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A deluxe sushi box with eel and urchin. I asked Adachi what he’d like his first out-of-prison meal to be, and the fact that he chose something so expensive was just a little surprising. But, when I looked him over a few more times, I did notice how skinny he seemed, and I also couldn’t help but wonder when the last good meal he had was. Well, it didn’t matter what he’d end up wanting, because I would have gotten it no matter the price. In preparation for his return, I made sure my apartment was as clean as it could be and that I was stocked up on foods I knew he enjoyed. Everything had to be perfect. The home I wanted to bring him to had to be perfect. While it may be nothing more than an apartment, I still wanted it to be considered his ‘house.’ After all, it won’t just be me living here alone anymore.
After our long drive, I park my vehicle in the designated lot once we get to the apartment complex. First, getting our food from the back seat, I then get out to open the passenger door for Adachi, smiling as I watch him step out.
“Ah, thank you,” he says in response to me opening the door for him.
With a smile, I nod my head at him, now looking back towards the apartment complex.
“I live on the third floor, think you can make it up some steps?” I ask, continuing to smile at him.
Adachi nods, and we soon make our way towards the complex. We take our time going up the three flights of stairs, and I can’t help but notice how tired Adachi seems after the climb. He’s out of shape; that much is easy to tell. The sight bothers me, and I can’t help but frown at noticing how weak he seems. How was he treated when locked away? How come he’s in such poor shape? Gritting my teeth out of my own anger, I lead Adachi down the hallway, and we soon make it to my apartment. I close my eyes, breathe in, and then out slowly, calming my anger down. I open the door and allow Adachi to walk in first, as I soon follow suit.
Once inside, I immediately make my way towards the kitchen to set the bag of food down as Adachi looks around.
“It isn’t much, but…” I begin.
“I hope it’ll become home for you.”
It’s then that I look back at Adachi and notice how overwhelmed he looks, and I frown.
“Why… are you doing this..?” he asks in a hushed tone.
We didn’t talk much on the ride here, so I can’t blame him for being a little bit confused. Any amount of confidence I may have had before has now vanished, and he now seems like a lost child asking for help. My heart aches as I make my way over to him. I take his hands into mine and look at him directly in the eyes.
“For this past decade, I… never once stopped thinking about you,” I begin.
“I want this to become your home…” I continue.
“Because I still love you.”
Hearing those three words seems to elicit a response from Adachi, and I feel him trying to squeeze my hands. Those eyes that were once a hollow void in my memory are now soft and hesitant. There’s a shine in them that was never there before.
“But why?” Adachi asks.
“Why didn’t you forget about me, like you should have? Why didn’t you get with that idol girl, or maybe even with that Hanamura boy?” he continues.
“After everything I did, you still cling to that love you had for me a decade ago...”
Adachi then lowers his head, and the look on his face makes my chest tighten.
“Just… why..?”
I don’t answer right away, instead lowering my head to rest my chin on top of his head. What do I say? What do I want to say? I don’t even know all the answers myself. Like how it was ten years ago, my mind is once again full of questions.
A small chuckle escapes me as I move back a little, letting go of his hands to instead place them on either side of his face. I then lift his face so our eyes meet. The eyes that are looking into me right now are nothing like how I remember them. Is this how he truly wanted to be all along? Before he can say anything, I close my eyes and lean forward, pressing our lips together. He stiffens up for just a moment before relaxing, and he doesn’t seem to dislike my actions. Instead, I feel him slowly raise his hands to glide them through the back of my hair, soon gently kissing me back. He was never one to really talk about his emotions, and he was never one to let himself be vulnerable. So, this is all new to me. And it’s with this action that I feel myself falling in love all over again.
This kid has been in love with me for over a decade now. Those emotions never left him. Did they ever leave me? The answer to that question quickly appears the moment our lips touch. While a bit scared at first, I soon relaxed and brought my hands up to touch his hair, feeling how smooth it was. Ah, I still really love him. To think that love is so powerful that even being apart for ten years won’t make it fade. We continue to kiss for almost a full minute, never going past just our lips touching. Right now wouldn’t be the time for anything more intense, anyway. Once I need a proper breath, I pull away, looking into Yu’s eyes immediately after. Those rings are still there, and they don’t hide any secrets. He’s openly displaying himself to me, and in turn, I find myself doing the same. My chest feels as if it’s going to burst. But, this is a comforting pain, one that isn’t from sorrow. I could feel myself getting used to this.
“Home, huh?” I say, a small smile appearing on my face.
“Yes, I’m home.”
Yu immediately smiles at hearing me say this, and I can’t help but adore the look on his face. I may never understand why he fell for someone like me, but I guess I can’t complain anymore. What was there to even complain about in the first place? I don’t even know. Who was I a decade ago? I also don’t know that. I’m not a very sentimental type of person, but I can’t help but absorb the moment that I’m in now.
I then remember the sushi, perking up a little at the thought of eating. Man, I’m starving. Yu notices this immediately and chuckles before parting away from me. No more words need to be spoken between us, and he doesn’t need to answer my pathetic questions. Because we both know the love that we feel in this moment is real. Hah, how corny. To think I’d let him turn me into this much of a softie. Yu then leads me over to the table, sitting me down as he gets our utensils ready. I can’t believe he got us something so expensive. A part of me can’t help but feel bad, while the other part of me doesn’t mind whatsoever. Once the table is properly set, I smile and bow my head at Yu, while he does the same in turn. There are four chairs around the table, and while I could sit away from Yu, I decided to sit directly across from him. Yu opens the box, and my eyes immediately fixate on the pieces of sushi with urchin on them. I almost forgot to thank them for the food before digging in, but I eventually snap myself back, and we both bow our heads and thank the gods for our meal. Though I’m not really thanking the gods for anything, so I am just doing this to continue customs, I suppose. Yu makes a small chuckle in response to seeing how excited I am, and a blush slowly appears on my face as I wait for him to take the first bite out of respect.
“Go on, dig in,” Yu says.
I look to the food, then to him, and then back to the food. Well, since he said so… I pick up my utensils and immediately grab the piece with the largest piece of urchin, and Yu bursts out laughing in response as I pop it into my mouth.
“Shush…” I mumble out with a full mouth.
The atmosphere is warm, and it continues to stay that way during our entire meal. We talk about a bunch of different things, like me asking how Nanako is doing, how his little friends are doing, everything. There isn’t much to say about me, so when he began asking me questions, I didn’t really have anything to say. Even so, Yu looked at me with such interest. He intently listened to everything I said, and for possibly the first time in my life, I felt like I mattered. My chest ached as our night continued, but it wasn’t a painful ache. No, instead it ached from something other than hurt. This was love, and realizing this made me smile. Hah, look what I’ve become. I tried my best to forget this stupid love while doing my time, but it seems that it never left. It feels like this is here to stay, and I don’t mind it at all. It’ll take some getting used to, but I feel I’m ready to change. Who I was over a decade ago is something I’d like to forget about. Sentimentality was never for me, but… I suppose this is something I can live with from now on.
A few months have passed since Adachi has been living with me. Nanako didn’t recognize him at first, but it didn’t take long for her to be friendly with him, like nothing bad had ever happened in the past. I could tell that this overwhelmed Adachi, so I had to butt in and tell her to give him some space. My uncle just laughed at the whole ordeal and didn’t really help. Still, Adachi eventually looked like he was having fun, and that was all that mattered to me. My friends were hesitant about meeting him, but everything eventually went off without a hitch. They could tell how much the man wants to change, and in the end, I felt all of us become even closer now that Adachi is back in our lives. Adachi sleeps in the guest bedroom, though I’ve always wanted this to change. We’ve made our feelings for each other very apparent to one another, so how come some things seem hard to bring up? I want to cuddle with him, sleep with him, and… I want to touch him. Doesn’t he want the same? While it took me a while to muster up the courage to ask him for sex, I eventually gained the courage, and…
“Adachi, let’s have sex.”
The man spits out his water at hearing me say this, and soon begins to go into a coughing fit. Once he finally catches his breath, he looks over to me with a deep blush on his face. I can’t help but chuckle at the sight, watching as he clears his throat.
“Wh-where did this come from..?” Adachi asks.
I make a small hum, keeping my eyes on him.
“Are you saying you don’t want to?” I ask in return, leaning closer to him on the couch.
It’s silent for a moment before he lets out a big sigh, looking at me with a small smile.
“I’ll… take a shower, then…” Adachi then says, and I can’t help but begin to grin, nodding in response.
He then gets up to put his glass of water in the sink before heading to the bathroom with fresh clothes in hand. I already feel myself getting excited, and I do my best to calm myself down, shaking my head and smacking my face a bit. Once I hear the water turn on, I get up to get the bedroom ready. Opening the bottom drawer of my nightstand, I take out the bottle of lube I was secretly storing, setting it down on the table. My eyes then gravitate to the box of condoms that lies at the bottom of the drawer. I think long and hard for a moment before shaking my head, shutting the drawer. Surely he won’t mind a little mess, right? I get naked, throwing my clothes to the side before lying down on the bed, waiting for Adachi to be done with his shower.
After about ten minutes, Adachi makes his way into the bedroom, a blush already on his face. He looks me dead in the eyes before bursting out laughing.
“H-hey!” I say in shock from his laughs, watching as he clutches his stomach.
“W-what? I can’t wait for you like this?!”
A blush soon makes its way onto my face, embarrassment flooding into me.
“Sorry, sorry!” Adachi laughs out.
“I just wasn’t expecting it!”
It takes him a few moments to stop laughing; my cheeks puffed up a little the whole time, huffing out. He then looks at me with a smile, the blush coming back.
“You really did grow up well, didn’t you..?” he comments, now moving to sit beside me on the bed.
I watch as he looks me up and down, and I still can’t help but feel embarrassed.
“Well… You readied yourself, correct?” I ask him, watching as his expression changes from a smile to a look of confusion.
“Wait…” he begins, but before he has the chance to say anything else, I move to push him on his back, pressing him against the bed as I hover above him.
Smiling down at him, I watch as he does his best to come to terms with what’s happening.
“You’re supposed to be the bottom, you know?!” he almost shouts out, and I belly laugh from his response.
I then lean down to plant a kiss on his lips, bringing my right hand down, slipping it under his boxers. Although still shocked by what’s happening, Adachi still kisses me back.
Our lips wrap around each other’s as my hand begins to grope Adachi from under his boxers. He mumbles into my mouth as I hold onto his flaccid cock, soon stroking it. It doesn’t take long until I feel him begin to grow hard in my hand, and once he does, I chuckle into his mouth. He huffs out into my face in response, and all I can do is just chuckle. Once he had become fully erect, I move back, looking down at the man with a smile. The blush on his face is something I have never seen before, and the sight makes me feel unbelievably excited. I then move to slide his boxers down before fully pulling them off completely. My cock is now also fully erect as I move to grab the bottle of lube that I set on the nightstand.
“Spread your legs apart,” I tell him, watching as he does so, albeit a bit reluctantly.
I open the cap and begin to slowly pour some of the lube onto my fingers, making sure they are nice and evenly coated before bringing my hand down to his asshole.
“Breathe in…” I say, Adachi just once again huffing in response.
Once I feel he’s relaxed enough, I begin to trace my left index finger around his hole, lubing up the sides before slowly pushing my finger in. I do my best to be gentle as I hear him take a few deep breaths in, watching as he lays his head to the side and closes his eyes. I bring my right hand up to push his legs apart just a little more, staying still for just a moment before beginning to move my finger, rubbing along the inside of his walls. While I may have had some sexual experiences from random hookups, they have all been with women, so doing this to another man is still new to me. Doing my best to remember where the prostate is, I push my finger in more, curling it around before I eventually feel something. Pushing against it, Adachi gasps out in response, and it’s then that I know I’ve found what I’ve been looking for.
I can’t believe I’m letting this happen to me. The sensations I’m experiencing are brand new to me, and I can’t help but feel overwhelmed because of it all. I’m keeping my eyes closed tight as my hands begin to grip onto the sheets. This kid’s finger is making me feel weak already, and every time he pushes against my prostate I feel my cock twitch. Breathing quickly, Yu soon pushes a second finger in as he spreads my legs apart more with his hand.
“Nghh…” I grumble, my body jolting in response to every press against my prostate.
It doesn’t take long for my cock to begin dripping precum, and my quick breaths quickly turn into pants.
“Adachi…” Yu whispers.
I turn my head to look at him in response to hearing my name being called, and it’s then that I feel him push some of his weight into me as our lips collide like before. Reclosing my eyes, I waste no time in kissing back, still jolting whenever he hits that certain spot. Then, without warning, I feel him move his right hand to gently grab hold of my cock, soon stroking it at an even pace.
“A-ahh! Yu, w-wait!” I gasp, pulling away from the kiss, panting.
Yu shakes his head in response, now thrusting his fingers in me faster, pressing against my prostate more roughly. His right hand continues stroking my cock, and my precum soon lubricates his hand. This is all too much to handle, and it doesn’t take long until I burst.
“Ahh! Mhhngh!” I moan out, biting my lip to try and quiet myself as my body jolts up, cum soon shooting its way onto my stomach.
Yu doesn’t stop, and instead keeps going, as if he wants to milk me. This fucking brat, does he not know when to stop? But I can’t stop myself from cumming, the orgasm making my head spin. I don’t think I’ve had an orgasm this good in years, and being as pent up as I was doesn’t help make this any less amazing. He’s good with his hands. What did he do while I was away, I wonder?
Once I get down from my high, I lie there tired, panting, and doing my best to catch my breath. I feel satisfied, and could go to sleep right here, right now. But, I know that with Yu at the age that he is, this won’t be where we stop. Opening my eyes, I look at him with a small smile. I’ve finally accepted all this change, what’s with trying one more new thing?
“Well?” I begin, spreading my legs.
“You need to take care of yourself, too, right?” I tease, watching as Yu nods quickly.
He’s a stupid brat, but I love him nonetheless.
“Tell me if you need a break…” Yu says, and I nod in response.
I admire his body for a moment, really taking in how well maturing has made him look. Handsome, I’d say. Sexy, even. But he won’t hear these words from me, hah. I brace myself, holding onto the sheets tightly as I feel him press his tip against my entrance. With a deep breath, he begins pushing himself into me, and I can’t help but throw my head back from the feeling. Fuck, was he always this big?! Yu pauses for a moment before thrusting in fully, pressing his body against mine.
“AH! A-ahh..” I moan from feeling him fully inside me, my stomach already feeling full.
Yu’s cock twitches inside of me from my response, and he then wastes no time in beginning to thrust at an even pace. This fucker is barely giving me a chance to breathe, but I find myself loving it.
I’m so excited. I’m doing my best to hold back and not thrust into Adachi too roughly, but I don’t know how long I can take an even pace for. His insides are tight, and I feel him squeezing me like crazy. Fuck, this is good. I bring my hands up to hold onto the man’s legs, pushing them wider as I push deep with every thrust. It doesn’t take long before I begin to pant as my cock slides against the walls of Adachi’s insides each time I thrust.
“Ahh! Ah-ahh!!” he moans out, my eyes now making their way down to admire Adachi’s body.
While still skinny, I’ve managed to put some weight on him. I’ve purposely made some more fatty meals, and seeing his body in much better shape than when he first came home makes me feel overjoyed. This happiness doesn’t help me hold back in my thrusting, and I soon can’t handle the even pace anymore. Stopping for a moment, I adjust both of us a little better before plunging into Adachi.
“AHHH!?” Adachi gasps and moans, throwing his head back.
“S-so… su-sudden!!” he gasps as I’m holding his legs wide open, thrusting myself into him rough and deep.
“Haahh.. Hah..” I pant out, my nails now digging into Adachi’s legs.
The room is filled with the sounds of our bodies slapping together, as well as the sounds escaping from both of our mouths. It’s too good, it’s amazing.
“Yu... Yu..!” Adachi moans my name out as I watch him bring his arms up in the air, and I know exactly what he’s signaling for.
Leaning down, I allow Adachi to wrap his arms and legs around me as I continue thrusting into him roughly, my cock hitting his stomach over and over. We then both move our faces to each other’s, our lips immediately wrapping around each other's as we begin kissing deeply.
“Mmmhh! Mmgh!” Adachi moans into the kiss, our tongues already wrestling as saliva goes down both of our chins.
The feelings we are both experiencing are intense, and I can’t help but push my body into the man below me more with every thrust. Our eyes are both tightly closed as our tongues explore each other’s mouths, my rough thrusts never stopping. But it eventually becomes too much for both of us. I pull our faces away, spit still connecting our tongues as Adachi moans out loudly.
“AHHH! A-A-AHH!” he moans, and I can tell he’s already at his limit.
I then do something that I think will truly push him over the edge. Leaning down, I bring my mouth to his ear, blowing some air against it a little before whispering his name.
“Tohru…” I whisper, repeating his name multiple times in his ear.
As I suspected, this becomes too much for him. He jolts into my body, both his legs and arms trembling as he begins to cum, gasping for air. His insides tighten around me, and it isn’t long before I push myself in fully, beginning to shoot my load into him. We both pant and gasp together, and I wrap my arms around Adachi, pulling him closer as we allow ourselves to become intertwined. This is better than I had ever imagined. Almost tearing up, I keep my mouth by his ear, now whispering something else.
“I love you… I love you…” I repeat, and to my surprise, it isn’t long until I receive an answer.
“Yu… I love you, too…” Adachi says in response, now bringing one of his hands up to hold onto the back of my head as he then moves to kiss the side of my neck.
The amount of happiness filling my body is immense, and I can’t help but smile wide at this whole situation. This is what I’ve always wished for, what I’ve always wanted. This love is real, and after a decade of waiting, I finally have him here with me.
Passion got a little out of control, and Yu and I continued with our erotic activities through the whole night. To my surprise, we actually switched places a few times. It had been forever since I’d been able to fully release myself to feelings such as this. It’s all so overwhelming, but it’s all so welcoming. Hah, to think this is what being deeply in love truly feels like. Yu and I are cuddling on the bed together, lying down on fresh sheets with fresh bodies, the two of us desperately needing showers and a clean bed once our night was up. The sun has been rising and is peeking through the blinds. Neither of us realized how long we were at it until the soft light of the morning sun hit us in the eyes. Once it became clear that we needed to stop, we laughed at each other. I don’t remember laughing like this before. The voice that’s coming out of me right now, the expressions I’m making… Would the me from over a decade ago recognize who he is now? I’m not sure, but I don’t like thinking about these things anymore. Why should I? Although some doubt still occasionally lingers in my mind about this all, I wouldn’t want to live any other way than I am now. Haha, and this is all because of a brat’s stupid, stubborn young love.
“Tohru,” I hear Yu say, a blush on my face as I now have to get used to hearing him call me by my first name.
“Hm?” I hum in response.
Yu is quiet and lost in thought for a moment, and I look over at him, awaiting his response.
“Ah!” he then exclaims.
“I forgot to show you the gift I got for you.”
With that, Yu slides himself away from my arms and out of the bed, and I watch as he makes his way to the closet. He moves some things aside before pulling out a box, one that is neatly wrapped with wrapping paper. A small chuckle leaves my lips as Yu scurries over, setting the box down in my lap once I sit up.
“Go ahead,” he says, looking at me with those bright eyes of his.
Smiling, I nod as I begin to carefully unwrap the box, doing my best to try and figure out what’s inside. Once completely unwrapped, I take off the box’s top, and my eyes widen at what I see inside.
“Glasses..?” I question.
“How did you know that I needed a pair?” I then ask him directly, looking at him with my right eyebrow raised.
Yu chuckles, looking a bit proud of himself.
“Well, a long time ago… When I was in Junes with you, I noticed you’d squint at the clock that was hanging in the corner of the store, and… I just assumed that you had poor eyesight.” Yu explains.
Damn, he really is observant.
“You really remember something as small as that?” I ask as I bring my hands down to take the glasses out of their casing, putting them on and looking around a little.
“I’m sorry if they’re not the right strength for you. We can always get them exchanged for another pair?” Yu offers, once seeing me squint my eyes a few times with them on.
Smiling, I nod, taking them off and setting them back in their case.
“They are a little strong, yeah…” I admit, Yu frowning in response.
“But! Like you said, we can always exchange them!” I chuckle, Yu quickly returning to his happy self.
It’s then that I realize that there’s red paper underneath where the case was in the box. Smiling, I take a piece of the paper out and begin doing my best to fold it into something. Yu is looking at me curiously, and it takes a moment for him to realize what it is I’m trying to make with the paper. But once he realizes it, a wide smile appears on his face, and I swear he almost tears up.
“Here, your gift in return,” I say once finishing, handing him the small piece of paper.
He holds it gently in his hands, and I watch as he stares at it with love. Jeez, doing this one thing is making him so happy?
“A red crane…” Yu comments, his smile never fading.
“Yes, a red crane for you.”
The two of us share a happy smile, and we soon find ourselves embracing each other once again. Yu keeps planting kisses on my lips and face, and the sensation is causing me to almost giggle.
This is it. This is love. This is what I needed all along. I may have gone down the wrong path, but like a miracle, a hand was there to drag me out from reaching that path’s eventual demise. Heh, a miracle, eh? I guess we can call him that. I once again find myself becoming sentimental. With a laugh, I can’t help but imagine what the face on twenty-seven-year-old me would look like in reaction to who I am now, to where I am now. Eh, it doesn’t matter. For now, I’ll just continue to focus on this miracle.
It’s been another decade, and our lives are going smoothly. Adachi still needs to check in with his parole officer every so often, but other than that, we’re left alone for the most part. My friends and I are all working and on different paths, but we still meet up occasionally. Adachi and I are looking for a house to settle in, so we won’t have to feel trapped in an apartment anymore. Dojima is an old man now, but he has Nanako and her husband to help take care of him, as well as a cute grandchild. Everything is going perfectly, and I couldn’t be happier. This is the miracle that I wanted, this is my perfect world. I look over to see Adachi having fallen asleep while reading, his glasses still on.
“You need to stop doing this,” I chuckle and say softly to myself, now moving to take off his glasses, folding them, and setting them on our nightstand beside the two red paper cranes that stay there on the table.
Next to the cranes rest our rings, to which I always make sure to take good care of, and their shine shows this.
Once I get him properly tucked in without waking him up, I turn the side lamp off before cuddling under the covers next to him. A big yawn escapes me before I finally rest my eyes.
“I love you, Tohru…” I mutter, wrapping my arms around him.
And like that, I fall asleep, excited to wake up next to the man I love in the morning. I wonder if he’ll make our coffee this time?