As Kristal would say: Hola, mis galletas!
NOTES:
YaoiKitty: The trench coat is god. End of conversation. And save me a piece.
Essenity: That's a lot of randoms. xD Sho on a sugar high would be amusing and cute at the same time.
Miecamiu: Yes. I know. I've only got three finished, but I've written a lot of this fic so far so I don't have to worry about writing really fast. Hey, I'm keeping fanfic readers amused and busy online. And, oh god. Kei in just an apron…(stifles giggles) I didn't think he was wearing an apron, but whatever!
Immortal-entity: Sho's just all-around cute. And—HELL NO. I HATE YI-CHE TOO. SHE SPLIT UP KEI AND SHO IN THE MOVIE! And…I just don't like her very much. Gackt also said in his biography that he went into Hyde's dressing room and watched him sleep and when he woke up, Gackt told him something like, "You were so cute, I was about to kiss you!" It all comes down to Gakuhai. That's the moral of every story. YAY. HOT JAPANESE GUYS. They weren't secretly J-rock people, were they? Like…Hyde in disguise or something? XD
Thanks for everyone else who reviewed! I'm currently writing Chapter Four, so yay for me! And it gets pretty intense, let me tell you. You'll enjoy it…to an extent. But it's still not rated R.
Chapter Two
Seventeenth Birthday - I wish I had the courage to tell Kei how I really feel…
Eighteenth Birthday - I wish we would fall in love…
I wish that everything I wished for would all happen soon…
"Sho?" Kei's voice broke through his train of thought. Sho looked up from the cake. "Did you make a wish?" Sho blew out the candles quickly.
"Yeah."
"But you won't tell me, will you?"
"No."
It was three years after Sho's last birthday party. Kei and Sho were sitting at the kitchen table alone. "I'm sorry that we couldn't celebrate your nineteenth birthday on the actual day."
"It's okay," Sho said. "I don't mind. I don't even care that we aren't having a party." Kei stared at him. Sho blushed slightly before adding, "As long as you're here…"
"I didn't have time to get you a present, Sho—"
"I TOLD YOU NO PRESENTS!" Sho snapped. "The trench coat was enough three years ago!"
"So, my present to you is the cake. Because I told you I'd probably never make the cake again…" Kei told him.
"It's still as delicious as the first one you made…" Sho said, eating the last bite on his plate. "This was actually a halfway-decent birthday. Thanks, Kei-kun."
"You're welcome." Kei said. Sho stretched his arms, moaning softly.
"Mmm—I need sleep."
"I do, too." Kei said, standing up. He walked over and put a hand on Sho's shoulder. "Come on. All that sugar won't wake you up, trust me." Sho muttered a response and stood up, smiling softly at Kei. "Let's go tuck you in." Kei said in a parental tone. Sho merely smiled and followed obediently, jumping onto the still-made bed as soon as he reached his room. Kei merely shook his head, amused at the man. "You're still way too childish, Sho." Kei said, pulling the covers out from underneath Sho. Sho laid down immediately and Kei pulled the covers up to his neck. He kneeled down next to Sho's head, gently brushing away Sho's bangs from his eyes. "Goodnight, Sho-kun."
"'Night, Kei." Sho said, yawning widely. Kei smiled and ruffled up the man's hair slightly.
"Happy birthday." Kei whispered as Sho closed his eyes. Kei closed the door behind him and sighed softly, walking to the couch to hopefully have a good night's sleep………
The next morning, Kei woke up to find Sho already sitting at the kitchen table, a bowl of cereal in front of him. His eyes were glazed, staring fixedly at the newspaper lying on the table in front of him. As Kei secretly observed the man (he barely considered Sho a teenager anymore), he realized that Sho looked radiant. His hair was well-kept and gleaming underneath the dull light in the kitchen; his complexion was flawless and looked like it was glowing because of the dark tank top he was wearing. "Morning, Kei." Sho said, staring at Kei. Kei blushed slightly.
"Hey, Sho." Kei replied, walking over and sitting down across from Sho. He rested his head on the table and continued to stare at Sho. After a few minutes of silence, Kei said, "I was wondering, Sho, if you're ever going to go out on your first date." Sho stopped eating suddenly, a bit of color draining out of his face.
"I've thought about it…" Sho said softly, getting up and rinsing out his bowl in the sink. "I just…I want to go with someone special." Kei stood up and walked over to where Sho was.
"Oh?" Kei said with a smile. "And the women of Mallepa aren't special enough?"
"I meant with you." Sho blurted out. Kei's eyes widened. Did he just say……me? Kei thought, staring at Sho. "Never mind," Sho said, blushing furiously, putting a hand to his forehead. "I-I didn't mean that. I was just—" But Kei silenced him by putting a hand on Sho's shoulder. Sho stared at him, his eyes beginning to fill with tears.
"I'd love to." Kei replied, smiling.
"W-what?" Sho asked, blinking quickly, which caused a few tears to roll down his blushing cheeks.
"I said I'd love to be your first date." Kei said, wiping away Sho's tears with his thumb.
"You—you really mean it?" Sho asked, amazed. Kei nodded.
"I do." Kei replied. "So—shall I take you out to dinner tonight?" Sho grinned and nodded furiously. "Alright. I'll make some reservations."
Around nine that night, Kei was waiting patiently by the door for Sho, who was running around the house frantically. "Sho." Kei said as Sho ran through the family room. Sho stopped. "What are you looking for, anyway?"
"I…have no idea." Sho said, walking over towards him.
"Then lets go before you remember!" Kei replied, grabbing Sho's arm and dragging him outside, locking the door behind them.
"WAIT! I REMEMBER NOW!" Sho said suddenly.
"Forget it. You can live without it." Kei said, putting a hand on Sho's shoulder. "Besides, we're walking. It's not that far."
"Okay…" Sho said, quieting down.
They continued on in silence until Sho began to talk.
"You—you don't know how long I've been waiting for this." Sho said softly.
"Waiting for what?" Kei asked, turning to look at the man who finally exceeded him in height. He was at least five inches taller than the vampire.
"To go out on a date with you." Sho said, blushing. "I-I've just imagined such a spectacular evening with you and I-I just wanted to see if my fantasies would be true." Kei merely smiled.
"You'll see, Sho. You'll see…"
Even though they had reservations, it still took them twenty minutes to get seated.
"You think it would be easier to just not make reservations…" Kei snarled angrily at Sho as they sat and waited.
"Calm down, Kei," Sho said. "You sound like you want to kill them…it scares me." Kei looked at Sho—he did look a bit shaken.
"No, I don't want to kill them." Kei said. "I just…I hate people's stupidity."
"So that means you hate me?" Sho asked, looking hurt.
"No, Sho. I love your stupidity because it's part of your personality. Besides—you're not stupid. You're just childish." Sho laughed. "You know it's true, don't you?"
"It is true!" Sho agreed. "Even I admit it."
Finally after much patient waiting, their name was called and they were seated at a small table near the back of the restaurant. As they flipped through their menus, Sho suddenly asked, "Is there an age limit for drinks?"
"I don't know. Why?"
"I was just wondering…" Sho said, a mysterious twinkle in his eyes. Kei shook his head as their waitress arrived at their table.
"What would you like to drink?" She asked.
"Water." Kei said, staring intently at his menu.
"Umm…Coke." Sho said, making Kei look up. Once the waitress left, Kei made a face.
"Were you planning on getting something alcoholic or what?" Kei asked. Sho merely smiled.
"Maybe."
When the waitress returned with their drinks, they quickly ordered.
"I would like the steak." Kei said, smiling slightly at the waitress.
"How would you like it cooked?" She asked.
"Rare." He saw Sho glance at him, but he didn't care.
"And for you?" The waitress said, grabbing Kei's menu and turning towards Sho.
"The Chicken Caesar Salad." Sho replied, handing her his menu.
"Alright. It'll be out in a few minutes." She assured them, walking back to the kitchen.
"Rare, eh?" Sho asked, grinning.
"Hey. A vampire's gotta eat sometime." Kei replied, sipping his water.
After a few minutes, Sho suddenly said, "You really amaze me, Kei."
"Hm? And why do I amaze you?"
"I really don't know…" Sho said, thinking. "It's just everything you do. It's just…it's almost mesmerizing."
"You're weird." Kei said. Sho glared at him.
"If you think I'm weird, you should take a look at yourself." Sho shot at him. Kei merely smiled.
"I already know I'm weird." Kei said as their waitress brought their food……
Once they had finished their meals in the restaurant, the pair simply talked, happy to be with each other after so much waiting.
"I've liked you for so long, Kei." Sho confessed. "And not just as a friend or as a guardian…more than that."
"Me too." Kei replied, smiling. He reached under the table and put a hand on Sho's knee. Sho stared at him for a moment, but he quickly entwined his fingers with Kei's.
"Umm…can we leave here?" Sho asked. "People keep staring at me…I think it's my hair." Kei smiled.
"Okay." Kei said, standing up. "Let's go." Sho smiled and followed Kei out of the restaurant. "Where would you like to go now?"
"Why are you asking me?" Sho asked as they walked down the dark street.
"Because this is your first date."
"Oh yeah…" Sho thought for a moment. "How about a stroll in the park?"
"Sounds romantic." Kei said as they entered the park.
"Not really," Sho said as they walked underneath a few willow trees. Summoning up his courage, Sho nonchalantly began to walk closer to Kei, who merely smiled. After a few more moments, he took a deep breath and gently grabbed Kei's hand. Kei looked at Sho, a smile still on his lips.
"You don't have to be nervous, Sho." Kei told him, realizing that Sho was shaking. "It's not like I'll slap you or anything." Sho chuckled.
"I'm sorry, but this is my first date." Sho replied. "And I'm not sure what to do."
"Oh, you've done everything right so far." Kei told him, smiling.
"Really?" Kei nodded.
"It's been really nice."
"Have you been out on very many dates, Kei?" Sho asked. Kei shook his head.
"I went on one with a girl I thought I liked. But that was years ago. Before I was a vampire. I can't even remember her name…I think it started with a K…" Kei thought for a moment. "Ah—Kurisutina. That was it."
"Is she…gone?" Sho asked as they sat down on the bench, unsure how to word his sentence.
"Most likely." Kei replied as he steered them towards a park bench underneath an oak tree. Sho tightened his grip on Kei's hand. "After the first date……well. I-I was walking home after dropping Kurisutina off at her house…I was taking some back alleys a-and then that's when Luka found me…more like he had been hunting me down the whole night…" A tear rolled down Kei's cheek. Sho wiped it away tenderly. "I-I haven't thought about that night in so long……" The pair sat in silence, staring at the moon in front of them.
After a few minutes, Sho rested his head in the crook of Kei's neck. Kei put his arms around Sho, pulling him closer. "You smell good, Kei-kun." Sho breathed into his neck. "Almost like…a warm summer day." Kei's fingers wrapped themselves through Sho's braids.
"I can't smell that good."
"But you do!" Sho replied. "It's…soothing." Kei felt Sho take an intake of breath. "It makes me feel safe."
"How can I smell like a summer day when I don't even go out in the sun?" Kei asked him.
"I dunno." Sho replied, sighing softly. After a few more moments of silence, Sho spoke up. "Kei—I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"For making you have to remember your worst memory." Sho told him, sitting up straight and staring directly at Kei. "I'm just so stupid." He put a hand to his forehead. "I shouldn't have even asked—"
"Sho-kun, it's alright." Kei said, putting a hand underneath Sho's chin. "I would have told you sooner or later about my worst memory. I'm glad you brought it up."
"You're welcome…?" Sho said, unsure what he should be saying. Kei merely smiled.
"So—you ready to go home?" Kei asked.
"Yeah." Sho replied, standing up. They walked home in silence, having nothing else to say to each other. When they arrived home, Kei locked the door behind them. Sho continued to walk to his room, throwing his white trench coat on the couch, but Kei followed him, grabbing the man's arm and twirling him around.
"So was this as magical as you thought it would be?" Kei asked with a smile on his lips. Sho blushed and nodded.
"It was better." Sho told him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," Kei said, slowly taking a step forward and pulling Sho into a hug. Sho reacted immediately by wrapping his arms around Kei's torso, his hands running up and down Kei's back in a soothing manner. Kei rested his head on Sho's shoulder, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. "You smell good, Sho." Kei said quietly.
"What do I smell like?" Sho asked.
"You smell like a winter evening." Kei said.
"Really?" Sho asked as they pulled away from each other.
"No. I made that up." Kei replied, grinning. "You smell good, though. I can't describe it. It's your own unique fragrance." Sho smiled.
"Goodnight, Kei."
"'Night, Sho-kun," Kei said, going to the couch and laying down. He pulled a blanket up to his chest and stared at the ceiling, running over in his mind everything that had happened that evening……
Ack. I had no idea what to make them order. I figured Sho would get something like chicken, but the Gackt part of Sho would want a salad, so ta dah! A Chicken Caesar Salad! And if you were wondering…yeah, they did pay for their meal. XD I didn't include that, sorry.
HAHA. THE DREADED KURISUTINA MAKES A SECOND APPEARANCE (because Kei mentions her. XD)
Alternate thing I could have written: "No. I made that up." Kei replied, grinning. "You smell good, though. I can't describe it. It's your own unique fragrance."
"Nah. It's just Platinum Egoiste!" Sho told him. "I mean, I sweat the stuff!"
XD Yay for Platinum Egoiste! (sniffs wrist) Mmm. Platinum Egoiste. Ehehe. Anyway—cuteness. It'll get much more…better in later chapters. But I like writing fluff. It gives me a warm feeling inside and I feel happy. Or maybe it's a sickening feeling…Whatever. Anyway—hoped you enjoyed and review, please!