The current & the ex

Part 15

Inoo wakes up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. He stretches his body as he yawns, and sloppily walks towards his kitchen.

"Good morning,"

Inoo smiles. He turns to look at his left, noticing a blanket on the long couch in the living room. Slowly he approaches the dining table, impressed by the variety of bagel prepared by Keito.

Keito placed a cup of coffee in front of the sleepy boy. "Coffee for my Inoo-chan."

Inoo blushes. He feels embarrassed to even look at Keito after what happened last night.

"Did you rest well?" Keito sits in front of his group member.

Inoo nods. "Thanks to you."

"I will protect you Inoo-chan. I promise."

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"Keito!" Yabu is surprised to see Keito entering the meting room. "Eih? You cut your hair?"

Keito just nod. "Well, something came up."

"I didn't know you'll be joining us."

"I was sending Inoo-chan to the studio in the next building. Dropping by to see you."

"I see..." Yabu smiles at the boy. "Looks like you spent the night together," he teases.

"It's not what you think," Keito takes the seat next to the older boy. "There's something important I need to discuss with you," he looks around, making sure that no one else is in the room.

"Sounds serious. What's the matter?"

"About Inoo-chan..."

Yabu leans closer to the younger, giving his full attention.

"I believe it's better for Inoo-chan to be referred to a counsellor."

"And why is that?"

"Yabu-kun, were you aware that Takaki-kun tried to rape Inoo-chan?"

"Makes yourself at home," says Inoo as he walks towards the kitchen. He turns on his coffee maker, replacing the old coffee filter with a new one and start filling in the water compartment.

Keito put the projector next to the coffee table. He watches the boy dearly. All about Inoo is perfect- he has brilliant mind and beautiful figure. His mesmerizing smiles brightens the room from every angle.

But behind those smiles Keito knows the boy is somewhat battling with his emotions.

To be honest, they rarely talked before. There is this huge hole between Keito with the rest of JUMP members, perhaps because he hasn't been a Johnny's junior as long as they were. With Inoo, the gap is even wider. It was really hard for Keito to initiate conversation, even after years of being in the same group. He can only look at the pretty boy from afar, admiring his intelligence and his dedication to his work.

No, it was not love. It was more like admiration.

It does not take long for Keito to pick up the signs. He knew from long ago that Inoo had crush towards Daiki. And he also witnessed the boy's bitterness watching Daiki and Takaki having the time of their life. He feels sorry for Inoo, but could never expressed it. Listening to other members talking about Inoo's unrequited love towards Daiki makes Keito feels sad.

The boy deserves better than this.

"Inoo-chan, can I use your washroom?"

"Sure, it's the first door on the left."