Ai wasn't exactly an early riser, but he couldn't stay asleep when he heard the loud rustling beneath him, the shower being slammed on, and one very tell teen crash to the ground as he tried to escape the bathroom.

He flicked one eye open, glancing to the side at the body sprawled out across the floor in only a towel. Rin seemed to just be breathing there for a moment, before popping back up, doing his best to keep the towel hoisted around his waist. But then he realised that Ai wasn't awake and totally dropped it, and Ai caught his breath, unable to tear his one eye away. But then he did look away, because it was indecent and rude to behave in any other manner.

He straightened his arms at his side, gluing his eyes shut as he finally spoke. "Rin-senpai, what are you doing?" He said in a calm, quiet voice.

Rin paused – maybe a little concerned that Ai had been up – before the sound of him rustling through his drawer started again. "Sorry, I didn't meant to wake you up. I'm late for a – a thing."

"A what?" Ai said calmly.

"Just hanging out with some friends." He replied.

Ai decided that now was as good a time as any to get up, so with mussed hair and bleary eyes, he did his best to stumble down the ladder. To his surprise, Rin was there to steady him.

"Dude, go back to sleep."

Ai was half blinded by the sand in his eyes, but he did know that Rin was holding onto him, and he also knew that he was not wearing a shirt and this was totally alright with him.

"No, I'm gonna help you out." Ai yawned, 'stumbling' again so Rin gripped him tighter. "You seem like you're in a rush."

"You don't need to do that."

"Well, I'm going to." Ai said, finally stepping out of Rin's arms. With much sorrow. He smiled sleepily. "Besides, the sooner you get out of here, the sooner I can go back to bed."

For a second he was worried that it was too sassy, but thank God above, Rin started to smile, so Ai went about his merry business.

"What shoes are you wearing?"

"Sneakers."

"It's kind of chilly out so -"

"I won't get cold."

"You should at least-"

"I will wear a long sleeved shirt." Rin donned one, fulfilling his word as he said it and Christ if that thing didn't hug him in all the right - "See?"

Ai pouted, watching him shimmy his shoes on. "I still think you should wear a jacket."

"Thank you for being a concerned wife, but still no." Rin shook his head, grinning at Ai from across the room before he began making his way to the door. He turned back as he grabbed the knob. "I'll see you-"

"Wear a jacket." Ai said, arms folded and face stern.

By this point, Rin figured that he wouldn't be leaving the room until he had a jacket with him. So he rolled his eyes, opened their closet, and pulled the black and white school zip-up out, folding it over his arm.

"There? Happy? I'll put it on if I get cold."

"Thank you very much. You're a fantastic husband."

"I know." Rin waved, opening the door. "See you."

"No goodbye kiss?" Ai yelled over to him, making it sound like a joke but meaning it on so many levels.

But his request was met with Rin's laughter in the hallways which was, maybe, the second best thing.

He sighed, looking to Rin's bed and seriously contemplating going back to sleep there, when something else caught his eye. Hanging from the chair of the desk closest to the window was another black and white jacket. And, that couldn't be his jacket, because that wasn't even his desk. And he did have a faint memory of hanging his jacket up. And he was pretty sure that Rin had just taken the wrong jacket.

Ai hurried over, grabbing the article as he looked out the window. He was urgent for a while, before settling down into his thoughts.

He could catch up to Rin at this point. He could let him know that he had taken the wrong jacket. He could stop him, and let him trade jackets. And he could just go back to sleep afterward.

Or, he could wear Rin's jacket around.

He could totally do that.

He was so going to do that.

"Hey, you don't usually wear baggy stuff, do you, Nitori?" One of his teammates had stopped him as he exited the building.

Ai plunged his hands into the pockets of the jacket, smiling brightly. "Sometimes I do!"

Which wasn't a lie. Because, sometimes he didn't do his laundry and Rin let him wear his extra clothes. Or, sometimes he did do his laundry, but his pajama sets always ended up in two different loads and he'd have half a set of pajamas and he'd get so annoyed about color schemes and all that Rin would let him have his tshirts to sleep in, or let him roll up his sweatpants for bed. So yes. Sometimes he did wear baggy clothes. Rin's baggy clothes.

His teammate gave him a half smile as he went on his way. "It looks good on you."

Hell yeah Rin's clothes look good on me why would they not.

Ai had literally no goal for the day but to rake in as many compliments about the jacket as possible. He basked in the girls that called him "cute", and the boys who did a double take because he looked pretty, and he was overjoyed. This was the greatest decision he'd ever made.

He figured Rin was alright.

"Rin, aren't you kind of cold?" Haru asked absently, following him through the door. "I know you've got the shirt on and all but-"

"Jeez. Fine. Everyone's bugging me about it." Rin groaned, pulling the jacket from over his shoulder and spreading it open.

He already had one arm inside when he noticed that something was terribly wrong. Like, his forearm was the only part of him that could reach through the arm hole of his jacket. And the sleeves were mad short and it was only by the time that he was trying to pull it around his back that it dawned on him that this jacket was not his.

Haru was laughing silently behind his hand.

Rin stared into space for a second, the jacket still clinging to his arm.

"I don't think this is mine!"

"You think?"

By this point, Aiichirou had bought a cup of hot chocolate, zipped the jacket up so it covered his nose, and nestled down so he looked like a really cute kid in a really big jacket.

Oh wait.

He was a really cute kid in a really big jacket. And everybody knew it. He would make sure of that

Ai craned his neck out of the collar of the jacket to take a sip of his hot chocolate. It wasn't exactly hot, but the day wasn't exactly cold so the temperatures seemed to balance out perfectly. He was feeling good. He was almost back to the school, and Rin would never have to know that he-

"Ai!"

He stopped in his tracks. Oh no.

"Hey!"

He only figured that he ought to run after Rin was already right next to him, clapping a hand down on his shoulder.

"I got the wrong jacket." Rin said, Ai's now wrapped around his neck.

"Oh." Ai looked down at himself, (badly) feigning confusion. "Oh. Goodness gracious. It would seem that I have done the same."

"Is this something you planned?" Rin asked.

Ai shifted his eyes away from Rin. "No. Not really."

Rin blinked at these suspicious responses, but decided to let it go. "Well, okay, can I have my jacket back?"

"No?"

"What?"

"No."

"...Why?" Rin asked, screwing his face up in confusion. Why was this happening.

Ai stared at Rin, trying to think of a bullshit answer. "Because I'm cold."

Rin squinted a bit. "Yeah. So, I've got your jacket right here. If you wouldn't mind, I-"

"No Senpai!" Ai whined, shoving his face back down into the collar of Rin's jacket. "I'm cold and I want to wear this jacket!"

Ai knew exactly what he was doing, and it worked every single time. Because Rin was a sucker for his eyes, and his pouts, and he couldn't help it. So he gave Rin this really huffy look before hiding his face again, leaving only big, pleading blue eyes beneath a mop of grey hair visible.

Rin swallowed. "You can wear the jacket."

"Really?!" Ai asked in mock surprise.

"Yeah it- it uh, looks good on you." Rin took a step back, staring at the ground. Oh no.

"Ah, you think so?" He asked, smiling as he latched on to Rin's arm ((No escape. No escape.)) "The 'around the neck preppy' thing works for you too, senpai!"

"H-huh?"

"It makes you look studious." Ai nodded roughly, very certain in his opinion. He would have eternal rights to this jacket after today.

"Thank you. I think."

"Do you want some of my hot chocolate?" Ai asked, holding the cup up to Rin, eyes wide and hoping.

"No that – that's fine. You drink it."

Ai watched Rin's eyes for a second, irises flicking back and forth to anything but those blue eyes. He smiled, leaning into Rin's arm as he pulled him along.

"You're so cool, senpai."

"I – I am?"

"Of course you are."

"That is very nice of you to say."

Ai glanced back up at Rin, still walking with him as he sipped his hot chocolate. "Aren't I cute?"

"Yeah!" Rin shouted. His footsteps stuttered. He was awkward. "That. Cute. Yes."

"Thank you senpai."

"You are welcome."