As Shion crawled into bed, he instinctively scooted close to Nezumi, without even thinking. Luckily for him, Nezumi didn't start to complain. Once their two blankets and jackets were laid evenly across them, a wave of dread washed over Shion.
"So... this is it, then?" Shion asked as he continued to shiver.
"Yup..." Nezumi answered, and sighed.
They laid there for awhile. By how much they were shaking, it was quite obvious that neither of them were about to fall asleep any time soon. Nezumi eventually broke the silence.
"I'm sorry, Shion. I should have been better prepared."
Shion, in surprise, looked over at Nezumi beside him. He rarely ever apologized.
"I should have known better. Someone like me... I should never mess up like this; its a disgrace. Maybe living in that place for so long has made me softer than I thought..." Nezumi continued.
Shion's thoughts went to 'that place' that Nezumi was referring to. That cute, cozy place that had warm and delicious meals waiting for them whenever they wanted...the warm, soft beds... it was definitely a place that anyone could grow 'soft' at.
"...Do you regret it?" Shion replied.
Nezumi turned his head to see Shion. He thought of how kind and generous Karen was, and how they had somewhat formed a mother-son relationship (not that he would ever admit that). He also thought about how he was able to see Shion every day; even every morning when he first rose from bed.
"No, I don't," Nezumi answered.
Shion's eyes widened a bit at how honest Nezumi was. He then smiled and chuckled from how happy it made him. Feeling very giddy, he began to rub Nezumi's arms in an attempt to warm him up.
"You're shivering more than I am," Shion teased, and continued to rub while giggling the whole time.
"Shut up, I can handle the cold better than you can," Nezumi complained and returned the favor.
Both boys continued to rub each other rapidly on their arms, shoulders, and even sides; teasing each other and laughing through the process. At some point in all the commotion Shion found himself quite close to Nezumi's chest. He was practically snuggling up with him. Their rubbing died down, and Shion hoped that Nezumi was starting to fall asleep.
Shion, however, was more awake than before. He could feel his heart pounding, and blushed at the fact that he could hear Nezumi's heart as well. It was such a surreal moment for Shion, using Nezumi's chest as a pillow. Judging by his breathing, Shion couldn't tell if he had fallen asleep or not, but he definitely wouldn't dare looking up at this moment. Just the thought of laying in bed, making eye contact with Nezumi when their faces were that close made Shion's heart quicken even more.
The white haired boy flinched once he felt Nezumi's hand reach up to his head. For a second, Shion was expecting Nezumi to shove him off of himself. However, he soon learned that wasn't the case when Nezumi began to caress Shion's snow white hair.
"Oh goodness, please don't touch me right now..." Shion thought as Nezumi began to twirl a strand of hair in his fingers.
"I'm already so amazingly nervous right now, don't make it worse..."
Shion's thoughts were interrupted when he felt Nezumi's hand lower to his jaw line. He didn't resist as he felt his head lifted upward, and once his red eyes made contact with Nezumi's gorgeous, silvery-blue eyes, Shion's breathing nearly halted.
There wasn't much space between them, so Nezumi didn't need to lean it too much. Before Shion could realize what Nezumi was planning, he found himself locked in a kiss with the boy beside him.
"Good night," Nezumi said as he pulled away.
"A good night kiss..." Shion said out loud. He hadn't gotten one of those since the time that they had both lived here.
"Maybe he did that, for nostalgia's sake." Shion thought.
Nezumi continued to stare at Shion. He watched as Shion's face grew red, and tried his best not to laugh at him.
"Are you not used to it anymore?" Nezumi teased, and raised his hand higher to stroke the red scar across Shion's left cheek. The white-haired boy slightly flinched at the touch.
Shion didn't answer, and his eyes squinted tightly shut. His mouth became tight as well, as if he were holding something back.
"Shion-?" Nezumi began, but Shion interrupted.
"Don't hate me for this..." Shion begged as he practically pounced on Nezumi, kissing him roughly.
Nezumi's silver eyes stared in amazement at Shion's tightly closed ones, but eventually he closed his eyes as well.
"Nezumi..." Shion said as he gasped for air, but he returned to kissing with no hesitation.
"I'm sorry..." He apologized, in between his kisses.
"Oi..." Nezumi tried to speak, but Shion wouldn't stop.
"Nezumi..." Shion continued to gasp.
Both boys found themselves wrapped in each other's arms, almost no space in between them. The room was filled with the noises of them catching their breaths.
"Nezumi, you're..." Shion began.
"Yeah, you too." Nezumi pointed out.
Shion gulped and grew redder than before.
"I'm sorry..." Shion apologized yet again.
Without thinking, he slid his hand up Nezumi's long-sleeved yellow shirt until he reached his chest.
"No need... to apologize..." Nezumi said as he panted, and his own hand slid up the back of Shion's shirt, causing his companion to shiver dramatically, "its a normal reaction. It's inevitable, really..."
"Inevitable?" Shion questioned, but didn't pause; he proceeded to kiss up and down Nezumi's neck. He could feel the taller boy gulp as he did so.
"Yeah... two people, laying in bed, having to be close to each other... its just a natural reaction of the body..." Nezumi finished.
Shion paused this time. Straddling Nezumi's hips, he sat up and looked down at the dark haired boy. Shion wasn't glaring, but his eyes were dark.
"What?" Nezumi asked as he started to feel himself grow nervous.
"I see a flaw in your reasoning," Shion argued.
"Oh?" Nezumi chuckled, "and what might that be, Straight-A Student?"
"Two bodies, laying together in bed would eventually come to this situation?" Shion repeated, and then said, "But Nezumi, if I were in this bed with someone else, I wouldn't be doing this right now. I would only be this way with you."
Nezumi blinked a few times, and then felt his face grow warm. A small wave of panic swept over him; he didn't want Shion to know just how happy his words had made him. But with Shion sitting on top of him, there was no way for Nezumi to turn away to hide his blush.
"Damn it..." Nezumi quietly cursed, and brought a hand up to cover his eyes, "You moron..."
Shion smiled down at his lover beneath him.
"I love you, Nezumi," Shion stated.
"Be... be quiet-" Nezumi complained, although it was a half-assed demand.
Shion leaned down so that the two of them were face to face. Nezumi gradually removed his hands from his eyes, and they made eye contact. Shion realized that his eyes looked somewhat watery.
"So, can you warm me up?" Shion asked, and kissed Nezumi yet again.