NOTES::
Anne: Your review is on the way, but I'm updating anyway. Hey! That rhymed!
Shari: Man, if only I could really get these cookies, then I'd be all set. XD I'm glad you like the plotline. I wasn't sure if it was too random or not, but I suppose it'll make sense in the end.
Kairi Angel: I hope you didn't scare anyone when you screamed—that would be bad. And yeah, we should have flying cars by 2050, although I doubt it will happen…
Kei-Sho: I'm glad you think so!
Daggergal: I'm sure you'll be pleasantly amused by what jobs Sho is going to have. And I've got study hall first hour, so I get to come in late for school!
ShinyaxDie: Aww, well, I'm glad you think it's amazing! And at least I'll surprise someone. Some of Sho's jobs might be a bit obvious...
Hoshino Haruka: You sound like a podcast of Grey's Anatomy that I get. xD I made them look like a natural couple, aww! I'm glad I did that. It does show that they can just shower together and it doesn't have to lead to anything. Oh, and you'll love his first uniform. I started giggling when I thought of it.
Ecchigo: ...Do you get paid for being a club bouncer? If so, that's not a bad idea. xD I may have to keep that in mind...
Camui-Alexa: Haha, care to digress on what these weird jobs are that you're thinking of? They may be right, you never know.
Minako Sayaka: Aww, I'm glad you like Kurisu being a thief. She's quite amusing and will be later in the fic, too.
Kennith Li: I keep coming up with ideas because I have nothing better to do with my life. ...Okay. That's not exactly, true. And Kurisu will be in this one more than you think. But you'll find out later...
Keeper of the Jeep: I love when I get new readers! Thanks for going through all of the early ones (I really need to edit those...) and actually making it to this one!
There's a tad bit of smut in this, although not enough to make it M yet…
Chapter Two: Plans, We Need Plans
Sho woke up the next morning to find Kei's side of the bed vacant. Slightly confused, the brunette sat up and stretched, ridding himself of sleep. Cerulean eyes glanced around the darkened room as the vampire noticed Kei's bathrobe was missing. Sho made his way out of the warm bed and grabbed his own robe, sliding it onto his bare shoulders. When he opened the bedroom door, he heard soft sounds floating down the hallway. Smiling, Sho made his way out into the kitchen, pulling his robe around him tighter.
"Morning," Sho said as he leaned against the wall. Kei looked up from the stove where he was watching over a pan covered with raw pancake batter.
"Did I wake you up?" Kei asked, smiling warmly at Sho, who shook his head. "I wanted to surprise you this morning."
"With breakfast in bed?" Sho queried amusedly; the blonde nodded.
"In celebration of a job well done yesterday."
"Makes sense," the younger vampire replied, watching as Kei returned to cooking. "We can still eat it in bed, you know." Kei laughed and shook his head, loving Sho's childishness.
"True, but it would have been better if I could have woken you up," he purred as Sho walked over and stood behind him, arms wrapping around his waist as the brunette rested his head on Kei's shoulder.
"And how would you have woken me up?" he asked breathily, feeling Kei shudder.
"I don't know," Kei replied as he flipped over one of the pancakes on the pan. "You woke up on your own." Sho simply moved and pressed his lips to Kei's neck.
"You and your cooking," he murmured.
"That has nothing to do with waking you up!"
Doing everything by halves… got a real flare with excuses.
Meeting someone at the bar… where loose ends still have uses.
"But it has everything to do with you making breakfast in bed for me," Sho taunted, words slightly muffled as he let his lips wander over his lover's neck, loving when Kei tilted his head to the side, offering more skin. "What kind of pancakes are you making?" he asked, tongue flicking out and wetting Kei's skin.
"B-blueberry," Kei answered, his grip tightening on the spatula he was holding.
"Mmm…sounds good." Sho let his lips trail up to Kei's ear, sucking wantonly at his earlobe, making Kei's eyes shut in ecstasy. "But—" He let his tongue brush over the shell of Kei's ear. "—I'd rather have you for breakfast in bed." Kei moaned as he felt Sho's hands undoing the belt of his robe and pulling the fabric away from him, fingers massaging the bare skin above the waistline of his pants. The blonde lost his grip on the spatula and the utensil clattered to the ground, although that was the least of his problems at the moment.
"Sho," he said as he felt one of Sho's hands slide underneath his pants towards his arousal while the other pulled at the waistline.
"Yes, angel?"
"You're making me burn breakfast," Kei answered, feeling Sho's wandering hand stop.
"You can make more later," Sho told him, withdrawing his hand from Kei's pants and turning the burner off. Moments later, he spun Kei around and kissed him hard, mouths melting together as the taller vampire backed Kei against the refrigerator. The blonde's arms coiled around Sho's neck tightly as he pulled out of the kiss.
"You don't think I can play dirty, too?" Kei breathed hotly against Sho's lips.
"I don't think that," Sho replied. "I want that." The older vampire smirked wickedly and pulled Sho into another passionate kiss, tugging on Sho's robe so that it slid off of him and onto the floor. In a flash, Kei's arms tightened around Sho's neck as he pushed himself off of the ground and wrapped his legs around Sho's waist. "O-ooh," the brunette moaned as Kei switched their positions so Sho was pressed back against the fridge.
"Told you," Kei growled as Sho's hands gripped at his hips. Kei let his waist rock against Sho's as their arousals brushed together teasingly. Sho whimpered uncontrollably when the vampire stopped his movements. "You said you wanted me in bed…" he purred, making his lover grin.
"I'll have you anywhere," he said. "With or without pancakes."
It's complicated… this time, I think it could be.
Triangulated, it could be just what we need...
"Or any other kind of food I can spread all over you," Kei finished as he was set firmly back on the ground with Sho's help.
"Why just me?" Sho asked with a pout.
"Mmm…well, it usually spreads onto me, too," he replied. "Now can I return to making breakfast?"
"I think you just stopped in the middle," Sho purred in a sensual tone as he ran a hand over the bulge in Kei's pants while he grabbed one of Kei's hands and rubbed it over his own arousal. The vampire's eyes closed dazedly as he rocked his hips into Sho's hand.
"S-stop," he moaned, automatically stepping closer to Sho, who began to move his hand faster.
"I can't," Sho replied as he backed Kei against the fridge once more. He let go of Kei's hand and let the vampire wrap his arms around his neck, eyes closing.
"Baby," Kei gasped into Sho's ear, fangs grazing against the tender skin. "I told you to stop."
"And I told you I can't," he growled, moving his hand so that their hips began to thrust together. He felt Kei spreading his legs instinctively, succumbing to their passionate movements. Their erections grinded together perfectly, making Sho arch his back after each thrust.
"God," Kei breathed as Sho grabbed his arms and moved them so they were above Kei's head pressed up against the door of the fridge. "Please…" he begged, rocking his body against Sho's before the brunette silenced him with a kiss, swallowing his cry of completion, coming as well a few moments later.
"Mmm…that was a nice breakfast," Sho said as he let go of Kei, who simply chuckled.
"You owe me a new pair of pajama pants now," he commented. "And you can do the wash, too."
"Oh come on," the younger vampire protested as he picked up his robe and slid it back over his shoulders.
"Just go grab me a pair of pants while I make new pancakes…and find a new spatula," Kei asked, walking over to the stove and picking up the spatula. Sho simply smirked and followed the vampire, kissing him on the cheek before continuing on to their room. Kei shook his head amusedly and turned the stove back on, throwing away the burnt pancakes before starting to make another batch.
So what you say: we give it up and walk away?
We're overrated, anyway.
Sho returned several minutes later with a pair of silver pajama pants for Kei. "Here," he said, holding the pants out for his lover.
"Thank you, love," Kei said, taking the pants gratefully and stepping into them, handing the other pair back. "Hamper, please."
"What am I, your maid?" Sho asked jokingly.
"You want to make breakfast then?"
"I thought I just did," he answered with a wink. Kei let out a laugh and flipped over several pancakes.
"Go to the bedroom if you want breakfast in bed so badly," Kei told him, motioning towards the bedroom with the spatula.
"Yes, mother," he replied mockingly, walking down the hallway to their bedroom. The older vampire shook his head and piled pancakes onto a plate.
"I'm married to a teenager," he muttered to himself, rolling his eyes at his own comment. As the blonde finished making the pancakes, he piled them onto the plate, which he set on a tray that already contained two glasses of orange juice, and headed off to the bedroom. He smiled immediately when he noticed Sho was lying in bed, pretending to be asleep.
Stepping inside, Kei set the tray down on the bedside table and turned on the lamp. "Sho-chan," he purred before climbing on top of the bed and over to where the "sleeping" vampire was, kissing him tenderly. "Love, wake up …"
"Mmm," Sho replied in protest, shifting onto his side.
"Come on, Sho," Kei said, moving to wrap an arm around Sho's waist. "I made pancakes…" Cerulean eyes fluttered open and looked up at the older vampire.
"What kind?"
"Blueberry," he answered with a laugh in his voice. "I know you're awake, love, so it's no use now. Unless you really want to get into a tickle fight."
"Okay, fine," Sho said, watching his lover get the tray off of the side table and slide back across the top of the bed. He set the tray on the part of the bed in front of them as he got underneath the covers. "Do we have any maple syrup?" he asked as the blonde scooted closer to him.
"Nope," Kei replied. "Remember last month when you had your—well, we'll call it a fetish—for sticky foods in bed…?" Sho blushed embarrassedly.
"Okay, I get it, we don't have any. But—"
"Yes, I already put butter on them," the blonde finished. "How long have we been married, Sho?"
"Eleven years."
"Exactly. So why do you think I would forget to put butter on your pancakes?"
Sho simply huffed and grabbed a fork, sticking a large piece of pancake on the end. As Kei began to say something else, the brunette reached over and stuck the fork in the vampire's mouth. "Kei-chan, for the sake of my sanity and your own, will you please shut up and eat?" Kei made a face and wanted to reply, but Sho turned back to the pile of pancakes on the bed and began to eat, a smile creeping onto his face as he felt Kei's arm snake around his waist.
"Next time you can just tell me to shut up, you know," Kei finally managed to say.
"I know," Sho replied innocently, taking a sip of his orange juice. "But isn't it more fun when I get to stuff your face full of pancake?"
"For you, perhaps…" he commented quietly, contenting himself to eating the blueberry pancakes for the time being.
We're kissing without kissing… got it down to a fine art.
Love's supposed to keep you young and frisky;
We grew up and wide apart
When they finished their "breakfast in bed" a half hour later, Kei set the dishes on the beside table and let Sho curl up against him once he had crawled underneath the covers. "Sho-chan, may I ask you something?" he asked in a tender tone.
"What is it, angel?"
Kei placed a hand underneath Sho's chin and pulled up so the vampire looked up at him. "Are you sure you're ready to get a job?" Sho smiled gracefully, fangs distinguishable from the rest of his revealed teeth.
"Of course," he replied, reaching up and running a hand through Kei's soft bangs. "I want to support my Kei-chan."
"But…have you even thought of where you might want to work?" Kei asked fearfully, moving so he and Sho were even, his lover's warm breath caressing his face.
"Well, since we've only thought of this idea for the past evening, not really," Sho told him truthfully. "I have thought of it before you brought it up…"
"Really?" Kei asked breathily, moving closer so that their bare chests were flat against each other. A hand snaked around Sho's neck to the back of the brunette's head, pushing him forward, although Sho had no objection when their parted lips pressed together in an innocent yet arousing kiss.
"Really," Sho replied when they broke away, arms wrapping around Kei's torso and waist.
"And what sort of job were you planning on trying to get?" he asked, plush lips brushing against Sho's, lips curving into a smirk as he felt Sho take a deep breath.
"S-shouldn't we be taking this seriously?"
"I am taking this seriously," Kei replied, tongue flicking out to wet Sho's lips. "You're just too easily—" He slid his tongue deep into Sho's mouth, withdrawing it before Sho had the chance to curl his fingers in Kei's blonde hair. "—Distracted."
"Because you're teasing me!" Sho whined, licking his lips. "And if you want me to answer you correctly, keep your tongue in your own damn mouth!" The blonde simply smiled, knowing he had unwound his lover.
"Sorry, what were you going to say?"
Not now, not ever, no… it's never a good time.
How will the good times ever roll along?
"Well…I thought about maybe…finding a job at…Happy Pizza…" he confessed, blushing.
"Actually…that's not a bad idea," the blonde said suddenly, catching Sho off guard.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I mean—we already know how to deliver pizzas because of Toshi," Kei explained. "And you can even sneak some drugs into the pizzas sometimes, too."
"You're really getting into this, aren't you?" Sho asked, a hand running through Kei's hair.
"I'm just being supportive, you know," the blonde replied with a light blush painting his cheeks.
"Mmm…I think it's adorable," he murmured in response before leaning forward and kissing his lover warmly.
"You know, we didn't celebrate how we usually do…" Kei voiced after the loving kiss, making Sho's eyes light up with a wicked glint.
"Ooh, I think you're right…well, we did sort of celebrate in the kitchen before," Sho replied, tangling his legs with Kei's.
"Should we, ah, continue our celebration then?"
"…We decided on Happy Pizza then?" the brunette asked for clarification, earning a nod from Kei. "Then yes." And immediately after saying this, the younger vampire was pushed back into the mattress…
So what you say: we give it up and walk away?
We're overrated, anyway…
Lyrics are Loose Ends by Imogen Heap.
I have to get my wisdom teeth pulled over winter break (in the 20s of February), so I'm not sure how much writing I'll be doing then…and I got accepted into the Kairos retreat, so there's four days right there where I won't be able to write.
So did any of you guess Happy Pizza for one of Sho's jobs? I'm sure you'll be mildly surprised as to where this is going to go. Trust me, it will be very comical (it definitely is in my mind. XD) The title of the chapter is actually based off of a Seinfeld quote (for those of you who watch Seinfeld).
My school is stupid and doesn't close when all but three other schools in the tri-county area are closed. Reviews are appreciated and keep me warm in this –21F (or that's what it feels like) weather! (No school today, at least, so that's why I'm updating!)