Rooftop Rant (Chapter 9)
Title: Rooftop Rant
Pairing: Nishikido Ryo/Ueda Tatsuya
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my own weird imagination :d
Warning: All the characters were totally opposite with the real character of these JE boys. And yes, Ryo is older than Tatsuya in this fiction. The content of this story can be disturbing to some, so feel free to stop reading if you don’t like it >:p
A/N1: This is an adaptation from one of my fav novel/writing Hlovate's Rooftop Rant. The writing is so inspiring that I can't help but keep reading it over and over again. Then I thought it would be nice if I can write a different version of it. It might be a bit similar but as the story goes, I'll try to write it in a different way. So here I am :')
A/N2: I love Ryoda a lot but I’ve never write anything about this pairing. So I thought it’s about time for me to write Ryoda fiction. Since I’m very much new to this writing and LJ thing, be easy on me please? *puppy eyes attacks*
[CHAPTER 1] [CHAPTER 2] [ CHAPTER 3] [CHAPTER 4] [ CHAPTER 5] [CHAPTER 6] [ CHAPTER 7] [ CHAPTER 8]
CHAPTER 9 - I NEED NO REASON TO LOVE YOU
He made another line on the sketchbook while adding more colors here and there. He stopped occasionally, stared at the drawing in front of him before continued his work until he finished the drawing. He lifted it up while smiling widely.
“Another drawing of them?” Ryo looked and smiled, nodding his head before fixing his gaze back at the drawing in his hand.
“I’m really curious”
Ryo gave a quick glance at Koyama who was already taking a seat beside him.
“You’ve been drawing these two boys since you started working here. But you’ve never sent this drawing of yours to the editor. Why is that?” Koyama asked, staring deeply into Ryo’s eyes.
“I’m a cartoonist. I draw something to be published in our magazine for the readers. I’m making manga, story. This isn’t a story. This is just a draw, just a picture without dialog and storyline”
“But you know, if we were to combine all your drawings of these two boys, we can already make a story from it. Put them all together, insert dialogs and you can have another spot for your artwork in our magazine”
Ryo stared at the latest drawing in his hand; a drawing of two boys standing by the window in an empty room, looking at the blue sky outside. There was nothing besides them and their own world. “Yeah, maybe we can make a story from this drawing”
“So?”
“Maybe I just don’t want to share this story”
It was true. He didn’t want to share this story. This story, it was only for them; him and Tatsuya. He wanted to treasure this story, he wanted to treasure Tatsuya, and he wanted to treasure their memories.
It had been 3 years since the last time he saw Tatsuya. But it still felt like he just saw Tatsuya yesterday. Tatsuya was smiling, laughing, talking, and whining. Tatsuya was noisy. Tatsuya was annoying. Then Tatsuya was crying and laying helplessly on the bed. He still can see all those images even after 3 years had passed.
That night, when Tatsuya fell unconscious because of the huge amount of sleeping pills he took, Ryo thought his own world had stopped moving. Seeing Tatsuya laying helplessly on the bed in the hospital, he thought his own heart had stopped breathing. There was so much pain, seeing so many wires attached to Tatsuya’s body while the latter didn’t even open his eyes a bit. His eyes were closed tightly with a shallow breathing and the beeping sound coming from the machine next to the bed accompanied the silent room. Ryo thought that his own life had come to an end.
*****
“He’s lucky that you brought him to the hospital sooner. We’re able to take out all the pills he swallowed”
“But he still…”
“Don’t worry. He’s not in a coma state or something like that. He’s just too weak and we have to take the precautious action. We gave him sedative to put him at rest. He needs it”
He came to visit Tatsuya everyday after that. He came, brought some juices and chocolate bars with him, knew that Tatsuya might need those once he opened his eyes. And Ryo will sit on the chair next to the bed, watch while caress Tatsuya’s pale face. Ryo felt like crying. Though the wires and machine were already gone, but Tatsuya was closing his eyes.
He came again on the fourth day, bringing Tatsuya’s favorite juice and went through the same door since three days ago and he was greeted with a smiling Tatsuya. He slowly approached the pretty boy and without he realized it, he was already crying.
“Hey sleepy head, have an enough rest already?” he kissed Tatsuya on the forehead.
“Hey art boy, you came” Tatsuya’s smile looked a bit different but Tatsuya was still beautiful.
“Of course! I promised that I won’t leave you alone, didn’t I?”
“Why did you make such promise?” Tatsuya was looking at him with those teary eyes again. If Tatsuya had asked him the first time Ryo saw it, he might had answered it was because out of pity. But right now, he knew the real reason why he made such a promise.
“Because I love you”
*****
It was true. He loved Tatsuya; he loved that boy with all his life. It started as an ordinary rant on the rooftop but the more he spent the time with Tatsuya, he realized what fate had brought them to that rooftop. Tatsuya wasn’t just a company at the rooftop. Tatsuya meant more than that to him. Tatsuya’s his life.
*****
“Ryo”
“Hrm”
“I miss watching the blue sky at the rooftop…” Tatsuya glanced at Ryo and smiled. “…with you”
“We can still watch the blue sky from here”
“Really?”
“Un! Can you stand up?” Tatsuya nodded. “Here, let me help you” and they spent the rest of the day watching the blue bright sky and also the sunset through the window of the hospital’s room. They thought of nothing but each other. Being together like this was more than enough for them.
*****
“Nishikido-san, another postcard for you from Paris” he bowed and politely thanked his co-worker.
Ryo,
How are you today? Hahah I know you’re just doing fine but still, I can’t help but asking you the same question over and over again. I really wanted to know what you are doing now. Have you become what you wanted to be? Are you a cartoonist now? Ahhh~ I really want to see your artwork again. It must be great right? I’m sure it is.
Ryo sighed. It was still the same since 3 years ago. Tatsuya will send him postcard every month, asking the same question and worrying about the same thing; Ryo’s well-being. He never told Ryo anything about his current life and Ryo couldn’t ask about it either. No matter how much he wanted to know about Tatsuya, he just can’t since he didn’t know how to ask. Tatsuya didn’t even give his address, let alone his phone number. Ryo just didn’t know anything about Tatsuya now.
*****
He went to visit Tatsuya again the next day but Tatsuya wasn’t there anymore. He stared at the empty bed and the closed window. No more Tatsuya, no more rooftop rant, no more....
“Nishikido-kun? I have a message for you from Ueda-kun. He wants you to call Miyaki-san”
“Tatsuya-sama went to Paris last night. His uncle who is staying in Paris decided to take Tatsuya-sama to live with his family there. He wants me to give you his gratitude for what you have done to him till now, he really appreciated it. Also, Tatsuya-sama is asking for your address”
*****
He opened the drawer on the left side and put the postcard with the other postcards inside it. By seeing those postcards sent by Tatsuya, he knew Tatsuya was doing alright there. Though he can’t see it with his own eyes, he knew by heart that Tatsuya was doing fine.
Tatsuya, I’m fine and it’s all because of you. You’re the reason why I am here now. You’re the source of my strength and my success. I’m here now, Tatsuya. I get what I want and I want to thank you for that. I’m a cartoonist now and I have my artworks publish in a magazine. Do you feel proud of me? I want you to feel proud of me. When are you going to come back here?
*****
“Ryo, where are you? Are you still at work?” Jin’s voice sounded very far and Ryo snorted. He held the phone closely to his ear with one hand while his other hand was working on the sketchbook.
“No” he replied lazily.
“Then, why aren’t you at home yet? We are worried about you”
“I’m going nowhere, don’t worry. I just need to find an inspiration for my next comic”
“You’re going to that rooftop again, aren’t you?”
He stopped his drawing and looked up to the sky. Tatsuya loved this blue sky. It was beautiful, just like Tatsuya.
“Ryo?”
“I’ll be back soon. Just let me finish this sketch while the idea is still in my head”
Tatsuya, do you still love this rooftop? Do you still like the sky here? Can you hear me calling for you? Can you hear my heart beating just for you? Tatsuya, can you hear me? Tatsuya~
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Miss me Ryo and Tatsuya? Heheh. I really take a lot of time in finishing this story ne ^_^ Can’t help it. The original story really has a big influence in me it scared me a bit. Btw, just to let you know, we’re approaching the end of this story. There’s only one more chapter left and I really want to thank everyone who has been putting up with me and this story from the very beginning. Thank you so much & love you!
Pairing: Nishikido Ryo/Ueda Tatsuya
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my own weird imagination :d
Warning: All the characters were totally opposite with the real character of these JE boys. And yes, Ryo is older than Tatsuya in this fiction. The content of this story can be disturbing to some, so feel free to stop reading if you don’t like it >:p
A/N1: This is an adaptation from one of my fav novel/writing Hlovate's Rooftop Rant. The writing is so inspiring that I can't help but keep reading it over and over again. Then I thought it would be nice if I can write a different version of it. It might be a bit similar but as the story goes, I'll try to write it in a different way. So here I am :')
A/N2: I love Ryoda a lot but I’ve never write anything about this pairing. So I thought it’s about time for me to write Ryoda fiction. Since I’m very much new to this writing and LJ thing, be easy on me please? *puppy eyes attacks*
[CHAPTER 1] [CHAPTER 2] [ CHAPTER 3] [CHAPTER 4] [ CHAPTER 5] [CHAPTER 6] [ CHAPTER 7] [ CHAPTER 8]
CHAPTER 9 - I NEED NO REASON TO LOVE YOU
He made another line on the sketchbook while adding more colors here and there. He stopped occasionally, stared at the drawing in front of him before continued his work until he finished the drawing. He lifted it up while smiling widely.
“Another drawing of them?” Ryo looked and smiled, nodding his head before fixing his gaze back at the drawing in his hand.
“I’m really curious”
Ryo gave a quick glance at Koyama who was already taking a seat beside him.
“You’ve been drawing these two boys since you started working here. But you’ve never sent this drawing of yours to the editor. Why is that?” Koyama asked, staring deeply into Ryo’s eyes.
“I’m a cartoonist. I draw something to be published in our magazine for the readers. I’m making manga, story. This isn’t a story. This is just a draw, just a picture without dialog and storyline”
“But you know, if we were to combine all your drawings of these two boys, we can already make a story from it. Put them all together, insert dialogs and you can have another spot for your artwork in our magazine”
Ryo stared at the latest drawing in his hand; a drawing of two boys standing by the window in an empty room, looking at the blue sky outside. There was nothing besides them and their own world. “Yeah, maybe we can make a story from this drawing”
“So?”
“Maybe I just don’t want to share this story”
It was true. He didn’t want to share this story. This story, it was only for them; him and Tatsuya. He wanted to treasure this story, he wanted to treasure Tatsuya, and he wanted to treasure their memories.
It had been 3 years since the last time he saw Tatsuya. But it still felt like he just saw Tatsuya yesterday. Tatsuya was smiling, laughing, talking, and whining. Tatsuya was noisy. Tatsuya was annoying. Then Tatsuya was crying and laying helplessly on the bed. He still can see all those images even after 3 years had passed.
That night, when Tatsuya fell unconscious because of the huge amount of sleeping pills he took, Ryo thought his own world had stopped moving. Seeing Tatsuya laying helplessly on the bed in the hospital, he thought his own heart had stopped breathing. There was so much pain, seeing so many wires attached to Tatsuya’s body while the latter didn’t even open his eyes a bit. His eyes were closed tightly with a shallow breathing and the beeping sound coming from the machine next to the bed accompanied the silent room. Ryo thought that his own life had come to an end.
*****
“He’s lucky that you brought him to the hospital sooner. We’re able to take out all the pills he swallowed”
“But he still…”
“Don’t worry. He’s not in a coma state or something like that. He’s just too weak and we have to take the precautious action. We gave him sedative to put him at rest. He needs it”
He came to visit Tatsuya everyday after that. He came, brought some juices and chocolate bars with him, knew that Tatsuya might need those once he opened his eyes. And Ryo will sit on the chair next to the bed, watch while caress Tatsuya’s pale face. Ryo felt like crying. Though the wires and machine were already gone, but Tatsuya was closing his eyes.
He came again on the fourth day, bringing Tatsuya’s favorite juice and went through the same door since three days ago and he was greeted with a smiling Tatsuya. He slowly approached the pretty boy and without he realized it, he was already crying.
“Hey sleepy head, have an enough rest already?” he kissed Tatsuya on the forehead.
“Hey art boy, you came” Tatsuya’s smile looked a bit different but Tatsuya was still beautiful.
“Of course! I promised that I won’t leave you alone, didn’t I?”
“Why did you make such promise?” Tatsuya was looking at him with those teary eyes again. If Tatsuya had asked him the first time Ryo saw it, he might had answered it was because out of pity. But right now, he knew the real reason why he made such a promise.
“Because I love you”
*****
It was true. He loved Tatsuya; he loved that boy with all his life. It started as an ordinary rant on the rooftop but the more he spent the time with Tatsuya, he realized what fate had brought them to that rooftop. Tatsuya wasn’t just a company at the rooftop. Tatsuya meant more than that to him. Tatsuya’s his life.
*****
“Ryo”
“Hrm”
“I miss watching the blue sky at the rooftop…” Tatsuya glanced at Ryo and smiled. “…with you”
“We can still watch the blue sky from here”
“Really?”
“Un! Can you stand up?” Tatsuya nodded. “Here, let me help you” and they spent the rest of the day watching the blue bright sky and also the sunset through the window of the hospital’s room. They thought of nothing but each other. Being together like this was more than enough for them.
*****
“Nishikido-san, another postcard for you from Paris” he bowed and politely thanked his co-worker.
Ryo,
How are you today? Hahah I know you’re just doing fine but still, I can’t help but asking you the same question over and over again. I really wanted to know what you are doing now. Have you become what you wanted to be? Are you a cartoonist now? Ahhh~ I really want to see your artwork again. It must be great right? I’m sure it is.
Ryo sighed. It was still the same since 3 years ago. Tatsuya will send him postcard every month, asking the same question and worrying about the same thing; Ryo’s well-being. He never told Ryo anything about his current life and Ryo couldn’t ask about it either. No matter how much he wanted to know about Tatsuya, he just can’t since he didn’t know how to ask. Tatsuya didn’t even give his address, let alone his phone number. Ryo just didn’t know anything about Tatsuya now.
*****
He went to visit Tatsuya again the next day but Tatsuya wasn’t there anymore. He stared at the empty bed and the closed window. No more Tatsuya, no more rooftop rant, no more....
“Nishikido-kun? I have a message for you from Ueda-kun. He wants you to call Miyaki-san”
“Tatsuya-sama went to Paris last night. His uncle who is staying in Paris decided to take Tatsuya-sama to live with his family there. He wants me to give you his gratitude for what you have done to him till now, he really appreciated it. Also, Tatsuya-sama is asking for your address”
*****
He opened the drawer on the left side and put the postcard with the other postcards inside it. By seeing those postcards sent by Tatsuya, he knew Tatsuya was doing alright there. Though he can’t see it with his own eyes, he knew by heart that Tatsuya was doing fine.
Tatsuya, I’m fine and it’s all because of you. You’re the reason why I am here now. You’re the source of my strength and my success. I’m here now, Tatsuya. I get what I want and I want to thank you for that. I’m a cartoonist now and I have my artworks publish in a magazine. Do you feel proud of me? I want you to feel proud of me. When are you going to come back here?
*****
“Ryo, where are you? Are you still at work?” Jin’s voice sounded very far and Ryo snorted. He held the phone closely to his ear with one hand while his other hand was working on the sketchbook.
“No” he replied lazily.
“Then, why aren’t you at home yet? We are worried about you”
“I’m going nowhere, don’t worry. I just need to find an inspiration for my next comic”
“You’re going to that rooftop again, aren’t you?”
He stopped his drawing and looked up to the sky. Tatsuya loved this blue sky. It was beautiful, just like Tatsuya.
“Ryo?”
“I’ll be back soon. Just let me finish this sketch while the idea is still in my head”
Tatsuya, do you still love this rooftop? Do you still like the sky here? Can you hear me calling for you? Can you hear my heart beating just for you? Tatsuya, can you hear me? Tatsuya~
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Miss me Ryo and Tatsuya? Heheh. I really take a lot of time in finishing this story ne ^_^ Can’t help it. The original story really has a big influence in me it scared me a bit. Btw, just to let you know, we’re approaching the end of this story. There’s only one more chapter left and I really want to thank everyone who has been putting up with me and this story from the very beginning. Thank you so much & love you!