A lovely Baryo ficlet I got from Secret Santa in Eight-Sin forum!! (^_^)
Title: Warmth
Pairing: Subaru/Ryo
Genre: ... I don't know... you tell me
Disclaimer: Not only I don't own these hot men... I didn't even write this fic XD.. but it's mine since it was a present for me so I can share BaRyo love!
Warmth
Ryo kicked at the snow on the ground, cursing under his breath as he trudged up the walk to his apartment. It was cold and dark, what had been beautiful white snow was quickly melting into a slushy pile of brown mud all of which seemed to be adhering to the hem of his new jeans. No, he was not in a good mood. He was cold and wet, and hungry. But most of all, he had to admit; his temper could be attributed to the fact that it was Christmas Eve and he was alone.
He wasn’t supposed to be alone. He was supposed to be with Subaru. They were supposed to be having a romantic dinner right now. They were supposed to be softly giggling as they exchanged gifts. They were supposed to be whispering their love to each other. But that was not going to happen tonight, that was never going to happen again.
Ryo tried to remember what they had fought about that day. It was such a blur; there had been so much yelling and tears, accusations, lies and more tears. And then suddenly Subaru was gone, and he spent every night cold and alone; just as he would be spending this night.
Ryo let himself into his dark apartment. Almost on automatic he stopped in the living room to light the heater (not that it seemed to ever warm him) then made his way to the bathroom to start a hot bath for himself. He quickly stripped out of his wet clothes and lowered himself into the steaming water. Suddenly he was simply overcome. It seemed so real and final; Subaru was gone and he wasn’t coming back. Ryo couldn't stop the tears that splashed into the bath, he couldn’t control the shudders that racked his body and when exhaustion overtook him he couldn’t help but fall into a deep sleep.
Ryo awoke cold and disorientated. The water had cooled to the point of downright cold. Somewhere from the bedroom he could hear a melody playing. It took him a few seconds to realize that his phone was ringing. He listened a few more seconds as the cobwebs cleared his mind and he began to recognize the tune. Subaru had painstakingly composed that melody on his phone; it was a melody that he exclusively used to identify calls from Subaru.
Ryo rushed to the next room without even stopping to dry himself off. He ignored the goose bumps covering his flesh as he dug the phone out of his pant’s pocket and fairly yelled into the receiver.
“HELLO! SUBARU?”
Ryo could hear someone breathing on the other end, and yet Subaru still did not speak. He softened his voice and asked again;
“Subaru? Are you there?”
“I…I, Ryo….I’m sorry”
At Subaru’s deep shaking voice, Ryo’s breath caught in his chest. He knew Subaru had been crying and all he could think was that he wanted to hold him comfort him. He wanted Subaru there with him.
“Come home Subaru”
“I am home Ryo” Subaru whispered from the doorway, his phone hanging unused from his fingertips.
Suddenly, Subaru was there in his arms again and Ryo was finally warm.
Thank you, my dear Secret Santa. I really loved this fic!! I hope to know who you were very soon XD