Thank you for all of your reviews. I decided to make this a three-chaptered story.
What's right in front of your eyes: Chapter 2
"Hey, Shred? "
Max Asher lay on his bed, reading a sports magazine and occasionally watching his boyfriend doing his homework.
After they kissed for the first time, the two boys had a long talk about their relationship and they decided that they wanted to make it official. That was two weeks ago. And both noticed things about the other that they really liked and not noticed before: Max was really affectionate with Alvin before, but since they were together this intensified. And Alvin couldn't help, but love the constant cuddling and kissing, even though he didn't show it. They didn't make their relationship public yet, but Max still found ways to touch Alvin in public. Max was enamoured with Alvin's shyness. When they were kissing or cuddling, Alvin always blushed and sometimes he was even squirming. Max knew Alvin was a bit nervous, because he never had a relationship before. But Max couldn't help himself. His boyfriend was just too cute.
Alvin hummed in response to his boyfriend.
"Let's go on a date. ", Max continued.
His boyfriend looked shocked at him.
"Uh, what? "
It's not like he was against that idea, but he was nervous. He had absolutely no idea what to do on a date.
"A date. I was thinking that we could go watch a movie and then maybe grab some food. "
"S-Sounds great. "
Max beamed.
"How about tonight? "
"T-Tonight? "
"Of course. It's a Friday anyway. "
"Uh, y-yes. O-Okay. "
The snowboarder jumped up, kissed his boyfriend quickly and skipped happily out of the room. Alvin sat there for a few minutes, blinking dumbfounded and asking himself what just happened. When his mind finally caught up with the situation, he raced out of the door and into his sister's room.
"I need your help! I agreed on a date with Max! "
"That's great, Alvin! "
"No, it's not! I don't know anything about dates! I mean how do I act? What do I say? What will I wear? Oh god, what will I wear? "
Abby chuckled.
"You are almost as bad as I was before my first date. "
She got up and led her brother back into his room.
"Don't worry so much. This is Max we are talking about. He wouldn't want you to act differently than normal. Just be yourself. And I am sure we will find something for you to wear. "
She opened his wardrobe and sighed inwardly. She always tried to persuade him to buy new clothes, because lab coats and sweater vests are not really fashionable. As she looked through his clothes, Abby explained:
"It is always good to wear something that compliments your eyes. Since you have brown eyes, blue looks really good on you. "
~Time Skip~
A few hours later Alvin sat in his room and waited nervously for Max's return. Abby made him wear a simple white shirt with a navy blue sweater vest over it. He also wore black shoes and brownish pants. Alvin didn't need to wait long, though. Soon Max came in. He smiled at Alvin and asked:
"Ready? "
Alvin nodded feeling more relaxed now. Max didn't wear fancy clothes or anything. In fact he looked almost like always: normal jeans, plaid shirt and a beanie on top of his head. He sent out chilling vibes and Alvin was glad about that. When he stood up, Max's eyes widened for a short moment.
"You look good, Shred. "
The genius blushed. They went downstairs and into Abby's car. She drove them to the cinema.
"Remember, I'll pick you up at 10 pm. "
The boys nodded and went inside the cinema. They bickered good-naturally for a minute about the film they wanted to watch, before they decided on a comedy. After they bought snacks, they sat down in their seats and talked quietly with each other, while they waited for the film to start. During the film, Max put his arm around Alvin's shoulders and Alvin leaned into his boyfriend feeling content with cuddling into the warmth.
Once the film was over, they walked down the street discussing the film, until they reached a small Italian restaurant. The two boys shared a family pizza with each other as they had some light conversation, because neither of them wanted to spoil the night with heavy topics. After the dinner they walked hand in hand to a small park.
"The evening was great. "; Alvin said.
"It was. You know, I am actually supposed to walk you home and kiss you on the door step of your place on the first date. "
Alvin chuckled.
"But we are living together, so..."
Max leaned forward and pressed his lips against Alvin's, while wrapping his arms around the other boy. The genius felt completely at ease at the moment, something that is rare for the smart boy. After a few minutes they broke apart and looked at each other with shining eyes.
"I'm really glad that we met. ", Alvin whispered.
Max smiled.
"You're too sweet. "
~Time Skip~
The next few months were great for both of them. The two boys got even closer than before and they got to see things about each other they haven't seen before. They were still not open about their relationship, but both preferred it this way. But of course they also went through hard times and soon they had their first fight:
Alvin walked down a hallway on his way to his next class. But then his way was blocked by a whole bunch of people, who were standing around something and staring at it. Annoyed Alvin fought his way through the mass of people. But he didn't expect what he saw in the middle of the hallway: All the people were staring at his boyfriend. Or more precisely at his boyfriend and the blonde girl all over him. Alvin knew who she was immediately: Megan Neil, the most famous teenage model at the moment. He scowled. Of course, Alvin knew that Max would never hurt him and he trusted his boyfriend, but he still didn't like it how she was clinging to his boyfriend. Soon Max noticed him. He beamed and waved at his boyfriend, who waved back, but Max noticed almost immediately that something was wrong. He pried the girl off him and hurried to Alvin. Together they went into an unused classroom.
"What's wrong Shred? "
"Why was she all over you? "
Alvin sounded more jealous and angry than he intended.
"We are making some kind of advertisement together and she decided to meet me here. I tried to put some distance between me and her, but she was persistent. "
Alvin smiled at his boyfriend's scandalized voice.
"It's fine. I am not mad. I was just a bit insecure, I guess. "
"There is nothing you need to be insecure of. "
Alvin nodded and Max gave him a short kiss, not wanting to risk more. As they walked to their next class and Max talked excitedly about that advertisement, Alvin smiled fondly and soon the blonde girl was out of his mind.
~Time Skip~
A few days later, Alvin came home later than usual from school, because he needed to prepare a few things for the coming science fair. Exhausted, because he had to deal with Wendy Chong the whole time, he trudged up into his room. When he opened the door of his room, he froze. Max and Megan Neil were in the room, kissing. After a few shocked moments of nothing, Alvin gasped hurt. The two broke apart and Max's eyes widened.
"Shred..."
But the genius didn't listen. Instead he slammed the door shut and hurried into his sister's room, while his vision slowly became blurry. Abby looked shocked at him.
"Alvin! What's wrong? "
"M-Max...M-Megan...K-Kiss..."
Alvin could only get out theses three words. But Abby understood. And the usually calm and friendly teenager went into Mama Bear mode.
"I'll be back in a moment. ", she murmured and went out.
Immediately, she entered her brother's room, where Max and the blonde model were glaring at each other.
"Hey Blondie! Get out of my house or I'll call the cops! "
The model looked arrogantly at her.
"You have no right to tell me what to do, not if you can't even wear decent clothes. "
Abby growled. She surged forward and grabbed a fistful of that girl's shirt and dragged her out of the room, while she barked at Max:
"Stay there or you are the next! "
Max gulped and nodded. After Abby threw the model out, she stormed back to Max. Abby started to shout at him how stupid he was to hurt Alvin and that he should feel ashamed. And maybe she threw a few, carefully selected swearwords at him. As she made a small pause to take a breath, Max whispered:
"She kissed me. "
Abby faltered.
"What do you mean? "
"She kissed me! I tried to push her off, but she was too strong. And then when I pushed her off, she came at me again. Alvin came into the room at the wrong time. "
Abby sighed and her face softened a bit, but she didn't drop her glare.
"I'll console my brother and maybe I can convince him to talk to you-"
"Thank you so much! "
She glared at him.
"However, if I discover that you are lying or if you hurt him again, you have a big problem with me! "
She didn't wait for an answer. In a flash she was in her room again and hugged her brother tightly. After a few minutes, Alvin calmed down a bit.
"Alvin? Can I give you an advice? "
He nodded, wiping his eyes, while Abby bit her lip hesitantly. She was sure that Max was honest and that he was genuinely sorry, but she wasn't sure if she wanted to take the risk. Finally, she said:
"I think you should talk to Max. "
He looked shocked at her with wide eyes.
"WHAT? Are you serious? Why? It won't change the fact that he kissed someone else! "
"Because you deserve at least an apology. Even if it doesn't change anything. "
Alvin sighed and mumbled:
"I'm scared. "
"Scared of what? "
"What he will tell me. His reasons for kissing here. "
"Trust me. Not knowing is always worse. "
The young genius sighed again.
"I guess I will talk to him. "
He took a deep breath and went towards his room. But as he was standing in front of the closed door, he didn't feel brave enough.
"Come on. You can do it. ", Alvin muttered to himself.
He opened the door. Max was sitting on Alvin's bed looking at his lap and Alvin noticed the wounded puppy look he had. Then Max noticed Alvin standing in the door.
"Shred! Oh my god, I am so sorry. I know you think I kissed her. But she kissed me. I swear I don't want anything from her. I only care about you. But I couldn't fight her off and-"
"YOU KISSED HER BACK! I SAW HOW YOU KISSED HER BACK! ", Alvin yelled.
Max sighed.
"Alvin, why should I do that when I have you? I don't care about her. I swear. "
"I don't know if I can believe you... "
Max sagged down.
"That's okay. I understand. ", he mumbled.
He went towards the door.
"What are you doing? ", Alvin asked.
"You can have the room. I'll sleep on the couch tonight. "
The genius looked shocked as Max went out, shoulders hunched. Alvin let himself fall onto his bed thinking.
'He sounded so sincere...I can't imagine why he would lie. But I saw what I saw...'
Alvin groaned and buried his face in one of his pillows, not knowing what to think. After some time the window opened and Howie climbed in.
"Hey Alvin. "
He only responded with a groan.
"What's wrong? "
Alvin sat up and told her of his problem with Max. After he finished, she was silent for a few minutes, until she said:
"Did you know that the human brain processes only ten percent of all the things the eyes see? "
Howie knew Alvin would need time to think in peace and so she climbed back out of the window, feeling worried.
~Time Skip~
Alvin didn't leave his room for the rest of the day. Instead he curled up into a ball on his bed, trying to distract himself with a book. It didn't work really well. When he gave up it was already past ten p.m. He got changed and dressed into his pyjamas as his eyes fell onto Max's deserted bed. The genius sighed quietly. He thought of all the things Abby, Max and Howie said and he made a decision: going into the living room. He tiptoed through the house, until he stood in front of the couch. Max blinked confused at him.
"Shred, what are you doing? "
Wordlessly, Alvin grabbed his hand. He dragged his boyfriend up and into his room, where they sat down on Alvin's bed.
"I'm sorry for not believing you and for overreacting. ", Alvin said after a few minutes.
"No, it is okay. I believe you. I mean I would have probably reacted the same way... I am really sorry for letting her kiss me. "
The genius nodded.
"I know and I believe you. "
Max's face lit up.
"I am so glad. "
He frowned when Alvin slipped under the covers and pulled Max with him.
"W-What are you doing? "
"I just want to cuddle. "
Max beamed and quickly sneaked under the covers too. Alvin wrapped his arms around the snowboarder's waist and buried his face in Max's neck. In this position they soon fell asleep.
~Time Skip~
During the next few days things were a bit strained between the two guys, but soon they were completely happy again. That is until Max's next tournament came up. For this tournament, Max would need to drive to Canada for two weeks. And neither Max nor Alvin was happy about this separation, especially since their six month anniversary would be in this time. Both dreaded the day, Max would have to leave. When the day finally came, neither of them was prepared. They stayed up the whole night, cuddling, kissing and talking softly. Max had to leave right after the breakfast, which meant they had barely time for each other that morning, because the other members of the Ackerman family wanted to say goodbye, too, of course.
But when Max was standing with his bags at the door, saying his final goodbyes, Alvin couldn't help himself to hug his boyfriend really tightly and he didn't let go for several minutes. When they broke apart, Alvin whispered:
"I'll miss you. "
"I'll miss you too."
The driver of his shuttle was getting impatient, so Max went to the car with a heavy heart. When he reached the car, he turned around and waved for a last time, before he climbed into the car, which started immediately. Alvin was following the car with his eyes until it was too far away to see, wishing he could follow his boyfriend.
I hope you guys like it.
