well I need to write this after read The Book of Lost Things by John Conolly. this is about Roland and Raphael, of course. I love them!
I am pretty sure we all have different thought about how they looked has short-black hair and Raphael has blonde-shoulder length hair, that's what in my mind :D

AND THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR MY BETA READER, xxxtokidokixxx!

well enjoy! (if someone kindly spare their time and read this =_=

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pairing : Roland/Raphael. boyxboy/Shounen-ai. AU. Fluff
from The Book of Lost Things by John Conolly

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Raphael had been out to the city since this morning to search Roland. He found his bed empty. There were no sign of Roland's presence, even in the kitchen where he usually sat brewing their coffee and tea.

It was already noon, just after 1 o'clock, Raphael became worried because he still couldn't find him. It wasn't like his lover would be lost in the city, but anything could happen, right? Crimes were everywhere and even with his well-built body, there was STILL the possibility that anything could happen to him.

He'd gone in earlier and asked the local florist, Roland's usual hangout, and even asked the construction worker in a coffee shop close by, but still he got nothing. Tired from the search and his own miserable feelings, he decided to take a rest on the city garden bench.

He sighed. Roland hadn't pick up any of his calls or replied to any of his messages. Roland wouldn't have cheated on him, that was for sure, but where had he been?

Raphael let the wind sweep his blond hair from his face and dried off the sweat that was starting to form on his face. When he opened his eyes he saw a few children and a man with short-black hair. What surprised him though was that he wasn't a stranger at all, no, he knew that man well - very well. He watched them walk on for a moment, watching them head to the ice cream parlor. As they got further and further away, he knew he couldn't hold it in any more and began running toward them.

"Roland, oh God, where had you been? you made me worry an-"

"You must be Raphael" said one of the boy. Raphael raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"How do you know me?"

"Roland told us," a girl with a big red ribbon on her hair aswered. "No problem. Roland's safe with us" He then heard giggles and something that sounded like 'just like Roland said' or something like that. He blushed and turned to Roland.

"I said nothing," Roland answered before Raphael spill out his question. "they just know you"

"Oh really? I don't believe you," Raphael smiled wickedly "and stop smoking in front of the children!"

"Okay, okay," Roland said as he stubbed off his cigarette on a nearby wall "shall we go home then?"

"Alright, but us it okay with your children?"

"If they're my children then they're yours too."

"Stupid git," Raphael turned to the children "can Roland go home kids? Is that okay?"

"Sure, but promise us you will come back here to play with us!"

"Of course I will and this is some money to buy the ice cream, sorry I can't accompany you all."

"Thank you very much!" they said in unison and ran off, leaving Roland and Raphael alone.

"What cute children. It's so rare to find you with a kid, let alone a group of them, what's going on?"

"...nothing" Roland said as he wrapped his hand around Raphael's shoulder blade.

"You know it's no use lying to me."

"I'll tell you later," Raphael nodded in agreement. They walked in silence on their way back to their apartment, until Roland called Raphael's name.

"Yes?"

"Nothing."

"Do you have anything you want to say?"

"Yeah. I love you"

Raphael turned round to him, smiled and then gave Roland a peck on his cheek. "Love you too."