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The plane’s wheels finally touched down, jolting him awake to renewed nervousness and sweating palms. While it wasn’t Isagi’s first trip overseas, it was his first trip to Germany. His first trip to meet Kaiser.
The thought of his partner made a grin crack on his face through his yawn. He tried to hide the expression with a grimace, not wanting to look like a complete lunatic as he dug through the bag at his feet looking for…ah, found them. The headphones that he had had since Blue Lock, that translated the scratchy, staticy German of the pilot announcing their arrival over the speakers into a much more understandable Japanese. While he was doing his best to learn Kaiser’s native tongue, sometimes, he needed the extra boost in understanding, especially when he was just waking up and most likely jetlagged.
As he disembarked, Isagi gazed out of the windows of the airport. Dark and gray, with heavy clouds. It was not raining yet, but it probably would be soon. He needed to find Kaiser before the rain started, so they wouldn’t get drenched in the downpour. A fantastic welcome to Germany.
Tightening his grasp on the strap of his backpack, Isagi scanned over the signs until he found the ones pointing him towards baggage claim. He knew his partner would be waiting for him there, as he had waited for Kaiser so many times at the airport in Tokyo.
Rounding a corner, Isagi almost broke into a sprint before he caught himself, trying to maintain some sense of composure as he caught sight of Kaiser’s blonde and blue hair in the crowd. He could see Kaiser smiling from here, tattooed arms open as if encouraging him.
“Come, Yoichi. Run to me like in the movies.”
As if.
That mask of composure did not last long once he was in Kaiser’s radius. Dropping his bag onto the floor, Isagi practically fell into his chest as Kaiser embraced him. The blonde squeezed him tightly, rubbing his face against his hair with a happy sigh.
Finally releasing him as the bags started to arrive on the conveyer belt, Kaiser held him at arm’s length with his hands on his shoulders.
“Good sleep? Your hair’s a mess, Yoichi. You still have a line on your cheek from the airplane window.”
Isagi scowled, patting down his hair.
“Shut up…And what about you? What are these for?” Reaching a hand up, he tapped at the lenses of the sunglasses resting on Kaiser’s hair. “You look like a jackass.”
“So mean, so cruel, my little Yoichi,” Kaiser whined, feigning as if Isagi had insulted him deeply. “I told you, the weather changes so fast here. It was sunny on my drive over, and now it's not. You need to be ready for anything.”
Rolling his eyes, Isagi turned his attention back to the carousel of suitcases, hoping to spot his bag quickly. Kaiser beat him to it, grasping the handle and yanking it off the belt with ease. Before Isagi could even complain, Kaiser had also slung his dropped backpack over his shoulder, and wrapped his free arm around Isagi’s waist to guide him towards the exit.
The warm, muggy air that so contrasted with the cold, gray sky slapped Isagi in the face as the sliding glass doors parted, exposing them to the elements. Kaiser chuckled at Isagi’s scrunched nose, pushing him forward into the uncomfortable heat and towards the parking garage.
“It feels so gross.”
“I told you. You didn’t believe me when I said the summers in Germany are just as awful as they are in Japan.”
“Of course not. Germany just always seems so…cold.”
A distant rumble of thunder masked Kaiser’s mocking laughter, sharp blue eyes looking down on him as he plucked at his shirt, pulling it away from his suddenly sweaty skin.
“It’s still the middle of July, Yoichi. It’s hot everywhere.”
Rolling his eyes once more, Isagi ducked out from under Kaiser’s arm, increasing the length of his stride until he was under the cover of the parking garage. He turned back to see Kaiser shielding his face with his hand, the sky finally opening up and dumping the first few fat raindrops on his head.
Once they were finally in the security of Kaiser’s car, Isagi practically melted into the passenger seat, the blast of cool air from the A/C a sweet relief from the surprisingly terrible weather outside.
He turned his gaze to the side when he felt Kaiser’s eyes on him, patiently waiting for Isagi to cool down before reaching across the seat to grab his chin. A soft smile graced his face, so different from the playful, teasing ones Isagi was so used to.
“Missed you.”
Isagi nodded, agreeing with the sentiment as Kaiser guided him forward, their lips meeting over the middle seat for the first time in weeks. Isagi couldn’t help himself as he scooted closer, forgoing the cool air of the AC for the warmth of Kaiser’s hands, only stopping when the seatbelt clip was the only thing left between their hips. Kaiser chuckled against his lips, amused by his little boyfriend’s feistiness, as he leaned back, pulling away just enough to speak.
“I thought you were uncomfortable? Too hot?”
Isagi shook his head, attempting to lean back in for another kiss, only to be stopped by a hand against his chest.
“My window tint isn’t that dark, Yoichi. And besides, there were some paparazzi in the airport before you arrived, and I managed to scare them off. But who knows where they ran off to.”
With a pathetic little pout, Isagi nodded, scooting back into his seat with crossed arms. Kaiser sighed, reaching across him to pull his seatbelt into place, giving him a sweet kiss on the cheek as he did so.
“Don’t worry, Yoichi. I’ll get you all nice and warmed up. Just as soon as I get you home.”