The Rings That Bind Us Together [1st ring]
Title: The rings that bind us together (other title: Of rings and destiny)
Pairing: RyoDa, AKame, one-sided love
Genre: Fluff, angst, crack
Rating: PG for now and will be keep in view for later chapters.
Summary: err...Ryo loved Kame and Jin loved Ueda but Kame loved Jin and Ueda loved Ryo...a series of incidents happened and...*the author faints*
A/N: I swore i wasn't going to write another m-chap since its freaking hard to update and so on...but then...RyoDa anyone?? *get shot* plus, i hope if aya-chan reads this, she'll change her mind...
~ 1st Ring ~
It was just another ordinary day for most of the Johnny’s except for two different people.
Jin bounced happily towards the dressing room, greeting every junior he met at the hallway. The mysterious smile on his face created some sort of weird feelings inside his band member. He looked very happy from the way he acted today, Kame was sure of it. He had observed the man from the moment he entered jimusho this morning.
“Akanishi?” Jin turned around to look at him.
“Yes?”
“Can you stop bouncing and jumping? To save your energy for the practices is much wiser than to drain it by bouncing like Tigger you know…”
Jin pouted. Kawaii…was what Kame thought.
“I was just sharing my happiness with you guys…mean Kame…” Jin was still pouting. Kame shook his head. And they say I’m the youngest in the group...from the way he acted, he sounded like a kindergarten kid…
“What are you actually happy about, anyway?” Koki who was sitting on the couch, tired watching a bouncy Jin, asked. Jin’s pout turned into a wide smile.
“I’m going to confess!” Kame’s eyes popped out. Itai… Ueda suddenly barged into the room causing Jin to blush immediately. Kame was hurt a little bit more inside.
“O-o-ohayo Tat-chan!” Jin stuttered a bit, making Ueda to tilt his head. What’s wrong with him anyway? Stuttering all of a sudden. Ueda bowed and replied. All of them then were ready for the practices.
~*~*~*~
Ryo walked inside the room feeling a bit gloomy. He was too tired and couldn’t even walk properly, too much different with his best friend earlier. He sat on a chair and un-packed his bag, looking for something to eat. None. He growled. Damn! I forget the bread! He was too lazy to walk to the cafeteria. Thank god Pi came after that.
“Ryo-chan…you shouldn’t forget your food you know…what if you faint after this?” Ryo just listened to Pi’s nag.
“I didn’t do it on purpose…I just forget…” Pi shook his head. For some reason he was mad at Johnny- san for putting his best friend in two groups, but for another reason he wanted to beat Ryo for just doing it. Ryo’s phone suddenly rang. He flipped it open and answered it.
“Konnichiwa…yes, I’m Nishikido…who? Yume’s Sanctuary? Owh…yes I remember! Today? Is it possible for me to claim it during lunch hour? Yes…I can? Alright! I’ll be there at 2…thank you very much…”
Pi just looked at Ryo talking to his phone. He thought he heard Yume’s Sanctuary.
“Yume’s Sanctuary?” Ryo nodded.
“Yes! I bought something from there…” his face lightened up a bit after the call ended. Pi furrowed.
“Something means rings, right? I’ve heard rumors that the couples that wear matching rings from the store will strengthen their love.” Ryo smiled.
“I don’t know…but maybe you can ask Tegoshi, Pi-chan. He’s an expert in this. Ikou! We’re already late for the photo shoots!” with that, Ryo dragged Pi, who was still confused, out of the room, to join with the others.
Weeks before…
Ryo eyed the younger man from the corner of his eyes. He looked beautiful with his brown locks bounced at the side of his cheeks when he talked with Ueda. Ryo felt like attacking him at the very instant but then, he just kept watching. The way he chatted with his best friend, the way he acted, the way he was teasing the fans, the way he worked really hard with his group and…well…everything about the younger man captured Ryo’s attention. He had been keeping his eyes on him ever since Johnny-san formed the sub-unit Shuji to Akira. He had been hiding his feelings towards the latter from his best friends and groups members. Plus, it was the real reason he kept being a pain in the ass for Ueda. He just wanted to gain some attention for he knew that Ueda always be with him. And after years of that, he decided to make a move. That was why he never been hesitant to call the one of the most famous jewelries shop to arrange an appointment. He wanted to do something that will bind the other to him.
~*~*~*~
The lady in the black matching skirt and vest showed to Jin the way to the one Jin wanted to meet in the first place. The A of KAT-TUN then was invited and welcomed into the surprisingly big office by a woman in a pink butterfly-pattern kimono. The woman was not so young but not that old either. It was shown through the soft wrinkles, barely noticeable, on her forehead. She was beautiful anyway, and the way she talked was polite, showing great manners. Probably from a rich family…Jin nodded. He sat on the chair in front of the desk, facing the woman.
“So…is there anything I can help you with, young man?” she said in a soft voice. Jin was a bit unprepared.
“Well…I was looking for couples or matching rings…Madame…” he addressed the woman as Madame, trying not to be rude. She nodded and smiled tenderly.
“Pinky rings, I presume?” Jin shook his head.
“Nope…just the ordinary one…the one like the usual wedding ring…”
“If that’s the case, you can always browse through our catalogue…” Jin tilted his head.
“Err…actually, I don’t want the ordinary rings…I haven’t confessed yet so I want a ring to…represent my feelings plus make hi- her to be forever with me… to confirm that hi-her love me back too…is that even possible Madame?” silence filled the room for a few seconds before she chuckled softly.
“It’s possible…with some magic…I have two pairs of rings of that kind…the kind you said just now, the one that work like the legendary red thread or more likely to say, a magnet…but one pair will be sold to a fine gentleman next afternoon…maybe you’re lucky to have it…” Jin felt like his heart was going to explode with happiness at the moment.
“…but…they’re some things about the rings that you need to know…” Jin stopped his imagination when he heard the words uttered by her.
~*~*~*~
Ueda took a glimpse of the younger man at the corner of the room, chatting happily with Jin. He sighed. It had been his routine to observe the other since when, he didn’t remember. All he knew was the other will stormed into KAT-TUN’s dressing room, met with Jin and the next thing was he already laid his eyes on him. Ueda tried to not do this often but desire came first. He couldn’t resist eyeing him though he knew that the man was busy checking out Kame.
“Your Highness, you don’t have to stare at me like that…” it had started. Nishikido and his mocking, Ueda thought.
“Than get yourself out of my face…barbarian…” he heard sarcastic giggles.
“No way...this is not your territory…” Ueda was the one to let a chuckle.
“And you’re blind enough to see…it says KAT-TUN for god sake…” the other smirked.
“Haha…and I wonder what you ever did in the first place to be the U…”
Ueda felt like crying. He wished that magic could happen now.
Kame just observed the way Jin observed Ueda through his chatting with Ryo. He could see the eyes were glistening, full of unknown feelings. He sighed. Had it never appear in the man’s brain that he had always been waiting for him for the past few years? Where should he put all those past memories, those sweet one with Jin? Or should he just flush it down the drain? Kame couldn’t really think of it properly. All he knew was that he shall be happy if Jin is. That will be enough for him now. None that he knew that magic shall happen if he wanted too. His spacing then was cut off by the words uttered by Ryo towards Ueda. Nishikido and his antics…and he continued watching Jin who looked pissed whenever Ryo said something bad to Ueda; he couldn’t stop the wound inside his heart getting deeper.
~*~*~*~
Yume’s Sanctuary.
Ryo entered the glass door with joy in his heart. The building was big. He could see lots of rings were exhibited under bulletproof glass. Ryo mentally reminded himself that the break he took was not that long for him to wander around the shop. Ryo walked straight towards a lady in black-matching suit.
“Nishikido-san?” the lady asked half whispering for she knew that her customer is famous and loud voices shall attract attention. Ryo nodded. The lady than pulled the doorknob close to them and gestured for Ryo to get inside. Ryo moved inside and was welcomed by a woman wearing a green bamboo-pattern kimono. Ryo smiled and sat on the chair in front the ebony desk.
“Good day Nishikido-san…”
“Good day Yuri-san…I come to collect the rings as scheduled…” the woman nodded. She opened the safe behind her chair and took out a small blue rectangular box, placing it on the desk. She then opened the box, revealing a pair of beautifully-made rings. It was plain and simple pair of rings but it cost Ryo quite a lot due to the materials used. But then, he simply didn’t care in order to find his true love. Ryo scanned the rings for the last time looking for any flaw but found nothing, feelings extremely pleased with the result.
So, how was the 1st Ring?? and it is not hanging...yet...hehehe...
Comments and critics are greatly appreciated! ^^