Just this once
Title: Just this once
Series: CLAMP School Detectives
Pairing: Suoh/Nokoru
Prompt: If only I could make you mine
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,010
Suoh glanced up and caught Nokoru staring wistfully out the window, eyes distant.
“Kaichou!” he said, sounding as stern as he could. Pouting, his charge looked over at him.
“But it’s summer Suoh! We should go to the beach!”
“After we finish working, we could go to the school’s pool.” He offered, trying hard not to give in to Nokoru’s whims. The blonde kicked up his pouting another notch.
“It’s not the same as a real beach!” he responded.
“You made an arctic wonderland when were eight, right in the office. I’m sure you could come up with something similar by the pool.” The ninja countered.
“You’re no fun at all.” The chairman sulked, coming over to sit on the corner of the secretary’s desk.
“So you tell me.” Suoh replied, not looking up from his work. Nokoru inched closer, grinning mischievously. “Don’t even think about it, the elementary school needs this form by the end of the day.”
“It’s so unfair you can do that.” Nokoru informed him with a sigh of defeat and leaned over to see what he was working on. As he wrote, he ignored how close the other boy’s face was to his.
“You’re just jealous.” Suoh answered, signing his name at the bottom of the sheet. Nokoru snagged a pen and leaned over his body guard’s arm to initial in the proper spot.
“Look, all done! We could go to the beach now.”
Studying Nokoru’s hopeful smile, he sighed.
“I’ll make you a deal. You go do whatever you want to the pool and I will join you at the end of the day when I’m finished here.”
He knew he shouldn’t have let the chairman out of his work but the reaction was always worth it, even if he’d have to come in on Sunday to finish everything. At least he could count on Nokoru feeling bad enough to keep him company then.
A bright grin spread across Nokoru’s face and Suoh felt the punch-pull of want in the pit of his stomach. He looked away, ashamed. Pretending not to notice his protector’s sudden distress, he reached over and squeezed Suoh’s arm.
“I’ll see you down there!” he exclaimed and left quickly. Once he was gone, Suoh dropped his head to his desk and sighed. It was going to be a very long afternoon.
*
It had taken Nokoru roughly four hours to turn the regular school pool into a tropical beach. Not his best work, he thought, but he had been in a hurry. At least there was a thick layer of sand covering the floor along with a few groves of palm trees. He was lounging on a towel, feet dangling in the water and his thoughts, as always, turned to Suoh. It wasn’t that he didn’t know what he was doing. He knew exactly what was happening between the two of them, knew where the friendly touches and teasing were heading. Like his bodyguard, he knew it was leading somewhere they couldn’t follow. Rubbing his hands over his face, he tried to push the whole mess out of his head. The door opened and he glanced over just in time to see the look of delighted awe flicker over Suoh face before the stoic mask returned.
“This is better than a real beach would be.” Suoh commented as he sat down next to his friend. Somehow Nokoru had even made an ocean-scented breeze drift through the room. Briefly he wondered how long it would be before the school maintenance called to complain but decided it was worth it.
Beaming from the compliment, the blonde tugged his arm. “Let’s swim!” he demanded before pulling goggles over his eyes and slipping into the water. Suoh followed suit, not surprised that the water was as salty as the ocean.
It didn’t take long before Nokoru’s innate cheer elevated his own mood and before he knew it, he was having as much fun as his companion. A few hours passed in a blur until finally exhausted, the pair pulled themselves out of the water.
“You should leave it like this for a while. I think a lot of the students would enjoy it.” Suoh commented as Nokoru towel-dried his hair.
“I think you’re right.” he agreed as sat down, shoulder brushing Suoh’s. “Thanks for letting me out of work early enough to do this.”
“You’re the boss.” Suoh replied, suddenly embarrassed and unable to meet his gaze. “It’s not like I could actually stop you.”
It was the slight blush that was the last straw. Nokoru sighed, knowing he was about to make a huge mistake but unable to stop himself, leaned in and pressed a kiss to Suoh’s lips. The ninja went perfectly still, hands balling into fists at his side.
“Nokoru…”
“Just this once.” He murmured back and kissed him again. Self control shattering, Suoh slid his hand around to cup the back of the other boy’s neck. As lips parted and tongues intertwined, Nokoru kept pulling him closer. He wrapped his free hand around the older boy’s hip and kissed him harder, hoping to stretch that moment out as long as he could. Moaning, Nokoru leaned back and pulled Suoh with him. The body guard barely noticed as he started trailing kisses down the other’s throat. Pressing his mouth against the spot where neck met shoulder, Nokoru moaned again and dug his fingers into Suoh’s shoulders. The ninja froze, suddenly knowing there would be no stopping after this point. Slowly he pulled back, eyes never leaving Nokoru’s face.
Breathing heavily, the blonde only nodded. Watching Suoh reign himself back in, he wanted to apologize or at least beg forgiveness. He couldn't find the words so he remained silent. After a few minutes, the darker haired boy laid down next to him, shoulder touching his own. They both knew it was a mistake to stay this close but neither moved.
Finger’s laced, they laid there together on the faux beach and thought about what life would be like if they’d been different people.
Part Two