A piece of cheesecake for rollingday_s (2/4)

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“Jun just texted me and told me that someone will come to bring us out of here and take us to his office,” Nino informed Aiba who was still looking out of the window.

Quite a bunch of reporters were waiting in front of their apartment.

Seeing them made Aiba realize that Sho was actually someone really famous. Until now, and especially after meeting him, he didn't had the impression that Sho was some kind of celebrity. He seemed like a normal man to him, not overly self-conscious or even big-headed.

“You're okay?” Nino asked. He had walked over to Aiba, looking outside as well.

Aiba nodded.

“You can still stop this if you're feeling uncomfortable with it. Nobody will blame you – I will make sure,” Nino said softly.

Aiba felt tears dwelling up. Not because he was overwhelmed or scared by his current situation. He was simply moved by Nino's empathy and worries about him. Still, if Nino saw him crying now, he might misunderstand it. Therefore, he gulped down his tears before he turned around to his friend.

“I am fine,” he told him and under Nino's sceptic look, he went on. “I am just worried.”

Nino's eyes narrowed and he was about to speak when Aiba quickly continued.

“I am not worried about myself,” he clarified. “I am worried about Sho. Just look at these reporters. There so are many of them. Sho is under constant surveillance. He is not allowed to say even one wrong word or make one false move. It might crash his career he has worked so hard for. Now I am under this strict surveillance, too. I don't care what people think about me if I do something wrong. However, my actions will fall back on Sho. I sincerely hope I won't cause him any trouble,” Aiba voiced his thoughts.

To his surprise, Nino came closer and took Aiba in his arms.

“You're a great actor, Aiba-shi, you will do fine,” he assured him. Aiba hugged Nino back, thankful for his words. “However, when you feel that this is too much and you cannot bear it anymore, please tell me. We will end this then,” Nino went on.

Aiba promised to let Nino know whenever he would feel any doubts about all this and he could feel Nino relaxing in his arms. His friend had been worrying about him way more than he had shown until now and Aiba valued this very much.

Suddenly, they heard some screams from the outside. Aiba and Nino quickly turned to the window again to see what caused this ruckus.

A small man was making his way towards their front door. He didn't react to any of the reporters' shouts and when one of them got into his way, he simply shoved him out of his way as if the other man was made of paper.

“That's Ohno-san,” Aiba told Nino. “I though he is the driver, though.”

“Great,” Nino moaned. “They're sending us their driver. We rather need a bodyguard.”

They let Ohno in after he rang the bell. He told Aiba to pack a few things he might need for a night out. Nino packed a bag as well. He insisted on coming along and made clear that he won't go back to a flat which was besieged by lots of reporters as he didn't expect them to leave soon.

When they were done, Ohno asked them to stay closely behind him when they would leave the house while they shouldn't say a word. They promised him to do so and Nino threw Aiba a worried look behind Ohno's back. It was obvious that he couldn't imagine Ohno to be able to protect both of them.

As soon as Ohno opened the door, the reporters stood up and tried to corner them.

“Aiba-san, since when are you in a relationship with Sakurai-san?”

“What is he like as a lover?”

“Does his candidacy affect your relationship? Would you like to spend more time together with him?”

Aiba remembered Ohno's words and kept silent. Even if he wanted to answer, he wouldn't have been able to. He had no idea what Sho was like as a lover...

Suddenly, someone pulled Aiba at his arm and in no second, Aiba had a recorder pushed into his face.

“Tell me, are you topping him or is he topping you?” the reporter asked. Aiba felt anger dwelling up inside of him. This question was really low and no matter how famous a person was, they should be allowed to have their privacy.

Aiba was about to tell this the reporter, when Ohno suddenly appeared, bringing himself between Aiba and the other man.

“I suppose you send your questions to Sakurai-san's office instead of forcing yourself into someone's private space,” Ohno advised, his voice soft, but his eyes were narrowed and dark. He flexed his arms which suddenly looked quite muscular.

Grumbling, the reporter backed off and the three walked on to the car. Nobody was trying to get close to Aiba again and Nino looked at Ohno, impressed. The driver seemed to be someone reporters didn't want to pick a fight with.

They made it safely to the car. Nino and Aiba got in the back while Ohno took his position behind the steering wheel.

“We'll drive to Sakurai-san's office first,” Ohno informed them and Aiba saw Nino pressing his lips together. He knew that his best friend was pretty angry at Sho for putting them, especially Aiba, in a situation like this. Knowing Nino, Aiba simply hoped that their first encounter wouldn't end in a disaster.

* ~ * ~ *

“He's got a pretty nice office. He knows how to use the tax payer's money,” Nino mocked. They had been brought to Sho's office by Ohno who had informed them that Sho was in a meeting but would come back soon.

Aiba, who had been in the office before, hadn't even spent one single thought on where the money came from, that had been used to decorate the room. However, it was deeply anchored in Nino's nature to think about money.

“I paid for the furniture and decoration by myself.”

Sho had entered the room, unseen by Nino and Aiba. Jun was behind him and waved at the two.

“I am sorry for the trouble,” Sho apologised and while Aiba waved it off, Nino couldn't help but comment on this.

“You better are. There is no way we can go back to our flat during the next days,” he growled.

“That is indeed right,” Jun admitted. “They will wait for you but if nothing happens, I guess they'll loose interest. Also, Aiba-chan, I guess you will have to take some days off in the bakery...”

Aiba shrugged. He liked his job but he wasn't against a few free days either.

“And what do you think we're going to do? We will surely not pay for a hotel or anything,” Nino said and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Jun had already been thinking about this problem and he had come up with a solution.

“Aiba can stay with Sho and I can offer you my flat,” he announced, earning himself some quite different reactions. Sho's eyes popped open as he hadn't heard about that plan before. Aiba didn't seem to mind but Nino was already complaining again.

“Why can Aiba not stay at your flat as well?” he asked, moving closer to his friend, not really willing to let go of his friend.

“Because,” Jun began and moved next to Nino to put an arm around his shoulder, “it's better if Aiba is seen entering Sho's flat. Afterall, he is Sho's boyfriend.”

That made sense. A lot of sense, so nobody could argue against it, not even Nino. They arranged some food and an unused laptop for Nino and Aiba to pass time until Jun and Sho were done with their work. However, Nino decided to spend his last hours together with Aiba effectively and used him as a pillow while he started to play with his Nintendo.

* ~ * ~ *

Sho opened the door to his flat and tried to remember if he had put his laundry in the basket or not. It would be embarrassing if Aiba would see it lying around.

With the usual “sorry for intruding”, Aiba entered behind him. He looked somehow lost, so Sho quickly told him where he could put his coat and shoes before he handed him some guest slippers.

Then, he quickly walked to his living room, sighing relieved when he saw no laundry lying around. He closed the door to his bedroom, somehow not wanting to show Aiba his most private room.

Slowly, Aiba had followed him, standing in the door, feeling insecure. Sho rushed towards him, remembering that it wasn't Aiba's fault that he was here now.

“I have a sofa-bed in my office room that you can use,” he explained and guided Aiba towards the said room. “I am sorry if it's a bit dusty. I don't have time for cleaning lately,” he apologised when he opened the door.

Aiba shook his head, telling Sho that he didn't mind at all and thanked him for allowing him to stay. Sho brought some linen and together they prepared Aiba's bed. After that, Sho showed Aiba the bathroom and the kitchen, telling him to make himself at home. Then, Sho excused himself as he was in serious need for a shower. In the bathroom, he suppressed the urge to lock himself in the bathroom. Aiba would surely not peep on him...

When Sho came back from the bathroom, a very nice smell was coming from the kitchen. Upon checking, Sho found Aiba preparing dinner from what he had found in Sho's fridge. Sho remembered that there hadn't been much inside though, but what Aiba was currently frying in the pan looked delicious.

“It's nearly done,” Aiba informed him as soon as he spotted Sho in the door. “It would be nice if you could set the table.”

Sho did as he was told and about 10 minutes later he was sitting on the table with Aiba. The dinner was delicious and Sho knew that if he had come home alone, he would have ended up with a bento from the nearby supermarket. Freshly cooked food was way better, though.

“Thanks for the food,” Sho said when they finished. When Aiba wanted to get up and clean the table, Sho stopped him. It didn't feel right to him to leave all the work to Aiba and that's what he told him.

“I usually do this. Nino isn't that keen on doing housework,” Aiba explained and together with Sho he carried the used plates into the kitchen. “However, he does take care of all the contracts we have like rent, electricity, phone and such. I am bad with all this stuff, so I am glad.”

Sho nodded. Aiba and Nino seemed to have a really good relationship. Afterall, they had been living together ever since they had moved out from their parents as Aiba had told him the other day. They even divided their tasks according to each other's talents and preferences...

Suddenly, a thought hit Sho and he nearly let the cup in his hand fall down. What if... ?

“Are you and Nino in a relationship?” Sho blurted out, making Aiba turn around to him. He looked at Sho surprised before he finally started to laugh.

“No, we're not,” he answered between his giggles and although Sho felt a bit embarrassed about his question, he felt relieved upon hearing this. It would have been a problem if Aiba was taken.

“I know we appear like a married couple,” Aiba began. “However, we are just friends that get along very well with each other. We don't mind body contact, but we have never kissed or done even more,” he explained. “You don't have to worry.”

Sho nodded, thankful for the explanation. It made things a lot easier – on a working base, of course.

As it was already pretty late, they didn't talk much and Aiba decided to use the bathroom as well. When he was gone, Sho sat down on his sofa, opening his laptop to catch up on some news. He had to be informed after all.

Suddenly, he heard the door to the bathroom open again and a few minutes later, Aiba appeared in the room. When Sho looked up, his breath stopped for a second. Aiba was only wearing some tight, black boxers.

“I am sorry, I forgot my pajamas,” Aiba explained and opened the door to his new room. When he bent down to rummage in his bag, Sho, who was still watching Aiba, had the perfect view on two round buttocks.

As if he was in trance, Sho watched Aiba finding the missing item which he showed him as he passed him before he vanished in the bathroom again. Sho blinked a few times. Had he just really seen a half naked Aiba? These tight boxers hadn't left much to his imagination about Aiba's body proportions...

When Aiba left the bathroom, he came to the living-room again, wishing Sho a good night who replied to his wishes, watching Aiba vanishing into his room.

When he heard the door to his office being closed, Sho leaned back. He seriously wasn't used to someone being in the flat with him, especially not with people that didn't mind to run around in underwear.

* ~ * ~ *

When Sho woke up in the morning, he didn't feel rested at all. He had dreamed about Aiba in underwear. However, his tight black boxers had turned into blue ones with penguins. Furthermore, Sho was suddenly wearing penguin boxers as well and he had been standing in the living room with Aiba, asking him to take off his boxers.

Still a bit shaken from his weird dream, Sho got up, ready for a cup of coffee.

When he opened his bedroom door, the smell of the said drink hit him. However, something else hit him as well – the realization that he wasn't alone in his flat anymore and after judging the noises coming from the kitchen, Aiba wasn't even by himself.

Groaning, Sho walked to the kitchen and saw his worst fears coming alive. Nana was sitting there, sipping on a cup of coffee while Aiba was holding a happily squealing Ren in his arms. Sho didn't approve at all that his sister was with Aiba. He was sure she had told him some quite embarrassing things from his childhood already.

When Ren spotted Sho, began to bounce in Aiba's arms while he made some undefinable noises that sounded happy nevertheless.

Aiba and Nana quickly discovered the cause of Ren's happiness as well.

“Good morning, my dear little brother,” Nana chirped and ignored the sullen looks her sibling was giving her. “You really got yourself a cute boyfriend. See, even Ren approves of him.”

While Aiba blushed slightly, Sho could indeed see Ren sucking overly satisfied on Aiba's naked lower arm. Usually, Ren was really sceptic about people he didn't know and even then, he rarely wanted to be held by them. He preferred Sho and of course his mum. Seeing him being completely fine with Aiba made Sho somehow proud.

“Anyway, what are you doing here?” Sho changed the topic as he joined his sister at the table. Aiba, holding Ren with one arm, poured some coffee into another mug and handed it to Sho as if he knew that this was what he needed.

“I just wanted to ask how you get along with your new boyfriend but seeing that he already moved into your flat, I guess you're doing fine,” she grinned.

Sho clicked his tongue and then he told his sister about the actual reason why Aiba was at his flat. Meanwhile, Aiba had been preparing Ren's milk that he was giving him now. Nana had been watching all of his actions with an approving look on her face.

“But you cannot shut Aiba in for the next weeks,” Nana said thoughtfully.

“I know,” Sho sighed and looked at Aiba. Jun had called Aiba's workplace yesterday to excuse him until things calmed down and although Aiba's boss had been really lenient about the whole incident, Sho knew that having Aiba stay inside wasn't the solution.

“We have to do something to satisfy the curiosity of the reporters and your voters,” Nana voiced her thoughts. “Let's ask Keiko if she has got a good idea.”

Sho agreed and Aiba nodded as well. Then, he looked at Sho.

“Actually, I have to go out today. It's really important,” he began. “Today is the rehearsal for our new stageplay,” he explained.

“Of course. I will ask Ohno to bring you there,” Sho replied and Aiba sighed relieved. He was fine with not going to work for now but he really wanted to attend their rehearsals, especially since he was having the main role.

* ~ * ~ *

“You're going to be fine,” Keiko assured Sho whose face had turned pale with a slight green shadow around his nose.

Sho was pretty sure that he was NOT going to be fine but it didn't make any sense to argue with Keiko as he had learned during the last days.

Nana had kept her promise and asked her friend what to do about the group of reporters that were still waiting in front of Aiba's house. Keiko told them that the only way to make them leave was to give answers to their questions. However, this should be done during a planned event where Aiba and Sho can be prepared beforehand.

And that's how Sho and Aiba ended up having to face more than fifty reporters within the next minutes during a press conference where they would answer some really private questions about their love life.

Sho's basic problem was, that he could only look back at one week of living together with Aiba. However, he was supposed to let it look like a year already, which, in his eyes, was impossible.

Of course, Keiko had trained them during the last few days. She came up with all possible questions a reporter might have and together with Jun and Nana they thought about reasonable answers.

Sho's head was full with information and details about a relationship he never had and he seriously hoped that he wouldn't mix up any of it.

Aiba, being an actor in his free time, had no problem remembering their answers but Sho usually used notes. However, it would look quite weird if he was talking about his relationship while looking at some cards...

Suddenly, he felt someone slipping his hand into his. Judging the size and the warmth of it, it was Aiba's hand. He had held it quite often lately because they had not only been trained to give proper answers, but also to look like a couple. According to Nana and Keiko this included holding hands and throwing each other shy and caring glances.

Aiba, again, had been able to act all lovey-dovey immediately. Sho was still worried about his own performance. He wasn't experienced in relationships with men after all. However, he was seriously glad to have Aiba on his side. He couldn't imagine doing this with any other man than this cheerful guy who always managed to help him relax somehow.

“Let's blast them with our love,” Aiba joked when he appeared next to Sho and threw him a smile that immediately made things look a lot brighter.

Before Sho could respond anything, Jun pushed them towards the entrance of the stage and suddenly, they were standing in front of this intimidating mass of reporters.

* ~ * ~ *

“Kanpai~”

The cold liquid was running down Sho's throat. A beer had been what he had needed the most right now after such a day.

“Careful, Sho, I need you in the office tomorrow morning,” Jun laughed upon watching his friend downing his drink.

“He really earned himself that beer though,” Keiko defended Sho. “He did a great job. I am sure tomorrow's papers are full with pictures of our lovestruck couple.”

Sho huffed but felt proud about Keiko's praise. Although he had been terribly worried about the press conference beforehand, it hadn't been that bad. Having Aiba at his side, throwing him smiles or fond glances, had made Sho feel a lot more secure in his role.

Apparently, Aiba was still sitting next to him, doing this. He seemed to be sincerely happy that they had been able to perform that well today and searched for Sho's eye contact once in a while. When they met, he smiled at Sho who couldn't help but return it.

Suddenly, Jun's phone was ringing and he immediately took the call. When he finished talking, he looked at the other's, beaming happily.

“That was Nino. Ohno just brought him back to your flat,” he explained, looking at Aiba. “He said that there is no reporter to be seen.”

Everybody cheered, relieved that their plan seemed to work.

“I still recommend you to stay at Sho's place for a couple more days so we can find out if it's safe for you to go back,” Jun went on and Aiba nodded in agreement. He didn't mind sharing the flat with Sho for a few more days.

* ~ * ~ *

When Sho entered his kitchen, Aiba greeted him with a cheerful good morning and a cup of coffee. It had become a routine for them to meet in the kitchen at the start of the day where Aiba was always waiting with a freshly brewed coffee for Sho.

Even before Sho fell asleep at night, he was already looking forward to meet Aiba in the morning, and to chat with him during breakfast, that he usually prepared for Sho and himself. Thinking about having to have breakfast alone, somehow made Sho's mood drop.

As if Aiba knew what was going on in Sho's head, he began to talk about it.

“Nino texted me this morning. He said that there are no reporters to be seen and asked me when I will come back,” Aiba told Sho, whose miso soup suddenly didn't taste that good anymore.

“I think it's safe to go back, don't you think so too?” Aiba asked.

“Hmm...,” Sho just replied, making Aiba raise his eyebrows.

“You think it's still to early to go back?” he wanted to know.

Sho shook his head.

“That's not it,” he started. “For now, I think it's safe.” Aiba's face lit up. “However, I fear that soon the reporters won't be satisfied with our answers from the press conference anymore. They have probably come up with new ones or are simply looking for a scandal, so they will turn up again in front of your flat, sooner or later,” Sho voiced his thoughts.

Aiba pressed his lips together, but nodded.

“That makes sense,” he sighed. “Nino will have to wait for a bit longer then...”

Upon hearing the name of Aiba's flatmate, another thought crossed Sho's mind.

“Furthermore, it might give a really wrong impression if the reporters will find out that you are living together with another man, they will definitely make sure people will misunderstand this,” Sho said.

“It is indeed dangerous,” Aiba agreed. “But I cannot move to another flat. Right now, I don't have the money for that...,” he went on, throwing a shy grin at Sho.

A sudden idea crossed Sho's mind and before the logical part of his brain could figure out if it was a good one or a bad one, he heard himself telling Aiba about it.

“How about you move in with me?” Sho asked.

Aiba just simply blinked a few times.

“The campaign will still go on for another two months. You can stay here during that time and of course you can bring more of your personal belongings. I can make more space for you in the office,” Sho offered, still not really sure what he was talking about.

Aiba's face suddenly lit up and he stood up to hug Sho.

“Thank you so much, Sho-chan,” he cheered. “I will go get my stuff after breakfast,” Aiba decided. “And I will have to make sure Nino will be okay by himself,” he went on, his arms still around Sho's shoulders.

Usually, Sho would feel the urge to shake off Aiba's arms, but today he forgot about that and felt deeply content instead. He had just made sure that Aiba would stay at his flat for another two months. Of course, he had only secured to avoid any scandal but Sho was relived that Aiba had accepted his offer that quickly.

* ~ * ~ *

“You're going to live with Sho?” Nino asked in disbelief.

Aiba nodded while he threw another pair of jeans into his bag.

“You're going to leave me alone?” Nino went on questioning his friend.

Again, Aiba just nodded and began to stuff about twenty pair of socks in the bag.

“And you're fine with leaving me alone?” Nino began to whine.

This time, Aiba stopped and turned around to scoop his friend into his arms.

“I am not fine with leaving you. I am really sad about this,” Aiba began but was interrupted by Nino's huff.

“Sure. That's why you have been grinning and humming cheerful melodies ever since you entered that flat,” he said ironically, making sure Aiba noticed that he didn't believe him.

“Look, Kazu, I already explained it to you. If anybody finds out that I am living with you, it might cause a scandal for Sho,” Aiba told Nino, his voice soft.

“But that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to move in with HIM,” Nino threw in.

“Don't you think it makes more sense if I am living with my boyfriend?” Aiba asked.

“He is NOT your boyfriend,” Nino nearly screamed at his friend who who was still packing stuff into his already jammed bag. “Seriously, Aiba-shi, you have to make sure that you separate your work from your feelings properly,” Nino told him, his voice worried.

“I am doing it properly,” Aiba gave back and Nino only clicked his tongue.

“Seriously,” Aiba defended himself. “Otherwise I would have already told you that I saw Sho naked under the shower a few days ago when I accidentally entered the bathroom. And I would tell you that his buttocks are really firm and his shoulders are really muscular, although a bit sloping, but that just gives them a special touch,” he went on reasoning.

Nino sighed deeply.

“I just don't want you to get too mixed up in this, maybe even getting hurt in the end,” he said then and allowed Aiba to hug him again.

“I know, Kazu, I appreciate your worries a lot. I will make sure to keep my feelings under control,” Aiba promised. “I am sorry for leaving you alone for such a long time,” he went on, tightening his embrace to let Nino feel that he was indeed feeling like that but furthermore, he wanted to make sure that Nino wasn't able to look into his eyes because Nino was always able to tell when Aiba was not telling the truth – and Aiba was not sure if he would be able to keep his promise about not mixing work with private feelings.

“I'll be fine. Jun promised to come by every other day and cook dinner for me. I think he feels a bit guilty,” Nino joked and finally got out of Aiba's embrace.

“This makes me feel a bit more relaxed about leaving you alone,” Aiba replied.

“I am not a baby, you know,” Nino gave back, hitting Aiba softly on his head.

“No, but you're like my little brother and I have to take care of you,” Aiba gave back. Nino just murmured something and quickly left the room to avoid Aiba seeing how happy those words had just made him.

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I am really loving watching these bozos falling in love. And I would'n mind seeing some OhMiya...