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Momo had said earlier that Daiyataro was a joke, but any Daiyataro fan (Renata) would froth at the mouth hearing the day they had yesterday. The two boys had actually met up a day early to hang out on their own. It was their day to themselves. In the morning Keitaro had taken Daiya for a hike at a nearby park and in the evening, Daiya took Keitaro to a karaoke bar. In between they had just walked around town and fun checking out all the local shops. It was like a genuine date, although it definitely wasn’t, because they weren’t dating. Just really good friends. And these two really good friends were now back to back, sharing a bed.
“Hey Keitaro,” Daiya whispered. “Are you awake?”
“Yeah,” Daiya heard from the other side of the bed.
Keitaro rolled over to face Daiya, who did the same. Keitaro’s eyes were wide open. “Can’t sleep?”
“Yeah. I just keep thinking about stuff, and songs keep playing in my head. Stupid stuff.” Daiya forced his eyelids shut as he talked.
Keitaro yawned. “Tell me about it then. Get it off your mind. Just don’t talk too loudly or you’ll wake them up.”
Really, Momomo and Sterling were snoring loudly. Nothing short of a siren was going to wake them up, but the two kept quiet just in case.
“Your ears,” Daiya whispered, “What’s up with them? You have four. Which do you hear out of?”
Keitaro chuckled. “I hear out of both. I have really good hearing because of that.”
“C-can I touch them?” Daiya asked. Keitaro blushed. His hamster ears have always been sensitive. “S-sure.” Daiya blindly reached up to touch them, his hands drifting against his silver hair. The hamster ears twitched as his fingers reached them. Daiya put his fingers around the ears and gently rubbed them. “Does that feel good?” Keitaro smiled. “Yeah. It feels nice.”
“Why don’t you ever let people touch them? You seem happy right now.” Daiya kept rubbing, smiling in the dark.
“They’re sensitive. I don’t really trust anyone to touch them. Hamster instincts and all.”
“But I’m touching them.”
Keitaro went silent just long enough to make Daiya stop rubbing. “Yeah. I really trust you. The animal instincts deep down in me constantly tell me to back away from everyone. Not you though. I’m calm to my core when I’m with you.”
“I trust you too. We had so much fun yesterday, I really felt…” Daiya couldn’t think of how to finish his sentence. How did he feel? He felt something so strong, he knew it was stronger than that inner peace Keitaro felt. He couldn’t say anything, but his heartbeat and the warmth in his cheeks were unmistakable.
Daiya moved his hands down from the hamster’s ears, now gently cupping his face. “I-if you trust me, then can I…”
Keitaro knew what he wanted. He didn’t need to hear any more. “Yes, of course.”
Daiya moved his face closer to Keitaro’s. He moved slowly, like at any minute he could scare the hamster into running away. Keitaro quickly moved his own face forward and their lips connected. It wasn’t passionate. It was sweet and gentle, the way each of them wanted. They weren’t worried about labels, or vtubing, or what would happen tomorrow. They were just happy to show each other how much they cared. They held the kiss like they only had one chance. Eventually, their lips finally broke. In the dark, they stared into each other’s eyes. Keitaro gently smiled. “Thank you, Daiya. Thank you for being here. Get to sleep now. We’ll have more fun tomorrow.”
Daiya didn’t say anything. There was nothing else to say. He grabbed Keitaro’s hand and their fingers interlocked. His eyes closed and he gently drifted to sleep, feeling that same inner peace that Keitaro felt.
Momomo took out his phone and opened his messages. ‘Hey Sin. The twinks are finally asleep. Get in here for smooching time.’
