Two days later Jake was finally able to ignore his dreams and decided to pay Dirk a visit. Considering he had been kind of distant over pesterchum, he decided that connecting with Dirk in person would be a better way to make up for his self imposed isolation. He arrived at Dirk's apartment door and let himself in. Dirk wasn't one for locking doors, why would he be? He lives in the middle of nowhere. Jake, wanting to preserve the surprise element of his visit, tiptoed around; carefully looking into a few rooms before concluding that Dirk must be in his bedroom. He gently pushed the door open "Surprise Dirk! Sorry, I've been ...so...withdrawn...lately..."

Jake was met with the sight of Dirk, on his bed, wearing orange pjs, his shades, and a pair of pink, furry, cat ears. Dirk scrambled out of bed to meet his boyfriend, a small blush coating his cheeks. "Oh, hi Jake. D-don't worry about it, I understand..."

Silence laden the room like a viscous syrup. Dirk could feel his heart beat in his chest. This wasn't something he really liked to show people and it didn't help that Tokyo Mew Mew was playing on his TV. He had presented his affinity for super girl anime as an ironic interest to Jake. Not only that, but other than the cosplay from few days ago, Jake had never been privy to the sheer amount of cosplay pieces and outfits Dirk had. Dirk just thanked whatever god there is out there that he wasn't wearing the matching bell-collar and tail.

Jake for his part just gawked there for a few moments. However, when the ears started to rotate a bit on there own, he couldn't help himself. He burst into a fit of giggles.

Dirk's blush spread to the rest of his face and down his neck at his boyfriend's amusement. This only made Jake giggle harder. "I-I-I S-s-orry Dirk, I j-jus- hahahaha" Jake wanted to reassure his boyfriend; but the sight of Dirk's glasses, a symbol of stoicism, coupled with the cat ears and blush was just too cute. Jake was laughing because it was adorable and out of character for Dirk.

Dirk didn't take it this way though, groaning he sat on his bed again, burying his face in his pillow; cat ears still moving on their own. Jake probably thought he was stupid and ridiculous and would probably think he's too weird now. Oh god, he would probably tell the girls about this. Great, there goes his image. God, this was humiliating.

Jake made his way over to the bed, trying his best to suppress his giggles. He noticed one of Dirk's dresser drawers was ajar. And inside was a plethora of cat ears, they were different from the ones Dirk was wearing. These were mostly hard plastic with a little bit of soft fur on the inside of the ears. Jake, wanting to reassure his sweetheart, grabbed a pair of light green ears with black fur and placed them, as best he could on his head. Jake then sat down on Dirk's bed.

He lovingly, softly, carefully, pulled Dirk's face up from the pillow. Dirk kept his eyes downward, not that Jake would know. Jake wanted to see Dirk though, he wanted back the privilege Dirk had bestowed upon him just a few days before. He gingerly removed the shades. Dirk didn't protest, but he shut his eyes, he couldn't face the embarrassment. Jake affectionately kissed the blonde's lips. Only a peck though, as he moved to kiss his darling's cheeks, his forehead, his chin, his shut eyes, every inch of Dirk's face Jake kissed. He didn't want Dirk to feel self-conscious, he knew the distance probably shook Dirk's confidence a little and his reaction didn't help. He wanted to comfort his lovely.

Feeling the tenderness in his dear one's action Dirk tentatively opened his eyes. He saw Jake's new accessory and his blush, which had started to fade, erupted anew. His face was as red as a face could possibly get. He knew he had a cat ear moe, but seeing his heart's desire participate in said moe was almost too much. Jake picked up on Dirk's reaction (how could he not?) and before he could filter his words, they just fell out of his mouth. "You like what you see, Dirk?" The ears on Dirk's head went from a continual rotation to sticking straight up...Jake couldn't control himself... he burst in another fit of laughter.

Dirk groaned again and concealed his face with his hands, trying desperately to shield himself from the mortification that crashed over him like a tidal wave. Jake tried to pull his beloved's hands away from his wonderful face, but as he was still giggling like schoolgirl, this was unsuccessful. Jake instead brought Dirk's head, hands and all, into the crook of his neck. Kissing the top of his boyfriend's head, around the faux ears, Jake chanted reassurances and sweet nothings between chuckles. "I'm sorry, it's those ears! It's the way they moved at just the right time. It was just an accidental reaction. You are so cute in those ears. Don't be embarrassed. You're so adorable like this Dirk. So precious."

Dirk pulled his hands away from his face, but remained in the crook of Jake's neck. Arms wrapping around Jake, both wanting this moment to last forever and end immediately. He didn't want to admit that he liked the way Jake was treating him, this tenderness, this affection; it made him feel weak. A weakness that was both welcomed and scorned. A weakness that he wanted to drown in and run from. Dirk permitted himself to enjoy his boyfriend's ministrations, just this once. Hearing the sweet nothings in his ear and the kisses on his head, it truly was comforting and reminded him of much he missed Jake's touch this past week. Jake threaded his strong fingers through the blonde's hair. Dirk just closed his eyes relished the feeling, sighing contentedly.

Jake picked up on the shift in his dearest's mood and smiled to himself. He wouldn't tease Dirk about this, at least not for a while. But, he made a note of the blonde's preference for future enjoyment.

Notes: BOOM! Another chapter done. This one was a lot easier for me to write than the last two. It's been one of the few chapters I've had in my mind from the beginning. I always pictured Dirk as having a variety of cosplay stuff. For those who may not know, he was wearing Nekomimi ears.

I probably should wait to post this, after all I already posted 2 chapters today...screw it. It may be a few days (or it could be in a few hours, who knows) before I post again. Maximum delay would only be until the weekend. Depends on free time, inspiration, etc.