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“Still thick then?” Jun heard Yawara sneer as Kazu greeted their cousin as carefully as he could though his words still came out a little slower than other peoples. He wanted to say something but an elderly aunt was telling him that it was about time he cut his hair and he knew that it would be too rude to cut her off and run to his Kazu’s side even if that was every cell in his body was doing. Kazu though just smiled and very lightly patted their cousins extended stomach that was threatening to touch his knees. The wedding party was set for three days’ time but the family had all arranged to come down and spend the full two weeks as it was a bit of a drive. It was only the first day and Jun was already wishing that he could kill his cousin and say that it was a mercy killing.
“Y-awa-ra...Yo-u are bi-gg-er the-n I re-mem-ber...” He said and Jun watched with pride and amusement as Yawara stared, spluttered and then choked his face going an ugly shade of red. If it was an anime there would have been steam coming out of his ears just as he opened his mouth Toma came over and slipped his arm through Kazu’s. Jun watched the ease with which Kazu accepted the touch, his face and shoulders had tensed a little but otherwise he made no sign of discomfort.
“Kazu...Masa sent me over here because I’m too much of a distraction...Whatever that means so, who’s this?” Toma asked while Jun nodded his head and hummed as the great aunt said something about the cat and cheese. His eyes were on the scene a few feet away from him. Yawara was openly glaring at Toma and Kazu now but Toma was grinning in a way that suggested that he didn’t care.
“Our...Cousin...Yawara...” Kazu answered softly there was no stammer but the space between the words was elongated and Jun could see Yawara’s growing hostility in his eyes. Again Jun had to bit his tongue to stop himself from saying anything. Kazu had been practicing to speak slowly and clearly since Satoshi had asked him to be the best man, he had been worried that he would mess up the speech that he had spent hours preparing.
“Oh...So it was just your branch of the family that got the looks then?” Toma asked in a not so quiet whisper and Jun had to bite his tongue to stop himself from howling with laughter as his cousins face seemed to go purple.
“He...Is...My...Mum’s...Sisters...Son...” Kazu said again carefully and Jun was silently congratulating him, he was making so many improvements that he couldn’t stop the happy lump in his throat and then the wannabe caveman had to open his fat mouth again.
“For fucks sake...Having a conversation with you is like having a conversation with a toddler...No a robot...” Yawara said laughing in a way that suggested that he thought he had said something hilarious
“Have you spoken with many toddlers...But then again I bet you have as you have about the same IQ as an average toddler...” Toma said sweetly with just a hint of a smile on his lips. This time Jun couldn’t stop the laugh that came and he hurried to hide it with a cough thanking the aunt that patted him on the back before once again talking about her cat Mr Tiddles
“Who, the fuck, are you?” Yawara snapped, his voice not loud enough for anyone else but Jun and the Aunt to hear and she let out a tut shaking her head and mumbling about ‘Young people’
“Sorry I didn’t introduce myself...I’m Ikuta Toma...I’m a friend of Masaki’s...”
“So you’re just my friend? That’s nice, Toto...But you were really friendly last night...” Masaki laughed sliding his arms around his date and nibbling on his shoulder glaring at Yawara who was making disgusted noises in the back of his throat “Is there a problem?”
“You're a fag...?” Yawara spluttered and Jun tensed at the soft cry the elderly aunt gave. He was all for Toma and Masaki pulling the attention away from Kazu but he didn’t want this getting around and upsetting Satoshi's wedding day.
“I’m a fag he’s bi-sexual...” Toma answered pointing at Masaki who laughed brightly again kissing his ear
“I actually think I’m Toto-sexual...” he said and Kazu laughed pulling away from Toma while Yawara continued to splutter wordlessly before almost shouting
“Freaks...”
“Excuse me young man but your disturbing my conversation!” The elderly aunt said poking their cousin with her cane. Yawara flushed and then gave what he must have thought was a simpering smile trying to charm her over
“I’m sorry, Aunty...” He said but the aunt snorted loudly through her nose turning to Masaki and Toma who were still holding each other.
“Hmmm...Some people...Masaki-kun you’re a pet person...Come and tell me what you think of Mr Tiddles...You too young man let me have a proper look at you...” She sniffed waving her cane around and Jun smiled remembering that Masaki was a personal favourite of the Aunts because he was one of the few people that could happily talk to her for hours he even willingly went to visit her in her house and often stayed the night. There were rumours that what money she had saved up was all going to Masaki but so far nobody had been able to prove it. From the look on his face Yawara seemed to believe it, he was glaring at his cousin and boyfriend with an expression like he was sucking on a lemon. Jun used the shift of the woman’s attention to step away from them walking over to his lover. He stopped a safe distance away and forced himself not to kiss the lips that were so pink and tempting.
“Kazu-nii...Are you okay?” He asked hating the use of the term ‘nii’ when addressing his lover but he knew that they had to do it.
“Wer-e my...Word-s clear-er...J..?” Kazu asked and Jun nodded once again stopping himself from hugging and kissing him.
“They were perfect, Kazu-nii...You’re going to rock being the best man...” He said and that was all it needed to pull Yawara’s attention back onto them as well as the
“That’s going to be the best man?” He screamed spittle flying over them drawing the attention of the rest of the family down, including Hana and Satoshi. “If we have to listen to a speech by him we’ll need the whole 2 weeks...A trained chip would speak faster”
“If you don’t like it you can leave” Hana hissed darkly flying down the bank her eyes blazing with fire as Sho and Satoshi followed. The bride to be stood beside Kazu and squeezed his arm a little. Kazu gave her a small smile but Jun knew that the words had cut deep. “This is my wedding...”
“Come on now dear, Yawara didn’t mean it that way I’m sure...It's just a game that they do...And Kazunari knows that...Don’t you Kazunari, it’s just a game that they play? Beside's you can’t kick Yawara out of the wedding...He’s family” Yawara’s mother said in the same tone she had always used when her offspring were in trouble.
“If he makes one more comment like that to my future brother I will punch his lights out right before I ban him from the wedding...” Hana said folding her arms over her chest her shoulders heaving “He’s a nasty vile man...And you're just as bad for encouraging him...”
“How dare you...How dare you speak that way to me young lady?” The woman puffed and for a moment Jun imagined her second chin swelling like a toad. Just when it seemed that she was swelling up for a loud shout Hana smiled sweetly
“Easily ma’am...And if you aren’t careful you won’t be coming either...” She muttered her hand moving up and down Kazu’s arm in a way that Jun wished that he could do. “Jun you should drive Kazu to the restaurant early...He said that he wanted to practice his speech before the dinner...”
“Um...Yeah...Of course...” Jun said blinking at his future sister-in-law very tempted to kiss her. Kazu had practiced his speech already that day but he knew she was trying to give them some alone time. “Come on Kazu-nii...”
TBC
A/N: I hope this is okay...The speech and the alone time will be in the next part J
“Y-awa-ra...Yo-u are bi-gg-er the-n I re-mem-ber...” He said and Jun watched with pride and amusement as Yawara stared, spluttered and then choked his face going an ugly shade of red. If it was an anime there would have been steam coming out of his ears just as he opened his mouth Toma came over and slipped his arm through Kazu’s. Jun watched the ease with which Kazu accepted the touch, his face and shoulders had tensed a little but otherwise he made no sign of discomfort.
“Kazu...Masa sent me over here because I’m too much of a distraction...Whatever that means so, who’s this?” Toma asked while Jun nodded his head and hummed as the great aunt said something about the cat and cheese. His eyes were on the scene a few feet away from him. Yawara was openly glaring at Toma and Kazu now but Toma was grinning in a way that suggested that he didn’t care.
“Our...Cousin...Yawara...” Kazu answered softly there was no stammer but the space between the words was elongated and Jun could see Yawara’s growing hostility in his eyes. Again Jun had to bit his tongue to stop himself from saying anything. Kazu had been practicing to speak slowly and clearly since Satoshi had asked him to be the best man, he had been worried that he would mess up the speech that he had spent hours preparing.
“Oh...So it was just your branch of the family that got the looks then?” Toma asked in a not so quiet whisper and Jun had to bite his tongue to stop himself from howling with laughter as his cousins face seemed to go purple.
“He...Is...My...Mum’s...Sisters...Son...” Kazu said again carefully and Jun was silently congratulating him, he was making so many improvements that he couldn’t stop the happy lump in his throat and then the wannabe caveman had to open his fat mouth again.
“For fucks sake...Having a conversation with you is like having a conversation with a toddler...No a robot...” Yawara said laughing in a way that suggested that he thought he had said something hilarious
“Have you spoken with many toddlers...But then again I bet you have as you have about the same IQ as an average toddler...” Toma said sweetly with just a hint of a smile on his lips. This time Jun couldn’t stop the laugh that came and he hurried to hide it with a cough thanking the aunt that patted him on the back before once again talking about her cat Mr Tiddles
“Who, the fuck, are you?” Yawara snapped, his voice not loud enough for anyone else but Jun and the Aunt to hear and she let out a tut shaking her head and mumbling about ‘Young people’
“Sorry I didn’t introduce myself...I’m Ikuta Toma...I’m a friend of Masaki’s...”
“So you’re just my friend? That’s nice, Toto...But you were really friendly last night...” Masaki laughed sliding his arms around his date and nibbling on his shoulder glaring at Yawara who was making disgusted noises in the back of his throat “Is there a problem?”
“You're a fag...?” Yawara spluttered and Jun tensed at the soft cry the elderly aunt gave. He was all for Toma and Masaki pulling the attention away from Kazu but he didn’t want this getting around and upsetting Satoshi's wedding day.
“I’m a fag he’s bi-sexual...” Toma answered pointing at Masaki who laughed brightly again kissing his ear
“I actually think I’m Toto-sexual...” he said and Kazu laughed pulling away from Toma while Yawara continued to splutter wordlessly before almost shouting
“Freaks...”
“Excuse me young man but your disturbing my conversation!” The elderly aunt said poking their cousin with her cane. Yawara flushed and then gave what he must have thought was a simpering smile trying to charm her over
“I’m sorry, Aunty...” He said but the aunt snorted loudly through her nose turning to Masaki and Toma who were still holding each other.
“Hmmm...Some people...Masaki-kun you’re a pet person...Come and tell me what you think of Mr Tiddles...You too young man let me have a proper look at you...” She sniffed waving her cane around and Jun smiled remembering that Masaki was a personal favourite of the Aunts because he was one of the few people that could happily talk to her for hours he even willingly went to visit her in her house and often stayed the night. There were rumours that what money she had saved up was all going to Masaki but so far nobody had been able to prove it. From the look on his face Yawara seemed to believe it, he was glaring at his cousin and boyfriend with an expression like he was sucking on a lemon. Jun used the shift of the woman’s attention to step away from them walking over to his lover. He stopped a safe distance away and forced himself not to kiss the lips that were so pink and tempting.
“Kazu-nii...Are you okay?” He asked hating the use of the term ‘nii’ when addressing his lover but he knew that they had to do it.
“Wer-e my...Word-s clear-er...J..?” Kazu asked and Jun nodded once again stopping himself from hugging and kissing him.
“They were perfect, Kazu-nii...You’re going to rock being the best man...” He said and that was all it needed to pull Yawara’s attention back onto them as well as the
“That’s going to be the best man?” He screamed spittle flying over them drawing the attention of the rest of the family down, including Hana and Satoshi. “If we have to listen to a speech by him we’ll need the whole 2 weeks...A trained chip would speak faster”
“If you don’t like it you can leave” Hana hissed darkly flying down the bank her eyes blazing with fire as Sho and Satoshi followed. The bride to be stood beside Kazu and squeezed his arm a little. Kazu gave her a small smile but Jun knew that the words had cut deep. “This is my wedding...”
“Come on now dear, Yawara didn’t mean it that way I’m sure...It's just a game that they do...And Kazunari knows that...Don’t you Kazunari, it’s just a game that they play? Beside's you can’t kick Yawara out of the wedding...He’s family” Yawara’s mother said in the same tone she had always used when her offspring were in trouble.
“If he makes one more comment like that to my future brother I will punch his lights out right before I ban him from the wedding...” Hana said folding her arms over her chest her shoulders heaving “He’s a nasty vile man...And you're just as bad for encouraging him...”
“How dare you...How dare you speak that way to me young lady?” The woman puffed and for a moment Jun imagined her second chin swelling like a toad. Just when it seemed that she was swelling up for a loud shout Hana smiled sweetly
“Easily ma’am...And if you aren’t careful you won’t be coming either...” She muttered her hand moving up and down Kazu’s arm in a way that Jun wished that he could do. “Jun you should drive Kazu to the restaurant early...He said that he wanted to practice his speech before the dinner...”
“Um...Yeah...Of course...” Jun said blinking at his future sister-in-law very tempted to kiss her. Kazu had practiced his speech already that day but he knew she was trying to give them some alone time. “Come on Kazu-nii...”
TBC
A/N: I hope this is okay...The speech and the alone time will be in the next part J