Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Howdy Y'all! It's me again! I am so sorry that it has been so long since my last update. Proper explanations are at the end of the chapter!
Also, please note that I did not proof-read this chapter. There will be mistakes in here. My apologies.
Frizzle: Yes! Now on with the disclaimer! Disclaimer: Slytherin – Fanatic 911 does not own D N Angel or JunJou Romantica but she does own her own character, Sayuri (Satoshi-kun's twin sister). Now… ON WITH THE STORY!
Daisuke rummaged through his wardrobe, trying to find clothes to pack. He pulled out a shirt, examined it and chucked it into a large suit case behind him. He was currently packing for his trip to Tokyo, excited for the chance to see Satoshi again. He and Dark were leaving for the big city in a week so he had started packing for it.
He had missed his chance to see and speak to Satoshi at the ball. Being so close to fixing everything and having the opportunity torn away was torture. He missed Satoshi so much, it was painful. The one thing that was more painful than Satoshi was his relationship with Riku. He liked her a lot, but only as a friend. His feelings of love for her had disappeared a while ago. He was only keeping up the relationship because he didn't want to hurt her.
Daisuke had already hurt Riku once, he didn't want to do that to her again, especially since their relationship was on the rocks as it was. Riku may be able to convince her that everything was alright, but Daisuke couldn't. Dark kept saying that he should break up with her, because he was only hurting her more by stringing her along. He had made a resolve though, that if he ever had the chance to get back together with Satoshi again, then he would break off his relationship with Riku and take it. With the way things were at the moment though, there wasn't going to be a need for that.
"You should break up with her," a calm voice said from Daisuke's doorway.
Daisuke turned around; expecting to see Dark but was surprised to see is father, Kosuke Niwa. Shocked, the red head stepped away from his closet and gestured for his father to come into his room. Kosuke did so and sat down on his son's bed. Daisuke stood awkwardly for a moment before sitting next to his father. It had been a while since Kosuke had come to his son's room to talk to him. The last time he had done so was just after Daisuke and Riku had gotten back together.
"I know you don't want to hurt her like you did last time," Kosuke finally said, "but if you keep pretending that everything's alright, then when you do break up, it will only hurt more."
"Everything's fine, Tou-san," Daisuke replied. "I still love Riku-san."
Kosuke looked at his son, a concerned look on his face. He was worried about Daisuke and the decisions that he was making.
"You seem unhappy nearly all the time. I know it's either because of Hiwatari-kun or Riku-chan."
Daisuke looked down at his hands that were in his lap. He thought back to the ball he had been so close to Satoshi. So close to touching him and talking to him and being able to hold him in his arms again. Tears suddenly welled up in his eyes and spilt over onto his cheeks. He felt an arm being placed around his shoulders and leaned into his father's embrace.
"It's shouldn't be this hard," Daisuke said, crying into his father's shoulder. "I should be happy. I have a wonderful life. My girlfriend loves me; I have close friends that will always be there for me and a loving family so why am I unhappy?"
Kosuke hesitated in answering his son. He hadn't expected Daisuke to unload on him like he did. When he did finally answer, it was in a slow and careful voice, "I think the reason you're sad is because you won't let go of what's making you unhappy. You won'… forgive yourself for what has gone wrong in your life."
Daisuke paused in his sobbing and looked at his father, amazed at what he had said. He had known his father to give great advice but never anything like that. He bit his lip and looked towards the open door of his room. After thinking about what he was going to say, he replied, "And what's making me unhappy? Is it Satoshi-kun or… Riku-san?"
Kosuke stood, looked at his son and said, "That's something you have to figure out for yourself."
He then walked out the room, leaving Daisuke to his thoughts.
-D N Angel-
…In Tokyo, with Hiroki…
Hiroki sat at the table, watching Nowaki move around the kitchen as he made breakfast for the two of them. He had his head resting in his hands and was contemplating all sorts of things. Things like how much Nowaki had been working the past week, why the neighbours had gone away for the week and how much of an arsehole that man had been. How dare he criticize he and Nowaki's relationship? They could show each either as much affection as they wanted to.
"What's wrong, Hiro-san?" Nowaki asked his lover. "You seem rather angry."
Hiroki was pulled from his thoughts and made eye contact with Nowaki who had paused in his cooking. After realising that he had been frowning, Hiroki stopped and answered, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about Hiwatari's father. I still can' believe that they're related."
Nowaki walked over and sat next to the brunette. He sighed and said, "I agree, they don't seem a like at all. Satoshi-san is so nice and that man didn't seem nice at all."
Hiroki's frown returned to his face at that comment. He made a 'keh' noise and replied, "I wouldn't go so far as to say that he's nice, but he's certainly better than what that man was. He was horrible. Acted like we were diseased. Probably doesn't know about his stupid son's orientation."
"Satoshi-kun is not stupid and neither are Sayuri-chan and Krad, because I know you were thinking that," Nowaki complained. "I know you don't like them, but can't choose your family. You're impression of Hiwatari-san shouldn't affect your opinion of Satoshi-kun."
"I won't but… how could they know a person like him? He seemed so cruel," Hiroki wondered as he thought of his neighbours. They had always annoyed him, but they were nothing compared to that man.
Nowaki stood up and walked back over to the kitchen. He tended to the rice and said, "I suppose we should be lucky that it seems as if Hiwatari-san doesn't visit much."
"I guess," Hiroki agreed. He couldn't shake the feeling though that something didn't seem quite right about that man. Something that was sure to bug him until he could figure it out.
-JunJou Romantica-
…With Risa…
Risa stared at the business card she had been given a few nights ago. The card was an off-white colour with lain black text printed on it stating Satoshi's name and title with phone number and email address in the bottom left-hand corner. She had been contemplating for the last few days whether or not she should call the number. Satoshi had given her his card so she could call and arrange a time where they could talk, but she was nervous.
The moment Risa had found out that it was Satoshi that was in love with Daisuke, she couldn't believe it. She had thought it had been a bit too fast for Daisuke and Sayuri to start dating, especially since he had only known her for a few days. Finding out that it had been a lie made everything click into place.
Even before Riku and Daisuke had gotten together in the first place, she always thought that he and Satoshi would've made a great couple. She had felt come sort of connection or pull between the pair that had made them fit good as friends, and even better as a couple.
Mr Taxi by Girls Generation was suddenly blasted throughout the apartment. Risa got up from the couch and rushed over to the kitchen table where her phone was. She saw from the Caller ID that it was her sister, Riku, and with a small sigh, she accepted he call and answered with, "Moshi moshi, Risa speaking."
"Risa, it's me, Riku," Riku said through the phone. "How are you? Even though it's been a few days since I last saw you, it seems a lot longer."
Risa paused, not knowing what to say back. Why did her Riku seem so cheerful? What had happened in the last few days since she left?
"Riku," Risa started, "I'm fine, what about you? You seem more cheerful than what you were when I left."
"That's because I am. You were right about Hiwatari-chan."
Risa was surprised at this. She placed the business card on the table and started twirling a piece of hair around one finger and asked, "How was I right?"
"I didn't tell you this, but I ran into her at the Historical Ball."
"You did?" Risa replied. She knew her sister hated Sayuri since that first school trip. She had always thought it was unreasonable but there had been no convincing her otherwise. With that in mind, she could only imagine that the encounter had gone badly.
"I told her about me and Daisuke-kun and how we're dating. I thought it would make her jealous or something, but she wasn't. She was actually happy for us. She even wished us a long and happy relationship."
"What? That doesn't sound like something she would say."
"Why not? It just means you were right. She doesn't want Daisuke-kun. I don't have to feel threatened by her anymore. I can focus on just being with my boyfriend."
"No, no, that's good," Risa said quickly. "What did Niwa-kun have to say about it?"
There was silence from Riku for a second before she said, "I haven't actually told him. I mean, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that we haven't really talked about the ball. He's been acting a bit weird the past few days as well. Not bad weird, just… weird."
"Maybe Niwa-kun's just realising what he's missing out on."
"Yeah, that's probably it," Riku said. Risa heard a noise on the other end of the line and then heard her sister say, "I gotta go, that's Daisuke-kun. I'll talk later, bye!"
"Yeah, talk later," Risa said, even though Riku had already hung up.
Risa was glad her sister was happy, she really was. Her and Daisuke's relationship had been a bit weird, so for everything to be fine was great. It worried her though that everything had sorted itself out so quickly and without any discussion by either party. It could just be paranoia, but Risa thought that it could be, after almost seeing Satoshi and Sayuri at the ball, Daisuke had realised just how much he missed them. He could then be planning on breaking up with Riku and searching for the twins in Tokyo.
Risa had been there the last time Daisuke broke up with Riku and it wasn't pretty. She didn't want to have to go through that again, but for the sake of his and Satoshi's happiness, she would. She cared for her friend and wanted the best for him. Perhaps the break up wouldn't be so bad for Riku if she had a distraction. If Risa could find someone in Tokyo, who could attract her attention then hopefully her relationship with Daisuke would sort itself out.
Having this thought in mind, Risa opened her contacts and started searching through them.
-D N Angel-
…With Misaki…
Misaki sat at the table in Satoshi's apartment, head resting in his hands while Satoshi made tea for them. He'd called up Misaki and asked him to come over, claiming that Sayuri had made him. Once he arrived, he'd been pulled inside by Sayuri who left immediately stating that she was late for work. From there, Misaki had sat down at the table and watched in silence as Satoshi moved around the kitchen.
"Ne, Satoshi," Misaki started, not liking the silence, "how was your trip?"
Satoshi turned to face Misaki and surprised him with a glare on his face. "It was fine."
Satoshi looked back out to the city, causing Misaki to pout at the answer. Judging by the way he was acting, it didn't seem like the trip was 'fine'.
"You went to Azumano, right?" Misaki asked, not giving up on the conversation. "Did you see any old classmates?"
Satoshi stiffened at the question and only when the kettle clicked and he started to pour hot water into two mugs, he said, "Yes, we went back to Azumano and… I did see a couple of old acquaintances."
"That's interesting," Misaki replied. "Did you see…Harada-san, I think her name is?"
"How do you know about her?" Satoshi asked, facing Misaki with a sharp look.
"She goes to the same University as Sayuri and me. She introduced herself a few weeks back."
"Oh. Yes, I saw Harada-san. She was there with her sister and boyfriend."
"Were you close with her?"
Satoshi handed Misaki a mug and sat across from at the table, staring into his own mug. It was a few minutes before he finally said, "No. It was only me, Sayuri and…Niwa."
Misaki didn't respond. He took a sip of his tea, feeling awkward. Though he didn't know any of the details, he was sure that the breakup between Satoshi and Niwa must have been bad for him to move away.
"I used to wear glasses, you know," Satoshi said, changing the topic. "Stopped wearing them I moved though."
"Ah, so do you wear contacts now?" Misaki asked, confused but grateful they were on a different subject.
"No, I never needed them I the first place."
"Then why…?"
Satoshi shrugged his shoulder.
Misaki stared at his friend, trying to imagine him with glasses. It was hard to, and suddenly he realised, like Usagi, he had no idea who Satoshi was before he met him. He may know the current Satoshi pretty well but that Satoshi had been shaped by the things that happened in the past. He had accepted not knowing Usagi's past but he had learnt about that anyway. There was no way for him to learn about Satoshi's past. The only ways he could think of were to ask him directly, which was hopeless, or go to another source. There was no one else though. No one except…
"How was your week?" Satoshi asked.
"It was fine," Misaki replied. "Usagi-san seemed happy that you weren't here to 'steal me away'."
"Of course."
They lapsed into silence and sipped at their tea. Satoshi went back to staring at the city and Misaki stared at anything that wasn't Satoshi. It was a comfortable silence between friends but eventually it was interrupted by a shrill ringing that came from Satoshi's phone.
Satoshi sighed and heaved himself up out of his chair to get his phone, muttering, "Might be work."
Misaki stuck his pinky into his tea and started to swirl it around. He brought out his own phone and checked the time. If that was Satoshi's work, Misaki would probably have to leave straight away so he could get ready. What he wasn't expecting though, was for Satoshi to look surprised and say, "Harada-san?"
Misaki looked up, surprised as well. What did it mean that Harada was calling up Satoshi? Could she be rekindling their friendship from the past? Maybe even romances…?
"No I have the next few days off," Satoshi said, "Sayuri forced me to… Lunch? On Wednesday? Yeah, that sounds fine… No, I know a place. Small restaurant. I can pick you up from Mitsuhashi at one. Sayuri has work and Krad will be painting so it'll be fine… Ah, no, just a friend… Okay, see you then. Bye."
Satoshi hung up then typed a few things on his phone before sitting down across from Misaki again.
"That was…Harada-san?"
"Yes."
"You're having lunch with her."
"Yes."
Misaki stared at Satoshi a moment longer before turning away. Satoshi having lunch with Harada meant nothing. There was no way it could. He didn't 'bat for that team'. It was simply just a lunch between two former classmates. However Satoshi had said that he hadn't been that close to her. Perhaps Harada had feelings for him back then? Maybe that was why she asked him out? But why had he accepted then? And why organise a time when both Sayuri and Krad were busy. Did he not want them to find out? Why?
There was something else going on beneath the surface. Misaki knew that the reason for Satoshi meeting with Harada must be an innocent one but there was still the question of Sayuri and Krad. Though it bugged him, he knew that there was nothing he could do.
The silence between Misaki and Satoshi continued for a moment before Satoshi stood up, drank the last of his tea and walked over to the kitchen. While he was distracted, Misaki grabbed Satoshi's phone and went to the call history. He looked at the number at the top and memorised it quickly before locking the phone and putting it down again.
Satoshi sat down and looked at his phone. Misaki was sure he had been caught but nothing happened. He breathed a sigh of relief, though his heart was still beating a little too fast.
There was a beeping sound and Misaki pulled out his phone. He read the message and frowned.
"Usami-san?"
"Yeah, apparently he's blown up the kitchen again."
"You can leave if you want, I don't mind."
"But Sayuri-"
"Go. She's just over-worrying. I'll be fine."
Misaki stared awkwardly for a moment before standing up. Satoshi didn't move, but Misaki still walked over to the door anyway. He opened the door, turned back to Satoshi and said, "See you later."
Satoshi nodded. Misaki left the apartment and as soon as he had shut the door, he brought out his phone again and entered the number he had seen earlier. He stared at it for a moment before walking towards the elevator and hitting 'call'.
Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Congratulations! You have just finished reading Chapter Nine of Junai Angels! I'm SO SO SO SORRY it so long for me to finish this and put it up! The reason for this is as follows:
At first, it really was because of assignments, but as Uni finished it became laziness. Then sometime during December there was the issues with JunJou Romantica and the people who had been translating it, stopping doing the translations. No one else was willing to pick it up, though I could tell that it was close to the end of the series. The thought of never ever reading the ending to JJR crushed me. D N Angel I could stand because it just wasn't being updated (Fuck you too, Sugisaki-sensei), but JJR was being updated, it just wouldn't get translated. Through the combined effort of JJR and DNA, I had no will to continue with JA or Natsuyasumi V2.
As time passed and I took a well-needed break and wrote other things, I occasionally picked up JA again, writing a little bit at a time. And that's where this chapter came from. I'm not saying I'll update as often as I promised I would but I'll put a little bit more effort into it. I think I'm ready to.
Just as a note, JJR is now being translated by a group on FB (thank god).
Thank you for your patience, though I suspect some people have probably started to think that I've given up on this fic (which I haven't).
Anywho, until next.
Ja Bye Bye Ne
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