Bright light shining on Midorima's face caused him to wake up confused. His eyes snapped open but instantly closed due to the blinding light. The light was so bright that when he slowly opened his eyes it took him a few moments to realize he was in his room. Well, he thought so from what his blurry eyes were seeing. He wasn't completely sure how he got home, but then again, he wasn't sure how half the night had gone anyway.

So, entirely confused, the human began to sit up but instantly was hit with a wave of nausea. It was nearly overwhelming, but on a good note the sick feeling brought along the memories of the night. He remembered how he wandered off and almost was hit by a car, but was saved. He didn't remember what saved him, nor how he got home though. Everything was still a little fuzzy, but that also could have been caused by the lack of glasses.

So, Midorima instinctively reached for his glasses on his table by his bed. He fully remembered leaving them at the bar, but it was what he did every morning so it was natural for him to reach for them. However, when his hand actually touched his glasses, he wasn't sure what was going on. He was now confused on top of nausea and developing a pounding headache. He wasn't sure about a lot of things now, so he slowly slid out of bed as he put his glasses on. He was a little wobbly, but he was able to reach his bedroom door before it opened from the outside.

There stood Takao, wearing a green and orange frilly apron. Midorima's breathing stopped completely as his jaw dropped. He was frozen in the pose of reaching for the doorknob. He even had to blink a few times to fully make sure he was seeing correctly. The feeling of shock wasn't even enough to describe how the human felt at that moment.

"T...Takao?" Midorima's voice was shaky and hesitant. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He almost thought he was dreaming, until the being in front of him spoke in that all too familiar tone he'd gotten attached to hearing.

"Hey there Shin. I'm glad you're finally awake. I was starting to worry you'd never wake up." The demon had a smile on his face as he looked up at his shocked human. His voice was also shaky as tears began to fill his eyes. Before he knew it, the distance between the two began to shrink.

"Are you really here? Or is this another one of my dreams?" The human reached out to touch Takao's arms as they were also reaching for him. The demon was warm, telling Midorima that it was a true body and not a dream.

"Sorry for being late. Hope you didn't miss me too much." Takao chuckled slightly, but it was full of sorrow.

"You fool. Why wouldn't I miss the one I love?" With that, Midorima pulled Takao to him and tightly wrapped his arms around him. The demon instantly reciprocated and hugged his human.

"I'm sorry for taking so long... I wanted to come back as soon as possible but they wouldn't let me until they knew for sure I would be fine." Tears were now flowing as Takao hid his face in Midorima chest. "I missed you..." His hold on the human tightened as his voice shook and cracked as he spoke.

"I'd begun to worry you'd never return." The demon was shocked not only at Midorima's words but by the few tears that slipped out of his green eyes.

"Shin, I'll never leave you again."

"Of course you won't. I will not allow it." The two remained stuck together peacefully until the human smelled food, causing his stomach to growl. Midorima pulled away from Takao almost violently, trying to hide his embarrassment. That was what put an end to their emotional reunion.

"...Oh, You're hungry? Well, that's good. I made us breakfast... even though it's already past noon."

"But I have questions for you."

"I'll answer them after you eat and take medicine for your hangover. You are feeling bad, aren't you?"

"I'd forgotten about that..." The human had indeed forgotten about his hangover until it was brought back up. His excitement and happiness over Takao's return had clouded over his ill feelings.

"Come on Shin. Let's go eat." The demon grabbed onto Midorima's hand and led him to the kitchen. On the kitchen table sat a feast for the two, along with medicine for the human.

The two sat across from each other and ate in pleasant silence. They were comforted in the others' presence. There were no words needed between them for now. Their hearts were finally calm and glad to be reunited once again. Just being able to look at each other was enough for them both. Even so, Midorima was in a rush to get answers despite being fine with just knowing his demon had returned to him.

"Takao, it's time to explain everything." The human was done eating first, so he spoke up instantly. However, the demon was still eating and had his mouth full, leaving him to only stare at his human blankly. "...Finish eating quickly." Takao nodded his head and resumed eating quickly. He was eating a little too fast and nearly choked, but got over it fast to finish before his human lost patience with waiting.

Once they were both done eating, they cleaned up the mess Takao had made together. Once the cleaning was done, the human had Takao take off the apron since he didn't think he needed it anymore, plus it was too weird for his tastes. Now that all that was taken care of, the two were finally ready to talk about all that'd happened. Takao decided to take Midorima and himself into the living room to talk because he figured it would be a long conversation, so he wanted them to both be comfortable. They chose to sit side by side on one of the couches to talk easier.

"Alright. Where do you want me to start?" Takao was ready to answer any question the human could have for him.

"Why did it take so long to return?"

"Well, it was less time then we thought it'd take to be honest, but the time it did take was because I was worse than we thought. I was actually almost dead when we arrived in the demon realm. My body had been falling apart faster than what was expected. So, my healing/cleansing was a lot harder than we imagined. After that, I had to deal with my bosses and explain the curse situation and all those that were involved."

"I see... You are fine now, correct?"

"Yes. I am entirely healthy."

"Does this mean you'll remain my guardian?"

"Yes, I'll be your permanent guardian from now on."

"Good." Midorima's one word caused Takao to smile wide, but the human chose to ignore it. Since Midorima didn't instantly ask something else, Takao figured he was now able to ask something he was curious about.

"Hey Shin, what did you do while I was gone? Did you spend every day missing me?" The question was meant mostly as a joke, but Midorima didn't respond jokingly.

"Yes, I did."

"Wait, what?"

"Every single day I missed you. I have been in pain due to the uncertainty of if you'd return or not. I tried to hide it and keep it in, but all our friends could tell."

"Shin..."

"Even so, I got my life back together. Everything went back to normal... but the hole in my chest wouldn't close..." Midorima looked at Takao and could see how shocked he was at the human's honesty.

"I am so sorry. I swear to you, I'll never leave you again. I'll be here for the rest of my existence."

"I will hold you to that. You are not allowed to leave my side again." Takao smiled at his human as he pounced onto him, pushing Midorima on his back to lay on the couch. Takao was now laying on top of the human and showed no signs of getting up any time soon.

"I really love you Shintarou. I'm sorry for the pain I caused." The demon hugged the human as he snuggled into his chest. He was surprised to feel the human hug him in return.

"Kazunari, I will not say this too many times, so listen carefully. I love you as well. I have for a long time."

"Shin..." He smiled up at his human, only to see Midorima's face completely red. The human tried to cover his blushing face, but it was too late. Takao had already seen it and was smirking at it. "You okay over there?"

"Be silent, you fool."

"You're so cute!" Takao nearly squealed in happiness at Midorima's embarrassment. The human could only sigh and allow the demon to enjoy it. He didn't mind really since it made him feel happy seeing his demon happy. Honestly, the two wanted to spend more time at that moment just laying there together, but it was a short-lived enjoyment. Their adorable moment was over when suddenly a body burst through the apartment door, shattering it to pieces. Both men jumped initially but were then frozen in their positions as they looked towards the door at the person who rudely interrupted them.

"Midorima, you're not dead, right?!" It was Kise who broke the door, once again. He was breathing heavily and was clearly worried, but froze when he saw the also frozen Midorima and Takao. "Um, what?"

"Ryouta! You broke the door again! What the hell were you think..." Kasamatsu had run to catch up to his lover and joined the frozen group when he saw into the apartment. "Huh?"

"What is going on?" Kise was the first person to start speaking after a few moments of complete silence.

"Hey, Ryouta. Long time no see." Takao hesitantly smiled as he slowly slid off of his human.

"Explain now!"

"Hug me first!" Takao hugged Kise and he happily hugged him back. Kise was glad to see his best friend, but he was also furious, which ended up winning over the happiness.

"I've been worried! What the hell! You show up and don't even tell me! I'm your best friend!"

"I only came back last night! I was going to tell you soon, I promise!"

"And you!" Kasamatsu spoke, ending any more bickering between the two best friends. He angrily stared at Midorima as he pointed at him. "Where the hell did you go last night?! We've been thinking you died!"

"I almost did die, however, Takao appeared and saved me at the last moment," Midorima explained as he stood up and fixed his clothes.

"We need more explanation than just that!" At Kasamatsu's demand, Takao began to inform them of what he'd already told the green-haired human. "Well... I guess I understand why you didn't tell us sooner."

"We need to tell everyone else! We should have a party to celebrate Kazu's return!"

"What!?" That harsh response came from Midorima, but his voice was drowned out by Takao speaking over him.

"That's a great idea!" The two best friends descended into a party conversation. They got wrapped up in their own little world and didn't notice the confused stares from their humans. They slowly drifted off into the kitchen leaving the two humans alone in the living room. The room was full of an awkward silence before Midorima opened his mouth to speak.

"He broke my door again," Midorima noted, staring at the pieces on his floor.

"Yeah... Sorry about that. He'll pay for it... again." Kasamatsu couldn't help but chuckle as he entered the apartment the rest of the way. "So, how are you feeling about Kazu's return? You two looked pretty cozy together. Is there anything else we should be celebrating?"

"It... It wasn't what you think it was." The human fought a blush trying to creep up onto his face as he turned away from his friend. "That's beside the point... To answer your question, I suppose I am... relieved to have him back..."

"Relieved? You looked a lot more than just relieved."

"Don't be an idiot." The human's words were harsh, but Kasamatsu knew he was just trying to avoid revealing the truth to him.

"Well, either way Midorima, I'm happy for you. You got your "true love", as Ryouta puts it, back." That comment caused the green-haired human's face to turn fully red. It was a surprise to the black-haired human. That was another sight from Midorima he rarely saw. He couldn't help but smile at his flustered friend because of that. He knew Takao was causing the once calm and level-headed man to change but in a great way. He couldn't help but be thankful for that. He liked seeing his friends become happy, not that he'd admit it though.

"What are you smiling about?" The green-haired male had suspicion written in his eyes as he looked at his friend who was smiling without even realizing it.

"Just thinking about how much you've grown with Takao in your life."

"What are you, my father?" Kasamatsu chuckled at that, slightly startling his friend. It wasn't common to see the black-haired male to do such a thing.

"Sometimes with all of you I feel like it." Midorima knew exactly who his friend was talking about. It was vague, but it was clear he meant the guardians, and Akashi, along with the other humans since they all were a handful, especially if they were all together. As he thought about that, Midorima couldn't help but feel bad for how Kasamatsu was the "mom friend" most of the time, even if he didn't seem the type to be one.

"We have the party all planned now!" Kise's cheerful voice pulled the two humans from their thoughts. They both turned to look at their guardians in sync. It was a little creepy and unsettled the demon.

"You two look serious, what were you guys talking about?" Takao sounded a little worried as he looked at the two. He wasn't sure what could have been said between them, but he also wasn't sure if he even wanted to know or not.

"We were discussing my broken door." Midorima instantly blurted out. He didn't want to admit the entirety of their conversation. It wasn't like he was lying anyway, they really had spoken about it at first. "Anyway, about this party..."

"We'll have it at mine and Yukio's place. We've already set the date and invited all our friends!" Kise was clearly overly excited about it, and Takao was as well, he just was able to hide it slightly better.

"I see..." Midorima could only sigh and accept it. There was no stopping those two when they set their minds to something.

"When did you decide the party at OUR house will happen?" Kasamatsu was clearly irritated with his lover for choosing their home without asking him. Even though it actually didn't bother him, he just hated when Kise would decide things by himself. He would have agreed if he was asked anyway.

"Tomorrow!" Both Kise and Takao said together happily.

"... I should have seen that coming..." Kasamatsu could only shake his head as he sighed to himself. It was so hard handling his lover sometimes.

"Let's get home and start preparing." Kise quickly hugged his best friend goodbye before approaching his lover and wrapping his arms around him. "Come on. I'll make it up to you."

"Don't say something like that!" It was now the black-haired male's turn to blush at his lover's clearly sexually intended statement. He shoved his lover away but Kise kept trying to hold onto him. It turned into an awkward sight to watch for the green-haired human. He wasn't sure if they were fighting or flirting, but he knew he didn't like seeing it.

"My door..." Midorima wanted their interaction to end as soon as possible. He didn't want nor did he need to see his friends' encounter in his living room.

"Oh right, sorry. It'll be fixed later today." Kise muttered, slightly embarrassed that he'd broken another door. Midorima just nodded his head and accepted he'd be without a door for now. "Kazu, make sure you don't leave again. Midorima, keep a hold of him to ensure that... I'm sure it won't be too hard considering what we walked in on." Kise was being suggestive again, causing his lover to smack his head this time.

"Enough. Let's leave them now... I'm sure they want to get back to what they'd been doing." Kasamatsu smirked and began to walk away with a wave. The other human and his demon couldn't help but blush over that.

"If you were going to tease them too, why'd you hit me?" Kise whined to his lover as he chased after him.

"Because I can." The two could be heard bickering, or maybe flirting all the way as they walked down the hallway to the elevators.

"...So, Shin, shall we go back to what we-Ack!" As Takao spoke Midorima put his hand over his face to silence him.

"You fool." The human retreated into his room, trying to hide his red face.

"Do you want to resume it in your bed? How scandalous!" Takao heard Midorima retort back, but it was something less than kind so he just chose to burst into laughter rather than respond to it. It had been a long time since he was able to laugh like that, and it felt amazing. It made him feel something he hadn't felt since he was taken away, and he couldn't help but tear up a little. "I really missed this. I'm so happy to be home..." Takao paused to sniffle and wipe away the tears that escaped his eyes. "Thank you for waiting for me Shin."

The demon didn't know it, but the human had heard all of his words and smiled as his own eyes felt teary.

"I feel the same... and of course I'd wait, you fool... You are my fool after all." The two were able to feel their hearts connecting again, and it made them incredibly thrilled to finally be back together. This time, they would make sure to remain by each other's side as much and as long as possible.