antimiya88 | Profession: Gigolo

Title: Profession: Gigolo

Author: Andy-chan (

antimiya88)

Special thanks for all her support and precious time to my dear

chrysiida_tori <3

Pairings: Sakuraiba (main), Matsumiya (side), Aimiya (friendship), Sakumoto (friendship)

Genre: AU, Romance, Drama, Angst

Rating: R(-ish)

Summary: Sakurai Sho is one of the most successful professional escorts in Tokyo. His image is this of a classy yet arrogant man who knows well how much desired he is. One day he comes across Aiba Masaki, a young student who seems to be the exact opposite. The interest is instant. Could this encounter make him change his point of view and bring out the real Sakurai Sho or will it create more problems?

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the boys unfortunately

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CHAPTER 6

“Sho, tell me why are you doing this to yourself!”

Sho avoided looking at his friend as he handed him some hot tea and sat next to him on the sofa. “Are you sure I can bother you this late? Perhaps you want to be with your lover… I…”

“Stop saying bullshit and answer to me Sho. Why did you let Masaki go?”

“I… We couldn’t be together Jun… It was simply a nice break…”

Jun raised his eyebrow and looked at his friend closely. “Really? Why does it seem to me a pure lie? Why do I feel that this boy was a lot more than a break? You never go to this kind of breaks Sho… You’re always alone… You never accept to go like that with men…”

“Nothing happened between us… I swear…” Sho mumbled in low voice.

“Yes… nothing… you just turned into a manga hero in front of the whole campus!”

Sho turned his head bewildered. “How…?”

“…Do I know?” Jun asked gaining a nod from Sho. “This Masaki happens to be my Kazu’s best friend. I’ve met him. They came to the club I dance and he was all troubled for this mysterious escort he met and can’t stop the fast pounding of his heart… I know that you are in love. If you were not you wouldn’t be here right now and you wouldn’t look at his picture on your phone whenever I turn my head the other way… Tell me what happened?”

“I told you… it…”

“You don’t expect me to believe that. If you don’t want me to throw you out this very moment spill everything out. It was that asshole, Ohno, wasn’t it?” Jun asked narrowing dangerously his eyes.

Sho had lowered his head. “Yes… Tanaka…” he gulped before continuing. “He was there, watching us the whole day...”

“The bastard! I swear I’ll make him p-”

“It was my fault Jun” Sho snapped at him fast.

“What do you mean? You are a pro, always following the rules. You’re the one that brings the most money to this fucking asshole and you want to tell me that you don’t have the right to have a love life? You’re not his slave damn it!”

Sho laughed bitterly. “In a way I am Jun and you know it very well… But I yelled at him… It was because of Masaki I guess… he… this boy gave me strength I had forgotten I had… I spoke like never before… that’s why he had the other following me… I can’t do that to Masaki. I… I’m just a nothing… I can’t possibly destroy him Jun! I can’t!”

“Have you spoken with him?” Jun asked softly and calmly. He could see the pain in his friend’s eyes and knew how devastated Sho was at the moment. He wished he could go to Ohno Satoshi and kick the hell of him but he couldn’t; at least not yet.

“What do you mean by that?”

“You know… explain to him the situation and let him decide what he wants to do…”

“He’s not even an adult yet” Sho tried to justify himself but was immediately caught off by Jun.

“He’s almost twenty years old, so please stop saying stupid things! For love’s shake Sho, I can’t really bare it. He loves you, you know… he was so lost because of his feelings when I met him… it was cute… he was looking so innocent as if he was trying to understand all those feelings inside of him for the very first time… But no matter what he has the right to know Sho”

“But… I…” Sho mumbled half-heartedly.

“He has the right to know. He has the right to choose whether he wants to be with you with whatever cost might be or not!”

“But you said it yourself. He’s innocent. Well let me tell you. He’s more than innocent! He… I just don’t want to be the reason for the loss of this innocence. Even if he decides to stay by my side, as you say, he will only face problems, sadness… I don’t want him to experience any of the feelings I have endured all of these years…”

“So you want him to experience rejection… and moreover a rejection without a proper explanation!” Jun said in a slightly irritated tone. He hated watching his friend torture himself like that. “I never knew you are this selfish!”

Sho stood up bewildered. “Selfish?! I’m selfish?! I would be selfish only if I made Masaki stay by my side Jun! Don’t misrepresent the things!”

Jun stood up as well. “It’s YOU who misrepresent things Sho! You’re selfish because you’re running away. You’re constantly punishing yourself for the past. What happened has happened; unfortunately you can’t change that but you can change your present. You can be happy and soon enough you’ll be completely free from that monster… yet you choose to remain in your misery. If that’s not selfishness then what the hell is it?! Stop running away! Take the risk for once!”

Sho had tears on his eyes. “I did take the risk once and you saw what happened…” he mumbled.

“Yes… you did. But now you’re not that Sho. You’re not a twenty year old Sho who has just come to Tokyo and knows no one…”

Sho headed to the door and grabbed the doorknob. “I take my leave Jun…” he said still having his back on the other.

Jun came closer and patted softly his shoulder. “Think about it Sho… and I’m really sorry if my words hurt you… Friends aren’t supposed to say only what their friend wish to hear but the truth even if that sometimes really hurts…” Sho didn’t make a move from his position and Jun sighed. “Please promise me that you’ll think about it… Give Masaki and yourself a chance Sho…”

The door was opened. “At least, send me a message that you’re safe back home… ok?” Jun insisted but the other said nothing.

Sho had just stepped out of his friend’s apartment when he felt a strong punch landing on his face. Before he could grasp the situation he heard Jun’s bewildered voice.

“Kazu baby, what the hell are you doing?”

Sho turned his head and saw the smaller man that was with Masaki this morning; obviously Jun’s boyfriend.

“Do you have any idea what you did to my friend? Why?”

Sho stepped back feeling tears building up in his eyes. “Sorry…” he said almost as a whisper before leaving as fast his legs were letting him.

All that he wanted was to run to Masaki and hugged him tightly, whisper in his ear that everything was ok. He entered the car and grabbed the steering wheel so tightly that the knuckles of his hands turned white. He wished he could kiss the tears of the other away but he couldn’t. No one could understand him… He couldn’t bring Masaki to the mess that was officially called his life.

He had been to only one date and there was already such a consequence; he dared not to think what the future could bring. For one moment, he believed in his delusion but Miyamoto and Tanaka helped him see the bare truth.

I’m really sorry… my pretty boy… I’m sorry…
………………………………..

“You know you didn’t have to punch him like that!”

“Jun-jun! I was speaking with my friend on the phone till now… he was crying like a baby… I should have never encouraged Masaki if I knew he would be that… When I saw the way this Sho was looking at Masaki I could tell that he liked him or perhaps it was just his pro face…”

Jun looked straight into Nino’s eyes. “You don’t know Sho and you don’t know the situation… He’s my friend and I know him for many years Nino… he… he does what he thinks is best for Masaki…” his tone was serious.

“By sending him away like that?” Nino said in a mocking way.

“They were followed Nino by a money-thirsty minion of his boss. He refused to tell me all the details but he fears for Masaki’s safety. He thinks this is the best. But I’ve spoken to him. I hope he’ll realize that he should give Masaki an explanation… he should have a proper talk and give Masaki the chance to decide whether he wants to stay by his side or not… He loves him Nino… he was devastated when he came here…”

Nino had curled up on the sofa. His eyes were fixed on some particular point of the wooden floor. “Masaki kept telling me that something happened and that suddenly the aura around the other changed but he couldn’t tell what… he was so lost Jun…”

“That’s why we should do something” Jun said as he came to sit next to his lover, wrapping his hands around Nino’s slim torso.

Nino turned his gaze to Jun. “What do you have in mind?”

Jun placed a small kiss on the other’s cheek. “How about we have dinner all together tomorrow night? You can call Masaki and I can do the same with Sho… They will be forced to face each other and Sho get over his indecisions!”

Nino smiled widely and hugged Jun tightly making him fall on his back. “I knew I did the right thing when I decided that I wanted to date you…”
……………………………………….

Sho was already back to his apartment. It was located in the most expensive neighborhood in Shibuya; right in the heart of Tokyo. That way it was easy for him to be at his dating point in a few minutes.

He entered the elevator avoiding looking at himself in the mirror. This time he was a mess, eyes swollen due to heavy crying and an empty gaze; nothing from the image in front of him reminded him of the confident and happy man he had seen earlier in another elevator the same day. He smiled bitterly at his thought. That man had between him and the wall a young, innocent and extremely handsome boy; he, on the other hand, was, as always, alone.

The elevator stopped at the eleventh floor, right into the living room. It was undoubtedly a luxurious apartment; perfect for an ambitious and sexy bachelor. Of course, if he had the right to choose he wouldn’t go for something like that. The main theme was minimalism and the dominating color, from the walls to the big sofa and the table in the kitchen, was white. The whole arrangement certainly favored light and gave the impression of having even more space, if that was even needed in a 180 m² apartment.

Everything existed in there reminded him why he was always coming back home alone. Every single piece of furniture was chosen personally by Ohno Satoshi. He was a man of detail. There were many clients who preferred to meet his boys in their respective apartments rather than a hotel, a choice that could always turn out risky for revelations and first page scandals.

He threw himself on the sofa, exactly as he was. Changing his clothes was the last thing, he would think at the moment. After having stayed at the same position with his eyes tightly closed for several minutes, he stood up and headed to the small bar at the opposite corner and took out a bottle of whiskey.

He went back to the sofa and opened his phone, searching for the picture of Masaki he had taken earlier when the younger boy wasn’t paying attention. His fingers came to touch the phone screen as if he wanted to caress the younger’s hair. He felt his eyes teary and placed the phone on the small table in front of him to open the bottle. It wasn’t actually the first time he had passed his time drinking but this night he felt as if it was what he needed the most since a long time.

He felt the alcohol going down his throat and a numbness filling out his body. It was the needed effect. His vision soon became blurry.

“Pretty boy…” were the only words that kept repeating in his mouth till he fell into a restless sleep.
***

“So! I’m finally here!” twenty year-old Sho mumbled to himself as he got off the train. He had arrived safely in Tokyo. It was the first time he had been on his own in such a big city and he felt fear and excitement in the same time.

He had already kept wandering around and he was convinced that he was lost. He was looking at the map once again trying to figure out how to go to the hotel he had booked a room when he felt someone standing beside him.

“Could I help you? You seem lost…” Sho turned his head to meet a small figured guy with a sleepy look on his face. His voice was quite warm though. Sho smiled widely to him. He still couldn’t believe his luck.

“You can help me? Thank you so much! He showed the booking reference he had printed. I want to go to this hotel…”

“Ah… you are far away from there…”

“But I took metro line four according to the instructions…” Sho whispered confused.

“Then you must have taken the wrong exit and walked the opposite direction…” replied the smaller guy.

“I guess I have to walk all the way back then” Sho sighed. “Thank you for your help”

Sho was ready to leave when he felt the other man gripping his wrist. “I would suggest you should avoid walking this way at this hour. It could really be dangerous, especially when you have your luggage and I can also assume money with you…”

Sho hissed under his breath, cursing his carelessness. “Stupid…”

The other man came to stand in front of him and placed his hands on his shoulders. “If you want you can stay the night with me. I live right across the street. In a way you remind me myself when I had first come to Tokyo from Sapporo. I know it can be confusing at first. It’s not a big deal. You can take the sofa!”

“How could you know that…”

“…that you are from the province? I told you… you remind me of myself… Now come!” the smaller man started walking towards his apartment.

Sho followed him thanking God for his good luck.

They were in front of the door and the other was trying to find his keys. Once the door was opened, Sho found himself into a small, yet cozy apartment.

“I don’t know how to thank you, sir!”

The other patted his shoulder, flashing him a wide smile. “You can call me Ohno”
***

Sho screamed when he heard the buzzing sound of his phone. It was already morning and he realized he had ended up sleeping at the couch still dressed in yesterday’s clothes. He almost crawled to the kitchen to take a painkiller. His head was a mess because of the overconsumption of alcohol, as the now empty bottle on the floor indicated.

He went to take a shower. As the hot water hit his body his thoughts came to the dream. He was still dreaming of that cursed day his way was crossed with Ohno’s. It always made him disgusted with himself. It was a steady reminder that no one but himself was the reason for having lost the chance to love. His hands rubbed hurriedly his body as if they wanted to take away all the shame he was feeling inside.

Once he was dressed, he heard his phone buzzing again. He reached for it and saw that Jun had sent him a message.

From: Jun
Tonight we will have dinner together. I was a bit harsh last night.
I hope you still count me as a friend.
Meet me to the usual place at 9 o’ clock sharply.

Sho sighed. He didn’t really want to go but on the other hand he couldn’t risk losing a friend. Jun was the one that helped him maintain mentally healthy all of these years and he really needed him by his side.

C'mon Sho… it’s not the first time you have passed through things… Masaki will soon become one of these…
……………………………………..

Masaki looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans along with the white shirt and the cardigan Sho had bought him the previous day. He wanted to show that no matter what, he had chosen to be by the other’s side. He hadn’t slept well the whole night. His mind tried hard to find a reason for Sho’s change of behavior in vain. He knew something had happened and it wasn’t connected to that politician they had met.

It was two hours ago that Nino had sent him a message about going out to dinner. At first he was ready to decline but when he saw who would be there as well he didn’t have an alternative but to go. He climbed down the stairs fast thanking God that his father had been to a business trip overseas for five days. At least, he wouldn’t have to face him too.

He called a taxi and thirty minutes later he found himself in front of the restaurant. He entered and spotted Nino sitting along with Jun at the table at the right corner. He felt his heart skipping a beat as he recognized the man that had stolen his mind and heart in the last days have his back on him. He slowly made some steps towards them smiling widely when he heard Sho’s voice.

“So you tricked me! Jun you know I would never come to have dinner if he would be here. I told you yesterday I don’t want anything to do with Aiba Masaki again in my life! What don’t you understand?”

Masaki closed his eyes as his mouth moved on his own. “You despise me this much?”

It was almost a whisper but Sho turned around and saw him. His pretty boy was standing right behind him with glassy, due to tears, eyes. It was obvious that he was hurt and all that Sho wanted to do was to hug him tightly and kiss his tears away but he couldn’t.

He stood up and traced Masaki’s cheek. “I never said that I despise you pretty boy… It’s just that our ways must get separated from now on…”

Masaki was biting his lower lip all this time, his eyes fixed on Sho’s; trying desperately to find the truth. The other made no other movement and he finally realized his defeat.

“I’m sorry… Sakurai-san… I promise not to come close to you ever again…” Masaki’s voice was trembling.

“Pretty boy…” Sho tried to reply but in the end he got snapped from Masaki.

“It’s Aiba-san for you… excuse me…” he ran out of the restaurant as fast as possible. He had the hope that tonight he could talk with Sho but the other seemed determined. All that he wanted now was to forget. Nino’s words came to his mind. “It can make you forget…” That’s what he wanted now… to forget… and for that he needed alcohol.

He reached for a taxi and gave the driver his destination; the club Jun was working at. He had been seen with Nino so he wouldn’t have a problem to get in. As imagined, he passed the security pretty easily and headed straight to the bar.

“You’re Nino’s friend?” the barman asked frowning a bit.

“Yes… and Jun’s!” Masaki added hoping that that could help him get the alcohol he needed at the moment.

The barman smiled at him. “I’m Pi! What do you want?”

“Something to make me forget…” Masaki mumbled with clear sadness in his tone. Soon he had two small glasses in front of him.

“It’s tequila. Lick some salt first and then drink it in one go. I hope it will help you forget… It always helps me…”

Masaki smiled and looked at the drink in front of him. He followed the barman’s suggestion and he drank the two of them fast. The alcohol slightly burnt his throat but it was nothing in front the burn of his heart.

“Two more!” he asked without thinking. He could still remember everything.

One and a half hours had already passed and Masaki had already consumed six one-shots and was aiming for a seventh. It was then that a stranger grabbed his wrist and brought him to the dance floor. Masaki was a bit dizzy but could see that the other was older than him, probably in his early thirties and taller than him. He seemed quite fit as well.

Masaki tried to free himself in vain. The other was too strong. “I just want to dance cutie… I’m Tomoya by the way… Now let’s move!” Masaki didn’t have any power left in him. Blame it to the alcohol or to the other’s cologne but he didn’t put any resistance when the other glued their bodies together, gaining whistles by Tomoya’s group.
***

Jun was boiling in his own blood with anger. “I’m sick with your stubbornness Sho…”

He suddenly heard his phone buzzing. Curious he looked at its screen. It was Pi. But I’m not working tonight… and then his eyes bulged.

“Take a look at your accomplishments!” he gave his phone to Sho who stood up the minute he read the message.

From: Yamapi
This cute new friend of yours and Nino’s is here.
He’s drunk and he has gained the attention of Tokio’s Nagase…
I think you should hurry and take him before he’s gotten banged…
***

“You are very pretty you know that?” Tomoya whispered in a low voice directly to Masaki’s ear. His hands were already cupping his buttocks giving them soft squeezes. Masaki wanted to get freed but his head was spinning around and he couldn’t even form the right words in his mouth.

Suddenly he saw the man leaving him and stepping behind.

“He surely is pretty. But he happens to be my pretty boy Nagase… Got it?”

Masaki was frowning. He could recognize this voice everywhere. It was Sho’s but what was he doing there? He turned around and saw him standing in front of him with an unreadable expression on his face. Masaki would vote for anger but in his state he wasn’t sure.

“What are you doing here?” he almost yelled at Sho. Perhaps it was because of the alcohol that he had found the strength to do so but he was happy about it.

Sho came close to him and grabbed his arm. “I just take what is mine…” he didn’t expect an answer from Masaki; he simply dragged him out of the club, while no one made an effort to block him. Not even one of the most famous gang leaders like Tomoya. Sho’s power was well known among these cycles. Even if he was one of Ohno’s boys, as the top one, he had the favor of many powerful people. They knew that if he spoke he could cause them trouble.
***

Masaki was thrown into Sho’s car and seconds later Sho entered his side. The latter felt small punches on his arm. “Let me go! You’re the worst! You told me you want me out of your life… I want to forget… and now you’re here!” Masaki started crying as he kept trying to punch Sho’s left arm without very big success, most probably because of his drunken state.

Before he realized they were somewhere in Shibuya. “Get out now!” Masaki was just pouting, still of tears but made no move. He left no other chance to Sho to come and pull him out of his car himself and make him follow him inside a luxurious building.

Masaki was frowning and looking around curiously. He wanted to understand what was going on but his mind wouldn’t really help him. After a while he found himself in a big apartment.

“Don’t look around like that… It’s my apartment. I believe you will be in more trouble if your stepfather sees you like this than passing the night somewhere else. You can always say you stayed at your friend’s” Sho replied in a rather calm tone.

Masaki had already sat on the sofa. His gaze was locked on Sho. “Why are you doing this? You said you don’t want to see me again and then you come and make a scene and almost punch the guy saying that you take what is yours… Are you playing with me? Didn’t you have enough?”

Sho sighed and shook his head. “It was pretty dangerous where you went alone pretty boy...”

“So you came to save me? Tell me… Could that mean that you want me? You really consider me as yours” Masaki asked in the same low tone.

“Of course I would come, pretty boy… I told you it was dangerous…” Sho said refusing to reply to Masaki’s second question.

“Answer me!” Masaki insisted.

“You’re not mine… but please let’s stop this conversation ok?” Sho stood up and made a few steps towards the kitchen when Masaki’s voice reached his ears.

“Look at me Sho…” Sho turned around and gulped at the sight. Masaki had already gotten rid of his cardigan and was unbuttoning the buttons of his shirt.

“Pretty boy…” his breathing became uneven as his eyes followed as Masaki’s hands finished unbuttoning and threw the shirt on the floor, revealing a slim yet toned torso.

Sho couldn’t believe it. In front of him, Aiba Masaki half naked was walking towards him.

“I might not be yours yet but I want to be…Please, make me yours Sho…” Sho could see the lust in the other’s gaze as he could also see the alcohol effects.

“I won’t pretty boy… get dressed please…” Sho moved forward to reach for Masaki’s shirt on the floor when he felt a tight grip on his wrist. The next moment he found himself pinned on the sofa with Masaki on top of him.

“Make me yours… Sho… I want to belong to you and only you…”

Sho wanted to speak but when he felt those two pouty lips touch his, he couldn’t say anything else anymore. His hands wrapped tightly around Masaki’s waist bringing him even closer to his body, while his tongue invaded the younger’s hot mouth forcefully, claiming ownership.

Don’t worry… I won’t let any asshole touch you my pretty boy…

TO BE CONTINUED…

A.N. Sooo minna here's chapter 6! ^^ We had the very first Sakumoto interaction and a bonus of Nino punching Sho! XD Sho is still afraid since he knows that his whole life is controled by Ohno - there was only a small flashback of how things started (you'll learn more in later chapters!) Masaki also feels that he has lost and decided to solve it Nino's way though that caused him problems! But it was a good thing right?! :P I mean Sho came and claimed him while he turned out to be bolder and demanding (in a sexy way! ;) ) I had told you that those two will stick together no matter what!!! I promise much more Sakuraiba in the next one!
Lastly, please on't kill me for the cliff... I know but I couldn't avoid it! ><"

I really hope you enjoyed it and your comments are as always <333!!!

See you in a week! ^_^

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