Kiss Me 9
The ninth kiss was simple.
Rin waited, impatiently, at the school gate. He paced back and forth, continually checking his phone for the time and the occasional message. He smiled down responding to an email from Nagisa. It eased his nerves a bit to talk to old friends.
Nitori had been back at home for a week now. And in that time Rin went on his own personal journey of self discovery. Meaning he ended up sitting down with the four from Iwatobi and talked about his secret kisses with Aiichiro. He couldn't help the smile that he got when talking about them. It was a normal habit, smiling while embarrassed. And the entire conversation was really embarrassing.
But talking to his old (and new) friends, then was he able to clear his head. Haruka and Makoto were surprisingly approving of his blossoming relationship with the younger boy. Nagisa was way too excited for his own good. Anyone's good really. And Rei sent him articles and book recommendations on everything romance and gender related. Rin humored him by reading through a few. And found himself distracted by it all. He fell into a quick routine within the week. It was school, swim, friends, homework (school assigned and Rei assigned), sleep.
But he still missed Nitori.
Rin looked up to the crescent shaped moon. The sky was as he watched the few stars visible. He stuck his hands in his jacket pockets, and let out a sigh. It was almost midnight and he was tired, and worried, and missing his roomate/kissing buddy/ friend.
Whatever they were he missed it.
He felt his phone vibrate in his palm and lifted it up in front of him, still looking towards the sky. It was another dumb message that made him smile up at it.
"Are you taking a selfie?" A voice interrupted that made him almost drop his phone on his face.
Rin looked down and saw Nitori, with his suitcase following close behind. The younger boy was smiling up at him, pale cheeks rosy.
Nitori walked closer, the wheels of his luggage being the only sound around them.
"Not going to welcome me back?" His smile widened.
And Rin blushed, visibly, undeniably blushed. Because Nitori had shit to say and he didn't. He had somehow pushed all the things he wanted to say away. So here he was. With nothing, absolutely nothing to say.
Nitori closed his eyes and (Rin swears to God) puckers his lips.
So Rin kisses him. A simple kiss on the lips.
And when he pulls away to look back at Nitori, he is blushing. Nitori covers his face in embarrassment.
"Why are you being so shy now?" Rin laughs.
"I'm so sorry, Senpai," Nitori says between laughs, "I was really excited to see you."
It takes a few moments for the two to regain their composure at the school gate. The light above them flickers, reminding them of curfew.
"Me too," Rin reaches for Nitori's luggage. And when he is given a confused face as a response he says, "Missed you. I missed you."
I get caught taking selfies all the time. My legs hurt. I like kisses. You ever stay up until 4am watching Korean dramas? It's fun...
Thank you for reading! You make me so happy happy happy.
