About time right? I'm so sorry guys... I've been so busy! Mechacon was a week ago and I had a lot of cosplay stuff to get done for that, and then I got sick again DX I swear, my immune system seems to not work or something. ANYWAY! Enough of my rambling!

Enjoy~

Ritsuka woke up feeling warm. The black haired boy couldn't remember the last time that had happened. Even in the summer months Ritsuka always thought his bed felt cold. It had been cold ever since Soubi left... Soubi! Ritsuka's eyes flew open as he remembered the reunion. He blinked a few times and focused on his surroundings.

Ritsuka was in his bedroom, curled in ball in the center of his bed. Had all of that been a dream? Where was Soubi? As Ritsuka pushed himself up something purple fell off his shoulders. "Hm?" The cat eared boy realized it was Soubi's coat; it had been draped over him along with his blanket.
Ritsuka brought the soft fabric into his arms and buried his face in it. It smelled like Soubi. 'Did I fall asleep?' That was probably it. Ritsuka probably fell asleep at Soubi's and the blond man carried him home.
Ritsuka stayed cuddled with the purple coat until he glanced at his alarm clock. 'Crap!' He had 15 minutes before he needed to be at school.

Ritsuka was preoccupied as he brushed his teeth and changed clothes. That didn't change as he grabbed an apple for breakfast and started to run to school. What would happen to him and Soubi now? Were they finally safe? Ritsuka had talked to Soubi for hours the previous day. Trying to make up for the years they had been apart.
But something was different. Soubi hadn't once tried to kiss him. And it seemed like the blond man had changed; Soubi didn't smile anymore, and he seemed a little jumpy. Ritsuka was starting to realize just how broken he had become. 'Was it Seimei who made him like this?...'

"Ritsuka-kun! Look where you're going!" The black haired boy hadn't realized he had run into someone until he heard Yuiko's high-pitched voice. "Sorry Yuiko." he said, looking up at her.
The pink haired girl had matured over the past two years. She had gotten even taller and had lost the childish pigtails; she wore her long, pink hair down most of the time. She had finally said yes to Yayoi and the couple had stuck with Ritsuka through all the hard, heartbroken and lonely days that had come his way.
She of all people deserved to be told that he had found Soubi. But Ritsuka couldn't quite bring himself to tell her... This was still new, and he didn't know what his relationship with the blond man was. 'I'll tell her another time...' he thought to himself as the bell rang and he walked the remaining distance to his seat.

Class passed far too slowly for the black haired boy. His thoughts kept wandering back to Soubi. Everything reminded him of the blond man; Yayoi's hair was in a ponytail today, the teacher's shirt was blue, even the cold, breezy weather reminded him of Soubi and the way the blond man would hold him and worry if he was cold. Ritsuka wondered if him and Soubi would be like that again; teasing and sweet and just a little cuddly. Okay, maybe a lot. Ritsuka smiled at that thought.
He had pushed Soubi away, but deep down he had always liked the gentle caresses and embraces. 'I should've said yes once in a while instead of pushing him away' Ritsuka thought for the countless time since they had been separated. The middle-schooler was worried that he had hurt Soubi by turning him away every time he had come to Ritsuka. 'Soubi...' Ritsuka looked out the window blankly. Would He pick him up from school? The neko kept staring at the school gate as if he focused long enough on a spot then Soubi would appear there. After about half an hour Ritsuka gave up and closed his eyes tiredly. He only had ten minutes left of school anyway.

Ritsuka's eyes widened as he glanced out the window again. Was that... Soubi? There was a figure clothed in a purple coat leaning against the gate. It had to be him! Ritsuka felt his heart begin to race and completely lost the little focus he had been maintaining. The last 10 minutes were agonizing for the neko boy.
As soon as the bell rang he dashed out of the classroom, forgetting his bag in the process and leaving Yuiko to yell after him in confusion.

Soubi. He really had come! As Ritsuka burst out of the front doors he saw Soubi with his blond hair getting blown in his face by the increasing wind. Ritsuka kept running and threw himself at the older man, hugging him tightly and laughing with joy. "Soubi you came! I didn't think you would." The blond man looked down at the boy with loving eyes. "I'm sorry Ritsuka" he whispered. "Stop apologizing!" "Okay." Ritsuka grinned up at Soubi happily, his tail wagging side to side like a dog's. Soubi showed a small smile at the sight of Ritsuka all flustered and happy, the first smile in two years.

Soubi took Ritsuka to a park where they both sat on a bench. It was the same park that they had shared their first kiss all that time ago. The atmosphere was familiar and reminiscing as they sat side by side, not quite touching but close. "Soubi... What are we now?" Ritsuka couldn't stand the suspense any longer as he decided to breech the subject. Soubi paused a moment before answering, the guilt and longing apparent."I don't know... I'm not sure if I knew what we were even before I... Left." Ritsuka had to agree with him there; their relationship was so unusual he didn't know what to call it. "Ritsuka, what would you like to do?" Soubi said, trying to not sound pleading.

Ritsuka looked down quietly and let hair cover his face. Soubi's heart sank; was he being thrown away again? Just as Soubi was trying to convince himself that thus was to be expected, Ritsuka spoke.
"I've had a long time to think about everything. You have always been kind and loving but I pushed you away again and again. You never deserved to be treated like that and I'm really sorry. But... If I could really have anything... I'd like to have a life with you again. I searched everyday for two years to try to find you and I realized that I've loved you all along."
Soubi felt his eyes water with hope at these words. "Ritsuka I love you..." "I know, and I love you as well. Now we can have a fresh start without Seimei and my mother and all the people who were cruel to you." "Ritsuka... Thank you..."Soubi breathed before pressing his lips against Ritsuka's. The younger boy kissed back immediately, his soft lips moving lovingly against Soubi's. The blond man licked Ritsuka's top lip shyly, Ritsuka's lips parting quickly as a pink tongue slipped out to meet it's companion. Then they danced, both of them longed for contact and most of all, each other.

It seemed too soon before they had to break away for air, cheeks a little flushed and hearts fluttering like weak little birds. "Ritsuka... Thank you." Soubi smiled happily, the sight melting Ritsuka's heart. "You've given me everything I've ever wanted."

The two shared more kisses, stories of the past two years, but most a comfortable silence with Ritsuka cuddled into Soubi's side as the blond pulled him close and under his coat.

"Ritsuka... It's getting cold and you don't have a jacket. Do you want mine?" "No I have to be home anyway, my dad wants me home by five to help him with something. I'll see you tomorrow." Ritsuka said, standing up and looking almost sadly at Soubi. "Yeah, tomorrow." The two males embraced and kissed one more time before saying goodbye, Ritsuka refusing Soubi's offer to walk him home, and headed in their separate directions.

I'm happy for the first time in two years.

Review please~ *drowns in fluff never to be seen again*