Triple The Fun

Chapter 10

Takano Masamune was sitting on his couch, enjoying the luxury of a day off. Ha, who am I kidding, there is no luxury in the life of Takano Masamune. The reasons being, 1) he worked at Marukawa, 2) He was in the Emerald department, 3) he was the editor in chief of Emerald, 4) god hated him. The list went on and on to be honest but Takano didn't have anytime to go over them as he was drowning in the pile of work that had latched onto him. Takano was sure that if he even went to space, the work from Marukawa would follow him there. There was no escape. Maybe that's what it meant to be an adult. Well at least sex and alcohol were legal as an adult.

Takano's amber eyes stared intently at the manuscript in his hand, a burning cigarette in between his lips and his black framed glasses sat on top of his nose. He had been working for the past one hour yet there was still a hundred hours worth work left. So much for a day off.

But the pile of manuscripts weren't the only thing that annoyed him, the absence of Ritsu had also bothered him a bit. unlike him, the newbie didn't have as much as work as him so he was able to go out for recreational purposes. Ricchan had also tagged along with him, leaving the brunette man to be alone. But Takano wasn't completely alone. There, on the other couch, sat a brown haired teen, a book in his hand that covered his face while he read it.

Oda had declined the offer of joining Onodera, wanting to stay with his senpai. But right now his heart was beating so loudly in the quiet room that he was scared the older man might hear it. Oda was using the book in his hand as an excuse to watch Takano work, his cheeks pink and mind all over the place as he watched the man smoke a cigarette to relief stress, his face contoured in outmost seriousness. It was a normal thing for Takano, he smoked everyday, it had become the most trivial thing in the world. But for the hormonal teen, it was a big deal. Oda had seen him smoke a lot of times but each time he would feel all flustered and shy. In the teenager's perspective, Takano looked hotter when he smoked. So it was only natural that Oda would fangirl in his mind. Which he was doing right now.

Takano on the other didn't pay attention to the boy, he simply kept his concentration on his work. The room was silent except for occasionally noises of some ordinary objects. But suddenly, the sound of Takano's ringtone sliced through the air. Takano grunted in annoyance and fished out his phone from his pocket but seeing the caller ID, his annoyance level went down drastically and a feeling a surprise came over him. Ritsu hardly ever called him, Takano wonder from which direction the sun rose today. Shaking away sarcastically  thoughts, Takano pressed answer and held it up to his ear.

"What is it, Ritsu?" Takano said casually. But the reply from the other end wasn't so calm and casual.

"T-Takano-San! Y-You need to come down to Bunkenikiya right now!!" Ritsu's panicked voice flooded into Takano's ear, making the brunette man concerned.

"Ritsu, what's wrong?! Did something happened to you?!" Takano's voice rose a little as he stood up from the couch, alerting Oda. The teen watched Takano's calm expression change into a look of worry, his eyebrows furrowing in question.

"Its Ricchan!!"

"What happened to him?! Is he okay?!!" Takano was yelling by now. His heart was sinking. He could never comprehend the thought of loosing the child. And Takano wasn't an idiot. There was still a high chance that if something happened to Ritsu's past self, it would affect his present self.

"Calm down, he's safe but...uh..I lost him!" Ritsu tried to assure Takano but it didn't work.

"How can he be safe if he's lost!!" Takano yelled again. He was scaring both Oda and Ritsu with his yelling now.

"T-Trust me!! He is safe!! I'll explain everything!! Just come quickly!!" Ritsu spoke in a hurried voice. Before Takano could say anything, the call was cut off. Takano sighed in worry and anger. He quickly shoved the phone in his pocket before running to his bedroom. He grabbed his necessary things before walking to the genkan.