How Dare You! - Epilogue B
A few weeks after Ohno had recovered from the gunshot, Nino brought him to see his family. He didn't let them know about the visit because he wanted it to be a surprise.
Once again, when he rang the bell, Kazuha was the one who opened the door.
"Kazu!" Kazuha squealed when she saw him. She hugged him tightly, making it hard for Nino to breathe. "Baby brother, why didn't you tell me you're…" Kazuha trailed off when she realized Nino was not alone. She whistled happily to see Ohno. "Oh, you brought someone with you. Is he…"
Nino glanced at Ohno, noticing the shy smile on his boyfriend's face.
"Is he the person you're going to introduce to our parents as my future husband?"
Upon hearing what Kazuha had said, Ohno's eyes widened as well as his mouth. Obviously, he was surprised to hear what Kazuha had just declared. Nino tried to stifle his laugh, knowing that his sister wanted to tease Ohno and he should play along with her. It would be payback for what Ohno did when he first met Ohno's parents.
"He's cute," Kazuha said, examining Ohno from head to toe. "Short but it's okay. I love his tan. It makes him look manly. Good taste, baby brother. I'm sure our parents will be happy if I marry him,"
"Ah…" Ohno frowned, looking at Nino for help. "I think it has been a mistake. I am..."
"I know you are Kazu's boyfriend," Kazuha quickly cut him off. She said in a low voice, not wanting their parents to hear. "But our parents don't approve of the gay relationship. So, Kazu and I have an agreement. I will marry his boyfriend and he will marry my girlfriend. Once we are married, what you do with Kazu behind my back is none of my concern,"
Kazuha was so good at lying. She knew how to make her story sound convincing.
"Kazunari, is this true?" Ohno asked for confirmation from Nino. Nino tried his best to look uneasy before he nodded his head. Ah, it was really hard to keep a straight face.
"Nee-chan," Nino hissed at his sister, pretending to be angry. "Why did you tell Ohchan about this? I will tell him later. I just want to introduce him as my friend for now,"
"Are you serious, Kazunari?" Ohno asked again.
"I'm sorry, Ohchan," Nino lowered his face, trying to look guilty. "I don't mean for you to know about it like this. I should tell you before we come here,"
"What are you doing at the door, Kazuha?" A voice, which belonged to his mother called from inside the house. "I hear Kazunari's voice. Let him come in,"
"Let's go inside first," Nino told his gullible boyfriend as Kazuha opened the door widely to let them in. "We talk about this later, okay?"
Ohno nodded his head without saying anything. He looked sad. But, Nino didn't feel bad for tricking Ohno. Instead, he was disappointed because he didn't think about it before Kazuha.
"Ah, Kazunari!" His mother grinned when she saw the two of them. "Is this him? Is this Ohno san?"
Nino nodded his head. His mother then hugged Ohno.
"Oh my, you are so handsome!" His mother complimented Ohno, who looked lost. "Thank you for loving my son. I never thought someone will love my little brat,"
"Eh?" Ohno frowned. "I thought…"
This time, Nino and Kazuha couldn't stop themselves from laughing when they saw how clueless Ohno was. Seeing the way they laughed, Ohno finally understood what was going on.
"You trick me!" Ohno pouted as Nino and Kazuha high fived for their success.
"Forgive them, Ohno san," His mother said, shaking her head because of them. She was used to their antics. "They're so naughty especially when they're together,"
"It's okay, Ninomiya san," Ohno responded politely. "I'm too gullible. That's why they could trick me easily,"
"Awh…" His mother looked at Ohno fondly. "What a polite guy you are. I hope you can teach some manner to my son,"
Ohno only smiled shyly because of the compliment.
"You look so funny when nee-chan said you have to marry her," Nino said, remembering how he had tricked Ohno back then.
"You are so naughty," Ohno pinched his cheeks. Then, he stood up to leave the room. "Finish your breakfast quickly. We have a lot to do today,"
"Okay," Nino said. "But, we still have time to do something else first, right?"
Nino tried to sound innocent. Ohno stopped at the door when he heard what Nino had said. He looked torn, not knowing what to do.
"Ah, whatever!" Ohno yelled before joining Nino on the bed.
They were still on the bed when the bell was rung. Ohno looked reluctant to answer the door but they had no choice. It must be Aiba and Sho. Jun didn't call or text him so he was sure the person on the door wasn't Jun.
Once Ohno was gone, Nino decided to take his shower. Jun would be here soon so it's better for him to be ready. Once he was done showering, he put on his blue bathrobe, feeling lazy to choose what to wear. He checked his phone and noticed there was a text from Jun, informing him he would arrive soon. Nino gave him an okay before he went out of the room to see Ohno with Aiba and Sho in the living room.
"You are so early," He remarked as he took a seat next to Ohno who quickly wrapped his arm around his waist. "Ohchan and I haven't played chess yet this morning,"
Sho rolled his eyes. "You told us to come at 9,"
Nino glanced at the clock. "But it's not yet 9. You're early by 10 minutes,"
Sho threw a pillow at his direction. "Whatever,"
"Nino, may I ask you something?" Aiba asked. "Do both of you know how to play chess?"
Nino and Ohno looked at each other and smiled. Aiba, Jun and Sho had once caught the two of them playing chess using their own dumb rules. They stacked the castles together on the board. Ohno made the knights kisses.
"Of course," He answered.
"But, you're playing it wrongly," Sho preached. "The knights aren't supposed to be kissing,"
However, before he could give a witty remark, his doorbell was once again rung. It must be Jun this time. Ohno went to answer the door and helped Jun carry the groceries to the kitchen.
Once they were done, Jun came into the living room, drinking a glass of water. "Tell me once again, why do I agree to cook for your party,"
"Because you want to impress my sister with your awesome cooking skill," Nino answered. Hearing what he said, Jun smacked his head.
"I'm not interested in your sister," Jun scowled. Nino knew that. But, he loved to annoy Jun. "She is the female version of you. One Nino is enough in my life,"
"How about my sister, Jun?" Ohno asked.
"Not interested," Jun said, shaking his head. "What did you guys do before I came? And why are you wearing your bathrobe?"
Nino didn't answer him. He only stuck his tongue out at Jun.
"We're talking about the stupid way they played chess," Sho answered.
"Oh…" Jun laughed. "Why do you play chess like that? Do you need me to teach you?"
"No thanks," Nino responded. "We know how to play. But, it's more interesting to play with our own rules, ne, Ohchan?"
Ohno hummed in agreement.
"Whatever," Jun drawled. He glanced at the clock and then started to panic. "Enough rest. We have a lot to do for the party. Let's start working!"
"How is your new job?" Nino asked Sho during the party. Everyone else was listening to Aiba's story about his volunteer work for an animal shelter. He had heard the story before so he indulged himself in a conversation with Sho as he realized Sho wasn't paying attention to the story. He simply stared at Aiba with affection.
"Oh…" Sho said. "It’s good, I think. I'm still trying to adapt to the new environment,"
"Do you have cool teammates like us?" Nino asked.
"Well, of course, you guys are the best," Sho said. "But, they are also good. As I said, I need time to adapt to the way they work. How about you? Do you miss me?"
“Of course,” Nino muttered. “The management hasn’t assigned a new person to replace you so we have a lot of works to do. That’s the only reason I miss you,”
Sho only sighed as a response to what he said.
"How about living with Aiba?" Nino asked. He smirked when he saw how Sho's face turned red. "Ah… no need to answer. I don't want to know,"
“Urgh…” Sho rolled his eyes. “Sometimes, you’re unbearable, Nino,”
Nino was about to retort when Ohno hugged him from behind and joined them.
“He is unbearable but he is the best,” Ohno said, kissing his cheeks. “Kazunari, my parents want to go home,”
“Eh?” Nino squeaked, looking at Ohno’s parents who were putting on their coat and ready to go home. Ohno’s sister didn’t come to the party because she went out with her friends. Nino quickly approached them. “Ohno san, it’s still early. Why do you want to go home?”
Ohno’s parents laughed in response.
“We have to go to our neighbour’s house tonight,” Mrs Ohno explained. “There is a gathering,”
“Eh? That’s too bad,”
“I know,” Mrs Ohno smiled softly. “Come to my house with your parents. I still have a lot to talk about with your mother,”
“Yes…” Nino’s mother suddenly joined the conversation. “You haven’t shared your tiramisu recipe yet. I want to try,”
Mrs Ohno had brought tiramisu for the party and everyone complimented how delicious it was.
“Give me your number and I will text you the recipe,” Mrs Ohno said.
“That would be great,”
Even though Ohno’s parents seem to be in a hurry, they continued to talk with Nino’s parents. Nino only watched them with a smile on his face before he brought Ohno to join Kazuha who was happily talking with his friends.
“You’re going to stay here right, nee-chan?” Nino asked.
Kazuha shook her head. “No. We will go home. Papa wants to play golf tomorrow,”
“Eh, I thought you will stay,” Nino pouted.
“I don’t want. I have work to finish. The deadline is on Tuesday and I still have a lot to do,” Kazuha explained before she added with a smirk. “Besides, I don’t want to bother the two of you,”
Nino only stuck out his tongue at his sister. Not long after that, Ohno’s parents truly left this time as they were already late for the gathering. Nino’s parents and Kazuha also left, leaving Nino and Ohno with their friends.
“Help me with cleaning, please?” Nino smiled sweetly at his friends.
Nino was once again lying on the bed with Ohno on top of him. Their friends left a couple of hours after helping them with cleaning. This time, nothing would bother them from doing what they wanted.
A/N: Feel sad to say goodbye to this fic. Did you watch Arashi's new CM? I want to incorporate what OhMiya did in the CM and that's why there's a weird part about the chess in this part. I really hope this is okay. Let me know what you think of it, okay? Comments are very much appreciated. And thank you for the ideas on what to write for this epilogue as well as what to write for Nino's birthday. I already have a general idea of what to write for his birthday. But, if you still want to give more ideas, I would like to hear about it.