Mana here. I saw an orange on my sister's bed and that's how I got the idea. Yeah, ok, this one's pretty short, much like my earlier Styles, in fact, in the style of my earlier Styles. But I'll come up with better ones, I promise =D
Oranges
When it came to peeling oranges, Kyle was able to do it without a single membrane bursting and juice spilling everywhere.
At lunch he concentrated on a single orange, working his fingers through the thick skin until conjuring a perfectly, unpeeled masterpiece.
The result reminded him very much of those chocolate oranges, the ones that would break into wedges after simply banging it on the table or any other hard surface. It looked so delicious as he took it apart slice by slice. He popped a slice it into his mouth. The hard work definitely paid off with a sweet, satisfying burst of juice.
Stan on the other hand did not have quite the magic fingers.
He stared at the pulpy mess before him, not understanding where he went wrong. He tried working on it at first like he saw Kyle do, but for some reason he could never get the same results.
"Need help?" Kyle asked after swallowing his last slice.
Stan grinned stupidly and passed his beaten up orange to his best friend.
Kyle took it but then took note about how squishy and juicy it was.
"Jesus Christ dude! You fucking murdered it!" He licked off the juices that had leaked to his fingers.
"You think it's still peel-able?" Stan asked.
"Only one way to find out."
Kyle worked through the orange, frustrated that it was too soft and therefore much difficult to peel. Eventually he did manage to get all the skins off, but the result was in many soggy pieces.
"Uh…" said Stan, "sorry I kinda killed it."
Kyle took a piece and popped it in his mouth and licked his fingers clean.
"It's cool," Kyle picked up another orange from his tray, "want me to show you how it's done?"
He gave the orange to Stan, who was unsure of what to do next.
"Where do I start?"
Kyle guided his hand to the bottom of the fruit.
"Poke a hole here with your finger," he tapped on the spot.
Stan did as so, but he managed to accidentally break the membrane, causing the juices to leak.
"Goddammit," he pulled his finger out and gave it back to Kyle.
Kyle chuckled and started where Stan had left off.
"All in good practice, Stanley." He finished the peeling in a matter of seconds.
"Aw sweet, thanks Kye," Stan reached out for the freshly peeled orange, but Kyle held it away.
"I worked hard to peel this," he said, "What do I get in return?"
Stan blinked twice and kissed Kyle on the cheek as way of a payment.
Kyle blushed.
"I was hoping for a sleepover at your place tonight, but I guess that works too."
He gave the unpeeled orange to Stan, who took it apart and ate it slice by slice.
"You can come over tonight, actually," said Stan, "I've got plenty more oranges at my house, and I want to learn how to unpeel."
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Haha. There. I promise better, ok?