[One-Shot] Identity Crisis
[One-Shot] Identity Crisis
Title: Identity Crisis (Prompt #38. 5 Times Yabu Was Mistaken As A Girl + 1 Time He Was Happy About It)
Author: chii_loves_me
Pairing: None. (I like straight-guy-Yabu. xD)
Words: 3.931 O_o*
Genre: Crack/Fluff
Rating: PG (for using “What the hell,” so much)
A/N: Okay, I know it’s a bit long for your liking but please read it! It’s my first fanfic post. For the Yabu-thon. I’m working on new shorter Yabu-thon entries. I hope you’ll read those too!
•Do you love me, Hikaru?•
“Yosh! Owattanda!”
Inoo yelled while stretching his arms. Rehearsals were finally over. Exhilarated by adrenaline, the JUMP members ran back to the dressing room, laughing all the way.
Yabu just smiled at a joke that Daiki told him. Hikaru stared at his laughing best friend, but couldn’t laugh along. There was something bothering him at the back of his mind. And he’s pretty sure that he’ll find out what that thing is if he turns around. Turning on his heel, he prepared himself to face the threat ahead. But it was no threat, it was an old door. His curiosity got the better of him and he went straight inside. But wait, how could he forget?
“Yabu-kun, come here for a moment,” he beckoned to Yabu with a finger as he poked his head from the door. Yabu, noticing this, approaches Hikaru as he disappears behind the doorway. The eldest member in JUMP stared at the forbidding dark room ahead. What does he want me to do this time? He thought to himself as he stepped inside the dark room.
Inside the room, boxes of clothes lined the walls. Clothes racks stood at odd angles to each other. It seemed like an old dressing room that served as a stockroom now. A dusty stockroom. He let out a small sneeze.
“Ah… Shimatta. Oi Hikaru! Where are you?” he called out to his friend. The room was getting creepier by the moment. He heard scuttling noises. He thought of bugs and the time that Hikaru flung him with rubber cockroaches. They weren’t real, but it seemed like they were, and the second the rubber things were on him, he had fainted. He started to get nervous and called out, “Hikaru, if you’re planning something weird, I’m leaving!”
He backed away slowly towards the door. Each second he stayed heightened his chances of meeting the ominous thing lurking in the shadows. Just as he started running, he heard footsteps. Suddenly, he felt something grab his ankle. Please be Hikaru! he thought helplessly. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease..! He slowly looked at his feet and saw a slimy hand that gripped his ankle. And, was that a ring? He squinted his eyes. Nah, it was a roach.
“Gyaah! Get awaaay!” he screeched in a high pitched voice. In his fear, he slipped and fell on the dirty floor. He tried to move but couldn’t. He screamed and screamed and screamed and -
“Oi Yabu! Shut up!” Hikaru poked his face from behind a box, one normal hand on it, the other grasping Yabu’s leg, wearing a monster glove. “You’ll wake up all the ghosts!”
The elder stared in anger and disbelief. “Hikaru…” he growled under his breath.
“What? Gyaah~ Get awaaaaaay~! Grow up, will you?” mocked Hikaru in between giggles. Yabu stood up and glared at his friend.
“Kou-chan, relax, you know I won’t really hurt you. Anyway, I was just having fun with the costumes.” Hikaru stood up and switched the lights on. “I mean, look at all this cool stuff!” Yabu could hear the excitement in his voice and couldn’t help but forgive him a bit.
“Just... just... Why the hell did you scare me like that?” Yabu demanded at Hikaru, who was sifting through a box.
“Thought it‘d be fun. Ne, guess who I am,” Hikaru slipped a horrendous gorilla mask onto his face and turned to a surprised Yabu.
“Ehhh to…,” he wrinkled his forehead. “Inohara-sensei?”
“Sugoi, right on the first try.” Hikaru removed the mask. “Wait here, I’ve got something for you,” he turned and disappeared deeper into the room. Yabu followed Hikaru with his eyes, but couldn’t find him.
“Hai! Here it is!” he slapped a wig onto Yabu’s head.
“Eh?! This is a girl’s wig!” protested Yabu.
“That’s why it suits ya!”
Yabu searched for a nearby mirror and surveyed himself. They both laughed. “Yeah, it does, ne?” He observed his face framed by the elbow length and wavy brown wig. He had bangs. Hikaru was right, it did suit him. “I could even pass off as -“
“Hikaru-kun, is that your girlfriend?!”
Both turned their gaze towards the door to find Daiki and Inoo gaping at them.
Hikaru pointed a gloved hand at Yabu. “Him?”
“Him?!”
Yabu giggled. In a dramatic flourish, he removed his wig. “Iia, it’s just me.” He shook his hair like a model from a shampoo commercial.
Daiki and Inoo exchanged glances, apparently shocked.
Hikaru laughed and punched Yabu on the shoulder. “See, you even fooled them.”
Daiki widened his eyes. “I honestly thought you were a girl!” Inoo interjected, “Well, I thought he looked more like Yabu’s nee-chan.” He laughed before continuing, “Well, it’s a good thing we found you, though. Chinen’s pouting again.”
“What, Ryutaro stole his crayons?” said Hikaru. He was hit on the back of his head by Yabu. “Shut up, idiot. Let’s go before Chii starts a fight or something.” Laughing, they left the room.
Walking back to their dressing room, Hikaru moved closer to Yabu and whispered into his ear, “Wouldn’t it be great if you were really my girlfriend?” Smirking, he left a perplexed Yabu.
•I Don’t Want to Get Rabies•
“Wow, that belt looks like Lego! I want it!” Yabu snatched the blue belt from the display and tried it on. JUMP was on their break and they decided to go to the mall to relieve their stress. Daiki and Inoo were deep inside the store, trying on hats. Yamada and Chinen were trying on jackets. Takaki was outside, talking to Keito on his cellphone.
“Just make sure those two get home. Tell Yuto that if I find him in an arcade, I’m going to kill him. Thanks Keito. Jaa.” He flipped his phone and pocketed it before entering the shop. Chinen immediately jumped at him wearing a silver beret.
“Ne Takaki-kun, who were you talking to?” he innocently asked. Takaki took a leather jacket from a rack and observed it before answering. “Yabu told me to call Keito and tell him to take Yuto and Ryu home. Nice hat.”
“Thank you Takaki-kun. You think I should buy it?” asked Chinen.
“Yeah, it loo-“
All members froze. They exchanged glances, faces tense. They could feel it. They know. Slowly, as if stringed puppets, they all turned their heads toward the shop entrance. A shrill scream answered them back. Damn it.
“FANGIRLS!!!”
“R-r-run for your lives!” Yabu managed to spit out.
They dropped what they were holding and ran out the back. They ran flat out, but wherever they turned, the huge mob of fans manages to find them.
“Great!” panted Yamada. “We’re almost cornered! What now?!”
“Wait! There!” Inoo pointed at a couple of fitting rooms a few feet from him. Hikaru patted him on the back. “Nice idea!” he said to him in English. They ran to a stall each and locked it. But Yabu was slow. He ran up to the last stall only to have Takaki close the door on him.
“Sorry Yabu,” Takaki said in a breath and shut the door.
“Let me in, come on!” he pleaded.
Takaki’s selfishness got in the way, “I don’t want to get rabies from them, Yabu!”
“Hurry Yabucchi! HIDE!” Daiki told him in a concerned voice. Panicking and desperate, Yabu ran off.
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“Are they gone?”
“I think so,”
“No more screaming, I guess they are,”
“Well then, let’s go!” and Hikaru kicked his door open.
Minutes later, Takaki told them that he felt like he forgot something. Chinen complained. “Never mind that! It was awfully hot in there, why don’t we go get some ice cream, ne Yama-chan?” Yamada nodded immediately, wishing for nothing but a strawberry milkshake.
They reached the escalator, but -
“Oi Takaki! Hunt for girls LATER!” Hikaru told him, exasperated. But he was already near the blonde girl he eyed earlier. The gang stared at him from the foot of the escalator.
“Gambatte, Takaki!” said Yamada.
Inoo had something else on his mind. He whispered to Daiki. “Bet you anything he’s gonna get rejected again,” Daiki didn’t want to bother but Inoo tempted him. “Prize is Pocky,” he said with a sly smile.
“A box of Pocky? “ Daiki was helpless.
“Two,” Inoo replied, “and it better be the chocolate and vanilla flavored one,”
“Deal!” and they shook hands.
They watched Takaki as he called the girl’s attention with a stupid grin on his face. Then, Hikaru noticed something.
“Eh? She punched him,” he said. The girl stood up, ruffling her dress. Inoo let out a yell of triumph. Daiki just stood there, crestfallen at his loss. He thought of saving his beloved Pocky by saving Takaki. He strode over to him, Inoo following him. “Yosh Takaki, we’re here to-“
“What is it, Dai-chan?” asked Inoo. He looked at Daiki, then at Takaki, and finally at the girl.
“If you guys tell anybody, I’ll kill you!” Yabu whispered underneath the curls in the wig. Hikaru arrived at the scene and laughed. “Why do you love to cross-dress so much, Yabu-kun?” They all laughed except for him.
“Whatever. Just help me get this stuff off, Hikaru,”
He dragged the latter by the hand towards the nearest dressing room. Through the door, Hikaru asked Yabu, “Why play dress up like that?”
Yabu pulled the wig off his head, “I was desperate and at that time it seemed like a good idea. Besides,” he paused before continuing, “didn’t I look cute?”
Hikaru fell silent, which surprised him. He opened the door. “Oi, daijobu?”
Hikaru didn’t answer, instead he snatched the dress from Yabu’s hands and started to walk. Puzzled, he called after him, “Where the hell are you going?”
Still not turning to hide his blush, he replied, ”You just look too cute in this dress,” and proceeded to the cashier.
Shaking his head, Yabu followed his best friend.
•I’ll Be Your Princess•
Inoo watched the rollercoaster go on its third loop. He felt sick. He wasn’t on the roller coaster but his hands were shaking. Reminds him of the time that Hyakushiki made him ride Ee Janai Ka. He clutched his stomach and doubled over at the thought of it.
“That was fun! Let’s go again!” the ever so energetic Daiki called to the JUMP members.
“Enough, please, Ryutaro looks like he’s gonna throw up on me,” Chinen answered, looking at his seatmate with concern. Yabu looked into Ryutaro’s face and decided that it was time to find Inoo and another ride. They filed out with Daiki muttering, “… you’re all as chicken as Inoo...”
A day-off like this is rare for JUMP. But even on their day off, Yamada can’t be with them. Yabu once told JUMP, “They make him work too hard,” Honestly, the fact that Yamada wasn’t always there was starting to get on his nerves.
“Hey, that looks like fun!” Inoo pointed over to an attraction a few ways up ahead. He dragged Daiki towards the life-sized cardboard cutout of a prince and a princess holding hands. Instead of a face, a hole occupied the spot so people could fit theirs in it. A photographer stood in front of it. Inoo was too excited. “Dai-chan!” he called, “I’ll be the princess, ne?” he continued as he put his face through the hole. Daiki just loved it when Inoo was happy.
“Whatever you say, Inoocchi,” he replied with a huge grin. After taking their places behind the cut outs, they smiled at the photographer. Takaki fiddled with his jacket zipper, as if hesitant about something. Mustering all of his courage, he almost whispered to Yabu, “Jaa, let’s go next,” and took his hand. Yabu, slightly flustered, let Takaki drag him, much to Hikaru’s annoyance.
“Cheese!”
Next day, Jimusho.
“And here, Ryutaro’s shoe went flying!” Yuto pointed at the photograph that Yamada held in his hand.
“Eh?! Why?!” Yamada replied in disbelief.
“Yeah,” Daiki plopped down the sofa beside Yamada. “He forgot to lace them properly before we got on the ride! I still think he did it on purpose so he would be forced to stop,” he laughed. “And this one,” he pointed at the next photo, “just proves how much Inoo and I look good together!”
Yamada returned his gaze to the pictures. He laughed. Inoo looked cute as a princess, especially with Daiki as his prince. He looked at the next one. It was another picture taken in the same place.
“Are? Takaki, you look so manly here! What’s your girlfriend’s name?” he asked rather excitedly.
Yabu slapped his palm on his forehead. Everyone else just looked at each other, giggling.
•I Have a Son?!•
It was 35⁰C outside. Yabu stared at the perspiring Yamada opposite him. Yabu continued to fan himself. He wondered what the hell Hikaru was doing in his kitchen for twenty minutes. He wondered why Yamada wasn’t being all high and mighty by ordering Chinen to fan him. Lastly, he wondered how Chinen could look so sweaty and still look cute. It was nonsense.
“This heat is nonsense,” he muttered to himself. He started to pity the two. They didn’t come over to his house to get a free sauna. But the air conditioner was broken and Chinen asked Yabu to teach him and Yamada what they missed during rehearsal at the last minute. Hikaru agreed to help out because the two missed on an awful lot. Or maybe he’s just here to watch me suffer, he thought. Now they were too hot and tired to do anything. And the fact that he hadn’t gotten a haircut over the summer didn’t help ease the heat.
After a while, Hikaru finally emerged from the kitchen. Fanning himself with a tray, he said, “Yabu-kun, I was going to make you guys a drink, but you’re out of sugar,” He pleaded with his eyes, “and I really want to drink my iced coffee,”
Yabu knew what he was up to. “Get your damn sugar yourself, Hikaru. Jeez,” he replied, exasperated. Like hell he was going to go outside, it was, well, like hell. But Hikaru came prepared and threatened him with roaches and Math.
“Yabu-kun, I’ll go with you if you want,” the smallest of them volunteered. A bit moved, Yabu stood up and hit Hikaru on the head. “See? You even dragged Chii into this. This is the last time, okay?” he said as he took an umbrella.
“Okay, the last,” Hikaru replied, pretending to look innocent. “But wait! Could you guys buy these for me too?” He pulled out a long sheet of paper from out of nowhere. Yabu groaned in frustration. Instead of just walking a few steps to a convenience store, he’s forcing them to go to a mall. But Yabu, being the pushover that he is, just grumbled and took the list.
Minutes later, the mall welcomed Yabu and Chinen in. The elder of the two inhaled the cool air and semi-thanked Hikaru for making such outrageous requests. After buying what Hikaru listed, the two decided to go window shopping for a bit. They wandered around until Chinen noticed a small shop.
“Ne Yabu-kun, let’s go in there!” and Chinen lead Yabu into the weird little shop that sold things in pairs. Lots of couple jewelry glittered under the display rack. To the left, matching clothes were displayed, other merchandise sat on the right. Chinen immediately ran to the shining heart pendant he saw on display. “Wow, couple jewelry! Yabu-kun, won’t you want one of these?” he turned and found Yabu examining a red hoodie with a matching jacket.
“What was that, Chii?” He only caught half of what the younger said. Something about couple jewelry? Maybe he should get one for Hikaru… He froze and brushed away the thought with a shudder.
“Wow Yabu-kun! You look awesome in that!” Chinen said, admiring his senpai in the hoodie. Yabu took the female jacket that came with it and handed it to Chinen. “I bet you’d look cute in this,” he said. Chinen laughed and replied, “Are we together now, Yabu-kun?” He giggled as he tried the jacket on. As the two laughed, a saleslady noticed them and walked over.
“Good morning! Anything catch your interest?” she said politely with a smile.
“No, no, just looking,” the taller of the two replied.
“Okay, but we do have a special sale on mother and child clothes. Would you and your son like to try one?” she said, all smiles.
Yabu grabbed Chinen out of the store, vowing never to return again.
•Runway•
“Why do you have to drag me into this, Takaki?” Yabu groaned at his friend as he pulled him towards the mall exhibit. A long line of girls in high heels and resumes occupied the spot. Apparently, the screening for the mall’s annual fashion show had already started.
“I was just feeling lonely, that’s all. You never know, you might find your lady love here too,” Takaki nudged Yabu in the ribs, laughing. But he didn’t find this funny at all. After the fangirl ambush, he’d rather not look at girls for a while. Takaki stopped before a bench.
“Okay, this looks like a good place to watch,” he said as he sat down. Yabu’s patience was running thin and tried to talk some sense into the other. “Have a bit of dignity for yourself, Yuya! You’re an idol! You’re not supposed to be hunting for girls, they should be hunting you. It’s like you’re being desperate or something,” but Takaki ignored him, which made Yabu think that he was a lost cause.
After a few minutes of silence, Takaki put his hands on his knees and finally spoke up. “Man, this is boring. I haven’t found anyone prettier than that woman collecting resumes,” he pointed at the woman walking around.
Yabu hated this and was really bored. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. “Then go for her,” he said, crossing his arms, “so we can get this over with. Jeez,”
Takaki stood up, but yanked Yabu along. They approached the woman. She wore an ID and seemed to be in charge. Takaki started to talk.
“Anou, sumimasen…” he started. The woman faced them both and looked at Yabu with puzzlement. She addressed the older of the two.
“No exceptions. Even if you bring your boyfriend, you still have to wait in line like everybody else,” She caught a glimpse of Takaki holding back laughter before she turned her gaze downward to the resumes in her arms. “Where is your resume, miss?”
But as she looked up, they were gone.
•+1 time•
☆01/30☆5:00PM☆Dance Studio
“Okay, has everyone understood?“
Hikaru tapped a chopstick against a whiteboard. No one wanted to listen to him again. He’d been saying the same thing over and over for the past two hours. Daiki, Yuto, Keito and Ryutaro lolled their heads sleepily as Hikaru relayed the plan to them for the last time. As he finished, Inoo sleepily answered him with a salute.
“Takaki’s out picking the yukata. How are the decorations?” Hikaru asked Inoo.
“Hai. Done. So is Dai-chan with the cake and stuff,” he answered.
“Good, good,” Hikaru nodded in agreement. “Yuto, makeup?”
“All in order, master! Keito’s helping me with it, ne?” he put his arm around the muscular boy as he flashed Hikaru a thumbs up. “Hai, I’ll treat it like an art project,”
“Good,” said Hikaru, “We meet back here tomorrow for initiation of the first phase of the plan. Dismissed!”
☆01/31☆3:00PM☆After Rehearsal☆Corridor
Yabu dragged his feet slowly. No one remembered it was his birthday, not one. Well, except for Chinen, but he doesn’t count. Whenever he tried to tell Hikaru, the latter would just turn a deaf ear. Maybe it has something to do with the fight I had with Yamada, he thought. He sighed and looked at Hikaru. “Hikaru,” he asked, “why do you keep checking your watch?”
The very second that they were in complete view of the nearby stockroom Yabu was smothered with a blanket.
“Hey! What the--?!” he cried in surprise. He struggled against Takaki and Daiki who tried to hold him in place. Keito appeared with a rope and proceeded to tie Yabu’s hands together. Just as quickly as they appeared, they vanished without a trace. Hikaru just remained where he stood, as I nothing happened.
“All according to plan,” he chuckled.
☆01/31☆3:12PM☆Dance Studio
Yamada fiddled with the strawberry icing on the cake absentmindedly. “Ne, where’s Yabu?” he whined, voicing his impatience to eat the cake. He also needed to apologize to Yabu. It was silly of him to not forgive the older man earlier. Plus, he’s excited to meet Yabu’s cousin who’s coming over.
☆01/31☆3:17PM☆Hallway
Ryutaro led Chinen down the silent hallway while they held hands.
“So, Yabu’s cousin is all alone, huh?” Chinen mused. Ryutaro agreed. “Yeah, Yabu said that she moved out and is living on her own now. Life hasn’t been nice to her,” As he told this to Chinen, he looked at the short, cute kid out of the corner of his eye. Chinen looked at Ryutaro and met his eyes.
“I know what to do!” he exclaimed. Grabbing Ryutaro’s hand, they raced down the hall.
☆01/31☆3:25PM☆Storeroom
“What the hell did you do to me?!” he screeched at the mirror. Daiki patted Keito on the back. “Nice work,” he said, “one of your best,”
“You should also praise Takaki for picking out such a cute yukata,” he replied. Hikaru entered the room.
“HIKARU!!” their leader yelled, “are you sure this is the only way?!”
Hikaru laughed, “That’s what Yama-chan told me. He told me he likes the shy type, so hide your face behind this fan,” Yabu walked over to Hikaru with deliberate steps and wagged his finger in the younger’s face.
“You are so dead.”
☆01/31☆3:43PM☆Dance Studio
Chinen sat on the sofa next to Ryutaro, still panting. They shouldn’t have run that far. He buried his face into Ryutaro’s shoulder as Yamada came over and whispered something. Just then, Inoo came over, a cellphone in his hand.
“Okay, Yabu said that he’ll be a little late, so you two entertain the guest,”
☆01/31☆3:45PM☆In front of the door to the Dance Studio
Hikaru held Yabu’s shoulder from behind and whispered in his ear. “You know what to do,”
And with a push, the yukata-clad Yabu was inside.
Yamada stared at the tall figure by the door. Chinen exclaimed, “Wow! She’s really tall!”
Yabu was forced to sit between the two. Immediately, the two moved closer and asked a ton of questions. He just nodded, which made the clips jangle.
“Nee-san, it must be lonely, isn’t it? All by yourself…” Yabu listened to Chinen. He glanced at Hikaru muttering something to Shoon. And Shoon was laughing. Suddenly, it hit him. I’m being set up!
“Wait Yama-chan, Chii, there’s been a mistake, I -“
He prepared to lower the fan that covered his face, but at that moment, Chinen and Yamada leaned in and kissed him on both cheeks. Yabu was shocked as his cheeks blushed.
Chinen smiled, but his expression changed to shock as he realized what had happened.
“Ya-Y-Y-Yabu-kun?!”
“We kissed Yabu-kun?!”
“But I thought--?! We- C-C-Cousin!”
Chinen and Yamada both shouted, “WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A GIRL!”
And for once, Yabu was actually glad that he was mistaken as a girl.
Finally. Re-formatted this. DX
Comments are loved. :D
Title: Identity Crisis (Prompt #38. 5 Times Yabu Was Mistaken As A Girl + 1 Time He Was Happy About It)
Author: chii_loves_me
Pairing: None. (I like straight-guy-Yabu. xD)
Words: 3.931 O_o*
Genre: Crack/Fluff
Rating: PG (for using “What the hell,” so much)
A/N: Okay, I know it’s a bit long for your liking but please read it! It’s my first fanfic post. For the Yabu-thon. I’m working on new shorter Yabu-thon entries. I hope you’ll read those too!
•Do you love me, Hikaru?•
“Yosh! Owattanda!”
Inoo yelled while stretching his arms. Rehearsals were finally over. Exhilarated by adrenaline, the JUMP members ran back to the dressing room, laughing all the way.
Yabu just smiled at a joke that Daiki told him. Hikaru stared at his laughing best friend, but couldn’t laugh along. There was something bothering him at the back of his mind. And he’s pretty sure that he’ll find out what that thing is if he turns around. Turning on his heel, he prepared himself to face the threat ahead. But it was no threat, it was an old door. His curiosity got the better of him and he went straight inside. But wait, how could he forget?
“Yabu-kun, come here for a moment,” he beckoned to Yabu with a finger as he poked his head from the door. Yabu, noticing this, approaches Hikaru as he disappears behind the doorway. The eldest member in JUMP stared at the forbidding dark room ahead. What does he want me to do this time? He thought to himself as he stepped inside the dark room.
Inside the room, boxes of clothes lined the walls. Clothes racks stood at odd angles to each other. It seemed like an old dressing room that served as a stockroom now. A dusty stockroom. He let out a small sneeze.
“Ah… Shimatta. Oi Hikaru! Where are you?” he called out to his friend. The room was getting creepier by the moment. He heard scuttling noises. He thought of bugs and the time that Hikaru flung him with rubber cockroaches. They weren’t real, but it seemed like they were, and the second the rubber things were on him, he had fainted. He started to get nervous and called out, “Hikaru, if you’re planning something weird, I’m leaving!”
He backed away slowly towards the door. Each second he stayed heightened his chances of meeting the ominous thing lurking in the shadows. Just as he started running, he heard footsteps. Suddenly, he felt something grab his ankle. Please be Hikaru! he thought helplessly. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease..! He slowly looked at his feet and saw a slimy hand that gripped his ankle. And, was that a ring? He squinted his eyes. Nah, it was a roach.
“Gyaah! Get awaaay!” he screeched in a high pitched voice. In his fear, he slipped and fell on the dirty floor. He tried to move but couldn’t. He screamed and screamed and screamed and -
“Oi Yabu! Shut up!” Hikaru poked his face from behind a box, one normal hand on it, the other grasping Yabu’s leg, wearing a monster glove. “You’ll wake up all the ghosts!”
The elder stared in anger and disbelief. “Hikaru…” he growled under his breath.
“What? Gyaah~ Get awaaaaaay~! Grow up, will you?” mocked Hikaru in between giggles. Yabu stood up and glared at his friend.
“Kou-chan, relax, you know I won’t really hurt you. Anyway, I was just having fun with the costumes.” Hikaru stood up and switched the lights on. “I mean, look at all this cool stuff!” Yabu could hear the excitement in his voice and couldn’t help but forgive him a bit.
“Just... just... Why the hell did you scare me like that?” Yabu demanded at Hikaru, who was sifting through a box.
“Thought it‘d be fun. Ne, guess who I am,” Hikaru slipped a horrendous gorilla mask onto his face and turned to a surprised Yabu.
“Ehhh to…,” he wrinkled his forehead. “Inohara-sensei?”
“Sugoi, right on the first try.” Hikaru removed the mask. “Wait here, I’ve got something for you,” he turned and disappeared deeper into the room. Yabu followed Hikaru with his eyes, but couldn’t find him.
“Hai! Here it is!” he slapped a wig onto Yabu’s head.
“Eh?! This is a girl’s wig!” protested Yabu.
“That’s why it suits ya!”
Yabu searched for a nearby mirror and surveyed himself. They both laughed. “Yeah, it does, ne?” He observed his face framed by the elbow length and wavy brown wig. He had bangs. Hikaru was right, it did suit him. “I could even pass off as -“
“Hikaru-kun, is that your girlfriend?!”
Both turned their gaze towards the door to find Daiki and Inoo gaping at them.
Hikaru pointed a gloved hand at Yabu. “Him?”
“Him?!”
Yabu giggled. In a dramatic flourish, he removed his wig. “Iia, it’s just me.” He shook his hair like a model from a shampoo commercial.
Daiki and Inoo exchanged glances, apparently shocked.
Hikaru laughed and punched Yabu on the shoulder. “See, you even fooled them.”
Daiki widened his eyes. “I honestly thought you were a girl!” Inoo interjected, “Well, I thought he looked more like Yabu’s nee-chan.” He laughed before continuing, “Well, it’s a good thing we found you, though. Chinen’s pouting again.”
“What, Ryutaro stole his crayons?” said Hikaru. He was hit on the back of his head by Yabu. “Shut up, idiot. Let’s go before Chii starts a fight or something.” Laughing, they left the room.
Walking back to their dressing room, Hikaru moved closer to Yabu and whispered into his ear, “Wouldn’t it be great if you were really my girlfriend?” Smirking, he left a perplexed Yabu.
•I Don’t Want to Get Rabies•
“Wow, that belt looks like Lego! I want it!” Yabu snatched the blue belt from the display and tried it on. JUMP was on their break and they decided to go to the mall to relieve their stress. Daiki and Inoo were deep inside the store, trying on hats. Yamada and Chinen were trying on jackets. Takaki was outside, talking to Keito on his cellphone.
“Just make sure those two get home. Tell Yuto that if I find him in an arcade, I’m going to kill him. Thanks Keito. Jaa.” He flipped his phone and pocketed it before entering the shop. Chinen immediately jumped at him wearing a silver beret.
“Ne Takaki-kun, who were you talking to?” he innocently asked. Takaki took a leather jacket from a rack and observed it before answering. “Yabu told me to call Keito and tell him to take Yuto and Ryu home. Nice hat.”
“Thank you Takaki-kun. You think I should buy it?” asked Chinen.
“Yeah, it loo-“
All members froze. They exchanged glances, faces tense. They could feel it. They know. Slowly, as if stringed puppets, they all turned their heads toward the shop entrance. A shrill scream answered them back. Damn it.
“FANGIRLS!!!”
“R-r-run for your lives!” Yabu managed to spit out.
They dropped what they were holding and ran out the back. They ran flat out, but wherever they turned, the huge mob of fans manages to find them.
“Great!” panted Yamada. “We’re almost cornered! What now?!”
“Wait! There!” Inoo pointed at a couple of fitting rooms a few feet from him. Hikaru patted him on the back. “Nice idea!” he said to him in English. They ran to a stall each and locked it. But Yabu was slow. He ran up to the last stall only to have Takaki close the door on him.
“Sorry Yabu,” Takaki said in a breath and shut the door.
“Let me in, come on!” he pleaded.
Takaki’s selfishness got in the way, “I don’t want to get rabies from them, Yabu!”
“Hurry Yabucchi! HIDE!” Daiki told him in a concerned voice. Panicking and desperate, Yabu ran off.
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“Are they gone?”
“I think so,”
“No more screaming, I guess they are,”
“Well then, let’s go!” and Hikaru kicked his door open.
Minutes later, Takaki told them that he felt like he forgot something. Chinen complained. “Never mind that! It was awfully hot in there, why don’t we go get some ice cream, ne Yama-chan?” Yamada nodded immediately, wishing for nothing but a strawberry milkshake.
They reached the escalator, but -
“Oi Takaki! Hunt for girls LATER!” Hikaru told him, exasperated. But he was already near the blonde girl he eyed earlier. The gang stared at him from the foot of the escalator.
“Gambatte, Takaki!” said Yamada.
Inoo had something else on his mind. He whispered to Daiki. “Bet you anything he’s gonna get rejected again,” Daiki didn’t want to bother but Inoo tempted him. “Prize is Pocky,” he said with a sly smile.
“A box of Pocky? “ Daiki was helpless.
“Two,” Inoo replied, “and it better be the chocolate and vanilla flavored one,”
“Deal!” and they shook hands.
They watched Takaki as he called the girl’s attention with a stupid grin on his face. Then, Hikaru noticed something.
“Eh? She punched him,” he said. The girl stood up, ruffling her dress. Inoo let out a yell of triumph. Daiki just stood there, crestfallen at his loss. He thought of saving his beloved Pocky by saving Takaki. He strode over to him, Inoo following him. “Yosh Takaki, we’re here to-“
“What is it, Dai-chan?” asked Inoo. He looked at Daiki, then at Takaki, and finally at the girl.
“If you guys tell anybody, I’ll kill you!” Yabu whispered underneath the curls in the wig. Hikaru arrived at the scene and laughed. “Why do you love to cross-dress so much, Yabu-kun?” They all laughed except for him.
“Whatever. Just help me get this stuff off, Hikaru,”
He dragged the latter by the hand towards the nearest dressing room. Through the door, Hikaru asked Yabu, “Why play dress up like that?”
Yabu pulled the wig off his head, “I was desperate and at that time it seemed like a good idea. Besides,” he paused before continuing, “didn’t I look cute?”
Hikaru fell silent, which surprised him. He opened the door. “Oi, daijobu?”
Hikaru didn’t answer, instead he snatched the dress from Yabu’s hands and started to walk. Puzzled, he called after him, “Where the hell are you going?”
Still not turning to hide his blush, he replied, ”You just look too cute in this dress,” and proceeded to the cashier.
Shaking his head, Yabu followed his best friend.
•I’ll Be Your Princess•
Inoo watched the rollercoaster go on its third loop. He felt sick. He wasn’t on the roller coaster but his hands were shaking. Reminds him of the time that Hyakushiki made him ride Ee Janai Ka. He clutched his stomach and doubled over at the thought of it.
“That was fun! Let’s go again!” the ever so energetic Daiki called to the JUMP members.
“Enough, please, Ryutaro looks like he’s gonna throw up on me,” Chinen answered, looking at his seatmate with concern. Yabu looked into Ryutaro’s face and decided that it was time to find Inoo and another ride. They filed out with Daiki muttering, “… you’re all as chicken as Inoo...”
A day-off like this is rare for JUMP. But even on their day off, Yamada can’t be with them. Yabu once told JUMP, “They make him work too hard,” Honestly, the fact that Yamada wasn’t always there was starting to get on his nerves.
“Hey, that looks like fun!” Inoo pointed over to an attraction a few ways up ahead. He dragged Daiki towards the life-sized cardboard cutout of a prince and a princess holding hands. Instead of a face, a hole occupied the spot so people could fit theirs in it. A photographer stood in front of it. Inoo was too excited. “Dai-chan!” he called, “I’ll be the princess, ne?” he continued as he put his face through the hole. Daiki just loved it when Inoo was happy.
“Whatever you say, Inoocchi,” he replied with a huge grin. After taking their places behind the cut outs, they smiled at the photographer. Takaki fiddled with his jacket zipper, as if hesitant about something. Mustering all of his courage, he almost whispered to Yabu, “Jaa, let’s go next,” and took his hand. Yabu, slightly flustered, let Takaki drag him, much to Hikaru’s annoyance.
“Cheese!”
Next day, Jimusho.
“And here, Ryutaro’s shoe went flying!” Yuto pointed at the photograph that Yamada held in his hand.
“Eh?! Why?!” Yamada replied in disbelief.
“Yeah,” Daiki plopped down the sofa beside Yamada. “He forgot to lace them properly before we got on the ride! I still think he did it on purpose so he would be forced to stop,” he laughed. “And this one,” he pointed at the next photo, “just proves how much Inoo and I look good together!”
Yamada returned his gaze to the pictures. He laughed. Inoo looked cute as a princess, especially with Daiki as his prince. He looked at the next one. It was another picture taken in the same place.
“Are? Takaki, you look so manly here! What’s your girlfriend’s name?” he asked rather excitedly.
Yabu slapped his palm on his forehead. Everyone else just looked at each other, giggling.
•I Have a Son?!•
It was 35⁰C outside. Yabu stared at the perspiring Yamada opposite him. Yabu continued to fan himself. He wondered what the hell Hikaru was doing in his kitchen for twenty minutes. He wondered why Yamada wasn’t being all high and mighty by ordering Chinen to fan him. Lastly, he wondered how Chinen could look so sweaty and still look cute. It was nonsense.
“This heat is nonsense,” he muttered to himself. He started to pity the two. They didn’t come over to his house to get a free sauna. But the air conditioner was broken and Chinen asked Yabu to teach him and Yamada what they missed during rehearsal at the last minute. Hikaru agreed to help out because the two missed on an awful lot. Or maybe he’s just here to watch me suffer, he thought. Now they were too hot and tired to do anything. And the fact that he hadn’t gotten a haircut over the summer didn’t help ease the heat.
After a while, Hikaru finally emerged from the kitchen. Fanning himself with a tray, he said, “Yabu-kun, I was going to make you guys a drink, but you’re out of sugar,” He pleaded with his eyes, “and I really want to drink my iced coffee,”
Yabu knew what he was up to. “Get your damn sugar yourself, Hikaru. Jeez,” he replied, exasperated. Like hell he was going to go outside, it was, well, like hell. But Hikaru came prepared and threatened him with roaches and Math.
“Yabu-kun, I’ll go with you if you want,” the smallest of them volunteered. A bit moved, Yabu stood up and hit Hikaru on the head. “See? You even dragged Chii into this. This is the last time, okay?” he said as he took an umbrella.
“Okay, the last,” Hikaru replied, pretending to look innocent. “But wait! Could you guys buy these for me too?” He pulled out a long sheet of paper from out of nowhere. Yabu groaned in frustration. Instead of just walking a few steps to a convenience store, he’s forcing them to go to a mall. But Yabu, being the pushover that he is, just grumbled and took the list.
Minutes later, the mall welcomed Yabu and Chinen in. The elder of the two inhaled the cool air and semi-thanked Hikaru for making such outrageous requests. After buying what Hikaru listed, the two decided to go window shopping for a bit. They wandered around until Chinen noticed a small shop.
“Ne Yabu-kun, let’s go in there!” and Chinen lead Yabu into the weird little shop that sold things in pairs. Lots of couple jewelry glittered under the display rack. To the left, matching clothes were displayed, other merchandise sat on the right. Chinen immediately ran to the shining heart pendant he saw on display. “Wow, couple jewelry! Yabu-kun, won’t you want one of these?” he turned and found Yabu examining a red hoodie with a matching jacket.
“What was that, Chii?” He only caught half of what the younger said. Something about couple jewelry? Maybe he should get one for Hikaru… He froze and brushed away the thought with a shudder.
“Wow Yabu-kun! You look awesome in that!” Chinen said, admiring his senpai in the hoodie. Yabu took the female jacket that came with it and handed it to Chinen. “I bet you’d look cute in this,” he said. Chinen laughed and replied, “Are we together now, Yabu-kun?” He giggled as he tried the jacket on. As the two laughed, a saleslady noticed them and walked over.
“Good morning! Anything catch your interest?” she said politely with a smile.
“No, no, just looking,” the taller of the two replied.
“Okay, but we do have a special sale on mother and child clothes. Would you and your son like to try one?” she said, all smiles.
Yabu grabbed Chinen out of the store, vowing never to return again.
•Runway•
“Why do you have to drag me into this, Takaki?” Yabu groaned at his friend as he pulled him towards the mall exhibit. A long line of girls in high heels and resumes occupied the spot. Apparently, the screening for the mall’s annual fashion show had already started.
“I was just feeling lonely, that’s all. You never know, you might find your lady love here too,” Takaki nudged Yabu in the ribs, laughing. But he didn’t find this funny at all. After the fangirl ambush, he’d rather not look at girls for a while. Takaki stopped before a bench.
“Okay, this looks like a good place to watch,” he said as he sat down. Yabu’s patience was running thin and tried to talk some sense into the other. “Have a bit of dignity for yourself, Yuya! You’re an idol! You’re not supposed to be hunting for girls, they should be hunting you. It’s like you’re being desperate or something,” but Takaki ignored him, which made Yabu think that he was a lost cause.
After a few minutes of silence, Takaki put his hands on his knees and finally spoke up. “Man, this is boring. I haven’t found anyone prettier than that woman collecting resumes,” he pointed at the woman walking around.
Yabu hated this and was really bored. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. “Then go for her,” he said, crossing his arms, “so we can get this over with. Jeez,”
Takaki stood up, but yanked Yabu along. They approached the woman. She wore an ID and seemed to be in charge. Takaki started to talk.
“Anou, sumimasen…” he started. The woman faced them both and looked at Yabu with puzzlement. She addressed the older of the two.
“No exceptions. Even if you bring your boyfriend, you still have to wait in line like everybody else,” She caught a glimpse of Takaki holding back laughter before she turned her gaze downward to the resumes in her arms. “Where is your resume, miss?”
But as she looked up, they were gone.
•+1 time•
☆01/30☆5:00PM☆Dance Studio
“Okay, has everyone understood?“
Hikaru tapped a chopstick against a whiteboard. No one wanted to listen to him again. He’d been saying the same thing over and over for the past two hours. Daiki, Yuto, Keito and Ryutaro lolled their heads sleepily as Hikaru relayed the plan to them for the last time. As he finished, Inoo sleepily answered him with a salute.
“Takaki’s out picking the yukata. How are the decorations?” Hikaru asked Inoo.
“Hai. Done. So is Dai-chan with the cake and stuff,” he answered.
“Good, good,” Hikaru nodded in agreement. “Yuto, makeup?”
“All in order, master! Keito’s helping me with it, ne?” he put his arm around the muscular boy as he flashed Hikaru a thumbs up. “Hai, I’ll treat it like an art project,”
“Good,” said Hikaru, “We meet back here tomorrow for initiation of the first phase of the plan. Dismissed!”
☆01/31☆3:00PM☆After Rehearsal☆Corridor
Yabu dragged his feet slowly. No one remembered it was his birthday, not one. Well, except for Chinen, but he doesn’t count. Whenever he tried to tell Hikaru, the latter would just turn a deaf ear. Maybe it has something to do with the fight I had with Yamada, he thought. He sighed and looked at Hikaru. “Hikaru,” he asked, “why do you keep checking your watch?”
The very second that they were in complete view of the nearby stockroom Yabu was smothered with a blanket.
“Hey! What the--?!” he cried in surprise. He struggled against Takaki and Daiki who tried to hold him in place. Keito appeared with a rope and proceeded to tie Yabu’s hands together. Just as quickly as they appeared, they vanished without a trace. Hikaru just remained where he stood, as I nothing happened.
“All according to plan,” he chuckled.
☆01/31☆3:12PM☆Dance Studio
Yamada fiddled with the strawberry icing on the cake absentmindedly. “Ne, where’s Yabu?” he whined, voicing his impatience to eat the cake. He also needed to apologize to Yabu. It was silly of him to not forgive the older man earlier. Plus, he’s excited to meet Yabu’s cousin who’s coming over.
☆01/31☆3:17PM☆Hallway
Ryutaro led Chinen down the silent hallway while they held hands.
“So, Yabu’s cousin is all alone, huh?” Chinen mused. Ryutaro agreed. “Yeah, Yabu said that she moved out and is living on her own now. Life hasn’t been nice to her,” As he told this to Chinen, he looked at the short, cute kid out of the corner of his eye. Chinen looked at Ryutaro and met his eyes.
“I know what to do!” he exclaimed. Grabbing Ryutaro’s hand, they raced down the hall.
☆01/31☆3:25PM☆Storeroom
“What the hell did you do to me?!” he screeched at the mirror. Daiki patted Keito on the back. “Nice work,” he said, “one of your best,”
“You should also praise Takaki for picking out such a cute yukata,” he replied. Hikaru entered the room.
“HIKARU!!” their leader yelled, “are you sure this is the only way?!”
Hikaru laughed, “That’s what Yama-chan told me. He told me he likes the shy type, so hide your face behind this fan,” Yabu walked over to Hikaru with deliberate steps and wagged his finger in the younger’s face.
“You are so dead.”
☆01/31☆3:43PM☆Dance Studio
Chinen sat on the sofa next to Ryutaro, still panting. They shouldn’t have run that far. He buried his face into Ryutaro’s shoulder as Yamada came over and whispered something. Just then, Inoo came over, a cellphone in his hand.
“Okay, Yabu said that he’ll be a little late, so you two entertain the guest,”
☆01/31☆3:45PM☆In front of the door to the Dance Studio
Hikaru held Yabu’s shoulder from behind and whispered in his ear. “You know what to do,”
And with a push, the yukata-clad Yabu was inside.
Yamada stared at the tall figure by the door. Chinen exclaimed, “Wow! She’s really tall!”
Yabu was forced to sit between the two. Immediately, the two moved closer and asked a ton of questions. He just nodded, which made the clips jangle.
“Nee-san, it must be lonely, isn’t it? All by yourself…” Yabu listened to Chinen. He glanced at Hikaru muttering something to Shoon. And Shoon was laughing. Suddenly, it hit him. I’m being set up!
“Wait Yama-chan, Chii, there’s been a mistake, I -“
He prepared to lower the fan that covered his face, but at that moment, Chinen and Yamada leaned in and kissed him on both cheeks. Yabu was shocked as his cheeks blushed.
Chinen smiled, but his expression changed to shock as he realized what had happened.
“Ya-Y-Y-Yabu-kun?!”
“We kissed Yabu-kun?!”
“But I thought--?! We- C-C-Cousin!”
Chinen and Yamada both shouted, “WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A GIRL!”
And for once, Yabu was actually glad that he was mistaken as a girl.
Finally. Re-formatted this. DX
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