I Will Win You Back(Completed)

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8:15pm

Gakushū kissed Karma softly before slipping out of the bed.

He gathered their dirty clothes and tossed them in his laundry bin, before preparing new ones for him and Karma.

He took a fifteen minute shower, and after finishing up he left the hot water running for Karma.

Pulling on a cotton shirt and old jeans, he left the bedroom and headed to the kitchen. He passed the window and saw that the moon had risen up, lighting the starless night sky.

When Gakushū reached the kitchen, Ren and Rio were there, drinking tea. The brunet flashed him a teasing smile. "Did Karma finally wore you out?"

He glared at Ren, before reaching for the cupboard to find something to cook for dinner.

"You're satisfied though right? Karma's not loosing his touch?" Rio smirked at him. "And how's the bed by the way? I imagine it-"

"Please do not imagine, and please shut the fuck up" Gakushū snapped.

Ren and Rio snickered. Oh, how they love to tease him. Especially when it involved sex with Karma. "You mean fuck Karma up " Ren sneered.

"Did the bed break? Want us to buy you a new one?" Rio teased.

"Want me to hit you both with a frying pan?" Gakushū scowled.

"Now now, no need to be so testes " Ren raised both his hands in mock surrender

"Gakushū was it so good it made a  sperm-manent record?" Rio laughed at the redness of Gakushū's face. She guessed he was red from anger and embarrassment. The blonde and the brunet laughed, high-fiving even.

Gakushū flipped them off before returning his focus to cooking dinner.

"So" Rio clapped her hands together. "Are you two back together again?" She leaned over the table, the palm of her hand on her cheek. "Well? Are we going to have a wedding?"

Gakushū sighed. "Well...I can't deny there is still a part of me that's hurting from Karma's abandonment.."

Ren gave his friend a sympathetic look.

"But, the past few days of having Karma back in my life, it re-sparked my feelings for him. Yes, we're back together-"

"I knew it!" Rio cheered.

"--But I'm not sure about a wedding" Gakushū finished.

Ren and Rio looked at him in astoundment. "No wedding?"

"I'm not saying I'm never going to marry Karma! Of course I will!" Gakushū corrected. "But maybe after, a year or two" the strawberry blonde rubbed his arm uncomfortably. "I just don't want a repeat of what happened two years ago"

"Has he even told you why he left?" Rio asked, playing with her cup.

"No" Gakushū shook his head.

"Have you asked him?" -Ren

"No" Gakushū lowered the heat of the stove. "I'm not even sure if I want to know. I, I'm scared of the answer"

Meanwhile, Karma had woken up to the sound of running water and found the clothes his boyfriend had laid out for him. After showering, he went to look for his boyfriend and he had just caught Gakushū mention about a wedding.

"Oh right, our bet. If by the end of the month he's fallen for me we'll get married" he thought, remembering their bet.

"---maybe after a year or two......I just don't want a repeat of what happened two years ago"

"Has he even told you why he left?"

"No"

"Have you asked him?"

"No--"

Karma covered his mouth to muffle his sudden heavy breathing. He felt a lump in his throat, of course Gakushū hasn't completely gotten over his abandonment! Of course they need to talk about the reason why he left him in the first place

But Karma thought...

He thought he could distract Gakushū enough to forget about it.

He thought Gakushū would eventually not care why he left in the first place.

"I'm not sure I even want to know. I'm scared of the answer.."

"You're never going to anywhere by allowing your fear of the truth block you, Gakushū" Ren advised. "The truth can be painful, and scary, but we all have to face it. One way or another"

"It's not that I want to keep it from you forever" Karma entered the kitchen.

"Karma!" Gakushū exclaimed. Ren, Rio and him looked down guiltily, as if they were kids caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

"How long have you been-" Rio started.

"Just a while" Karma shrugged.

Ren placed a hand on Rio's arm, and jerked his head to the door, signaling they should leave.

Rio nodded, and she and the brunet left the kitchen. Leaving the couple alone.

Karma stared into Gakushū's amethyst eyes with such intensity that the strawberry blonde found himself looking away. "Gakushū, I'm not sure you'll like the truth that you'll hear"

"Did you leave for someone else?" Gakushū asked fearfully.

"No! Of course not you insecure weirdo!" Karma laughed.

Gakushū sighed with relief.

"I was hoping we wouldn't have this conversation until, maybe day 20 but here we are" Karma patted the chair beside him.

"Sit down"

(Author: IWWYB fact: Ren threw Karma and Gakushū an engagement party and Natsuki made a speech about the joys of a family and how excited she is for Karma and Gakushū. When she was finishing her speech she said "To Karma and Gakushū!" But then Karma, who was drunk, yelled "and sex with Gakushū!" Causing everyone to yell "To sex with Gakushū!" )