#ramuda fluff

Ever since Dice found out how easy it was to scare Ramuda, he has never known a moment of peace. Any chance Dice can freak out his friend, he takes it. As Ramuda's beloved girlfriend, you know you should be supportive and tell Dice to stop. However, every time he got scared, he ran into your arms, crying about how terrified he was and how thankful he was that you protected him. So really you can’t complain.

When spooky month finally rolled around, you planned on watching some tame Halloween movies with Ramuda in costume. That is the best part of the holiday: the costumes. He was wearing a Jack Skellington onesie, while you were in your Sally onesie. You even had a Zero plush in between the two of you. It was super comfy. You both had just finished the Halloweentown series and were just starting Hocus Pocus.

It was the perfect night, really. Ramuda needed a night to take a breath after working so hard on his fashion line. You also missed being curled up against him, with his arm slung protectively over you. Not only that, but it was fun to eat as much candy as you wanted and watch cute Halloween movies together. Everything was great.

And then the power went out.

“Aw man.” You groaned, blindly looking for your phone. “What the hell happened?”

“I don’t know.” Ramuda answered, sounding just as surprised as you. “I think a fuse might have blown? But I could be wrong…”

Turning on your phone’s flashlight, you frowned. “Damn. Do you know how to fix it?”

He shook his head. “Nope.”

“Well, we can call maintenance I guess.” You were about to dial the number when a strange noise reached your ears.

You felt Ramuda stiffen next to you. “Did you hear that?” When you nodded, he then asked, “What was that?”

“I’m not sure. But it’s probably nothing.” You glanced over to see him pale considerably. “If you’re scared, I can go check it out.”

“What? No!” He sputtered, grabbing onto your arm so you wouldn’t leave him. “What kind of boyfriend would I be if I let you go wandering around the building alone when you could get hurt? Besides, I’m not scared at all!”

You couldn’t help yourself as you asked, “Are you sure?”

He scoffed. “Positive. Weren’t you calling maintenance?”

Just as you were about to reply, the noise sounded again and you stood up. “Here, you call them yourself. I’m going to go check it out.”

“What! No! Absolutely not!” Ramuda's grip on your arm tightened, telling you just how scared he pretended not to be. “Haven’t you seen any horror movie ever? You go out there and something bad will happen to you or to me!”

“Oh, don’t worry about little ole me. I’ll be fine!” You assured him. “But if you’re so worried about my safety, I’ll get a knife from the kitchen and then go hunt for some monsters! It’ll be fun! It's the perfect time of the year to do it!”

“No! It will not be fun!” He whined. “Just stay here, with me, so I can keep you safe.”

You chuckled. “I don’t know, I think I’m the one who needs to keep you safe.”

“Rude.”

The sound was a lot closer this time. “Okay, seriously, Ramuda. I need to go see what’s going on. I promise I’ll be safe but I need to see what’s happening.”

“But!”

You were not deterred as he continued to pull at your arm. Grabbing your phone, you kissed him on the cheek before finally shook him off you and left with the light. He watched it disappear into the kitchen with you. When the light didn’t move, he thought you were just being picky-choosy over which knife to use, but it still wasn’t moving.

Despite the feeling of imminent danger, he called out, “Y/n?”

The light went out, plunging the room into complete darkness.

Now Ramuda was terrified beyond belief. What the hell just happened? Fumbling with his own phone, he turned on the flashlight and made his way into the kitchen. You weren’t there but your phone was. Confusion and fear made him start to shake. Why didn’t you just listen to him and stay with him on the couch?

“Seriously, this isn’t funny! Come back right now!” But nothing happened.

Taking matters into his own hands, he started to search for a knife for himself. But he found that all the silverware was missing. Instead of pondering why the spoons were also missing, he started to hyperventilate. 

“THIS ISN’T FUNNY ANYMORE! COME OUT NOW!” He shouted, his voice wavering with fear.

The door opened and Ramuda rushed to see if you had come back. But it wasn’t you. It was Dice. Anger started to overtake his fear as he grabbed his collar.

“Dice! I knew you were behind this! Where’s Y/n? This isn’t funny! What are the two of you planning?” Ramuda snapped, still trying to sound brave.

His friend looked at him like he was crazy. “What are you talking about? I just came to steal some of your candy because I was hungry and because your girlfriend usually lets me steal from you.”

“Then why is the power out and WHERE IS Y/N?!”

“Dude, I don’t know, but whatever you think is happening, it isn’t me. She told me to give you a break tonight, and I agreed because she bribed me with food and money. I have no idea what’s going on here!” He explained.

Ramuda's fear doubled. Someone was in the building and they had taken his girlfriend. “Then where’s…”

“She’s not here anymore.” A voice whispered in his ear behind him.

Letting out the loudest scream ever, the lights flickered on. Gentaro was laughing his ass off and even Dice was doubled over laughing. Ramuda could feel a few stray tears slip down his cheeks. He wanted to throttle both of them for this stupid joke!

“What the hell, Gentaro!” He screamed. “That’s not funny!”

“It wasn’t supposed to be funny!” Gentaro said. “It was supposed to be scary and I got you so good!”

“Shut up, where’s my girlfriend?”

Just then, you appeared from a backroom. You huffed, folding your arms over your chest. “Dice grabbed me when I entered the kitchen. Seriously guys, I said we’re not doing the scary thing tonight! Now apologize to Ramuda, or so help me, I’ll get you back five times as bad as you got him.”

Gentaro and Dice quickly apologized to Ramuda. “We’re sorry. We didn’t mean to scare you that bad.”

He just scoffed and pulled you into his arms, burying his face into your shoulder. Stroking his hair, you whispered in his ear, “Want to keep watching movies with me? I can kick these idiots out too.”

Ramuda had to taste like candy. You were sure of it. Every time you saw him, he was eating some kind of candy, so you were certain if you kissed him, he would taste exactly like sugary candy. Of course, you never told him of your suspicions. But you were determined to figure it out, some way, somehow.

Currently, you were sitting across the room from him in his studio. He was hunched over his drawing board, trying to come up with the next piece in his collection. He always looked so handsome when he was seriously designing like this. You couldn't help but feel attracted to him. And that is exactly why you wanted to put your hypothesis to the experimental test.

"Ramuda?"

He hummed in response, his eyes still stuck on the page before him as he sketched more.

"Can you take a five minute break? Please?"

This time he looked at you, his neon pink bangs brushing over his furrowed brows. "A break? Why? Am I boring you? That's a very mean thing for you to say!"

You shook your head. "Not exactly. If anything, I'm trying to look out for you. I mean that hunched position you're in cannot be comfortable!"

He chuckled and stretched. "I suppose you're right. I guess I can take a little break."

Smiling, you beckoned for him to join you on the couch you were sitting on. Ramuda happily skipped over and threw his arms around you, cuddling close to your side. You giggled and pressed your cheek to the top of his head.

"This is nice. You're warm." He told you, glancing up at you with sparkling eyes.

"Thank you." You nod before biting your lip. How does one go about asking someone they weren't dating that you wanted to kiss them just so you could see if they really did taste like candy?

He noticed your hesitation and frowned. "What's wrong? You have frown lines and a pretty face like yours should not be marred with lines."

You ease your face into a neutral expression before shrugging. "I have a favor to ask of you but I'm afraid you're going to think I'm crazy for asking it."

Ramuda shook his head frantically, sitting up straight. "We're all crazy, sweets. I don't think any favor you ask of me could be so wild that I would judge you for it."

"Can I kiss you?"

You were afraid he'd laugh right in your face, especially since a smile quickly overcame. However, he adjusted how he was sitting on the couch and put his hands on your face. 

"Yep, definitely not crazy."

And with that, he pressed his lips to yours. It was a sweet little peck, but it wasn't enough to tell if he tasted like candy. As he pulled away, you frowned and chased his lips. It was your turn to take control of the kiss. As you deepened it, he let out a squeak of surprise against your lips. You simply smiled. It wasn't often someone caught the great Ramuda Amemura off-guard, and you were glad you could.

But you were more pleased with the kiss. Yep, he definitely tasted like candy. It was sweet and sticky, like tootsie pop. He tasted like fruit and chocolate all at once. The more you kissed, the more you could feel yourself slip into a sugar rush. What started as something sweet and slow, turned frenzied and eager. You were hungry for the candy on his lips. And he was more than happy to oblige.

You didn't realize it at the moment, but Ramuda had gently pulled you on top of him as he laid down on the couch. His hands tangled themselves in your hair, while yours held yourself up on either side of his face. Every so often, his eyes would open to see yours still tightly closed as you kissed and he would smile before letting them slip close once more.

It was your turn to be caught off-guard when you felt his mouth open and his tongue coaxed itself into yours. You didn't stop him and he didn't stop you. If anything, you were even more excited because he tasted even more like candy. It was intoxicating and you couldn't get enough. You just wanted more and more and more...

Of course, your back was telling you otherwise as it began to ache from the hunched over position you were in to make out with him. You had to pull away. You were breathless and your lips were sore, but you knew at that moment that you were addicted. You would kiss him again, though you weren't sure when. And by the look in Ramuda's eye, you knew he would kiss you again too.