[multichapter] baby blue part 3 chapter 9
Title: Baby Blue: Part 3: Chapter 9
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: 1757
Disclaimer: All people mentioned belong only to themselves...aside from JunDa who clearly belong to each other.
Summary: In the fairy tales they fall in love and live happily ever after...but this isn't a fairy tale. How are two people, madly in love, supposed to stay away from each other?
January 1st 2013
The New Year brought with it news of lots of work. Ueda landed a hefty supporting role in a new action drama that also starred many popular young actors and actresses, and Taguchi the lead in a romance drama.
Christmas felt like a lifetime ago, Taguchi and Ueda had barely had chance to even speak to each other besides for countdown rehearsals, until the previous night.
Ueda groaned as he rolled over in bed, he was hot and sticky with sweat, and in the worst condition he’d been in for a good while. After the countdown show they’d gone, as usual, to visit the shrine, and then over to YamaPi’s place for a New Year party.
He couldn’t really remember much of it apart from that there had been a lot of people there, Johnny’s and other celebrities, and lots of friends of friends of somebody there. That annoying girl had been there too, Mayu-chan as Taguchi called her, and why would Taguchi even bother talking to his bandmate and supposed love of his life when she was there?
He guessed he had been a little harsh on Taguchi the previous night though, he had been kind of friends with the girl since they’d worked on a drama together all those years ago, and now with this new drama that they were the co-stars of, it was only natural they’d want to rekindle their friendship. He’d just been jealous, jealous and drunk, and lovesick...and he really hoped he hadn’t done anything too stupid that night.
He heard the front door open and sat up alarmed, but the sudden movement caused a repulsive churning in his stomach and he barely had time to lean over the side of his bed before he was emptying his stomach.
“Nice, real classy Tatsuya” came Taguchi’s voice, unreadable, from the doorway to his bedroom. “Didn’t you hear your alarm? Kame said he set it last night...” Ueda just shook his head, groaning at the mind-numbing throbbing it caused, and then he heaved again. “You need to get up...you’ve already missed one meeting, we’ve managed to push the next one back a little but it only gives us an hour before we need to be there.” There was a moment or two in which Ueda tried to move, but it just wasn’t happening “Tatsuya, get up”.
He tried again, but other than rolling onto his back he didn’t achieve anything else. Taguchi heaved an annoyed sigh before turning and leaving the room, Ueda could hear the sounds of running water and soon enough Taguchi returned. Without a word he walked over to the bed, avoiding the mess on the floor and flung back the covers before dragging Ueda close enough that he could pick him up.
He was set down next on the floor next to the toilet and Taguchi pulled him up to sitting before leaning his head over the toilet. Ueda was about to tell Taguchi that he didn’t need to be sick anymore, when Taguchi’s hand began rubbing his back firmly, encouraging him to vomit again.
When there was nothing left Taguchi helpfully wiped his mouth and dragged him up to his feet, before flushing the toilet. “Do you think you can manage to go to the toilet by yourself?” he asked, voice annoyed but with a hint of concern in it. Ueda just nodded, and then braced himself against the wall when Taguchi’s arms let him go.
When he came out from the toilet he was greeted with the relaxing smell of lavender, he followed it to the bathroom where he found Taguchi waiting for him. Taguchi walked over and silently began peeling him out of his sweat soaked pyjamas, before leading him, naked, to the filled bathtub and helping him to climb in.
His eyes closed naturally as he lay back, enjoying the heat, just the perfect temperature, though of course Taguchi would know what that was for him. He sank back into the water, resting his aching head against the cold plastic of the tub and he didn’t even notice Taguchi had left the room until he heard the sound of a tap elsewhere in his apartment.
He couldn’t say how long had passed or where Taguchi had been, but eventually he returned to the bathroom, he pulled up a stool by the side of the bath and nudged Ueda gently. “Don’t fall asleep in there” he said, his voice much calmer now, toned more with sadness or maybe pity than annoyance. “Come here, let me wash your hair...” and without thinking, Ueda obeyed, turning his body around and sitting forward a little to allow Taguchi more room. He relaxed his head back again once Taguchi began rubbing conditioner firmly into his hair, by now Taguchi knew how particular he was about his hair, the specific routine necessary to get it looking its best. After a few minutes of massaging the conditioner into his hair, Taguchi gently pushed Ueda forward again so that he could rinse it all out.
When he was done he allowed Ueda to lean back again, eyes still closed, the comfort of Taguchi’s hands drawing him in, his heart aching with the knowledge that he couldn’t have this. He felt Taguchi’s hands around his shoulders, the closest thing to an embrace possible without Taguchi getting soaked, and then Taguchi’s head leaning against the wet locks on his own.
“What am I to do with you, huh?” Taguchi almost whispered, before placing a light kiss on the back of Ueda’s head, and then he was stood up and walking away. “I’ll go feed the dogs while you get ready but you’ll have to walk them later. Don’t be long ok?”
He did as instructed, reluctantly climbing out of the bath and drying himself off before dressing in the clean clothes Taguchi had placed on the counter. Then he dried and styled his hair before brushing his teeth and putting on a little make up to make him look better than he felt. Next he collected his bag and keys from his bedroom, noticing that the mess on the floor had been cleaned up, before heading into the kitchen where Taguchi was busy packing food together in a bag.
He turned when Ueda cleared his throat “There wasn’t time to make a proper bento but you need to eat something when you feel up to it...how are you feeling?”
Ueda could barely meet his eyes, he didn’t deserve this “You didn’t need to clean up...” but he couldn’t continue.
“Right, cos you were in the state to...here, take some tablets for your head and then we’ll go...” and he passed over two tablets and a glass of water.
Ueda took them and followed Taguchi out of the door, he was about to head to his own car but Taguchi gripped his arm, pulling him towards his. “I’ll drive, we need to talk” he said, his tone serious.
Ueda nodded and climbed into the passenger seat of the mini.
“How bad was I?” Ueda asked tentatively when they had set off.
“You mean during or after the party?” Taguchi asked, that annoyed tone in his voice again. “You were a real jerk you know...you were just acting like a prick, and doing stupid stuff...drinking too much, knocking things over, peeing in YamaPi’s closet...you said some really mean stuff to Mayu-chan too...” Taguchi concluded quietly.
Ueda’s cheeks flushed, he never got drunk at these parties, he knew he sometimes got stupid when drunk, but looking like an idiot he could deal with, it was that hurt expression on Taguchi’s face that threw him. “I’m sorry, I don’t remember what I said...I hope she wasn’t too upset.”
There was a slight smirk on Taguchi’s face, but on the whole it still looked annoyed. “Don’t worry, she gave back as good as she got...if anything you came out of it worst” Ueda just nodded. “I mean that doesn’t excuse it...you still made us all look like idiots.”
“I’m sorry...” he said pitifully.
“Yeah, well you should be...and make sure you say it to the rest of the guys too, Kame especially, he got lumped with bringing you home...”
“Did I...you said about after the party?”
“Well I wasn’t there, but Kame said you tried to lecture the taxi driver on love before bursting into a fit of tears, throwing up down Kame’s expensive suit, which you’re paying to have cleaned, and then insisting Kame carry you up to your apartment.”
Ueda winced “I’m such an idiot”
“You are...Kame is really pissed...also you might want to apologise to YamaPi about the closet thing, I don’t know if he knows about it, but I’m sure he’s noticed someone did it and it’d probably work out in your favour to own up...” Ueda nodded “I’ll give you Mayu-chan’s number too, she’s out of town for a few weeks again but you can call her sometime to apologise...”
Ueda nodded and spent the rest of the journey in silent thought, feeling ashamed of himself. When they finally pulled into the car park of the Jimusho he turned to Taguchi. “Junno, I’m sorry...I know I acted stupidly, I was just...I missed you and things were complicated...”
“Tatsuya...” Taguchi cut him off “I get it, I know why you were in that state...I felt like it myself, but...” he sighed and cleared his throat “The whole reason we broke up is for the sake of the band right...for our careers, for the rest of them, so we could continue as a group...but if you’re going to go pulling shit like this then what was the point? If you let this happen again and the newspapers catch wind of it, then you’ll screw us into the ground all by yourself and we won’t even have anything to show for it...” Ueda tried to speak but Taguchi cut him off again “I know it’s not just your fault, I blame myself for keeping on coming back to you...for not giving you space to move on, but I promise that it’s over now...I won’t come calling for you again...”
Ueda could feel tears building up in his eyes, he knew Taguchi was hurting, but that they were hurting the group too. He loved Taguchi, he loved him with all of his heart, but it would be selfish to risk the careers of his closest friends, friends who would do anything for him, just for his own gain. He nodded, he knew it had to end.
Chapter 8 | Chapter 10
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Sorry for the little skip in time, there'll be another one next time too...but there's just too much angsty story going on to concentrate too much on every single painful day :( So what do you guys think? How long will their resolve last?
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: 1757
Disclaimer: All people mentioned belong only to themselves...aside from JunDa who clearly belong to each other.
Summary: In the fairy tales they fall in love and live happily ever after...but this isn't a fairy tale. How are two people, madly in love, supposed to stay away from each other?
January 1st 2013
The New Year brought with it news of lots of work. Ueda landed a hefty supporting role in a new action drama that also starred many popular young actors and actresses, and Taguchi the lead in a romance drama.
Christmas felt like a lifetime ago, Taguchi and Ueda had barely had chance to even speak to each other besides for countdown rehearsals, until the previous night.
Ueda groaned as he rolled over in bed, he was hot and sticky with sweat, and in the worst condition he’d been in for a good while. After the countdown show they’d gone, as usual, to visit the shrine, and then over to YamaPi’s place for a New Year party.
He couldn’t really remember much of it apart from that there had been a lot of people there, Johnny’s and other celebrities, and lots of friends of friends of somebody there. That annoying girl had been there too, Mayu-chan as Taguchi called her, and why would Taguchi even bother talking to his bandmate and supposed love of his life when she was there?
He guessed he had been a little harsh on Taguchi the previous night though, he had been kind of friends with the girl since they’d worked on a drama together all those years ago, and now with this new drama that they were the co-stars of, it was only natural they’d want to rekindle their friendship. He’d just been jealous, jealous and drunk, and lovesick...and he really hoped he hadn’t done anything too stupid that night.
He heard the front door open and sat up alarmed, but the sudden movement caused a repulsive churning in his stomach and he barely had time to lean over the side of his bed before he was emptying his stomach.
“Nice, real classy Tatsuya” came Taguchi’s voice, unreadable, from the doorway to his bedroom. “Didn’t you hear your alarm? Kame said he set it last night...” Ueda just shook his head, groaning at the mind-numbing throbbing it caused, and then he heaved again. “You need to get up...you’ve already missed one meeting, we’ve managed to push the next one back a little but it only gives us an hour before we need to be there.” There was a moment or two in which Ueda tried to move, but it just wasn’t happening “Tatsuya, get up”.
He tried again, but other than rolling onto his back he didn’t achieve anything else. Taguchi heaved an annoyed sigh before turning and leaving the room, Ueda could hear the sounds of running water and soon enough Taguchi returned. Without a word he walked over to the bed, avoiding the mess on the floor and flung back the covers before dragging Ueda close enough that he could pick him up.
He was set down next on the floor next to the toilet and Taguchi pulled him up to sitting before leaning his head over the toilet. Ueda was about to tell Taguchi that he didn’t need to be sick anymore, when Taguchi’s hand began rubbing his back firmly, encouraging him to vomit again.
When there was nothing left Taguchi helpfully wiped his mouth and dragged him up to his feet, before flushing the toilet. “Do you think you can manage to go to the toilet by yourself?” he asked, voice annoyed but with a hint of concern in it. Ueda just nodded, and then braced himself against the wall when Taguchi’s arms let him go.
When he came out from the toilet he was greeted with the relaxing smell of lavender, he followed it to the bathroom where he found Taguchi waiting for him. Taguchi walked over and silently began peeling him out of his sweat soaked pyjamas, before leading him, naked, to the filled bathtub and helping him to climb in.
His eyes closed naturally as he lay back, enjoying the heat, just the perfect temperature, though of course Taguchi would know what that was for him. He sank back into the water, resting his aching head against the cold plastic of the tub and he didn’t even notice Taguchi had left the room until he heard the sound of a tap elsewhere in his apartment.
He couldn’t say how long had passed or where Taguchi had been, but eventually he returned to the bathroom, he pulled up a stool by the side of the bath and nudged Ueda gently. “Don’t fall asleep in there” he said, his voice much calmer now, toned more with sadness or maybe pity than annoyance. “Come here, let me wash your hair...” and without thinking, Ueda obeyed, turning his body around and sitting forward a little to allow Taguchi more room. He relaxed his head back again once Taguchi began rubbing conditioner firmly into his hair, by now Taguchi knew how particular he was about his hair, the specific routine necessary to get it looking its best. After a few minutes of massaging the conditioner into his hair, Taguchi gently pushed Ueda forward again so that he could rinse it all out.
When he was done he allowed Ueda to lean back again, eyes still closed, the comfort of Taguchi’s hands drawing him in, his heart aching with the knowledge that he couldn’t have this. He felt Taguchi’s hands around his shoulders, the closest thing to an embrace possible without Taguchi getting soaked, and then Taguchi’s head leaning against the wet locks on his own.
“What am I to do with you, huh?” Taguchi almost whispered, before placing a light kiss on the back of Ueda’s head, and then he was stood up and walking away. “I’ll go feed the dogs while you get ready but you’ll have to walk them later. Don’t be long ok?”
He did as instructed, reluctantly climbing out of the bath and drying himself off before dressing in the clean clothes Taguchi had placed on the counter. Then he dried and styled his hair before brushing his teeth and putting on a little make up to make him look better than he felt. Next he collected his bag and keys from his bedroom, noticing that the mess on the floor had been cleaned up, before heading into the kitchen where Taguchi was busy packing food together in a bag.
He turned when Ueda cleared his throat “There wasn’t time to make a proper bento but you need to eat something when you feel up to it...how are you feeling?”
Ueda could barely meet his eyes, he didn’t deserve this “You didn’t need to clean up...” but he couldn’t continue.
“Right, cos you were in the state to...here, take some tablets for your head and then we’ll go...” and he passed over two tablets and a glass of water.
Ueda took them and followed Taguchi out of the door, he was about to head to his own car but Taguchi gripped his arm, pulling him towards his. “I’ll drive, we need to talk” he said, his tone serious.
Ueda nodded and climbed into the passenger seat of the mini.
“How bad was I?” Ueda asked tentatively when they had set off.
“You mean during or after the party?” Taguchi asked, that annoyed tone in his voice again. “You were a real jerk you know...you were just acting like a prick, and doing stupid stuff...drinking too much, knocking things over, peeing in YamaPi’s closet...you said some really mean stuff to Mayu-chan too...” Taguchi concluded quietly.
Ueda’s cheeks flushed, he never got drunk at these parties, he knew he sometimes got stupid when drunk, but looking like an idiot he could deal with, it was that hurt expression on Taguchi’s face that threw him. “I’m sorry, I don’t remember what I said...I hope she wasn’t too upset.”
There was a slight smirk on Taguchi’s face, but on the whole it still looked annoyed. “Don’t worry, she gave back as good as she got...if anything you came out of it worst” Ueda just nodded. “I mean that doesn’t excuse it...you still made us all look like idiots.”
“I’m sorry...” he said pitifully.
“Yeah, well you should be...and make sure you say it to the rest of the guys too, Kame especially, he got lumped with bringing you home...”
“Did I...you said about after the party?”
“Well I wasn’t there, but Kame said you tried to lecture the taxi driver on love before bursting into a fit of tears, throwing up down Kame’s expensive suit, which you’re paying to have cleaned, and then insisting Kame carry you up to your apartment.”
Ueda winced “I’m such an idiot”
“You are...Kame is really pissed...also you might want to apologise to YamaPi about the closet thing, I don’t know if he knows about it, but I’m sure he’s noticed someone did it and it’d probably work out in your favour to own up...” Ueda nodded “I’ll give you Mayu-chan’s number too, she’s out of town for a few weeks again but you can call her sometime to apologise...”
Ueda nodded and spent the rest of the journey in silent thought, feeling ashamed of himself. When they finally pulled into the car park of the Jimusho he turned to Taguchi. “Junno, I’m sorry...I know I acted stupidly, I was just...I missed you and things were complicated...”
“Tatsuya...” Taguchi cut him off “I get it, I know why you were in that state...I felt like it myself, but...” he sighed and cleared his throat “The whole reason we broke up is for the sake of the band right...for our careers, for the rest of them, so we could continue as a group...but if you’re going to go pulling shit like this then what was the point? If you let this happen again and the newspapers catch wind of it, then you’ll screw us into the ground all by yourself and we won’t even have anything to show for it...” Ueda tried to speak but Taguchi cut him off again “I know it’s not just your fault, I blame myself for keeping on coming back to you...for not giving you space to move on, but I promise that it’s over now...I won’t come calling for you again...”
Ueda could feel tears building up in his eyes, he knew Taguchi was hurting, but that they were hurting the group too. He loved Taguchi, he loved him with all of his heart, but it would be selfish to risk the careers of his closest friends, friends who would do anything for him, just for his own gain. He nodded, he knew it had to end.
Chapter 8 | Chapter 10
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Sorry for the little skip in time, there'll be another one next time too...but there's just too much angsty story going on to concentrate too much on every single painful day :( So what do you guys think? How long will their resolve last?