#samvvize

Smoothing his hands over his uniform once again, Ishimaru bit his bottom lip. He had never been this nervous before. Usually, when faced with a challenge, he would take it head on, no hesitation at all. And yet, here he was, shaking from head to foot like a leaf of some kind.

A knock on his door drew Ishimaru out of his thoughts, causing him to look over his shoulder. Mondo was leaning against the door, taking in his appearance with a small smile. "You look great," he said softly, pushing himself off the door before walking towards Ishimaru.

Humming softly, Ishimaru turned his attention back to the mirror, leaning back against Mondo's chest as hands placed themselves on his waist. "Thank you."

Mondo placed his chin on Ishimaru's shoulder, wrapping his arms around Ishimaru's stomach. "So, today's the big day, huh?"

"Yes."

"...You're not talking a lot today. You that nervous?" Mondo asked with a small smile.

Ishimaru's eyes flickered up to Mondo's face in the mirror, giving the male a slight glare. "Kyoudai, I am not sure if you realize the importance of this matter. Today will determine whether or not I shall be the one to redeem my family's name after so many years," Ishimaru remarked seriously, messing around with his suit once again to make sure everything was straight.

"I know that. But you gotta relax. Being all uptight and nervous is just gonna make things worse," Mondo said before he grabbed Ishimaru's hands, pulling them away from his suit. He interlaced their fingers for a moment, looking down at their joined hands. He saw Ishimaru following his gaze out of the corner of his eyes and the grip on his hands tightened a bit.

Huffing loudly, Ishimaru gazed over his shoulder at Mondo. "I can not just relax, Kyoudai. This is an extremely important moment in my life that could affect my family's welfare for the rest of my life! If I end up failing then...then...," Ishimaru trailed off, his head ducking down a bit. A disappointed look came to his face. He could not bare to think of what may happen he did indeed fail.

Frown coming to his face, Mondo straightened himself up and turned Ishimaru around so that they were looking at each other. Placing his hand under his lover's chin, Mondo tipped his head up, their eyes locking with each other. "Ishimaru. I'm sure that you'll do more than fine. You've been preparing for this interview for months now. You're practiced in front of every single mirror in this house, you've had every member in the Crazy Diamonds act as an interviewer for you, plus you've recorded yourself and watched it over a hundred times to make sure you don't make any mistakes," Mondo stated with a soft chuckle. "You'll be fine. I believe in you."

"B-but what if I'm not, Kyoudai! You can't possibly know if something may go wrong or not! Practicing is not the same as the actual experience!" Ishimaru near-shouted, almost on the verge of hyperventilating.

Sighing loudly, Mondo shut his eyes for a moment. At this point, Ishimaru was either going to work himself up into a panic attack, or he would just end up fainting. Mondo didn't want either of those things happening, since Ishimaru had to leave in about an hour. He would rather his lover not mess up any chances that he has at securing the position. Because despite what his lover may think, Mondo did actually know how serious this opportunity was. So, grabbing Ishimaru by his shoulders, Mondo pulled the hall monitor into a kiss, effectively cutting off any further statements.

A yelp was swallowed up in the kiss and Ishimaru's hands came to Mondo's chest immediately. But instead of pushing him away like the biker had thought would happen, Ishimaru's hands clenched tightly onto the fabric of his jacket, pulling him closer. A surprised noise left Mondo's mouth for a moment before he relaxed, his hands slowly moving down from his lover's shoulders to rest on his waist instead.

The kiss quickly heated up between the two as the seconds passed by. Their hands were gripping tight onto each other and they stumbled around the room, bumping into furniture trying to find a place where they could get some leverage. It wasn't until Ishimaru pressed Mondo against one of the walls that they stopped moving and focused completely on the kiss. The hall monitor's lips parted slightly, giving Mondo silent permission to plunder the open cavern. A groan left Ishimaru's mouth as their tongues brushed against each other, his hands curling tighter on Mondo's jacket. Their tongues pressed and curled around each other, just going with the flow of the mood.

Letting out a pleased noise, Mondo let one of his hands trail behind Ishimaru, grabbing the small of his back. One of Ishimaru's legs hiked up Mondo's body, wrapping around the taller male's waist. A pleased growl left Mondo's mouth and he deepened the kiss while trying to press himself closer to Ishimaru. Their chests pressed against each other, causing both males to grind against each other.

All of a sudden, a screeching alarm pierced through the air, shattering the mood in an instant.

Breaking the kiss, Ishimaru and Mondo both looked in the direction of the noise. Sitting on the dresser was Ishimaru's phone, which was vibrating readily. Ishimaru's eyes widened a bit before he pushed himself away from Mondo, hands immediately going to his suit. He tried rubbing out the slight wrinkles that had come to the fabric, as well as fixing his hair that was now kind of mussed. Walking over to pick up his phone, a noise of complaint leaving his mouth before he placed the phone back down on the dresser.

"Now you've set me off schedule, Mondo! I have to be out of the house in five minutes, and I look as though I've just been through a romp in the bed! Why can't you keep your hands to yourself?" Ishimaru scolded heatedly before he turned towards the mirror, fixing his appearance back up.

Giving a slight smile, Mondo decided to sit down in the nearest seat and watch as his lover fussed over his appearance for the second time that day. He knew that he wouldn't be allowed anywhere near his lover without the male scolding him yet again. It was a wonder that Ishimaru even still bothered to scold him, though. After all the years they had been together, he would think that Ishimaru knew him well enough to know that his scoldings didn't really work on him anymore.

It was still cute though.

As Ishimaru stopped fussing over himself, he let out a rough breath before pocketing his phone and grabbing his briefcase. Heading towards the door, Ishimaru stopped in front of Mondo for a moment, staring down at him with an intense gaze. Mondo just stared back up at him, smile still present on his face. Ishimaru's eyes narrowed a bit before he bent down, kissing Mondo quickly before standing up. Ishimaru's face was quickly becoming flushed and he looked away from his lover, face pulled up in embarrassment.

Mondo's eyes widened a bit out of surprise, a faint blush of his own coming to his face. "Ishimaru...?"

"That was your good luck kiss to me," Ishimaru muttered, keeping his gaze strictly away from Mondo. "I couldn't let you give it to me, because you get too heated with your kisses and I need to be completely composed for this interview!"

Still staring up at Ishimaru, Mondo gave a laugh before he nodded his head in understanding. "Well then, I'll make sure to kiss you when you pass your interview," he said with a bright grin.

"That's not what I was saying!" Ishimaru said indignantly, although a smile was coming to his face.

For the second time that day, Ishimaru's phone went off, causing both of them to jump a bit before Ishimaru huffed. "I need to go right now. I should be back in a few hours."

Nodding his head, Mondo stood to lead Ishimaru out. "Well, I wish you luck. You've got this interview in the bag. And if they don't give you the job, then they're idiots."

Ishimaru just shook his head in mild amusement.

***

It was well past nightfall when Ishimaru came back. Mondo was sitting in the living room, watching a movie when he heard the door suddenly open. Lifting his head up, he watched as Ishimaru walked into the house, coat bound tight around his body. Sitting up, Mondo muted the TV for a moment before walking over to where his lover was.

Ishimaru didn't say anything at first, shedding his coat silently and hanging it up on the coat rack. He then turned to face his lover, a blank expression on his face. At first, Mondo worried that maybe, just maybe, the people that interviewed his lover were actually idiots and didn't choose Ishimaru. But then, a bright grin came across the male's face and Ishimaru nodded his head quickly, tears coming to his eyes. "I was chosen for the job. I get to start on Monday!" he said in excitement, grin wide across his face.

A grin of his own came across Mondo's face and he swooped down to kiss Ishimaru, arms wrapping around his lover's body. Ishimaru happily accepted the kiss, his arms wrapping around Mondo's neck. Soft chuckles of happiness left Ishimaru's mouth and he could barely keep himself from moving around. Mondo found himself laughing as well, breaking the kiss to pick up Ishimaru in his arms.

"I'm so proud of you, Ishi," Mondo whispered.

Ishimaru let out a pleased noise before burrowing his face in Mondo's neck, his legs wrapping around Mondo's waist. "I'm glad I've made you proud, Mondo."