WARNING! SEXUAL CONTENT IN THIS CHAPTER!
"Do you realize how serious this is?"
"Do you realize I wasn't there?" Almrez was sitting in disciplinary committee's offices, being interviewed.
"It doesn't matter that you weren't there. You put out the hit." The officer, Cheo, was staring him down.
"It's not a hit if he's alive." Almrez tapped the table.
"But you put out the word to attack Hawkins?"
"Did I?" Almrez looked bored.
"Listen, cadet, you've been identified by multiple witnesses as the perpetrator of the harassment of Hawkins. Your friends did this on your order, didn't they?"
"Multiple witnesses? You mean Hawkins' biased friends." Almrez rolled his eyes.
"It's not bias if it's true."
"No I think that still makes it biased. And just happens to be true." Almrez tip toed around the subject.
Another officer entered the room. "I'll take it over from here, Cheo." They switched places and the new officer took the seat. He was older, with graying hair and a scar across his eye. He leaned his arms on the table and folded his hands. "Almrez, is it? Seems that you're in some trouble."
"No, I believe I'm being framed for some trouble I didn't commit." Almrez sat back.
The older man smiled. "Time to stop playing cute. Association is just as good as being there nowadays. You know," he leaned back. "I see myself in you, Almrez. Tough, headstrong, sneaky. But I also see that you're just a stupid kid beating on someone smaller than you. Isn't that right?" He opened the Manila folder in front of him. "It looks like you've harassed this young man for a while now. Followed him, pushed him around, mocked him. And now an actual assault." He looked up at Almrez. "Figure if you do it to him you won't be so bored,huh? And no one will do it to you? Right?"
Almrez scowled in silence.
The old man smiled. "I'm reading you like a book because I was the same book. And it ends with demotions and expulsion." He pointed a meaty finger at Almrez. "You keep racking up these charges and you're gonna get banned from this place forever. I can promise you that. So you better shut up and leave this kid alone, or you'll be sitting on your ass in some hole in the wall because you've got nowhere else to go. Take my advice, eh? Lay off the kid." He stood up. "Find something better to do with your time."
Almrez looked up from the floor. "If you ever hated someone half as much as I hate him- you wouldn't stop."
The officer raised an eyebrow. "And what has he done to earn your hatred?"
Almrez shook his head. "He's always ten steps ahead. He's a complete punk who- who acts smart and plays the good boy. But he's just pathetic. He's a pathetic fag who doesn't deserve to be here."
"Hmm." The man started walking around the room. "Sounds like jealousy to me."
"I'm not jealous." Almrez hissed.
"Oh no? You just described the perfect officer. The officer everyone would want. Smart, efficient, well behaved. Is that why you're jealous? Hmm? Because no one appreciates you like they do him?" He walked behind Almrez.
"I'm not jealous!" Almrez slammed a fist on the table. "I hate him because he gets everything he wants. I hate him because he's a nobody who's always at the front of the line. He gets nothing but the good stuff. Always has this smug look like he's better than everyone and he knows it. I hate him because he's a disgusting, over achieving faggot, who hasn't been demoted once, for anything!" His breath came out in shudders.
"So you are jealous." The officer sat back down. "Look, Almrez, I know how that is. Feels like there's always someone who's doing better, has it better. But you're only hurting your chances by going after him. The only one who can make your life here better is you."
"Don't give me that shit. He's got privileges."
"Like what? First to lunch? Extra study time? Almrez, you can have anything you want if you earn it. This is an opportunistic academy. They want you to want to be better. To achieve more. Just go after it."
"I- I don't have the time." Almrez looked away.
"But you have time for harassing Hawkins?"
"I'm exhausted, okay?! They run us ragged and I don't have time to study, or see teachers during open hours, or, or anything!" He ran a hand over his hair. "But Hawkins does it all! Perfect, pretty boy Hawkins."
"So you have him beat up? To prove what? That you're stronger? Prove to him you're strong by excelling at things. I mean, it doesn't sound like he taunts you or eggs you on."
"He does!"
"How?"
Almrez gritted his teeth. "I don't know! But just the sight of him makes me so angry."
"I think you should channel that anger into your studies. Use that as a means of getting back at him. You might start to feel better."
Almrez just shook his head.
"I'd take the advice if I were you. As of now, you're suspended, impending further investigation. Own up to the harassment charges. With time and good behavior they may fade away." He opened the door. "It's up to you." He left the room, closing the door behind him.
David put a hand on Jim's forehead, then sat on the bed beside him. "You're still pretty hot."
"Thanks." Jim smirked.
David just smiled and held Jim's hand. "How're you feeling?"
"Like my heads gonna explode." Jim cleared his throat. "Like I'm gonna freeze to death." He coughed.
"Do you want another blanket?"
"No. I can feel the warmth it just hasn't hit me yet. My head is pounding." He pressed a hand against his head.
"Oh babe I'm sorry. I wish you hadn't gotten sick."
Jim groaned and pulled his legs close to him. "Me too. Can you do me a favor?" He peeked up at David with puppy eyes. "Could you read me the chapter for this week's physics assignment?"
David smiled and pulled Jim's bag close to pull out the book. "Sure babe."
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Jim felt better within a week and a half and they were soon sleeping together in the same bed.
David had missed the cuddling and was trying to not smother Jim with affection. Jim took the snuggling with a good humor, which tended to lead to them having gentle, soft sex. More caressing and kisses than sex.
They were usually quiet and quick before their roommates came back. Usually.
David nuzzled Jim's hair and rubbed at his hips. "Baby?" He rumbled in the back of his throat. "There's a tie on the door..." he bit the skin of Jim's neck.
"Oh yeah?" Jim smiled and rolled over to face him. "What're you gonna do about it?"
David positioned himself over Jim and pulled his legs apart, pressing up so his knees almost touched his chest. Jim gently gasped. "I think you know what I'm gonna do."
WARNING! SEXUAL CONTENT STARTS NOW!
Vinny had headphones over his ears as he strolled down the hall. His legs felt like jelly after soccer practice. He was ready to collapse. He slid his headphones down around his neck. His communicator beeped as he approached the dorm door and he took a glance as he turned the doorknob and walked in. It was just a message from his coach about the practice so he slid it into his pocket.
It took him three strides to be in view of Jim and David in the top bunk. He stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of Jim's face.
He was panting with his mouth open. Jim's body was being jolted with David's thrusts, and each one had him rolling his eyes back in ecstasy. He looked so, so vulnerable and honestly- kinda hot. Jim abs were clenched, his legs over David's shoulders. His panting was light but when he bit his lip Vinny felt a clench in his gut. Jim and Vinny locked eyes for a moment. There was a pleading, pleasure drunk look on Jim's face. And...oh god...he was moaning. Needy, grunt like moans that sent a shiver up Vinny's spine. Vinny turned after the first second but the image was printed on his brain.
"Oh god." He heard Jim's voice. "Vinny." Mercifully it was his normal voice. Otherwise he'd have that plastered in his memory, too.
"Didn't ya see the tie?" David's voice. The bunk creaked.
"We are so sorry." Jim again. "But we did put a tie on the door."
Vinny took off his shoes and started climbing into his bunk. "Yeah, my fault. Sorry." He faced the wall as best as he could but it was uncomfortable. "Are you decent?"
"Yeah."
Vinny turned onto his back. He couldn't help but glance their way. They were now wearing shorts. Still shirtless, Vinny almost met Jim's eyes again. He started turning red. "Sorry," he blurted.
David had climbed down from the bunk and opened the door to remove the tie. "Well, don't worry about it." He turned and wrapped the tie around his hand. "Just check the door next time, yeah?"
"Yeah.." Vinny rubbed his forehead and turned onto his side. Jim was still in the bunk and the two caught each other's gaze. It was quickly broken.
"I'm really sorry man. This is awkward." Jim flushed. "I-I never meant for you to see any of that."
"Me either. Sorry I came in without checking." Oh shit. That sounded dirty. "I mean...sorry." He clenched his lips together and stared at the ceiling. He immediately saw Jim's face there. Panting and moaning and looking strait at Vinny. He scrunched his eyes closed but Jim was there too. His open mouth, his eyes half-closed with pleasure. Vinny shook his head. He had to think of something else.
"Jim, you wanna shower?" David called from the bathroom. Jim slid off the bunk and grabbed some clothes.
"Sorry Vin."
The door closed. Vinny blushed and put a hand over his erection. All he could see was Jim's face and he could hear Jim's moaning. 'Shit.' He thought. 'Imagine someone else.' He told himself. There was a hot girl on his soccer team. She also tended to wear tighter pants than were allowed and left her top buttons undone. He imagined it was her under him, moaning and panting with her hair splayed out around her. She was beautiful. He was about to rub himself at the thought, when her image quickly turned to Jim, moaning his name. 'Vin! Oh gods, oh yes!'
"Fuck!" Vinny sat up and pressed his palms to his eyes. He really wished he hadn't seen that. And he really really wished he hadn't gotten a boner. 'What the fuck? What the fuck?' He started breathing hard. He face planted into his pillow with his hands still over his eyes.
Vinny felt so stupid and awkward. It had been forever since he'd had a girlfriend, or even a one night stand. But he thought that wasn't an excuse for him to get a boner thinking about Jim. So he talked himself through it.
'Jim was kinda small as far as height and physique, right? Slim, on the shorter side. And that moaning. Gods.' He felt his erection twitch. 'No no, think about something else. He wasn't feminine, but he did have a nice face and smooth skin. Skin?! What the fuck, Vin? He's your friend for Druun's sake! A great friend. Don't make it weird.' The image of Jim's face popped up again and Vinny heard Jim moan his name in a husky, breathless voice. 'Ah, fuck. Vinny.'
"NO!" Vinny sat up. Killion took a step back from their bunk.
"Gods, Vincent! You gave me the worst palpitations!" He put a four clawed hand to his chest. "What did I do?"
Vinny looked down at his bunk mate and rubbed his forehead with one hand. "Sorry, Killion, I'm just having a bad day." He leaned over to look at the bathroom door. It opened. Mercifully, both participants were fully clothed. The three of them stared at each other. Killion glanced between them.
"Something happened, I take it?"
"No."
"Yes."
An awkward silence. "Which is it?" Killion looked intently at both parties.
"Vin?" David offered him the first words.
"I walked in on them." Vinny blushed.
Killion turned to Jim and David. "What did you do?"
"Well, we did put a tie on the door but Vinny walked in while we were..." David cleared his throat. Killion didn't take the hint. Vinny face planted into his pillow.
"They were fucking! Alright? I saw them fucking." Vinny yelled.
"What?" The little alien shook his head and looked at Vinny. "Grow up- all of you and someone give me a strait answer."
Vinny grumbled. He pulled his head up and whispered. "I walked in while they were having, a sexual, moment."
"Oh! He saw you fucking?" Killion turned to the couple. Jim and David blushed awkwardly. "What? Was that not the lingo? I thought I did pretty good."
"No Kil!" Vinny's face was bright red. "You got it! I saw them fucking. And it was super awkward!" He groaned.
"You said you were cool with it if we warned you." David crossed his arms. "I'm sorry it was awkward for you but you know what we do in here. You're just not usually here."
"I am cool- I just didn't exactly expect to walk in on it though!" Vinny groaned his discomfort.
"Well let's talk about it." Killion offered. "It'll just get more awkward if we don't, right? I'm sure we can find a way to be cool with this." Killion looked up at Vinny. "Come down here, Vincent. We can talk like big people down here." Vinny came down. "Alright now. What is the problem?"
"What do you mean? I saw them fucking!"
"Yes," Killion spoke. "But David's right, typically you'd tease them about their relationship in an affectionate way. What happened this time that changed your reaction?"
"Nothing! I just actually saw something."
"We were under the covers Vin." Jim interjected. "You didn't see anything you haven't seen of us before."
"Yes I did." Vinny turned away, blushing and crossing his arms.
"But they were under the covers." Killion reminded him.
"And it was only for a second." Jim added. "You and I saw each other and we immediately stopped. You didn't see anything, I mean, we weren't uncovered. You didn't see any dick or anything."
"No, that's not what I saw."
"Then what's the problem?" Killion pushed.
Vinny still had his head turned away and he closed his eyes. Jim's face was there again. "Nothing. Forget it."
"No Vinny, what's the problem? Seriously." David asked.
"You must tell us. It's already out in the open. You'll feel better." Killion told him. "What did you see?"
"We said we were sorry," Jim took a step forward. "com'mon man."
"Just spit it out."
"If you tell us, we'll talk it out."
"Please just get this off your chest."
"I'm kinda gettin' upset about this. Kinda offended."
Vinny shook all their voices from his head. He blurted it out. "Jim's face, okay?!" He glared at them, more ashamed than angry. "I saw Jim's face."
"What about his face?" David stared back.
"I saw Jim's face." Vinny stated matter of factly. "The look on his face. It-" he paused. "It was-" he sighed. He was giving up on his dignity. "I saw, the look on his face, while you were, up in the bunk-" he gestured with a hand at the couple. "And..I, I got a boner."
"Is that all?" Killion huffed. Vinny looked back at him with a bright red face. "Sexual urges in men are not always controllable. Especially in humans. If you felt bad every time you got a boner, Vinny, you'd be in a near constant depression. Surely this isn't the first time some male has gotten a reaction out of you?"
There was silence.
"Really?" Killion sounded fascinated. "Well at least it's a good friend who would never hold anything against you."
"I'm sorry you had to see that Vinny," Jim sheepishly rubbed his neck. "It's not really something I can control."
"I know..." Vinny rubbed at his eyes. "It's not your fault. It was just so awkward. Not because of you two but because of the, ya know. That's never happened before. And now I can't get that face out of my head." Vinny felt a little better but also a bit guilty spilling out his thoughts. "Sorry again for not knocking."
"We're just sorry you had to see that. But trust me," David put a hand on Jim's shoulder. "I can't get that face out of my head either. It's pretty cute." He kissed at Jim. "Can't blame ya, Vin!" He smiled.
This weirdly made Vinny smile too. Jim was the one blushing now. He was trying to hide it behind a strong face but he was definitely embarrassed.
"Sorry Jim. You're just too cute. Guess we're gonna have to spar. Like you said." Vinny countered.
"Does this mean I can openly tease you now? And Vinny can too?" David bit at Jim's ear. "Now Vinny can moan in your ear!"
Vinny chuckled and put his hand on his forehead. "Oh gods. That actually might make me feel better. Isn't that terrible?"
"Teasing can turn into bullying, you two." Killion warned them. "Make sure Jim is in on the joke."
"No, if Jim's the joke, then I'm the one that's in." David purred. Jim batted him away.
"Shut up," he smiled.
"It was a pretty cute face." Vinny admitted. "I'm not gonna lie, when you said my name I was relieved you weren't still moaning."
"Still moaning." David repeated. "Yeah, you are such a moaner."
"Oh, barely." Jim was blushing like crazy.
"Nah man it was loud." Vinny shook his head. "If I hadn't had headphones on in the hallway I'm sure I would've heard you and turned around."
"Like you don't moan during sex." Jim glared affectionately at David. "Ohhh, Jim, ohhh." He imitated in a too low gruff sounding voice.
"Hey I'm sure Vinny does something weird too."
"Yeah," Vinny crossed his arms and took a step closer. "But not like that." He smiled. "All I heard from you was: "Ooh oooh ooooh." He made a kissy face at Jim. "Oh, Day! I love you so much! Mwah! Mwah!"
Jim stepped toward Vinny and punched his shoulder. "Yeah right. I did not."
"Maybe not this time but I remember you looking over your shoulder and moaning my name." David teased. "How'd it go?" He tapped a finger against his chin. Jim pressed his hands over David's mouth.
"No! Not that! Please."
"Jim, do you always moan like that?" Vinny teased. "I could get used to someone moaning my name like that. You pant like a virgin."
Jim scoffed and quirked an eyebrow at Vinny. "I pant like a virgin?" He repeated. "What does that even mean?"
"He's right. You pant like I'm breaking you in half." David nibbled at Jim's ear. "And the way you clench me..." He closed his eyes and shuddered with a groan. "So good."
"Okayy- that one was too much information." Vinny blushed.
"Yeahhh, and are you guys gonna have this three sums here or what because this has gone on long enough. That is plenty, thank you." Killion interjected.
"Three sums?" Vinny repeated. "Alright Kil, sorry. But I do feel better now."
"Plus, I don't share. Never have." David wrapped his arms around Jim and pulled him close. "And you owe us an afternoon to ourselves, Vin." David smiled.
"You got it." Vinny rubbed his neck. "Now that we've cleared this up I'm going to lay down. Because my muscles are jelly from sport, and I need to rest."
"And we have to go to the gym." David patted Jim's shoulder.
"Aww, man. Seriously?" Jim groaned.
"Yes. Com'mon get your shoes."
"Hmph." Jim did so.
"Have fun you two." Vinny smiled as he watched a very grumpy Jim leave the room.
"But we were just in PT." Jim whined. "Why do you always insist on the gym?"
"I don't wanna get flabby." David smiled. "You wouldn't want me to be flabby."
"Babe, you're fine just as you are. And you're not even close to flabby."
"But I don't have abs yet," David shrugged.
"I don't want you to have abs - they feel weird."
"When did you touch someone's abs?" David looked at Jim curiously.
"High school. The guy was like- trying to be a body builder- they just felt weird, okay?"
"Well, I still don't wanna get flabby. So it's cardio and some weight training in the abdomen today."
"You just had my legs over your shoulders- can that count as my ab workout?"
"No." David laughed. "Com'mon."
Vinny relaxed against his mattress. "Thanks for starting the conversation, Kil. I feel better."
"You're overly emotional about these things." Killion shook his head. "If I didn't talk to people I've gotten a sexual reaction from- I'd be a hermit."
"Have-" Vinny paused. "Have you ever gotten excited over a guy?" He hoped he wasn't alone. "I'm not gay or anything," he mentioned quickly. "But after today... ya know." There was a pause. "So, have you gotten, um, aroused because of a guy?"
"Oh it's happened once or twice. And the attraction was from applying their physique to my own situation." Killion replied. "For example, I've found myself excited by the prospect of having David's physique for myself- thinking it might impress more females. It's not hard, er, difficult to get excited over something like that. Envy has been the reasoning for my reactions to muscular men, what do you suppose your motivation was while reacting to Jim?" He looked up at Vinny.
Vinny swallowed at his dry throat. "Well, uh, I mean. Like I said earlier, admitted really, I wouldn't mind someone looking at me the same way Jim looked at David."
"So the arousal was from a desire. A desire, not for Jim, but for a physical and emotional reaction from your sexual partners?"
"I guess." Vinny sat on Killion's bunk. "I just hope things aren't weird now. We talked it out but, I can't unsee it."
Killion tapped a finger on his book. "Would evening the score help? If Jim saw you in a similar sexual position, do you think that would make you feel better?"
"No. No way." Vinny shook his head. "I just wish it'd never happened."
"Well you're making it more awkward for yourself, I'm sure. But I wouldn't talk to David about it. If you're feeling weird or guilty talk to Jim. He can reassure you. David is too jealous and will just tell you to get over it. He doesn't want anyone else interested in Jim." Killion shooed Vinny off the bed so he could crawl under his blanket. "And I'm here to talk it out too. Whatever seems best." He snuggled down and covered his head with the blanket. "Good night!"
Vinny felt much better than he did earlier but he still had butterflies in his stomach at the thought of talking to Jim. He didn't want things to be awkward. Killion said he was being the awkward one and that Jim would be cool but, how could he know for sure? There was nothing to do but wait and think about what he wanted to say, so he jumped in the shower, and rubbed one out to get rid of his pesky erection. At least this time he thought of the soccer team girl...for the most part.