Wish You Were Sober {Chileon}

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The two stayed silent for a few moments as they got to their path. Chihiro kept his hands tucked into the pockets of his hoodie. He sighed to himself, finally speaking up when they were far enough. "I'm sorry for leaving so suddenly last night. I should've at least told you." He says. Though he couldn't help but think about how he'd felt. Why he hadn't said anything before leaving. The way Leon had smelled like alcohol, how he'd kept getting closer, and that final straw of the kiss that Chihiro could only taste vodka in.

Leon sighed quietly. "It's alright. I... realize I should've been more careful. We should've left immediately after more people started showing up. When you started getting uncomfortable. It wasn't right that I made you stay like that." He says. When he looked back on the night Leon realized just how much he did wrong. To start he shouldn't have drank that much. "It's not like you knew that was going to happen. Plus I could've said something about how I was feeling." Chihiro says. He thought they were both partially at fault here. "What was it that made you decide to leave?" Leon asks.

Chihiro seemed to ridge up. "Ah... when you kissed me. But it wasn't like it was because I didn't like it or you made me uncomfortable... I just couldn't tell if you meant it." He explains. He would've happily kissed Leon had it not been something that felt purely alcohol induced. "The kiss..?" Leon remembered kissing Chihiro but it didn't get very far. Chihiro nodded. "It's hard to tell when someone does something just because they're drunk or if they actually mean it." He explains. "I just... didn't want to give into something you possibly didn't mean. I didn't want to land myself just getting hurt." He sighs. He glanced at Leon who had get to respond. He seemed to be... thinking something over.

Though before he could speak again, Leon stopped him by grabbing his arm, cupping his jaw on the side before leaning in and once again.. kissing him. This time Chihiro didn't hesitate to reciprocate. There was no taste of vodka on his lips, no pressing environment... just a genuine, sweet kiss. Leon pulled Chihiro closer, so their chests touched. They didn't separate until they found they couldn't breathe anymore. Each took a moment to breathe, before Leon spoke. "That answer your question?" He asks with a small laugh. Chihiro couldn't help but laugh as well. "It does.." He says, giving a small smile. "Then.. do you mind if I do it again?" Leon cocks an eyebrow. Chihiro shook his head. "I welcome it."

With that Leon went in to connect their lips again, moving his arm to hold Chihiro's waist while Chihiro loosely wrapped his arms around Leon's neck. Despite everything.. it felt like things barely changed. What did change between them seemed to have been good, that being the unspoken but clear confessions of the two. Leon didn't have any of the bad reactions Chihiro had feared. This had to have been the best possible thing to come out of the situation.

Leon's mannerisms didn't change around Chihiro aside being a bit more affectionate. He'd still put his arm around him, getting protective when he needed to, talked just as he used to. He started helping Chihiro and Mondo with getting Chihiro more comfortable with expressing himself for who he really was. It became quite clear the despite everything... Leon was the best boyfriend Chihiro could've asked for.

The couple would actually also start going on double dates with Taka and Mondo. It was a good way for the four of them to get to know each other, plus fun. Leon was still as patient as ever with Chihiro, ordering for him if he got too anxious. Chihiro of course appreciated him for it, always making sure to thank him afterwards.

They'd stay together all throughout their years at the university. For their final two years they got an apartment together. After they moved on to get a bigger place. Chihiro made good money from programming so they were able to get a nice place. An office space for Chihiro to do his programming and a studio for Leon to work on producing music and forming his band. Chihiro made special programs for Leon to use for his music production. Leon became the sort of chef in the house since Chihiro couldn't cook for the life of him. Though Leon liked learning and making Chihiro happy with his cooking.

It'd be roughly 7 years after they met that they'd find themselves in a park in the middle of spring, the sakura blossoms freshly in bloom. It was a beautiful place where the two had many dates at various times in the year. The park in spring and fall were Chihiro's favorite. The spring thanks to the sakura flowers and the fall thanks to the colorful leaves. If they passed a particularly pretty flower or butterfly Chihiro would point it out. As he usually would. He always liked pointing out the pretty little pieces of nature. Leon liked that he did that too. He found it cute, honestly.

As they walked, they got to the little meadow they often had picnics in. It was especially pretty in the spring, with little flowers poking up through the grass that made it look like an image out of a movie. Leon decided the moment was perfect as he held Chihiro's hand and walked to the middle of the field, saying he thought he saw something.

Once they were in the center of the field, Leon stopped Chihiro. He took a deep breath before starting, hand going for his pocket. "These... past 7 years have been the best I could ask for. I've never been as happy as I am with you." As he spoke he pulled something out of his pocket and slowly knelt down. "Would you make the rest of my life as happy as this, and marry me?" With that he opened the small box to reveal a gold ring with an emerald gem.

Chihiro covered his mouth with his right hand, tears pricking at his eyes and nodding. Leon smiled, slipping that ring on Chihiro's left ring finger. He stood up, picking up the male by the waist and spinning with him, before setting him down and kissing him, overjoyed.

Looking back now, that rouge baseball hitting Chihiro in the nose 7 years ago was really the best thing to happen to both of them.