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Nao had always been light on his feet. Whenever he walked, you could barely hear his steps as his sneakers hit the pavement. It was a talent he enjoyed and made use of whenever he wanted. Especially around his favourite person, Natsuya. And today was one of these days. He had been a little later than usual, a student misbehaving so badly, he had to stay behind for detention. Something very annoying to happen on date night. But there was nothing Nao could do about it now, and seeing his lover sitting on a bench, moodily looking out over the quiet roads, was a fun sight to see.
With his head propped up in his hands, Natsuya huffed, clearly not happy with how late it was getting. And Nao understood. This was one of the reasons they had started date night. Once a week they would plan an evening they would see each other. There had been times where they hadn't spent time together for weeks, and Nao had honestly started to miss Natsuya. So to fix these things they planned date night and would have hours together, to relish in each other's company. Nao loved these moments.
Now it was late, and they would have little time left to actually do something, but they'd make it work. Quietly Nao made his way towards Natsuya, making sure to keep out of his line of sight. As he got right behind him, he quickly wrapped his arms around his torso, and laid his head on Natsuya's shoulder, whispering "sorry I'm late."
He felt Natsuya jump at the initial contact, his Alpha not ready for the sudden attack. Natsuya always had been a little sensitive when it came to these things. Had gotten into fights due to it as well. But he instantly relaxed when he heard Nao's voice, leaning back into the welcoming embrace. "It's fine, just so little to do now," he huffed, but didn't seem as irritated as he had before.
"There is still plenty we could do," Nao replied, releasing his hold on his lover, so Natsuya could get up.
"What did you have in mind?"
That was a very good question, one Nao contemplated as Natsuya got up and they started walking in the general direction of the city. They could go see a movie. Enough things still played around this time. But that meant no dinner, and Nao was really hungry. He could fill himself up with popcorn, but real food sounded better. Going out to dinner now would be annoying. Almost everything would be full, and dinner service is only till a certain hour. Not to mention Nao didn't feel like being among so many people at this point. He was exhausted from his day at work, and just wanted to crawl up in bed and have Natsuya hold him until he fell asleep.
Nao stopped walking suddenly, making Natsuya look back at him in bewilderment. "Can we just go home," he said, pulling a face. "We can get take out and watch a movie in bed."
A sigh of relief slipped from Natsuya's lips as he heard Nao's idea. "Yeah, I'm all for that. I just want to take of my pants and enjoy my evening at home. So let's do that now. We'll do fancy dating next week or something."
Nao smiled at Natsuya, seeing the Alpha relaxing even more now, ready to take of his pants then and there, which would be odd, but not something he Nao would hold against Natsuya. "Okay, let's take the bus home and decide what kind of take out we want."
They turned around and walked towards the bus stop across the street, needing the wait ten minutes before the thing actually came. But now that they had a plan, they felt less rushed. Before they knew it, they would be home anyway. A comfortable silence settled between them as Natsuya messed with his phone, and Nao just stared out in front of him, watching cars pass by. His mind was elsewhere, thinking of the tests he still needed to grade and how bad some students were performing. Maybe he should adjust his lesson plan and see if he could help them there.
I got a message from Ikuya today," Natsuya said, pulling Nao from his train of thought. A bit confused he looked up at the Alpha, wondering what he meant by that. "He apparently ran into some familiar faces and had dinner with them. Seemed to have enjoyed himself."
Ikuya was known for being single, simply because he didn't care much. Except for when he was in heat. That boy was a handful when he was in heat. Quite entertaining usually, until his advances became a bit too direct. But with the way Natsuya said this, it seemed there was something interesting going on here. "Who did he meet with?" Nao asked, receiving a smirk from Natsuya.
"I'm not going to make it that easy," he replied, referring to their usual game. One Nao was much better at, but this was too hard.
"You have got to give me some hints. I can't guess without knowing anything, except familiar faces."
The bus arrived right as Natsuya rolled his eyes, obviously thinking Nao should've been able to guess this already. They got in and flashed their passes before finding a seat somewhere in the back. That's when the game continued. "Okay you know both of them, though one a lot better. It's been years since you've seen them. And… only one of them we know swam."
Very weird hints, and not much help still. Did Natsuya have any idea how many people they have come across with? Especially with a swimming background. Nao took his time to put it all in place. Of course another hint was that they knew Ikuya and their link was probably bigger to Ikuya if this was something important. And only one of them swam… Ikuya didn't have many friends who weren't affiliated with a pool, so that was quite difficult. Only one name now came to mind and he was a swimmer, and it was based on nothing. But he would just throw it in there and see where it landed.
"Asahi."
Natsuya hummed and then shook his head. "Hell, I don't even know how you figured that out. I was really screwing with you there. But yeah, Asahi was one of them. Now guess the other."
A pleased smile formed on Nao's lips. He really was good at this game… And now he had a bit more info. He figured Ikuya had met them both at the same time, so the other one had to be affiliated with Asahi as well. They all had to know each other. And this was the none swimmer. Didn't they have that friend in middle school. The one with the pink hair who came to cheer them on. Quite the nice kid he was back then. But what was his name…
"Kisumi."
"Damn, I didn't think you'd remember his name," Natsuya said.
"I just had to think of a kiss. His name always reminded me of kissing," Nao admitted, looking even more pleased with himself. The bus halted at a stop, an elderly lady getting out and a teenager getting in. Only two more stops and they would've reached theirs. Almost home…
"Okay, okay. Something that indeed helps. But now that we know who they are, we have one more part to go. You only win when you guess if they are an alpha, beta or omega. Otherwise I win!" Natsuya said gleefully, already thinking he had won. But Nao wouldn't admit defeat just yet. He had gotten this right, he would get the rest right.
He would need to deduce this just right. If he thought of Asahi, he thought of a temper and of being quite naïve. He thought of his ego and of being friends with anyone. This one was actually easy, though seeing his lover's face, Natsuya thought that it would be a difficult one. Kisumi, that was the one he wasn't entirely sure of. He didn't know the guy well at all. Only saw him in the hallway from time to time. He did remember that flirtatious smile the boy wore without knowing, but that didn't say much. From what he heard though, about how he tried to get everyone join the basketball team, he was quite the manipulative one. Knew just what to say and how to say it to get what he wants. That was a clear indicator. He was sure now.
Their bus stop came up and they got out. Nao felt Natsuya's eyes burning on him, trying to pull the answer out of him, but Nao would have him sweat a little longer. He was quite sure of his answer and was already thinking of his win. What would he wish for this time?
Turning to corner on their street they moved towards their little house they had bought a few years ago, with their last savings. It wasn't huge, but what can you expect when buying a house in Tokyo? It may be on the suburbs, but it also had some peace and quiet. Something the centre of Tokyo didn't have.
"Come on, Nao. Give me your answer. I know you have an idea," Natsuya whined, clearly done with Nao's teasing silence. He was not a very patient guy, not at all. Which Nao thoroughly enjoyed.
With a teasing smile Nao turned towards the Alpha as they walked into their little front yard. "Alright, I think I figured it out," he said, still delaying his answer as he pushed the key into the door. "I think… Asahi is an Alpha and Kisumi… is… an Omega like your little brother."
Now standing in their hallway Natsuya looked at him dumbfounded, unsure how the Beta had even come up with that. What kind of arguments had let him to this answer? To be completely right? "What the… How in the world did you figure that out?"
"It was easy," Nao said, smiling up at Natsuya. "They fit their parts perfectly. Could work great in a relationship as well with Ikuya." Because he was the reason they had even started talking about it. Because Natsuya really wanted his little brother to settle down, especially with how he acted during his heats. They didn't even want to know what the Omega did during those times, but they had a good idea. And they were not of the good kind.
Natsuya hummed at the reply, the game forgotten as he now thought of his little brother. "Yeah, I think so too," he eventually said. "He really seemed quite happy having seen them, so who knows."
"The fact that he told you about it, is already a big thing, right?"
A nod and another hum as they entered their living room, Natsuya flopping down on the couch. "Let's just hope he'll be alright," he murmured, and then turned his attention back to Nao. "And since you won, you can decide what we'll eat and what we'll do later."
The Beta already had a good idea of what he wanted to do later, very glad he had won this little match. But for now they would stick with food, fill their bellies till they were full, watch a movie until they were sleepy, and after that, another match could begin. He made sure to show Natsuya he would never even need to think of bringing in an Omega. Nao would be enough and as far as he knew, he was enough, more than enough.