His Joy (Sage x Scarlet)

:Prologue:

“Stay the night. Please.”

   That should have been Scarlets warning that he wasn't going to leave Sage’s house the same man. The much taller males strange nervous movements had been an occurrence throughout the red haired males visit with the other. His green eyes focused on the others gold one's with curiosity,his head slightly tilted to the side.

   “Why the sudden request? I’m not quite well suited for a stay over..” Scarlet replies,his British accent lacing his kind and soft voice. Matching his kind looking features.

   “I have stuff you can borrow,the clothing might just be a little big on you.” States the taller male looking the smaller over with a small smile. His somewhat deep and rich voice made Scarlet’s hair on the back of his neck stand erect.

   “Alright! Just don't feel like you need to treat me like anything more than a friend,Sage.” The British male requested with a small pink marking his cheeks faintly.

   “I'll try not to.” The powerful man states before moving out of Scarlet’s way to re-invite the petite male back into his home. “Get comfortable,I'll go make dinner.”

   Scarlet looks up at Sage with a polite smile,”Well...I can help if you'd like Me to.” He states,shuffling into the bigger males home.

    “There's no need.” Sage smiles gently before closing his homes albicant door with a small click.

     Scarlet goes to speak but sighs and nods. His green eyes glimmer with slight defeat As he pulls off his sweater and hangs it up on a nearby coat rack,revealing his small but for frame. “Well...let me know if you need help.”

     Sage nods,his golden brown eyes look the male over again before he walks out of the small,clean hallway into the next room. His feels his heartbeat increase as he walks away into the well attended to kitchen. A weird emotion gripped into him as he thought of the small,and to him, lovely man.

    Soon after,the muscular male began to cook,his mind traveled away from the feeling as he focused on the ingredients to the dish. He became lost in thought until he felt a tap on his shoulder,causing him to softly jump,he turned.

     “Hey Sage...um,can I stay in here with you?” Scarlet looks down at his hands and seemed a little shyer than usual.

    “Of course,you don't need to ask,Scarlet.” the taller states with a kind tone.

   “I just...didn't want to intrude..”

    Sage chuckles and looks at the red haired male with a little smile. “Don't worry about intruding,I don't mind.”

     Scarlet nods and looks the other in the eye,turning a little pink again. “Anyways...what are you making…?”

       “Chicken and ramen,is that okay?”

     “I don't mind at all.” Scarlet replies with a hint of excitement that overcame the shyness that was once there moments beforehand.

      Sage chuckles once again and goes back to cooking. His concentration returning quickly:ignoring the growing feeling within him.

Scarlet smiles and goes to the nearby table to sit. He crossed his legs,slowly becoming more comfortable with being himself within the others home. He watches Sage finish up the main part of the meal. Each movement the other made was caught by him,he smiles as the other began to clean up the barely dirtied work area. He looks to the clean,shining table and becomes lost in his own thoughts.

“You alright?”

Scarlet looked up,snapping out of his thoughts. “Huh?...oh! I'm fine.”

“You were zoned out,you sure?” Sage asks as he sets down hot pads on the wooden table.

“I promise.”

Sage nods and begins to set up the table. Just as Scarlet was going to ask to help,the alarm for the ramen and chicken went off. The taller of the two finished up with the setup and goes to pull on an oven mitt before taking the large pot off the stove. He brings it over an carefully places it down on the hot pad in the middle of the table.

“Dig in.” He states as he pulls the mitt off and sets it to the side.he sits down in his chair opposite of Scarlet and rests his hands on his lap. “You first.”

Scarlet smiles,his excitement becoming shown. He shakes his head though. “You get your share first,Sage.”

“You sure..? You are the gue-”

“I told you not to worry about that.” Scarlet states as he pushed the hot pad to the other.

Sage sighs and gets his usual amount of food. His gold eyes look up from the pot and meet Scarlet's for a split second. His face turns a soft red and he looks away before pushing the pot back to the other male. He hadn't noticed the other had turned a slight pink at the eye contact.

Scarlet took a little breath and got his own portion of food. He took a bite and his green eyes immediately grew wide.

“This is amazing!”

Sage felt his heart flutter at the compliment. He smiles and takes a bite of his own.

“Thank you.”

“Of course,where did you learn to cook like this?” Scarlet asks before he takes another bite.

“My mom.” Sage states as he watches the other swallow the bite.

“That explains it.” Scarlet answers with a slight chuckle.

Sage smiles and continues eating as he thought of when he first met the other male. “I'm glad you like it.”

“Why wouldn't I?”

“Well..um,I've never cooked for anyone else.” Sage mumbles with a shy tone.

“Well,I love it.” Scarlet replies with a grin.

Sage smiles softly and becomes pink. The dinner continues on like this until no more ramen remains in the medium sized iron pot.

“That was the best meal I've had in a long time.” Scarlet mumbles as he sat with a now drowsy look.

Sage chuckles and picks up the dishes,taking them over to the sink. “You should head to bed after I finish up here.” He pauses. “You may stay in the guest room if you'd like.”

“That sounds fine to me,I'll let you finish though.” The smaller male replies as he looks at the dishes,wanting to help. “Want me to help...?”

“No,no..it's fine.” Sage assured as he cleans the dishes,soon finishing up. “Now,let's get you to bed.”

Scarlet chuckles to himself and gets up,ready to follow the taller male. He looks at the golden eyed male with a little smile. “Thank you.”

“It's no problem,now..let's get you to your room.” Sage states before walking towards the hall again.

Scarlet nods,following after. He yawns and turns off the kitchen light before going to find the taller male. The rest was a blur for the tired man,all he remembered after was laying down onto a soft mattress:instantly becoming comfortable within the warm blankets and soft pillows. The familiar smell of Sage being the last conscious thing he smelled before drifting to a deep sleep.

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[I hope you enjoyed the prologue! I know it's short but it is only the prologue. Leave suggestions for the first chapter in the comments!]

[Art belongs to:triggadiggers on Tumblr]

[Word count: 1,186]