[I do not own Teen Titans or any characters mentioned in this story. Hi so this is an apology of sorts for my first ever story about these two. It's a christmas fic I made sometime last year that I never finished. I am planning on finishing it, but until December rolls around you can have this. This was actually really fun to write. I love writing for my boys when they're tiny tots roaming the HIVE.]
The first time Kyd kissed Billy Numerous was when they were both just children trapped in the HIVE Academy, and Billy was sure it was some form of bullying. Billy had already been friends with Angel and See-More for years before their group adopted Kyd Wykkyd, so Billy wasn't entirely familiar with the strange boy just yet.
After all, it seemed like even Brother Blood seemed to be afraid of him.
No one knew where he came from or even what his name was. All anyone knew is that he was a 'transfer' student, though that was obviously a cover-up. No one just transferred into HIVE Academy. You were kidnapped, your family disowned you or they attempt to murder you, or Brother Blood made you attempt to murder them, there was an enormous list. There was an equally giant list as to why Kyd Wykkyd's sudden appearance three months ago just didn't add up. Blood never let in students who were older than nine, and yet here Kyd Wykkyd was, eleven years old at the least.
Billy had attempted to gather information on the boy himself, but it was no use. No one knew anything. Not even the teachers seemed to understand him very well. He never spoke except for low murmurs and shy whispers to Angel, his apparent best friend that he stuck to like glue. He dressed...funny, to say the least. When Billy was first introduced to the HIVE he looked a little strange too, what with the southern style and all, but Kyd was just something else. He had a ratty, half torn white cape that was more or less just tied around his neck. His usual wardrobe either consisted of a black hoodie or a black tank top and shorts. He looked funny. He had large pointed ears and red eyes, beneath the huge fluff of hair that hid most of his face, and the student body had already come up with theories on the strange loner. Vampire, alien, demon, ghost, the theories on what exactly Kyd Wykkyd was seemed to be endless. Billy also noticed that Kyd seemed to pop up out of nowhere. He wouldn't be there and then you'd turn around and suddenly he was. He seemed to just appear behind Angel sometimes.
From what Billy had gotten from Angel, Kyd was also a little...disabled in the speech department. Angel refused to reveal any information on Kyd except for what was necessary, insisting that he would open up to people when he was ready. Angel did let on that Kyd didn't have the best childhood, though none of them did. At least Billy was able to spell his own name. Kyd had to sound out even the most basic words as if he'd never really gotten the chance to have conversation before. It was painstakingly terrible watching Kyd suffer through the process of sounding out 'William Strayer'. His voice was small and wispy, too girly for a boy's according to most of the students. Whenever someone attempted to bully him however, he just...disappeared. Just like he always did. The students at the HIVE were merciless, calling Kyd 'vampire', 'retard', 'special needs', and every other name they could think of. Kyd, of course, couldn't say anything back. He just whimpered and waiting for tears to brim his eyes, and when they did he was gone with a flick of his cape.
Billy wanted to just forget about Kyd and let the boy melt back into the dangerous crowd of students at the HIVE, but it was hard when he was constantly hugging onto Angel's legs when she tried to talk to Billy. He was like a child, and Angel had more or less taken on the role of his big sister. For god's sake - he tripped on his cape almost every ten steps! Kyd was the weak one of their group, and he would do nothing but bring the rest of them down. It was simple laws of nature.
Billy didn't know anything about Kyd except that he was bound to grow up and be just like every other villain at the academy, no exceptions. Billy honestly didn't care at all about Kyd. If he got beat up, good riddance. One less bug to annoy their group.
The day Angel yanked Billy into her room by his arm is the day it all went downhill.
Angel's room was...different than everyone else's. Every student was allowed to decorate their half of the room, sharing with a roommate, and Angel had always been the odd one out at the academy. Her room was decorated with pink christmas lights and polaroid pictures and lava lamps - it was pretty, in a weird, girl way.
Once Angel yanked Billy in, he saw that See-More and Kyd Wykkyd were there as well. Angel's roommate had been Kyd Wykkyd since he'd transferred, and not one thing on his side of the room was decorated. His bed didn't even look slept on. While See-More was just as interested to see what Angel had to say, Kyd was sitting cross legged on her bed, his back toward the group of three junior villains. He seemed to be completely enamored by a rubix cube that Angel had gotten a few weeks ago. He was eyeing it suspiciously and yet with a look of wonder and curiosity, and he looked almost scared to touch it.
When Angel had finished talking about her plan, Billy was more than a little worried.
Brother Blood had left on private business for the next two days, meaning that classes were cancelled and all doors were to be locked for every room in the school. Angel proposed that they all hide in her room so that they could have a sleepover.
Cool, fine, Billy liked sleepovers.
Billy did not like sleepover games.
"This is dumb." Billy groaned, laying on his back and ruining the terrible, misshapen circle that See-More and Angel formed - all with a centerpiece of a bottle that would be spun.
"I'm sorry, would you rather stay locked in your room all by yourself, with the bumps in the night?" Angel asked with a smart attitude, reminding Billy of the time he snuck out of his own room in fear to stay with Angel for the night.
"Well...there are only three of us. It's no fun with only three people, no surprises." Billy said through his thick southern drawl, adjusting his dollar store shades.
"Kyd!" Angel called, causing the ebony haired boy's ears to perk up like a cat's. Billy could feel the dread settling in his stomach already.
"Dude, cool!" See-More said as Kyd trodded over with the rapidly finished rubix cube in his hands. Billy made a mental note that he wasn't stupid, just held back by a language barrier.
"Spin the bottle!" Angel sang, shoving Kyd in the arm and nearly tossing him backward in the process, looking guilty as she was reminded that Kyd was also malnourished, and was much lighter than the other boys his age. She held the stark memory of being able to count his ribs close to her mind, gritting her teeth at the reminder.
Kyd reached over to the bottle and spun it begrudgingly, not too excited to participate in games with so many people.
He spun the bottle and all three children held their breath.
And Billy suddenly hated Kyd Wykkyd at least ten times more as the bottle came to a hold right in front of him.
Billy looked up with a glare, melting immediately when he was reminded that Kyd wasn't going to glare back - he wasn't a monster like every other boy here. Billy looked up expecting a mirror of his glare to see Kyd with his heart in his throat, completely petrified. His skin looked even paler than normal, and his breathing was shallow and ragged.
"...W...W-hat…?" Kyd sounded out to Angel nervously after gulping down his nerves.
"Well...you kiss him!" Angel said with a large smirk to rival See-More's.
"K...Kiss?" Kyd practically shrieked in fear, his face beet red.
"Aw, man. Am I that unattractive?" Billy joked with a chuckle, trying to lighten Kyd's fears and succeeding to a small extent. Kyd wasn't staring in fear anymore, at least. He was actually...smiling. Kind of. More of a half smile, really.
Billy wanted to say more, but it seemed Kyd just wanted to get over with it. Billy felt kind of bad for him. That was a first. Billy didn't feel bad for anyone except Billy, you weren't supposed to in the HIVE. Before Billy could apologize for Angel's pushiness, Kyd had already leaned over and pressed his lips to Billy in a chaste, inexperienced kiss.
It suddenly hit Billy that...this was his first kiss.
It also hit Billy that he didn't actually mind it all that much.
Did that make him gay? Was he gay? Was he going to be picked on and beaten up for the rest of his life? For once Billy actually regretted his short sightedness.
Kyd pulled away and Billy felt...weird. A good weird, if that made any sense. Billy felt like he couldn't breathe because of how intensely Kyd was staring him down, but Billy also didn't want to look away - or maybe he didn't have the power to. Billy's hands were sweaty and he felt his shoulders shiver in nervousness. Kyd didn't look much better off. His eyes were blown wide and Billy suddenly realized that they weren't the devil's red, they were actually a murky crimson color, like a faded velvet scarf. Now, though, Kyd's chest didn't heave with breaths. In fact, Billy was worried he wasn't breathing at all.
Billy reached over to touch Kyd on the shoulder, a sad attempt at comfort or some way to break the ice, though he never got so far.
"Hey, are you o-" Billy started, only for Kyd to bolt. Kyd didn't even turn to give a second glance to Billy, all Billy saw was his face scrunched up and small tears pricking his eyes before he scurried himself out of the door and ran full speed down the hall as fast as he could. He didn't even think to just disappear like Billy had seen him do before.
Billy was quick to follow behind, not paying mind to his friend's bewilderment at the fact they managed to actually trick both boys into thinking Angel would make them kiss.
Billy ran and ran, but Kyd had more stamina. Billy was older and faster, but Kyd was pumped up with fear and shame and hate and adrenaline and angry confusion all at once. Finally, after one last slip of Kyd's cape around a corner, Billy fell to his knees to catch his breath. He'd be able to make it back to Angel's before the doors locked, but what about Kyd?
Why did Billy care? Kyd just bolted out on all of them without a word, Billy shouldn't care, he hadn't before.
But now he did.
The new kid at HIVE Academy had suddenly become much more intriguing, and Billy was determined to figure him out first.
Unconsciously as he walked down the hall back to Angel's, Billy found the taste of peppermint and chocolate on his lips.
[I like to think that Billy was more or less a lawful neutral bully to Kyd until he got used to him. Also Kyd being a crybaby when he firsts enters the HIVE is...the best. I don't know why I like the idea that he cries really easily so much but? It's so fulfilling. Read and Review!]
