Gravitation Fan Fiction ❯ Ryu's New Assistant. ❯ First Dates Are Never Easy ( Chapter 10 )

Title: Ryu's New Assistant - Chapter 10

Authors: Dark Nuriko and Mayhem's Angel

Disclaimers: Neither one of us own anybody or anything from Gravitation. We only wish too.

Warnings: Shonen-ai, yaoi, eventually. Not just yet.

Notes: The wonderful Nuriko-chan writes as Tatsuha. I write as Ryuichi.

 

Finally! Their first date! So much fluff you'll choke on it. Well, at least at the end. This chapter and the last are really similar. ::Laughs:: Oh well.

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Tatsuha was dressed as nice as he could be without looking like he was ready for work. He paced back and forth in the living room, hoping nothing happened to make Ryuichi late from the CD recording he had gone to today.

 

While things had become comfortable, with the two of them cuddling in front of the TV every night, tonight was different. Tonight was their date. And he was eagerly looking forward to it. He wanted to be out with the man he loved. He wanted to enjoy being the only person in his world.

 

Ryuichi came in the door, yelling, "I'm home," to Tatsuha, wherever he was. His recording hadn't gone too well today, and he was exhausted and his throat was hurting slightly. But it was their first official date tonight, and he wasn't going to let anything ruin it.

 

"Hey." He said, finding Tatsuha in the living room. "Let me change and I'll be right there." He told him, stopping in the kitchen and putting on the kettle for tea first before going to find something decent to wear for their date. He chose something that was comfortable and yet still looked good. He needed to show he still cared, even if he wasn't at his best at the moment. He headed back out to the kitchen, grabbing his mug of tea before going back to the living room where Tatsuha was waiting. "Sorry about that. I'm good now."

 

Tatsuha smiled softly, grabbing Ryuichi's arm and pulling him close. "We are going to stay home tonight. I've made a wonderful dinner. I've got a new movie in the machine, and it's just you and me tonight."

 

Ryuichi smiled back. "Sounds perfect. A night in is what I could really use right now."

 

The teen smirked. "I know. You had it all planned for a fancy restaurant and then a movie. So I brought it all home to you. The movie isn't as new as you'd like, but the food is from the restaurant we were going to go to."

 

"We were going out to a restaurant? I don't remember that. And you just said you made this wonderful dinner. I'm getting confused here. What are we doing?"

 

Tatsuha laughed. "You said you wanted to eat out yesterday... so I had arranged reservations. I couldn't get the entire meal that they normally prepare, so I had the main dish delivered and I've been cooking the side dishes and extras."

 

"Yesterday? How come I don't remember this? Eh, oh well. It's not important. Being with you is." Ryuichi asked, looking a bit confused.

 

Tatsuha smiled softly, reaching out and caressing Ryuichi's cheek. "Don't worry about it. I promise you, you'll enjoy tonight."

 

Ryuichi leaned into the caress, enjoying it. "I know I will. I hope you enjoy it just as much."

 

"I'll be spending time with you, won't I? That's what I've wanted the most." He leaned in close, almost about to kiss him. Yet as the timer went off, he flushed, looking away. "I'll go set dinner on the table. Come sit down."

 

"Okay." Ryuichi said; a little disappointed that the timer had interrupted them. He followed the younger man into the kitchen, watching him put the finishing touches on everything while he sipped at his tea. It really did wonders for him at this moment.

 

Tatsuha kept a bright smile on his lips the whole time, even as he took a seat across from Ryuichi once everything was settled on the table.

 

Ryuichi opened his bright blue eyes, looking at everything spread out in front of them. "It looks great. Thanks for doing this." He said, smiling at him.

 

Tatsuha nodded. "Hey, what kind of first date would this be otherwise?"

 

"Hmm. I still think it would be a great first date, no matter how much effort was put into anything. Although, effort is appreciated." Ryuichi said, wondering if he was sounding ungrateful now. Ugh. He had the worst time keeping track of things when he was tired like this.

 

The teen laughed softly. "Don't worry about it. Really." He then dug into the meal, glad he knew how to cook almost anything.

 

Ryuichi helped himself to a couple of the dishes, not taking too much of anything. He wasn't very hungry, but he appreciated everything Tatsuha was doing. And he had to stop worrying! He was going to ruin it if it didn't stop worrying about ruining it! Wait. Did that even make sense?

 

Tatsuha finished up taking care of the dishes before holding his hand out to Ryuichi. "Come on, love. Movie time."

 

Ryuichi looked up, a little surprised. "Hmm? Oh. Yeah, okay." He said, taking his hand and walking out with him to the other room. "What are we watching?" He asked, looking for the DVD case on the table.

 

The teen grinned, giving the older man a wink. "It's a secret," he said, before taking a seat on the couch and pulling Ryuichi close, even as he used the remote to turn on the DVD.

 

Ryuichi smiled, leaning into him as the movie started. He soon found out that the movie chosen was 50 First Dates. It looked funny, and he thought that Drew whatever her last name was, was a really good actress. Really pretty too. Had he met her before? Maybe when he was in America. Shaking himself, he realized that he wasn't paying attention to anything, especially not Tatsuha. Sighing, he tried to refocus, knowing this was important.

 

Tatsuha had noticed as his lover seemed to be drifting off. Instead of being upset, he wrapped an arm around his love, holding him close, even as the movie unfolded. Drew Barrymore played a girl who suffered from short term memory loss. And Adam Sandler played the love interest that kept trying to get her to remember the love that had happened when they first met. It was funny, and it took him plenty of first dates to even get as far as he wanted.

 

"Hey... What if that happened to us? Like, if I lost my memory? Would you still do all that, like he's doing, to get me to remember you?" Ryuichi asked actually focused enough for a few minutes.

 

Tatsuha nodded, kissing the top of his head. "Of course. Because just like him, I'd know that there is a love for me deep inside you, locked up. I wouldn't give up until it was allowed to be free once more."

 

"Good. 'Cause I'd do the same for you. I wouldn't be able to just let you go."

 

Tatsuha couldn't help but smile brightly. "I would love that, and I know; I could never forget you. Never."

 

"I know. I don't think we could do that." Ryuichi said, leaning up a little closer to him, before moving to kiss him softly.

 

His eyes widened slightly, even as he returned the soft, tired kiss. "I love you Ryuichi."

 

The singer blushed, "I...I care about you, Tatsuha. But... I can't say those words to you just yet. One day, I'll be able to, but not right now. I'm sorry." Ryuichi told him, turning away.

 

Tatsuha smiled, placing his hand on top of Ryuichi's head. "Don't worry about it. It will come out when you do feel it. Don't push it."

 

Ryuichi smiled. "I'll try not too. I want it to be natural and truthful when it happens." He said, followed by a large yawn.

 

Tatsuha laughed softly, kissing the top of his head. "All right, don't worry over it. It's something that will either happen or it won't. Nothing to start worrying about. And I know you will. So just relax and watch the movie."

 

"Thank you. And I will. It's pretty good." Ryuichi said, snuggling against his side and returning his attention to the movie.

 

Tatsuha laughed as the woman once more didn't recognize the man and screamed as he came into her room. All the while, he just cuddled with Ryuichi on the couch, enjoying the feeling of being with him.

 

While it was true that the movie was interesting and he was enjoying it, Ryuichi was still exhausted from work, and his throat was beginning to bother him a little bit again. Frowning, he hoped that he wasn't getting sick, and the next thing he knew, he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and he was fast asleep.

 

Tatsuha glanced over at Ryuichi when he got a chance. He couldn't help but smile sweetly. Ryuichi was so cute when he was sleeping. He shut off the movie before picking Ryuichi up into his arms and carefully carrying him into his bed room. He settled him down onto the soft bed and pulled the covers up over him, kissing his forehead before straightening up to leave him to his dreams.

 

Ryuichi mumbled and reached out towards him in his sleep. "Tats... stay with me..." He mumbled sleepily, rolling over towards him.

 

Tatsuha paused, staring down at Ryuichi for a long moment. Yet he couldn't just turn away from such softly pleading words. With a sigh, he moved and slipped into the bed beside him, knowing he'd need one hell of a cold shower in the morning, but for now, he'd settle in to give Ryuichi exactly what he wanted.

 

The singer snuggled closer, wrapping himself around the younger man. "Thanks." He breathed before sinking into a deeper sleep.

 

He laughed quietly, wrapping his arms around Ryuichi. "Welcome," he whispered, before following Ryuichi into the warm arms of sleep.

 

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