Now, onto later…where little Cody is only fourteen and Teddy is sixteen. We'll only be in the teenage years for a while, promise.


At the tender age of fourteen, Cody Runnels became more devious than most full grown men.

Why, you may ask?

Because he fell in love with his very straight sixteen year old best friend.

Even for one so young, Cody knew that his newly discovered feelings would be frowned upon. They were much too young to start something, or else it be ruined by their immaturity and their insecurity. But he also knew that if he didn't act on his feelings to a certain degree, Ted was sure to get swept up by someone else. Maybe someone like that Kristen chick he dated off an on.

So as he sat there beside Ted, passing the controller for Ocarina of Time back and forth when one of them would get stuck, thinking all this over. They were down in Ted's basement, carpeted and warmed by a fireplace, away from that annoying brat Bret and far enough form Ted's parents that they could scream all they wanted when they succeeded.

How could he keep Ted's attention until the time was right? He had to keep Ted…enthralled with him, and keep himself out of the 'pseudo-little brother' slot in the DiBiase's mind. But how could he make his desires known with out actually putting them out there?

Cody's lips formed a perfect 'o', and his wide eyes no longer concentrated on the large screen.

He would start a courtship ritual with Ted.

Ok, it sounded stupid when it was put like that. But that's what it would be. Not quite a seduction, not yet. Later, when they were older and it was safer, but now it would remain innocent. He would make Ted fall in love with him, and when the time was just perfect…they'd be together. Yes, that plan would work. Ted was such a loveable, gullible bear anyways. How hard could it be?

"Your parents said I can stay the night, right?" Cody inquired.

Ted nodded, soft chocolate locks falling in front of his eyes.

"You're not going to make me sleep on the floor again, are you?" Cody put on a pout when his best friend looked up "It messes up my back."

"I didn't know it bothered ya, Codes" Ted turned his head, smiling warmly "You know you can have 'mah bed."

"I don't want to take your bed" Cody looked thoughtful, then made a big show of looking like an idea hit him "Oh! We can share your bed, Teddy. It's huge anyways."

Ted looked like he was going to protest, but stopped when he saw the kicked puppy look appear on his best friend's face, "Now, Codes…stop it! Those eyes, man!"

"I'm not going to bite" Cody promised, reaching out and touching the older boy's arm "Come on, please?"

"Fine" Ted replied, though a bit redder in the face than he should have been.

Cody backed off for now, taking the controller and starting the game again. A plan was quickly forming in his head, and if it went right…he would know whether or not Ted had any interest in him. Whether it just be bodily or not, he would know.

The next morning, Ted DiBiase Jr. woke up with two strong sensations.

One, he was comfortable.

Two, he was more turned on than he'd been in his entire life.

Ted's eyes popped open, chest heaving as he broke through layers of unconsciousness to become wide-awake. He looked down at his bare chest, the light weight he had felt was Cody. His young friend was half-curled on him, nuzzling into his chest like a kitten. Damn, Cody was cute. Their lanky bodies were mingling a bit more than they ever had before; legs laced, bellies falling and rising in sync as they breathed.

Ted tensed, flushing darkly when he realized how hard he was. All that supple skin moving sleepily against him, soft sounds of content escaping his plump lips. Shit, it was setting every one of his nerves on fire more than his last girlfriend could with her too-tight groping.

"Uh…Cody?" Ted lifted a hand, laying it flat along the smaller boy's shoulder blade "You're crushing me, man."

Cody hummed softly, shifting a bit. He barely raised himself up on his elbows, blinking at the DiBiase as if he'd never seen him before.

" 'M sorry, Teddy" Cody murmured, bracing his hand on the older man's chest to roll off him.

Ted hissed in pleasure as that soft hand brushed over his nipples, his thumbnail scratching the sensitive skin and causing it to harden. It went in slow motion, and he was sure those pretty cerulean eyes locked with his for just a split second.

Cody plopped on the other side of the bed, borrowing himself under the blanket noisily before settling into a quiet doze.

Ted laid there flat on his back, staring wide-eyed up at the ceiling as he struggled to rein in his desire. Hs cock ached painfully in the confines of his boxers, and he was more than ashamed for it. He tried to suppress it, to remind himself that this was his younger best friend, but one glance at Cody and he knew he was doomed to fail.

Well…it was only once, right?

Cody listened to his best friend get out of bed and all but run to his connected bathroom, shutting and locker the door behind him. The brunette held back a giggle, rolling over onto his back and straining his ears. After a few seconds, the familiar sounds of self-gratification could be heard from behind the wooden door. He laced his hands behind his head, extremely pleased with himself.

Yes, young Cody Runnels could be called the most devious of them all.


Sun Tzu says:
"To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."