a/n:
1. totally not related to this fic.(^_^)" how was the Earth Hour 2010 last saturday? Same like last year, i switched off my pc, lights and fan, grabs the key and drive through KL with my mom. it's nice to see people supporting this campaign and hopefully many others will participate next year. *this was meant to a seperate post but thanks to my stupid internet connection, i lost the mood when i type it the first time on saturday.*
2. Fic related: YAY!^^ This fic was NOT meant to be like this. the main point *in train* is still the same, however i meant for the ending totally to be different *but considering i'm being killed by some people because of Sho last fic* then i thought of changing it *hey,even though i'm a cat and have nine lives but being killed by two people meaning i have seven lives left*
Warning: Eating and Dinking is prohibited at the platform and inside the train. *At least, that's what they have been implementing here at my place.*
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[12 Minutes]
It’s already 11:45p.m and he finally able to get off his schedule for the day. He grabs his bag and after saying a proper goodbye to his band mates, he walks out the jimusho building and move slowly to the train station. He’s particularly tired, but not that tired. He still can manage taking a train home.
MatsuJun had offered to drop him at his apartment earlier, but he refused it saying that he wanted to make a quick stop at the convenience store to buy the latest issue of a certain games magazine. He thanked Jun for his offer and quickly leaves the building.
There’s a certain reason he wanted to take the train actually. Yes, he did bought the magazine he wanted but there is something more precious behind the fact of why he wanted to take the train. Buying a magazine is an excuse because he can easily asks his personal assistant to get it for him, like always. But, seeing the opportunity of taking the train tonight, he didn’t think much about it.
He arrives at the station a little before twelve but he didn’t depart any of the train of his line. Not until the third train arrive at precisely 12:28a.m. He enters the fourth coach and took the seat further down the aisle. This is however his usual spot since a week ago. Because it is late, therefore there are not that many passengers but he still took the farthest seat for some privacy and staring eyes, just for safety precautions.
Also because she’s there too, right in front of him.
He’s the person that never believes in love at first sight. That’s what he believes all his live until one week ago. The first time he laid eyes on her, the world stops revolve around him. The first time she smiled at him, he almost fainted. The moment when she leaves the train, precisely 12 minutes later, he almost stops breathing.
He stole a few glances at her as she sits at her spot, as usual. She have a shoujo manga in her hand and was deeply absorbed into it until he walks by and took his usual chair. She tilted her head and give him a friendly smiled before continues her reading. He smiled back before sitting at his usual place.
That smile.
He took the magazine that he bought earlier and randomly read an article. Well, if you can consider opening the page 16 of the magazine that review about the new releases of games console as random, then he’s a miracle because he opened it at one flip. He began reading some reviews but nothing enters his mind except for the girl who was sitting in front of him.
Okay. This is the time where you’re supposed to say something. He shifted nervously on his seat.
“Excuse me”
No response.
Maybe I’m not loud enough. “Excuse me”
This time the girl looks up from her reading material. She raised her eyebrow in confusion. “Yes?”
“Ano~ what’s the time now?” Lame. Lame. Lame. But he couldn’t come up with something better.
She raised her eyebrow again; clearly she can see that he is wearing a watch in his hand.
“Broken” he answered, lifting his left wrist and showed it to her. Hopefully she didn’t notice that his watch was ticking perfectly.
“12:34” she smiled as she answered his question and continues reading her magazine.
“Going back from work?” he asked trying to prolong their conversation.
She nodded her head slightly. “You?”
“Same”
She smiled again before continues reading. He watched her for a moment before concentrating on his magazine, scared of being caught staring at her even though he wanted to talk more. He cannot come up with anything at all.
Ask her name, idiot. “Ano~” he tried but the announcement of the next station cut off his voice. He could only watch as she grabs her bag and walked to the door.
12 minutes is too short.
“Bye bye” she said to him as soon as the door opens and walks out, leaving him in daze.
Did she just say “bye bye” to me?
He pinches his cheek for confirmation that he is not dreaming. “Ittai!” So, he’s not dreaming.
He grinned stupidly for the rest of the journey home.
--*--*--
“Hi” he said the next day when he enters the train and took the same seat in front of her.
“Hi” she raised her left hand and gave him a peace sign. (^_^)v
“From work?” he asked not knowing what exactly to say.
“Yes. Like always” she replied before pulling a manga from her bag and began reading it.
“You like to read manga”
She turned from her reading material and stare at him, not knowing how to reply as she’s wondering herself either he is asking a question or merely making a statement. “Uh-huh” she finally decided. “and you like games” she commented.
He chuckles a little. “You’re right” he replied. “an otaku” he raised his beloved DS.
“Same” she raised her manga to his face.
“Shoujo?” he asked even though he can see the magazine clearly.
“The only kind”
He lost his words after that and she began reading her magazine again. He sighed before finally resume his game.
“Fix your watch?” she suddenly asked.
“Huh?” he almost lost it before he remembered. “Ah~ not yet” he grinned sheepishly. “What’s the time, anyway?”
“12:37” she checked her watch before answering and as on cue the announcement of the next station blaring inside the train.
“Bye bye” she said before stepping out.
“By--“ but the door’s already closed.
He grinned for a moment before finally realized. Idiot! I haven’t asked her name.
He cursed himself for the rest of the journey home.
--*--*--
He’s going to ask her name tonight, no matter what.
He waits impatiently at the platform, checking his watch every five seconds and alternately to the big round clock hanging on the wall two seconds afterwards. Never in his life he’s too excited to take the night train home. Usually he will take any opportunity of forcing anybody to drive him. It far cheaper and time consuming as compared when he have to take the train.
But surprisingly, he loves taking the train now. Even his friends are astonished with his new hobby.
“Want me to drive you home tonight?” Sho offered soon after they finished their jobs about half an hour ago.
“No, thanks. Taking the train” he replied as he packing his bag.
Sho almost drop his bag hearing him rejected his offer. “Why?”
“Why what?”
“Why are you taking the train when I’m offering to drive you?” Sho asked in amazement.
“I don’t want to trouble you taking a huge turns after dropping me off” he said casually.
This time Sho did drop his bag. “Ehhhh? But you love to trouble me” he whined. “You don’t develop any new kind of weird hobby, don’t you?” Sho had to ask.
He almost laughed at Sho face. Yes, my new weird hobby is to stalk a particular girl just to get her name. “No. I’m totally fine. Well, I better go now. Ja ne~” he waves before darting through the door leaving his friends dumfounded.
He paced back and forth for another two minutes when his train finally arrived. He almost jumps in excitement watching the train slowly approaching the platform. He stepped inside as soon as the door open and quickly walks towards his usual spot.
“Hi” he greeted as soon as he’s standing in front of her.
She raised her head; nods a little before buried her face into the magazine again.
That’s all? No ‘Hi’. His heart sunk a little when she’s ignoring him. Not knowing what to say next, he decided to play his DS.
“It’s 12:30”
He had to pause his game and look up from his DS. “What?”
“12:30” she raised her wrist and shows him her watch without even looking at him.
“Ah~ Thank you” he said feeling a little relief that she’s not totally ignoring him. Ask her name now!
“Lollipop?” she handed him a huge heart shape lollipop in pink color. It took him a moment to realize that she’s eating a lollipop too but hers a star shape and yellow in color.
“Not fair. Yours star shape and yellow and you’re offering me a heart shape pink color lollipop” he protested.
She chuckles lightly before answering. “Fine. Want to have mine?” she offered.
What I want is to taste your mouth directly against mine.
Stop it. What are you thinking?
But he couldn’t help himself not to think of how sweet her lips would taste.
Was it sugar sweet or honey sweet? How would you taste if I swirled my tongue inside your mouth and—Woops! Stop those perverted thoughts you idiot! He cursed himself.
“Thank you” he blurted out.
She raised an eyebrow at his words. “So, you want mine?” she asked again taking her lollipop out from her mouth and shows it to him.
Yes. My mouth covering your sweet lips and— “No! I mean I’ll take the pink one, thank you” he blushed.
She smiled and handed him the sweet. “You’re a bit off tonight” she chuckled before returning to her magazine.
He had nothing else to do but smiled back and unwrapped the lollipop and bites it in one corner. “Sweet” he commented.
“Of course it’s sweet” she replied biting her own.
He smiled at his dumbness and bites his lollipop little by little. He thought of sucking or licking it but he was damn sure that he could not do it without being too erotic.
He was still biting his lollipop when she suddenly stands and walks to the door. At that moment only he realize that it’s already 12:40 and she had arrive to her station.
“Bye bye” she throws him a smile before parting away.
He chocked at his own lollipop. “B—“ but she’s already gone.
He’s still biting when it hit him. You still haven’t ask for her name, you idiot!
He cursed himself at first before grinning like an idiot, enjoying his lollipop for the rest of the journey home.
--*--*--
Everything was a chaotic the next day.
First, their VSA recording was delayed from 3:00 p.m to almost two hours later because the crew screwed up with the Giant Crush thingy that cause them to rebuilt the statue altogether from beginning. The miracle boy also did not perform today as un-miraclely, he got zero points for Falling Pipe. After they had finally able to catch up with their opponents score, he screwed up during Rolling Tower causing them to have four consecutive defeats and he was named MDA.
The photo shoot afterwards was not helping either. The themed for today shoot was supposed to be Arashi in pajamas, on bed. It was suppose be an easy job as they had taken this kind of photograph before. However, the art director keeps on changing the setting. The bed is not big enough; the mattress was not that fluffy, more pillows, blue sheets, no! green sheets, no! red sheets, more lights, not enough lights.
Finally, the art director is satisfied when they add more pillows, and changing to white sheets. But of course, the said man had to make him wear pink pajama.
It was already 12:00 a.m by the time they finished and he rushed to their changing room, ripped off his clothes and change to his own in a matter of less than seven minutes. He collected the pajama and hand it to Sho who was just walking through the door.
“Return this for me, okay” he shouted as he ran out.
The others were left in questions as they watched his back disappear through the exit door.
He glared at his watch. 12:15 a.m. Less than 13 minutes to arrive, he thought.
He ran as fast as he could and almost knocked down his senpai, Kokubun-kun on his way out.
“Ninomiya-kun, want to have a drink with me?” the older asked.
He had to stop to show his politeness. “I’m sorry Tachi-kun. I’m in a hurry” he bows slightly.
“Maybe at some other time then” the other man said.
“Sure” he replied before running again. “See you later, Taichi-kun”
He was merely 30 feet away when suddenly someone stops him. “Ninomiya-kun, want to join us for karaoke?” it was Ryo and his news member who had stopped him.
“Not tonight Ryo-chan. Sorry” he replied before started running again, leaving the news behind in startled to his sudden answer.
He ran towards the building exit door and swear he would screamed to whoever wanted to stop him that he’s in a hurry and didn’t---
“Ninomiya-senpai” a tiny voice called for him exactly two feet before the exit door.
“NO. I DON’T WANT TO HAVE A DRINK OR GO TO A KARAOKE TONIGHT. I’M IN A HURRY!”
He just realized that he did actually scream his thought out loud and the floor went completely silent and everybody was staring at him. He turns to his left and saw Chinen-chan was startled at his sudden behavior and was in fear.
“I’m—I’m sorry Ninomiya-senpai” the kid stammered.
“Chiinen-chan. I’m sorry. It’s nothing to do with you” he draw closer while the small kid seems to take a step back to every move he made forward.
“I’m sorry” Chiinen was practically crying now.
Shit. Make it up smart ass or this kid will think that you’re a horrible senior for the rest of your Johnny’s life.
“No. I didn’t mean to scream at you” he smiled at the young boy but the kid didn’t seem to hear him.
Make it up, Nino or you’re screwed!
“I’m in a hurry Chiinen-chan, but look here’s my DS. I know you want to play the new game that I’m telling you right? Try it and I’ll trust you to take good care of it until I take it back tomorrow, okay?” and he just can’t believe he lent his DS to someone else.
Chiinen’s face lit up a little before taking the precious game from his hand. “Thank you Ninomiya-senpai. I’ve been dying to get this game but it’s already sold out”
“Play it and we can discuss about it tomorrow, I promise” he inhales a deep breath in relief as the kid stopped crying.
“Thank you Ninomiya-senpai” Chiinen hopped happily with his DS in his hands.
You better bring it tomorrow kid or I’ll—oh, shit! I’m late.
He had to sprint out to the station and almost fell down the stairs if he did not catch the railing properly. He swipe his card at the entrance and sped down to the platform and barely made it just as the door was about to close.
He was panting hard as he inhales a large amount of oxygen into his lungs when he heard her sweet voice.
“Are you okay?”
He was startled by the voice and turn to see her watching him with worried face. “Here” she handed him a bottle of mineral water.
He took the bottle and gulp down the contents gratefully. “Thank you” finally he was able to breathe again. Seeing her face calm him down and he was glad he manage to catch this train tonight.
“In a hurry?” she asked.
“Yes” he said and she smiled at him. He had to laugh away before taking a seat beside her.
She turns facing him. “Why?”
“I need to catch this train”
“Is this train special?” she asked sounded interested.
“It’s not the train but someone who is riding it” he explained while staring at her face. “There is this girl that I’m interested in but sadly, I haven’t had the chance to ask her name yet”
“You do? Then, when are you going to ask for her name?”
“After I told her mine” he smirks.
“Oh! Well then, good luck!” she gave him an encouraging smiles before return to her magazine.
“Don’t you want to know my name?” he couldn’t help but to ask.
“Why?”
“Because only after that I’m able to ask for your name”
She startled by his confessions and he can see that she’s blushing heavily to his words. He knew that she finally understand what does he really mean. “What if I don’t want to know?”
“I’m still going to tell you”
“Really?” she asks and he nodded his head. “Well, if you insists-“
“Kazunari Ninomiya” he said casually. “and you are?”
“Saya Katou” she replied slowly.
“Well, Saya-chan. Nice to know your name finally” he stretched his hands and shake her hand.
She blushed even redder than before and he like to watch her like that. He wishes the moment could last longer and they fell into their own silence space afterwards.
“It’s 12:38”
“Huh? Excuse me?” he was back to reality when she suddenly spoke.
“I said its 12:38. I’m off to my station” she said keeping her manga into her bag and ready to leave as the train approaching her station.
Time sure is cruel.
“Bye bye Kazunari Ninomiya” she gave him her final smile.
“By—Wait---“ he dashed out as the door’s closing.
She turns and was surprised to find him in front of her, standing on the platform while the train closes its door and slowly leaving the station.
“Ninomiya-kun. This is not your stop”
“I know” he answered. “But 12 minutes on train is really a short time for me to get to know you”
She looks at him intently not understanding what he really means. “Then?”
“Can I walk you home?”
She was surprised by his offer but accepted it gratefully. “Sure” she blushed.
“But you know?” she continues.
“Nani?”
“It’s exactly 12 minutes walk from here to my place” she said as they slowly leaving the station.
“How accurate” he replied and they both giggle at his own comment.
The walking home was not as he thought it could be. She was silence all the time and he had lost his words again. They walks pass rows of small shops which were already closed since it’s already pass midnight. The only shop that’s open is the 24 hour convenience store where they pass by seeing the shopkeeper behind the counter energetically talking to his phone.
He had to say something. “What’s the time?” again it was the time.
“12:49” she replied. “Still hasn’t fix it?”
“Not yet” he grinned.
“I thought the watch is different from yesterday” she raised an eyebrow. “It’s amazing how you can conveniently wear different broken watch every day”
He had to fake a laugh to cover his embarrassment. “So, you notice?”
“Pretty much” she lowered her head trying to cover her blushed cheeks.
“You should have say it” He cannot help but grinned sheepishly. His heart flattered because she did actually notice that his watch is working, meaning that she intently replied to his questions.
“But then, we don’t have anything else to talk about” she said, still keeping her head hung low.
He smiled at her words. “I guess you’re right”
They walked further down the empty streets in silence before he decided to say it out like. “You know, I’m not a person who believes in love at first sight” he said, keeping both of his hands inside his pockets.
She turned to face him.
“But from the first time I saw you, you have my heart. I’m sure about it because my heart was beating faster each time you smiled at me. It’s hard because I didn’t know how to talk or where to begin” he said looking at her intently.
“Until this” he raised his wrist and shows her his watch. “Became the ice breaker”
She chuckled lightly at his words.
“Hey, I’m serious”
“I’m not laughing at you but to your mesmerizing thought of using the time excuse. It’s the lamest pick up line that I never imagine someone dares to use in this era. Well, by someone like you though” she continues to chuckle at him.
“I thought it was pretty okay” he pouted.
“It’s okay” she agreed. “At least I still think its okay”
He was glad by her words. “I still have hopes then?”
“You have exactly less than thirty seconds to convince me”
“Eh? That short? Why?” he had to ask.
“12 minutes walking is up because we’re arriving at my place” she explains fingering him her apartment entrance.
He looks at the main entrance and sighed. “I can’t believe it’s already 12 minutes”
“Believe it yourself and I too believe that you have less than twenty seconds now” she held his left hand and show him his own watch.
He smirks at her. “I can convince you by twenty seconds”
“Then show---“
She gasped when he pull her wrist, grab her waist lightly and lean forward to claim her lips. His mind went blank the moment their lips touched. Slowly he felt her responding to his action and he did not hesitate to deepen and kiss her feverishly. Just when she was loosening up and ready for more, he pulled away leaving her breathless.
He thought she was so beautiful, the full moon reflected on her fair skin clearly showing her swollen lips and blush red cheeks.
“Twenty seconds up” he teased, showing her own watch in front of her face.
She blinked a few times at him. Obviously bewildered.
He pulled her closer and hugs her gently. “I like you” he whispered before cupping her cheeks and kisses her again.
This time he was sure she’d taste strawberry sweet.
[End]
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