It's Complicated chapter 1 1/2
Ryo knocked on the door. He didn’t like the area at all. It was dirty and small. When Pi came to open the door, Ryo liked less what he saw. The place was clean, but small...very small. Ryo needed to get himself together. With a small forced smile, Ryo introduced himself.
“Hi, I’m Nishikido Ryo.” Ryo held out his hand for handshake.
Yamapi walked closer to Ryo and gave him a huge smile. “Yamashita Tomohisa.” Pi shook Ryo’s hand.
Ryo closed the door after coming in, shocked.
What was that all about?
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Jin stood in front of a huge house. It was white-grey-silverish. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Jin noticed Kame opening the door and asking him in.
“Okay, you will not like the last month.” Jin says when he stepped in.
“Eh?”
“You’ll see.” Jin sighed. “Where should I put these?” Jin pointed to his luggage.
Kame showed where the cloth closet and different stuff was, so Jin could unpack right away. Jin smelled something.
“Oh, I ordered some sushi, hope you like sushi?” Kame yelled from the kitchen, and Jin walked in there.
He cleared his throat. “I love sushi.”
Awkward.
“Um, you know-” Jin started while walking closer to Kame. “I’m sorry.”
“Huh?” Kame seemed to have forgotten.
“You know, for saying something about breaking you in 2 parts or something.” Jin looked to other direction.
“Three.” Kame said with out looking back at Jin.
“Eh?” Jin had to ask. 3 what?
This time Kame turned to face Jin. “You said you’ll break me into 3 parts.” He said.
So he did remember?
This was never going to work, if they didn’t get along. So they should be friends.
“Well, let’s have a new start. I’m Akanishi Jin.” Jin smiled at Kame who made a small smile back.
“Err, Kamenashi Kazuya.” Kame said all kind of things, but he really missed Ryo. After one day, he already missed him.
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Yamapi was showing the house to Ryo, not that it had much to show. “And this is the bedroom.” Pi showed the last room. “By the way, what should I call you?” Pi started thinking.
“Ryo?” Ryo suggested.
“Ryo-chan it is.” Pi smiled. “You can call me Pi either Yamapi, whichever you like.” Pi has decided that he give his all into the experience.
“Sure.” Yamapi was too excited about this whole thing if you asked Ryo. He noticed that there was only one bed. “What are we going to do with stuff like sleeping and such?”
“We are both sleeping in that bed.” Yamapi almost sang pointing his and Jin’s bed.
“Eh?” Ryo was a little surprised. They were sleeping together?
Yamapi nodded. “It was on the list.”
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“List?” Jin asked and Kame nodded.
“The therapist gave me a list of some rules on this experience.” Kame said while pointing the door of the fridge where the list was.
Jin walked to take the list and read it.
RULES
1. Weekly therapy session.
2. Any connection to your original lover is forbidden.
3. Live like you always did with you new lover too.
○ Sleep in the same bed
○ Share food
○ Pay the rent together
4. Telling anyone about this experience is forbidden.
“Oh, I don’t have a job, so have fun with the rent.” Kame got up and left the room.
“Eh? What? WHAT?” Jin got up and followed Kame. “Come back here, right now you little-!”
So much for the getting along plan.
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“I see.” Ryo read the list of rules.
“So, we are both sleeping in that bed.” Yamapi repeated pointing his and Jin’s bed. “Oh, we should go to a coffee together!”
“Sorry, can’t. I have to leave to work in half an hour.”
“Oh.” Pi let out a disappointed sigh.
“B-but, I don’t have any work tomorrow, we can go tomorrow.” Ryo hurried to say when he saw disappointed Pi, which turned into a very happy Pi.
He really didn’t want to get any trouble and who knows, if they don’t get along, the sadist therapist makes the time longer.
“Okay! When are you going to be back?” Pi asked and Ryo told around midnight. Pi walked to their fridge, took something to eat from there and gave to Ryo. “Eat this, so you won’t starve there.” He smiled.
“Thanks.” Ryo smiled and got ready to leave.
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“You are getting a job!” Jin was still following Kame. “I can’t pay the rent of this house by myself!”
“No.”
“Come on! I’m a freaking English teacher! My salary isn’t the best one!” Jin whined.
“Not my problem.” Kame kept walking.
“Why can’t you get a job?” Jin kept whining.
“Stop fucking following me!” Kame snapped turning around.
Jin stopped there. Not after to long time, maybe few seconds, Jin continued. “If you don’t have a reason for not to work, you should-”
“Every freaking time I get a job, I get molested!!” That made Jin stop right there. “Yeah, well maybe sometimes I get flirty! I can’t help it. That’s who I am!” Kame walked a bit closer to Jin. “Ryo told me that I don’t have to go through that kind of shit.” Kame had almost tears in his eyes, almost.
“I-I’m sorry.” Jin though it through. He still couldn’t pay the rent by himself. “Ah!”
“Eh?”
Jin walked closer to Kame.
“You could come to work at the school! I could make sure nobody does anything to you.” Jin told his brilliant idea.
“Huh? As if someone like me is capable of teaching.”
“As my assistant, those have been there before.” Jin said then. “But this situation cannot be told there. They don’t accept gays.”
Kame looked Jin blankly. “Dude. Look at me. I’m wearing a pink hoodie that says over and out.”
“It’s okay. You just don’t wear that at school, okay?” Jin tried then. He needed to do anything to get Kame go to work. There was absolutely no way he could afford that house.
Kame just stared at Jin. Why should he work for this guy?
“Okay?” Jin sounded more like pleading now. There’s absolutely no way he will pay the rent by himself. Oh, why isn’t he with Pi?
“Yeah, I think I’m going to have to pass that.” Kame smiled sarcastically before going to the kitchen to open a beer.
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Ryo sighed as he got back. He was glad Pi didn’t lock the door since he didn’t have Akanishi’s key with him. He tried to go as silently as possible. He tiptoed to the bedroom trying to do everything as silently as possible so that Pi wouldn’t wake up.
“Had a nice day at work?” Pi suddenly asked.
“Sorry. Did I wake you?” Ryo watched Pi getting up and putting some light.
“No, I always wake up when the door opens.” He smiled tiredly. Pi saw Ryo getting on his boxers and tank top before he sat next to Pi.
Suddenly Ryo felt Pi getting up. With no time he got back, massaging his hands together with a cream or something on them. “Sit right there.” Pi sounded still so tired.
“Eh-” Ryo didn’t have even time to ask when Pi’s warm hands were massaging his upper back and shoulder.
Pi smiled a little. “I did this to Jin always when he felt stressed. He often said it helps so...”
“T-thanks.” Ryo cleared his throat.
It was kind of awkward, but it really did help.
Before going to sleep, Ryo sighed. 1 day over, 60 to go.
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PART 2