It Started With a Wreck

⚠TRIGGER WARNING: The following story contains Sexual violence, Mental health, Substance abuse, Physical violence, gore, or abuse, Suicide or self-harm ⚠ Oliver Green and Aoki Shin have been dating for three years and Aokifinally moved to Brighton to live with Oliver. They had met at a wreck sight, helped people get out of the area, pulled people out of the cars with care, and checked with the shops around if everything and everyone was ok. The first responders came and finished up. They asked what their names were so they could be paid for their help. Oliver said it was fine but Aoki didn’t understand that language at the time. Oliver had learned Japanese from his stepmother and translated what the officer had said. 

“Namae wa nani?” Oliver asked.

“Aoki desu” Aoki answered.

“Nihon karadesuka,” Aoki asked.

“Iie, watashi wa Igirisu shusshindesu.” Oliver answered “Anata wa ushinawa rete imasu ka?”

“Hai” Aoki answered.

“Amegafurudeshou. Watashitoisshoni kitaidesu ka?” Oliver asked.

 That is where their relationship started, Aoki went with Oliver and stayed out of the rain, his phone was charged so he could call his mother. They were in England getting some supplies for his dad’s work. After he got off the phone Aoki wrote down his phone number and put his full name down. His mother picked him up and yelled at him in Japanese, Oliver told her that he got ten people out of a car wreck and not to yell at him for running off. She was surprised and took Aoki and left without another word.

When Oliver had taken off his coat the piece of paper that had Aoki’s phone number had fallen out of his pocket. He picked it up and put the information in his phone. When Oliver had gone to work, Aoki and his mother came in to order some dinner, she saw him sweeping. 

“Chūmon o tetsudatte moraemasu ka?”

“Mochiron”

After Oliver had helped them order their food, Aoki had excused himself to use the restroom, He kicked Oliver. He got the message and left two minutes later after getting the food Aoki and his mom ordered. 

“Watashi wa 1-byō kyūkei shite iru to iu hitsuyō ga arimasu,” Oliver said.

“Hai”

He went into the bathroom to only see no one was in there, so he thought. Aoki suddenly jumped onto him, Oliver grabbed him and pulled him over his shoulder Pinning him to the wall.

“Nani?” Aoki stayed silent, not saying anything. He suddenly hissed in pain. Oliver let him go and saw that there was something on his wrist that was sending a shock, it was red and painful looking. Aoki’s mother walked into the bathroom saying that they need to go. Aoki got up and walked out of the bathroom. Later that night Oliver called the number. Aoki answered and his voice sounded rough. Oliver was able to get what had happened and needed help himself.

Oliver reported this to his stepmom that was in the same town as Aoki on a trip with her sister.

Aoki was kept in a shelter for the past few years. He was finally able to go with Oliver. Oliver picked him up at the airport. They hugged for a few minutes, Oliver said they could continue at the apartment. Once at the apartment they had laid down and cuddled while watching tv. Not many people were home in the middle of the day so they weren’t going to be bothered. 

“You know, I was worried you wouldn’t come for me,” Aoki said out of the blue.

“Why did you think that we have been dating for three years. I love you and I won’t lie to you.” Oliver said to change the mood. They ended up falling asleep until the middle of the night. Aoki woke up in pure panic waking Oliver up. He grabbed him, Aoki shrieked and bit Oliver’s arm, breaking the skin. Oliver still held him and pulled him close whispering sweet things into his ear. When Aoki calmed down he was back to his usual self.

“Are you alright, you seemed like a different person?” Oliver asked.

“I-i don’t k-know” Aoki stuttered out. “Your bleeding I did that to you?”.

“It’s fine, I get burned at work all the time,” Oliver said.

Aoki had gone back asleep but Oliver had gotten on his phone and quietly called a friend who is a therapist if he could come in before or after hours with his boyfriend.

When they went in after-hours they talked and found out that Aoki has PTSD and developed Bipolar 1 from his time with his mother. The couple left and went to get some food on the way home. They got their seats and drinks. Oliver was asking and talking about his time with his mother in Japanese to keep others from eavesdropping. One drunk dude stumbled over to them and cursed them out saying that they can go back to their home and speak a different language, and some other things. 

Oliver stood up and said “I’m sorry sir but when you have someone who is new to the place and is still learning the language, you might as well talk in their first language. Good day and please leave us alone” The drunk man was surprised and stumbled away once more. Aoki had a face of pure hatred and murder on it. Oliver touched his hand, Aoki snapped his head to him after a second his face softened. After eating ad arriving home Oliver asked what he was going to do if no one was around earlier.

“I was going to attack him, it’s a pure instinct,” Aoki said coldly.

“You can’t be doing that understand, I know if I hadn’t thought my actions through he would have been punched”

“See you wanted to inflict pain on him”

“Mine is different, I thought and stopped me before I didn’t do anything” Oliver snapped.

Aoki looked shocked, Oliver realised what just happened and ran into the bathroom and locked himself in the bathroom. An hour later Aoki started to ask and beg him to come out. Oliver ignored these pleas and looked for the hidden knife he had been clean for over a year. This was the worst time for Aoki to be knocking on the door. 

“Leave me alone till I come out ok!” Oliver snapped at the door.

“Ok, I will leave you alone. When you do come out I need to talk to you.”

Another hour had passed and Oliver had lost a good amount of blood. Aoki finally had enough and kicked the door down only to see Oliver passed out in a small pool of blood.

“OLIVER, OLIVER, WAKE UP!” Aoki started to scream not knowing what time it was. “I CAN’T LOSE YOU WAKE UP”

The neighbour had knocked on the door and started to understand what was being screamed he opened the door because the door wasn’t locked. He rushed in and saw the scene calling the medic, Aoki was breaking down cause he couldn’t bear to see someone he loved die.

At the hospital, Oliver was bandaged up and kept on a close watch. Aoki had fallen asleep at his side and the nurses didn’t have the heart to kick him out. Oliver woke up in the middle of the night felt Aoki next to him he took his hand ignoring the beeping heart rate and stroked his cheek waking him up. 

“Y-Your awake,” Aoki said “You are stupid, why did you push me away if you were going to cut like how you did.”

“I’m sorry, I lost myself. I love you.” Oliver said sadly.

When he was checked out Oliver’s mother was there with his youngest sibling.

“Mom, is that you?” Oliver asked the woman that looked like her.

“My baby, why are you here. You didn’t relapse did you?” his mom asked.

“Relapse? This has happened before Olv? Aoki asked.

“Ollie who is this, he is cute,” She asked.

“This is my boyfriend Aoki, he is from Japan” Oliver answered “Who is this, another one of my half-siblings?”

“Yea, You know my job has its risks, but you haven’t done anything with me lately. Do you hate me that much?” She said.

“We are leaving now,” Oliver said coldly. After being out of earshot Aoki asked what just happened.

“She acts like she didn’t leave me and my dad in our lowest moment just to get pregnant all the time,” Oliver said. They continued to walk till Oliver realised they had walked straight to his mom’s house. He pulled out a key and walked in, let me introduce you to my siblings is all he said as they walked down into the basement.

“Ollie is here, he brought a boy too,” one girl said. There were ten children sitting on the floor watching TV. The “man” of the house was passed out on the sofa.

“Let’s go out back to talk so we don’t wake him up” Oliver whispered

“Too late you Maggot, get out of my house. You left already. I see you brought another maggot like you into my house.”

“You don’t need to scare me or my friend off, I just wanted to see my siblings.” Oliver snapped. The next thing that happened so quick, that Aoki didn’t even notice he was outside with the ten kids. 

“You have pretty eyes, mister, they have spots of gold in them”

“Where is Oliver?” the kids looked away from him not saying anything that’s when he realised what happened.”H-how often does this happen?”

“Every time he comes over,” one boy said. He looks to be the oldest

“What are you kids doing out here, Aoki what are you doing here?” The mom asked as she walked to the door. She then realised that Oliver was inside alone. She unlocked the door and ripped it open. “Oliver come here now!” no response she walked down the stairs and yelled.

“ Get out of my house, you almost killed my kid for the second time I have told you he is allowed here whenever I’m done.”

Aoki saw Oliver limp up the stairs with bloody knuckles and nose. “Are you ok? I was worried about you”

“I’m fine, I just want to go home” and they left after that.

Once home Aoki got a damp towel and started to clean the blood. They went to sleep without another word till Oliver woke him up in the middle of the night. 

“Hey, I’m right here. You need to wake up” when Aoki did he saw that they were at the hospital once again. 

“Why are we here?” Aoki asked

“My mother came to check up on us. And saw that there was smoke in our apartment. Someone set the place on fire, they were in a deep sleep and had inhaled a lot of smoke.”

They ended up sleeping the rest of the night when visitors could come Oliver’s whole family came to see them. Aoki didn’t have anyone so he felt left out till the little one that had said his eyes were pretty crawled up into his lap and hugged him he hugged back. Oliver said that every time he brings someone to meet the family his siblings treat them like family. They had sat in the room talking and having fun till one nurse asked them to leave so they could run the tests needed. The first test was to see how much smoke was still affecting their lungs, the next one was looking for any drugs they hadn’t dosed, and finally, a rape test because a neighbour said some shady guy ad come from the apartment. When the test results came back, they didn’t need the oxygen masks, they did have one extra drug in their systems it was an asleep drug, but they both had been raped, luckily they didn’t have any STIs. The neighbour saw the man and called the officers. The man was a friend of Oliver’s mom’s ex. Oliver and Aoki moved in with his mom, there wasn’t room for the two boys at his stepmom’s place. Oliver’s dad had been killed in a car wreck shortly after the wedding. Oliver had one little sister that was his stepmom’s, she is the sweetest thing. Oliver and Aoki had the basement to themselves the kids got moved upstairs now that the rooms weren’t full of junk. The two made sure not to be loud when they stayed up late. Most of the time doing university work. They both got into a special university. The two of them still have their moments with the ‘hot and cold’ personalities they both have but they still love each other and are working on getting married and getting approved for adoption.