7This story is finally going somewhere! (Don't know for how long, but fingers crossed, I guess)
I love writing this chapter, so I hope you will love reading it~
"You are going?" The male asked, his voice as well as the frown that was painting his forehead spoke volume of betrayal. In a way, for him, it was just that.
The male in front of him sighed, hand twisting the pencil around his fingers as a way to distract himself. It wasn't working, but Kari was all about the effort, rather than the result. "Don't say it like that, Jay." He said, compulsion rather than whim forced his eyes away from looking at Xavier. If he turned around, and actually looked at emerald green eyes, his resolution would collapse, bringing Kari's dignity along with it. "It's not like I want to do this."
Xavier crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You seem like you do, though." It was an accusation, even in his state of mind, Xavier could understand that, but he just couldn't bring himself to care. Kari was leaving the place, leaving him; Xavier doesn't care about anything other than that fact.
"What do you want me to do then?" Kari asked, eyes still avoiding Xavier's, but his fingers have stopped moving, letting the pencil fell with a soft thump on the table, rolling. "Stay here when my whole family is moving away? Me, barely reaching 16 years old, living here alone?" The pencil dropped to the floor, but neither of the boys gave a notice.
"Yes." Xavier answered; too fast, too eager. Kari's eyes flew upward to look at the boy's. "You can stay here with me, with my families." There was a moment pause, something that Xavier always did when he was thinking of something that he couldn't say out loud, so he tried to choose another way of saying it. Kari had been with him long enough to know this. Which means that he doesn't really meant what he would be saying next, which was; "You're my best friend, we are practically brothers."
Kari halted, digesting what Xavier had just said. He stopped before he could come to a conclusion though, and barely stopped himself from letting out a bitter laugh. He had hoped for a lot of times, but now.. Now, he just wants to get away and slammed back into the dark reality.
"My mother is pregnant." Kari said, standing up. "My father is finally getting his act together and trying to makes things better for all of us." He turned to look at Xavier, trying hard to conceal the fact that he was biting back tears. "Moving to Annex is the best thing for us. I would expect my brother to understand that at least." Kari averted his eyes, trying to move away from where Xavier was crowding him around his seat in the class. "I need to get back home. I got stuffs to pack."
Before he could escape, Xavier grabbed his wrist. "You are leaving me, then?" He asked, voice lower and he was slightly trembling.
Kari paused, mind working away, and silence fall on them. Both waiting for the other to say something; Xavier waiting for an answer to his question and Kari waiting for an answer to his own unspoken request.
Kari was the first one to break.
"Maybe that is for the best." He said; the shock enough to cause Xavier to release his hand and Kari took that opportunity in his benefit.
"You never thought you would see me again?" Kari asked, before continuing with, "Ouch, that hurts." He was trying to go for a joking tone, but deep inside, the male suspect that his words might has come out bitter.
Xavier just let out a soft 'hurm', not showing any inclination to both sides. "You told me that you leaving me is for the best 7 years ago." He said, his voice cold. "That hurts much more."
"It was the truth at that time." Kari retorted; trying, and failing, to keep the memories away.
"Doesn't meant that it doesn't hurt like hell."
Kari turned to look outside the window; he could already feel the tears pricking.
Luckily enough, Xavier decided to drop the topic. "But, enough about that." He said, leaning back to sit on the too comfortable looking seat by Kari's bed. "Why don't you tell me, what kind of craziness was you in, that you would just randomly decide to steal someone's car?" Xavier asked, putting his hands on the armrests, and looking too like some badass, dark mafia boss. "Or.." He raised an eyebrow. "..you already know that car is mine, and was already targeting me?"
Kari was already stuttering when Xavier had begun and was on full-on panic attack when Xavier finished. "It was your car?" His voice echoed in the room, and for the first time, Kari realised that he was currently lying on the white bed of a hospital room. "Wait, am I in a private hospital right now?" Even in his state of consternation, Kari couldn't help but noticed that he was assigned to an individual room with air-condition that probably caused more than his annual rent, just for a day stay. And Kari started feeling like his heart was going to break. He's already behind two months for his rent; he really doesn't need an addition expense.
Then again, he should has thought about that before he decided to drive away with a car that could probably paid off half of his debts.
Xavier had been watching him the whole time, observing the train of emotions playing on Kari's face as the male obviously churned his head over with thoughts. "Yes, it's my car, and yes, you are in a private hospital." Xavier answered simply, his own head working overtime. "Let me be blunt here, Kari, are you having monetary problem?" Kari didn't answer, but the way he turned to look at Xavier was enough for Xavier to come to a conclusion.
"So, you stole my car, thinking that you could probably sell it off to settle your debt." Xavier mused, eyes still fixed on Kari's. "Without sparing a thought at the fact that you could get caught and I could make a charge against you. Or, seeing how you have totally wrecked my car.." Although, this part was more of Xavier's fault rather than Kari's. Not that Xavier was going to tell the other male this. ".. I could totally ask you to pay me compensation for the damages."
Kari paled even more. "Jay.." Kari called unconsciously, and Xavier flinched slightly. It had been years since anyone had called him that. 7 years to be exact; since the only one he had allowed to call him that was Kari, and the last time they had seen each other was 7 years ago. "You wouldn't do that.." There was a silence 'would you' behind that, but Kari stopped himself from saying it out loud, hoping that the way he said it would change Xavier's mind.
If this was years ago, Kari knows that Xavier wouldn't do it. Kari knows Xavier more than anyone else, and he had hopes that Xavier knows him the most as well. But, this was years ago. Before Kari decided to walk away, leaving with a 'maybe that is for the best'.
Thinking back about it, Kari suddenly thought that he could probably had handled that better.
On opposite of the bed, Xavier wants to curse himself, but he still couldn't stop his ice cold walls from breaking. Kari always had that effect on him, no matter how much Kari's last words have hunted him. He pulled himself back after a few seconds though, just enough for him not to grovel in front of Kari and beg for explanation as to why Kari said what he had said.
"I really should, though." Xavier said, more to himself rather than Kari, and the other male shoot out from bed.
"No-" Before Kari could finish, bluntly ignoring all kind of pains that were pricking his body at the sudden action, Xavier was already pushing him back on the bed.
"I told you to fucking rest, Kari." Xavier half shouted, and without thinking, Kari let out a small smile, reminded about old times.
"You wouldn't." Kari repeated, now with more confident. Xavier might had changed, but inside the new man, still lies the old Xavier that Kari spent Friday night with, just lying on the ground to leisurely watch the stars.
The confidence in Kari brought out a different set of emotions inside of Xavier, something that dragged anger along with it. Xavier stood up from his seat, before settling himself on the bed, one hand holding on to Kari's shoulder, so that the male was looking upward to him from where he was lying, and hopeless to do anything other than that.
"I really should." Xavier echoed again, looking at Kari with a set of familiar emerald green eyes that suddenly looked like they belonged to a stranger. "Maybe that is for the best." Xavier mocked, and Kari flinched.
"Jay.." Kari called, now slightly afraid of the stranger that he once called friend. "Please.." He begs, even if he doesn't know what he was begging for.
Asking Xavier to do what? Not to make any charge? Not ask for compensation? To forgive him for what he had said in the past?
Then Xavier said something that Kari never thought he would ever say. "You beg so prettily, though." Xavier exclaimed, his thumb moving forward to pull on Kari's lower lips. Kari's eyes widen, and became even bigger when Xavier suddenly pushed his thumb, breaking inside of Kari's lips. There was a dark glint on the green eyes when the owner of them said, "Lick it."
Without even thinking about it, Kari was already following Xavier's order, enveloping his red tongue around the appendage as his eyes looking at Xavier in confusion.
There was a smirk on Xavier's lips when he whispered rather voluptuously, "Suck." Kari blushed at the tone that Xavier had used, and once again, he obeyed even before his mind thinks about it.
"And I see that you still haven't grown out of that phase yet. Still obeys so well." Xavier said, giving Kari a sly look he pulled his thumb out, and used the damp appendage to hold Kari's chin. "Anyway, I doubt that you could pay it if I ask for compensation, and I really hate doing something that is pointless." He was still holding Kari when he continued continuing, "So, how about this, I will pay off everything.. Every one of your debts.." The smirk grew. "..if you agree to be my pet."
I.. I'm a pervert. Okay. I said it.
And that 'you beg so prettily' sounds like it belonged in a bad pwp story.
I REGRET NUTHIIIINNNNNN.
Review please?
Oh, in case anyone wondering.
The way to say Kari's name is Ka (Car sounds, without r) and Ri (Rim sounds, without m)
The way to say Xavier's name is Zae - Vee - Yer
AnnabelleX2: Thanks~ :)) I had a rather boring birth-day, so, as pathetic as it sounds, virtual wishes make me happy. Haha..
janichan143 : I hope so too.. haha.. I got a vague mind with what I want from this story, but it refuse to keep still, and keep on growing even without my permission. So, yeah, don't know what will happen with all the ideas jumbling inside my head.
ASilverSpoon : Kari is the guy, and nooo... you not gonna get sexytimes until at least chapter 5 (at least). This is something else; I kinda waiting for your comment on the nurse story before I proceed with it though (already send you a message that you didn't reply /cries) And congrats on the engagement~ (even with the very much memorable engagement story)
Daime Guiral: probably would... 'cause like I said earlier, I'm a pervert /run away/