When I Wake (426 Words)

As Seto groggily opened his eyes, he felt a familiar presence curled up beside him. He looked over to see his boyfriend, Jounouchi Katsuya, sleeping peacefully. He had one of his arms draped around Seto's torso, and his head was comfortably nuzzled into his shoulder. Jou's fingers were unconsciously twirling Seto's undone tie. He looked like an angel with the soft morning light shining off his golden hair and porcelain skin as it came in through the window. He was wearing one of Seto's night shirts.

He wrapped the arm that Jou was lying on around his shoulders and pulled him closer. At the motion, Jou yawned loudly before his light brown eyes met Seto's dark blue ones. "Oh," he mumbled a little incoherently. "Sorry, I didn' mean ta fall asleep whid ya," he apologized softly. Seto could tell his lover was still tired. Afterall, Jou worked as the Head Chef at a nearby restaurant, Burger World.

Seto hummed in disapproval. "You shouldn't worry about such trivial matters, puppy," he replied with uncharacteristic gentleness. He buried his nose into Jou's hair and inhaled a deep breath of the vanilla scent that lingered from his shampoo. "Sleep some more."

Jou chuckled before attempting to crawl out of bed. He was pulled back against Seto's chest when his strong arms wrapped around Jou's waist. "Y'know I can't," he complained lightly, not really wanting to get out of bed himself.

"I can pay off whatever profits you lose when you're not there," Seto replied. He began to nibble on Jou's neck which caused the blond to reach back and grab a fistful of brown hair with a small moan.

"Mhmm~ Ya shouldn' tempt me ta stay."

"What if I want you to stay?"

A couple silent seconds passed before Jou spoke again with a yawn, "I suppose I could stay 'ere for a couple more hours."

Seto chuckled and nuzzled his lover's head in a show of victory. His eyes widened slightly in surprise when he heard Jou snoring softly. A small, genuine smile crossed his lips as he watched Jou subconsciously snuggle closer to him. Seto pulled the blankets up to their shoulders before wrapping his arms around Jou in a protective embrace.

He placed a kiss upon Jou's head before drifting back to sleep himself, lulled by the blond's steady breathing. He didn't notice the smile the crept onto Jou's face at the kiss.