"You can TRUST me."

Akira couldn’t help the small chuckle which escaped his lips. This was different. He hadn’t expected to live with someone again. And he hadn’t expected Kaito to appreciate his stew that much. Not that it was bad. But most people didn’t seem to enjoy the idea of eating rabbits. Sure, they were cute. But Akira, being part-time wolf, saw them more as prey than anything. Survival was more important in his world. 

“I got more if ya want some later. Got more rabbit in the freezer too,” he says as he lightly shakes his head to get a few droplets of water to fall down. He’s almost scared of smelling like a wet dog. But so far no one has ever reacted to his scent badly. He’s got human genes after all. Perhaps he won’t ever smell like a wet dog. 

“Yeah…It was enough.” A total lie. But a white one. He doesn’t want Kaito have any guilt. “I’m gonna…Throw in some more wood and get to bed….” He says as he rubs his neck, moving to the large fireplace in the make-shift livingroom combined with bedroom. It hasn’t hit him yet that there’s only one bed.

Kai simply nodded his head at that. He would be fine on the food thing for now though, as much as he liked eating. Taking the moment to approach the other, he was greeted with a few splatters of water as the other shook out his hair. Slowly bringing a hand up to wipe a few of the droplets from his face, he’d shake his head and give a small smile to Akira.

“Why don’t I believe you?” He knew it. Even as short as he tried to keep his shower... he knew it wouldn’t be enough. What else would you expect from some cabin in the woods? He felt bad, but there was no reason to voice that. Seeing as Akira would just tell him it was fine regardless.

Akira tried to breathe as he finally pulled his clothes off and entered the bathroom. There wasn’t much warm water left as he had expected. But enough so that the water wasn’t cold. But not exactly hot or warm either. Perhaps that was good. Still, he could feel Kaito’s hands on him. Their lips meeting. His hand slid down to his swollen flesh, caressing it in an attempt to calm himself. It’s not that he’s never jerked off before. But it’s not something he does regularly.

A few minutes later the water has grown cold and he’s finished. The evidence is quickly washed away. Despite the cold water, he takes his time to wash himself off, noticing how a few insects had taken residence in his hair. And how the water going down the drain is so dirty that he’s surprised Kaito didn’t hesitate to kiss him back. Fuck, why do his thoughts lead to Kaito again? But it’s his mate. It’s no wonder and he knows that.

Finally, he comes back out, a towel around his waist. The air inside the cabin is warm thanks to the fireplace and he’s thankful for it. The smell is pleasant. Hell, it reminds him of his parent’s cabin in Alaska. “Kai?” He says as he slowly makes his way towards the small kitchen table. “Was the stew any good?”

The shower was longer than Kai honestly expected Akira to take. Beginning to wonder just what the other was thinking after such a.... heated moment. Just thinking back on it himself made his cheeks feel hot again. Something he could easily blame on the stew he had been eating during the time. And before he knew it, his bowl was practically dry. Seems... he was hungrier than he expected.

And given just enough time to wash out his bowl and utensil, and put it away... he’d turn around to find Akira had finally come out of the shower. And looking far better than he had just before. But at the same time... seeing the other as dirty as he was... was attractive in it’s own right. But now? Akira, still ripping slightly with water, and a towel loosely wrapped around his waist to match Kai’s own look, he couldn’t help but stare for a moment. Only to be shaken out of his daze when the other spoke.

Akira was beginning to lose it and he knew it. Kaito had a strong effect on him whether it is full moon or not. The difference now was that Akira’s self-control was almost completely gone. Had the moon not influenced him, he wouldn’t be as forward as to kiss in such an aggressive way and press their groins together. But damn, it felt good. He could feel Kaito’s hands on his back. How strong they were despite being so different from his.

 Reality dawned on him the moment his lips didn’t touch Kaito’s. Only then did he realize how heavy his breathing was. How hard his flesh was and how he was on the verge of taking the other man right then and there. That along with the other’s words was like a cold shower and Akira immediately stepped back to give the blonde some space. And let himself calm down just a bit. 

“I…..I guess I got excited…” He coughs in the end, rubbing his neck. “Stew is on the stove. I’ll have a shower while you eat,” he said before practically running out of the room and into the bathroom. The only room with privacy.

Golden eyes peered at the other as he seemed to come back to reality. Kai almost felt... bad for stopping him. But it just seemed the right thing to do at the time. He’d give Akira a reassuring squeeze, his arms tightening around the other males body for a second before letting him go and quite literally run off into the bathroom. Most likely to take a cold shower.

The sight of it was quite amusing actually and drew out a small smile from him. “I’ll try to leave some for you.” He teased in response before the other had managed to close the bathroom door.

Once alone, Kai sighed deeply, placing a hand over his chest, feeling how hard it had been beating, and the heat that still linger on his cheeks. If he hadn’t said anything...

Bad? How could he think such a thing? If Akira even tried to describe how it felt, he would have lacked words. He couldn’t remember ever having felt something like this. As though his body was on fire. As though he was starving and Kaito was the only food in the world. He could already feel his body changing. That was what worried him. With the influence of the full moon, it was actually painful to resist his urges. He stepped close again, burying his hands in Kaito’s hair before leaning their foreheads together. 

“Not at all bad….” He breathed out before pressing his lips onto the others once more. This time with a slightly more aggressive approached though still not parting his lips. He slid his hands down to grasp Kaito’s hips. If the other man was to meet his crotch he would soon understand just how affected Akira was.

Feeling the other’s hands weave into his hair, Kai leaned his head back ever so slightly, eyes closed, simply enjoy the feeling. This closeness... still so strange... and yet he felt at home within in it. Lips meeting once more... a need and urge behind them that wasn’t there before... Kai could fall into it’s influence so easily. Maybe he wanted to...

His own hands moving up along Akira’s back, grabbing onto his shoulders and tugging the other a tiny bit closer. Bodies pressed against each other once more. Only this time... there definitely was something a bit different. Something rather... noticeable pressing against him. He wasn’t an idiot... he knew full well what it was. And because of this, his cheeks burned a bright red.

To think... he had this kind of effect on someone...

No... it’s not just him, is it? The moon... That re-realization stirred him from his thoughts. Golden eyes opening ever so slightly before breaking off the kiss, even if he didn’t want to.

Akira relaxed only slightly as the other teased him. Truth be told, he had never worried about if he would be good at kissing or not until now. He didn´t want to disappoint. He hadn´t even told Kaito that he was a virgin. Unexperienced. Unkissed. They´d never had a conversation where such information seemed relevant. Neither did he know if Kaito has had lovers before. With all of this going on in his head, Akira suddenly understood why humans always discussed the best techniques for kissing and such.

“Don´t tease me…” He mutters before taking in a deep breath. His brown eyes close and he finally leans in, pressing his lips onto Kaito´s. It´s short. But it feels like heaven to him. He imagined the other´s lips would be nice to kiss but he hadn´t expected that it would feel this good. For a brief moment, he presses his lips harder onto the blonde´s, moving them gently before he pulls away. Even from such a small kiss, his cheeks had turned red and he quickly looked away. 

“Fuck…Too hot…” He mumbles before letting go and dragging a hand through the rough locks of his hair. Effectively managing to get a few small leaves out of it. 

The lighter mood certainly helped with his own nerves, and seemed to help with Akira’s own as well. Even if he was told not to tease him, the look in Akira’s eyes certainly appreciated it. But little could Akira know... Kai too was one that had no experience in such things. Or being close to someone like this... it was all so new to him, and so there was no telling how this kiss might actually end up going. 

Soon enough though, Akira’s lips met Kai’s own. It felt like shockwaves were sent right through his entire body. Through his lips and straight down to his toes. His cheeks feeling as though they were on fire and Golden eyes drifting closed to try and focus on the other’s movements. His arms tightening their hold ever so slightly. The skin contact certainly wasn’t helping either. Being in nothing but a towel, and Akira still shirtless... feeling him against him, those muscles...

This scene really was familiar. Akira thought about it while he cooked. His ears easily picked up the sound of Kaito's steps. The sound of his breathing. And then there was the smell of the soap Akira had in his bathroom. The one that was supposed to smell like forest and berries but really was too artificial for him to properly enjoy. But what else could one expect from shampoo? It wasn´t meant to smell like an actual forest or like real berries. That would be impossible with all the chemicals in it. 

Brown eyes are directed towards Kaito at last. And when he does see him, Akira´s throat gets so dry it feels like a desert. He´s used to seeing this. But with their feeling out in the open, it feels like something might happen. He breathes out slowly, his eyes glancing at the other´s hair, his golden eyes, his stomach. His arms. Kaito as a whole. He might suffocate right then and there. But finally, the werewolf does move to approach the other.

The stew on the stove can be left for a moment and Akira knows so he moves to stand in front of Kaito. His hands reach out, grasping the blonde´s hips before he leans his forehead against theirs. “Thanks..I´ll use it later,” he speaks before taking a deep breath, his eyes directed towards the other´s lips. “Can I kiss you?” He figures he should ask. Despite his rather indifferent expression, he´s so nervous that he wonders if the other man can hear his heartbeat.

“The food smells good...” He commented. However, as Akira approached him, Kai couldn’t predict what the other was going to do. And so when he felt the other’s hands grab his hips, tugging him close, their foreheads pressing gently against each other. Kai couldn’t stop his cheeks from burning up right then and there. Butterflies suddenly  swarming around in his stomach and his heart beating rather fast.

It would seem... his worry about pushing things too fast or putting Akira off with his offer of showering together... was pointless. With the other so close, smelling of rain, mixed with a scent all his own... Kai let out a breath he hadn’t realized he had been holding. 

Suddenly, his own arms rose to wrap about the other’s waist, interlacing his fingers behind Akira’s back and letting out a soft hum as if he were trying to consider it. A pause....

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It´s dark. Dark and somewhat cold in the small wooden cabin they two of them are residing in. The small bed originally meant for one large person now holds the two of them pressed neatly together. Akira´s chest meets with Kaito´s back. They spoon, Akira breathing in the other´s scent as he listens to their breathing.

It feels as though time has stopped. In this moment nothing exists but the two of them. Even though he´s fairly certain he’s the only one awake at this point. He takes another deep breath, nuzzling into the crook of the blonde´s neck. 

His hand moves to grasp the other´s and with his index finger, he draws his name into the other´s palm. Not literally, of course. But he wishes he could. He wishes he could forever burn his name into this human so that even if they would die, they´d have his mark with him into the afterlife.

Wolves don´t feel anything superficial. Love is deep and unbreakable for them. Once they´ve fallen, they won´t be able to fall out of love. He dearly hopes that Kaito knows this. Or perhaps, he´d rather not have him know. It´s embarrassing to feel something so deeply for someone when most humans seem to see love as a fleeting emotion.

For Akira, it´s written in stone. The moment he started having feelings for this man, their lives intertwined. No matter how hard he would tug at the thread of fate, he would not be able to get loose. 

He settles with that. He´s okay with it.

“Stay with me…” He whispers before allowing sleep to take him once more.

Once Kaito left the room, Akira did what any frustrated and inexperienced guy in his age would do. He simply laid down on the floor and sighed deeply. How the hell could he miss such a chance? But on another hand it was good. He had done the right thing. Even if he had said yes, he didn’t know anything about intimacy. He just prayed that Kaito didn’t take his no as a rejection of anything intimate. Akira could hardly wait for a good moment they could finally kiss. Shit, did he actually think that? He feels his cheeks grow red at the mere thought.

The werewolf throws and arms over his eyes. Another loud sigh. He feels like a teenager again. Again? How was he ever an ordinary teenager with these issues? While others looked for their first love and worried about their friends, he’d fought for his life against a human who figured out his secret. But now that he thinks about it, it is nice to have such small things on his mind. Nice to think about Kaito and the odd warmth in his chest. 

Finally, he sits up on the floor and begins going through the bag again. But ultimately deciding that all clothes need a good washing. He grabs it before going to the small washing machine beside the entrance to the bathroom and throws it inside but doesn’t turn it on. Seconds later he is on his way to make food in the kitchen.

His shower was short, but enough to get the job done. Kai would grab a towel and begin drying himself off before wrapping the towel around his waist. His hair flattened down a bit from it’s usual pushed back and spiky look. A sight Akira has seen a few times from when they lived together before.

Finally making his way out of the bathroom, towel still secured around his waist, he’d slowly turn to find Akira having started cooking in the kitchen. A sudden wash of deja vu coming over him. Thinking back to the first time they met. Akira having taken him in, allowed him to get himself cleaned up, and was making food for him... just like this. What an odd feeling it was...

Time stops as Kaito’s reply comes. Akira would have thought the other understood that he wasn’t being serious at all. And suddenly his chest feels tight, his gut growing hot and his cheeks turning red. He’s so nervous he feels like his hands are going to shake. On one end he wants to say yes. He wants to touch the other. He wants to drown in Kaito’s scent, feel and taste. But on the other they haven’t kissed properly yet and Akira is a hot-blooded young male. A hot-blooded werewolf. Although he’s a virgin, he’s not sure he could hold back if he showered with Kaito. And on another note, he’s not even sure his heart could handle such a thing. 

“No…You shower first. I’ll shower later,” he decides before going back to packing up the other’s clothes. He can’t. He just can’t. It’s too early. Even though he would love to take Kaito right then and there, he has to control himself and take this slow. For both of them. He needs time to get used to affection. If there will be more affection at all.

Shut down so quickly. Perhaps he shouldn’t have thought about it as much as he did. Attempting to consider it in a more practical sense. Because it was true, it would save water that way. And in his mind, regardless of what Akira was to him, or how he felt about him... it didn’t change that. Golden eyes could see the shock that was on Akira’s face after having said it, and something in his gut telling him that perhaps it was too much. They did just reunite after all.

Humming, Kai nodded. “Alright. I’ll try not to take up all the hot water...” He remarked, pivoting on his own heel and heading for the bathroom. Thankfully there were towels in here, cause he didn’t bring a change of clothes with him, due to Akira taking the bags...

Stripping himself of his soaked clothes and setting them in the sink, Kai turned on the water till it was just warm enough before stepping into it. His body breaking out into goosebumps from the temperature change. It was nice... soothing. He could stay under here for awhile... but he knew not to. He’d get his rinsing and cleaning out of the way before turning off the water.

TYSM!!! here have a Kai wearing his watermelon patterned underwear 

IBM week, Day 3: Favorite Relationship