A/N: Hello, lovelies. Did you miss me? Because fuck, I missed you. It's been a hell of a month. I'm going to be totally honest with you. As far as my NaNo project is concerned (which will be going up on FictionPress starting the beginning of the year in case you're curious), I finished in a little under two weeks with 83K. I hit the 50K mark a week in. But all in all, everything went pretty great. With the exception of the end of the month where something really shitty happened. I lost my dog. My baby girl. The one creature that looked at me like I was her entire world for the last 16 (almost 17. Her birthday's in January) years. But we're not here to get sad. We're here for a lovely pair of angels (relative term) and their shenanigans. And the crazy kids that occasionally tag along. Oh! But I do have a surprise for you, friends…
Those of you who hang around the livestream already know about it, but this is me getting it down in writing, so…Starting the 4th of January, the first Monday of 2021, on my Tumblr, we're going to get a new story kind of tied in with this one. If you were ever curious about how Rei came about…All the way back to the beginning…Like the story of how Frankie and Vanessa happened…Well, it's going to go the same as this, just on my Tumblr. Because I can't classify it as fan fiction because there won't be any canon characters in it and it's too tied up in a fan fiction to be considered original. So, we're going to get it every Monday at noon (maybe an hour before or after, because I'm going to go back to posting Castlevania in the beginning of the year, too. Or queue it up. I'll figure that out and keep you posted, but the first chapter is going up on January 4th! I know that much. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to shut up and get some lunch because I'm fucking starving. Love you x
Finally. Ten o'clock on the dot. I knew what was coming next. In fact, I anticipated it. To the point where I sat out on the balcony, looking toward my objective. When we left this morning, I had plans. And those plans involved carnal fucking relations with my boyfriend after we polished off a stolen bottle of whiskey. Nowhere in that did I say being cut off by some fucking uppity ass student advisor saying I couldn't share a room with him. And I DEFINITELY didn't say bunking with Luka was a part of those plans either. But it looks like I'm going to have to give those plans up. So much for that idea…Fuck, I couldn't even think that one with a straight face.
I heard a knock at the door. Surprise, surprise. Thankfully, Luka got it. She realized my ass wasn't getting up and getting that bullshit. If I were to come face to face with the student advisor right now, I'd blow right the fuck up, but I could still hear her at the door, "Bed checks…Hold on…Where's…?"
"I'm right here!" I groaned, "On the balcony. I haven't moved and I don't plan on it."
"Alright," she receded back into the hall, "Good night."
"Good night!" Luka sent her off with more intestinal fortitude than me. I wish Ritsu would've sent the whole damn bottle of Hibiki, but the drink was nice. However, Luka figured it was totally ok for her to come onto the balcony with me. That girl needs to learn what personal space is real quick, "You know what, Rei?"
"What, Luka?" I had my head back and my eyes shut, doing my best to fight off a headache. I knew of an easy way of that headache going away.
"You know what we should do tonight?"
Shoot bleach? Shoot NyQuil? Make sure you fall asleep first, so I can go fuck my man? I like the sound of that one, "What, Luka?"
"We should stay up late," she suggested.
What a little hellraiser, "Wow, Luka. I never guessed you to be the rebellious type."
"I know we shouldn't," Luka admitted, not picking up on my sarcasm at all, "But still, it's the overnight trip. I know we still need to follow the rules while we're here…But it's alright to stay up a little later than ten o'clock, don't you think? I'm not even really all that tired."
That's not something I wanted to hear, "Luka, I'm kind of tired. If it's cool with you, I really just want to go to bed."
"Come on, Rei," she nudged me a bit. We're not buddies. You seem to forget that, "There's no reason we can't have a little fun tonight."
In a perfect world, I'd be having my little bit of fun a few doors down and be well on my way to being drunk off my ass, but I'm sitting here with you instead. Lucky me. I pushed myself up from the chaise lounge on our balcony and started heading back inside, "I understand, but I've gotten shit for sleep in the last week. Collectively, I probably have eight hours under my belt. I'm tired as all hell."
"Oh…" Luka backed off. Thank fucking Christ, "Ok. Good night then."
"Good night," I buried myself in my blankets, doing all I could to keep myself awake. I needed her out in the next hour. Chances are, she'll be out in the next thirty minutes. And little did Luka know, when I got into bed, I made damn sure I had my phone on me. I turned my brightness down as low as it could go and opened up a new text.
Clean up the place real nice for me.
I'll be there soon. ;)
-RM
Bzz…
I'm waiting…
-RK
I wasn't expecting the photo attachment…And I sure as hell wasn't complaining. Have I mentioned how much I love my boyfriend? Because sometimes, he sends me some damn nice pictures. And I am never going to turn down a shirtless shot of Ritsu. Fuck me…To think, that was all mine. And it would be all mine in the next half hour or so. Someone is feeling spicy tonight. I couldn't wait to get over there. After half an hour had gone by, I peeked over at Luka. Just to the point of drooling on herself. Cute. Real cute. Hard to believe you have a hard time keeping a man.
Now? I think now would be a good time to go curl up in bed with my boyfriend. Just because you can't keep a man doesn't mean I'm not allowed to. This could still prove difficult. I don't know if Luka's a heavy sleeper or not. I just needed to be careful. That's all. I grabbed my room key off the table and peeked out the door. By the looks of things, the coast is clear. Sleep well, Luka. Because for the next few hours, I am going to sleep like a fucking baby…Or not. Ritsu's a little riled up tonight. I may not be sleeping quite yet. As carefully as humanly possible, I closed the door behind me, making damn sure I didn't wake Luka. Wonderful…Now, I was not only free to move about as I saw fit, but I could go get laid without repercussions. Hell yeah!
"Someone's out of bed…"
"…when she shouldn't be…"
"Where do you think you're going, young lady?" Hikaru and Kaoru snuck up on me. I wasn't expecting to see them. But I suppose it could be worse.
"I…"
"We knew you weren't staying in," Hikaru teased.
"So," Kaoru threw an arm around me, "Where are we off to tonight?"
"We aren't going anywhere," I shot them down, "I'm sure as fuck not going anywhere tonight. I got better plans in mind. My room ended up getting switched. I'm going back to my original room, if that's alright with you."
"If it's not?" they both grilled me. Daddy wouldn't even be this bad.
"Just both of you," I demanded, "Shut the fuck up. Both Ritsu and I need tonight. Do you mind?"
Hikaru and Kaoru took a moment away from me to deliberate. When they came back, Hikaru draped his arm around my shoulders, "We won't say anything."
"Thank you," I relaxed a bit. This felt almost too easy. Was this the one time the twins were going to completely let me off the hook?
"On one condition," Kaoru got my other side. Dammit…So much for that idea. Should've known there'd be strings attached.
"Alright." Should've seen that one coming, "What do you want?"
"Some of your Hibiki," Hikaru bargained.
"Again," I rolled my eyes, "I wouldn't trust you two on fucking Boone's Farm. You're not getting any of my Hibiki."
"Then, it looks like…"
"…You're not getting any alone time with your boyfriend…"
Fuck, these two drove a hard bargain. And I hated them for it. However, if this were under any other circumstances, I'd be impressed, "Fine."
"Yay!" I hated them. I hated them so fucking much right now. Whatever kept them quiet at this point. It's not like we didn't have an overabundance of it anyway. There'd still be plenty left to get Ritsu and me through the weekend. So, the twins and I took a little walk down the hall. I needed my man and Hikaru and Kaoru needed a buzz. Who was I to stop them?
I pulled out my other room key (the better one, if we're being honest here) and pushed the door open, "Ritsu?"
"Hi, Rei…" I could hear it in his voice. Ritsu was ready.
"Sorry, baby," I winced, keeping Hikaru and Kaoru in the doorway, "Not tonight. Put some pants on. We got company."
"Why the fuck do we have company?" Never did I ever think I'd have to be the one to cockblock my boyfriend. Mistakes were made.
"It's just Hikaru and Kaoru," I settled him, "It's not like I was trying to orchestrate a threesome."
"Foursome," they so kindly corrected me.
"Not that we'd really say no," Hikaru admitted.
"But Hikaru…" Kaoru teased, "You'd get too greedy."
"You're not wrong…"
"Alright," Ritsu cut them off, "I don't need to hear about that."
"Prude!"
"And damn proud of it," Ritsu groaned, "Reila…?"
"I'm still here," I didn't know why I was waiting by the door. I walked in to find Ritsu already on our bed, hurriedly putting his pants on. Not what I had in mind either, but it's what we had to live through, "Hi, baby."
"Hi," he stole a quick kiss from me, "Care to explain why the fucking Hitachiin twins are here?"
"Where's our whiskey?" I asked.
"In the fridge," he nodded toward the corner, "Why?"
"Because," I grabbed a bottle of water and dumped it out. This wasn't my first rodeo. I knew what I was doing. Because sometimes when Daddy and I go to Spain, he doesn't know how plastered I get when I'm around my cousins. I started pouring some in the empty bottle, "We need to keep Hikaru and Kaoru quiet or we're not boning this weekend."
"I'm sure we'd find the time elsewhere," Ritsu figured, "But I get it. We only get one first night here."
"We wouldn't mind!" they called from the door.
"Oh, I know," I rolled my eyes, "That's one of those things where all parties need to be consenting."
"Thanks, Kasanoda," Hikaru whined.
"Way to be the buzzkill," Kaoru agreed.
"Who says I'm the one being the buzzkill?!" Ritsu snapped.
"Because," Hikaru assumed, "Rei would probably be into something like that."
"Are you calling me an exhibitionist?" I wondered.
"Aren't you?"
"Not really," I shrugged, "But I'm not saying yes to that either. And no, that doesn't mean watch without us knowing. That's when you get your asses beat."
"You wouldn't do that," Hikaru threw his arms around me.
"You love us too much," Kaoru followed suit.
"You two ever see Ritsu and me in a fight together?" I asked.
Immediately, they both let me go. I figured as much. But dammit, Ritsu had to go and open his mouth, "Rei, we've never fought together. Each other? Yes. We do that on a daily basis. But we've never fought together."
"That's because we'd be a powerhouse, baby," I sat in Ritsu's lap, "Imagine you and me in the Narrows…Oh, that sounds wonderful."
"What's the Narrows?" the twins wondered.
"Rei's territory back home," Ritsu gushed, "That does sound fun. Maybe when we're feeling rusty."
"Alright, boys," I handed over the water bottle, "Now, a word of warning, do not drink this straight. Mix it with something. Anything. Personally, I'd go with a little apple juice, but do not drink this stupidly. Pace yourselves. And once you start, do not leave your room. I don't need this shit getting traced back to me. Got it?"
"Got it," they nodded. It sucks that we only have half a bottle left, but I'm sure I know a certain someone who could get sticky fingers at the Viper Pit for me. I know damn well they serve Hibiki there. Or, since I'm so cozily nestled in Ryoichi's pocket these days, I bet I could just bat my eyelashes at him and it'd be mine.
"Good," I waved them off, "Now, go away and ignore any strange noises you may hear coming from our room, ok?"
"Fine…" the twins grumbled, "Thanks, Rei!"
And just like that, they were gone. As soon as I heard that door click, I could fully unclench. But more importantly, I had bigger and better business to attend to, "Alright. Now, you can take your pants off."
"Wait," Ritsu thought, "Didn't you say not tonight?"
"Did you really think I was going to say yes to you while Hikaru and Kaoru were here?" I scoffed, "Come on, Ritsu. You're better than that. There'd be too high of a chance of them ingratiating themselves into our sex life. Do you really want that?"
"No, ma'am," Ritsu gave me a quick kiss, "Good call."
"You're welcome," I beamed, "Now…Sex, yes or no?"
"Yes, please."
And Ritsu couldn't get his pants off quick enough. In his defense, I couldn't either. We were both still wound up from last night and our tryst in the champagne room. Not to mention, those hellish four days we spent apart. In a perfect world, I wouldn't have said no to a quick sparring match beforehand, just to really get us both going (because apparently, foreplay isn't enough), but neither one of us had the energy for that. We barely had sex in us, but no one was going to say no. And by the time we were done, I think I'd take what we just did over the champagne room any day of the fucking week…
Once all was said and done, we were both completely and utterly fucking spent. I came back from the bathroom and laid my head in Ritsu's shoulder, "Hey, Ritsu?"
"Yeah, Rei?" he held me closer, letting me feel his chest rise and fall with every breath he took.
"That…was fucking wonderful."
"That's usually the plan," Ritsu cuddled me.
"I'm exhausted," I admitted, kissing a spot on his chest.
"Then, stay," he begged, "Please? I don't want you going back to your room."
"I can't," I hated it just as much as he did. I'd love nothing more than to fall asleep right here in Ritsu's arms, content with the world and pleasantly drained, "I know it sucks. I wish I could stay, too, but…"
"I understand," he allowed, giving me another kiss. This one a bit deeper than the last, "You'd rather go stay with Luka than stay with me."
"Fuck you," I gave him a smack to the chest.
"I know, I know," Ritsu laughed a bit, "You don't want to go either."
"You're an asshole," I giggled with him, "There's always tomorrow after everyone's left for the day."
"That's my girl," he ran his fingers down my spine, "Although, I don't know how well that's going to work out."
"Why?" I looked up at him in confusion, "What the hell do we have planned for tomorrow?"
"I can't tell you that," Ritsu shut his eyes, "It's a surprise. You don't have any business with the host club to contend with, do you?"
"Not that I know of," I thought it over, "But you know how fucking scatterbrained Tamaki is."
"I know," he pulled me against his chest, "But this was also supposed to be our weekend for us to be us. Tell him your sick or some shit."
"And have the host club at my door trying to take care of me?" I scoffed, "Hell no. I'd rather actually be sick."
"You want me see if I can pull some strings?"
"I appreciate it, Ritsu," I kissed his cheek, "But you don't have to do that. We'll have all day tomorrow. If I do have some sort of obligations to the host club tomorrow, it'll only be for an hour or two at the most. We'll be alright. K?"
"Ok," Ritsu didn't want to. I could feel it in his embrace. He didn't want to let me go. And I would've killed someone to be able to keep him. But despite all that, I needed to get back before my narc roommate knew I was gone.
"Hey, Ritsu…?"
"Yeah, baby?"
I took one more drink from the Hibiki bottle and got one last kiss from my boyfriend, "I love you…"
"I love you more," he cradled me, "You have to go now, don't you?"
"Unfortunately."
"Nine o'clock," Ritsu shoved a finger in my chest, "I will be at your door at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Deal." What was I supposed to do? Tell him no? Fuck that. I don't care if he shows up at 6AM just to make sure I was doing ok. I'm pretty sure that's when our curfew got lifted. Six or seven. One of the two. Just as carefully as I snuck out, I snuck back into my new room and crawled into bed. As long as my narc roommate didn't hear me, I was golden.
I miss him already. I did the best I could to force myself to sleep and eventually, I managed to fall asleep. Although, I fell asleep a little colder than I'd like to. Ritsu's body was a space heater and I loved him for it. Instead, I wrapped myself up in every blanket I could find in our room that wasn't on Luka's bed. Granted, it wouldn't totally make up for not having Ritsu here, but it would be good enough. Just something to help me sleep for the most part.
However, the next morning would prove to be a little something different. When I woke up, I heard a voice and felt a hand on my shoulder, "Rei…?"
"Hmm?" That was weird. My throat felt thick. I don't like it. Even more so, I didn't like what I saw when I finally opened my eyes. When I fell asleep, I was alone in my bed (much to my chagrin). When I opened my eyes, Luka figured it was an ok fucking thing to do to be on my bed.
"Are you ok?" Luka worried.
"What the fuck are you doing on my bed?" I grumbled, sitting up a little better. No…Rei…Remember…Keep up appearances for just a little while. You can do it.
"It's just…" she didn't seem too affected by it, "You were crying in your sleep last night."
"I…What?" I looked down at my pillow and sure enough, it had a wet spot on it. I just thought I got drooly last night.
"What's wrong?" Luka asked, still treading lightly.
"Nothing," I shook her off, "Allergies must have been getting to me. I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" she was fishing. I'm still half asleep, bitch. Back the fuck off.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," I nodded, "I'm alright. I appreciate the concern, Luka, but I'm fine."
I missed my man, though…
