Kirito had known all along, well...it was quite obvious. Eugeo wasn't always the best at hiding things from him, especially when it was practically spelled out all over his face.

lately, Eugeo had seemed to have an odd fascination with seeing Kirito in anguish. If he hurt himself, Eugeo would stare at him with those seemingly innocent green eyes , mouth slightly agape before returning to whatever he was doing as if nothing happened. Even with training, if he was taking a break he would pretend like he was surveying the area when he was really watching him.

Kirito wasn't used to people surprise dropping in on him in the middle of his nap, so he'd made sure the lights were off and the door closed so people could at least get the hint. Eugeo though, hadn't.

he heard a soft knock on his door as he moved around on his bed to try to get comfortable. He pulled his blanket up higher, hoping the knocking would go away.

Yeah he might've slept a lot, but lately he was training harder than usual for the upcoming tournament happening next year, so he deserved every last bit of it. it seemed like forever ago when he came here with Eugeo to become an Integrity Knight. even still, sometimes he wondered if things would always be this way, would he ever return to his real life, see the real world again. If he ever wanted to see it again, he knew he had to win the tournament, become an Integrity Knight, and help Eugeo get Alice back. he sighed as he rolled over, closing his eyes. he knew enough about this world but not enough to find the answers he was looking for. right now he needed to focus on the tournament. If he was going to win at firsthand, he needed to make sure he stayed fresh with his sword and sleep.

after all, him and Eugeo promised each other they would win it together.

"Kirito?" A soft male voice interrupted, snapping Kirito out of his internal monologue on winning and promising before shifting his eyes to the door. "Oh, hey Eugeo, what's up?"

"C-can I come in?"

'Why does he need to come in?' Kirito wondered, furrowing his brows before stretching his arms to yawn a bit. Surely it couldn't be urgent enough to just say it outside of the door, right? But being the nice person Kirito was, especially to his best friend, he decided to let him in. Napping would have to wait after all.

He heard Eugeo clear his throat faintly and now Kirito was sure he was nervous. "You don't have to—"

"No, no, it's okay, you can come in"

"O-okay..."

Kirito watched as Eugeo entered the room, instantly shutting the door behind him all the while avoiding eye contact with Kirito. He walked to the center of the room clasping his hands together before moving his eyes to the floor.

'Why is he so nervous?' Kirito thought. He was practically sweating and wouldn't look at him. Kirito didn't know if he should've been confused or what.

Kirito shook off the notice before rolling over to stare at Eugeo again. "What's up?"

Eugeo shifted his foot a little, glancing up to meet Kirito's eyes once before looking down again. "U-uh...I'm fine—and you?" Kirito watched as Eugeo's eyes briefly went down on Kirito's neck all the way to the blanket over him. 'Why is he looking at me like that?'

"I'm okay."

"R-right...U-uhm...well—I was wondering if..." Eugeo's bangs covered his emerald eyes a little as he looked away, blush only increasing the more Kirito stared at him. It was quite obvious what he wanted. It would explain any physical interaction they ever made in the last week left Eugeo all flustered and his eyes darken a bit with an unusual glimmer what looked to Kirito, hope.

Kirito wasn't so sure if he was comfortable with that. Comfortable with Eugeo, his best friend acting like this. He never acted like this before, and Kirito had thought Eugeo would be the last person to think that way.

but then again looks could be deceiving.

"—I-i was wondering if—"

Kirito stared at his best friend, waiting for his response patiently. "I-I want you Kirito! I-I want you to rely on me!"

So he was right about the wanting part, but why would he have to rely on him? What was he getting at? Still, the confession made him a little embarrassed. Kirito looked away with a huge blush evident on his face as Eugeo breathed deeply, seemingly relieved that he had gotten what he wanted to say off his chest.

"A-and...I—I would like to...uh—touch—" Eugeo's voice faded a bit off, hoping that Kirito o would pick up the hint.

Eugeo never asked for anything, so maybe this wouldn't be so bad. just this once, he would let Eugeo lose, just out of curiosity and also to end Eugeo's persistent obvious signs of horniness whenever they came into contact.

Kirito could feel his cheeks heat up again at the thought before patting the bed next to him. "Come sit next to me Eugeo."

Eugeo took a seat next to him, slowly regaining his composure. For some reason he seemed oddly confident and different then the flustered boy a couple of seconds ago. Not only that, Kirito glanced at Eugeo from the side noting how close they were. He had intentionally sat directly next to him, Kirito knew Eugeo wasn't stupid, so he had to had some reason to do this. Probably to get him aroused or make himself more noticeable. was he toying with him?

"Fine...I'll let you do what you want Eugeo" Kirito declared, turning to Eugeo. "But only for an hour, then I'm back to sleeping, okay?"

Kirito could've sworn Eugeo smiled before masking it to confirm his suspicion. "No problem at all." That was oddly polite not to mention quick.

"Also..."

"hmm?"

Kirito turned his attention to Eugeo, still blushing from his confession. Suddenly loosing the confidence to talk about something so intimately, He bit his lip. "I've never really done this before..."

Eugeo gently put his hand on the side of Kirito's face, giving him the warmest smile that warmed his core. That beautiful smile that melted all of his worries and problems away when he needed it, that smile that became one of Kirito's favorite thing about his best friend. "That's why I'm taking the lead, I can help you Kirito. You don't have to worry."

"Wait...taking the lead? Oh—I just thought—"

"Hmm?" Eugeo brought his hand back down to rest on Kirito's lap and he couldn't help but shudder from the contact. "Oh no! I...I—Uh wanted to take the lead," he glanced at Kirito in a quiet pleading way. "If that's fine with you."

Kirito blushed, a little taken aback from Eugeo's politeness yet bold answer. He thought they both were going to initiate it, not just him. He swallowed the large lump that seemed to form in his suddenly dry throat. 'Somehow, I'm going to regret this decision.'

A little unsure, he nodded. "O-okay.."

Eugeo smiled at him before pressing him gently back onto the bed to climb on top of him slowly. He slid his hands up Kirito's chest to rest on his shoulders before rubbing them in circular motions. "Now...just relax." He said almost in a whispered hush, kissing Kirito's suddenly damp forehead as he threw back his head a little to let out a low groan from Eugeo kneading his shoulders steadily. They hadn't even done anything yet and he could feel himself relax under his soft touch. Eugeo gripped his shoulders, watched him with adoration, eyes analyzing Kirito's pained face.

Maybe this would be easier then he thought. After all, it was Eugeo, it couldn't be too anything serious, right?

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