InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ 30 AU Ban Jak kisses ❯ In a good mood (kiss 12) ( Chapter 12 )

In a good mood (kiss 12)

 

By kira

 

Author's note: the following AU is based on Live Journal's 30 kisses, and takes place in my “Homecoming” universe. My couple incase you haven't already guessed is Ban/Jak.

 

FYI: A horigotatsu is a low covered table placed over the hole in the floor of a traditional style Japanese room. Jakotsu's apartment is traditional, with the only Western style amenity being a full bath so he does not have to visit a bathhouse in order to bathe.

 

A noren is the decorative half curtains that separate rooms in a traditional Japanese home. They are also hung outside restaurants to announce the specialty within.

 

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Bankotsu rolled over in the futon onto his back, cracked open his eyes, took a deep breath and smiled. Looking over to his left, he watched the lower two thirds of his lover putter in and out of sight under the noren that were hung in the kitchen doorway while the mouth watering smell of a freshly made omelet assaulted his nose. I can easily get used to this, he thought. The sound of plates scraping together only to be set apart on the counter and the soft ping of the microwave filled his ears, while the slightly fishy scent of last night's salmon teriyaki added to the gentle assault on his senses. He watched as Jakotsu presumably slid the omelet halves onto the plates followed by piece of last night's fish dinner. He could hear Jakotsu singing softly to himself as he danced out of sight to pack two bowls full of rice. With that, breakfast was ready.

 

When the cross-dresser padded softly towards him, Bankotsu quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. Now that their major fight and the gardenia fiasco were behind him, he was determined to do whatever it took to make Jakotsu happy.

 

“It's time to wake up, Ban honey!” the cross-dresser said cheerily. “Come, I made us some breakfast. And no, it's not that `nasty nattou stuff,' as you like to call it, nor did I make you any mushy oat-crap.” He chuckled as he knelt down next the futon laid out on his living room floor. When Jakotsu leaned over to see if his lover was awake, he got the surprise of the day, when the shorter man threw his arms around him, pulling him close.

 

“Good morning, Sweetness...” Bankotsu kissed him.

 

“Good morning to you too,” the cross-dresser said saucily as Bankotsu slid a hand up his kimono to caress his bottom. “My, my, my... aren't we in a good mood this morning, not that I'm complaining.”

 

Bankotsu grinned. “Well... I had some fun last night and a good night's sleep, not mention being woken up by the most beautiful man in the world, so what's not to be in a good mood for? What's for breakfast? You?”

 

Jakotsu giggled happily. “If I had known you'd settle for that I'd have slept in and not slaved away in the kitchen,” he teased. “Seriously, I made an omelet for two, and I reheated that leftover salmon from last night's dinner and some rice. I'd have made us some miso soup, but I'm out of tofu.”

 

“That's okay,” the younger man soothed. “Whatever you made is fine and better than I would have made myself.” He smiled ruefully at his lover.

 

“Well, I wouldn't know about that as I've never had the pleasure of spending the night with you at your place.” You're not hiding a wife on me, are you? Jakotsu thought anxiously only to quickly banish the thought as nonsense.

 

“You're kidding... you've been to my place and you've never stayed over?” Bankotsu frowned.

 

“Yeah... You must really like it here, because we always start out at your place and then somehow we magically wind up here.” The cross-dresser giggled.

 

Bankotsu thought it over. “You're right...” he grinned. “Well, we'll just have to see about fixing that, starting with a toothbrush.”

 

“A toothbrush...?” Jakotsu said as a puzzled frown settled over his face.

 

Bankotsu laughed. “Yeah, a toothbrush. I think that's the magic lure. You got me one and I wound up staying the night, and I figure if I got you one, the magic'll work the same way...” he trailed off softly as Jakotsu leaned in to kiss him again.

 

“I see...” Jakotsu murmured. He kissed his lover again. Breaking the kiss with a soft sigh, he looked up and said, “Ban honey, as much as I would love to continue what we started last night, breakfast is getting cold.”

 

The younger man nodded. “Okay.”

 

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Bankotsu sat at the horigotatsu and shook his head as the cross-dresser pushed the top half of his kimono off and donned his frilly apron again. Thank goodness he's keeping that kimono on or there'd be not telling what mischief we could get up to...

 

The cross-dresser smiled. He could feel his lover watching his every move while he cleaned up the kitchen, not that he minded. If doing something as boring as watching another person work kept his honey in a good mood, then so be it. Jakotsu hummed softly to himself while he worked and he soon had the plates and pans he used neatly stacked and drying in the dish rack. Removing his apron and hanging it up, he felt a pair of strong arms wrap around him from behind.

 

Bankotsu pulled his lover close, resting his cheek against Jakotsu's bare back. He felt the cross-dresser briefly tense, before relaxing into the embrace, cupping his hands over Bankotsu's. It felt good to simply hold Jakotsu like that and even better when naughty thoughts entered his head. Bankotsu knew if he were several inches taller, he would have removed the cross-dresser's kimono and leaned him over the counter for a bit of fun. He sighed softly.

 

“Ban honey, is everything okay?”

 

“Yeah. Why?”

 

“Your good mood seems to be slipping into melancholy.”

 

“Hunh?” Bankotsu pulled away as Jakotsu turned to face him.

 

“You're sighing, and most people sigh when they're expressing their ennui over something. Then again some people sigh when they're content, but that sounded more like ennui than contentment,” Jakotsu said.

 

“Oh... I'm content, in fact, very content. I've never been happier in a relationship and maybe it's not a magic toothbrush that pulls me here, but you. Your ummm... oh hell, I don't know how to put it in words, but your warmth and your presence is all over this place. Even when you tell me to stay put while you run down to the little grocery store on the corner to get something, a part of you is here. And my apartment feels cold by comparison. Even when you're there I know you're going to go and I guess I just follow you back here... ummm...”

 

“You do know I'm moving into my new apartment in a few days.”

 

“I know, and I promised I'd help you pack,” Bankotsu said softly.

 

The cross-dresser smiled impishly. “How about we get dressed and go back to your place and get a few things and you stay here and help me give this place a really special good-bye?”

 

Bankotsu grinned back at him. “Okay!” He put his arms around the cross-dresser again and pulled him close.

 

Jakotsu, pleased that his lover's good mood had returned, gently kissed the top of his head. He grinned when the shorter man groped his butt as he had the feeling it was going to be a while before they left his apartment. Just as he looked down at his lover, Bankotsu tilted his face upwards. Grinning wickedly at each other they said in unison, “Wanna have some fun?

 

888

 

 

“Sweetness...?”

 

“Yeah?” Jakotsu said as he reached for his shoes.

 

“Before your put your shoes on, let's go and get some stuff of yours... you know, so you can ummm...”

 

“Ban honey, are you asking me to stay over your place?”

 

Bankotsu nodded. “Yeah...” he said softly, a hint of pink staining his cheeks.

 

“I'd love to; in fact I think it would be just the thing to help me stop missing this place too much.” Jakotsu leaned over and kissed him. “Thanks...” he said softly and without another word he headed back into the living room.

 

Bankotsu stood there, listening to the cross-dresser rummage through his large free-standing closet. Minutes later he emerged from under the noren, a large red weekender tucked under his arm, the straps digging into his shoulder. “What do you have in that thing? It looks heavy.”

 

Jakotsu giggled. “Oh, it's just a few of my favorite things,” he said impishly.

 

His lover stood there with his mouth open. Several quiet minutes passed before Bankotsu heaved a long suffering sigh. “Sweetness...”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Uh, never mind...”

 

“Okay.” Jakotsu set the bag down and put on his sneakers. “Ready to go?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“If you don't mind, I just want to get a few things from the grocery store and bring them over.”

 

“Sure...” Bankotsu said while he wondered if he should call and have his driver pick them up. A few things to Jakotsu could be anything from a simple toothbrush and toothpaste to several heavy bags of groceries.

 

As they left the apartment and headed towards the little store on the corner, Bankotsu felt his good mood increasing to the point where if Jakotsu decided to buy out the entire store, he'd happily find a way to carry it all back to his apartment. He was surprised when the cross-dresser simply purchased a toothbrush and toothpaste.

 

“Magic toothbrush,” Jakotsu said with a smile.

 

“Cool...”

 

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Bankotsu woke up in a good mood that morning even though he was alone. Jakotsu had only spent three days with him in his apartment before he moved into his new one, but it seemed as if the cross-dresser had been there longer. Bankotsu sat up and looked around his bedroom. There on the chair was Jakotsu's yukata just as he left it the day they went back to his old apartment to pack up his things. The bottom drawer of his dresser contained a few pairs of the cross-dresser's socks and frilly underwear, as well as a couple of sweaters and a pair of pajamas. He smiled, remembering the fun they had had while he made space for Jakotsu's things.

 

In the living room, Jakotsu had hung the wall scroll he bought during their first weekend together in Osaka. The cross-dresser had even gone so far as to hang a pair of noren in the kitchen doorway. Bankotsu marveled at how these few simple touches had eased his loneliness during the week. Now that it was Friday and the start of the weekend, his good mood had increased so much, it was all he could do to keep himself from spending the day in the train station, waiting for Jakotsu's train to get in.

 

Getting out of bed, Bankotsu padded towards the bathroom, chuckling softly over Jakotsu's luck or lack of it. Two days after moving into his new place, a job came through which meant a long commute to Kyoto each morning. As he brushed his teeth, he let his thoughts drift back to the day Jakotsu got the job and how he had spent the weekend comforting him, and looking for an apartment in Kyoto.

 

Now the cross-dresser would be on his way home for two glorious days until he had to take the train back on Sunday. It was something that never failed to leave them both in a good mood until the dreaded departure time.

 

Bankotsu finished taking care of his bodily needs, before stripping down and, taking a shower. It was while he was soaking in the tub, that the object of his affections snuck in and kissed the top of his head.

 

“Miss me?”

 

“Nah...” he teased.

 

“No...?”

 

“What do you think?”

 

“I think you missed me so much you were thinking about coming to get me, so I took an earlier train.”

 

Bankotsu laughed. “You know me too well, Sweetness.”

 

The cross-dresser shrugged it off. “Ummm... why don't you stay put and let me take a quick shower so I can join you,” he said as he started undressing.

 

Watching him, Bankotsu thought, If I wasn't in a good mood before your arrival, I certainly am now...