[Fanfic] The Kiss Thief 4/4
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mikunicchi~Epilogue~
~A year later~
Nino groaned when he heard the annoying sound of Ohno’s alarm. He circled his arms around Ohno’s waist and tightened his grip, burying his face in his chest. He felt the tickling sensation of Ohno’s chuckle as he ruffled Nino’s hair lovingly.
“It’s time to get up,” Ohno mumbled softly. Nino grumbled something that Ohno couldn’t hear well and throw his legs over Ohno’s to trap him with his body. “As much as I love your loving gestures, I have to go to work,” Ohno explained while he also circled his arms around Nino, pulling him closer.
“Aren’t you the CEO or whatever?” Nino grumbled, not lifting his head from Ohno’s chest. “Skip work for some time.”
“But then you will be the one who has to face MatsuJun’s wrath,” Ohno said softly.
Nino groaned loudly once again. “I hate J,” he managed to say.
That made Ohno laugh. “I know you don’t,” he reminded his boyfriend. “You two are basically partners in crime.”
“He is fun when he’s not working,” Nino admitted as he slowly unraveled his arms to let Ohno go. “Will you come visit tonight?” he asked before completely letting Ohno get up.
Ohno pecked his lips. “Of course,” he reassured his boyfriend. “I would never miss your performance.”
Nino smiled and leaned in for another kiss. Ohno granted his wish immediately. Soon, their innocent kisses turned into something more passionate and Ohno had to break the kiss. “You are evil,” he said between his pants. “Stop distracting me or I will have to call in sick.”
“Then do that,” Nino dared him. “As far as I see, you have a bit of fever,” he smirked.
Ohno groaned. “And now, I really don’t want to go!” He pulled Nino closer into another quick and passionate kiss and let him go within seconds. “But I really have to go,” he said as he untangled himself from Nino swiftly and got up.
Nino smiled. “Sorry about that,” he said while sinking into the fluffy bed and pulling the covers over him, preparing to go back to sleep. “See you tonight,” he mumbled with a smile.
Ohno chuckled. “I love you,” he said finally. He leaned down to steal one last kiss from Nino and hurried for work.
Nino stretched his body lazily with a smile on his face when Ohno left the house. A year had passed from that evening in the hospital and they had been living together for six months already, which Nino was more than glad for it.
After he was discharged from the hospital his life changed drastically, but he didn’t feel unpleasant about it. When he was finally free from everything, Sho immediately had a serious talk with Nino about his future. Apparently, Sho had good connections with the music industry through his family and after that karaoke night, he had thought very highly of Nino’s talent for music. He had offered him his help for a job and a scholarship for a proper music education. With that, Nino got a job as a singer in a bar for some nights from 21.00 pm to 01.00 am and he started going to a private college with the scholarship Sho had offered to him.
The day Nino had started college, Ohno asked him to live together. He even told him that he would move somewhere else, preferably with an elevator. Well, even if he didn’t move somewhere else, Nino would agree anyway, but that made Nino undeniably happy. Matsumoto helped them in their search for an apartment and thanks to him, they found a place, slightly bigger than Ohno’s first apartment. The new place was a two floored apartment with a big living room and a kitchen on the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor. It was located in a central area, close to public transport. They decided to keep Ohno’s big television and his purple sofa, though Nino objected to having that hammock-like chair in the living room so they put it out on their enclosed balcony. They bought a fluffy carpet and a couple of comfortable floor cushions for Nino since he developed an interest in video games and he mostly spent his money and time on them lately.
Their house was really comfortable and warm and Nino really loved it. It was different from the orphanage -thankfully!- and it was different from the abandoned building that Nino lived in for a long time. It was also different from Aiba’s house and this house made him more than happy. It was as if he finally had found somewhere he belonged and he was determined to keep it until the end of the time.
For now, he was happy. More than anything.
***
Nino finished his performance to great applause and got down from the stage with a big smile on his face. Two girls approached him with a bouquet of yellow roses and handed it to him with crimson faces. Nino smiled and thanked them as he walked past them.
“You sure are popular,” Ohno told him with a pout on his face when he finally met him at the bar. He was sitting at his usual spot which was located in a comparatively dark corner of the counter.
Nino let out a laugh. “Is that jealousy that I am seeing?” He teased Ohno and poked his chubby cheek with his index finger. Ohno quickly grabbed his hand and planted a kiss on his finger, making Nino blush like a tomato.
“What were you saying, my dear?” Ohno asked with a smirk.
“Hey! Stop destroying the dreams of my customers, guys!” yelled Ikuta Toma, the bartender and the owner of Orion, the bar where Nino had been working. “Currently Nino is my main selling point after all!”
“They should know that they don’t stand a chance with my boyfriend,” Ohno said firmly.
Toma let out a merry laugh. “Oh my God, Nino, you have one possessive boyfriend here!”
“Good thing that I really like him, right?” Nino said as he threw a wink to Toma who let out another merry laugh.
“I will leave the lovebirds alone,” Toma said finally, leaving Ohno and Nino alone.
As soon as Toma left them in the dark corner of the counter, Nino scooted closer to Ohno, linking their fingers together. “I missed you,” Nino whispered with a smile on his face.
Ohno smiled too, leaning over to peck Nino’s lips swiftly. “I missed you too,” he murmured softly. “I have the weekend off,” he said casually.
Nino’s eyes sparkled with joy. “Really?!”
Ohno nodded, placing his free hand on Nino’s nape, stroking his soft cheek up and down with his thumb. “Let’s go home,” he suggested with a mischievous smile on his face.
Nino let out a merry laugh. “You naughty old man,” Nino said and leaned in for another kiss. “Be glad that I really love you.”
“Always, my love,” Ohno said before standing up from his chair and dragging Nino forward, leaving a bottle of untouched beer behind him.
***
~4 years later~
The bells of the church rang as Aiba and Sho kissed in front of the priest. Together with the other guests, Nino cheered for them while applauding crazily. He met eyes with Ohno, who was Aiba’s best man while he became Sho’s best man. He wiped tears of happiness from his eyes and smiled at him softly.
It had been a really long journey for Aiba and Sho. They had a quite hard time convincing their parents and they had to perform the wedding abroad, which this time happened to be in the USA. Still, they wouldn’t be acknowledged in Japan, but they wanted to make it happen no matter what.
Both Sho and Aiba were very domestic, wanting a family of their own, and Nino respected their wish. He was happy for them from the bottom of his heart. Sho and Aiba seemed very handsome in their suits and they were just too adorable while looking into each other’s eyes like that!
Soon, the ceremony was over and everyone moved to the place where the party would be held. The place of the party was a really lovely garden. The wedding was in April so it was neither too hot nor too cold for being outside. It was a perfect time since the flowers bloomed beautifully and the garden was lovely. Nino and Ohno did their best to find a good place for the lovely couple and with the help of some other people, they managed to reserve the place. Nino took care of the music while Ohno basically took care of the design of everything in general.
The party was going smoothly, which made both Ohno and Nino let out a relieved breath. One last thing and Nino’s mission would be over for the young couple. “I think it’s time?” he asked Ohno with a nervous smile.
Ohno grinned and wrapped his arms around Nino’s waist to pull him into a quick kiss. “I know you will be perfect,” he whispered to Nino’s ear. “Don’t think, just sing.”
Nino chuckled. “You said the same thing that the night at karaoke.”
“I did?” Ohno looked at him confused.
Nino nodded and kissed his cheek. “Now, go and stop the party,” he said to Ohno as he slid out of his arms to go get his guitar.
Ohno looked after him with a soft smile on his face. He loved his boyfriend very much and that love had never decreased over the past five years. He took a deep breath and went to the small stage. He smiled apologetically for stopping the music and he turned his eyes towards the newlywed couple who were looking at him with confusion. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry for interrupting the party,” Ohno started, gathering attention to himself. “However, I would like to say something, no matter what,” he started. “Loving someone is hard.” He chuckled. “I don’t have any intention to state otherwise since we all know loving someone is hard no matter whom that person is for you. Be it a friend or a member of your family. And since we are all adults here, I am sure everyone at least has had one or two heartbreaks in their past. It’s hard, it’s troublesome, and sometimes it doesn’t go how you want it to,” Ohno continued his speech while moving his head up and down seriously. “However, if you find the right person, you know you can bear anything and everything. Well, I am only speaking based on my own experience but even if you find the right one you may still have a lot of problems to face. Especially if your boyfriend is a game addict like mine,” Ohno said, gathering some laughter from the guests and the couple while he heard Nino’s petulant voice from the back. Ohno laughed a little before continuing. “But well, you will still be smiling even after every trouble. Our lovely couple here,” he gestured to Aiba and Sakurai with a soft smile, “has gone through a lot. A bit different from my own problems, since none of them is a game addict,” he said only to be interrupted by Nino again.
“I don’t want to hear that from a fishing addict!” Nino protested petulantly, earning loud laughter from the guests.
Ohno laughed and continued to his speech. “I was there when Sho finally asked Aiba out in his bookshop. And I was also there when Aiba came back from his first date with his Prince Charming, head over heels. I was there when Sho proposed to Aiba and he accepted. I was there when they had to face a lot of troubles. And I can assure everyone in this venue that not even once did the love in their eyes change. They are still looking at each other with the same shine as the first day, and even after all those troubles, I am sure that Sho and Aiba will make this marriage work.” He looked at Aiba and Sho once again. Aiba had tears in his eyes, while Sho wrapped his arms around his waist, nuzzling into Aiba’s cheek lovingly. “Aiba-chan, I have known you for a decade already and I am glad that you found Sho. Sho-chan, I only got to know you thanks to Aiba but I am glad to know you. Please be happy, you both deserve it,” he finished his speech. “And now, I will let the other best man take over.”
Ohno left the stage with a cute smile on his face, quickly kissing Nino before he could say anything. “You are just lucky because I love you,” Nino said before he got to the stage with his guitar.
He cleared his throat before saying anything. He was used to being on a stage but this event was different than others so he was really nervous. “Well… Since my fishing addicted boyfriend has said everything, I can only say one thing: Aiba-chan, Sho-chan, congratulations on your wedding,” he said sincerely. “Please be happy. I wish the best for you from the bottom of my heart. I owe you a lot of things. You became my family when I had no one else in my life and you guys gave me a chance when others refused. And I was also there together with Oh-chan, so I had the best seat to witness your love story,” he said, winking. “Well, Oh-chan said a lot of things and I am not good at making speeches so I thought singing something for you two would be better,” he said nonchalantly and pressed down some chords on his guitar, making a random melody before moving into the song which he chose for Aiba and Sho. Nino had practiced for the song countless times as his fingers moved over the strings and he started to sing Stand By Me by Ben E. King.
Aiba was clearly crying without bothering to hide his tears and Sho also had tears in his eyes. Nino smiled and his eyes met Ohno’s. He knew how much they struggled with this wedding. Just as he said, he had the best seat to witness everything. He had witnessed how Aiba and Sho stood beside each other and Nino knew this was the best song for their wedding.
Nino continued to sing as Sho hugged Aiba strongly to stop his tears. He kissed Aiba reassuringly, holding him closer. Ohno moved closer to them and rubbed Aiba’s back soothingly. Nino didn’t like to see his tears but he knew that these were tears of happiness so he continued.
Guests joined him in the last chorus and Nino was very grateful for them. He knew that Aiba and Sho still had worries about their parents since they were really opposed to their wedding. However, now, even Sho’s stubborn looking father had slight tears in his eyes as he sung Stand By Me together with his wife and Aiba’s parents. True love , Nino thought. True love can overcome anything.
***
After the party, Ohno and Nino returned to their hotel room exhausted but extremely happy.
“I am so happy for Aiba and Sho,” Nino said as he threw himself on the bed, not even bothering to undress, hugging a pillow. “It’s like a miracle,” Nino chuckled. “Do you remember Aiba’s face when Sho asked him out for the first time?”
Ohno laughed softly as he took off his necktie. “I do, he was so shocked!”
“And Sho thought you were a danger to him,” Nino cackled.
“I remember! He thought I was going to Paradise for Aiba,” Ohno continued to laugh as he hung his jacket on a chair.
“That reminds me…” Nino straightened up to look at Ohno. “Why were you coming that regularly to Paradise? Just for sleep?”
Ohno rolled his eyes. “You can’t be that ignorant,” he said.
“What?” Nino looked confused.
Ohno sighed and leaned down to take something from the inner pocket of his jacket. He quickly came to the bed sitting next to Nino and looking at his eyes directly. “Well, I was planning to make this a little bit more romantic but I can’t hold it in anymore,” he said seriously.
Nino blinked. “What?”
Ohno opened a velvet box and showed him. Nino’s chin dropped in surprise. There was a pair of a silver rings with very a minimalistic design in the box. Confused, Nino looked up at Ohno, who was looking at him with a serious expression. “Nino, the day you stole my kiss in that ramen stall, I knew you would be turning my life upside down. I am in love with you. I was in love with you even before realizing that I was…” he started. “You are my light and my breath and I know you are not really interested in marriage but… Will you marry me?” he asked looking straightly at Nino’s eyes.
Did Ohno really mean it? Nino couldn’t register what was happening as he looked at the rings once again. He must, he thought. The rings surely did make it seem real. Nino looked back to Ohno’s eyes. His eyes were clear, truthful, and Nino knew Ohno wouldn’t betray Nino even if every single person on the earth would reject him. Before he realized, tears started to stream down from Nino’s eyes.
Panicking, Ohno tried to wipe his tears. “Nino? I am sorry, was it too-” he was cut by Nino’s lips before he could finish his sentence.
“I do,” Nino said when they parted their lips with the best smile Ohno had ever seen on his face.
Ohno’s eyes sparkled with joy and he hugged him tightly. Nino laughed and tried to protest, saying it was hard to breathe but Ohno didn’t let him go. He didn’t have to. Nino was in the place that he always wanted to be and he had no intention of letting Ohno’s warmth go.
He was happy. Yes, he was really happy, thanks to the kiss that he stole from Ohno.
FIN
Mentioned song (in order of appareance):
o Utada Hikaru - First Love
o Yuzu - Natsuiro
o Radwimps - Yuushinron
o Ben E. King – Stand by me
This is also covered by Nino on Baystorm.
• “Ohno loves Bruce Lee" is from Arashi ni Shiyagare (2014.09.06 Guest: Karasawa Toshiaki)
• “Aiba answers his telephone always” from Himitsu no Arashi-chan (date 2010.08.19 guest was Aragaki Yui) and also from VS Arashi NG (date 2013.01.31) part where Aiba actually answered his phone
• Ohno’s furniture – I think the purple sofa is already very famous haha the hammock chair is from Arashi 15th year Confession episode (Fuji TV one not the documentary). The purple sofa also gets mentioned in the same part. Mini segwey is from Merengue no Kimochi (2016.04.09)
• Ninomiya Kinjiro also Nino mentioned that every Ninomiya was bound to have Kinjiro as a nick name at some point in Nino-san (2015.03.13) and he also has a corner about it in Arashi ni Shiyagare
• The song Nino sang on the karaoke night from Radwips. Nino mentioned about this song on another Nino-san episode (date 2014.09.21) I used it because if you check the lyrics and the song itself it really fits the story and well, I personally love Radwimps too *blush*
• The karaoke place really exists. If you google the name of Ban x Kara Zone-R you’ll get the address in Roppongi and the content is the same as I mentioned.
~A year later~
Nino groaned when he heard the annoying sound of Ohno’s alarm. He circled his arms around Ohno’s waist and tightened his grip, burying his face in his chest. He felt the tickling sensation of Ohno’s chuckle as he ruffled Nino’s hair lovingly.
“It’s time to get up,” Ohno mumbled softly. Nino grumbled something that Ohno couldn’t hear well and throw his legs over Ohno’s to trap him with his body. “As much as I love your loving gestures, I have to go to work,” Ohno explained while he also circled his arms around Nino, pulling him closer.
“Aren’t you the CEO or whatever?” Nino grumbled, not lifting his head from Ohno’s chest. “Skip work for some time.”
“But then you will be the one who has to face MatsuJun’s wrath,” Ohno said softly.
Nino groaned loudly once again. “I hate J,” he managed to say.
That made Ohno laugh. “I know you don’t,” he reminded his boyfriend. “You two are basically partners in crime.”
“He is fun when he’s not working,” Nino admitted as he slowly unraveled his arms to let Ohno go. “Will you come visit tonight?” he asked before completely letting Ohno get up.
Ohno pecked his lips. “Of course,” he reassured his boyfriend. “I would never miss your performance.”
Nino smiled and leaned in for another kiss. Ohno granted his wish immediately. Soon, their innocent kisses turned into something more passionate and Ohno had to break the kiss. “You are evil,” he said between his pants. “Stop distracting me or I will have to call in sick.”
“Then do that,” Nino dared him. “As far as I see, you have a bit of fever,” he smirked.
Ohno groaned. “And now, I really don’t want to go!” He pulled Nino closer into another quick and passionate kiss and let him go within seconds. “But I really have to go,” he said as he untangled himself from Nino swiftly and got up.
Nino smiled. “Sorry about that,” he said while sinking into the fluffy bed and pulling the covers over him, preparing to go back to sleep. “See you tonight,” he mumbled with a smile.
Ohno chuckled. “I love you,” he said finally. He leaned down to steal one last kiss from Nino and hurried for work.
Nino stretched his body lazily with a smile on his face when Ohno left the house. A year had passed from that evening in the hospital and they had been living together for six months already, which Nino was more than glad for it.
After he was discharged from the hospital his life changed drastically, but he didn’t feel unpleasant about it. When he was finally free from everything, Sho immediately had a serious talk with Nino about his future. Apparently, Sho had good connections with the music industry through his family and after that karaoke night, he had thought very highly of Nino’s talent for music. He had offered him his help for a job and a scholarship for a proper music education. With that, Nino got a job as a singer in a bar for some nights from 21.00 pm to 01.00 am and he started going to a private college with the scholarship Sho had offered to him.
The day Nino had started college, Ohno asked him to live together. He even told him that he would move somewhere else, preferably with an elevator. Well, even if he didn’t move somewhere else, Nino would agree anyway, but that made Nino undeniably happy. Matsumoto helped them in their search for an apartment and thanks to him, they found a place, slightly bigger than Ohno’s first apartment. The new place was a two floored apartment with a big living room and a kitchen on the first floor and three bedrooms on the second floor. It was located in a central area, close to public transport. They decided to keep Ohno’s big television and his purple sofa, though Nino objected to having that hammock-like chair in the living room so they put it out on their enclosed balcony. They bought a fluffy carpet and a couple of comfortable floor cushions for Nino since he developed an interest in video games and he mostly spent his money and time on them lately.
Their house was really comfortable and warm and Nino really loved it. It was different from the orphanage -thankfully!- and it was different from the abandoned building that Nino lived in for a long time. It was also different from Aiba’s house and this house made him more than happy. It was as if he finally had found somewhere he belonged and he was determined to keep it until the end of the time.
For now, he was happy. More than anything.
***
Nino finished his performance to great applause and got down from the stage with a big smile on his face. Two girls approached him with a bouquet of yellow roses and handed it to him with crimson faces. Nino smiled and thanked them as he walked past them.
“You sure are popular,” Ohno told him with a pout on his face when he finally met him at the bar. He was sitting at his usual spot which was located in a comparatively dark corner of the counter.
Nino let out a laugh. “Is that jealousy that I am seeing?” He teased Ohno and poked his chubby cheek with his index finger. Ohno quickly grabbed his hand and planted a kiss on his finger, making Nino blush like a tomato.
“What were you saying, my dear?” Ohno asked with a smirk.
“Hey! Stop destroying the dreams of my customers, guys!” yelled Ikuta Toma, the bartender and the owner of Orion, the bar where Nino had been working. “Currently Nino is my main selling point after all!”
“They should know that they don’t stand a chance with my boyfriend,” Ohno said firmly.
Toma let out a merry laugh. “Oh my God, Nino, you have one possessive boyfriend here!”
“Good thing that I really like him, right?” Nino said as he threw a wink to Toma who let out another merry laugh.
“I will leave the lovebirds alone,” Toma said finally, leaving Ohno and Nino alone.
As soon as Toma left them in the dark corner of the counter, Nino scooted closer to Ohno, linking their fingers together. “I missed you,” Nino whispered with a smile on his face.
Ohno smiled too, leaning over to peck Nino’s lips swiftly. “I missed you too,” he murmured softly. “I have the weekend off,” he said casually.
Nino’s eyes sparkled with joy. “Really?!”
Ohno nodded, placing his free hand on Nino’s nape, stroking his soft cheek up and down with his thumb. “Let’s go home,” he suggested with a mischievous smile on his face.
Nino let out a merry laugh. “You naughty old man,” Nino said and leaned in for another kiss. “Be glad that I really love you.”
“Always, my love,” Ohno said before standing up from his chair and dragging Nino forward, leaving a bottle of untouched beer behind him.
***
~4 years later~
The bells of the church rang as Aiba and Sho kissed in front of the priest. Together with the other guests, Nino cheered for them while applauding crazily. He met eyes with Ohno, who was Aiba’s best man while he became Sho’s best man. He wiped tears of happiness from his eyes and smiled at him softly.
It had been a really long journey for Aiba and Sho. They had a quite hard time convincing their parents and they had to perform the wedding abroad, which this time happened to be in the USA. Still, they wouldn’t be acknowledged in Japan, but they wanted to make it happen no matter what.
Both Sho and Aiba were very domestic, wanting a family of their own, and Nino respected their wish. He was happy for them from the bottom of his heart. Sho and Aiba seemed very handsome in their suits and they were just too adorable while looking into each other’s eyes like that!
Soon, the ceremony was over and everyone moved to the place where the party would be held. The place of the party was a really lovely garden. The wedding was in April so it was neither too hot nor too cold for being outside. It was a perfect time since the flowers bloomed beautifully and the garden was lovely. Nino and Ohno did their best to find a good place for the lovely couple and with the help of some other people, they managed to reserve the place. Nino took care of the music while Ohno basically took care of the design of everything in general.
The party was going smoothly, which made both Ohno and Nino let out a relieved breath. One last thing and Nino’s mission would be over for the young couple. “I think it’s time?” he asked Ohno with a nervous smile.
Ohno grinned and wrapped his arms around Nino’s waist to pull him into a quick kiss. “I know you will be perfect,” he whispered to Nino’s ear. “Don’t think, just sing.”
Nino chuckled. “You said the same thing that the night at karaoke.”
“I did?” Ohno looked at him confused.
Nino nodded and kissed his cheek. “Now, go and stop the party,” he said to Ohno as he slid out of his arms to go get his guitar.
Ohno looked after him with a soft smile on his face. He loved his boyfriend very much and that love had never decreased over the past five years. He took a deep breath and went to the small stage. He smiled apologetically for stopping the music and he turned his eyes towards the newlywed couple who were looking at him with confusion. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry for interrupting the party,” Ohno started, gathering attention to himself. “However, I would like to say something, no matter what,” he started. “Loving someone is hard.” He chuckled. “I don’t have any intention to state otherwise since we all know loving someone is hard no matter whom that person is for you. Be it a friend or a member of your family. And since we are all adults here, I am sure everyone at least has had one or two heartbreaks in their past. It’s hard, it’s troublesome, and sometimes it doesn’t go how you want it to,” Ohno continued his speech while moving his head up and down seriously. “However, if you find the right person, you know you can bear anything and everything. Well, I am only speaking based on my own experience but even if you find the right one you may still have a lot of problems to face. Especially if your boyfriend is a game addict like mine,” Ohno said, gathering some laughter from the guests and the couple while he heard Nino’s petulant voice from the back. Ohno laughed a little before continuing. “But well, you will still be smiling even after every trouble. Our lovely couple here,” he gestured to Aiba and Sakurai with a soft smile, “has gone through a lot. A bit different from my own problems, since none of them is a game addict,” he said only to be interrupted by Nino again.
“I don’t want to hear that from a fishing addict!” Nino protested petulantly, earning loud laughter from the guests.
Ohno laughed and continued to his speech. “I was there when Sho finally asked Aiba out in his bookshop. And I was also there when Aiba came back from his first date with his Prince Charming, head over heels. I was there when Sho proposed to Aiba and he accepted. I was there when they had to face a lot of troubles. And I can assure everyone in this venue that not even once did the love in their eyes change. They are still looking at each other with the same shine as the first day, and even after all those troubles, I am sure that Sho and Aiba will make this marriage work.” He looked at Aiba and Sho once again. Aiba had tears in his eyes, while Sho wrapped his arms around his waist, nuzzling into Aiba’s cheek lovingly. “Aiba-chan, I have known you for a decade already and I am glad that you found Sho. Sho-chan, I only got to know you thanks to Aiba but I am glad to know you. Please be happy, you both deserve it,” he finished his speech. “And now, I will let the other best man take over.”
Ohno left the stage with a cute smile on his face, quickly kissing Nino before he could say anything. “You are just lucky because I love you,” Nino said before he got to the stage with his guitar.
He cleared his throat before saying anything. He was used to being on a stage but this event was different than others so he was really nervous. “Well… Since my fishing addicted boyfriend has said everything, I can only say one thing: Aiba-chan, Sho-chan, congratulations on your wedding,” he said sincerely. “Please be happy. I wish the best for you from the bottom of my heart. I owe you a lot of things. You became my family when I had no one else in my life and you guys gave me a chance when others refused. And I was also there together with Oh-chan, so I had the best seat to witness your love story,” he said, winking. “Well, Oh-chan said a lot of things and I am not good at making speeches so I thought singing something for you two would be better,” he said nonchalantly and pressed down some chords on his guitar, making a random melody before moving into the song which he chose for Aiba and Sho. Nino had practiced for the song countless times as his fingers moved over the strings and he started to sing Stand By Me by Ben E. King.
Aiba was clearly crying without bothering to hide his tears and Sho also had tears in his eyes. Nino smiled and his eyes met Ohno’s. He knew how much they struggled with this wedding. Just as he said, he had the best seat to witness everything. He had witnessed how Aiba and Sho stood beside each other and Nino knew this was the best song for their wedding.
Nino continued to sing as Sho hugged Aiba strongly to stop his tears. He kissed Aiba reassuringly, holding him closer. Ohno moved closer to them and rubbed Aiba’s back soothingly. Nino didn’t like to see his tears but he knew that these were tears of happiness so he continued.
Guests joined him in the last chorus and Nino was very grateful for them. He knew that Aiba and Sho still had worries about their parents since they were really opposed to their wedding. However, now, even Sho’s stubborn looking father had slight tears in his eyes as he sung Stand By Me together with his wife and Aiba’s parents. True love , Nino thought. True love can overcome anything.
***
After the party, Ohno and Nino returned to their hotel room exhausted but extremely happy.
“I am so happy for Aiba and Sho,” Nino said as he threw himself on the bed, not even bothering to undress, hugging a pillow. “It’s like a miracle,” Nino chuckled. “Do you remember Aiba’s face when Sho asked him out for the first time?”
Ohno laughed softly as he took off his necktie. “I do, he was so shocked!”
“And Sho thought you were a danger to him,” Nino cackled.
“I remember! He thought I was going to Paradise for Aiba,” Ohno continued to laugh as he hung his jacket on a chair.
“That reminds me…” Nino straightened up to look at Ohno. “Why were you coming that regularly to Paradise? Just for sleep?”
Ohno rolled his eyes. “You can’t be that ignorant,” he said.
“What?” Nino looked confused.
Ohno sighed and leaned down to take something from the inner pocket of his jacket. He quickly came to the bed sitting next to Nino and looking at his eyes directly. “Well, I was planning to make this a little bit more romantic but I can’t hold it in anymore,” he said seriously.
Nino blinked. “What?”
Ohno opened a velvet box and showed him. Nino’s chin dropped in surprise. There was a pair of a silver rings with very a minimalistic design in the box. Confused, Nino looked up at Ohno, who was looking at him with a serious expression. “Nino, the day you stole my kiss in that ramen stall, I knew you would be turning my life upside down. I am in love with you. I was in love with you even before realizing that I was…” he started. “You are my light and my breath and I know you are not really interested in marriage but… Will you marry me?” he asked looking straightly at Nino’s eyes.
Did Ohno really mean it? Nino couldn’t register what was happening as he looked at the rings once again. He must, he thought. The rings surely did make it seem real. Nino looked back to Ohno’s eyes. His eyes were clear, truthful, and Nino knew Ohno wouldn’t betray Nino even if every single person on the earth would reject him. Before he realized, tears started to stream down from Nino’s eyes.
Panicking, Ohno tried to wipe his tears. “Nino? I am sorry, was it too-” he was cut by Nino’s lips before he could finish his sentence.
“I do,” Nino said when they parted their lips with the best smile Ohno had ever seen on his face.
Ohno’s eyes sparkled with joy and he hugged him tightly. Nino laughed and tried to protest, saying it was hard to breathe but Ohno didn’t let him go. He didn’t have to. Nino was in the place that he always wanted to be and he had no intention of letting Ohno’s warmth go.
He was happy. Yes, he was really happy, thanks to the kiss that he stole from Ohno.
FIN
Mentioned song (in order of appareance):
o Utada Hikaru - First Love
o Yuzu - Natsuiro
o Radwimps - Yuushinron
o Ben E. King – Stand by me
This is also covered by Nino on Baystorm.
• “Ohno loves Bruce Lee" is from Arashi ni Shiyagare (2014.09.06 Guest: Karasawa Toshiaki)
• “Aiba answers his telephone always” from Himitsu no Arashi-chan (date 2010.08.19 guest was Aragaki Yui) and also from VS Arashi NG (date 2013.01.31) part where Aiba actually answered his phone
• Ohno’s furniture – I think the purple sofa is already very famous haha the hammock chair is from Arashi 15th year Confession episode (Fuji TV one not the documentary). The purple sofa also gets mentioned in the same part. Mini segwey is from Merengue no Kimochi (2016.04.09)
• Ninomiya Kinjiro also Nino mentioned that every Ninomiya was bound to have Kinjiro as a nick name at some point in Nino-san (2015.03.13) and he also has a corner about it in Arashi ni Shiyagare
• The song Nino sang on the karaoke night from Radwips. Nino mentioned about this song on another Nino-san episode (date 2014.09.21) I used it because if you check the lyrics and the song itself it really fits the story and well, I personally love Radwimps too *blush*
• The karaoke place really exists. If you google the name of Ban x Kara Zone-R you’ll get the address in Roppongi and the content is the same as I mentioned.
