Title: Sleep Debt
Pairing(s): Kyouya/Kaoru
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Ouran High School Host Club belongs to Hatori Bisco and related companies.
Word count: 578
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SLEEP DEBT
What a lot of people don't know about Kyouya is this: for all he is a financial genius, he is perpetually in debt.
Sleep debt, that is.
The other thing plenty of people have misconceptions about is this: sharing a life and a bed with Kyouya does not actually give Kaoru superpowers to tame the Low Blood Pressure Evil Lord.
It is true that Kaoru has more weapons in his arsenal than any other living being to counteract the LBPEL. Said LBPEL also exercises more restraint over his foul early morning temper where Kaoru is involved.
However.
Kaoru's ability to provide very pleasant mornings doesn't mean that Kyouya actually always wants these pleasant mornings – no, he would prefer pleasant afternoons or pleasant nights, thank you very much. Anyone who thinks otherwise clearly has not experienced how tiresome it can be to please one's lover when one is exhausted in body and mind.
It is exacerbated by another little known fact: where the physical aspect of their relationship is concerned, Kaoru gets more because Kyouya knows he needs more. The sliding scale of give-and-take changes according to the subject in question.
Mental stimulation: 50-50.
Control over their accounts: 85-15 to Kyouya.
Design of their living space: 10-90 to Kaoru.
Travel and retreats: 50-50.
Physical intimacy: 45-55 to Kaoru.
So, you see, more often than not, Kaoru has to give his partner time to recharge if he is to continue being demanding in the bedroom; it is a quid pro quo that Kaoru can live with, and Kyouya is very fond of his quid pro quos.
Kaoru is still alive because he has honed his ninja powers instead.
Just yesterday, he became the first person ever to sneak up on Mori-senpai successfully. It was an accident. Kaoru merely wanted to privately discuss the surprise party for Honey-senpai's upcoming birthday – upon touching Mori-senpai's shoulder lightly, Mori-senpai twitched in shock.
Satoshi made a big deal out of it and Kaoru's name spread like wildfire – in one fell swoop, he has gained the respect of the entire Morinozuka dojo, and their students have been approaching him to beg for lessons on stealth. If the twins' mother is the source of their rambunctiousness, then Kaoru must credit his father for his apparent aptitude for ninjahood.
With utmost gentleness, Kaoru lifts the bedcovers slightly (if Kyouya senses the chill, it's a fail), slips out of bed (if Kyouya feels any jolt of movement, it's a fail), and pads across their 5cm thick carpet to their walk-in wardrobe (any sound above 30 decibels, it's a fail).
He has a bath, styles his hair, changes into an ensemble of white jeans, Comme des Garçon striped shirt, sunshine yellow belt and turquoise blazer, clicks on the Breguet Rêve de Plumes that Kyouya had given him several Christmases ago (yes, it's a ladies' watch but screw it, Kaoru has gorgeous wrists and he rocks the androgynous look) and finally, puts on his fourth finger an understated promise ring.
Rounding the bed quietly, he drops a kiss on the mess of black hair sticking out from the top of the layers of blankets. Kyouya's nose gets cold and he can't stand for any part of his body to be left unshielded if he can help it.
So cute, Kaoru thinks, but of course it is suicide to voice it despite his privileged position.
After checking that the alarms are set for the right time, he leaves for the Hitachiin atelier.
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09/04/2012