Dir en grey - Kaoru/Kyo - Of Beginnings - 8/8
Title: Of Beginnings
Author: shuichin or Shuichi
Genre: Romance/Smut/Humor
Pairings: Kaoru/Kyo, implied Die/Shinya
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Sex
Summary: AU. Crossover. The story of Kaoru and Kyo's brand new relationship.
Notes: Well, this would be the last part of the fifth Hitch installment! I decided to be nice and give you smut, angst and fluff all rolled into one neat little package. Bon appetite!
Previous Parts || Cast of Characters || About The Series || FANATICAL A fansite! || hitch_fans
Part 8: Of Endings and Beginnings
I was busy with clients for awhile so I didn’t get the chance to see Kyo for a whole week. He called me once and we talked for an hour or so, but other than that I lived a Kyo-less week. Naturally, I called him up as soon as I got the chance and told him I was heading over to his apartment. When he opened the door I cupped his cheeks and kissed him hard on the mouth. He let out a muffled sound of surprise, but quickly put his arms around my neck, kissing back eagerly and pulling me into the apartment.
I shut the door with my foot and allowed him to continue pulling me in. We didn’t make it to the bed, though, because he tripped and fell to the floor, pulling me down with him. The kiss was broken and we both laughed before he kissed me again briefly. "Let’s just do it right here," he breathed.
Truth be told, I wasn’t even horny when I arrived at the apartment, I just wanted to greet him with a kiss that would blow him away. As soon as he said that Kaoru Jr. snapped to attention, though, and I gave him a dorky grin. "I can’t argue with that."
He smiled back and reunited our lips, his hands already moving to undo the buttons of my dress shirt. I had just been at a wedding reception and the only thing I’d bothered doing to look more casual was take off my suit jacket and change into a pair of sneakers. He was wearing sweat pants and a tee shirt; I was pushing up the shirt before I even knew it, my hands hungrily moving over the expanse of his pale skin.
Soon my shirt slid off my shoulders and Kyo discarded it nearby before rolling us so that he was on top of me. The kiss went unbroken as he rolled his hips against mine and we both made sounds of need from the friction. He arched his back suddenly and it was so attractive I had half a mind to throw him off of me and screw him into the carpet. Instead I pulled up his shirt and he helped me take it off.
He bent his head again, but instead of touching his lips to mine he tortured the skin of my neck and torso with them. He was so skilled with that tongue of his, too; I was practically whimpering with desire before I knew it. He bit down on one of my nipples and one of his hands began massaging my member through my pants. I drew in my breath and thrust out my hips to meet with his hand, praying to God I didn’t come before we actually had sex.
"You’re very submissive tonight," he purred against my chest before letting his tongue leave a lazy trail down to my navel. "Will you let me dominate you tonight?"
I wordlessly pledged undying allegiance to Kyo for being the sexiest person in the world-and I know every person in the world so you know I know what I’m talking about. But seriously, that sounded so damn provocative coming out of his mouth that I just wanted to forego sex in favor of falling on my knees before him and worshipping him. Isn’t it funny that I didn’t know I was in love with him yet?
"Kyo, you can dominate me whenever you want to," I finally replied, my voice strangely husky to my own ears.
He looked up at me with a seductive grin and then swiftly undid the button and fly of my pants, slipping his hand past the elastic band of my underwear. I arched into his touch, letting out a harsh grunt from the electric feeling of his hand gripping me. He moved it up and down, then teasingly brushed a thumb over the tip. I gasped and tried to thrust into his hand, but he held my hips down. "It’s so easy to please you," he laughed.
I opened my eyes and tried to focus on him. "Only because you’re the one doing it," I panted.
He blushed and took his hand off of my hips so he could stretch over my body and kiss me appreciatively on the mouth. I kissed back weakly, feeling almost dizzy from the way his long fingers moved quickly up and down my shaft.
He pulled away when he broke the kiss, though, and I gave a sigh of disappointment. I watched with growing arousal as he took off his pants and boxers and tossed them aside, showing off his fully hardened length. "Get your pants off and get on your knees," he instructed. "You better be in position when I come back with the lube."
I ogled his ass until he disappeared down the hall, then sat up and did as he said. When I was in the nude I got on my hands and knees, and only had to wait a few more seconds until I felt his hand caress the flesh of my lower back. "That’s a good uke," he said softly, leaning against me and placing a ginger kiss at the juncture of my neck and shoulder.
He pulled away, but it wasn’t too much longer before he finished stretching me and I felt him leaning against my backside again. He didn’t ask if I was ready, and I hadn’t been expecting him to either; he pushed past my entrance and I bit my lip, throwing my head back, hoping the pain would fade quickly so I could enjoy myself.
"Nnn, Kaoru," he murmured. His breath was hot on my shoulder blade and in the next second I felt his mouth there as he sucked and licked. The feeling helped to distract me from the pain in my buttocks and very soon I moved my hips to encourage him to move his.
In very little time he was moving erratically against me and I was trying to meet with his thrusts. His fingernails dug into my hips and I cried out, but the pain turned to pleasure when he changed his angle and hit my sweet spot. That pried something of a moan out of me and I nearly face-planted the carpet, feeling weakened by the pleasure that spread throughout my entire body. "Oh god, Kyo-" I gasped out.
He pounded into me harder and I cried out again when he touched that spot. Soon my hips were moving almost as frantically as his and I knew I was coming up on release. One of his hands left my hips and grabbed my weeping member. He worked me over swiftly, deftly, and very soon I reached an overload of sensory pleasure, moaning his name as I ejaculated onto his hand and the carpet.
I fell to the floor then, my arms too weak to hold up my weight any longer. He thrust just once more before reaching orgasm, my name coming off his lips in a breathy groan. I felt him collapse against me and for awhile we just lay there, breathing heavily, covered in sweat and semen. At last he said close to my ear, "I’m hungry."
He pulled out of me and rolled over beside me, giving me that adorable, toothy grin of his. I straddled him and gave him a lazy kiss on the mouth before finally standing to my feet. "Then let’s get us some grub."
* * * * *
An hour later we were curled up on the couch, finishing up our Chinese take out while watching the news. Kyo was such a comfortable weight against my side and I didn’t even mind Itami-chan sitting on the TV (even if her tail was obscuring the upper left-hand corner of the screen). I had a fleeting thought that I wouldn’t mind living with Kyo, having nights like the one we were sharing. I pushed it out of my head because I had never moved in with any of my girlfriends or boyfriends and it was a little disturbing that I should think that about a man I’d only been seeing for a few weeks.
Suddenly Kyo stirred, leaning forward and snatching the remote off of the coffee table so he could turn off the television. "I’m sleepy," he said. "Are you staying the night?"
I smiled at the hopeful tone in his voice and gave him a gentle peck on the cheek. "Of course, if you’ll have me."
He chuckled. "You know I will."
He headed for the bathroom and I started putting away the food, then folded up the blanket we had been using so it could be draped over the back of the couch where it belonged. I felt that I was being watched so I turned to the TV, where sure enough, Itami-chan was staring me down. It was mildly unnerving, but I tried to shrug off that fact as I walked over to her. "How are you doing tonight, Itami-chan?"
She growled very slightly and I raised an eyebrow. "Itami-san? Is that better?"
But she just growled again and I could have sworn she was glaring at me, too, so I took a hesitant step back. "Okay, well, you’re going to have to learn to share now, you know. If things keep going in the direction they are you’ll be seeing more of me around here."
And then she took a swing at me! I gasped and jumped back, staring at her in shock. "How dare you!" I exclaimed.
I picked her up by the scruff of her neck, which caused her to growl more as she stiffened up. "Yeah, you don’t like this do you?" I said, eyeing her with disdain. "Well, I don’t like you trying to take my eye out with your claws."
"Nyan!" She yelped loudly.
I nearly dropped her in surprise because I wasn’t expecting such a loud sound to come out of her mouth while I was holding her the way I was.
"What the hell are you doing!?" Came Kyo’s voice.
I actually did drop her in surprise when I heard him, which only caused him to give a great gasp and come rushing to her choice of hiding place-the coffee table. "God, the friggin’ cat decided to maul me for no reason," I said, deciding to use the word ‘maul’ to make Itami-chan sound more like the bad guy.
It didn’t work. When Kyo scooped her out from beneath the coffee table he stood up and glared at me, clutching her close to himself. "I think you need to apologize."
I gaped and I think you’re all with me when I say what the fucking hell!? "No," I said bluntly. "Not unless she’s going to apologize to me. What? What’s that, Itami-chan?" I cupped my ear and pretended to listen to her. "Oh, you have nothing to say? Wait, I guess it’s because you’re just a dumb CAT."
Kyo looked shocked. "Don’t talk to her like that! She’s not a dumb cat!"
"Oh for godssakes!" I burst. "She’s a cat! I’m not apologizing to a stupid cat who took a swipe at me first!"
"But you could have hurt her!" He went on, stroking her fur gingerly.
"Oh for the love of-she could have hurt me! I’ll have you know I haven’t got any claws! And would you stop looking at the cat and pay attention to me!?"
I did something I shouldn’t have, snatching the cat out of his arms and dropping her on the coffee table. She scrambled to run away and hide, knocking over our abandoned glasses of water in her hurry. As soon as she vanished down the hallway Kyo whirled on me. "Why did you do that? Now you scared her even more and you made a mess, too!"
"God, Kyo, what is wrong with you!? The fucking cat made a mess!" I yelled as loudly as him.
He took a step back and then balled his fists and glared at me. "Oh, so now there’s something wrong with me because I care about my cat?"
"Yes!" I blurted, whether I meant it or not.
"Well, then you can just get out of my apartment! I don’t want anything to do with cat-haters!"
"Fine, I will leave! And I don’t want to see you again, you fucking looney!"
I marched over to the door and left, slamming it shut harshly behind me. I heard it open again and Kyo followed me. "What do you mean you don’t want to see me again!? We’re in a relationship, or did you forget-"
I turned on my heel and he almost fell over backward because of the sudden motion. "Of course not, can’t you take a hint!? I’m dumping you."
He stared at me in surprise and said nothing more as I continued to my car and left. I drove to the nearest bar, griping about how I would spend the rest of my life kicking every cat that crossed my path.
* * * * *
The doorbell was possibly the loudest and most obnoxious sound I’d ever heard before when it awoke me the next morning. For some reason I had gotten myself completely wasted because of my fight with Kyo. I hadn’t let relationships get to a point where I would do such a thing-at least, not in a long while.
I was sprawled out on the living room floor (not the most comfortable position for sleeping in) and pulled myself up with a groan. I had half a mind to grab a knife out of the kitchen and stab the god-forsaken person at my door to death for bothering me, but it’s a good thing I didn’t because when I finally stumbled to the door and tore it open I saw Kyo standing in front of me. I promptly doubled over and vomited on his shoes.
I expected him to leave when that happened, even if it had been a freak accident, but he came inside anyway and led me to the bathroom where I continued puking up all the alcohol I’d consumed the previous night. As I hugged the toilet I was vaguely aware of him running water in the bath and using a rag to clean his shoes as best as he could.
Finally I was done and I sunk down to the cold tiles of the bathroom floor, wheezing out, "What are you doing here?"
He helped me up, though, and even undressed me before helping me into the bath. "You smell like shit," he said with a bit of a smile.
I closed my eyes and leaned against the edge of the tub, letting the warm water embrace me. He dipped his hand in the water, then stroked my forehead with it. The feeling was heavenly, and his hand only felt more wonderful as he proceeded in cleaning me up.
At last I didn’t smell like shit and I was wearing some comfortable pants with a tee shirt while I sat on the couch and he got some tea brewing. Soon he sat beside me and I asked my question again. "What are you doing here?"
He sighed and scooted closer to me, taking my hand in his. "I wanted to apologize. I overreacted yesterday. But…I think you did, too."
My initial response was to scream at him that I did not and then stick out my tongue like a four-year-old, but thankfully I realized that he was right. I nodded humbly and said, "Yeah, I did."
He continued. "So I thought about it all last night and it made me realize that we do need to take this relationship slower. Assuming that you didn’t really mean you were dumping me when you said so last night…"
I stared at him. Why was our relationship such a yo-yo? Up…down…up…down… It was so tiring! It felt as if we were never going to get anywhere with it. "Then we might as well assume I did mean what I said last night," I said firmly, "because I don’t think we need to slow things down because we had a fight. All couples fight, Kyo."
He looked down. "Yes, but-"
"I mistreated your cat, and I shouldn’t have. We forgot that we were making compromises to make the relationship work. It happens."
He pulled his hand away, looking intently at the floor. "But that was really-"
"It was a bad fight," I interrupted again. "Kyo, why are you so afraid of this relationship going somewhere?" I reclaimed his hand.
"Because I’m afraid that I’m falling in love with you," he confessed, looking back up at me. "I’m just too insecure for a real relationship again… I don’t want to get hurt."
I gave him a sympathetic smile. "Oh, Kyo… You have standards that no person can meet. I wish I could tell you that I’ll never hurt you, but I’m only human and I’m bound to screw up. I really can’t promise you that you won’t get hurt if we keep this relationship going, but I can promise you that I’m falling in love with you, too. I could fall all the way if you’d only let me."
He blushed and looked down for a moment before looking back up at me. "I-I don’t know…"
I pulled him onto my lap and wrapped my arms tightly around his waist. "Please just think about it. I’m a little scared, too. I didn’t mean to let things get this far with you, but now that they have…well, I don’t think I can go backward, you know?"
He laughed lightly and slid his hands up my chest, resting them on my shoulders. "I do know. And I really do want to try this, but-"
"Then just go for it." I grinned. "You’re a cop, Kyo, I would think you’d know a thing or two about taking risks."
He grinned back at that and cupped the back of my neck so he could kiss me briefly. "Okay, let’s try out this huge serious relationship thingy. On one condition, though."
I winced inwardly. He was going to make me apologize to his cat or something. "Whatever it is I’m sure I can comply," I said professionally.
He continued smiling and there was a subtle blush in his cheeks as he said, "I want to take you home with me-permanently."
I raised an eyebrow. "You want me moving in with you?"
He nodded. "Yep. I like waking up next to you and I like making you breakfast and I just…I just like being around you. I feel lonely when you’re not in my apartment with me."
I chuckled and pulled him closer to me. "Well, my lease isn’t up for a few months, but seeing as I helped the landlord find his happily ever after I’m sure I can pull I few strings."
We spent the next few minutes just hugging on the couch and it was heavenly, I must say. The very next day he helped me pack up my stuff and move it all into his apartment. We celebrated the new chapter in our lives with a little dinner and a lot of sex (out on the balcony even!), and then watched the sun set. There was a feeling of euphoria that welled up inside of me because the sun setting seemed something like an allusion to the closing of one "day" in my life so that I could prepare myself for a new day with Kyo. I think I knew even then that I had fallen hopelessly in love with him, and at that time I was naïve enough to believe that was where our story ended. Little did I know, it was simply the beginning of it.
OWARI HAJIME
Read more of Kaoru and Kyo's story: A Little Hitch
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Notes: 1) Yes, hajime means "beginning," whereas owari means "ending." I pride myself on being completely lame.
2) Hey, cats can glare. They can glare very well. My cat, Kiwi, is notorious for having some of the best kitty glares this side of the Mississippi.
3) And I know you're all wondering about Hitch 6 (The Unexpected Mishap), so let me just say that you can look for the prologue to be posted some time this coming week. Thanks again for reading! You guys win! 8D *bows*
Author: shuichin or Shuichi
Genre: Romance/Smut/Humor
Pairings: Kaoru/Kyo, implied Die/Shinya
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Sex
Summary: AU. Crossover. The story of Kaoru and Kyo's brand new relationship.
Notes: Well, this would be the last part of the fifth Hitch installment! I decided to be nice and give you smut, angst and fluff all rolled into one neat little package. Bon appetite!
Previous Parts || Cast of Characters || About The Series || FANATICAL A fansite! || hitch_fans
Part 8: Of Endings and Beginnings
I was busy with clients for awhile so I didn’t get the chance to see Kyo for a whole week. He called me once and we talked for an hour or so, but other than that I lived a Kyo-less week. Naturally, I called him up as soon as I got the chance and told him I was heading over to his apartment. When he opened the door I cupped his cheeks and kissed him hard on the mouth. He let out a muffled sound of surprise, but quickly put his arms around my neck, kissing back eagerly and pulling me into the apartment.
I shut the door with my foot and allowed him to continue pulling me in. We didn’t make it to the bed, though, because he tripped and fell to the floor, pulling me down with him. The kiss was broken and we both laughed before he kissed me again briefly. "Let’s just do it right here," he breathed.
Truth be told, I wasn’t even horny when I arrived at the apartment, I just wanted to greet him with a kiss that would blow him away. As soon as he said that Kaoru Jr. snapped to attention, though, and I gave him a dorky grin. "I can’t argue with that."
He smiled back and reunited our lips, his hands already moving to undo the buttons of my dress shirt. I had just been at a wedding reception and the only thing I’d bothered doing to look more casual was take off my suit jacket and change into a pair of sneakers. He was wearing sweat pants and a tee shirt; I was pushing up the shirt before I even knew it, my hands hungrily moving over the expanse of his pale skin.
Soon my shirt slid off my shoulders and Kyo discarded it nearby before rolling us so that he was on top of me. The kiss went unbroken as he rolled his hips against mine and we both made sounds of need from the friction. He arched his back suddenly and it was so attractive I had half a mind to throw him off of me and screw him into the carpet. Instead I pulled up his shirt and he helped me take it off.
He bent his head again, but instead of touching his lips to mine he tortured the skin of my neck and torso with them. He was so skilled with that tongue of his, too; I was practically whimpering with desire before I knew it. He bit down on one of my nipples and one of his hands began massaging my member through my pants. I drew in my breath and thrust out my hips to meet with his hand, praying to God I didn’t come before we actually had sex.
"You’re very submissive tonight," he purred against my chest before letting his tongue leave a lazy trail down to my navel. "Will you let me dominate you tonight?"
I wordlessly pledged undying allegiance to Kyo for being the sexiest person in the world-and I know every person in the world so you know I know what I’m talking about. But seriously, that sounded so damn provocative coming out of his mouth that I just wanted to forego sex in favor of falling on my knees before him and worshipping him. Isn’t it funny that I didn’t know I was in love with him yet?
"Kyo, you can dominate me whenever you want to," I finally replied, my voice strangely husky to my own ears.
He looked up at me with a seductive grin and then swiftly undid the button and fly of my pants, slipping his hand past the elastic band of my underwear. I arched into his touch, letting out a harsh grunt from the electric feeling of his hand gripping me. He moved it up and down, then teasingly brushed a thumb over the tip. I gasped and tried to thrust into his hand, but he held my hips down. "It’s so easy to please you," he laughed.
I opened my eyes and tried to focus on him. "Only because you’re the one doing it," I panted.
He blushed and took his hand off of my hips so he could stretch over my body and kiss me appreciatively on the mouth. I kissed back weakly, feeling almost dizzy from the way his long fingers moved quickly up and down my shaft.
He pulled away when he broke the kiss, though, and I gave a sigh of disappointment. I watched with growing arousal as he took off his pants and boxers and tossed them aside, showing off his fully hardened length. "Get your pants off and get on your knees," he instructed. "You better be in position when I come back with the lube."
I ogled his ass until he disappeared down the hall, then sat up and did as he said. When I was in the nude I got on my hands and knees, and only had to wait a few more seconds until I felt his hand caress the flesh of my lower back. "That’s a good uke," he said softly, leaning against me and placing a ginger kiss at the juncture of my neck and shoulder.
He pulled away, but it wasn’t too much longer before he finished stretching me and I felt him leaning against my backside again. He didn’t ask if I was ready, and I hadn’t been expecting him to either; he pushed past my entrance and I bit my lip, throwing my head back, hoping the pain would fade quickly so I could enjoy myself.
"Nnn, Kaoru," he murmured. His breath was hot on my shoulder blade and in the next second I felt his mouth there as he sucked and licked. The feeling helped to distract me from the pain in my buttocks and very soon I moved my hips to encourage him to move his.
In very little time he was moving erratically against me and I was trying to meet with his thrusts. His fingernails dug into my hips and I cried out, but the pain turned to pleasure when he changed his angle and hit my sweet spot. That pried something of a moan out of me and I nearly face-planted the carpet, feeling weakened by the pleasure that spread throughout my entire body. "Oh god, Kyo-" I gasped out.
He pounded into me harder and I cried out again when he touched that spot. Soon my hips were moving almost as frantically as his and I knew I was coming up on release. One of his hands left my hips and grabbed my weeping member. He worked me over swiftly, deftly, and very soon I reached an overload of sensory pleasure, moaning his name as I ejaculated onto his hand and the carpet.
I fell to the floor then, my arms too weak to hold up my weight any longer. He thrust just once more before reaching orgasm, my name coming off his lips in a breathy groan. I felt him collapse against me and for awhile we just lay there, breathing heavily, covered in sweat and semen. At last he said close to my ear, "I’m hungry."
He pulled out of me and rolled over beside me, giving me that adorable, toothy grin of his. I straddled him and gave him a lazy kiss on the mouth before finally standing to my feet. "Then let’s get us some grub."
* * * * *
An hour later we were curled up on the couch, finishing up our Chinese take out while watching the news. Kyo was such a comfortable weight against my side and I didn’t even mind Itami-chan sitting on the TV (even if her tail was obscuring the upper left-hand corner of the screen). I had a fleeting thought that I wouldn’t mind living with Kyo, having nights like the one we were sharing. I pushed it out of my head because I had never moved in with any of my girlfriends or boyfriends and it was a little disturbing that I should think that about a man I’d only been seeing for a few weeks.
Suddenly Kyo stirred, leaning forward and snatching the remote off of the coffee table so he could turn off the television. "I’m sleepy," he said. "Are you staying the night?"
I smiled at the hopeful tone in his voice and gave him a gentle peck on the cheek. "Of course, if you’ll have me."
He chuckled. "You know I will."
He headed for the bathroom and I started putting away the food, then folded up the blanket we had been using so it could be draped over the back of the couch where it belonged. I felt that I was being watched so I turned to the TV, where sure enough, Itami-chan was staring me down. It was mildly unnerving, but I tried to shrug off that fact as I walked over to her. "How are you doing tonight, Itami-chan?"
She growled very slightly and I raised an eyebrow. "Itami-san? Is that better?"
But she just growled again and I could have sworn she was glaring at me, too, so I took a hesitant step back. "Okay, well, you’re going to have to learn to share now, you know. If things keep going in the direction they are you’ll be seeing more of me around here."
And then she took a swing at me! I gasped and jumped back, staring at her in shock. "How dare you!" I exclaimed.
I picked her up by the scruff of her neck, which caused her to growl more as she stiffened up. "Yeah, you don’t like this do you?" I said, eyeing her with disdain. "Well, I don’t like you trying to take my eye out with your claws."
"Nyan!" She yelped loudly.
I nearly dropped her in surprise because I wasn’t expecting such a loud sound to come out of her mouth while I was holding her the way I was.
"What the hell are you doing!?" Came Kyo’s voice.
I actually did drop her in surprise when I heard him, which only caused him to give a great gasp and come rushing to her choice of hiding place-the coffee table. "God, the friggin’ cat decided to maul me for no reason," I said, deciding to use the word ‘maul’ to make Itami-chan sound more like the bad guy.
It didn’t work. When Kyo scooped her out from beneath the coffee table he stood up and glared at me, clutching her close to himself. "I think you need to apologize."
I gaped and I think you’re all with me when I say what the fucking hell!? "No," I said bluntly. "Not unless she’s going to apologize to me. What? What’s that, Itami-chan?" I cupped my ear and pretended to listen to her. "Oh, you have nothing to say? Wait, I guess it’s because you’re just a dumb CAT."
Kyo looked shocked. "Don’t talk to her like that! She’s not a dumb cat!"
"Oh for godssakes!" I burst. "She’s a cat! I’m not apologizing to a stupid cat who took a swipe at me first!"
"But you could have hurt her!" He went on, stroking her fur gingerly.
"Oh for the love of-she could have hurt me! I’ll have you know I haven’t got any claws! And would you stop looking at the cat and pay attention to me!?"
I did something I shouldn’t have, snatching the cat out of his arms and dropping her on the coffee table. She scrambled to run away and hide, knocking over our abandoned glasses of water in her hurry. As soon as she vanished down the hallway Kyo whirled on me. "Why did you do that? Now you scared her even more and you made a mess, too!"
"God, Kyo, what is wrong with you!? The fucking cat made a mess!" I yelled as loudly as him.
He took a step back and then balled his fists and glared at me. "Oh, so now there’s something wrong with me because I care about my cat?"
"Yes!" I blurted, whether I meant it or not.
"Well, then you can just get out of my apartment! I don’t want anything to do with cat-haters!"
"Fine, I will leave! And I don’t want to see you again, you fucking looney!"
I marched over to the door and left, slamming it shut harshly behind me. I heard it open again and Kyo followed me. "What do you mean you don’t want to see me again!? We’re in a relationship, or did you forget-"
I turned on my heel and he almost fell over backward because of the sudden motion. "Of course not, can’t you take a hint!? I’m dumping you."
He stared at me in surprise and said nothing more as I continued to my car and left. I drove to the nearest bar, griping about how I would spend the rest of my life kicking every cat that crossed my path.
* * * * *
The doorbell was possibly the loudest and most obnoxious sound I’d ever heard before when it awoke me the next morning. For some reason I had gotten myself completely wasted because of my fight with Kyo. I hadn’t let relationships get to a point where I would do such a thing-at least, not in a long while.
I was sprawled out on the living room floor (not the most comfortable position for sleeping in) and pulled myself up with a groan. I had half a mind to grab a knife out of the kitchen and stab the god-forsaken person at my door to death for bothering me, but it’s a good thing I didn’t because when I finally stumbled to the door and tore it open I saw Kyo standing in front of me. I promptly doubled over and vomited on his shoes.
I expected him to leave when that happened, even if it had been a freak accident, but he came inside anyway and led me to the bathroom where I continued puking up all the alcohol I’d consumed the previous night. As I hugged the toilet I was vaguely aware of him running water in the bath and using a rag to clean his shoes as best as he could.
Finally I was done and I sunk down to the cold tiles of the bathroom floor, wheezing out, "What are you doing here?"
He helped me up, though, and even undressed me before helping me into the bath. "You smell like shit," he said with a bit of a smile.
I closed my eyes and leaned against the edge of the tub, letting the warm water embrace me. He dipped his hand in the water, then stroked my forehead with it. The feeling was heavenly, and his hand only felt more wonderful as he proceeded in cleaning me up.
At last I didn’t smell like shit and I was wearing some comfortable pants with a tee shirt while I sat on the couch and he got some tea brewing. Soon he sat beside me and I asked my question again. "What are you doing here?"
He sighed and scooted closer to me, taking my hand in his. "I wanted to apologize. I overreacted yesterday. But…I think you did, too."
My initial response was to scream at him that I did not and then stick out my tongue like a four-year-old, but thankfully I realized that he was right. I nodded humbly and said, "Yeah, I did."
He continued. "So I thought about it all last night and it made me realize that we do need to take this relationship slower. Assuming that you didn’t really mean you were dumping me when you said so last night…"
I stared at him. Why was our relationship such a yo-yo? Up…down…up…down… It was so tiring! It felt as if we were never going to get anywhere with it. "Then we might as well assume I did mean what I said last night," I said firmly, "because I don’t think we need to slow things down because we had a fight. All couples fight, Kyo."
He looked down. "Yes, but-"
"I mistreated your cat, and I shouldn’t have. We forgot that we were making compromises to make the relationship work. It happens."
He pulled his hand away, looking intently at the floor. "But that was really-"
"It was a bad fight," I interrupted again. "Kyo, why are you so afraid of this relationship going somewhere?" I reclaimed his hand.
"Because I’m afraid that I’m falling in love with you," he confessed, looking back up at me. "I’m just too insecure for a real relationship again… I don’t want to get hurt."
I gave him a sympathetic smile. "Oh, Kyo… You have standards that no person can meet. I wish I could tell you that I’ll never hurt you, but I’m only human and I’m bound to screw up. I really can’t promise you that you won’t get hurt if we keep this relationship going, but I can promise you that I’m falling in love with you, too. I could fall all the way if you’d only let me."
He blushed and looked down for a moment before looking back up at me. "I-I don’t know…"
I pulled him onto my lap and wrapped my arms tightly around his waist. "Please just think about it. I’m a little scared, too. I didn’t mean to let things get this far with you, but now that they have…well, I don’t think I can go backward, you know?"
He laughed lightly and slid his hands up my chest, resting them on my shoulders. "I do know. And I really do want to try this, but-"
"Then just go for it." I grinned. "You’re a cop, Kyo, I would think you’d know a thing or two about taking risks."
He grinned back at that and cupped the back of my neck so he could kiss me briefly. "Okay, let’s try out this huge serious relationship thingy. On one condition, though."
I winced inwardly. He was going to make me apologize to his cat or something. "Whatever it is I’m sure I can comply," I said professionally.
He continued smiling and there was a subtle blush in his cheeks as he said, "I want to take you home with me-permanently."
I raised an eyebrow. "You want me moving in with you?"
He nodded. "Yep. I like waking up next to you and I like making you breakfast and I just…I just like being around you. I feel lonely when you’re not in my apartment with me."
I chuckled and pulled him closer to me. "Well, my lease isn’t up for a few months, but seeing as I helped the landlord find his happily ever after I’m sure I can pull I few strings."
We spent the next few minutes just hugging on the couch and it was heavenly, I must say. The very next day he helped me pack up my stuff and move it all into his apartment. We celebrated the new chapter in our lives with a little dinner and a lot of sex (out on the balcony even!), and then watched the sun set. There was a feeling of euphoria that welled up inside of me because the sun setting seemed something like an allusion to the closing of one "day" in my life so that I could prepare myself for a new day with Kyo. I think I knew even then that I had fallen hopelessly in love with him, and at that time I was naïve enough to believe that was where our story ended. Little did I know, it was simply the beginning of it.
OWARI HAJIME
Read more of Kaoru and Kyo's story: A Little Hitch
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Notes: 1) Yes, hajime means "beginning," whereas owari means "ending." I pride myself on being completely lame.
2) Hey, cats can glare. They can glare very well. My cat, Kiwi, is notorious for having some of the best kitty glares this side of the Mississippi.
3) And I know you're all wondering about Hitch 6 (The Unexpected Mishap), so let me just say that you can look for the prologue to be posted some time this coming week. Thanks again for reading! You guys win! 8D *bows*