Chapter 21
Melting Moment
Kyoya stood awkwardly in Kaoru's bedroom, caught by indecision over whether it would be appropriate or not for him to sit on the bed considering there was no chair in the room. He couldn't think why that was, it's not like the Hitachiins couldn't afford one.
"What are you doing?" Kaoru asked, casually leaning against the doorway. Kyoya turned to him almost with a look of relief.
"Waiting for you," he answered, trying to compose himself. It wasn't working overly well.
Kaoru grinned and entered the room properly pulling the door shut behind him. "Well, I'm here now," he said sitting down on the bed. Kyoya remained standing and so Kaoru tugged him down next to him.
There was a brief moment of silence as Kyoya continued his struggle to gather his thoughts.
"Kaoru," he began, "I..." Kyoya trailed off and sighed in frustration. Kaoru said nothing, not wanting to interrupt. "Thank you," Kyoya finally sighed, not looking at the twin.
Kaoru smiled softly, driving back his disappointment, "You're welcome,"
"No, really, I mean it,"' Kyoya turned to look at the twin for the first time since they'd started talking; his eyes were searching.
Kaoru's smile became a bit more real and he reached over, cupping Kyoya's face in his hands, "I know," he said, kissing him softly. Kyoya relaxed slightly, his tension draining away as the kiss deepened.
After a moment Kyoya pulled back gently, but Kaoru caught a hold of his shirt.
"This isn't our first kiss you know," he smirked, tugging Kyoya back, "There's no need to be so chaste."
Kyoya didn't have to wonder when he'd stopped being 'Kyoya' and simply became 'Kyo'. He could name the exact moment.
Thanks to Full-Empty-Spirit, DellaNee-Chan and AnYtHiNgBuTtYpIcAl for reviewing the previous chap!