A/N: Muahahaha this idea took root after YenGirl mentioned this in one of her wonderful reviews for this story! Thanks for the idea and the reviews dear 3 I appreciate them!

But...I appear to be making Cross awfully girly in my stories :noes: Not to mention, these little one-shots don't seem too original -le sigh- 0.o So, there shall be a different one with Yagari being different X3 *imagination in overdrive* There should be more on the way…but my updates will be pretty slow since my Honors English came and kicked me in the face pretty good =.=; And, I’ll try only to update when I have at least 2 or 3 one-shots finished :3

(Note: Sorry about the barely there length, I wrote this on my one month Japan stay last month...and they kept me busy in anime stores ^^;)

Hmm…I’m not quite sure if I like this one :noes: I might patch it up later neh?

As it often was when he woke up next to his partner after one of their more passionate nights, Cross felt an unexplainable warm ball buzzing in his chest. But despite that the ex-hunter felt the understandable urge to go shower, being as both he and Yagari were both dirty...Sighing Cross began to roll out of Yagari's embrace, immediately missing the heat. Batting away his temptation to return to Yagari’s warmth, Cross turned observed his lover's face. The other man's face wore a relaxed expression, and it pleased the honey-eyed man to see it as such. Although Cross was the hunter's lover and his closest friend, it was very rare to see the one-eyed man so relaxed when he was awake. It was almost as if Yagari couldn't let down his suspicious mask, even around Cross. In a way, that sort of stung the ex-hunter, yet at the same time, Cross knew not to feel upset. Yagari wasn't acting that way to be distrustful, it was just in his nature.

In fact, Yagari was a rather sweet person when he let his guard down, but it pained Cross to see the man putting up his gruff mask around everyone else, including Zero. After the accident, Cross' lover had been a wreck when left by himself. It wasn't necessarily the fact that he had lost his eye in the first place that bothered the hunter. Rather, it was the disgusted and pitying glances that he had received upon returning to the Hunter Association. Although Yagari put up his uncaring mask to act as if none of what people said about him bothered him, Cross knew that he was actually quite a fragile person inside.

The type of person that was very protective of their close friends and family, but not as warm to those outside of their comfort zone. Still, it was reassuring to know that out of the few people in Yagari's inner circle, Cross alone had been allowed to see Yagari in his fragile state. Attempting to drag himself away from his angst ridden thoughts, Cross brushed Yagari’s hair away from his face, feeling an unpleasant tingle run down his spine when his fingertips touched the stretching scars on his lover’s face. Thinking back once again to that time sent a chill rushing down Cross' spine. Just thinking about that oppressive darkness that had hovered made Cross cringe. But, they had made it out, and the spectacled man had no intention of allowing the two of them to go back to such a state. Cross wouldn’t be able to stand it.

It was so hard to get him out of there the first time.

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I don’t know if I’d be able to help him out again…

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Without dragging Yagari into my personal darkness

Before he knew what he was doing the headmaster had leaned down to place his trembling lips on the vampire hunter’s raised scar tissue scarred eyebrow. Starting at the touch of Yagari’s skin beneath his lips, Cross blinked in surprised before pulling away abruptly. While he knew that he had told Yagari that his injury didn’t bother him, Cross couldn’t help but feel slightly relieved by the fact that he hadn’t kissed any lower. Cross himself may not care about the twisted scars, but Yagari sure as hell would…Glancing back at Yagari, Cross let out a sigh of relief. Thanking his luck Cross glanced at the alarm clock, and groaning softly at the digits displayed in red. Cross really needed to get up now…but a few more minutes enjoying the warmth and Yagari wouldn’t do him any harm now would it?

However, to his mortification, when Cross returned his attention to his lover’s face, the ex-hunter found a solitary blue eye staring at him. Sometimes, Cross had to wonder if Yagari actually planned out all of these times that he caught him in compromising situations, or if he was actually really that clumsy. Noticing his lover’s stunned look Yagari chuckled, becoming even more amused as Cross’ face darkened at the sound. Before the amber eyed man had time to even think about scrambling away, Yagari had already wrapped his arms around his lover’s waist. Getting over his initial surprise, the ex-hunter’s eyebrows knit together and he began to resist Yagari’s welcoming embrace. Yagari felt a bit rejected and tried to entice Cross to cease his struggling.

“You’re insatiable,” Cross muttered pushing himself off of the other man’s well muscled chest, “Come on, let me go. I need to take a shower! I can’t go back while I’m this dirty – “ Yagari removed his lips from over the smaller man’s and sighed in disappointment when he saw the pout playing on Cross’ lips.

“Hmm? You weren’t saying that last night,” the hunter murmured, nibbling softly on the other man’s flushing ear. Struggling to form a coherent sentence, Cross began to mutter profanities and cursed Yagari’s knowledge of all of his weak spots.

“T-Touga, last night was last night and I,” Cross suppressed a shuddering sigh, “need to go back to the academy! Besides don’t you have work to do yourself?” Feeling his body reacting swiftly to Yagari’s touch, Cross scowled at his feminine reactions. Since when did he start becoming so womanish around Yagari? (Being as his happy alter-ego at the academy didn’t fall underneath the category of womanish of course. XD )

“No more assignments for a few days…I took a few days leave.” Cross’ lover’s assault did not stop, and the ex-hunter was beginning to think that escape was futile. Well, until he came up with a slightly more entertaining idea…Finally managing to pry himself from his lover’s roaming hands, Cross rolled out of bed and took a few steps back to ensure that he was out of Yagari’s range.

“Well, if you have no assignments for a few days then you should have some reason for taking time off of work!” Noticing Yagari’s pout, Cross folded his arms over his bare chest and sighed. Who knew that such a dangerous looking vampire hunter had taken time off of work to cuddle with a another man? Internally smirking at the thought of the reactions people would have, the spectacled man took one last look before heading towards the bathroom. Hearing Yagari’s startled response and attempt to untangle himself from the covers, the ex-hunter rolled his eyes at the other man’s reaction. Sometimes, Yagari could be so…

“Fine. I’ll stay,” Cross mumbled, starting slightly when Yagari’s well muscled arms threaded around his waist. “But, under one condition,” Yagari hmm-ed his response, burying his nose into Cross’ hair, trying his best to tickle the ex-hunter’s neck with his warm breath. Cross groaned and craned his head around to meet Yagari’s eye, “and that one condition is that you let me take my shower!” A mischievous twinkle shone in his lover’s eye, and Cross couldn’t help but feel a bit irked. He had never expected Yagari to let him go just like that, but there was always room for him to be hopeful. Yagari pulled back slightly and noticed to his amusement, that the amber-eyed man’s eyebrows were beginning to show tell-tale signs of irritation.

“Well, that depends…will you be showering alone?” the brunette raised his eyebrow suggestively. The ex-hunter rolled his eyes at his lover’s suggestion and pried his body from Yagari’s affectionate grip. He had to move quickly, before Yagari saw the obvious results of such a suggestion. This plan was short lived, however, when Yagari stepped around Cross and put himself between the other man and the door. Apparently, Yagari wasn’t going to let him have his shower in peace, so, Cross supposed that he could…deal with the other man. Besides they both needed showers anyway…The ex-hunter’s lips began to curl upwards in a small smile.

“I guess being…accompanied doesn’t sound like too bad of an idea…however, ladies first.” Cross grinned, backing Yagari into the bathroom. Realizing his lover’s intentions Yagari colored slightly, but eagerly accepted the change in dominance. Besides it was still making love no matter who claimed who, and Yagari rather liked it when the ex-hunter claimed him. It was a nice change to have someone dominating him rather than being the only one delivering pleasure. Not to mention, the lithe man knew what felt good and what didn’t, so Yagari was almost assured a blissful evening…or morning. However, Yagari found his patience lacking in the slow nature in which Cross was rubbing slow circles up and down his back. The two men stumbled into the bathroom, both uncaring of the dim lighting as well as awkward movements of the other. Eye narrowing slightly, Yagari frowned, only to have his pursed lips covered up by Cross’ own. The shorter man nibbled delicately at the hunter’s lower lip, enjoying the slight tremors he could feel going through Yagari’s frame.

The ex-hunter knew what his lover wanted, but why should he supply it immediately? Oh, but Yagari was just so much fun to tease! It was so much more enjoyable to have Yagari nearly losing himself just over simple caresses and heated kisses…Not to mention Cross rather enjoyed the sight of the normally gruff and anti-social vampire hunter writhing beneath him in ecstasy…Cross was brought out his reverie when Yagari nipped impatiently at his softly probing tongue. A single blue eye silently reprimanded Cross, and he couldn’t help but feel amused at the other’s impatience. There would be no fun if the ex-hunter let Yagari have his way all of the time. Now, it was time to play by Cross’ rules. Smirking slightly, Cross’ eyes slid half-mast, and before Yagari even knew what was happening, he felt the ex-hunter’s slim finger’s trailing over his stiffening length.

Surprised by the sudden chilling touch and skilled teasing, Yagari let out a throaty moan as he felt his knees weaken beneath him. Getting a positive response from his aroused lover, the amber-eyed man had wasted no time in beginning his assault on Yagari’s neck eager to wash the remnants of last night’s…activities off as well as begin anew. As the water began to pelt down on the pair Cross remembered a stack of papers that were to be finished today…

‘That can wait…I’ve got a more entertaining job at the moment.’

Intending on fully pleasuring the other man, Cross pushed Yagari against the dampening tiles, flushing bodies pressing into each other in all of the right places. Somehow, the two of them made this strange encounter work…and they were both beginning to like it.

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Cross sighed contentedly. Somehow after their..urm, activities, the two men and managed to stumble back to the bed, and as Cross woke up for the second time that morning with his limbs entangled with the other’s. The warmth that had been so comforting before, was now renewed with a new intensity, an added spark to the love that Cross could feel between them. There was just something so incredibly endearing to him that time after time, Yagari Touga had allowed a scatterbrained academy chairmen claim his body. Anyone outside of this relationship might think that Yagari must be the one dominating and steering their rocky relationship, but instead it was quite the opposite…

Behind closed doors, Yagari was actually quite a passive person, despite his domineering mask that he wore outside of the house. It was strange really, when the relationship had first started, even Cross had half-expected to be placed into the submissive role his mental image fit. However, Yagari wasn’t one to think like that…Instead, he and Cross flitted in out of the roles, completely content with both being pleasured as well as delivering the pleasure. Gruff, shy, and undeniably sweet… It made Kaien Cross happy to have been matched with such a perfect soul. Well, a perfect soul with a very healthy sex drive. But, who was complaining? Cross wouldn’t have Yagari any other way.

Thanks for reading! Review please! I will try to update as soon as more inspiration strikes me! 3

(OMG…that would be so wonderful to write…a flustered embarrassed Yagari…:blush: XD That would be so perfectly wonderful don’t’cha think? OOC, but fun :D)