumor which was spreading wildly like wildfire was really true? Ohno looked back at him quietly, his eyes unreadable. But, Nino could tell, deep inside it was sad and lonely. Nino had never noticed before, but Ohno had an unbearable loneliness behind his smiling eyes. Nino’s heart ached as the thought came to his mind. How could he never realise that Ohno was suffering? Behind his bright smile, just how much did it hurt him to be himself?
Nino was silent for a long time He nearly forgot Aiba’s presence beside him, who was staring at both of them with a shock on his face as he said nothing. Aiba had not known this as anything more than a rumor, and now Ohno had confirmed it. And since this was the first time Aiba met Ohno it was a double shock to him to know that Nino was hanging out with Ohno, and that Ohno was actually gay.
Ohno didn’t say anything, but he kept staring back deeply into Nino’s eyes. Nino knew that he needed to say something, the silence was somehow awkward and uncomfortable, feeling Ohno’s gaze on him just made it worse.
“Ohno” Nino took his hand and squeezed gently as he was choosing the right words “Ohchan”
Ohno blinked.
“Whoever you are, it’s you” Nino tried to make sense “They don’t have the right to do this to you. I won’t let them”.
Ohno chuckled softly with Nino’s assurance. It felt a little funny, when a younger boy was trying to tell him that he would protect him or something. Nino hadn’t awared of what this world was, and how it worked with people like him. But he smiled back with the boy, his voice was softer now as he felt the rock on his chest had been put away. “Thank you, Nino-chan”.
Nino winced at the way Ohno called him, but Ohno continued without noticing the furrowed brows of the younger boy “But you know, this is nothing. It could have been worse, and I was through this before. It’s really nothing to me, so don’t worry.”
Nino squeezed Ohno’s hand tightly and bit his lip. Ohno sensed something in Nino’s eyes that made him shook his head seriously.
“I don’t want to drag you into my trouble, so don’t think about getting revenge”
He paused, but Nino still wasn’t convinced, he stared at Ohno with stubborn eyes.
”It’s not worth it. Do you understand?” Ohno’s voice was now lowerer, the older boy squeezed Nino’s hand in his as he was serious.
“Okay” Nino finally sighed in defeat, and his eyes left Ohno’s, feeling frustrated. “Okay”.
Ohno smiled softly and took his hand out of Nino’s . Nino felt a little disappointed when the warmth in his hand gone, but he didn’t protest. somehow his hands felt so empty, and he tried to wipe the feeling away by putting both his hands into his pocket.
“Good boy” Ohno smiled, but Nino detected a sad tone in his voice “It’ll take some time for me to redo all my work, so I’m afraid that I won’t have time for lunch with you for awhile”
“I could help you…” Nino started.
“No, I can handle it. Focus on your studies instead” Ohno said and stood up, “We should go. It’s late”
That day, Ohno’s shoulder never once bumped into Nino’s, nor did their hands touched. Nino felt his heart sank but he couldn’t break the barriers that Ohno had just built between them. It was undeniable that the incident left a bad impression of this school for Ohno, but he was scared that Ohno would think of him like those bullies. Nino stole a glance at Ohno’s tired face and immediately looked away, feeling his ears reddened.
Nino had completely forgotten about Aiba’s presence. The taller boy was now walking silently behind them, observed Nino and Ohno quietly. Nino might not notice, but Aiba did. The way Nino looked at Ohno and how much he cared about the older boy, Aiba thought, had some meaning after all.
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