Chapter 1: The Visit
Makishima Yuusuke may be a skilled climber, a great mentor, and an overprotective mother, but today he ends up getting sent to the Toudou-an by his family and they are forcing him to take Onoda with him. Furthermore, Toudou's family is interested in the green haired climber's fashion career, but Makishima isn't happy about it. However, as a sempai, he has to abide his time between the champion and his annoying boyfriend.
It was a Friday afternoon at Sohoku Bicycle club. Almost all of the racers have finished up for the day and are prepared to head home except for Imaizumi and Naruko as they are staying after to help clean up the club room while Onoda was busy returning the bikes back to their racks.
"Onoda-chan, I thought you were leaving early today?" asked Naruko.
"As a skilled cyclist and prominent leader of Sohoku, I must assume responsibility by staying after to help out club members because that is a sign of respect!" he said proudly.
Kinjou and Makishima both looked at the young rookie and smiled. How did this kid end up becoming so responsible?
"He is such a handful, isn't he, Kinjou?" said makishima.
"You raised him pretty well, Mama Spider!" teased Kinjou.
Makishima threw a magazine at Kinjou's head, knocking his sunglasses onto the ground. Seriously, when are they going to learn? He was only a sempai looking out for his kohai and not some overprotective mama.
As he was about to leave the club room, his phone started vibrating.
"Hell-"
"Hello, Maki-chan! It's good to hear your voice on a bright late sunny afternoon." Said the voice.
Makishima knew that it was his rival toudou calling him. "Yes, it's good to hear from you as well, Toudou."
"How are you doing?"
"All right, I guess. I had to keep Kinjou "The proud father" off my back before he went any further with that "Mama Spider" comment."
"I see, but you are still my Maki-chan though. Listen, do you have any plans later this evening?"
"No, not likely. You know my parents, they just love to see me go out into the world and explore every single area of japan. If you ask me, it is so boring."
Toudou immediately pouted on the phone. "Maki-Chan! Japan is not boring! Why, I'll have you know that my parents love to travel all around Japan to see the sights."
"That's because your family owns an inn since they are expert on the subject."
"Japanese History is my forte, maki-chan." Smiled Toudou. "You are into gravure. Why don't you take your mind off it for a while?"
"Jinpachi, my brother is a fashion designer in London and he owns almost all of the product lines. He even ships them overseas to just about anywhere in the world. There is no way I could abandon that field of study."
"I see, but still, you should come visit me at my inn. We got the hot springs all set up."
"Are you sure about this? You didn't call me out of the blue just to do something crazy with me, are you?"
Toudou let out an indignant squawk over the phone. "Maki-chan! I highly resent such implications like that! Besides, I want to be in good graces with your kohai."
"Now you are getting Onoda involved, sho?"
"I always have to make sure everyone on the team gets on my good side."
Makishima let off a groan. He still had a half-smile on his face. "I'll take your word for it. But you are not totally wrong. He has a way with people. When he first met Arakita, he was worried that wolf boy would have chewed him up in an instant, but luckily, he didn't say anything terrible and called him a cool guy."
"Yes, I noticed. You know, I really envy you, Maki-chan. You really have trained Onoda-kun well."
"Yes, I did. But this goes to show him that he will be strong and not as nervous as before."
"We shall see about that." Said Toudou." I will call you once you get home."
Makshima nodded as he closed his phone off, locked the door, and left the clubroom for the day.
That night as Makishima entered his house, his phone started ringing again.
"Yuusuke, darling!" called his mom. "Your boyfriend is calling for you."
"MOM!" shouted Makishima. "Jinpachi and I are just friends!"
Makishima could hear laughter on the other line. "I had a feeling you would say that, you know how much I love you, right maki-chan? So I hope you've finished eating a healthy dinner after cycling?"
Makishima sighed to himself. Did his rival really have to ruin his Friday evening plans?
"Do you really have to ask me that on a daily basis?"
"Now, now, don't be mean Maki-chan. I wouldn't call you without giving a real reason!" said Toudou. Even makishima's parents were giggling in the background as they watched their son talking on the phone in the living room.
"Yuusuke-kun, someone has to keep an eye on your daily routine and it's not going to be us." Said his mom.
"Your health means everything to your boyfriend as he is looking out for your best interest at heart." Giggled his father.
Makishima was blushing with fury as he gestured a hand motion telling them to stay in the dining room. He was going to have a conversation with his brother later. Even worse, Toudou was laughing.
"What's so funny, Toudou?"
"Oh n-nothing really! I just feel that your parents are starting to accept the fact that we are lovers and they are more than determined to let me keep you for as long as it takes. Besides, they know for a fact you can't be at your home all day."
"Now you are stalking me?"
"I wouldn't call it stalking. It's a request that my parents have conjured up with your folks as they have met before at my inn. Therefore, both our families are taking this in stride since they want us to be together forever."
"But we aren't married yet."
"Not now we aren't. But very soon, we will be."
"We might not have settled our race, but I promise you that tie will be broken."
"We shall see about that, Maki-chan. Now then, do you want me to pick up glasses-kun?"
"Thanks, but I can handle that. I am sure his mom is wondering where his impish boyfriend is right now. In fact, I got a text from Onoda a few hours ago telling me that he was having panic attacks when his boyfriend was mentioned."
"You mean manami? So that woman next door was actually glasses-kun's mother? No wonder she seemed so obsessed with that climber of ours."
"You have no idea. Onoda tells me that his mom even went so far as to buy gifts for Manami as a thank you for taking care of him. Even his teammates were stunned at that."
Toudou was shocked at this. Has Onoda's mom turned into a stalker for helping out the Hakone team?
"Wow, are you serious? Even I don't intend to waste money on that little imp, but this is just too much. Somehow I have to find a way to thank glasses-kun's mom one of these days."
"Yeah, that would be best, considering how she always attends the cycling events that we partake in each year. I almost feel bad for Onoda since he gets sensitive to his mom constantly coming time and time again."
"You know, Maki-chan. I have been trying for months to figure out how glasses-kun's mom keeps coming to our base without anyone shooing her away. I am surprised that no one reported her for stalking and harassment so I can see where you are coming from. To be honest, we could never understand why our family keeps getting involved in our affairs. Anyway, you should tell Glasses-kun the good news."
"I will, and thank you for the call, sho."
"No problems. I will await your arrival tomorrow. Good night, Maki-chan!" and with that, Toudou hung up the phone even before Makishima could respond. The green haired climber lets out an exasperated sigh and smiled. Boy, not even Onoda could turn down an invitation like this despite Toudou insisting on bringing the reigning champion of the Inter-high over.
"So, dear Maki-chan, what did your boyfriend say?" giggled his mom while she poked at her son's cheeks.
Makishima was blushing a cherry red. "Mom! It's just an invitation to a friend's house for a slumber party, that's all." He said gruffly.
"Oh, but you must tell me how much time you spent sleeping with your sexy climber."
Makishima was literally floored at that remark. The nerve of his parents, how dare they intrude on his affairs?
"We are not sleeping together! We are just acquaintances and my so called lover telephones me day after day to check on my health and my progress in cycling. He's makiung sure I am eating a well-balanced meal and…" Makishima blushed again. "Oh my god, did I say that out loud? What I meant was…"
"You can't lie to us any longer. I know you are in love with that headband boy." Said his father.
"Dad! Not you too!"
Both of his parents chuckled. "See, I told you dear. Makishima has made some excellent friends here in Japan. No wonder Ren loves teasing you so much. Also, how much sex do you guys perform on the bed?"
That was the last straw. Makishima was flushing a beet red as he vein-popped. He couldn't stand such abhorrent behavior from his parents as he marched towards his room and said, "That's not for you guys to know!" He then slammed the door behind him with a huff.
Once inside the safety of his room, he dialed Onoda's number and said, "Hello Onoda-chan, I hope you are having better luck than I am."
After the fourth ring, Onoda picked up and said, "Hello, spider man. And what's this about luck?"
"First of all, please stop calling me spider man. Second of all, you have no idea how immature my parents are. Those uncultured heathens have found out about my secret crush with Toudou jinpachi and now they won't stop talking about. I seriously need to move out of this house before it gets out of hand."
Once Onoda heard that, he was laughing hysterically with tears staining his eyes. "You….. You're in love…..With Toudou-san? Oh my god, no wonder you are so sexually active!"
"Don't laugh! I am trying my best to keep this information safe with you. Now then, are you going to come to Toudou's ryokan tomorrow? I hope you don't have any plans."
"I have no plans tomorrow and it sounds like fun. I could use a bit of soaking in the hot baths."
At that moment, Makishima breathed a sigh of relief. He wouldn't dare strangle his beloved kohai for making fun of him, but at least as an upperclassman, he knows how to treat Onoda well even when he required assistance some of the time. Eventually as time went on, Onoda managed to do well on his own without any additional support.
"Excellent, so shall I come by your house and pick you up tomorrow morning at 9 am?"
"That would be ideal. Thank you very much, Spider-san!" said Onoda gleefully.
"S….Spider-san?" thought Makishima to himself. What was it with him and the nicknames?
"Okay then, if there is nothing else. I am going to sleep now. You have a good night!"
"Good night to you too, Makishima!" said Onoda. The line went dead after that as Makishima slipped the phone back into his pocket and prepped himself for bed.
Meanwhile at the Toudou-an, Toudou himself wasn't having much luck either as he could hear sniggering and giggling from the guests and his parents. God, why did this night have to be so bad for the climbers?
"If only the inn didn't have walls, then I wouldn't be in this position right now." Thought Toudou to himself. His parents thought that the love nest between him and Makishima were pretty cute and even some of the girls in the inn almost asked for the green goblin's phone number. The thought of that was running in the mountain god's head like crazy. How was he going to deal with this problem?
"Toudou dear!" called his mom. "Dinner time!"
"I'll be there in a few minutes, kaa-chan!"
Thinking quickly, toudou placed his phone back into his pocket and rushed towards the dining room. He wasn't going to worry about the love rumors until they are completely dying down for the night. Furthermore, Toudou was going to have some fun with his guests no matter how strange they might be. He wasn't going to let this weekend get ruined.
"So Jinpachi, how are you getting along with your boyfriend so far?" asked his father.
Toudou almost spit his drink out after hearing that question. "Dad! We are just friends! We aren't lovers yet."
"Oh really? You seemed to be pretty infatuated with the climber from Sohoku. Besides, we heard that he likes sexy gravure magazines. So we thought to ourselves, why can't we be in the fashion industry just like his brother? We would love to see what your boyfriend sends us the next time he comes back to Japan."
At that moment, Toudou was beaming with excitement. "You know about my boyfriend's brother? I thought you guys weren't into fashion."
"Oh, we decided to give the duties to your sister now. Furthermore, it is time for us to change our careers and focus on fashion. Perhaps we can start opening up a fashion shop just outside of the inn because that would attract more customers. Furthermore, you need new Yukata styled clothes, my dear." Said his mom.
"But why? I thought the yukatas that we have matches my beauty perfectly!"
"Not really. Those yukatas you have now are too old and aren't worth much if we sell them now. It is time we added new brands to our product line. Bring your boyfriend and his guests here tomorrow morning so we can arrange a proposition for him. Oh and that little cutie, what's his name?"
"Megane-kun? Oh, he is the winner of last year's inter-high, Onoda sakamichi."
Both of toudou's parents were blushing with excitement upon hearing that name. "He won the inter-high last year? Oh God! Everyone seems to be in love with him! He will be a perfect son in law for our family!"
Toudou sweat-dropped at that statement. Seriously is everyone in the household this insane? Not only did Onoda become famous, but now he has stalkers following him day and night. He was going to have a word with Manami about this immediately. After dinner, most of the guests retired to their rooms while others went to the baths or played table tennis for the night. As for toudou, he was busy helping with the dish washing and cleaning up the Kitchen while his parents went to the living room to watch a documentary on television. Tomorrow was the day that he would never forget because he hasn't seen Makishima for a long time now. Besides, he wasn't about to let this summer go to waste.
"Hana-chan, you heard what my parents said right?"
"About the fashion industry? I know. That's why I also want to get involved as well."
"Really? Not you too, nee-san!"
"Dear otoutou! I am a college student now! Love is in the air for me as I am pursuing a career in fashion. Therefore, Makishima will be a perfect role model for me."
Toudou stared at his sister with a horrifying look that could stop a truck. Now she is after Makshima and the gravure industry? What would green goblin say now when he finds out about Toudou's family getting involved in his little scheme?
"What am I going to tell my darling boyfriend?"
"Just tell him that I would gladly work under his tutelage."
"You are a handful, you know that, onee-san?"
"Just trying to be helpful."
"Yeah well, no one asked you! Duh!" squawked Toudou as he stuck his tongue out at his sister. In return, Hana just shrugged it off.
With all that said and done, Toudou retreated back to his room for the night and went to bed. He was smiling deviously. "Just you wait, Maki-chan! I will figure out a way to stop my parents from ever getting their hands on fashion."