Ran and Ken
By: Hentai Y. Slave
Genre: PG-13, shonen-ai, fluff, humor, AU
Pairing: RanXKen
Summary: The concluding arc to "Ran and I" and "Ken and I". R&R.
A/N: This is like the long assignment that never ended. The first draft for this was THREE YEARS AGO. Argh. I really have problems writing endings . I actually wanted to add more in, but I suppose the way the two POVs ended I can finally write the final ending. Any other side stories I have I will channel it to "Weiss Lines". Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Ran and Ken are not mine. They belong to each other (and koyasu-sama)
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Part 1: The Attraction
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Tonight proves to be a sleepless one for Ran. Ken was tossing and turning in bed, the proximity of his room with Ken's forced him to listen to his shuffling. Ran wearily opened his eyes and slowly pulled himself upright, planning to go comfort the poor boy. He idling wondered when was the last time Ken had a nightmare.
(Thump. Flip. Flip.)
"AH!"
Ken's strangled cry fills the air. Stunned, Ran jumps up from the bed and barges through their connecting door, sleep forgotten. His breath caught in his throat when he drank in the stunning view of Ken, who had awakened from his nightmare, wide awake and seating upright, his sweaty, and deliciously shirtless brown skin glistening in sweat.
At the sound of the door Ken looked up to meet Ran's eyes, unknowingly giving a sad, pitiful look. Ran moved to sit on the edge of his bed, fighting the urge to plant multiple kisses on his face to chase all his fears away. He reached out to run his hand through Ken's hair and blinked when Ken, blushing uncomfortably, edged away.
Reluctantly, his hands withdrew and silence reigned. Ran found his eyes straying to the photos on the Ken's bed table: a photo of himself smiling up to Ken, another of them with arms around each other.
The fun we had that day...was it then that I realize I was falling for Ken?
He spoke up then, offering to make Ken a drink instead. Ken merely nodded. Blinking in confusion, he took in Ken shuffling, clinging to the blanket to cover his lower half...oh. OH. Ran blushed and rushed downstairs quickly to fix the drink.
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Ken came downstairs a few minutes later, still sprouting an adorable blush from his embarrassing situation. Suddenly feeling shy, he planted himself on the sofa in the den and hid his face behind his mug of hot tea that Ran offered him. They sat next to each other in awkward silence, both contemplating on what to say. Ken's face burned profusely. The incidents over the pass few weeks manifested and intensified his attraction for Ran, and now for the object of his attraction and the cause of his wet dreams to witness said event was embarrassing beyond belief.
"Do you feel better?"
"Y-Yeah."
Silence.
Both pondered over the events that had occurred in the past few weeks. A kiss in the field. A photo in the wallet. Hungry eyes that seek another. A softening of the heart. A romantic air in the festive season. It required a resolution. Somewhat.
"Ken?" Ran probed. Ken turned to face him. It was his turn to be breathless at the concern and loving expression on Ran's face. Ran was equally stunned by the emotions he sees in Ken's eyes. He sees longing, much like his own.
Just maybe...
Encouraged, Ran leaned forward and placed a kiss on Ken's lips. He pulled away quickly and watched Ken's reaction. For a moment they just stared at each other, searching each other's eyes in the darkness.
Unconsciously, Ken had led himself be drawn into a kiss. He could feel that something again, similar to what he felt before in the supermarket, but intensified by the moonlight glow on Ran's face. There is no denying it...he wanted to kiss those sweet lips again.
To be continued...