Shion lay on his stomach flipping through a book.
"What're you reading?" Nezumi voice was soft in Shion's ear. He jumped.
"Geez, don't sneak up on me like that! You could've given me a heart attack!"
Nezumi laughed and slumped down on the couch pinning Shion's legs down underneath his body.
"Is that a sex scene?" He taunted snatching the book from Shion's hands.
"Hey!-"
"Studying up are you? For when you meet that girl again?" Shion yanked his legs out from under Nezumi and snatched the book back.
"No it wasn't. Why're you so curious anyways." Shion's lips puckered as he looked away.
"Then what else would bring out that stupid look you had on your face before?" Nezumi grinned turning his chin up.
"I didn't have a…" Shion gave up mid sentence deciding not invite anymore of Nezumi's taunts. He sighed.
"It was about two people at a bar. I was just thinking…"
"Hmm?" Nezumi prodded.
"I thought maybe I'd like to try a sip or two of alcohol. You know, for research..purposes…"
Nezumi's expression flattened. "No." He said blankly
"What? Why?"
"You should be reading more appropriate subject matter, young man." He waved a finger and snatched the book from Shion's hands again.
"I'm not a child!" Shion felt his anger and frustration building up. "Stop patronizing me. You're the one who said I should start 'opening my limited world view.' Don't you think that's a little hypocritical?"
Shion was right. It was hypocritical. Nezumi just didn't want..What don't I want? Why shouldn't he try it? Its none of my concern whether Shion gets sick or not.
"You'd probably get drunk on your first sip." He smirked. "And I'm not going to be the one to deal with it when you do." That's not what's bothering me. Shion was too pure, too innocent for alcohol. I don't want that to change.
"I would not!" Shion stood. His hair practically stood on end. "Besides that's physiologically impossible. In order to get drunk you'd need to calculate individual weight and the proportionate percen- "
"Save it." Nezumi waved a hand dismissively, placing the book back onto a shelf. "I'm not going to stop you if you're so curious. I'm sure that Old Drunk would be happy to indulge your little experiment. As for me, I have a show tonight," He raised an eyebrow to Shion. "So if you want to try it you'd better ask Rikiga. He'll probably be at the theater tonight."
Shion nodded in agreement and went to search for "more suitable subject matter."
THE PLAYHOUSE:
Rikiga beamed.
"Why I'd be delighted to give you your first taste! You should've said something sooner!" He wrapped an arm around Shion's shoulders.
"This is normally the role of a boy's father but I will just have to step in. For Karan's sake." Rikiga closed his eyelids, a tear brimming in the corner of one eye.
"Take care of him." Nezumi called after them as Rikiga whisked Shion off towards his apartment.
This is a bad idea.