[multichapter] baby blue: part 5: chapter 8

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Title: Baby Blue: Part 5: Chapter 8
Pairing: JunDa
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 930
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and only the words are mine.
Summary: They knew that moving forward would be hard, but with each hurdle the happiness they deserve seems further and further away.

April 29^th 2015

The first time he tried calling his sister was from Taguchi's mother's house. She'd been insistent that Ueda let his family know as soon as possible. She'd suggested his mother first, but Ueda and his mother didn't have the same relationship that Taguchi had with his. Taguchi's mother was gentle and kind and understanding, Ueda's mother was none of those things, she'd provided, but she'd dragged and pulled Ueda and his sister through their childhoods, pushing only when it was to push them away when they needed her most. In a way Ueda wanted to blame her for every mistake he'd made along the way with Taguchi, he knew it was ridiculous and that his actions were his own, hell he barely shared any of his mother's views on anything, but he still sometimes felt like he'd have been better at the relationship thing if she had.

Taguchi's mother was bustling about in the kitchen, humming happily despite the concern she now shared over their future, and he felt bad for blaming his own mother. Taguchi's mother had been everything, done everything she possibly could for Taguchi growing up but Taguchi had still hurt him too.

He was still terrified of telling her though, and when his sister finally answered the phone on his third day of trying to reach her, her words gave him no encouragement.

“Mum will freak.” was her immediate response after he'd explained it all in as much detail as a single breath would allow. “I mean you know how she felt about those two guys that lived in the same apartment a few floors up...”

“What?” Ueda asked, because he remembered the guys, remembered the tuts and the dirty looks his mother didn't even try to hide whenever they saw them. “Were they gay?”

He could hear his sister's amused laugh and pictured the eye-roll that went with it. “I dunno Tat-chan, they lived alone in that apartment for...at least twenty years...they rarely had company and they went out to eat together nearly every night of the week...do you suppose they were just good friends?”

Ueda hadn't known back then what caused his mother to dislike them so much, but the realisation, firstly that they were gay, because Ueda had never even really paid attention to that, and secondly that that was the reason for their mother's distaste, left a sickly feeling in Ueda's stomach. “Well thanks for making me feel better about this whole thing.”

“You have to tell them though...” she said next, her voice lower, sober. “Even if this doesn't make national headlines, Dad follows KAT-TUN's activities pretty closely...it'll hurt him to find out that way...and Mum...well you'd be off the Christmas card list for sure.”

“I imagine I will be anyway.” he answered solemnly. There was no way things would stay the same after this, however they took the news.

“Mum isn't going to like the poll thing either...you know how she hates giving up control...putting all the power in the hands of the fans...that's a pretty bold move...”

“I know.” Ueda agreed, he really did. “But they deserve it...whatever our families and friends think of this, if our careers don't work out then it's the fans we're letting down.”

His sister hummed her agreement. “Tat-chan, I have to go, just...whatever happens I'm proud of you though, seriously, I wish you the best of luck, and happiness, you deserve that much.”

Taguchi was sitting on the edge of the sofa beside Ueda, how much of it he'd heard Ueda couldn't be sure but from the frown on his face Ueda could surmise he'd gotten the gist. “She seemed to take it OK?” he asked.

“My sister isn't the one we need to worry about.” Ueda answered, his own frown deepening.

Taguchi nodded and took Ueda's hand. “We're going to visit your parents this weekend, whatever they say, at least we've done all we can.”

Ueda nodded. “Let's not worry about it just yet though, we have two whole days just to ourselves, lets make the most of it.

Taguchi hummed low in his throat. “Are we talking dog park, or bedroom?”

“Dog park.” Ueda answered with a grin. “Get these puppies worn out and then bedroom for the rest of the night.”

“That sounds like a good idea.” Taguchi beamed, pushing Ueda down onto the sofa and diving on top of him. “I'll have to start thinking of ways to keep you amused for a whole night.”

“Start thinking of ways to keep me amused for a lifetime.” Ueda answered cheekily, but the smile dropped from Taguchi's face, leaving it calmer, his expression softer and yet somehow more intense. Ueda couldn't look away as Taguchi's gaze only deepened, pulling him in and Ueda could feel the strength of it tugging in his chest.

Taguchi leaned down slowly, his eyes fixed intently on Ueda's until their lips met in the softest brush. Ueda exhaled softly, Taguchi's kiss almost winding him as he leaned in again for another, pressing just a shade harder, dragging his lips tenderly over Ueda's over and over.

“I love you.” Ueda said, his voice all air as Taguchi pulled back to look at him again, his fingers moving to rifle through Ueda's hair.

“I'm really going to miss this sofa.” Taguchi replied, his lips quivering into his carefree grin.

Ueda laughed despite himself as he smacked Taguchi's arm with the back of his hand. “Dog park.”

Taguchi got up from the sofa, holding out his hand to pull Ueda up too. “Then bedroom.”

“We'll see.”

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Sorry for the slightly short chapter, and for it being late too >_< hectic weekend!!