Title: #8 -But could be we be together outside of time as well as inside?

Pairing/Character/s: Yuki/Machi

Word Count: (333 words. Nice palindrome there...)

Summary: They manage to salvage a terrible night out. Well, sort of, anyway.

Dedication: Natsuki Takaya; I love you to pieces. You created this mad pairing in the first place. To Livejournal Community 52 Flavours for their beautiful themes.

A/N: Well, I was finally feeling confident enough that I would finish it and decided it should be posted. There should be one or two every week. Enjoy! We need to spread the Yuki/Machi love!

His fingers are slow but sure as they gently guide her swaying waist. She smells faintly of clean soap, her breath sweet as she hums a lilting song. It is the only music playing. It is the only thing they need. Her bag is tossed to the side, spilling out its random contents. The streetlight spills onto a pristine, white Mogeta keychain.

He leans down, lifting a slender finger to brush away the soft hair from her ear.

"Are you having fun?"

She jumps, opening her eyes. He is teasing; merely teasing. It takes precious seconds of silence for her to overcome the urge to hit him. She settles for a glare at his lazy smile. Pushing him away, her monotone voice states the obvious. "We're slow dancing in an alleyway."

He doesn't get to answer.

"It smells like week old garbage."

He doesn't know what to say.

"We got kicked out of the restaurant."

"It's not my fault Kyo was there!"

She simply stares until he cracks.

"I'm so- I'm not sorry," he huffs, crossing his arms and looking away. "The idiot was spreading rumors about me."

Without warning, she jabs a finger into his well-defined chest. She ignores the need to yelp in pain, lips curling into a tiny smile. "So then you owe me, Yuki."

There is a small silence, during which her boyfriend only manages to squawk random nonsense. There is a small sound, which she barely makes out. "But Machiii..."

"What?"

"I don't want to apologize to Kyo..."

She doesn't know whether or not to laugh. She decides to let him off the hook, whispering, "Just kiss me, you idiot."

"But Machiii..." he whines again pathetically, not hearing her.

She rolls her eyes, standing up on her toes to kiss him with a groan of exasperation. Unfortunately, it spurs him on.