entry #14, Hikari by Winston Churchill
synopsis: Aoi and Ruki move in to a new apartment as roommates.
ratings/warnings: NC-17
entered in: category 1 & 2
this entry uses prompt 1: "The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you." - Woody Allen
dartboard: yes
concrit: 3
The hallway was quiet as two men stood outside the door, one holding a small silver key. He slid it easily into the lock and turned, the bolt sliding back with a satisfying click. The men exchanged excited glances as they walked into their new apartment.
Ruki stretched his arms above his head, a loud yawn echoing in the empty room as Aoi moved past him to pull up the old, worn window blinds and cracking open the window. The early morning felt warm and comforting, a slight breeze swirling his fine, jet-black hair around his face as he smiled thoughtfully.
"All right," Aoi said, spinning around to face his new flatmate. "Let's get moved in."
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Aoi heaved the last box of random pots and pans onto the counter with a heavy sigh.
"You never did tell me how you found out about this place," Ruki said as he followed him into the kitchen, an open box of foodstuffs in his arms. "I don't think I even knew this place existed before you pointed it out."
Aoi wiped the sweat from his brow with one hand, leaning over the sink to open the tiny kitchen window with the other.
"My father knows one of the tenants here. When the one of his neighbors died and the place became available, he told me."
Ruki paused, hand on the door of the refrigerator. "The previous tenant died?"
Aoi nodded, still facing away. "Yeah, he was an old, sour bachelor who died alone in his sleep."
Ruki wrinkled his nose. "That's certainly a nice thought." He shifted the box in his arms a bit and opened the fridge. "Uh, Aoi?"
The taller man turned, eying Ruki over his shoulder.
Ruki closed the door, then opened it again. "The fridge isn't working."
Aoi frowned and joined Ruki in front of the fridge, his frown only deepening as he noticed that the light was indeed not on.
"Maybe the bulb's just gone out." Aoi reached up and opened the door to the small freezer compartment above and stuck his hand inside, to feel only warmth.
"Well, this isn't good," Ruki growled.
Aoi said nothing, leaving the room to wander the small apartment, flipping switches in every room. A few minutes later he returned to the kitchen. "Nothing works. The electricity's not on at all."
"What?!?"
Aoi fished his cell phone out of his pocket, dialing what Ruki soon realized was the electric company. He watched as Aoi at first tried to stay calm and reasonable, but quickly gave into the clipped, biting anger Ruki had on several occasions been on the receiving end of. After countless minutes of being passed from one person to the other, Aoi finally hung up, face red with anger.
"Well?"
Aoi slumped into one of their new kitchen chairs with an exasperated sigh.
"They screwed up," he said, crossing his arms over his narrow chest. "They didn't have us scheduled until tomorrow, and can't fit us in today."
Ruki pulled the other chair around, straddling it backward.
"So, no hot showers, lights or anything to keep our food from spoiling?" Aoi nodded and Ruki let his head fall forward on the chair back. "Perfect!"
Aoi nibbled on his lip ring, taking the small, twisted piece of metal into his mouth a moment, thinking.
"Well, I need to run by Kai's house anyway; I'm sure he'll let us stuff our food in his fridge until we get power." He checked his watch and stood. "Help me load everything that needs to be refrigerated back into the car before it gets dark and I'll go over there now."
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Aoi unlocked the door and stepped inside, shrugging off his coat and shoes with a tired sigh. He leaned against the door, eye for a moment drifting closed, when he heard something that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
"Uhn... yes... more...."
Aoi's eyes popped open, scanning the dark room until he noticed a tiny, flickering light coming from one of the bedrooms. He crept across the small living room and stopped before Ruki's room, the door only partially closed. A desperate gasp reached his ears and he found himself unable to resist, peeking his head inside.
The small room seemed to pulse with a warm, flickering glow. Ruki had found and unpacked several large candles, and matches, and had scattered them around his room to make up for their temporary light shortage. Ruki sat upon his bed, sheets twisted around his lean thighs folded underneath him, back partially turned away from the door.
With a groan, Ruki arched his back, one of his hands running down his flushed face and across his bare torso, absently pinching one pebbled nipple. His other hand moved quicker, pumping up and down on his stiff cock, each downward thrust producing a deep-throated grunt.
"More," Ruki moaned, breath catching in his throat, "harder... Aoi, please..."
Aoi sucked in his breath, never expecting to hear that from his friend's lips. As the young man on the bed writhed and gasped under his own touch, Aoi felt a stirring in his groin, though he tried for the life of him not to think about it, not entirely sure how he felt about all this. Still, he did not look away, only continued to watch as Ruki continued to pleasure himself.
Ruki suddenly threw back his head, mouth open wide, hips thrusting harshly into his hand as he came, a long, low hum resounding from deep in the back of his throat.
Aoi stepped away from the door, face a mixture of ten emotions at once as he listened to his friend pant and moan through his orgasm. He chewed on his lip, slowly mulling over what he'd just seen, or more important, heard. As the sounds from the other room began to quiet, a wide, impish grin spread across Aoi's face.
The electric company's done us a favor after all.