I'm sorry that I haven't written anything for a long time, but hopefully this fic will make up for some of that. People seemed to be most responsive to my last Loveless fic, and I'm hoping for the same enthusiasm with this fic. So, everyone, please enjoy.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Loveless
Summary: Soubi made him promise that they would spend the holidays together.
Pairings: Ritsuka/Soubi
It didn't really count as a first date. After all, they had been to the amusement park together, hadn't they? Although that was, in no way, the young boy's intention. That meeting had come about solely thanks to the jealousy that the older man had towards his friends.
"Ristuska, is everything all right?" The sudden deep voice beside his ear sent a shiver down his spine as a warm can was pressed into his hand. "You were wearing such a cute scowl." The older man said, leaning down in an attempt to capture his companion's lips.
"No! B-back off!" Ritsuka yelled, pulling away, tugging the neck of his sweater up over his mouth. "We're in public!" He mumbled from underneath the fabric.
"Yes, yes." Soubi answered with a chuckle as he slipped his arm around Ritsuka's shoulder.
Soubi had been the one to suggest it; that they spend Halloween together. Ritsuka had objected, mostly out of habit, and said that he would rather spend the evening scourging the neighborhood for candy. Soubi refused to relent for days afterwards, and, unable to take anymore, Ritsuka had finally agreed. There had been conditions, of course, and Ritsuka had been very clear that he expected nothing less from Soubi.
"First… first, you have to make a jack-o-lantern with me." He said, fidgeting with the hem of his shirt as he looked at the ground, trying to force down the blush that he felt spreading across his cheeks. "S-Seimei always used to make them with me… s-so, so now you get to, alright?" He demanded, looking up at Soubi with a worried look.
"Ritsuka…" Soubi's voice trailed off as he pulled Ritsuka close to him and proceeded to nuzzle his cheek while he rocked him.
Ritsuka decided to take that as a yes.
He heard nothing from Soubi after that for two days. On the third day, Ritsuka was released from school and was rather shocked to see Soubi waiting for him. He was also rather displeased to see that, despite his warnings of what would happen to Soubi if he did not obey Ritsuka's order, Soubi had a lit cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Making his way over to him, intending to give him an earful, Soubi cut him off before he could express his disgust at Soubi's unhealthy habit.
"To the pumpkin patch then, Ritsuka?" He purred, taking Ritsuka by the hand and leading him away from a cheering Yuiko.
"Treat him nicely, Soubi-san!" She called, smiling as they disappeared around the corner.
"How about this one, Ritsuka?" Soubi said, pulling him out of his thoughts. Glancing over at him, Soubi held up a pumpkin that seemed to be the size of a small baseball.
"Y-you…!" Ritsuka squeaked, tail standing on end as his ears flattened against his head. "You're teasing me, aren't you?!" Stomping his foot down, Ritsuka glared at Soubi.
"Yes." He answered, tilting his head as he gave Ritsuka a teasing grin. "It's quite fun."
"Soubi…" Ritsuka growled.
Soubi slowly leaned down, pulling up a rather large and ready-for-carving pumpkin that he had hidden behind him. "This one, then?" He asked, knowing full well that it was exactly what Ritsuka wanted.
"It's perfect!" Ritsuka said, tail wagging slightly as his anger completely dissipated. "Let's get it, okay?" He asked, fists pumping up and down excitedly as Soubi nodded to him.
After they had paid for the pumpkin, Soubi managed to find a way to carry the pumpkin by balancing it against it hip while one arm was draped over it, holding it in place. With his other hand, he reached down, grabbing Ritsuka's hand and entwining their fingers.
"Happy Halloween, Ritsuka."
Ritsuka blushed and let his eyes fall to the ground as he gave Soubi's hand a small squeeze.
This idea came to me suddenly as I was sitting in psychology and listening to my teacher lecture. In the very first draft, there were no flashbacks, and I planned to end it completely after they picked out the pumpkin. However, as I've got some ideas floating around in my head, I think I'll make this a multi-chapter story. Hopefully it'll go better than my Kyou Kara Maou one is going… And to those who have read that: I haven't given up on it! I'm currently in the processes of trying to find the notebook that I had them written down in.
Anyway, I've decided that I want this to be the first in a series of holiday fics for Loveless. I plan to do one for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
I'm pretty sure Japan
doesn't have any of those holidays, but please pretend that it
does… Oh! And, just to clarify: Ritsuka does have other conditions. That was just the only one the pertained to this chapter.
