[FIC] The Smell of Apple Pie

[pinkynishi]

Title: The Smell of Apple Pie
Author: pinkynishi
Genre: Romance
Raiting: PG-13 ? Idk
Pairing: AKame
Disclamer: I only own the plot.
Summary: The first thing Jin sees when he wakes up, is darkness. In the car crash, he recieved a blow to the head that made him lose his eyesight temporarily. The first thing he hears is the voice of the guy with the cute bandana that works at the bakery right next to his place. The first thing he smells, is apple pie.


A.N - First posted in my ninja!account back in 2008. I really liked this and i'm about to delete my ninja so I'm bringing this back, with a couple of changes (like the title) and most of the text. I added a lot of description. 2008 me was starting to write so now I have new tricks :P

WARNING: THIS ENDS IN A REALLY EMBARASSING CUTE ENDING SCENE. IF YOU'RE NOT UP FOR THE SAPPYNESS, BACK AWAY.

A bell chimed as Jin pushed the door of the bakery open. He smiled as he walked it, smelling the many aromas of freshly baked pastries.

"Right on time!" The man behind the counter says as Jin walked over to him.

"As always." Jin answered with a laugh, shaking his head to get the snow off as he leaned down to better view the pastries in the display. "Everything looks so good. I don't know what to pick."

The man laughed, lowering himself down behind the display so he could look at Jin through the glass. "You're probably going to go with your usual." Jin bit down on his lower lip, looking around the spread, avoiding looking into the eyes of the employee.

In the end, Jin caved and looked at the man. "You're right. The usual."

"Two mini-apple pies, coming right up!"

Jin straightened up, following the man with his eyes as he went to the back of the bakery. The young man was dressed with white pants and a white shirt. A pink bandana with little rabbits kept his hair out of his face as he took the two mini pies off the cooling rack. "Fresh out of the oven. Don't tell anyone." The man said with a wink as he handed Jin a box with carefully tied ribbons on it.

"Th-thank you." Jin simply said as he felt a blush rise on his cheeks. He handed the man a couple of bills. "Cute bandana." He added as casually as possible.

"Thanks. My niece gave it to me for my birthday." He placed Jin's change on a little plater and pushed it towards him. The bells chimed as someone came in and the man smiled at Jin. "Be careful out there. The roads are pretty slippery." He nodded and went to the person that was waiting near the displays. "Hi, how can help you?"

Jin smiled, taking the coins off the plater, sneaking a look at the man from the corner of his eye.

Jin shivered when the cold winter breeze hit his face, pulling up his scarf to hide his nose as he made his way to his car. He took his keys out of his pocket and unlocked the doors and went inside, rubbing his hands together. Everything in his car, including his seat, was cold. He started his car and turned up the heat. He waited a couple of minutes for his car to warm up before he buckled his seat belt. He turned in his seat to look over his shoulder. Making sure that there was no one in his left blind-spot, he pulled down the turn signal lever and a green arrow flashing left appeared in his dash.

Jin drove out of his parallel parking and proceeded to the next street corner. He pressed his foot on the brake and waited for the light to turn green. As he waited, he put on some music and secured the pies on the back seat of the car. As soon as he was straight on his seat again, the light went from red to green and he took his foot of the brake, pressing it lightly on the gas pedal.

A loud, constant honking noise made him jump on his seat.

He looked at his right and he immediately saw an other car heading straight for him. He could even see the panic that was in the eyes of the other driver. It was obvious that the stranger was unable to brake and his car was now skidding on the ice. He could hear the tires of the other car squeal against the frozen asphalt.

There was nothing he could do.

Jin screamed as he saw it approaching, little by little, turning on itself. Panicking, Jin tried and tried to un-do his seatbelt but his hands were shaking too much. "Fuck fuck fuck" He tried to pressed his fingers down on the red button but he just wasn't able to do it. He turned back, looking out his window and the next thing he knew was that he had his arms over his face, waiting for the worst to happen.

And then it did.

The accident had felt like it had lasted 5 minutes.

When if fact it had only lasted 3 seconds.

His ears were ringing and he could feel something warm run down his face. Jin couldn't move and he didn't want to try. His vision was blurry and he could barely make-out basic shapes.

What...

Someone was shouting outside his door, that much he knew of.

His car door was suddenly ripped off and people started to ask him questions. He wanted to answer, but he couldn't make out a noise. He could barely keep his eyes open.

We're they still open though?

Everything was pitch-black.

He suddenly felt looser on his seat: someone had cut his seatbelt to get him out of his seat.

"What happened?"

"Isn't obvious?"

"We have to get him to the nearest hospital."

"Is he going to be alright?"

"I'm sorry, do you know this man?"

So many voices...

"Please. Let me go with him."

"Fine. We don't have much time."

~

Jin let out a moan as he suddenly could feel every bone and every muscle in his body. "I can't see." He started to fidget on his bed. "I can't see." He repeated, getting more and more frantic.

"Please..." A hand was placed on his. "Please, calm down." A voice said near him.

"I can't see. My eyes-"

"Don't force yourself Mr. Akanishi." The voice said sweetly. "You're in bad shape and you need time to rest."

"What happened?"

"You were in an accident. You were out for three days."

"Three days?!"

"Yes." The stranger confirmed. "Remember? You came into the bakery to get two-"

"Apple pies." Jin completed. "I remember - Wait - Who are you?"

The stranger laughed. "Don't you recognize my voice? We talk to each other everyday."

"...I'm sorry, I...Are you...the guy with the cute bandana?" Had he just told the guy he was cute? No...no...He had said that the bandana was cute. Wait no...Yeah. He had called the guy cute.

"And he remembers!" The man laughed. "Kazuya. My name is Kazuya. Kamenashi." He completed. "I saw the accident happen from the bakery and I came with you to the hospital. It's a good thing too. The nurses weren't able to contact your family - Is there someone you would like them to contact?"

Jin turned his head to the side and shrugged. "I don't have have anyone." He said softly. "My parents died a couple of years ago and my brother is back in Fukushima...I moved here after my last relationship went down the drain...I don't actually have any friends."

"Don't say that." Kazuya said, slightly tightening his grip on Jin's fingers. "I'm sure you have someone in your life. You should call your brother...let him know your whereabouts...How about at your job?"

Jin huffed. "Don't get me wrong. They're super nice but...I don't know. I'm having troubles fitting in."

"How can-"

"Mr. Akanishi! You're finally awake! I'm doctor Mitakama. I've been looking over you."

"Why can't I see?" Jin immediately asked.

"It's the shock of your accident." She said, taking out her small torch light to examine his eyes. "This temporary Mr. Akanishi. Your eyesight will come back."

"How can you be so sure?"

The woman let out a small laugh. "You're not the first patient I've had Mr. Akanishi. You have stitches over your left eye, a broken broken tibia and you sprained your left wrist. We're going to have to keep you here for a while."

"Ok... I guess..."

Jin felt the air around him move as his doctor approached the head of the bed. "I'm going to check your stitches now." She said as she began to unravel the bandages that were around his head. Kazuya, who was now standing on the other side of the room, was watching her work. "You have five stitches over your eye." She explained. "Your head hit against the window and a piece of broken glass scratched you but the blow is what made you loose your vision. Temporarily, of course." she hurried to add. "This could have been must worse, the glass could have gone through instead of scratching and...well, we would not be having this conversation."

Jin let out a nervous laugh and forced a smile onto his face. "I guess I got lucky - How's the other driver?"

"He's fine but his daughter is currently under high surveillance. Now this will sting." Jin hissed when the alcohol-soaked cloth made contact with his skin.

"Is it bad?" He asked, referring to his injury.

"The bleeding stopped yesterday but I have to clean it to make sure it doesn't get affected -- Mr. Kamenashi...are you ok?"

Kazuya, who was now sitting on the chair that was in the corner of the room, his face in his hands, shook his head. All of the colours of his face had been drained and he looked like he had seen a ghost. "Maybe." he said, keeping his eyes shut tight. "Maybe not actually."

"What's wrong?" Jin asked, concerned about his new friend.

"Mr. Kamenashi, are you sensitive when it comes to blood?" Mitakama asked.

Through his hands, Kazuya answered a simple "yes" that was barely audible, hissing through the cracks between his fingers.

"I suggest you should get yourself a juice box from the cafeteria." She said. "By the time you come back, i'll be done."

"Sure. Ok." Kazuya didn't move for a couple more seconds. But when he decided to get up, he was out in no time at all. Like Mitakama had promised, by the time he got back, she was leaving the room.

"I'll be back later ok? Please rest as much as you can." She said to Jin before leaving, nodding at Kazuya as she passed by him.

Kazuya watched the woman leave and turned back to Jin, bringing the chair closer to the bed. "So. Tell me about yourself."

The corner of Jin's mouth went up a little as he turned to face Kazuya. "You want to know about me?"

"Mhm."

"You first."

"Well. I own the bakery."

"What? How old are you?!"

"24 you?"

"26. Aren't you a bit young to be an owner?"

"It's your turn to give me an answer." Kazuya quickly added, the smile on his face clear in his voice.

"Well. I love apple pies."

Kazuya laughed. "That doesn't count. I already know that."

"Fine." Jin scratched his head. "I'm a lawyer but I don't really like my job. It's too much pressure."

"I can understand that. My parents wanted me to become a doctor. I went through a couple of years but then I cracked and followed what I loved: baking. Best decision ever."

"I wish I had your courage."

"My courage?" Kazuya scoffed, fidgeting on his chair. "You're the one that moved to a city in which you didn't know anyone. I wasted years of my life because I only wanted my parents to be proud of me. Guess that didn't turn out right."

"Are you happy?"

"What?"

"Are you happy, Kazuya?"

"...more than I ever have been actually."

Jin sat up straight on his bed and smiled sweetly at Kazuya. "That's what matters then."

"You should also do what makes you happy."

"I need to find what makes me happy first."

~

"Are you sure you should be here so often Kazuya?" Jin asked as the other sat next to him as he had been doing for the two weeks.

"Jin, I own the place. It's fine." Kazuya said, taking a new paper out of his bag. "Besides, whose going to read you the news if I don't come in?"

"Well there's Ms. Henderson in the room next to mine. Nice old woman from Canada that came to Japan twenty years ago. She's a great chat."

"Well then, you can ask Ms. Henderson to read you the news." Kazuya retorted with a sarcastic tone.

Jin started to laugh. "She almost as blind as I am. She wouldn't be able to. Besides, I like your voice, it's soothing."

"You keep touching your cast. Is something wrong?" Kazuya asked the man after noticing how he was fidgeting on his bed. "Is it hurting you?"

Jin slumped back down on his bed. "No - it's itchy! And I can't scratch and i'm stuck with it for an other month!"

"I had a my arm in a cast when I was 16. After a baseball accident...the pitcher from the opposing team didn't throw correctly and my arm took the blow. The noise that it made...Just thinking about is giving me goosebumps. I remember I was sooooo mad. It was the finals and I was supposed to pitch for the second half of the game. Anyways...The doctors told me that I had to keep my cast for a month and a half but I couldn't stand it and I took it off myself after a month."

Jin's eyes grew wide with disbeleif as he let out a laugh. "You...took it off yourself?"

"Yeah. With my dads manual saw. My doctor was so mad at me."

"Yeah, I bet he was."

~

"Can someone get that?" Kazuya shouted as he was kneading dough in the back of the bakery.

The phone had begun to ring and he was in no position to answer...and he was covered in flour. He heard someone answer and, seconds later, that someone was next to him.

"It's for you boss." A boy said, offering him the phone.

His fingers still pressed into the dough, Kazuya bit down on his lower lip. "Put it on my shoulder Tatsuya." The boy obliged and Kazuya pressed the phone to his shoulder with his ears, his fingers still pressing the dough down. "Hello, Home Baking?" He said in the receiver.

"Kazuya?"

"Speaking." Kazuya simply said, trying to recognize the voice that was on the other line.

"Kazuya!" The voice said again, more enthusiastic. "Kazuya! My eyesight is back! Well - It's blurry but if I focus it's fine!"

"Jin?" His eyes widened. "Jin! Oh my god that's great! When?"

"Last night I started to see light but this morning i could actually see! Oh, by the way, I followed your advice, about my brother?"

Kazuya let out a small laugh, now holding the phone with one of his flour-covered hands as he took out a stainless steel bowl from under the table with the other. "I give alot of advice. You're going to have to be more precise."

"I called him." Jin simply said. "He's coming down to Tokyo to see me."

"That's so great!"

"Yeah. It'll be good to see the little punk again."

"Haha. Maybe you'll want to go back to Fukushima after? Be with your family?"

"We'll see. I left because there was nothing there for me. Except him that is."

Kazuya tore up a piece of cellophane and placed it over the bowl in which he had placed his dough. "Your leg still needs to recover anyways. You can't go anywhere."

"Yeah. Well...at least my wrist is healed. Hell, it's been what? Two months since the accident? I sure as hell hope it's healed. I can write now, that's something. At least i'm getting discharched now that my eyesight is back! I can't wait to be home! Reio's going to pick me up at the hospital and get me back to my place. Do you remember where I live?"

"Jin I've been going to your place for the past couple of months of course I remember. That and, it's right next to the bakery."

"Right."

Kazuya heard Jin's nervous laughter and couldn't help but smile. Sometimes, he wondered if Jin was doing on purpose. "Listen, I have to go now." Kazuya opened the door of the fridge located in the back of the kitchen, "the bakery is about to open. I'll come by you place later with some pies for you and your brother ok? What kind of pie does he like?"

"Kazu-" Jin started but Kazuya cut him off.

"Wait - Does he even like pie? Or does he prefer cakes?"

"Kazuya." Jin finally said. "Just bring apple pies. It'll be fine."

"Ok." Kazuya breathed out, pushing the bowl in the back of the fridge. "I'll see you later."

"No. I'll see you later."

Kazuya started to laugh, replacing the other containers that were in the fridge in order of freshness. "You did not just say that."

"I'm sorry I had too."

"I have to go now, I have some pies in the oven that need to be taken out."

"Pies!?"

"Goodbye Jin." Kazuya laughed and pressed end on the receiver,  closing the door of the fridge as he did. "AYUMI." He shouted, coming face to face with a girl that had been waiting for him to close the door of the refrigerator.

"SO?" She said, holding her hands together as if she was praying. "Who was it?" She obviously knew who had called.

Kazuya rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "He called me to tell me that his vision is back no big deal." He walked back to the table on which he was working earlier and grabbed his bandana, tying it around his head. He bent down and grabbed a hand full of flour from the bucket he kept under his table and, as soon as he stood, the flour went flying in the air. "JESUS AYUMI. Stop sneaking up on me like that."

Stunned, Ayumi took off her glasses and wiped off the flour that was obscuring her vision. "Sorry." She simply said in a low muttured voice. "Come onnnnn Kazuya. I need to hear more!"

Kazuya spread more flour on the table and placed a ball of dough over it, "there's nothing to say. He took my advice about his brother and he told me about it. He's my friend."

"Please since the day he first stepped into this bakery you've been happier than ever, always expecting him to come in and get his blueberry pies."

"Apple pies." Kazuya immediately corrected, he sighed when he saw the look that Ayumi was giving him. "We're just friends. Nothing else."

"Pff. You see him almost every day, you bring him pies, you call him, he calls you and you blush every time he steps into this bakery. You like him and i'm going to make you do something about it."

"Yeah ok. I like him. What makes you say that he likes me?"

"Why do you think he used to come here everyday? For the pies? Sure. But it was to see you. Numbnuts. Even when your back was turned his eyes were always on you."

Kazuya shifted, crossing his arms and uncrossing them immediatly. "Really...?" He simply said, feeling his face burn just at the thought of Jin's eyes on him.

"Yes really. He came in here once when you were visiting your parents and he probably scanned the room five times before aproaching the counter to order."

Kazuya bit down on his lower lip, his mind going crazy with thoughts of him and Jin. "Yeah fine ok. You win."

Ayumi started to jump on the spot and, without any warning, she hugged Kazuya and tugged on the strings of his apron to take it off. "You have to get ready." She exclaimed, pulling the apron over Kazuya's head.

Kazuya twirled around as she pulled away his apron, "hey!" he tried to reach for his apron but she had already thrown it aside. "Get ready for what? I have to work! And his brother is there! I can't go now"

Ayumi turned him around and pushed him towards the the front of the bakery. "For your date of course." With all his might, Kazuya tried to fight back, he planted his heels in the ground in hopes of stopping Ayumi but it was all in vain. "Now go home, wash up, and come pick-up your pies."

Kazuya sighed and let his arms fall to his sides. "Fine. No use fighting right? I have to pass by here to get to his place anyways."

"Where does he live?"

"6th floor, the building next to ours. That's why he started comming here. The smell of apple pie lured him in." Kazuya started to laugh, grabbing his vest from the coat rack that was behind the counter. "Idiot." He muttered. "I'll see you guys later."

As soon as he was out, Tatsuya turned to Ayumi, his hands on his hips. "We're supposed to run this bakery now? Without him?"

Ayumi laughed and hit him playfully on the shoulder. "We've been here for as long as he has. We'll be fine for one day."

~

"Reio do you mind getting that?" Jin shouted from his living room, his leg resting on the couch. Someone had knocked at the door and he was currently un-able to get up.

"Sure." Reio, who had been in the guest bedroom, unpacking his stuff, headed for the door and opened. "Yes?" Upon seeing who it was, his jaw dropped. "Kamenashi?"

On the other side of the door, Kazuya blinked and pursed his lips, trying to figure out where he had seen this boy. "I'm sorry - Do we know each other?"

"Uh -"

"Is that Kazuya?" Jin shouted. "I can smell pie!"

Reio stepped aside and cleared his throat. "Come in. He's been complaining about how he wanted pie for that past - ten years I think. He won't stop talking about it."

Kazuya stepped inside Jin's home and took off his shoes. "I bet he has. Sorry about that. I got him addicted." He laughed.

Kazuya followed Reio to the living room and upon seing him, Jin's face immediatly lit up. "Yay! Pie!" He exclaimed, his arms in the air.

"I'll get the plates."

As Reio left for the kitchen, Kazuya sat down on the chair next to the sofa on which Jin was sprawled. But a second had barely passed before his face was cupped in Jin's hands. "It is so good to finally see you." Jin said, his eyes travelling over Kazuya's face and body.

His cheeks squished together, Kazuya let out a laugh. "You're hurting me Jin." He said.

Jin's eyes grew wide and he immediatly let Kazuya's face go and he sat back down on the couch, his face becoming more and more scarlet with every passing second. "I'm sorry. I was just so excited to see you."

Kazuya massaged his jaw a little, he couldn't help but smile at Jin's childish antics. "How long will you be staying Reio?" He asked the boy that was coming in the room.

"Um." Reio placed the plates down and took out the first pie. "A week. I think." He dared a look at Kazuya but immediately looked away. "I took some time off work but I don't think that they'll let me take more."

"Hm~ Where do you work?"

"I uh - Um." He cleared his throat. "Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium. I'm the coach's assistant." He muttured out quickly.

Kazuya blinked, his head lolling to the side a little. "Baseball stadium? Fukushima? I played there once in High School - For the finals...wait a second...are you?"

Reio placed his hands on his face and groaned. "I'm so sorry." He said. "It's been years and I still feel horrible."

"What's...going on?" Jin asked as he looked back and forth between the two. "Do you guys know each other."

"Sort've." Kazuya simply said. "We met once, briefly, during a baseball game."

"What do you mean briefly?"

Kazuya opened his mouth to talk but Reio immediately cut him off. "Briefly as in I got distracted by someone in the crowd and I threw the ball on his arm and I broke it." He summarized.

"Huh Small world." Jin leaned forward and grabbed his plate of pie. "Wasn't expecting that."

"I wanted to apologize after the game, all of those years ago, but you were already gone to the hospital and...well, I went to the hospital but I was too embarassed. I feel horrible and i'm sorry."

To the surprise of the Akanishi brothers, Kazuya started to laugh. "Don't worry about it. It's been 6 years. Water under the bridge."

"Eh?" Reio looked up, his eyes wide with atonishment. "You're not mad?"

"Again, it's been 6 years. It's fine, really." He started to wave his hands infront of himself. "I swear it's fine." He repeated, he couldn't help but chuckle as he saw Reio's expression change.

They talked and ate for the next hour. It wasn't hard, talking to Reio, according to Kazuya, he was almost identical to his older brother, so getting friendly didn't take long. At 10 pm, Kazuya got up and, escorted by the two brothers, he headed towards the door. "Tonight was fun. I'm happy to have met you Reio."

"Likewise." Reio said with a grin. "I can see why Jin likes you so much."

"What?" Kazuya's jaw dropped a little as he looked at Jin: The man's eyes were as wide as the full moon.

"I mean - You've been so great to him. You visit almost every day...I can't thank you enough."

Kazuya felt his body relax a bit, "right" he said, keeping his smile on. "Well, I'dd better be going. I have to go check on the bakery, I left it in the hands of two people who I think are probably close to having a panic attack just about now."

The door closed behind him and he heard a thumping noise...well...maybe he had imagined it. He sighed as he walked away, his mind going to places where it shouldn't be going. Thinking about things it shouldn't be thinking. Jin's expression...did that mean that he...no...It couldn't be. He shook the idea away and headed to the bakery, where he found two very tired employees.

~

Jin waited for the door to close behind Kazuya before lifting his fist and punching his brother.

"OW." Reio shouted, massaging his abused shoulder. "WHYDYOU HIT ME?!"

Fuming, Jin headed back to the living room, his crutches under his armpits, and slumped back onto the couch. "YOU BASICALLY JUST TOLD HIM THAT I LIKED HIM."

"I COVERED FOR IT RIGHT AFTER."

"You're an idiot. Bakanishi." Jin muttured, stuffing his face with pie.

"You're the Bakanishi." Reio muttured back, in the same Akanishi-tone that his brother had just used.

~

"Thanks again for driving to the hospital...Again" Jin said as he buckled his seatbelt. "I'm causing you so much trouble, i'm sorry."

"What is it with the Akanishi family, always apologizing." Kazuya said with a laugh, turning the key in the ignition. "It's fine Jin, really. If you were to pay for a taxi every time you went to the hospital in the past three months...you would be broke! How's work these days?"

"Fine... I guess. They said that I looked happier than I did before the accident."

"That's good."

"Yeah...I just can't wait to get this freggin cast off of my leg." Jin shifted uncomfortably on in his seat. "I'll finally be able to walk, run, wear my right shoe."

"Today's the day Jin! Rejoice!"

~

Jin: Yamapi, what should I do?

Pi: Eat less pie.

Jin: ???

Pi: Isn't this about your weight?

Jin: NO. Jeez. And even if  I wanted to, those pies taste like pices of heaven. I can't just stop eating them.

Pi: What is this about? Kazuya?

Pi: Jin, we're texting and I can hear you groan from Fukushima. Out with it.

Jin: Yes. Kazuya. I don't know how to act around him anymore.

Pi: He obviously likes you. I mean, who would want to spend that much time with you if they didnt like you?"

Jin: HEY

Pi: jk jk. lol. Why don't you just tell him? Are you afraid that it's gonna be like it was with Your ex? 'cause i mean...he wasn't there for you, at all, but from what i've heard of Kazuya, he's amazing.

Jin: I am scared. I went out with that guy for what? four years? And it crashed and burned. I can't go through that again pi.

Pi: I wont let you anyways. If something happens, i'm teleporting my ass to you and i'm kicking the person that hurts you.

Jin: thx. I still don't know what to do though.

Pi: Be cheesy and romantic. Bring roses.

Jin: He's not a girl!

Pi: SO? I know you would like that.

Jin: .......you're right. I would like that.

Pi: See? Just go tell him how you feel and get it off your chest.

Jin: Thanks. I'll let you know how it goes.

~

Jin could feel a cold sweat cover his body. He had never felt this anxious in his whole life. But...it was a good anxious. A good stressed. He wasn't afrait of being turned down. He was confident that his feelings would be matched. He just hoped that he wasn't going to mess it up. His eyes travelled across the selection of flowers once more before he decided on a huge bouquet of red roses.  Kazuya had mentioned that he like those. Hadn't he?

Jin re-ajusted his tie and hair once more before taking a deep breath and entering the bakery. It was late and it was about to close. Good thing too, he didn't think that he could be able to do this with other people watching.

"I'm sorry we're about to close." Tatsuya said as he heard the bell over the door ring.

"I uh -" Jin cleared his throat and the boy looked up from the table that he had been watching. "I'm here to see Kazuya." He said, holding the bouquet with both hands. His expression had immediatly changed. He knew who Jin was, he just didn't know what to do about it.

Ayumi, who had just walked in through the swinging doors that seperated the kitched from the shop, stopped in her tracks and stared at Jin with wide eyes, a smile plastered on her face. "oh my god." She said, tapping Tatsuya on the shoulder. "Go get Kazuya."

The boy nodded and jolted towards the kitchen. The two in the front could hear him call out for Kazuya.

"I hope that this is what I think it is." Ayumi said, approaching Jin.

"If it's what I think you're thinking...it is." Jin admitted, his face becoming as red as the roses.

She let out a sqeal of happiness and went back behind the counter.

"I have to finish my dough for tomorrow Tatsuya! What's the hurry?"

"Just please, come here."

Seconds later, Tatsuya came through the doors, followed by Kazuya, who froze as soon as he layed eyes on Jin. "Hi, Kazuya." Jin managed to say.

"What's going on?" Still next to the doors, Ayumi pushed him to the front, close to where Jin was standing. "Jin who are those for?"

Ignoring the question, Jin cleared his throat one last time, he had repeated this in front of the mirror at least thirty times...but right now, it felt like he had forgotten everything. "I...uh. I wanted to thank you properly...for everything you've done for me. I didn't have any friends here and...you were always there with me, as if we've known each other for ever. I remember that you once told me that you liked roses, so...these are for you." Jin handed the roses to Kazuya, who hesitantly took them.

"Th-thank you. They're beautiful." He smelled them and looked back up at Jin, who was bitting down on his lower lip.

"Should we be watching this?" Tatsuya whispered from behind the counter. "I feel like we shouldn't be watching this."

"Shhhh i'm trying to listen."

"It was nothing...really." Kazuya finally blurted out. "I mean...I loved spending time with you. You're so nice and-"

Jin cut the other's sentence short. "Kazuya."

"Y-Yes?"

"On the day we met...you told me to do what made me happy...remember?"

"Ye-yes. I do."

"Well...I thought about that. Alot actually. And...I found what would make me happy."

"You did?"

"Yeah." Jin chuckled a bit, feeling his heart beat faster and faster in his chest. "Being with you would make me happy. If you'll have me, of course."

Behind the counter, Ayumi was repeatedly hitting Tatsuya's arm, a huge smile on her face as she watched Kazuya take a step forward and as she watched Jin circle his arm around him, leaning down and placing a kiss on his lips.


~

Jin: Do you miss me?

Kazu: Of course I miss you, idiot.

Jin: Reio says hi. And Pi says thanks for the pies. I caught him eating one straight out of the box earlier. He can't wait to meet you.

Kazu: Lol. I'm glad he likes them. I can't wait to see you <3

Jin: When are you arriving again?

Kazu: Tomorrow afternoon. Don't forget about me!

Jin: I'll never forget about you <3

Kazu: You sure your brother doesn't mind me staying there? Won't it be crowded with the three of us?

Jin: Stop worrying. It'll be fine. Just bake him a couple of pies once you get here and he'll be happy.

Kazu: lol. his place is going smell like apple pie for a month.

Jin: Well, his place is going to smell great.

~

A//N I'M FINALLY DONE WITH THIS OMG. IT TOOK ME SO LONG! *throws confettis*

Anyways, like mentionned at the top, his was a fic I posted in my ninja account a while back. Not the same name and...well, not the same ending and...it's pretty different. Actually, the main plot is the only thing that stayed. I changed too much. OOPS.

There was Ninja!Yamapi and Ninja!Ueda yay!

I really do hope that you liked this, please comment if you did <3

PS: If you enjoyed this, there's also the multichapter that starts when Jin moved to Tokyo. There will be some difference but well, I can't be avoided XD Click - > Here Hope you like it :)