Not too much to say about it. Just hope you'd like :) It has two chapters.
Wish…
Ivu looked outside the window, into the dark night and lonely streets, and sighed. He was bored… so damn bored… and hungry... He was starving to death.
He looked at his watch and sighed more. It was still too early and Shin had called to tell him that he was stucked in traffic and might be late at home that day... It sucked.
If only he was already here… He thought, and let himself to fall heavily on the bed, burying his face in the pillow.
If Shin was there, they could do all sort of things together to get rid of boredom…
They could watch movies or play video games. They could read manga together, or play with Yu-Gi-Oh cards, or talk for hours and hours without an end, till they fell asleep on the couch…very close to each other, almost touching…
That thought instantly made him feel tingly inside and he nuzzled the pillow, blushing slightly…
Also, if Shin was there, he could cook some dinner for him…. He could made him some noodles or ramen, which he would devour with absolute pleasure cuz Shin prepared those things exactly the way he liked and also… Well, it was Shin cooking for him… that in itself was good enough to make him happy.
He sighed again and sniffed the pillow — a small smile appearing on his features the moment he recognized the soft scent impregnated on it —. It smelled like him… so much like him… his fragrance, his aroma… so sweet and so fine and so him … And well, of course it would smell a lot like him. It was Shin's bedroom after all, and he was on his bed.
He nuzzled the pillow and blushed lightly.
"Ah, so nice…" He let himself to mumble out loud, knowing there was no one at home who could listen to his words, and he huggled the pillow tightly, thinking about its owner.
He really hoped Shin wouldn't notice at all that he had been there again, in his room. He already was running out of excuses to explain why he kept continuously entering his bedroom whenever he was left alone in the apartment they shared together. Also, he had lost count of the many times he had fallen asleep on there, without noticing, and then his bandmate had found him when he arrived. It was always so embarrassing… Shin would never get mad at him for that… of course he wouldn't… he was just so nice and caring, but that didn't change the fact that he kept feeling embarrassed whenever he was caught in his bedroom.
It… it is just so odd… He thought… Shin must think I'm spying on him…
Though, he couldn't help it… He just liked it so much being in his bedroom… felt so good and comfortable in there, more than in his own room.
Sometimes — and this was his little secret —, he would even open the doors of Shin's dresser and sniff a little on his shirts and sweaters, touching slightly the different fabrics with his fingers. Thankfully, the vocalist had never caught him doing that or he would surely die from embarrassment.
No, it wasn't that Ivu was gossiping or spying on Shin. That wasn't it. Not at all… he would never… Well, in a way, he was doing exactly that, but… No, he wasn't in love with him either. Of course he wasn't… or at least that was what he liked to think…
"Pff!... C'mon, I can't be in love…! As if I could" He muttered to himself and huffed.
He couldn't… he couldn't be in love with Shin. But then… he unconsciously kissed the pillow and his face turned immediately bright crimson. Had he…? Had he just imagined himself kissing Shin?!
"Ieeeeee!" He screamed and crawled under the sheets, curling himself into a ball and feeling his cheeks warm.
I'm screwed… He thought as a thousand butterflies started to dance in the pit of his stomach at the image he had just pictured himself in.
"Dammit"
Suddenly, he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket and he jumped. Maybe that was Shin. His heart rushed, beating so fast, he thought it was a miracle it was still inside his chest. However, when he looked at the number on the screen, great part of his sudden enthusiasm faded. It wasn't Shin. It was just Ko-Ki.
"Ah, so disappointing…" He sighed and answered the call. "Moshi moshi…"
"Hey Iv!" The voice at the other side of the phone exclaimed so enthusiastically it almost made him drop his phone…
"Hey!" He answered, with not as much of enthusiasm as his interlocutor.
"Are you free right now, man? I was wondering if you would be willing to accompany me to the mall to buy a present for my mother's birthday… I have no idea what to get her hehe…"
"Ettou…" Iv thought for a minute… He was damned bored and the idea of going outside – even if it was to buy a woman's present – didn't sound bad to him at all, but…
He looked at the hour. It wasn't too early, but it wasn't too late either… He didn't know how much more Shin was going to late. He wanted to see him before he went to sleep cuz in the morning he might not get the chance since they both had a tight schedule…
"Hmmm… do you think it's gonna take you long to make a choice?" He asked.
"I don't know. I just told ya I have no idea of what to buy. I thought you could at least help me a little"
Ivu scratched his head. He wasn't sure if he should go.
"Can't you ask anyone else… I´m kinda busy right now…" In fact, he wasn´t doing anything but lay on Shin's bed, though he still lied cuz he wasn't sure if he should go with Ko-Ki. "Why don´t you go with Reno or Ryouga?"
"Pff… I just called Reno. He said he was going to drink with Ryouga today… so he couldn't come with me... Please, Iv! Please! Come with me..."
"Hmm..." Iv still hesitated for a moment. He wasn't convinced of going, but he ended up accepting the invitation. "Okay... Be there in a few. Where I see you?"
…
"People are looking weird at us..."
"Hmm..?"
"Yeah, look!" Ko-Ki pointed to his surroundings and to some girls looking, discretely, at them...
Iv rolled his eyes... He was hungry and not in the mood for that kind of things right now...
"It must be because we are the only boys in the shop" He mumbled quietly, while looking at some fluffy and stuffed dolls...
"Why don't you buy your mom one of these?" He suggested, showing the dolls to his friend. "So we can walk away from here, already"
"My mom is not eight years old Iv and... What the hell is wrong with these girls?! We are looking for a present for my mother, people! For my mother!" Ko-Ki muttered out loud, before going to other part of the shop to continue looking for stuff...
Iv sighed and walked around. To be honest, his mind was far, far away from there... still in his apartment and in Shin's bedroom... He wondered what the vocalist could be doing at that moment... He hoped he would eat and rest well in case they couldn't see each other that day, to make sure of it by himself...
He was so lost in thought, but suddenly something caught his attention…
"Huh?"
Not too far from where he was, just a few steps forward, a big group of girls was piled in front of a shelf, full with Teddy Bears. It was the weirdest thing he had seen in that store so far, and it caught his attention… The girls seemed excited and he couldn't understand why.
Also, a lot of them were buying Teddy Bears and it was just so strange. From where he was standing, he just couldn't see anything of special in those bears, but the people around seem to think very different…
His curiosity made him approach a little, but he didn't dare to look at the bears for himself, knowing there were so many girls gathered around and being him the only boy.
He peeked discretely at the shelf, trying to get a better sight of the stuffed bears from where he was standing, but still couldn't get what was so special about them…
"Are you looking for something, mister?" A voice cooed from behind and made him jump a little…
"Eh? Ahh… oh, well…" He turned to see one of the girls attending the shop, who was smiling brightly at him. "Ermm no… just, my friend and me, we were looking a present for his mother hehe…" He rubbed the back of his neck a little, not knowing what else to say…
"Ohh…" The girl giggled. "It's okay… I just thought you wanted to buy one of our new Teddy Bears"
Iv shook his head. "No, I was just wondering why so many people was gathered around"
"I see…" The girl smiled at him. "Well, that's just our new merchandise…" She made a little pause and looked at him. "For true love". She winked at him.
Iv looked back at her, trying not to seem too interested. "True love?" He asked, lifting an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"
The girl smiled more, in a mysterious way…"It's not the bear, but the stone that comes inside the bags in their hands what's special about them. They have magic."
Iv looked skeptically at her… "Magic?" He couldn't help, but snort. "Really?"
The girl just nodded. "Don't laugh at it. It's true… I couldn't believe it myself, but then…" She blushed and seemed a bit nervous all of a sudden. "Anyway, it's true. They are magic. I've seen it" She looked seriously at him.
The bassist couldn't believe it yet, but he was still curious about it. "So what sort of a magic they do?" He asked, not really convinced at all that he should keep listening to that kind of crazy thing, but his curiosity was beyond his rational thinking…
"Well, it's really simple" The girl smiled even wider. "You just have to look for a place with a big tree… The park, for example, and you choose one…. Then you stand in front of it with the stone on your right palm and your left palm on the tree's trunk, you say out loud the name of your love, or the name of the one person you would like to love you, and you ask for a wish. Whatever love wish or love thought you have, it doesn't matter. Then you place the stone back on the bear's bag and give it to your special person as a present. Your wish will be fulfilled for sure." She claimed with a lot of confidence in what she was saying.
Iv blinked. That sounded… crazy, to be honest… Yeah, it was crazy!… But he felt a little tingly inside the moment he pictured the idea.
So… a person you love, huh? A love wish?
He looked back at the bears… Maybe he should give it a try, just to verify by himself the girl's words… Maybe… What if it really worked? If it did, maybe he could be with…
Nah! Nah! He shook his head as the girl watched him, evidently, with an understanding look. C'mon… it's just crazy!
"You love someone, don't you?"
"Huh?!" He looked back at the girl. "No, no… just… well, thanks a lot for the information. I gotta find my friend now ne…" He smiled and bowed politely.
"C'mon, it's obvious you love someone. I'm telling you the truth ermm… what's your name by the way?"
"Ivu" He replied quickly.
"Well Ivu, if you are in love you should give it a try to the bears, okay… You won't regret it!" She smiled and winked once more, and Ivu blushed just at the mention of the word "love".
"O-okay… I… I'm going to look for my friend now. Thanks again." He bowed again and fled quickly in the search of Ko-Ki. His heart was beating fast all of a sudden and he was all flushed and agitated.
He found his friend paying already for a perfume in the other side of the shop.
"Ready?" He asked. "You found something good?"
Ko-Ki nodded. "Well, I guess so…" He showed him the bag with the perfume. "I hope she will like it."
Iv smiled. "I hope so too… Let's go now, okay?"
"Okay… "The drummer said happily, and they both walked out the store…
They haven't walked too far though, when Iv suddenly stopped and looked back with a lost expression.
"Is something wrong?" Ko-Ki asked, looking strangely at his friend.
Iv kept silent, hesitating and struggling with his own thoughts…
"Ivu? Hey, dude! You okay?"
"Wait here ne… I remember I also have to buy something, okay?"
"Eh?! What do you have to…?" But Iv never listened the last part of that question, because before Ko-Ki could ask him any other thing, he was already running back to the store they have left not too long ago…
It was stupid, crazy and just the dumbest thing in the world, but… he didn't have many chances, so he had to try whatever that might help him… Yeah, it sure had to be impossible, but give it a try wasn't going to kill anybody, was it?
He reached again the shop, walked directly to the Teddy Bear's shelf, took one and went to pay for it…
"I want this…" He said with conviction and didn't even care when the girl in the cash register looked surprised at him.
…
When Ko-Ki and him were returning back to home, he felt stupid again for having bought something like that, but… At least the drummer didn't ask him what he bought. He would die from embarrassment if someone discovered about it.
So… true love? He gripped his bag a little tight, unconsciously. For some reason, he truly hoped it will work…
