Hello all! Nice to see you again!
Had the majority of this chapter sitting waiting to be finished for a while! Urgh, stupid life and work and stuff. AMIRITE!?
Thank you so much to everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter! Was really glad you enjoyed it!
This chapter really is a bit of fluff before we move on. I think our boys need it, really after everything that's gone on!
Huge big up to Luxah for her help in this chapter as Ray, playing him wonderfully as always!
I'll get right to it!
Chapter 20 - Belly Rubs and Mustard Pickles.
After a restless night's sleep, the morning had arrived on the day of their first date...
It was silly to call it that, having been together this long, engaged and expecting. But it was literally how it felt. Brand new.
Kai waited in his bed in the hospital room. And waited...
And then finally, his phone buzzed.
Ray: Just got home from training! I'm going to shower and come over. Be about an hour? That okay?'
Kai's heart kick started and began to race, mind scrambling for the best reply.
Kai: Yeh. No problem.
As soon as he hit send, the clock was ticking. He had one hour to prepare...
First things first.. pee.
After waddling hastily to the bathroom for the millionth time that day, he stood in front of the mirror glaring at his flat hair.
What the hell was he going to do with...this?! He didn't have his face paint, any of his hair stuff. Not even the super expensive shampoo! This stuff they used at the hospital made his hair dry and frizzy!
Meanwhile, Rei stared in to the wardrobe like he was starting in to the abyss.
What was he going to wear?
Suddenly the black pants and white tunic he wore every day seemed to look like utter shit.
He took out the other white one he had. Then a green one. Did Kai like the green one? He couldn't remember...it was either the blue or the green one he said he liked on him.
Shit, did he even have the blue with him?
After some rummaging, he found he did have it. But that didn't solve the issue.
The problem remained. Which one was it Kai liked?!
He looked up at the clock and felt his stomach plummet.
Oooooh shit, he had to speed shower. He wasn't about to fuck everything up by being late..
Kai brushed his hair yet again. He knew he shouldn't. It would only make it fluffier. But he needed to do something to the mess that sat on top of his skull.
On the bright side, Ray had been right. The sun had bleached his hair. It was kind of nice.
Just a damn shame it looked like SHIT!
He ran his fingers in and tousled it. Ray always said he liked his wild hair. It just sadly looked about as wild as party in a church.
He felt a pang in his bladder.
Seriously!? Again!?
He wasn't readdddddddddyyyyyyy...
58 minutes after sending the message, Rei stood and took a breath outside the door of the familiar hospital room.
He made a mental check, making sure he brought everything he'd intended to.
Offerings that clearly were for a pregnant person...
A generous portion of his mom's homemade pickles. Check.
The whole bottle of Max's beloved mustard he gave him a generous amount of cash for. Check.
The box of oolong tea he really liked in case he was getting tired of all the water they were going to make him drink. Check.
And a little chocolate just to top it off...check.
Fuck, he hoped it was the green tunic he liked...he was sure it was.
He ran a hand over his loosely braided hair to make sure it was all in place before sacking up and knocking on the door.
"Come in!" a shriek belted at him the moment his knuckle hit the door.
Ray obliged, sliding it open.
Kai fidgeted on the edge of the bed quickly.
Sit down? Lay down? Cross legged on the middle? He hadn't thought it through.
As Ray stepped in, he forced himself to freeze in the slightly awkward position of one leg up on the bed while the other hung off.
"Hi..."
Ray's lips twitched a little upwards into a smile. The hell was he doing?
"Hi... You um, you okay?" He slid the door closed behind him, stepping into the room.
Kai nodded. He didn't want to have to Humpty Dumpty roll in front of him.
"Mmhmm. Yeh. This is uh...a position Aoba showed me to uh...help with the backache." He said firmly as he propped his elbow on the bed, resting his head on his hand.
Ray bit his lip to stifle the laugh that was bubbling in his gut.
"Is it helping?"
Kai nodded, despite it doing the opposite.
"Oh my god, it's changed my life..."
"Well... That's good." Ray tilted his head just barely an inch.
It really didn't look like it would help, but what did he know?
He wasn't the midwife.
"You ready to go?" He held his hand out for him, didn't need him falling and busting his head open again.
Kai blinked at him.
"Go where?"
"Out of this dingy room for a bit." Ray urged him with a small wave to come off the bed.
Kai's eyes lit up, ignoring his earlier fear of rolling like a beach ball and struggled to heave himself up, reaching for his hand before he'd even managed it.
He'd been dying to get out since Ray left the night before.
Ray let him get his footing, though kept their hands together.
"Can't go far, but at least get you on your feet for a bit and some fresh air." He offered with a smile.
He waddled forward a little in to him, taking the opportunity to look him over.
He looked different today.
Oooooh! He wore that nice green one he loved! The one that had given him an inner hard on since the first time he'd seen it two or so years ago at a festival they all went to.
His hair looked really nice, too. He hadn't worn it like that in a while.
He flushed a little.
"Sounds perfect..."
Ray squeezed his hand, feeling high and not missing that not so subtle look over.
By the way Kai's eyes lit up a little, he picked the right tunic after all.
If he didn't think it'd stop them from actually getting out of the room, he'd pull him in closer for a kiss, though settled on sliding the door back open and stepping out into the halls.
"Been doing okay today?" He asked as he lead them down the hallway to the back exit.
Kai nodded.
"Yeh. I didn't sleep all that well, but I've been getting a little in here and there. Just kind of been bored otherwise." He reported as he duck walked alongside him. "How was training!?"
He hadn't asked. But he assumed Ray was in charge right now.
"It was... It was there." He chuckled some, "Now I understand why you disappeared so often before. They really like to get on your nerves, but they're coming along. So, can't complain too much."
Kai snapped his head towards him.
"Max watching his footing?" He quizzed.
Ray shrunk back a little by the sudden question, "Well... I mean with the mud it's been kind of challenging for him."
Kai rolled his eyes.
"Don't let that face fool you! He needs to focus. And what about Tyson? Is he keeping an eye on his damn launcher? Stupid thing keeps going out of whack and he never seems to reconfigure it himself."
"Isn't that what we have Chief for?" Ray asked as his own head snapped to look at Kai, "Why have Tyson do it himself if he's just going to mess it up more?"
"Because he needs to learn how to do it himself! What kind of 'world champion' can't feel when his launch is off!?"
"You look nice, by the way." Ray cut in; he was needing to relax. Not stress, yet he was fixing to blow the roof off the place because Captain Kai was trying to jump in.
Kai closed his mouth, his whole demeanor changing as his face heat up again and he straightened his tunic.
"Really? I look the same as always..."
"Your hair looks different though, looks good." Ray mentally patted himself on the back, crisis adverted.
Kai's knees buckled ever so slightly.
Oh my god, he noticed he'd brushed it slightly to the left!
He was such a good boyfriend...
He got a lump in his throat.
"Thank you..."
Ray continued to pat himself on the back till they reached the back exit, stopping almost immediately as he slid the doors open to step outside.
Least there was a roof to sit under, since it was pouring down rain again.
It was a little humid out, but not suffocating at least.
The air, despite it smelling muddy, was about as fresh as they'd get.
Best part, the things he brought were still there and dry on the little bench he had placed them all on.
"Kai! Ray!"
The two turned around, seeing Aoba running up to them.
"There you guys are! Sorry to interrupt, but here. You need this." He said as he shoved a bottle of water in his hand.
Kai felt his gut drop. More water?
"Thanks..." he replied as their hands lingered in exchanging the bottle, having a telepathic conversation with their eyes, gushing about the upcoming 'date'.
They both broke in to smirks that they both tried to hide.
"I'll uh...leave you both to it." He grinned.
"Thanks Aoba." Ray called to him as he seemed to scamper off.
"Well, it's not a candle light dinner in Paris but..." he began as he slid the door of the hospital open, revealing the heavy rain pouring outside, "Kind of have a river of... Mud?" He joked as he stepped out under the overhang.
Kai smiled through the familiar discomfort in his insides.
Water.
Rain.
River...
Uh oh...
"Kai?" Ray called to him as he seemed to space out on him.
Was it something he said?
The need got more urgent. Quick.
"Where's the nearest bathroom?!" He squeaked.
"Just back down the hall, third door on the right." Ray pointed behind Kai's shoulder.
Kai turned on his round axis and speed-waddled away.
Which he soon realized was an error.
He prayed he wouldn't leak.
Wasn't he supposed to be rehydrating and replacing fluids!? Felt like he was peeing out every last millimeter of what was in him.
After making it just in time for the most satisfying pee of the day, he waddled back.
Ray stood back up when Kai stepped out with him, "Everything okay?"
Kai rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeh. Sorry, just...you know."
He kicked himself.
Pissing like a racehorse wasn't alluring or attractive.
"Where's your water?" Ray questioned, kicking himself.
The poor guy just spent forever waddling back.
"Never mind, sit down I'll go get it."
He did as he was told for once and sat down, watching the door waiting for him to come back.
In seconds, a lot quicker than Kai had been, Ray was back outside with the bottled water in hand.
Sliding the door closed, they were finally alone and cut off from those inside the place.
"Here you go, brought you some pickles and mustard too." Ray pointed to the jar and bottle sitting right beside him, save the best for last tucked in his pocket.
He took a seat on the other side of him, feeling like he hadn't sat in ages.
His feet were sore from training, he had new blisters on the pads of his fingers.
And there was an awful heat rash on his back from where his shirt had been rubbing against him all day.
If any of them were rusty, it had been him.
He couldn't even remember the last time he had trained as hard as he did that day.
Now that they were sitting, alone, he honestly didn't know what to talk about.
Hound him with five hundred questions about him, the baby, or would that just wind Kai up?
Try and talk about the things they'd need to finish preparing?
For the first time in a while, his mind was pretty blank.
Not to mention, this was kind of awkward.
After months of fighting, he had nothing to actually talk to him about...
Kai on the other hand, welled up as he stared at the pickles and mustard he'd been thoughtful enough to bring him.
That felt like the most moving thing in the universe.
He looked over at the stash that bat their lashes at him and made his stomach growl.
Ray said it was nasty though...
Would he be grossed out if he went to town?
"Hey...you know, you never did try it. Wanna be converted?" He asked with a smirk, hormonal tears already gone.
"Not really... I brought em for you, have at em." He tried not to gag at the mere thought.
Mustard and pickles...
No.
He couldn't be paid to just eat those two things alone.
Kai pouted.
He couldn't just pig out by himself.
"You sure? It's really good. Your son.. slash daughter thinks so, too."
Ray cracked a smirk, "I'll take your words for it then. Plus, I'm sure it beats whatever it is they're feeding you here to start with."
Kai shuddered.
Wasn't that the truth.
He held out few minutes more before the craving overpowered the desire to look respectable in front of him, cracking and grabbing the jar.
He tried to think of something to talk about as a distraction. Anything.
It was...weirdly hard.
"So..." he started as he tried and failed to twist the lid off, "is the house OK?" He spewed out, trying harder and failing again to get in to the sweet, sour vegetable treasure he so badly needed.
Ray blinked a few times, "I mean... It's still standing?" He offered, hoping that was a good enough answer.
Did he ask him if he needed help with the jar?
Didn't want to emasculate him more...
But if he didn't he feared Kai would just break the entire thing and then they'd have glass everywhere.
"Here." He held his hand out for it, it was better than cleaning up a big mess.
Kai stopped and handed it over to his hero.
"Thanks..." he breathed out as he watched with bated breath.
Ray twisted; it didn't budge.
He switched hands, putting a bit more effort.
Nope.
Did his mother glue the lid on?!
He went back to the way he held the jar the first time, really putting what he could into getting the damn thing open.
His muscles flexed a little under the random strain, the blisters on his fingers hurting as his hand cramped slightly.
Finally with a satisfying pop the lid twisted a little, the smell of the mixture seeping out and before Kai jumped him for the damn thing he handed it back over.
He checked his fingers to see if any of the blisters broke open.
Kai's face hung gormlessly as his eyes sparkled, having watched such a powerful display of masculinity that made his pregnant belly twitch and his thighs clench.
Someone may as well have been playing harps, violins, flutes.
Sparkles may as well be hanging in the air around his ripped husband-to- be.
He set the jar down, an even bigger and more unfamiliar urge than the one to down a whole jar of pickles setting in within him. He lunged at Ray, his skull coming in to contact with the other's jaw as his head rubbed against it and the monster truck in his rib cage revved up, emanating loud, vibrating purrs.
Ray held back from flinching as his teeth clacked together, not expecting the sudden jump and then his lower jaw being rammed into his upper.
Least he didn't bite his lip with his fangs...
"Well hi there." He chuckled once the small throbbing subsided under his chin, finding Kai's hair more ticklish than anything.
Kai's blissful face continued to nuzzle until the violent engine noise coming out of his throat registered, realizing...sort of...what the hell he was doing.
But seriously...
What the hell was he doing!?
"I-I'm sorry! I don't know why I..."
"Shhh, it's fine." Ray couldn't hold in the chuckle as he put his arms around Kai's back.
He really was going through a lot of changes. The eyes slitting, the purring, the...nuzzling.
"Are we sure you're not at least part neko-jin?" His own chest started to rumble, not as loud as Kai's own.
Hell, he wasn't even sure if he could get his that loud.
Not even Gary's were that loud.
Kai sighed, making the rumbling distort some for a second.
"Apparently I am now."
Ray shrugged his shoulders a little, "I still like it, either way."
Kai couldn't stop his body curling in to him some more.
This is was just getting humiliating, but god he just wanted to rub up on him...
"I'm glad you do...um. You wanna say hi to junior?!" He offered, anything to keep this close feeling.
"Sure." He piped up, the vibrations in his chest coming in quicker intervals than the more steady ones he had.
As if they reflected a faster heart rate.
"But um... I can't reach with you squished up into me." He laughed.
With a move he'd never done in his life, he rolled and flopped in to his lap, belly splayed, ready and waiting.
As Ray's eyes went a little wide, he bit into his lower lip as his purring stopped almost instantly.
His eyes raked across the body sprawled out across his lap.
Hello beautiful...
Feeling his blood rush south he put his hand up to Kai's stomach, hoping to get the blood flowing in all directions instead of one if he just put his mind on other things.
He rubbed the palm of his hand across the clothed stomach a little.
What he wouldn't give to touch him skin to skin.
Had he even done that?
Not just for the sake of their intimacy, but wouldn't that put him closer to his own flesh and blood?
Without warning he slipped his hand through the slit in the tunic, resting his hand on the more rounded part of Kai's warm stomach.
Kai let out a surprised gasp, sitting up a little before registering the warm hand on his belly.
He let out a content groan and let himself go limp again in his lap.
If this wasn't heaven, he didn't know what was.
Seconds later, he felt movement.
He chuckled instantly.
"Oh look, what a surprise..."
Of course he/she would start kicking as soon as Ray touched them.
"Woke him up." Ray mused, "How's your back?" He asked as he pressed his hand down a bit firmer.
Almost instantly, he got a kick right into the palm of his hand.
Just as quickly a smile spread along his face.
"Hey there buddy..."
Kai's eyes fell closed.
Hell, someone could slap him and he wouldn't care right now. As long as this didn't stop.
"It's fine...everything's fine..." he groaned out blissfully as he arched his back a little.
"Have you thought of names yet?" Ray asked as he seemed to chase the movement he could feel under his hand, going around towards Kai's rib cage.
Kai stopped his slight writhing and opened his eyes.
"No...none yet. You?"
Ray shook his head down at him, he hadn't thought of anything either.
It was why he had asked him.
"Maybe it'll be easier once they're born."
Kai nodded.
"I think that's best. I don't know what they look like or anything. Don't want to get set on a name that might not suit them."
"That's true. Just has to be something that matches your last name."
Kai smirked.
"What about Kai the Second?"
"Really?" Ray's hand stopped moving as he looked down, giving him a dull look.
"Could always just stick with Sweet Pea." He smirked back, "Sweet Pea Hiwatari the First."
Kai's head creaked up to glare at him.
"If you don't watch it, in utero is the only time he'll love you..."
Ray laughed a little, shaking his head. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry." He started moving his hand again, getting another kick.
"Maybe he already doesn't love me, might think I'm trying to grab him out of there and that's why he kicks every time I touch you."
Kai's glare vanished.
"Noooo. It's cause he wants to meet daddy." He told him as he melted to goo.
"Well let's keep him in there for as long as we can." Ray smiled again; it had felt forever since he had smiled this much.
"Do you want your pickles?"
Kai flashed a cheeky grin and nodded.
Ray blinked down at him, "You have to hand them to me first, I can't reach over you to grab the jar."
Kai pouted.
"Really?"
Damnit. He was so comfy...
With a grunt, he did his first sit up in what felt like years. Trying to heave himself up.
Ray gave him a gentle push on his back to get him forward enough to grab the jar, letting him fall back on his lap and took it from him.
Unscrewing the lid all the way as Kai laid back down across him.
"Did you want the mustard on them, or these good?" He asked as he pulled one out, his nose slightly curling at the smell.
His mother used too much vinegar.
"Mustard!" Kai wriggled.
This was going to be better than sex.
Luckily the bottle of mustard was closer than the jar had been, plucking it off the ground by and holding it out to the side as he just poured some on the slimy green thing.
This had the potential to get messy, the mustard was already running down the pickles wet skin.
Just making it more... Wet...
Wouldn't pose much of a threat to their clothes or Kai's hair if he was sitting up, but he was comfortable there.
"Here." He went to pass it over to him before the mustard slid all the way off.
Kai lifted his head, catching it between his teeth before he started giggling for the first time in months.
This was the weirdest rendition of being fanned and fed grapes.
Belly rubs and mustard pickles...
"I'm glad you find this funny." Ray giggled back, holding the top end of the pickle.
Then his teenage brain kicked in on him.
"Lucky pickle..." He smirked.
Kai's eyes glinted as he sat himself up, making Ray's hand follow before he childishly let it slide deeper in to his mouth.
A shiver ran down Ray's spine, his blood rushing south again.
Never in a million years did he ever think he'd be jealous of a damn pickle.
Yet, there he was.
Damning the stupid, smelly thing.
"Now you're asking for trouble."
Kai arched a flirtatious brow before clamping he teeth down, biting in to it.
With a satisfying crunch, he let out an exaggerated sound of satisfaction himself.
And that right there stopped the blood flow from going anywhere.
"That was cruel."
Kai chuckled.
"I would never do that to you, baby..."
"You say that now, but you have yet to push a child out of your body."
Kai paled.
"Now who's cruel..." he whined as he swallowed the comfort pickle.
"Sorry." Ray continued to smile, "What you get for being a tease."
"Me? A tease?" He asked innocently as he sat up a little more in his lap.
"Mhmm." Ray felt the pull to lean closer, forgetting about the stinky pickle in his hand waiting to be eaten.
Kai sat up a little more. Instantly regretting it when the baby pushed more against somewhere he didn't want.
"Gotta pee!" He shrieked as he clambered out of his lap.
Ray was too slow to stop or even help him, gone in a flash and was left blinking out at the space in front of him.
"Kay..." He said to the muggy air around him, shifting a bit more comfortably in the bench without the extra weight on his lap.
He glanced at the nasty pickle in his hand, it still running with yellow goop.
The smell almost nauseating.
He shrugged his shoulders, taking a bite and wanted to puke almost instantly.
That was the worst thing he had ever tasted.
And he had been kissed by Ben...
Meanwhile Kai hit his head against the bathroom wall after yet another long, relieving experience. Another instant regret.
Fuck, that hurt!
Maybe it was what he needed. A smack to the head. He has to be cooler than this if he wanted to get Ray back.
...Little hard to do when he walked like a penguin. But he had to dig deep.
He waddled back, stepping back outside to the muggy, rainy view he hadn't even taken in yet.
Ray would have stood back up when he stepped out if he still wasn't scraping his tongue with his teeth.
The stupid taste lingering.
Maybe it was a good thing they hadn't actually smacked lips.
Would have tasted like pickles and mustard.
"Hey, everything okay? You've been running to the bathroom kind of a lot."
Kai's face turned blue. So much for making a suave comeback.
"They uh...keep plying me with water and Sweet Pea likes to help out too..." he explained.
"Oo..." Ray snickered a little, "Using your bladder like their own personal bounce house huh?" He reached past the armrest of the bench, taking up Kai's wrist and pulling him gently around in front of him.
Leaning forward he placed his lips to the swell of Kai's stomach.
His hands holding gently around Kai's hips.
"Be nice to your momma." He playfully scolded to the baby.
Kai liquified. Having to find it in him to lift his arms and rest his hands on Ray's shoulders.
Had he ever done that before?
He felt a foot try and push through his belly. This wasn't even a joke any more. Really was a daddy's boy.
Ray forgot himself, where they were, the hands on Kai's hips slipped to the front, inching his tunic up just enough.
This time placing his lips on pale skin, getting another kick as he lingered and pulled back.
His eyes went wide and surpressed letting out a yelp.
He could actually see it, a perfect footprint through the skin, pushing against the inside of Kai's stomach.
His own seemed to twist, that couldn't feel good...
"My god..." He breathed out as he watched... Whatever the baby was pushing with started to slowly move.
He was able to see it almost perfectly before it just disappeared behind the veil of flesh.
"Did... Did that hurt?" He asked as he craned his neck back to look up.
Kai smirked and shook his head. It was about time Ray got to see the weird skin prints. And it was nice to see him looking pale and freaked out for once.
"No, not this time. If he decides to use my ribs as a xylophone it doesn't feel very good. Other times it just kind of tickles."
"Got a full play yard in there, no wonder they come out screaming. Took away all their toys." Ray joked a little, still slightly creeped out by what he saw. He looked back up at Kai, his fingers gently brushing against the skin of his hips.
"I love you."
Kai's smirk vanished as he got hit by the suddenness.
Any chance at making a comeback with anything cool was gone as his eyes watered heavily in seconds.
He clambered in to Ray's lap, sliding the hands on his shoulders round his neck.
"I love you too."
Ray held him by the back, liking the closeness.
Well, as close as they could get with Sweet Pea in the way.
The last of the rain hitting the top of the tin roof of the overhang.
Leaning in some, he went for that kiss.
Who cared if it tasted like pickles?
Kai let out a small sigh as his eyes closed, leaning in to meet him as their lips tenderly pressed together.
Any more melting and Ray would have to carry him back to the room in a bucket.
With their next inhale, the kiss deepened.
This was just the closeness he'd been craving this whole time...
Perfect moments like this...
"Do you two mind?! You're in public!" a disgruntled voice came, ruining everything.
Kai's pupils wobbled, threatening to slit as he spun his head around to see the fool who dared come between him and his baby daddy enjoying their first awesome moment in months when they stopped, staying normal.
His foe was nothing but a dithering old woman, hunched over with her umbrella as she shuffled her way under the cover of the rooftop, shaking her head at them as she scuttled in to the hospital.
Ray's lyrical chuckle sweetened the salt, bringing his attention back to him.
"I guess we ought to have the decency to get a room..." he grinned at him.
Kai grinned back, yet again climbing off ungracefully and taking off as fast as he could...which wasn't very fast.
Ray caught up with him in a few steps.
Even after making sure to have grabbed everything he had brought, and most importantly Kai's water bottle.
"Need any help?" He asked once they reached Kai's room again, closing the door behind them and setting everything down on the small table in the corner by the door.
Kai slumped himself on the edge of the bed. Leaning back on his hands in an attempt to look alluring.
He tried to hide the fact he was a tiny bit out of breath. Walking took so much more effort now...
"Well, as a matter of fact..." he smirked in a husky voice.
Ray fought hard to hold in the groan, pregnancy really did look good on him.
If only they weren't in a hospital...
He stepped up, not tearing his eyes away from Kai's as he stopped just before their knees could touch.
Without a word he dropped down to his own, going to Kai's shoes to get them off for him.
Last time he was on his feet they swelled up like balloons.
They needed to be alleviated, out of the constricting shoes.
Kai blinked.
He'd meant he needed some help with the lust he'd sparked on the bench.
He wanted him to suck his face off.
But this was way better...
"I can get my shoes; you don't have to do that..."
Ray refrained from rolling his eyes, exactly how was he going to get them off? It was a miracle he had even gotten them on with Sweet Pea in the way.
"Already got em babe." He said as he held them up, slipping them under the bed and out of the way.
When he stood he inched closer till he was between Kai's legs.
Finally giving in to what they both wanted and leaned down, pressing their lips back together.
Like an itch being scratched, Kai let out a soft moan as his hands snaked back round his neck, spreading his legs to let Ray closer.
With one hand going up into the back of Kai's hair, the other ghosting across his thigh, Ray pushed in deeper.
He nudged Kai's bottom lip with his tongue, his own moan slipping through him as he got as close as he could to him.
The edge of the bed pressing into his legs.
Kai opened his mouth willingly, craving him more than the pickles.
With Ray's tongue letting itself in and exploring his mouth, the sweet sensation soon gave off hints of sour...
Like vinegar...
Oh god, he tasted like sweet pickles!
The flame that was his libido raged as if doused with gasoline, throwing his legs round him as best as he could and dragging him down on to the bed with him, crushing their faces together harder.
There was a noise of surprise before it turned into more of a growl ripping through Ray's chest.
He fought to not put all his weight down on Kai for fear of hurting him, or crushing their child between them.
He used his hands to prop him up on either side of Kai's head.
"You're being unfair." He breathed against their parted lips, inhaling all that had been taken from him.
Kai panted slightly, running his hands feverishly over Ray's chest and back, anywhere he could reach.
"I fail to see how."
Ray's smirking face moved to the side, going for the pale neck before latching on.
"I'm going to have to go home like this... Without you." He growled in a deeper tone, nipping at the skin some till it faintly turned red.
As his mouth fell open and his head rolled a little to give him more room, his pupils thinned, letting out a loud, needy moan. His legs spreading more automatically.
"Then don't leave..."
"You need rest." He reminded as he kissed his neck slowly, gently, down every inch of skin he could get to.
"And I didn't bring anything." He nipped at him again, in the junction between his neck and shoulder, before pulling away and sitting back on his legs. Practically towering over him.
"And we are in a hospital."
Kai was already trembling and panting, letting out a whine as he pulled away, making the euphoric tingles that were coursing through his neck stop.
"I'm in bed, don't need to go that far and who cares!" He replied desperately as he writhed.
"And what if Tao or Aoba walks in?" Ray asked as he slyly slipped his hands back up under the hem of Kai's tunic.
Kai cursed. He wasn't helping.
"We'll tell them to fuck off!" He whined, pushing himself against the touch more.
"Think we could have them bring us those straps from last time?" Ray asked huskily, running his palms down Kai's stomach firmer.
There was a kick or two he could feel as his hands dragged down, going to massaging around his hips.
Kai's lust hazed eyes lit up.
On the one hand, that sounded like the hottest thing ever. On the other, Ray would have to leave to go get them.
"Maybe we should save that for when you can really give it to me..." his voice growled out raspily.
Ray arched a brow; he hadn't been expecting Kai to agree to that.
But hell, the image that was already planted in his head made him want to go and get the damn things right then and there.
"Could always buy our own, have em for the honeymoon." He suggested, shifting down but went for his neck again.
Kai bit his lip, arching his hips as best as he could. With the image swimming in his own head, his arms got a mind of their own and fell above his head, following the picture of being tied up.
"Ooooh what would you do to me?"
Ray paused to stop and think for minute.
He didn't know, he didn't think he'd have gotten that far to start with.
Then an ingenious comeback flitted through his head.
Meeting Kai's grinding with his own briefly.
"That's for me to know." He whispered right by his ear, his tone as seductive as he could make it.
The sound in his ears sent ripples of intense tingling down that side of his body, his face turning a deeper scarlet as he was left to his own imagination of the wonderful things he could do with him.
"Oh god..."
As Ray worked down the side of Kai's neck again another thought rushed through his head.
Without warning he pulled back from him, digging in his pocket for the little baggie of chocolate pieces he had brought.
They were small rounded pieces, nothing fancy but were big enough for his idea.
If Kai took the bait.
"Want one?" He asked as he plucked one piece out of the baggy with a coy grin on his lips, his fang showing.
Kai blinked, glared and then arched a confused brow within seconds of each other.
He figured Ray was right. As much as his private parts screamed and threw a tantrum, now probably wasn't the time.
He was distracting him with chocolate.
He should be offended, exploiting a pregnant guy like that...
But he wanted candy.
"Sure?"
"No please?" Ray's coy smirk grew bigger as he held the candy up a bit higher.
Kai glared again.
Seriously?
"Need I remind you who's pushing your kid out?"
Ray rolled his eyes, so much for playing with him.
"Fine, mine." He shrugged and popped the piece into his mouth, putting it between his teeth behind closed lips.
Before Kai could get angry, or shove him off the bed, he leaned back over him. Revealing the piece between his teeth in offering.
Kai's hormonal hunger roared in blind rage before the site of his ripped, sexy, exotic, handsome fiancé hovering over him.
"...Please?" He submitted.
Patting himself on the back, Ray pressed the other end of the candy into Kai's lips till he bit into it.
Passing it on to him and pecked him on the lips.
"Wasn't so hard now, was it?"
Kai savoured it. The glorious taste of chocolate mixed in with a slight trace of pickles...
Saying please wasn't hard, but now something else was.
"It was awful, painful, unbearable..." He smirked playfully.
Ray chuckled, shaking his head before he pecked him on the lips again.
"Now you know the pain I'll be in when I have to go home."
Kai moved his head in again.
"Like I said...so don't leave."
"Still doesn't solve the problem you caused."
"Then I'd better fix it..."
Ray thought about it.
There were pros and cons to even going slightly that far where they were.
Anybody could just walk in.
Oh God, what if his mother walked in to check on her pregnant prince?
That wouldn't look good.
"Can fix it when you get home, that way I can return the favor fully too." He kissed him one last time, deep and hard and passionately before he pulled away completely.
Kai pouted.
"But we don't know how long that's gonna be!" He whined.
"And I really don't want my mother coming in here with my pants around my ankles, do you?" Ray asked as he tried not to laugh.
They had hands; not like they hadn't used them before.
Kai bit his lip. The last stab of hope.
"Isn't that part of the fun? The thrill?"
Ray gave him a look, "There is nothing thrilling about my mother walking in here, with either one of our cocks in the others mouth and getting the blow of their life."
Kai sat up, keeping his gaze.
"I'd do it so good you wouldn't even notice her coming in..."
Once more Ray sat and thought about it.
He was right, he had the perfect mouth to make him forget what his name was at times.
Yet still, how would he be able to look anyone in the eye if they happened to walk in?
"Then rest and get better so you can come home quicker."
Kai nodded. It was worth a shot. And it was worth the satisfaction of seeing him fight himself about it.
"Deal..."
Ray let out a small breath of relief.
If Kai had pushed one more time he probably would have cracked.
He kissed him on the forehead before pecking him on the lips again.
Hopping off the bed and setting the baggie of chocolates where he had been sitting.
"I should probably head back before it starts raining again. Eat, drink, rest." He listed off quickly.
He sat up, disappointment setting in.
He was leaving already?
"Oh...ok..." he let out. "You coming back tomorrow?"
"Yeah of course. Do you want me to bring the guys? They kind of want to see you." Ray asked as he popped his back a little.
Kai thought about it.
On the one hand, he just wanted to spend time with Ray.
On the other, he kind of missed them. It had been forever.
"I guess so...they could come if they weren't busy. For a while..."
Ray's lips curled into a smile, "Okay, I'll let them know at training in the morning. Oh, you have your phone right?" He asked as he stopped in front of the door.
Kai stared at him.
"Yeh...I messaged you on it earlier."
Ray's face fell a little.
That's right, he had.
Whoops.
"Right, I'll message you when I get home then."
Kai nodded.
"Okay...and Ray?"
Ray stopped from reaching for the handle again.
"Yeah?" That came out a little more apprehensive than what he wanted.
Kai went blank.
He was just stalling.
Crap. He was waiting.
"Oh! The pillow! You think you could bring yours from home? It's thicker than mine..."
"Sure, anything else you want?"
Him.
On a plate.
"Uh..." He wracked his brain.
Anything to have him a bit longer.
"Oh! Those other shoes of mine! These ones kinda rub."
Ray nodded, making a mental note and stepped back into the room a bit more.
"You good on clothes? Can take back the ones from yesterday and get them washed and bring you some more."
Now he was stalling himself.
But really, Kai would probably need these things anyways since they didn't know when he'd be able to come home.
Kai nodded. Ray was brilliant!
"Yes please! Oh! Something to sleep in would be awesome! You know like my comfy huge t-shirt that fits like a regular t-shirt now?"
"Okay, if it's not raining I can bring this all back tonight for you." Ray was already moving, grabbing the dirty clothes to take them back to the house.
Kai beamed.
That would be awesome!
Maybe he would even sleep here with him!
"You don't have to go to so much trouble, Ray." He smiled.
Ray waved off his words, stepping up to him and kissing him again like he couldn't stop.
"It's no trouble. Let me do this for you, the right way this time." He pulled back, if he was to get home and the things he promised and beat the rain he really needed to go.
"I'll try and be back in a little bit." He promised, this time making sure to grab the handle on the door.
"RAY!"
He stopped and froze up completely.
Was he even breathing?
"Kai, I'll be back I promise."
Kai jumped (sort of) off the bed and waddled in to him, slipping his arms around Ray's middle and pressing himself as best as he could in to him.
"I know. But just in case you can't make it back today..." he sniffed as he hugged him tight. "Love you..."
Ray put his free arm around him best he could, the clothes under his other, as he hugged him back, feeling tears prick in his eyes for some reason.
"I love you too. Always will."
He prized himself out of Kai's grip. It was now or never.
He said one more goodbye and made himself leave.
The moment the door closed, Kai stood staring at it.
He missed him already.
Oh, God! It was horrible!
His hormones finally kicked his ass and had him reduced to a sniffing, weeping mess.
A few minutes of frantic sobbing later, a gentle knock came at the door.
"Helloooo? It's me! Here to check in. Brought you some water..."
Aoba popped his head in, hearing the crying.
...He'd definitely need the rehydration.
"Hey...what's wrong?" he asked, worried.
Oh no...were he and Ray fighting again?
Kai sat up, face red and stained.
"He-he went home!"
Aoba rushed to his side.
Noooo...he'd stormed out...
"What happened!?" he asked frantically, wanting to know which one to bitch slap.
Kai wiped his eyes.
"W-we had the best day ever and now it's over!"
Aoba blinked and frowned.
"...So...You had a good time?"
Kai blew his nose and nodded.
"The best!"
Aoba's brow raised.
"And you're crying becauuuuse...?"
Kai's lip wobbled again.
"I miss him!"
Aoba smirked and pat his back.
Thank God for that...
"It's all right...he'll come back soon!" he comforted, "Now come on, why don't you tell me all about your date with him? I've been waiting all afternoon."
Kai took a fresh tissue and cleaned up his face.
"It was so nice! He brought me pickles...and mustard...and rubbed my belly!"
Aoba kept rubbing his back and listening to him tell him all the details of their afternoon.
It was simple, but clearly meant a lot.
Yeh, he may have been crying like an actress, but he was actually really happy about the reason why.
Minus the hormonal weeping, he hoped it continued.
End of Chapter.
Like I said in the AN, re-connection fluff! I hope you enjoyed it!
Would love to hear your thoughts!
As always, I'll do my best not to keep you waiting too long for the next!
But until then, take care!