Three (AshEiji Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

Author's Note: Sorry guys. I've been gone for such a long time and I missed writing. I was suffering from writer's block sadly 😭😭😭 I didn't know where to go from here and I'm working on three other stories that I don't know how to end. 

⚠️TW⚠️ Abusive relationship

Ash picks Eiji up, bridal style, and carries him over to the bed. They both flop down and lay in each other's arms, cherishing every moment as if nothing else matters.

After about three hours of laying with Ash on his bed, Eiji remembers his boyfriend. Oh shit, what am I going to tell him, he thinks, he'll easily think I'm cheating, what else could I be doing. Wait, is this considered cheating? He accidentally whispers the last thought aloud. "What? Wait, you're dating someone?" Ash asks, extremely confused. After some very awkward words, Eiji explains that the man he was with earlier that day is his boyfriend, then he remembers that he doesn't live there anymore, they come to the conclusion that they won't see each other again until this weekend, the 11th or 12th of June, when Eiji will break up with his boyfriend.

The next day (June 9th), Sato notices Eiji's sudden change in behavior, he was very open before, now he kind of seems off-limits. For example, when Sato reached to grab Eiji's hand while they were walking, Eiji shook it off and pretended to distract himself. And when Sato was about to go to the bathroom for a second he leaned in to kiss Eiji, but he turned his face to avoid lip-to-lip contact. How could Eiji change so fast? Sato thinks, I brought him to New York and pay for almost everything. How could he treat me like this? The fast paced thinking and trying to stop Eiji from running in-front of cars is messing with Sato's head. I'm over reacting, it's probably just an off-day for us or something.

At the end of the day back at the hotel, Sato asks Eiji what was going on and if he did something to upset Eiji. This made Eiji feel even worse, knowing he was going to break up with Sato, he says nothing and gets up to take a shower. Being left without a response greatly angers Sato, he stands up and storms to the bathroom, Eiji is already in the shower so he doesn't hear the violent banging on the door. Sato sits back on the couch and thinks up ways to get the truth out of Eiji. I could make him a cup of coffee, and sooth him into talking to me, he thinks, but why should I have to do anything for him, why can't he just tell me? I mean I'm his boyfriend. Sato thinks about gas lighting, gate keeping, guilt tripping and sometimes violence, he settles on sitting Eiji down on the petite sofa in their room and directly asking. There's no way he can avoid the question this way, he thinks.

Eiji comes out of the bathroom, steam follows. He's wearing a white, hotel provided, robe and his wet, jet black hair is laying flat against his neck and forehead. He looks almost regal.

"Eiji..." Sato tries to say, but is baffled by his boyfriend's beauty

"Yes, Sato?" Eiji replies, there's annoyance in his voice, but it's barely recognizable

"Come sit down next to me" he beckons, patting the cushion beside him

"Alright" Eiji says as he walks across the room to the white couch "what would you like?" He says keeping the same tone

"I have a question" Sato says "I asked this earlier, but you didn't say anything"

"What is it?" Eiji says, playing dumb

"Did I do anything to upset you? Or did something happen-" Sato asks

"No" Eiji interrupts "I'm fine, you haven't done anything-"

"Then why are you acting like this?" Sato insists, his voice more aggressive

"Like what!" Eiji protests

"You're always refusing my attention and affection, you got so defensive when I asked a simple question and now you're yelling at me!" Sato raises his voice

"I'M NOT YELLING AT YOU" Eiji yells

"YES YOU ARE" Sato yells back

"WELL, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU'RE A MANIPULATIVE BITCH" Eiji screams finally letting it all out. He had noticed a few times when Sato was being toxic, but he was so good at guilt tripping that Eiji had forgotten, but the feeling of invalidation and not being heard remained.

Sato rises and is standing diagonally to the right of Eiji, he lifts up his right arm and it comes speeding down toward the left of Eiji's face.*SLAP* The sound echoes throughout the room, then there is a heavy silence. Eiji is looking down at the cushion that Sato was just sitting in, he keeps his head where it is. Sato, now seeing the red hand mark on his boyfriend's face, feeling his arm bent across his body and his hand tingling, he's realized what he's done.

Author's Note: 822 words, with the first author's note. 774 word without it. It's 3am... Yuh 💅