Refrain ~Bokutachi No Monogatari~ - Chapter 2
Title : Refrain ~Bokutachi No Monogatari~
Author :
zeon_avalanthe
Rating : PG
Genre : AU ; Angst ; Friendship
Fandom : Arashi
Pairing : Sakuraiba (Friendship)
Disclaimer : Everyone knows that I don't own any of those boys, sadly.. The title, is again, shamelessly taken from one of my favorite Arashi's song, Refrain..
Summary : Sho had been living a normal college life with his roommate slash bestfriend, Masaki.. Until he found out the dark secret lies behind those smiles..
Chapter 2
“This is where you will be living at from now on, Shin.”
Shin looked around the house -or rather mansion- in awe.
“May I really, Master ?”
The man laughed at Shin’s innocent question while ruffling his hair affectionately.
“Yes, you may, Shin.”
“Thank you very much, Ninomiya-sama !”
***
“You should’ve helped me, Sho-chan. You’re done with yours anyway.” Masaki sighed tiredly as he packed the last of his assignments inside his bag. “Thanks to you, I didn’t slept a wink last night, doing this stupid assignments.”
“You could’ve done them since last week.” Sho gave the man a shrug. “Not my fault you decided to put everything until the last moment.”
“Still..” Masaki raised his hand dramatically. “You could’ve at least accompany me last night.”
“I need my beauty sleep, thank you very much.” Sho commented with a flat tone before returning to his newspaper.
“Are you aiming to be a news-caster, Sho-chan ? I almost never see you without a newspaper every morning.” Masaki prompted as he poured a milk to his cereal.
“I’m just trying to keep up with the world- Listen, Masaki ! Someone from our neighbourhood was found dead last night !” Sho suddenly informed the other man after reading one of the hightlight news.
“Who ? Let me see, let me see !” Masaki jumped from behind the kitchen counter and read the news Sho just mentioned. “You’re right ! Hey ! Isn’t that the bakery we often visit ?”
“Yeah.” Sho nodded in affirmation. “They said the owner of that bakery commited suicide last night and jumped from the rooftop of his own shop.”
“Too bad. I love their breads. Though the owner was slightly annoying.” The taller man said in pity as he returned to his cereal and ate them without much spirit. “I feel like my day is just ruined. Can I skip today’s classes, Sho-chan ?”
“You can’t.” Sho answered with a clipped note, indicating Masaki that he has no room to argue. “I don’t want to feed the lecturers your sad excuses anymore, Masaki. And you have to meet your attendance record or else you won’t pass this semester.”
Masaki sighed dejectedly at Sho’s words.
“And I think today won’t get any worse, too.”
***
The boy figure clad in black put back his phone into his pocket after replying to the message he just received. Looking ahead, he held his head high as he approached the wooden door on the other side of the hallway. A bulky man he know working as the bodyguard opened the door for him without a question and he simply walked past him to enter the room.
“Shin. You’re here.” A man, around his thirties and wearing a neat black suit, is waiting for him as he leaned back on his chair leisurely. “How was it ?”
“Is there even any need to ask, Master ?” He asked the man back as he gave a bow politely. “I’m sure you’ve pretty much learnt about it.”
“I still want to hear your version though.” The man pushed, a sly grin on his thin lips.
“Of course.” The boy gave the man another bow. “But I only spoke to the man accordingly, and after being shoved with the truth, it seems that he simply could not take it anymore and took the jump.”
“That’s my boy.” A satisfied smile is spreaded on the man’s lips. “You may leave now. I will call you again.”
“Very well, Master.” He bowed again before turning his body and proceeding to leave.
“By the way, I saw you the other day with your, friend.”
The man suddenly spoke and Shin halted in his steps.
“Is it fun ? Playing friends and all ?”
He swallowed before answering: “It is better rather than to do nothing in my free times.”
“I see.” The man commented curtly, voice contemplating. “Just make sure you don’t get too into your game, don’t wanna my best boy being drowned in his own helplessness after all.”
Shin closes his eyes as the man’s voice lingered in the silent room.
“I understand, Ninomiya-sama.”
***
“Hey, Masaki ! Wanna go to that hotspring you like this weekend ? I heard they’re doing some half-price promotion this week !” Sho informed excitedly as soon as he burst inside their shared flat.
“Hnn ? What’s the matter, Sho-chan ? You sounded, far too excited than usual. Something good happen ?” Masaki tilted his head, eyes wide in anticipation.
“You can say that.” Sho grinned widely. “I had dinner with my parents last night, right ? It’s just, that it’d been so long since we eat together on the same table.”
“Good for you.” Masaki commented shortly before returning his focus back to the television.
A frown appearead on Sho’s head. It is uncharacteristically of Masaki to be this quiet and spiritless.
“Masaki, are you okay ? Are you having some fever again ?” Sho scooted closer to where Masaki sat and feel his temperature.
Between the two of them, despite usually being so hyper and noisy, Masaki tend to get sick more easily. And to add it up, he also suffered from a rather bad case of hayfever every year. But hayfever season is over and the weather had been nice lately, so it is unlikely for Masaki to get sick now.
“I’m fine, Sho-chan.” Masaki gave a small smile. “Just a little tired. You know that I had some rough nights lately, what with my pile of assignments, so I had to cut my sleep time drastically.”
Sho put back a few strand of Masaki’s hair behind his ear concernedly. “How about catching some sleep now ? Exam week is over and we don’t have any assignments to do now.”
“But it’s midday~” Masaki whined as he leaned into Sho’s touch. “I can’t sleep in the middle of the day and you know it Sho !”
Sho creased his forehead for a moment before an idea came to him.
“I know the exact thing which will put you to sleep immediately.”
Without saying any other word, Sho left the room and leaving Masaki confused on the couch. Some minutes later, he returned with Masaki’s blanket and favourite dog plushie.
“Here.” He handed the two things into Masaki’s hand as he slumped down on the couch next on Masaki. “Let’s watch some news !” Sho picked up the remote and browse through the channels until he found the news channel.
“Ee~h ? But news are boring !” Masaki whined childishly, but cuddle deeper into his blanket.
“And it never failed to make you sleep every single time.” Sho smiled contentedly at seeing his flatmate’s eyes drooping from trying to focus on the television before turning his eyes to watch the news himself.
‘A man in his late thirty was just found dead in his apartment this prior morning. The police found an empty bottle of sleeping pill lied next to his still body. There were no traces of force-breaking. As of now, the police stated that it was a suicide. Further closure will be revealed when the autopsy result is out.’
“People gave up easily nowadays, and thought that death is the best option.” Sho sighed quietly as to not wake up the other guy. “But really, there are too many suicide cases as of lately. Is suicide a new trend ?”
~~~tbc
Author :
zeon_avalanthe
Rating : PG
Genre : AU ; Angst ; Friendship
Fandom : Arashi
Pairing : Sakuraiba (Friendship)
Disclaimer : Everyone knows that I don't own any of those boys, sadly.. The title, is again, shamelessly taken from one of my favorite Arashi's song, Refrain..
Summary : Sho had been living a normal college life with his roommate slash bestfriend, Masaki.. Until he found out the dark secret lies behind those smiles..
Chapter 2
“This is where you will be living at from now on, Shin.”
Shin looked around the house -or rather mansion- in awe.
“May I really, Master ?”
The man laughed at Shin’s innocent question while ruffling his hair affectionately.
“Yes, you may, Shin.”
“Thank you very much, Ninomiya-sama !”
***
“You should’ve helped me, Sho-chan. You’re done with yours anyway.” Masaki sighed tiredly as he packed the last of his assignments inside his bag. “Thanks to you, I didn’t slept a wink last night, doing this stupid assignments.”
“You could’ve done them since last week.” Sho gave the man a shrug. “Not my fault you decided to put everything until the last moment.”
“Still..” Masaki raised his hand dramatically. “You could’ve at least accompany me last night.”
“I need my beauty sleep, thank you very much.” Sho commented with a flat tone before returning to his newspaper.
“Are you aiming to be a news-caster, Sho-chan ? I almost never see you without a newspaper every morning.” Masaki prompted as he poured a milk to his cereal.
“I’m just trying to keep up with the world- Listen, Masaki ! Someone from our neighbourhood was found dead last night !” Sho suddenly informed the other man after reading one of the hightlight news.
“Who ? Let me see, let me see !” Masaki jumped from behind the kitchen counter and read the news Sho just mentioned. “You’re right ! Hey ! Isn’t that the bakery we often visit ?”
“Yeah.” Sho nodded in affirmation. “They said the owner of that bakery commited suicide last night and jumped from the rooftop of his own shop.”
“Too bad. I love their breads. Though the owner was slightly annoying.” The taller man said in pity as he returned to his cereal and ate them without much spirit. “I feel like my day is just ruined. Can I skip today’s classes, Sho-chan ?”
“You can’t.” Sho answered with a clipped note, indicating Masaki that he has no room to argue. “I don’t want to feed the lecturers your sad excuses anymore, Masaki. And you have to meet your attendance record or else you won’t pass this semester.”
Masaki sighed dejectedly at Sho’s words.
“And I think today won’t get any worse, too.”
***
The boy figure clad in black put back his phone into his pocket after replying to the message he just received. Looking ahead, he held his head high as he approached the wooden door on the other side of the hallway. A bulky man he know working as the bodyguard opened the door for him without a question and he simply walked past him to enter the room.
“Shin. You’re here.” A man, around his thirties and wearing a neat black suit, is waiting for him as he leaned back on his chair leisurely. “How was it ?”
“Is there even any need to ask, Master ?” He asked the man back as he gave a bow politely. “I’m sure you’ve pretty much learnt about it.”
“I still want to hear your version though.” The man pushed, a sly grin on his thin lips.
“Of course.” The boy gave the man another bow. “But I only spoke to the man accordingly, and after being shoved with the truth, it seems that he simply could not take it anymore and took the jump.”
“That’s my boy.” A satisfied smile is spreaded on the man’s lips. “You may leave now. I will call you again.”
“Very well, Master.” He bowed again before turning his body and proceeding to leave.
“By the way, I saw you the other day with your, friend.”
The man suddenly spoke and Shin halted in his steps.
“Is it fun ? Playing friends and all ?”
He swallowed before answering: “It is better rather than to do nothing in my free times.”
“I see.” The man commented curtly, voice contemplating. “Just make sure you don’t get too into your game, don’t wanna my best boy being drowned in his own helplessness after all.”
Shin closes his eyes as the man’s voice lingered in the silent room.
“I understand, Ninomiya-sama.”
***
“Hey, Masaki ! Wanna go to that hotspring you like this weekend ? I heard they’re doing some half-price promotion this week !” Sho informed excitedly as soon as he burst inside their shared flat.
“Hnn ? What’s the matter, Sho-chan ? You sounded, far too excited than usual. Something good happen ?” Masaki tilted his head, eyes wide in anticipation.
“You can say that.” Sho grinned widely. “I had dinner with my parents last night, right ? It’s just, that it’d been so long since we eat together on the same table.”
“Good for you.” Masaki commented shortly before returning his focus back to the television.
A frown appearead on Sho’s head. It is uncharacteristically of Masaki to be this quiet and spiritless.
“Masaki, are you okay ? Are you having some fever again ?” Sho scooted closer to where Masaki sat and feel his temperature.
Between the two of them, despite usually being so hyper and noisy, Masaki tend to get sick more easily. And to add it up, he also suffered from a rather bad case of hayfever every year. But hayfever season is over and the weather had been nice lately, so it is unlikely for Masaki to get sick now.
“I’m fine, Sho-chan.” Masaki gave a small smile. “Just a little tired. You know that I had some rough nights lately, what with my pile of assignments, so I had to cut my sleep time drastically.”
Sho put back a few strand of Masaki’s hair behind his ear concernedly. “How about catching some sleep now ? Exam week is over and we don’t have any assignments to do now.”
“But it’s midday~” Masaki whined as he leaned into Sho’s touch. “I can’t sleep in the middle of the day and you know it Sho !”
Sho creased his forehead for a moment before an idea came to him.
“I know the exact thing which will put you to sleep immediately.”
Without saying any other word, Sho left the room and leaving Masaki confused on the couch. Some minutes later, he returned with Masaki’s blanket and favourite dog plushie.
“Here.” He handed the two things into Masaki’s hand as he slumped down on the couch next on Masaki. “Let’s watch some news !” Sho picked up the remote and browse through the channels until he found the news channel.
“Ee~h ? But news are boring !” Masaki whined childishly, but cuddle deeper into his blanket.
“And it never failed to make you sleep every single time.” Sho smiled contentedly at seeing his flatmate’s eyes drooping from trying to focus on the television before turning his eyes to watch the news himself.
‘A man in his late thirty was just found dead in his apartment this prior morning. The police found an empty bottle of sleeping pill lied next to his still body. There were no traces of force-breaking. As of now, the police stated that it was a suicide. Further closure will be revealed when the autopsy result is out.’
“People gave up easily nowadays, and thought that death is the best option.” Sho sighed quietly as to not wake up the other guy. “But really, there are too many suicide cases as of lately. Is suicide a new trend ?”
~~~tbc