One in a Million
"Eiji. Here are the papers from the meeting you missed," Kikumaru Eiji looked up from the resting place at his computer at his fellow co-worker Oishi Shuichiro.
"Huh? I missed a meeting?" Eiji asked as he rubbed away the sleep from his eyes.
"Yes. Now here are the papers," Oishi handed the papers to Eiji. Eiji sat them down on the desk and got up from his chair. He stretched out his arms causing his shirt to lift up a bit revealing his tight stomach. Oishi momentarily blushed and looked away. A hand covering his face.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Eiji asked after his stretch and reached out to tug on the sleeve of Oishi's shirt.
"I didn't want to wake you. You looked like you were having a good dream," Oishi replied with a smile.
"I was!" Eiji said as he clasped his hands together and jumped up and down, "I dreamt that me and Yuushi were going to the carnival and—" Eiji quickly covered his mouth remembering who he was saying this to. Oishi wasn't fazed. He was used to his co-worker talking about his relationship with Oshitari Yuushi, who was their boss. Oishi found out about their 'secret' relationship earlier this year.
*flashback*
"Sir I brought the papers you requested." Oishi said as he opened the door. He was met by two figures furiously making out.
"Thanks Oishi please leave them on that side table near the door and that will be all for today," His boss replied nonchalantly.
"Ah Oishi!" Eiji said as he quickly jumped away from his makeout partner and wipeed his lips.
"I- I was going to tell you!" Eiji said as he took a step towards his bewildered best friend.
"You do realize this must be kept a secret?" Oshitari said as he pulled the red-head back into his arms. Both were staring at him waiting for his answer.
"Of course. Have fun," Oishi said with a smile as he put the papers on the desk and closed the door. He then walked to the lady in the front of the office and told her that he wasn't feeling well and would be going home.
Oishi walked out of the office, as soon as his feet touched the sidewalk he started running. He didn't know how long he ran for but he did so until his heart stopped feeling like it would rip in two.
When he got back to his and Eiji's apartment, Eiji was already fast asleep. On Oishi's pillow was a note that said,
Oishi,
I'm really REALLY sorry! I was going to tell you but I was afraid of how you would react if I was gay. I mean you're my best friend! How could I have been so selfish? I promise I will no longer keep anything a secret!
Eiji.
Oishi smiled at the note and walked over to the drawer of his dresser and opened it up. Inside were various other notes Eiji had given to him over the years. He added the new one and said goodbye to his crush. He had known that it could never happen but his heart still hurt.
*End flashback*
"Haha and at the carnival I bet both of you ate some caramel apples. Am I right?" Oishi said with a wink. Eiji stared wide-eyed at his best friend for over 10 years, then started laughing.
"Leave it to you Oishi to know exactly what I do in my dreams. It's like you know me inside and out!" Eiji said as he fell to his chair laughing. He then started to turn solemn. The happy mood started to disappear and sadness was replaced in Eiji's eyes. He looked to the ground for a moment. Oishi immediately brought his hand to Eiji's chin and lifted his face to look at his. Eiji looked into Oishi's eyes and saw that they were filled with worry. But why would he be worried over me?
"Eiji… What's wrong?" Oishi asked. There was even worry in his tone of voice.
"Yuushi hasn't gone out with me in over a month," Eiji said, his voice starting to shake. He tried to look away but Oishi had a hold of his chin so there was nowhere else to look but into his eyes. He knew he couldn't keep anything from Oishi. He would get it out of him some way. All Oishi did was care for him. Why would Oishi be so concerned? I mean he was just his best friend. Before Eiji even knew it all of his emotions just came tumbling out.
"I- I don't think he loves me anymore!" Eiji said he lifted his hands and let his head drop into them as Oishi let go of his chin.
"He hasn't said a word to me since we last kissed in the copy room. I- I don't think I did anything wrong! I did everything right! I bought him lunch when he forgot his. I helped him with papers he needed to finish. He asked me to cover for him when he had something else to do and I did that! Am I not good enough for him!" Eiji said, now in hysterics. Oishi had taken him into the bathroom as soon as he started to get a little too loud. Oishi patted Eiji's back until the tears stopped flowing.
"You should go and ask him," Oishi said after a while. Eiji quickly looked up and started vigorously shaking his head.
"No! What if he really doesn't like me! What if he has a new boyfriend! What if… What if!" Eiji yells as he throws his hands in the air. Oishi calmly put his hands on his friend's shoulders. Eiji quickly looked up into Oishi's eyes.
"Maybe he has just been busy with work. You won't know unless you go and ask him," Eiji's eyes widened and he thought about it for a minute. He nodded and Oishi took his hands off Eiji's shoulders.
"I'm going to go ask him now!" Eiji said with a look of determination in his eyes. Oishi moved away from the exit to the bathroom so Eiji can get through. Eiji walked out and closed the door behind him. Oishi looked at the mirror and thought to himself. Why did I just help the one I love try and get with somebody else? Is it because I just want him to be happy? Oishi shook his head, cleared his thoughts, and left the bathroom to go find Eiji.
Oishi walked to his boss' office. The door was wide open and Eiji was standing in front of it, his mouth open wide. His eyes were so big they couldn't get any bigger. Tears were already starting to fall from them. Oishi quickly ran to Eiji and pushed past him to see what's inside.
Oshitari Yuushi, Eiji's boyfriend of 6 months, was making out with the secretary of the company. His hands were in places where they shouldn't be, his glasses fogged up, and only when Eiji made a silent sound from his now hysterical crying, did Oshitari look up and see the two of them.
His face was calm and unchanging. He just looked from the surprised Oishi Shuichirou to the crying Kikumaru Eiji to the girl in his hands who seemed to be oblivious to what was going on around her.
"What are you two doing in my office? You both know that we have a huge sales pitch later this week and you both need to be ready or you will be fired," Oshitari said in a voice that didn't even say that he cared in the least. This was when Eiji lost it.
SLAP!
The sound rang out all through the room. If Oishi hadn't closed the door when he ran in then the rest of the workers would have been running in. Oshitari wasn't surprised at all. The girl whom he had been fondling with excused herself saying she would come back for some more tomorrow. Oshitari looked at Eiji, the tears streaming down his face and his hand already hurting from how hard he had just slapped his superior.
"How could you?" Eiji asked in a mere whisper.
"HOW COULD YOU! I loved you! And then you do this!" Eiji practically yelled.
"How could I? Simple. I'm not gay. You were a play thing, I thought you realized that. Whenever I got behind on my work I just had to flirt with you and you would get it done. You were such a good little helper, " Eiji couldn't bear it anymore. He fell onto his knees. He had been in love with a man who just used him and then threw him to the side when he no longer needed him.
This was when Oishi followed suit and let his feeling loose in the form of a punch
The sound of a bone hitting bone crack rang through the office. That was when Oishi's and Eiji's boss went flying onto his desk, papers flew everywhere. Oishi walked up to his boss and grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him up to face him.
"I have never known someone so heartless as to hurt someone as sweet as Eiji. I wouldn't be able to stand working for someone as dirty as you. Oishi Shuichiou and Kikumaru Eiji are both resigning," Oishi then threw Oshitari over his desk, making him fall. Oishi turned around to Eiji who was watching everything that had just happened but couldn't make a sound.
Oishi helped Eiji up off of the ground and out of the room. As they both walked past the many people of the office who had heard part of the fight, they were speechless. No one would have believed that the kind mother-like Oishi could have been so aggressive.
Oishi helped Eiji walk down to the lobby and out onto the street. Once there, Eiji seemed to regain his ability to move. He quickly pushed away from Oishi and started to yell at him.
"Why did you do that! Why! I didn't ask you to do anything! Did it look like I needed your help or if I wanted to quit this job!" Eiji yelled. Passerbys were staring at them but neither seemed to care.
"I- I just wanted to help you Eiji," Oishi said as he took a step toward Eiji. Eiji took a step back in return.
"I told you that I don't want your help. I should have kept this a secret from you. Then you wouldn't have ruined it like this. I hate you," Eiji said with tears still streaming down his face his anger was apparent on his face.
Oishi knew Eiji was just mad and confused. But why did it hurt so much?
"Okay. Do what you want. I'm sorry that I interfered in your life. I will just go." Oishi said as he turned and walked away. Leaving the surprised Eiji to stand there and watch his best friend leave.
I didn't mean to say those things. They just came out. I didn't mean it. No Oishi please don't go. I need you. You were the one who was always there for me. When I had a bad dream you would wake me up and tell me everything was okay. At our tennis matches at school if we lost a game, you would be there to comfort me. But now what do I do? Please wait Oishi! Oishi!
Oishi walked to his and Eiji's favorite park. They had spent a lot of sad and fun times there. Oishi sat on the swings and thought about everything that had happened. He did get a little out of control and may have slipped up. But it wasn't that big of a deal right?
Oishi dropped his head into his hands. He heard footsteps running. They were a familiar sound. After being doubles partners all through high school and part of middle school he would know those steps anywhere. He looked up just in time to see Eiji run past him. Where was he going?
Oishi stood up and quickly followed. He ran until he saw Eiji stopped next to bench. He was looking around frantically. What was he looking for? Eiji quickly turned around when he heard footsteps approaching from behind.
"Eiji?" Oishi said as he walked toward the poor boy whose hair was sweaty and disheveled from running.
Eiji eyes glistened with happiness. He ran up to Oishi and hugged him.
This of course surprised Oishi because he was not ready for someone who had hated him an hour earlier to suddenly force all their weight onto him. Oishi fell to the ground with Eiji following in suit.
"I'm sorry Oishi! I'm so sorry! I don't hate you I was just mad at Yuushi. Please don't leave me. I don't want to be alone." Eiji said as he dug his head into Oishi's shoulder. Oishi could feel Eiji's tears through his shirt.
Eiji then heard chuckling. Which turned into laughter. Eiji backed up in surprise unsure of what to do. The laughter soon died down and Oishi regained his composure.
"I'm sorry Eiji. I knew you could never hate me and you should know that I would never leave you." Oishi said as he tried to get comfortable under the weight of his friend.
"But you just walked away!" Eiji said.
"I was mad and couldn't control my feelings. I'm sorry Eiji." Oishi said as he drew his arms around the other man and hugged him. They stayed like that till Oishi's legs started to lose there feeling. Then they both got up and headed home.
(fixed on 12-5-2010)
HELLO! There is going to be another chapter for this story! It will come out in September cause im gone the whole month of august without a computer! But yes there will be more! For the name of this story its dedicated to the new song by Yamashita Tomohisa! ~cause you're my one in a mirrion~~~~
Please review! I rather like this story!