Of bratty demons and mushroom heads

CHAPTER 22

Hiyoshi looked up at the sky as he and Akaya arrived at the roof of Akaya’s dorm. Gakuto’s fireworks for Children’s Day hadn’t started yet and he was glad to see it looked like there would be a clear sky for it. The last time they’d watched Gakuto’s fireworks, it had been on this same roof on Valentines Day with An accompanying them. That night hadn’t ended on a very good note, but looking over at Akaya’s excited features as he impatiently waited for the fireworks to start, Hiyoshi had no doubt that tonight would have a much better outcome.

He was holding a thick blanket for them to sit on while Akaya was carrying a few snacks they had picked out earlier. Taking the snacks from Akaya, he tossed him the blanket telling him to lay it out wherever he wanted to view the fireworks from. He’d also made sure to bring a thick coat for each of them in case it got cold, though he doubted Akaya would need or want it.

Akaya was excited about the fireworks, he was also very excited that An wasn't with them this time. It meant they could snuggle up close and kiss, if not do something a bit more. He grinned devilishly to himself at the thought as he laid the blanket down in a good spot.

Flopping down on the blanket happily, he patted the area next to him. "Join me in my office," he teased and lay down. He'd always loved Children’s Day.

Raising an eyebrow, Hiyoshi chuckled and leaned down, straightening out the blanket at the edges. “Your office? Isn’t this my blanket? If anything, you’re trespassing on my office.”

"Nah, you're my boyfriend," Akaya stuck his tongue out at him then laughed, "What's yours is mine."

“Is that so? Does this mean that everything that’s yours is mine, too?” Hiyoshi sat down on the spot allotted for him. “In that case, I can throw away whatever of ours we don’t need,” he teased, referring to Akaya extensive and sometimes rather disturbing amount of porn he kept finding on the floor and having to resist the urge to chuck.

"Nope," Akaya laughed and flopped his head into Hiyoshi’s lap, "It just works the one way," he snickered, "So no, you can't throw away my porn." He saw the way his boyfriend eyed his stacks of playboys. There was no way he was losing them to the garbage, he liked the articles. "Though I'll totally share with you, you can read all the ones you want."

“No thank you,” Hiyoshi wrinkled his nose in disgust but brought his hand up to comb through Akaya’s untidy mess of hair. At one point, out of vague curiosity, he’d picked one up to try and figure out what the big deal was. He’d opened the magazine straight to a page of very naked overly muscled females and promptly closed it again. That was the last time he would allow his curiosity to get the better of him while in Akaya’s room.

"Come on, I've got some good ones," Akaya teased and closed his eyes, just enjoying the feel of the fingers in his hair. "So you excited about the fireworks?" he asked excitedly and snuggled up to Hiyoshi’s middle a bit more, trying to touch him as much as possible.

“Sure, I trust Gakuto to always put on a good show if nothing else.” Hiyoshi smirked, thinking about his red-headed friend and all of the trouble he used to get into, putting on his ‘shows’. He shook his head resignedly; he really needed to meet new people. Akaya’s warmth against him and the feel of his hair between his fingers was just starting to make him loosen up and unwind a bit when a large booming sound made him jump slightly. The fireworks had started.

Akaya laughed quietly at Hiyoshi’s little jump and looked up to the sky with wide child-like eyes, taking in all of the colors and designs. Gakuto really was amazing at firework shows. "Oh! Look at that one!" he said happily and pointed, then another burst stole his attention, "Did you see that one Wakashi!? It was so cool!!"

Hiyoshi smiled quietly at Akaya’s remarks, nodding his head in agreement. Honestly, the best part of the fireworks was watching Akaya. Tired of supporting himself with his one hand, he let himself fall back onto the blanket and looked up at the lightened sky to enjoy the rest of the show and listen to his lover gush.

"WOAH!!!" Akaya cried out with a big laugh at the finale, "That was awesome!!!" he screamed out to the sky. He sat up afterword, only to lean over and kiss his boyfriend quickly.

“Happy Children’s Day, brat. It is your day after all.” Hiyoshi smirked teasingly while ruffling the brat’s hair. Sitting up, he reached out for the bag that contained a few snacks. “Want anything?”

"Happy Childre--HEY!" The chibi demon glared at his boyfriend and was about to raise more of an argument until he was distracted by food. "Oh! Yeah, what do we have?"

Hiyoshi was silently becoming proud of his ability to distract the brat when needed. “Just a few onigiri and those chocolate bars you insisted on buying.” He reached into the bag to take out an onigiri for himself then passed the bag over. He was also glad he’d decided to bring jackets since he was starting to feel the chill get to him up there on the roof.

"Sweet," Akaya grinned and dug through the bag until he pulled out a chocolate bar and started to unwrap it. He frowned a little and shifted uncomfortably. "It's hot tonight," he mumbled and glared up at the sky. How dare it make his nice night outside hot.

Hiyoshi stopped in his movement to retrieve his jacket and shook his head exasperatedly. Instead, he grabbed Akaya by the back of his shirt and hulled him back towards him. Leaning Akaya up against the cold cement wall behind them, with a slight red hue to his cheeks, he situated himself between Akaya’s legs and leaned back against him. “You seriously have issues with your body heat. Might as well put it to good use.”

Akaya blushed a little at the movement, then smiled and laughed before wrapping his arms around Hiyoshi. "Okay, I'll be your personal heater," he purred happily and munched on his chocolate bar.

Hiyoshi refrained from commenting that Akaya basically already was almost every night, but didn’t want to admit out loud to something so sappy. He relaxed in the arms holding him and ate his onigiri, enjoying the peaceful and comfortable silence that settled over them. It wouldn’t last for long.

"You know," Akaya ruined the silence with a little smirk, "I know another way we could warm you up," he kissed the back of Wakashi’s neck teasingly.

“I’m sure you do, brat.” Hiyoshi rolled his eyes, even as his heart beat sped up slightly, “but right now I’m enjoying the atmosphere, so shut up.” He placed his onigiri wrapper to the side and threaded his fingers through Akaya’s, for heating purposes only of course. His hands were cold.

Akaya chuckled and held Hiyoshi’s hands in his own. "That better?" he asked quietly, whispering against his boyfriend’s ear. He rather liked sitting like this, it was relaxing and the view of the stars was better from here.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Hiyoshi muffled, refusing to acknowledge his words even as he felt a wave of contentment fall over him. After a few drawn out minutes of sitting there silently in peace, impressed by Akaya’s continued silence, he finally informed him, “I found out my flight leaves for Singapore next Saturday on the sixteenth in the morning. I should be back by Sunday the thirty-first. I’ll come back earlier if I can, but I doubt it’ll happen.”

"That sucks..." Akaya mumbled and glared at nothing in particular. "I still don't want you to go," he said quietly and nuzzled his boyfriend’s neck. He didn't like that he was going to be left behind for so long. What if Hiyoshi found someone he liked better than him?

“C’mon. Isn’t this the perfect opportunity for you to go out and have some fun?” Hiyoshi was trying to make light of the situation, but then his gaze turned serious and he turned to look his boyfriend in the eye. “Though, if you cheat on me…” The intensity of his gaze alone was probably enough to demonstrate just how much shit would go down if he did. Needless to say, it better not happen.

"Why would I cheat on you?" Akaya asked curiously, honestly surprised. "I love you, and you're great in bed. What more can I ask for?" He smiled and turned Hiyoshi’s head just a bit more before kissing him lightly.

Hiyoshi grinned, and his cheeks turned a bit redder at Akaya’s compliment. “I’m just making sure we understand each other,” he said against soft lips. Then his smile turned roguish and his voice lowered. “Okay, now you can warm me up.”