No strings attached

Pt.21- Allowance

Each time he thought he knew this man, it turned out to be another mirage, another act perfected and tweaked to keep him safe. An impenetrable wall that could never be taken down. He was a mystery that was never to be solved.

Every time he asked a question, he was left with less and less information than he'd initially started with.

"I'm a simple person."

"A simple person wouldn't say they're a simple person."

"They would if they have nothing to hide or share."

"Then you dont quite fit those requirements."

"I didn't know I had to fit anyones requirements." Yokozawa responded with a shrug. "Anyways, let's do something else. I'm not in the mood for talking anymore."

"How long have you had that bandage?"

"About a week? Wait, no. Maybe two?"

"Two weeks?!" Kirishima asked incredulously. "You do know you're supposed to change the bandage every so often, right?"

"I know that but it hasn't gotten wet or damaged."

"That doesn't matter!"

An annoyed tchh was all the younger responded with.

"Stay here. I'll be right back."

"Are you gonna go prepare a statement so you can scold me?"

"If you want, I can."

"Get lost, old man."

The elder disappeared into a random room before returning a few moments later with a red box in his grasp. He took a seat next to Yokozawa and pulled out a pair of scissors.

"The fuck do you think you're doing?"

"Cutting the bandage off and rewrapping it. Now hold still."

Small snipping sounds were the only noise that filled the house. The way the metal scissors grated against the cloth of the bandage was deafening.

Yokozawa looked down nervously, expecting the worse- waiting for some type of pain to be registered, but surprisingly nothing happened. The cool metal slicing his flesh or poking into him never occured. Instead, Kirishima expertly sliced through the bandage and unrolled a new one.

"You did a good job on keeping that bandage clean and dry, but still. You should definitely change it more often." He began wrapping it in a black bandage, humming soothingly as he did so. "Oh, and you left these here the last time you spent the night. You should take them. They're for pain."

"I'm not in any pain."

"If the doctor who saw you prescribed them, then you should take them."

"I'll take them when I need them."

"I can't force you." The elder relented, placing the bottle of pills down. He took in the work he just did and nodded to himself. It looked decent. "Do you want me to kiss your wrist better?"

"Pftt, no. What am I? A toddler?"

"Are you that against people kissing you?"

"Yes."

"So let me get this straight. You can have sex with people and not think anything of it, but a kiss is too intimate and disgusting for your liking?"

"Yup." Yokozawa answered simply.

"That doesn't make sense."

"That's not my problem, is it?"

"Whatever." Kirishima quickly changed the conversation. "Thanks for coming over today. I enjoyed my time with you and I appreciate you letting me-

"Finish inside."

"Y-yeah, but next time don't say that you like it and beg me to finish. I know you were just playing around and didn't mean it but I might not be able to hold back next time."

"Huh? Are you talking about when I-

"When I asked you how it felt and you said it felt good and to put it back in." Kirishima clarified, chuckling softly. "I know you were just faking."

Yokozawa blushed lightly.

To be honest, he hadn't been faking. He'd actually enjoyed it and begged the elder to put it back in because of how good it felt, but if he was telling him not to do that anymore then he wouldn't. "I-I won't do that anymore if you don't like it."

"Thank you. I don't want you faking that you like it if you don't. That being said, let me know if there's ever something you want me to do while we're having sex. I'll try to comply as long as it's not too weird."

"..ok."

"I'm assuming you want me to drop you back off at your apartment now, right?"

"Yeah. I want to go home and sleep."

"Alright. How much?"

"Five."

Kirishima pulled out his checkbook and ripped a check out, handing it to the younger male. "Your allowance is in there so later on, go buy yourself something nice. I'd love to see you in something other than button up shirts and jeans. Not that I have anything against that."

"What do you want me to wear for next time?"

"Anything, as long as it's not a struggle to take off. 'Cause ultimately my goal is to get to what's underneath."

A/N: just nine more chapters to go :)