Pairing: Ryou x Yugi
Genre: romance
Rating: PG-13
Words: 560
Summary: First kisses can sometimes be awkward until the right moment.
Memory Album
Installment Four: First Attempts
"Mmph—ow!"
"S-sorry…"
Ryou pulled away and sighed, shaking his head while rubbing at his teeth absently. "I don't think kissing is supposed to be this painful."
Yugi just stared back while likewise rubbing his front teeth. "Maybe we're just doing something wrong…"
The taller boy sighed softly and flopped down on Yugi's bed, staring up at the ceiling before shrugging a bit. "Is it even possible to do it wrong?"
The owner of the bed merely nibbled on his lip in thought. "Well, it's possible to do it poorly, at least."
"I suppose."
Yugi remained cross-legged next to his best friend, looking at his profile. Along the raised forehead and down the straight nose his eyes traveled before settling upon full lips. Ryou really was pretty, he had to admit.
"Want to try it again?" he offered.
Ryou chuckled a bit, turning his head to look at the other. "Sure, why not?"
When neither of them moved, Ryou started giggling before reaching up his arms and linking them around the other boy's neck, tugging him down. Yugi went with a soft sound of surprise, which was promptly cut off as their lips made contact. Neither of them moved for a second and Yugi continued to stare at Ryou's closed lids before taking the hint himself and letting his vision grow dark.
Ryou's lips were soft and reminded Yugi of velvet, which he thought was rather ridiculous, considering velvet wasn't warm, pliable, or moist. But then again, he found it a bit hard to ponder on that much; he was mostly too preoccupied with wondering what he was supposed to be doing. In fact, he was so worried about trying to fit his lips in a natural manner against Ryou's that he didn't realize he was clenching the bed sheets until the other boy pulled away and started tugging them out of his fist.
"Relax," Ryou breathed, an amused smile flitting on his lips. "It'll defeat the whole purpose of this if you don't enjoy yourself."
Yugi was blushing rather badly, he was sure. But Ryou didn't seem to mind much that he was acting like a bumbling fool (he looked rather entertained, actually), so he nodded. But before he could fully gather his bearings, Ryou was already kissing him again.
"Mmph!" said Yugi.
"Mm," replied Ryou, who then threaded his fingers in Yugi's hair.
Initially, it was clumsy, as most first attempts at kissing generally are. Their noses didn't seem to fit against each other; their lips seemed to be sliding against each other in all the wrong ways; Ryou's hair was tickling his cheek; and Yugi was forgetting to breathe. But then again, maybe that's what made it so exciting when Ryou's tongue brushed against Yugi's lips and he opened his mouth to accept it.
Sometime during the kiss, Yugi had managed to roll completely on top of Ryou. When he drew away for air, he became abruptly aware that their chests and hips were pressed firmly together. The fact that Ryou was giving him a look along with that little smile of his didn't exactly help either.
"That was… considerably better than before," Ryou murmured, sliding his hand lazily down Yugi's back.
The other boy just nodded before asking timidly, "Want to try that again?"
The only reply Yugi received was having his breath stolen once more.