His dreams were as wonderful as the night he had. Heated skin. Pants and moans. Soft cries of pleasure that echoed through the mostly bare room of the Chief of Staff. Violet eyes lost in the ecstasy of the moment. Nails digging into pale flesh, and the faint pink flush upon ivory skin. Bruising kisses and hair as soft as silk gripped tightly in his own hands.
He felt warm breath on his neck, and soft hair brush against his chest. Early morning light peeking through the drawn curtains. Far to early for Hyuuga to be up. He sat up slightly unable to do to much more then that. He had a pale arm wrapped around his waist. And…
A low growling was heard, as two angry panthers lifted their heads up as well. Seeing one of their least favorite people had awoken as well..
Hyuuga frowned at the cats that had draped themselves over his Aya-tan for the most part. One on his Chief's legs. The other behind Ayanami, his large paw lazily resting on the man's side. His head had just been using the silver haired man as a pillow.
The major slowly laid back down. The panthers doing the same. Their golden eyes never taking their eyes off the man. "You said you wouldn't let them in the bedroom, Aya-tan," muttered Hyuuga.
A sleepy chuckle was his reply.
Hyuuga pouted. This was cruel. He just wanted to enjoy his morning with Aya-tan, not worry about if he was going to munched on halfway through.. It wasn't fair…
"Go back to sleep, Hyuuga," murmured the Chief, tightening his hold on the major's waist.
"I'm scared their going to eat me,"
The silver haired man sighed sitting up, earning him the full attention of his pets, which quickly bounded over to try and lick the man's face. Eventually, Ayanami managed to get them off the bed and onto the floor, where he fell back into the bed, turning away from Hyuuga so he could continue to sleep. "There,"
Hyuuga chuckled softly, pulling Ayanami to him. "So grouchy in the morning." The dark haired major placed a soft kiss on the man's neck.
The Chief of Staff, rolled over to give Hyuuga his full attention now. Violet eyes shinning with a wonderful light. A light that Hyuuga had never seen in them before. But he adored what he saw. With the return of the silver haired man's memories, plus what he had gone through this past week, he had certainly changed a bit. But for the better. At last being given that time to grieve for the Beigleiter he had lost. Even if only for a little bit, he still grieved. More then what he had done before. He had also learned that he was far from alone.
The whole experience seemed to have warmed the icy shield around the man's heart. And Hyuuga assumed he was going to see more good changes within the man in the days to come.
"Are you hurrying off to the office now, Aya-tan. Or will you spend more time with me?" asked Hyuuga leaning down to whisper the words in Chief's ear.
"Both."
Hyuuga grinned wide. "I like your thinking, Aya-tan, but at this hour we certainly can't do both."
Ayanami yawned rolling his eyes at the major. "I have errands to run before we go to the office. If you wish, you can join me. So hurry and dress or stay here. Still try and show up to work on time."
Hyuuga pouted at his Aya-tan pulling away from him. "I'll join. What kind of errands are we running?"
Ayanami gave the man a knowing smile before slipping into the bathroom and out of sight.
Hyuuga followed behind Ayanami as they entered the office. He was grinning brightly. The usually rigid back of his superior seemed… less burdened now. All good signs that only warmed the major's heart even more.
Everyone was in the office, except for one Blackhawk. Haruse still in the hospital wing, his soul still missing.
Ayanami didn't head straight for his desk as normal, detouring towards the large square desk that the Blackhawk team all shared.
"Good morning, Kuroyuri-san."
"Good morning, Ayanami-sama," the pink haired Blackhawk said softly glancing up from her work for a moment. She suddenly froze. "You. You remembered my name!" Her one visible eye wide and hopeful.
"I've remembered more then that."
Hyuuga smiled holding out the bag that he had been carrying for the Chief of Staff. Ayanami reached in, pulling out a wrapped treat for the girl. He set it on her desk. Smiling slightly.
She gasped softly, carefully grabbing the treat. "Pound cake…" She rubbed her eye that was starting to tear up. "Y-You..do remember..Ayanami-sama." She set the cake carefully aside jumping onto her desk and then throwing herself at the Chief of Staff. "Ayanami-sama!" Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. "I thought you were gone too… and…then it would just be stupid Hyuuga and boring Katsuragi and Konatsu…"
The startled Chief of Staff slowly warmed, prying her off of him carefully. "That would be a tragedy, leaving you alone like that. Not until we get Haruse back."
She was placed back on top of her desk, the two eye level. "You know how?" she asked wiping away her tears.
"I have some ideas.. Now get back to work." he turned away from her desk. Pulling on the ice cold persona once more.
She leapt down from her desk smiling happily.
"Konatsu-kun."
"Ayanami-sama." The boy said happily as well. He stood saluting the chief of staff.
"I'm afraid I don't know your specific tastes. But. Seeing who you deal with.."
Hyuuga grinned, holding out the bag once more. "It was my idea Konatsu~"
"Then I'm terrified…" sighed the blonde.
Hyuuga gave a pout. "It's nothing bad. I was with Aya-tan. I couldn't get you anything obscene…"
The young Beigleiter flushed terribly pink recalling a few birthdays and holidays…The rattling of something in a bottle snapped him out of horrifying memories. "What's this?" he questioned.
"Asprin, Konastsu!" shouted Hyuuga happily.
The blonde glared at his commander. "Yes, we all know how much I need this in your presence, Hyuuga-sama.." but he smiled at his chief of staff. "Thank you. I promise you that this will certainly come in handy.
Katsuragi set his book down looking up at Ayanami smiling slightly. "A gift for me as well, Ayanami-sama?"
Hyuuga handed the last gift in the bag to Ayanami, who set it on the desk. "A box of tea leaves,"
The older man smiled warmly. "And my favorite blend too. My deepest thanks to you, Ayanami-sama."
The chief of staff waved his hand at the man, turning for his desk. "And, lastly, a gift for Hyuuga.."
The dark haired major tilted his head to the side holding up the empty bag. "I'm sorry Ayanami-sama, I don't think there is anything in this plastic bag for me." he grinned all the same.
"Well of course not. I can't put it into a bag or box." The man stood at his desk, glancing at paperwork for a moment with new eyes. It all made more sense now, with his memories. He tore his gaze from the work that was calling him and back up at the major who stood in the middle of the room curiosity dancing in his sapphire eyes. Ayanami took a deep breath… "As I have been asking you this… a lot, this past week, it's only fair that I do it once more with a fuller, and yet clearer head…"
Everyone looked up slightly shocked, listening with rapt attention.
"Aya-tan.." Hyuuga said softly giving the man a warm smile.
"Will you be my Beigleiter?" Ayanami asked softly.
Hyuuga beamed but slowly walked up to the desk shaking his head. "No, Aya-tan."
The man looked up surprised, trying to gather his words. "I see.. Well, no matter," he slowly sat, the look on his face a bit stunned.
"Now now, Aya-tan." Hyuuga waved his hands, concern etched into his features now. "Before you have a meltdown, let me explain. Aya-tan… You've had a crazy few weeks… take some time. Really gather your thoughts. Don't ask me this out of obligation. Only ask when your heart is truly at that point." Hyuuga shrugged. "Even if it never reaches that point. That's okay too. After all. As far as I'm concerned, I'm your Beigleiter in all but title."
Ayanami smiled slightly, not giving anything away. But those violet eyes shined with new life, told a different story. Hyuuga grinned. Aya-tan was pleased.
"Very well, Hyuuga. That's fine. There is no need to explain your decline of the position. I shall ask again… sometime in the future. But only once more."
Hyuuga grinned. "When your ready to ask again, I'll have an answer. Until then. I'll just do what I have been doing, and protecting Aya-tan. That's okay, right?"
"Yes, of course." Ayanami said softly pulling work towards him.
"Do I get a gift still?"
Ayanami gave the Major a cold glare. "The offer was the gift."
"I know. But I turned it down. Do I get another gift?"
"No," Ayanami said coldly, the usual banter and routine was back in place. The eyes of the other giving away what this really was though.
"That's not fair."
The Chief of Staff, sighed picking up his pen. "I think yesterday was a good "gift" wasn't it?"
Hyuuga grinned wickedly leaning over the desk, pushing his face into Ayanami's. "That wasn't a gift."
"What would you call it?" Asked the Chief of Staff, leaning back in his chair, keeping his face away from Hyuuga's in the presence of the others.
"Long overdue,"
Ayanami let a soft chuckle escape him. "Well, I'll work on paying you back the interest then. Will that suffice?"
Hyuuga continued to grin wickedly but stepped back from the desk. "It works for me, Aya-tan…" he paused.. Giving the man before him a proper salute. "Thank you again for the offer, Chief of Staff, Ayanami-sama. Until you ask me again, I'll just stay by your side as always."
Ayanami smiled a bit warmly. "Do as you like." he set to work, violet eyes no longer on the Major.
Hyuuga smiled turning back to his desk.
Konatsu shook his head. "You will never make it as Ayanami's Beigleiter. You can't stand the paperwork you have now. What will you do having an Ayanami-sama sized stack of work?"
Hyuuga sat at his desk, smirking over at the blonde, popping a lolli in his mouth. "It'll work out, Konatsu,"
Kuroyuri leaned over the desk to talk with them, munching on her cake. "Just think of it this way Konatsu. With Hyuuga as Ayanami-sama's Beigleiter. He'll have ten times the work to do. Which means ten times more work that he wont do. That means, ten times more beatings we get to witness in the office,"
"Excellent point Kuroyuri-sama," Konatsu said happily while Katsuragi chuckled.
Hyuuga turned over one of his documents to draw on. "You're all mean. We don't actually know if Aya-tan got all his memories back. Maybe he doesn't remember what he normally does to us..."
"I have not forgotten." Ayanami's voice rose above their own. His violet eyes glancing over at them, a promise of whippings for each.
They all quickly lowered their heads to their work. Katsuragi even setting aside his book and Hyuuga grumbling turned his work to the correct side to do it properly. Some things would never change.
But as violet and sapphire glanced at each other once more, it was clear some things had changed. And all for the better.
A/N Thanks for sticking with it. And I hope you enjoyed. But that is the end.