Well fans and practitioners of Yuuism, it is time to end the love affair of Yuu Hisashi.
I cannot say how grateful I am to you all, as this became my most popular story with thousands and thousands of hits.
Most of all let me say this:
THIS IS A FUCKING YAOI! MEANING IT'S FICTIONAL! AND THEREFORE: THERE SHOULD BE. NO. SINGLES!
EVERYONE NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE! IF NOT IN FUCKING REAL LIFE (i should know as i am in a long term relationship with my computer...) THEN AT LEAST IN THE FUCKING BOYS LOVE FANTASY REALM!
Ahem. So everyone, thank you for helping to uphold my beliefs in yaoific boys love ^_^
Arigato Gozaimasu.
The Black Flamingo 101
Epilogue
(6 months later)
Hisashi sat in the comfortable folds of the couch in Yuu's living room, his trim thighs casually tucked underneath him as he flipped through the sketchbook Yuu had left beside the bed that morning.
His dull blue eyes glanced at the clock, and his wrinkled his nose. Yuu certainly was taking his time running to the post office. But it was pretty icy out, so the blonde shrugged it off, just happy that he was able to stay in the temperature controlled indoors.
At just the thought of setting foot in the knee deep snow outside, the blonde pulled a folded blanket off the back of the couch and tucked it all around himself, snuggling deeper into the cozy fabric. He turned another page in the sketchbook, shaking his head and smiling as he saw another sketch of himself in his boyfriend's notebook.
"Oh Yuu…" Hisashi murmured, staring at the drawing of the curly blonde sitting at a desk, his eyes focused intently on the careful brushstrokes of a calligraphy scroll. Hisashi's dull blue eyes looked over at the wall, where the finished scroll was hanging. The crisp white paper was decorated with Yuu and Hisashi's names, scripted in elegant black ink. In fact, Yuu had a lot of Hisashi's art around his house, each one framed and hung with the utmost care.
The blonde had his share back at his apartment as well, including the original copy of the Mount Fuji background Yuu had drawn for Ijuuin. But as often as the two gave and traded artwork, Hisashi was still surprised at how obsessed Yuu was with drawing him.
And the next picture further proved that point.
Those same eyes went incredibly wide as Hisashi saw the full body nude of himself sleeping on Yuu's double bed, completely unaware that he was uncovered and being photographed in pencil.
"YUU!" Hisashi cried, his cheeks flushing at the amount of detail in…places.
The blonde clamped the sketchbook shut, wrinkling his nose again as thoughts and plots of immediate revenge began to take over his mind.
But then again, sending his boyfriend sixteen blocks in a snowstorm was by far the best punishment he could give…
Hisashi heard the door being unlocked and he grabbed another pillow and settled further into the couch, trying to look as warm and comfy as possible as a very Popsicle-looking Yuu trudged into his home, unraveling all his various wet garments. The reddish brunette raised an eyebrow at his warm, dry, smug boyfriend and raised an eyebrow.
"There's no way that deal was fair." Yuu stated, shrugging off his coat.
Hisashi snorted.
"Well, you agreed last night."
"I didn't know there would be sleet." Yuu retorted, still removing wet clothes.
"Then next time don't wake me up at three o'clock in the morning wanting to bang. Go on the self serve and let me sleep." Hisashi countered.
In spite of his very cold chagrin, Yuu smiled.
"Still, I think another midnight snack is in order tonight." He chuckled. "Especially since I went all the way there to bring you this. Special delivery, all the way from Hokkaido."
"It came?" Hisashi asked excitedly, kneeling on the edge of the couch. Yuu walked up from the entryway, taking out a small package from underneath his arm. The blonde jumped off the couch and raced over, taking the damp box from the brunette.
Yuu smiled as he saw light rise up in the blonde's eyes like a lit candle. Hisashi held the box close to his chest, closing his eyes.
"Atsushi's manga…" The blonde murmured. "It's finally out."
"And Renaka-san guaranteed that this is the very first copy." Yuu added, his smile widening at the blonde's happiness. "So what do you say we be the first ones to read it?"
Hisashi nodded enthusiastically, heading over to the dinning room table. Yuu grabbed a pair of scissors from the kitchen and they sat down together, starting to open the box.
But as soon as the tape was cut, Yuu felt a warm hand cover his own.
"Wait Yuu…" Hisashi said quietly. The brunette set the scissors down, glancing curiously at his boyfriend.
"Is something wrong Hisashi?"
The blonde shook his head and smiled sheepishly.
"No…but, before we open it…I…have something…that I want to give you."
Yuu cocked his head, his garnet eyes narrowing curiously.
"What?"
Hisashi closed his eyes and inhaled then reached inside his blue striped hoodie. Yuu's eyes went wide as he saw the blonde's fingers pull out the black cord, a familiar white rock tied securely to the end.
The brunette's lips parted in blatant shock.
"Sashi," He said. "You—you don't have to do that…"
But Hisashi didn't reply as he slipped the rock necklace over his head. He held out his palm to Yuu, offering the most cherished memento of his dead friend without a moment of hesitation.
"Yuu," The blonde murmured, giving the brunette a small smile. "I want you to have this."
It was all Yuu could do to hold his mouth shut.
"But…I don't mean to be rude Sashi…but why?"
Hisashi's blue eyes lowered, but the smile never left his face.
"Yuu…Atsushi gave me this rock because I was the most important person in his life…and now I want to do the same thing. This rock is my very favorite thing, and I want you to have it so my favorite thing, and my favorite person are always together."
The blonde reached out his free hand and gently took Yuu's, folding the necklace into the brunette's palm.
"Sashi…" Yuu murmured, his eyes growing moist. "I don't know what to say…"
Hisashi laughed quietly under his breath, still smiling at his seme.
"Just say you won't lose it."
Yuu laughed back.
"Not a chance," He breathed, leaning forward. Hisashi did the same and the two pairs of lips met, the love and warmth of the relationship melting the ice of the wintry outdoors, and the jaded frost that had almost frozen their hearts.
After they parted, Yuu took the necklace and looped it over his head, tucking it safely into his shirt.
"Thanks Sashi," He murmured, his entire face simply beaming.
Hisashi smiled back, almost blushing at the elated look Yuu was showing him.
"You're welcome…now let's read some manga."
The blonde could hardly contain his excitement as Yuu ripped through the last of the tape and revealed two wrapped books.
"Oh she sent us two." Yuu nodded. "That was smart of her."
"Let me see! Let me see!" Hisashi said, practically bouncing up and down. The two grabbed their wrapped tomes and plopped onto the couch together, the blonde ripping through the packaging like a hyper kid on Christmas morning.
"I really wanna see what his style is like," Yuu mused, also tearing through to his book. "See what the son of Rurouri Renaka could do."
"I know!" Hisashi added excitedly, brushing aside the last of the paper. "It'll be great to see his stuff again…"
The two finally got the manga unwrapped and looked intensely at the revealed covers, with the title "Always, by Hajime Atsushi" in big, bold letters.
But when they looked past the title, Hisashi's eyes widened.
On the front cover were two boys…kissing.
"What the…" The blonde stuttered, hurriedly flipping the book around to read the summary. And as he read, his mouth dropped.
"Oh my god!" Hisashi yelled. " 'Join our hero Hisashi as he searches for love and acceptance in the world of manga making! With a foreword by famous BL author Akikawa Yayoi!'"
"AHAHAHAH! HHAHAH!" Yuu doubled over, his mouth bellowing laughter. "WOW! Who woulda thought your late non-ex was into yaoi? What a riot!"
"YUU!" Hisashi screamed. "THIS IS NOT FUNNY! MY NAME IS IN HERE!"
"Oh my gosh!" Yuu laughed harder. "I am going to have so much fun reading this."
Hisashi cried in horror as he flipped to the middle of the book, where he found himself and another boy…in bed.
"And Renaka-san DREW THIS!" He yelled. "How could she do this to me! HOW COULD ATSUSHI DO THIS TO ME!"
"Well," Yuu chuckled, brushing a tear from his eye. "He did love you… way too much. And now he'll always be able to love you, just like me."
Hisashi wrinkled his nose, still furious.
A devious grin spread over Yuu's face.
"Only now, the whole world gets to see."
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! YUUUUU!"
And so, Araki Hisashi and Yanase Yuu entered their first year together, and Hisashi was already contemplating putting his new lover through as much hell as he could muster. And as for the suave, happy reddish brunette, after receiving the gift of the rock Atsushi had given his lover, he vowed in his heart to love the blonde as hard as he could always, just like the characters for the blonde's name.
That is, when he wasn't teasing the life out of him.
The End.
And now my dear readers, I have one last thing to say before this officially ends...
...Be ready for the sequel.