Landing a plane safely and gently has become second nature for the dark-haired male that flew the plane. He was happy to be landing back in his home country of Japan and to be in the place of the people he missed most. Dismissing the passengers from the aircraft and waiting for them to all clear and for the staff to finish cleaning and looking over the plane, Chifuyu bowed and bid the staff a good day. Leaving the plane, he collected his things and left with a grin.
Chifuyu smiled as he unlocked his phone and looked at the background. The picture consisted of him and two other men. The three of them were happy and Chifuyu couldn't wait to see them. After he had been gone for a few days - keeping up with his flights - he was ready to go home, rest, and see the two people he loved most.
He went to text the two when he stopped. He decided to not tell Keisuke or Kazutora that he had returned home. He wanted to see the surprise look on their faces when he walked into Keisuke's pet shop. He chuckled to himself as he walked through the halls of the airport.
"Someone is in a good mood." A young male said, startling Chifuyu who was lost in thought. He looked at the dark-haired male with a small smile.
"Hey, Haruto. Did you just come back to Japan yourself?" Chifuyu asked the other, putting his phone away. The other nodded.
"Yup. Just returned and I saw that your flight was going to be arriving here shortly so I thought I would wait for my friend and thought that I should greet you upon your return." Haruto said with smile. "So, what has you in such a good mood? I haven't seen you this happy since we graduated as full-fledged pilots. So spill."
Chifuyu's face flushed and he turned his face away from the other pilot. "Oh, uh, well… I am going to see my family. You know, the ones I would tell you about when we were in school? Well, with me always away on routes, I don't see them that often and I wanna surprise them with my return. I haven't told them that I landed."
Haruto smiled and patted Chifuyu's back. "Well, that's amazing! I am sure that they will love seeing you. You are a lucky man, my friend. Where did you say they worked?"
"Oh well, Keisuke runs a pet shop and Kazutora, well, he helps Kei run the shop." Chifuyu replied with a smile.
Haruto nodded his head, his eyes following every movement that Chifuyu made. "You never change, do you? Come on, let's find your vehicle and send you off on your way home. I don't remember if you took your car or bike here."
Chifuyu chuckled. "I took my car. My bike I had to leave at Draken's shop for repairs. It needed a tune up and Draken likes working on bikes. I trust him."
"I see. Draken, I will never get used to a name like that. You said that it was his nickname, and I have to say that it is awesome that it still stuck like that. I would love to have a cool nickname like that." Haruto commented as he and Chifuyu started to head out.
"Yeah? Would you get a tattoo on your head for it?" Chiufyu asked and smiled when the other man shook his head.
"No way. Needles freak me out. I think the nickname 'Haru' is good enough…. Fuyu." Haruto teased. He knew that only a few people called him that, but it always got a fun reaction out of him. Chifuyu looked over and glared at his friend.
"Yeah, don't call me that, Haru. Only Kei and Kazu can call me that." Chifuyu huffed, his cheeks a rosy pink.
"You know I am teasing. When you make a reaction like that, I can't help but want to push it." Chifuyu just rolled his eyes.
"Maybe when you actually find a person to love, you will have a name that they call you and only they can call you that. 'Fuyu' is reserved for Kei and Kazu." Chifuyu replied. Haruto just laughed.
"I know that was an attack to me, but seriously, I don't need someone tying me down. I became a pilot to see the world. I don't need anyone that would miss me and worry about me." Haruto said. Chifuyu nodded as he heard the man speak of his reasoning for wanting to be a pilot.
"But on that note, how can you handle leaving your lovers? That was something I never could understand." Haruto continued. Chifuyu hummed.
"Oh, well, it is hard to leave them from time to time, but I know I will come home and see them again. I trust that." Chifuyu responds with a smile.
Haruto rolls his eyes, smiling. "You are hopeless. You read too many of those stories." He said but he was only teasing his friend. Chifuyu pushed him to the side.
"Oh shut it. At least I have a hobby. What do you do? Oh yeah, you bug me or Akane when you are bored. Oh, I should be heading over the pet shop. I don't want them to close before I can surprise them. Later, Haru!" Chifuyu said quickly and left the pilot at the car lot.
Quickly finding his care, Chifuyu sighed with a smile. He was home and he wanted to see Keisuke and Kazutora and he was getting impatient. He was half tempted to call them, but held in his excitement as he drove down the roads of Japan. He knew the streets well, having grown up around here and having walked the streets with his lovers many times. He smiled at the memories and looked around for a parking spot. Somewhere away from the shop so Kazutora and Keisuke wouldn't see and recognize his car. He parked a little ways down the street and decided to come in through the back entrance, suddenly glad that he had a spare key to the shop. Finding his way to the back he went inside the shop. There was no bell like the front door had, so no one took any notice to the door opening.
"Hey, Kazu, did you add water to the dog pen?" Chifuyu heard the voice of the first person he fell for; Keisuke.
"Yeah, I did, I was about to check the cat's water as well. By the way, we should get some treats and bring them home for Peke J." Kazutora's voice responded. It seems they did know that Chifuyu's plane had landed and he was back in Japan. That, or they knew and had already discussed it when Chifuyu wasn't there.
"Oh, hold on, Kei, I have to go to the back. The birds are low on bird seed." Kazutora said. Chifuyu smiled. This would be perfect.
He waited for the man to walk to the back, bend down and pick up the bird seed when said, "Hey, Kazu!"
The man jumped and dropped the bird seed, the seed scattering across the ground. He looked at Chifuyu and blinked. "Fuyu? I…. what are you? When did you? You jerk!" Chifuyu laughed as Kazutora tackled him in a hug.
"Kazu, is everything al- Chifuyu? When did you get back? You didn't call us or text us. I…. why is there bird seed on the ground?" Keisuke questioned, still baffled by Chifuyu's return.
"Chifuyu here thought it would be funny to scare me," Kazutora explained, "while I held the bird seed."
"Ah, I see. Well, I guess he can clean it up." Keisuke determined.
Chifuyu gaped at him. "Really? On the day I return and have a bit of Jetlag? Really, Kei?" Chifuyu questioned. Keisuke simply nodded.
"And until then, I will not give you any attention." Keisuke turned his head and crossed his arms.
"Wha- but Kei, I just got back. I wanted to surprise you and Kazu." Chifuyu explained.
"Don't care, you caused the mess, you get to clean it up. Kazutora, let's finish the rest of closing while Chifuyu takes care of this." Keisuke says as he drags Kazutora away from the pilot.
Chifuyu just stood there and scoffed. He grabbed the broom and swept the bird seed up. When he was done, Chifuyu walked out and met up with Kazutora and Keisuke who were waiting by the door. Having done this for a long time, they had finished up with their work rather quickly. Once Chifuyu had joined the two by the front. Keisuke locked up the shop and the three left to head home.
Ending 1: True Ending/Original idea
Chifuyu stood in-between the two taller men and smiled happily. He held one of their hands and didn't have a care in the world. Everything was right. It was perfect. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.
The clouds above them darkened and Chifuyu looked up, worriedly. "We should get home before that storm hits and we get soaked. Right, Kazu, Kei….. Kazu? Kei?" Chiufuyu looked around.
His lovers were not to be seen. He could have sworn that he was holding their hands a moment ago. He started to panic. "Kazutora! Keisuke! Where did you guys go?! This isn't funny!" The pilot called out. He started to run around, his eyes checking every place around him. Where were they? His body ran on autopilot and he found himself at a crossroad. He stopped. One was dark and gloomy and had a sad looking building, while the other was an open field with one grave stone.
Chifuyu's heart dropped. He wished it were untrue, but he went on the path that led to the open field. Each step was heavy. He held his breath and his body shook. When he stopped, he saw the name engraved in clear letters: Keisuke Baji.
Keisuke was dead. He has been. Chifuyu turned to look at the other path and saw that the building was in rubble and Kazutora stood there, a frown on his face, blood splattered against his body.
"Chifuyu…. Wake up."
The dark haired man jolted up. He was in front of Baji's grave and Kazutora was by his side, shaking him.
"Oh good, you woke up. You were gone for a while and it is going to rain. I got worried and found you asleep. Come on, let's get you home." Chifuyu stared at Kazutora. He allowed Kazutora to hoist him up and lead him back to the apartment they shared. Chifuyu was still shaken by what he dreamt.
It was all a dream. A dream of what he wanted. A dream of what could have been. A dream that will only be in his mind. His eyes watered at that thought and Kazutora just stopped and held him.
Yeah, a dream. More like a nightmare.
Ending 2: Alter Ending
The three made it back to their place and once inside, Keisuke and Kazutora immediately tackled the pilot. Chifuyu burst out in laughter as he couldn't breathe. "You idiot, you should have told us you were back so we could have closed up shop sooner." Keisuke yelled.
"Yeah, but then I wouldn't have been able to surprise you. Who cares if I had to clean up bird seed. It was perfect to see Kazutora so scared. Plus, don't you keep track of my flights? I send you updates." Chifuyu pointed out.
Keisuke shrugged. "Oh well. At least you are here now." He said as ruffled the smaller's hair. He grinned and sat on the couch. Chifuyu smiled as he sat next to Keisuke and Kazutora sat on Chifuyu's other side.
"Hey... I love you, Fuyu. Welcome home." Keisuke said.
Chifuyu was home and he was happy. This was what the three of them wanted. Keisuke has his pet shop, Chifuyu is a pilot and Kazutora has a family who loves him. What could be better?
Nothing. This was what they wanted. This was their reality. Nothing could take it from them.
Sitting on the couch, the three cuddled and Chifuyu in the comfort of the two men, fell asleep, peacefully, and happy.
A/N: So, I hope you liked this. I enjoyed writing this. So, we knew that Chifuyu and Baji had dreams of being a pilot and Pet shop owner but nothing for Kazutora. So, because of his home life, I made his dream to have a loving family which he has with Chifuyu and Baji. So yeah. Also, a friend said that it better be happy which is why this has two endings... so yeah... anyway, see ya later!
~Akira
Posted: 3/8/2022