Title: 38. this is not a pen for sheep
there are no separating distances here
this is love's sanctuary
Pairing/Character/s: Yuki/Machi
Word Count: 328 words
Summary: Machi's mom finds out about Yuki
A/N: Mostly pointless fluff, but it leads somewhere.
Some six or seven months into their relationship, after dodging about two hundred phone calls to "check up" on Machi, the phone rings at six in the morning. Yuki spent the night at her apartment, because they had been on a date until two in the morning.
Machi groans upon hearing the ringing. In her sleepy stupor, she kicks Yuki until he gets out of bed because he's closer to the phone. He gets up reluctantly, shuffling over to the living room where the phone is finally picked up.
"Hello-" he rasps, coughing.
"Machi, I am... Who is this?!" A shrill woman's voice finally breaks Yuki's sleepy daze.
"Um..." Unfortunately his brain hadn't completely loaded.
"Where is Machi?! Why are you answering the phone-"
"Hello, Mother," Machi mumbles, leaning on Yuki's back. She takes the phone from him, resting her head on his shoulder and curling an arm around his chest. She doesn't speak again, only making vague sounds of agreement. Yuki lets himself relax in the feeling of Machi's body pressed against his body.
Finally, she gets off the phone, rubbing at her eyes. "We're having dinner with my parents tonight. They want to meet you."
"I'm meeting your parents? Great!"
She sighed, going back to bed. "Well, if you want to..."
Yuki's face turned red from excitement. "What gift should I bring? What do your parents like? Should I buy flowers?"
Machi gave him a strange look. "My mother is strict. My father is worse."
He pretends not to hear her. "Or maybe a nice bottle of sake..."
"They're not nice people," she objects.
"I want to meet them because they're important to you."
She scoffs, mumbling something about him being a prince. As she shakes her head, she climbs back into bed.
"You'll regret it," she cautions, closing her eyes.
There is defeat in her voice, so he climbs into bed next to her and concentrates on the way she breathes until he falls asleep.
A/N: So who's excited to see how Yuki handles Machi's parents?!