Warning: A brief mention of a movie's bed scene
CHAPTER 9
"What do you think, Ren?" Otoya asked right after Syo and Cecil left the restaurant.
Just like that, they were separated into two teams; the neutral and Tokiya's hater team. They used to confer on this matter and it was inevitably intense. It felt like a taboo to talk about Tokiya without giving rise to a dispute.
"They got a point and unlike us, they were there when Tokiya said those things to us. We didn't share the same pain with them," Ren said. "And we cannot expect them to accept everything like us. Everyone has their own way to deal with a wrangle."
It was always easy to talk something momentous with Ren. Despite his laid-back tendency, he was like a very understanding brother among them. His insight about everything was always mature and far-sighted.
"Yeah, you're right," Otoya agreed, scratching his red head. "Maybe I am just being stupid. I always have this hope that we can solve this. We've been friends since before we debuted so I thought there is no way our friendship can be broken because of something like this."
"No, Otoya. You're not stupid," the surprised Ren stroked Otoya's smaller back, ensuring him. "In fact, we always need someone forgiving like you. Can't you imagine how this world will turn out if everyone is stubborn and resentful like the rest of us? But, I must say that the real problem is we don't know what Tokiya thinks about this."
"I messaged him a few times," Otoya replied, causing Ren to furrow his brow. "Asking what he's doing and what not. I also updated him on Masato's condition."
"Did he reply?" Ren asked the thing that he was interested the most. He always had a guess that either the soft-hearted Natsuki or Otoya would at least try to keep in touch with Tokiya again.
"Sometimes, saying that he's working," Otoya said. It's upsetting to know that his ex-roommate went back to the workaholic him.
When he believed that they managed to make Tokiya loosened up when it comes to his work.
"It's quite vague. I wish I can talk face-to-face to him."
After finding some information from Harumi, Ren's bile withered away.
Tokiya did care about them. He just did not show it outright.
"Do you remember the day when Harumi found out about Masato's memory loss?" Ren asked when Otoya did not show any sign to throw his next remark.
Otoya nodded as he sipped his drink. His red eyes fixed on Ren's.
"She stormed off somewhere, right? I searched for her and that was when I found that she called Tokiya."
"What?" Otoya muffled, biting the straw out of shock.
"She vented everything on Tokiya. Obviously, Harumi always called him for succor."
"Which means... he's actually..." Ren swore Otoya was about to cry out of glee. He even pushed his favorite drink aside.
"Yes, he does care about Masato's family. I spoke with Harumi herself and she said, Tokiya always asked her about her father. In fact, Tokiya was the one who convinced her to be more understanding of Masato's condition."
Ren almost jumped when Otoya suddenly stood up, banging his palms on the table. The screeching sound from the chair due to the sudden movement did not make it any better for Ren's hearing. The red eyes sparkled with a swift hope and as much as Otoya was a big adult who already had two sons, his childish side had become his second nature. It was something that his teammates had grown accustomed with.
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Beautiful Affection
Fanfiction(The Rewrite of My Little Little Girls) To Tokiya, his friendship with his 'identical twin', Masato was very twisted and full of buts. His loyalty to Masato was tested so many times and sometimes, he wished he was the guy's enemy instead of a close...
