Keep Me In Your Memories Ch. 7
Pairings: Akame, Jin/Shuji, Ryoda, *More later on*
Rating: PG-15 for this chapter
Genre:AU, Angst
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the plot.
Summary: It's been two years since Kazuya's disappearance. When Jin is just about to give up, he meets someone that reminds a lot of his old lover.
(Prologue) ( Ch. 1 ) ( Ch.2 ) ( Ch.3 ) ( Ch.4 ) ( Ch.5 ) ( Ch.6 )
Ch. 7
“We are going on a trip!” Jin exclaimed.
“What are you talking about?” Kazuya frowned.
“My boss is giving me some time off,” Jin explained, “and I managed to get us a weekend in an Onsen.”
“Really?” Kazuya asked.
Jin nodded, “and then I have the entire week off.”
“That’s great!” Kazuya grinned, “When are we going?”
“We leave on Friday,” Jin replied.
“I can’t wait,” Kazuya said, wrapping his arms around Jin’s neck.
Jin kissed Kazuya, “Me too.”
***
Jin gulped down the drink as Tatsuya shook his head in disapproval. When he finished, he handed the glass to Tatsuya for more. Tatsuya took the glass.
“No,” Tatsuya said and started to wash it.
“I want more!” Jin exclaimed.
Tatsuya groaned, “Last one.”
Jin shrugged, “Yeah, yeah.”
“I mean it,” Tatsuya replied, pouring Jin another glass.
Jin took the glass and drank silently. Tatsuya turned and walked to Ryo, who was nearby.
“What’s up?” Ryo leaned away from the bar and looked at Tatsuya.
Tatsuya sighed, “He’s in denial again, isn’t he?”
Ryo glanced at Jin before replying, “Who knows what’s in his head?”
“And that Shuji guy is interesting too,” Tatsuya mumbled, “You don’t think…?”
“It’s not Kazuya, Hime,” Ryo answered.
“How can you be sure, though?” Tatsuya frowned.
“Jin would have known if it’s him or not,” Ryo replied, “And if he is, then Koki will recognize him tomorrow too, but if Jin can’t tell if Shuji is Kazuya then he isn’t Kazuya.”
Tatsuya sighed, “I guess you’re right.”
“Hey!” Jin suddenly yelled at them, “Where is my drink?!”
Tatsuya glared at him, “I’ll be right there!”
“It’ll all turn out fine,” Ryo muttered, “Trust me.”
Tatsuya nodded and then walked back to Jin. He took the glass from Jin’s hands and poured some water into it. Jin pouted at him.
“I don’t want water,” Jin said.
“I told you I’m not giving you anymore alcohol,” Tatsuya replied, “and I will stand by that.”
“Fine,” Jin mumbled and drank the water.
Then, he glanced at his watch and let out a loud groan. He stood up and handed Tatsuya his drink.
“I have to go,” Jin said.
“Oh?” Tatsuya frowned.
“I have to go to work early tomorrow,” Jin replied.
“I see,” Tatsuya mumbled, “Well, good night.”
“Yeah,” Jin muttered before leaving the bar.
***
Shuji sighed. The man turned his back to Shuji and lied on his bed. Shuji got up and slightly bit his lips.
“Look, I know for a fact that everyone is this place can talk,” Shuji quietly said, “However, I have no idea what’s keep you from talking. I’m not going to tell anyone! I promise….no I swear I won’t tell anyone.
Please trust me. You know trust me, I can’t even hurt a fly…”
The man didn’t even attempt to move.
“I know it’s hard to be away from people you love,” Shuji muttered, “They have taken away….…. I want to help you. In any way I can, please. I know you’re hurt, and all I want is to help you.”
The silence from the room echoed throughout the warehouse.
Shuji groaned, “I…. I’m sorry. All I wanted to know is why you were crying…. It’s not my place to know. I better leave.”
Shuji swallowed hard and then left the room.
***
The next day, Shuji found himself in the back of the bar waiting for Koki. Soon enough, Koki finally appeared.
“You’re…Shuji, right?” Koki asked, “I’m Koki.”
Shuji nodded, “Yes.”
“Cool,” Koki mumbled, “Err, Yuichi had to work, but he said if you can, we can go to the café where he works and talk there.”
“S-sure,” Shuji replied.
“Ok,” Koki nodded, “I’ll tell Ueda and then we’ll leave.”
Shuji watched as Koki opened the door to the front of the bar. He quickly grabbed his jacket and placed it on.
“Ta-Tanaka?”
Both Koki and Shuji froze.
“Akanishi,” Koki muttered.
Shuji sighed since he was too far in the back room to be seen by Jin.
“What are you doing here?” Jin asked.
“I need to pick something up from Ueda-kun,” Koki answered.
“You saw it, right?” Tatsuya asked.
Koki nodded, “Yep.”
“Good,” Ryo muttered.
“I just came to tell you I’m leaving,” Koki said.
“Ok,” Tatsuya nodded, “I’ll call you later.”
“Yeah,” Koki mumbled, “It’s good to see you, Jin.”
“Y-ye-yeah,” Jin nervously replied.
Koki turned back to Shuji and closed the door. He nodded over to the back door and led Shuji out.
It didn’t take them very long to reach the café where Yuichi worked. As soon as they were there, Yuichi greeted them and asked for a break from his boss. Then, they sat in one of the more isolated areas of the café.
“Wow, you do look like Kazuya,” Yuichi mumbled.
Shuji slightly blushed, “Yeah.”
“Oh, sorry, I’m Nakamaru Yuichi,” Yuichi said.
“Shuji,” Shuji smiled.
“Ueda-kun told me you wanted to know about Kazuya,” Koki said.
Shuji nodded, “Yes, please.”
“Well, my question is why?” Koki frowned.
Shuji swallowed, “I…I want to help Jin.”
Koki and Yuichi glanced at each other, and then Koki said, “I see.”
“You’ll help?” Shuji asked.
Yuichi sighed, “Don’t tell Jin about us meeting, ok? We….We don’t have the best relationship with Jin.”
“I won’t,” Shuji replied.
“What do you want to know?” Koki asked.
“Anything,” Shuji answered, “Just tell me anything you can.”
“Ok,” Koki said, “Err….we met Kazuya in elementary school. He came from a rich family, but Kazuya didn’t like that.”
“He hated everyone who asked for money from him,” Yuichi added, “Most of the time, he was bullied for money, but he never gave any.”
“Yeah, he didn’t talk much until high school,” Koki said, “When he met Jin, he was very pushy. Whenever he saw Jin, he would talk to him as if they have known each other for ages.”
“Jin probably didn’t like that,” Shuji said.
“Yeah, right,” Yuichi chuckled.
Shuji stared at Yuichi, surprised. Koki shook his head and cleared his throat.
“Anyways, after he finished school, he and Jin moved in together,” Koki said, “They were happy together.”
“Whenever we met Kazuya, he was always smiling and telling us about Jin,” Yuichi said.
“Then, why did Kazuya leave?” Shuji frowned.
“After a few years, Kazuya’s older brother got married and had a baby,” Koki said, “Kazuya wanted to go meet his new sister-in-law and niece and he wanted Jin to come too, but Jin didn’t want to go.”
“So what?” Shuji asked, “What’s wrong with that?”
“Kazuya’s parent never liked Jin in the first place,” Koki answered.
“O-oh,” Shuji muttered.
“We don’t know why Kazuya disappeared,” Koki said, “But we think it has something to do with Kazuya’s parents….”
***
“This is so beautiful, Jin!” Kazuya exclaimed as he entered the Onsen, “How on earth did you manage to get us a room in this place?”
Jin smiled ad shrugged, “Secret!”
“Tell me!” Kazuya pouted.
Jin shook his head, “I have my way.”
“Please?” Kazuya asked.
“No!” Jin laughed.
“Ugh, fine,” Kazuya slightly blushed.
“Go look around,” Jin said, “I’ll get us checked in.”
“Ok,” Kazuya smiled.
Kazuya handed Jin his bag and walked off in a different direction. After walking passed all the rooms on the first floor, he saw an exit leading to a large pond outside. Kazuya smiled as he walked around. It wasn’t too cold outside and there weren’t many people there as well. Kazuya could only see about five to six people around. There was a smoothing silence. Kazuya sat on one of the bench. Then, he closed his eyes and sighed. A few minutes passed and then the silence was broken by a loud laugher. Kazuya opened his eyes and looked around. He saw two guys sitting on a bench across the pond, one of them was laughing. Kazuya glanced at his watch and then stood up. He sighed when he noticed the only way to leave is to pass by them. As he got closed, he couldn’t help but overhear their conversion.
“Stop laughing at me!” the dark haired guy whined.
“You’re so damn cute,” the red hair teased.
“Shut up,” the dark haired guy blushed, “Rooo~chan!”
“Oi!” the red haired guy exclaimed.
A dark haired guy grinned.
Kazuya bit his lips and quickly walked inside. He walked so fast, he ended up bumping into someone.
“There you are!”
Kazuya looked up and saw Jin, “Oh, hey.”
“Where have you been?” Jin asked, “I’ve already put our bags in the room.”
“Oh, ok,” Kazuya muttered, “Sorry.”
“It’s ok,” Jin replied, “Let’s go change and go into one of the hot springs.”
Kazuya nodded, “Yeah.”
***
A/N-Please comment if you read!! Comments are love~!!
Rating: PG-15 for this chapter
Genre:AU, Angst
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the plot.
Summary: It's been two years since Kazuya's disappearance. When Jin is just about to give up, he meets someone that reminds a lot of his old lover.
(Prologue) ( Ch. 1 ) ( Ch.2 ) ( Ch.3 ) ( Ch.4 ) ( Ch.5 ) ( Ch.6 )
Ch. 7
“We are going on a trip!” Jin exclaimed.
“What are you talking about?” Kazuya frowned.
“My boss is giving me some time off,” Jin explained, “and I managed to get us a weekend in an Onsen.”
“Really?” Kazuya asked.
Jin nodded, “and then I have the entire week off.”
“That’s great!” Kazuya grinned, “When are we going?”
“We leave on Friday,” Jin replied.
“I can’t wait,” Kazuya said, wrapping his arms around Jin’s neck.
Jin kissed Kazuya, “Me too.”
***
Jin gulped down the drink as Tatsuya shook his head in disapproval. When he finished, he handed the glass to Tatsuya for more. Tatsuya took the glass.
“No,” Tatsuya said and started to wash it.
“I want more!” Jin exclaimed.
Tatsuya groaned, “Last one.”
Jin shrugged, “Yeah, yeah.”
“I mean it,” Tatsuya replied, pouring Jin another glass.
Jin took the glass and drank silently. Tatsuya turned and walked to Ryo, who was nearby.
“What’s up?” Ryo leaned away from the bar and looked at Tatsuya.
Tatsuya sighed, “He’s in denial again, isn’t he?”
Ryo glanced at Jin before replying, “Who knows what’s in his head?”
“And that Shuji guy is interesting too,” Tatsuya mumbled, “You don’t think…?”
“It’s not Kazuya, Hime,” Ryo answered.
“How can you be sure, though?” Tatsuya frowned.
“Jin would have known if it’s him or not,” Ryo replied, “And if he is, then Koki will recognize him tomorrow too, but if Jin can’t tell if Shuji is Kazuya then he isn’t Kazuya.”
Tatsuya sighed, “I guess you’re right.”
“Hey!” Jin suddenly yelled at them, “Where is my drink?!”
Tatsuya glared at him, “I’ll be right there!”
“It’ll all turn out fine,” Ryo muttered, “Trust me.”
Tatsuya nodded and then walked back to Jin. He took the glass from Jin’s hands and poured some water into it. Jin pouted at him.
“I don’t want water,” Jin said.
“I told you I’m not giving you anymore alcohol,” Tatsuya replied, “and I will stand by that.”
“Fine,” Jin mumbled and drank the water.
Then, he glanced at his watch and let out a loud groan. He stood up and handed Tatsuya his drink.
“I have to go,” Jin said.
“Oh?” Tatsuya frowned.
“I have to go to work early tomorrow,” Jin replied.
“I see,” Tatsuya mumbled, “Well, good night.”
“Yeah,” Jin muttered before leaving the bar.
***
Shuji sighed. The man turned his back to Shuji and lied on his bed. Shuji got up and slightly bit his lips.
“Look, I know for a fact that everyone is this place can talk,” Shuji quietly said, “However, I have no idea what’s keep you from talking. I’m not going to tell anyone! I promise….no I swear I won’t tell anyone.
Please trust me. You know trust me, I can’t even hurt a fly…”
The man didn’t even attempt to move.
“I know it’s hard to be away from people you love,” Shuji muttered, “They have taken away….…. I want to help you. In any way I can, please. I know you’re hurt, and all I want is to help you.”
The silence from the room echoed throughout the warehouse.
Shuji groaned, “I…. I’m sorry. All I wanted to know is why you were crying…. It’s not my place to know. I better leave.”
Shuji swallowed hard and then left the room.
***
The next day, Shuji found himself in the back of the bar waiting for Koki. Soon enough, Koki finally appeared.
“You’re…Shuji, right?” Koki asked, “I’m Koki.”
Shuji nodded, “Yes.”
“Cool,” Koki mumbled, “Err, Yuichi had to work, but he said if you can, we can go to the café where he works and talk there.”
“S-sure,” Shuji replied.
“Ok,” Koki nodded, “I’ll tell Ueda and then we’ll leave.”
Shuji watched as Koki opened the door to the front of the bar. He quickly grabbed his jacket and placed it on.
“Ta-Tanaka?”
Both Koki and Shuji froze.
“Akanishi,” Koki muttered.
Shuji sighed since he was too far in the back room to be seen by Jin.
“What are you doing here?” Jin asked.
“I need to pick something up from Ueda-kun,” Koki answered.
“You saw it, right?” Tatsuya asked.
Koki nodded, “Yep.”
“Good,” Ryo muttered.
“I just came to tell you I’m leaving,” Koki said.
“Ok,” Tatsuya nodded, “I’ll call you later.”
“Yeah,” Koki mumbled, “It’s good to see you, Jin.”
“Y-ye-yeah,” Jin nervously replied.
Koki turned back to Shuji and closed the door. He nodded over to the back door and led Shuji out.
It didn’t take them very long to reach the café where Yuichi worked. As soon as they were there, Yuichi greeted them and asked for a break from his boss. Then, they sat in one of the more isolated areas of the café.
“Wow, you do look like Kazuya,” Yuichi mumbled.
Shuji slightly blushed, “Yeah.”
“Oh, sorry, I’m Nakamaru Yuichi,” Yuichi said.
“Shuji,” Shuji smiled.
“Ueda-kun told me you wanted to know about Kazuya,” Koki said.
Shuji nodded, “Yes, please.”
“Well, my question is why?” Koki frowned.
Shuji swallowed, “I…I want to help Jin.”
Koki and Yuichi glanced at each other, and then Koki said, “I see.”
“You’ll help?” Shuji asked.
Yuichi sighed, “Don’t tell Jin about us meeting, ok? We….We don’t have the best relationship with Jin.”
“I won’t,” Shuji replied.
“What do you want to know?” Koki asked.
“Anything,” Shuji answered, “Just tell me anything you can.”
“Ok,” Koki said, “Err….we met Kazuya in elementary school. He came from a rich family, but Kazuya didn’t like that.”
“He hated everyone who asked for money from him,” Yuichi added, “Most of the time, he was bullied for money, but he never gave any.”
“Yeah, he didn’t talk much until high school,” Koki said, “When he met Jin, he was very pushy. Whenever he saw Jin, he would talk to him as if they have known each other for ages.”
“Jin probably didn’t like that,” Shuji said.
“Yeah, right,” Yuichi chuckled.
Shuji stared at Yuichi, surprised. Koki shook his head and cleared his throat.
“Anyways, after he finished school, he and Jin moved in together,” Koki said, “They were happy together.”
“Whenever we met Kazuya, he was always smiling and telling us about Jin,” Yuichi said.
“Then, why did Kazuya leave?” Shuji frowned.
“After a few years, Kazuya’s older brother got married and had a baby,” Koki said, “Kazuya wanted to go meet his new sister-in-law and niece and he wanted Jin to come too, but Jin didn’t want to go.”
“So what?” Shuji asked, “What’s wrong with that?”
“Kazuya’s parent never liked Jin in the first place,” Koki answered.
“O-oh,” Shuji muttered.
“We don’t know why Kazuya disappeared,” Koki said, “But we think it has something to do with Kazuya’s parents….”
***
“This is so beautiful, Jin!” Kazuya exclaimed as he entered the Onsen, “How on earth did you manage to get us a room in this place?”
Jin smiled ad shrugged, “Secret!”
“Tell me!” Kazuya pouted.
Jin shook his head, “I have my way.”
“Please?” Kazuya asked.
“No!” Jin laughed.
“Ugh, fine,” Kazuya slightly blushed.
“Go look around,” Jin said, “I’ll get us checked in.”
“Ok,” Kazuya smiled.
Kazuya handed Jin his bag and walked off in a different direction. After walking passed all the rooms on the first floor, he saw an exit leading to a large pond outside. Kazuya smiled as he walked around. It wasn’t too cold outside and there weren’t many people there as well. Kazuya could only see about five to six people around. There was a smoothing silence. Kazuya sat on one of the bench. Then, he closed his eyes and sighed. A few minutes passed and then the silence was broken by a loud laugher. Kazuya opened his eyes and looked around. He saw two guys sitting on a bench across the pond, one of them was laughing. Kazuya glanced at his watch and then stood up. He sighed when he noticed the only way to leave is to pass by them. As he got closed, he couldn’t help but overhear their conversion.
“Stop laughing at me!” the dark haired guy whined.
“You’re so damn cute,” the red hair teased.
“Shut up,” the dark haired guy blushed, “Rooo~chan!”
“Oi!” the red haired guy exclaimed.
A dark haired guy grinned.
Kazuya bit his lips and quickly walked inside. He walked so fast, he ended up bumping into someone.
“There you are!”
Kazuya looked up and saw Jin, “Oh, hey.”
“Where have you been?” Jin asked, “I’ve already put our bags in the room.”
“Oh, ok,” Kazuya muttered, “Sorry.”
“It’s ok,” Jin replied, “Let’s go change and go into one of the hot springs.”
Kazuya nodded, “Yeah.”
***
A/N-Please comment if you read!! Comments are love~!!