This chapter is Destinyshipping (Ed Phoenix/Aster Phoenix x Takuma Saiou/Sartorious) from Yu-Gi-Oh GX!
"Saiou."
"What?"
"...nothing. Never mind."
Saiou shrugged and went back to staring at his tarot cards, spread out across the lap table that he had set up on his hospital bed. Despite not having the gift of foresight anymore, it seemed second nature for him to fiddle with them when he was bored, stressed, or trying to distract himself.
Ed half-glared at the back of Saiou's head. He had been glancing up at his boyfriend for the past ten minutes now, positive that something was up. It was making it very hard for him to concentrate on his book. With an exaggerated sigh, he marked his page with a bookmark and set the book down on the arm of the chair.
"What is it?" he asked Saiou. "You've been doing that for the past hour and a half. What are you doing?"
"Trying to divine what you want for Christmas."
Ed snorted, but the light tone in Saiou's voice was comforting. Saiou's being more relaxed was a very welcome trend after the whole Society of Light incident. Ed actually felt calm around Saiou again instead of tense and uncertain, and he was sure Saiou was feeling the same.
"You know, you could just ask me what I want," Ed said.
Saiou glanced over his shoulder, smiling slightly.
"But then it wouldn't be a surprise," he said.
Ed rolled his eyes, but smiled anyway. He popped up from his chair and walked over to the bed, leaning over Saiou's shoulders and wrapping his arms around him, so that he was looking down at the tarot cards.
"Okay then, what do the tarot cards say that I want?"
"They're pretty uncertain," Saiou said, laughing softly. "Just as uncertain as I am."
Ed grinned, leaning his head against Saiou's.
"These are different from your usual cards," he said. "Is that supposed to be the Hanged Man?"
He pointed out the card, which appeared to be Santa Claus hanging upside down. Saiou laughed.
"My sister," he said. "She apparently saw Christmas tarot cards at a shop and couldn't resist. You know how she is with impulse buys."
"Yeah, I know how she is...because she got it from you."
Ed reached over Saiou's shoulder to turn over the first card. He could barely suppress his grin at the one he had happened to turn over.
"Oh, look," he said, holding the card up to Saiou's eye level. "Looks like your cards do know what I want for Christmas."
He was holding up The Lovers card, which, in the Christmas edition, featured a pair of people with mistletoe hanging between them. Saiou had to laugh, and he turned his face towards Ed to peck him on the lips.
"If I'm really all you want," he said. "Although I can't imagine I'm enough."
"Just get better," Ed said, squeezing Saiou's shoulder with his free hand. "So that we can go somewhere for Christmas. Deal?"
"Deal."
Ed smiled, and kissed him again.