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As Yuma slowly watched the elevator bring him up to the rooftop of the abandoned building, he couldn’t help but think why Desuhiko had so suddenly told him to meet him here with such short notice. Considering when he asked him (or rather demanded) to, there was a level of nervousness and uncertainty in his voice that he could read like a book.
“It must be something urgent, but what would be so important to interrupt me whilst I’m busy?” Yuma thought to himself as he readjusted his bucket hat.
“It’s sad how you think cleaning fuzzhead’s agency and being his little errand boy is something worth being busy about..” Shinigami quietly snickered at Yuma.
Right when Yuma was about to interject that because of the ‘errands’ they managed to get caught in the recent murder cases, the doors of the small elevator opened on the fifth floor. What greeted him was the rain and Desuhiko leaning on the metal fencing staring over Kamasaki District and the people covering themselves with their umbrellas.
“Hey.. Are you alright Desuhiko?” Yuma approached him from behind which ended up startling Desuhiko.
“Geez! I-I just wasn’t expecting you here so quickly, in fact I didn’t get here that long ago..” His gaze went from the buildings to Yuma who had a certain look on his face as if he were investigating a crime scene.
“S-Sorry, but when you.. told me to meet you here, you sounded rather unusual so I didn’t want to leave you waiting.”
“Right.. I was just wanted to… keep looking at this view while I waited..” He had been acting like this for over an hour leaving Yuma unsure of what could possibly be plaguing Desuhiko and making him act this way.
“If something’s troubling you then you should talk it out. Or are you trying to ask me a favour?” Yuma couldn’t help but notice how Deshiko’s eyes glanced all over the place to everything but him.
“Not really… Look, even though I was the one who asked you here..” Desuhiko kept thinking about what he wanted to say next. “I still don’t know what to say or how to word it! I guess I’m just a little afraid..” A little afraid may have been an understatement as he had to resist the urge to pull at his beanie.
“Oh then, take your time.” Yuma tried to reassure him.
“Although we are kind of busy here..” The death God mumbled as the shorty detective let a very exaggerated breath out in hopes of calming his nerves.
“Alright! Here goes nothing!” Yuma gave him a small nod in response. “So there’s something important I have really been wanting to tell you…” Even though Yuma never paid attention, he could sense how flushed Desuhiko’s face was than usual. “W-Well.. I’ve always enjoyed spending time with you and you can reject me or whatever but… I.. like y…” The tension of the moment caused Desuhiko to slip up yet again. “Dammit! I still can’t fully say it!”
Yuma knew he had to do something otherwise he’d be watching Desuhiko slowly melt into a puddle of embarrassment. But even after thinking through what he had just heard, Yuma still found it hard to believe.
“Are you trying to say you like me? As in.. more than friends..” Yuma couldn’t help his face grow red at the thought of it.
“Took you long enough! But yes, I’ve… liked you lot ever since the.. What am I even saying, you probably don’t even like—“
“I-I didn’t mean it like that! It’s just you’re always talking about girls so I w-wasn’t expecting this from you,” By now they both looked like a bundle of tomatoes due to their red faces.
“I wish I could take a photo of your face right now so I can constantly embarrass you about it for all eternity, kyhahaha!!”
“Now’s not the time Shinigami, Desuhiko just confessed his love to me! What am I supposed to do!?” His inner monologue got interrupted when he heard Desuhiko speak up again.
“Haven’t I already told you that I don’t like just girls. Although, I guess I’ve never really felt such deep and intense feelings for a man before..”
“Even though I may not be experienced in things like love and relationships,” He took this opportunity to grab Desuhiko by his shoulders so he could properly look at him. “But I’m willing to try, so yes I like you too.” A small innocent smile appeared on his face whilst Desuhiko was too busy staring at him like a hopeless romantic.
“D-Does this mean I can..” His eyes landing on Yuma’s lips, Yuma understanding what he was referring to nodded his head in approval. Within a heartbeat he was pulled into a kiss that felt better than he expected. It wasn’t anything majorly fancy but was enough to capture the essence of the moment. Even if that was just the rain pouring on-top of each other in this intense state of euphoria. After pulling away, they still couldn’t stop looking into each other.
“Bro.. Who knew kissing a man would feel this good!” It was obvious that Desuhiko was trying to keep his composure and not burst into an overwhelming amount of excitement.
“Are you sure you should be calling me bro, especially after you just kissed me?” But he quickly got interrupted as a hand made its way on his shoulder.
“Don’t sweat the details! Being my partner means now you’re sharing the spotlight with the superstar detective Desuhiko!” Yuma could sense the sparkle in his eyes as he said that and it being somewhat assuring. “It’s a shame I couldn’t get to kiss you whilst you were dressed up as a girl.” Or not..
“I’ll just ignore that last part..” He didn’t want to be reminded of how ridiculous he looked during the Aetheria Academy investigation.
“S-Sorry, but anyway. To celebrate our feelings for each other, I’d say we head out to the café in Gimma District! Except it’ll be all about us and not some chicks.” A light chuckle came from Yuma at the suggestion of the outing or rather date.
“Sounds good, although I still have something to do so I’ll meet you there when I’m done. I also want to stay here for a little while longer.”
“Fine by me,” Just as he was about to head back on the elevator, he quickly went to place a kiss on Yuma’s cheek before getting on the elevator. “See you at the café my man!” He exclaimed just at the doors shut and the elevator made its way back down.
Leaving Yuma by himself to enjoy the view and reflect on everything.
“He really isn’t going to stop calling me ‘my man’ is he? But at least it’s kind of nice coming from him..”
“Kyhahaha… Master, you and Desuhiko have forged the ultimate bond, or I should say relationship together. Good for you, Master. I’m happy for you!”