A Familiar Stranger - Part 12
Ohno was the first to break the silence between them.
“Well, Kazunari…” said Ohno. “I want to make love to you. But, will you accuse me of raping you again?
Nino could sense the hurt in Ohno’s voice and it made Nino feel guilty. He still remembered that day. After a wild night with Ohno, he had left the man in the morning. Since he had no recollection of what had happened the night before, he had assumed Jun was the person he had spent the night with. However, thanks to the invitation from Aiba to visit Sho’s house, he was reunited with Ohno and accused the man of raping him.
“I’m sorry, Satocchi,”
He really meant it. Ohno might seem easy going about everything. But, Nino still remembered how hurtful Ohno was because of the accusation.
He patted the space next to him, urging Ohno to take a seat. It was time for them to finally talk about that night. Ohno didn’t hesitate. He happily crossed to the other side of the bed and sat next to him. He wrapped his arm around Nino’s waist and pulled him closer. Surprisingly, Nino happily let him do so.
“I guess I’ve been lying to myself all these times,” whispered Nino, betting his face must be red right now. "I might have felt something for you,"
Nino had expected to see the familiar triumphant smile on Ohno’s face. However, he was surprised to see a different look on the other man’s face. Instead of smirking to finally hear his confession, Ohno looked relieved.
“Good,” said Ohno. “I was worried that I might get ahead of myself when you keep denying your feelings for me,”
This, once again, was not what he expected the man would say. Gone already Ohno’s confident self. He didn’t know the way he reacted all these times around Ohno would have an effect on the man. Ohno always seemed sure of himself even before Nino realized his own feelings for Ohno.
“Will you tell me about that night?” Asked Nino. “I know it hurts you that I couldn’t remember anything about it. But, maybe, if we talk about it, I will remember more. What happened after we met at the bar?”
“Hmm…” Looking at Ohno’s expression, Nino could see that the man was reluctant to grant his request. “Are you sure you want to hear about it tonight? I mean, we have a wedding to go to tomorrow. We should probably rest,”
“Don’t underestimate me,” said Nino. “I am a gamer. I am used to sleepless nights. Besides, I don’t think I can sleep if I keep on wondering about that night,”
“Ah, but I need my beauty sleep. I don’t want to go to Sho-chan’s wedding looking like a sleepy man,”
Nino smacked Ohno’s head lightly. Even though he could understand the reasoning for his refusal, he still found it annoying that Ohno still didn’t want to talk about that night.
“You got plenty of sleep earlier,” refuted Nino. No matter what, he won’t let Ohno get away from talking about that night. They had to talk about it right now. “And, you always look sleepy,”
Ohno chuckled in return. “Okay, if that’s what you want… “ Then, he leaned in closer and whispered into Nino’s ear seductively. “Hmm, but I rather make love to you,”
Nino’s resolve wavered upon hearing it, remembering what had happened earlier. He had told the man he wanted Ohno to make love to him.
He quickly shook his head. No, that could be done later.
“Nope, we can do it later. Right now, we need to talk about that night,”
“Okay, Kazunari. If that’s what you want,”
A/N: A rather short chapter. But, I want the next part to be from Ohchan's POV. So, I guess this is a good place to stop. And, hopefully, the next part will come soon.