Day 2: Pets

Bokuto pulled his hand off of Akaashi's for the umpteenth time to rub his sweaty palms in his jeans. Akaashi raised a brow at him but didn't comment. They continued on their way to his house, crossing through the playground as a shortcut.

When Akaashi pulled his key from his bag and reached for the lock, Bokuto's arm shot up, grabbing his wrist. "A- Akaashi w- wait," he stuttered, staring down at the floor. "Do yo- you think m- my clothes are o- okay?"

Akaashi rolled his eyes, shaking his head and flashed him a smile.

"What?!"

Still smiling Akaashi, removed Bokutos hand from his arm and reached for Bokuto, his hand going to his cheek. "Why are you nervous? You've been to my house a million times," he said, caressing his cheek with his thumb.

"N- not since..." Akaashi crossed his arms in front of his chest waiting for him to finish even though he already knew what he was about to say. "Not since… we started dating…"

Akaashi grabbed the hem of Bokuto's sleeve and tugged at it. "Come on, let's go inside," he grinned from ear to ear, a familiar warmth filling him up inside, making it hard for him not to smile.

Bokuto nodded, smiling as well and Akaashi unlocked the gate and then the front door (holding Bokuto's sweaty and shaky hand). Jeez, he was the one who was bringing a boy home, shouldn't he be the one nervous?

"I'm home," Akaashi declared loudly, and removed his shoes, setting a pair of slippers for Bokuto. Bokuto's gaze darted right and left at the hallway, waiting for an answer.

"We- we- we're alone?" Bokuto's eyes were wider than Akaashi had ever seen them. Who knew what was running through his head right now…

Akaashi sighed, the corner of his lips perked up. He took a glimpse at the ace next to him, remembering all the times he was so annoyingly confident, thinking, it's me, I make Kotaro nervous and he really can't help but smile. "Do you want to go upstairs or do you want to watch the movie in the living room?"

Bokuto jump in place at the idea of going upstairs. "I- Let's watch in the living room, the TV's bigger," he tried to laugh it off but Akaashi could tell he wasn't relaxed at all.

"Alright, then I'll go make some popcorn and you pick the movie, Kotaro," hearing his name seemed to take some of the tension off his shoulders. Bokuto gave Akaashi a quick tight-lipped smile and a curt nod before heading off to pick the movie. Most likely a horror movie, he thought considering his father's collection.

But as soon as Akaashi turned his back, a shout echoed through the house. Without a second thought, he spun around and dashed for the living room.

"A- Akaashi," Bokuto glanced back at him, his index finger pointing at the three rather large animals taking up half of the couch. "Since when do you have cats!?"

"Oh, yes, well th—

"Did Kuroo put you up to this?" Bokuto whispered, covering his mouth with his hand, taking glimpses at the cats as if suspicious of them.

"He did. In fact—

"Akaashi! I can't believe you!" Bokuto stepped back with his jaw dropped. "Did you forget about our promise to someday have a pet owl!?"

"I remember no such thing," he said flatly. Bokuto gasped and clasped his hand to his mouth. Akaashi chuckled and grinned. "Kotaro, these are Kuroo's cats. Some of his relatives are visiting and they're allergic so he asked me to take care of them for a few days."

"Oh…" Bokuto's cheeks turned to a light shade of red. "I see…"

Akaashi shook his head and closed the distance between them. His hands reached for Bokuto, gripping at his waist, pulling him closer. His hands slid up his back pulling him into his arms. "Kotaro," he whispered, feeling Bokuto shiver under his grasp as his lips brushed his ear. "I already have a beautiful owl right here."


Day 2 Prompt: Pets or Celebrity