Gimmick Game (part 7)

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Title: Gimmick Game

Author: krystalkatz
Rating: PG
Length: chaptered
Genre: Au,

Pairings: Matsumoto Jun/Ninomiya Kazunari/Ikuta Toma

Disclaimer: I only own the plot

Nino hung up the phones at the same time, sighing to the empty room as he wondered if he really was the most selfish person on the planet, or if there was somebody who liked to play with more people’s heart than he did. He switched off his mobile and stuffed it in the box under his bed, given how late it was he knew neither of them would ring the house phone so he just took it back to the living room and put it back on the hook, giving another huge sigh before going back to his bedroom. Tomorrow he knew there would be a lot of questions from both of them but he couldn’t go back to this, he wanted them not one of them. He had wanted to convince them all to get together but he knew now that he wouldn’t be able to cope with it.

He closed his eyes hugging the pillow tightly as he tried to forget everything else but sleep but it didn’t work, he tried to count Mario coins and egg shells but at some point they turned into Jun and Toma’s faces which just served to stir him up again. He got out of bed, going into the kitchen getting a drink of water trying to tell himself that it was really a good thing that he stopped this thing with both Jun and Toma, his brain might believe him but his heart was telling him that his was a complete and utter idiot. He went and sat in the living room knowing that sleep wouldn’t come easily, more so in his bed room where he could still feel Toma’s hands and Jun’s mouth on him. Time passed slowly and he watched the clock somehow knowing that as soon as it was reasonable hour Jun and Toma would be at his door demanding answers. At some point he fell to sleep and soon he was being woken up by Hana shaking at his shoulder.

“Kazu… Jun and Toma phoned to say that they would be here soon…” She said smoothing out the frilly purple dress she was wearing before handing him a drink. Nino rubbed his eyes with one hand and then nodded slowly

“Thanks Nee-chan” He said and she nodded flouncing away. He had time drink his tea and brush his teeth before they arrived and Nino was praying that Hana didn’t leave early. Unfortunately she was having his own difficulty with being around Toma and she grabbed her bag bouncing out of the flat ad leaving him alone with Jun and Toma.

“Are you going to explain last night?” Jun asked flopping into the chair while Toma leant against the wall looking at him. Nino took a deep steadying breath keeping his level as he answered

“There isn’t anything to explain, we said that we would try it, we did and I decided that I wasn’t happy…”

“You said that you would try it for two weeks” Jun snapped and although he looked troubled Toma just continued to stare at him his head nodding along.

“Well it took me less time to decide than I thought… I want to get ready for school…”

“Nino…” Toma mumbled cutting quickly over whatever rant Jun was going to let out “If there’s something wrong with this all three of us can sort it out…”

“I don’t want to sort it out… I told you last night, I don’t want just one of you…” Nino sighed wondering if he was going to have to spell it out for them, he wanted to but his words died in his throat, he was somehow afraid that they would think that he was completely gross. Without another word he went into his bedroom and pulled on his uniform, he scraped his hands through his hair and fixed the top of his uniform before marching out into the living room, neither Jun nor Toma had moved from their positions and as tempted as he was to kiss both of them, Nino took his lunch box from the fridge and almost bolted out of the apartment knowing that one of them would lock up. He speed walked his way to school latching on with other classmates and ignoring his best friends even though it was painful. Aiba laughing a little too brightly at something that Sakurai had said when he found him and Nino wasted no time in grabbing his hand and pulling him away,

“Change seats with me” He begged batting his eyelashes at his friend causing Aiba to look completely gobsmacked.

“You want me to sit in between Toma and MatsuJun?” He asked slowly, looking at him like his was a dangerous object that needed to be handled with care and Nino nodded biting his lip, “But nobody comes between you three…”

“Just for today? I’ll do whatever you want” Nino plead holding up his hands in a prayer pose and Aiba waved him away,

“Fine but you have to tell me what’s going on” He said and Nino nodded hugging him quickly, he would have explained then and there but he noticed both Toma and Jun giving him jealous looks and he pulled away handing in their classroom.

A loud mutter filled the air when Aiba took his seat and he took Aiba’s but Nino didn’t dare look at Jun or Toma to see their reactions and just focused on the board. Throughout the day there was a few soft whispers but Nino ignored them what was almost impossible to ignore was the feeling that he was being stared at by two sets of eyes and when he ran out of the room at lunch everybody could tell that there really was something wrong between the trio. Nino hid in the storage closet slowly eating his lunch along with a few spiders and some mops and he only felt it was safe to come out again long after the bell had sounded.

He wanted to ditch afternoon lessons but he needed to talk to Aiba, who was probably the only person on the planet that wouldn’t judge him, so reluctantly he went back to class to have a repeat of the morning. The only difference being at the end he couldn’t just run away because they cornered him

“Nino you can’t keep avoiding us” Toma started giving a sad smile while Jun nodded an irritated expression on his face as he added,  

“Just tell us what you want”

“I don’t want anything… No actually I just want to be friends again” he mumbled “But that isn’t possible… So…”

“Kazu, Nino…” They said but he just shrugged them off, almost running to grab a hold of Aiba’s arm,

“Come with me” He hissed and Aiba gave a whine his eyes flicking to the trainee teacher, who was being surrounded around by students and he quickly added, in his best pathetic voice “I’ll tell you what’s going on… Please…”

“Fine… But only cause you said please” His friend grinned at him and Nino rolled his eyes dragging him out of the classroom. As he reached the door he looked back at his… Friends his heart aching as he realised that they were both looking upset and confused. He dragged Aiba to a fast food restaurant and very reluctantly bought him a burger, some fries and milkshake and they sat next to the window. “So what’s wrong?”

Nino took a sip of his cola, and played about with his burger before telling him the whole story, trying not to laugh when Aiba almost choked on his fried chicken,

“And you agreed to that?” Aiba gasped out, tears in his eyes as he stared at him, his mouth wide, which Nino wished he wouldn’t do because he had a mouthful of half chewed chicken and fries.

“I did but… I’ve told them that I can’t go through with it…I mean… We’re all a little bit mental for wanting to go through with it right?”

“Maybe, but all three of you have always had that creepy relationship going on, I say just go for it and enjoy yourselves while you can, ne?!” Aiba said stuffing his mouth with two French fries and making a snuffling rabbit noise. Nino rolled his eyes wondering about the simple nature of his friend’s brain, he really the natural idiot with the mixture of sweet, innocent and naughty that Hana tried and failed to pull off. “Look…” He said eating the French fries and hold up another one “This is you, hello Nino-chan…” He made the French fry give a bow and then picked up another one “You love Jun-chan and you love Toma-chan” Again there was another fry held up and Nino sat transfixed at the miniature food play that was going on in front of him. Next Fry-Nino was put aside so Fry-Jun and Fry-Toma could be held side by side “And although they can’t see it they love each other too…kissy, kissy” Nino’s eyes bulged as the two French fries were made to kiss “So how about you just get them into a room and tell them both how you really feel and have a big gay orgy?”

“Aiba!” Nino groaned quickly, grabbing his friends hand as it hovered over the Nino-fry, he really didn’t need a demonstration of ‘a big gay orgy’ with his French fries. Aiba let out a laugh and ate his ‘puppets’. “It’s not that easy”

“Who says? You should just go for it…”

“Oh, really? So what about you and Sakurai-sensei? Are you just going to ask him out?”

“I already did, he refused me” Aiba shrugged with a sad smile on his face “At least until his six months of training are up…”

“Sorry”

“Don’t be, his answer was better than I expected… So you should just try it with Toma and Jun… Though… You know you’re a big idiot, they might have had to janken for your virginity but you should have taken theirs, ne?” Aiba gave a grin finishing his fries and slurping at his milkshake. Nino stared at the table his brain processing that. He really hadn’t thought about that, his fantasies had always involved them being inside him but now that Aiba had pointed it out he could have at least tried that. “Nino… if you don’t say it clearly they won’t know… Maybe they just need some prompting to see what we can see…You can’t be any worse off than you are now, ne?”

TBC

A/N: I hope you enjoyed Aiba puppet fries and next time I promise Nino will stop avoiding them xD