Oneshot_10 Prt2.
[Part One]
“haha, thanks for that. Ha woops, my bad.” He looked up at his saviour only to look into eyes that he had used to stare into for hours on end. A bigger grin spread across his face when he realised who had helped him, “hi Kato Shigeaki!” he called as he supported himself and proceeded to wave enthusiastically at Shige.
Shige just stared at him for a while before replying with a wave and a small smile, “hey Ryo.”
“ahh it’s so great you’re here!!” Ryo called before practically jumping on Shige, wrapping his arms around his body with his hands over his shoulders, still holding the beer, the same way he used to, nudging his nose into the crook of Shige’s neck who stood there shocked before wrapping a weary arm around his waist.
“I’ve missed you” Ryo blurted honestly as he revelled in the familiar heat and scent.
“you’re drunk” Shige stated as he shifted on his feet.
“no. no I’m not drunk. I promised I wouldn’t get drunk so I’m not.”
Shige sighed, “come on, let’s go outside” he said before unwrapping one of Ryo’s arms so that they could walk side by side.
There weren’t many people outside and the light of the house didn’t reach very far into the garden. They walked to the bench that sat just on the borderline of where the light reached and took a seat. Shige removed Ryo’s limbs from his body and kept the two of them separate. They sat in silence for a while, not really knowing what to say. They hadn’t really ‘broken up’, it was more… drifting apart until they couldn’t see each other anymore…
They had never got further than kissing, but they had really loved each other a lot. And especially for Ryo, Shige had been his first love and his first boyfriend and his first kiss. The kiss had been special for him and he hadn’t really thought that he would be able to do the whole just-make-out-with-them-once thing, funny what alcohol can do to you. Even though he wasn’t really all that drunk, he still had lost that little bit of self awareness and control that would have stopped him from kissing Masuda.
Ryo turned his head to look at Shige; he hadn’t got a good look at him for too long, he cut his hair differently so that it stayed out of his face and Ryo could see his strong jaw line along with the rest of the profile of his face. But he turned away when he thought of what he should say.
“h-how have you been? I’ve kind of caught bits of conversations about you here and there; you’re with someone right now?” he asked.
“yeah, I… I’ve been good. Erm… I don’t think that it’s going to work between us, he’s too much of a flirt with other people…”
“oh. I’m… sorry to hear that” Ryo took a nervous sip from his beer before offering it to Shige.
“thanks” he said before taking a large gulp and returning it to Ryo.
A silence settled between them and they both felt the tense atmosphere before turning to each and taking a deep breath preparing themselves to speak. When they had eye contact they both stopped dead in their tracks, Ryo biting his bottom lip and Shige turning away sneaking glances back at Ryo with his mouth still hanging.
“I really did miss you” Ryo spoke out, “what we had…it-”
“-was good. What we had was good… wasn’t it?” Shige cut him off looking at him hopefully.
Ryo’s eyes widened at the statement, he hadn’t expected Shige to say that but he nodded none the less, “yes, of course it was good” he gave a small laugh, “it was great even!” he smiled and Shige smiled and somehow Shige’s hands were cupping his face and Ryo had wrapped an arm around Shige’s waist, having already dropped the beer, pulling him closer before putting Shige’s legs over his own and running an arm up Shige’s back to the nape of his neck, they both pulled their heads together, everything just as they used to and Ryo experienced his second kiss of the night that couldn’t be more different from the one he had minutes before.
It was gentle and familiar and comfortable and got just the tiniest bit more force-full as they truly realised what they had been missing for so long. Their tongues were testing and teasing and they both began to smile as the game that they used to play whilst kissing came back to them without being consciously aware of it. The peace and quiet of the grounds brought back memories of dates in hidden parks and woods and suddenly the kiss became bittersweet as they parted with a couple chaste kisses.
Shige stroked his thumb against Ryo’s cheek as Ryo moved his hand from the nape of Shige’s neck so that he could stroke his own thumb against Shige’s soft lips. They embraced each other tightly taking in each other’s scents and embedding the moment into their mind forever. It was clear that they both still cared about each other deeply even though they had drifted apart but even though the feelings were there, somehow they knew that they wouldn’t be able to stay together if they were to get together again.
Shige parted their bodies and placed both hands on Ryo’s face tilting it down slightly so that he could place a final kiss on his forehead before taking a hold of his hand and leading him back towards the party. They paused for a moment outside the gazebo door before letting their hands separate and entering, each going a different direction. “bye Kato Shigeaki” They didn’t look back.
[Part Three]
“haha, thanks for that. Ha woops, my bad.” He looked up at his saviour only to look into eyes that he had used to stare into for hours on end. A bigger grin spread across his face when he realised who had helped him, “hi Kato Shigeaki!” he called as he supported himself and proceeded to wave enthusiastically at Shige.
Shige just stared at him for a while before replying with a wave and a small smile, “hey Ryo.”
“ahh it’s so great you’re here!!” Ryo called before practically jumping on Shige, wrapping his arms around his body with his hands over his shoulders, still holding the beer, the same way he used to, nudging his nose into the crook of Shige’s neck who stood there shocked before wrapping a weary arm around his waist.
“I’ve missed you” Ryo blurted honestly as he revelled in the familiar heat and scent.
“you’re drunk” Shige stated as he shifted on his feet.
“no. no I’m not drunk. I promised I wouldn’t get drunk so I’m not.”
Shige sighed, “come on, let’s go outside” he said before unwrapping one of Ryo’s arms so that they could walk side by side.
There weren’t many people outside and the light of the house didn’t reach very far into the garden. They walked to the bench that sat just on the borderline of where the light reached and took a seat. Shige removed Ryo’s limbs from his body and kept the two of them separate. They sat in silence for a while, not really knowing what to say. They hadn’t really ‘broken up’, it was more… drifting apart until they couldn’t see each other anymore…
They had never got further than kissing, but they had really loved each other a lot. And especially for Ryo, Shige had been his first love and his first boyfriend and his first kiss. The kiss had been special for him and he hadn’t really thought that he would be able to do the whole just-make-out-with-them-once thing, funny what alcohol can do to you. Even though he wasn’t really all that drunk, he still had lost that little bit of self awareness and control that would have stopped him from kissing Masuda.
Ryo turned his head to look at Shige; he hadn’t got a good look at him for too long, he cut his hair differently so that it stayed out of his face and Ryo could see his strong jaw line along with the rest of the profile of his face. But he turned away when he thought of what he should say.
“h-how have you been? I’ve kind of caught bits of conversations about you here and there; you’re with someone right now?” he asked.
“yeah, I… I’ve been good. Erm… I don’t think that it’s going to work between us, he’s too much of a flirt with other people…”
“oh. I’m… sorry to hear that” Ryo took a nervous sip from his beer before offering it to Shige.
“thanks” he said before taking a large gulp and returning it to Ryo.
A silence settled between them and they both felt the tense atmosphere before turning to each and taking a deep breath preparing themselves to speak. When they had eye contact they both stopped dead in their tracks, Ryo biting his bottom lip and Shige turning away sneaking glances back at Ryo with his mouth still hanging.
“I really did miss you” Ryo spoke out, “what we had…it-”
“-was good. What we had was good… wasn’t it?” Shige cut him off looking at him hopefully.
Ryo’s eyes widened at the statement, he hadn’t expected Shige to say that but he nodded none the less, “yes, of course it was good” he gave a small laugh, “it was great even!” he smiled and Shige smiled and somehow Shige’s hands were cupping his face and Ryo had wrapped an arm around Shige’s waist, having already dropped the beer, pulling him closer before putting Shige’s legs over his own and running an arm up Shige’s back to the nape of his neck, they both pulled their heads together, everything just as they used to and Ryo experienced his second kiss of the night that couldn’t be more different from the one he had minutes before.
It was gentle and familiar and comfortable and got just the tiniest bit more force-full as they truly realised what they had been missing for so long. Their tongues were testing and teasing and they both began to smile as the game that they used to play whilst kissing came back to them without being consciously aware of it. The peace and quiet of the grounds brought back memories of dates in hidden parks and woods and suddenly the kiss became bittersweet as they parted with a couple chaste kisses.
Shige stroked his thumb against Ryo’s cheek as Ryo moved his hand from the nape of Shige’s neck so that he could stroke his own thumb against Shige’s soft lips. They embraced each other tightly taking in each other’s scents and embedding the moment into their mind forever. It was clear that they both still cared about each other deeply even though they had drifted apart but even though the feelings were there, somehow they knew that they wouldn’t be able to stay together if they were to get together again.
Shige parted their bodies and placed both hands on Ryo’s face tilting it down slightly so that he could place a final kiss on his forehead before taking a hold of his hand and leading him back towards the party. They paused for a moment outside the gazebo door before letting their hands separate and entering, each going a different direction. “bye Kato Shigeaki” They didn’t look back.
[Part Three]