How I met your father (Chapter 8)
Ohno woke up very early and slipped out of bed, after making sure that Nino was still dead to the world. It was not too surprising since he had made sure yesterday night that Nino would be worn out this morning. He wanted today to be a surprise and for that, he needed to prepare. He dropped a kiss to Nino’s lips as he couldn’t stop himself and then again, why should he even? Never leave without a kiss, he had promised the other when they had gotten to that phase.
Nino made a small happy noise before he rolled on his side of the bed, burrowing the face into the cushions that smelled just like his lover. Oh, how he loved that smell.
Ohno chuckled and draped the blanket over his shoulders again before slipping on a pair of shorts and finally leaving the bedroom to go to the kitchen.
He sang softly under his breath a little song that kept popping up in his mind. There were always so many melodies running around in their house that Ohno never was sure if the music stuck in his head was a new song, an old one or just something Nino fiddled with which was nowhere close to release. Nino never minded as he said that he often got ideas how to continue his songs or how to come up with new ones, so Ohno had made it a habit to hum or sing whatever came to his mind.
Ohno cut vegetables into cute forms after he had prepared the rice and filled a big bento box with all the things he knew Nino liked. When he was finished he put it in a bag and continued to prepare the breakfast. As he was cooking, to begin with, he made a full typical Japanese breakfast that he put on a tray with a cup of coffee with just a pinch of cinnamon to taste and carried it over to the bedroom. He was careful as he balanced the overly full tray in his hands before finally placing it down on the low table inside the room. He was happy that he had insisted on putting one there for such things. It had come in handy more than once so far.
He leant over Nino as the other still was deep asleep and kissed his temple, cheek and chin. Nino moaned softly in his sleep, still fighting against waking up. His brows were furrowed and Ohno smiled softly as he kissed his lips.
“Gross,” Nino grumbled. His voice was still rough because of his sleep and he shoved Ohno away a bit.
“You’re a deeply romantic,” Ohno snorted. He grinned as he made to kiss him again but then he moved to the side to kiss his cheek.
“I haven’t brushed my teeth yet,” Nino mumbled, making Ohno laugh. He had never minded morning breath. Nino had always been the opposite. That was why the first trip was always to the bathroom.
“I came offering breakfast to you,” he said with a grin as he sat back and made a great gesture.
Nino giggled at his antics. “Oh, how comes?”
“Remember, today I planned the whole thing. Thought I could just start by making you breakfast. If you hurry the coffee will still be hot and I want a thank-you kiss.”
“Oh, now you demand things from me? Cheat,” Nino said with a laugh as he jumped out of bed to hurry to the bathroom to brush his teeth and use the toilet. When he came back Ohno had put the breakfast on the bed and he was careful as he climbed inside as to not disturb the dishes.
He kissed his cheek and Ohno put the mug in his hands. He took a sip, observing their breakfast and then he happily started eating.
“So what’s the plan for today?”
“Promise. Just follow my lead.”
“I will,” Nino decided with a small shrug. He would just let himself be surprised then.
-
Nino tugged at the shirt that Ohno had chosen for him to wear and slipped on his favourite very soft leather jacket, as he watched Ohno donning his own jeans jacket and shoes. Ohno offered him his hand and Nino clasped it tightly as Ohno led the way. Ohno was humming again as he led him to the bus station and carefully checked the schedules.
Ohno was grinning bashfully at him as he swung his arms around. “We missed the bus. The next is in around 40 minutes. Wait or walk to the next stop?”
“Wait,” Nino decided, as he pushed Ohno down on one of the seats. He sat on his laps and put his head on his shoulder. “So what brought this up?”
“I won’t tell you early. You will have to wait to see what will happen.”
“Meanie.”
“Childish much.”
Nino stuck out his tongue but giggled when Ohno caught it for a second, before pressing his mouth against his for a very deep, loving kiss.
They looked up when someone close cleared their throat and Nino glared at the disgusted looking man. Before he could say something Ohno’s embrace tightened around him and he decided it was not worth the fight just because of a small-minded person.
Ohno put his head against Nino’s with a smile, humming lowly into his ear. “He’s just jealous because I have such a cute lover.”
There was a cheeky grin on Ohno’s face, which brought laughter bubbling from his lips. His boyfriend was the best. He sighed as they snuggled a bit longer until their bus finally arrived. Ohno dragged him inside, paying for their fare.
They sat down in silence, Nino next to the window and Ohno by his side. They sat for a few stops until an elderly couple stepped in and Nino elbowed Ohno so that they could change with them their seats in the now full bus. Ohno nodded to the two and made sure that they were safely in their seats before following Nino to a free space to stand. Nino huffed out in silent laughter when Ohno made sure that Nino stood to the wall and he was guarding him with his body.
“Silly.”
“You are not going to be touched on my watch,” Ohno said with a pout. Nino buried his head against his shoulder as he dissolved in giggles. His boyfriend was the silliest one as well.
-
Nino’s eyes widened as Ohno pulled him out of the bus when they arrived at the stadium. He turned around and stared at Ohno. “What? How did you…? They were sold out!” he stuttered as Ohno waved to tickets for the baseball game that was about to start.
He had been sour that he hadn’t managed to buy the ticket (stupid work, stupid Aiba, stupid Ohno who all didn’t manage to buy him the stupid tickets and he had to be in a meeting!). Now it seemed that anyone of his friends apparently got two tickets and Ohno, his stupid stupid man, just didn’t tell him. For a moment he couldn’t decide if he wanted to hit him or hug him but Ohno was already pulling him along again to the long line for the entry.
“Before we are too late, and I would prefer you not to hit me,” Ohno said with a grin and a squeeze of his hand.
“I hate you.”
“No, you don’t.”
“You’re right,” Nino grumbled as he kissed his cheek. “Thank you.”
Ohno chuckled as he pulled him closer and put his arm around his waist. He showed the tickets to the man checking their tickets and then led Nino to their seats. Nino whistled at the good spot they were on and very excitedly stared down at the field, Ohno has forgotten for the moment, who rolled his eyes good-naturally and went to get the snack and drinks for the game. Not that he thought Nino would eat much of them, but somehow it didn’t feel right not to buy any.
Nino smiled happily at him as he took his drink and leant back. “This is awesome.”
“I hope the game will be too then,” Ohno said amusedly. Nino shrugged and just leant against him, talking softly until the game started. Ohno leant back when the game started as he tried hard to follow it (it was so much easier on TV with an announcer) and not to annoy Nino too much with questions when he was totally confused.
Nino was still chattering happily as they left the stadium, telling him again and again how awesome the game and the gift was when Ohno smiled.
“I hope you’ll like the rest too,” he said, feeling nervousness creep up in him slowly.
“There is more?” Nino asked in wonder and Ohno nodded as he led him to the bus station again. This time they had to change lines once until Ohno led him to a park.
“Ah Hanami,” Nino hummed as he looked around. “This is nice.”
“I’m glad,” Ohno chuckled. “I brought food. You can choose a spot.”
Nino nodded as he looked around. It was a bit crowded as they arrived so late into the day but he spotted an empty spot between two bigger trees. It was not big (probably why it hadn’t been taken yet since most groups around were bigger).
“There?”
“Yup,” Ohno agreed as they went over, apologising to the people around when they were too close to them and Nino huffed in relief as Ohno pulled out a blanket and they could finally sit down. He shrugged off his jacket since it was warm and watched Ohno open the boxes he carried around.
“Oh, it looks good. Did you make it?”
“Yes?” Ohno said, looking shifty. Nino hummed as he stared at the cherry blossom themed bento, smiling at the thought of how much work had gone into that. So much to that Ohno found those things bothersome.
“It looks really great. Thank you. You are pampering me today.”
Ohno grinned softly at the praise. “Everything for you, love,” he teased.
Nino rolled his eyes as he popped one of the tiny hamburger into his mouth. “Mhm… Good, really.”
Ohno chuckled as he arranged their food and they sat close to each other as they ate, watched the petals around them and fed each other. For Nino this was perfect. He was almost forgetting that Ohno had dragged him out, to begin with.
-
Ohno looked up to Nino from where his head was resting in Nino’s lap. Nino smiled as he petted his hair. “So what brought this all on?” he asked finally.
It had gotten late and they were stargazing since neither of them had wanted to pack up just yet.
“I just wanted to take you out.”
“That’s not all, is there?”
“There was the game,” he added as he looked up with a small pout in his lips.
“Yes, and you are not interested in baseball. If you told me you had tickets I would have paid for them and given one to Aiba.”
“I wanted to go today with you. I wanted to make today special.”
“All days spent with you are really special.”
“You say the sweetest things,” Ohno teased him. They both knew it was partly a lie. They both knew that some days they annoyed each other more than anything, but that was normal.
“Come on, what is going on. You are nervous.”
“Am not.”
“You are such a bad liar,” he grumbled.
Ohno sighed as he sat up. “He rummaged in his bag and cleared his throat as he sat up again. He was fiddling with the box in his hands, staring down at him for a long while.
“Oh-chan?” Nino’s voice was soft and warm. He put his hands on top of Ohno’s fiddling ones. “Don’t be shy now.”
“You’re right,” Ohno breathed, finally stabilising again. “It’s just you.”
“Oh, you really know how to flatters someone.” Nino’s voice was still playful but there was a small strain to it and Ohno took a deep breath, moving his hands to hold his in his own.
“Kazunari.”
“Yes?”
“Would you like to spend the rest of our lives together?”
“Maybe,” Nino asked, a teasing smirk on his face.
Ohno huffed out in amusement as he opened the box. “Would that make a difference?” he asked, holding out a baseball with Nino’s favourite player’s signature.
“What the?” Nino asked as he took the ball in his hands.
“How did you get this?”
“Someone was indebted to me,” Ohno said with a giggle.
Nino lifted his eyebrow as he rolled the ball in between his hands.
“Of course I want to stay by your side for the rest of my life, you bloody idiot.”
“Oh great! Would you marry me then?”
There was a teasing grin on Ohno’s face as he produced a ring out of his pocket and presented it to him on the palm of his hand. Nino chuckled as he moved close to kiss his boyfriend, lover and now even fiance as he nodded his consent.
Nino made a small happy noise before he rolled on his side of the bed, burrowing the face into the cushions that smelled just like his lover. Oh, how he loved that smell.
Ohno chuckled and draped the blanket over his shoulders again before slipping on a pair of shorts and finally leaving the bedroom to go to the kitchen.
He sang softly under his breath a little song that kept popping up in his mind. There were always so many melodies running around in their house that Ohno never was sure if the music stuck in his head was a new song, an old one or just something Nino fiddled with which was nowhere close to release. Nino never minded as he said that he often got ideas how to continue his songs or how to come up with new ones, so Ohno had made it a habit to hum or sing whatever came to his mind.
Ohno cut vegetables into cute forms after he had prepared the rice and filled a big bento box with all the things he knew Nino liked. When he was finished he put it in a bag and continued to prepare the breakfast. As he was cooking, to begin with, he made a full typical Japanese breakfast that he put on a tray with a cup of coffee with just a pinch of cinnamon to taste and carried it over to the bedroom. He was careful as he balanced the overly full tray in his hands before finally placing it down on the low table inside the room. He was happy that he had insisted on putting one there for such things. It had come in handy more than once so far.
He leant over Nino as the other still was deep asleep and kissed his temple, cheek and chin. Nino moaned softly in his sleep, still fighting against waking up. His brows were furrowed and Ohno smiled softly as he kissed his lips.
“Gross,” Nino grumbled. His voice was still rough because of his sleep and he shoved Ohno away a bit.
“You’re a deeply romantic,” Ohno snorted. He grinned as he made to kiss him again but then he moved to the side to kiss his cheek.
“I haven’t brushed my teeth yet,” Nino mumbled, making Ohno laugh. He had never minded morning breath. Nino had always been the opposite. That was why the first trip was always to the bathroom.
“I came offering breakfast to you,” he said with a grin as he sat back and made a great gesture.
Nino giggled at his antics. “Oh, how comes?”
“Remember, today I planned the whole thing. Thought I could just start by making you breakfast. If you hurry the coffee will still be hot and I want a thank-you kiss.”
“Oh, now you demand things from me? Cheat,” Nino said with a laugh as he jumped out of bed to hurry to the bathroom to brush his teeth and use the toilet. When he came back Ohno had put the breakfast on the bed and he was careful as he climbed inside as to not disturb the dishes.
He kissed his cheek and Ohno put the mug in his hands. He took a sip, observing their breakfast and then he happily started eating.
“So what’s the plan for today?”
“Promise. Just follow my lead.”
“I will,” Nino decided with a small shrug. He would just let himself be surprised then.
-
Nino tugged at the shirt that Ohno had chosen for him to wear and slipped on his favourite very soft leather jacket, as he watched Ohno donning his own jeans jacket and shoes. Ohno offered him his hand and Nino clasped it tightly as Ohno led the way. Ohno was humming again as he led him to the bus station and carefully checked the schedules.
Ohno was grinning bashfully at him as he swung his arms around. “We missed the bus. The next is in around 40 minutes. Wait or walk to the next stop?”
“Wait,” Nino decided, as he pushed Ohno down on one of the seats. He sat on his laps and put his head on his shoulder. “So what brought this up?”
“I won’t tell you early. You will have to wait to see what will happen.”
“Meanie.”
“Childish much.”
Nino stuck out his tongue but giggled when Ohno caught it for a second, before pressing his mouth against his for a very deep, loving kiss.
They looked up when someone close cleared their throat and Nino glared at the disgusted looking man. Before he could say something Ohno’s embrace tightened around him and he decided it was not worth the fight just because of a small-minded person.
Ohno put his head against Nino’s with a smile, humming lowly into his ear. “He’s just jealous because I have such a cute lover.”
There was a cheeky grin on Ohno’s face, which brought laughter bubbling from his lips. His boyfriend was the best. He sighed as they snuggled a bit longer until their bus finally arrived. Ohno dragged him inside, paying for their fare.
They sat down in silence, Nino next to the window and Ohno by his side. They sat for a few stops until an elderly couple stepped in and Nino elbowed Ohno so that they could change with them their seats in the now full bus. Ohno nodded to the two and made sure that they were safely in their seats before following Nino to a free space to stand. Nino huffed out in silent laughter when Ohno made sure that Nino stood to the wall and he was guarding him with his body.
“Silly.”
“You are not going to be touched on my watch,” Ohno said with a pout. Nino buried his head against his shoulder as he dissolved in giggles. His boyfriend was the silliest one as well.
-
Nino’s eyes widened as Ohno pulled him out of the bus when they arrived at the stadium. He turned around and stared at Ohno. “What? How did you…? They were sold out!” he stuttered as Ohno waved to tickets for the baseball game that was about to start.
He had been sour that he hadn’t managed to buy the ticket (stupid work, stupid Aiba, stupid Ohno who all didn’t manage to buy him the stupid tickets and he had to be in a meeting!). Now it seemed that anyone of his friends apparently got two tickets and Ohno, his stupid stupid man, just didn’t tell him. For a moment he couldn’t decide if he wanted to hit him or hug him but Ohno was already pulling him along again to the long line for the entry.
“Before we are too late, and I would prefer you not to hit me,” Ohno said with a grin and a squeeze of his hand.
“I hate you.”
“No, you don’t.”
“You’re right,” Nino grumbled as he kissed his cheek. “Thank you.”
Ohno chuckled as he pulled him closer and put his arm around his waist. He showed the tickets to the man checking their tickets and then led Nino to their seats. Nino whistled at the good spot they were on and very excitedly stared down at the field, Ohno has forgotten for the moment, who rolled his eyes good-naturally and went to get the snack and drinks for the game. Not that he thought Nino would eat much of them, but somehow it didn’t feel right not to buy any.
Nino smiled happily at him as he took his drink and leant back. “This is awesome.”
“I hope the game will be too then,” Ohno said amusedly. Nino shrugged and just leant against him, talking softly until the game started. Ohno leant back when the game started as he tried hard to follow it (it was so much easier on TV with an announcer) and not to annoy Nino too much with questions when he was totally confused.
Nino was still chattering happily as they left the stadium, telling him again and again how awesome the game and the gift was when Ohno smiled.
“I hope you’ll like the rest too,” he said, feeling nervousness creep up in him slowly.
“There is more?” Nino asked in wonder and Ohno nodded as he led him to the bus station again. This time they had to change lines once until Ohno led him to a park.
“Ah Hanami,” Nino hummed as he looked around. “This is nice.”
“I’m glad,” Ohno chuckled. “I brought food. You can choose a spot.”
Nino nodded as he looked around. It was a bit crowded as they arrived so late into the day but he spotted an empty spot between two bigger trees. It was not big (probably why it hadn’t been taken yet since most groups around were bigger).
“There?”
“Yup,” Ohno agreed as they went over, apologising to the people around when they were too close to them and Nino huffed in relief as Ohno pulled out a blanket and they could finally sit down. He shrugged off his jacket since it was warm and watched Ohno open the boxes he carried around.
“Oh, it looks good. Did you make it?”
“Yes?” Ohno said, looking shifty. Nino hummed as he stared at the cherry blossom themed bento, smiling at the thought of how much work had gone into that. So much to that Ohno found those things bothersome.
“It looks really great. Thank you. You are pampering me today.”
Ohno grinned softly at the praise. “Everything for you, love,” he teased.
Nino rolled his eyes as he popped one of the tiny hamburger into his mouth. “Mhm… Good, really.”
Ohno chuckled as he arranged their food and they sat close to each other as they ate, watched the petals around them and fed each other. For Nino this was perfect. He was almost forgetting that Ohno had dragged him out, to begin with.
-
Ohno looked up to Nino from where his head was resting in Nino’s lap. Nino smiled as he petted his hair. “So what brought this all on?” he asked finally.
It had gotten late and they were stargazing since neither of them had wanted to pack up just yet.
“I just wanted to take you out.”
“That’s not all, is there?”
“There was the game,” he added as he looked up with a small pout in his lips.
“Yes, and you are not interested in baseball. If you told me you had tickets I would have paid for them and given one to Aiba.”
“I wanted to go today with you. I wanted to make today special.”
“All days spent with you are really special.”
“You say the sweetest things,” Ohno teased him. They both knew it was partly a lie. They both knew that some days they annoyed each other more than anything, but that was normal.
“Come on, what is going on. You are nervous.”
“Am not.”
“You are such a bad liar,” he grumbled.
Ohno sighed as he sat up. “He rummaged in his bag and cleared his throat as he sat up again. He was fiddling with the box in his hands, staring down at him for a long while.
“Oh-chan?” Nino’s voice was soft and warm. He put his hands on top of Ohno’s fiddling ones. “Don’t be shy now.”
“You’re right,” Ohno breathed, finally stabilising again. “It’s just you.”
“Oh, you really know how to flatters someone.” Nino’s voice was still playful but there was a small strain to it and Ohno took a deep breath, moving his hands to hold his in his own.
“Kazunari.”
“Yes?”
“Would you like to spend the rest of our lives together?”
“Maybe,” Nino asked, a teasing smirk on his face.
Ohno huffed out in amusement as he opened the box. “Would that make a difference?” he asked, holding out a baseball with Nino’s favourite player’s signature.
“What the?” Nino asked as he took the ball in his hands.
“How did you get this?”
“Someone was indebted to me,” Ohno said with a giggle.
Nino lifted his eyebrow as he rolled the ball in between his hands.
“Of course I want to stay by your side for the rest of my life, you bloody idiot.”
“Oh great! Would you marry me then?”
There was a teasing grin on Ohno’s face as he produced a ring out of his pocket and presented it to him on the palm of his hand. Nino chuckled as he moved close to kiss his boyfriend, lover and now even fiance as he nodded his consent.