1Chapter 9: Confession
"WHAT?" Kazahaya screamed on the top of his lungs. They were back in the drugstore and cooling down after a weeks worth of hard work. But what Kakei had to say interrupted the silence.
"That's right." Kakei said with a mischievous grin. "Leon was paid to do all that."
"Kakei! Was he paid more than me? What about the date-was that apart of the plan too?" Kazahaya asked. His words were fast and hard to keep up with.
"What about the pendant?" Rikuo spoke above Kazahaya's questions. Rikuo was healed and back on his feet in no time.
"This old thing?" Saiga said and held up the dark pendant. "This was my grandma's and doesn't do anything but collect dust."
"Date?" Kakei thought about it for a second. He rubbed his chin in a thinking manor. "I don't recall a date of some sort."
"I went out with that sadistic guy, not to mention kissed him for a no-good and lame reason!" Kazahaya shouted in an angry tone. He flopped back down on the cushions with a tired sigh.
"I wouldn't say for a no-good reason . . . " Kakei said. He covered his lips to hide a small laugh that he tried to hold in.
The dark flush of embarrassment returned to haunt his cheeks once more. "Are you trying to say something . . . ?"
"No, no! Not at all." He heard Saiga make kissing noises in the back ground which made him burst into laughter.
"I don't think my snuggle boy would be dealing with perverts on purpose." Rikuo joined in on the teasing. One of his arms went around Kazahaya's stomach and pulled him up on his lap. "Unless he was desperate enough."
"Shut up!" Kazahaya hissed. "I did all that to get you back. I would have of left you in that place with that guy to see if he hit on you just for my entertainment."
"Aw. Kazahaya is as sadistic as Leon." Rikuo flicked his nose playfully over Kudo's. He felt the smaller body try to pull away from his grip but it quickly relaxed to the touch.
"Well, I've got some important things to attend to." Kakei said. He stood from his chair and walked out of the room with a wave to them both. Saiga left with a devilish wink.
"Don't get to rough!" he shouted. The door to the meeting room slammed shut and cut their conversation in half.
With no one around, Kazahaya slipped his slim body from the tight arm that bounded him to Rikuo. He laid back on the couch and rested his head on Rikuo's lap. "I'm glad that you were the only one who wasn't in on this silly little joke.""Actually . . . " Rikuo began to speak. His fingers combed lightly through the empath's angel soft hair as he spoke. "I was the one who came up with the idea of the date. Wasn't it great?"
"GREAT? You call a date at a bar with Leon great?" he jumped up, startled by Rikuo's words. He thought that his partner was the only one he could trust after Kakei and Saiga told them the truth about Leon. Now, the only person he thought he could trust was himself.
"I thought it was funny. But you don't have to worry any more." He whispered. His hands shoved Kazahaya into the couch so that he could crawl onto the snuggle boy. "I'll keep you pervert free."
"Thanks for the kind offer . . . " Kazahaya told him with sarcasm coating his words. He laid back and rested in the silence of the room. He was happy for once to have the larger body over him. His fingers tangled in the silky dark mane. "Hey, Rikuo . . . " he whispered. It shattered the peaceful silence between the two of them.
"Yes, Kazahaya?" he whispered in the same small voice. He his eyes darted up to him.
"When I kissed Leon . . . I pictured you in my head." His words brought back the familiar picture of the fantasy Rikuo he wished to have. The blush on his cheeks darkened tenfold. "That's the only way I was able to even look at him. I think I did that because . . . well . . . " it seemed like a million years before he spoke after that word. "I love you, Rikuo." He slowly looked down at him, afraid that his partner's face might have shown hints of anger or anything that might show that he disapproved. But surprisingly, he didn't find any of that. He found a curved blissful smile and a gleaming sparkle in his soft eyes.
"Good." The psychic said and wrapped his arms tightly around Kazahaya's neck. "Those were the words I wanted you to say." His smooth lips came to press lightly to Kudo's just to see what he might do. Kazahaya brought their lips to tightly lock with one another close enough that nothing could pry them away. He deepened it quickly and made it into a heated passionate kiss. Their lips pulled away slowly from one another after a long while. Their eyes kept locked onto one another. A pair of sunglasses peeking behind the blinds that blocked the drugstore from the view of the inside of the meeting room pulled Kazahaya's eyes away. Rikuo's joined him shortly after.
"Saiga . . . " Rikuo growled the name. He removed one of his tennis shoes and threw it at the glass, causing the man to fall backwards and land hard on his butt.
"That's what you get for being a peeping tom." The both of them heard Kakei say in a teasing tone.
Rikuo moved next to Kazahaya on the couch. With a little adjusting, both their bodies were able to fit. Kazahaya pressed his face into the small of his neck. His palms pressed flat to Rikuo's chest. He felt warm breath being blown into his hair and an arm wrap around his waist. His breathing pattern began to pick up with Rikuo's. As they moved with the slow rhythm, both their minds faded back, until they were both asleep. They needed a long week's worth of rest. And were going to do it in each others arms.
