Title: The love affair.
Fandom: ONE OK ROCK
Chapter: One shot.
Characters/Pairing: Tomoya/Lab; Toru/Taka
Raiting: +13
Genre: Romance, BL (boy x boy), Shonen Ai.
Disclaimer: This is a spin off story, of a wonderful fanfiction I read a few weeks ago. You can read it
here. On the side bar you'll find the rest of the chapters. Some phrases of that story were used here. Please, read it and enjoy!
After that chat, Tomoya felt relieved. He head back to
his room, with this lighter feeling on his chest. He finished the last
cigarette of the night, and tossed the end on a trash can near the lobby.
"Yes, Toru is to be trusted", thought, while opening the door of his
room. With one quick look, he noticed Ryota sleeping on the usual stretching
position. See, Ryota had this bad habit of placing his legs and arms, hanging
on both sides of the futon, which made practically impossible to share a bed
with him. Tomoya had a bad time during camping trips because of it. This and
the bright pink boxers, that Ryota used to share with Toru, were the only two
things he didn't like about him. "You seriously need to change those, at
least buy new ones", he whispered, hoping his friend wouldn't wake up.
After brushing his teeth, and taking off his clothes,
Tomoya sat on his bed and watched Ryota sleep. "I wonder how he sleeps
whenever he has a girl in for the night. Those girls must be saints if they can
pull this off." That triggered a
nostalgic feeling. He hasn't been having any girl at home lately, except for
those casual one night stands that only took care of the urgency. "Do you
have anyone you love then, Tomo-chan?"
Toru's words still resonated in his head, and made his heart feel heavy
again. "Well, is not like I'm desperate to look for love right
now". That wasn't entirely true. He
had given up. The only thought of it
made his body trembled. He wasn't getting any younger; in fact he was the older
of the quartet. He couldn't keep any relatively long relationship because of
the band's tours, and his childish attitude towards everything, made every
girlfriend he ever had, think he wouldn't be a serious husband, much less, a father.
“No", he shook his head, " I got to stop thinking about these things,
it's getting late, and I have to sleep." He closed his eyes really hard,
hoping those thoughts would be gone in the morning.
The place was bright white, and smelled strongly like disinfectant.
His eyes felt dazzled as he tried to adjust his sight to the female figure that
was in front of him. "Tomoya! Ayos ka lang? Gumising ka!" The voice
was musical, like little bells in ragtime. "Tomoya, Tomoya!!" He
struggled to open his eyes, only to see Ryota's face way too close.
-Kuso!!! What are you doing? You scared me!!!- said,
while trying to move away.
-I could ask you the same thing!! It's almost nine. We
were supposed to leave at 8:30!!!- Ryota threw some clothes into Tomoya's bed.
- Hurry up!! I'll wait for you in the lobby.
He grabbed the clothes and started dressing as fast as
he could. "Oh, no!! This better not be the same pink boxers..."
murmured as he inspected the room to see if they were forgetting something. He
took the boxers and put them in a bag inside his backpack. He ran to the lobby,
sliding his feet in the well-polished floor of the hallway. There was Ryota
giving him the hurry up sign.
-I just made a huge sacrifice. You should thank me
later. - Tomoya said with a giggle, thinking about the pink boxers.
-What? What the hell are you talking about? C'mon, let's go. - Ryota handed over the
keys, and they both walked out of the hotel.
Outside, the
manager was using a very colorful vocabulary to describe how angry he was about
the band arriving late to the next concert location.
-What part of "we have to leave at 8:30" you
didn't understand? - The look on the manager's eyes was worthy of fear. - Did
you go to celebrate last night? Even though I told you not to.
-We didn't. I swear! We just overslept. Seriously, my
phone run out of battery, so we missed the alarm- Taka's voice trembled as he
tried to calm the manager. On the other hand, Tomoya was just glad that he
wasn't the only one who woke up late.
After the boys managed to calm down his beloved
manager, they set off. The trip was relaxing. Tomoya could see Taka and Toru
smiling and giving each other knowing glances across the van. "So, he
loves him back. Nice." Tomoya smiled. He was happy that the problems had
been resolved for good. In the back of the van, Ryota gave a loud snore.
-How is it he can sleep so easily? I could swear he
slept like a log last night! - said with laughter.
-Maybe the wet dream he had, didn't let him rest
properly. - Taka said, giving Toru a naughty look, which made the Leader blush.
-Oh, shut up!!- Toru threw his backpack to Taka, and
hit him in the head.
-Ouch!!- Taka laughed out loud.-I'm just saying, he
told me about it this morning.
-What? Are you serious? - Tomoya started to think his
sacrifice was a real deal.
- Yeah, he dreamed about this Megumi girl. Apparently
she used to be his classmate or something...
-Oh, God!!!- Tomoya threw his backpack to the other
side of the van, nearly waking Ryota. Taka and Toru looked at him stunned. He
knew who Megumi was, and every time Ryota dreamed about her, he would have to
wake up to change his sheets. The effect she had on him was as strong as her
name.
Finally, they arrived. After leaving the luggage in
the hotel, they headed to the live house to start the sound check. As they
walked in, they saw their instruments already placed on the stage. Toru’s
guitars and Ryota’s basses were displayed on their respective racks, Taka’s red
microphone was already on its stand, but the drums weren’t ready yet. As Tomoya
approached the stage, he could hear the staff arguing in the backstage. He
stayed behind a border curtain to keep listening.
-Where is the bass drum? Please, don’t tell me you
lost it! - A tall, long haired guy was yelling to a much shorter, childish
looking girl. The girl turned around, and addressed to another girl, a tall
foreign one, wearing a full yellow outfit.
-Ano… Can you help me to search for the drum? My boss
will kill me if I don’t find it. - The childish girl looked quite nervous,
while rubbing her hands eagerly.
-Sure, honey!! Where should we start first? - The
yellow girl said in English. Her voice was shrill. It sounded like fingernails
on a chalkboard. The childish girl responded with a cheerful look on her eyes.
They draw closer and started discussing on a very low volume. Tomoya couldn’t
hear what they were talking about, but he decided to follow the shrill voiced
girl, once they split up.
-Sumimasen, I’ll help with the search, if that’s
alright with you. They’re my drums after all. - The girl looked back at him,
and only nodded in approval. The outfit of this girl was very confusing; it was
a two piece suit, with large pockets in the front of the upper part. These were
full of many things Tomoya couldn’t identify. Besides that, as if her clothes
weren’t showy enough, she had a bright purple stethoscope hanging on her neck.
-Hmmm… May I ask you something? - He said, while opening some large boxes piled
on the side of the stage. She nodded again.
-Who are you? – She looked at him confused. - I mean… Wha…Why
are you here? What’s your job? - Tomoya stuttered a little bit. Apparently she
had a strange habit of maintaining eye contact when chatting, and that made him
uncomfortable.
- Okay, I admit I look weird, but I also thought it
was pretty obvious what my function was here. - She pointed at the stethoscope
on her neck. – I’m the medical personal. - She said rising one eyebrow.
-Oh, I see… I just… didn’t think that thing worked…-
he murmured to himself.
-I’m Nani, by the way- she offered to shake hands.
- Hahahahaha, What? - He shook her hand while trying
to control the motion caused by the laughter.
- Yes, exactly!!- She laughed so loud that some people
glared at her.
After an hour, they found the bass drum, hidden in the
back of the transport truck. The staff helped Tomoya to finish installing his
drums. The sound check began. The band started rehearsing the set list they had
decided for that night. During “Deeper Deeper”, Tomoya saw how Nani, who’s been
sitting in the bar and playing with her phone the whole time, suddenly runs to
the main door. She opened it and freaked out. A shorter and slimmer girl was
standing in the portal. She was Asian, but certainly not Japanese, with long
dark hair, and a face that made her look exotic. She was also wearing a yellow
t-shirt. Both girls giggled and hugged each other for a couple minutes. The
scene distracted Tomoya, and failed some passages of the song.
-Mr. T, what’s wrong? - Ryota and the guys had stop
playing, and were now looking at him. Tomoya was the most experienced with musical
instruments among the quartet, so failing a song he wrote himself was very
unusual.
-You got distracted by those girls, right? - Taka had
that naughty look in his eyes again.
-Eto… no, I was just…- Tomoya felt like his face and
neck had set on fire.
-Okay, no matter how cute those girls are, we have a
concert tonight, so let’s keep practicing. - The leader had spoken, so everyone
agreed and focused during the rest of the rehearsal.
The concert that night was amazing. The live house was completely full. Tomoya
could feel the crowd’s passion, and that only made him more enthusiastic. Taka
sang like there was no tomorrow, and Ryota, topless as always, made the
audience scream every time he hit the bass. Toru’s high kick during the
instrumental, made Tomoya think he could hit the spotlights. They greeted the
public, and headed back to the dressing room. For the boys’ surprise, Nani was
waiting them inside.
-Nani!! What are you doing here? - They were feeling fine after all, and no one
was injured, thought Tomoya.
- Prostate exam. It’s routine. - She was holding a
pair of blue latex gloves, with a very serious look on her face.
- What?!- Taka had a frightened look on his eyes, and
was covering his butt with both hands.
-Hey! I should be saying that! – Toru’s immediate red
face showed that he realized he had just made a huge mistake. Taka was staring
at him, all blushed and trembling like a little puppy.
-Hahahaha! That’s
a good one, Toru! - Luckily, Ryota was naive enough to misinterpret this. Tomoya
and Nani just limit themselves to look astonished at the two flushed musicians.
- Anyway…- She
shook her head and addressed to Tomoya. - Can you do me a favor? Would you sign
this for my friend? She’s waiting outside. - She handed Tomoya a blue glittered
pen and a Jinsei x Boku album cover.
- Yeah, sure!!
Wait… why don’t you tell her to come and we’ll take a picture or something. -
For some reason he wanted to see her up close.
-Oh my God!!
Really? Are you sure that’s not a problem? - She looked at the other guys for
approval. Taka reacted covering his butt again.
-Sure! I would do
anything for her! - Nani almost dropped her jaw. - Eh? Ah… You! I meant you! ‘Cause you helped me
with my drums this morning and… That’s the least I could do, right? - It was too much to ask for that to go
unnoticed.
- Oh! Right! Thank
you! I’ll go get her. - She left the room with a notorious tremor in her hands.
-Wait, so that
means there’s no prostate exam? - Taka had a hopeful brightness in his eyes.
- What? You
actually fell for that?!- Toru hit Taka’s head with a cushion.
A couple minutes
after, Nani came back with her friend. She was just like he remembered, with
the long, silky and dark hair, and those beautiful exotic features. She was clenching to her camera and, for
Tomoya’s surprise, one of his drum sticks. This made him feel warm inside,
which also got him a little scared.
-This is Lab. One
of your biggest fans. - said Nani, getting the girl to blush completely.
- Nice to meet
you! - He leaned and kissed her on the cheek. “Kuso! What am I doing? I’m going
to freak her out. Control yourself!” he thought to himself.
- Oh! Wow! Nani,
did you taught him that? - She giggled and looked at Nani with glossy eyes.
- Ah… No. But…-
Nani glanced at Tomoya. – Why don’t I take you two a picture together? - She
grabbed Lab’s camera, and pushed Tomoya next to her friend.
Tomoya couldn’t
help but to hug Lab. His body was moving by itself, and for some reason, he
didn’t wanted to stop it. He could feel Lab’s soft skin in the palm of his
hand, and he was enjoying it. Besides that, for Tomoya’s delight, she smelled
like watermelon, his favorite fruit. All of these sensations made him feel a
little intoxicated, and he was having a hard time controlling his impulses.
Nani finished
taking the pictures. She returned the camera to Lab, and began to say goodbye
to the guys. Taka was still hesitant to greet her, and doubted between hugging
her or cover his butt. A small pain began to rise in Tomoya’s chest. He didn’t want
to say goodbye, not to Lab, not yet. He had to come up with something quickly
or otherwise, chances were he wouldn’t see her again.
-Why don’t we all
go for drinks together? You know, to celebrate!!- Of course, the guys didn’t
opposed. There was only waiting for the girl’s response to the invitation.
Nani and Lab dropped
their jaws. They glanced at each other and nodded in approval, unable to say a
word.
The boys changed
their clothes, while Lab and Nani were waiting outside the dressing room. Ryota
had made a joke about letting Nani stay inside, but Taka didn’t like the idea
of having her around while he was taking off his boxers. The rest of the quartet began to tease him
with that; after all, this was the first time they saw a woman able to get the
pervert Taka uncomfortable.
After asking, they
headed to a local bar near the live house that one of the staff had
recommended. The place was a nice traditional izakaya. It was small and private
enough, exactly what they needed. Just as they entered, the boys ordered the
usual beers, and Tomoya asked the girls what they wanted.
-I’ll have my beer
with grenadine, please- Nani said to the barman.
-Grenadine?
Really? Is it good? - Ryota seemed surprise by that improvised cocktail.
-Well, I like it!
- Said Nani, smiling. - This is the only way I can drink beer, otherwise, I find
it too bitter.-
-Oh! I want a
glass of Emperador brandy- Lab seemed very happy, and her smile made something
inside Tomoya shake like an earthquake.
This was strange
for Tomoya, but somehow knew what was going on. He was falling at first sight.
This is what Taka and Toru’s songs talked about. He thought he was familiar
with the feeling, but he was wrong. This time was very different. Everything
about her was interesting. Every time he looked at her, he discovered something
new. And her voice… her voice was somehow familiar, like little bells in
ragtime.
The night followed
its course, and Tomoya did nothing else but to stay focused in Lab. He talked
and listened to her for hours, not minding what Nani and the boys were doing.
He had created a bubble around the two of them, and it wasn’t going to prick
anytime soon.
-So, Lab… That’s an
interesting name. Does it mean anything? - For the first time in his life, he wasn’t
having any trouble finding conversation topics.
-Well, that’s
actually a slang version of “Love” my friends came up with. My real name is Lovelle.
- A crimson blush stained her cheeks. “Kawaii”, he thought.
-Oh!! That’s a
beautiful name!! Your parents have a great taste. - She responded with a cheerful glow in her eyes.
They were like beautiful chocolate beads that shinned like 2 guiding stars in a
dark night. Tomoya realized he couldn’t keep his eyes off her. It was ironic how he was falling in love for
the love itself.
Around 2 am, a group of drunken men walked nearby
their sector. One of them stopped by the table. He was obviously foreign, and
very tall. He stared at Lab with a crazy
look on his eyes. She grabbed Tomoya’s arm and hide behind his back. The
drunken man snapped.
-Hey you!! The
pretty one! Why don’t go get a drink with me? Get away from these losers. - The
man, who had spoken with a distinctive Spanish accent, slammed the table,
spilling Toru’s drink.
-Hey!! Calm down!!
There’s no need for violence. - The leader’s answer only made him angrier.
-You calm down!!
No one tells me what to do!!- The man lifted the table and threw it against the
wall near the spot in which Tomoya and Lab were sitting. Everything happened so
fast that Tomoya only had time to protect Lab with his body.
The place was
bright white, and smelled strongly like disinfectant. His eyes felt dazzled as
he tried to adjust his sight to the female figure that was in front of him.
"Tomoya! Ayos ka lang? Gumising ka!" The voice was musical, like
little bells in ragtime. He finally managed to adjust his sight, only to see
Lab’s face very close. He could tell she’s been crying by the redness on her
eyes.
-Oh! You’re
finally awake! Thank God! I was so worried! - She started to cry again.
Something inside Tomoya began to hurt. He couldn’t see her crying; he couldn’t
bear it.
- No, please, don’t
cry. I’m fine, I swear. Please, stop crying. - He held her face with his hands
and wiped her tears with his thumbs. Her eyes were still glossy and Tomoya
could see himself reflected on them. He felt the urge to kiss her, but he was
also afraid she might think he was taking advantage of the situation. Instead,
he hugged her very tight. She rested her head on his chest. Her body heat felt
like a balsam to his sore body.
-I’m sorry. It’s
just that I couldn’t cry before because I had to help Nani taking care of you.
I assisted her, since the boys didn’t know what to do. She asked me to hold my
tears and focus on the job. So, when I saw you waking up, I couldn’t hold them
anymore. I’m really sorry. But we’re already here, and you’re ok, so, I’m fine.
- She said with a voice still broken.
That’s when it
hits Tomoya. The last thing he remembered was covering Lab with his body. He
looked around. It was a small room, and everything was white, including the
curtains and the bed sheets. There was a
night table on the side of the bed; on top of it was a bouquet of daffodils. The
bright yellow tint of the flowers was the only colored thing in the room, excepting
him and Lab.
-Nani brought
those. She says that color has healing properties. That’s why she gave me this
T-shirt. It’s one of my favorites. - She smiled while showing her T-shirt to
him. It appeared to be handmade, and like he remembered, it was light yellow.
In the place of the heart, there was a couple of drumsticks, tied by a red
microphone’s cord, which hanged upside down, and dripped red musical notes that
shifted in to black, creating a big puddle or stain with the OOR logo in it.
- Are those my
drumsticks? - He couldn’t believe his eyes.
-Well, you’ve
always been my favorite…- It appeared that no more blood could run into Lab’s
face. She was already as red as the microphone on her T-shirt. That made her
even more beautiful for Tomoya’s eyes. He couldn’t help to smile.
-Aha! I see you’re
awake. How do you feel? - Nani had just entered the room holding some papers and
what it seemed an X-ray.
-I’m fine, Thank
you! Where are the guys? - Tomoya
started to worry. Maybe something happened to them too.
- Oh! They’re
fine, don’t worry. Toru is at the police station, with your manager, to see if
they can do something about the idiot from last night. Ryota is contacting your
family, and Taka is taking care of the paperwork from the medical attention. We
told them we’d take care of you. – Nani was smiling peacefully. - Ok, so the
blood work and the X-rays are normal, I think I can let you go. I’ll go get the
discharge form. You can go whatever you want, but don’t leave the hospital
until you’ve signed it, OK? - With that
being said, she left the room, not before winking at Lab.
- Eh? What are we
going to do in a hospital? - He kept
giving an incredulous look to the door.
-There’s a place I
want to go, before we leave. - Her eyes
were glowing intensively.
Lab leaded Tomoya
to the hospital’s rooftop. She seemed very enthusiastic, although he couldn’t
understand why. When they got there,
they saw the sun rising over the horizon. Tomoya checked his watch. “Right”, he
thought, smiling.
-I know is not a
school, but this will do. - She said smiling, while she leaned over the tall
fences that surrounded the perimeter. The orange glow of the sun made her skin
look like bronze.
-You know, there’s
something I want to ask you. But I’m afraid you might get scared and run away.
- Tomoya couldn’t resist the gravity center her eyes were to him.
-Ah, It’s OK. I promise
I won’t run away. - She said in a giggle. Her smile was mesmerizing.
Tomoya decided to
let himself go. He gently held her face with one hand, and placed the other on
her waist. He stared at her eyes, feeling he could get lost in them. He leaned
and softly pressed his lips against hers. Her lips were soft as the finest
silk, and it was very hard for him to not cross the limits. In order to control
himself, he held her tight against his chest.
-I love you.- He
whispered in her ear.- I know I just met you, but I’ve never been more sure of
anything in my life. I don’t want you to go. I’m afraid I might not see you
again…- Took a pause to feel Lab’s heavy breathing against his chest. – Please,
go on a date with me. - That’s it, he said it. He suddenly understood Taka and
Toru, and repented of being angry with them. Now, his only fear was Lab’s
rejection. She was a fan, but that was no guaranty. She may be already dating
someone and he was just making things more complicated for her.
Lab raised her
head, and looked up to him. Then placed her arms behind his neck, and brought
him closer to her. Standing on tiptoe, she gave him a long kiss. She then
whispered on his ear.
-I’d love to. - She moved away to see his face. Tomoya smiled
at her and showed his teeth. He felt something inside him shaking like an
earthquake again, but this time was different. He frowned.
-What’s going on?-
She asked, starting to get worried again.
- I’m very
hungry!!- His face was really serious.
-Hahahahaha!! OK,
let’s go get some ramen! - She grabbed his hand and headed to the door.
-I knew you were
the one! - Said Tomoya with the most honest smiled he ever made.
This would be a day he’d never forget.
The end.
