Chapter 23 – Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting.
Luke sat in awkward silence as he glanced at his friend again.
The way he was eating his sandwich spoke volumes. He was done with life.
He'd been off yesterday. Didn't seem right. And even more bizarrely, seemed to have completely flunked the class quiz.
The face like a wet Saturday was getting too much.
"You all right?"
"Hn." Was all he got back as Kai took another seemingly reluctant bite of his sandwich, not even bothering to glance up at the other male and kept his empty gaze down low.
Luke set down his own salad.
"Ya see the thing is, I'm not buying it. What is wrong?"
At that Kai looked up to him, lazily shrugged a shoulder before breaking the eye contact off again.
"It's nothing... don't worry about it."
"Kai..." Luke warned in an impatient tone.
Violet eyes looked up again though had narrowed slightly. His own tone was being used against him nowadays? Pfft... This guy was getting far too comfortable...
He shrugged again.
"I'm just- pissed off with shit!" he divulged in a blurt though that much to the other was obvious already. "I just don't get why I'm doing so poorly in tests when all my class work is fine. It, it makes no sense. And what's her face is just annoying as hell rubbing her shiny star in everyone's faces and..." His voice trailed as he seemed to hold on to last thing that was bringing him down, feeling like he'd said too much already.
Luke placed his hands together, like a therapist making a breakthrough.
"And...?"
Kai let out the breath in an exasperated sigh like he'd been tortured for days for the answer.
"And Brooklyn's just getting on my last nerve as of late..." he admitted, slumping back in his seat and letting his mediocre sandwich drop into his lunchbox.
Luke nodded.
"I had a feeling..."
He'd never ever heard of a lunch being so telling about the condition of a relationship.
"How come?"
Once the water had spilled there was no stopping Kai then, and like Luke really was his therapist, he revealed all like a waterfall.
"He's just always, THERE. Always! I come home, he's there, fussing over me constantly," he groaned. "I appreciate what he does, I really do... but fuuck sometimes it's just too much. I just want my own space sometimes y'know? But you ask for that and he takes it personally and goes in a sulk like a damn kid and I'm over it."
Luke's brows lifted.
"Do you ask nicely or get mad at him?"
Kai's head snapped to him.
"I ask nicely!" he defended, "I even say please sometimes like I'm five! But it doesn't matter what you say. Any form of rejection is like you've just told him you hate him and then there's just silence. That's if he's not going the complete other way and all on me like a damn rash... There's no in between with him. It's just one extreme to the other."
Luke made a face.
"Sounds intense... does he have like, abandonment issues or something?"
Maybe he should have taken Psychology...
Kai just shrugged at him, clearly done with the topic of conversation now before it had even really started.
"Hell if I know... all I know is the whole thing is pissing me off on top of everything else I gotta deal with here at school... don't need it."
Luke sighed.
"Well I think you're being hard on yourself. You're doing great in class, man. Minus yesterday, but we all have bad days. Relax and unwind. That's what you do need. And I know juuuust the thing." He grinned.
A bored look was sent across the table. First of all, he was Kai Hiwatari... bad days didn't exist in his book. Second.
"And I wonder what would that could be..." he said in a knowing tone that matched his expression.
Luke had been hinting at this damn party going on tonight at every opportunity he could with as much subtlety as an elephant. How many times did he have to say no?
"A little mingle, a little soiree, a little of letting that wild bushy hair or yours down?" Luke pitched enthusiastically as he snapped his fingers and danced in his seat a little, as if it would aid his case.
Kai frowned at him. His hair wasn't bushy...
"How would being surrounded by a bunch of random drunk kids help me to 'relax and unwind?'"
"It would help you if you joined the random drunk kids! I-I don't mean get yourself shitfaced. But where's the harm in one or two of whatever poison it is you like?"
Kai made another face before shifting, looking a little uncomfortable before picking up his sandwich again and taking another bite to keep his mouth busy.
Luke grinned.
He was wearing him doooowwwwnnnnnn!
"Just think about it. It'd be fun." He shrugged back, going back to his salad.
Didn't want to overdo it...
Rolling his eyes Kai took another tear of his sandwich. Yeah sounded like a total blast...
No. Thank. You. He'd choose the awkward silence at home over the painful screeches of intoxicated girls any day...
x-x-x
Wandering home after yet another long day, Kai walked in to silence. Could tell by the cold vibe the moment he walked through the door that Brooklyn was home. He didn't even bother announcing his arrival to him as he'd more than likely just get ignored anyways the same way he did this morning when he told him he was leaving for school.
Meanwhile, the redhead sat on the sofa, shifting and trying not to crack.
He asked for space and solitude. He would oblige him.
Shaking his head, Kai kicked off his shoes and held on to the annoyed sound sitting in his throat. He was getting real sick of this guy...
He did what he did best though and ignored him. If Brooklyn was expecting him to pander to him he had another thing coming. He had his own problems to deal with...
Having taken himself up to his room, after an hour of his own sulking Kai came back down and started making dinner since the redhead clearly had no intentions of doing so today. Regardless of the thick air currently looming between them, they still had to eat.
He walked through into the living room with the two plates of basic pasta a little while later, setting one down not so gently in front of the other still sat on the couch before he sat down at the opposite end away from him.
"Here."
Brooklyn startled and looked from the plate to him.
"Oh. Well. Am I allowed to sit here or am I crowding you?" He asked in his bitchy tone.
"Oh my fucking god..." Kai groaned out loud. "How long are you going to keep this up for?" He snapped, losing what little appetite he had. "One time, Brooklyn. One time I just wanted to be by myself and you're acting like I banished you for life. Grow up."
Brooklyn turned his head to him and stared him down.
"Mmhmm. You did. Just wondering if I'm unbanished or not. Just doing as you asked."
Kai stabbed at his pasta.
"Sure. Consider yourself welcome back at the castle. Now eat your food. You're welcome," he bit, shoving his fork in his mouth.
Brooklyn's face broke in to his serene smile.
"Thank you. I was craving pasta today actually."
Just with a few more ingredients. But he made the effort to make it. He'd love it all the same.
At the sudden switch of mood Kai could only send him a look. Really? That's all it took? Some bog-standard penne with a jar of sauce thrown on? Shit. Imagine if he'd have chucked some cheese on top too...
"Well, good," he bluntly sent, not really sure what else to say when he attempted to clear the air further. "So how's your day been then?"
"Oh, you know, same old. Some pleb can't figure out that the hydrangeas need to be kept watered. How about you?"
Kai shrugged to him. "Alright..." he replied in a mutter before quickly deciding on telling the truth.
"Well... no, I've been better to be honest. Got some scores back from a quiz we did and it wasn't exactly the result I was expecting so, sorta annoyed about that."
Brooklyn frowned.
"You? Not acing a quiz? What's wrong?" He blurted out before his mind really engaged.
Kai's brow too furrowed as he shrugged again, stabbed some more pasta and wished he hadn't brought it up now. Way to rub salt in the wound, Brook.
"Nothing's wrong it's just... well I don't know."
Brooklyn stayed quiet and played with his food.
Kai didn't know how to do badly at anything...
"Perhaps if you weren't so distracted by the whole social aspects of the university experience..." he muttered as the bitch brow lifted.
The fork that was just about to make it into Kai's mouth paused in mid air and the scowl on his face deepened.
"And what's that supposed to mean? What 'social aspects.'"
Brooklyn didn't make eye contact with him.
"Just mean if you didn't spend all your time messing around with certain people...that's all."
The fork was roughly set back down on the plate.
"You think I just fuck around all day whilst I'm there?" Kai snapped. "It isn't a joke to me, Brooklyn. I work hard. Was, obviously just an off day."
Brooklyn held his hands up.
"Never said you didn't..."
Oh sure. Suddenly gets all chummy with that less than average pleb and suddenly he was getting crappy scores?
Connection much?
"You didn't have to, you insinuated it loud and clear," Kai retorted, picking up his fork again and shoving it into his mouth. "Just forget I said anything. I'm fine."
"Well I just find it a big coincidence that you start pairing up with your little buddy at school and suddenly things slip. That's all I'm saying." He shrugged again.
"It's got nothing to do with him!" Kai yelled, feeling himself get more and more angry the more the other prodded. The rage and frustration he'd been holding onto the last few days was threatening to escape and he wasn't sure if he could stop his tongue.
"You ever think maybe it's just because the work's harder? The jump from high school to university is insane. Not that you'd have any idea. But it is. And certain things stressing me out doesn't help!"
Brooklyn threw his fork down.
"Oh I see! I'm a moron now huh!? Sorry some of us didn't get the chance to get properly schooled!"
Kai growled.
"You must be a moron to keep starting with me how you do, yeah! Must be brave or real fucking stupid. School doesn't even come into it. It's common fucking sense!"
Brooklyn scoffed.
"Oh yeh. I forgot you were the big, bad wolf..." he said in a patronizing tone.
Before Kai could hurl something else his phone pinged in his pocket causing him to falter. Roughly he set his plate down on the table and pulled it out in the same manner.
Brooklyn sighed dramatically.
"Annnnnnnd here he is..."
Annoyingly for Kai he was right. Luke had just got to the party on campus and was 'wishing he was there' with a photo of his bottle of beer attached. Several of those did sound real good right about now if he was honest... Would be a nicer end to a pretty shitty week...
"You need to back off..." Kai then sent over in warning, shoving his phone down beside him unanswered and brushing off the thought of actually going. Parties weren't his thing. End of.
Brooklyn scoffed.
"Back off? From what? Telling you how it is? And what if I don't?" He challenged.
Kai's jaw clenched. Parties were slowly starting to become his thing.
"Then I might just take you up on this little game of who can piss the other off the most and show you how it's played."
"Ohhhh and what are you going to do exactly? Fail more tests?" he spat back as he looked across at him apparently unbothered.
Kai huffed a laugh. He didn't need this. Luke was right, he needed to let his hair down. Fuck it.
He stood up from his seat, phone back in hand and left the plate of forgotten about pasta on the table in front.
"I'm going out. Don't wait up," he bit.
He was followed by mocking laughter.
"And where the fuck are you going?"
Opening the front door Kai turned to send him a smirk though his own anger was clear.
"Somewhere to actually make all this bullshit I get from you worth it!"
Leaving no time for Brooklyn to answer he stepped out into the night and slammed the door behind him.
He text Luke back on his way over to campus and let him know that his wish had been granted. He got several emoji's almost instantly in response to show his absolute joy but upon getting to where the meet point was Kai as already having second thoughts. People were already drunk, acting sloppy, talking utter nonsense outside and ugh. Curse his damn impulsiveness. This wasn't a good idea at all.
"KAIIIII!" Luke hollered as he appeared out the darkness waving his arms. "Dude you actually came! Amazing! But how!? Why!?"
"Does it matter? I'm here, so. Be happy," he muttered, crossing his arms over his chest and taking another uneasy look around. "I'm not staying long though just to let you know."
Luke rolled his eyes and smirked.
"Ahhh stop being such a douche and come have a drink. What's your poison?" He asked as he ushered him to follow.
Kai awkwardly shrugged to him. He'd only ever tried beer and vodka. Both made him pull a face.
Luke sighed.
He was thrilled he was there, but he wasn't making it easy.
"Right. I'll get you a trusty beer for now..." he decided for him, dragging him to the bar.
They lined up together, the slight line giving Luke the opportunity to spin around and glitter in the eyes.
"Amanda is here!"
"So go talk to her," Kai suggested, hoping Luke would take the bait so he could just order himself a coke or something.
Luke spluttered a laugh.
"Hah, I will silly! And now I have you to introduce her to!"
Kai shifted. "Why do you need to introduce m-"
But Luke had already wandered off to get her, making it clear to him that wasn't his first beer in his hand.
A few moments later, Luke came back looking like he had ants crawling in and around his ball sack as he brought a half decent looking blonde over.
"This is my friend Kai!" He introduced as he gestured at him with an awkward smile.
Kai sent her a nod of acknowledgement, passing off the beer he'd somehow gotten roped into buying to Luke and deciding on one for himself anyway to try and deal with this situation.
"Hey..." Amanda smiled awkwardly at the less than friendly reception, "um...Luke has told me a lot about you." She tried, watching Luke sink his beer in almost one go to steady his nerves.
"Oh, can you get me a vodka soda?" She asked him, making Luke throw himself at the bar to get it for her.
"No calories..." she explained to Kai.
Kai gave another silent nod again to show he'd heard her before taking a sip of his own beer.
He really didn't care...Though, like a father he needed to be sure this chick had the right intentions for his friend here. And already making demands for drinks was not a good sign...
"So... you and Luke..."
Her face fell a little.
"Nice guy, right?"
"Mmhmm..." Kai judged, keeping his eyes on her over his bottle as he took another sip.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn paced the living room.
"I said he'll be back in a minute! He's just gone for a walk!"
"Foolish boy! You know full well where he went! He asked for him and he went running!"
"SHUT UP! He didn't! It was just a silly fight! He's coming back and we'll make up!"
"You drove him out. You never know when to pick your battles!"
"YOU told me to be wary of him!"
"Be wary! Not drive him over to him with your blatant jealousy!"
"I am not jealous of that!"
A dark chuckle barked through.
"Are you not? If that's true...perhaps you are more foolish than I take you for..."
With a good few beers down him now Kai was currently holding a cup of vodka soda as recommended by Mandy. Nice girl.
"Ah yeah, I've been to Paris too, was nice. Spring is a good time to go, isn't too hot," Kai explained to her taking a sip.
"Ohhhh I would love to go then! My mom took me in winter expecting it to be all Christmassy but I thought it was just cold and drab! And we only went like, three days! They insisted we went and did all the boring shit like the Eiffel tower and the louvre! Didn't even get to go shopping!" She pouted as she took another swig.
Kai chuckled. "Mm, the shopping is pretty amazing to be honest..." he recalled, downing the remainder of whatever number drink this was.
"You want another? Luke?" He offered to the two of them gesturing back to the bar.
Luke tore his eyes away from Amanda and raised a brow.
He sunk that one fast...
"Sure man!"
Taking himself back over, Kai rest his hand down on the counter like he was a natural and took a gaze around. He had a decent buzz about him now. Felt fine though. Was decent music too.
What had he been so worried about?
"Three more vodka's please," he told the bartender.
"Singles or doubles?" Came the next question as he grabbed for the clear liquid.
Kai pondered for a second, if that, before he answered with a slight shrug.
"Doubles."
"Yes, sir!" The barman smiled as he went to give the man what he wanted, presenting him with three more.
"Your friend is really nice!" Amanda commented, leaning into Luke some so she could be heard over the music.
"Oh. He's the best! Little grouchy sometimes and goes all quiet, but really good guy." Luke nodded despite the slight stab of jealousy.
Did she think he was nice?
Oh noooo. Was she in to Kai now?
Pfff she'd be barking up the wrong tree if she was.
"You don't say..." she said back almost mindlessly, her eyes seeming to glance around where they were stood like she was looking for someone. "Well, I think you're a good guy too!" She playfully nudged into him with a giggle.
Luke lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Yeh?!" He squeaked, "I mean, thanks...I uh, I really like you too..."
Though again her eyes had wandered off to scan the room when Kai re-joined them holding the three cups.
"Ladies first," he offered, holding them out to her.
"Oooooh, thank you!" She grinned, taking it gladly.
"So when are you gonna let Lukey here take you to that new Thai place I mentioned?" Kai dove straight in, handing Luke his drink and going to take a big swig of his own.
Amanda froze a little open mouthed before she laughed.
"Ah-haaaa whaaaat Thai place?" She asked through her pearly smile.
Luke stared at Kai like he'd just told her he'd pissed his pants in class before or something.
"I-I haven't mentioned it yet b-but Kai was telling me about this really good Thai place and you said you liked spicy food!"
"OH MY GOD! You're Kai Hiwatari!" a random squeal slurred as a girl with long dark hair and a low cut top stumbled through, "Will you sign my cheesstt? I'll give you my cute glasses!" She bargained as she held out the bright green star shaped novelty glasses she had gotten from...somewhere.
Kai's attention went straight to the random girl, or more so her chest, mid gulp of his drink. Well that confirmed everything. Even with alcohol he was gay through and through. No swaying this guy.
Also, those glasses looked ridiculous...
He wanted them.
"You got a pen?"
Busty McGee fangirled.
"YAAAASSSSS!" She flapped before pulling out a set of markers from her bag.
Why the fuck she had them was beyon-
Ah. Her arms had cocks drawn on them.
"Here!" She offered, grabbing her shirt and opening it up more while trying to give him sultry eyes.
Kai downed his drink to free up his hands, grimacing some at the burn before setting the cup down somewhere and taking the marker off her.
This was the closest he'd ever been to breasts before. Ugh. Didn't they get in the way? With like... everything?
"Yo, what the fuck, Mandy?! Hey punk are you hitting on my girl?"
After dotting his 'i' Kai then turned to see a burly male squaring up to Luke and shoving him back, two others watching from the side-lines.
"Logan! Stop!" Amanda cried as she slapped his arm.
Luke clutched his drink while looking like a deer in the headlights.
Who in the fuck was this!?
"You deaf?" Logan pressed, "Why you talking to my girlfriend?"
Luke's face fell completely. As well as his heart and pride.
"...Girlfriend?" He asked as he dared glance over at her.
GIRLFRIEND?! Kai too thought, star shaped green glasses far from his mind now.
The sneaky bitch!
"Yeah, my. Girlfriend. You got a death wish, kid?" Logan snarled stepping up to Luke again though green eyes were quickly replaced with violet.
"Back off," Kai bit, using himself to separate the two of them.
Logan turned his bulldog face to him and sneered.
"Or what, Elton John?"
Kai's face scrunched at the supposed insult. The fuck did that mean?
"Elton John? Why? 'cos I'm gay?"
It went somewhat quiet around him.
...Uncomfortably quiet.
"...No dude. Think he means the glasses." Luke whispered to him from his place cowering behind his big, gay shield.
"Ohhhhh..." Kai drawled, chuckling and taking off the big glasses he'd forgotten had been plonked on his face before his expression fell serious again. "Well fuck you! Was your little girlfriend that was batting her lashes around Luke! So have it out with her!"
Logan tensed up.
"She told me he kept overstepping the mark..." he said as he leaned in, fat finger extending. "So either move out the way to let me print the message in his head, or I'll just snap you like a twig as well!" He warned as said fat finger jabbed him in the chest.
Right in the chest.
Right on the permanently marred skin that was a constant reminder of the most intense battle of his life.
Kai's eyes darkened in an instant, something snapping in him at a total stranger touching him there and that feeling of rage only being intensified by all the alcohol.
"I'd like to see you fucking try..." he snarled, looking up at him through his bangs before smacking the hand off him.
The moment his hand smacked the pudgy hand, the other clocked the side of his face.
x-x-x
"Shut uppppp! Shut up shut up shutupppp!" Brooklyn sang and yelled as he rubbed his temple, healing rock on his forehead as he lay on the bed.
"Anything could be happening to him right now..."
"I said shut up!" Brooklyn yelled angrily, "He is fine! He just went for a walk!"
"For three hours?"
"It's a long walk!"
He sat upright, digging for his phone.
He could settle this!
Finding Kai's name, he hit dial and waited.
And waited...
And waited...
"You lost him."
It took a group of five others to separate the two of them, three just for Kai who wouldn't quit even with the notable size difference. His left eye was starting to swell from the first cheap shot and his lower lip was cut some.
Though Logan had definitely come off worse.
Blood was trailing down his lips and chin from the clear broken nose and one of his eyes was darkening too.
"Kai! Please! Leave it!" Luke begged as he put himself in front of him looking terrified.
This was all his stupid fault.
"I think it's time to take your buddy home..." one of the guys holding the enraged powerhouse suggested firmly.
Kai's chest was heaving on him as he stood restrained. The moment his friend stood in front he stopped his struggle against the grip on his arms but his eyes remained locked glaring at Logan over Luke's shoulder.
"The only one who needs to leave is that prick right there!" he spat before turning to the tramp that caused it all. "And YOU! You can run along and fuck off with him!"
Luke didn't dare look behind him.
"C'mon...let's get out of here. I'll get us a cab."
Kai roughly shrugged off the several brave hands that had been holding on to him, blurry line of vision still locked on Logan as he begrudgingly let Luke lead them out and muttering a final insult to him under his breath.
Luke tread on eggshells the whole way, shaking a little.
He'd never seen a real life brawl before.
"I'm so sorry, Kai..."
"For what?" he'd coolly snapped back having not gotten rid of the bite to his dark tone yet. He wasn't pissed with Luke at all but the mood he was in was the foulest it had been in a long time.
Luke recoiled.
"For putting you in that position! I had zero clue! I swear!"
"I know you didn't," Kai stated, words coming in a slur now. "Wasn't your fault. But wasn't like I was just gonna stand and watch either."
"I know! But holy shit I can't believe he swung at you like that! And I can't believe how fucking badass you were! He went down like a sack of shit!"
Kai just shrugged though the term 'badass' always did do something to him.
"S'what happens when you fuck with me. You go down."
Luke's eyes went as starry as Kai's glasses.
"You got the reputation to go with your big dick. Sir Long Schlong! Thigh-bashin balls for days!"
Kai couldn't have held the snort back if he tried. Thank god he went to the library that day when he did and met this absolute moron.
"Fuck sake..." he laughed out, hand going over his face and the other going across his ribs.
Luke brightened, glad he'd made him laugh.
"It's true man! You're such a legend!"
The laughter simmered down, and he was sent another modest shrug.
"Thanks, I guess," Kai chuckled putting his hands in his pockets, only to frown when he felt something inside.
Pulling it out the dark space between them was filled with a soft circular glow .
Where the hell did he get this from?
"When the hell did you get that?" Luke asked, amused.
Kai's lips parted to answer but then it occurred to him he had no answer to give.
"Hell if I know."
Luke snickered some more.
"Well...nice little party gift to take home. Glows about as much as that shiner probably will..."
Kai huffed another laugh, that part of his face still numb to touch just like the rest of him due to the amount of drink in his system.
"It'll be fine," he waved off. He'd had worse... A lot worse...
Was what sparked the whole thing in the first place. Sure tempers flare easier when substance is involved but some unknown touching him in the same forceful way right where all his torment lay...
He'd tried to remain composed but he snapped the second the fist connected with his face. He figured that scar would just be another mark on his body by now. The memory will always be there of course but not trigger him like it had done tonight...
Clearly he wasn't quite over it as much as he thought he was.
He let his head rest on the car window in the back of the cab. The cool glass providing some comfort as they drove them back to the outskirts of town, and the blurred street lights blended together further as they whipped past.
"You okay there?" Luke asked as his head rolled against the headrest to look at him.
"He almost killed me..." Kai quietly slurred, his head staying where it was facing away from the other with his body only swaying some with the momentum of the car.
Luke spat out a dopey laugh.
"Hell of a right hook, sure. Wouldn't go that far though."
Silence fell upon them again for a moment as Kai continued to stare off, Luke's words not seeming to even make it to his ears as he continued his own one sided conversation out loud.
"... then I go and fall in love with him..." Letting his head fall back on the headrest he then let out a small chuckle. "Isn't life funny..."
Luke lifted a brow.
"You saw him for two seconds and he punched you in the face!" He exclaimed.
Was love at first sight that strong!?
Kai made a face at that. "The hell are you talking about?"
"Cupid's fist hitting you in the face. Falling for Logan...who was fighting over his girl...who I wanted to be my girl..." he said sadly as he hung his head a moment before it snapped back up, "DUDE you got some explaining to do to Brooklyn!"
Kai's 'what the fuck' face stayed firmly in place as he stared back at him. He knew he was trashed but how drunk was this guy?!
"It's Brooklyn I'm talking about you moron!" He revealed before the others face started to tickle him. "Wait you thought- pah! You thought I was talking about Logan?"
Luke tensed up and blushed, embarrassed.
"Well you didn't specify! You said about almost getting killed! How the hell did Brooklyn almost kill you!? Is this one of your Long Schlong Silver stories!? Cause my pride has been bruised enough tonight!"
Kai laughed out shaking his head.
"No no. Was way before we got together... during a tournament, that's how I first met him." He told, letting his head fall to the window again and exhaled a deep sigh. "Was one of the most intense matches of my life. So intense that... yeah... was almost fatal."
Luke stared while his body slumped forward slowly in the leather seats at the weight of the information.
"...You mean like actually?"
Kai saved him a look, drawling a hum in his throat.
"But like...How? Its a spinning top." Luke questioned further.
"Look it up online if you don't believe me," Kai challenged with a nonchalant shrug. "I haven't rewatched anything but they'll be somethin' on YouTube I'm sure..."
"I'll do that...when I'm sober." Luke chuckled.
Kai huffed his own laugh.
"I don't know, you might need a few drinks after. Not that I remember but the aftermath was pretty horrific, so I heard anyways."
Luke just stared at him.
Was getting creeped out now to say the least.
"Right. And you put your willy in his butt whhhyyyy?"
Another laugh erupted, filling the car.
"Sometimes, I don't even know... but, shit happens I guess... Things have changed. He's changed. Isn't like he still kicks my ass on the regular now."
"I should hope not..." Luke scoffed sternly, "But he makes you happy?"
"Aw yeahh soo happy," he gushed in a drawl, the events that led for him to go to the party in the first place a blurred memory now. "Sure he can be a bit much sometimes, but he really spoils me more often than not... cooks for us, keeps everything clean... and the sex... aw man..."
Luke snorted.
"All right, all right, Long Schlong...no need to brag..."
The cab driver, who had been wide eyed and both amused and uncomfortable for some time now turned around in his seat.
"Do I drop you off here or a little further?"
Kai turned his head to gaze out the window, squinting some to work out where they even were right now.
Ahh home. That was fast.
"Here's'fine, thanks," he answered fumbling with his seat belt some before managing to unclip it. "I'll see you Monday I guess," he sent to Luke. "Text me when you get home, k?"
Stumbling to his door, Kai used every ounce of concentration he could muster to punch in his key code.
Oop... not 5, meant 6... start again. 8... 1 ... Aw fuck, did it again.
He snorted at himself. For fuuuuck saaaake. C'mon man! Get with it!
On the third attempt the simple six digit code was entered and the door unlocked, his dishevelled self swaying into darkness and closing it behind him as quiet as he could. He couldn't see shit. Where the hell was the light switch? He staggered further into the room, vision blurred as hell -Ouch, table.
He snorted to himself again. Damn what a mess... Ah ha! Wall! His fair hand molested it, feeling around for the switch and heyy presto he got it.
LET THERE BE LIGHT!
As soon as the lights went on, the figure of the still dark, lurking boyfriend made itself known on the couch. Sitting and waiting with eyes like thunder.
"Good evening..."
With Kai's reaction time not being as on point as it usually was it took a second before a gasp tore through him and his hand came up to his chest.
"Ohhh fuck! Scared the shit out of me man!" he panted, "What are still doing up Brookie? What time is it?" His words were slurred as he tried to locate the clock on the wall now he was in the light, though even after locking on it couldn't make out which hand was which even with his concentrating squinted eyes.
"It's 1:35...dude..." 'Brookie' snarled back unimpressed.
The sharp tone went over Kai's head completely, their earlier bust up clearly long forgotten on his end.
"Ah, not thaaat late then," he drawled. "Did ya miss me? Is that why you're still up?" he asked with a dopey grin leaning himself on the back of the couch.
Brooklyn made a face of disgust as he leaned away.
"You stink! Like a damn brewery!" He raised his voice, turning to take a better look at him before he spun in his seat.
"The fuck happened to you!?" He shrieked as he took in the shiny bruising.
"Ohhh, pfffftttttt!" Kai scoffed flailing his hand around. "You should've seen the other guy! What a prick! Startin' on Luke for no reason, I wasn't havin' that!"
Brooklyn's eye spasmed, not knowing if he should yell, cry or flap. Be enraged or horribly worried.
So. Instead. He stood up and put his hands on his hips.
"What the hell has gotten in to you tonight!? Drinking!? Parties!? Brawls!?"
Another unbothered scoff came from opposite.
"Was barely a brawl... see there you go again being all dramaattiiccc..." Kai continued to slur, swaying over to where Brooklyn was stood and rest his hands on his chest for some balance. "Just chill out Brookie. No need to get ya self all worked up..."
"Since when am I Brookie!? Bring back my actual boyfriend and not this babbling moron!" He pouted as he turned his head like a small child refusing broccoli.
"Fiiiiine, Brook then! Gawd," Kai groaned, "Oh! Here, look, look, I brought ya a little something back. I know you like shiny stuff..."
Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a glow stick bracelet some random chick had given him near the toilets at some point that evening and held it out to him.
"D'you like it?"
Brooklyn glared daggers.
What was he!? Some kind of magpie!?
...That was a pretty glow. How did they make those?
Aw. His insides felt like Halloween. He loved Halloween...
"NO! I don't! And I don't like you right now either!"
Kai snorted, blatantly far from insulted as he chucked the bracelet on to the couch.
"Yeahh you dooo... you always like me... that's why you stayed awake to make sure you got a piece of me when I got back right?" His scuffed hands went up and around the back of Brooklyn's neck as he purred, playing with the red strands between his fingers. "So c'mon then, why don't you take me upstairs if that's what you want?"
Brooklyn scowled in disgust again and pushed him off.
"Fuck yourself! I wanted to make sure you weren't dead!"
Kai groaned again, letting his arms flop back to his sides. "Don't you ever get bored of bein' so wound up all the time? Think a drink or two yourself would help wi' that. Loosen ya up some."
"Think you've had plenty for both of us!" Brooklyn spat before pointing to the stairs. "Now get upstairs, brush your damn teeth and get to bed!"
Kai chuckled at the order. "Kayy fiiine... so long as youuu come with me though..." he purred again, a single digit going to stroke all the way down Brooklyn's crotch. "I got another way I can loosen you up..."
"Hn. Oh now you want it?" He huffed as he pushed him off again. "I'm going to bed. To sleep."
As Brooklyn stormed towards the stairs Kai's head turned and like a magnet his own feet followed. Usually he'd leave it, let the redhead sulk, but he was wired, and now the idea of wild drunken sex was in his head, he wanted it, and he wanted it bad.
"Ohhh c'mon Brook... ya don't want me?" he asked with a fake pout, blocking his path of getting into bed by messily crawling upon it.
Brooklyn folded his arms and looked over him with a raised brow.
"Whisky made ya frisky has it?"
Kai let out a laugh. That was a good one.
"So what if it has?" he lazily shrugged. "Don't ya wanna take advantage?"
With coyness to his tone he relaxed himself onto his back and stretched himself out amongst the sheets in an attempt to look inviting. But instead, Brooklyn's lip curled and not in a smile.
He had some audacity...after the shit he pulled this evening to lay himself out like that like everything was fine.
Well it wasn't fine! At all!
He grabbed his side of the duvet and lifted it, grumpily climbing in and giving the stinking lump beside him a good shove to roll him away.
"Not particularly, no..."
It was a miracle Kai didn't end up on the floor with the force but there was for sure some other-worldly occurrence going on for Brooklyn to not bite there and then.
"Huh?" he dopily asked, bleary eyes looking up from where is limp body had ended up on the other side of the bed. "What do you mean, no?"
Since when didn't Brooklyn want him?! He always wanted him! Had to fend him off with a stick the majority of the time but when he was as loose as a goose he wasn't interested?!
He got an icy glare.
"It means I'd rather bend Tyson over right now than you! You're making him look like quite the catch currently!" He bit before rolling on to his side, officially turning his back on him.
Take that, you drunkard!
All Kai could do was blink at that. Mouth slightly agape as he processed what had just come out the redheads.
"Tyson?" he scoffed, unsteadily easing himself on to his hands and knees before more drawl came from him. "Puhh-leease, youu don't know wut you're talkin' 'bout..."
Closing one of his eyes to focus on the buttons on his shirt, Kai managed to undo most of them before crawling over to Brooklyn still facing away from him and reached to pull him onto his back.
"You're gonna honestlyyy tell me, you'd choose that shrimp over me?"
Brooklyn stayed catatonic as he was rolled, looking unimpressed.
"He's a pig and yet somehow smells better than you do right now..."
Pfff. As if flashing those chesticles would work on him...
In Kai's mind he scowled, sent down his own unimpressed glare, but what really came from him was a frowny pout.
"Well I can easily fix that..." he muttered, though more to himself as he was already shuffling himself off the bed and stumbling over to his dresser.
He reached for the cologne Brooklyn had bought him for Christmas, knocking a can of hair spray over in the process before spritzing the fragrance a few times (mostly in the air as he missed himself completely) before bounding back over to the bed.
"Better now?"
Brooklyn tried to think of a witty comeback. But with the freshly spritzed fragrance still strong, it did help...
He did love that scent on him...
But no! That didn't change that he was still a big idiot!
"He would moan like a whore for you if you went for it..."
Brooklyn's face twitched.
Urgh! Not now!
"Tell you what, I'll consider it tomorrow when you're sober and showered, hmm?"
"But I want you nowww," Kai whined, straddling Brooklyn's waist over the bedsheets. "You reallyyy don't want me?" Going as far as to stick out his bottom lip he took the others hand and set it upon his bare chest between his parted shirt. "Don't ya love me no more?"
The feeling of the soft skin made his sulk soften too.
Oh noo...that wasn't it. He loved him more than anything and anyone.
Hence why he was this angry. He might have been harmed...
"Love comes in many forms...not just the kind that constantly fills your mind and warms your loins..."the deep voice chuckled.
Brooklyn scowled.
He knew that! Of course he did.
Kai was much more than a pleasure.
They were connected by something much deeper.
"If it runs so deep, why did he run out on you? And why didn't you stop him?"
"Get lost..." he hissed in a quiet voice.
Last thing he needed was him butting in.
The hold on Brooklyn's hand slackened and hurt violet eyes shot to lock with the ones below.
"W-what?"
"Hm!?" Brooklyn panicked, "No! I meant, are you really asking me that? You know I love you..."
"Then fuck me already!" Came the simple drawled response as Kai let go of Brooklyn's hand completely and carelessly pulled apart the rest of his shirt, giving no regard for the final buttons that had been torn from the fabric.
"Proooove it!"
The other lay stunned at the sudden burst.
Ohhhh nooo! He liked that shirt on him...
"You liked that too...are you going to oblige him?"
"No!" He snapped at both of them, digging deep and throwing Kai off him as best as he could.
He didn't like this!
Kai was drunk! He'd hurt him!
Toppling off onto the sheets beside him Kai couldn't help but chuckle out as he spun where he laid on his back.
"Fuuuck I've heard of playin' hard to get but this, is ridiculousss," he slurred, running a hand down the bruise-free side of his face. "Whatsa guy to do to get some dick 'round here…"
Barely sitting himself up he fought to get his shirt off his shoulders before slumping back down on the mattress in a huff. Blurrily gazing up at the ceiling for a moment before an idea came to him.
"Fine, if you don't want me…"
Lightly running a hand down his own abs Kai shot a quick glance to see if he was being watched before starting to fumble with the belt on his jeans.
"You won't mind if I go solo, right?"
He got a toad-like expression back.
"Knock yourself out..." he muttered.
While Kai looked pleased, biting his lip to try and look more alluring, Brooklyn just felt his stomach sink.
Beside him lay the great and legendary Kai Hiwatari. The first and maybe only person with the strength, wit and skill to beat him.
And here he was now struggling to master a belt buckle...like a toddler.
"Because you didn't protect him..."
He twitched.
He hated to admit it, but Zeus was right. He should have stopped him. Gone after him. Something.
It took a minute more than Kai would have originally liked, but finally he managed to free his crotch and wiggle some from his denim restraint. Both his jeans and boxers settled on his thighs now.
His gorgeous, toned, milky thighs.
Teal eyes couldn't help but lower and linger and as trashed as Kai was, had noticed.
"That invites still open…" he told him as he took hold of himself. "Just sayin'…"
As disgusted as he was, he was only human.
Of course the temptation was immense.
"I'd rather enjoy the show..."
"Ah, just like you to do nothing… I'd bet that friend of his would more than rise to the occasion…"
Brooklyn twitched again, clenching his teeth to resist answering back this time.
As if he did nothing! All he did was worship and care for him!
Kai wasn't interested in that pleb! He told him so! And he trusted Kai!
That 'friend' though...
He was a bad influence...knew of Kai's curiosity and lured him to try alcohol to get buzzed and kill his miraculous brain cells.
"Well, sit back and watch then," Kai childishly huffed though there was a challenging air of arrogance to his voice. He knew it wouldn't be long now. (In his mind anyways.) Brooklyn was sure to cave anyyy minute. As soon as he got a decent eye and earful of him and was reminded what was readily available for him.
Honestly he wasn't even sure as to why he was so desperately gagging for it and trying so damn hard. Sure he liked sex just as much as the next guy, but sober, he'd have long buried the idea by now and taken his bruised ego to his own side of the bed for the night. Alcohol was a funny substance though that truly messed with the body and mind - Kai just wasn't fully aware of the darker side to it yet, and what trouble it could often bring.
Slowly and almost casually he started to work himself, continuing his act of seduction by running his tongue over his lips before nestling his teeth into his lower. This was starting to get personal and with every rejection it only fuelled his determination further.
"Mmm… like what you see?"
Brooklyn's eyes burned.
No. Not really.
Had this been a different circumstance, he'd have ravished him without needing to be asked once.
Because that was his Kai.
But this? Urgh. He really had been reduced to an infantile moron.
Ohhhhhh, tomorrow was going to be interesting. He wondered if he'd even remember this sorry display?
"If he doesn't, he'll likely do it again."
...That was true. Why wouldn't he be tempted if he didn't know what it turned him in to?
Kai was so much better than this. He couldn't and wouldn't stand by while he lowered and wasted himself!
Instead of the masterbatory performance, his eyes wandered to his nightstand for his phone.
"He needs to see this for himself..."
"C'monn Brookie, don't be shy you can tell me," Kai cooed when he got no response. His hand continuing its light jerk. "Bet ya wishin' ya could just hop on, right? Mmmm I wish you would…"
Brooklyn rolled his eyes.
He wished he would shut the fuck up...
His hand slowly reached back to grab his phone while Kai continued to do...that...
Zeus was right. He had to be cruel to be kind here. Show him his own damage to make sure it didn't happen again.
He propped himself up on his elbow, using his free hand to steady the phone on the bed.
"Mmmm. As tempting as that sounds, I'm really enjoying this little show...just look. At. You..." he said with a little bite. "And I doubt that's even your best act, is it?" He prompted, readying his thumb to tap the circle.
A smirk that had no right being there curled on Kai's face as he fell for it completely. The dirty trick masked as genuine interest fooling him in his inebriated state and the false boost to his ego had his hand work with more intent.
He knew Brooklyn was just playing hard to get. Knew all along he wanted it as much as he did! All he had to do was continue with his little show and then the night could really begin.
With a low moan sitting in his throat he let his eyes slip closed and arched his back some. His thighs tensing as his self satisfaction started to build.
"Hnn, you haven't seen nothin' yet..."