So Sweet - Argument
by Taitofan
Rated PG-13 for yaoi, shota, and non-detailed sexual situations
Disclaimer: Pokémon XD only hinted at Eldes's obvious undying love for Ryuuto. If I owned it, they would've had to up the rating for mature content.
Author's Note: Whoa boy… If you thought I pushed the rating before, wait until you see this one! Seriously… If shota bothers you, run now, or you will regret it. Oh, and I finally decided on what pet name Eldes will use for Ryuuto. Gotta love the irony. Let's see… I'm not that great at angst, so hopefully it isn't too pathetic… And most of all, remember that these are not related, so what happens in this theme has nothing to do with what will happen in later themes. And for a last note: There's a flashback in here that Ryuuto tells. Well, he obviously couldn't know what was going on with everything, but you the reader still needs to know, so pretend that the only thing Eldes hears is what Ryuuto himself knows, okay? Okay! Next time, expect some fluff!
Dedication: This chapter is for Tannakitten over at DeviantArt, who drew fanart for Jealousy! Please check her out, because she's excellent! This chapter is for you girl, hope you like it!
7snogs theme: 6-Argument
Flames do nothing but make me laugh, although I'll listen to any CC you have. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 05-13-06
Warm beds, the soothing sound of rain outside, and dreams of your cute, younger boyfriend were definitely Eldes's idea of a good night's sleep. Being woken up in the middle of the night by an obnoxiously loud sound was not.
The redhead had been dreaming peacefully about his adorable lover doing things he wasn't quite old enough to do in real life, when he heard it… The doorbell. The very same doorbell that could be heard throughout the house and wake people up from their naughty dreams at—he checked the time on the digital bedside clock as he reluctantly hauled himself out of his nice cozy bed—two fourteen in the morning. If this wasn't exceedingly important, there was going to hell to pay.
"Someone had better be sick or dying," he mumbled as he stumbled through the dark room and out into the hallway, where he flicked the light switch and grimaced at the sudden brightness. "If it's Ardos wanting sanctuary from the authorities, I'm bringing him to jail myself." Through the hall, down the stairs, through the downstairs hall, and finally to the front door, all the while grumbling about what he'd do if that was his brother, and all the while the damned doorbell was still ringing. He decided to have it disconnected during normal waking hours as he threw open the door to curse out the poor fool on the other side.
…Until he saw who it was…
And it turned out to be the very same person of whom he'd been dreaming.
"Ryuuto, what are you doing here at two in the morning? Are you all right? Hurry and get in before you catch a pneumonia!" His anger was completely gone at the pitiable sight his lover presented. He was soaked from head to toe due to the pouring rain, wearing nothing more than his pajamas. His eyes were red and puffy as if he'd been crying for quite some time. The teen silently obeyed the older man, entering the large house and kicking off his sneakers in a vain attempt to keep the floors clean, which was impossible considering his pajamas were saturated with cold rainwater.
"Eldes, I… I…" Even with the water from his hair dripping down his face, the tears welling up in his eyes were completely obvious. Whatever, or more likely whoever, had caused Ryuuto such distress… They'd rue the day they decided to mess with his lover. But first…
"Come on baby, let's get you into some dry clothes, and then you can tell me all about it, okay?" Ryuuto nodded and grasped his lover's hand tightly as they headed upstairs. Eldes wasn't sure what happened, but he was glad the doorbell was there after all.
Fifteen minutes later, Ryuuto had dried off and was wearing the smallest nightclothes Eldes could find, which were actually a tee shirt and sweatpants that were much too baggy for the teen's small frame. But they were dry and warm, so he didn't complain. Now they were cuddled on Eldes's bed, the older man sitting against the headboard and Ryuuto leaning into his chest. The low lamplight showed that he wasn't crying, but he still looked miserable…
"Do you want to talk about it yet?" Ryuuto sighed despondently, the sound breaking Eldes's heart.
"Do I have to?" Eldes shook his head, reaching up to play with few a damp strands of his lover's hair.
"No, but I have a feeling that if whatever happened brought you to my doorstep, in the rain no less, at two in the morning, it must be important. Wouldn't you rather get it off your chest now rather than let it plague you for the rest of the night?" There were a few minutes of silence, and if Eldes hadn't of been able to see Ryuuto, he probably would have thought he'd fallen asleep. But no, he was wide-awake, mentally debating with himself.
"Okay," he finally said. "I'll tell you, but you gotta promise to let me finish before you say anything, all right?" The older man nodded and placed a chaste kiss to his forehead.
"Of course. Take your time my love; I'm not in a hurry." Normally, Ryuuto would have teased him about being too old to be up this late, but he just couldn't find the energy to do anything other than sigh again and cuddle closer.
"It's like this…"
It was past midnight, and Ryuuto probably should have been sleeping. But hey, he was fourteen, and the night was young! Sure, he'd most likely end up sleeping until nearly noon until his mother made him stop being lazy or Mana bugged him to death, but he didn't mind. By then enough time would have gone by that he could go visit Eldes without anyone getting suspicious. If he thought that visiting his lover at the crack of dawn would go unnoticed by his mother, than he'd be to bed by seven. But it wouldn't, so he didn't.
Eldes… God, Ryuuto loved that man. And he didn't care that he was a man, meaning he was both a male and much older. They loved each other, and that was that. True, he didn't think his mother would approve of his choice of lovers, but what she didn't know couldn't hurt her, right? Besides, he'd be damned before anyone told him he couldn't be with his sexy lover. And sexy he was. Ryuuto had the pleasure of being the only one to see Eldes in various states of undress. Including his boxers, which at times hung down low enough for Ryuuto to know that he was a real redhead.
Of course, those thoughts led him to fantasizing about what was under the boxers. As much as he loved Eldes, he hated the fact that he was making them wait until he was eighteen to do anything sexual. He honestly didn't think he could wait four more years to have Eldes touch him below the belt, so to speak. And sometimes he didn't think Eldes could wait either. He'd done his worst to break Eldes's resolve, and he knew he'd made the older man aroused…
He groaned as his pajama pants, as loose as they were, suddenly felt a few sizes too small. That was what he got for thinking such deliciously perverted things he supposed. Not that it bothered him of course. Maybe his lover wouldn't touch him yet, but there was no reason why he couldn't do it himself and pretend it was Eldes…
He slipped his hand down and let the fantasy begin.
Meanwhile, Lilia walked wearily back to her room, having been up working on her latest project with Krane all night long. Now she just wanted to get back to her room and get a good night's rest…
As she passed her son's room though, she stopped dead in her tracks. She could see light sneaking through from under his door, indicating that he was still awake. This was hardly surprising, as ever since he'd stopped the Shadow Pokémon he'd decided that he was mature enough to make those kind of decisions by himself. She let him do as he pleased for the most part, figuring that the novelty of this independence would soon wear off and he'd start going to bed before three in the morning again. No, it wasn't the fact that he was up that made her stop…
It was what she heard.
Her son was moaning in there, softly, but still noticeably. It was rather obvious as to what he was doing. He was a teenage boy after all, and all of those hormones from puberty were running rampant. It was natural, and there was absolutely no reason for him ever to know she'd been there in the first place…
"Oh, Eldes, please…"
…Until she heard that whispered.
But no, she must be mistaken. There was no way that her son was gay, and even if he were, he certainly wouldn't be in love with that, that man. He liked girls, he must! ...Even if he'd never shown an interest in any girls, and even though he did spent all of his free time with him…
She quickly pressed the door-open button, needing to ease her mind and prove that Ryuuto most certainly wasn't…
Ryuuto was so caught up in the pleasure he felt that he didn't hear the door slid open or Lilia's shocked gasp. He was close, so very close. Just a little bit more and—
He came with his eyes screwed shut and Eldes's name on his lips. As soon as he had his senses back, he pulled his pajama bottoms up, flopped back on his bed, and intended to bask in the afterglow. If that was what his hand could do, then he certainly couldn't wait until Eldes gave in to his desires.
His plans were rudely interrupted by the sound of… crying? Was someone crying? Curious, he opened his eyes, and one word ran through his mind…
'Damn.'
"Mom, what are you…? Why are you…? How much did you see?" The last part was barely a whisper, but somehow Lilia heard it over her sobbing.
"What did I see?" she cried loudly. "What did I see! I saw my son touching himself while thinking of a man old enough to be his father, that's what I saw! I can't believe this, my own son, gay. I'll never see you get married, or have children, or—"
"Mom, calm down," he coaxed her. "Mana can still give you grandkids." But she wasn't listening.
"Oh, what will everyone think when they find out my son is like that? What if they think it's my fault?" Well, Ryuuto had heard about enough of that.
"This isn't about you mom! I love Eldes, okay? I'm sorry you found out this way, really, I am. It's more embarrassing for me than for you though, I'm sure." Sure enough, at that moment he became all too aware of his sticky hand and wiped it uneasily on his bedspread, a hot blush on his cheeks. "Look… Can we just talk about this in the morning?"
"No young man, we can't! I want you to know right now that you are not allowed to see that man anymore! Maybe this silly little crush will go away if he's not in the picture…" Ryuuto couldn't believe his ears. Not see Eldes? Silly little crush?
"I love him and whether you like it or not, he loves me too! I'm not going to stop seeing him just because you're afraid of what people will think! And stop calling him that man. His name is Eldes."
"I am your mother and if I say you will, you— Wait, seeing him? You're in a relationship?" Ryuuto didn't answer her, but it was obvious now that she thought about it. He was always there, and when he wasn't he would talk about the man almost constantly. And he was always so happy when he'd get home… "Why didn't I see it before? You go over there and you… You little slut! How could you do this to me! Haven't I been a good mother?"
"What…?" Ryuuto didn't know what to say to that. Did she honestly think that? That he was a slut? He was a virgin! Why couldn't she just accept that they were in love?
"I forbid you from seeing that man again! Understand?" His confusion quickly turned back into anger. That. Was. It.
"What's wrong with you mom? I said this isn't about you and I meant it! I'm your son and you should love me whether I like guys or not!" She was glaring at him through her tears, and he matched the look perfectly. "Well, I love Eldes, and I won't stop seeing him. And you can't stop me. And if you can't accept that, it's just too bad!" She opened her mouth to respond, but it was no use. Ryuuto jumped off the bed, grabbed his sneakers, and ran out of the room. Lilia took after him, but he got to the elevator before she could catch up. It was amazing that their shouting hadn't woken anyone else up. Inside the elevator, he hastily tied up his shoes, finding it was much harder to do with tears welling up in his eyes.
When the elevator opened, he ran to the door, only stopping to open it, and then ran out into the rainy night. He couldn't stay there, not now. No, he had to go somewhere safe, somewhere comforting…
He had to get to Eldes.
"And that's what happened."
Eldes couldn't believe what he'd just heard. He knew that Lilia wasn't exactly pleased that her son was friends with him, having been with Cipher and all, but to freak out like that just because she found out they were dating? And to call him a slut? That didn't seem right… He didn't doubt his lover though. There was no way he would have made that up.
"So you ran through the rain for over an hour to get here?" Ryuuto's blush spoke volumes. "Baby, why didn't you just call me? I would have come to pick you up."
"I needed to get away from her, right away. All I could think about was leaving that place and getting here. I barely even noticed how wet and cold I was until I reached your doorstep." Eldes didn't know what to say. He wished he had the words to make everything all better, but he just couldn't think of them… So he pulled Ryuuto up to him and pressed their lips together, letting his actions do the talking for him.
Ryuuto let all of his tensions be kissed away, happily accepting Eldes's tongue when it lapped at his lips. They kissed lazily for a few minutes, both trying to forget Lilia's words. It was Ryuuto who eventually broke away, giving his lover a shy look that was positively angelic.
"Eldes…" A comforting hand rubbed his back slowly in encouragement. "When I was telling you what happened and I got to the part where I was… You know. Well, you weren't mad, right?" Of all the responses he was expecting, that deep laughter he loved so much wasn't it. But at least his content expression was a good sign.
"No baby, I wasn't mad. Actually…" He let his hand trail down the teen's back to rest on his bottom. "It turned me on." Ryuuto, for all the times he'd tried to get Eldes to take their relationship to the next level, flushed deeply at those four little words. The older man knew they were treading into dangerous territory, but right now, every fiber of his being was telling him to comfort his lover. Tonight, whatever Ryuuto wanted, Ryuuto would get.
"Eldes, I know you don't want us to go all the way, but please, just this once, will you…" He trailed off and Eldes kissed him lovingly, silently asking him to continue. When they parted, he let out a lusty moan, "Please, touch me." In response, Eldes gently pushed his lover off his lap, only to lay him down on the bed instead. He leaned over him and brought their faces together until their noses were touching, staring deeply into those vibrant green eyes he'd fallen for.
"Are you sure this is what you want? I don't want you—"
"Please," Ryuuto interrupted, knowing where he was going, "I won't regret it and you won't hurt me. I love you and I'll never love anyone but you. We don't have to have sex, just touch me, taste me, anything. I just wanna feel loved tonight…" Those words were so pained, so needful, so brutally honest, that Eldes couldn't have said no if he'd wanted too. He wouldn't deny Ryuuto what he needed, not anymore. If he was old enough to touch himself, then Eldes believed he was mature enough to be touched by him.
"Baby, when I'm done, there will be no doubts at all that you are the most loved person in the entire world." Ryuuto shivered at the combination of the words and the fact that Eldes was pulling down his baggy pants. He was finally getting his wish… And as much as he disliked the circumstances that would make his dream a reality, he planned to enjoy every moment of it.
All coherent thoughts disappeared as Eldes set to work.
Ryuuto awoke the next morning not to a doorbell, as he'd awoken his lover earlier, but to the bright sunlight pouring through the windows. A quick peak at the clock showed that it was almost noon. He also noted absently that the lamp was still on. They must have forgotten to shut it off after they'd—
Oh.
A grin threatened to split Ryuuto's face as the memories of their earlier activities came rushing back. Eldes had certainly lived up to his promise; Ryuuto had never felt as loved as he did while his lover was ravishing his body with love and affection. He felt a bit guilty at not having returned the sentiment, but Eldes had insisted that he just lay back and enjoy the ride… After all, they had the rest of their lives, didn't they?
"Sleep well?" The sudden question jolted him back to reality; he squirmed around in Eldes's embrace so they were face to face. Seconds later, they were engaged in a passionate kiss that neither of them would mind waking up to every morning. They eventually broke apart, matching smiles adorning their faces. "I'll take that as a yes." Ryuuto didn't say anything for a while, instead simply enjoying the warm body that held him close. But as much as he liked their comfortable silence, there was something very important they had to discuss…
"You're not gonna make me go back, are you?" Normally Eldes would have said yes, of course he had to go home eventually, but that was before his mother had said such cruel things to him.
"No. Not yet at least. I'm sure your mother knows where you went. If she contacts us, we'll see what she has to say. But until then…" He nipped at his lover's ear, immensely enjoying the quiet moan he received, "You're mine."
Ryuuto wasn't about to argue.
