Embracing Love
01 - Motion
After having given him his birthday present, Kato noticed how Iwaki remained astonished watching him.
02 - Cool
A few seconds before going out to the fresh night, Kato enjoyed Iwaki's touch when fixing his coat.
03 - Young
Sometimes, even after all those years together, Iwaki forgot how much younger than him Kato was.
04 - Last
It was the first time Iwaki said he loved him, and Kato prayed for that moment to never end.
05 - Wrong
They had argued again, about the same thing again; how come Iwaki couldn't understand Kato didn't want anyone but him watching him smiling tenderly.
06 - Gentle
Far away from him, Kato saw Iwaki smiling at his little niece, wishing he would do so more often.
07 - One
Iwaki knew that in his heart, only Kato existed.
08 - Thousand
Many a day had Kato counted and still Iwaki had not said he loved him.
09 - King
When watching the movie, unaccompanied in the dark cinema, Kato realized how powerful Iwaki was in the character.
10 - Learn
A few months had already passed and Iwaki had already learnt he couldn't live without the other.
11 - Blur
Kato couldn't find an explanation for his infatuation for Iwaki, or why he could only see him even when the room was full of people.
12 - Wait
Wait, Iwaki had wanted to say, but the intensity of the other's kisses had already driven him insane.
13 - Change
When Iwaki's brother saw him with Kato for the first time and his brother asked for his forgiveness; he had to realize Iwaki was not the same man he had known.
14 - Command
At the end of the ceremony, the Priest commanded them to live in love and so they did.
15 - Hold
Panting as if air was needed, Kato held to the other, knowing it was Iwaki's body what he truly demanded.
16 - Need
Masahiko had to come to terms with the fact that his brother was no child—and that he did not need him anymore.
17 - Vision
Seeing Kato over him, thrusting with such strength and passion, was the most unforgettable sight, Iwaki had ever witnessed.
18 - Attention
Kato felt thrilled when he realized Iwaki's full attention was his that evening, at the premier of Iwaki's new film.
19 - Soul
Soul mates, that is what they are.
20 - Picture
Iwaki caught Kato watching one of those old pictures of his as a child and smiled, letting him do as he pleased.
21 - Fool
Kato still blamed himself for having given Iwaki that dammed cell phone.
22 - Mad
Insane was the best word to describe Kato; however, Iwaki knew it was him the one lost in madness.
23 - Child
Kato adored watching Iwaki's picture as a child, in that way, he could feel Iwaki's past was also his.
24 - Now
The younger man could not react when the other one asked him, panting against his lips to take him at that very moment, for he could not hold himself back any longer.
25 - Shadow
In his life with Iwaki, Kato knew he was to vanish any shadows that wouldn't let them see the bright sun.
26 - Goodbye
Iwaki had reluctantly said farewell to Kato, even if it were for a few days, those words had become more and more difficult to say.
27 - Hide
Iwaki thought he was just waiting for Kato's infatuation to disappear, only to finally acknowledge he had been running away from his feelings.
28 - Fortune
Carl had all the money one can desire, however, Iwaki knew it was Carl's real wealth to ha have Magira at his side.
29 - Safe
It was in Iwaki's arms, his castle of air as Kato called them, that he felt truly safe.
30 - Ghost
It was then in the middle of the shooting that Kato saw the ghosts from his past haunting him; thank God Asano was alive and he could handle him.
31 - Book
There was no way in which Iwaki could persuade Kato to stop obsessing with the “Winter Cicada” story, and after a while, it made him smile a lot, for Kato had found something he really cared for.
32 - Eye
Iwaki's father could see in Kato's way of looking at his son that he truly meant every word than came out his lips.
33 - Never
Masahiko had to learn, after the lesson his father taught him by accepting Kato into their lives, that he should never think anything impossible.
34 - Sing
Iwaki had been humming a lullaby for the past few days, making Kato think about what it meant.
35 - Sudden
It was sudden when Iwaki whispered in Kato's ear asking him to make love to him, for he wanted to feel him.
36 - Stop
Iwaki could not make Kato stop for he loved when the other took him so violently and passionately.
37 - Time
Time was what he needed to hold Iwaki in his arms and make it last.
38 - Wash
Kato had been complaining all day because Iwaki never let him hang his underwear to dry in the yard.
39 - Torn
No matter how hard they tried, Kato thought, not even his best friend was to meddle in his relationship with Iwaki.
40 - History
After a while, and much thinking, Kato decided to write the story of their love, maybe it was worth the effort, for to him, it had been his accomplishment to win Iwaki's heart.
41 - Power
It was Kato's power over him that overwhelmed Iwaki the most.
42 - Bother
Even after so many years together, the press was still an annoyance.
43 - God
That Kato was the god Iwaki worshiped became a truth Kato loved to treasure deep in his soul.
44 - Wall
There were no more walls anymore, for Kato knew he had already made them fall.
45 - Naked
To Kato there was nothing as exciting as admiring Iwaki's body, especially when he decided not to wear any underwear, just like the day when they moved to their home.
46 - Drive
It was the first time Carl and Magira visited them in Japan, and Iwaki was thrilled driving to the airport to meet his friends.
47 - Harm
Many a person had tried to hurt them, however, everything had been useless.
48 - Precious
Sawa just needed to see Kato once to realize it was Iwaki that was more precious to him; just like Yukihito was to himself.
49 - Hunger
As soon as he arrived home, Kato looked for Iwaki, for after so many a week of working and not seeing the other, he was desperately in need of him.
50 - Believe
They believed in each other, and the world had learnt to respect them.
Ariadne, February 19, 2006