Chapter 4: In The Tub
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Japan jolted slightly and pick his head up from its position between his knees when he heard frantic knocking coming from the main room. Japan miserably re-curled himself into a tight ball and ignored the knocking. They'd go away eventually.
Japan's nerves jumped again when he realized that someone had opened the door. Who had his card key? Japan thought about it for a bit and decided it was probably Korea. The only one that had been in his room was Korea and he was also the only person that Japan knew who would swipe someone's key without their permission.
If it was Korea, and it probably was, then once he saw that Japan wasn't in his room, he would leave. Japan buried his head a little deeper between his knees and waited for him to leave.
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Greece had tried knocking at the door first (although he knew that Japan was probably hiding, but it was common courtesy) and when there was no answer he quickly swiped the card and opened the door.
Greece looked at the empty bedroom and began his search. There was nothing under the bed or in the closet and Japan kept the room clean enough that there wasn't any piles of mess for him to hide under...
When the bedroom finally proved to be useless, Greece walked into the bathroom. It looked empty enough...
Greece froze when he heard the sound of shifting fabric. It was light and Greece might not have heard it if he hadn't been holding his breath. Greece continued to hold it and tip-toed towards the closed shower curtain. As he got closer he moved towards the wall so that the bathroom light wouldn't leave his shadow on the fabric.
Before Greece pushed back the curtain, he slowly released the breath he had been holding. Greece flung back the shower curtain to see that Japan had curled himself up into a ball.
Startled, Japan picked his head up and froze when he saw that he had been discovered, but when he saw that it was Greece his mind went into fight or flight mood.
However, Greece had realized that if he wasn't careful Japan would try to escape again, so before Japan could do so, he quickly threw his body on top of Japan and pinned him down while making sure that no one hit their heads on any of the taps.
Meanwhile, Japan's body was running on pure adrenaline and he struggled in the hold that Greece had managed to capture him in.
"L-let me go!" he shrieked.
Greece simply grunted in response as he pinned down Japan's arms and positioned his own legs between Japan's so that he couldn't kick him, although they still tried. Greece simply buried his head into Japan's neck and waited for him to calm down.
After a while, Japan's heavy breathing relaxed into light panting and his body finally went limp. Greece held their position for a while, but he eventually lifted his head a bit so that he could peek at Japan's face. Japan's face was neutrally blank, as usual, but Greece could see a tightness there as well as a hint of resignation. This worried him since it was almost unheard of for Japan to give up. Greece picked his head up a little higher and looked into Japan's eyes.
"Nihon...are you okay?" Greece asked, his voice soft as if he was talking to a skittish kitten.
Japan flinched and turned his head to the side, away from Greece. Greece frowned and tried to move his head to Japan's other side so that he could look him in the eyes again.
"Nihon?" he tried again.
This time Japan closed his eyes and his breath started to become shaky.
"I'm not mad at you Nihon," Greece told him as he nuzzled Japan's neck.
Greece laid still since he figured that Japan needed a little more time to calm down. However, this time he decided to keep talking.
"I know that you're embarrassed, but I didn't mind it really."
Greece smiled when he heard Japan squeak softly, but he kept his head down and continued.
"I know that Korea probably put you up to it."
Such actions would be stereotypical for the little Korean and it would make sense since he had noticed that Korea had been staring at him and Japan for almost the entire night. He could feel Japan's body shifting a little in his hold, but it didn't feel like he was trying to escape so he relaxed his hold a bit. Not too much though; just in case.
"But like I said...I really didn't mind. Actually I..." Greece paused. He had to tell Japan how he felt. Now. There would be no better time than this one.
"Actually I really enjoyed it."
Greece smiled when he heard Japan squeak again.
"I like you Japan. A lot. I wouldn't mind...doing things with you," Greece said carefully.
Greece decided that it was time to see how Japan was taking this and he picked his head up. Greece felt a smile beginning to form on his lips when he saw that Japan had gone cherry red.
"Nihon?"
Japan squeaked in response. The small smile evolved into a full blown grin.
"Ni~hon~" Greece breathed into his ear, his voice whispery soft.
Japan let out a breath sharply and for the first time he turned his head to look at the man on top of him.
"Gi...Girisha..." Japan said, the red of his face darkening into a troubling maroon color.
Greece hummed and began nuzzling his ear.
"I-I-"
Greece blew into the delicate cartilage and chuckled when Japan's body jerked.
"I'm very sorry!" Japan said quickly. "I was very disrespectful towards you and I even tricked you and-"
"Nihon," Greece cut him off, his smile melting away slightly. "I said it was okay, didn't I?"
"But-" Japan protested weakly.
"And I said I liked it, right?"
"Yes, but-"
"So," Greece continued as if he couldn't hear Japan. "What's the problem?"
Greece looked into his eyes and Japan stared back, dumbstruck.
"I-I don't know," Japan admitted and he lowered his eyes again.
Greece's smile returned and he leaned in closer. Japan's eyes snapped to Greece's as he felt him move closer, but Greece stopped, his lips millimeters from Japan's and Japan felt slightly frustrated. He waited for Greece to continue, but he simply laid there staring at Japan with his deep green eyes. As more time passed, Japan became more aware of Greece's body and he became more and more frustrated.
Finally, when Japan thought he was going to snap, he felt Greece's lips against his. He saw the amusement in Greece's eyes, however, and realized that he had been the one to move and not Greece. Japan felt his face grow even warmer (he hadn't even thought that was possible anymore) and with the 'go ahead' Japan had given him, Greece deepened the kiss.
Japan sighed into the kiss and decided that this was nice...and definitely not a dream.
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Hehe, I liked exploring their romantic relationship since, let's face it, these guys are practically canon. All Himaruya has to do is have them go on a date at this point (and according to your opinion this may or may not've happened already).
