The two boys finally got to the bus and were one of the firsts on the bus yet again. They didn't get the very back seat, but they were still far enough to be out of eyesight and earshot of any teachers who usually sat in the front. Daisuke and Satoshi were still a little perplexed about their kiss being stolen by the hands of time, but neither of them said a word about it to the other as the remainder of the students boarded the bus and the teacher's called role.
The bus driver started the vehicle and soon they were returning to the hotel. Daisuke looked over at Satoshi who was in deep thought. About what, Daisuke didn't know, but he didn't want to disturb him. Daisuke shut his eyes and tried to fall asleep, but the excitement and fun of the day was too much to slumber through. He opened his eyes and tried to entertain himself by watching some of the other students. The majority of them were sleeping, and the ones who weren't were staring out the windows trying to fall asleep. He moved his eyes back to Satoshi who this time caught him making eye contact. The two shifted rather awkwardly, and Satoshi fidgeted with his hands a bit. Daisuke slid his hand ever so slowly towards Satoshi's. He inched further, just a tiny amount at a time, making sure not to be seen. His fingers were the first to touch the soft skin of Satoshi's pinky finger. Satoshi looked down at their touching hands, and then up at Daisuke. He moved his hand further into Daisuke's, and the two were holding hands. This was what both had wanted ever since the bus left the temple.
They rode for a few more minutes in silence. Daisuke looked past Satoshi, who this time had the window seat, to see that the sky had turned dark. It was not yet spring, but Daisuke had not expected it to be so dark. He looked down at Satoshi's watch. The time was 7:04pm. They would be back at the hotel shortly. Daisuke knew that the school wanted to choose the least expensive hotel as possible to avoid Kyoto tourism rates, but this was about ridiculous.
After what seemed like uncomfortable hours, the bus pulled into the parking lot of the hotel, and students began to file out. Daisuke stood up and didn't notice how tired his legs were. He stood on his tip toes, stretched his arms wide above his outstretched neck and let out a long, loud yawn. Satoshi followed Daisuke out of the bus, and the two entered through the lobby.
The lobby was a very industrial, cold place. It had some large armchairs, but they were all white. The coffee tables had some candy dishes set on them, but the dishes contained no candy. The entire place was as hotels should be. That is: Hey, you're only going to be here for one, two, three nights top. We enjoy making you feel comfortable, but we try save money where you're not going to notice, like in interior decorating. Daisuke certainly noticed. He knew there was nothing he could do to cheer the place up, so he followed Satoshi into the hallway. When the two approached the elevator, Satoshi pushed the "up" button. They stood without saying a word for a few seconds, and the elevator doors opened, allowing them inside.
They stood in the elevator while they waited for other students to get on. Both wanted to speak to the other about the day's events but knew it probably best to speak in private, away from students and staff. Satoshi hit the button marked "1". Thank goodness, they were at least on the first level and didn't have to stop at every single floor waiting for people to enter and exit the already tight and cramped elevator.
The doors slid open when the elevator reached their floor, and Daisuke was the first to fight his way through the crowd to exit. Satoshi soon emerged from the people as well, and they walked to their room #197, which was fortunately not located far from the elevator itself. Satoshi removed the card key from his pocket and pushed it into the slot on the side of the door.
Satoshi turned the knob and opened the door for the both of them. Daisuke entered after Satoshi and sat down on the bed. He motioned for Satoshi to sit next to him. Satoshi plopped down beside Daisuke and the two were making the same familiar but a little apprehensive eye contact they had made a million times before. Daisuke was the first to finally break the silence. "Wasn't today fun? The swings were nice. Even if you did get knocked over, I appreciate your pushing me. That root beer was really good, too even though I only got one sip. You know, Satoshi, I think you owe me a rain check."
"I would say that you are correct. I would love to pay you back. It was after all a great float. I'm afraid the taste is gone from my lips, though."
"Bummer," said Daisuke. "I guess I'll just have to except the next best thing."
Daisuke lay flat on his back.
Satoshi looked at Daisuke curiously. "What are you doing?" he said.
"You don't expect me to receive payment sitting up, do you? No, you're going to do things my way, and I want to be lying down when I do it."
"Silly, Daisuke. Fine, if you want to lie down, that's fine with me. But…uhm…how am I supposed to kiss you if you're lying flat?"
"You'll think of some way." Daisuke sat up just a bit and propped his head up with his forearm. "Come here." Daisuke took his other hand and wrapped it around the back of Satoshi's head.
Satoshi got on his stomach and used his arms and knees to crawl over to where Daisuke was. Daisuke continued to draw Satoshi's face closer to himself. Daisuke placed his lips firmly on Satoshi's. Satoshi returned the kiss with a tiny nibble. Then, he used his tongue to part Daisuke's lips. Next, he crawled a bit more until his torso was on top of Daisuke's. Then, Satoshi took Daisuke's left hand is his own left hand and his right hand in his right. The two's fingers were laced, and Daisuke used this opportunity to pull himself up a bit, so his lips were parallel with Satoshi's. Satoshi made the first move this time and planted his lips in the corner of Daisuke's mouth. Daisuke stuck out his tongue and licked Satoshi's lips. Satoshi moved his lips a little to the right and stuck his tongue between Daisuke's lips. Daisuke parted his lips even more and brought his own tongue into play. He licked the inside of Satoshi upper lip, and Satoshi unlocked his right hand and moved it through Daisuke's hair. Daisuke unlocked his left hand and placed it on Satoshi's back.
"Satoshi…" Daisuke half whispered-half moaned. "Maybe we should turn in."
"Why? Are you afraid of something?"
"I just get the feeling that we're doing something wrong. I've dreamed about this every night since last week on top of the tree, but now that I'm with you, I feel like we've evolved into so much more than making out."
"I agree. Maybe you should sleep in my bed tonight, and we just won't do anything. How does that sound?"
"Satoshi, thank you for understanding." Daisuke and Satoshi untangled themselves, and Satoshi rose to his feet. Daisuke rolled over to his side of the bed and got under the covers. Satoshi reentered the bed on his side and did the same. "I love you," he whispered to Daisuke."
"I love you, too." Daisuke fell into deep sleep with Satoshi yet again in his dreams. Satoshi watched the red head sleep for a while, and then fell into dreams of his own.
