Hyoga x Shun Short Stories

Chapter 8

One Day

Shun and Hyoga's morning routine is monotonous and simple... until Hyoga oversleeps...

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"Did you start the coffee maker?"

"Yep, it should be ready in any... there it is!"

The routine before going to work was always the same, but that didn't mean they disliked it.

Each morning the alarm clock woke them at 7:00 am; Hyoga turned it off, since Shun is a heavy sleeper and it takes more than an alarm clock to wake him up, a few kisses and caresses usually do it; then they made the beds, took a bath together and prepare themselves for work. Shun usually helped Hyoga with his tie, since the blond had little dexterity with such items, often resulting in a deformed knot.

After they were all dressed up, Shun prepared breakfast and lunch for both of them to take for work. Hyoga, once again, had zero skills for cooking, leaving the kitchen for Shun alone. He occasionally helped in some tasks of the matter: like washing the dishes, setting the table, and, last but not least, making the essential breakfast coffee.

In the meantime, they talked about anything: the movie they had watched the night before, a new manga Shun was reading, shenanigans of the previous day, and more. Hyoga, being the caring and loving ducky he was, filled the conversation with impromptu kisses in Shun's lips, neck, earlobes, forehead, and other places available while his Japanese boyfriend cooked breakfast.

The daily routine was simple and monotonous, some might have called it boring, and technically speaking, it wasn't anything extraordinary; but it was theirs, their little ritual of the day dedicated to themselves alone, and the love they professed to each other.

That morning was no different, except for one thing: Hyoga had stayed up late, until 3:00 in the morning to be precise, finishing some reports Camus wanted to be delivered the next day first thing in the morning. And, consequently, he hadn't heard the alarm when it sounded and overslept until 7:52.

His shift at the office started at 9:00 am, and Shun had his surgical rounds beginning at the same time, which meant one of them would make it to work earlier; Shun, preferably. Having to commute twice, Hyoga decided they should leave their place at 8:30, his office and Shun's hospital were relatively near, taking the Russian ten minutes to walk from the hospital to his workplace.

That meant, on a regular day they counted with a whole hour and a half for their little ritual, but on that morning, Hyoga's mistake had left them with barely 40 minutes.

Nevertheless, Shun managed to cook a quick breakfast and a pair of bentos, so they didn't leave with an empty stomach.

8:40 on the clock and they still weren't ready.

"Damn! I'm gonna be sooo late!" Hyoga complained as he gathered the paperwork from last night and kept it in his portfolio.

They were halfway through the stairs when Shun recalled he had forgotten something.

"Oh no! You're gonna kill me, I left my post-op notes. Arrrghhgh... I'm sorry, ducky."

Hyoga gave a look at his wrist watch: 8:43, if he left now, and didn't stop at the hospital, he could still make it on time.

"Go without me, you're already running late..." Shun declared as he saw the hopeless look on his boyfriend's face.

"But..."

"Don't worry, Hyo-chan, it's okay. I'll see you later!" Shun approached to kiss his boyfriend's lips and went back upstairs.

He ran into their apartment and began to look desperately for his notes, until he finally found them.

He was already going out again when something in the kitchen caught his attention: Hyoga's bento was left forgotten on the kitchen table.

Shun smiled adorably and took his boyfriend's lunch with him.

Hyoga barely made it on time, he stumbled into Camus' office at 9:15, and if he hadn't made such an entrance, his boss wouldn't have even noticed he was late.

Shun arrived much later to the hospital, but since his attending doctor had entered an emergency surgery, he hadn't known about his resident's after-hours arrival.

At about 15:00, Hyoga noticed he had forgotten the lunch Shun had prepared him with such love and dedication.

"Ah! Crap!" he cursed as he took his wallet and began his journey to the cafeteria. He disliked the food they served there, but right now, that was his only choice.

Or so he thought. Just as he was leaving his desk he heard someone calling him.

"Hyoga-chan!!!!"

He turned to see who it was, and then he saw him. Shun was running towards him with...

"My bento!!!!"

"Here! You forgot this on the kitchen table!'' Shun said, happily handing the bento to his boyfriend. "I noticed it when I came back for my notes."

"Thank God for that!" Hyoga chuckled, and proceeded to kiss Shun's lips.

And since they were there, they decided to have lunch together as well.

"I like this..." Shun claimed as he rested his head on Hyoga's shoulder. "We should do this more often, ducky..."

"Yeah..." Hyoga sighed. "This thing is delicious, by the way."