(fanfic)-APH-Lovely Maid Yao-Chapter 21

After not updating my fics on my blog for a very long time, I decided that's it's about time I do it! 

The really next chapter (chapter 25!) is still in progression, but as a thanks for people being so patient and a way to say sorry for not updating for a while, I am going to publish a preview in my blog tomorrow qwq Hopefully it's something you guys will look forward too even if it's not as great as having a complete chapter.


 

Chapter 21

After taking a quick shower, Ivan prepared to leave the bathroom, impatient to know what was actually going to happen.

Yao and he were all alone for the night; Ivan couldn’t help but to wonder how this situation will end…

What was Yao preparing for? Ivan didn’t stop thinking about it. In fact, he also wondered how he was supposed to react. Should he be the one who initiates it? He definitely didn’t want to ruin this opportunity.  

Nonetheless of what would happen though, by the end of the night, he was sure that something will happen between them.

He had to admit that thinking about all this made him eager, but at the same time a little nervous; he wasn’t sure of what to expect.

After taking a small moment to clear his thoughts, he finally went out of the bathroom. However, he didn’t see the Chinese anywhere.  

 “Y-Yao?”

“I’m here aru!”

Turning his head to where the familiar voice came from, Ivan saw Yao on the couch of the living room.

“Is it okay?”Yao asked, patting his comfortable sofa covered by pillows and blankets. “I know it’s not as comfy as a bed, but is it okay with you?”The Chinese added.

 Ivan looked at the couch and back at Yao... Was Yao asking him if it was okay for them to do it on the couch?!

“We are going to do it on the couch?”The Russian inquired, shocked to hear this unexpected suggestion. Yao was less prudish than he thought. 

“What?!” The Chinese said, giving the other a strange look.

With this glance, Ivan realised that Yao was probably not thinking about the same thing that he was…

“I mean if it’s okay with you to sleep on the couch for tonight aru? I don’t have a guest room or any futons.” Yao explained. He felt a little rude for asking his guest to sleep on a sofa, but he thought it would be inappropriate and also rude to let Ivan stay in his cousins’ room while they were gone.

“Y-yes, it’s fine Yao.”Ivan answered, hoping to hide his disappointment.

“Do you need more blankets or another pillow? If there is anything you need, feel free to ask aru.”

“Can I have more blankets? I am used to sleep with more…”

“Of course. How many do you want?”The Chinese replied with a kind smile.

“Four will be great.”

“Four?!!”Yao repeated, looking at his guest with a shocked look. Ivan was joking right?

“Da! It will be perfect this way.”The blond said with a cheerful smile.

Well, it seemed like the Russian was serious…

“Seriously, you sleep with four blankets?”Yao asked while offering the demanded blankets.

“Well sometimes I sleep with six.”

“Aiya! That is insane aru!”The Chinese snapped, unbelieving what Ivan was telling him.

“I just love when it’s warm and cosy da?”The blond answered with a small chuckle.

Watching Ivan warmed himself up in the blankets like a kid, made Yao laugh a little. Ivan certainly could act very cute sometimes…

“Well, I am going to take a shower.” The Chinese pointed out rapidly, as if he was telling his brain to not think about such silly things. “If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask me aru. My room is the first one on the left; right in front of the bathroom.”

Ivan nodded and silently watched Yao leaving to go to the bathroom.

What was he going to do now?

Ivan had to admit that he was upset over some little details that just happened, but nonetheless of what he was hoping to have with Yao, he felt comfortable on the couch…. It wasn’t bad….

However, he still thought about the option that the situation could change…or so he hoped. Was Yao waiting for him to do the first move or propose something? Or perhaps Yao was planning something else after the shower? Or maybe, Ivan was once again simply raising his hopes for nothing.

The blond let a sigh and closed his eyes.

It was silent in the living room and except for the strong rain and the wind outside, Ivan could hear the sound of the shower in the bathroom and Yao chanting something softly.

Just to think that Yao was taking a shower right now; the image of warm water pouring Yao’s naked body didn’t take long to appear in Ivan’s mind…

After a second thought, Ivan realised that it was probably not the best moment to think of those things, especially not on Yao’s sofa. He turned around to see if he could think of something else, or at least, if he could try to fall asleep. But in the end, with the shower still on, he definitely wasn’t capable of thinking about something else. After some minutes, the blond finally decided that it was useless.

Yao did mention that if something was wrong to come to his room, right? Maybe it was hint for something? And even if it wasn’t, he wasn’t capable to sleep right now. So, in any case, it might help change his thoughts of Yao being in the shower.

Taking the initiative, the Russian slowly got up and walked into Yao’s room.

At first, he hesitantly entered the room. His crush was still in the shower; therefore Ivan thought that he should possibly wait for him outside instead of entering without his authorisation. However, by curiosity, he slowly peeked in Yao’s bedroom.

The room was so warm and seemed so comforting, just like the rest of Yao’s apartment. There were small Chinese decorations and cute little stuff, such as Hello-kitty plushies. For some reason, the blond thought that the room perfectly matched Yao in every way.

Rapidly forgetting about his first doubts of being in Yao’s room without authorisation, Ivan looked at everything, hoping to learn more about his crush.

 The first thing he saw was a plushy of a giant, yet old, cute panda that was on the bed. The blond approached the plush and held it in his arms; it was so soft and cuddly! Ivan wondered if Yao slept with this plush, it seemed quite old, but it was still in such a good shape. That stuffed panda was certainly the luckiest bastard if Yao slept with it every night.

Without realising it, the Russian was actually enjoying all the things he could secretly learn about Yao with only looking around this room.

The next thing he noticed was a small picture of what Ivan assumed to be Yao’s family, next to the bed. The picture was of Young Yao and his parents with two other siblings. In the picture, Yao was holding a giant stuffed panda. Even when he was a child, Yao looked really adorable.

 “Aiya!! Ivan?! What are you doing in my room?!”

Turning around at the very familiar voice, Ivan realised that Yao just finished his shower since he was only wearing a towel…rapidly the pair of purple eyes gazed upon the Chinese’s body. Not only he had the possibility to see Yao’s legs, but also, for the first time, he could see Yao’s bare chest, which was very interesting. It was definitely a precious sight; especially with the fact that Yao’s untied long dark hair was still wet which made the picture even more irresistible.

“Aiya, what are you doing with GunGun aru?!” The Chinese exclaimed, noticing what Ivan was holding in his arms. The sudden loud tone snapped Ivan out of his thoughts.

 “GunGun? Is that the name of your plush da?”

This question quickly made the Chinese blush. Realising that it probably seemed childish, he quickly avoided the question by changing the subject.

“W-what are you doing here aru?! I could have come here naked, you know!”

“Naked?”Ivan inquired. When he thought that he was really lucky to see Yao wearing only a towel…

“J-just forget about it!”Yao replied, his face red with embarrassment, after he concluded that he wasn’t wearing the greatest outfit to announce such a detail, especially not with Ivan’s sudden fascinated look.

The Chinese grabbed the nearby shirt and put it quickly to cover his chest, hoping that it would make things a little bit less awkward. Of course, Ivan wasn’t helping since he was still looking at him like if he was naked.

 “What are you doing here?” The Chinese asked for the third time already. “Did you come here because there was something wrong or do you just come here to stalk me aru?”

“…Both?”The other admitted quietly.

“…”

There was a small silence leaving Yao to look at his guest in doubts. Did he hear correctly? Did Ivan really just say “both”?

“Actually, I wanted to see you because I wasn’t capable to sleep.”The blond finally said.

“Why? Is it uncomfortable? Is it cold?”

“Well, it was a little cold compared to here…”

 “Don’t worry aru. I will change the temperature.”

“You don’t need to, Yao…C-can I sleep here instead?”Ivan asked, before the Asian could leave the room.

“What?!”

“I’ll sleep on the floor to not bother you. Please, your room seems so much warm!”The Russian said, hoping that his crush would accept. Not only it seemed so much warm, but it also seemed more comfy, mostly because Yao was here. Compared to the living room where it was dark and lonely, Yao’s room seemed more peaceful. Being here made him feel more calm and welcoming.

“I can’t let you sleep on the floor aru!”Yao snapped; thinking it would be rude to leave a guest sleeping on the floor.

“Aww…”

However, the blond didn’t seem like he wanted to get out, which didn’t solved the problem. What was Yao supposed to do now? He was the one who invited Ivan to stay, though he simply couldn’t let Ivan sleep on the floor. On the other hand, the blond didn’t felt comfortable to sleep in the living room. Wasn’t it also rude to let Ivan sleep somewhere that he didn’t want to?

Should he simply let him sleep in his room? What was his guest exactly thinking about?

Yao was caught between a small dilemma; should he let Ivan sleep in his room or not…

 He gave some thoughts about it; Ivan did prove to Yao that he could trust him a lot. Even if the Russian had weird tendencies and often looked at him perversely, in the end, Ivan also proved to him, more than once, that he could have confidence in him. Besides, if Ivan was thinking about something pervert, something would have already happened…right?

…On second thoughts, he better still keep an eye carefully on Ivan…

 “…you can sleep on the bed.”The Chinese finally decided.

“What?”

“I mean if you prefer it…my bed is small, especially for two… but it’s better than sleeping on the floor…I guess...”

Ivan took a moment to realise what Yao just suggested.

“Yay Yao! Thank you so much!”The blond replied happily. This time, he was sure that something will happen!

“But you have to promise me to not get any ideas and to keep your distance aru. If you try something, I swear it’s the last time I will be talking to you!”The Chinese warned, hoping that it will make his suggestion more clear and serious.

Well that actually was the opposite of what Ivan was thinking about, but the Russian didn’t let this get him down. Somehow, he was certain that something good will come from that.

“Don’t need to worry like this Yao.”The other assured with a sheepish smile. Thankfully for him, Yao didn’t have a clue of what was in the Russian’s mind. The Chinese only hoped that Ivan was saying the true.

“I’m going to go put my pyjamas; you can start to sleep if you want aru.”The Chinese mentioned.

“You can change your clothes here. I promise I won’t peek, da?” The other chimed, while putting his hands in front of his face, hiding his eyes incorrectly.

“I’ll come back. It will only take a few seconds aru.”The other simply sighed, a little exasperated with what Ivan was trying to do. The Asian wondered if he was going to regret letting the blond stay there now.

It took only a few instants for Yao to get dressed. As he entered the room, he saw Ivan already in the bed with his eyes open and his usual sweet smile. Admittedly, Yao was hoping that Ivan would have, at least, tried to sleep, it would have made things less awkward.

With a small sigh, Yao closed the lights and shyly went to bed next to Ivan, trying to avoid looking at the other.

However, his guest was still looking at him the same way, even if now there were only a few inches separating them. The Chinese wondered why Ivan didn’t seem awkward by all this.

There was a silence; once again the only sound of the strong rain and wind outside could be heard.

At this moment, Yao pondered if he should say something; perhaps a simple thing, like “good night” or “sleep well”. But, before he could even say a word, Ivan started to talk.

“Yao, You know when I was a kid, I would slept in the same bed as my sisters sometimes and I always pretended to move while I was sleeping so that I would push them out of the bed. This way I always had all the entire bed just for myself!”The Russian chimed.

“…..I hope you don’t intent to push me out of my bed, like you did with your sisters aru.” It was the only thing that Yao could think to reply to that. It was so weird that Ivan started to talk about this so suddenly.

“Ha ha, of course not, Yao.” The blond chuckled. Yao was the last person on earth he would push out of the bed. “It’s just that it somehow reminded me of that, right now…it is so calm and peaceful.”

“…I think I understand what you mean…”Yao said softly, he had to admit it had a reminiscing atmosphere that made him feel somehow nostalgic.

Once again, there was a silence. Now was probably the time to say “good night”? However, it seemed that something was still bothering Ivan…

“Yao…”

“Yes?”

“Can I take off your pants?”

“WHAT?!” The Chinese screamed, completely shocked to hear that. He knew that Ivan would try something, but not like this! Really?!

“I mean…can I take off the pants that I am wearing that belong to you…it kind of bothers me.”Ivan explained.

“Oh…”Yao said, feeling embarrassed for reacting like that to such a question.  He turned to the other side, hoping that the Russian wouldn’t notice his blushing cheeks. “You can take them off as long as you are wearing something else under aru.”

“Ok, Thanks.”

Without showing any shame, Ivan rapidly removed the pants, leaving only his underwear. The Chinese was a little surprised that the blond didn’t show any discomfort to plainly undress himself right in front of him. As soon as Ivan looked at him, Yao quickly turned his head to the other side, more than embarrassed with the fact that he was looking at the other getting undressed. Of course, it didn’t look like Ivan minded this at all. The other, simply covered himself with the blankets again and smiled, still looking at Yao.

“Won’t you close your eyes and go to sleep now aru?”The Chinese finally inquired, feeling that Ivan was taking amusement of seeing him flustered like this. Was the blond doing all this on purpose?

“Won’t Yao-Yao close his eyes too da?”The other plainly responded.

Yao only gave a small “tsk” as a reply. He was too tired to keep up with Ivan’s childish antics.

“You know Yao, I am sure we can make some place for GunGun to sleep with us, if it can help you sleep.”The Russian proposed, noticing that Yao still didn’t close his eyes, even after showing numerous signs that he was tired.

“Aiyaa! I don’t sleep with Gu—I mean, I don’t sleep with stuffed animals aru!”

“Aww, don’t be embarrassed little Yao. It’s really cute.”The other remarked, noticing that Yao’s face was red, even in the dark.

“I don’t sleep with it! It’s only a childhood souvenir. I had it since I was a kid, so that’s why it’s precious to me aru!”

“It’s the same plush than in the picture da?”

It took a small moment for Yao to understand that Ivan was talking about the picture of him and his family that was right next to his bed.

“Yes.”

“You were really cute when you were a kid Yao.” Ivan complimented.

That was something pretty random to say at this moment. Yao only replied with a small “thanks”, not knowing what to say other than that.

“Well, actually, you are always really cute.”The blond commented with a small laugh. Yao wasn’t facing Ivan anymore, but he didn’t need to, to know that the other was starting to approach him pretty closely. He could actually feel Ivan’s body next to him.

 “J-just go to sleep now aru. I will have to wake up early tomorrow, to go to work.”The Chinese finally said while pushing away from Ivan. He was hoping that the Russian would get the clear hint that he wasn’t planning to do anything tonight.

“Okay…”

However, Yao could still feel that Ivan wasn’t moving away from him.

“Sleep well Yao. Have sweet dreams.”The Russian chimed.

“Yeah…have sweet dreams too…”Yao replied.

Ivan let a small chuckle, he was certain that he will have great dreams.

Since Yao’s last words, the room was completely silent again and because Yao’s wasn’t facing him, Ivan couldn’t know if the other was sleeping or not.

He still approached his crush and put his arms around him, waiting to have a reaction from the Chinese.

Meanwhile, Yao, who was still awake, noticed how Ivan was actually bringing their body more closely and was embracing him with his arms…but he didn’t know what to do. He didn’t understand what Ivan was trying to do.

Should he shout at him and say to move away? Or simply move away from him again? The latter option wouldn’t be possible, since he was already on the edge of his bed. If he continues he would fall. Who knows, maybe Ivan wanted to push him out of bed after all!

However, instead of reacting to the comportment, Yao finally let it be. Maybe it was because of the fatigue, but he didn’t mind Ivan being close to him anymore. In fact, he felt truly restful and very warm. He felt quite comfortable being in his arms. Slowly, Yao put his hands on the others’ and closed his eyes.

At the same moment, Ivan was surprised to feel the small grasp of Yao’s smaller hands on his’. As the Russian moved a little, he saw that Yao was already sleeping… 

 “Sleep well Yao.”He whispered to the other, covering him with the warm blankets and taking this small opportunity to approach his crush until there were no distances between them.

 (To be continue)