One Night Beside You
by Empath no Tenshi
It was seven in the evening when the door to Hisoka's house opened. In
came a 26-year-old amethyst-eyed man, carrying a slightly dazed, furiously
blushing 16-year-old boy with the most beautiful emerald eyes. The youth
looked up to the older man and the older locked his gaze with the younger
one lovingly.
"Ne, Hisoka, is it okay if I take you to your bedroom now?" Tsuzuki
asked in a whisper, leaning closer to Hisoka that his breath brushed
through the youth's cheek as he spoke.
Hisoka felt too weak to speak, so he just nodded and snuggled his head
closer to Tsuzuki's shoulder. This gesture made Tsuzuki chuckle. And, with
all gentleness to the beloved one he held in his arms, Tsuzuki slowly made
his way to Hisoka's bedroom.
~)-0-(~
Very, very gently, Tsuzuki lay Hisoka down on the bed. Tsuzuki
caressed Hisoka's soft cheek as he continued to gaze at his partner
lovingly. Hisoka was blushing even more now, but his face turned a lovely
shade of pink on porcelain as Tsuzuki bent closer and whispered in his ear.
"Don't worry. . . I'll take very good care of you. . . tonight. . ."
Hisoka didn't protest as Tsuzuki began to remove his jacket, and even
as he started to unbutton his shirt. It wasn't long before all his clothes
were on the floor. . .
~)-0-(~
The next day, Hisoka felt heavy and tired. His deep emerald depths
blinked sleepily, then he felt arms wrapped around him. He tried to sit up,
but the arms' grip simply tightened around him even more. The warmth that
came from those arms were very comforting, so he gave up resisting and
snuggled closer instead.
--'Mmm. . . so warm. . . feels good. . .'-- Hisoka thought sleepily,
then his eyes snapped open upon realizing that. . .
--'Wait a minute. . . arms???'--
Hisoka turned to his side and saw brunette hair covering an older
man's face.
--'Tsuzuki. . .?'--
Tsuzuki Asato, his partner, was here, in his house, in his bedroom, in
his bed, and whose arms were wrapped around him no less! And it dawned on
Hisoka for the first time that he was covered by a blanket. . . ONLY a
blanket. (good thing it was a very thick one.) He blushed when he
remembered what happened last night. Slowly, hoping not to wake his
sleeping partner (who probably didn't get enough sleep last night), he
pulled the blanket closer to him to stand up and get some clothes.
Too late, Tsuzuki's eyes fluttered open, and the amethyst-eyed man
smiled at him as he greeted Hisoka "Ohayou!".
Hisoka flushed embarrassedly and looked away from Tsuzuki.
"I'll. . . just. . . go get some clothes." Hisoka muttered, pulling
the blanket closer towards his body, although he can't see the point of
doing so, considering Tsuzuki practically saw his all last night. So he
stood up, his body still felt heavy from last night, and his knees still
feeling a bit wobbly. It only took a couple of steps before they finally
gave in, and Hisoka felt himself falling.
Thank Tsuzuki for his fast reflexes. He was able to catch Hisoka and
lifted him up. He gently laid him back down on the bed, and bent closer to
the youth till their foreheads touched.
" I see. . . there's still a slight fever. I think you won't be able
to go to work today." Tsuzuki said, upon detaching his forehead form
Hisoka's.
"But, we still have to hand in our report. Kachou will kill us if we
delivered another late report, for how many times already." Hisoka said
weakly.
"Nah, it's okay. I'm sure they'll understand. Besides, I think Tatsumi
noticed how ill you looked yesterday, because he was worried about you.
And, as always, Tatsumi was right."
"Eh?"
" Ah. Don't you remember? It was Tatsumi who dismissed us from work
yesterday. But then, halfway towards your house, you collapsed. When I
brought you here last night, you were very feverish, and so I stayed the
night and took care of you."
"Ohhh. . . I see. A-- arigatou." Hisoka said, still blushing
furiously.
There was a moment of silence as Tsuzuki stared at his partner. He
loved it when Hisoka blushed.
--'He is such a darling.'-- Tsuzuki thought, then he realized why this
cute boy was blushing so much. He chuckled, then said "Oh, and anou. . .
etoh. . . well. . . I have something to tell you. . ."
"Nanda. . .?"
Tsuzuki realized he was stammering, so he took a deep breath before he
continued.
"Don't worry about it, I didn't look when I undressed you. And when I
gave you a sponge bath, I closed my eyes, so I didn't see anything that I
wasn't supposed to." Tsuzuki said with a reassuring smile. "After that, you
were still shivering, so I got a really thick blanket and embraced you to
keep you warm all night."
Hisoka looked up at him with an expression of undeniable relief.
Tsuzuki ran his hand at soft, light blonde locks, then he stood up and got
some clothes from Hisoka's wardrobe. He handed it to Hisoka.
"I'll go make you some yakiudon while you change. I'll bring it up
here when it's done ne." And Tsuzuki walks towards the door.
~)-0-(~
Tsuzuki went back in a few minutes, with a steaming bowl of yakiudon.
Hisoka was already in a loose shirt and a soft jogging pants, Tsuzuki
especially picked these to keep him warm and at the same time comfortable.
Hisoka sat up, Tsuzuki placed his yakiudon on the bedside table so he
can fix Hisoka's pillow to a position that he can comfortably lean on.
Tsuzuki really cared a lot for his partner that he even offered to spoon-
feed him. Of course, Hisoka refused point blank. He's been treated like a
baby enough. After finishing his food, he laid back down and Tsuzuki phoned
the office to inform the others that they won't be in for the day.
"Oi! You don't have to be absent as well you know." Hisoka told
Tsuzuki, but he simply smiled in reply.
"It's okay. I want to be here with you."
"You just want to slack off." Hisoka said with narrowed eyes.
"So-- so-- sonna!" Tsuzuki said, in inu-chibi form with an offended
look.
Hisoka looked up to Tsuzuki with a soft expression.
"Arigatou." He said simply.
"Iie. It makes me happy to take care of someone who's my family."
Tsuzuki said with one of his kindest smiles.
Hisoka laid his head down in a more relaxed way.
--'Family huh. . . and I thought I'd never have one again. . . Thank
you. . . Tsuzuki. . ."
And he fell asleep with a very peaceful, (almost smiling) expression
on his face.
-owari-
Author's Notes: =^w^= I said it was a bedroom scene, didn't I? What were you people
THINKING??? 0_o April Fools!!!!