[multi-chap] Too Close Love - Chap. 3/?
Title: Too Close Love
Author: Saana
Pairing: Sakuraiba (main), Ohmiya, Junx??? (side)
Rating: PG and up
Genre: AU, angst (a lot), fluff,
Warning: incest-ish - don’t like, don’t read!
Disc.: this is a fanfiction, which means I’m a fan and this is a fiction
Summary: It’s never easy when your parent suddenly decide to remarry but if you get an unexpected brother with he package that just makes things worse… Or at least that was what Sho thought when the news hit in…
Previous chapters:
Prologue: Breaking the news Chapter 1: Moving to a new life Chapter 2: Longest summer
Chapter 3: New school, new troubles
“Baby! Stop it! Pacing a hole in the corridor that won’t help anything!” Ohno scolded his boyfriend. “Why are you so nervous anyway?”
“I don’t know! I just am!” Nino said pouting. “I want him to pass… He’s fun to hang out with…”
Ever since the day of that soccer practice, Ohno and Nino - sometimes together, sometimes separated, - dropped by to visit Masaki in the disguise of helping him study. But actually they spent more time chatting, fooling around or playing the video games that Nino always seemed to have on him than studying for the complementary exam. Ohno tried to lure Sho into these hanging outs as well but he resisted most of the time. Even if he did give in and joined them, he always pretended Masaki wasn’t there and talked to Ohno and Nino only… As if the younger boy doesn’t even exist…
The classroom’s door opened and Masaki shuffled out, his bag hanging loose on his shoulder.
“So?”
“How did it go, Ma-chan?”
Ohno and Nino ran to him impatiently. The older student hid it quite well but he was anxious as well. See the tall boy’s worn out face they started to worry but suddenly a huge grin bloomed on his face.
“I passed!” he cheered rising his hands in the air.
“Thank God!” Nino sighed.
“No, thanks to you, Nino-chan…” Masaki said and hugged the shorter boy.
“That’s what I just said, baka!” Nino shot back a wriggled free from the pouting Masaki’s grip.
Ohno just laughed at the two younger.
“Come on, it calls for celebration. I treat you ice cream!” he told them and they headed out the school building…
On the next morning - the first day of school - Masaki fidgeted in his new uniform anxiously but also he was really proud he could wear the same uniform as Sho did. A silly grin appeared on his face at the thought whenever it came to his mind.
“Ohayou, aniki!” Masaki greeted the older boy when he came down for breakfast.
Sho mumbled something that should’ve been meant as a greeting while sat down to the table.
“Good morning, Sho-kun!” Ayako-san greeted the boy too with a warm smile. “I prepared a bento for you too. I hope it’ll suit your taste” the woman said as she put two lunch boxes on the table for the boys.
Sho nodded curtly but kept eating his breakfast.
“Thank you, kaa-chan!” Masaki beamed at his mother on the other hand.
Masaki shoveled his food into his mouth in three bites when he saw Sho already finishing up his own. He didn’t want to be left behind so he hurried to finish and managed to catch up with the older boy at the door.
“Wait for me, aniki!” he cried out as he slipped his shoes on but of course he still had to run after Sho who - as always - refused to wait for him.
Masaki walked behind Sho babbling about what he was expecting from his first day in the new school - hoping he’ll be in the same class as Nino is; making new friends, finding out which club to join… But Sho didn’t reply any of these, not even the younger asked something. Then suddenly he stopped and Masaki bumped into his back.
“Ouch!... What is it, aniki? Something happened? Did you…?”
“Shut up finally, would you?” Sho snapped at him turning around. “Listen, brat, there are a few rules you should keep in mind! You’re not calling me ‘aniki’ or anything like that at school! Not advertising this fucked up situation we’re in! But mostly you’re not talking to me at all! Got it?”
Without waiting for an answer from the surprised boy, Sho marched away. Masaki blinked a few times trying to process Sho’s words then started walking to school again but with less spirit than before.
‘You shouldn’t be late on your first day, Masaki…’
“Nice to meet you! I’m Sakurai Masaki. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!”
“Alright, Sakurai-kun. Take that opened seat there, behind Ninomiya-kun…” the teacher told to him. “Matsumoto-kun!”
“Hai!” the boy next to his future seat stood up.
“Show around Sakurai-kun later and help him with anything he needs…”
“Hai…” the boy said nodding and sat back down.
Nino held out his hand grinning and Masaki high-fived with him equally grinning as he passed next to him. ‘At least one good thing happened today…’
“Hey! I’m Matsumoto Jun. Yoroshiku!” his guide said grinning.
“Same here,… Matsujun!” Masaki whispered back smiling brightly.
‘Or two…’ he thought grinning inwardly…
His new school life turned out to be better than what Masaki first would’ve thought. Ever since day one him, Matsujun and Nino became best friends and hand out together during and after school hours every day - except when the other two boys had their club activities. Nino was in the baseball team while Jun was the member of the drama club but Masaki even after a month or so still couldn’t make up his mind where to join…
“Sho-kun, where’s your bento box?” Ayako-san asked one evening during dinner.
The boy looked up from his dinner.
“Oh… I dropped in accidentally. It broke…” he said flatly then ducked his head to keep on eating.
“Oh… well, I’ll buy you a new one tomorrow” the woman said smiling at Sho.
“You should take care of your stuff more. You’re giving trouble to Ayako-san with this carelessness of yours. This is not typical of you, Sho…” his father said from behind his evening paper.
“I’m sorry…” Sho said automatically but he sounded rather mocking than sorry.
“It’s okay. It’s not a trouble at all” the woman said gently to set their mind at rest and ushered their family to eat their dinner before it cools.
Masaki listened to them silently and eyed his brother curiously. It was the third time or so that Sho ‘broke’ his bento box by dropping it accidentally. It wasn’t that he doubt Sho’s words but… he neither seemed to be that clumsy either… That was rather him, if he wasn’t mistaken… the clumsy one… Then…?
Feeling his stare, Sho looked up and stared back at him. He raised an eyebrow as if asking ‘What?’
The younger boy blushed suddenly under the attention of those fierce, dark eyes and turned back to his food immediately.
A satisfied smirk tugged at the corner of Sho’s lips before his attention was back to finishing his food as well…
“Aniki?”
Masaki stepped out to the rooftop, calling for his brother and soon enough spotted the older boy sitting next to the wall listening to his music player with closed eyes.
“Aniki?” he called again walking to him, touching his shoulder softly.
Sho’s eyes snapped open at the touch immediately.
“What? Didn’t I tell you to leave me alone?” he stood up and turned his back to the younger while tucking his player in his pocket.
“I just asked Ohno-kun… None saw me coming up… I thought it’s…” Masaki blabbed; little shy, little confused, looking at Sho’s back with watery, puppy eyes.
“Whatever!” Sho interrupted harshly. “Care to tell finally why I own the pleasure that you’re bothering me here?” the older boy asked sarcastically and turned back to him, looking at him impatiently tapping his foot.
“I… you… left your lunch at home… Kaa-chan asked me to bring it to you…” he stuttered holding the box to Sho blushing.
At this Sho just groaned annoyed. With two long strides he was next to the younger boy and grabbed the box from his hand as he marched past him without sparing another glance at him, let alone saying something like ‘thank you’…
Masaki stood stunned for a few minutes, strange shock paralyzing his body. Then slowly turning on his heels he hurried after Sho. He should use to it…
He was running down the stairs and soon enough he caught a glimpse of his brother what usually made him smile but not this time… Cause what he saw made him confused and a little bit of hurt… Cause what he saw was the casual, carefree motion with Sho tossed the package that - Masaki handed him just bare minutes ago - toward the nearest trashcan at the foot of the staircase…
“Ne, kaa-chan!”
Masaki stayed in the kitchen after dinner to help his mother with the dishes.
“Do you think aniki… I mean, Sho-kun… hates me… I mean us?” he asked, his eyes fixed on the plate he was drying.
“No! Why would you think he hates you?” he mother looked at him surprised. “Did something happen, Masaki?” she asked gently.
“No! Nothing!” the boy denied quickly; he really didn’t want to cause trouble to Sho… He was just confused… “He just… doesn’t talk to me or… plays with me or just… He doesn’t want me to be his brother…” the boy whispered sadly.
“I’m sure it’s not the case!” his mother said trying to cheer him up but looking at him with pity in her eyes. She knew hoe much her son always wanted a bigger family that she could never grant him… “I’m sure that he just needs some more time… Sho-kun… he lost his mother. It must be hard to him to see us coming in their family. Just give him time, okay?”
Masaki nodded silently.
Later that night after everybody went to sleep, he got up to clean and fix Sho’s bento box…
A/N: gomen, you have to wait this much to this update... *hides* anyway what do you think? Sho-chan it still cruel to poor Masaki-baby, ne? but don't be too hard on him for it, ne?...
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Happy New Year, minna! ^-^