Chapter 1:

"Awful Ideas"

Today was going to be a miserable day for Sollux, not that that was different than any other day, but still. Today they had a show. Their band was called Alternia and they were playing in Las Vegas. A show led to Eridan teasing him just to make hormone-equipped fans get turned on and scream. Apparently, their fans enjoyed the idea of them being a couple, which wasn't that unusual in girls nowadays. How he wished they were all right about that. He detested when Eridan's lips approached his. He despised when he caressed him in front of the cheering crowd. Every time this happened he just wanted to have him, but he couldn't. He would never be okay with it. Even when Sollux responded back, for him it was all part of the show. Eridan of course, didn't know this and just milked it, knowing the fans would love it.

Sollux fixed his black shirt and grabbed his blue and red Epiphone guitar. He looked at the other band members. Karkat was playing with his drum sticks, he had been trying to learn tricks all year but he wasn't very good at them. That didn't compare to his actual drumming skills, for a guy his size; he was full of stamina and was a beast on stage. Gamzee was fooling around with his purple 5 stringed bass which was strapped on. Sollux contemplated that he was probably high, but they had all promised to never go on stage under the influence of drugs or alcohol. That didn't mean Gamzee didn't enjoy them on other times. Sollux had never actually seeing him completely sober. This was probably the closest he was to that. Gamzee was very tall and skinny, but it kind of fit to his whole look. He was also a very good bass player. He had actually composed a few solos to add to some of their songs that completely changed the way Sollux had visualized them. They were a pretty decent band and he was glad he had met them all. Even Eridan.

Eridan was a one of a kind singer. Originally, Sollux was the singer of the band and Eridan was the lead guitarist. He remembered the first time they met. Like he would ever forget, it was an instant crush for Sollux, he wasn't even sure why. Karkat introduced them and said he was an excellent guitar player. That was an understatement. Eridan was a music virtuoso. There was nothing he couldn't play. Even when he was introduced to a new instrument, he could master it in no time. When they met he had failed to say anything about that.

One day, they decided to practice in the Ampora residence. They were loaded, so their house had a sound proof room, with perfect acoustic and Eridan had said they could practice there. When they arrived, a maid had gladly led them in and took them to the room. There they found Eridan playing the piano and singing along. His voice was unlike anything they had ever heard. It was perfect. From then on, he became the singer of the band and switched to rhythm guitar while Sollux became the lead guitarist. He didn't complain. Sollux was good at music; he was good at creating it and writing it. Even though Sollux always thought he was going to go to college and become a programmer, when he saw what Eridan was capable of, he just knew he really had to take this band seriously.

From then on, Sollux couldn't stop hanging out at the Ampora's and their friendship grew, but so did Sollux's feeling for his band mate.

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Today, Sollux felt different. It was as if his feelings for Eridan were a ticking bomb that would soon detonate. Eridan walked past him and touched his shoulder. Chills were sent down his body from the contact, this needed to stop. He craved him more than ever as the days passed. Two years was too much waiting.

He walked onstage feeling tense. He was almost sure he wouldn't control his emotions. Sollux was shy and quiet, but guys like that usually repress all their feelings and some day or another, they burst. Tonight felt like that day and Sollux wasn't crazy about the idea.

Everything started just fine. He played the guitar as usual and occasionally approached the microphone to sing some choruses. His voice sounded nervous today, so he left the singing to a minimum. He sang just enough so his band mates wouldn't think there was something wrong with him. Sollux couldn't have them all over him when he was feeling on the edge.

Sollux had written all of the songs from their band with a bit of input from his band mates. This song in particular, 'Catch Me' was a song he wrote dedicated to Eridan. Of course, he didn't know that. Nobody knew about that. They all just assumed it was about some of his past lovers or maybe it was just fantasy. The song's lyrics were rather horny and sexy; they were about everything Eridan made him feel. If he knew Eridan would take everything so literal when singing it, he would have never proposed to make it part of the album, yet here they were about to start playing it.

Eridan's engaging voice started singing and Sollux just played, trying to get as far away as possible from him. Hopefully, Eridan would be too lazy to walk all the way to where he was now playing. He was mistaken.

Eridan soon got inches apart from him. "To touch…" He sang the microphone in one hand, Sollux's thigh in the other. He couldn't help but feel pleasure from his touch. He heard his blood pumping loudly inside his ears; he wouldn't be able to control himself. Good thing there were no microphone nearby, because everyone would have heard his moans. They were too hard to control. Soon, Eridan left.

Sollux felt rather disappointed, but at the same time relieved that no one noticed how much delight he had felt from that touch or the bulge that had formed in his pants. The rest of the show, he played swiftly. No pressure was felt. That was until they got off stage and Eridan called his name, with a strange look on his face.

He knew, Sollux was positive. Eridan had heard his moans of pleasure on stage. That's why he was looking at him right now. How was he supposed to explain this? He couldn't tell him how he felt, but he couldn't avoid him either. Eridan could be very pushy and that would just make him know for sure Sollux had feelings for him. Maybe he was just being paranoid and Eridan simply wanted to talk about something random.

Sollux walked towards him, trying to look casual. Inside, he could feel the desire to feel that same touch Eridan had provided earlier burning up. He was starting to sweat a little. "What's wrong?" Sollux asked with a horsy tone, his lisp a bit too harsh for his liking. It usually got like that when he was nervous. Hopefully, Eridan hadn't caught on that.

Eridan looked at his friend. "Are you alright Sol? You've been acting really weird today. Well, weirder than normal for you."

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep too well," he lied. God, how much he hated lying to him. It felt so wrong considering how much he loved him.

"Well, better get a Red Bull now, cause we are going out!" Eridan announced enthusiastically.

"Going out? Who? Where? What?" Sollux started questioning absolutely nervous. Eridan had a tendency of doing that, asking random girls out and bringing him and the other band members to tag along. They usually were a group of fans and it always ended bad for everyone except for Eridan. Karkat, he was very grouchy and it was something not every girl could stand. Gamzee on the other hand, was very laid back. Girl usually liked him until he started talking about miracles and things Sollux didn't really want to understand.

"I met these two girls, they are great. So I told them we would go out with them tonight, drink a little, maybe dance. Get ready and leave that face behind!" He said and entered the dressing room.

Sollux just stood there. A date with Eridan in which he couldn't get to keep him in the end of the night, what an awful idea that was. How could he stand seen Eridan with some random girl around him? He would sure explode in rage if the girl got too close. Not that that had ever happened before, but today he just couldn't. He couldn't do it.

He walked in and found a shirtless Eridan fixing his blonde hair. He looked at Sollux when he heard the door close and smiled. "You better get ready and sexy Sol, you wouldn't want to disappoint these girls," he suggested and continued styling the purple streak that he had recently dyed in his hair.

"I can't go," Sollux stated as he ran a hand through his dark hair. "Take KK or GZ, not me please." He knew he probably shouldn't be begging, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Eridan dropped the comb he was using, on the dresser and looked at Sollux. "Why not? Sol I want you to go. You are my best friend. Come on! It's gonna be real fun out there, these girls are models. They are probably wild."

Five words Sollux hated hearing from Eridan's lips, "You are my best friend". He heard those words too much, he couldn't stand them anymore. He didn't want friendship, he wanted more. It was very selfish of him to think that way, but he couldn't help it.

Eridan put on his pleading blue eyes, meeting Sollux's dark shades and they instantly captivated his heart. "Fine, I'll go!" He gave in. He always gave in to those puppy eyes. Damn that Ampora and that awful influence he had on him. Sometimes Sollux though that Eridan actually knew everything he felt and used it against him. That or Eridan, being the rich brat he was, probably was used to getting his way on everything. Either way, Sollux always complied with his desires.

Eridan smiled, "Thank you Sol! You won't regret it! I promise!" he shrieked and hugged him. The feeling of Eridan's bare skin on Sollux made him quiver. Goosebumps started to show all around his body. He wished he could feel that same sensation every night. Eridan's body felt so good, so welcoming. He wanted to have him all for himself.

Sollux Captor had a bad feeling.

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This probably is the only time I'll post to chapter a day, but the prologue was so short it didn't feel right to leave it there alone. Hope you enjoyed it.