The movie ended with a big bang, and as the lights faded out and the music got louder, I looked over my shoulder, to find John asleep on the couch. I sighed.
" Egderp. You ass, leaving me stranded like this."
I picked him up and carried him, bridal-style, to his bed, leaving the movie to scroll through the end credits. I kind of let him slump onto the comforter, and as the mattress squeaked under his weight, he sighed a little in his sleep and I almost had a fucking aneurysm, it was so cute. I didn't really have anywhere else to go, so I kind of just slid in next to him and resisted the urge to squeal like a five year old. If he had been awake, John would have thumped me right then for being a wuss in the face of cuteness. I sighed. Since I couldn't really go to sleep with the cutest fucking guy ever laying a foot away from me, I settled for staring at him until the sun rose over the trees, and when it finally did, I was tired and felt shitty as fuck, but it was totally worth it. When John finally woke up as well, about an hour after the sun first shone in through the windows, he yawned and stretched himself out, like a cat, those buck teeth of his made a sharp whistling noise as he breathed in and out.
" So, you finally decided to join the living."
He looked over at me, and a look of concern crossed his face.
" Why are you still here, Dave? Won't Bro be worried?"
He yawned again, and I shook with happiness.I cleared my throat and crawled out of bed, my jeans dragging on the ground.
" Nah, Bro doesn't bother me that much. I let him live in his world from 2 to 5 and I get to live in mine from 6 to 9."
John stared at me, still utterly confused.
" It's a schedule, Egderp."
He nodded.
" What time is it, Dave?"
I searched the room for a clock , but couldn't find one. I shrugged.
" Ok." he yawned " Want some breakfast?"
I shrugged again.
" Sure, why not?"
John nodded, obviously still drowsy and not wanting to move his lazy ass around. I pushed him and he almost fell over. I managed to catch and steady him, but he still stared at me with this glazed over look, like donuts from a coffee shop, which I could really go for, now that I was thinking about it. Nevermind. I stared down at John.
" You awake yet, Egderp?"
He groaned at me and shook his head. I looked around, trying to find something to wake him up, but when I came up with nothing and looked back down at him, I found him asleep in my arms, his forehead resting against my chest. Drool dribbled slightly from his mouth and he began snoring softly, his mouth making that whistling noise again. I sat him down on the bed again, his head still resting against me. I couldn't just let him stay like that for very long, so I lifted up his chin and forced his eyelids open, watching his eyes as the pupils diminished in the bright sunlight.
" Egbert, wake up."
I let go of his chin and his head hung at his chest, drool still dribbling from his mouth, soaking the front of his shirt. I lifted up his chin again and slapped his unresponsive face around a bit, just for the fun of it, and when he gave me nothing more then a grunt as an answer, I just held his face there and took in his facial features. I ran my eyes over his face, from his forehead with that one pimple in the corner, to his soaking chin and then back up again. On the second time around, I stopped at his lips and focused on them. They were wet with drool, but I still managed to find them attractive, and a shiver ran up my spine as I stared at them. Finally, I could take it no longer, and I leaned forward and kissed them. I was so surprised that I did that, that I couldn't find the strength to back away. Also to my surprise, John jerked his head up at that exact moment and we somehow managed to bump foreheads together. Damn I thought to myself. That was going so well. I sighed. As we each sat back, rubbing our foreheads, John glanced over at me with a look of confusion.
" Why did you do that, Dave?"
I shook my head, trying to come up with a more appropriate answer than 'I just wanted to kiss you, Egbert. Sorry.'
" I thought you were dead, Egbert. I was giving mouth-to-mouth."
He nodded.
" Of course, Dave. That's what happened."
" It is!"
He rolled his eyes and I think I blushed, but I can't be quite sure.
" Are you sure you're not gay, Dave?"
I smiled.
" Are you sure you're not, Egderp?"
He shook his head.
" I am not a homo, Dave!"
I laughed, and my stomach growled.
" Well, at least you're awake now."
I stared at the door behind him and thought about breakfast choices.
" Hey. You want to get some coffee from that cafe down the street? I hear they serve some pretty damn good donuts there."