Chapter 57 - Vol. 3: Noah To Haru - 57

Noah

The moment Noah woke up, he shifted his gaze over to the other side of the line of futons. His expression softened when his eyes came to rest on Haru. The boy was hugging Aki in his arms, his beautiful face serene during sleep.

Noah wished he could continue to sit there and watch the boy. Even better, having the boy in his arms like yesterday morning, and better yet, kissing him. But fuck, he couldn’t do either of those things. First, Haru didn’t belong to him, at least not yet. And second, he had a job to get to. It was Monday, after all.

He scanned the room and noted Aiden and Reo were already out of their makeshift beds and gone. They both were probably at the gym on the thirtieth floor of the apartment building. He’d love to join them and do a bit of workout himself, but unfortunately not today. He needed to get to the office early. He had a presentation, along with a few other members of the marketing team, pitching proposals for a new campaign to promote The Princeton Hotels and Resorts across America, and he needed to get it exactly perfect. Noah was a perfectionist, after all.

It’d be great if the higher-ups took up his proposal, and if that did happen, Noah knew he was going in the right direction. He wanted to gain as much experience as possible before moving to Japan to work for Uncle Jin.

He got up and left the living area. In his en suite, he took his time showering, enjoying the high-pressured water pounding down on him. When he was done and feeling fresh and alert, he wrapped a towel around his waist and headed out the door.

The moment he went into the bedroom, he stopped short because standing there in the middle of his room was Haru, with Aki in his arms.

The boy said, his eyes wide as he took Noah in, “Aki ran off when I woke up.”

Noah raked his fingers through his wet hair, very aware that Haru was eyeing him with interest. Did the boy find him desirable? he wondered. He wasn’t that much different from Aiden, after all. Their bodies were similar in build and height so...

“How come your body and Aiden’s look so alike?”

There we go. And why that made Noah happy, he hadn’t a fucking clue.

Haru swallowed hard, looking a bit confused. “I mean like...” He licked his lips.

With a dark smirk on his face, Noah signaled for Haru to come over to him. The boy was hesitant for a moment, but moved nonetheless, and it pleased Noah.

Damn, but the boy was so obedient. If he was such a good boy now, what would he be like in bed? Would Noah be able to make him do anything? He bet Aiden had made Haru do a shitload of erotic things, and Noah felt a bit jealous at the thought of that.

Up close, Haru’s head barely reached Noah’s shoulder, and Noah liked it that way. The boy was a perfect height and build for him. Perfect to be in his arms. Fuck, the boy belonged in his arms.

He touched his hand on Haru’s chin and nudged that gorgeous face up so he could look at the boy properly.

“Are you saying Aiden and I look alike?” he asked.

“No... I mean yes?” Haru stammered. “I mean you two are brothers...”

“Haru?” Noah asked, moving his face closer to the boy.

“Hmm?” Haru responded, looking at him.

“Do you remember back in Japan, you said you love me, right?”

“I said I love everyone. Not just you.”

Noah snorted. “Right, you love everyone.” He touched his thumb to the boy’s lower lip. “Then that means I can kiss you, right?”

Haru widened his eyes at that suggestion, and Noah thought he looked damn cute.

“You mean...on the forehead? Like when we were young?”

Noah shook his head. He flicked his gaze to the boy’s lips again to indicate which part of Haru’s face he wanted to kiss, his eyes dark and intense.

Haru swallowed hard. “But...”

“I’ll help me out a lot. Just think of it as a good luck kiss. I’m presenting an important proposal to my superiors today, and I could use a bit of a good luck kiss.”

“Oh, you’re having a presentation? You didn’t tell me.” He sounded disappointed.

Noah wondered if Haru felt left out that he, too, didn’t tell him things.

He asked, “Well?”

Haru hesitantly nodded. “It’s...fine.” He quickly looked up at him and said, “But don’t tell Aiden. I don’t want him to think I’m cheating on him or anything.”

Noah burst out laughing. “Cheating, eh?”

“I’m serious, Noah,” he said. “If you don’t keep your mouth shut, then I won’t give you that good luck kiss.”

“Onii-chan,” Noah said firmly. “Remember our promise? When it’s just the two of us, you’re supposed to call me onii-chan.”

Noah saw Haru’s cheeks flushing crimson, and he thought the boy looked so fucking adorable. In fact, he wanted to pick the boy up, strip him naked, and just do what he had always wanted to do, which was make love to the boy. But of course, he had to control himself from doing anything rash. Getting a kiss for now was good enough.

“Onii-chan,” Haru said softly, and it made Noah’s blood soar with pleasure. “Um, there’s something else I’d like to get clear.”

“What?” Noah asked.

“Stop being a demon to me,” Haru said. “It’s not nice and I don’t like it when you pick on me. I mean seriously, just tell me what I did wrong already, that is if I did do something that pissed you off.”

Noah cupped his hand on the side of Haru’s face and said, “You didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Then why are you picking on me and treating me like a criminal?” he asked. “Seriously, you scare the shit out of me every time you glare at me.”

Noah felt his stomach knotting. Well, he couldn’t help himself, could he? Especially when he was so fucking envious of Aiden who got to be intimate with Haru. Yet, he was never pissed with Aiden. Rather, he had always picked on Haru, the object of his affection. Strange, but that was just Noah.

“Glare?” He burst out laughing. When he managed to stop, he said, “Sorry, but I do like looking at you. And I can’t guarantee I won’t be picking on you again.”

“Seriously?” Haru asked. “There’s going to be more picking on me?”

“It’s because I’m...stressed out,” he said. He couldn’t find quite the right words to describe his situation where Haru was concerned, so he ended up using the words stressed out.

“You’re stressed out from work and you’re picking on me to relief that stress?” Haru asked, looking quite flabbergasted.

Noah smiled darkly. “If I don’t pick on you, who do you think I should pick on?”

“Isaac,” the boy said. “You can pick on Isaac.”

Noah burst out laughing again. “You’re willing to throw Isaac under the bus just so you can be free from my harassment?”

He nodded. “It’s that bad.” He sighed. “I’m only joking. I wouldn’t do that, you know me.”

Noah stroked his thumb across Haru’s cheek, caressing it fondly. “Yes, I know you.”

Haru cocked his head to one side. “But you seem to be in a good mood today. I’m glad.” He smiled brightly, which took Noah’s breath away.

Noah said, “If you want me to be this nice every day, then let me kiss you, at least once a day.”

“Huh?”

“I’m serious,” Noah said. “It’ll calm me.”

“A kiss can calm you?” Haru asked.

Noah nodded. “I won’t tell Aiden,” he said. “It’ll be our secret, and you’re not cheating on Aiden. It’s only a good luck kiss.”

Haru seemed to be thinking this through for a moment and then hesitantly nodded his head, which made Noah smile. Gosh, but Haru was damn innocent and way too trusting, which only made him want to protect the boy even more. And fuck, he wanted him for himself even more.

Noah moved his face even closer to the boy, so much so that they were almost nose to nose and lips to lips, his warm breath fanning on Haru’s skin.

“Can I get that kiss now?” he asked softly.

Haru nodded. “Mm-hmm.”

Fuck, this was it, Noah thought, the first time he’d be kissing Haru on the lips, the first time he’d be tasting the boy.

He closed the inch between them and firmly planted his lips on Haru.

The boy’s lips were as soft as he had imagined, and damn sweet. Noah stuck his tongue out and licked across the length of Haru’s lower lip. This made Haru groan in response, which was music to Noah’s ear.

He cupped the boy’s face as he deepened the kiss, and when another groan escaped Haru’s parted lips, Noah plunged his tongue into the boy’s mouth and eagerly explored the uncharted territory.

His tongue licked and stroked Haru’s, intertwining with the boy’s until he became breathless and dazed. Noah must admit Haru was quite good at kissing, though nowhere as proficient as Noah himself. The boy had probably learned the ropes from Aiden who had kissed him regularly.

Haru was squirming against him, and Noah knew his passionate kissing was affecting the boy, which pleased him.. When he finally moved back, Haru was flushed red in the face.