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The rays of the sun make their way through the curtains and Yukio wrinkles his nose at the sudden light in the room. He reaches out to hug Renie, but finds he is not there. Yukio is alone in bed. He opens his eyes and looks around the room. Reni’s clothes are still in the room, so he has left nowhere and is still at home.
Yukio can smell the sweet smell of baking in the air. It looks like Reni made a strawberry pie. Interesting, Yukio thinks. Reni always says that he prefers black currants to strawberries. Why did he decide to cook just such a pie today?
Ah.
Yukio smiles.
Today is their anniversary with Reni.
He gets up from their shared bed and decides to go check on the situation in the kitchen. He doesn’t even change into his home clothes. Yukio is still wearing his crimson pajamas with purple birds, which Reni once gifted him. Yukio opens the bedroom door and almost stumbles over their cat. For some reason, she decided that lying right by the door would be a good idea. Sometimes, Yukio does not understand the behavior of cats. Still, he was happy to see her. He takes the cat, who proudly bears the name Susan, into his arms and goes to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, a marvellous sight meets him. Reni stands behind the stove and softly sings along to the song on the radio. He nods his head to the beat of the music. It seems as if he is in his own world.
As always, he is wearing a pink apron with puppies on it. Izumi gave him this apron for their housewarming party. At first, he laughed at her because “This is the most ridiculous apron I’ve ever seen in my life,” but eventually he wore it every day. Yukio wanted to tell Izumi about this, but Reni threatened him he would kick him out of the house, so Yukio gave up trying to do this. Not that Reni could kick him out of the house. Yukio knew that this was all a joke and that Reni would never do it. But Yukio still keeps this secret, as if his life depends on it.
Reni notices Yukio’s eyes on him and says, “Good morning.”
Yukio puts the cat on the floor and hugs Reni from behind. He buries his face in Reni’s neck and murmurs, “Good morning, sweetheart.”
Yukio didn’t need to see to know that Reni rolled his eyes. He lifts his face and sees a blush on the man’s cheeks.
“I told you to stop calling me that”
Yukio smiles and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek. “I know you actually like it.”
Reni sighs. He can’t argue with that. He indeed likes it when Yukio calls him that. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t embarrass him.
“I made a strawberry pie today and I need you to taste it and tell me how you like it,” says Reni, and turns off the oven. He carefully takes the pie tray out of the oven and places it on the dining table. Yukio immediately turns his attention to the sweetness. He sits down at the table and waits for Reni’s further actions.
“Tea or coffee?” Reni asks.
“Tea,” Yukio simply replies, without taking his eyes off the pie. Reni can see how his mouth is watering. Usually, Reni doesn’t allow Yukio to have sweet for breakfast, but today was a special day and he made an exception.
Reni carefully cuts out a piece of cake and puts it on a separate plate. He pours tea into Yukio’s favorite mug. Of course, the Mankai logo is depicted on the mug. Another gift from Izumi.
Reni puts a tray of food in front of Yukio and sits down opposite him. Yukio examines the contents and grins. Reni can’t help but smile, too. Sometimes he feels like a housewife.
As if reading his thoughts, Yukio says, “You are basically my housewife.”
They look into each other’s eyes and Reni snorts, “Yeah, I kinda am.”
Reni gestures to him to try the pie. He doesn’t need to ask Yukio twice, because the next second he is devouring the pie. Reni watches him with a soft smile on his lips.
Yukio really likes this pie. In fact, he just loves strawberries. He constantly eats food with the taste of strawberries. He even drinks strawberry milk every day. Reni finds it strange. Well, they both know that’s not the weirdest thing about him.
Reni examines every emotion on Yukio’s face and asks, “Do you like it?”
“It’s perfect,” Yukio replies, his mouth full. What kind of piece is this already? It seems to be the third, if Reni is not mistaken. Reni relaxes after the man’s words. Yukio adds, “I’m ready to eat your food forever. Everything you cook is amazing.”
Reni awkwardly rubs the back of his neck. He was a little embarrassed by such high praise. He clears his throat and straightens his back, proudly throwing his head back. “You don’t have to worry about this. You won’t get rid of me so easily. I will continue cooking for you every day.”
Yukio smiles back at him. He was glad to hear it. He doesn’t think he can imagine his life without eating Reni’s food. He was too used to it. For him, it became something dear, homely.
Yukio stops abruptly. Reni raises his eyebrows. “What is it?”
Yukio jumps up and goes to the radio. He turns up the sound and Reni hears familiar notes. “I love this song,” says Yukio.
Reni immediately recognized this song. It was Aaliyah’s One In a Million. When they were younger, Yukio constantly listened to this song on cassettes. He especially enjoyed listening to Aaliyah’s music during their long car rides.
Between me and you, I feel a chemistry.
I won't let no one come and take your place.
'Cause the love you give can't be replaced.
See no one else love me like you do.
That's why I don't mind spending my life with you.
Yukio mouths the lyrics to the songs. He knows the entire text by heart. This song means a lot to him, because he once used it to confess his feelings to Reni. Then it was popular to confess love by giving a person a mix tape with love songs. Yukio smiles at the memories. Judging by the expression on Reni’s face, he was thinking the same thing.
“Reni, come on. Let’s dance together,“ Yukio takes Reni’s hands in his and pulls him towards her.
“I have better things to do than this.”
“Pretty please?”
Oh, no. Yukio looks at him with puppy dog eyes. Rei could never refuse him, especially when he looks at him like that. He rolls his eyes, but nods anyway. Yukio immediately hugs him and puts his hands on Reni’s waist. Reni buries her face in his neck. Yukio sways them in different directions.
Reni can’t hold back a chuckle. “Are you aware that this is not a dance?”
“Yes, and I don’t care,” Yukio smiles back.
Turn me inside out make my heart speak.
Need no one else, you're all I need.
Personality in everything you do
Makes me love everything 'bout you.
Yukio doesn’t want this moment to end. He thinks he’s ready to spend the rest of his life right there, in Reni’s hands.
When the song ends, both of them are in no hurry to break the embrace. They stood there for a few more minutes, enjoying each other’s warmth.
It suddenly hit him. He wants Reni to be with him. No, even more. He wants Reni to be his.
Yukio asks before he can realize his thoughts, “Do you want to get married?”
He feels Reni’s body tense up. Reni raises her face and looks at him with a dull look. But when he realizes Yukio is completely serious, he blushes. He buries his face in Yukio’s shoulder, trying to hide his blush, and exhales, “What the hell...”
“Just thought that I want you to be mine only,” Yukio simply replies, as if this is the most common thing. As if he hadn’t just stricked Reni with his words.
Reni is silent for a long time and Yukio regrets he asked about something like this so suddenly. He really needs to think before doing something.
“You know, forget what I said-“
Reni interrupts him, “I agree.”
Something explodes inside Yukio. He opens his eyes wide when he feels tears on his shoulder. He’s too surprised to react.
All he could do was ask, “Eh?”
“I will marry you, idiot“ before Yukio can respond, Reni pulls him into a kiss. Yukio immediately responds.
Yukio tastes like strawberry, but Reni doesn’t mind. He had never felt more in love with Yukio than now.