"Wo~w! This is a hotel room?" Delic called as he walked into the huge living area. "This is more like an apartment! This is a living room, Hibiya! A living room in a hotel room! There's even a couch! And a bar! Wow!"

Delic put the boxes down on the bar counter and went behind it. There were cabinets with glass doors to display different kinds of glasses and alcohols. There was also a mini-fridge where, upon opening it, Delic saw was filled with fruit and fruit syrups.

"Waah, so many cocktail potentials! Hey, Hibiya," Delic looked over his shoulder. "Does it cost money to use these alcohols?"

"No, everything is at your disposal." Hibiya was in the process of taking off his cloak.

"You want anything?"

"Just a cup of whiskey is fine."

"Eh, that's so boring! Why don't I mix you a drink?"

"I need it not." Hibiya hung his cloak on the coat rack.

"It'll have whiskey in it~!" Delic sing-songed.

Hibiya looked over with a glower. Delic held up the bottle of whiskey and some glasses.

Hibiya sighed. "One mixed drink. I dislike sweets." Hibiya walked over.

"Okay." 'So Red Death is out.'

Delic turned and looked at the ingredients in the fridge. He sifted through the bottles of syrups before coming across a small glass jug of olive juice.

'Got it.'

Delic grabbed the olive juice then went to the cabinet and grabbed the whiskey. He put the two items on top of the bar and grabbed the cocktail shaker. He turned back to the cabinet and grabbed a martini glass and dry vermouth. He then grabbed an ice tray from the freezer.

"Alrighty!" Delic put everything on the table.

"Do you have a bartender's license?" Hibiya asked.

"Yup, actually. I started out as a bartender at the club before Akabay moved me up to host."

"I see. Was that wise of this Akabayashi? To put you next to alcohol despite your history?"

"He did that on purpose." Delic put ice in the cocktail shaker, followed by the olive juice, whiskey, and dry vermouth. "To see if I could control myself. I claimed I was okay, but they needed to see it with their own two eyes."

Delic closed the shaker and raised it by his head. He began to furiously rattle it back and forth, the ice making a deafening noise. Hibiya scrunched one eye up as if hearing nails on a chalkboard. Delic chuckled.

The blond stopped and grabbed the martini glass. He poured out the whiskey, which had diluted to a light orange thanks to the dry vermouth, until the martini glass was full.

"Usually, you'd garnish this with some almond-stuffed olives but since we don't have any…"

Delic placed the glass in front of Hibiya.

"I give you the Choking Hazard."

Hibiya cocked a brow. "Is that truly the name?"

"Yup."

"That is an unintelligent name."

"Heh, it was called that cuz people would choke on the olives."

"Is that so?"

"Probably."

"You do not actually know?"

"Nope, I'm just taking a guess."

"Hm."

Hibiya picked up the glass. He brought it to his nose for a delicate sniff. He then put his lips to the glass and took a drink.

"It is good." The raven seemed surprised.

"I'm glad." Delic beamed.

Hibiya took a much bigger drink. Delic chuckled.

"Don't drink too fast." Delic said.

"It is alright. I wish to be slightly intoxicated before I display my surprise."

"Oh?"

Hibiya downed the rest of the drink.

'Should I be nervous? Why would he need to be drunk to surprise me?'

"May I have another?" Hibiya asked.

"Of course." Delic poured what was left in the shaker into Hibiya's glass.

'Does he plan to put out but is too embarrassed to do it sober?'

Delic cocked a brow at his own thought. Then chuckled and shook his head.

'My heads in the gutter.'

"What is so funny?' Hibiya glowered at Delic, his cheeks turning red already.

"Nothing. I was just thinking."

"Hm."

Hibiya shotgunned the martini.

"Waah, Hibiya!" Delic called. "You'll get shit-faced in minutes."

Hibiya finished off the drink and placed the glass down. "That is fine. Delic, come."

Hibiya grabbed Delic's wrist and pulled. Delic was guarded but he allowed Hibiya to lead him around the bar to the couch. The raven pushed on Delic's shoulders in an obvious attempt to make him sit. The raven wasn't nearly strong enough to force the blond down. Delic chuckled and sat down.

Hibiya glowered at him but said nothing. The raven straddled Delic's lap and sat down.

"What are you doing?" Delic asked.

"I wish to kiss you." Hibiya said, his eyes blearing with his cheek fully flushed.

Delic cocked a brow. "You're drunk."

"I am merely tipsy."

"Bullshit."

"Regardless, I wish to kiss you. I would-would not be able to ask for such otherwise."

'He's speaking pretty okay.'

Hibiya looked at Delic. His hands were rested on the host's shoulders, holding a firm grip on his suit. He leaned forward.

'Like hell I'll let you do what you want.'

Delic didn't stop Hibiya. The tipsy raven placed his lips over Delic's.

The kiss was chaste and inexperienced. It was obvious Hibiya didn't do this often as he merely pressed his lips against Delic's.

'Like hell I'll let you do what you want.'

Delic put an arm around Hibiya's waist and pulled him close so their bodies touched. Hibiya's eyes widened. He went to pull away. Delic grabbed the back of Hibiya's head and pulled him back in. With a tilt of his head, the host pressed his lips to the prince's. Demanding and filled with passion. Hibiya breathed in deeply through his nose. Delic pushed his tongue past the seal of Hibiya's lips but he was met by clenched teeth.

Delic backed away. "Open your mouth."

"Wh-why?" Hibiya's eyes widened. Delic couldn't tell if his cheeks were flushed with alcohol or embarrassment.

"Because I want to kiss you."

"Bu-but we are kissing?"

"No, I wanna kiss you with my tongue."

Hibiya jolted. "You-your ton—mm!"

Delic pushed forward before the raven could finish, giving him the perfect opportunity to shove his tongue into Hibiya's mouth. Hibiya's eyes grew huge.

Delic's tongue danced in the raven's mouth. He rubbed his muscle against Hibiya's without a care. Delic could taste the alcohol on the raven's breath.

"Hm, mm!" Hibiya moaned against Delic.

'Cute.'

Delic rubbed his hand down Hibiya's neck, his fingers pushing down the turtle neck to touch soft flesh. Hibiya wrapped his arms around Delic's neck, pulling the blond to the closest point they could get. Their chests touched, their crotches grinded against each other. Delic could feel a distinct bump in Hibiya's leggings.

Delic separated. A trial of saliva connected their tongues for a moment before it snapped. Delic wiped his mouth on his arm.

"You're so cute." Delic said.

"Delic—hah!"

Delic attached his mouth to Hibiya's neck. He held the raven in place as he greedily sucked on the flesh under Hibiya's jaw. With a hand on the back of the prince's neck, the raven couldn't pull away.

"Delic!" Hibiya moaned.

The blond trailed his hand down from Hibiya's waist to his curvaceous rump. He rubbed between the mounds of flesh.

"Wait! De-Delic, no!"

"This is what you wanted, right?' Delic said against Hibiya's neck.

"N-no. I…wished not to do as we had. In the past, upon your stay at my esta-estabish-establest—uh…"

"Establishment." 'Guess he can't say that when he's drunk.'

"Yes. That. I wish not to do as we had. We should have never…"

Delic glowered up at Hibiya.

In the next moment, Hibiya was slammed to the couch. The raven let out a call of surprise as his crown flew off his head and clattered to the ground, but his audible displeasure was soon cut as Delic put his mouth over Hibiya's.

'How dare you.'

"Mm, hm!" Hibiya grabbed Delic's arm.

'We should have never? No, you should have never. You made me put out as a bargaining chip for my freedom. You don't get to say we.'

Delic rubbed his hands up Hibiya's hips, pushing the tunic up.

"Mm!" Hibiya turned his head away, breaking the kiss. "Delic, no!"

"You don't need to be shy." Delic kissed Hibiya's ear. "We've done this before, remember?"

"I did not want to do this before!"

"Hah?" Delic sat up to look down at him with a glare.

Hibiya clenched his teeth tight. He looked up at Delic then closed his eyes tight shut. "I wished not to do as we did back then! Back then, I know not how you came to the conclusion that I was keeping you against your will in the guise of receiving sexual favors. But that was not my desire! You were injured, and I wished not to have you leave and hurt yourself worse until your injury healed!"

"Bullshit! You did all but tell me to get on my knees!" Delic called in raged. "I told you I wasn't worth anything more than a lay and your response was to come to the bedroom!"

Tears welded in Hibiya's eyes. Delic's eyes widened.

"You would not let me finish! You assaulted me before I could explain."

"Assault—I didn't assault you! I thought you wanted sex! But I wasn't going to put out, so I figured I'd compromise and give you a blow!"

"I did not want sex!"

Delic's fists tightened. Hibiya folded his arms over his eyes.

"I merely…desired to take care of you. I could not do such in the storage closet."

"Are you saying… that I jumped the gun? I put out when I didn't have to?"

Hibiya moved his arms to stare up at Delic. He nodded.

Delic's eyes widened.

'No way…'

"The—" Delic clenched his teeth. "Then why didn't you stop me?! You were constantly telling me what to do yet you didn't tell me no! That night and in the shower. And the nights after! You never told me no!"

'You can't tell me this was all a misunderstanding on my part. Something this big; my hatred, my revenge.'

"I knew not how to!" Hibiya called. "I had never been touched like that before! I was embarrassed, frightened, and aroused all at once! I knew not what to do!"

'Is all unwarranted…'

"Besides which, I told you no! In the shower, I stated I needed it not, but you did as you would. And the times after, I tried, I just…I knew not how to handle such a thing. I have never been held in such a way by anyone, let alone another man." Hibiya turned his head and wrapped his arms around himself. "The only reason I can tell you now is because of the alcohol in my system. My embarrassment is not as forefront."

"I…wait."

Delic got off Hibiya. The raven sat up, staring at Delic intensely as he moved his knees to his chest and wrapped his arms around his legs to hold them there.

"Are you saying I forced myself on you?"

Hibiya stared. Then looked elsewhere. "No. I did not display proper consent. I…was not aggressive with my declines."

"Rape is rape, Hibiya. It's a simple yes or no."

"If that is the case, why did you continue?"

"Because I thought you were just being bashful. The first night you put up no resistance, didn't tell me no or push me away. I figured the times after, you were just too embarrassed to say you wanted it."

"Then the blame is partly mine for being unclear."

"No, it is not. A victim should take no blame."

"Do not dub me a victim! I was not raped!"

"You didn't want it, though! Any form of sexual action that you do not want, and the other party does anyway is rape!"

"Because it was you, I minded it not!"

Delic's eyes widened. "What?"

"Yes, I…I knew not how to tell you no but that does not mean I didn't want your touch."

"You just said you didn't!"

"That is not what I meant! I mean, ugh!" Hibiya rubbed his gloved hand against his forehead in frustration, entwining his fingers in his hair. "I…Delic, I was not expecting any sexual favors from you. I wished for them not! But when you came upon me, a part of me wished not to tell you no. A part of me…wanted to be held by you and if that meant sex then I was content with that."

"So, you did want it?" Delic was confused.

"No! Yes…I do not know! All I know is that what transpired between up was not rape! My attempts to stop you were lack-luster and I…felt good. The only reason I hate what happened is because you believe I forced you. And I wished for that not. It was not what I…wished to do to you. I…wanted to take care of you. To protect you, to spoil you. To know of you! It is why I invited you to dinner, to this hotel room! It is why I took you into my household despite knowing nothing about you!"

"What are you trying to say?" Delic felt his stomach knot. Warnings were going off in his head. Warnings that said he needed to run.

Hibiya looked up at Delic. His eyes showed the same confusion Delic felt. Confliction cascaded through those beautiful golden orbs next.

Then an understanding expression was displayed to Delic. Hibiya seemed to know the answer to the hosts question.

"I believe I have fallen in love with you."