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yukitsubute ([personal profile] yukitsubute) wrote in [community profile] sky_no_yuki2017-05-10 04:10 pm

Up where we belong 6/? (JunBa, Sakumiya)

Title: Up where we belong
Pairing: For the beginning Arashi friendhip, later on: JunBa, Sakumiya, Ohno/??
Rating: up to R
Warning: None
Summary: To grow up in an orphanage can be really depressing. You miss your family, or you wonder about your family. Why are you here? Where is your mother? Your father? Everything starts getting easier when you have friends who are your family - like in Masaki's, Sho's, Kazu's and Satoshi's case. And when a baby arrives in the orphanage, Masaki has big-brother-like feelings from the very first beginning.




Masaki headed out of the school. He pulled the hood closer to his ears. It was ice cold outside and soon Masaki could feel his nose tingling.

“Brrrrrr…” Kazu shivered next to him. “I hate this cold weather. I want it to be summer again,” he whined.

“Hey, Kazu.” Masaki poked his side and pointed at two figures on the other side of the school building. “Isn’t this Sho-chan with a girl?”

“No way,” Kazu laughed out. He pressed his eyes together like he would be able to see the figures closer by doing this. “Wow, maybe you are right.”

“I think we need to discover that,” Masaki said. He looked at his watch. “Damn, we need to get Jun from kindergarten. We don’t have time to sneak after Sho now. He’ll be furious if he finds out that we aren’t on our way to get Jun.”

Kazu nodded at him. “But we’ll get him later on.”

Masaki pulled on Kazu’s arm. He could almost see the plans of teasing Sho in Kazu’s mind running up and down. It wasn’t the time to annoy Sho. Not today. Masaki wanted this day to be perfect.

They stepped into the smallest building of the five school buildings. The windows were coloured with rainbow colours and various paintings decorated the walls around the corridor. On the right side was the wardrobe and some children were already there, changing for going out.

“Masa-chan, Kazu-chan,” they heard a voice calling them.

Masaki knelt on the floor. “Hey, Jun-pon. Did you have a nice day?”

The boy nodded at him. “I painted all of you.” He stepped closer and took the both of them by the hand, guiding them to a painting on the wall. Masaki smiled.

He was way the tallest on the picture, while Kazu was only the half of him. Satoshi sat on the ground, an easel next to him, and Sho – Sho stood there with a bunch of books to study.

“See,” Jun said excitedly. “I am between you.”

Masaki and Kazu exchanged a look. Masaki looked at the picture. He had Jun’s hand in his and a big smile covered both of them, while Jun only held Kazu’s forefinger, like he had always done when he had been a baby. Masaki could see in Kazu’s eyes that he was touched, even though he’d never ever admit it.

“It’s cool.” Typically Kazu.

“And Sho-kun and Oh-chan are watching over all of us,” Jun giggled happily.

“That’s really nice, Jun-pon. Maybe you can take this picture home and we place it on the wall?” Masaki asked.

“Yes, I take it with me, I just need to ask. I am back in a minute.” Jun turned to run up to one of the kindergarteners, who came up to them.

“Oh, you must be Masaki-kun and Kazunari-kun, right?” The kindergartener asked.

They nodded at him. “Jun talks a lot about you. You are all from the town’s orphanage, right?”

Masaki nodded. “Yes. We are all divided into small groups, who need to take care of each other. So it’s our duty to wait for the younger ones to get home together after school or kindergarten.”

The kindergartener nodded. “You are five all in all?”

“Yes, we are,” Kazu said. “Satoshi-kun and Sho-kun are already in their last school year, and they took care, and still do, of us,” he explained. “And we take care of Jun,” Kazu added.

“How old are you?” The kindergartener asked. He was a man around 50 years, and his eyes were nice and calm, but Masaki didn’t know what he wanted from them now.

“Twelve,” Masaki said.

“He is twelve today,” Jun blurred out. “It’s his birthday today.”

Masaki blushed. He didn’t want to talk about his birthday now. “Oh, congratulation,” the man said. “Twelve is a good age.” He smiled. Masaki got nervous. He was afraid that something was wrong here.

“Thank you,” Masaki murmured. “I think we need to go now. Jun, please change your clothes,” Masaki said.

“Yes.” Jun walked to his place. “Masa-chan, can you help me with the shoelace. I don’t understand that.”

Masaki smiled at him. “Sure.”

“Masaki-kun,” the kindergartener said before Masaki moved. “I just wanted to know who the people are that care so much about Jun. He is a great boy, and I have the slight feeling that this is not only the work of the nuns – I think it’s more opposite. You really are great boys, go on like that.” The man winked at him before he returned to some other children.

Masaki blushed. This compliment made his heart beat faster.

“I think he doesn’t know about our little rule breaks,” Kazu chuckled.

“Masa-chan,” Jun said again, moving his leg up and down, the shoelaces bounced from right to left.

“Yes,” Masaki shook his head and stepped to him. “Look closely. You take this one and make a loop, then you take this one and wrap it around, and at last you pull the one shoelace into this here and you have a second loop.”

Jun looked at him, his head tilted. “Let me,” he said and took the second shoe. With the third try it worked out and they were finally able to go.

“Oh, the picture, I can take it with me,” Jun said before they left the building.

Masaki pulled on it and put it in Jun’s small bag. “So, and now let’s head home.”

Outside Masaki could see Satoshi and Sho walking up to them. “Seems Sho could solve from this girl,” Kazu whispered at Masaki.

He nodded at his friend. “I wonder who she is,” Masaki whispered back.

“Hey.” Masaki waved at his friends.

“I am starving, can we please go home fast,” Satoshi whined, without even greeting them.

“It’s not our fault that you forgot your lunch at home,” Sho said. “I told you twice to take it from the cupboard, but I have no idea where you’ve been with your thoughts in the morning.”

“At least I didn’t have Masami in my thoughts all day long.” Satoshi grinned sheepishly before he whined after a rather hard smack from Sho. “Ouch.” Satoshi rubbed his head.

“Ah, she’s that beautiful girl you met with right before?” Kazu smirked. Masaki knew that the other wouldn’t be able to hold it back, and he really didn’t want to start a discussion about privacy with Sho right now.

But for Masaki’s surprise Sho didn’t say anything. His cheeks were flushed and even his ears seemed slightly red. “Let’s head home now,” he just said instead.


“I wonder what they cook today. Maybe I get some Ramen or yakiniku,” Masaki said. He wanted to change the topic, because he could see that Sho was rather embarrassed about that topic. It was so untypically Sho.

“Maybe we’ll get some chocolate with bonbons,” Jun said. He still held Masaki’s hand tightly while they walked back to the orphanage. He had Kazu on his other side and Sho and Satoshi were a few steps behind them.

Masaki looked to Kazu, who was unusually silent next to him. He wondered what was going on with him. Maybe he needed to talk with him later on, when they’d be in their room. For now Masaki tried to lighten up the mood between them.

“Jun, that’s not a dinner,” Masaki laughed.

“But I like sweets,” Jun complained. Yes, he could eat sweets without anything else all day long, they knew that, but luckily they hardly got anything sweet in orphanage. The nuns were watching out that they got healthy food.

But it was Christmas Eve, so maybe they’d get something special for this day. Last year they were allowed to order pizza for Masaki and some of his friends.

“Or maybe some cheeseburger? Didn’t you say that you want some really unhealthy, American food?” Sho asked from behind.

It wasn’t only Christmas Eve, but also Masaki’s birthday. And every child was allowed to make a wish for dinner on that day. And if it was possible, the nuns prepared the food for the birthday child and their friends. It was a good chance to get something they normally weren’t able to eat.

Masaki nodded at him. “Mhm, you are right. I saw that in TV last week when we were allowed to watch this show. They showed an advertisement for a burger restaurant. It looked so delicious. I really want to taste it one day.”

“That sounds too good,” Kazu said while rubbing over his belly.

“I prefer sweets,” Jun said stubbornly, earning a laugh from the others.

~~~

They walked into the dining room and Masaki could already smell that they’d get something different to eat from the other days. That smell had never crossed his nose before.

“Masaki-chan, happy birthday,” Maria-san said with a smile. She guided Masaki to the room and offered him a seat at the top of the table. “Today it’s your day.”

Masaki smiled when he got his plate with a burger and some fries on it. “That looks amazing,” he chirped. And it tasted like it smelled like. Masaki had had various great birthdays, but somehow this one felt amazing, at least till Maria-san came back to the table.

“Enjoy your last birthday together with your friends,” she smiled at Masaki and tousled through his hair. Masaki had pushed these thoughts far, far away from him, but Sho and Satoshi’s leave came closer. They had turned 18 and soon they’d be finished with school and needed to find a job, what meant that they would leave the orphanage, while the others would remain here.

“I will,” Masaki just whispered. He really didn’t like the thought of being only the three of them left here.


 
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[personal profile] pluvie_27 2017-05-10 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Jun is soooo cute! I really really want to hug him. I can't stop my self to adored his cuteness...
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[personal profile] learashi 2017-05-10 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, so it is almost that time where they will have to part. 😢
Is going to be pastry chef when he grows up? The love of sweets is strong in him.
So adorable that he painted himself holding Nino's finger ❤
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[personal profile] leiva21 2017-05-10 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
The time jumps. All are growing up well, and Jun is not a baby any longer. But how cute that Masaki and Nino pick him up from the kindergarten.
I didn't realize that Sho and Ohno will finish school soon. Will they be going to university?
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[personal profile] betzi_chan 2017-05-10 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
jun is in kindergarten now! *___*
i can toatlly imagine that! *___*
but it is sad, that sho and ohno will leave soon...
but maria is right, aiba needs to enjoy the time they have left together!!

this is really a nice chapter.
the time jump is well choosen and i like it. ^^
i am looking forward to the next chapter. ^^
see you *waves*
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[personal profile] juulchii 2017-05-10 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Finally had time to read it all again. But how much fun the boys have with the five of them, it is so sad to think Ohno and Sho are leaving... Having to leave at the age of 18 though! How will they survive?? And it is also a sad thought they haven't been adopted all this time, I wonder if sho had the same situation as Ohno in the last chapter, having a chance but saying no to stay with the five of them... Sad! :C
I wonder what the feeling Aiba has against the kindergarten teacher is. Hope nothing bad :/
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[personal profile] lilly0 2017-05-14 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Jun is already in kindergarten? He is so adorable!! It's kinda sad though that they weren't adopted, but I guess somehow they became a family to each other! I wonder if Sho and Ohno will plan something and then adopt the other three? Because Jun is still so young, and Nino and Aiba are still pretty young too...

Thanks so much for this update!