A/N: I'm sooo sorry for such a late update! I've been having writer's block for this fic, and just when it was starting to clear up, uni was starting, so I couldn't update as quickly as I wanted to!

Thank you for tochka, July's fantasies, xLoveChuuChuuTrainx, EijiNya who reviewed! [: You guys are the reason why I decided to continue with this fic since I originally thought no one really read it.

Chapter 2

Seryou walked towards the station in confusion, his brother's enigmatic smile staying on his mind. He didn't understand what that smile had meant. When he told his brother that he was going to sleep over at his senpai's home, his brother had simply nodded and uttered a "take care" with that smile. It infuriated him! It felt like there was something he was missing that his brother knew about. But, what was it?

Sighing while boarding the train that just came, he decided to stop thinking about it. There was no point in wasting his thoughts on his weird brother. Instead, it'll be better if he thought of…Yuzuru-san! Yes, that's a good thought. He wondered what they would do. Probably watch those DVDs they've forgotten to watch last time. It was lucky that Yuzuru-san had rented it for a week. Well, they'll probably play the games again too. Hm, what else…?

You can always play with Yuzuru-san in…other… ways. His mind supplied. He blushed.

'Bad thoughts, BAD! Go away!' Shaking his head to dispel the more…adventurous thoughts from his mind, he quickly realised that he would need to get off on the next stop. Suppressing his excitement on seeing his boyfriend, he forgot all about the mind argument that he just had.

Yuzuru had been doing all of his house chores from morning. He had cleaned the whole house spotless, washed all of the laundry, as well as the dishes. He took a shower and was just admiring his work when the doorbell rang. Deciding to forego putting on a shirt for the sake of meeting his boyfriend as soon as possible, he opened the door to the sight of a smiling Seryou.

The sight that greeted him was not the one he expected. Instead of finding an adorably sleepy Yuzuru like his last visit, this time a half-naked one greeted him. He was spellbound and unable to avoid looking at the lean chest that, unlike the impression that Yuzuru gave, was muscled.

But then again, it should've been expected due to his boyfriend's love towards archery. It was bound to strengthen his body. Yuzuru always gave off a soft vibe, further encouraged by his looks, making people forget just how strong he was. Even Seryou, who knew of his boyfriend's strength, was left speechless at the power that his boyfriend seemed to radiate when standing without his shirt on.

Realising that his staring would probably make his boyfriend feels awkward, he quickly snapped his gaze up towards the smiling face of the one person he loves more than everything. He felt the tell-tale signs of a blush forming on each of his cheeks from the way they warmed. It frustrated him sometimes how Yuzuru was able to evoke these sorts of reactions from him when everyone else would never succeed even if they tried their whole life.

His boyfriend's voice, telling him to come in, snapped him out of his musings.

He really needs to stop daydreaming whenever he was in his boyfriend's presence.

Bending down to take off his shoes and putting them neatly beside the others that are most probably Yuzuru's, he stood back up only to find sharp blue orbs looking straight at him. He felt himself flushing in response. Why did Yuzuru have such an...intense look within his eyes? There was something else in his eyes too, something strong that he couldn't grasp. He decided not to dwell on it for too long, his mind already going towards the thought of spending two days with his most precious person. He smiled.

Yuzuru secretly smiled when he saw how Seryou snapped out of his little reverie upon hearing his invitation to come in. He sometimes wondered how his 2 years younger boyfriend managed to make an act of removing one's shoes seemed graceful. It didn't escape his attention how tempting his boyfriend looked while bending down, exposing his shapely behind.

When Seryou's gaze was back on him, he knew that his desire was probably written all over his face. He saw how those soft, flawless ivory cheeks blossomed pink when its owner noticed Yuzuru's gaze on him. Sometimes his boyfriend was just too cute it was hard for Yuzuru not to simply ravish him.

He didn't want to make his loved one feels uncomfortable, so he pushed all of those thoughts away. He smiled mildly at his boyfriend, ushering him inside.

Seryou took in his surroundings, smiling when he caught the distinct smell of lavender.

"You've been cleaning, Yuzuru-san."

Yuzuru smiled sheepishly.

"Heh. Yeah, I've been planning to clean up the place since before, but never got up to it. Decided to do it today since you're going to sleepover."

Seryou chuckled at his boyfriend's explanation.

"Well, now that you're here, how about we walk around the area? The surroundings of this apartment are really nice. I take walk often nowadays." Yuzuru suggested.

Seryou nodded in agreement. He was curious about the kind of place where his boyfriend lives anyways.

The weather that afternoon was much nicer than the hellish weather that they had to endure two days ago, making their stroll a comfortable one.

There was a park near Yuzuru's apartment where they could see little children playing, mothers watching over their children and couples sitting around the benches, enjoying time together.

Approximately 5 minutes walk from the apartment; there was a sport centre where they could see people playing in the pool. There was also a medium-sized shopping district where Yuzuru bought his usual everyday needs. It wasn't an especially crowded shopping centre, but lively enough with the hustle and bustle of shoppers. Seryou found himself enjoying their walk immensely.

But nothing could prepare him for their last destination.

It was a dojo. It was beautiful in structure and the quiet area surrounding it made it all the more serene. Even from where they stood outside, Seryou was able to hear the rippling of water from the pond along with the regular sound of the bamboo pipe knocking the rocks of the pond. He could even hear birds chirping!

How could a place this beautiful be inside the city? He thought in wonderment.

Yuzuru chuckled at his boyfriend's reaction towards the dojo. It was not unlike the gaze of a child towards an amusement park. He had a feeling somehow that Seryou would love this place -knowing their mutual love for archery- and he was proven right.

Seryou turned to his boyfriend, amazement still in his eyes.

"Ne, Yuzuru-san, how did you manage to find this place? Are people allowed to come in? Or is it a private property?"

Yuzuru smiled, he knew that this answer of his would make his boyfriend happy.

"Yes, we can go in during certain time when the dojo is open. I've been here for a few times, actually. I'll bring you with me next time, how about it?"

"Yes! Yes, please. Thank you, Yuzuru-san."

In his happy state, he reflexively jumped to hug his boyfriend and kissed his cheek. Realising his actions, the raven-haired found himself blushing once more. He had acted like a girl. Being a girl is good and all if one wasn't actually a boy going out with one's boyfriend.

Seeing Yuzuru smiling instead of being perturbed by his actions though, Seryou decided that it was fine. As long as Yuzuru-san didn't think it's weird or anything.

"Well, now that we've looked around, do you want to go somewhere to eat? It's almost lunch time, after all."

Seryou smiled and nodded at Yuzuru's suggestion. The pair then started to continue their walk.

After their lunch at a family restaurant nearby, the couple had decided to head towards the bookstore nearby, under Seryou's request. There was a book he had been trying to buy for awhile, and whenever he went to different bookstores near his home, he had always been unable to find it. To his utter happiness, the bookstore still had a few copies left and the raven-haired boy was quick in purchasing the sought-after book.

"What kind of book is it, Seryou? It seemed to be very popular," commented Yuzuru on their way back to the apartment.

"It's a really popular adventure novel; the writer is apparently still in middle school, though his real identity was never told to the readers. You should try reading it too, Yuzuru-san; I could lend you my copy of the previous volumes," explained Seryou happily.

"Hmm, maybe I could try. Lend me your books the next time you come over?"

"Yeah, sure."

They soon arrived at the familiar apartment building. They flopped down onto the couch as soon as they arrived inside. It had been a satisfying walk, but their legs didn't seem to appreciate being used so much within one day.

"So? What should we do now?" Seryou fidgeted about and this fact did not go unnoticed by his boyfriend.

"What's wrong, Seryou?"

"Eh? Um, it's nothing, really," the younger male replied; but his eyes avoided Yuzuru's.

"Tell me what's wrong. It's obviously not nothing if you can't even look at me," replied the other with a comforting tone. He wanted to know what bothered his boyfriend and helped as much as he can.

Seryou sighed before deciding to spill his thoughts.

"Well, yesterday, I overheard a conversation between the girls in my class. They were talking about their relationship with their boyfriends, of all things. But, it's...when I heard what they said, it made me wonder..." Seryou trailed off, seemingly unable to continue his words; cheeks questionably pink.

"Seryou? They made you wonder what?"

"It's too embarrassing... I don't think I can say it, Yuzuru-san..."

"Come on, just tell me. I promise not to laugh," coaxed the shorter male.

Seryou looked at Yuzuru's sincere face before asking, "Promise?"

At Yuzuru's nod of affirmation, he took a deep breath before continuing, "Well, one of them was saying how her boyfriend broke up with her because he wasn't satisfied...saying that he wanted to go further, but she wanted to wait, so he left her."

Seryou's expression turned depressed and it took Yuzuru awhile to process his boyfriend's words.

"So, do you mean to say, you wanted to know as to whether I would do the same?" asked Yuzuru carefully.

Seryou nodded before answering, "I just- I just wanted to know whether Yuzuru-san would start getting bored of me..."

Yuzuru moved his arms to envelope the nervous boy sitting next to him before reassuring his love to his insecure boyfriend.

"Don't be silly. It took all of my will and bravery to ask you out. What made you think I would leave you now that I finally have you?"

Seryou looked somewhat shy at his words, but his lips were smiling. Yuzuru knew then that he had managed to banish the insecurity within Seryou's mind.

"You're really amazing, Yuzuru-san. With just those words, you made me feel safe and calm right away," whispered Seryou into his chest. To emphasise his point, Seryou moved closer and nuzzled his boyfriend's warm chest. Yuzuru's eyes widened in surprise before softening in adoration at this cute demeanour.

"In a mood to cuddle, eh?"

He could see those ivory cheeks turned red before it hid against his chest. The words that answered him were soft, "It's because I couldn't sleep last night..."

"Oh? How come?"

"I- I was too excited about coming here..."

Chuckling in mirth at his boyfriend's answer, Yuzuru moved around on the sofa until he found a comfortable position for them both. They ended up lying down on the sofa with Seryou using Yuzuru as a pillow.

"Well, you can sleep now if you want. I won't mind," explained Yuzuru while gently placing the dark-haired head down onto his chest.

"But, I'm supposed to be spending time with Yuzuru-san! If I'm asleep, I'm not going to be able to spend as much time with Yuzuru-san," complained Seryou into Yuzuru's t-shirt.

"Don't worry. We'll still have tonight and tomorrow, right? You can sleep over as much as you want," promised Yuzuru.

Seryou seemed comforted by his boyfriend's words for he nodded softly before relaxing and falling asleep within minutes. The brown-haired male smiled at the sleeping form lying on top of him. It seemed like Seryou was really tired.

Comfortable in the knowledge that his love was safe within his embrace, Yuzuru closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

TBC

Okay, chapter two is finally finished! Comments are loved. (: