Chapter 35 - A Moment Alone

After classes, Legosi made his way back to Louis' dorm, now wearing his tracksuit due to the chill in the air. He opened the door without knocking. He froze midway through opening it when he saw Louis.

Louis got up from his position of pushing the couch and looked over.

Legosi's ear twitched, and he smiled softly. "...Honey, I'm home." His smile grew wider, obviously pleased with his joke. Still can't believe this is real.

Louis dusted his hands off. "Hey. Just rearranging the house." He kind of played along with Legosi's joke, considering it was a dorm.

Legosi approached him, feeling oddly anxious. What exactly should he do? What would a couple do? He wrapped his arms around him, going in for a quick, clumsy smooch on the cheek. "Gonna go to club in a bit, and then to my dorm to get my stuff to bring over...if you're coming with."

"Do you like how it looks? I, um...rearranged everything so there's more room for you..." It was a thoughtful gesture by Louis, of all animals. Small...but just for his wolf.

Legosi had only had his eyes on Louis since he came in, so he didn't even notice the work he had done. "You did all this today? Wow!" He let go of Louis and walked around the room.

"Yeah...I thought you'd appreciate it." He blushed lightly. There was a lot more room now. "We can get bigger furniture with my money and it will get closer to feeling like somewhere we can both enjoy..." He felt embarrassed for some reason.

"Well, I know the bed works for us." He scratched his cheek bashfully. "We could get a TV here and stuff and a big couch for it. I think that'd be about it." Legosi put his hands on his hips, looking around. He started envisioning the room like a stage.

Louis admired him. "Um, Legosi..." He bit his lip. He felt so weird and different.

"Hm? Yes?" Legosi looked back at his senpai, hands steepled beneath his chin in thought.

"I'm serious about this," he said.

"...about the furniture?"

Louis shook his head. "About you and I."

Legosi felt like an idiot. "Of course! I'm serious too!"

Louis smiled. "I spoke to Gon."

Legosi sat on the bed. "What did he say?"

Louis laughed. "He was fine with it, then he started blabbing about the importance of coexistence and progress..."

"Well, those are good things! I mean, just look at us." Something popped into his mind. "I wonder if he'd actually approve of it, then..."

"I told him we were dating as well." The deer's face grew more red. "He wasn't surprised."

"What, really?!" Legosi shot up from the bed, suddenly towering over Louis. Any other herbivore would have been startled.

Louis looked up. "Why else would we want to share a dorm alone?

"Oh..." Legosi shrugged. "I just guessed it'd be...kept off-record?" He chuckled. "That makes more sense, though. Using your brain, of course."

"Well, it will be off-record."

"But he knows about it." Legosi grinned. "And that means he'll be on our side if...anything happens." He regretted saying it as it came out.

"Nothing is going to happen. I have the gun now and ammunition," Louis explained. "We can develop a secret knock. Anything. I just want this to work." He looked a bit desperate.

"I know, I know. I'm just...worried. But I'm willing to do whatever it takes." He smiled. "...Plus, most animals in this school know me as the animal that fought off a carnivore to save you, so I don't think they'd try anything too bad." Legosi felt a little better after realizing that.

"My knight," Louis cooed.

"I remember when you said that." Legosi took one of Louis' hands, rubbing his knuckles. "You called me cute that day. I guess now I know what that was all about..."

"Ever since you saved me the first time..." He averted his gaze. "I've felt...different...Toward everything."

"It was a pretty awful experience...so I understand."

"I can't wait to live a real life…"

"Where do you think we should live?" Legosi looked up at the ceiling, thinking of places.

"I thought we were living here?" The deer tilted his head.

"I mean, after school. Real life." The wolf scratched his ear, tilting his head to match Louis'.

Louis blushed even more, swallowing. "You mean..."

"I guess you'll have to stay here until I graduate next year, though. I hope that won't be annoying for you...Although, until then we can save up money for a place that we really like." Legosi was going along casually, speaking comfortably in a way only his senpai could entice him to do.

Louis smiled. "So, you want to live together after this, too."

Legosi looked at him, head cocking the other way now. "Why wouldn't I, senpai?"

"I guess I just didn't think that far ahead..."

Legosi held his hands out. "That's fine! We don't have to think about it yet. Let's just focus on the now." Legosi looked at the time. "And now would be when I have to get to the drama club. So, coming with?"

"Of course. But first..." He wrapped his skinny arms around his wolf.

Legosi gasped softly, anticipating what could come next.

The deer leaned up and kissed him.

Legosi kissed back, feeling a bit bold and holding it. He placed his hand on the back of Louis' head.

The herbivore felt content. Those warm lips against his. This is what he wanted. Legosi is what he wanted. It still feels new...like I'm not supposed to be doing it, but that somehow makes it worth it...My feelings aren't only because he saved me, though...I hope…

Legosi leaned in more. He never kissed like this before. Well, he had never really kissed before. But he was kissing like they did in the movies! It felt strange, but because it was Louis, it was good. It was great!

Louis had the thought of tongue and that made him pull back. "Ahem, sorry..." He wasn't sure of their boundaries, yet. This was going to be a relationship full of falling up the stairs.

Legosi growled deep in his throat as Louis pulled away, followed by his eyes widening and him apologizing. "Oh! S-sorry I don't know what that was..."

Louis' arms didn't leave him. He decided to ignore whatever that was. "...Well, shall we get going?"

The wolf nodded.