A/N: This does not go with the timeline, in fact it takes place a month before current events. But we really wanted to add a cute little drabble chapter.

I'm sure you're wondering what I mean by "we", well allow us to explain~ This is being written by two people (mother/daughter bonding time). Yes, we're weird. Don't judge us! We just love Aki and Asi!

The Asami Only Aki Knows.

Akihito cursed as he heard the front door opening, signaling Asami's arrival home. He was earlier than expected, which would usually be eagerly welcomed, but not so much today. Leave it to Asami to come home early the one day it was an inconvenience to the blonde photographer. Sounds about right.

"Akihito! I'm home!" He heard Asami call out.

"I'll be out in just a minute!" Aki called back, trying to buy himself just a couple more minutes to finish up what he was doing. When he heard Asami's footsteps head towards the bedroom, he relaxed.

Hurriedly, Akihito folded down the last corner of the red wrapping paper and taped it in place, completely wrapping the small rectangular object. He set it into the decorative bag that was filled with a few other little things he had gotten for his lover, before opening up a pack of black and red tissue paper and carefully folding it to come out of the bag in a pretty way. Aki would never claim to be the best at wrapping presents or at presentation of a present in general, but looking over this one in particular…he had to admit it looked nice. Maybe not expertly, but it didn't look like a sloppy mess, and he'd call that a win.

Picking the bag up by its black ribbon handles, he carried it out of his work room and into the living room, setting it down on the coffee table for Asami to see once he came out of the bedroom. Aki pretty much assumed the other was setting his things down and possibly getting into more comfortable clothes. Akihito on the other hand had arrived home a little over an hour ago, and had already taken a shower and gotten into his pajamas. On his way home he had picked up some sushi, not really feeling up to cooking.

Knowing his lover was probably hungry, he walked over to the fridge and grabbed out the sushi, placing it on the table along with their drinks. A glass of whiskey for Asami, and a soda for himself. He plopped down in his seat to wait, his heart pounding in his chest from his own inner anxiety. The boy was so nervous as to if Asami would like what he got him, more than he remembered ever being in the past. It was a weird, foreign feeling.

Asami walked in a few minutes later and sat down in his own chair, and after Akihito said his usual thanks for the meal, the two began eating. Aki of course ate like the pig he was, shoving sushi piece after sushi piece into his mouth, not even thinking about the recent stomach problems that had been popping up. He was such a foodie that he couldn't help it.

"Kitten, slow down. It's not going anywhere." Asami said, smirking as he looked at the photographer as though he were a child.

Aki's bottom lip pocked out a bit, but he did actually finish chewing his bite before shoving anything else into his mouth.

"I know that, bastard! I'm just enjoying the sushi! We don't get it often."

"Perhaps that's because whenever we do, you forget to breathe between bites." Asami teased.

"Oh, bite me!"

"Is that an invitation, Kitten?" Aki's face heated up in embarrassment, and immediately he prickled up. In some ways, the boy was a lot like a porcupine.

"Shut up you perv! You know what I meant!" He snapped, earning only an amused chuckle from the crime-lord.

Akihito grumbled under his breath as he felt his stomach starting to ache, deciding that an entire medium sized platter was enough sushi for now. Asami had eaten only a few pieces as usual, but had drank his entire glass of whiskey and had poured and started on a second one. There were two types of people in this world.

Cleaning up was a piece of cake, all Akihito had to do was throw away the empty platter and put the other in fridge to eat for later. After this he grabbed the stomach medicine down from the top of the fridge and took a pill out before taking it along with a sip of his soda. This was basically becoming clockwork for whenever he ate.

"What's this over here?" Akihito turned, seeing Asami standing in front of the coffee table, staring down at the bagged gift. Aki's sour expression quickly changed to a happy one, though also a bit nervous as he walked over.

"What does it look like? It's a gift for you, Asami. Happy Valentine's day." He said, blushing a bit as he did so.

The previous year he had made Asami's favorite dinner for the holiday, given he had been pretty strapped for cash. And from the look on the man's face, Aki assumed Asami had been expecting something like that again, not that the crime-lord hadn't completely appreciated and loved the gift. Actually, that had brought a rare smile to Asami's face, is Akihito's memory served him. But the look on his face was clearly a bit surprised, and equally intrigued.

Asami pulled out some of the tissue paper, letting it fall to the ground. He first grabbed out the card sitting at the bottom, opening the envelope up. The card had two "love birds" on the front with some cheesy phrase on it. On the inside however, was a short written note to Asami.

Happy Valentine's Day Asami!

You're such a difficult bastard to buy for, but I guess you're worth the trouble. Don't let that go to your head though! The last thing you need is a bigger ego! Anyway, I'm really happy here with you, Asami, at least when you're not being an ass. Thank you.

Your Akihito

Yours Truly

Lov

Aki.

Chuckling as he read each word, shaking his head because even in writing a "love letter," Akihito's personality shined through. From using his foul language, all the way to his clear indecisiveness of what to put at the end, evident from all the erasing. But what really tickled the crime-lord was the fact the blonde, despite constantly pitching a fit over the nickname "Kitten," had drawn a little sleeping cat next to his name at the bottom. Apparently his Kitten liked the nickname more than he led on. Asami didn't even have to look at his boy to know Akihito was blushing like a schoolboy.

Reaching back into the bag, he out a small silver box, opening it up to see it was a box of chocolates. The inside of the box lid said they were bourbon dark chocolates. Akihito had remembered that the crime-lord wasn't fond of sweets, but had still wanted to get him something traditional for the holiday, so he had searched until he found chocolates that his lover could enjoy.

"I know you don't really like sweets, but I figured you might enjoy those…" Aki mumbled.

Asami could only smirk. "Oh don't worry, if I don't like them like this then I'll just melt them and lick them off your body. I will definitely enjoy them that way."

The boy's face grew beet red as he smacked Asami's arm. "You're such a pervert!"

"Don't pretend you wouldn't love it." Asami teased, loving how much darker his Kitten's blush turned. They had been together for over three years, and he could still get under that boy's skin as if it were the first day they met. Adorable.

Akihito watched as Asami reached back into the bag and grabbed out the small jewelry box with the Dunhill's logo on the front in gold, noting the curious look on the man's face. Aki met Asami's eyes as the other spoke.

"What's this?"

"Oh shut up and just open it! I'm not going to spoil anything!"

Rolling his eyes, Asami opened the small box, not sure what to expect. Whatever he had been expecting, it definitely wasn't what he found inside this little box. It was a set of gold plated cufflinks in the shape of English Bulldogs. They were oddly stunning, not something he would have picked out for himself, but now that he had them he knew he would be wearing them often.

"Kitten, how did you know I loved English bulldogs?"

"Well, you're bullheaded, and they're bullheaded…I figured you had a lot in common,"

"Oh you're such a brat." Asami said with another chuckle before he grabbed the last item in the bag, the only wrapped present.

Unwrapping it, Asami's smirk quickly morphed into a soft smile. All the previous gifts had been nice, but this was definitely his favorite. Asami could buy anything in the world he wanted, but the one thing he couldn't buy was Akihito. So anything that was made from his lover meant so much more to him than an item. And the framed photo he was staring at was an exact example of this.

The photo was of the two lying in bed, Asami asleep while Akihito laid curled up against him with a big grin on his face. Asami remembered this day very clearly, because it was when everything between he and Akihito began to change. It was taken while they were in Bali after the events of Hong Kong.

"….Do you like it?" Asami was snapped out of his thoughts from Aki's voice, his golden eyes moving to look at the blonde's face. It was only now that he noticed Akihito's nervous look, and immediately he wanted to make his boy's worries fade away.

"Do I like a picture of myself and my precious little Kitten? Is that a trick question?" Asami teased the boy, smirking.

Relief washed over the freelance photographer, but he hid it by rolling his eyes at the man's sarcasm, but he pursed his lips as he tapped his two index fingers together. "I thought you could…put it on your desk at work or something…but that was just a stupid ideas so pretend I didn't say anything…"

It was Asami's turn to roll his eyes, but his trademark smirk remained. "Don't worry your pretty little head, Kitten. This is going right on my desk so I can look at your face all day and imagine what all I'm going to do to you when I get home."

Aki gritted his teeth, jumping up to try and grab it from his lover, who in turn grinned and held up above his head so the shorter male couldn't reach.

"Alright, give it back! It's no longer yours, you dick!"

"You can't take back a gift, Akihito. It's mine now. And I'm going to look at it every day for inspiration. Now, go get me my cigar cutter from the bedroom."

"Go get it yourself! You have two legs!"

"Oh come now Kitten, do it for me. Besides, I want to try one of these chocolates to know if I need to melt them or not."

The blonde groaned in defeat, not even finding it worth it to fight. So he made his way to the hall and towards their bedroom, rolling his eyes as he mentally cursed the old Yakuza bastard. Pushing the door open and finding the room to be pitch black, he switched on the light. Akihito went from cursing Asami's name to squealing it as he saw what was lying on the bed.

On the bed were two giant teddy bears, both bigger than Aki but one slightly larger than the other. The larger one was all black besides for its paws that were a light cream color. It had an orange floral ribbon tied around its neck, and on its right foot it had Asami's name on it in golden embroidery. The smaller teddy bear was light blue, its paws white. Like the Asami bear, this one had his own name in golden embroidery on the right paw. Around the neck was a purple ribbon.

Aki raced forward, jumping onto the bed between the two bears. He had definitely not been expecting this, but he was so incredibly happy. He could hear Asami chuckling behind him and heard the familiar snap of a camera, but he didn't even care. He was just so happy with his giant bears!

"Oh my god Asami! These are amazing!" Aki yelled excitedly as he immediately rolled over to lay on the Asami bear. He buried his face into its neck, surprised and very pleased to smell Asami's cologne on it. All it was missing was Asami's sexy musk.

"I knew the brat would like them." Asami mused, smirking before pointing to the side table, "But you're missing out on your treats."

Reluctantly sitting up to fallow Asami's pointing finger, his eyes landed on, strangely enough, a fish bowl. Inside were four fish shaped chocolates, and Aki recognized immediately what Asami had used to create the fish shape. His Taiyaki pan! Inside the fish bowl were also a few cat toys, but Aki decided now to ruin his amazing mood by getting upset over it. Instead, he just threw them to the side.

"Asami…you made me chocolates?" Aki asked, a little shocked. Making chocolates didn't seem like something Asami would ever do….and yet here they were. And honestly, it made Aki feel so incredibly special.

"I did. Each one has a different snack you like crushed into it. Potato chips, pocky, cookies, and nuts," Asami explained, "And what? You didn't like your toys?"

Aki ignored the last comment, instead snickering a bit. "You do realize that you used my Taiyaki pan as a mold, right? It's not a mold for chocolate."

"Well it worked, didn't it?" He couldn't argue with that.

Aki stood up from the bed, setting the bowl back on the side table as he made his way over to his lover. He let out a long breath, looking up at Asami with a smile as he wrapped his arms around the crime-lord, burying his face into the man's strong chest.

"Thank you, Ryuichi. I love my bears, and I'm so going to enjoy those chocolates." He whispered, letting his prickly porcupine quills down so he could express what he was feeling to Asami.

He felt Asami's arms wrap around his waist before he was lifted up from the ground. The next thing he knew, they were laying on the bed together, Asami between the bears with Aki basically on top of him. The blonde accepted what was happening, just snuggling into his lover as Asami reached over to the side table and grabbed the television remote.

The rest of the night, the couple remained in this position. They watched a few black and white movies, Akihito ate his chocolates like the gluttonous little pig he was, and they just enjoyed the calmness in the air. Eventually Akihito fell asleep, still snuggled up to Asami's strong chest, and it was only minutes later the other fallowed suite, all the while stroking his precious Kitten's hair.

But before Akihito fell asleep, he had one thought running through his head, a though that let him fall asleep with a smile on his face. This was an Asami only he knew.

Little did Aki know that the exact same thought was going through Asami's mind before he fell asleep, only reversed. This was an Aki only Asami knew

A/N: The two bears in this chapter were based off Yamane Ayano's bears, only they're much larger versions. They really inspired this chapter! If you're interested in seeing them, they're on her official Twitter page.