~ Those Eyes ~

Chapter 5 - 'Love and Noodles'

The stormy night gave way to a stormy day. Somehow the pair had managed to sleep through 'morning' as well as 'afternoon', and were now well into 'late evening'.

Waking had been slightly awkward. Although they had fallen asleep in each others' arms, they had separated at some point and each burrowed their way deep under the blankets.

The loudest crack of thunder yet from the storm woke them both, seeming to have shaken the whole property.
Chrollo rolled over, bleary-eyed. Illumi had pulled the duvet up over his nose. Only a single large onyx eye peeked over at the bed-headed Danchou, the other eye squeezed shut against the light, though the room was quite dark and gloomy.
The older smiled at the younger, thinking he appeared quite a bit younger indeed at the moment. But even squinting from under a blanket, and with his long, straight, perfect hair now quite imperfect, the sight of Illumi still gave Chrollo butterflies in the pit of his stomach.

---My first night with him. In MY bed. Illumi-freakin-Zoldyck in MY bed!---

"Hi." Chrollo smiled and nervously reached up to try and smooth his own shaggy mop of hair.

"Hi" came the muffled reply, now with both eyes open.
An arm shot out from under the blanket armed with a bobby pin and somehow one-handedly pinned back one side of Chrollo's bangs. Chrollo smiled and tried to look upward, as if he'd actually be able to see the result himself.

"Why thank you" he said as he reached over to brush back Illumi's hair as well, and on the way back down, stroked the arm that now lay outside the blanketed 'pile of Illumi'.
For a moment, they just stared at each other. The 'pile' uncovered itself finally and Chrollo again counted his lucky stars, being able to wake to such an angelic creature. If Illumi only knew Chrollo thought of him as 'angelic'!

"Hungry." The angel stated, yawning.

"Mmmmm, me too. What the heck time is it?" Chrollo sat up and grabbed for a cell phone on the table beside the bed. With the press of a button, he exclaimed "Holy crap!"
And he showed the screen to the other.

The reply came, "Whoa, I don't think I've ever slept more than twelve hours!"

"Yeah, me either! At least, not sober I haven't. What should I make...ramen? If it wasn't so late, I could go get us something from the main house....." Chrollo lamented.

A nod came from the angel in the blankets, so Chrollo threw back his own covers and tossed his legs over the side of the bed, ready to serve his Heavenly being a meal.

Illumi sat up slowly, admiring the nude Chrollo slipping on a short silk robe and padding off to the kitchen.

---I can't believe I lost my virginity to a boy.... Definitely worth losing my inheritance.---

"You relax, I'll make it. Why don't we just eat in front of the TV?" Chrollo called over his shoulder.

"Thank you" Illumi called back. He smiled.

As Chrollo made them some fresh-from-the-fridge ramen, he thought about his current situation. He should probably call Feitan and see if the Troupe were all on the same page with regard to their duties wrapping up loose ends before moving here.

And should he talk to Illumi? Did he dare ask Illumi what his thoughts were long-term? Did he even care? Or should he just enjoy his time with his unpredictable partner while he could? Their level of intimacy certainly warranted a conversation. But this was one plan Chrollo was unable to mastermind.

He recalled the events of the previous twenty-four hours. He had officially stuck his dick in another guy's asshole, and with zero thought even given to use of a condom. The intimidating and powerful 'Boss of Bosses' couldn't believe he had lost this aspect of his "virginity" in an unprotected fashion. Chrollo had always been careful before and had ended his FWB relationship with Hisoka years ago. There had been no one since. And Illumi was a virgin. He giggled inwardly - literally *WAS a virgin! He almost laughed out loud. So with no health risks being present, he was glad they had done what they had how they had. It was all the more intimate.

He recalled the Nine Inch Nails lyric "I wanna you feel from the inside"..... He hoped there would be an opportunity to act out the previous verse of the song too: "I wanna fuck you like an animal"....although he hoped secretly that he himself would be the one to take it from behind! He had Hisoka to base his judgement on. And that wasn't much. Although he got off, it was always more from Hisoka's hand or mouth than having cock in his ass. Chrollo had never let Hisoka have him from behind either. No particular reason for it, except that Hisoka wanted it so bad! And besides, he was Hisoka's boss; it wouldn't be appropriate. Now, he apparently had a change of heart, and fully believed it would be a completely new and different experience with Illumi - if Illumi would have him. He hoped he would!
Maybe he could even ask Illumi to do it rough. He never allowed the begging clown that satisfaction either. Despite being the revered, powerful, in-control leader that he was, Chrollo actually had a curious little fantasy: he desperately wanted to be someone's 'naughty boy', to be roughed up a bit and told he'd been bad. He wanted to be punished. And he wanted Illumi to do it. Where this fantasty came from, Danchou didn't know - certainly not Hisoka. He couldn't remember having had thoughts like that before he met Illumi. Hell, he couldn't remember fantasizing about anything until he met Illumi. And the last several years without him had been rather painful at times due to this!

Yes, this was a time of lovely new possibilities. And a frightening time too - he couldn't lose Illu...not again. He was brought back to the present by hot steam scalding his hand, and he realized he was stirring a pot of water, sans noodles! He quickly added ingredients, embarrassed, though no one was watching.

Illumi, on the other hand, felt he had reached a milestone in his life. He had outwitted fate and destiny with brave Kuro's help. His family-slash-cause-of-his-predestined-life was fearsome. So was he. Thus, never had anyone else in his life even had the courage to befriend him, much less bed him. Kuro had done both. He was just as fearsome as his Illu's own kin for sure.

Illumi continued to ponder. With his virginity taken, perhaps Father would leave him be for a time once he found out, whether out of anger or disappointment mattered not to the disobedient son. Neither Illumi nor Chrollo knew what would happen if this only made his Father more angry. And Illu didn't feel like thinking anymore about his family for the time being.
For right now, he, the deadly and unfailing assassin, Illumi Zoldyck, had, all in twenty-four hours, acquired his best friend back, said friend having requested to be his boyfriend, had given his first hand job to his new boyfriend, and had sex for the first time, an act HE had instigated through one rather quick seduction. He was quite proud of himself indeed. Maybe he wasn't destined to be lonely and socially awkward after all. Better late than never right?

On top of all that, he was in love, as awkward and confusing as it was. Had the gods smiled on him and sent to him his one true love, though in the form of another man? Albeit a super sexy Specialist with a perfect body and 'Come-fuck-me' eyes, who, Illumi hated to admit, may just be as deadly as he? And an older man too! Illumi giggled to himself as he walked to the living room to eat home-cooked ramen.

Chrollo had actually cooked for him, too. Someone that wasn't paid to, cooked food for him. Such a novelty when actually experienced! Illumi again thanked the gods. He hoped once he told Chrollo the negative possibilities of what they had done, that he wouldn't be left standing in the cold so-to-speak, sworn by his parents to never tell a soul what they did, alone once again. Alone and probably punished for eternity, in more ways than one. Is this what young women stereotypically feared from losing their virginity? That they'd be all alone after giving a part of themselves to another?

Illumi wondered if anyone, if someone LIKE CHROLLO LUCIFER, could stand to be with him for the long haul....
But for now, he would enjoy the simple things...like ramen and watching television. With his boyfriend.