Strange Relationship (Part 7)

Title: Strange Relationship

Author: KrystalKatz

Rated; R

Length: Chaptered

Genre: Romance, Angst, SakurAiba fluff, AU

The disclaimer thingy: Yeah I wish I owned them but my name isn't Johnny... I could change my name to Johnny but I still wouldn't own them... I only own a cat named Aiba and the plot

Pairings: MatsuMiya, SakurAiba, SakuMoto (Friendship) AiMiya(Friendship)

Guests: Nishijima Takahiro (AAA) <I changed his age too, he's the same age as Aiba in this> and Domoto Koichi (KinKi kids) <Like wise with the age he's ten years older *Sorry Ko-chan, I still love you*>

A/N; Warning some slightly emo Nino, sorry about that, I love Nino so it was really hard writing him like this. :-(, character ages changed, Ohno is about 8 or 9 years older, Aiba and Sakurai are about 6 years older than Matsumoto and Ninomiya.

"Hey, Ni-No-chan" His co-star Aiba said in ridiculously happy voice after filming one day, Nino looked up at him, for the first time since he met the older guy, not having to push a smile on his face. Aiba seemed to notice as he flopped into the chair in front of him. He had been staying with Matsu for about a week, and he loved everything about Matsu's place even all the beauty care products in the bathroom that still caused him to wonder why one man needed so many different types of hairspray. But mostly because he was there, it was nice to have someone to welcome home or be welcomed home. They hadn't spoken about what had happened on the roof, even though it was there hanging over them, like a thunder storm waiting to strike. He still hadn’t forgotten what was said four years ago, but right now he just wanted to pretend everything was okay.

"Aiba-senpai..." It felt weird to call Aiba 'senpai' even if he was older and more popular than he was. He hadn't realized it before but Lotus, was a really popular group. He'd even caught a few episodes of their variety show "Lotus Onii-chan" and had to admit it was funny if a little stupid at times.

"Just call me Aiba-chan or Masa', everyone else does... Except Sho-chan, he calls me Ma-kun..." Aiba grinned and then apologized for talking too much "So how is everything?"

"Um..." Nino wondered how much, Aiba knew, Sakurai had been there that night but he didn't know how much he knew.

"I have a huge image of being an idiot, which is mostly deserved, but I can be a good listener if you need a friend, Nino-chan"

Nino stared into his honest open face and then let out a big sigh, launching into his entire life story. Aiba listened amazingly well, nodding at all the important bits, he smiled sympathetically as he reached the point from a week ago, and then Nino's voice broke thinking he was stupid and Aiba was just going to call him a selfish brat. Or at least berate him

"Nino-chan... Here hold this..." Aiba murmured handing him the bottled water as he rolled his sleeves up "Have you ever wondered why I nearly always wear long sleeves unless there's a make up artist?"

"No... Shit..." Nino swore as Aiba wiped at the make-up on his wrists exposing large white scars on both his wrists. Aiba laughed sadly biting his lip

"I started with the agency when I was 15 at first it was fun, but then I was in my first show..."

"Jr. Rangers" Nino muttered automatically, not admitting that he and Matsu used to watch that show all the time. He also remembered that he wanted to be friends with the one in green. Strange that here they both were, talking about how they'd wanted to end everything.

"Yeah... You were in the same show right?" Aiba grinned happily "It’s fun, ne? But you're only a kid right, you still have to go to school and deal with kid things but no-one lets you, they don't know how to treat you so you end up feeling alone. I thought after I debuted with Lotus I'd be okay, but I fell for Sho-chan, and although I'd accepted that I was the way I was, Sakurai hadn't. We'd sleep together and then he'd turn on me saying things like, it was my fault..."

Nino couldn't stop a small shocked gasp escaping as he heard that, thinking about the sweet guy he knew was and how much he adored the guy in front of him. Aiba smiled understandingly “He never meant to say those things to me, and he's calmed down now... But at the time, the loneliness was just... Impossible, to cope with, my family lived in Chiba, I was all alone in this huge city and the guy I loved, mostly treated me like I was either a sex toy or a burden. I got so drunk one night I wasn't even thinking and I did this..." He motioned to his wrists "I woke up in hospital, Sho-chan crying like a baby. He had come over to tell me that he had decided to tell his parents about us, when he saw me on the floor... Anyway it's taken a long time but, I got better... When I first met you when we started filming, I realized how much like me you were. I was worried, but you kept refusing to go out with me, so I did some snooping... And found out about Jun...Did you know, Jun-chan buys every magazine you're in? He's a little weird... I saw him in his greenroom once with a copy of 'sugar pink', isn’t that just too strange?"

Nino started chuckling, at the bewildered expression on his senpai's face, 'Sugar pink' was an idol magazine that was directed towards, tweenagers, he remembered doing an interview for them once about his role in the movie of Jr Rangers Dino. He was a little sad his role in the drama was nearly over wishing he could have spent more time talking to Aiba, who he felt a sudden... Kinship with, even though he was surprised about the change, he always thought Aiba was a little stupid but now he realized that wasn't the case, Nino stared at him, wondering if Aiba had a little switch he turned on and off when he felt like it,

"Nino, there's nothing weak about admitting you need help, and there's nothing wrong with trying fix things between you and Jun-chan, it's not up to anyone else, you shouldn't care about what anyone else thinks except Jun-chan"

"Are you telling me I should just completely forgive him?"

"Nope, that's up to you, I just think you should ask why he said those things... It's obvious he loves you... And you love him, so why aren't you at least talking to each other..." He grabbed Nino's phone and started typing in a number,

“Everything’s not black and white like that...”

“It’s not if you don’t want it to be” Aiba counted. As handed him back the phone "But whatever you decide just remember we're all in this together, ne? You're not on your own"

"Thank-you..." Nino smiled looking at the phone, his heart thumping as warmth spread through his body.

Aiba gave a bright grin rolling down the sleeves of his shirt again the switch flipping back on as his face split into a huge grin. Nino smiled, feeling a rush of emotions building up inside him, he couldn't fully understand them, but his eyes prickled with tears as he looked at Aiba's bright shining face

 “Aiba-san, thank-you...Wha-?” Nino gasped as Aiba pulled him into a tight hug,

“You looked like you needed it...” Aiba laughed Nino relaxed into the hug, closing his eyes wondering if it was really okay for some like him to be treated so kindly. "Are you busy, now?"

"No..."

"Yay! So you'll come eat with me right?"

 "Sure..." Was all he could manage to say, turning away so Aiba wouldn't see his face

"Cool... So you were the yellow 'Dino ranger' but... Isn't yellow normally a girl?" Aiba asked, with a thoughtful expression, though Nino noticed a teasing look in his eye and he bit back

"Oh... And you didn't spend half your time staring at Nishijima Takahiro-san's butt?"

"Nope... It was most of my time" Aiba grinned thinking of his old co-star "Nissy-chan, is really cute, ne? He was my first love...Ah wait... Don't tell Sho-chan I said that!"

Nino burst out into happy laughter as he ran from the studio chased by his worried senpai, it had been so long since he'd actually laughed with any one he'd forgotten how good it felt. The last time would have been with Matsu; he thought dully, going over what Aiba had just said, he really did have to talk to Matsu, “Aiba-san, do you really think there was a reason?”

“Either that or he has multiple personality disorder” Aiba grinned “You’re going to have to talk to him to find out...”

 

A/N: part 7 sorry if it sucks! I had serious problems with this part... I had to re-write it so many times, >.< No Matsu this time, but he’s back in the next ^.^  hope you enjoy!