Chapter 8: Step to me
With this decision in mind they only looked around for some more minutes, before Pittoo placed the books, that didn't help them, back into the shelf. Then he took some other books from the table, there wasn't enough time to read them all, so he decided to take some of them back home.
"Woah... so late already? We spend hours in here..." Pit looked at the clock that hung above one of the shelves at the wall. It was near 6 pm.
"Yeah, we will go now. Take some of the books with you. I will not carry all of them myself" Pittoo grumbled at him, then he made his way to the counter and waited till the granny stamped the books and wrote down when Pittoo needed to return them.
Pit grabbed the last pile of books from the table and hurried after the other. He watched the granny stamp the books, until it was his turn, and he gave her one book after the other.
"Did you found what you searched for?" the old woman asked with a smile on her lips and took her eyes from the books for a second to look at the two mans. "No, but maybe we will find something in those. If not, then it seems like it was a wrong assumption" Pittoo answered her in a neutral voice.
"Then I wish you luck, that you will be able to solve what's on your mind" with those words she stamped the last book and gave the pile back to Pit.
"Thank you!" the lighter man gave her a smile and the granny nodded. "See you around boys" with those words she saw them off and both of them left the library after they told their good by.
The moment they stepped outside again Pit looked around. The sun was low and shone in their faces. Shadows grew longer from the buildings and the air got a little colder. Pit was glad for his hoodie, it was a little warmer than Pittoo's T-shirt, but the other didn't show any sign that he felt cold.
"It's late spring, isn't it? It still gets cold in the evening" he didn't know what season they had, but it looked like it was spring, the flowers and trees bloomed, the day was warm and enjoyable and there was still this nice cold spring breeze. "Yes it is, Why?" Pittoo looked at him with slight curiosity while they began to walk back home.
"Because our time zones seem to be the same. We have late spring too and... it's similar to my world" this meant that in both worlds the time would be the same. That was good, wasn't it? Pit couldn't bear it if one day here would be one year in his world. But he already thought that it was normal, because he met Dark Pit in the night.
"Good for you I would say, one point you don't need to worry about" Pittoo understood why Pit was glad about that. "Yes... that's really good I think" Pit adjusted the books in his arms and followed the other. The way back felt longer for him, maybe because he was carrying the books? His arms grew heavy after time.
"Are we there yet?" Pit whined, somehow this sentence was really familiar for him...
Pittoo only shot him a warning glance. "Yes we are. And you better not start with this kind of questions or I will push you in front of a car" he crumbled at him and Pit pressed his lips together. He could guess what would happen with him if he was pushed right in front of a car and to be true, he didn't really know if Pittoo was serious or not.
"Okay, okay... I will stop. But the books are heavy" he mumbled and looked down at the ground while still following the other. Pittoo only gave him a glance over the shoulder before he looked forward again.
"Like I said, it's not far" the darker man sounded annoyed and Pit decided to shut up for the moment. If they were almost there, it would be alright to bear it for some more minutes, and so they managed to get back to the apartment in time.
When they entered Pittoo's room, Pit run over to the bed and let the books fall on it. "Ooh just in time! My arms are feeling numb now!" he exaggerated a little. But was still able to cuddle up to Hope. The little dog was incredible happy when they returned. Pit hold her in his arms when he made way for Pittoo who laid down the other books on the bed.
"So You say, but you can still hold Hope. Better place her down, when she begins to wiggle you will not be able to hold her any longer" Pittoo smirked at him and if the dog knew exactly what he meant, she began to wiggle in his grip. "Ouh you're right!" Pit felt his grip loosen, and so he sat her down on the ground before she could fell.
"I'm sure she is hungry, don't you think so?" the brown haired man looked up to the other with a grin and glistening bright, blue eyes. Pittoo only nodded in return: "Yes, then go and feed her".
Pit looked at him surprised and pointed at himself with a questioned look, Pittoo only nodded again before he sat down on the bed and grabbed one of the books.
"Yes~" Pit cheered to himself and run over to the kitchen where he opened one of the cupboards, he remembered where Hopes food was, and caught one of the cans.
The little dog was already at Pits side, barked and jumped around him. "Just wait a second!" Pit beamed and opened the can to fill the inside into the bowl. Hope didn't wait a second longer and began to devour her food as if she was about to starve. "Slow, little girl!" Pit chuckled happily.
He looked at the dog for some time, before he went back to Pittoo and lay down on his back. He looked at the other man sitting beside him and reading the book. "Do you really want to continue reading? Don't your eyes hurt from it?" he asked curious, then he raised his head to look into the book of the other.
"These books are your last chance of getting back home, you should be the one reading them" Pittoo growled and hit Pits forehead with the back of the book. "Ouch! I know... but I can read them tomorrow when you are back at work" Pit grumbled and rubbed his head.
This time the score was his and Pittoo shrugged his shoulders, before he continued his search. Pit huffed and sat up, just to look over Pittoo's shoulder, and he began reading with him. What else could he do? And he enjoyed that the other allowed him to stay so near to him this time. That was rare enough.
So they spend their time like this, lying beside one another and reading the books. Pit took the chance and continued to read together with Pittoo out of one book. The other gave him some glances here and there, but didn't say something.
At one point in time they changed positions, till Pittoo lay on his belly and Pit rested beside him on his right side to look into the book. The angel ruffled Hope's fur, the little dog had joined the two mans on the bed and cuddled up to Pit, while in the same time licked Pittoo's arm.
"That tickles" the bigger man grumbled in a soft voice and gave the girl a pet on her head, before he continued to let his mind trail to the content of the book. Till now there was nothing of use, just like before and Pit had already lost his interest for some time now. He only liked to spend time with the other and enjoyed being near him. It wasn't only because he liked him, it was mainly because Pit liked to be near people in overall. He couldn't stand being alone and had the feeling that he needed to compensate for the lack of companionship.
Even if it was a little boring like that...
"He Pittoo" Pit started.
"What?" the other stopped reading the book and looked at the brown-haired man. It seemed like he just realized how close Pit was. He frowned at the sight, not sure if he should continue allowing the other to stay, especially because Pit came closer after time passed by.
"When are you done reading? It's boring..." he mumbled to the other and looked at him. Pittoo growled slightly.
"I'm not here to entertain you and you should still be the one reading those books! Don't you want to go back?" Pittoo shot him a look when he asked this question and this time Pit was the one frowning. "I want to go back! But it's still boring... I mean we have read the whole day and found nothing! I think it's alright to take a little break. I hope it's not necessary to rush the whole time, no matter how much I want to get back. The others are helping too and to be true... I want to know how far they are and if they know a solution" Pit turned around till he faced the ceiling and rested his arms behind his head. He knew how he could find out how far the others where.
"But how do you want to find out?" Pittoo looked at him skeptically. Right, he didn't tell him till now. About the dream with Dark Pit and that the chance was high to met him again this night. So he turned his head to face Pittoo. The other looked at him and Pit could see curiosity flicker in his eyes. That put a smile on his face, a reaction that made Pittoo frown again. Pit only chuckled in return.
"I had a dream last night. I mean... it wasn't really a dream. It was... something else. I met Dark Pit there, the real one. He said that our souls connect in the night when we sleep, and he told me that they are searching for a way to get me back. He was glad that I'm safe and sound and hopes to get me back as soon as possible. I hope so too...
… so I know they are helping on the other side and that I... that we aren't alone with our attempts. I'm confident everything will go well. Maybe that's the reason why I don't want to rush all the time and I don't want to spend the time here with nothing more than reading books. Maybe we have only a short time together and there is so much to discover in this world!
Don't you think it would be a pity not to use the little time we have to enjoy this world at least a little bit!?
Uhm... I mean... for you it's nothing new. But for me, I want to find out more about this world. It would be a shame not to do so." finally he ended his big talk and exhaled. Pittoo only looked at him for a moment and stayed silent.
Pit bit his bottom lip, then the other finally answered: "Why should I care If you enjoy this world? I want you gone and want to go back to my old days..."
That was not the answer Pit hoped for and it pained to hear that. That he still wanted him to go so much. Pit felt that his feelings from the beginning slowly adapted to the situation and that he could differentiate between his Pittoo and this one. So he didn't feel like Pittoo broke up to him or something like that. But it still pained him to hear those words because he considered him a friend.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but suddenly Pittoo pressed his finger on his lips. That made Pit close his mouth again, and he looked at the other in surprise.
"Shut up for a moment... I wasn't done" he snapped at him lightly before he continues his words: "I don't care about you... but I understand you. I can understand your reasoning and why you want to look around. But don't forget that your body could still be missing, if we meet a person that knows your real you, we are in trouble. Like I said in the library, it's not a good idea when someone recognizes you and you need to go back to your family you know nothing about".
"I know! I know! But still... I don't want to spend all of my time here. You said that there are so many things out there and... I wish you would show them to me. I want to go into a sea life and look at the animals there, even if they are the same like in my world. I want to see how things look here and I'm sure there are more things we can spend our time with" Pit answered him and looked at Pittoo with bright, blue eyes. He already saw some things that looked interesting.
"I want to go into this big house with posters on the walls and this big entrance and I want to make a picnic with you in the park with sandwiches and all. And I want to play those games... not only the one I'm in, but the others. I saw so many different characters and games when I was surfing in the net" he continued his talk and his voice got higher and higher.
"Alright! Alright! Shut up!" Pittoo snapped. Pit plopped his lips together and looked at him with a sheepish grin.
"Sorry... there is just so much I want to do" he answered.
"Yeah, I heard. But we can only do those things when you start working. Almost everything you do here costs money, at least the things you want to do. When I don't need to worry about your expenses we can do these things" to be true, Pittoo had a little more money than he made Pit believe. But he didn't want to spend all of it as long as he didn't know if he needed to feed Pit over the rest of the month, because then it could have gotten really scarce.
"Alright! Then I will definitely begin working at your place! I really hope everything will go smoothly. This whole money thing here is really stupid..." he mumbled. It would have been way easier if he had the option to do everything he wanted, just like in his own world. There were no limits and as the captain of the Icarus army every door opened for him.
"I know... especially when you didn't need to care for money till now. But it is how it is here, you don't have a choice. Let's make one step after the other" Pittoo grumbled as answer. Then he laid the book on the table and stood up.
"Okay... Isn't it too early to go to sleep?" Pit looked at the other with curiosity and followed him.
"Yeah, but I still want to change in my pajamas and watch TV" he answered him and Pit understood. "Alright!" He grabbed his own clothes, the light blue ones and went into the bathroom to make himself ready for the night. Because they would go to bed right after they finished watching TV.
Pittoo did the same after Pit came out and the angel lay down on bed. Pittoo already turned the TV on and so Pit looked at it. "Hm..." he hummed when he saw that the picture wasn't moving. He furrowed his brows in irritation and waited for Pittoo to come back. When he finally did he couldn't hold back his question: "The humans don't move, why?".
Pittoo blinked in surprise, and then he had a hard time holding his laughter back. He snorted before he sat down on the bed. "Because it's a movie. Most of the things you see on TV are movies and not real. The people are played by actors and the movie is recorded beforehand. This is Harry Potter, a story about a mage and his life in a magic school. I think you will enjoy it" Pittoo explained. He liked the movie and decided for the first part, so that it would be easier for Pit to understand.
"Oh! That sounds neat! Then let's watch!" the angel hyped for it and for a short time Pittoo thought about what Pit would say if they looked Supernatural. Somehow it would have been more amazing if this series where real, not the game Pit came from. But who knew? Maybe in a different world Supernatural was real too.
So both of them began watching the movie and like Pittoo guessed, Pit asked him questions the whole time. About all the things he didn't know of and about the story, but to be true it was lesser than Pittoo thought. Pit already knew many things from his own world, like magic and mystical beasts. But in the same time Pittoo could answer questions about daily things that were normal for him, but new for Pit. It could make it easier to explain other things when they spend time outside.
So both of them enjoyed the movie till it was time to go to sleep.
"That was fun!" Pit shouted with a big grin on his face when the movie finished. Both of them lay on the bed with Hope beside them. "Yes it was, it's a good movie" Pittoo agreed, then he took the remote and turned off the recorder and TV.
"I want to know how it continues. Do you have the next one?" he looked at Pittoo and the other nodded. "There are seven out now and a new one still only as book" the human answered, then he made himself ready for the night and crawled over to his place.
"Seven? Then I know what we will do the next evenings" Pit grinned and joined the other in bed. This time they didn't need to call Hope over, the little dog placed herself between the two mans and enjoyed being petted from both sides.
"Seems like it, I don't have anything against looking one part after the other. Can you turn off the light? Then it's good night" Pittoo asked and placed his head on the pillow, ignoring the fact that he made a rhyme by accident, even when Pit chuckled after hearing it. One of his arms rested under the pillow and the other crawled the dog while he lay on the side.
"Great! And sure. Good night Pittoo!" Pit said cheerful, he couldn't wait falling asleep and meeting his boyfriend again and this evening was great. No, the whole day was! Even with its ups and downs. What a hectic Thursday. He hoped that Friday would get even better. Then he turned off the light.
Pit rested himself beside Pittoo and petted Hope together with the man. He looked at the other in the darkness, but could hardly make out his features. It was way too dark.
But he felt it when Pittoo stopped crawling Hope and rustled under his blanket when he changed to a more comfortable sleeping position. Pit did the same, but he took Hope and pressed her at his chest. The dog squeaked in joy and cuddled up to him. It didn't take all three of them long, and they found themselves back in the land of dreams.
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Pit felt a warm and fuzzy feeling. Peaceful and quiet. Slowly he opened his eyes and took a deep breath. At first everything was a little too bright, but soon he grew accustomed to it and it was easy to let his eyes stay open, so that he could look around.
This time he was alone, but at the same place like before. It was a vast and bright space completely covered in a white light. He couldn't tell if it would lead him anywhere when he moved in a direction.
"Pittoo?" he called out for the other, but got no answer. Pit stood up and looked at his back with the familiar weight he missed so much. Just like before his beautiful, white wings where back. He flapped them and a grin placed on his lips when he felt the muscles move and saw the wings flapping. He brushed with his fingers through the soft feathers and moaned in delight.
"Feeling good?" the familiar voice pulled him out of his thoughts and Pit turned around in a haste, just to see his brother standing some steps away. "Pittoo!" he called for the other, beamed with a smile and rushed over to him. Without any hesitation he threw his arms around the black angel and cuddled up to him.
"Slowly, stupid" a grin was placed on Dark Pits familiar features, before he returned the hug and pressed his angel against his chest. He placed his dark slate wings around the other and brushed the white feathers with his own. It always felt like he needed to wait for an eternity before he could see him again.
"How is it going?" he forced himself to let Pit go, so that he could see his face when he held him a step away. Pits smile fell a little at the question, then he shook his head.
"Not to well it seems. We searched in the library, but there was nothing. We still have some books left but the chance that something useful is in there is really low. How is it in your place? Did Lady Palutena find a way to get me back?" his eyes shone bright with hope when he looked at the other. But they lost their glance again when he saw Dark Pit frown.
"I see... there is nothing on my side too. They are still trying to find a way, but they won't give up. I'm sure we will find a solution soon, just give us a little bit more time. Did you found out about that human body of yours?" after hearing that Pit tugged at Dark Pits clothes again, like the night before and both of them sat down on the ground. Pittoo still couldn't tell him the truth.
"No we didn't. We thought about trying to find my family but... Pittoo wasn't too fond of it. He told me that it would end in a very big problem if we find them and I'm still not the one they know. He said that they would think that I'm crazy when I tell them that I'm an angel from a different world and my soul ended up replacing their son" Pit looked at the ground and bit his bottom lip.
"After what you told me they will really think your are crazy if you try to tell it to them so directly. Maybe it really is better if only a few people know your true story. But he is practically kidnapping you if he doesn't bring you back or at least tries to, and even in our place this is a crime. I don't think it will be good for him. But as long as he is okay with it we can't do much against it. I mean... you can't do much against it" Dark Pit clicked his tongue when he corrected his sentence. He still couldn't do anything in his place.
"I really hope it will not end in problems for him. He isn't kidnapping me! I agreed to this solution and I don't want to return to my family" Pit never thought about that it could be a crime what Pittoo was doing. But... didn't he mentioned something like that? That he hoped the police wouldn't find him, otherwise he would get big problems...
"I don't know if this helps him. They will think that you are ill and out of your senses. It's important that we find a solution as quick as possible..." he could only hope that Palutena and Viridi would find a way soon enough. Otherwise, Pit could cause a big mess in this foreign world.
"That's so complicated and... it doesn't sound good at all. Everything looks so hopeless and dangerous. I don't want to cause all these problems. I wish the people would let us be, so that we can try to find a way out of all this." Pit sighed, he hated this situation, and he hated it even more that he could cause such a big mess for Pittoo. He was so nice and helped him and even risked his quiet life for him.
"I know. I wish so too, but you know... some people will never keep quiet." Dark smirked at his words and even Pit joined him: "Yeah... you are sooo right. Let us hope for the best and... give your all in our world too, maybe you are my last hope if there is no way in the one I stranded in."
"I will and the others will too. We will never give up on you as long as there is a chance to get you back and as long as you are waiting for us" it was so bitter telling him this. Dark Pit felt bad and really wished he could do what he told him, it wasn't a complete lie. He would definitely do everything to get his little angel back. But... he couldn't.
Pit nodded, then he cuddled up to Dark Pit again and sat himself into his lap. He placed his head on his shoulder and pulled him into a hug, just to brush his fingers through the dark feathers.
"I'm confident that everything will go well. Till now, we could solve every situation, no matter how big, how dangerous and how hopeless it was." Pit mumbled against his neck and closed his bright, blue orbs to inhale this deep scent.
He could feel Pittoo placing his head on his own and the hair tickled his cheeks what made him chuckle a little. Pit pressed his head deeper into the smooth line of his neck, while Dark Pit placed his arms on his back and pulled him close.
"Let us stay like this... forever" the white angel mumbled against the soft skin. He opened his eyes just a little and began to nibble at Pittoo's neck. He tasted so great~
The other growled and lifted his head a little so that Pit could move freely. "We will not stay like this if you continue doing that" his voice was deep and vibrated against Pits chest. He knew exactly how much Dark loved it when he did that.
Pit wasn't as aroused as the night before, but he couldn't help but tease the darker angel a little bit. Well knowing how that would end~
But Dark Pit already knew what Pit was up to, and he growled deeper when Pit bit into his neck. He couldn't hold back and it didn't take him long to turn the champion over and bring him under his body. He pressed Pit to the ground and grinned at the big, blue eyes that bore into his own rubies.
Pit felt his cheeks grow red and noticed how Pittoo's features got hungrier when he saw this. He always got aroused when he saw him turning red and this send a shiver down Pits spine.
"You cheeky little angel" Dark Pits voice was deep when he lowered his head, pulled his lips back and bore his teeth into the soft skin of Pits neck. The white angel moaned when he felt the slight pain mix with pleasure.
"Don't blame it on me... it's your fault", he whispered in his ears.
Pit opened his eyes in a questioning look. Those words could be incredible nice~ But something was wrong, and then he saw his form dissolving.
"That can't be true! I want to sleep longer!" this stupid place was kidding him!
He only heard Dark Pits laughter and then a dissatisfied sigh, before everything turned black again.
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Sorry, not sorry for that ending~
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