AN: I was bored at work, and my lovely beta wanted something to read, so this is her fault (and for her) because I should be working on SWAK. Read and review!

Yellow Roses

It wasn't very often that the two of them fought. After all, who in their right mind would try to start an argument with Tatsumi Seiichirou? Not to mention the laid back, take-everything-as-it-comes attitude of the secretary's boyfriend and JuOhCho's resident mad scientist, Watari Yutaka.

Normally, Watari wouldn't mind too much if Tatsumi wasn't affectionate in front of people, but last night had been the last straw.

The couple had gone to a restaurant with Kurosaki Hisoka and Tsuzuki Asato. Everything had been fine until Watari had tried to take his lover's hand under the table. The secretary just moved his hand away and shot a glare at his blonde lover.

That was what had triggered it. After the four of them had parted ways and Tatsumi and Watari had teleported back to the secretary's apartment, the blonde man had rounded on his lover.

Watari sighed, pushing away from the computer that he was attempting to reprogram (the previous hard drive had been an unfortunate casualty to a virus hidden in some software that Watari had been playing with). He looked at the clock hanging on the wall. 12:18pm. Exactly 13 hours and 42 minutes since the scientist had stormed out of his lover's apartment. Thirteen hours and forty-two minutes since he had last seen the man he loved.

Maybe I should apologize, he thought dejectedly. After all, it's not Seii's fault he's uncomfortable with PDA. Mind made up, the scientist made his way to the break room. Aiming straight for the coffee pot, he didn't notice when Tatsumi entered.

Tsuzuki, who had been happily munching on a slice of cake Wakaba had made, nodded in greeting to the secretary, smiling happily when he saw what was in the shadow master's hand. Nudging Hisoka, who sat beside him reading a book, he motioned to Tatsumi, who had just paused behind Watari.

" 'Taka," Tatsumi said softly.

Watari jumped, startled at the soft voice behind him. Turning around, he caught site of his lover, standing there with a dozen yellow roses in his hand. The scientist just stood there in shock.

When Watari didn't say anything, Tatsumi held out the roses. Watari automatically grabbed them, inhaling their scent. "I'm sorry, 'Taka."

Watari smiled before leaning in and giving his boyfriend a kiss. "I'm sorry, too, Seii. It was my fault, and I was going to apologize after I had some coffee."

Tatsumi smiled. "It was my fault as well. I shouldn't have reacted that way, but you know how I get..." The secretary trailed off for a moment, eyes lost in thought. "I will try, though."

Watari's smile widened. "Don't worry about it, Seii. I love you for who you are, but if you want to change..." There was a gleam in the scientist's eye that the secretary had long learned to be wary of.

"I refuse to have sex with you in your lab, 'Taka."

Tsuzuki and Hisoka, who had remained invisible during this exchange, suddenly laughed. Tsuzuki looked at Watari, "I told you he wouldn't go for it, Watari."

Watari just stuck his tongue out at his friend. "Just you wait, Tsuzuki. I'll get him yet."

Tatsumi just raised an eyebrow and shook his head, although there was a small smile on his face.

Everything was back to normal, and Tatsumi couldn't be happier.

END