36 Drabbles

20: Sighing

It was a long, drawn-out, melancholy sigh. It was those kinds of sighs that longed for something more, whatever that something was. It was the sort of lovesick sigh Tomoka heard in romantic movies all the time, so hearing it come out of her best friend's mouth was a bit strange. Then again, once the Osakada thought it through, it wasn't that unusual. I mean, her boyfriend was Echizen Ryoma. Although Tomoka thought he was the most gorgeous and cool man to ever walk the earth, she admits that he was a total brick when it came to anything romantic. Or rather, when it came to anything concerning members of the opposite sex. For a long while, Tomoka had entertained the though of the prince being gay.

She suppressed a girlish squeal.

Compsoing herself, Tomoka turned her attention to her best friend, Ryuzaki Sakuno, who – once again, sighed a long, melancholy sigh. And Tomoka, being her caring (read: nosy) self, asked what was wrong.

"You should whip that boy into shape Sakuno!"

Okay… never mind.

Sakuno jumped a little at her friend's loud voice, spinning around to face her.

"W-what?" She asked, and Tomoka rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips to stare down at her best friend. Sakuno was a little unnerved, wondering where on earth her friend was going with this. Then again, Tomoka was a spontaneous and unpredictable girl, so Sakuno didn't really see anything out of character going on.

"Ryoma-sama is a very dense boy, Sakuno, so you should just straight out tell him to be affectionate, and loving, and romantic!" Tomoka exclaimed, throwing her hands up whenever she mentioned a characteristic her 'ideal' boyfriend was supposed to have. Sakuno's blush got deeper with every trait Tomoka named off, looking to the ground and trying to calm her red face.

"B-but Tomo-chan, I like Ryoma-kun the way he is." Sakuno stuttered, blushing redder than before. Tomoka gaped at her best friend, aghast that she would say something like that.

"Cold and uncaring and a complete brick when it comes to anything romantic?!"

Sakuno blinked once.

"A… brick?"

Tomoka ignored that.

"Sakuno!" The girl with the long pigtails jumped a little. "I order you to tell Ryoma to be more affectionate, and loving, and romantic!" Tomoka shouted, scaring Sakuno a little further and making her blush even deeper. She tried to protest, holding up a finger in her defense.

"B-but Tomo-chan-,"

Sakuno's braids have always been her trademark hairstyle, and Tomoka has never seen her friend experiment with new styles. As a result, she's found several ways of shutting her friend up when she needed to get a point across and Sakuno was being particularly stubborn. So Tomoka opted for her favourite way.

She pulled on Sakuno's braids.

"T-T-T-Tomo-chan! That hurts!" Sakuno exclaimed, Tomoka letting go with a little pout. She jabbed a finger in Sakuno's face, making the other girl wince a little at its closeness.

"I'm ordering you, Sakuno. Ordering." Sakuno opened her mouth to protest, but then saw the braid still clutched in Tomoka's other hand. She sighed, this time a defeated sigh.

"Yes Tomo-chan."

She was blushing.

Ryoma stared at his fairly recent girlfriend (they were about four months into their relationship, he didn't keep count) and studied the dark blush on her cheeks curiously. She blushed all the time, sure, but that was because she had a reason. For all Ryoma knew, she was blushing for a reason he was unaware of, and that brought about his possessive side. Was it about a guy?

"Sakuno."

She jumped at her name, making his suspicion grow. Ryoma's eyes narrowed, and he leaned closer to her on the bed. She moved back, hitting the headboard of his bed, unable to escape from his prowling eyes. "Sakuno…" his voice was low, warning-like. It sent shivers up her spine, and she flinched, turning her head away from his accusing gaze. Ryoma reached out, grabbing her chin with his fingers and forcing her to look at him. They held a mini staring contest, Sakuno's bottom lip quivering. When it didn't look like he was going to win anytime soon, Ryoma just frowned and leaned forward the rest of the way, bending his head to softly kiss her neck and send her gasping.

"Sakuno…" Ryoma said again, this time more huskily. Sakuno shuddered, hating it when he used that voice on her. It – as Tomoka would say, oozed sex.

"R-Ryoma-kun…" Sakuno sighed, her head unconsciously tilting back as Ryoma's mouth moved from her neck to her throat and her collarbone. She felt Ryoma's hands settle on her waist, slowly inching upwards into her shirt to splay themselves over her bare skin. His hands were warm, igniting her skin and making her clutch his shoulders fiercely. She felt Ryoma smile against her skin, and cursed his arrogance. Oh but what skilled arrogance it was, Sakuno feeling his tongue flick against the top of her shirt.

"Sakuno, why were you blushing?" Ryoma growled against her skin, his hands flexing against her back. Sakuno shivered, hearing the icy undertone in his voice. Her head turned away, and she pursed her lips in defiance.

"N-no reason." She muttered, gasping as Ryoma's teeth bit her shoulder lightly to show her he was serious. Squeezing her eyes shut tightly, Sakuno gulped and said, "Tomo-chan wanted me to tell you to be more… romantic and l-loving and a-a-affectionate." Ryoma's lips paused in their exploration of her neck and shoulder, before she felt him smile against her skin deviously. She gulped again, dreading what was to come.

"Affectionate?" Ryoma's voice muttered from below her, and he chuckled slightly. "Alright then, guess I can't disappoint my girl friend's best friend…"

The next day, Ryuzaki Sakuno was seen blushing fiercely, talking to her best friend Osakada Tomoka and clutching a pink scarf tightly around her neck. She was making a few pointing motions at a spot on the scarf, before her friend burst into giddy squeals and Sakuno tried to bury herself under the ground in embarrassment.

It was also noted that Echizen Ryoma was listening as he walked back, and there was a devilish smirk on his feline face.

A/N Twentieth drabble out! Some lime for all those perverts out there =3 (don't worry, I'm one too, =P)

My inspiration for this chapter was originally going to be Ryoma sighing, but I couldn't think of anything and decided to do Sakuno sighing instead. But then I sort of got the random idea to put Tomoka in there and scold Sakuno about Ryoma being unaffectionate. And THEN that sparked the whole lime scene. You like?

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