Oishi opened the door of his apartment and the place was completely dark. He silently removed his shoes and walked in, after turning on the lights. He looked around to the emptiness of that place before taking a deep breath.
Shuichirou removed his clothes on the bathroom and looked at his own reflection for a while in the mirror. He was so tired. Two weeks had passed by terribly slowly since Eiji moved out and he felt lonely.
Even though Haruka and Takumi had told him he could stop by their place at anytime, the young doctor didn't want to be a bother to the newlyweds.
Finishing his shower, he put some clean pajamas on and went to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, it was almost completely empty. When Eiji left, he had prepared a lot of portions so Shuichirou could get by, but after those ended, he had no will to cook anything. Eating alone was joyless.
He had picked up an obento from the convenience near on the day before and heated on the microwave for a while. Haruka was already scolding him again.
When it was done, he put the food on the plate and went to the sofa, eating it slowly.
He looked his cell phone while eating. He hoped that Eiji would communicate with him regularly after moving, but it didn't happen.
"Summer vacations started already. He's probably enjoying himself." He said to himself, sadly.
He searched for Tezuka's contact. Shuichirou wished they could spend some time together on the weekend, but he knew he was busy as well. More than the physical aspects of being in a relationship, he was craving company.
He remembered the conversation he had to Haruka and smiled sadly. Even being properly together for some months now, he couldn't even imagine having the conversation about living together with Tezuka. He didn't do it with Fuji after all those years, why would he do it with him?
Sometimes he wondered if they still maintain any contact. Tezuka said he was the one who ended things, so something really bad should have happen. According to the things Tezuka told him about their relationship. Fuji probably didn't even care, right?
Shuichirou laid down and looked at the white ceiling, feeling the pressure of being on that empty and silent apartment.
"I want to see him." He said to himself, placing an arm in front of his eyes.
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Fuji drank a sip of his sake slowly. He was sitting in his customary table at Sakurai. Just a couple of minutes after he arrived Rei had already offered him a bottle. He was lazily looking at his messages on the cell phone.
"I'm being stupid." He said to himself. "He's not going to contact me." He drank another sip of his drink, feeling annoyed. "He should at least send a thank you message. It was a great blowjob."
He could still feel the trembling of Tezuka's body on his fingertips and his taste on his mouth. He always thought Kunimitsu looked painfully handsome when he was about to come. It was like all his defenses crumbled due to the pleasure and Syuusuke always felt proud of being able to destroy his stoic expression.
He really thought he would forget his resilience, grab his body and ravish him after what happened. Instead, he silently turned his back to him again and closed his eyes, still breathing heavily and Fuji never felt so neglected. That was the reason he had left without saying anything. He could have, at least, returned the favor!
"Ah, I'm horny." He thought to himself, before pouring more sake and drinking in one big gulp. "I really should stop drinking."
"Excuse me." Eiji appeared in front of Fuji and he looked at him surprised. He was wearing the black and white uniform of Sakurai and had a gentle expression. "Your karaage is here."
"Oh. You're the new kid Rei-san told me about."
"Ah, yes!" Eiji smiled. "I started a week ago, I mainly help at the kitchen, but today is very crowded, so…" He had already placed the deep fried chicken wings in front of Fuji when he showed a sly smile.
"What's your name?"
"Kikumaru Eiji." He made a quick reverence. "Nice to meet you."
"So polite." He thought. "You're a college student, right, Kikumaru-kun?"
"I'm studying to be a chef."
"Isn't that wonderful?" he picked up one of the chicken and ate it. "Wow, it's different. It has a really good seasoning on it. Did you do it?" he asked, after eating it.
"Yes, Natsuya-san said it would be a good practice. I'm glad you liked it."
"I really did." he showed him the cup and Eiji served him more sake. "Can't wait to taste other things from you."
Eiji was too innocent to realize the true intentions of his words and just felt happy with the idea of receiving a compliment from a client.
"Thank you so much for your patronage!" he made a small reverence. "I need to go back to the kitchen now, so…"
"Off you go." Fuji smiled. "My name is Fuji. Please, keep it in mind."
"Okay, Fuji-san." He said, before leaving.
"So cute." Syuusuke said, before eating another piece of the chicken. "Rei-san made an excellent choice."
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The sound of the shower mixed with Tezuka's low moans. His hand was soapy and he was touching himself, the wet bangs over his closed eyes.
Lately, the image of Syuusuke's mouth around him, would come to his mind uninvited. He was in the middle of his bath when it happened. He would fool himself, thinking it only happened because of his inability to see Oishi on those past couple of weeks due to their busy schedules and Fuji was his last sexual contact. But, while he was at it, memories of other intimate moments together would appear as well.
He felt extremely annoyed for still being controlled like that, even at distance. How could Syuusuke lie with such a straight face saying he missed him? How long had Tezuka wished for those words on those long and painful years together? Why now?
His body trembled and he finished himself on his hands. He stayed there, his head on the cold water, trying to calm down, his desire running down from his fingers.
He thought of Oishi. Tezuka was sure he would gladly take care of his needs and push away all those unrequited feelings.
He closed the shower and grabbed a towel near, starting to dry himself. Going to his room, he picked up his cell phone and dialed the number. It rang twice before Shuichirou answered.
"Tezuka?"
"I'm sorry for calling so late."
"No problem, I was reading in bed. Is everything all right?"
"Yes. I just wanted you to know that I realize I'm in debt with you lately. We're not able to see each other."
"Eh?" Oishi was really surprised. "Don't worry about it. I know you're busy, I'm busy as well. The downside of being an adult."
"Can you spend the night here tomorrow? I know it sudden, but…"
"Yes, I can do it."
"It's settled then."
"See you tomorrow." His voice was gentle and Tezuka took a deep breath after turning the phone off. He was sure that storm inside his mind would calm down by Oishi's side.
