Disclaimer: Dekaranger isn't mine.
Author's Notes/Warning: This fic contains yaoi. Ban/Hoji yaoi, if you want to be more specific. It's also short and schmoopy. I should also probably warn you, I've seen roughly half of the series (and the movie) over the past couple of months, so I'm still getting a feel for the characters. So if they seem OOC... I'm sorry, I'm still working at making them sound like they do on the show, and hopefully I'll get better as I write more fic for the series. And if you have any con crit, it would be appreciated like whoa. :)
Sheesh, what a long AN for such a short fic! Speaking of, here ya go.
Hoji knew better. He was a pro, after all. While he certainly didn't object to flirting, it was supposed to remain just that. Anything more serious, more intimate would compromise his work and would put whomever he was foolish enough to pursue a serious relationship with in constant danger.
It was even worse if it was a teammate. At least if it was someone outside the group he could try to protect them. But with a teammate came the numbing realization that there would be several times their life would be in danger, and he would be powerless to help... and, there might come a time they would give up their life in the line of duty and he would be powerless to stop it.
He had thought he'd known better. But in a moment of weakness, Hoji had listened to his heart instead of his common sense, and now here he was in bed, Ban snoring next to him, and everything shot completely to hell.
Hoji tried once more to push Ban off of him so he could have enough room to sleep, but each time he would just curl up a little more closely. Giving up on sleep for now, Hoji pushed the hair out of Ban's face so he could study his features. His peaceful expression was a stark contrast to the constant, manic energy that seemed to radiate from him in his waking hours.
I don't know which is worse. The fact I made a mistake this big, or that I'm starting not to care as long as he's here with me.
But... if there was one thing he had learned from Ban, it was that the only thing to do after making a mistake was to deal with it. And with Ban next to him, dealing with it didn't seem as impossible as it did before.
Despite everything, Hoji couldn't help but smile to himself as he finally managed to make himself just comfortable enough to drift off. Maybe not all mistakes are bad ones.