Halo
iLudovicus let them in and Alfred set Kiku down on the couch. Kiku had long since stopped struggling and Alfred had thought he had passed out. That did not appear to be true, as Kiku's eyes were open as he set him down on the futon. They looked slightly irritated. Considering how difficult it was to make Kiku look irritated, Alfred guessed he was really mad.
"Wanna glass of water?" he asked. Kiku slowly turned his gaze on him.
"No."
"...I'll get you one anyway," Alfred shrugged, heading off to the kitchen. That took less then a minute and he returned to the living room, handing over the glass. When Kiku did not take it, he set it on the shelf nearby. He stood there, feeling rather awkward as Kiku continued to stare at him. "So...?" he tried to prompt, not certain what to say now.
"What do I need to do to convince you I know what I am talking about?" Kiku asked, his voice attempting to be firm, but slightly shaky. Alfred tugged at his collar.
"Uh... I don't doubt you know what you're talking about..." he admitted. "I'm just wondering about your mindset when you say it."
Kiku took in a deep breath, face becoming slowly redder than it was previously. Alfred had the impulse to hand him the glass of water again, but restrained himself. "I... I have known of your feelings... for a while. I reciprocate. Eh... do you understand?"
Alfred was trying to comprehend that this could possibly be more simple than he thought, rather than being more complicated. Things tended to be more complicated than he tended to think they were. He was used to that, he prepared for the possibility of it being very complicated while not treating it outwardly like it was.
But... simple?
"You return... what feelings?" Alfred asked, hoping to make it clear. Kiku's face went redder. Then he looked irritated.
"You know full well what I am talking about!" he exclaimed. Alfred swallowed.
"I'm not sure I do."
"It is the reason you have been avoiding me for the past few days!"
Alfred blinked, thinking about it. So... Kiku really does like me? More than a friend, I mean. He does? I'm... not making this up? "...love me?"
Kiku shifted, clearing his throat. "I... I said so, remember? While I was not drunk."
Usually Alfred would have pointed out that yes, Kiku had been tipsy at the very least, but those were not the words that came to his mind. He did not really have any coherent words at that point, except for 'oh' and an overwhelming feeling of being very, very stupid. He did not like that feeling.
He did like the other feeling he had though. Walking up to Kiku, he stopped and bent down to him, pressing a kiss to his forehead. "I... I love you too!"
Kiku stared up at him and the next thing Alfred knew Kiku was kissing him very passionately and he could not very well protest it. The Japanese man appeared to realize what he had done only after he did it and pulled back, looking away.
"Wow."
Kiku covered his face.
"H-hey! That was a... uh... a good wow! Not a bad one! What's wrong?" Alfred asked, leaning over and trying to remove Kiku's hands from his face.
"This is just... a little much..."
"You're overwhelmed?" Alfred asked, confused as he stopped trying to remove Kiku's hands from his face. "We're going to be awkward now too?"
Kiku hesitated and raised his head out of his hands. "That does seem..."
"Stupid?"
"...counter-intuitive," Kiku finished, cocking his head to the side. "It is just..."
"Difficult?" Alfred sat next to him. Kiku nodded, wordlessly. Alfred slumped back into the futon. "Wanna play some Halo?"
Kiku nodded again. This time though, it was with a smile on his lips.
Notes:
OMFGFINALLY.
End note.
...though a new one shot is up, about the town trying to figure out Kiku's job. Just a long rambling thing, but there if you want to read it.
