It was finally time. Ootori finally convinced him to let him go to his house for a change. Hoshitani, meanwhile, was nervous. He didn't even know if his parents are back from their business trips yet. Sighing, Hoshitani could only hope that his parents were either not home yet, or if they were, that they don't embarrass him in front of Ootori.
The house was in a suburb, on the outskirts of the city, which explained Hoshitani's lack of experience with some things. Once they got there, Ootori looked at the normal green painted house with the mailbox labeled Hoshitani.
He followed Hoshitani to the front door, who unlocked it with his key, before going inside. Hoshitani yells, "I'm home!" When he gets no response, he's sort of relieved that no one's home yet.
After taking off their shoes and leaving them on the front porch, they enter the living room. "Ah. I'll get you some tea. I'll be right back," Hoshitani says as he goes into the kitchen. Ootori, left to his own devices for the moment, looked around. There were several photos of the Hoshitani family on the walls, but other than that it was normal.
When Hoshitani came back with tea, he set it down on the coffee table. "Thanks," Ootori says before taking a careful sip.
"H-how is it? The tea, I mean," Hoshitani nervously awaits a response. Ootori smiles, "It's good."
Hoshitani smiles back, "That's good."
It was then that someone came home, "I'm home!" called a voice. Then, they were face to face with a man with brown hair and green eyes. "Oto-san! Welcome back!" Hoshitani greets.
"Oh, Yu-chan! I've missed you!" he hugs him. Hoshitani hugs back, "Missed you too."
"Oh! You finally brought someone over!" he cheers as he looks at Ootori, "It's nice to meet you. I'm Hoshitani Haruka."
Ootori smiles charmingly, shaking the man's hand, "I'm Ootori Itsuki. It's nice to meet you, Hoshitani-san."
Hoshitani-san smiles, "Hm! Ne ne, would you like to see Yu-chan's photo album? I'm sure there're some cute pictures-"
Hoshitani stops him, "No, you're not showing him that! We're going to my room now!" He grabs Ootori's arm and drags him upstairs. Ootori just smiles, both intrigued and amused by this.
Hoshitani-san laughs, "It's like how you left it!"
Once in Hoshitani's room, the door closed, Hoshitani sighs while Ootori looked around. The room was painted a simple green. There were lots of origami figures around the room. Also, there was, of course, a desk, a bed with green sheets near the window, old bug catching gear, and surprisingly, a stuffed puppy. Besides a book shelf filled with origami guides and travel guides, there wasn't much else in the room.
"Hm~… So this is your room, huh~," Ootori comments in a bit of wonder.
Hoshitani nervously says, "Yeah…"
"I actually expected it to be messier than this," Ootori admits.
"Well, it's not!" Hoshitani defends.
Ootori smiles teasingly, "And, who's this?" as he picks up the stuffed toy.
Hoshitani pouts, "That's Tanaka-san. Be careful with him."
Ootori hums before putting the puppy on the desk. Then, he pulls Hoshitani onto the bed and into a kiss. "Oi! Not now. My Oto-san's downstairs," Hoshitani warns.
Ootori hums, "I know… but, isn't it more fun this way, Yuuta?"
Hoshitani blushes and glares, "Mou! Only kissing, Itsuki. I mean it." Laughing at that, Ootori kisses him again, "Hai hai."
They make out for twenty minutes before Hoshitani had to go to the bathroom. Ootori went back downstairs, if only to see that photo album.
"Ah. Wanna see the album?" Hoshitani-san asks. Ootori nods, and they both sit down on the couch. Hoshitani-san reminisces about Yu-chan's childhood. Ootori listens, of course, wanting to know more about his mysterious kohai/lover. Then, they get to the picture of Yu-chan in middle school. Ootori was rather surprised by the photo, and thought, 'If I saw Yuta that day, would happen? Would I still love him?'
"You know, you're the first person Yu-chan's ever brought home," Hoshitani-san says.
Ootori ducks his head, "Really?"
Hoshitani-san nods, "Yeah. You must be pretty special for him to bring you here."
Ootori looks at the older man, who looks back with a serious expression. "Please take care of Yu-chan."
Ootori nods and smiles, "I will, sir."
"Please, call me Haruka," Hoshitani-san smiles as he rubs the back of his neck, "Now, this picture is of Yu-chan when he was three months old…"
When Hoshitani went back downstairs, he looks on in horror as he sees his father and Ootori together on the couch, looking at his baby pictures. Snapping out of it, he grabs the album, closing it and putting it far out of reach, "That's enough of that!"
"Aw~," Hoshitani-san whines.
Ootori just goes along with it, "We were just getting to the good part~!" At the same time, Ootori was amused, seeing the emotions his boyfriend had never expressed before now, 'So cute…'
"Well, too bad!" Hoshitani crosses his arms, both angry and embarrassed, mostly embarrassed.
Hoshitani-san sighs, "Oh well. Ootori-kun, would you like to stay for dinner?"
Ootori looks at Hoshitani, who gestures for him to say no. Smiling mischievously, he says, "I'd love to," which makes Hoshitani face palm.
Hoshitani-san smiles, "Good then!"
Hoshitani then drags Ootori down to talk to him in private while his father cooks dinner, "Why!?"
Ootori smiles innocently, "Are you embarrassed?"
Hoshitani glares, "Mortified."
Ootori keeps his smile, "Then that's why."
Hoshitani glares harder, "Then, we're going to your house next, and see how you like it!"
Ootori hums, "Interesting. I'm looking forward to it."
And so, they had dinner together with not much fuss, though Hoshitani was quite embarrassed and mortified by the whole thing.
Omake:
When Hoshitani-san brought out a certain cat shaped decoration, Hoshitani cowered in fear, hiding behind Ootori, who secretly, to this day, enjoyed it fully.
