Niji Chapter 9

it’s chapter 9, ne? haha i wasnt sure xD well, i hope it doesnt seem too sloppy or rushed -____- (gomen, if it does!) eeh… please enjoy!

 

DOUZO!

 

title:Niji

Chapter 9

 

2 blocks. Thats how far it is from johnny’s to Aki’s work. Everyday Sho would walk 2 blocks, carrying 2 lunches…and everyday Nino would glare at him with such intensity that he had to pause his game to do so.

Sho walked into work that day, a different air hanging about him, that of a teenager still without a date a week before prom: anxious and sweaty with eager eyes and obvious wants. Nino looked at Aiba questioningly, for he came in with show evidently talking to him before they entered. Aiba grinned and made his way toward nino, hands clasped behind his back like an excited child.

“~ne…Sho-kun plans to ask out Aki-chan today…he seems pretty confident!” Aiba said, pulling the “confident” bit out of the part of his brain that thought sho-kun was perfect and fearless.

“EEEEEEEEEEH!” Nino exclaimed, frightening the already frail ohno who was formerly sitting next to him, but now lay in a heap of scared confusion. It was unclear how long Nino stood there, hands clenched and nostrils flared, but by the time he regained his composure, Aiba was already seated across the room and sho was heading out the door. Nino very much wanted to follow him and sabotage his plans of winning Aki’s heart but somehow he couldnt move. When he finally regained control over his body, he tossed his gameboy onto ohno’s lap.

“Take it” nino muttered, “it’s pissing me off.”

At that Nino left, completely ignoring the fact that they werent done recording. He went straight home, not noticing that he was getting strange looks from passersby.

Once inside his home, he regretted giving his gameboy to ohno. now what am i going to distract myself with? he thought angrily to himself. He heaved a large sigh and ruffled his hair before traveling to his couch and throwing himself face forward into its stiff cushiony depths.

about 2 hours later he woke up to the front door opening. He knew it was Aki but he kept his eyes closed. He listened as she went into the bedroom and waited until she shut the door to sit up. Surprisingly Aki emerged minutes later, merely closing the door to change. It was too late for nino to pretend to sleep, instead he turned his back to her and pretended to think. He heard her shuffle towards the kitchen. He slowly turned around to see if she was looking (so he could run and hide in the bathroom). He jumped at the sight of her staring straight at him. There was a weird look about her face, an expression he couldnt read..but it was obvious that she wasnt looking at him the way she usually did.

For some reason he felt himself glare at her. Her expression changed to that of a sad one. She knew he was angry at her. She left the kitchen to stand somewhat near him.

“…is this about Sho-kun?” Aki asked. He looked at her, the angry glare not leaving his face.

‘i didnt think it would hurt you…i though it would make you happy, in fact.” She said.

“make me happy? Aki, he’s my FRIEND, what do you expect?!” Nino spat coldly. Did she honestly think that dating Sho-kun would making me happy? Nino asked himself. Aki stared at him, tears swelling up in her eyes.

“What do you want from me? i did this for you!” Aki said, voice rising.

“Well, it’s obviously not what i wanted!” Nino retorted angrily. Aki looked at him with such hurt in her eyes before running off into the bedroom and slamming the door.

The next day nino left work early. He made no attempt to inform Aki that he was leaving. He shut the door behind himself and walked briskly out into the morning weather.

Ironically, the first person he saw was Sho. The boarded the elavator together in silence, their eyes not meeting. Once they entered the recording room, Sho traveled over to Aiba and jun, Nino traveling over to Ohno. He sluimped into the seat next to ohno, a grim expression on his face. Ohno placed his gameboy into his lap. Nino flicked it on and immediately began playing, not wanting to look at anyone.

“Why is he still here?” Nino asked Aiba, seeing that Sho had not left for lunch.

“mmm. i dont think it worked out with Aki…she turned him down, saying that she liked someone else.” Aiba replied lowly. Nino stopped playing his game. Suddenly everything Aki had said was now making sence, making Nino’s heart sink. He jumped up and made a dash for the door but his manager pushed him back inside.

“uh uh uh.” His manager said authoritatively,” no ditching recording today, Ninomiya-kun”

Nino hung his head and dragged himself back to his seat, having no choice but to waittill after work to see Aki.

The second recording had finished, nino zoomed out the door, ignoring his manager’s attempt to call him back for contract signing. I can do it later he thought as he sprinted home. To his disappointment, Aki was not there when he arrived. he looked at the clock: 4:30. Her classes ended at 3:00. Nino dragged himself miserably to the kitchen table.

At around 5:00 the front door opened to reveal a tired looking Aki. nino wasted no time in saying anything, he ran over to her and pulled her into a tight embrace.

“where were you?” Nino asked into her shoulder.

“Tutoring…i always have tutoring on wednesdays.” She replied.

“Oh…”He said releasing her. She looked at him, confused with his sudden embrace.

“Gomen for yesterday…i think there has been a misunderstanding.” nino said.

“i thought you were mad me because i turned down Sho-kun…I know he’s your friend and that i hurt him demo, i didnt think you’d be angry.”Aki said.

“Gomen…i was assuming the opposite.” Nino said, bowing. Aki nodded.

“i was confused…because i thought that you’d be happy if i wasnt with Sho-kun… because i thought you liked-” Aki didnt finish her sentence. She looked down, her cheeks turning red.

“You’re right.” Nino said. Aki looked up at him.

“I do like you.” He said, “and i am happy that you turned down Sho-kun…i don’t know what i would do if you didnt.”

“get angry.” Aki grinned. Nino smiled and gave a nod. He looked up at her, the smile gone from his face. He slowly moved closer to her, his eyes looking into hers intently. She looked back at him as he moved closer still. Her eyes fluttered shut as she felt his nose brush against hers. His lips pressed themselves gently onto her expecting ones. he pulled her close, his hands on her waist. She opened her mouth slightly, his tongue quickly finding hers. Her hand was now on the back of his head, causing him to take a few steps forward, pushing her against the wall. There kiss deepened, his hand pulling her leg up. They slowly made their way to the ground not breaking their kiss. He pulled away, eyes closed and breathing in her scent. He kissed her gently on the lips and then her forhead. His eyes locked onto hers, asking her silently if they wanted to move to the bedroom.