"Mmmm, this feels nice," Akaito murmured dreamily as he lay out on the warm sand on top of the beach towel. Despite its rocky start, their vacation was turning out wonderfully. Splashing each other with the cool ocean water, competing for a good hour when the waves were really good on their surfboards, playing in the sand like they were still teenagers or kids, and finally sunbathing exhausted muscles into submission after skilled, blue-tipped fingers had massaged sun oil thoroughly into his skin. It felt really, really good.

Glancing lazily over to Kaito, who lay next to him, with an easy, relaxed smile, Akaito trailed his fingers on the bluenette's thigh, enjoying some skinship and the intimate, pleasant feeling of the moment. Kaito's blue eyes met his crimson gaze and an equally relaxed smile graced Akaito's beautiful lover's face. Seeing Kaito happy like this made the redhead's heart feel full and his soul feel peaceful and rested. The fun of the day had almost completely erased the out of character, alarming discussion earlier on, but as Akaito turned slowly onto his back and stared up at the blue sky and white clouds slowly floating by through it, a little stress returned to his face as his resting mind puzzled over it, still trying to understand.

"I love you," Kaito's voice mumbled as a warm hand snaked itself around one of Akaito's arms and the bluenette snuggled up against the redhead's sun-warmed body. Soft blue hair tickled pleasantly against Akaito's smooth chest and shoulder as Kaito breathed in deeply the scents of the beach and Akaito's skin. The redhead's heart melted a little more, but something felt off. He frowned slightly from a sudden need to adjust his body a little to hold Kaito back, the strange feeling of sudden urgency going through his body.

Soft lips smiled against Akaito's skin, and Kaito breathed again as Akaito put his arm around the bluenette and held him around the shoulder and back, squeezing his lover against him maybe just a little too hard. Akaito's eyes widened, though Kaito didn't see him, as suddenly he realized that Kaito's body had instantly relaxed into the embrace as if it were a puppet with its strings cut. Had Kaito been this tense the whole time they were playing? The bluenette quietly nuzzled Akaito's neck as if to silently request being held even tighter, despite the fact that it might already be uncomfortably tight.

"I love you, too, Kaito," Akaito said, trying to keep the little edge of concern out of his voice and remaining holding Kaito's body with the same level of strength. But instead of a more expected reaction, the redhead felt his lover's body tense back up a little, though Kaito made no move to move further away. "I love you so much, Kaito."

Another affectionate nuzzle as Kaito still snuggled up to him, the bluenette staying silent in a way that would feel companionable and relaxing if not for the fact that that tension in his body that had returned as quickly as it had left... was still there. Akaito's frown turned even more concerned and he stared at the sky and lost himself deeply to his thoughts, as Kaito's pleasant, clean scent tempted his nose and Kaito's warm body dissolved into soft, even breaths as the bluenette slowly fell asleep next to him, still wrapped up in Akaito's arms.

The pair quietly remained on the beach, undisturbed by anyone, for hours as the sun baked down on them, then waned, until it burned to the horizon in vibrant crimson, burnt orange and violet shades, and the warm breeze turned cool. Kaito shivered and raised his head slowly as he woke, offering up a small smile to Akaito as the redhead met his eyes.

"Hey. Sleep well?" Akaito asked, moving Kaito's bangs gently from his forehead where they had plastered themselves into an almost funny style during the prolonged, unplanned nap, kissing the skin there gently.

"Yeah. We played hard, huh?" Kaito smiled back. "I think I slept through dinner, though. You should have woken me."

"Nah, I like it when you're next to me. Though if you don't eat dinner, maybe you don't get dessert," Akaito teased a little, trying to take his mind off his heavy thoughts. Kaito's mouth opened in a little 'o' of dismay as if to complain against his lover's claim.

"That's not a rule! Even without dinner, there can't be no dessert! Who will eat the aisu if we ignore it?" Arguing in alarm, as if the feelings of ice cream might be hurt if it wasn't eaten quickly enough, Kaito raised himself upright, ready to fight for the frozen treat against his teasing lover. "Aisu is important, we need it."

"How about if we skip the dessert and just order Thai food? With lots of spicy peppers," Akaito offered as an alternative, his voice a parody of helpfulness.

"What? No!" Kaito cried out. "Aisu! I want aisu! Aisu!"

"You're like a little kid," Akaito responded, but the normal interaction made him grin. "Maybe I should eat all the ice cream and then you won't have to worry."

"Noooo," Kaito wailed dramatically, falling back down on the beach towel and reaching for the heavens as if they would save him. "I require aisu; please help! I cannot go on or get up; the only solution is to eat all the aisu tonight. All of it!" Blue-tipped fingers grasped helplessly at the sky as Kaito warbled in his lovely voice an amusing drama. "If I cannot eat it you may need to carry me fourty miles, day and night, until we arrive to a hospital where I can receive the lifesaving medicine of delicious, frozen aisu!"

Turning his head to peek at Akaito and see the effectiveness of this ploy, Kaito let out another dramatic, fake-tearful warble which was interrupted suddenly as the redhead pounced on him and picked him up bodily; no small feat considering the bluenette's height. The warble turned into a squawk of surprise as Kaito was lifted over one pale shoulder and marched several steps away by a strongly grinning Akaito.

"Don't worry, I will carry you a hundred miles or as far as you need," Akaito stated as he let Kaito down and stared into his eyes with a great smile. Kaito blushed and smiled back, looking happy but a little embarrassed at the positive attention, until his lover finished, "And eat all the aisu for you along the way!"

"No!" Kaito laughed and punched Akaito's shoulder. Akaito pushed him back a little and mussed Kaito's blue hair shamelessly and vigorously with both hands, making it do ridiculous things until Kaito cried out laughingly for mercy. Snaking one tired arm around Akaito's waist, Kaito smiled at his lover and moved his face close, drawing Akaito in for a long, deep kiss.

"You're kind of a brat," Kaito stated as he broke the kiss, slowly moving backwards. Akaito laughed in disbelief.