The Phone Call part six

[krystalkatz.livejournal.com]

Throughout the recording of the shows Jun kept his eyes on Nino noting that in front of the others he was his overly bratty self. He joked and flirted his eyes never betraying anything of what had happened but in the quiet moments, when he was sitting by himself away from the other members and the staff his eyes were shadowed and staring off into shadows as if he were expecting to see something...Or someone emerging from them. For his friend he assumed that it was a fear that had a foundation. He wondered how many times Nino had watched the door of his own apartment wondering what state his lo…Abuser would be in and wondering if today was going to be another day he was going to be hurt.

“Nino…” Jun called softly, cursing when his voice had his friend flinching and jumping like a startled rabbit immediately dropping into a protective stance, holding out the water bottle that was in one of his hands he smiled apologetically rubbing the back of his neck with the other. “Sorry…I thought you might be thirsty…”

“Un…Thanks…You really shouldn’t come out at people like that!” Nino whined immediately dropping into his spoilt cat persona and batting his eyes playfully as he took the offered bottle. “If you keep watching me people will get the wrong idea…”

“Sorry…” Jun said again as the very slightly older man bounced away taking the drink with him and throwing himself at Ohno who instantly held him tightly his face lighting up with a very gentle smile that was reserved for Nino alone. Again Jun wondered why it had been him that had received the phone call, why it was him that…In what he possibly thought was his final moment…Nino had called and wanted to hear one last time. In his mind even Aiba would have been a much better candidate for a last conversation but surely Ohno was on the top of his list. It was possible that his name had simply been the first one that Nino had come to but that didn’t seem likely as Nino phone was similar to his own and it went alphabetically meaning that his name was last and Nino’s words wouldn’t have fit either. “J…I just wanted to hear you say that…Thanks…” The words came to his mind so quickly and sharply that Jun had to take a deep steadying breath his hands clenching so tight that his nails cut their way into his palm.

“Jun-chan! Is everything okay? Have you and Nino had an argument again?” Aiba asked running up behind him and slamming his large and heavy hand into the middle of his back knocking him forward but also thankfully knocking him out of the mood that had threatened to engulf him.

“Why would you think that we had an argument?” He asked turning to stare at the tallest member of the group rubbing his shoulder as he tried to fix him with his most threatening glare, even though he knew that it wouldn’t work.

“Because you keep staring at him and are being overly nice!” Aiba answered promptly grinning in a way that showed off most of his teeth. Jun was very tempted to roll his eyes at the man. He knew that most people thought that Aiba’s incredibly bouncy persona was fake…A product that Johnny had marketed as well and along with all of their songs and TV shows but nothing could be further from the truth. Aiba hadn’t always been this way but when he had been taken into hospital over his lung he had thought that his career was over and in the few short days that he was locked away he had come to accept it but then he had been told that he could continue and the rebirth had really started then. It might not have been a true life or death situation but Aiba had treated it as such and now he seemed to be on a one man crusade to bring joy into the lives of everyone that knew them. “While Nino seems…I dunno distracted…I wonder if he came back too soon…The staff said he wasn’t going to be back for a few more days…”

“You can’t keep Nino down if he wants to work…But no, to answer your question, we have not had an argument…” Jun sighed again wondering if that was what everybody thought. “I guess I was just worried about him…Come on they’ll be wanting to film the next segment soon…”

“Okay!” Aiba cried and hurried off again bouncing up and down like an over excited child. Shaking his head before his thoughts could become too crowded again Jun stretched out his back smiling to himself when his joints gave a satisfying pop and crack. Just some more filming and then he could go and look for a new bed for him to sleep on…It was that or going to a chiropractor to straighten out his back at the end of the week. Through the next hour of filming he was determined to keep his gaze away from Nino as much as was possible not wanting people to think that they were arguing.

Two hours later he and Nino were wandering their way through and bedroom furniture store with Nino seeming almost helpful as he sat on the edges of the bed and bounced up and down. Jun smiled but felt rather strange as he sat down beside him doing the same thing.

“You didn’t have to come…” he said slowly when they bounced their third bed of the trip and Nino gave a shrug mumbling;

“If I wasn’t here you would be wondering if I had sneaked off…So I thought I might as well come…This bed’s no good…It’s too hard…Even with a soft mattress it would be…That one…”

Jun followed the small finger to a bed that appeared to be made up of thick cherry wood. It was stained an even darker shade than normal and the head board was decorated with inlayed flowers. It was a slightly more floral bed than he would have picked out himself but he didn’t really care as long as it was comfortable and after giving a nod and a shrug they went over to the single sized bed and Nino automatically threw himself at it, bouncing around the pillows and quilt that had been set out as decoration.

“This bed! This is the one! It’s as annoyingly soft as the one you have now!” Nino said in a voice that was above a whisper and for a fraction of a second Jun froze his eyes almost darting around to make sure that nobody had heard them before he realised that Nino was testing him and he was determined that he wasn’t going to fail.

“My bed has the perfect comfort rating, something that you will get used to when you’ve been in it for longer…” He replied jumping onto the bed and laying down next to his friend. The look on Nino’s face was almost indescribable. His eyes blew wide as his mouth dropped open for a minute showing off his little pink tongue before he grinned wide his eyes dancing telling Jun he had passed the test. Jun wasn’t sure if Nino knew that he had given it or not but he knew that what Nino needed right then was reassurance that he didn’t care about his sexuality or what these people meant…Nino needed somebody that could honestly support him and Jun knew that he needed to be the one for the role. Looking up at the high ceiling above him he rocked the bed and then started bouncing sighing with happiness when the bed moved with him supporting his weight. “This bed...This is perfect…” He said his words dying in his throat when he felt the brush of Nino’s fingertips against his and he heard the muffled and almost choked whisper that came from his bandmate.

“Thank-you…”

“I told you…You’re not on your own Nino…” He said in response turning to look at the smaller man he had curled into a protective ball at his side. “Come on…I want this bed and I’m hoping they’ll deliver it by tonight…”

TBC
A/N: I hope that this is okay ^_^

Comments

[yumi-usagi.livejournal.com]

Yay I love the flow of the story XD
I have been waiting for the chapter with all Arashi members and here it is :D Nino is just so good at hiding his pain >_< The part when he feels the fear is so sad :(
I like all the cute moments of Nino: when he jump at Ohno, when he bouncing on the bed...
Can't wait to read more about Jun takes care of Nino (and spoils Nino perhaps hehe)
Thanks for sharing! ^^

[br-arashi.livejournal.com]

There it goes my chances of seeing J and Nino on the same bed...
On the other hand, buying a new bed shows how much he wants Nino to stay beside him, right? Or he wants to be beside him, actually.
Maybe Nino himself isn't aware of how much he depends on the youngest...
But they will have time to do so, right?

[gambitsfox.livejournal.com]

It's cute when you've been with someone so long you start thinking alike. He knew just what Nino needed. : )

[leiva21]

Aww those two shopping for bed <3
I hope Nino will open up more to Jun