Sleep Tight, My Dear Kusuo

13. Small Discoveries

For Saiki, dating Atsuki is like...

Torture.

It's only been a week since they shared that disgustingly romantic kiss. Of course, Saiki had explained everything with his insomnia and psychic abilities. But that only meant opening up another door for Atsuki to discover. And that guy did not hesitate in waltzing right in. He likes to annoy Saiki by overpowering everyone else's thoughts with his own. Atsuki will stare at Saiki and think about how much he loves him. In the beginning, it was honestly kind of creepy.

Saiki tried not to think about it. But Atsuki's mental pestering was like hearing a cat clawing at your door. Repetitive, annoying, and with (probably) good intention. Now that their relationship is established, he finds Atsuki on his mind all the time. As well as Atsuki in his mind. Damn it. On top of that, the... kiss. It's not like they kissed again. Not that Saiki would be against it, but he figured they just didn't find the moment in the past week. He's not sure if he's still fully recovered from the first one. Even so, he's worried that Atsuki may be making things a bit too obvious for the people around them.

Take Kaidou for example. Two days after the confession, Saiki and Atsuki had been walking to their classroom. Their shoulders were brushing, and the atmosphere around them seemed light. Saiki usually never found himself in a bright atmosphere like that unless it came to desserts. Kaidou had noticed that, jogging up to them with a smile.

"My comrades seem happy! Anything going on?" He questioned, falling back to their pace. Atsuki shot him a smile, throwing an arm around Saiki.

"Nothin' much, just hanging out with my Strawberry is all." Atsuki said, dropping the hint with my.

Kaidou nodded, missing the glare Saiki gave Atsuki. "I see! You guys are awfully close, aren't you?"

"You and Aren both," Atsuki replied with a smirk. Kaidou blinked, not fully understand in what he was implying.

"True, I guess if you put it that way..."

While that time Atsuki managed to mirror the implications, Saiki worried about how it would appear to everyone else. At least Saiki wouldn't have to worry about Kuboyasu's acknowledgment. However, having nosy classmates and a really attractive boyfriend was bound to stir up trouble for Saiki. And Saiki's not too sure how greatly Atsuki will manage to deflect the theory, or how long he will be able to. Somewhere though, Saiki knew Atsuki wouldn't cross any boundaries. As much as the guy loved public display of affection and teasing, he respected Saiki even more, not willing to overstep any boundaries too much. Save for the teasing, which their classmates were long used to by now — even jealous of.

The word boyfriend sounds embarrassing now that Saiki thinks about it. If you had asked him two months ago, he would've thought you were an absolute idiot. And yet, here they were. Saiki shook his head. He would just have to focus on the lesson for now.

"Hey, Kusuo." Atsuki whispered from his seat next to Saiki.

Here we go, Saiki deadpanned as he turned to Atsuki, immediately regretting it when a rush of thoughts was sent.

'I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, loveeeee you, Strawberry.'

Shut up.