krystalkatzfics | Tightrope (part 3)

Title: Tightrope

Author: krystalkatz
Rating: G(for this part)
Length: chaptered
Genre: Au,

Pairings: Ohno Satoshi/Aiba Masaki, Matsumoto Jun/Ninomiya Kazunari

Disclaimer: I only own the plot

Aiba left the shower block, confused about what had just happened why would Ohno tell him to watch him? He thought the towel swinging in his hands as he walked past the MatsuMiya trailer, he was getting used to loud shouting but tonight when he heard

“I told you…You’re not doing it!” coming from Nino he was positive he heard a trace of despair in the magician’s voice.

“You don’t trust me?” Matsu asked his voice was slightly softer but it was still enough to be heard through the thin walls of the trailer

“I trust you… I don’t trust Ohno… He just wants to do it because the f-ing Yamato brothers did it…” Nino bellowed and Aiba tried to run away as the door flew open, not wanting to get involved with the odd couple that night. It was too late though Nino already had him in his sights and dived on him “Aiba listen to this… This idiot wants to the triple jump without the safety net… Don’t you think that’s completely stupid?”

“I um…” Aiba stammered not knowing how to answer

“Kazu… I’m good at what I do… And in spite of what you think Ohno does plan things carefully…” Matsu sighed grabbing his boyfriend and spinning him around

“Yeah, right carefully… so why the fuck did you fall last time?” Nino scoffed and Aiba realised that this must be the trick that Sakurai had told him about.

“I keep telling you, it was my fault last time… I got too worked up thinking about it and I made the mistake… The routine Ohno worked out was flawless except because of me… Baby you know that…” Matsu murmured softly grabbing the clown’s hand and Aiba was embarrassed by the sudden intimate scene he was witnessing

“But… I terrified when you’re up there normally… I’m going to be a complete mess when you…” Nino whispered his voice shaking and Aiba saw why, even with all the death threats, they were still together. They honestly and completely loved each other.

“I know… But I’ll come down again for you baby… There’s no way I’m letting you go with anyone else… You’re mine…” Matsu muttered pulling the smaller guy into a deep intense kiss

“Just promise me you really won’t fall and break your neck…” Nino sighed looking, in Aiba’s mind, completely defeated as his head against the taller guys chest.

“I promise I’ll be careful”

“Told you our odd couple” He heard Sakurai say and when he turned he saw the owner already dressed in a red tail coat and a top hat coming up to him “One minute they’re nearly killing each other the next they’re as sappy as anything…”

“They’re cute!” Aiba cried suddenly and the MatsuMiya pair turned to face them. Matsu with a glare on his face and a teasing smile on Nino’s

“Maybe we co-…” The clown started in a teasing voice, looking up at him and Aiba knew this didn’t bode well

“No” the trapeze artist snapped obviously picking up on something that Aiba was missing

“Just once…” Nino tried again and this time Matsu’s reaction was faster and louder

“No!”

“For my birthday?”

“Kazu, we’re not having a fucking threesome you’re mine you got it? Even if I’m in the room, I am not letting anyone else fucking touch your body got it?”

“I got it… I just like hearing you say it…” Nino grinned happily his eyes flashing happily even as Matsu gave what must have been a very painful smack to the back of the clowns head. “So ye ole ring master’ does animal boy get a costume?”

“Not today… Today Aiba-chan is just an observer unless you want him to be your glamorous assistant…” Sakurai said with a shrug and Nino ran his narrow eyes over Aiba’s body with a smirk making him feel uncomfortable

“He’s fine with the cat” Matsu snapped his hand rising again and Nino quickly gave a laugh nodding

“Niji is a tiger but yep he is a better assistant…” he said putting his arms around the taller guy’s waist quickly “At least my Junny-pon can’t get jealous of a tiger”

“Anyway don’t you two think you should start getting ready? The big top is already filling up and as entertaining as you two are, they’re not here to see you make kissy face at each other…”

“Fine… Come on Kazu…” Matsu sighed and Aiba rolled his eyes as they walked away trying work out what the hell had just happened. When he turned around he saw that Ohno had also been watching the exchange of the odd couple and for a brief moment Aiba was positive he saw pain in the older man’s face. It was only a flash but it was there and he remembered what Sakurai had said about him and Nino being so close that there were rumours. Maybe it wasn’t just other people that had believed the rumours, Aiba thought blinking when Ohno caught him staring at him. The trapeze artist gave him a blank look and the walked off in the direction of the big top.

“Come on Aiba-chan it’s time to get ready… I have to get to the big top…”

“Ah okay” Aiba nodded as he hurried to their trailer, quickly pulling on some jeans and a t-shirt running his fingers through his hair.

He ran to the big top excitement building quickly in his chest as he heard the music coming from the tent, Sakurai was welcoming the guests in and he looked completely different to the regular Sakurai he saw every day. He was ushered into the front row by two of the Oita siblings that were dressed as clowns. They gave him a small smile and then darted off again. He had been in the big top a lot over the week but tonight just like Sakurai was different so was the atmosphere of the big top. The people around him were all whispering excitedly to each other and that added to the feeling inside his chest.

Soon the lights dipped and Sakurai came into the ring and for the first time Aiba noticed that the red coat he was wearing had little sequins that reflected the light making him look like he was shining.

“Hello and welcome to the amazing Arashi circus…” He said his voice ringing around the now silent tent “Tonight is all about entertainment so sit back and relax and enjoy the show…”

The music started again and suddenly there was a flash and Sakurai vanished replaced by Noodle’s the monkey wearing the same outfit as Sakurai had. Aiba gave a laugh clapping along with the rest of the audience and the real show started. Aiba couldn’t take his eyes from the ring unable to believe that the people and animals doing the tricks were the same ones he saw and worked with every day. Even Nino looked like a completely different person as he moved confidently around the stage doing tricks with Niji. From the distance they were Niji didn’t look toothless which added to the impressiveness of the tricks Nino was getting him to do. Noodles appeared on the tigers back and then all three vanished and Sakurai was back

“Ladies and gentleman we hope you’ve enjoyed the show… But before you go we present you with our amazing trapeze artists…” he said and the lights moved up and Aiba’s eyes followed them. Ohno and Matsu were standing high up near the top of points of the high top and like the smaller guy had told him he kept his eyes fixed on his smaller frame as they both did tricks from the bars.

His mouth fell open unable to believe how flexible he was and no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t match the speed of his eyes to the speed of the small guy in the sparkly blue costume. He was sure that Matsu was just as impressive but he couldn’t pull his eyes away from Ohno enough to look.

They did some more tricks and then they stopped drums beating and Aiba knew they were about to attempt the jump that Nino didn’t want Matsu to do. Pulling his eyes away from the performers he scanned the faces of the watching circus folk, but there was no sign of Nino. The drums stopped and Aiba’s eyes flew back up his heart in his mouth. Matsu and Ohno looked each other and then they leapt. Their movement were as flawless as they had been all night but Aiba could see why Nino was so worried, one false move and it could have been a disaster. When there was a flash he knew it was over and he let out a deep breath that he hadn’t realised that he was holding and ran to the back stage while everyone else was applauding.

He was only there for a few minutes when Ohno and Matsu came in, both were looking sweaty and tired but both had huge grins on their faces. Ohno’s increased slightly when he saw Aiba, Matsu wiped his face slightly with a towel

“I’d better go find Kazu before he thinks I really did break my neck…” He said and Aiba saw the smile falter on Ohno’s face. By the time Matsu left though the sleepy smile was back. The trapeze artist started stripping of his costume staring at him through the mirror.

“So did you watch?”

“Yes…”

“And what did you think?”

“You were amazing!” Aiba said enthusiastically meaning it and Ohno beamed again turning to face him.

“Really?” He asked “So are you really staying with the circus?”

“Yes” Aiba answered without thinking, he had no choice but to stay with the circus, he had burnt every other bridge he had when he first some come here.

“Okay so then let’s start dating” Ohno announced loudly and Aiba’s mouth fell open

“EH?!”

TBC
A/N: I hope you enjoy ^.^