09/12/11
Originally written for "Experimental Wednesday" at the CxB club at dA I found that I wanted to break it down into 3 parts; one for each of Brainy's forms in the show. I'll post this one now, the second chapter later this month and then the last chapter on the 21, the actual "Experimental Wednesday" for the club. Enjoy.
Three Experiments
The First Experiment
In Season One
"Brainy, you like experiments, right?"
It wasn't the question that caught Brainy's attention but rather the way Superman asked it. The tone had been a forced casual while there had been obvious hesitation as if that wasn't really what the older boy had wanted to say.
Deciding to play along Brainy turned in his chair to give Superman his full attention before he answered.
"I enjoy discovery, attaining new knowledge and putting that knowledge to the test and experiments are the best way to reach those goals so in short; yes, I do like experiments."
As he had spoken Superman watched him in a way that seemed different then usual. He was listening to what Brainy had said, so that wasn't it. It was more like he was trying not to interrupt; both nervous and eager to say something else.
"Would," Superman swallowed, "Would you like to do an experiment," he looked away then at him, or rather at his chest, seeming unable to meet his eyes, "with me?"
Though Superman's behavior was unusual, Brainy still trusted him and didn't see a need to think it over.
"That sounds agreeable." He noted how Superman's face instantly lit up with a smile, a nervous one but a smile none the less. "What is the experiment?"
Slowly, Superman walked forward so he was standing right in front of Brainy.
"Close your eyes."
"How am I supposed to observe the results of the experiment with my eyes shut?" Brainy protested mildly.
"Trust me, having your eyes closed is part of the experiment," Superman smiled in his way that always inspired confidence in Brainy, or anyone else he met.
Without further hesitance, Brainy closed his eyes.
With his eyes shut he could feel Superman move. The man of steel rested his hands on Brainy's arm rests on either side of him as he leaned himself down and forward, making Brainy able to feel his body heat, smell his scent, hear and feel his breath against his face.
Then came Superman's lips; they softly caressed his cheek, then skimmed over his jaw before firmly touching his lips, keeping still a moment before moving.
Once Superman's lips starts to move over Brainy's, his hands moved from the arm rests to his shoulders. The hands moved from there to frame Brainy's face when Brainy's lips began to move back against Superman's in return though Brainy's hands remained in his lap; uncertain.
They only parted when Superman ran out of breath. Brainy, having no breath to speak of simply opened his eyes to observe him.
"Care to share the results of your experiment with me?"
Still panting softly, Superman's hands fell to Brainy's shoulders as his gaze drifted downward.
"I'm not sure."
"In instances like that it's necessary to repeat the experiment, possibly several times in order to find a pattern in your results."
At that Superman looked up and smiled at Brainy.
"It's necessary, huh?"
"Very," Brainy smiled back.
With that Superman buried his hands into Brainy's hair, whose eyes drifted closed and wrapped his arms around Superman's shoulders, and repeated the experiment again.