Dear Myself - Chapter 15
Title: Dear Myself
Author: neko-fish
Pairings: Akame, Ryopi
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kazuya and Jin's relationship has been going downhill when help comes in the strangest way
Prologue// Chapter 1// Chapter 2// Chapter 3// Chapter 4// Chapter 5// Chapter 6// Chapter 7// Chapter 8// Chapter 9// Chapter 10// Chapter 11// Chapter 12// Chapter 13// Chapter 14
Chapter 15:
That morning when he reached his change room, he was rather surprised to find an envelope there on his makeup table. Raising a brow, he opened it and read it.
Ryo-chan,
I’m sorry. How sorry am I? Let me list the ways:
I’m sorry like a bird without wings,
I’m sorry like a spotless cow,
I’m sorry like a chocolate-less chip cookie,
I’m sorry like Tackey when he and Tsubasa argue,
I’m sorry like a soggy potato chip,
I’m sorry like the Junior that ate Massu’s lunch,
But most of all,
I’m sorry like Yamapi when Ryo-chan isn’t around.
I’m sorry,
Yamapi
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From what he heard from his hourly update from Tegoshi, the NEWS room was awkwardly silent, not really all that great of news to him. Jin sighed, “Just give them time…”
The youngest member of NEWS frowned, “But Leader and Ryo-tan are like the second set of parents in NEWS!”
Kame raised a brow, “Second set of parents?”
“The first set is Kei-chan and Shige, they’re more like the real parents, but they lost the title to Ryo-tan and Leader so they’re more like the smart brother and kindly sister right now.”
“How did they lose their titles?”
“Well, we all went out one night and they got drunk and started arguing about titles so they decided to figure it out through janken. Leader and Ryo-tan got the parents title then Ryo-tan lost the papa role to Leader.”
The singer gave a slow blink, “you guys played janken for titles…”
Jin sighed, “Well, there’s really nothing you can do except wait.”
Tegoshi nodded dejectedly, “I guess…”
He smiled reassuringly as the boy headed back to his practice room, “It’ll get better, just watch.”
The boy gave a smile, “Thanks.”
After Tegoshi disappeared, the elder looked over at Kame, “ne-”
Suddenly, the door burst open and a rather angry looking Koki walked in, “Did you guys eat my lunch!?” Jin quickly shook his head, and the rapper turned to Kame, “did you!?”
Kame raised a brow, “No…”
Koki frowned, “Are you sure? Think hard. My stomach’s growling right now…it would be really nice if someone would just confess to eating my lunch then proceed to go buy me a new one.”
The A took a step forward, “I was with Kame the whole day, he hasn’t eaten yet.”
The other gave a huff, “You’re always on Kame’s side,” he turned around muttering, “I bet it was Taguchi…”
The youngest looked down at the hand holding his behind the taller man’s back before looking up questioningly at the other. Jin turned his head and smiled, “Don’t worry, I’ll always be on Kame’s side.”
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Another day, another letter later, Pi sighed as he stared at the ceiling on the couch, he couldn’t sleep, not without hugging something warm. But when the bedroom door opened, he quickly closed his eyes and feigned sleep. He could hear soft footsteps heading towards him and tried his best not to make any movements.
There was a soft “are you trying to freeze yourself to death?”, then suddenly a blanket was draped across him rather roughly, he gave a little grunt of protest before returning back to his motionless state. The other paused before heading back to the warm sanctuary of his bed with a quiet “goodnight”.
When he heard the door close, he opened his eyes and smiled. At least it was a start.
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The next day, Ryo found another envelope on his makeup desk in the Kanjani8 change room; he opened it with some care and read it.
Ryo-chan
Guess how much I love you? I love you a lot!
I love you more than bears love honey,
I love you more than Massu loves food,
I love you more than cats love milk,
I love you more than my phone,
I love you more than xiao long bao,
I love you more than there are stars in the sky,
I love you more than anything in the world.
I love you!
Yamapi
PS: I’m going to Hokkaido for a couple days to do shootings so I left tomorrow’s letter with Jin! Do your best at practice!
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Jin stared up at the ceiling, “Do you think Ryo-chan will take Pi back?”
Kame blinked lazily, “Hm? Why?”
“I’d hate to go away while those two are still on bad terms.”
The shorter man watched him warily before reassuring him, “…those two will definitely make up, Ryo-chan can’t stay mad at Pi.”
“But he did look pretty hurt…he looked like he was about to cry. Ryo-chan almost never cries unless something’s touching…”
The younger of the two shook his head, “he loves Pi so he’ll definitely forgive him…if he doesn’t…”
Then where would that leave us?
Jin wrapped an arm around the other’s waist, burying his face in the other’s hair, “you’re right. Even if he doesn’t, Pi will probably grovel until he does…say you were Ryo-chan and I was Pi, would you forgive me?”
“I would…I might not be able to forgive you right away but I wouldn’t be able to stay mad at you either. So long as you tell me that you’re still mine and that you loved me…” they both knew he wasn’t talking about their friends’ situation anymore. Kame looked up, their eyes meeting in the dark, “I think I’d be able to overlook anything and everything you do…Jin…”
The elder leaned down and placed a soft kiss on the other’s lips, “I love you. I love you and only you. Everyday, I find myself loving you more and more, I love you so much it feels like my heart’s going to explode soon.”
Kame gave a soft laugh, “don’t let that happen, I might end up being charged with murder.”
“I’ll try my best. Ne Kame, when I’m gone…”
He was cut off as the younger man gingerly placed a finger on his lips, “Don’t…”
It sounds too much like goodbye…
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“Ryo-chan!”
The younger man looked over, “what?”
Jin walked into the change room and waved the letter in front of the other’s face, “You want the letter that Pi entrusted to me to give you right?”
Ryo gave a huff and looked away, “Whatever.”
Yes.
After all those years, he had gained the ability to understand the true meaning behind the other’s cryptic words, he handed the letter over wordlessly.
He really wasn’t feeling his best, it was just one of those days where he wasn’t satisfied with himself at all. The doctor’s appointment earlier really didn’t help. And with Pi gone and Kame off somewhere for an interview, he turned to Ryo.
Jin ran a hand through his hair and sighed, “I’m having a hate-me day…”
The younger man walked past him with his jacket in hand, “let’s go get ramen, I’ll treat you today.” He perked up slightly and quickly followed the other with a smile on his face.
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“So what’s wrong with you?”
Jin shrugged, “no idea, it’s just a hate-me day.”
Ryo nodded understandingly, holding back on his biting remarks; after all, he knew when a friend needed comforting and when they needed insulting. “Does this have anything to do with Kamenashi?”
“Yes and no, I have a favor to ask of you. A couple favors actually.”
“…like what?”
“Well before we get into that, I want to say that I’m sorry for other night-”
The other shook his head, “don’t go around apologizing out of the blues, it’s not like you, Jin. Anyways, real men don’t hold grudges.”
He gave a small laugh, “That’s true I suppose, and they don’t get any manlier than you. Does that mean you’ve forgiven Pi?”
Ryo scoffed, “do you really think that lowly of me? I’m not someone who’ll let one misunderstanding destroy everything. If Pi’s going to try, I’m going to too.”
“Ryo-chan, you’re really serious about this aren’t you?”
“Of course, why bother getting into something if you’re not going to give it your all…what are you staring at?”
“Nothing, it’s just nice when Ryo-chan isn’t talking in his code, I mean, we understand it really well and you’re really shy and all but still, it’s nice to hear you talking like this every now and then. Hey, while you’re still in this mood, can you say something nice about me? You know, it’s just nice to hear it every now and then.”
The other raised a brow, “…you’re an idiot-”
“I said something nice!”
“But…but you’re not a bad idiot. You’re the type of idiot that I’m glad I’m friends with…I guess.”
Jin smiled, “I’m really glad I’m friends with Ryo-chan too. Thanks, I’m feeling better, you should be like this more often, Pi would probably appreciate it too. By the way, there’s a phrase you should tell him when he comes back.”
“…a phrase? Is it in English?”
“Yes, don’t worry, everyone understands it.”
“…I don't really trust that statement but what is it?”
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After awhile of conversing, he checked his watch, “crap, Kame’s interview’s almost over, I promised to go pick him up. Thanks Ryo-chan, for everything I mean.”
“You know, you really should learn to take your own advice every now and then.”
“Yea, I will if I get the chance to.”
The other frowned at that, “Jin…you don’t have much time left, do you?”
The elder’s face remained solemn as he gave a nod, “Yea, that’s why I need you to do me a favor…”
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He watched as the other disappeared down the street before opening the envelope.
Ryo-chan,
I’m missing you a lot. I’m in the living room right now, I can’t sleep. I’m writing this before I go but I know I’ll be missing you a lot tomorrow too. There are so many things I can’t put down on paper, things I want to tell and show you. But for now, this is what I can write down.
I’m sorry. I know I’m selfish and stupid. I can’t promise you impossible things like ‘I’ll never hurt you again’ or ‘we’ll never fight again’, but I can promise you that I’ll love you with everything I have and that I’ll try my best to make things right.
With all that said, would you be able to forgive this selfish idiot?
The selfish idiot,
Yamapi
PS: I’ll be coming home tomorrow. Wait for me?
Lowering the letter onto his lap, he gave a small sniffle, silently cursing the cold in his mind though he knew it wasn’t the temperature’s fault. Ryo pulled out his cell phone, and scrolled down the list of names until he reached the name he was looking for, he typed in a message and sent it.
You’re an idiot…I’m waiting so hurry up and get home.
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The next day, it was raining when Kame woke up. He attempted to get up only to be pulled back, he blinked and looked at the other, “Jin?”
The other looked at him wearily, “stay in bed, I got us the day off.”
He looked skeptical but obeyed and crawled back under the covers, “Why? Are you feeling sick? Or are you just being lazy?”
Jin gave a soft groan and closed his eyes, hugging the other close, “I got us the day off because I decided that today will be Kame’s day. I want to spend a whole day with Kame with no interruptions.”
“But isn’t Pi coming back today?”
“I talked to him the other day…I think he understands better than anyone else.”
The younger man kept his eyes on the half-asleep figure, “Jin…what did the doctor say yesterday?”
“Akanishi-san, you’re healing is going along smoothly, it’s been 27 days now, you should be back to your old self any day now.”
“Any day now…” He opened his eyes and shuffled over to place a kiss on the other’s head, “I’ve been selfish, so selfish; I’m sorry but please bear with me for just a bit longer.”
Kazuya’s eyes cast downwards, “so you’re leaving me soon…”
“Kame…”
The smaller man looked up and gave a weak smile before resting his head over the other’s chest, listening to the other’s heartbeat, “you said today was my day right? Let’s just stay like this.”
“Yea…”
There was a pause before the other suddenly gave a yelp and began squirming until he fell off the bed. Kame shuffled over to the edge and looked down, “what just happened?”
Jin propped himself up and shot the other a pout, “my collarbone…” He watched as the younger man’s lips twitched in amusement before they parted and laughter came out. Despite his situation, he found that he couldn’t keep a straight face as he protested, “it’s not funny!”
“Yes it is,” he tossed the covers off of himself and got out of bed. Walking around the bed, over to where Jin was still lying on the ground, he offered his hand to the other with a smile, “So what do you want for breakfast?”
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He was feeling lazy that day so he had decided not to cook breakfast; there wasn’t much of a point anyways, not when it was a breakfast for one. So he put on a hat and sunglasses and made his way down the street until he found a café that seemed decent enough and went in.
Ryo pursed his lips as he sat down and waited for his orders to arrive when his cell phone rang a happy tune, he hated calls in the morning. When he pulled out his phone, he found that it wasn’t a call at all, it was a message.
What are you doing right now?
Unable to decide between smiling and giving an exasperated sigh, he kept a straight face and replied,
I’m eating breakfast at a café.
A minute later, the reply came,
Jaa, I’ll come now.
By that time, Ryo had a grin on his face as he typed back,
Idiot, you don’t even know where it is.
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About ten minutes later, he heard someone calling him from the door; he looked over to find Pi making his way over to him. Jin’s words echoed loudly in his head,
“…there’s a phrase you should tell him…”
The second Pi sat down across the other; he couldn’t help but blurt it out.
“I missed you.”
There was a pause between the two before the other smiled, “I missed you too.”
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“Were you serious about just staying in for the day?”
Kame paused in blowing the steam off his drink to look at him before nodding, “why?”
Jin shrugged, “Is there really nothing you want to do?”
“It’s raining today.”
The other slumped in his chair and looked up, “I suppose that’s true…honestly, if today had been sunny, I was planning on taking you to Okinawa for the day…you know, for old time’s sake. Anyways, I know you love that place, and the last time you went, you went by yourself.”
Kazuya blinked, “How’d you-”
“Don’t you just love Shounen Club?”
“Oh…Okinawa hm…? You’re right, that would’ve been really nice, but this is fine too, isn’t it? Just staying inside on a rainy day…”
Jin smiled as the other continued watching him through the steam rising from the drink, “of course it’s fine. To me, anywhere’s fine so long as you’re there with me.”
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“So Yuu-kun and Toma-kun was there too?”
“Yea! Look we took pictures together!”
Ryo raised a brow as he examined the pictures, then he got up and headed for the door with a “that’s it, I’m leaving.”
The younger man’s eyes widened, “No! Ryo-chan! Don’t go-”
He paused mid-grovel when the other turned around with a mischievous grin, “I’m joking. Let’s go already or we’ll be late for practice.”
With a sheepish smile on his face, Pi got up and followed the other into the pouring rain. A moment later there was a “what do you mean you didn’t bring an umbrella!? Ryo-chan! I’m getting soaked already and you’re only wearing a t-shirt, aren’t you cold!?”
Ryo just laughed as he made his way down the street, they were probably going to get sick the next day but he didn’t care.
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Jin gave a sniffle, “damn it, this is my forth time watching this and I’m still crying.”
The younger man nodded, attempting to blink the tears away, “Second time for me…”
The elder put the ‘1 liter of Tears’ DVD away and turned around, “we’re not telling Ryo-chan.”
Kame nodded in agreement, wiping the tears off the tears that were clinging to his lashes, “no we’re not. Jin, come over here.”
The A turned around and crawled back to the couch obediently, “Kame-chan? Is something wrong?” He instinctively wrapped his arms around the other as the younger one moved closer to him.
Kazuya shook his head and clung onto his shirt, sniffling a bit, “Please don’t let go of me…”
Jin’s eyes softened as he tightened his embrace, “I won’t. I won’t ever let go of you Kazuya.”
I love you too much to do that.
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That night as the two laid in bed, Jin looked over, “I love you.”
Kame gave a small laugh, “you’ve been telling me that nonstop today.”
“Just wanted to make sure I got the message across.”
The younger one tilted his head up and gave him a quick kiss, “you got it across just fine.”
Jin grinned lazily to himself, “good. I’ll see you tomorrow then.”
He nodded and closed his eyes, “Yea, goodnight Jin.”
“Goodnight…”
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The next morning Kame rolled over and slammed his hand onto the alarm. Slipping out of bed half-asleep, he didn’t notice how easy it was to get up. After showering and changing, he headed back to the bedroom, wondering why the other had yet to wake up. He shook the other a bit, earning a groan, “Jin…wake up already, we’re going to be late for work.”
When the other finally threw the covers off his head, he blinked a couple times and scratched his head. Then he turned to Kame in a confused manner, the next word that came out of his mouth caused the younger man to freeze.
“…Kamenashi?”
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A/N: Da-bump! Tests tomorrow and day after tomorrow! So insert something witty and eyecatching here! I hope I had more AkaKame here... Thanks to commenters! Enjoy!
Author: neko-fish
Pairings: Akame, Ryopi
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kazuya and Jin's relationship has been going downhill when help comes in the strangest way
Prologue// Chapter 1// Chapter 2// Chapter 3// Chapter 4// Chapter 5// Chapter 6// Chapter 7// Chapter 8// Chapter 9// Chapter 10// Chapter 11// Chapter 12// Chapter 13// Chapter 14
Chapter 15:
That morning when he reached his change room, he was rather surprised to find an envelope there on his makeup table. Raising a brow, he opened it and read it.
Ryo-chan,
I’m sorry. How sorry am I? Let me list the ways:
I’m sorry like a bird without wings,
I’m sorry like a spotless cow,
I’m sorry like a chocolate-less chip cookie,
I’m sorry like Tackey when he and Tsubasa argue,
I’m sorry like a soggy potato chip,
I’m sorry like the Junior that ate Massu’s lunch,
But most of all,
I’m sorry like Yamapi when Ryo-chan isn’t around.
I’m sorry,
Yamapi
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From what he heard from his hourly update from Tegoshi, the NEWS room was awkwardly silent, not really all that great of news to him. Jin sighed, “Just give them time…”
The youngest member of NEWS frowned, “But Leader and Ryo-tan are like the second set of parents in NEWS!”
Kame raised a brow, “Second set of parents?”
“The first set is Kei-chan and Shige, they’re more like the real parents, but they lost the title to Ryo-tan and Leader so they’re more like the smart brother and kindly sister right now.”
“How did they lose their titles?”
“Well, we all went out one night and they got drunk and started arguing about titles so they decided to figure it out through janken. Leader and Ryo-tan got the parents title then Ryo-tan lost the papa role to Leader.”
The singer gave a slow blink, “you guys played janken for titles…”
Jin sighed, “Well, there’s really nothing you can do except wait.”
Tegoshi nodded dejectedly, “I guess…”
He smiled reassuringly as the boy headed back to his practice room, “It’ll get better, just watch.”
The boy gave a smile, “Thanks.”
After Tegoshi disappeared, the elder looked over at Kame, “ne-”
Suddenly, the door burst open and a rather angry looking Koki walked in, “Did you guys eat my lunch!?” Jin quickly shook his head, and the rapper turned to Kame, “did you!?”
Kame raised a brow, “No…”
Koki frowned, “Are you sure? Think hard. My stomach’s growling right now…it would be really nice if someone would just confess to eating my lunch then proceed to go buy me a new one.”
The A took a step forward, “I was with Kame the whole day, he hasn’t eaten yet.”
The other gave a huff, “You’re always on Kame’s side,” he turned around muttering, “I bet it was Taguchi…”
The youngest looked down at the hand holding his behind the taller man’s back before looking up questioningly at the other. Jin turned his head and smiled, “Don’t worry, I’ll always be on Kame’s side.”
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Another day, another letter later, Pi sighed as he stared at the ceiling on the couch, he couldn’t sleep, not without hugging something warm. But when the bedroom door opened, he quickly closed his eyes and feigned sleep. He could hear soft footsteps heading towards him and tried his best not to make any movements.
There was a soft “are you trying to freeze yourself to death?”, then suddenly a blanket was draped across him rather roughly, he gave a little grunt of protest before returning back to his motionless state. The other paused before heading back to the warm sanctuary of his bed with a quiet “goodnight”.
When he heard the door close, he opened his eyes and smiled. At least it was a start.
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The next day, Ryo found another envelope on his makeup desk in the Kanjani8 change room; he opened it with some care and read it.
Ryo-chan
Guess how much I love you? I love you a lot!
I love you more than bears love honey,
I love you more than Massu loves food,
I love you more than cats love milk,
I love you more than my phone,
I love you more than xiao long bao,
I love you more than there are stars in the sky,
I love you more than anything in the world.
I love you!
Yamapi
PS: I’m going to Hokkaido for a couple days to do shootings so I left tomorrow’s letter with Jin! Do your best at practice!
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Jin stared up at the ceiling, “Do you think Ryo-chan will take Pi back?”
Kame blinked lazily, “Hm? Why?”
“I’d hate to go away while those two are still on bad terms.”
The shorter man watched him warily before reassuring him, “…those two will definitely make up, Ryo-chan can’t stay mad at Pi.”
“But he did look pretty hurt…he looked like he was about to cry. Ryo-chan almost never cries unless something’s touching…”
The younger of the two shook his head, “he loves Pi so he’ll definitely forgive him…if he doesn’t…”
Then where would that leave us?
Jin wrapped an arm around the other’s waist, burying his face in the other’s hair, “you’re right. Even if he doesn’t, Pi will probably grovel until he does…say you were Ryo-chan and I was Pi, would you forgive me?”
“I would…I might not be able to forgive you right away but I wouldn’t be able to stay mad at you either. So long as you tell me that you’re still mine and that you loved me…” they both knew he wasn’t talking about their friends’ situation anymore. Kame looked up, their eyes meeting in the dark, “I think I’d be able to overlook anything and everything you do…Jin…”
The elder leaned down and placed a soft kiss on the other’s lips, “I love you. I love you and only you. Everyday, I find myself loving you more and more, I love you so much it feels like my heart’s going to explode soon.”
Kame gave a soft laugh, “don’t let that happen, I might end up being charged with murder.”
“I’ll try my best. Ne Kame, when I’m gone…”
He was cut off as the younger man gingerly placed a finger on his lips, “Don’t…”
It sounds too much like goodbye…
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“Ryo-chan!”
The younger man looked over, “what?”
Jin walked into the change room and waved the letter in front of the other’s face, “You want the letter that Pi entrusted to me to give you right?”
Ryo gave a huff and looked away, “Whatever.”
Yes.
After all those years, he had gained the ability to understand the true meaning behind the other’s cryptic words, he handed the letter over wordlessly.
He really wasn’t feeling his best, it was just one of those days where he wasn’t satisfied with himself at all. The doctor’s appointment earlier really didn’t help. And with Pi gone and Kame off somewhere for an interview, he turned to Ryo.
Jin ran a hand through his hair and sighed, “I’m having a hate-me day…”
The younger man walked past him with his jacket in hand, “let’s go get ramen, I’ll treat you today.” He perked up slightly and quickly followed the other with a smile on his face.
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“So what’s wrong with you?”
Jin shrugged, “no idea, it’s just a hate-me day.”
Ryo nodded understandingly, holding back on his biting remarks; after all, he knew when a friend needed comforting and when they needed insulting. “Does this have anything to do with Kamenashi?”
“Yes and no, I have a favor to ask of you. A couple favors actually.”
“…like what?”
“Well before we get into that, I want to say that I’m sorry for other night-”
The other shook his head, “don’t go around apologizing out of the blues, it’s not like you, Jin. Anyways, real men don’t hold grudges.”
He gave a small laugh, “That’s true I suppose, and they don’t get any manlier than you. Does that mean you’ve forgiven Pi?”
Ryo scoffed, “do you really think that lowly of me? I’m not someone who’ll let one misunderstanding destroy everything. If Pi’s going to try, I’m going to too.”
“Ryo-chan, you’re really serious about this aren’t you?”
“Of course, why bother getting into something if you’re not going to give it your all…what are you staring at?”
“Nothing, it’s just nice when Ryo-chan isn’t talking in his code, I mean, we understand it really well and you’re really shy and all but still, it’s nice to hear you talking like this every now and then. Hey, while you’re still in this mood, can you say something nice about me? You know, it’s just nice to hear it every now and then.”
The other raised a brow, “…you’re an idiot-”
“I said something nice!”
“But…but you’re not a bad idiot. You’re the type of idiot that I’m glad I’m friends with…I guess.”
Jin smiled, “I’m really glad I’m friends with Ryo-chan too. Thanks, I’m feeling better, you should be like this more often, Pi would probably appreciate it too. By the way, there’s a phrase you should tell him when he comes back.”
“…a phrase? Is it in English?”
“Yes, don’t worry, everyone understands it.”
“…I don't really trust that statement but what is it?”
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After awhile of conversing, he checked his watch, “crap, Kame’s interview’s almost over, I promised to go pick him up. Thanks Ryo-chan, for everything I mean.”
“You know, you really should learn to take your own advice every now and then.”
“Yea, I will if I get the chance to.”
The other frowned at that, “Jin…you don’t have much time left, do you?”
The elder’s face remained solemn as he gave a nod, “Yea, that’s why I need you to do me a favor…”
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He watched as the other disappeared down the street before opening the envelope.
Ryo-chan,
I’m missing you a lot. I’m in the living room right now, I can’t sleep. I’m writing this before I go but I know I’ll be missing you a lot tomorrow too. There are so many things I can’t put down on paper, things I want to tell and show you. But for now, this is what I can write down.
I’m sorry. I know I’m selfish and stupid. I can’t promise you impossible things like ‘I’ll never hurt you again’ or ‘we’ll never fight again’, but I can promise you that I’ll love you with everything I have and that I’ll try my best to make things right.
With all that said, would you be able to forgive this selfish idiot?
The selfish idiot,
Yamapi
PS: I’ll be coming home tomorrow. Wait for me?
Lowering the letter onto his lap, he gave a small sniffle, silently cursing the cold in his mind though he knew it wasn’t the temperature’s fault. Ryo pulled out his cell phone, and scrolled down the list of names until he reached the name he was looking for, he typed in a message and sent it.
You’re an idiot…I’m waiting so hurry up and get home.
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The next day, it was raining when Kame woke up. He attempted to get up only to be pulled back, he blinked and looked at the other, “Jin?”
The other looked at him wearily, “stay in bed, I got us the day off.”
He looked skeptical but obeyed and crawled back under the covers, “Why? Are you feeling sick? Or are you just being lazy?”
Jin gave a soft groan and closed his eyes, hugging the other close, “I got us the day off because I decided that today will be Kame’s day. I want to spend a whole day with Kame with no interruptions.”
“But isn’t Pi coming back today?”
“I talked to him the other day…I think he understands better than anyone else.”
The younger man kept his eyes on the half-asleep figure, “Jin…what did the doctor say yesterday?”
“Akanishi-san, you’re healing is going along smoothly, it’s been 27 days now, you should be back to your old self any day now.”
“Any day now…” He opened his eyes and shuffled over to place a kiss on the other’s head, “I’ve been selfish, so selfish; I’m sorry but please bear with me for just a bit longer.”
Kazuya’s eyes cast downwards, “so you’re leaving me soon…”
“Kame…”
The smaller man looked up and gave a weak smile before resting his head over the other’s chest, listening to the other’s heartbeat, “you said today was my day right? Let’s just stay like this.”
“Yea…”
There was a pause before the other suddenly gave a yelp and began squirming until he fell off the bed. Kame shuffled over to the edge and looked down, “what just happened?”
Jin propped himself up and shot the other a pout, “my collarbone…” He watched as the younger man’s lips twitched in amusement before they parted and laughter came out. Despite his situation, he found that he couldn’t keep a straight face as he protested, “it’s not funny!”
“Yes it is,” he tossed the covers off of himself and got out of bed. Walking around the bed, over to where Jin was still lying on the ground, he offered his hand to the other with a smile, “So what do you want for breakfast?”
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He was feeling lazy that day so he had decided not to cook breakfast; there wasn’t much of a point anyways, not when it was a breakfast for one. So he put on a hat and sunglasses and made his way down the street until he found a café that seemed decent enough and went in.
Ryo pursed his lips as he sat down and waited for his orders to arrive when his cell phone rang a happy tune, he hated calls in the morning. When he pulled out his phone, he found that it wasn’t a call at all, it was a message.
What are you doing right now?
Unable to decide between smiling and giving an exasperated sigh, he kept a straight face and replied,
I’m eating breakfast at a café.
A minute later, the reply came,
Jaa, I’ll come now.
By that time, Ryo had a grin on his face as he typed back,
Idiot, you don’t even know where it is.
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About ten minutes later, he heard someone calling him from the door; he looked over to find Pi making his way over to him. Jin’s words echoed loudly in his head,
“…there’s a phrase you should tell him…”
The second Pi sat down across the other; he couldn’t help but blurt it out.
“I missed you.”
There was a pause between the two before the other smiled, “I missed you too.”
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“Were you serious about just staying in for the day?”
Kame paused in blowing the steam off his drink to look at him before nodding, “why?”
Jin shrugged, “Is there really nothing you want to do?”
“It’s raining today.”
The other slumped in his chair and looked up, “I suppose that’s true…honestly, if today had been sunny, I was planning on taking you to Okinawa for the day…you know, for old time’s sake. Anyways, I know you love that place, and the last time you went, you went by yourself.”
Kazuya blinked, “How’d you-”
“Don’t you just love Shounen Club?”
“Oh…Okinawa hm…? You’re right, that would’ve been really nice, but this is fine too, isn’t it? Just staying inside on a rainy day…”
Jin smiled as the other continued watching him through the steam rising from the drink, “of course it’s fine. To me, anywhere’s fine so long as you’re there with me.”
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“So Yuu-kun and Toma-kun was there too?”
“Yea! Look we took pictures together!”
Ryo raised a brow as he examined the pictures, then he got up and headed for the door with a “that’s it, I’m leaving.”
The younger man’s eyes widened, “No! Ryo-chan! Don’t go-”
He paused mid-grovel when the other turned around with a mischievous grin, “I’m joking. Let’s go already or we’ll be late for practice.”
With a sheepish smile on his face, Pi got up and followed the other into the pouring rain. A moment later there was a “what do you mean you didn’t bring an umbrella!? Ryo-chan! I’m getting soaked already and you’re only wearing a t-shirt, aren’t you cold!?”
Ryo just laughed as he made his way down the street, they were probably going to get sick the next day but he didn’t care.
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Jin gave a sniffle, “damn it, this is my forth time watching this and I’m still crying.”
The younger man nodded, attempting to blink the tears away, “Second time for me…”
The elder put the ‘1 liter of Tears’ DVD away and turned around, “we’re not telling Ryo-chan.”
Kame nodded in agreement, wiping the tears off the tears that were clinging to his lashes, “no we’re not. Jin, come over here.”
The A turned around and crawled back to the couch obediently, “Kame-chan? Is something wrong?” He instinctively wrapped his arms around the other as the younger one moved closer to him.
Kazuya shook his head and clung onto his shirt, sniffling a bit, “Please don’t let go of me…”
Jin’s eyes softened as he tightened his embrace, “I won’t. I won’t ever let go of you Kazuya.”
I love you too much to do that.
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That night as the two laid in bed, Jin looked over, “I love you.”
Kame gave a small laugh, “you’ve been telling me that nonstop today.”
“Just wanted to make sure I got the message across.”
The younger one tilted his head up and gave him a quick kiss, “you got it across just fine.”
Jin grinned lazily to himself, “good. I’ll see you tomorrow then.”
He nodded and closed his eyes, “Yea, goodnight Jin.”
“Goodnight…”
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The next morning Kame rolled over and slammed his hand onto the alarm. Slipping out of bed half-asleep, he didn’t notice how easy it was to get up. After showering and changing, he headed back to the bedroom, wondering why the other had yet to wake up. He shook the other a bit, earning a groan, “Jin…wake up already, we’re going to be late for work.”
When the other finally threw the covers off his head, he blinked a couple times and scratched his head. Then he turned to Kame in a confused manner, the next word that came out of his mouth caused the younger man to freeze.
“…Kamenashi?”
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A/N: Da-bump! Tests tomorrow and day after tomorrow! So insert something witty and eyecatching here! I hope I had more AkaKame here... Thanks to commenters! Enjoy!