Hiroki groggily opened his eyes. He saw a dull white haze in front of him at first until his eyes finally adjusted, revealing a blank ceiling. Wondering where he was, he slowly turned his head and scanned the room. He saw that the lights were off, but could tell that the walls of the room were white. A small TV was placed at the top left corner of the room and below it was a wooden chair with dull red colored cushions. The windows were draped with simple beige curtains that revealed only a sliver of light into the room. He heard a faint beeping sound and turned his head to the source of the noise, a heart monitor by the right side of him. He had come to the conclusion that he was in the hospital but couldn't remember why. Then the events of what had happened earlier that day came back to him in a flurry.
"Fuck..." he whispered to himself. Hiroki attempted to lift his arm to his face, but was stopped by the IV that was injected into his vein. He was about to grumble out more profanities until he noticed the sleeping figure hunched on the side of his bed. At first, Hiroki was shocked, wondering who this person was and what he was doing here. That was, until he figured that it was Nowaki just by looking at his employee ID that was conveniently clipped to the lapel of his labcoat. Wanting to make sure he read it correctly (as his eyesight was still a little unclear) Hiroki carefully unclipped the ID off of Nowaki with a free hand and brought it closer to his face to read. After reading the name "Kusama Nowaki", his eyes wandered to the ID picture and the corners of his mouth curved into a small grin. Hiroki always knew his lover was handsome and photogenic and this photo definitely did him justice. It was a basic bust shot with Nowaki smiling a gorgeous smile, showing off his pearly white teeth and the subtle dimples on either side of his cheeks. His raven hair seemed to shine under the florescent lights and drape perfectly onto his smooth, cream colored skin. And his eyes. Those deep blue eyes of his seemed to smile on their own in that photo, showing a passion for what he does while delivering a welcoming feeling that Hiroki was all too familiar with. He layed his lover's ID onto the other side of his bed after reminiscing on his beauty, with a smile still on his face. Looking back at Nowaki, Hiroki reached out and gently stroked Nowaki's hair.
"Nowaki... I missed you so much..." he dreamily thought. He was so caught up in his lover's presence that he didn't notice the door to the room open or the man standing in front of him until he spoke up.
"So you're finally awake."
Hiroki slowly lifted his head, only to have him plop it back down on the pillow with a groan once he realized who it was. That damned Tsumori. Standing right at the foot of his bed with a playfully condescending look on his face that always seemed to be plastered onto his face whenever he'd be around Hiroki.
"I can tell you're so excited to see me." he teased. "It's been a while since I'd last seen you and this is how you greet me?"
Hiroki sat himself up from his current laying position and folded his arms."I don't think now's the time to re-acquaint ourselves."
"Aw c'mon, don't be like that! I wanna know what's been up with you! The only time I ever hear about you is when Nowaki goes off on how great his 'Hiro-san' is. I think it's high time a finally hear t out of your mouth!"
"Ugh, do we really have to do this now?"
Tsumori chuckled. "Heh, sorry, just thought I'd just go outta my way to try and cheer you up a little."
"Nobody asked you to." Hiroki spit out.
"Ouch, so cold Kamijou!" he dramatically raised his hand to his forehead and continued. "And to think, Nowaki has to put up with this on a daily basis. I don't know how he does it!"
Hiroki just rolled his eyes and scowled."Well sorry if I'm a little cranky today. In case you didn't know, I just got fucking stabbed! So excuse me if I'm not all rainbows and sunshine right now."
"Ha, when are you ever?" Tsumori threw back with a sly grin.
Hiroki groaned again and massaged the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger. He was SO not in the mood for this...
"You just have an answer for everything, don't you?"
"You could say that." he said triumphantly.
It was a long couple of seconds before Hiroki spoke. "Look, if you came in here just to get on my nerves then congratulations, you've succeeded in doing that. Now, if you've no other business you have to take care of in here, can you please leave?" Hiroki was surprisingly formal in his speech, but he felt too light-headed and emotionally exhausted to continue his conversation with the doctor.
"Actually, I came in to check up on Nowaki. But, seeing that he was still asleep and you were finally conscious again, I decided to let him have his rest while I had some fun. It's been a while since I had my fun with Nowaki, anyways, since all he does is either work or sleep."
"Don't remind me..." Hiroki lamented. He and Nowaki's current situation and the fight they had earlier that day had slipped his mind up until now.
"Sorry. I'm just glad to see you're ok." Tsumori turned and was prepared to walk out the room until he stopped at the door opening. With his back to Hiroki, he turned his head to the side, his expression suddenly serious. "Everything he does, he does for you. He busts his ass at work everyday just for you. For you and Nowaki's sake, please don't forget that." And with that Tsumori walked out of the hospital room, shutting the door behind him and leaving an irritated Hiroki in his thoughts.
'Che, what's he going on about? Of course I know Nowaki loves me. And I do know he's been working hard lately. What pisses me off is that he won't tell me WHY. It's not like they're MAKING him work extra. He complains that we don't spend enough time together because of work, and yet he does this? Pfft, idiot...' Hiroki rolled his eyes. His expression softened, however, when his eyes landed on his still sleeping lover. He could never stay mad at him for too long, which Hiroki always hated (though he really doesn't).
He began staring at his hands on his lap until he caught Nowaki's ID out of the corner of his eye. Knowing that he'd probably end up forgetting about it, Hiroki decided to re-clip the ID back onto Nowaki's labcoat. He slowly approached the lapel of the coat with the ID, only to have it slip from his fingertips. The ID bounced off on Nowaki's leg and landed on the floor, earning a whispered curse out of Hiroki. He ignored the ID and was prepared to go back to sleep until Nowaki began to shift in his sleep, startling him.
'Oh shit, I think he's waking up.'
His head still to the floor, Nowaki yawned and rubbed his eyes. He saw something on the ground and reached down to pick it up. After realizing it was his hospital ID card, he started wondering how it came off of him. He lifted his head, widening his eyes in shock and his mouth agape as he stared at a somewhat startled Hiroki. They both stared at each other for a moment until Hiroki, unaware of what to do, finally split the silence that was in the room.
"Um... h-hey Nowaki..." he said stupidly.
After what felt like and eternity, Nowaki, ever so slowly, raised his hand to Hiroki's cheek and used this thumb to gently caress the side of his lover's face. "Hiro-san..." he shakily whispered.
In a flash Nowaki removed his hand and wrapped Hiroki's upper body into a crushing hug, smothering his face and neck with kisses while repeating that precious nickname he cherished over and over again.
"Hiro-san, Hiro-san, Hiro-san., Hiro-san..."
Hiroki only reacted with a slight gasp. Even after registering what had happened, Hiroki just sat back and allowed Nowaki to be all over him. Because as unaffectionate as he seems to be, he had longed for Nowaki's touch and love ever since he's begun working overtime. (He'd never admit to it, of course.)
Nowaki rested his head on Hiroki's shoulder and shut his eyes, his arms still wrapped around him. He started to cry.
Feeling the tears on his shoulder, Hiroki spoke again."Nowaki... It's ok. I'm here, it's ok." Hiroki whispered as he rubbed Nowaki's arm comfortingly. After a few minutes of crying, Nowaki wiped the tears from his face and stood up. He stood and faced Hiroki, this man who was his Hiro-san, his lover, his best friend,
His everything.
Nowaki snaked his hand behind his lover's head and entangled his fingers into his chestnut colored locks of hair. He stared deep into Hiroki's eyes, thanking every god in creation that he could still look into those beautiful eyes of his, the ones that were tear-ridden the first moment they met. The ones that seem to light up whenever he'd talk about literature. The ones that would be full of lust and desire when they'd make love. The ones that he fell in love with.
Nowaki, snapping out of his thoughts, shut his eyes and leaned against Hiroki, pressing their lips together in to a kiss. Hiroki's eyes widened momentarily, but eventually closed as well and absorbed himself into the kiss. Hiroki quickly allowed Nowaki access to his mouth, allowing his tongue to lovingly play and explore his mouth that was left neglected for the past few weeks. Hiroki made quiet grunts and moans from the back of his throat as they kissed, which only made Nowaki intensify the kiss even more. He definitely missed the cute little noises his lover would make whenever they were together. Nowaki always thought it was adorable. And incredibly sexy.
The kiss ended with a quiet smacking sound as they pulled apart, leaving a panting Nowaki and Hiroki with a tint of red spread across his cheeks, his chest slightly rising up and down as he breathed, and his eyes half-lidded with a wanton look in his brown eyes. Nowaki would have just taken him right then and there, as he was just so turned on by the way his lover looked, but instead he controlled himself and nuzzled into Hiroki's chest. He carefully wrapped his arms around his slim waist, trying to avoid his lover's abdomen, and closed his eyes as he lied in the hospital bed with his Hiro-san.
A now relaxed Hiroki wrapped his arm around Nowaki and laid back into the soft hospital pillows. They lied in peaceful silence, enjoying each others' presence, until Nowaki craned his neck up to Hiroki's and began affectionately nipping at the sensitive flesh there. Hiroki murmured in approval and shifted himself so that Nowaki would have more access.
Nowaki suddenly stopped and began whispering his love to Hiroki yet again.
"I love you so much, Hiro-san" he whispered against his neck.
"I love you too, Nowaki."
"I-I just don't know what I would have done if you were gone, Hiro-san."
"Nowaki..."
He continued. "And I d-don't want you to be angry about me working s-so much anymore because I-I'm done with it. I'm going to ask for emergency leave from work until you're completely healed, Hiro-san. I'm going to make up for all that lost time we could have spent together. I'm so sorry I haven't been around to be with you Hiro-san and I just hope you can forgive me for everything. I couldn't live with myself had you died and still hated me for it..." Nowaki buried his face into Hiroki's neck and squeezed him in his arms.
Hiroki lightly knocked his tall lover on the head. "Idiot," he gently chided. "After everything that happened today, you were worried about that?"
Nowaki lifted his head and faced his lover. Hiroki placed a hand to his cheek and continued. "I could never hate you, Nowaki. I love you too much to. Sure I was mad, but I'm over it now. Besides, you're here with me now, aren't you?"
And for the first time in what felt like a long time, Nowaki smiled. Not the smile he'd give to the children in the pediatric ward lately so that the wouldn't worry that something was wrong with him. Not the half-hearted smiles he'd politely flash to his co-workers as he'd pass by them these days. This was a genuine smile that came from his heart and radiated a feeling of happiness throughout his whole body.
Seeing this, Hiroki smiled as well.
Nowaki leaned over to place another kiss on his beloved's lips before resting his head back onto his chest, the both of them blissfully content.
A/N: Longer chapter is longer WOO!
I read the reviews and listened, and hopefully I've delivered.
Hope you enjoyed it!