Is This Love?

Chapter 5~ Drunk Babu-chan

Normally, Kanae would be the one sober so that he could drive everyone home, but from the lack of magic juice, he got drunk pretty easily that night. Of course he wasn't that drunk.

Once the two friends were nearing their apartment complex, Kuzuha realized that he probably had to bring Kanae over to his place since he couldn't really take care of himself and it was still pretty early to go to sleep. Besides, Kanae wasn't needy when drunk, he just gets a bit sloppy. They reached Kuzuha's residence in just under 20 minutes. The walk took slightly longer since Kuzuha had a a certain brunette on his back the whole time. The annoyed vampire shot the younger a look which meant "Stop. Clinging. To. Me."   Sadly for Kuzuha, his friend was too drunk to listen...or he just didn't want to, one of the two.

Kuzuha hobbled to the bathroom, a little gremlin latching onto his arm. He sat Kanae down on the countertop and told him to stay put before proceeding to his bedroom to grab some clothes. He searched for a while before coming to the conclusion that Kanae had hidden his own clothing too well. The vampire let out a loud sigh and grabbed his own silky, gray pajamas for the male waiting in the bathroom. The vampire headed back to the bathroom set the pajamas down next to the sink. Kanae was half asleep by now. Kuzuha rolled his eyes and splashed the younger with a bit of water. The brunette snapped out of his trance with a gasp, then he proceeded to stare at the vampire before him.

"Shower. Call me when you're done." Kuzuha ordered. He walked out closed the door behind him.

About 15 minutes went by when Kuzuha's nap was interrupted by a little voice calling his name. Kuzuha hobbled over, still yawning, to the bathroom. He opened the door and instantly woke up.  In front of him was Kanae in the bathtub in his bare skin. There was an awkward moment of silence before Kuzuha finally spoke up.

"WHY ARE YOU UNCLOTHED?!" The flushed vampire scolded.

"Kuzuha told me to call when I finished.." The brunette meekly replied.

"Ugh.. are you serious right now?"

Kanae just stared at the older male, looking like a confused puppy.

"I'm sorry.." Kanae whispered, tears welling up in his eyes.

Kuzuha just stared with disbelief, "W-why are you crying now?!"

"Ku- *hic* -Kuzuha *hic* is angry"

The vampire didn't have the words to say. He never expected drunk Kanae to be like this! Nevertheless, he crouched down and cupped the crying brunette's face. He hushed him, trying to sound as gentle as possible.

"Shh..Don't worry, I'm not angry." The vampire said awkwardly.

"You're *hic* not?" Kanae's tears started to dry up.

Kuzuha softened his gaze and shook his head. He then hesitantly grabbed the silky pajamas on the countertop. He took a deep breath and told Kanae to sit on the countertop, and he did just that. Kuzuha took the boxers in his hands and slid him on Kanae's legs (Don't worry, they're new). He pulled them up and relaxed a little. Still, the sight before him was quite embarrassing to look at. Next, he grabbed the shirt and- oh shoot. There are no pants??? Well he couldn't just leave to find them now, so he figured he would look for them later. Kuzuha held one of Kanae's arms and slid them through the armhole, noticing how slender the younger's arm was. Kuzuha finished dressing Kanae(except for the pants) and helped him to the bedroom. He placed Kanae's head on the fluffy pillow and before covering him with the blanket, he remembered that Kanae had no pants. Kuzuha told Kanae to wait and walked over to the closet. He rummaged around for a while before he finally found them. He turned back to look at the sleeping beauty behind him- wait, sleeping? Kanae was already asleep by now. Kuzuha sighed. He tiptoed over to Kanae and sat down at his feet.

Kanae slightly opened his eyes. He was already sober from a little sleep. He suddenly sprung up because of the feeling of something on his waist. The brunette looked down to see his dear friend Kuzuha, hands on the hem of his pants. Kuzuha immediately pulled away in a panic. Before the vampire could say a word, Kanae got up and ran towards the door. He felt his heart beat faster and faster. How he wished he would've stayed and yell out his feelings. His thoughts were interrupted by Kuzuha grabbing his hand, he looked back at the vampire's crimson eyes.

"Oi, I was just dressing you because you fell asleep. You don't have to sleep on the couch again." Kuzuha said, not averting his gaze.

"...I see.." Kanae replied. 'So it was a misunderstanding after all.' he felt his heart break a little.

"Sorry, I'll return home now." Kanae declared as he rushed out the door, not bothering to grab his things. 

Inside, he wished for Kuzuha to tell him not to go. He wanted Kuzuha to view him as more than just a friend, but he knew that it would never happen. He laid in his own bed, he yearned for the vampire's warmth next to him. 

Of course, Kuzuha had suspected that something was going on, but this was the first time he thought that Kanae might have a crush on him. He brushed it off as a misunderstanding and went to bed, feeling an unfamiliar void in his chest.

Hi! I was planning to add lemon to this chapter but- um I have no experience writing smut whatsoever so, I'm sorry? I just wanna say that I only write kzkn. It's less popular than knkz but I write what I like. Thanks for reading though!