''Is everything okay over there?''

''Huh? O-oh. Yeah,'' I responded cautiously. The truth was that I wanted to scream.

There was a pause on the other end of the line, as if she was doubting my words.

''You are...uneasy.''

I wanted to laugh. I mean, she was absolutely right.

My sigh was all the confirmation she needed.

''Hachiman...you can fool anyone, but not me. Your voice tells me everything,'' I heard my lover say softly. I felt relief as I failed to notice any anger in her voice due to my blatant lie, just concern.

I still felt like shit. We promised to each other that even with our distance we would always be as upfront and honest as possible during our relationship. And I was failing horribly.

''Hachiman. Don't hold it. Let it go. Talk to me,'' she whispered softly, inviting me to unload my pent up feelings.

''...I am just stressed. Yesterday was a bit scary. We had a long holding pattern due to weather and traffic congestion. The turbulence was really bad and one of the passengers needed medical attention. Also, we were really close to a fuel emergency. I am still a bit shaken up that's all.''

''But you landed,'' she said. ''You proved you are the best pilot in the sky. Hehe,'' she laughed.

I grinned a little.

''I did. I can't just up and crash. All those lives depend on me. And someone has to take care of you. I might take a bit of a break and go as a flight instructor for a while though. I just...want to have you closer for now.''

''Oh my. Well, that's more than welcome. I can't deny the chance to have you closer to me as well.'' she said. ''You are free for now, right?''

I exhaled. ''Yeah. I have three days off. I've been...thinking on crashing at your place.''

''Well what are you waiting for? You don't even have to ask, silly. I very much want you here.''

I smiled.


I reach out and she walks into my embrace. It was at that moment when I realized how much I needed her touch. The chilly air, the dark in the room and her beautiful touch. I melted and almost cried. She noticed and took command, her hand moving towards my hair. Our height difference made wonders for me as I was able to rest my head atop hers and she did solid work kissing my neck and whispering calming words into my ear.

''My. I guess I really missed your touch as we-aha!''

I promptly interrupted by lifting her up and bringing us up to her room.

''Less talking and more kissing,'' I breathed against her neck. She responded in kind, lifting my shirt off as soon as we reached the side of her bed. I did the same to her, savoring every inch of her sculpted collarbone.

Yukino and I were always very open about our desire for each other. Some nights we wanted to have sex like rabbits, other nights we just wanted to lie down and hold each other for hours. She loved to plant kisses against my bare torso as much as I loved to bury my head between her breasts.

Today was no different. The sex could wait.

We lied down on the bed with my back against the wall, and I was powerless against the sight. Yukino looked down, not hiding her smile. Her eyes told me a million things and showed such raw emotion, leaving me in a trance.

''I love you,'' she exhaled between kisses as she marked her territory. My neck, my cheeks and every inch of my chest were set alight by the constant pecks and I loved every second of it.

Eventually she stopped and rested her weight on me, allowing me to trace my fingers against her bare back.

''Feel better?'' She whispered, her soft voice muffled by my chest.

''You are my everything.''

Her quiet laugh fills the room.

''Hehe. I will take that as a yes.''


Eh, I don't expect the pacing or sentencing to be spot on, to be honest I don't have a lot of time to write but fuck me, I still love it. I don't want to commit to an update schedule because well, I suck at that.

I wrote this on the fly, if there are typos a PM would be appreciated.