Title: Bittersweet Trick
Rating: T
Summary: Yuma surprises Ryoga one day by filling his entire room with many different brands of chocolate. This really does not end the way he expected it to.


There had been tests upon multiple other tests. School was getting the best of everyone. No one had the time to simply sit down and relax anymore. Ryoga barely attended his classes, and Yuma paid no attention anyways, so naturally, they were the only ones who had time to act silly during this important period of time, right? It seemed as if Akari lectured Yuma, because he ended up studying until midnight for his tests each day. Rio must have been outraged with Ryoga to the fact he was not even trying, and pushed him to succeed. Learning for Yuma was simpler since Kotori was there to help him, but because Ryoga had skipped his classes intentionally and not even showed up, Rio did not bother to help him with his homework. It all resulted in him trying to figure things out on his own, and asking Yuma was not an option, because there was no way that overly energetic shrimp knew more about science than what he did.

After a few weeks, the signs of sleep deprivation started showing itself. Ryoga began to doze off in a couple of classes, and sleep during lunch, instead of eating. Yuma grew worried about his boyfriend's health, since he never acted this way before. He had gone through the same treatment, but he knew Rio was far more aggressive with him than what Akari was. Once most of their tests had been cleared, and they received their grades, Yuma prepared a surprise for Ryoga. Something he, for sure, knew the other teen would love.

He was currently in Ryoga's room, getting things ready. Rio was there as well, sitting on the bed, watching Yuma 'decorate' the room with a curious stare. Eventually, The purple-haired teen stepped through the door to his room and got tackled by Yuma immediately.

"Welcome home, Shaaku!" Yuma smiled and rubbed his and Ryoga's cheeks together. The sudden hug nearly made Ryoga jump out of his skin, he never expected Yuma to be over at his place, and did not even think Rio to be there. When he took one look at his room, his eyes narrowed in disbelief and his jaw dropped. He must have one of the craziest boyfriend's beyond unreasonable doubt.

His room was filled with different sorts of boxes. All of them had different flavored chocolate in them judging by the cover. Huge as well as small, ordinary looking and simple, detailed as well as colorful. There were boxes lying around as far as the eye could reach, stacked up on one another, and as soon as Yuma ran out of space on the floor, he started to put them on shelves and even the bed. Rio was sitting on the little space that was left, eating some of the chocolate she found in the boxes.

"You let him in?" Ryoga asked in a serious tone, wondering how on earth they were going to get rid off all this chocolate.
"He was armed with chocolate, not guns, Ryoga." Rio explained as she continued nibbling on a chocolate bar, but left the room, uninterested by what was going to happen next. She closed the door as she left, and only claimed to have stayed solely to see her brother's reaction.

"Yuma, what were you thinking? We can't, I mean," He paused to scratch the back of his neck as he glanced at the chocolate boxes in the room, not knowing whether to be flattered, or question where Yuma got the money from.

"You seemed so bummed out by the tests and I was wondering exactly how to cheer you up. Everyone likes chocolate, so it was an easy solution, though…" He tried to walk over to Ryoga's bed to sit down but stumbled and tripped over a couple of boxes on the way.

"I may have acted a little…extreme."
"You don't say?" Ryoga rolled his eyes and continued to scan his room. Everything was covered in these different chocolate brands. How did he manage to find so many, and why not just one single box? Why did he need to ask that question at all? This was Yuma after all; you're supposed to expect the unexpected with him. The taller teen carefully navigated through the mess and sat down next to his boyfriend on the bed.

"Well, what do you suppose we do with all of this chocolate?" Ryoga asked and picked up a box of several heart-shaped chocolate pieces, filled with Brandy, viewing the chocolate rather curiously.

"How about… tasting every single chocolate piece to see which one is the best? I mean, what do we have? Only about-"
"Five-hundred and forty-two exactly." Yuma's words left Ryoga speechless.
"…Well, that just means we'll be here for a long time." He picked one up from the box and tapped it against Yuma's lips lightly.
"So, why don't we get started?" Yuma looked at the chocolate, and then at Ryoga, wondering why he was not the one eating it instead. Regardless, the younger teen was hungry and some chocolate would not hurt. He took the chocolate piece into his mouth and bit it in half, causing the Brandy liquor to tickle his tongue. It was an odd surprise, since he did not remember picking up chocolate of this kind, and the taste, even if it was sweet, was rather unfamiliar to him. The other teen wondered what it tasted like, since Yuma did not give him any sort of reaction. He leaned closer and softly kissed the corner of Yuma's lips before licking them, sharing some of the sweet and refreshing taste. Yuma swallowed the chocolate and kissed Ryoga back, but froze when his lips got licked.

"If you're hungry, just…eat some of the chocolate."
"Hm, let me think about it." He picked up a different box, unwrapped it, and placed another chocolate piece against Yuma's lips. Ruby eyes narrowed slightly, wondering what the point of this was and why he was not taking part in it. The way Ryoga held the chocolate piece was rather sloppy, so he ended up smearing some of the chocolate on to Yuma's cheek when he turned to face Ryoga.

"Shark, why are y-" His boyfriend took this time to place the chocolate inside Yuma's mouth, and with that, silencing him. Yuma chewed this piece a bit quicker so he could speak up.
"Why are you feeding me? I sort of bought all of this for you if you didn't notice. This is why it's all in your room after all. Was that not a hint enough?" Ryoga nodded but instead of answering the question, he picked up a different box and blinked in surprise at the different weight of it.

"What's in this box?" He shook it, which caused Yuma to widen his eyes and reach out for the box before Ryoga did something stupid. However, it was too late for that, the lid came off and the chocolate came pouring out of the box, covering the black-haired teen's arms from shoulder to wrist, as well as some parts of his chest and face. Ryoga was shocked to see the cream flying, but soon realized what it was.

"You bought chocolate mousse too? Did you just buy the entire store?" Yuma had lost his patience almost completely. One small smear turned into an entire bath in chocolate mousse. He groaned and placed his hand over his forehead, trying to hold back the witty remarks, feeling like they were unneeded. Yuma was just about to ask why he was going through all the boxes instead of just sticking with one. That was, until his boyfriend pulled up a can of some sort.

"What's this?" It took about less than a second for the other teen to reply.
"Don't! -" Yuma yelled and before he knew it, got his face covered in chocolate and caramel. The actions that had taken place in just such a short time left Yuma with an annoyed expression, questioning why he even bothered to do this. What was the point, if it was all going to be ruined? Once Ryoga looked up at Yuma, he began laughing hysterically at the sight. The other teen rolled his eyes in response, not liking this turn of events. They were just supposed to sit down and eat chocolate, have a good time. How did that turn out so horribly?

"Will you just eat your damn chocolate? I did bring it for you after all." He insisted, but took a step back when he saw Ryoga smirk.
"All right, I'll eat it." Ryoga grabbed Yuma's wrists and pushed him down on the bed. There was no reason to get worried if the sheets would get filthy. It was already completely covered in chocolate mousse, and Yuma would not change that fact. He gently took a hold of Yuma's hand and licked his wrist, tasting the chocolate mousse as he did so. It was only now that Yuma realized what had been going on.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"-And this is why you're always on bottom." Ryoga chuckled and kissed Yuma's palm, then licked his fingers free from the chocolate that covered them. The younger teen's face was completely flushed with embarrassment. Why and how did this happen? Why could he not do it like a normal person, without all the sticky chocolate everywhere? In a fit of defiance, Yuma pulled his hand away from Ryoga's grasp and grabbed some of the chocolate mousse off his arms. To then slap his boyfriend across the face, but ended up just smearing the chocolate over his eyes instead.

"Revenge." The proud grin on his face could not be described in mere words.
"Oh come on. At least I made it look like an accident." He gently got rid of the chocolate around his eyes so he could see. Once his vision came back, he grabbed both of Yuma's wrists and held him pinned down to the bed.

"You look rather helpless like this. It's amusing."
"I dare you to treat me like you treat your chocolate." The serious tone always confused him, especially when something like this was uttered. There was only one single word suitable for that.
"What?"
"Untouched and left for millennia to come, just like the rest of this chocolate." Ryoga rolled his eyes and leaned down to kiss and lick Yuma's neck. He knew fully well that his sister was probably in a different room close by, but that did not bother him. What he also knew was that she accepted their relationship and knew when to stay away by her own instincts. Yuma murmured something in a silent tone when Ryoga licked his neck clean from all the chocolate, then gasped as he started to suck on his skin. He tried to free his hands, but knew it was of no use. Yuma arched his back, trying to push Ryoga away slightly so he could breathe and stop this act, no matter how pleasing it was. They could do the same while being completely clean, so there was no point in continuing, other than the fact it felt too good to interrupt. Ryoga pulled away, only to straddle Yuma's hips and make sure he did not move from the spot. He gathered some of the chocolate on Yuma's cheek with his fingers and placed them in Yuma's mouth.

"There, is this not more fun?" All he received from Yuma as a response was an attempt to bite his fingers. Luckily enough, he managed to pull away before the other teen did anything of that sort.
"What got you so riled up? The fact I smeared chocolate all over you on purpose?"
"No, I'm upset it's a little cloudy today; Of course it's because of the chocolate!"
"You told me to eat it, and you never actually set a rule, so…" The smirk he had from before reappeared and captured Yuma's lips, preventing him from speaking any farther.

"You'll have to suffer because you were kind to me, and gave me a gift." The logic behind his boyfriend's reasoning frightened him and baffled him beyond belief.
"Excuse me!?"
"This is what happens when you get involved with me." Yuma frowned at those words but sighed and relaxed shortly afterwards, knowing that future events had already been decided.
"Can we build the overlay network now?"