Title:
Unconditional Gifts (one-shot)
Author:
Kyoko_godaikun
Pairing:
Ohkura/Shota
Rating:
PG
Summary:
Sometimes the best gifts come from the heart
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Kanjani 8
was sitting around their dressing room. Shota looked across the dressing room
to Subaru and Hina. His best friend had a new lover, as bright as the morning
sun. That meant that he didn't spend so much time with Shota. The guitarist
knew he shouldn't be jealous. He wasn't really. He just wished that love would
fall into his lap.
"Isn't
that right Yassan?" Ohkura asked him, they where sitting together on a
couch.
"Isn't
what right?" Shota asked. He was polishing his prized possession. A Red
Special replica, made to be just like the guitar used by the famous Queen
guitarist Brian May. His big dream had been to go to the guitar seminar run by
Brian May in January. But the class was so expensive; Shota knew he would never
be able to go.
"It
would be really nice if we could play a concert on Christmas night."
Ohkura was talking about his wish as he called it. He had the dream since he
had inherited a very expensive drum set two years before.
"The
whole group?"
"We
could be a band." Ohkura smiled. "Everyone can play something. Even
Yoko and Hina could play the tambourines."
"Aren't
we a band at our concerts?" Shota pointed out gently.
"I
mean a real band, a rock group." He looked around. "It wouldn't have
the Johnny's agency involved. We could just go and play."
"That
would be nice, no agency." Shota agreed.
It would
be something small. A club or something." Ohkura continued. "If I could have one thing for New Years,
that's what it would be."
******************
Time
passed, and Shota found himself falling for Ohkura. It was a wonderful feeling,
as natural as it was to breathe. They hadn't yet crossed the line from friends
to lovers. Shota wanted to be sure that his friend felt the same way.
Shota had
asked Ohkura to come to his apartment. He wanted to fix his friend some dinner.
He hadn't called it a date; he wanted to start dating his friend in small
steps. He had been surprised when the drummer
agreed.
Everyone
in the agency thought that Ohkura was shy and quiet. He was, until he got close
to the person. He had been chattering almost non stop for the past ten minutes.
"So
why do you want us to have a private concert?" Shota asked.
"I have
always enjoyed the band segments of our concerts." The drummer smiled.
"I thought what it would be like if we did something without the agency,
without the stupid costumes. We would be a real group then."
"You're
right, we would."
"It's
just a dream." Ohkura shrugged. "I would have to pay for a venue, and
that would be too expensive."
"Why
don't you ask the rest of the group to help?"
"How
could I ask the rest of the group?" He asked puzzled. "It's my dream,
I should pay for it."
Shota
looked into Ohkura's eyes. "It's good to have a dream."
"You're
right, it is." The taller man blushed a little. That made Shota wonders if
his friend liked him too.
The
guitarist would do anything to give Ohkura his dream. He looked to the wall. On
a special stand was his prized Red Special Replica. It was expensive. Shota wondered how much he
would get if he sold it.
***************
Shota and
Ohkura had been good friends since Ohkura had joined V West. It seemed natural for the pair to spend a lot
of time together, talking about music. Ohkura found himself falling for his
friend. The guitarist seemed to really enjoy listening to Ohkura's dreams.
Being in
Kanjani 8 was wonderful. But Ohkura wanted to be more then that, he wanted to
be in a real rock band. Perhaps everyone would take them more seriously if they
were a real band at least for a few nights.
The two friends
were spending some time at Ohkura's apartment. One corner was dominated by a
large custom made drum kit. It was very expensive. Ohkura's cousin had been a
famous drummer who had died in an accident. He had left his drum set to his
cousin.
"What
kind of band would you like to have?" Shota asked him, they where spending
a night off together. "Something
like KISS?"
"Well,
maybe something more like Glay or Queen."
"Queen?"
Shota perked up at the mention of one of his favorite groups. "You could
be like Roger Taylor, I could be like Brian May."
"Who would be Freddie?"
"Subaru?"
Ohkura
laughed at the thought of Subaru being the Freddie Mercury of the group.
“If only
I could go to the guitar seminar,” Shota sighed. “I might even become better
then Brian May.”
The drummer looked at Shota, his friend. He
suddenly wanted to give Shota his dream.
Shota wanted to go to the
Ohkura
knew the dream was very expensive. Too expensive for someone who wasn't rich?
Then Ohkura looked at his drum set. It was custom made, and worth a lot of
money. Perhaps he did have a way to give his friend his dream.
****************
Shota
shivered to himself. He had finally been able to grant Ohkura’s wish. But it
had cost so much. His prize guitar was gone. The red special replica had been
sold to help pay for the rent of the club.
Shota
would miss his guitar, but it paid for something more special. His friend would
have his dream. He had even arranged it so that all the members of the group
would be part of the band. It would be the great time that Ohkura had dreamt
about.
Shota ran
the doorbell of Ohkura's apartment. His friend opened the door.
"I
know it’s early, but I wanted to give you your Christmas present...” Shota
stepped into the entryway and held out the envelope to him.
Ohkura
opened the envelope. His smile was bittersweet.
"I
wanted your dream to come true." Shota told him. "We can be a band
for one night. We don't even have to use any of the agency's instruments. I
talked the rest of the guys, they'll be in it."
"A
band...." A tear rolled down his cheek.
"What
is it? Don't you like it?" Shota asked.
"I
do, it's just...." Ohkura wiped the tear off his face. "I have
something very special for you. I was planning on giving it to you on Christmas
day." He went to his coat and pulled out an envelope. "You told me that
you wanted to go to the guitar class during our down time."
"The
one taught Brian May." Shota felt his heart break a little. "But it's
in the
Ohkura
handed him the envelope. Inside was a round trip air ticket, and tickets to the
two week course. "I wanted you to have your dream Sho Chan."
"Tacchan,
how could you afford this?" Shota asked.
"Does
that matter?" Ohkura asked softly. "You'll be able to get tips for
using the red special from the man himself."
"I
can't," A tear rolled down his cheek. "I sold the red special to pay
for the gig."
"Why
would you do such a thing?"
"I
wanted you to have your dream." Shota said in a near whisper. "I'll
use my other guitar for your gig."
“Let’s
come inside and talk.”
The entry
way in Ohkura’s apartment was more like a hallway. Ohkura opened the door and
went into the apartment.
Shota
quickly changed his shoes. For the first
time, Shota realized the drum kit was gone.
“What
happened to your drums?”
“I sold
them, for you.”
"What
are we going to do?" Shota asked.
"We'll
play our gig." His friend went to him, taking his hand and kissing the
fingers. "I'll have to rent a drum kit. Then you'll go to your camp."
"But...."
"What
I did was because I've fallen in love with you." Ohkura said. "I
think you sold your red special for the same reasons."
"I
do, I love you." Shota said. "That's why it doesn't matter if I own
that guitar."
"Just
like it doesn't matter if I own my own drums." his friend smiled. "I
received a gift far more important, more precious then the gig I wanted."
"What
is that?"
"You,"
and with that Ohkura kissed Shota's lips. Shota found his arms going around his
friend, and he realized that this Christmas he had the best present ever.