Part 1: Towels

He stared at the empty shelf in silence for two minutes then closing his eyes he silently prayed to himself that his eyes were failing him that he was only dreaming. Peeking open one dark eye he cursed softly, still empty, with a sigh he closed the door to the linen closet as forcefully as he could at two in the morning. All he had wanted to do after just getting back from an extremely long, extremely hard mission was to take a shower and curl up in a warm bed next to a certain cute little kitsune. Unfortunately that same cute little kitsune he had been longing for, for two weeks had obviously not had the courtesy to leave one freaking towel on the shelf.

Crossing the hallway with only the light from the bathroom to guide him to the doorway of his choice so he could wake up a certain person, now probably snuggled cleanly into a warm comforter. Silently sliding open the door the light fell two feet into the room outlining the man's tall, slim shape. The dark eyes flicked up from the soft bathroom light and landed on familiar spikes of soft blond hair. He could see the comforter rising and dipping in a regular pattern as the well defined chest under it rose and fell. His expression softened as he took in the sight before him, even though it was dark he could make out the delicate features of the sleeping one's face.

His heart gave a sudden ache as he realized how much he had missed seeing that delicate face curved in a breathtaking grin. How he missed kissing those shamelessly soft lips when the other man wasn't expecting it. Most people, expect for their circle of close friends, would have been shocked to see the soft grin curve up the face of the normally stoic Anbu. He quietly walked over to the bed, making sure not to make any noise that would wake the slumbering man. Sitting softly on the edge he gently pushed away the few stray locks of golden sunshine that fell on the perfect, pale skin. Yes the perfect sun to his moon, the light that had pushed it self into every corner of his heart until the darkness simply had no room.

Glancing down a bit he was surprised to note that the man was wearing one of his own shirts, cuddling into it deeply his nose pressed tight against the material. He felt his heart give off an even greater ache; it was obvious that the kitsune had missed him deeply as well. They had seen each other so little in the past six months since they had moved in together, he being an Anbu and his lover a high-ranking Jounin. Not a lot of time to spend around each other and it was defiantly beginning to show on their relationship, what they both needed was a good week off to simply be with each other. Suddenly his desire to take a shower lessened incredibly and his ache to hold his lover increased immensely.

Standing up he quickly stripped out of his worn Anbu gear and slipped into a pair of gray sweat pants. Walking over to the door he went over to the bathroom door and flicked off the bathroom light. Then back over to the bed where he gently picked up the edge of the cover and slid into the warm bed. The other occupant frowned at the cold intrusion to his warm cocoon, but turned over in his sleep and snuggled into the man's hard body. The other couldn't stop the delighted smile that curved on his face and his lanky arm's that surrounded the warm one. He could barely keep his eyes open as the undeniable feeling of warmth and love surrounded him and soon was fast asleep, content beyond his wildest dreams.

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Yay! Waffyness! =^. ^= I know this is awfully short but it this only a series of vignettes for the week that the two have off as before mentioned. Thankfully though this won't be one of those things were I will be only updating once in a while, I intend to update as soon as they are finished so don't be surprised if I update two maybe three times a day...*grins* See ya'll soon!