Previously:

Slowly and carefully, I crawled into the bed, taking my place on the left side of the bed. I left the blanket off, it was much more comfortable. My back was facing Akihiko. Right when I was about to fall asleep, I felt my boyfriend come closer, wrapping his arms around me. This was normal for him, he would always wrap me into his arms when he was sleeping. It was almost like it was his instinct.

"I'm happy... your brother accepts us. That means I can finally be happy with you, without any further problems. And that Misaki, makes me so happy." He whispered to me, placing a kiss on my shoulder before his low snoring filled the room, I smiled and turned, now facing him, my face buried into his chest. I really was in love with him, I couldn't deny it any longer. He was the perfect one for me, even though I would probably never again say it in public again. Soon, sleep began to envelope me and I fell asleep with his scent cocooning me in a shell of relaxation.

TPOV

I woke up today at 12:30 in the afternoon, this was normal on days that I had off seeing as I normally worked very late hours, finding that my wife was already awake, dressing Mahiro for the day. I smiled and sat up, rubbing my eyes before grabbing my glasses off the nightstand. As soon as my wife and son were aware that I was awake, they came over and hugged me, this was something we did, it made Mahiro happy to see his family so happy. I stood up and walked out the room to go towards the bathroom to change into my regular day clothing, and to my shock, no one else was awake except for us. My wife and I looked at each other and walked out, only to see a door open.

Curiosity struck me and I walked towards the door, only to find Misaki being snuggled from behind by Akihiko, as he had his face buried into the back of Misaki's neck. They were quietly snoring, almost happily snoring. My wife smiled, placing a hand on my shoulder. I looked towards her and took a deep breath, a smile forming on my face. I then looked down towards Mahiro and kneeled down. "Mahiro, could you wake Uncle Misaki for us?" Mahiro smiled and nodded quickly, running into the room. Quietly, my wife and I separated, her going into the guest bathroom and me going back into the guest room, gathering all of our stuff together.

MPOV

The next morning, I woke to the sound of someone trying to wake me up. I grumbled quietly for a minute until I opened my eyes a little to see that it was Mahiro. I looked towards my alarm clock to see that it was one in the afternoon. Holy shit! When, how did I sleep that long? I smiled at Mahiro and thanked him, leaving Akihiko to sleep since he hadn't gotten very much rest with the deadline of one of his regular books coming out. With haste, I ran down the stairs to find my brother and his wife walking down the stairs while Mahiro followed me.

"Daddy!" Mahiro said, jumping towards his father once he got to the ground floor.

"Hey guys, I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was so late. Would you like some coffee or tea?"

"No thanks." Manami and Takahiro said, politely turning it down. "Actually Misaki?" My brother called. I turned around to face him. "Would you like to go to brunch with me? There's some stuff that I want to talk with you about." I nodded quickly, asking him to hold of for a moment. Quickly I ran upstairs and began to change into more outside appropriate clothing. I heard rustling behind me, which notified me that Akihiko was awake. It wasn't until a couple seconds after that he wrapped his arms around me, laying a kiss on my cheek that I turned around.

"Misaki? Where are you off to? Aren't you off of work today?" I nodded.

"Yeah, but Takahiro wants to take me out to lunch. You'll be okay with Manami and Mahiro?" I asked, smiling and blushing slightly.

"Yeah... I'll miss you though, what am I supposed to make for lunch?" I chuckled, leaning into him while wrapping my arms around his neck.

"There's leftovers from last night. Just heat it up... or rather ask Manami if she could, you still aren't good with kitchen appliances." We laughed together as Akihiko leaned in to press his lips to mine. We were quietly laughing as we kissed to and when we pulled away. With quick action, Akihiko took my hand in his and walked us both downstairs where Takahiro was waiting.

"Oh good morning Usagi-san." Takahiro said, a friendly smile on his face.

"Good morning Takahiro." I slipped my hand out of my lover's to walk towards my brother.

"Well, I'll see you guys later." I looked towards Akihiko. "I'll see you." I went to walk out but before I could Akihiko took my hand into his for a second and leaned down, quickly placing a kiss on my cheek.

"See you later." I blushed darkly before slipping on my shoes and walking out of the apartment with my brother. My brother looked awkward for a moment before he changed the subject.

"So, what would you like to eat?"

"Ramen?" With a smile on his face, we walked. The closest ramen restaurant was about eight blocks away, so on the way there, Takahiro and I would just comment on a bunch of things. Like at first we agreed that the people here drove recklessly in the area where cars could be driven. We commented on the weather, on the way that our jobs had been going lately, it was nice to be able to talk with him, since we hadn't really had the chance in a while with us both being busy.

Once entering the ramen house, we took our seat at table, both of us ordering the traditional ramen. As we waited for the meal, we looked around the room, almost as if we were trying to avoid conversation. We probably weren't trying to avoid, it but that's how it seemed now. "So... Misaki.. I wanted to talk alone with you, brother to brother. I'm truly sorry for how I acted yesterday, but you see why I acted the way I did. I mean it was just so sudden, I didn't expect that. That doesn't mean that I don't accept it." I nodded. "But... I just want to make sure that you're truly happy."

"I am... I really am. I was really nervous in telling you because I thought that you would hate me afterwards, but I was wrong. I couldn't be happier Takahiro. I know it may sound weird, but I know that I love this man. Despite the age difference." I said quietly to him. I blushed a little, I never usually expressed my feelings like this, but I needed to.

"I'm happy for you Misaki." A smile, brighter than stars had shown. "I couldn't ever hate you. I'm just saying that right now. But... one thing I'm curious about. What's going to happen when you two want to have children later in the future? You want a family right?" I nodded.

"Yes, I do want a family someday, but I couldn't see that without him. If that day comes, we'll figure it out then." Takahiro looked at me, his eyes wide in shock. "What?"

"You've just grown up a lot over the past couple years, I'm happy to see that. So... how long have you been with Akihiko again? How did you two realize that you loved each other?"

"We've been together for almost five years, we started dating a couple months after I started living there. It was right when he and I left your birthday party to go collect the alcohol." The whole time was like that. I didn't mind it a whole lot, because of course Takahiro would have questions. Even when he asked way too many, I just smiled and answered anyways, he deserved answers. Eventually we did go home. Upon returning home, we found Manami in her coat. "You leaving?" Takahiro nodded and smiled.

"Yes. We have to work tomorrow and he needs his nap, so we should probably head home." He said to me, just standing at the door seeing as he was already in his departure coat and shoes. "I'll call you in a week or so. I'll see you later." He said, giving me a hug. "Okay Mahiro, give Uncle Misaki a hug before we go."

"OKAY!" He cheered, waddling towards me, reaching his arms for me to pick him up. I hugged him close, his tiny arms wrapping themselves around my neck. "Bye bye." I smiled and nodded, setting him down on the floor.

"Bye Mahiro. I'll see you later." With that, Akihiko and I were all alone again and once they had left, I realized how worn out I actually was. After they had left, Akihiko and I had decided on sitting and relaxing on the couch. "Want to watch the news?" He nodded, sitting down right next to me as he wraps his arm around my shoulder. I blushed as I tried to focus on tv, but it was becoming difficult, I was tired. I shouldn't be, I mean, I slept until one in the afternoon, so I shouldn't be tired, but oddly enough, I was. Incase I were to fall asleep, I leaned into Akihiko and rested my head into the nape of his neck.

"I... love you... Akihiko." I yawned.

APOV

"I love you Akihiko." My eyes widened, not in shock, but happiness as I watched him begin to fall asleep. He was quite adorable when he would sleep. His light snore had made a blush a little. Carefully and slowly I grabbed a pillow and laid it in my lap while I grabbed the blanket on the back of the couch and carefully put it over him. Once I had him laid down, I couldn't help but to begin very carefully running my hand over his hair.

As soon as I had began doing this, he turned, his head facing towards my stomach while he snuggled himself against me. I couldn't help the smile that formed upon my lips at this. Quietly, with a volume no louder than a whisper, I spoke. "I'm telling you something Misaki. I'll never leave you, you can't ever get rid of me now. Even if I were to die, I'd be right there with you until you joined me. That may sound creepy, but I promise you that my love for you is bigger than anything I know. You're just... in lack for a better word, perfect." I sighed quietly and said, "I really do love you."

To Be Continued...

Sorry for the wait, I've been quite busy with my family and that kind of stuff. If it's possible, I would like to at least get two reviews before I update again. Thanks! I hope you all had a great christmas and I hope that you all have a great new years!