To Want And To Wait ~ scene V.iv
by the diggler
Warnings: This fic is YAOI [has explicit boyxboy homosexual content] and this part is PG14. Minor spoilers for events that happen in the manga after the anime ends.
A/N: it's finally finished! gah! sorry it took so long, but oh well, RL got in the way. che. i don't think i'll be writing any more multi-parters any time soon. But i'll definitely have to write some more smuttier RuHanas ^_~
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and related characters are the property of Inoue Takehiko et al.
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Rukawa inhaled deeply, his nose pressed into the back of Hanamichi's hair and savoring the redhead's scent as his hand lightly stroked the sleeping boy's stomach. They lay pressed together front to back, length for length, so he felt it when Hanamichi began to stir, coming awake.
"You're awake?" the redhead asked him sleepily.
"Can't sleep." he replied.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm just enjoying this too much, the way I feel right now, the way you make me feel." Rukawa said softly.
"Talkative too... there must be something wrong." Hanamichi replied.
"Do'aho" Rukawa snorted. Hanamichi chuckled softly.
Rukawa smiled, wrapping his arms tighter around the redhead, and Hanamichi snuggled into his embrace. They lay together quietly for a while, enjoying the warmth of each other's presence, but then he felt Hanamichi begin to tense slightly.
"Kaede? Did you mean what you said?"
"Hmm?" Rukawa replied drowsily. Hanamichi rolled over, facing him.
"Before... when we were..." the redhead hesitated, as if afraid to bring it up. Rukawa opened his eyes, finally getting Hanamichi was asking about. Looking up directly into the redhead's eyes, he nodded.
Hanamichi bit his lip, his gaze thoughtful as he stared down into Rukawa's chest.
"It's okay Hanamichi. I understand if you're not ready to say something like that to me. I don't want to force you. I... I can wait." Rukawa said.
"No Kaede. You don't have to wait this time." Hanamichi replied, raising his eyes to meet the raven-haired boy's. The redhead took a deep breath.
"I love you."
Rukawa's lips turned up softly, smiling as he reached up to caress the redhead's cheek. Hanamichi leaned into his palm, placing a kiss there before leaning down to kiss Rukawa's lips. He sighed, resting his head on Rukawa's chest.
"I guess that's why I struggled so hard against this..." Hanamichi went on, "because I knew... I knew how deep it went. And I was afraid... especially when I didn't know what exactly you wanted. And then when my back blew out, and I had so much time to think... I couldn't deny it anymore... I had feelings for you, and I may have had them all along." he paused, raising his head again. "I'm sorry I made you wait so long."
Rukawa wrapped his arms around the redhead, assuring him.
"It's okay Hana, it was worth every second. If you hadn't made me wait I may not have realized how deep my feelings for you went. I'm glad it happened this way."
Hanamichi smiled, his embrace tightening as he lay his head on Rukawa's chest, settling in to get some more sleep.
"Don't let me go okay? I like the feeling of your arms around me." the redhead said.
Rukawa hn-ed in affectionate amusement. He had waited a long time for this, had wanted it so much, so now that Hanamichi was finally his, here in his arms... well, he had no plans of letting go anytime soon.
~ owari
variety is the spice of life.
make love not war.
October 22 '04