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Chapter 9:
Knock. Knock. The blond jumped as Ayanami straightened up to walk to the door with a murderous intent. There were some strangers.
"Oh sorry, we didn't know this room was being used."
Ayanami frowned. "Let's go." He directed Mikage, who nodded and followed. The elder took him to the room he was staying at. The blond was impressed to imagine Ayanami being the type to willingly share his room. But then again Mikage was an uninvited guest so it's not like there would be any extra rooms for him, maybe. "Now stay here and don't get out." He simply said before closing the door.
'Uh great so now I'm caged? Of course why not.' The blond just sat down on the double bed.
[…Three hours later…...]
'I'm so bored and I think I'm hungry… if I knew this was going to happen I would've stayed at the academy. And where's Ayanami-san? That's when the door finally opened.
"Welcome back." Mikage stood up glad that he wasn't alone anymore. Ayanami didn't really respond to those cheesy greetings and headed to the wardrobe. "Going somewhere?"
"There's a celebration downstairs for all the guests."
"Eh really? Can I come too?" The words came out inevitably. The silverette looked at him.
"Only if you'll behave."
"Roger that! I'll stick by you the entire time." The blond promised like a child in high spirits.
"It's settled then." 'Yes!' Mikage thought jovially. Ayanami put his gloved hand on the blonde's head. "That's the first time you've smiled like that." He proclaimed with a smirk. The younger felt a little warm under his skin all of sudden by that arbitrary action.
"S-should I change?"
"No need."
At the ball there really were tons of people, all high class ranks/professionals and military men and medics. Many different types of delicious decorative food and drinks were displayed on the long tables like some buffet and the lighting of the room beautifully reflected the ornaments hanging on the walls. Mikage had to admit that he was completely enthralled by the environment but at the same time kept his promise and didn't let the elder out of his sight. However sooner or later he just had to make way to the food tables and pour himself something while Ayanami was surrounded by other elites. 'Become mine...' The words echoed in his mind once more. 'Er, dammit no matter how you think about it—doesn't that sound like a confession?'
A person besides him was doing the same thing. He glanced and met eyes with that individual.
"You-oh! Hey Yufuin-san? What are you doing here?" Mikage automatically asked after recognizing the familiar figure.
"That should be my question, I would never imagine seeing you here. I'm with the first regiment, what about you?" Yufuin responded.
"Uh...according to some circumstances I'm with Ayanami-san."
"Oh, so you really are his begleiter.* That's very impressive for someone so young."
"Huh? No way! You've got the wrong idea—I mean at least not yet... ugh, it's complicated. But hey I'm just surprised to see you again." The blond tried to switch topics.
"Yeah, didn't think we'd be seeing each other that soon, huh?" Yufuin laughed. A little while later when he finally got the chance, Ayanami roamed his eyes around the room and noticed Mikage with Yufuin laughing.
"Who's this?" The elder immediately inquired approaching them and nearly startling them.
"Ah, Ayanami-san this is Yufuin K-san. He works in the first sector." The teen introduced innocently with a bright smile. The elder examined him with his own eyes.
"It's an honor to meet you in person, Ayanami-sama. I've heard a lot about you."
"That's nice." The chief stated not at all eager to learn more. He turned to Mikage. "We're leaving."
"Eh, already—I mean, okay. Bye Yufuin-san." Yufuin waved back.
"Hm…not very social eh? Just like the rumors describe." Yufuin told himself watching the silverette leave while Mikage marched behind him trying to catch up.
'I leave him out of my sight for one minute and he gets cozy with someone else.' Ayanami thought in agitation. His desire to acquire the blond just kept evolving like lava in a volcano.
They made it back to their room. Ayanami took off his fancy coat and hat, exposing his curly wavy stubborn silver hair while Mikage took a seat on the bed. The younger liked it when the other had his guard down like this, it made him feel more like a roommate than a stoic (scary?) executive chief. He didn't realize he was staring affectionately at the elder until Ayanami looked back at him waiting for a response. Mikage blinked out of his introspection and turned away, compressing his shoulders and staring at the carpeted floor, abashed.
'That was odd.' Ayanami admitted but let the thought bury in the back of his dark mind. 'I need more information on this Yufuin, all I'm aware of is that he's from the first sector…' He stepped over to the blond and casually touched one of his shoulders that made the other flinch.
"I won't do anything." Ayanami reassured picking up the signal automatically. "I have to go somewhere important, stay indoors while I'm gone." He simply stated, ready to leave.
"Y-yes." Mikage obeyed, still embarrassed by his reflex. As soon as the door shut close, the blond bent over on the mattress and sunk his face in the sheets. 'What's wrong with me? Could I have been anymore obvious?!' His thoughts screamed as he punched the bed once with his side fist.
'I won't do anything.'
'He's so controlling and forceful yet he seems to always find you when in trouble...he's messed up and probably the most evil person here but he can be so shockingly gentle and protective when he wants. And then what if he tells you to become his..?' Mikage blushed as the thoughts ran across him with half his face still glued to the bed. 'At this rate, my mind is filled with nothing but thoughts of Ayanami…no…I think it's been like that since the first time he confined me…'
It was time for bed, Ayanami was in the showers and Mikage didn't move an inch from his spot on the bed. When the elder came out of the showers at last, briskly rubbing his hair with the towel and wearing a bathrobe, the teen stood up as if he had been conspicuously waiting this whole time.
"Um, may I ask where the futon is…?"
"…why do we need that?"
"Of course to sleep in, on the floor." The blond answered. The chief finally understood what he was trying to say.
"Mikage-kun," Mikage's heart skipped a beat involuntarily when his name was called once after so long in such a soothingly tone. "Are you blind?" That moment of sentiment was long crushed by the next statement.
"I'm..sorry?" The teen asked.
"There's a bed here big enough for the two of us, if you can't tell." The silverette answered.
'On the bed, with Ayanami-San?!' the fluster on his face clearly showed itself with a hint of pink. The elder smirked.
"Thinking naughty things are we?" He teased, narrow piercing eyes staring and laughing directly at Mikage. The blond's face now innovated from pink to red and couldn't think of a come back.
Knock-knock. Knock.
Ayanami attended the door unhappily finding one of the ship's service maids. "Is there anything I can assist you with for the night sir?" She inquired.
'Thank god, saved again.' The teen took the opportunity to regain his composure.
"Mikage-kun." The elder rotated towards him.
"Yes?"
"It appears as though you don't have a change of clothes for the night, do you?" Ayanami observed his day long uniform.
"Uh—that is, it's true I don't…but I'm fine with this! I just need to take off the blazer—"
"Would you be able to provide this boy with a decent nightwear?" He turned towards the maid.
"Of course, I'm sure I can find something in the wardrobe of his size. Please come with me." She bowed. Mikage followed behind her inevitably to a small room with a minimum number of clothes hanging. He searched through the piles and clothes but considered everything to be either too fancy or uncomfortable. Most of these clothes were for women and the men size was too big. Any sleeping wear under Ayanami's size was a open sky blue night gown that came all the way down to the ankles with a loose neck, strings and long bishop sleeves.
'while it looks pretty open and comfortable, there is no way I can wear this…' Mikage criticized.
"Found something sir?" She asked seeing the gown in his hands.
"Um…"
Mikage came back to the room dressed in the gown after all and a sour expression with his uniform folded in his arms.
"What took you so long—?" The chief questioned impatiently until he saw what Mikage was wearing. He admitted that was completely unexpected but nonetheless suited the blond very much. "What an interesting pick."'
"I didn't have a choice! Honest!" Mikage cried bashfully.
"It doesn't matter to me, I'd prefer you naked." The elder simply stated already in bed with a smirk. While Ayanami was always insensitive towards these issues, the atmosphere for Mikage suddenly became awkward. He realized that Ayanami was still gazing at him, half under the sheets and the other upper half being supported by his elbow. "Come." The silverette patted the spot besides him on the bed. The blond took a huge gulp before slowly strolling towards the bed side, tossing his clothes on the chairs. For some reason his heart was pounding every second until the very moment he lifted his knee to climb up on the bed.
"Please stop staring." Mikage murmured, averting his own eyes and sitting as far to the edge as possible.
"Why?"
'What do you mean why?' the blond thought perplexed and flustered. Without warning Ayanami wrapped his large hand over the younger's lithe wrist. The blond immediately turned his face in his direction.
"Why are you so nervous? Your heartbeat is darting."
Mikage's eyes widened once at the realization but quickly took his wrist back. "It-it's not what you think, it's because of…"
"Because?"
"…because of what you said earlier…I can't seem to understand what you're thinking at all or why, it's frustrating…" The blond explained in a quiet voice not meeting eyes with the other even once.
"Look at me." Ayanami ordered. Mikage didn't budge. "I won't repeat myself again, look at me." Unwillingly, the teen obliged and met eyes with him. Satisfied, the elder continued: "You're overthinking this like a child," the teen frowned at that 'Well I'm sorry that you're twice as old as I am and that makes me the child!' He argued mentally. "If I told you to become mine, it means exactly what it means."
The blond brainstormed about that for a brief moment. "Then does that mean that you—towards me…"
Ayanami lifted his weight from his elbow and sat up, Mikage's eyes tracing the movement along the way. Hesitantly: "That's right, I love you." He said it. He finally said it. It was the first time he ever spoke those words out loud and for a moment he was positive he lost an important part of himself unbeknownst to which part.
Mikage remained speechless.
*Begleiter: a partner who is with you all the time. For example Konatsu is Hyuuga's begleiter.
To Be Continued...
Omg! Ayanami just confessed—now what?! I'm glad the evil overlord acknowledged his own feelings and was able to put them into words but what about Mikage now? Surely he's been super agitated, flustered and conscious of the other…
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