A Friendly Bribe. Uno X Reader

        “This doesn't make any sense at all. Why am I filing all this if Hajime's the only one that can give it to the Warden?” Reading over the strange set of rules in place for all incident reports a third time, you shook your head in confusion. “This just means that all of my work has to be done twice. If it's going to be like this, Hajime should just do all the filing.”

“Hey there.” Taking a seat next to you, what you assumed was a fellow guard draped his arm over your shoulders. “You having fun with that?”

“No, not really. It doesn't make any sense to me at al-.” The minute you saw who was sitting beside you, you froze. How in the world had Uno managed to get out of his cell, again? If that wasn't enough, how had he gotten all the way to the lounge without someone else seeing him? Trying to remain calm, despite the situation, you cleared your throat and spoke in an even tone. “Uno, what are you doing out of your cell?”

“I came to see you.” Ignoring, or possibly not noticing, your obvious shock, and disapproval, Uno greeted you with a toothy smile. “I told you you'd see me again soon and I didn't want to make a liar of myself. That wouldn't have left a very good impression now would it have?” As if the two of you were old friends, Uno snuggled you closer. “Had you come to see me, I wouldn't have had to break out.”

“This isn't okay and you know it. You have to get back in your cell before someone else sees you.” Quickly putting down your massive stack of paperwork, you rose to your feet and grabbed him by the hand. “If you're caught roaming the prison like this, when I'm supposed to be watching you...” Not even wanting to think about the possibility, you swallowed hard. “I'll be fired for sure. I can't be fired. I really need this job.”

“Calm down, no one's going to see me. I'm good at this kind of thing.” Brushing aside your concerns, Uno stood up, but refused to follow you out of the room. “But, if it worries you that much, I'll go lock myself back up.”

His words confused you. He had just willingly agreed to go back, but he wasn't budging. “Thank you.”

“Hold on, I'm not done yet.” Pulling you closer, Uno lowered his voice so that it was little more than a silky whisper. He was so close, his breath tickled at your neck, threatening to send a shiver down your spine. “I'll let you lock me back up like some kind of terrible monster, but, I'll only do it for a price. What do you say?”

Embarrassed and at a slight loss, you repeated his words. “A price?”

“Mhm.” He nodded. “One kiss.” Pulling away, just slightly, Uno tapped his lips with the tip of his finger. “Right here.”

“I can't do that.” So flustered by his suggestion you could hardly stand it, you tightly closed your eyes and shook your head. “Besides, even if I could, that's bribery.” Needing terribly to create a bit of distance between your bodies, you wiggled your way out of his hug. After taking a few seconds to calm you heart, you forced yourself to look at him. Despite the looming danger of being discovered by someone other than you, he seemed as relaxed and confident as ever. “I can't take a bribe from an inmate.”

“Really? That's too bad. It would have been a lot easier this way.” Sighing dramatically, he raised his hands over his head before placing them on his hips. When Uno looked at you again, there was a mischievous grin covering his face. That grin made your heart sink. You knew in an instant that something bad was about to happen. “If you can't take my bribe, you're going to have to catch me. If you can't catch me, I guess I'll just consider myself a free man.” Before you could process what he'd said, or even try to, Uno took off as fast as he could.

“Uno don't!” Rushing out of the room so fast you knocked over your stack of papers, you chased after him. He was quick, but you managed to catch a glimpse of his braid just before it vanished around a corner. Running wasn't exactly your forte, nor was anything physical, but you were giving it your all. Knowing you wouldn't be able to catch him at this rate, you tried to talk him out of his plan. “Come on, you're going to cause a scene! What if Hajime catches you instead of me?”

“Hey, I didn't want this to happen, but you did this to yourself.” Leaping, dodging and climbing every single obstacle in the labyrinth like prison corridors with ease, it didn't take long before Uno was so far ahead of you, he actually circled back to where you were. By the time he did this however, you had already exhausted yourself to the point of collapsing. “That's all you've got? I thought you'd put up more of a fight.”

“U-Uno, please, no more.” Unable to run anymore, you placed your hand on a nearby wall and tried desperately to support yourself. Everything from your lungs, to the soles of your feet ached with exhaustion. You knew now that if you were going to continue working here, paperwork would be the least of your troubles. Especially if you couldn't even keep up with the inmates. “I can't keep chasing you.”

“Oh really?” Obviously glad to hear that, and not at all surprised that you'd given up, Uno stood right in front of you and smiled. All that running and he hadn't even broken a sweat. His braid, and clothes were still perfectly in place too. It was like he hadn't been running at all. “Did you change your mind about that kiss then?”

“No, but I don't have much choice. Just don't tell anyone, please.” Clutching your chest, you tried to slow your breaths. Even now, your throat burned in protest. Your heart pounded through your temples, making your vision blurry and your eyes water. “Just let me catch my breath first.”

“No need.” Pulling you into his arms, Uno gave a playful wink. “I'm just going to take it away again anyway.” You opened your mouth to speak, but doing so only gave Uno the opportunity he needed to claim your mouth with his own. When he had asked for a kiss, this wasn't at all what you were expecting. Something quick, like a little peck sure, but not this. With his arms tightly around you and his body pressed to yours, there was no way you could even think about escaping him. As his heated kiss quickly robbed you of your breath, you felt your legs go weak. Even so, Uno didn't stop until you were completely depending on him for support. Pulling back, just enough to end the kiss, Uno smirked down at you. “Hey, you still alive?”

Unable to so much as see straight, let alone put a sentence together, you nodded. When you did try to talk, your voice came out as a pathetically raspy croak. “I'm fine.”

“You sure?” Laughing in a warm, bubbly way Uno slowly tried to allow you to support yourself. You couldn't. Not even a little bit. If it wasn't for him holding you up, you would have crumpled to the floor in a flustered heap. “You seem a little floppy to me.”

Turning more red by the minute, you quickly shook your head. “N-no, not at all.”

“Man, if I hadn't made that promise, there would be nothing stopping me from doing whatever I wanted to.” Chuckling quietly, he ran his fingers through your now disheveled hair. “I mean, it's not like you could chase me now. You probably can't even walk.”

“That's not true.” It was true, and you both knew it. You didn't even know why you bothered to deny it. You weren't fooling anyone.

“Sure it's not.” After reluctantly helping you to a seated position, Uno stood up straight and smiled. “But, I promise is a promise. I'll go straight back to my cell.” With a salute and a wink, he turned on his heel and headed towards his cell. At least, you hoped that's where he was headed. “See you around baby.”

Sitting limply on the floor, you drew your knees to your chest and hung your head. After what had just happened, you really weren't sure that you were cut out for this job. Even if Uno's overly flirtatious attitude didn't get the best of you every time you met, there was just no way you could keep up with them physically. Sure you knew who was to blame for that last part, you pushed yourself onto your feet and sighed.  “I'm going to have to have a little talk with Yamato about this.”