PLEASE DO NOT BE MAD! I TOTALLY TIRED MY HARDEST TO GET BACK TO THIS ASAP! BUT I GOT SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND BAND AND STUFF AND I JUST... I GOT SICK AND I'M MAKING EXCUSES BUT PLEASE DON'T HATE ME! (/.\) Here's the last chapter of Adventure For My Beloved! Enjoy!
Chapter 6: Good Feelings
The final day of the trip. Nowaki and Hiroki gathered their things but not much was said. A small sadness and gloom hung in the cool morning air. Nowaki was loading the jeep to take back to the rental while Hiroki was nowhere to be seen. Loading the last of their things the tall male wandered into the cabin. Everything was put in its place and awaiting for the owners' next meeting. "Hiro-san?" He called to his boyfriend gently.
"Yeah?" Could be heard from the bedroom's doorway.
Nowaki found his boyfriend leaning against the doorway an almost sad slump in his shoulders. The tall man wrapped an arm around the smaller man's waist and kissed his shoulder, "We'll be back Hiro-san… There's no need to be sad."
The assistant professor laughed lightly, "I'm not sad Nowaki…" His eyes were trained on the large bed, "I was just thinking."
"About what Hiro-san?" Nowaki smiled glad to hear that his beloved was not sad.
"I was just thinking… We should make some room in the apartment for a king sized bed." Hiroki blushed but remembered the amazing night of love making spent in this room.
"Why's that?"
"Nothing… I just thought it would be more comfortable." Hiroki said still staring at the bed, "It's bigger and longer than our bed… And maybe… Uh… I won't have to struggle so hard to stay on it during the night." He blushed not meaning sleeping with a giant at all, but sleeping on the bed none the less.
"I get it Hiro-san… We should look for one when we get back… I hate to disturb your reminiscing but… We need to go… Before the train leaves us." Nowaki kissed his lover and they walked to the jeep together.
Once on the train and headed home they both felt a little sad, but a little excited to be headed home. Sad that they could no longer spend all day everyday with each other but excited that they'd been able to spend that time together and rekindled their love once again. Not that the flame had died. They held hands and looked out the window as the mountains faded into the distance. Nowaki's thumb rubbed a comforting, soothing, streak against the back of Hiroki's hand. "Don't forget to get the pictures developed as soon as possible… Okay?" Hiroki said turning to his boyfriend with red cheeks.
"The second we get unpacked." He promised in return smiling brightly.
A small smile beamed on Hiroki's face as he slowly turned back to the window as the train carried them back towards the city.
The apartment they'd left welcomed them home like always. Hiroki's books sat piled everywhere and Nowaki's work schedule greeted them first. "Seems some bastard is ready to see you again." Hiroki said anger and jealousy creeping into his voice.
"Awe… So cute when Hiro-san gets jealous!"
Hiroki was about to punch the idiot for everything he was worth but paused when Nowaki quickly kissed him. "Hey!" The older yelled blushing.
"Let's get unpacked and go look for a bed or get the pictures developed." Nowaki said excitedly moving past him quickly to unpack his belongings.
They weren't hungry and all Hiroki wanted to do was get those damn pictures developed and framed. The two walked through familiar streets side by side until they reached the printers. A preppy woman gladly told them it would be an hour, and to return then. Nowaki suggested they go look for picture frames in the time being.
Hiroki quickly scribbled down the sizes before walking out the door past his boyfriend. "Someone seems to be eager." He commented taking long strides to catch up with the shorter man.
"I just want to be back at home soon really." Hiroki replied a tint of pink to his cheeks.
Nowaki wished he could hold his boyfriend's hand but knew of the consequences that could render. He quickly shoved his hands into the large pocket of his hoodie and watched Hiroki walk into a picture frame store. Slowly he followed after and noticed Hiroki in the desk frames. He paused at the end of the isle and smiled, "Hiro-san?"
The male in question went bright red and looked away moving on to the larger living room frames. He scanned beautiful elaborate frames, some rimmed in fancy gold designs and others in silver. Pursing his lips, he noticed none of them would fit the picture well enough. "It's too complex… Something simpler needs to be done." He found a beautiful cherry wood frame and paused. "Perfect… Don't you think Nowaki?"
A small smile graced the usually angry man as he held up the large frame, "I think so Hiro-san."
After a few smaller frames were picked out they pay and walk back to the printer. The woman, still preppy but now skeptical handed over the prints. "I didn't notice how close you both were." She said taking their money and shoving the pictures across the counter, "Come back soon!" A nervous look and a quiver of a lip escaped her preppy mask.
Brown eyes caught sight of the top photo… It was… Of him… SLEEPING? Going bright red they said their thanks and walked out. "NOWAKI!" The shorter man yelled at his beloved, "You took pictures of me while I slept! And half naked none the less!" He hissed when he noticed that he'd called attention to himself. His cheeks were either red from the embracement or the anger.
Nowaki held his hands in front of his chest, "I couldn't help myself… Hiro-san was so cute."
"We'll talk at home!" He said trudging just ahead of his boyfriend.
Nowaki sighed and slipped the pocket sized one into his wallet and kissed it for good luck, "Always got to have a piece of Hiro-san with me."
Once back home they flopped onto the couch and began picking pictures to display in the home. The portrait of the entirety of the mountain was to go in the largest frame and hung above the mantle. As they stared they noticed that no picture could actually capture the beauty. "I miss it already." Nowaki commented running his hand over the next picture of a deer.
Hiroki gave a soft smile at the picture of himself and Nowaki standing side by side, smiling. It was just like always. Together… But not together openly. The second he flipped the picture though he fell in love… The one where his beloved was holding him closely with a large smile on his face while Nowaki was smiling to some rock with a red face. Quickly he slipped it into the frame for his desk and put it in his bag to be taken to work the day after tomorrow.
Nowaki was placing his own favorite of the pair in the frame for the apartment. They were simply laughing at each other. It was the happiest Hiroki had ever seen himself. A beaming smile on his face as he laughed with his beloved. Seemed about right. That was what the big goof did to him. "Hiro-san?"
He took his eyes off the picture and looked up at Nowaki, "Hm?"
"Are you okay?" His big hands dropped the picture and he hugged the smaller man tightly. "You're crying."
"Wha?" Reaching a hand up to his cheek slowly he felt the warm wetness. "Guess I am."
"Why are you crying Hiro-san?" Nowaki pulled back so he could look Hiroki in the eye.
Turning red at crying in front of Nowaki once again he wiped his face clean, "I guess… It's because I'm happy… You… Uh… Make me happy." The second the words left his mouth he felt like a girl and screamed that too, "Wow I'm turning into a fucking girl!"
Nowaki beamed which made Hiroki feel a little less girly… Just because it made his Nowaki happy. "You make me very happy too Hiro-san."
As life returned to normal and the crazy schedule resumed. Hiroki felt his boss standing behind him chuckling. Turning away from his desk he eyes the professor, "What do you want Professor?"
"Nothing." He said taking a drag off his cigarette. His eyes showed amusement, "Like the vacation photo you have though." The older man began to laugh lightly and picked up the photo of the two men in the mountains. "It's suiting."
Snatching the precious photo back into his hands he placed it carefully back on his desk. "You'd do well to keep away from my stuff."
"I wasn't saying I wanted your boyfriend Hiroki." The professor joked.
With quick reflexes the assistant professor threw a book, "Stupid! I wasn't saying that! Don't touch anything on my desk!" Even though is face was red because he didn't want anyone to see how truly happy his giant was.
"Oh so I can touch your boyfriend then?" Miyagi joked
"NO!" Hiroki said hurling another book before storming out of the shared office.
Okay so I finally got it done... Please forgive me a thousand times over for not getting this done earlier! I realized the ending was the best... But I was struggling with how to end it. So this is what my little mind came up with... Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go sulk in the corner about how busy my life is and how I finally got this done but not in a very good time frame! PLEASE REVIEW AND STUFF CAUSE THAT MAKES ME VERY VERY VERY HAPPY! AND IT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY TOO! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! I BID THEE FARETHEE WELL FOR NOW!