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It had been about a year since Minamoto Kou saw, or even spoke to Mitsuba. The two of them had gotten into a huge fight that ended with Mitsuba renouncing all communication with him, and never talking to him again. Within the first couple of days Kou was complacent with the decision, but as time went on, he began to miss the pink haired boy’s company, but no matter what he tried, he couldn’t find a way to get back in contact with him. Mitsuba took the extra effort to block him on every possible social media account he had, and even went as far as to block his IP address, rendering new accounts useless. By the time Kou worked up the courage to see if he could talk to him at his house, he had moved out already for college. Now, the two weren’t dating, but there was something about Mitsuba that took Kou several months to cope with the emptiness he constantly felt without him. Kou was managing now, if managing meant drinking, doing drugs and constantly going to parties so that he wouldn't think about his crushing loneliness. And today wasn’t any different, as Kou was scrolling through Twitter, searching for a party to crash. He soon spotted an acquaintance of his who made a post about a college party he was hosting. Quite a few people had liked the post, which indicated that it was going to be a busy party. That was exactly what Kou was looking for.
Kou showed up to the party an hour after it had gotten started, he only wanted to be involved if there were more people than space in the house, and this was just that. All the lights were off, but the house had been equipped with LED lights along the ceiling, giving it more of a club-like vibe, with music blaring from the TV. Kou liked it like this though, just a mesh of bodies surrounded by music, he couldn’t think with it all, and as soon as alcohol or weed was added to the mix, he just numbed out. He wasn’t planning on crossfading today though. Just drinking. He thought as he made his way to the kitchen to drink whatever horrible tasting concoction they had. Kou took three shots of vodka and downed a couple of cups of whatever was in the red solo cups before taking one and made his way to the crowd in the living room. He leaned against a wall, drinking slowly as he watched other dumb college students dance or makeout on the floor. He preferred to be a wallflower at parties, but sometimes people forced him to talk, like this brunette he noticed making eyes at him. Kou wasn’t into hook ups, it was dangerous territory and too messy, however this girl wasn’t going without trying. She approached him, stumbling on her way before standing too close, trying to chat him up.
“Heyyy.”
“Hey.”
“So… what’s a hot guy like you doing here? Looking for anything… specific?”
She was obviously implying sex. That’s what most parties were for anyways, so he couldn’t blame her. She handed him a shot she hadn’t finished quite yet. He took it and immediately downed it.
“Just the free alcohol. I have a girlfriend, so sorry to disappoint if you're looking for something else.”
The girl pouted, stepping even closer to him, pressing her hips against his, grabbing onto his waist, leaning up to his face.
“But you’re here! So you have to be looking for something more! Mmmaybe you should have a little more to drink and maybeeee you’ll change your mind, hm?”
Kou scrunched his nose at the smell of beer and vodka on her breath. He knew his wasn’t any better but at least he wasn’t getting in anyone’s space with it.
“Why don’t you get me another shot and we can find out.” He winked, and her face lit up as she nodded.
“Oh my god of course! Don’t go anywhere~”
“I’ll be here.”
As soon as the girl disappeared into the kitchen, Kou walked into the crowd, hoping that he could get lost with everyone else so that she couldn’t find him again, assuming she even remembers his face by the time she gets back. A different drunk girl spotted him, she was a little more heavy set, but clearly just there to dance as she held her hand out to him. He smiled and accepted her hand, rocking and spinning with her. Kou really did love dancing, and girls like her were his favorite to spend the party with. They were usually really chatty and just wanted to have fun, and that's what he wanted out of coming to these. A friend. He swears he was only there for a minute before he saw the brunette girl come out of the kitchen. She made eye contact with him and waved before heading his way. Not wanting to be stuck with her again, Kou said good bye to the dancing girl and quickly headed upstairs. This wasn’t the first time he’s had to lie to get away from some drunk girl hitting him up, he usually waited it out in a different part of the house before heading back to the party. The first door to his left was closed, usually that meant someone was having sex behind it but other times it was just a bathroom. Kou just needed a place to get away, so he reached his hand for the knob. Right before grabbing it, the door swung open.
“Wh- Kou?”
“Mitsuba?”
Out of all the times Kou had tried to find Mitsuba, walking around places he knew he would be, passing through the art building on the campus, always subconsciously looking for him in a crowd, even when the other would have no reason to be there, Kou had tried for months to get in contact with him. Desperately tried to. But out of all the places, a random party in the upstairs bathroom is where they would run into each other. Of course.
“What’re you doing here?” Mitsuba asked.
Kou stared at him for a minute, partially testing to see if he was just in a dream, but mostly just to take it all in. A year… Mitsuba hadn’t changed that much, the bangs in the front were just as long as before, but he could tell that he had been growing the rest of his hair out. He was wearing a tight, black crop top, a tan jacket thrown over it with a pair of tight black jeans and slightly heeled ankle boots. The sleeves of his jacket were rolled up, displaying paint splattered on his forearms and his delicate hands were covered in fingerless gloves and rings. Just that interaction hit him hard, reminding him how much he missed him. What was the question again?
“I’m looking for a place to hide. Can I come in?”
Mitsuba gave him a weird look before stepping back into the bathroom, letting him in before closing the door behind them.
“Not what I meant by ‘what’re you doing here’ but now that you’re here, what’re you doing here?” Mitsuba demanded, moving himself to stand a few feet in front of him. “I make one post about coming to a party and then you show up after a year of no show. Are you stalking me? Because that’s fucking creepy, guess you never stop being a pervert huh.”
The sudden attacks against Kou threw him off, but they pissed him off even more.
“What?! No! How would I? You blocked my fucking IP adress so I couldn’t message you even if I wanted to.” Kou began to turn around to leave. “I was actually happy to see you for a minute but never fucking mind, I’ll just go.”
“Wait!” Mitsuba grabbed his arm. “I… I’m sorry.”
This surprised Kou. A year ago Mitsuba would’ve never apologized for anything he said. His ego was too big for that. He paused.
“I’m sorry I shouldn’t have said that I’m just... a little paranoid. I smoked too much before coming here and I’ve been hiding in this bathroom for the past 30 minutes. Don’t go yet. Please?”
Kou looked at the door that he had partially opened before shutting it, sighing. He turned around and noted Mitsuba's pink eyes, even more pink due to his intoxication.
“Ok, I’ll stay.”
“Thank you.”
Mitsuba smiled. It was such a genuine smile, with his beautiful pink lips and cute smile. It had been so long since Kou had seen him smile, well seen him in general but still. He could feel a familiar warmth grow in him…. Maybe it was the alcohol.
“So, who’re you hiding from?”
“Oh, just some random girl. She’s way too drunk and also horny, I just need to stay here until she gives up.”
“Sounds right. Well, feel free to keep me company, there’s no one specific out there following me but it’s a little overwhelming.”
“Hm. Yeah.”
The alcohol was starting to buzz in Kou’s head, and things were getting a little fuzzy. He leaned against the counter to the right of him to keep stable. Mitsuba took notice and snickered.
“Have you had that much already or are you still a lightweight?”
“I can probably handle more than you.”
“Oh sure. Lemme see that.”
Mitsuba took the red solo cup that Kou just realized he still had, swirled it around before bringing it to his lips. Kou watched him as he drank the whole thing and didn’t even gag. That was pretty impressive considering that the drink was really gross, even a little chunky with mushy fruit. Mitsuba lowered the cup and placed it on the counter next to them, giving a smug smile.
“You better be impressed because that was disgusting.”
Kou chuckled. “Someone’s been practicing.”
Mitsuba stuck his tongue out, and in that moment Kou noticed a round, black piercing on his tongue.
“Whoa! Wait when did you get your tongue pierced!?” Kou leaned forward to get a better look.
“Hm? Like six months ago dude. I changed it to this black one recently.”
Mitsuba opened his mouth and stuck his tongue out again.
“Huh. That’s uh…”
Thats hot .
Kou’s drunk mind began to imagine all the naughty things Mitsuba could do with his pierced tongue as he stared at him. All of the the things Mitsuba could do to him-
“Dude you’re staring. It’s what.”
Kou snapped back to the present.
“Oh fuck, uh it’s cool. Sorry.”
Mitsuba snorted. “All that waiting and all you had to say was it’s cool. You’re still lame.”
Kou felt his face flush. It was like old times, Mitsuba could always embarrass him regardless of what they were talking about.
“I-I, well-
Mitsuba laughed.
“It’s fine! You’re drunk as hell, don’t worry. You’re starting to make me want more to drink. Maybe it'll cancel out the edible haha.”
Kou thudded his head against the bathroom wall. “I’d also like to drink more, but I don’t want to risk running into that girl out there. She's probably still looking for me.”
“Why don’t you tell her you have a girlfriend?”
“It didn’t work, she’s too far gone, and I don’t even have an actual girlfriend to show her.”
Mitsuba hummed, thinking before stepping closer to Kou, dragging his hand along the counter as he spoke.
“I could be your girlfriend.” Mitsuba offered.
"Oh? Really?" Kou leaned forward.
"Yeah I mean, I don't mind." Mitsuba's voice grew softer the closer he got to Kou's face.
He’s drunk. He doesn’t know what he’s saying.
“You don't? How would you even become my girlfriend?” Kou whispered, ignoring his own thoughts as he stared into Mitsuba's beautiful pink eyes, watching his dark eyelashes flutter while he was closing the space between them.
“Like this.” Mitsuba said, placing his hand on his cheek before pressing his lips against Kou’s.
Kou turned his head, willingly accepting his kiss, placing his hands on his hips and pulling him closer. The two kissed passionately before Kou slid his tongue into Mitsuba’s mouth, kissing him more roughly as his hands began to wander up the other’s shirt. Mitsuba gave a slight moan, gripping onto Kou’s hair, biting his lip causing Kou to give a small gasp. Kou, turned the two of them, pushing Mitsuba against the counter before lifting him up onto it. He then pushed Mitsuba's jacket off his shoulders finding that he was wearing a sleeveless halter top, rather than a crop top like he originally thought. Breaking the kiss for a brief moment, Kou began kissing and sucking on Mitsuba's neck, leaving dark marks as the other moaned. Kou moved back up to his lips, pulling on the hair tie holding up his pink hair, freeing it from the ponytail and immediately running his fingers through it. His other hand wandered to Mitsuba's thigh, pulling him closer as he leaned forward. Mitsuba gripped tightly to Kou’s belt loops as he did all of this, slipping one of his hands towards the front of his jeans as he tried to undo the button to have more pleasurable access. Suddenly, the bathroom door opened, hitting Kou's hip as the brunette from earlier peaked in.
“Hello?-” She started with a sweet chime before abruptly cutting herself off.
Mitsuba and Kou quickly pulled away from each other as the girl's stare went from surprise to anger.
"YOU WHORE, GET AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND!!!"
Mitsuba glanced at Kou and saw the confusion on his face and put two and two together.
"Could you learn how to fucking knock?!" Mitsuba yelled, kicking the girl in the stomach.
Kou wasn't sure if Mitsuba's kick was actually that strong, or if the girl was just that drunk. Either way, she toppled over, crashing to the floor as Mitsuba slid off the counter and stepped past Kou. She clutched her stomach as she tried to get up.
"You're making out with MY fucking boyfriend you pink slut! Get away from him!!!"
"You stupid bitch, I know you're not his girlfriend because I'm his fucking girlfriend, so pick your lying ass up and GET LOST."
The girl looked shocked, but quickly ran back down the stairs, realizing she had been caught. Mitsuba huffed, turning around to look at Kou.
"Was that her?"
Kou nodded. "Y-yeah. Thanks Mitsuba."
Mitsuba nodded back. He then grabbed Kou's hand and led him down the stairs.
"C'mon, let's get out of here."
Kou obediently followed behind him, slightly confused.
"Where are we going?"
"My place, it's not that far so we can just walk. You didn't drive did you?"
Kou shook his head. "No, I Ubered."
Mitsuba smiled. "Good."
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The two arrived at Mitsuba's studio apartment that he was renting alone, it was a cozy place, really meant just for him. Mitsuba pulled Kou towards the bed, eager to continue what they had started at the party, but Kou stopped them right before they reached it.
"Wait, are we- what is this? What are we? I don't want to- i dont just want to have sex and then… I don't know, never talk again? Just be friends? Because if so I don't want to do anything."
Mitsuba looked surprised before a look of realization came across his face.
"You're so dense." Mitsuba leaned his forehead into the crook of Kou's neck. "I don't want to be friends. You're so much more to me then friends Kou, I… I'm in love with you."
Kou's eyes widened but Mitsuba kept talking.
"I've been in love with you the whole time but… but I cut you off because I was scared. I thought you'd hate me. I didn't know what to do, so I thought never talking to you again would take care of my feelings, make them go away. Instead it just made things worse. Instead I lost you."
Kou wrapped his arms around Mitsuba, and slowly ran his fingers through his hair as he listened.
"I've never felt as lonely as I have for the past year. I missed you every single day. I craved your voice, your laugh, shit, just your presence would've been enough. But I figured you'd never want to talk to me again after that. I just- I'm so sorry Kou. I don't want us to just be friends. I want you to be mine."
There was a moment of silence, and Mitsuba's heart was beating unbelievably fast, waiting for a response. Kou pulled away slightly, lifting Mitsuba's chin to make eye contact.
"Mitsuba… I love you so much. I've missed you everyday you stopped talking to me and I was so confused. I am yours as long as you want me to be. Will you be mine?"
Mitsuba smiled. "Of course. Always."
He leaned up and kissed Kou. The two kissed softly, before laying in bed together. The mood had shifted into something softer, more sweet as the two cuddled together drifting off to sleep.
"I love you Mitsuba."
"I love you too Kou."
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