Lovely Love

Kobayashi walks into the two bedroom bachelor pad provided by the group that he shares with his childhood friend of 10 years Tsuyoshi Sen with an abnormally large grin plastered on his face. Tsuyoshi was already back from reporting to the boss. While he did feel bad about abandoning his friend to report alone for letting those rivals get away, he couldn’t help feeling like he was flying high, his heart leaping and his body light.

“So, loverboy, you have a pretty stupid grin on that face of yours. Got yourself a date with that Cutie-chan, huh? You even abandoned me in the blink of an eye, what a horrible person!”

Kobayashi regains his senses and registers what was said to him, “Sorry, Sen,” though the smile does not disappear from his face.

“You aren’t even sorry, you dumbass.” He kicks the back of his knee in playfully.

“I’ll treat you next time.”

“Damn right you better. Kashira chewed my ass out for an hour and I even had to lie to cover for your ass while you were walking Cutie-chan to his uni. You better be thankful that you have such an amazing and hot friend like me.”

Kobayashi laughs wryly at his Alpha friend’s shamelessness in  describing himself as hot but is nevertheless grateful for his loyalty. Time seemed to fly by as Friday finally approached. Kobayashi awoke earlier than usual and took a lukewarm shower. He fussed over which clothes complemented which and what hairstyle best suited him. He takes his phone and heads toward the door to the date spot that he and Kaiten agreed upon via texts and calls but stops when he a raspy voice croaks behind him, “Loverboy, your wallet. You almost forgot your wallet, idiot.”

There is more money inside his wallet than there had been yesterday. “Thanks, man.”

Tsuyoshi laughs mischievously, his sleepiness not diminishing his habit of teasing the shy Alpha, “Don’t mess up with Cutie-chan.”

“I won’t. And for your information, his name is Kaiten Sora!” He mock angrily slams the door. Tsuyoshi chuckles at his friend’s reaction and heads back to his room to go back to sleep.

The most beautiful sight Kobayashi has seen in his life: a 175 cm Omega with his nape slightly visible now in a dark blue cardigan and sky blue undershirt with black jeans complemented by his pale skin tone, red lips, and medium length chestnut brown hair waiting by a water fountain. Everything else fades to the background.

Kobayashi wonders if he is underdressed in his blue and purple checkered flannel shirt tucked into his blue pants with a black belt. Not seeing him for four days seems to have taken a toll on his heart. Now, merely looking at him, Kobayashi feels as if he’s in heaven. He approaches him, towering over him. “S-sorry, I’m late. Did you wait long?” Happiness, bliss, all this and more he felt just from being near Kaiten’s presence.

“No. I just got here myself,” Takeo’s angel replies.

“Shall we go watch the movie? Or we can go to grab a bite if you are hungry?”

“I’m not hungry yet.” They walk toward the movie theater with a small space between their hands but neither touching, both red in the face and too timid to make a move. They watch the movie, their arms close on the shared armrest, but both are too shy to reach out. After the movie, they head to a popular restaurant frequented by couples, lovey-dovey acts and romance in the air all around them.

“Do you like sweets, Kaiten-kun? I heard (from Sen) that this restaurant has some very good pastries,” Kobayashi says, trying to affect composure in his voice as he tries to block out the intimate kissing sounds of couples around them, a deep red set in his face.

“Y-yeah, I do,” Kaiten answered, his face a similar shade of tomato red. They leave after finishing their meal.

Kobayashi is walking him to the train station, in his mind he thinks, What do I do now? Should I k-kiss him?

They are in a sparsely crowded area and feeling himself courageous stops in front of Kaiten and holds him by his shoulders, gazing into his surprised green eyes. What a beautiful color. Man up, Kobayashi Takeo!  He mentally encourages himself.

Being stared at so closely, Kaiten feels embarrassed and starts to blush. He begins to form a sentence, “U-um, Kobayashi-sa,” when his lips are sealed tight in a passionate kiss.

The kiss breaks and he is spared enough time to gasp in air and see Kobayashi’s face full of love and craving before his red lips are claimed a second time, this time the kiss lasting longer and Kobayashi’s tongue ravishing the inside of his mouth. Kaiten looks down blushing scarlet red as his hand covers his face and his eyes are slightly teary from his brazen first kiss from the Alpha slightly older than him. His heart threatens to beat out of his chest. It feels as if time has frozen.

Kobayashi speaks, the sound of his heartbeat thunderous in his ears and just as embarrassed even though he initiated the kisses, “W-We should go.”

In a mousy voice the flustered Omega responds, “Yeah.” The two walk alongside each other, close in distance and after a few meters more, Kaiten reaches out and grabs Kobayashi’s hand in his, intertwining their warm and slightly sweaty fingers. Kobayashi holds his hand tightly.