♤Meant To Be♤ (A Guzma x Kukui story)

2) Reunited at Right Timing

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Kukui is still in the rain, sitting on a bench at the beach, sulking in memories of the times with his wife. His tears were genuine, he sat there unfortunately knowing that he had to accept the fact that he lost his second love.. Huh, second love? Then..who was his first? It was then that Makoa began thinking about his first love, and it upsetted him more thinking about how he never got the chance to tell him about his feelings. Then the day he ran away from him and Kahuna Hala.. broke him even more. Then the day that he had to face him again before the Alola League knowing he was practicing in criminalistic activities, and again during the league.. it hurted him to see it, but is glad that they made up after the league's exhibition match with him, Ash, and Gladion, who actually officially started dating after they won a draw during the final match and became champions. Now we stand 4 years later, and he still regrets his decision. When that thought hit him, Kukui lowered his head into his hands and cried more, because he knows.. that he still loves him to this day.. Suddenly, he felt the rain stop puttering on his sweater and that it got really dark in that spot. He looked up to see what it was.. and he was surprised it was an umbrella. He looked to see who owned it, and he fell into shock.. it was a taller male, white haired, gold eyes meeting his brown ones.. it was Chroma Guzma.. his first love..

"G-Guzma?!" Kukui yelped in surprise, a little startled by his presence.

"I wasn't gonna walk by and let you get yourself soaked, Ku.. c'mon, let's get you back inside before you get sick out here.." Guzma said softly, grabbing his hand to lift him up while keeping them under the umbrella.

The two men got settled inside, taking their shoes off and Kukui taking his coat off and hanging it up, and surprisingly he's wearing a shirt underneath which is rare. He told Guzma to sit on the couch while he checks on Elle, which as soon as he did he was relieved to see her still napping in her bed soundly since earlier. From there, Kukui went back to the living room, where he was bombarded with a question he wasn't expecting.

"What the hell gave you the idea to stay outside in the rain crying?.." Guzma asked, making Kukui's face fall.

"I-I.. I.." Kukui couldn't even speak, his hand balled up into a fist.

"You what.. speak god damn it.." Guzma shot him a look.

It didn't take long for Kukui to fall to his knees in tears again, he was shaky this time, and almost hyperventilating. Guzma sighed and went over to him, getting him up and pulling the crying male into his arms. Kukui was barely able to speak properly at this point.

"S—she.. she l-left.. Burnet is g..gone.." Kukui stammered out in whimpers.

"Ku, please just breathe.. it's ok.." Guzma grew more worried.

"SHE CHEATED ON ME!.. S-She cheated on me.." his sobs growing heavy.

"She.. cheated..?" Guzma was enraged, but he kept calm, "it's ok, don't worry about her, I'm here now.." he continued, rubbing Kukui's back gently.

"She never loved me.. she never supported me being Bi.. she never cared about our god damn daughter.. I never want to see her again.." Kukui said, his breathing more calmer.

"Let me take care of you two from now on, take it as a way of me saying thanks for changing me back to my original self, hm?" Guzma went on, a warm smile across his face.

"I..well ok, if that's what you want.." Kukui looked up at Guzma, letting him wipe away his tears with a thumb.

"Good! And to start, I'm putting you into a bath~" he said, swooping Kukui up bridal style.

"H-Hey, put me down!-" Kukui yelped, a flustered blush coming across his face. Yeah, I didn't stutter, flustered, not embarrassed-

After awhile when they got there, Kukui just got undressed, Guzma looking away (or did he?~), and got into the bath. He was flustered, he hasn't really gotten treated this way since he was a mere child, and even then, it was, besides Hala, Guzma taking care of him. But despite that, he enjoyed it, because.. well, it was Guzma. Guzma was also enjoying this, not just because he took care of him before, but because he loved him.. WHAT?! Yep, it turns out they've felt the same way the entire time. But as it seems, back then Guzma was alot more afraid of his emotions, so he put on a mask of this "bad boy" everyone thinks he is. Now he's older, and he's wiser too, showing Team Skull a better path that it's ok to lose, it only makes you stronger next time, and making himself better too. Bathing Kukui is one way of bringing his caring side back, so he's glad his best friend agreed to this. In general, babying Ku is quite cute, so letting his true emotions out nowadays is helping him alot! There's still Kukui's lower body, but he's sitting in the tub..

"Hey, Ku.. do you want me to wash your lower body, or wanna do that on your own..?" Guzma asked, knowing certain boundaries can't be crossed.

"I—" Kukui paused, a little flustered but he continued, "I'll do it myself, thank you for asking first though.." he said with a warm smile.

"Of course, I don't want to make you uncomfortable, so I ask to respect boundaries" Guzma replied, returning a warm smile back.

Guzma turned around, allowing Kukui to lift up and wash his lower body. Accidentally though, Guzma peeked his eye open to grab tissue, but the eye he opened was in the direction of Kukui, so he got a glimpse of his entire body. He shot his eye the other way, grabbed tissue for his nose because it felt a little clogged, but he was a blushing mess. He never knew his entire body was so beautifully toned, muscular, and just.. perfect.. Guzma has seen his abs considering he usually never wears a shirt until today, but his entire gorgeous figure.. was flawless to him. But he broke out of his flustered state and his thoughts when they were cut off by Kukui.

"Guzzy, can I rinse myself in the shower too? I'd rather take care of it from here-" Kukui asked, not wanting Guzma to feel like he's waiting too long.

"Of course Ku, take your ti- wait, G..Guzzy?-.." Guzma was a little flattered by the nickname, he hasn't heard that in years.

"Uh.. yeah, I used to call you that when we were kids. Did the asshole in you make ya forget that much?~" Kukui teased.

"Oh shut up, I wasn't that big of an asshole-" Guzma pouted, but he sighed and shook it off, "go ahead, take your time, I'm gonna go get a towel for you.." He continued, walking out the door and closing it to go grab one.

While Guzma went to fetch a towel, Kukui let the water drain, turned on the shower, and allowed his mind to wander. He thought about how Guzma's demeanor and attitude changed alot, but his appearance wasn't very different except his eyebags that cleared up and.. his lips.. They've gone from a pale grayish color to a fairly pretty light pink. They look.. softer in a way? His face is more lax, his voice more soothing, gentle, but still has that aggressive tone that Kukui loves, his hands soft to the touch, everything was amazing, even those golden eyes and that soft, curly white hair. It wasn't very surprising, though. He changed Team Skull, so he was also destined to change himself. It wasn't a bad change, in fact, it made him.. very hot..

"GAH! What am I thinking?!-" Kukui yelped, his face was red from ear to ear, which he shook off and came back together. "I mean, I'm not wrong, but.. Oh Arceus, I've gotta calm down before he gets back-.." he sighed and turned off the water, sitting back down in the tub to cover his lower body.

Guzma knocked and came in with a light blue towel, soft and warm. He neared and handed it out to Kukui. "Here Ku, your towel.. uh, are you alright?-" he asked with a raised brow.

"I'm fine, just feel a bit exposed.. don't worry, I'm fine though!" Kukui responded with that iconic chuckle.

A few minutes later after that, Kukui was all dressed in comfortable clothes. He gave Guzma some clothes that were too big for him to wear himself but fit the taller male perfectly. They settled down on the couch to conversate. They were genuinely enjoying each other's company, happily talking about the improvements in life. In general, it was like destiny that they reunited at right timing! But then, Guzma still didn't actually understand what he meant earlier, and he really wanted to know.

"Kukui.. I need to ask you.."

1545 WORDS, JESUS!- This is the most I've written, and I'm proud. Working on the next chapter now, stay tuned!