Kisame Hoshigaki. The name often strikes terror in people, but for me, it brought up thoughts of happiness and fondness.
He was my best friend, basically. Ever since I joined the Akatsuki, he's always been there for me. He was funny, too. Which is why I eventually grew feelings for him. Of course, this conflicted with things. Whenever we were together, I would become more apt to touch him, to hug him. I would hint at how I felt, but once I did, he always shut himself off, coming up with some reason to leave. I wouldn't see him for a while after. Even his partner, Itachi didn't know what was wrong.I really wanted to know what was wrong.
Which is why I asked him to drink with me.
"Drinking, eh? You wouldn't have a chance." He laughed from his seat at the couch. I persisted.
"Why not make it a contest?" I ask. "I haven't had a drink in forever, nevermind sake." He perks up at this.
"Never had sake, huh? Let's change that." I smiled, agreeing.
A few drinks later, sitting in on of the many dining rooms of the base, we were laughing, and I was drunk., while he was tipsy.
"Hey, Kisame?"
"Yeah, squirt?"
"..Why do you always separate yourself from me?" The silence afterwards was deafening. I could see he was arguing with himself. Eventually, he sighed.
"I hate myself." This took me back.
"What do you mean?"
"What do you think? I'm half shark, for fucks sake!" The swearing, which doesn't come often from him, caught me by surprise. "I have gills, sharp teeth, and my skin is blue!" He says, my face flushed from the alcohol. "Besides, there's much better men. I know what you've been hinting at, I do. But..I just...nevermind." He said, starting to get up, but stops when I grab his wrist, pure emotion in my eyes. He sat back down, eyeing me warily."I'm too...different." He finishes.
Me, being the affectionate drunk I am, lifts my hand, and lightly, I place my fingers on my gills. He flinches from the sudden contact. I trace the lines, looking at them calmly.
"Different? Maybe. But that's not always a bad thing." I say, tracing my thumb along his jawline. "Actually...I really like it."
And the next thing I know, my lips are on his. His eyes are wide, and he pushes me back a bit. My eyes widen.
"Kisame..I..I'm sorry..I shouldn't have invaded your space like that..." I trailed off, my eyes the size of saucers. The self hate kicked in, and I stood up, readying to leave. "I'll just go-"
"Kiernan." I flinch, tears threatening to overflow.
"Was what you said true? Did you actually want to kiss me?" I nodded, tears streaming. He stood as well, and closed the distance between us, holding my face in his hands. He's shaking I realize, and I put my hands over his.
"I've wanted to do this for so long." He murmurs, before once again our lips touched, molding together. My arms hooked around his neck, and one of his hands left my face, to press into the small of my back.
Eventually, we separated, needing oxygen, and parted for the night, heading to our respective rooms. I fall into my bed, the moment before leaving me dizzy.
The next day comes, and at first, I don't see any of Kisame. I get myself worried about if I freaked him out, so I stay in my room, hiding under the covers. I ended up hating myself.
Until there was a firm knock at my door.
On the other side was a blushing shark, holding a bouquet of daisies, something not exactly common in Rain Country. I accept it, smiling, before being shoved further into my room. When he shut the door, he walked up once more, connecting our lips, reminding me that last night wasn't a dream. That this was real.
That we were real.
So, I tried a one-shot...haha, so what did you all think? Let me know, and maybe I'll write others! So review!
Have a great day! :)