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the Tutor – Part Two
Lyserg knows the Tutor's schedule by heart now. On Mondays, the Tutor is usually punctual. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Tutor is a bit late, due to basketball practice, which he is cutting short due to 'this annoying tutoring business'. Those are the Tutor's exact words. Wednesdays is a mixed bag, for on certain Wednesdays, the Tutor has a club meeting. Fridays are usually when the Tutor is late. However, on Fridays, the Tutor usually brings him snacks after coming from a convenience store with his friends.
The Tutor has a lot of friends who are girls. Lyserg is not sure if the girl friends are girlfriends, for many of them cling onto the Tutor as they walk down the street. Lyserg would know. On Fridays, he can see them walking up to the apartment, but the Tutor always manages to shake them off before he enters the building. One day, Lyserg asks, to the Tutor's surprise. Usually, their personal lives stay personal, but that day, Lyserg feels curious.
Now that is none of your business.
Now that is quite irritating, but what part of the Tutor isn't?
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Hao has had many girlfriends in the past, but not at the moment. It is not like he hasn't had many offers, but the girls in his class are no longer interesting. He has gone with all of them at least once or twice. The Academy's girls have already gone past their wear for him.
He is surprised when Lyserg asks him if he has a girlfriend. Because when did he ever give a damn about him before? But just as they are starting the unit about Parliament, Lyserg springs the question on him before he can blink. Do you have a girlfriend?
On record, this is the first question Lyserg has ever asked him that had nothing to do with tutoring. The boy had finally given up his vow of silence and is now willing to talk to him, but he has kept millions of boundaries that neither of them are supposed to cross. And now when Lyserg is willing to cross one of them, he has to ask as personal as possible. Now that is quite inconsiderate of someone. Although the answer is no, Hao cannot help but tease the boy. He has asked for it. And it is none of his business.
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The Tutor is incredibly nosy. Lyserg returns from the facilities to find the Tutor poking through his desk. He rushes to defend his privacy from the annoyance in his room. The Tutor really can't keep his hands to himself, can he? Or namely, his mouth. As Lyserg sits down with a pout, the Tutor leans forward to try and kiss him again. Does the Tutor really think nobody can resist him? Lyserg is not interested and turns away before their mouths can make contact.
The Tutor is very full of himself. He thinks everyone wants to kiss up to him because he is so smart and good-looking. Just because he goes to an elite private school. Just because he plays basketball. Well, none of that matters to Lyserg. Because is not interested in kissing the Tutor at all. He is not one of those clingy, leechy girls he sees every Friday.
He doesn't need a tutor. And he really doesn't need one who tries to get him to do as he says with a silly kiss.
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Lyserg likes candy. Hao can see that as he goes through the desk of said British boy. There are various lollipops hidden in a 'secret' drawer that he pulled open. Lyserg likes poetry, more so writing it than reading it. Hao scans the papers on the floor and most of them have a few stanzas of a poem in progress. Lyserg also likes to draw, although Hao admits the boy has no skill in that area. Unless the boy had meant to draw a rubbish can in the sky. Lyserg likes old school music. Hao sees a lot of Beatle's memorabilia.
Lyserg also seems to like his privacy. Otherwise, the boy wouldn't have nearly gouged his eyes out when he discovers Hao going through this belongings. There's something obvious that Lyserg doesn't like, however. It is Hao, as he discovers when Lyserg turns away from his kiss. Hao is amused. Not many people would voluntarily refuse a kiss from him. A lot of girls would have killed to be in Lyserg's position, and a few boys too.
Hao likes the hard to gets. He likes a challenge to get what he wants. And he knows Lyserg will eventually give in. Everyone does.
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Lyserg doesn't liked to be kissed. He doesn't even like it when close family members do it. It's not that he's a complete germophob, it's just that he doesn't like the gesture. Maybe it's because so many people are doing it these days and Lyserg just wants to be his own person and keep himself unique among so many clones today.
That is the reason he doesn't like the Tutor. He has managed to avoid all the other kisses the Tutor has tried to steal since the first lesson. At first, the Tutor used to only employ this strategy whenever he refused to do what he said, but recently, the Tutor has been trying to kiss him less out of obligation anymore. It seems that every other minute, the Tutor is trying to connect lips with him. Sometimes the Tutor is subtle about it, as he leans in to point out a mistake, the Tutor might try to spring it on him then. Other times, the Tutor is very forward about, nearly announcing it as he leans forward. Sometimes Lyserg wishes he had a shield against his enthusiastic kisser. He doesn't like this attention.
Today, the Tutor asks him why he doesn't kiss him back. The Tutor reasons that if Lyserg did it once in a while, he wouldn't try to kiss him so often. Lyserg doesn't want to explain his reasoning behind it. So he just says I don't like to kiss someone I barely know.
But you do know me, Lyserg.
That's true. Lyserg does know the Tutor. He knows he likes scones, but not biscuits. He knows the Tutor likes Red Hots but not cinnamon jelly beans. He knows Hao's favorite color is red but he doesn't care for black. Hao has a twin brother, although Lyserg has forgotten his name. His brother also attends Patch Academy. He knows Hao takes the six o' clock train back to Windsor, where he lives. The trip takes about half and hour, forty-five minutes when things get slow.
And he is sure Hao knows all that and more about him too.
So…can I just kiss you once?
The way he says once lets Lyserg know he means once, but Hao will never stick to it. Lyserg knows that for his wellbeing, he should say no, like he's always done. But Mendel and his theories about genes are not interesting enough to catch and hold his attention, and he is bored. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Lyserg doesn't turn away as Hao leans forward this time and even though he knows Hao will kiss him, he still starts when their lips connect.
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Hao intends to hold to his promise to kiss Lyserg only once, but he can't resist himself when their lips touch. Lyserg has timid lips, like he doesn't want to kiss him at all. Hao has never kissed timid lips before. This is new and quite refreshing, actually. Lyserg's habit of eating lollies catches up to him as Hao tastes what seems to be cream soda lingering in the greenette's mouth. Lyserg is tightly clamped up and won't even let him get to first base. Still, kissing Lyserg is a rather enjoyable part of the tutoring session, which makes up for getting out of basketball practice early.
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Does a kiss necessarily mean feelings, a relationship, love? Being completely new to this, Lyserg doesn't know. But he does know he feels confused now, and that he won't let his guard down around Hao anymore. Funny…when did he stop calling Hao 'the Tutor'?
Hao goes around as if nothing unusual has happened lately. Lyserg doesn't understand why he could act as if nothing happened, but he supposes Hao is probably used to things like this now. After all, he had a whole gang of female friends with him this Friday. Thinking about it, Lyserg doesn't feel like studying anymore and turns away like a child would to a dinner of peas and carrots. He hears Hao's exasperated sigh and doesn't relent. If Hao thinks that just because he finally let the former kiss him, he would be obedient from now on, the boy had another thing coming.
What's wrong now, Lyserg?
Lyserg doesn't say anything at first. What happens now? What happens after we kiss? What is supposed to happen? He doesn't know, and not knowing something like this is killing him. Or is anything supposed to happen?
I don't know. Strangely Hao knows what he's talking about despite how vague his question was. But I do know that I like you now. The 'now' in Hao's sentence is not so much as in 'after we kissed', but more of the 'in the present'. Lyserg doesn't know what to say. Hao is his tutor, and Hao has a crush on him. He has never had a crush, and has never been the subject of one before.
Hao is kissing him softly on the cheek now, and Lyserg stares out the window at the tiny Big Ben in the distance. He has never been the center of attention before. Even before in his tiny circle of friends. None of them stayed friends when he became home schooled, and now he can't even say he actually has one. It's a lonely existence that Lyserg has come to accept. Further thoughts into the topic stop as Hao tilts his head so the former can have access to his lips.
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Hao doesn't consider himself to be much of a teacher, more less a tutor. He can't teach anyone anything even if he knew how to. Although maybe he could teach Lyserg a thing or two about kissing. That is a subject he knows a lot about. And Lyserg is so frigid whenever they kiss that Hao thinks maybe Lyserg just doesn't know how to.
Lyserg is over his house today. Apparently the Diethyls are getting their hallway repainted and the tutoring session cannot take place there. Not that Hao minds. He doesn't want to breathe in toxic fumes anyway. Lyserg looks like a puppy taking his first steps. Hao wonders if the boy has ever gone this far from home before. Lyserg is following him closely a duckling to his mother. It's quite cute, actually.
His twin brother, Yoh, is home today. His airheaded spacer of a brother sits in the kitchen, making himself what looks like a sandwich when they come in. He has never known his brother to be much of a gawker, but that's exactly what he does when he sees Lyserg. Hao doesn't like the look Yoh's giving Lyserg, so he takes the boy by the arm and takes him upstairs. They get started on their tutoring session. It gets cut short when they realized Lyserg has left most of his books back at the Diethyl apartment anyway. Left with nothing to do, Hao watches Lyserg stare into space.
Hao thinks it's a very good sign that Lyserg no longer tries to turn away when he tries to kiss him. A very, very good sign. Still, Hao dislikes kissing such emotionless lips. Lyserg, I think it's time I teach you how to kiss.
Hao teaches the experience less boy everything he knows; he teaches Lyserg about the cold, frigid kisses that they share at the moment; he teaches Lyserg about shy kisses, the ones that linger even when the person has long gone; he teaches Lyserg about the passionate kisses, the ones that leave the room feeling hot, the ones that can melt ice twenty feet away. To truly teach, Hao believes, you must have some hands-on teaching.
He knows he is probably being way too forward and doesn't feel angry or surprised when Lyserg slaps him and leaves the room.
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Hao is a pervert, Lyserg thinks. That boy didn't want to 'teach' him anything at all; it was all a hoax so the little pervert could get to kiss him over and over again. Once outside the room, Lyserg realizes that he is in another's house and he doesn't know what to do. He doesn't want to go back to Hao just yet. Lyserg walks down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Hao's brother is. What is his name? Lyserg cannot recollect, but whatever the name is, it doesn't matter. Hao's brother looks very nice himself.
You're Lyserg, the one Hao's tutoring?
Lyserg nods. He doesn't meet people very often and when he does, he doesn't talk much. People think it is because he is conceited, but it's not that at all. He just doesn't know how to approach new people.
I'm Yoh. Hao's twin.
That's right; his name is Yoh. It means 'leaf' in Japanese. It is very fitting for such a person. Yoh seems to go with the flow, very much like a leaf allows itself to be carried on the wind. His eyes are similar to Hao's, but they do not have the sparkle of cunning his older brother does. Yoh is very nice; he offers Lyserg something to eat, but Lyserg does not feel hungry.
The two spend a moment in the kitchen in silence, and Lyserg thinks that this silence is not awkward like most are. He is never really bothered by silences, and neither does Yoh appear to be. I'm glad Hao's tutoring you. He's starting to make an effort now in school. Yoh stares at his sandwich as he talks. Are you actually learning something? He says this in a teasing voice, and although Yoh says this as a poke at his brother's inability to teach, Lyserg blushes and Yoh is left to wonder what else Hao is teaching this boy.
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Lyserg is very uptight about everything. Hao asks him if he wants to just relax today, maybe go somewhere instead of learning. Lyserg tells him that is a bad idea and a waste of time. Hao asks him if maybe he wants to go somewhere over the weekend. Lyserg says he doesn't want to see Hao outside of the tutoring sessions. Hao asks Lyserg if he wants a smoke; he has just recently started and thinks he will probably quit before the habit picks up. Lyserg gives him a lecture about how dangerous and stupid smoking is. Hao asks him why he is so picky and touchy about him. Lyserg calls him a nasty name.
Lyserg is smooth skin, soft hair, and hesitant lips. Everything about him makes Hao wish the reluctant Brit were his. He asks Lyserg why they kiss if Lyserg seems to hate him with a passion. Lyserg replies he doesn't know better, not having many friends, and that maybe, since he mentioned it, they should stop. It's not professional. Sometimes Lyserg's vocabulary makes Hao laugh.
Today it is Hao who doesn't want to do anything and Lyserg is the one trying to prompt him into getting into the session. The boy is funny how he uses sugary words, candy, and threats to try and get him into doing what he wants. Lyserg should know better. There is only one way to get him into doing what the boy wants, and it is a method that he himself uses. He mentions this and Lyserg makes a face.
Suit yourself. Lyserg doesn't seem to even consider the method and Hao is a bit disappointed. It seems the boy didn't want to study in the first place. What do you want to do then?
Do you wanna go somewhere with me?
No.
Then do you just wanna take a walk or something? I promise I won't do anything.
No.
Hao gives up and leaves. It's six o' clock anyway. After looking out and not seeing the retreating figure of his tutor anymore, Lyserg tells his mother he's going to get some air and takes a walk by himself. He prefers to be by himself anyway.
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Hao thinks he would like it if he and Lyserg were close. Not close physically so much, but he thinks he would like it if Lyserg would run to him sometimes. Today, he decides to pull back on the affection so he can get on Lyserg's good side.
He thinks Lyserg hasn't been expecting this. He almost laughs as Lyserg stares at him when he didn't even attempt a pass. Lyserg must think this really isn't him.
Are you okay, Hao?
Hao almost laughs at Lyserg's surprised voice.
I'm fine.
Everything seems to go back to normal until a very ordinary five minutes and Lyserg shuts the books all of a sudden and turns to him. Hao, is something wrong?
He knows that smiling will give himself away. Putting on the blankest look he can muster, Hao tries to look as innocent as possible. Which is extraordinary, since he's as far from innocent as can be. Yeah. Why do you think so?
Lyserg gives him a look and Hao wonders if the boy misses the flirtatious side of him. Impossible, right, since Lyserg loathes that side of him. Then again, Lyserg is quite the stubborn one, and Hao wouldn't put it past him to be in some sort of denial. Lyserg seems to shrug off the question and turns to open the book again when Hao grabs his wrist and turns him for a kiss. When they break apart, Lyserg blinks twice, quite cutely, actually, and although their faces are close, Hao knows it's not him when Lyserg leans forward again for some more.
Hao backs off. He pulls the shots. Uh-uh-uh, Lyserg, not until you finish everything you have to do.
Lyserg gives him a dirty look but Hao knows he sees the mischievous smile edging its way onto his face.
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Lyserg wonders what happened to him. He thought he was stronger than this. He had promised himself he wouldn't get close to his tutor. But now what has happened?
To be continued…
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Note: YAY! This threeshot is nearly almost over!! And no, I'm not procrastinating on Pretty. Odd!! I really do want to finish it! It's really nearly done! There's only like, four more songs I have to write about! I'm very sorry the old fast updater me is on holiday, but it will come back…probably. Maybe if more people reviewed on my stuff…read and review!
