A/N:

Well this is a surprise. I wouldn't have thought that this would be so well received. By the way I also speak Italian, Spanish and a bit of French so if any of you want to comment on something or just ask feel free to do so.

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Rito has had many experiences during his time away from Earth, both good and bad. One of those was waking up with someone beside him - or more than one person, that was way more common. So it didn't surprise him when he felt a weight on his side and puffs of breath ghosting over his collarbone. What did make his mind stop for a few seconds was the feeling of that someone currently beside him; after all his time sharing a bed with his loved ones he had gotten used to the feeling of their bodies and how each one felt different, the only ones he had some trouble with were the twins (for obvious reasons), Mea and Yami; with them being clones from the same project they would naturally have similarities (heck just switch the hair color and the facial expressions and they can pass off as one another). So it was with a bit of confusion that he opened his eyes to the morning light. Looking down the confusion was swept away as soon as he spotted brown hair and the unique scent that filled his nose.

There lay his younger sister with a decidedly comfortable expression on her face. Shifting slightly so as to not wake her up, holding her in a loose hug and legs intertwined, he began remembering all of the events that happened last night.

After the assassin sisters bid him goodnight he went to Mikan's room where they proceeded to talk about his experiences in outer space and generally catch up until they began to get sleepy. He was quite happy to remember that she loved the few gifts that he gave her that night followed by promising her to give her other gifts the next day.

A quiet groan followed by a shift in the bed mad him focus his attention on his sibling, it seemed she was waking up.

"Hey", he murmured gently. Golden eyes fluttered open before they focused on his own pair of identical colored eyes, a brief second passing before her mouth bloomed into a small smile and she proceeded to nuzzle the side of his neck.

"Hey", she echoed keeping an affectionate arm around him.

"Guess you really missed me, huh?"

"Yeah, it was weird not having to look out for an idiot every day."

"Ouch", he mock winced at the jab before he shifted to his side now lying face to face with his brown haired sibling, "and here I brought you expensive gifts from all corners of the galaxy."

She just flashed him her half teasing half amused grin, "Can't help it."

"Guess Momo was right; you turn into an S with me."

Her smile quickly turned into a pout. "You're one to talk", she quickly shot back her face leaving the curve of his neck to lie on the pillow beside him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Rito brushed a few errant strands of her hair that were blocking her eyes, moving them to the back of her ear. Mikan's small hand caught his as he was about to return it to his side, pressing it to the side of her face.

"We haven't been normal siblings in a while."

"…True, but that still doesn't answer my question." He shifted his hand so that it was now cupping the side of her face. A small blush stained her cheeks and her gaze turned into a half lidded one.

"I seem to remember someone had me pinned to a wall while fiercely hugging me."

"…"

"…"

"Hey, Rito…" She was feeling nervous now, giving that this could go either way it was understandable. Her tongue wet her lips before she steeled her nerves and focused her gaze on him. "Where do we stand?"

"…That depends on the current situation."

"What would that imply?"

"How… we feel about each other…"

"Isn't it obvious?" To her at least there was no question about it; her feelings hadn't changed.

He sighed. Indeed it was, after all they had already had this talk. A week before he left they were all alone, much like this current situation and they just began talking about anything and nothing, then that had lead to one talk and another followed by at the very end talking about… well…them.

'That had to be the hardest situation of my life.'

He felt a tugging on his shirt, looking down he saw her light body pressed against him wearing her light blue loose sleeveless shirt and her light pink shorts that hung down on her hips, letting him see the band of the underwear beneath them. Her hands came up to frame his face and another small pull let him know what she was getting at.

He slowly got up rearranging himself so that he was on top of her; one leg pressed into the side of her hip, the other between her legs, one hand once again found its way to the side of her face while the other cradled the small of her back. Mikan for her part had her back arched slightly so that it didn't touch the bed beneath her while pushing their chests closer. He distractedly noticed how his own sleeping attire contrasted with hers: a black v-neck short sleeve shirt with some loose black pants with some small white details to decorate it and bring more of a contrast.

"Rito…" she sounded so timid, so nervous, he could practically see the thoughts going on in her mind.

'Better cut them off before she gets upset.'

"Are you sure?" He felt they needed…some sort of vocal confirmation, to hear it out loud one more time just so they could quiet the thoughts racing in their minds.

"Yes." With that simple declaration he felt her muscles beneath his hands relax while leaning closer to her face so that he could complete what they had promised so long ago.

Kissing was not new to him; it hadn't been in a long while. Kissing this particular girl was however a new experience given everything that it meant to both of them. Lips he never thought he would end up kissing glided against his somewhat clumsily while her hands tightened against his body.

"Rito." She softy breathed into his neck her hands leaving their previous place to wrap around his neck; pulling him close to her.

Rito for his part buried his face in her hair.

"One step at a time." He echoed long uttered words – a promise – said so long ago.

"One step at a time." She mumbled into his neck before moving her head to give him a lingering peck on his lips.

A/N: You know I was gonna make this chapter longer but I'm just going to leave it like this.

Sooo… any thoughts on the matter?