It was a nice day today. Why? Because it was Hikaru's and Hyde's day off! Because they had the same day offs, they decided to spend the whole day together. As a date, that is. Hikaru decided to give the boys and him a chance to get to know each other better, after he were conscious about their seriousness on making him their Jiwa.

Well, minus for Reese who just realized that a few days ago. Maybe, Reese was just as confused as he was about this whole thing. Unlike Reese, Hikaru believed in his ability to adapt. I mean, he was thrown into a whole new world (No. No flying carpets) and found out that his soulmates were guys, and there were 3 of them, then finally he was told that he could bear children because his body was changing into one of this new world's human.

There was a lot to take, but he just shrugged it off because there was nothing he could do to change that. Even Hikaru himself was scared of his own adaptability skill.

As soon as he got off his bed, Hikaru stretched his body with a loud groan. He could hear a crack in his bones. The teenager sighed.

“Being old is haaaard...” Hikaru murmured, joking to himself.

He took his towel and went straight to the bathroom. It was so hot at night lately that he woke up with sweat stains on the back of his shirt almost everyday. He felt sticky and gross, so he decided to soak himself in cold water to refresh himself and woke himself up.

The boy slipped off his shirt, pants and underpants until he was completely naked. He looked down and see that his skinny body had gained more weight than the first day he was here. But, there was a problem. He was squishy. Hikaru was not fat, in fact, he was on the skinny type. No matter how much he ate, he could not gain more body mass. So, his body ended up staying skinny.

What? Good, for you?

You girls (and boys) didn't know how hard it was being the skinny one.

Hikaru pouted. He had androgynous face, and paired with his thin and short body, he was often mistaken as a girl. It hurt his pride as a man. It wasn't like he hated his body. He was okay being this way, but sometimes, he felt dissatisfied. He wanted to be bigger and tougher.

When he told Hyde this, Hyde kept on saying that he was enough. That Hikaru was cute this way, and he didn't have to change because a lot of people loved him the way he is.

The words were cliché, but it succeeded on making Hikaru smile. It was enough to make Hikaru felt reassured that he was enough. Nowadays, even Reese loved to squish Hikaru's chubby cheeks. What is he? A stress ball?

After washing off the sweat on his body, Hikaru slowly soaked himself into the bathtub. He purposely didn't heat up the water, so the water was cold and refreshing. The water for this house was pumped from the well which was located at the back of the house. So, the temperature of the water was lower than tap water back on Earth.

Speaking of, the sewer system in this country was impressive too. There was a huge network of sewer system connecting the residencies and public places covering the whole fiefdom. So, the toilets here was similar to squatting toilets on Earth, but without flush. They had to flush the toilet bowl manually using buckets of water.

Nevertheless, it was good enough for Hikaru. He was actually expecting the toilets would be like medieval Europe where they just do their business into latrine holes. Thank goodness that was not the case.

After he felt satisfied and revitalised, Hikaru got out of the water and wiped himself dry. He walked out of the bathroom after changing his clothes into a new pair of shirts and pants. While drying his wet hair with the towel, Hikaru stepped into the kitchen to find Hyde.

Hyde was standing in front of the counter, preparing to make the breakfast. Noticing his soulmate's presence, Hyde looked up and smiled at the pale-skinned boy.

“Good morning,” the sapphire eyed man greeted Hikaru with his gentle, yet slightly hoarse morning voice. Hikaru returned the smile with a bright and cheerful grin and walked faster to Hyde's side.

“Good morning,” he said cheerfully.

Hyde could smell a familiar nice smell coming from Hikaru as he stood next to him. He took a few sniffs and he noticed that Hikaru had damp hair, indicating that the boy had taken a morning bath beforehand. Hikaru's round orbs shifted and their eyes met each other. Hyde could feel a heat rising on his cheek, so he covered it with his hands.

“What are you making today?” the boy asked.

“Pancakes,” Hyde answered shortly.

Hikaru nodded and casually helped him making the batter. Hikaru had never cooked before, so he requested for Hyde to help teach him how to cook. Over time, Hikaru thought that cooking was fun, and he enjoyed helping Hyde cook. Hyde was glad that Hikaru enjoyed doing what Hyde enjoyed doing.

After breakfast, Hyde saw Hikaru writing something in a book. So, he asked Hikaru what it was.

“A journal,” Hikaru answered nonchalantly.

Hyde was flustered. He knew that he shouldn't have read the words in the book, but he had already looked at it for a second it before knowing what it was. Although he couldn't see it, Hyde still felt bad. Hyde quickly apologised to Hikaru, only to met by Hikaru's laughing face.

“It's okay if its Hyde,” Hikaru said.

Hyde was happy that Hikaru trusted him, but he still felt guilty. So, Hikaru invited Hyde to take a seat on the chair next to Hikaru and showed the book to Hyde. Hyde's forehead wrinkled in confusion.

“I can't understand this,” Hyde stated and pushed the book back to Hikaru.

Hikaru took the book and remembered that he wrote it in Japanese characters. Hikaru laughed at his own silliness and told Hyde that it was the writings from his previous world. Hyde asked Hikaru to teach him how to write and read in Japanese when he had the chance. Hikaru was happy that Hyde was willing to learn Japanese.

Hikaru wanted to know more about Hyde. He knew that Hyde enjoys gardening and sometimes reading fictions. So, when Hyde excitedly showed him his music player, Hikaru added that to the list of what Hyde loves.

The music player was similar to one of those retro vinyl player, shaped like a thin cuboid box with a big trumpet on top acting as the speaker. Instead of a vinyl record, the music player used a small cubic crystals placed inside a slot in the middle of the box. From the music crystal, a faint light shone through before the box floated about three centimetres from the box and spinning slowly, producing a soft melody. It was beautiful, both the music crystal and the melody from it.

“It was possible to listen to the song without the speaker, but I prefer using the speaker because it sounded better,” explained Hyde, as he demonstrated how the sound quality changes when he put on the speaker and when he took it off.

It was indeed sounded better with speaker. Without it, the music sounded muffled and toned down.

Hikaru handed Hyde a mug of warm milk tea and sat next to the silver haired man who was reading a book, while enjoying the humming ethereal voice that came from the music player. The music sounded like an elven maiden humming a slow lullaby which was really beautiful and calming. Hikaru closed his eyes, taking in the ethereal voice that felt like it was embracing his soul with a warm hug.

“It'll be great if it was raining outside. While listening to the song, we can drink tea and get comfy together,” Hikaru murmured lazily with his back leaning comfortably on the couch. Hyde hummed in agreement.

A few minutes passed, Hikaru was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, his head fell onto Hyde's well-toned arm. Hyde looked at the sleeping Hikaru and felt his blood rushing to his cheeks. A loving smile escaped his lips as he stared at his sleeping beloved’s calm and peaceful face. He placed his huge hand on Hikaru's cheek, and brushed the boy's hair gently, not allowing it from covering the adorable face. He was careful enough, not to wake him up.

Hyde slowly held the small shoulders and gently let Hikaru's head rest on his lap. He was frankly worried about Hikaru, especially after the day Noon told them how the boy's body was changing. He knew how distressed Hikaru back then and was cautious enough to not alert Hikaru too much about the whole fated mate thing. He knew that wasn't the norm in Hikaru's old world.

However, Hyde was hoping that Hikaru would slowly let him inside the boy's heart. Hyde was already cared about the boy and he didn't want to let Hikaru go. He sometimes would worry that Hikaru would suddenly disappeared, and returned to his original world. Now that he knew that Hikaru was his long awaited Jiwa, he was so afraid of losing Hikaru. If Hikaru was gone from his life, Hyde was so sure that he would be so heartbroken and fell ill like his late father until Death came and took him.

Hyde gently caressed Hikaru's chubby cheeks, and at the same time, the lad's tiny lips curved upwards. That cute reaction made Hyde's own lips smiled wide. Hikaru scrunched his nose and squirmed a little. The lovable boy shifted his position, pushing his face on Hyde's stomach and hugging the man’s narrow waist tightly.

Hyde felt his heart clenched in joy, reacting to Hikaru’s cuteness overload act. He planted a soft kiss on the back of the boy's head and promised that he would protect this precious cinnamon roll for all his life.

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Hikaru squirmed and stretched his stiff arms. He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was a handsome silver haired man was sleeping peacefully while facing him. On top of that, the man's full lips was curved upwards, as if he was smiling. What is this? How can this perfect of a man still looked good even when he was sleeping?

Not until a few seconds after that Hikaru realized he was sleeping comfortably on Hyde's lap. His face flushed red in a fluster, while he was screaming internally out of embarrassment. What if he had drooled on Hyde?! What if he did something weird and embarrassing in his sleep?!

But, Hikaru decided to stay on the guy's lap. His black irises traced every inches of his future husband's calm face, and that face made him calm and smile. Hikaru looked down to his lower body and saw that Hyde's fluffy silver tail was comfortably hugging his small waist.

It was cute! Hikaru squealed silently before he slowly brushed his fingers through Hyde bushy tail. Hyde's tail flinched a little. Hikaru's face was melting along with his heart.

Hikaru could feel Hyde's protectiveness towards him when Hyde's tail was hugging him and that made him feel safe. He coiled his arms around Hyde's tail and brought it to his chest.

Oh. My. God!

What a blessing from heaven!

Hikaru giggled in happiness.

Hearing Hikaru's cute giggles, Hyde slowly opened his eyes. A smile painted his lips while he was secretly watching his beloved having fun with his tail. Hikaru still didn't noticed he woke up. Hyde couldn't take it anymore and planted a gentle, long kiss on Hikaru's forehead.

Hikaru's eyes widen in shock, and his cheek was busily adding pink shades on itself.