An error. A critical error.

Sousuke placed his gun back, having removed the magazine, under the mattress. He swiped a hand across his face, clearing it of the sheet of perspiration he managed to produce in a span of minutes. He sighed to himself as he walked back towards the kitchen, not having bothered to put on a shirt. It would only get in the way.

He peaked quietly into the kitchen where he found his girlfriend pouring fresh orange juice into two glasses. A stack of warm, fragrant, oddly shaped pancakes were beside a plate of eggs, sausages, and bacon. Without warning, his stomach decided to celebrate the morning with a loud groan.

Kaname's head whipped up from putting used bowls on the sink. "Good morning," she said with kind eyes and a smile. She was wearing one of his old t-shirts. It was stretched and thin over years of use. He could almost see her skin through it. She could have sold that for thousands of dollars, he thought, with the way she looked.

Without saying a word, he walked over to her, bypassing the feast she put out, and gathered her up in his arms as he kissed her passionately, almost fearing that his mouth crashed against her lips too strongly. As her tongue moved against his, he figured things were still going smoothly. His hand moved from her waist to cradle her head, caressing the supple skin it passed. He moved his thumb over one of her breasts. She moaned into the kiss as her nipples hardened in excitement.

He slowly pushed her against the counter and encouraged her to wrap her arms around his neck without ever allowing his lips to leave hers. Once he felt she had held on to him, he hoisted her up, her legs instantly wrapping around his waist. He groaned as he ran his hands all over her thighs and caressed her torso.

They had to take in air at some point.

"Good morning," he said.

Looking at him like a cyclone had just ripped their modest house from its cement base, she managed to flash him a small grin. Clearly, she wasn't expecting a greeting like that, and she was afraid that if she spoke, she might break the momentum.

Eventually, her grin turned into a full smile. She felt herself blushing all over. Kaname cupped Sousuke's face in her hands. "Hungry?"

He pulled her hips against his while maintaining his gaze at her. She instinctively gasped and bit her lip.

"Yes." He said in his deep, low, and incredibly sexy voice.

As Kaname braced herself against the counter and tensed her legs, he suddenly, unbelievably, and cruelly pulled away. To say that she was flabbergasted is an understatement. "Sousuke…?"

"Yes, I'm hungry." He repeated. At that moment, a sly grin appeared at the corner of his mouth. "For bacon." He picked up a strip of meat with his fingers and started to chew on it leisurely. As he was chewing, he felt the beginnings of an uncontrollable chuckle and let it escape between bites.

With her mouth still open, she narrowed her eyes at the sight of him, enjoying his pork strip, shirtless, with his hair like that, and his toned physique. "I…" She began as she alighted from the counter. "I can't believe you just did that!" She was far from being livid, but instead, she looked at him with playfulness on her face, as if the fact that he just came back from a life-threatening mission could be equated to him going to the grocery store to buy cauliflower. She let out a chuckle herself as she placed her hands on her hips, smiling at him brightly. "Come here," she beckoned good-naturedly.

She realized at that point that she had missed his smile that much. He continued to chew, his face completely relaxed and mischievous. "Bacon," he replied, as he held up an inch of the stuff in front of her, taking small steps back.

Kaname Chidori laughed, throwing her hands up in the air in an exaggerated fashion. "Oh, you are so going to get it, Sousuke Sagara!" She hastily said as she took off on a run after her boyfriend who managed to pop the last bit of bacon into his mouth before he set off as well.

"I better!" He shouted back at her, running to their living room, jumping over the couch, and eventually catching her as turned and collided into him. His lips found hers again as he lifted her up. He could feel her joy through their kiss.

Needless to say, all that running limbered them both up, a soft couch nearby proved to be useful, and Sousuke's state of shirtlessness made things very efficient.

"I love you."