Mr 6:35 part 68

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Sakurai kept his eyes on his lover as they walked down the stairs of their apartment building. It was something that he had done a lot since the work had started on their house but this was the first time that he was doing it without being completely covered up with his sunglasses and mask and he kept expecting to see people running in fear at his face or simply running to throw up. There was barely anybody around though and listening to the random chatter that Aiba was releasing helped to stop some of the worst parts of his fear. Aiba looked more beautiful than ever tonight, even though it was normally hard to believe that this perfect man was all his it seemed even more impossible tonight. Sakurai knew that he had dressed this way for him though and it filled him with as much pride as the feel of the pocket watch against his leg. The watch wasn’t something that fit with what he was wearing but he hadn’t been able to not bring it feeling emotional every time he thought about it and the meaning that was behind it. It meant that he was, wholly and completely, accepted by his lover’s family and that the Aibas’ were treating him as their son-in-law.

“Aiba-kun” A bright warm voice said pulling him out of his thoughts as he realised that they had indeed met somebody that they knew. Yamada Daichi, a man that lived in the apartment below them, he was friendly enough always saying good morning or good evening when they met on the stairs but this was the first time that he had met him without his mask and his reaction was predictable. His smile dropped a fraction, not enough to lose its politeness as he looked at him but enough that it was noticeable and he shifted uncomfortable forcing himself to look anywhere but at his face “ and…Um…Sak-urai…Um…I…”

“Yamada-san, good evening! I hope you are well! And Daisy is okay” Aiba said as brightly as he normally would his body curving against his his hand squeezing his just a little fraction more tightly “We’re going on a date!”

“I…I see that…Um…Anywhere nice?” Yamada nodded his voice and smile recovering a little now and Aiba nodded happily.
“To the movies and then for a meal…Sorry I’d love to talk more but the taxi is already here”

“Of course…I hope that you have a good evening, Aiba-kun, Sakurai-san…” Yamada waved them off as Aiba pulled him down the last flight of stairs and out into the foyer. Sakurai could feel his heart racing against his ribs, it had been awkward…And terrifying but Yamada had soon recovered, at least outwardly, and Sakurai had to admit that it wasn’t as bad as he had been building up in his mind.

“You okay, Sho-chan?”

“…Yeah…I…I am…” He answered surprised at his own answer as he gave a smile that was returned by one from Aiba who quickly pressed his lips to his scarred cheek “Come on, your movie will be starting before you get there you wouldn’t want to miss…Drooling time would you?”

“…Nino told you?!” Aiba whined his face going a bright pink and Sakurai gave a nod Nino had indeed told him about his lover’s little crushes and it hadn’t affected him as much as he thought it would have, in fact it had bolstered his confidence a little that somebody who found two attractive people hot would be in love with him. “You are much better than they are, Sho-chan!”

“…I haven’t seen the movies myself…But…Reading the comics I was always more of a Captain America fan…” Sakurai admitted with a smile squeezing his hand and fingers. Aiba’s face transformed from worried to ecstatic in a matter of a moment his eyes shining brightly as they left the apartment building and headed towards the taxi who was still waiting patiently by the side of the curb.

“Oh! You’re going to love him! He’s really cute! Ah! But if you haven’t watched them you might not enjoy this one! Um…We don’t have to see it until…”

“We do…Can’t you give me a quick rundown of what’s been going on?” Sakurai asked waiting for his lover to enter the taxi before he followed in behind. The man behind the wheel gave him a look through his mirror but it was only a small one before he asked;

“Where to?”

“The Oceania Cinema…” Aiba answered before launching into a full explanation of all of the movies so far. There was a lot to take in and Aiba’s explanation left a lot to be desired but by the time they were pulling up outside of the cinema he was positive that he could keep up while watching the film and he had to admit that he was a little more open to an avengers movie marathon when they had time.

“So Loki is dead?” He asked as they left the taxi uncomfortably aware of how many more people there was here and how it felt like they all seemed to be looking at him even when he knew they weren’t.

“No…Loki is pretending to be Odin but Thor doesn’t know…But…I don’t think it will come up in this movie…So I guess it doesn’t matter...” Aiba explained gently wrapping his arm around Sakurai’s holding him tightly as they walked to where he assumed they were meeting Nino and Ohno. “…Nino and Satoshi should be here already...Nino likes to play in the arcade before we watch the movie…”

“…Right…Um…” Sakurai tried to swallow down the nerves as they walked to the entrance of the cinema complex but every time he managed to push one lot down another rose up like an army of vengeful bubbles causing his breathing to become irregular and his heart to beat like that of a racehorse.

“What was the last movie you saw in the cinema, Sho-chan?”

“Gohatto...”

“…Isn’t that the one about gay samurai?” Aiba asked gently his voice doing soothing things to his heart “Were you with a date?”

“…Yes…And…Yes…Sort of…” Sakurai admitted very reluctantly, his on off boyfriend had forced him to go and watch it. He would always remember it though as it was the last date he’d had with the man before the accident “It wasn’t a date really though…I...I…I didn’t even want to see it…I would have rather have gone with you…”

“No you wouldn’t Sho-chan” Aiba snorted with a little bit of laughter before explaining quickly “I was only about 12 then…It might have looked weird you trying to take me to watch a film about gay samurai…”

“…I suppose it would have looked…Odd…” Sakurai agreed smiling again wondering for about the millionth time how Aiba managed to make him feel calmer about everything. It was as if there was something magical about his lover that make him only want to pay attention to him and when the spell was broken he realised that they were in the middle of crowded arcade. “Um…I…”

“Don’t worry Sho-chan, none of these people care about you…They are here to play on the games…Come on let’s find Nino and Satoshi they have to be…”

“Damn it! How could you win again, Samii?!” Nino’s voice shouted over the sounds of the crowds and Aiba gave laugh pulling Sakurai through the crowds of people to the sounds of Nino.

The pair were playing a racing/slash shooting game which had them both sitting on a fake bike with a plastic gun in one hand. They seemed to have attracted a rather large crowd of spotty faced teenagers who were all cheering and shouting their little computer characters as they raced around a wasteland shouting at each other and at the other characters. Ohno seemed to be the better of the two his bike moving perfectly, which made sense as he rode a motorbike but what was troubling was that his accuracy with the gun also seemed to be perfect. His eyes were so focused they seemed like empty black tunnels in his face and for the first time ever Sakurai really could imagine why his lover was so afraid of the other man. As soon as the game ended though Ohno’s expression cleared at he gave Nino a smile before pulling him into a kiss.

“You are so good! Satoshi! It’s nice to finally see Nino beaten!” Aiba said happily bouncing up and down at his side. The pair broke out of their kiss looking at him with bemused expressions and Sakurai really knew that he could enjoy this date.

TBC
A/N: I hope that this is okay ^_^