Authors Note: This was just something that was in my head, so I thought I'd see where it went. It may turn into a serious of short stories…depending on if I have any inspiration or not. Let me know if it's any good or not =)
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Skimming Stones
"I'm so glad you persuaded me to do this" Ryan said and smiled. Troy looked over to him. "Yeah, I mean, I can't see how we didn't think of it before" he replied and smiled back. They were walking down the beach, on a lazy Friday afternoon; they both had a free and no lesson to go to. The sun was shining down on them, and there was hardly anyone about, except for the odd old couple sleeping in deck chairs. The beach was sandy so both boys were walking bare foot across the sand, and it was warm enough to just wear shorts and no shirts.
Troy glanced around, and then grabbed Ryan's hand. Ryan turned to face him, and laughed. "Why the nervous look? Afraid that I'll run for the hills?" Ryan teased. "No. I just can't believe that you agreed to go out with me" Troy replied, and blushed. Ryan laughed at this, and Troy sighed happily. "Oh, I have an idea" Troy said, and looked at Ryan. "Oh yeah?" Ryan replied, raising his eyebrows suggestively.
Troy laughed. "Nothing like that, get you're mind out of the gutter" he replied "let's skim stones". Troy let go of Ryan's hand, although he didn't really want to, grabbed a flat stone and ran to the sea's edge. The held the stone between his thumb and his finger, and with an under arm throw, he sliced the stone across the calm waves. It skimmed twice, before landing into the sea. "Am I good, or am I good?" Troy bragged. "Nah, you were just lucky" Ryan teased, walking over to where Troy was standing.
"Fine. If it's that easy, you do it" Troy replied, smirking. "Well…I er…would, but I might injure myself…and I…have dance tomorrow. It's really important" Ryan replied. Troy looked at Ryan and raised one eyebrow. "Tomorrows a Saturday" Troy said, then added "I didn't know you were a chicken". Ryan pretended to look shocked. "Me? A chicken? As If. Fine, I'll throw a stone if it makes you feel happy. But just so you know, if I fall over in dance practise and make a fool of myself, I'm blaming you" Ryan said and sighed, picking up a random stone.
He stepped closer to the sea, held the stone in one hand, and threw it into the sea. Needless to say, it didn't skim at all; it just landed amongst the few waves that were gently breaking. Troy turned to Ryan. "Was that it? The best you could do?" Troy asked, teasing the other boy. "Maybe I should have warned you, but I really can't skim stones. Guess I just don't have the knack for it" Ryan said, and pouted, "at least I tried". Troy suppressed a smile. "I thought everyone knew how to skim stones, it's so easy…" Troy started, then trailed off due to the look on Ryan's face.
"Ok, maybe not everyone" he muttered. Ryan smiled mischievously, as an idea suddenly came to him. "Alright Mr. Perfect, if it's so easy, teach me" Ryan said, and then started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Troy asked, slightly confused. "Oh, I was just imagining what your face will look like when you realise that I can't do it…and that you failed to teach me" Ryan said, putting emphasis on the word failed. Troy, being one who didn't like to lose, saw this as a challenge. "Well, first of all you need to look for a flat stone" Troy said, and grabbed one off the beach. He handed it to Ryan, before picking out a similarly flat stone for himself.
"Then you need to hold it between you're thumb, and you're finger, like so" he said, and held it up for Ryan to see and copy. Once Ryan was holding his stone in an identical way, Troy continued. "Ok, good. Now all you need to do, is bend you're arm behind you slightly, then sort of slice you're arm through the air in an under arm throw, and let go of the stone; making sure you spin it as you let go" Troy explained, and then threw his stone. It easily skimmed three times, before it disappeared beneath the surface.
Ryan, who admittedly was staring at Troy's mouth instead of focusing on what he was saying, was confused. He turned to face the sea, and then just threw his stone as far as he could. It still didn't skim in the slightest. Ryan turned back to face Troy in a 'see? I told you I couldn't do it' way. Troy just stood there for a few seconds, thinking. This time it was Troy who had a mischievous look on his face as he stepped closer to Ryan. "You know, I think I know what your problem is, why you're doing it wrong" he said, and smiled. Ryan suddenly looked afraid, as Troy stepped closer to him.
"Wha…what? What do you mean? Why do you have that look in your eye…"Ryan said, but stopped when Troy was only a few steps away from him. Troy grabbed Ryan's arm, which caused the other boy to gasp at his touch. "It's your throwing. You don't bend enough. Here, let me show you…" Troy whispered, and stepped behind Ryan. Ryan shivered, due to Troy's breath on the back of his neck. Troy grabbed Ryan's right arm with his own, and pulled his arm back. He then made the slicing throw motion that was needed to skim the stone.
"Like that" he whispered, spinning Ryan around. "You know, I have a much better idea then skimming stones" Ryan said, speaking softly. "You do?" Troy said, his heart beating faster. "Yeah" Ryan replied, slowly moving his face closer to Troy's "I do". Troy's breath caught in his throat, as Ryan's face was less than inches away from his, and Ryan himself was smiling mischievously. "Well…looks like I can't say no then, can I?" Troy muttered, hoping that Ryan was thinking the same thing he was.
Before Troy could even draw in another breath, Ryan's mouth was on his own. He very slowly moved closer to Troy, as not to startle him. At first it was a gentle kiss, lasting only a few seconds, before Ryan pulled away and looked at Troy. Troy smiled back at Ryan, before he spoke. "Looks like you'll have to teach me" Troy said and smiled cheekily. "Well, you've got a lot to learn" Ryan replied, before closing the gap between himself and Troy, and this time kissing him with more pressure. Troy kissed him back equally, and wrapped his arms around Ryan, who responded by doing the same. Troy was taken by surprise when Ryan suddenly pulled him closer to his body, so that their bodies ran flush with each other, as if their bodies were a jigsaw that fit together perfectly.
Troy gasped, due to this being unexpected. Suddenly he felt like he needed Ryan, like Ryan was oxygen and he wasn't getting enough. Troy deepened the kiss, teasing Ryan to gain entrance to his mouth, until the smaller blonde complied. Once Ryan allowed Troy access, he began to explore his mouth with his tongue, tasting Ryan. Ryan was momentarily stunned, and didn't realise for a few seconds that Troy was slowly running his hands down his back. As much as he didn't want to, Ryan broke the kiss. Troy looked at Ryan, his eyes questioning. "What's wrong?" Troy asked, confusion heard in his voice, along with a note that sounded like hurt.
"Er…do you think we're moving too fast?" Ryan asked "I mean, look at us. We're stood in the middle of a beach, kissing the life out of each other, and I'm pretty sure I know where your hands where about to go". Troy looked back at Ryan and smiled guiltily. "I can't help it. I mean, you're like…like…oxygen, I need you. I can't get enough of you. And besides, there's no one around" Troy replied gesturing to the beach with one arm, indicating that sure enough, they were by now alone on an empty stretch of beach. Ryan saw that the beach was empty, and smiled back at Troy. "Okay, it may look like there's no one here, but what if…" Ryan started to say, before Troy cut him off by kissing him again.
Ryan was at first taken by surprise, and after the initial shock wore off he found that they were once again kissing each other as if they were the last people on earth. Soon Ryan's tongue was in Troy's mouth, and soon they were fighting a battle of who's tongue had dominance. Ryan had his hands on both of Troy's sides, and slowly ran his hands down until they were resting on Troy's hips. Troy moaned, and pulled Ryan closer, closer still, as if any gap that was between them was offensive.
Suddenly Ryan was on the ground, and Troy was sitting on top of him, making it so that he couldn't get up. "Well, that's hardly fair" Ryan said, breathing raggedly. Troy cocked his head to one side slightly, and gave Ryan a curious look. "What's hardly fair?" Troy asked innocently. "Well, it makes it harder for me to do this" Ryan said, and grabbed Troy's shoulders. He pulled him down so that their faces were inches apart, and then gently lifted his head so that their lips connected. This time Ryan kissed him only for a few seconds, and it was sweeter than their last kisses. When they broke apart, Troy smiled at Ryan, before he rolled off of him, to lay by his side in the sand.
Ryan reached for Troy's hand and intertwined their fingers. "I'm really glad you had this idea you know…and that I suck at skimming stones" Ryan said and turned to face Troy, smiling. "You know what? Me too" Troy said and smiled back.
End.
Authors Note: Let me know if it's any good…and if I should continue or not =)
