A/n: okay so it's Wednesday night at 10:54 ands I'm going to try my damnedist to write this chapter and post it tonight. Second week on the new job and yay I catch a cold…so because my week has been so craptastic, I'll make this one all Tatsumi x Tsuzuki fluff. Edit: it's now Tuesday night almost a full week later. I got half way only two paragraphs tonight cause if I don't get this one out I won't be able to get the rest written … sorry for the delay. Work is tiring. Wow brain is crispy fried….

Follow Me

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Tsuzuki woke to the alarm on his cell phone and stretched out, arm reaching over to wake his partner, only to find that said person was missing.

Sitting up, he noticed a trail of rose petals leading into the kitchen.

Nervously he glanced at his roses and smiled when he saw them all in tact.

Tatsumi appeared, standing in the doorway, work clothes on but shirt open and tie hanging from one side of the shirt.

"Good morning Tsuzuki. You're idea to sleep in the garden was very good. I haven't slept better in a long time."

Tsuzuki was in an incredibly good mood and bounded up to Tatsumi who kissed him softly.

"I made you breakfast. I know it's usually just toast or something, but I was in the mood for pancakes this morning."

Tsuzuki smiled widely and pounced, throwing his arms around Tatsumi.

"Thank you! Good morning Tatsumi."

Tatsumi chuckled softly and kissed him again as he wrapped his arm around Tsuzuki's waist, leading him into the house.

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Lunch rolled around quickly and Tsuzuki and Tatsumi sat together at a sidewalk café in Nagasaki.

Tsuzuki sat silently as he ate his lunch, reveling in the content feel of a normal afternoon.

That was a commodity Tsuzuki was experiencing less and less in the last six years.

As if reading his mind, Tatsumi smiled softly.

"It's nice. But I wonder how long it will last…"

Tsuzuki looked up into amazing blue eyes that were aglow behind small panes of glass.

"Let's not worry about that. I've learned to enjoy the quiet moments while I can."

Tatsumi nodded and took a sip of his tea.

"You and I need to have an official date."

Tsuzuki was silent for a moment, a look of confusion in his eyes.

"You mean us taking off to Hokkaido for two days wasn't official?"

Tatsumi shook his head, frowning slightly.

"Then it was still an affair. We're a couple now."

Tsuzuki looked thoughtful for a moment.

"So…who should do the planning?"

Tatsumi looked confused.

"What do you mean?"

The serious look in Tsuzuki's eyes threw Tatsumi off from what he spoke.

"Well I mean when Hisoka and I were going out, I sort of played the male role while he cooked and cleaned and…"

He stopped as Tatsumi began to chuckle softly.

"What's so funny?"

Tatsumi closed his eyes, shaking his head.

"I guess I just pictured you as the woman."

Tsuzuki was silent for a long moment.

"Why?"

Now it was Tatsumi's turn to be silent as he clawed at a well thought out answer to this.

In spite of Hisoka's beautiful and slim features, it was Tsuzuki who tended to act more like an emotional housewife.

"Well…Hisoka seemed to take charge more. Though I suppose that's more to do with maturity than gender."

Tsuzuki shrugged.

"Well it's not that I didn't want to do the cooking, but he made me swear never to cook anything."

And then an idea struck Tatsumi and he smiled brightly.

"You know why don't you?"

Tsuzuki looked away.

"Well I guess I'm not all that good at it…"

Tatsumi's smile widened even more.

"That is about to change."

Tsuzuki blinked at him.

"Whaa!"

Tatsumi took his hand and kissed his fingers.

"I'm going to teach you myself."

Tsuzuki wasn't exactly sure if he should be thrilled or scared.

Lessons of any kind with Tatsumi were usually painful.

His mind suddenly wandered back to the question he'd first asked.

"So…who should do the planning?"

Tatsumi couldn't help but chuckle at this.

"I will do the planning Tsuzuki."

Tsuzuki smiled brightly.

"You teach me how to cook, and I'll teach you how to be romantic."

Tatsumi nodded with a warm smile.

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