Me: *sitting in a cardboard box, with laptop* Hahaha, they'll never find me in here...
Hiroki: … What are you doing?
Me: Hiding. Shh!
Misaki: From who?
Me: Those... those people.
Misaki: What people?
Me: The group of people that're getting together and reporting people's stories! I don't want them to find mine~! They're reporting ones that break the rules even slightly! Like putting O.C.s in s- OH NO, THESE BEGGININGS GO AGAINST THE RULES!
Misaki: Hey, it's okay, calm down.
Me: I swear if they report me I'll tell 'em all off and find a new flippin' site! I don't wanna be baaaaaaanned~! I have loyal fans – or at least curious readers! I don't want them to lose a story they're interested in just because a group of bullies reported my story!
Hiroki: Then start adding your story to other sites and if you get banned form this one just move the whole story to a different site.
Me: Yeah, I guess I could do that... *starts searching for other sites*
Chapter 3: Bliss and Need
Misaki hopped off the porch of the beach-side hotel he and his brother, sister-in-law and roommate were staying at, and into the warm sand. Beside him, Shinobu walked off the porch as well, setting foot into the sand and then walking forward, towards the water along side his bouncing friend.
They had been at the beach for a day and a half. The two boys had gotten settled in and relaxed. Today, Takahiro and Manami decided to go shopping (at Manami's request) and so the boys stayed back at the hotel and decided to go swimming. The sun was just barely setting and the whole sky had a reddish glow to it, but it the temperature seemed to be perfect for swimming, so Shinobu and Misaki decided they would do just that!
However, upon setting foot into the water, Misaki realized it was freezing! He instantly jumped back, preferring the smoldering heat of the sand than the freezing ocean water.
Shinobu chuckled as he watched his friend bury his foot in the sand with an almost pout on his face. The dirty-blonde walked up to the ocean next, cautiously setting foot in the water, then pulling it back out, cold as well.
"See, it's cold~" Misaki half-grumbled half-whined. He pulled his foot out of the sand and turned to Shinobu. "What should we do now?"
Shinobu frowned in thought, looking at the water, then the sun that almost appeared to be touching the edge of it. They didn't have long before the sun set. His eyes trailed down from the sky to the shore again, gazing down along the shore.
"We could go for a walk." Shinobu offered, glancing back at Misaki and gauging his friend's reaction.
Misaki also frowned in thought now, thinking over how long they may be gone and how much time they had left today before it would be getting too dark. After considering it all for a few minutes he smiled and nodded. "Sounds like a good idea to me!" Misaki chirped, grabbing Shinobu's hand to lead them both down the coast.
The two enjoyed their stroll, walking down to a point before taking a break and sitting down next to a few trees.
While they were taking their break Misaki stole a glace up and down Shinobu's body, only to blush at how amazing he looked. The dirty-blonde boy wore a dark green short-sleeve t-shirt and light brown shorts that cut off right above his knees. Misaki had to admit, the younger boy certainly did look nice in beach attire.
Feeling Misaki's eyes on him, Shinobu turned his head from where he had been looking and caught the brunette staring at him. When their eyes met, the shorter boy blushed. Misaki wanted to look away, but he seemed to be trapped under Shinobu's powerful gaze.
The two boys didn't dare move a muscle as they examined each other's eyes.
Slowly, cautiously, Shinobu lowered his head down, placing his hand on Misaki's waist and letting the other travel up Misaki's chest and rest on at the side of the brunette's cheek, lightly coaxing the older boy to tilt his head upward as Shinobu's face neared. Misaki did look up, tilting his head ever so slightly and letting his eyes close and shut.
When Shinobu's lips finally rested on Misaki's it was the same sweet, chaste kiss he had slowly grown used to. However today, for some reason, being alone and comfortable with the situation, Misaki allowed himself to kiss a little less innocently.
Noticing this, Shinobu tested his luck, allowing his tongue to pop out from inside his mouth and lick Misaki's bottom lip, begging for entrance. Misaki granted his wish instantly, opening his mouth slightly and meeting Shinobu's tongue with his own. They instantly started a battle for dominance which Misaki eventually forfeited, allowing Shinobu to explore his mouth. The hands that had been hanging limply on Misaki's lap eventually made their way up to snake their fingers in Shinobu's hair – pulling the dirty-blonde deeper into the kiss.
After a while their lungs became a little too demanding and they broke apart panting. Their foreheads rested against each other for a moment while they caught their breath, but as soon as their breath went back to normal they were back to kissing.
This pattern continued until suddenly they both heard-
"Miiisaaaakkiiii~!"
Recognizing his brother's voice instantly, Misaki broke apart from Shinobu, untangling himself from the other boy and jumping up to meet his older brother as he came running down the beach. Misaki mentally panicked worrying if his brother had seen anything, but by the looks of it, his brother still hadn't spotted him and Shinobu as he jogged down the shore. It wasn't til Misaki started waving towards him and yelling his name that the black haired man turned and saw the two seemingly innocent as they stood by a fallen tree on the beach. After that he took them back to the hotel while complaining to them about staying out after dark.
~.~
After the little episode on the beach, Misaki and Shinobu retired to their beds in their shared temporary bedroom without another word.
The next day, after swimming a great deal, the two boys made their way into town on their own. They decided to check out some of the local stores, which basically ended with Shinobu getting bored and dragging Misaki to a nearby park. When they got there, the two boys grabbed a park bench and watched the water of a nearby pond.
"Hey, Misaki-kun?" Shinobu uttered after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah?" Misaki replied, breaking his gaze from the pond to look up at Shinobu.
Shinobu just kept staring at the pond, not yet bothering to look down into Misaki's eyes. "Why didn't you want to go to a hot spring?"
Misaki froze, looking away as well. This was not a topic he really wished to discuss, but he knew he should give the other some sort of explanation.
"There's just... too many bad memories is all." he murmurer. Misaki thought that was enough, but when he looked up and saw Shinobu's confused expression, he knew he had to explain himself further. "M-my old boyfriend, he took me to a hot spring... Several times. Every time we went we-"
"You don't have to give me the details." Shinobu cut in, wrapping his arms around Misaki's waist.
The brunette nodded, resting his head on Shinobu's shoulder as they relaxed under the evening sun.
What did I do to deserve all this? Misaki wondered suddenly, staring out at the pond with half-closed eyes. Why do I have someone like Shinobu here for me? Why does he love me? I really don't deserve him. I should tell him that sometime... And with that, Misaki slowly drifted off to sleep.
"Huh? Misaki-kun?" Shinobu mumbled, giving the boy's shoulder a slight shake.
Misaki just muttered something in his sleep and buried his face in Shinobu's shirt sleeve.
Smiling, Shinobu wrapped one of his arms around the small boy's back and hooking the other underneath both of his knees and picked him up. It took a moment for Shinobu to steady himself, given that Misaki probably didn't weigh much less than himself and Shinobu never was very strong. Eventually, Shinobu caught his balance and started walking back to their hotel, taking him up to their room. He said a quick 'good night' to both of Misaki's siblings as he passed them before entering his room and gingerly laying Misaki down on the bed.
He leaned down and pecked Misaki once on the forehead before getting up to shower.
However, he was stopped short by a hand firmly gripping his wrist. Looking down he saw a half-asleep Misaki looking up at him with one forest green eye open and the other still tiredly shut. His hand held Shinobu's wrist and tugged gently at it.
After a minute of standing like that Shinobu frowned, tugging his captured wrist. "What is it?"
Misaki mimicked Shinobu's frown, pulling himself up with the help of Shinobu's arm. He reached his free hand up, placing his palm on the back of Shinobu's neck and pulling the boy's entire frame down to his level before smashing his lips against the other's.
Here ya'll go. Next chapter's HERE! *cough cough* Um, it pleases me to inform you that the next chapter may include some smut. But only if I can fit it in the next chapter with it making sense! If I can't, don't worry, it should be presented within the next few chapters. However, due to that group of idiots reporting stories I'm rather afraid to post smut. But I still WILL. 'Cause I love you guys like that. If this story gets reported though, I'll post this whole story somewhere else too. Thanks for reading!