Chapter 14: First Kiss
The next morning, Shi and Madende both awoke to the sound of the t.v being turned on. Both had crashed on the couch the night before, after watching a movie together. Madende groaned tiredly, and turned his head, hiding his face in the crook of his arm. When he moved, he felt something on his back, and lifted his head of find Jeric curled up, his head on his shoulder and his arm draped across his back. Sighing, Madende dropped his head back in his arm and closed his eyes again. Shi, however, sat up, stretched and yawned, and looked at the two. Smiling, she lifted Eclipse's hand and stood, heading into the kitchen to make coffee. Adam had been the one to turn on the t.v, and was laying across the other couch, flipping through the channels. He glanced over at Madende and Jeric, and smiled, before returning his attention to the t.v. After a few minutes, Abi came down the stairs, rubbing her eyes, and headed for the kitchen, not noticing the two boys at first.
Suddenly, she was back and looking over the edge of the couch, smiling. Adam laughed quietly at her and changed the channel again, setting for some Tom and Jerry(1). Abi shook her head and smiled at the two boys again, before disappearing into the kitchen with Shi. Shi was sitting on the counter, munching on a piece of pop-tart when she ran up to her, sliding to a stop right in front of her.
"Have you seen the boys yet?!" she hissed happily.
"Yea. When I got up just now." Shi said, smiling.
"They're so cute!" Abi squeaked, bouncing.
"Yes, yes they are." Shi said, nodding.
"I'm stealing a bite." Abi said, pinching off a piece of Shi's pop-tart. "What should I make today?" she asked, going to the fridge.
"I dunno. You're the morning cook." Shi said, shrugging.
"You are a real big help, you know." Abi grumbled, digging through the fridge.
"I know. I try to be." Shi said, taking a drink of water.
"Ass hole…" Abi grumbled.
Shi smiled and took another bite of her pop-tart. Abi stood and closed the fridge door, opening the freezer.
"Hmm…how bout steak and eggs?" she asked, looking at Shi.
"Sounds good to me." Shi said, nodding.
"Good, cause that's what your getting." Abi said, pulling out two packages of raw steaks. "Is Bryn and Sandra still here?" she asked.
"If they are, I haven't seen em. I just got up though." Shi said, taking another drink of water.
Bryn suddenly rounded the corner, yawning and scratching his eyes. Shi looked up and smiled.
"I guess that's a yes." she added.
"No shit." Abi said, turning on the stove and getting the pan ready.
"What are you making?" Bryn muttered, sitting at the table.
"Steak and eggs. Interested?" Abi asked.
"I think I'll go hunting." he said, looking out the door.
"Hey, my cooking isn't that bad." Abi said, then looked at Shi. "Is it?" she asked.
Shi laughed and shook her head.
"No, Abi. Its not bad at all." she said, slipping off the counter to throw away her trash.
"So what's with the two love birds on the couch in there?" Bryn grumbled, looking at Abi.
"Well…I guess they're sleeping." Abi said, her back to him.
"No shit, you think?" Bryn said, shaking his head.
"Hey, you asked." Abi said, walking to the trash can, and throwing away the meat wrappers.
"Yea, well I wish I hadn't." Bryn muttered, looking out the window.
"They're a couple now." Shi said, jumping back up on the counter.
Bryn snapped his head back to her, horror struck beyond belief. Shi choked on her water at his expression and coughed a few times, belching in the process and tapped her chest.
"What…was that look…for?" she asked, coughing a few more times.
"Couple?!" he cried.
"Yea. You weren't here yesterday when I set it up." Abi said, flipping one of the steaks.
"You set it up? What the hell?!" Bryn yelled.
"Yes, I set it up. What's wrong with it?" Abi asked, turning and looking at him.
"Well…they're both guys!" Bryn said.
"And?" Abi asked. "They have a right to date."
"Jeric said he was bi, but hell, I thought he was joking!" Bryn said, eyes wide.
"Apparently not." Shi said, shaking her head. "Hell, I didn't even know my own brother was bi." she added.
Bryn dropped back in the chair, and stared out the window, stunned. Abi shook her head and turned back to the steaks, flipping a few more over. Shi finished off her water and jumped down again to throw away her bottle. Bryn looked up at her as she walked back by, heading for the living room.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Uh…In the living room…" Shi said, looking at him, eyebrows raised. "Why?"
"Just wondering." Bryn said, shaking his head.
"Ok…" Shi muttered, shaking her head and leaving.
"What was that all about?" Abi asked, looking at Bryn.
"What? I was just wondering!" Bryn snapped, standing and going out the back door.
"Ok! Shit!" Abi said quickly.
In the living room, Jeric opened his eyes, but didn't move other wise, as Shi came back into the living room and laid back down on the couch with Eclipse. Eclipse stirred lightly as she laid down, and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her as she pulled their blanket back up, covering the two of them. Jeric smiled at them and sat up gently, but Madende stirred and lifted his head anyway. Looking at the clock, Madende dropped his head with a sigh.
"Go back to sleep. You don't have to get up yet." Jeric said, laying his head back down on Madende's shoulder.
"I'm awake. I can't go back to sleep." Madende said, his head still down.
"Ah, I see. Well, I'll be back. Gotta do something real fast." Jeric said, crawling over him and heading for the stairs.
Shi lifted her head and looked at Madende, who lifted his head and looked at her.
"We crashed on the couch. That sucks ass. My back is killing me." he grumbled, slowly sitting up.
"Aww, poor bubby." Shi said quietly.
"Yea, yea, yea. Poor me." Madende said, stretching, his back popping several times. "Ahh…much better…" he said, falling back on the couch.
Shi rolled her eyes and looked back over at the t.v. Sighing, Madende sat up again, and went into the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge. Abi looked up at him and grinned broadly.
"Hey, hey!" she said, setting down the flipper.
"Hi." Madende said, taking a drink of water.
"I saw you and Jeric this morning. And you two were adorable!" Abi said, bouncing.
"Heh." Madende said, smiling. "I'm not used to it yet." he said, jumping on the counter.
"I know. But you two make a good couple." Abi said, turning back to the stove. "It'll probably take some getting used to from the both of you." she added, flipping the steaks again.
"Yea, probably." Madende agreed, nodding.
Abi looked at him, but he was spaced out again, staring out the window. Smiling, she set down the flipper again, and walked over to him, touching his leg.
"You two are off to a good start, you know." she said quietly. "It'll work out."
"Think so?" Madende asked, looking down at her.
"Yep." Abi said, smiling.
"Cool." Madende said, smiling back and slipping off the counter.
"Where you going?" Abi asked.
"To check on the coyotes. They probably need to go outside." Madende said, rounding the corner.
As he was going up the stairs, Jeric was coming back down. They smiled at each other, as they passed, but Madende kept going. He had something to take care of, and then to check on the coyotes. The mother coyote stood and wagged her tail as he came in, making him smile.
"Hang on, I gotta go first, then you can go." he said, going into the bathroom.
After a few minutes, Madende came back out of the bathroom, only to find the black pup and the tan pup playing tug of war with an old shirt. The other pup sat silently back on the pile of clothes, watching, with their mother.
"You little shits!" Madende laughed, walking out and picking up the shirt.
The little black pup attacked his pant leg, growling and shaking his head. Madende smiled and picked him up, the pup still growling playfully and nipping at his hand.
"Hey you little devil. You know what, I have a name for you. You shall be Satan." Madende said, holding the pup close. "And you shall be Tanner, because of all the tan on you." he added as the other pup attacked his leg.
He bent down and picked up the pup, who licked his face, wagging her tail. The one he had named Satan, nipped at his ear, tugging on his hoop earrings, making Madende laugh and turn his head, pushing the pups head away. Setting the two on the bed, Madende went and grabbed the other pup, and held her for a sec, while Satan and Tanner hopped down and attacked each of his legs again.
"And seeing as you are being so good over here, you'll be Angel." he said, nuzzling the pup.
The pup's tail wagged as she licked his face, making him smile. Looking down at Satan and Tanner, Madende lifted one of his feet, pulling Tanner along the ground behind it. Sighing, he looked at the mother coyote and smiled.
"Mia good for you?" he asked.
The mother coyote wagged her tail and stood up, walking over to him and licking his hand.
"Sweet. Lets go outside, shall we?" he asked, slowly walking forward, dragging the two growling pups behind him.
When he got to the door, he opened it, and Mia, the mother, raced out and headed down the stairs. Madende made his way out slowly, being careful not to step on any puppy paws, and closed his door, now being careful not to catch any puppy tails. Jeric raised an eyebrow at him as he slowly dragged his feet to the first step and stopped.
"What in the world are you doing?" he asked.
"The damn pups have my pant legs!" Madende said, bending down and prying Satan's jaws free of his leg.
After that, he pried Tanner's jaws free and ran down the stairs.
"Come on you two!" he called, jogging into the kitchen.
The two pups yipped and ran down the stairs after him, following him into the kitchen and attacking his legs again when he stopped to open the door.
"Well fuck." he said, opening the door.
Abi, who was at the stove still, laughed at them. Madende bent down and pried their jaws free and darted out the door, still holding Angel in his arms. Satan and Tanner were right on his heals, barking and yipping at him. Madende stopped for a second and set down Angel, then took off again, just as Tanner reached him, running into the back of his leg. Madende laughed and raced off again, the two still chasing him. They raced around a tree, Madende jumping over a branch and the two pups running right underneath it. After a few minutes, Madende fell on the ground, and the two attacked him. Mia even joined in, barking and nipping his arms.
"Ew! Don't lick me in the mouth! You little shit!" Madende cried, wiping the back of his hand over his mouth.
Satan barked and jumped off his chest, grabbing his shirt sleeve, shaking his head and growling. Abi and Shi watched from the kitchen window, laughing and giggling at them all. Hearing them, Jeric got up and headed into the kitchen to see what was going on.
"What is all the racket, you two?" he teased, looking out the window on the door.
Madende was just getting up, the same to pups chasing him around again, the three of them darting around a tree. Madende hid behind the tree, while Satan and Tanner looked for him in the opposite direction. Hunkering down, Madende snuck up on the two pups. When he got close enough, he reached out and grabbed both the pups tails, and growled, making both of them take off yipping. Falling over on the ground, Madende laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes. The pups suddenly realized he was laughing at them and darted back to him, growling and nipping his bare feet and arms.
"Hey!" Madende cried, jumping up and racing off again.
Jeric smiled at him as he watched him play with the coyotes. They took turns chasing each other, Satan and Tanner chasing Madende and nipping at his ankles, then he turned and chased them, grabbing one of either's hind leg. The pups nipped his fingers as he pulled both of them back and nipped their ears. Finally, the three of them collapsed on the ground, wore out. Madende sat up and pulled his shirt off, then laid back down, the two pups curling up to either of his sides. Jeric raised an eyebrow at this and looked at Shi and Abi. Both smiled back and looked back out the window as the Mia and Angel also walked over to him and laid down either on him or curled up to him. Smiling, Jeric opened the door and walked out to Madende. He lay with his arms outstretched to his side, Mia and Angel each had a head on his right arm, and Satan had his head on Madende's left arm. Tanner lay curled up to his side, her nose hidden under her tail. Madende's body glistened in the sun from the sweat that now covered him, and Jeric again, raised an eyebrow at his very well toned body.
"Having fun without me, huh?" he teased, kneeling down beside Madende.
"Eh…well…I'm sorry." Madende said, looking at him with his blue/gray eyes.
"Don't be, I was only kidding." Jeric said, smiling and sitting down beside him.
Madende smiled back and closed his eyes. The sun burned them and he couldn't remember where he put the sunglasses he was supposed to wear when he went outside. Jeric looked him over a few times then leaned back on his elbow beside him. Madende looked over at him and smirked.
"You can join them if you want. No need to be all alone over there." he teased.
"Eh, well, the tan on has my spot." Jeric teased back.
"Ah." Madende said, laughing. "That would be Tanner. And the little black shit over here with his head on my arm is Satan, and over here, momma is Mia and Angel is the quiet one." he said, closing his eyes again.
"Ah, nice names." Jeric said, leaning over and petting Satan.
"Thanks." Madende said, turning his head away from the sun.
"You ok?" Jeric asked, looking at him.
"Yea. Its just the sun bothering my eyes." Madende said, keeping his eyes closed.
"Oh? Want to go inside?" Jeric asked.
"No. But I can't move my arms to shield my eyes. And the shade is all the way over there." Madende said.
"Make the coyotes move." Jeric suggested.
"Na. Don't want to bother them." Madende said, shaking his head.
"Ok, well, how bout this?" Jeric asked, placing one of his hands at Madende's eyebrows, casting a shadow on his eyes.
"Perfect. Thanks." Madende said, smiling.
"No problem." Jeric smiled back.
For a few minutes, they looked at each other, then slowly, Jeric leaned down and pressed his lips to Madende's. Shi and Abi's jaws fell to the floor and they looked at each other, shocked. Madende closed his eyes and gently returned the favor, making the two girls spaz out more.
"Oh! Shit!" Abi cried.
Jake shuffled around the corner, rubbing his eyes and looked at the two.
"What are you two carrying on about in here?" he asked.
"Nothing!" Abi and Shi cried, ripping the curtains closed.
Jake looked at them a moment, not believing a word they said, and walked over to the door.
"Uh, Jake, I would not look out the window, if I were you." Shi warned.
Jake stopped and looked at her, not yet looking out the window, and raised an eyebrow.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Just listen to her, babe. Don't look out the window." Abi said, shaking her head.
"What's so bad about looking out the window?" Jake asked, looking out the window. "OH MY GOD!!" he cried, jumping away from the door as if it were going to bite him.
Abi and Shi both slapped a hand over their faces and sighed. Jake covered his eyes and blindly made his way out of the kitchen, walking into the wall once on his way out. Shi and Abi looked at each other and smiled, then rushed back to the window, peeking out of the curtains. Sadly, they had already separated, and were now talking.
"Damn it." Abi muttered, closing the curtain.
"Well, it was good while it lasted. At least they're making progress." Shi said, jumping up on the counter.
"True, true." Abi said, nodding.
Outside, Jeric still had his hand over Madende's eyes, and the coyote pups still curled up to him. Jeric looked down at him and smiled, but Madende had his eyes closed again.
"If I'm moving to fast for you, let me know, ok?" Jeric said softly.
"Don't worry, I will." Madende replied, opening his eyes a little and looking up at him.
"The sun bothering you again?" Jeric asked.
"No, not right now. Just darker if I close my eyes." Madende teased.
"Ah, ok." Jeric said, laughing lightly.
Abi opened the back door and smiled at them.
"Hey, you two! Breakfast is ready!" she called.
"Oooo, yay." Madende said, smiling.
"Well, come on. Lets go." Jeric said, sitting up.
"Let me up, guys! Come on now." Madende said, moving his arms.
The coyotes whined and sat up, yawning. Jeric got up and pulled Madende up and together they went inside to eat Abi's steak and egg breakfast.
A/n: -dances- THEY KISSED! THEY KISSED! hehe sorry. XD but yes! they kissed! WOOT!! haha sorry again. Anywayz! hope you liked it! review for me! LaterZ!!