I am with you
“ONODERA,OI ONODERA” Takano came shouting. He usually is in a bad temper but this time he was in his worst state as one of the star authors had completely missed the deadline which had put a lot of pressure to the whole emerald team. All of the editors were in a ‘dead living’ state. Onodera had passed out in the middle and woke up with a startle “Where am I?“.
“What are you doing there? You know very well what we are doing don’t you?“. Onodera blinked his eye and it took him some time to realize what he was doing. “I am sorry” he said this with a worried look in his face. Takano looked and flinched but he didn’t say anything.
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At last the manuscript was handed to the printer. All of them heaved a sigh of relief as they had worked hard the whole weak with hardly enough sleep. Takano was going to call Onodera about having dinner together according to their promise but Onodera wasn’t there. He searched for him and saw him sitting on the sofa in the corridor with a can in his hand and with his head down and his bangs covering his eyes. Takano really knew something was wrong with him. He called “Onodera are you okay?“. He looked up “N-no, I am fine, I am just tired”
“Liar, you look more than tired”. Onodera furrowed his eyebrows “I said I am fine and also if you want to talk about dinner I can’t accompany you” saying this he stood up and left the place. Takano knew that he is always like this but this time something didn’t seem right.
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Onodera had gone to store to buy something. When he came to the apartment he saw Takano sitting in front of door to his house. “I am not going to leave unless you tell me. If its some personal reason then I won’t pry much but if its something else then tell me”. “I already said its fine. Even if I do have a reason whether it is personal or not I don’t think its any of your concern”
“I won’t like to disturb the neighbours so lets talk in my apartment” saying this he pulled him into his apartment and closed the door. “You aren’t going anywhere without telling me”. Onodera knew just how much stubborn Takano is and he will surely do what he said so he thought it was pointless resisting. “Well..actually a party is held by my dad’s company. I am invited in it because my dad says that some people would like to see me and........”
“So you mean they want to see the son of your father’s company and you are afraid that you might have to again work in your father’s company”.
“No, about that my father never said anything. Actually there are some people who were accusing me as nanahikari. They know me very well and I feel like they want to mock me about it by meeting me and...”
“That’s all”
“No there is more to it, that is.....”
“Hm?”
“umm...also.....you remember Nao right?”
“what about him?”
“about the middle school incident I had told about this only to Nao and you see after coming from England I didn’t have any contact with him since a lot had happened. He still doesn’t know why I quit my company and he must have thought that I was in good terms with my colleagues so he told about it to them”
“ABOUT, WHAT?” Takano cleared his ears to hear what he heard was right or not. Of course he wished for the latter.
“About our relationship back then”
“......so do your parents know about it”
“no, about that Nao said that my colleagues promised not to tell anyone about this”
“do you feel like they can be trusted?”
“well I don’t think they will tell my parents but those people have spread weird rumors on this among themselves and that’s what is bothering me”
“what rumors?”
“that I am a gay”
“HUH!!”
“I never liked anyone except senpai. Being called a nanahikari was enough trouble to make me quit the previous company but now I don’t really know a solution to this problem”
“Does Nao know about this rumor?”
“He doesn’t know”
“and what makes you say that. I don’t think he will tell you even if he knows”
“i heard them talking about it one day”
FLASHBACK
“onodera’s son is gay”
“yeah his friend told that he had a middle school love who was a guy and that same guy broke his heart when he was in high school”
“who told you about that”
“his roommate in england”
“seriously what an idiot”
“his friend must be quite dense even knowing that he is a gay he hung out with him.”
“maybe he is also a gay”
“but we can’t tell about this to his friend Nao. It looks like he thought that we were close to him and told us about this.”
“Lets keep this thing in between us only, that nanahikari is a gay”
“We will see him in a new perspective now that we know he is a gay”
“Yes we will see him in his next party”
“Hahahaha”
ENDS
“Tomorrow is the party. What should I do?”
“Shouldn’t nao be responsible for this?”
“no I don’t want him to be involved in this. He did this unknowingly and if I involve him in this the rumour will get worse. Also he is someone I can rely on..”
Hearing this Takano pulled Onodera and kissed him really deep pushing his tongue tongue inside his mouth. “ngh....mm..mmph....takano san..mmph....taka....ngh. Please stop” saying this he pushed him “why are always like this?”
“Onodera I will come to this party”
“What? you can’t come like that”
“Is Isaka san going to this party?”
“I guess so”
“Good I will say him that this party may be helpful in our editing and being the editor-in-chief it will help others also. He will surely agree to this”
“but you want to go the party with an ulterior motive”
“Of course it will be a benefit in our editing also. It will be like killing two birds with one shot”
“But..”
“Onodera please rely on me. It bothers me that they are telling you a gay because I can’t imagine onodera to go out with anyone else but me. so even if it is a rumor I cant let this rumor going on. Also they think him as your partner.”
“I don’t want you to get troubled with this”
“I will be more troubled if something like this goes on, I will remain jealous forever.”
“But what will you do about this? Don’t tell me you are planning on telling them about yourself”
“No I know what to do. So please let me go.”
Saying this Takano hugged Onodera with his head on his shoulder. “I love you that is why....” Hearing this Onodera blushed and started to tremble his eyes started to fill with water. It looked liked all the stress he had built up started to burst. “Don’t worry I am there with you”. ‘I won’t do anything to him today’ Takano thought. Onodera fell asleep. Takano ruffled his hair ‘He must be going through a lot. Those insensitive people, I will show them.’ thinking this he also fell asleep beside Onodera hugging him never letting him go.
