It was officially Saturday, meaning it was my mother and father’s day off. They always took one day out of the week to spend time with me, which was sweet. I could never ask for better parents. They never fought, or at least never did it in front of me, and they made sure to leave work aside when it was the three of us.
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Today, however, we had a plus one. Akira, being the guy that he is, thanked my mother for breakfast. My parents, as I said before, were fantastic. But when it came to dropping hints, they were oblivious.
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I’ve been hinting to my mother and father that I was looking forward to our time together today, just us. But apparently, when you have a friend over, all other plans go out the window. All focus goes to the guest, and time should be spent with them.
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It was insulting to want Akira out of the house, but I couldn’t handle seeing him now. After everything that happened last night, I’m not sure if that’s a possibility. I have to find a way to punish myself without Akira finding out, and that’s hard to do when he’s beside me.
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“Your father and I will be leaving the house for today. We’ve decided that we should have a day just the two of us. We won’t be home until late, so make sure you both get to bed at a decent time.”
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“Speaking of which, I think it’s about time we head out.”
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With my father’s words, they stood up and left. They hugged me goodbye, waved to Akira, and told us they would lock the door behind them. I heard the dreadful sound of the door shutting, the car starting, and the engine's noise slowly drifting away.
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“Maxie, baby~.”
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My face flushed, I sat up straighter and refused to look at him. His voice was so deep and warm that I felt I could get lost forever. I heard him chuckle at my reaction and felt my chair move closer to Akira’s.
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Akira’s arm wrapped around my waist while his other hand rested on my thigh, “So, we have the house all to ourselves. What’s the first thing you wanna do?”
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I could hear my heart beating out of my chest. The noise was deafening to the point where I could barely comprehend Akria’s question. His grip on my thigh tightened, and his hand began to draw up and underneath my shirt before slowly drifting its way back down. The grip lessened as well.
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“Why don’t we start with a movie? You pick the genre, I pick the movie, OK?”
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“That… OK, I could do that.”
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Akira smiled, and God, what a fantastic smile it was. Has he ever smiled in front of me before now? Maybe I just never noticed it like this before. I’m so used to seeing him frown or having a neutral face that seeing him like this was a nice change.
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“Great! Now, what genre would you like to watch?”
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“It’s up to y-.”
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“No, it’s not up to me,” Akira lifted my head up with his index finger, “I’m teaching you how to be more selfish, now, choose a genre, and I’ll choose the movie.”
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I said it by habit, why can’t he pick the movie without my assistance? But I’m sure he’s not going to let that slide. I have to find a way to make Akira hate me, so picking a genre that he hates is the best option. He seems like a horror fanatic to me, and the opposite of that is like… romance? Maybe a rom-com is best.
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No, wait, he’ll just get ideas that I would rather he not follow through with. It could just be a comedy, then I’ll be able to see his smile again. I’ve never heard him laugh before, it would be nice to hear it.
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Shit! Why am I so selfish to think like that? I shouldn’t be planning like this. I’ll be forcing him to laugh and smile when he doesn’t do that regularly! I’m going to make him be something that he isn’t.
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“Jesus, Max, you’re just picking a genre. There aren’t even that many!”
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“I’m sorry…”
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I pull my head away, only to be cupped by Akira’s hand. He pulled me into a deep kiss. This one wasn’t hungry, just deep and passionate. Our lips separated so we could breathe, but Akira pulled me back in quickly. We repeated the action, which means… holy shit, we're making out!
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Did we have to watch a movie? Couldn’t we just make out on the couch or whatever? God, I need help.
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“You know,” Akria spoke between kisses, “we could just do this for a while.”
Akira stopped the session by placing his thumb over my lips. He dragged his thumb across my bottom lip, pulling it down slightly. He licked his lips, a familiar-looking hunger glazing his eyes, yet he waited for me to give an answer.
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I need to get him to hate me, “Why don’t we watch a Sci-Fi movie?”
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I don’t understand how quickly he could turn off the hunger, but it was gone now, “Great! Your movies are on your bookshelf, right? I’ll be back. Just wait on the couch for me.”
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With that, he went upstairs to my room. I brought my hand up to my lips, lost in thought with the memory of what just happened. I gave a sigh before making my way to our living room. Of course, I took a small pit stop at the front door to lock it.
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The couch wasn’t anything special, but definitely big enough for at least four people. I sat at one of the ends, wanting to put as much space between me and Akira as possible. Hopefully, he takes the hint. It wasn’t long until Akira came down the stairs, a movie in hand. I couldn’t see what it was, but if I owned it, I must like it. I need to add another punishment for thinking like that.
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Whenever I go over to people’s houses, which is not very often, I always ask how to do something or if I’m allowed to do something. But Akira just put in the movie like it was nothing. I don’t even know how to work the damn thing!
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The movie began, and Akira sat at the other end of the couch. Well, by sitting, I mean he laid down. His feet were about a foot away from me. How could he be this relaxed?!
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“Max.”
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I turned my attention to Akira, the same smile as before resting on his face as he patted his chest. I tilted my head, confused as to what he wanted. Akira chuckled before sitting up and reaching out to me.
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How the hell did I end up lying on top of Akira?! My hands were on his chest, and Akira’s attention went straight to the unknown movie. My heart can’t take these kinds of actions. I can feel it almost bursting with embarrassment.
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I felt something on my head, something moving. Oh God, he’s playing with my hair! That’s so sweet! Agh! Wait, I didn’t mean that! I take it back!
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“You know you can get comfortable, right? Just make sure you stay on top of me.”
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Akira’s words weren’t helping the situation. How can I get comfortable when I’m on top of a hot guy? Fuck! He’s not hot, not hot at all!
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I’ve only dreamed of moments like this. My significant other and I would cuddle on the couch, holding hands and having random makeout sessions. Akira’s doing everything right… and at this rate…
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No! Don’t think like that! You need to have Akira fall out of love, not you in love! But it’s not like I’m falling in love or anything! Nothing like that at all! We can barely call ourselves friends… right?
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I don’t know, really, anything about Akira. I know he doesn’t get bad grades, even though he looks like the type that would. He usually dresses in all black and gives off a ‘you hurt my friends, and you’re dead’ vibe. That’s it! That’s all I know!
I guess you can count that I know he’s at least a bit gay. He said he liked me, well, ‘loved’ was the proper term. Either way, he swings in the same direction I do, but I don’t know if he swings both ways. I can’t recall him ever having a crush on a female, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t.
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I know so little about him, yet Akira says he loves me. How much does he know about me? Akira doesn’t seem like the guy to have a one-time fling with someone, but maybe he is. Again, I don’t know anything about him!
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Something touched my head, taking me from my thoughts and scaring me slightly; enough to make me jump. A soft, deep chuckle rang in my ear, the hot breath and vibrations off Akira’s chest calming me down. Akira’s fingers moved slowly through my hair, and I couldn’t help but close my eyes at the feeling. Damn… he’s pretty good at that.
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I felt myself smile softly as Akira messaged my scalp. My body relaxed, and I laid my head down on his chest, listening to his heartbeat's soft thump. Akira shifted under me, pulling his other arm out from being pinned between the couch, and I felt him wrap his arm around me.
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Safe… warm… fuzzy… I haven’t felt like this in a long time. Maybe ever? Is this what cuddling is supposed to feel like? I’ve never cuddled with someone before. I snuggled with my mom after having a bad dream, but that was when I was 7. I can admit… it feels nice.
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