Tomonori and Tsukasa entered the apartment which they lived together. Tsukasa spotted the rosary that was left on the floor near little altar of Tomonori's. He picked it up and examined it as Tomonori busied himself with putting groceries into the fridge and the closets in the kitchen.
"Tomonori-san. Is this your rosary?" the little boy asked. Tomonori pulled his head out of the kitchen to see what was in Tsukasa's hand.
"The rosary…?" He looked stunned for a while but then managed himself to look calm again in the moment. He smiled, "yes, Tsukasa. It is mine."
Tsukasa noticed that Tomonori had something that he did not want to tell him. He sighed. Either small or big one, it was not his business. But deep down, he was so eager to know.
Tomonori-san has never hid a secret from me before, I'm so anxious…
"Tsukasa,"
"N-Nani!" The young boy shrieked a little. Tomonori's voice pulled him out from his thought. He kissed the rosary, putting it on the altar, turning to the tall man and walked to the kitchen. "Can I help you, Tomonori-san?"
Tomonori handed Tsukasa a bag. It was a paper bag.
"Keep this, it's yours."
"Mine?"
"Yes. I just saw someone using this and thought about you. I went out to buy it and met you on the way home."
"Oh…that's…" Tsukasa looked into the bag and pulled out a little prayer's book and rosary ring. He chuckled. He should have known that Tomonori would not spend his money on something non-sense rather than religious stuff or mathematics. But when Tomonori mentioned about meeting him on the way home, he suddenly remembered what was he going to ask but it had been interrupted by Tomonori's kiss.
"Tomonori-san…,"
"Huh?"
"Sorry if I bother, but don't you pray today?" His voice was so soft, nearly talking to himself rather than to Tomonori. Tsukasa has never nosed on anyone else's business, so he felt awkward of asking this. Praying was a big deal for the Priest; he had never seen Tomonori ignore it before. And that was a big deal for Tsukasa.
"Oh, you mean…today? Well, I went out and buy this for you and ran for a little errand. Don't worry, just once in a while." The Priest smiled and patted Tsukasa's head. The Angel felt a little bit better but he did not want Tomonori to skip something important for him.
"You don't have to do this," Tsukasa murmured, hugging the prayer's book tight to his chest. Tomonori pulled him close and wrapped his arms around Tsukasa's torso. He buried his face in the light blond hair.
"Shh…that's not a big deal. I did it because I wanted to. You should know that you deserve more than this," Tomonori said as he soothed Tsukasa. Brown eyes looked up at him and cracked a smile.
"Thank you, Tomonori-san."
"Yes, that's what I want." Tomonori loosened the grip, but Tsukasa still stayed where he was.
"Tomonori-san, I…"
TBC
