As the last withered leaf Falls / Chapter 9C
Title : 枯れた最後の葉は落ちる~As the last withered leaf falls~
Chapter(s) : 09C/15
Author : tigerxbutterfly
Rating : PG13 ~ NC-17
Genre : AU, Drama, Romance, Angst
Warning : Explicit sexual content
Band(s) : alice nine.
Pairing(s) : ToraxSaga, & ShouxHiroto
Disclaimer : If I own them, I would prefer to make a movie.
Summary : Have you ever felt love at first sight that is so powerful that you can't think of anything other than struggling to make that person your soul mate? After dating various kinds of woman and men, Tora finally found that person. But as always, true love is never easy. Countless struggles had to be done and what will happen when Tora found out the real truth about Saga? The last withered leaf will be the time of their fate.
Comments : Taken from 12012's "Want,want,want" and this is what happened. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORA!
Part C
Tora woke up with a groan due to the sunlight that was stinging his eyes. He squinted and raised his hand in order to block the sunlight from his eyes. He was sure that he had drawn the curtains before he went to sleep, so now why did the sunlight snuck to his room? Tora looked around and realized that he was on the wrong side of the bed. He was upside down and he groaned again, turning around to back away from the sunlight. He remembered then that he was working until late and was very tired. He didn’t even bother to take a shower and brush his teeth so he only changed his clothes and threw himself to the bed, not even bothering to take the right position.
After being fully awake, Tora sat up slowly and stretched his limbs. He was glad that he had a good sleep even if he didn’t talk to Saga before going to sleep. Yes, they always call each other before going to sleep even if it was just to say good night or just simply knowing that they were calling it a day. Speaking of which, Tora remembered then that today was a special day for him. Yes, it was his birthday and his mood lightened up immediately. Not that he always liked his birthday, but today was special. Today, he was going to celebrate it with the one he loves.
Tora crawled to the edge of the bed and took his cell phone on the bedside table. He flipped it open but got a little disappointed when he received no message from Saga. All of his best friends had sent him a message but not him. Putting aside the childish thought, Tora decided to call his lover instead.
“Good morning, love.”
Saga answered after the second ring and Tora smiled just hearing his lover’s sweet voice.
“Good morning, sweetheart. How was your sleep?”
“Not as great as usual… but I guess it’s okay.”
Tora chuckled. He knew why Saga didn’t sleep well; it was because they didn’t do their routine.
“I’m sorry… I was so tired last night…”
“I understand… You got the double shift after all…”
“Yeah. So, do you have any plans today?” Tora asked enthusiastically.
“Oh, right! Honestly, I was just about to call you too, you know.”
“Yeah?” Tora had a huge smile then, he had expected that his lover will say those words.
“Yeah, I wanted to tell you that I’m going to Tokyo for three days with my family.”
Tora then felt like he was being hit by a very huge rock. His face turned into a bewildered one. Not believing what his lover was saying.
“What? Why?”
“My aunt is severely sick and we have to take care of her… I’m sorry… I know we’re supposed to meet tomorrow. I promise I’ll make it up to you.”
Tora deadpanned and he was trying his best to control his emotions. This was just plain ridiculous! Why did his lover have to go at an important occasion like this? Wait… did Saga even remember?
“Saga, honey. Do you remember what today is?” He asked softly.
“….. Um… just like any regular day? Wait, it can’t be our anniversary, right?!”
Tora could hear that Saga was panicking. Tora sighed and shook his head.
“No… it’s not.”
He could hear the other sigh in relief.
“Good, ‘cause I’m pretty sure that our anniversary is next month.”
Tora frowned then.
“Are you sure you don’t remember what today is?”
“No… Am I missing something…?”
“Saga, don’t lie.”
“I’m not! I’m really lost here!”
Tora could tell that the other wasn’t lying. But this is unbelievable! Did his lover really forget about his birthday?! And here he thought that Saga would do something special to him, like calling him and saying ‘Happy Birthday’ to him cheerfully and receive a kiss but no… Saga forgot! He fucking forgot!
Tora started to get irritated by the fact and took a deep breath. No, he won’t remind him, he wanted the other to remember himself.
“Saga… do you seriously not remember what today is?” He decided to ask again more gently now.
“For God’s sake, babe! I really can’t remember!”
Tora could hear the frustration in his lover’s voice and Tora groaned, irritated even more. He then heard a woman’s voice shouting Saga’s name at the other end.
“Yes! I’m coming!” Saga replied. “I’m sorry, hun. I gotta go. My mom’s calling me. I’ll call you again once I arrived in Tokyo. Love you, Shinji!” Saga made a smooch sound before hanging up the call.
And Tora just stared in disbelief with his phone still pressed on his ear. His jaw was dropped and he could feel himself burning up in anger. He screamed in irritation and threw his phone hard on the bed. He was angry. How could his lover forget his birthday, for God’s sake?! It was a mandatory for him to remember his partner’s birthday and Saga didn’t even notice his tone! He was so angry right now and his mood was ruined. He snapped at his phone when the object suddenly rang. He groaned again and took it, looking at the caller ID. It was from his boss.
“Yes, hello?.... What? Work? But it’s my day off!”
Tora couldn’t believe this again. His boss asked him to take the afternoon shift due to an absent staff. Just great, what a shitty luck for his birthday. He was going to reject it but then remembered that he doesn’t even have someone to celebrate his birthday today so why not just take it and distract his anger? Tora sighed again.
“Okay, I’ll take it. But I’m getting an extra though!”
His boss just laughed and agreed, this made Tora laugh a little. He hung up then and threw his phone again. He ruffled his hair in frustration and half-lied on the bed. This was not the morning that he had expected, but even so, it was real. Saga was going away on his birthday where he had expected to spend his birthday with the man he treasured so much. He didn’t know if Saga could ever make it up. This was just too far and he also hated the fact that Saga was so innocent upon this. He groaned for the last time before getting up from the bed. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. He had two hours before going to work. He scratched his head and decided to grab some meal first.
Tora was startled when he heard his mother shout ‘Happy Birthday, Shinji!’ at the bottom of the stairs he was currently descending. He blinked and saw that his mother was there, holding a small cake with a huge smile on her face. No matter how shitty mood Tora was in, he had to smile at that. At least he has someone now to celebrate his birthday. He descended the stairs and hugged his mother when he reached her. He kissed her cheek and smiled.
“Thank you, mother.”
His mother kissed both of his son’s cheek and rubbed her son’s shoulder.
“C’mon, let’s celebrate your birthday.”
His mother said and took his arm, leading him to the dining room. She let go then when they entered, Tora’s father was already there at one of the seats, drinking coffee. His father noticed that his son was there and he got up, approaching his son to give a hug.
“Happy birthday, my son!”
Tora returned the hug.
“Thanks, father.”
“Come, let’s sit and celebrate your birthday with us before you celebrate with anyone else.”
His father said as he led him to the table. Tora just had to laugh at the irony of that. Celebrate with anyone else? Let’s see… His friends weren’t coming home and Saga was away so really, who could anyone else be?
Tora’s father noticed the bitter look his son gave and frowned.
“What’s wrong, son?” He asked concernedly.
Tora smiled bitterly. “Nothing. It’s just that I don’t have ‘anyone else’ to celebrate with.”
“What about Takashi?” His mother asked as she put the small plates on the table.
Tora shrugged. “He’s heading to Tokyo this morning with his family. Said that his aunt was sick.”
Tora’s mother frowned and patted his back. “I’m sorry to hear that, Shinji…”
“Nah… it’s okay. I can’t do anything really.”
He purposely left out the ‘Saga forgot my birthday’ thing to his parents because he didn’t want his parents to think that Saga was a bad lover. Yes, even at a state like this, he still protected Saga. Damn. He was too in love with that man.
“Anyway, don’t worry about me. Let’s celebrate!” Tora said cheerfully.
Tora’s mother nodded and sat across her husband while Tora sat between his parents, on the end of the table. Toa’s mother put the cake in front of Tora and lit up the candles. Tora smiled when he heard his parents singing happy birthday to him.
“Make a wish, Shinji!”
And Tora did just that. He leaned forward and closed his eyes before blowing off all the candles.
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Tora straightened his outfit as he looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing black, tight-fitting T-shirt with a black sleeveless jacket over it. He adjusted the hood and dusted out his black jeans. He wore the black wristband he got from Saga as a gift and the necklace that he also got from Saga in their first month anniversary. It was a yin yang whereas Tora got the black one and Saga got the white one. He smoothed his hair and glanced at one last look. When he thought that he was ready, he took his bag from the sofa and exited his room.
He met his mother again at the foyer when he descended the stairs.
“Shinji… where are you going?”
“Work.” Tora answered simply with a grunt.
“But isn’t today your day off?” She asked again while watching her son putting on his shoes.
“Yeah, but something came up. Seems that a staff was absent and the store needed a hand.” Tora said as he finished up then stood. “Anyway, I got nothing to do so I accept it.”
“Okay then. Be careful, darling.” Her mother said as she kissed his cheek.
Tora smiled. “I’m off!” He excused and exited the house.
Tora didn’t feel like driving the car and didn’t even feel like going with the driver so he decided to take the train instead. It has been a while after all so maybe walking alone was necessary sometimes. Tora waited for the train and turned on his iPod. He heaved a sigh, ready to start the day.
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"Thank you so much guys for coming to help me with the decorations."
Saga said as he crossed the living room of Tora's house with a small box held in his hand.
"No problem. He's our best friend too after all. We wouldn't want to miss helping you." Said Shou as he climbed off the ladder.
Saga looked up at the sign and smiled. This was going pretty well and he had confidence that Tora will love it. The truth was, he felt bad for lying to Tora earlier but he just had to. He couldn't think of anything else to make Tora into a bad mood. He didn't want to choose a fight too because that would make both of them in a bad mood. So this was the only way.
Saga gave the small box to Hiroto and excused himself to the kitchen. In there, he found Tora's mother mixing a batter. Saga smiled and stood beside her.
"Is there anything I can help?" Saga asked.
"Oh yes, could you melt the white chocolate over there?" Tora's mother answered, still with the task at hand.
Saga nodded and walked to the other counter to find bars of white chocolate ready to be melted. He took the glass bowl that was already prepared and continued to walk to the stove to melt it.
"I have to be honest, Takashi... He was really sad this morning. Are you sure this will all work out?"
He heard Tora's mother speaking to him and frowned. Yes, Tora's mother knew of his plan. At first, she disagreed but after some convincing, she finally gave in and threatened him playfully that this has to work out in the end. Saga let out a sigh.
"Yes... I'm sure this will all work out. If it doesn't... I'll take all the blame."
Saga said as he turned to Tora's mother and smiled. Tora's mother returned the smile and went back to her task. Saga did too and took a deep breath.
Tora will love his surprise. He was sure of it.
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Tora put down the stack of CD's on the storage room before taking a seat beside it. Even though his part-time today wasn't very exhausting, still, he wasn't in the mood to work. He really wanted to just stay at home and sleep, even though he accepted to work, thinking that he would do nothing at all and work will distract his anger towards Saga. The truth was, it didn't really help, the scene in the morning kept repeating in his head. He knew he was being childish but hell, he had been expecting too much to get a birthday greeting from Saga; his lover. It was also pretty ridiculous how the other man could forget his birthday.
Tora sighed and took out his cell phone in hoping to find a message from Saga. Funny how he was angry at his lover but also hoping to get some sort of news whether he had arrived at Tokyo or not. And as expected, he was a little bit disappointed when he received none. Tora groaned and put back his cell phone in his jeans pocket. Was he really that busy?
Just then, the door of the storage room opened, revealing his co-worker.
"Yo, Tora. There's a customer looking for you."
Tora smiled half-heartedly and mouthed a thanks before getting up from his seat and walked out the door. He checked the clock and found out he still had 3 hours to work.
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Saga was finally finished with the last touches of the cake before he carefully put it in the fridge. He wiped out the sweat that had started to build on his forehead with the back of his hand. He looked at it once more and was satisfied with it. He sauntered to the living room and take one last look at it.
"Wow! This place is amazing! Thank you guys!" Saga cheered happily.
"No problemo, Sagacchi!" Shou, Hiroto and Nao shouted at the same time, raising their hands.
Saga just laughed at their antiques and nodded. He checked at the things one by one before clapping his hands in excitement.
"Okay then! An hour before Tora gets home! I'm going to get ready myself. You guys can take a break!" Saga said happily and exited the living room but stopped and turned again. "Oh, and thank you once again!" Saga said and bowed before making his way to Tora's room.
Yes. Tora will definitely love his surprise.
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Tora finally arrived at the train station in his neighborhood. Although he wasn't that tired, still, going home at 7pm exhausts him. All he wanted to do when he gets home was to take a long bath and maybe watch some movies until he falls asleep. He walked towards his neighborhood, hands in his jeans pocket and ears plugged with music.
When he arrived in front of his house, it was somehow odd. The inside of his house was dark, only the front porch lamp and garden lamp was on. Maybe his parents were out? Could be. He passed through the gate and looked for signs of his father's limo but it wasn't there. Okay, maybe his parents were out. He shrugged and walked to the front door, fishing out his keys as he did so. He finally opened the lock and mumbled a low 'I'm home!' as he took off his shoes. He was about to go straight upstairs when a loud bang from the living room caught his ears. Curious, Tora took a step back and slowly approached the living room door.
He searched for the switch and turned in on, only to be surprised.
“SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TORA!”
Everyone in the living room shouted in unison. Some say Tora and some say Shinji. Tora could only freeze in his spot as he looked at the surroundings. There, inside his living room was his best friends, co-workers (how the hell did they get here so fast?), his parents, his little brother (with his girlfriend?), Saga’s family and… Saga, himself. His eyes landed on his lover; who was holding a cake and a huge cake for that matter, probably fit for everyone in this room. His lover was grinning from ear to ear. He knew that he was supposed to be happy and get in there to tell them how surprised he was but somehow… he felt angry. So Saga lied to him?
With a blank expression, Tora turned and exited the living room, making Saga in panic. Saga looked at Tora’s mother and she only frowned. Saga bit his lower lip and gave the cake to Hiroto (who was not very far from him) to chase Tora.
“Tora, wait!”
Saga called as he half-ran to the foyer and saw Tora already near the upper stairs. He ran then in order for Tora to stop going into his room because he knew the other will immediately close the door and won’t let him in. Saga was glad when he caught Tora’s arm in time and they stopped, just right in front of Tora’s room.
“Tora… are you mad?”
Saga asked hesitantly and nervously. Tora turned slowly and faced his lover still with a blank expression. Saga could only stare, hoping that Tora wasn’t really mad. He was scared because if Tora didn’t like his surprise, then he had failed and that’s worse than getting ignored by Tora. Tora turned again and opened his room’s door as he dragged Saga into his room too. He closed the door and turned to face his lover again.
“You lied to me.” Tora said without emotions.
“I-I can explain!” Saga stuttered as tears were threatening to fall, looking desperately at Tora.
“You told me you were going to Tokyo with your family and now I find you here in my house?!” Tora lashed out his anger without thinking. “You didn’t even wish me a happy birthday and I never even get a call from you. I was looking forward to this birthday, Saga, because you know why? I wanted to spend it with you but you ruined it by giving that news! My mood was ruined just by that and I even had to go to work on my birthday.”
Tora knew that he was being childish and unreasonable but damn it, he just couldn’t hold back the anger. Saga was there like the scene this morning didn’t happen. He watched as Saga bowed his head and fidgeting on his fingers. Okay, maybe he had gone too far?
“I… I wanted to surprise you…” Saga muttered sadly.
Tora raised an eyebrow.
Saga was scared now. He didn’t expect Tora to be this angry. Maybe his tactic was wrong? But even so, that was the only plan he could think of. True to his words though that he will take the blame, and so, he decided to explain.
“You made my birthday very special, Tora. I thought that by doing this, I can make it equal for you. I purposely say that so you will not suspect what I was planning but I didn’t know that you would be this angry. I just wanted to surprise you but it seems that I failed. I’m so sorry…” Saga said as he held back a sob.
Tora froze once again, sinking in the words that Saga just let out. He felt bad then, Saga did try so hard. He knew that this entire plan was Saga who came up with it and he hated himself for being so angry over trivial things. He sighed and hugged the smaller man tightly.
“I’m so sorry…” He apologized as he buried his face on Saga’s shoulder.
Saga immediately returned the hug, shaking his head. “No, I should be the one who’s sorry… I ruined your birthday.”
Tora smiled. “No, no. You didn’t. I was so childish for getting mad over something stupid. Now that I understand, I’m really sorry…” He hugged his lover even tighter.
Saga sighed in relief. “Don’t apologize, you didn’t do anything wrong.”
Tora let go of Saga at arm’s reach and saw a single tear trickled down his lover’s face.
“I made you cry…” He said as he wiped the tear.
Saga laughed. “Sorry, I’m always like this when it comes to you. You’re scary when you’re angry.” He said as he scratched his head.
Tora smiled and stroke Saga’s hair lovingly.
“Let me see you…” He said and lifted Saga’s face.
Saga looked up at him and realized that Tora was checking him out. The elder realized that his lover had put some make up on and he looked lower at his outfit. Saga was wearing a red shirt with ripples along the collars paired with black skinny jeans. Even though it wasn’t that fancy, his lover was somehow beautiful and couldn’t help but utter it.
“You’re gorgeous…” He whispered and captured the younger man’s lips.
Saga wasn’t expecting that but he closed his eyes and automatically returned the kiss. He felt his lips being licked by Tora and he moaned, successfully making Tora’s tongue slip inside his mouth. It wasn’t long before Tora broke the kiss and Saga was in haze. He saw the smirk held on Tora’s lips and felt uneasy.
“You’re wearing lip-gloss.” Tora said teasingly.
Saga blushed. “I… I wanted to look good on your birthday!” Saga said defensively.
Tora just chuckled and nuzzled his nose with Saga’s. “And you are, you’re gorgeous. I’m sorry I ruined your make up though.”
Saga just shrugged. “I could re-touch it again.”
“Well then, why don’t you go? I’m going to change first. Can’t go to a party wearing like this.” Tora said as he threw his bag to the sofa.
“O…Okay then.”
Saga nodded timidly and walked to Tora’s dresser as Tora went inside the bathroom. He looked at his own reflection and realized that his eyeliner was a bit ruined thanks to the tear. Nevertheless, he erased it off and re-touched his makeup. When he was done, Saga shouted to Tora that he would go first. When he arrived at the living room again, Nao came with a worried expression.
“Is everything alright?” Asked Nao.
Saga smiled. “Yeah. It was just a misunderstanding. He’s changing right now so let’s repeat it one more time.”
Nao sighed in relief and nodded. Hiroto approached Saga and gave the cake back to his friend. Saga smiled gratefully and held the cake, lighting up the candles again in the process. Not long after, Tora came wearing a white body-fit T-shirt with black blazer paired with black jeans. At least he was now a bit more decent than before.
They cheered again and Tora just laughed happily, approaching his lover and looked at the cake. He heard the entire crowd saying ‘make a wish’ to him and he did. He closed his eyes and opened them again, blowing out the candles as he saw a flash at the corner of his eyes. The crowd clapped and Tora clapped along. Saga walked to the coffee table while Tora took around the surroundings. His living room was full with decoration papers and a big sign was hanged above the fireplace. He looked to his right and buffet table of food was lined up neatly.
“You guys did a great job. This place is amazing!” Tora commented.
The others just laughed and gathered around the coffee table too. Tora approached the table and saw Saga taking out the candles then giving the cake knife to him. Tora nodded and took the knife. He cut the cake to many pieces and took a plastic plate beside the cake. He put one slice on the plate and called out to his father.
“I’m going to give the first slice to my dearest father, because he had been such an understanding father and I couldn’t thank him enough for everything that he had done for me so, thank you, father.” Tora said as he gave the plate to his father.
Tora’s father smiled and hugged his son. “Thank you, my son. Happy birthday.” He said as he let go and took the plate.
Tora nodded and took another plate, put on another slice of cake and called out to his mother.
“And of course, the second one goes to my mother because she has been an amazing mother a child could ever have.” He said and gave the cake to his mother.
Tora’s mother smiled whole-heartedly and cupped Tora’s face. She kissed his forehead before receiving the plate. Tora kissed her back on the cheek and uttered ‘I love you’ before taking another plate to put the slice of cake on.
“And the third one… is for my dear lover…” Tora said as he looked straight at Saga’s eyes.
Saga smiled shyly from across Tora and approached his lover. Tora turned to Saga and took Saga’s hand with his free hand.
“The person who always brings happiness to me and someone I can’t live without. I love you, Takashi. Thank you so much for this wonderful surprise.” Tora said as he released Saga’s hand and gave the plate.
Saga took the plate and looked up at Tora. “You’re very welcome, Shinji. Happy birthday… I love you.” He kissed Tora’s lips for the others to catcall on.
Tora laughed shyly when they broke off. He kissed Saga’s forehead and went back to take another plate. He put the slice of cake on the plate and looked up at Shou.
“Last but not least… my best friend in the whole wide world!” He called out and grinned.
Shou laughed and approached his best friend. Tora extended out the plate and smiled.
“Thanks for putting up with me this whole time and never get tired of my rants. I hope we’ll stay until we die.”
Shou laughed at the confession and hugged the younger man. Tora hugged back and patted his friend’s back a few times before letting go. Shou took the plate and back off.
“And for the rest of you… You guys are amazing! Now, let’s start the party, shall we?!”
Tora announced cheerfully and continued to give the cakes, making sure that he didn’t miss anyone. When everyone got their cakes, Tora took one for himself, and started to blend in, talking with everyone and laughed. Saga watched as he did that. He was happy that his surprise worked and Tora was enjoying this. He turned to Tora’s mother and received a thumb up from her. Saga smiled gratefully and nodded.
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“Ah… that was a good one!”
Tora said as he launched himself onto his bed as soon as he took off his blazer and sighed contently.
Saga smiled. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.” He said as he put the plastic bag of Tora’s presents onto the sofa.
The birthday party finally ended at 1 AM, leaving Shou, Hiroto and Nao the last ones to leave. The one who left the earliest was Saga’s mother and sister, saying that they had to leave because they have work tomorrow. Tora was so ecstatic because he finally got to reunite with his best friends again. They played various games; truth or dare, paper scissor rock and cards. He decided that this was by far the best birthday he had ever received.
Tora felt the bed dip and saw his lover sitting next to him. He sat up and faced his lover, sitting closer and circled an arm around Saga’s waist.
“Finally, just the two of us to celebrate.”
Tora said as he held Saga close. Saga returned the embrace and leaned his head against Tora’s shoulder. They stayed like that for a while before Tora let go and kissed his lover’s lips.
“You really are gorgeous today, love. It was pretty hard for me to restrain myself.”
Saga chuckled. “That’s why you always sat next to Shou.”
“Yeah… Otherwise, I could’ve ravished you in front of everyone.”
“Pervert.” Saga laughed again. “But I’m glad to hear that. Honestly, it took hours for me to choose an outfit and what make up I should apply.”
“And it paid off. You look gorgeous as the Victoria’s Secret’s models.”
Saga raised an eyebrow. “You’re exaggerating….”
Tora smiled innocently. “I’m serious.”
Tora once again captured Saga’s lips in a teasing and slow tug before kissing it full. His arms once again snaked around the younger man’s waist and held him close. Saga wasted no time in responding to the kiss and wrapped his arms around the elder’s shoulder; one hand on the back of Tora’s head, caressing it gently. They moved their lips gently and playfully before Saga opened his mouth for Tora to explore. Tora wasted no time at the offer and dived his mouth into Saga’s warm cavern. They began to kiss passionately; attacking each other’s lips, fighting for dominance.
As always though, Tora won the battle and sucked Saga’s tongue, then played with it, mixing their saliva on the process. Saga let go then when his lungs were out of oxygen. Tora kept on trailing hungry kisses on Saga’s neck then to his exposed collarbone. As much as Saga wanted to enjoy the ministration Tora was giving, there was still something that was nagging at the back of his mind. With full regret, Saga pushed Tora off him gently and kissed him briefly again on the lips.
“Before we go any further, I want you to open my present first.” Saga said breathlessly.
Tora blinked to get his lust out of his mind and finally focused on Saga.
“You brought me a present?” Tora asked, eyes lit like a five-year-old.
Saga laughed. “Of course, I did! What kind of boyfriend I am?”
Tora laughed along and watched as Saga stood up from the bed and walked to his wardrobe. Saga opened in and took a wide box from the inside then carried to him. He sat beside Tora again and put the box on his lover’s lap. Tora looked down at the box with wide eyes and mumbled.
“This is kind of big…”
“Open it!” Saga pried rather excitedly.
Tora smiled and nodded. He opened the lid and peeked inside. He finally took out the material with both hands. His eyes went wide again with a smile spread on his face.
“Wow… This is cool…” He breathed.
It was a black wool sweater with skull pattern on it. The lines around the neck and sleeves were white. It was simple yet amazing in his eyes.
“Did you make this?” Tora asked in awe.
“Yes…” Saga answered. “I… didn’t have enough money to buy something more…decent so I decided to just make something handmade instead. I hope you like it.”
“Like it? I love it! Thank you so much, Takashi!” Tora said happily and pulled the younger man to him for a hug.
Saga smiled and returned the hug.
“This is far more precious than any expensive gift…” Tora let go and cupped Saga’s face. “You made it with your heart, and that’s the most precious gift I could ever receive.”
Saga’s heart melted then. He was so happy that Tora liked his gift. He was afraid that it wasn’t enough but now, he was glad that he decided to choose to make one rather than buy one. He leaned their foreheads together for a brief moment and let go again.
Tora went back into admiring the sweater again.
“This must’ve taken days… I didn’t know you could crocket.”
Saga shrugged. “My mother taught me how to do it and I did finish it for a whole month.”
Tora turned to Saga again, flattered. “Thank you…”
Saga nodded. “Try it on!”
It was Tora’s turn to nod and he put down the object in order to take off his T-shirt. He threw the T-shirt and wore the sweater. It was really comfortable.
“Thank goodness it fits!” Saga sighed in relief.
“Yeah… even though you never took my measurements….”
Saga blushed then. “We… We hugged so many times and I kind of memorized your body along the way…” He looked away shyly.
Tora was in awe again. “Wow… you’re really full of surprises, you know that? It’s amazing on how you can know my measurement just by hugging me.”
“I guess I have a gift then…” Saga chuckled at the end of his sentence.
“I’m gonna wear this when winter comes. I wish you made me more so I can wear your handmade sweater every day.”
It was Saga’s turn that was flattered. “In case you haven’t noticed, I also made a matching scarf…” He informed.
Tora looked down at the box again and took the matching scarf. He smiled and put it around his neck.
“How do I look?” He asked and posed.
Saga smiled. “Perfect.”
Tora chuckled again and admired his gift for the last time before untangling the scarf.
“I’m gonna hang this now…” He said and took off the sweater.
He gathered both the scarf and the sweater and walked to his wardrobe, taking an empty cloth hanger and hung it. He hung the cloth hanger back inside the wardrobe and closed the door. He returned to the bed again and sat beside his lover, facing him.
“You know… As I much as I love the gift…” He said as he wrapped his arms around Saga’s waist. “You’re the best gift I could ever receive. Just you…” He finished his sentence by bringing Saga closer to him.
Saga chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Tora’s neck. “You copied my words.”
“But it’s the truth… Thank you…” Tora breathed and brought their faces closer.
He kissed Saga once again and Saga wasted no time in responding. He latched on the elder’s lips and brought his lover even closer, kissing him passionately. Tora was as passionate as Saga, deepening the kiss and diving his tongue into Saga’s mouth, exploring him. His hands snaked up north on Saga’s body and started to unbutton Saga’s shirt. When his shirt buttons were all open, Tora’s hands began to explore the younger man’s body and earned a muffled moan. He could feel Saga squirming in delight under his touch and Tora decided to play with both of his nipples, rubbing it with his thumbs.
This causes Saga to break the kiss and moaned loudly. Tora took the chance to kiss and nip his lover’s jaw and neck. He whispered huskily when he reached the ear.
“You are so fucking sexy in red… please, wear it more often…”
Saga closed his eyes and whimpered at the voice. He was immediately turned on and his body was getting warm. He cradled Tora’s head as Tora kept on sucking and kissing his shoulder. He tilted his head a little to give Tora more access to ravish his neck. Tora smiled at the invitation and licked the long neck of his lover’s before biting it, marking him. Saga gasped at the sensation and gripped Tora’s hair. Tora continued to kiss south and nip at every skin he reached, every now and then marking it. He latched on a nipple when he reached it and Saga began to moan continuously, enjoying the pleasure that his lover was giving.
Halfway treating the other one, he felt Saga’s hand tugging on his hair and through the lust that were clouding his mind, he could hear the faint voice Saga was uttering.
“Tora… it’s your birthday, don’t you think I should be the one pleasuring you instead of the other way?”
Tora stopped his ministration and looked up. Saga was staring down at him; his lover’s face was flushed red and he could see the lust still clouded in Saga’s eyes. He smirked and kissed the younger man briefly.
“You’re right… but because it’s my birthday, you’ll give yourself to me, right?”
Saga’s stare turned into a horrified one. Tora immediately noticed this and cupped Saga’s cheek with one hand.
“Don’t worry, Saga. I know you’re not ready, I’m not gonna force you, so, let me worship your body instead…”
Saga smiled and nodded. Tora returned the smile and continued on what he was previously doing. He latched on the nipple again and trailed his hands on Saga’s back, feeling the smooth skin. He continued to kiss down, nipping at every skin he reached before dipping his tongue into the younger man’s navel. Saga arched his back at that and fell onto his elbows on the bed, watching as Tora worshipping his body. Tora nuzzled his face on Saga’s smooth torso then like a cat, purring at it.
When Tora reached to the other’s face again, he kissed Saga full on the lips and let go when his lungs needed some air. They both panted, out of breath and Saga began to speak again.
“Torashi…”
“Hm?”
“Please… let me be the one to pleasure you…”
Tora smiled cheekily. “Hm? Why the sudden persistency?”
Saga looked away and blushed. Tora couldn’t help at his lover’s cuteness and decided to have mercy on him.
“Okay, love. I’m at your mercy…” He said, peering into Saga’s face. “How would like to pleasure me?”
Saga slowly turned to face Tora and was not that surprised when their faces were only mere inches apart.
“Sit… against the headboard…” Saga requested lowly.
“Ro-ger…” Tora said and kissed Saga’s head before doing what Saga requested.
Saga turned and stood on his knees, shifting until he straddled Tora’s lap and cupped Tora’s face. Tora smiled as he once again wrapped his arms around Saga’s waist. He smiled even wider when Saga laughed lovingly before he let himself be kissed by the person he loved the most. He let Saga dominate the kiss, feeling his lover’s tongue exploring his and mixing their saliva. He felt one of Saga’s hands trailing down to his body and caressing one of his nipples. He moaned into the kiss and his hands absentmindedly rubbing Saga’s back affectionately.
When they were out of breath, Saga trailed down loving kisses along his jaw to his neck and Tora shuddered when Saga nip at the tender flesh below his ear. He sometimes wondered how Saga was still so innocent to this when the fact is; Saga was actually an expert on this. Pleasuring him and knowing the spots where it will drive him crazy. He groaned when he felt Saga sucking and nipping at his collarbone, taking a sharp breath when the younger man bit his skin and moaned at the after-effect sensation.
He felt his cock twitch then when Saga latched his mouth on his nipple and the other got treated with the younger man’s thumb and forefinger. Tora couldn’t help but moan at the ministration as his hands absentmindedly grabbed Saga’s hair, caressing it; encouraging him. Saga did felt encouraged and licked along Tora’s torso, following the lines of the elder’s abs and dipped his tongue inside the navel.
Tora gasped his lover’s birth name as Saga nipped at it before continuing south, hands bracing on Tora’s waist; ready to unbuckle Tora’s belt. He looked up and met with Tora’s eyes. Tora smiled and nodded as he ruffled Saga’s hair affectionately. Saga returned the smile and start unbuckling Tora’s belt with shaky fingers then zipping down the zipper. He then wrapped his hands around the waist band and looked up at Tora again once more. When Tora gave a nod again, Saga slid down Tora’s jeans along with the underwear agonizingly slow.
Tora moaned in relief when his member was finally released and kicked off his last offending garments. Saga’s face was red as a tomato when he stared at Tora’s body. Tora was simply stunning, he thought. His body was so manly and masculine, unlike him. The well-built body and strong arms… Saga somehow felt lucky to have a partner like him. He didn’t know since when he became fond of male’s body but maybe he was just attracted to Tora’s. His trance broke when he felt a hand on his face.
“Like what you’re seeing, Takashi?” Tora whispered seductively.
Saga blushed even more and hovered his hand over Tora’s while looking straight at the man.
“You’re… incredible… Shinji…” He said breathlessly.
“I’m happy to hear that…”
Tora smiled and Saga kissed him briefly before crouching between Tora’s legs. He had predicted that Tora was huge, judging by the times they did hand jobs to each other but seeing it with his own eyes… well, it was somehow different. It was bigger than he thought and he wondered if his mouth could even swallow it. Even so, he wouldn’t know if he doesn’t try. Ever since he received the amazing blowjob from Tora for the first time, he began to be curious about how Tora felt full in his mouth. He even thought that today was the perfect opportunity to try. He wanted to taste Tora also.
Tora noticed the uncertainty showing on his lover’s face and touched Saga’s cheek once again.
“You don’t have to force yourself if you’re not ready…” He said in a concerned tone.
Saga looked up and smiled. “I’m ready… I want this, Shinji…”
Tora placed a loving kiss on Saga’s head before leaning against the headboard again. He was somehow excited about this. The truth was that Tora had been waiting for this for a long time. He wanted to know how it feels for himself wrapped around Saga’s luscious lips and mouth. Just by thinking about it makes his cock twitch in anticipation. He somehow got distracted then and gasped when his cock was being stroke by Saga’s hand. He instinctively interlaced his hand with Saga’s free one.
He watched as Saga stroke him to hardness before licking the head of his cock, making him arching his back in pleasure. Saga though, was surprised when he tasted his lover’s pre-cum that had gathered there. It was oddly sweet for him and he wanted more. He nuzzled his nose on Tora’s thinly trimmed pubic hair and loved the musky smell. It was just so Tora’s and he couldn’t help but licking it, tasting Tora’s unique sweat while still stroking the hardened member. Tora moaned in delight and clenched the sheet with his free hand.
Thinking that it was enough for his teasing, Saga began to lick the underside of Tora’s cock and up to the shaft. He licked it stimulatingly and felt the vein popping out. He sucked and nipped on the balls while he dipped his thumb on the slit, earning a low scream from Tora. Saga somehow felt proud that he could pleasure Tora like this. When he released the balls, he took a peek at Tora’s face and his heart raced when he saw Tora coming undone. Tora was once again stunning with his face contorted in pleasure; lips slightly apart and eyes closed in concentration.
Saga then felt that Tora was hard as a rock and he knew that his lover must be hurting. Taking a deep breath, he finally wrapped his mouth around the head and Tora felt bliss. Saga moaned again at the taste and sucked it fervently as he stroke the shaft. Tora began to moan Saga’s birth name repeatedly and Saga loved hearing it. When he felt that his mouth was ready, he swallowed Tora fully but couldn’t reach until the end. He was quite surprised when Tora moaned his name very loudly and thought that he had done something wrong, but he knew better; Tora was finally released from the ache.
Saga began to bob his head up and down, sucking and licking Tora’s member like a delicious treat. He held Tora’s hips then in order to prevent Tora from thrusting into his mouth. He moaned again when he felt more pre-cum oozing out and he swallowed. He steadied his throat muscles and finally able to swallow wholly of Tora’s cock, the head hitting the back of his throat.
“Aahhh… Takashi…”
Tora moaned loudly when he felt the head of his cock reached Saga’s throat. It was contracting around him and he couldn’t help but squirmed at the sensation. Saga’s mouth was pretty damn good, different from anyone he had ever experienced. He tangled his fingers around Saga’s hair and tightened his interlaced fingers as he kept on moaning.
Getting used to the size, Saga bobbed his head faster and sucked Tora harder, wanting to bring Tora to the edge. He could sense from Tora’s breathing that Tora was close and he sucked even harder. He made slurping noises because somehow he knew that it would drive Tora crazy and he was right, Tora was squirming even more.
Tora was close…very close, and he had to warn Saga before he reached his peak.
“Takashi… I’m cumming… I’m not going to last…” He uttered loud enough for Saga to hear.
Saga was ready though and kept doing what he was doing. With one last clench, he finally heard Tora screaming his name in ecstasy and he felt the warm liquid shooting in his mouth. He continued to bobbed his head rather slowly now as Tora rode his orgasm. He successfully milked Tora dry and swallowed all of Tora’s essence. He let go of Tora’s cock when he felt it softened. He watched as Tora breathed heavily, trying to grasp the air. Saga felt bliss seeing his lover like this and he was getting addicted to Tora’s seeds.
When Tora’s breathing went back to normal, Saga crouched on fours and straddled the other man’s hips once again, wrapping his arms around Tora’s neck.
“That was amazing…” Tora breathed and captured Saga’s lips.
Tora moaned when he tasted himself. They began to kiss lazily, just enjoying each other’s lips. When they broke apart, Tora accidently brushed his fingers against Saga’s clothed bulge, causing the younger man to moan softly. Tora realized then that his lover was hard as a rock.
“Let me relieve you…” Tora said as he began to unbutton Saga’s jeans.
Saga blushed and put a hand above Tora’s, preventing him from going further.
“No-No! it’s okay, you don’t have too…” Saga said as he shook his head.
“I want to, Takashi…”
Tora successfully opened the zipper and reached Saga’s member inside his underwear. Saga moaned in relief and arched his back when Tora began to stroke it, loving the calloused fingers rubbing against his sensitive flesh. Tora was surprised when Saga came immediately just after a few strokes. Saga didn’t even scream his name and he looked up at the younger man. Saga was breathing heavily and leaned his head on Tora’s shoulder.
“You have been holding back…” Tora smiled amusedly.
Saga just whimpered and buried his face on Tora’s shoulder. Tora just laughed at his lover’s adorableness and stroke Saga’s hair affectionately with his clean hand. Saga looked down at Tora’s stomach and frowned.
“This is why I didn’t want you to relieve me…” Saga said as he sat up again. “I made a mess…”
Tora looked down at his stomach and laughed. He looked up again at Saga and kissed his nose.
“It’s a great kind of mess. Besides, don’t you think it’s hot?” Tora said amusedly and licked his cum-coated fingers.
Saga blushed seeing what his lover was doing and shook his head in disbelieve.
“You are unbelievable…” He muttered.
Tora shrugged nonchalantly. “It’s delicious. Somehow it’s sweeter than the usual…”
Saga shook his head again but couldn’t hold back his smile.
“I’m going to get a wash cloth!” He said as he slapped Tora’s chest playfully and stood up.
Tora feigned a hurting look and Saga just ignored it. He climbed off the bed and sauntered to the bathroom. Tora just sighed and waited. He heard his lover’s footsteps again and turned, watching as Saga climbed on the bed again and wiped the cum on his stomach. He took Tora’s cum-coated hand and wiped it also. He wiped his own cock then and zippered his jeans again.
“I’m gonna take a shower… I feel so sticky.” Saga said as he climbed off the bed again.
“I need to shower too. I’ve been out for a whole day.” Tora said as he followed his lover.
Saga stopped and turned to his lover. “Go on first then. I need to remove and clean my make up first.”
Tora pouted and frowned. “Damn. I was going to trick you into getting the shower with me.” He mumbled.
Saga blushed and shook his head. “Ain’t gonna happen.” He said and walked away to the dresser.
Tora sighed loudly on purpose so that Saga could hear it. He scratched his head as he head for the bathroom. After hearing the bathroom door close, Saga turned to the door and frowned. He took his make-up bag and started to remove his make-up. It’s not like Saga didn’t want to take shower together with Tora but he wasn’t ready to be naked in front of the man. He was not ready to expose himself completely.
When Saga was finally done, he threw the dirty cottons into the trash bin and head for his bag. He took out his nightwear and turned again when the bathroom door was open. He saw Tora coming out with only a towel wrapped around his waist. His hair was already damped and Saga looked down at his clothes again. He left one material behind and walked to the bathroom. Tora took a glance at the closed bathroom door and opened his wardrobe. He took out a pajama flannel pants and put it on. He yawned loudly when he closed the wardrobe and sauntered to the bed.
He looked at the slightly crumpled sheet and straightened it, after tapping it hard a few times. He finally went inside the blanket and sighed in content when he lied on the bed. Today was exhausting yet he was happy how the day turned out. He thought that his lover was actually good at making his surprise and how dumb he was for not suspecting it. He chuckled at his own thoughts and closed his eyes.
Saga was finally ready for bed and sauntered to the bed after turning off the lights. He quietly went inside the blanket and turned on his side, his back facing Tora’s. He then felt the bed move and suspected that Tora was shifting to him. He felt a pair of arms wrapped around his torso and seconds later, Tora’s head peered into him with a surprise look on his face.
“You’re shirtless…” Tora said in disbelieve.
Saga blushed and sank deeper into the blankets. “Only for tonight!” He grimaced and buried his head on the pillows.
Tora smiled and laid his head on the pillow again. “Turn to me, please, babe?” Tora requested softly.
Saga turned slowly and peeked at Tora through the blanket. He smiled shyly when he saw Tora smiling happily and cuddled closer to Tora when the man opened his arms. Tora wrapped his arms around his lover’s body and kissed his forehead.
“Thank you for today. I love you…so much…” Tora whispered as he pulled Saga closer if possible.
“I love you, too, Shinji.” Saga whispered back and put his head on Tora’s chest.
This was the best birthday ever, Tora had decided. It may start as an annoying one but in the end, he was the happiest man in the world. He really was lucky to have Saga and he couldn’t ask for more. He closed his eyes and buried his face on Saga’s head, smiling as he waited for sleep to claim him.
~ tsuzuku ~
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I reached the deadline! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORA! Yes, have a wonderful birthday indeed!
Chapter(s) : 09C/15
Author : tigerxbutterfly
Rating : PG13 ~ NC-17
Genre : AU, Drama, Romance, Angst
Warning : Explicit sexual content
Band(s) : alice nine.
Pairing(s) : ToraxSaga, & ShouxHiroto
Disclaimer : If I own them, I would prefer to make a movie.
Summary : Have you ever felt love at first sight that is so powerful that you can't think of anything other than struggling to make that person your soul mate? After dating various kinds of woman and men, Tora finally found that person. But as always, true love is never easy. Countless struggles had to be done and what will happen when Tora found out the real truth about Saga? The last withered leaf will be the time of their fate.
Comments : Taken from 12012's "Want,want,want" and this is what happened. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORA!
Part C
Tora woke up with a groan due to the sunlight that was stinging his eyes. He squinted and raised his hand in order to block the sunlight from his eyes. He was sure that he had drawn the curtains before he went to sleep, so now why did the sunlight snuck to his room? Tora looked around and realized that he was on the wrong side of the bed. He was upside down and he groaned again, turning around to back away from the sunlight. He remembered then that he was working until late and was very tired. He didn’t even bother to take a shower and brush his teeth so he only changed his clothes and threw himself to the bed, not even bothering to take the right position.
After being fully awake, Tora sat up slowly and stretched his limbs. He was glad that he had a good sleep even if he didn’t talk to Saga before going to sleep. Yes, they always call each other before going to sleep even if it was just to say good night or just simply knowing that they were calling it a day. Speaking of which, Tora remembered then that today was a special day for him. Yes, it was his birthday and his mood lightened up immediately. Not that he always liked his birthday, but today was special. Today, he was going to celebrate it with the one he loves.
Tora crawled to the edge of the bed and took his cell phone on the bedside table. He flipped it open but got a little disappointed when he received no message from Saga. All of his best friends had sent him a message but not him. Putting aside the childish thought, Tora decided to call his lover instead.
“Good morning, love.”
Saga answered after the second ring and Tora smiled just hearing his lover’s sweet voice.
“Good morning, sweetheart. How was your sleep?”
“Not as great as usual… but I guess it’s okay.”
Tora chuckled. He knew why Saga didn’t sleep well; it was because they didn’t do their routine.
“I’m sorry… I was so tired last night…”
“I understand… You got the double shift after all…”
“Yeah. So, do you have any plans today?” Tora asked enthusiastically.
“Oh, right! Honestly, I was just about to call you too, you know.”
“Yeah?” Tora had a huge smile then, he had expected that his lover will say those words.
“Yeah, I wanted to tell you that I’m going to Tokyo for three days with my family.”
Tora then felt like he was being hit by a very huge rock. His face turned into a bewildered one. Not believing what his lover was saying.
“What? Why?”
“My aunt is severely sick and we have to take care of her… I’m sorry… I know we’re supposed to meet tomorrow. I promise I’ll make it up to you.”
Tora deadpanned and he was trying his best to control his emotions. This was just plain ridiculous! Why did his lover have to go at an important occasion like this? Wait… did Saga even remember?
“Saga, honey. Do you remember what today is?” He asked softly.
“….. Um… just like any regular day? Wait, it can’t be our anniversary, right?!”
Tora could hear that Saga was panicking. Tora sighed and shook his head.
“No… it’s not.”
He could hear the other sigh in relief.
“Good, ‘cause I’m pretty sure that our anniversary is next month.”
Tora frowned then.
“Are you sure you don’t remember what today is?”
“No… Am I missing something…?”
“Saga, don’t lie.”
“I’m not! I’m really lost here!”
Tora could tell that the other wasn’t lying. But this is unbelievable! Did his lover really forget about his birthday?! And here he thought that Saga would do something special to him, like calling him and saying ‘Happy Birthday’ to him cheerfully and receive a kiss but no… Saga forgot! He fucking forgot!
Tora started to get irritated by the fact and took a deep breath. No, he won’t remind him, he wanted the other to remember himself.
“Saga… do you seriously not remember what today is?” He decided to ask again more gently now.
“For God’s sake, babe! I really can’t remember!”
Tora could hear the frustration in his lover’s voice and Tora groaned, irritated even more. He then heard a woman’s voice shouting Saga’s name at the other end.
“Yes! I’m coming!” Saga replied. “I’m sorry, hun. I gotta go. My mom’s calling me. I’ll call you again once I arrived in Tokyo. Love you, Shinji!” Saga made a smooch sound before hanging up the call.
And Tora just stared in disbelief with his phone still pressed on his ear. His jaw was dropped and he could feel himself burning up in anger. He screamed in irritation and threw his phone hard on the bed. He was angry. How could his lover forget his birthday, for God’s sake?! It was a mandatory for him to remember his partner’s birthday and Saga didn’t even notice his tone! He was so angry right now and his mood was ruined. He snapped at his phone when the object suddenly rang. He groaned again and took it, looking at the caller ID. It was from his boss.
“Yes, hello?.... What? Work? But it’s my day off!”
Tora couldn’t believe this again. His boss asked him to take the afternoon shift due to an absent staff. Just great, what a shitty luck for his birthday. He was going to reject it but then remembered that he doesn’t even have someone to celebrate his birthday today so why not just take it and distract his anger? Tora sighed again.
“Okay, I’ll take it. But I’m getting an extra though!”
His boss just laughed and agreed, this made Tora laugh a little. He hung up then and threw his phone again. He ruffled his hair in frustration and half-lied on the bed. This was not the morning that he had expected, but even so, it was real. Saga was going away on his birthday where he had expected to spend his birthday with the man he treasured so much. He didn’t know if Saga could ever make it up. This was just too far and he also hated the fact that Saga was so innocent upon this. He groaned for the last time before getting up from the bed. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. He had two hours before going to work. He scratched his head and decided to grab some meal first.
Tora was startled when he heard his mother shout ‘Happy Birthday, Shinji!’ at the bottom of the stairs he was currently descending. He blinked and saw that his mother was there, holding a small cake with a huge smile on her face. No matter how shitty mood Tora was in, he had to smile at that. At least he has someone now to celebrate his birthday. He descended the stairs and hugged his mother when he reached her. He kissed her cheek and smiled.
“Thank you, mother.”
His mother kissed both of his son’s cheek and rubbed her son’s shoulder.
“C’mon, let’s celebrate your birthday.”
His mother said and took his arm, leading him to the dining room. She let go then when they entered, Tora’s father was already there at one of the seats, drinking coffee. His father noticed that his son was there and he got up, approaching his son to give a hug.
“Happy birthday, my son!”
Tora returned the hug.
“Thanks, father.”
“Come, let’s sit and celebrate your birthday with us before you celebrate with anyone else.”
His father said as he led him to the table. Tora just had to laugh at the irony of that. Celebrate with anyone else? Let’s see… His friends weren’t coming home and Saga was away so really, who could anyone else be?
Tora’s father noticed the bitter look his son gave and frowned.
“What’s wrong, son?” He asked concernedly.
Tora smiled bitterly. “Nothing. It’s just that I don’t have ‘anyone else’ to celebrate with.”
“What about Takashi?” His mother asked as she put the small plates on the table.
Tora shrugged. “He’s heading to Tokyo this morning with his family. Said that his aunt was sick.”
Tora’s mother frowned and patted his back. “I’m sorry to hear that, Shinji…”
“Nah… it’s okay. I can’t do anything really.”
He purposely left out the ‘Saga forgot my birthday’ thing to his parents because he didn’t want his parents to think that Saga was a bad lover. Yes, even at a state like this, he still protected Saga. Damn. He was too in love with that man.
“Anyway, don’t worry about me. Let’s celebrate!” Tora said cheerfully.
Tora’s mother nodded and sat across her husband while Tora sat between his parents, on the end of the table. Toa’s mother put the cake in front of Tora and lit up the candles. Tora smiled when he heard his parents singing happy birthday to him.
“Make a wish, Shinji!”
And Tora did just that. He leaned forward and closed his eyes before blowing off all the candles.
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Tora straightened his outfit as he looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing black, tight-fitting T-shirt with a black sleeveless jacket over it. He adjusted the hood and dusted out his black jeans. He wore the black wristband he got from Saga as a gift and the necklace that he also got from Saga in their first month anniversary. It was a yin yang whereas Tora got the black one and Saga got the white one. He smoothed his hair and glanced at one last look. When he thought that he was ready, he took his bag from the sofa and exited his room.
He met his mother again at the foyer when he descended the stairs.
“Shinji… where are you going?”
“Work.” Tora answered simply with a grunt.
“But isn’t today your day off?” She asked again while watching her son putting on his shoes.
“Yeah, but something came up. Seems that a staff was absent and the store needed a hand.” Tora said as he finished up then stood. “Anyway, I got nothing to do so I accept it.”
“Okay then. Be careful, darling.” Her mother said as she kissed his cheek.
Tora smiled. “I’m off!” He excused and exited the house.
Tora didn’t feel like driving the car and didn’t even feel like going with the driver so he decided to take the train instead. It has been a while after all so maybe walking alone was necessary sometimes. Tora waited for the train and turned on his iPod. He heaved a sigh, ready to start the day.
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"Thank you so much guys for coming to help me with the decorations."
Saga said as he crossed the living room of Tora's house with a small box held in his hand.
"No problem. He's our best friend too after all. We wouldn't want to miss helping you." Said Shou as he climbed off the ladder.
Saga looked up at the sign and smiled. This was going pretty well and he had confidence that Tora will love it. The truth was, he felt bad for lying to Tora earlier but he just had to. He couldn't think of anything else to make Tora into a bad mood. He didn't want to choose a fight too because that would make both of them in a bad mood. So this was the only way.
Saga gave the small box to Hiroto and excused himself to the kitchen. In there, he found Tora's mother mixing a batter. Saga smiled and stood beside her.
"Is there anything I can help?" Saga asked.
"Oh yes, could you melt the white chocolate over there?" Tora's mother answered, still with the task at hand.
Saga nodded and walked to the other counter to find bars of white chocolate ready to be melted. He took the glass bowl that was already prepared and continued to walk to the stove to melt it.
"I have to be honest, Takashi... He was really sad this morning. Are you sure this will all work out?"
He heard Tora's mother speaking to him and frowned. Yes, Tora's mother knew of his plan. At first, she disagreed but after some convincing, she finally gave in and threatened him playfully that this has to work out in the end. Saga let out a sigh.
"Yes... I'm sure this will all work out. If it doesn't... I'll take all the blame."
Saga said as he turned to Tora's mother and smiled. Tora's mother returned the smile and went back to her task. Saga did too and took a deep breath.
Tora will love his surprise. He was sure of it.
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Tora put down the stack of CD's on the storage room before taking a seat beside it. Even though his part-time today wasn't very exhausting, still, he wasn't in the mood to work. He really wanted to just stay at home and sleep, even though he accepted to work, thinking that he would do nothing at all and work will distract his anger towards Saga. The truth was, it didn't really help, the scene in the morning kept repeating in his head. He knew he was being childish but hell, he had been expecting too much to get a birthday greeting from Saga; his lover. It was also pretty ridiculous how the other man could forget his birthday.
Tora sighed and took out his cell phone in hoping to find a message from Saga. Funny how he was angry at his lover but also hoping to get some sort of news whether he had arrived at Tokyo or not. And as expected, he was a little bit disappointed when he received none. Tora groaned and put back his cell phone in his jeans pocket. Was he really that busy?
Just then, the door of the storage room opened, revealing his co-worker.
"Yo, Tora. There's a customer looking for you."
Tora smiled half-heartedly and mouthed a thanks before getting up from his seat and walked out the door. He checked the clock and found out he still had 3 hours to work.
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Saga was finally finished with the last touches of the cake before he carefully put it in the fridge. He wiped out the sweat that had started to build on his forehead with the back of his hand. He looked at it once more and was satisfied with it. He sauntered to the living room and take one last look at it.
"Wow! This place is amazing! Thank you guys!" Saga cheered happily.
"No problemo, Sagacchi!" Shou, Hiroto and Nao shouted at the same time, raising their hands.
Saga just laughed at their antiques and nodded. He checked at the things one by one before clapping his hands in excitement.
"Okay then! An hour before Tora gets home! I'm going to get ready myself. You guys can take a break!" Saga said happily and exited the living room but stopped and turned again. "Oh, and thank you once again!" Saga said and bowed before making his way to Tora's room.
Yes. Tora will definitely love his surprise.
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Tora finally arrived at the train station in his neighborhood. Although he wasn't that tired, still, going home at 7pm exhausts him. All he wanted to do when he gets home was to take a long bath and maybe watch some movies until he falls asleep. He walked towards his neighborhood, hands in his jeans pocket and ears plugged with music.
When he arrived in front of his house, it was somehow odd. The inside of his house was dark, only the front porch lamp and garden lamp was on. Maybe his parents were out? Could be. He passed through the gate and looked for signs of his father's limo but it wasn't there. Okay, maybe his parents were out. He shrugged and walked to the front door, fishing out his keys as he did so. He finally opened the lock and mumbled a low 'I'm home!' as he took off his shoes. He was about to go straight upstairs when a loud bang from the living room caught his ears. Curious, Tora took a step back and slowly approached the living room door.
He searched for the switch and turned in on, only to be surprised.
“SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TORA!”
Everyone in the living room shouted in unison. Some say Tora and some say Shinji. Tora could only freeze in his spot as he looked at the surroundings. There, inside his living room was his best friends, co-workers (how the hell did they get here so fast?), his parents, his little brother (with his girlfriend?), Saga’s family and… Saga, himself. His eyes landed on his lover; who was holding a cake and a huge cake for that matter, probably fit for everyone in this room. His lover was grinning from ear to ear. He knew that he was supposed to be happy and get in there to tell them how surprised he was but somehow… he felt angry. So Saga lied to him?
With a blank expression, Tora turned and exited the living room, making Saga in panic. Saga looked at Tora’s mother and she only frowned. Saga bit his lower lip and gave the cake to Hiroto (who was not very far from him) to chase Tora.
“Tora, wait!”
Saga called as he half-ran to the foyer and saw Tora already near the upper stairs. He ran then in order for Tora to stop going into his room because he knew the other will immediately close the door and won’t let him in. Saga was glad when he caught Tora’s arm in time and they stopped, just right in front of Tora’s room.
“Tora… are you mad?”
Saga asked hesitantly and nervously. Tora turned slowly and faced his lover still with a blank expression. Saga could only stare, hoping that Tora wasn’t really mad. He was scared because if Tora didn’t like his surprise, then he had failed and that’s worse than getting ignored by Tora. Tora turned again and opened his room’s door as he dragged Saga into his room too. He closed the door and turned to face his lover again.
“You lied to me.” Tora said without emotions.
“I-I can explain!” Saga stuttered as tears were threatening to fall, looking desperately at Tora.
“You told me you were going to Tokyo with your family and now I find you here in my house?!” Tora lashed out his anger without thinking. “You didn’t even wish me a happy birthday and I never even get a call from you. I was looking forward to this birthday, Saga, because you know why? I wanted to spend it with you but you ruined it by giving that news! My mood was ruined just by that and I even had to go to work on my birthday.”
Tora knew that he was being childish and unreasonable but damn it, he just couldn’t hold back the anger. Saga was there like the scene this morning didn’t happen. He watched as Saga bowed his head and fidgeting on his fingers. Okay, maybe he had gone too far?
“I… I wanted to surprise you…” Saga muttered sadly.
Tora raised an eyebrow.
Saga was scared now. He didn’t expect Tora to be this angry. Maybe his tactic was wrong? But even so, that was the only plan he could think of. True to his words though that he will take the blame, and so, he decided to explain.
“You made my birthday very special, Tora. I thought that by doing this, I can make it equal for you. I purposely say that so you will not suspect what I was planning but I didn’t know that you would be this angry. I just wanted to surprise you but it seems that I failed. I’m so sorry…” Saga said as he held back a sob.
Tora froze once again, sinking in the words that Saga just let out. He felt bad then, Saga did try so hard. He knew that this entire plan was Saga who came up with it and he hated himself for being so angry over trivial things. He sighed and hugged the smaller man tightly.
“I’m so sorry…” He apologized as he buried his face on Saga’s shoulder.
Saga immediately returned the hug, shaking his head. “No, I should be the one who’s sorry… I ruined your birthday.”
Tora smiled. “No, no. You didn’t. I was so childish for getting mad over something stupid. Now that I understand, I’m really sorry…” He hugged his lover even tighter.
Saga sighed in relief. “Don’t apologize, you didn’t do anything wrong.”
Tora let go of Saga at arm’s reach and saw a single tear trickled down his lover’s face.
“I made you cry…” He said as he wiped the tear.
Saga laughed. “Sorry, I’m always like this when it comes to you. You’re scary when you’re angry.” He said as he scratched his head.
Tora smiled and stroke Saga’s hair lovingly.
“Let me see you…” He said and lifted Saga’s face.
Saga looked up at him and realized that Tora was checking him out. The elder realized that his lover had put some make up on and he looked lower at his outfit. Saga was wearing a red shirt with ripples along the collars paired with black skinny jeans. Even though it wasn’t that fancy, his lover was somehow beautiful and couldn’t help but utter it.
“You’re gorgeous…” He whispered and captured the younger man’s lips.
Saga wasn’t expecting that but he closed his eyes and automatically returned the kiss. He felt his lips being licked by Tora and he moaned, successfully making Tora’s tongue slip inside his mouth. It wasn’t long before Tora broke the kiss and Saga was in haze. He saw the smirk held on Tora’s lips and felt uneasy.
“You’re wearing lip-gloss.” Tora said teasingly.
Saga blushed. “I… I wanted to look good on your birthday!” Saga said defensively.
Tora just chuckled and nuzzled his nose with Saga’s. “And you are, you’re gorgeous. I’m sorry I ruined your make up though.”
Saga just shrugged. “I could re-touch it again.”
“Well then, why don’t you go? I’m going to change first. Can’t go to a party wearing like this.” Tora said as he threw his bag to the sofa.
“O…Okay then.”
Saga nodded timidly and walked to Tora’s dresser as Tora went inside the bathroom. He looked at his own reflection and realized that his eyeliner was a bit ruined thanks to the tear. Nevertheless, he erased it off and re-touched his makeup. When he was done, Saga shouted to Tora that he would go first. When he arrived at the living room again, Nao came with a worried expression.
“Is everything alright?” Asked Nao.
Saga smiled. “Yeah. It was just a misunderstanding. He’s changing right now so let’s repeat it one more time.”
Nao sighed in relief and nodded. Hiroto approached Saga and gave the cake back to his friend. Saga smiled gratefully and held the cake, lighting up the candles again in the process. Not long after, Tora came wearing a white body-fit T-shirt with black blazer paired with black jeans. At least he was now a bit more decent than before.
They cheered again and Tora just laughed happily, approaching his lover and looked at the cake. He heard the entire crowd saying ‘make a wish’ to him and he did. He closed his eyes and opened them again, blowing out the candles as he saw a flash at the corner of his eyes. The crowd clapped and Tora clapped along. Saga walked to the coffee table while Tora took around the surroundings. His living room was full with decoration papers and a big sign was hanged above the fireplace. He looked to his right and buffet table of food was lined up neatly.
“You guys did a great job. This place is amazing!” Tora commented.
The others just laughed and gathered around the coffee table too. Tora approached the table and saw Saga taking out the candles then giving the cake knife to him. Tora nodded and took the knife. He cut the cake to many pieces and took a plastic plate beside the cake. He put one slice on the plate and called out to his father.
“I’m going to give the first slice to my dearest father, because he had been such an understanding father and I couldn’t thank him enough for everything that he had done for me so, thank you, father.” Tora said as he gave the plate to his father.
Tora’s father smiled and hugged his son. “Thank you, my son. Happy birthday.” He said as he let go and took the plate.
Tora nodded and took another plate, put on another slice of cake and called out to his mother.
“And of course, the second one goes to my mother because she has been an amazing mother a child could ever have.” He said and gave the cake to his mother.
Tora’s mother smiled whole-heartedly and cupped Tora’s face. She kissed his forehead before receiving the plate. Tora kissed her back on the cheek and uttered ‘I love you’ before taking another plate to put the slice of cake on.
“And the third one… is for my dear lover…” Tora said as he looked straight at Saga’s eyes.
Saga smiled shyly from across Tora and approached his lover. Tora turned to Saga and took Saga’s hand with his free hand.
“The person who always brings happiness to me and someone I can’t live without. I love you, Takashi. Thank you so much for this wonderful surprise.” Tora said as he released Saga’s hand and gave the plate.
Saga took the plate and looked up at Tora. “You’re very welcome, Shinji. Happy birthday… I love you.” He kissed Tora’s lips for the others to catcall on.
Tora laughed shyly when they broke off. He kissed Saga’s forehead and went back to take another plate. He put the slice of cake on the plate and looked up at Shou.
“Last but not least… my best friend in the whole wide world!” He called out and grinned.
Shou laughed and approached his best friend. Tora extended out the plate and smiled.
“Thanks for putting up with me this whole time and never get tired of my rants. I hope we’ll stay until we die.”
Shou laughed at the confession and hugged the younger man. Tora hugged back and patted his friend’s back a few times before letting go. Shou took the plate and back off.
“And for the rest of you… You guys are amazing! Now, let’s start the party, shall we?!”
Tora announced cheerfully and continued to give the cakes, making sure that he didn’t miss anyone. When everyone got their cakes, Tora took one for himself, and started to blend in, talking with everyone and laughed. Saga watched as he did that. He was happy that his surprise worked and Tora was enjoying this. He turned to Tora’s mother and received a thumb up from her. Saga smiled gratefully and nodded.
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“Ah… that was a good one!”
Tora said as he launched himself onto his bed as soon as he took off his blazer and sighed contently.
Saga smiled. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.” He said as he put the plastic bag of Tora’s presents onto the sofa.
The birthday party finally ended at 1 AM, leaving Shou, Hiroto and Nao the last ones to leave. The one who left the earliest was Saga’s mother and sister, saying that they had to leave because they have work tomorrow. Tora was so ecstatic because he finally got to reunite with his best friends again. They played various games; truth or dare, paper scissor rock and cards. He decided that this was by far the best birthday he had ever received.
Tora felt the bed dip and saw his lover sitting next to him. He sat up and faced his lover, sitting closer and circled an arm around Saga’s waist.
“Finally, just the two of us to celebrate.”
Tora said as he held Saga close. Saga returned the embrace and leaned his head against Tora’s shoulder. They stayed like that for a while before Tora let go and kissed his lover’s lips.
“You really are gorgeous today, love. It was pretty hard for me to restrain myself.”
Saga chuckled. “That’s why you always sat next to Shou.”
“Yeah… Otherwise, I could’ve ravished you in front of everyone.”
“Pervert.” Saga laughed again. “But I’m glad to hear that. Honestly, it took hours for me to choose an outfit and what make up I should apply.”
“And it paid off. You look gorgeous as the Victoria’s Secret’s models.”
Saga raised an eyebrow. “You’re exaggerating….”
Tora smiled innocently. “I’m serious.”
Tora once again captured Saga’s lips in a teasing and slow tug before kissing it full. His arms once again snaked around the younger man’s waist and held him close. Saga wasted no time in responding to the kiss and wrapped his arms around the elder’s shoulder; one hand on the back of Tora’s head, caressing it gently. They moved their lips gently and playfully before Saga opened his mouth for Tora to explore. Tora wasted no time at the offer and dived his mouth into Saga’s warm cavern. They began to kiss passionately; attacking each other’s lips, fighting for dominance.
As always though, Tora won the battle and sucked Saga’s tongue, then played with it, mixing their saliva on the process. Saga let go then when his lungs were out of oxygen. Tora kept on trailing hungry kisses on Saga’s neck then to his exposed collarbone. As much as Saga wanted to enjoy the ministration Tora was giving, there was still something that was nagging at the back of his mind. With full regret, Saga pushed Tora off him gently and kissed him briefly again on the lips.
“Before we go any further, I want you to open my present first.” Saga said breathlessly.
Tora blinked to get his lust out of his mind and finally focused on Saga.
“You brought me a present?” Tora asked, eyes lit like a five-year-old.
Saga laughed. “Of course, I did! What kind of boyfriend I am?”
Tora laughed along and watched as Saga stood up from the bed and walked to his wardrobe. Saga opened in and took a wide box from the inside then carried to him. He sat beside Tora again and put the box on his lover’s lap. Tora looked down at the box with wide eyes and mumbled.
“This is kind of big…”
“Open it!” Saga pried rather excitedly.
Tora smiled and nodded. He opened the lid and peeked inside. He finally took out the material with both hands. His eyes went wide again with a smile spread on his face.
“Wow… This is cool…” He breathed.
It was a black wool sweater with skull pattern on it. The lines around the neck and sleeves were white. It was simple yet amazing in his eyes.
“Did you make this?” Tora asked in awe.
“Yes…” Saga answered. “I… didn’t have enough money to buy something more…decent so I decided to just make something handmade instead. I hope you like it.”
“Like it? I love it! Thank you so much, Takashi!” Tora said happily and pulled the younger man to him for a hug.
Saga smiled and returned the hug.
“This is far more precious than any expensive gift…” Tora let go and cupped Saga’s face. “You made it with your heart, and that’s the most precious gift I could ever receive.”
Saga’s heart melted then. He was so happy that Tora liked his gift. He was afraid that it wasn’t enough but now, he was glad that he decided to choose to make one rather than buy one. He leaned their foreheads together for a brief moment and let go again.
Tora went back into admiring the sweater again.
“This must’ve taken days… I didn’t know you could crocket.”
Saga shrugged. “My mother taught me how to do it and I did finish it for a whole month.”
Tora turned to Saga again, flattered. “Thank you…”
Saga nodded. “Try it on!”
It was Tora’s turn to nod and he put down the object in order to take off his T-shirt. He threw the T-shirt and wore the sweater. It was really comfortable.
“Thank goodness it fits!” Saga sighed in relief.
“Yeah… even though you never took my measurements….”
Saga blushed then. “We… We hugged so many times and I kind of memorized your body along the way…” He looked away shyly.
Tora was in awe again. “Wow… you’re really full of surprises, you know that? It’s amazing on how you can know my measurement just by hugging me.”
“I guess I have a gift then…” Saga chuckled at the end of his sentence.
“I’m gonna wear this when winter comes. I wish you made me more so I can wear your handmade sweater every day.”
It was Saga’s turn that was flattered. “In case you haven’t noticed, I also made a matching scarf…” He informed.
Tora looked down at the box again and took the matching scarf. He smiled and put it around his neck.
“How do I look?” He asked and posed.
Saga smiled. “Perfect.”
Tora chuckled again and admired his gift for the last time before untangling the scarf.
“I’m gonna hang this now…” He said and took off the sweater.
He gathered both the scarf and the sweater and walked to his wardrobe, taking an empty cloth hanger and hung it. He hung the cloth hanger back inside the wardrobe and closed the door. He returned to the bed again and sat beside his lover, facing him.
“You know… As I much as I love the gift…” He said as he wrapped his arms around Saga’s waist. “You’re the best gift I could ever receive. Just you…” He finished his sentence by bringing Saga closer to him.
Saga chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Tora’s neck. “You copied my words.”
“But it’s the truth… Thank you…” Tora breathed and brought their faces closer.
He kissed Saga once again and Saga wasted no time in responding. He latched on the elder’s lips and brought his lover even closer, kissing him passionately. Tora was as passionate as Saga, deepening the kiss and diving his tongue into Saga’s mouth, exploring him. His hands snaked up north on Saga’s body and started to unbutton Saga’s shirt. When his shirt buttons were all open, Tora’s hands began to explore the younger man’s body and earned a muffled moan. He could feel Saga squirming in delight under his touch and Tora decided to play with both of his nipples, rubbing it with his thumbs.
This causes Saga to break the kiss and moaned loudly. Tora took the chance to kiss and nip his lover’s jaw and neck. He whispered huskily when he reached the ear.
“You are so fucking sexy in red… please, wear it more often…”
Saga closed his eyes and whimpered at the voice. He was immediately turned on and his body was getting warm. He cradled Tora’s head as Tora kept on sucking and kissing his shoulder. He tilted his head a little to give Tora more access to ravish his neck. Tora smiled at the invitation and licked the long neck of his lover’s before biting it, marking him. Saga gasped at the sensation and gripped Tora’s hair. Tora continued to kiss south and nip at every skin he reached, every now and then marking it. He latched on a nipple when he reached it and Saga began to moan continuously, enjoying the pleasure that his lover was giving.
Halfway treating the other one, he felt Saga’s hand tugging on his hair and through the lust that were clouding his mind, he could hear the faint voice Saga was uttering.
“Tora… it’s your birthday, don’t you think I should be the one pleasuring you instead of the other way?”
Tora stopped his ministration and looked up. Saga was staring down at him; his lover’s face was flushed red and he could see the lust still clouded in Saga’s eyes. He smirked and kissed the younger man briefly.
“You’re right… but because it’s my birthday, you’ll give yourself to me, right?”
Saga’s stare turned into a horrified one. Tora immediately noticed this and cupped Saga’s cheek with one hand.
“Don’t worry, Saga. I know you’re not ready, I’m not gonna force you, so, let me worship your body instead…”
Saga smiled and nodded. Tora returned the smile and continued on what he was previously doing. He latched on the nipple again and trailed his hands on Saga’s back, feeling the smooth skin. He continued to kiss down, nipping at every skin he reached before dipping his tongue into the younger man’s navel. Saga arched his back at that and fell onto his elbows on the bed, watching as Tora worshipping his body. Tora nuzzled his face on Saga’s smooth torso then like a cat, purring at it.
When Tora reached to the other’s face again, he kissed Saga full on the lips and let go when his lungs needed some air. They both panted, out of breath and Saga began to speak again.
“Torashi…”
“Hm?”
“Please… let me be the one to pleasure you…”
Tora smiled cheekily. “Hm? Why the sudden persistency?”
Saga looked away and blushed. Tora couldn’t help at his lover’s cuteness and decided to have mercy on him.
“Okay, love. I’m at your mercy…” He said, peering into Saga’s face. “How would like to pleasure me?”
Saga slowly turned to face Tora and was not that surprised when their faces were only mere inches apart.
“Sit… against the headboard…” Saga requested lowly.
“Ro-ger…” Tora said and kissed Saga’s head before doing what Saga requested.
Saga turned and stood on his knees, shifting until he straddled Tora’s lap and cupped Tora’s face. Tora smiled as he once again wrapped his arms around Saga’s waist. He smiled even wider when Saga laughed lovingly before he let himself be kissed by the person he loved the most. He let Saga dominate the kiss, feeling his lover’s tongue exploring his and mixing their saliva. He felt one of Saga’s hands trailing down to his body and caressing one of his nipples. He moaned into the kiss and his hands absentmindedly rubbing Saga’s back affectionately.
When they were out of breath, Saga trailed down loving kisses along his jaw to his neck and Tora shuddered when Saga nip at the tender flesh below his ear. He sometimes wondered how Saga was still so innocent to this when the fact is; Saga was actually an expert on this. Pleasuring him and knowing the spots where it will drive him crazy. He groaned when he felt Saga sucking and nipping at his collarbone, taking a sharp breath when the younger man bit his skin and moaned at the after-effect sensation.
He felt his cock twitch then when Saga latched his mouth on his nipple and the other got treated with the younger man’s thumb and forefinger. Tora couldn’t help but moan at the ministration as his hands absentmindedly grabbed Saga’s hair, caressing it; encouraging him. Saga did felt encouraged and licked along Tora’s torso, following the lines of the elder’s abs and dipped his tongue inside the navel.
Tora gasped his lover’s birth name as Saga nipped at it before continuing south, hands bracing on Tora’s waist; ready to unbuckle Tora’s belt. He looked up and met with Tora’s eyes. Tora smiled and nodded as he ruffled Saga’s hair affectionately. Saga returned the smile and start unbuckling Tora’s belt with shaky fingers then zipping down the zipper. He then wrapped his hands around the waist band and looked up at Tora again once more. When Tora gave a nod again, Saga slid down Tora’s jeans along with the underwear agonizingly slow.
Tora moaned in relief when his member was finally released and kicked off his last offending garments. Saga’s face was red as a tomato when he stared at Tora’s body. Tora was simply stunning, he thought. His body was so manly and masculine, unlike him. The well-built body and strong arms… Saga somehow felt lucky to have a partner like him. He didn’t know since when he became fond of male’s body but maybe he was just attracted to Tora’s. His trance broke when he felt a hand on his face.
“Like what you’re seeing, Takashi?” Tora whispered seductively.
Saga blushed even more and hovered his hand over Tora’s while looking straight at the man.
“You’re… incredible… Shinji…” He said breathlessly.
“I’m happy to hear that…”
Tora smiled and Saga kissed him briefly before crouching between Tora’s legs. He had predicted that Tora was huge, judging by the times they did hand jobs to each other but seeing it with his own eyes… well, it was somehow different. It was bigger than he thought and he wondered if his mouth could even swallow it. Even so, he wouldn’t know if he doesn’t try. Ever since he received the amazing blowjob from Tora for the first time, he began to be curious about how Tora felt full in his mouth. He even thought that today was the perfect opportunity to try. He wanted to taste Tora also.
Tora noticed the uncertainty showing on his lover’s face and touched Saga’s cheek once again.
“You don’t have to force yourself if you’re not ready…” He said in a concerned tone.
Saga looked up and smiled. “I’m ready… I want this, Shinji…”
Tora placed a loving kiss on Saga’s head before leaning against the headboard again. He was somehow excited about this. The truth was that Tora had been waiting for this for a long time. He wanted to know how it feels for himself wrapped around Saga’s luscious lips and mouth. Just by thinking about it makes his cock twitch in anticipation. He somehow got distracted then and gasped when his cock was being stroke by Saga’s hand. He instinctively interlaced his hand with Saga’s free one.
He watched as Saga stroke him to hardness before licking the head of his cock, making him arching his back in pleasure. Saga though, was surprised when he tasted his lover’s pre-cum that had gathered there. It was oddly sweet for him and he wanted more. He nuzzled his nose on Tora’s thinly trimmed pubic hair and loved the musky smell. It was just so Tora’s and he couldn’t help but licking it, tasting Tora’s unique sweat while still stroking the hardened member. Tora moaned in delight and clenched the sheet with his free hand.
Thinking that it was enough for his teasing, Saga began to lick the underside of Tora’s cock and up to the shaft. He licked it stimulatingly and felt the vein popping out. He sucked and nipped on the balls while he dipped his thumb on the slit, earning a low scream from Tora. Saga somehow felt proud that he could pleasure Tora like this. When he released the balls, he took a peek at Tora’s face and his heart raced when he saw Tora coming undone. Tora was once again stunning with his face contorted in pleasure; lips slightly apart and eyes closed in concentration.
Saga then felt that Tora was hard as a rock and he knew that his lover must be hurting. Taking a deep breath, he finally wrapped his mouth around the head and Tora felt bliss. Saga moaned again at the taste and sucked it fervently as he stroke the shaft. Tora began to moan Saga’s birth name repeatedly and Saga loved hearing it. When he felt that his mouth was ready, he swallowed Tora fully but couldn’t reach until the end. He was quite surprised when Tora moaned his name very loudly and thought that he had done something wrong, but he knew better; Tora was finally released from the ache.
Saga began to bob his head up and down, sucking and licking Tora’s member like a delicious treat. He held Tora’s hips then in order to prevent Tora from thrusting into his mouth. He moaned again when he felt more pre-cum oozing out and he swallowed. He steadied his throat muscles and finally able to swallow wholly of Tora’s cock, the head hitting the back of his throat.
“Aahhh… Takashi…”
Tora moaned loudly when he felt the head of his cock reached Saga’s throat. It was contracting around him and he couldn’t help but squirmed at the sensation. Saga’s mouth was pretty damn good, different from anyone he had ever experienced. He tangled his fingers around Saga’s hair and tightened his interlaced fingers as he kept on moaning.
Getting used to the size, Saga bobbed his head faster and sucked Tora harder, wanting to bring Tora to the edge. He could sense from Tora’s breathing that Tora was close and he sucked even harder. He made slurping noises because somehow he knew that it would drive Tora crazy and he was right, Tora was squirming even more.
Tora was close…very close, and he had to warn Saga before he reached his peak.
“Takashi… I’m cumming… I’m not going to last…” He uttered loud enough for Saga to hear.
Saga was ready though and kept doing what he was doing. With one last clench, he finally heard Tora screaming his name in ecstasy and he felt the warm liquid shooting in his mouth. He continued to bobbed his head rather slowly now as Tora rode his orgasm. He successfully milked Tora dry and swallowed all of Tora’s essence. He let go of Tora’s cock when he felt it softened. He watched as Tora breathed heavily, trying to grasp the air. Saga felt bliss seeing his lover like this and he was getting addicted to Tora’s seeds.
When Tora’s breathing went back to normal, Saga crouched on fours and straddled the other man’s hips once again, wrapping his arms around Tora’s neck.
“That was amazing…” Tora breathed and captured Saga’s lips.
Tora moaned when he tasted himself. They began to kiss lazily, just enjoying each other’s lips. When they broke apart, Tora accidently brushed his fingers against Saga’s clothed bulge, causing the younger man to moan softly. Tora realized then that his lover was hard as a rock.
“Let me relieve you…” Tora said as he began to unbutton Saga’s jeans.
Saga blushed and put a hand above Tora’s, preventing him from going further.
“No-No! it’s okay, you don’t have too…” Saga said as he shook his head.
“I want to, Takashi…”
Tora successfully opened the zipper and reached Saga’s member inside his underwear. Saga moaned in relief and arched his back when Tora began to stroke it, loving the calloused fingers rubbing against his sensitive flesh. Tora was surprised when Saga came immediately just after a few strokes. Saga didn’t even scream his name and he looked up at the younger man. Saga was breathing heavily and leaned his head on Tora’s shoulder.
“You have been holding back…” Tora smiled amusedly.
Saga just whimpered and buried his face on Tora’s shoulder. Tora just laughed at his lover’s adorableness and stroke Saga’s hair affectionately with his clean hand. Saga looked down at Tora’s stomach and frowned.
“This is why I didn’t want you to relieve me…” Saga said as he sat up again. “I made a mess…”
Tora looked down at his stomach and laughed. He looked up again at Saga and kissed his nose.
“It’s a great kind of mess. Besides, don’t you think it’s hot?” Tora said amusedly and licked his cum-coated fingers.
Saga blushed seeing what his lover was doing and shook his head in disbelieve.
“You are unbelievable…” He muttered.
Tora shrugged nonchalantly. “It’s delicious. Somehow it’s sweeter than the usual…”
Saga shook his head again but couldn’t hold back his smile.
“I’m going to get a wash cloth!” He said as he slapped Tora’s chest playfully and stood up.
Tora feigned a hurting look and Saga just ignored it. He climbed off the bed and sauntered to the bathroom. Tora just sighed and waited. He heard his lover’s footsteps again and turned, watching as Saga climbed on the bed again and wiped the cum on his stomach. He took Tora’s cum-coated hand and wiped it also. He wiped his own cock then and zippered his jeans again.
“I’m gonna take a shower… I feel so sticky.” Saga said as he climbed off the bed again.
“I need to shower too. I’ve been out for a whole day.” Tora said as he followed his lover.
Saga stopped and turned to his lover. “Go on first then. I need to remove and clean my make up first.”
Tora pouted and frowned. “Damn. I was going to trick you into getting the shower with me.” He mumbled.
Saga blushed and shook his head. “Ain’t gonna happen.” He said and walked away to the dresser.
Tora sighed loudly on purpose so that Saga could hear it. He scratched his head as he head for the bathroom. After hearing the bathroom door close, Saga turned to the door and frowned. He took his make-up bag and started to remove his make-up. It’s not like Saga didn’t want to take shower together with Tora but he wasn’t ready to be naked in front of the man. He was not ready to expose himself completely.
When Saga was finally done, he threw the dirty cottons into the trash bin and head for his bag. He took out his nightwear and turned again when the bathroom door was open. He saw Tora coming out with only a towel wrapped around his waist. His hair was already damped and Saga looked down at his clothes again. He left one material behind and walked to the bathroom. Tora took a glance at the closed bathroom door and opened his wardrobe. He took out a pajama flannel pants and put it on. He yawned loudly when he closed the wardrobe and sauntered to the bed.
He looked at the slightly crumpled sheet and straightened it, after tapping it hard a few times. He finally went inside the blanket and sighed in content when he lied on the bed. Today was exhausting yet he was happy how the day turned out. He thought that his lover was actually good at making his surprise and how dumb he was for not suspecting it. He chuckled at his own thoughts and closed his eyes.
Saga was finally ready for bed and sauntered to the bed after turning off the lights. He quietly went inside the blanket and turned on his side, his back facing Tora’s. He then felt the bed move and suspected that Tora was shifting to him. He felt a pair of arms wrapped around his torso and seconds later, Tora’s head peered into him with a surprise look on his face.
“You’re shirtless…” Tora said in disbelieve.
Saga blushed and sank deeper into the blankets. “Only for tonight!” He grimaced and buried his head on the pillows.
Tora smiled and laid his head on the pillow again. “Turn to me, please, babe?” Tora requested softly.
Saga turned slowly and peeked at Tora through the blanket. He smiled shyly when he saw Tora smiling happily and cuddled closer to Tora when the man opened his arms. Tora wrapped his arms around his lover’s body and kissed his forehead.
“Thank you for today. I love you…so much…” Tora whispered as he pulled Saga closer if possible.
“I love you, too, Shinji.” Saga whispered back and put his head on Tora’s chest.
This was the best birthday ever, Tora had decided. It may start as an annoying one but in the end, he was the happiest man in the world. He really was lucky to have Saga and he couldn’t ask for more. He closed his eyes and buried his face on Saga’s head, smiling as he waited for sleep to claim him.
~ tsuzuku ~
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I reached the deadline! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORA! Yes, have a wonderful birthday indeed!