"So, what now?" Mercury's voice prompted Yang back to reality, her little trance interrupted for the meantime, by that same lazy voice she will soon get so used to hearing. She still can't believe what the hell just happened, it was so easy for her to say it, but thinking about how can she, or rather they do it – already makes her insides turn upside down.
"What?" she absent-mindedly said, the strawberry syrup on her pancake overflowing. Damn, why is she suddenly so clumsy? Although she didn't want to admit it, that was kind of embarrassing, and Mercury witnessing such act just added more to her embarrassment.
"You've got jams for soups, blondie?" he snickered, and the way he looked at her made Yang's cheeks flush a darker shade of red. Oh no, this is bad.
"What are you looking at?" she rolled her eyes and then chunked in another bite of the pancake, pretending like he saw nothing. Shit, too sweet! The flavor of the jam was her favorite, but she could barely taste the pancake at this point, her throat was itching and she wanted to scream. It was like she only drank the syrup. She took it all in a single gulp, but the flavor was stinging.
Mercury must have noticed her blank face, but it was so obvious how she was just trying to keep it in, but she badly wanted to puke, and he wanted to laugh at her face. Instead, he grabbed a bottled water from their fridge and then offered it to Yang.
She nodded, and forced a smile, but when she was about to get a hold of it, he withdrew his hand back. What a child.
"If you want it, come and get it." he said and then winked at her. Yang wanted to groan, but at the moment she just can't. Thanks to her clumsiness though, Mercury now finds her so entertaining.
"Give it to me, please." she tried to speak but that only made him laugh on his knees. If only she'd get a dollar for every time he laughs at her, she doesn't need to go look for a job.
"No pleads, just some good chasing, and then it's all yours." there's no way in hell she's going to chase for a bottled water, but she had no choice. She tried to look into the fridge, only to find it was practically empty. So, her throat's going to itch for hours or she's going to get it.
She looked again at Mercury, damn that ever present smirk. He's so annoyingly good-looking, the way he leaned on the kitchen sink was so enamoring and he's not even trying, what the fuck. Yang can feel her stomach twitch for whatever reason, and she wanted to get rid of these dirty thoughts. Not now.
"You're so annoying, you're going to get a taste of this fist." she said and then walked towards him, fast, but he was a lot faster as he dodged from her clutch and made his way on their living room.
His apartment wasn't big, nor small. Just enough for two persons, just enough for him to go run around, just enough for her to pin him on the ground, just enough for the two of them to –
Yang chased him off, she knew she was fast, but with him, she felt so slow. That's insane. It's not her place, so she's still being careful with her actions, she's not going to pay for any damage done, if ever.
She continued to go after him, and can already feel drops of sweat on her forehead and neck with all the running that seemed endless for her. What's with his legs and he can run so damn fast? There's no way she could win him over, unless he gives her a chance.
Mercury stood for a minute to check on her, Yang was panting and glared at him, "Are you a goddamn horse?" she said, both of her hands on her waist and is still trying to catch her breath.
"A handsome horse, at least." he went towards her and then offered her the bottled water, again, but this time Yang was being extra cautious and made sure if he was really going to give it or make fun of her again.
She looked at his hand, and then at his face, he only shrugged as a response when Yang took it quickly from him and – oh, tuck him on the floor.
"Really, right now?" Mercury said as he stared at Yang, who's now sitting on top of him and staring back at him too, not that he's complaining, though.
"If you want it, come and get it." Yang winked, mocked him as she imitated what he previously said. She opened the bottled water and then drank from it, the sight of Mercury underneath her was funnier than she thought. Now that's entertaining.
Before she could even do something more stupid to him, before they could even do something more than this, they were both caught off guard when his door suddenly opened and there revealed a girl with short, mint hair.
Her reaction was priceless at the view, Mercury a bottom? With a hot blonde on top of him? Get a room, you fucks. She wished she could cleanse her eyes because of that, but then she was quick to regain her composure and just let out a sigh, "Thank God, Mercury Black, I didn't caught your petty ass up again."
"Oh, hi, Em," he faked a laugh as Yang got off him, awkwardly.
"This isn't the first time that you brought home a blonde," she rolled her eyes and then crossed her arms in front of her chest. For a moment Yang didn't know what to react, or what to do next, it was so awkward, now that's Mercury's ex.
"Yeah, I know, but she's different," he said as he stood up, carried Yang into his arms before she could even protest but ended up burying her face in his neck. She wasn't supposed to do that, not that he would mind, but it got out of hand. She didn't want to see how Emerald's going to react on this touchy subject.
She never knew their deal will start this soon, she wished she would have time to prepare for it but damn, she never thought Mercury's too damn good in this.
"In what sense?" she said, was she annoyed? Jealous? Yang hoped she's not, she really didn't have a reason to be jealous. If only she knew it's all fake, and she also doesn't have time to deal with something like this, although she has to, "And uh, no offense." she added and looked at Yang, faked a smile, very sarcastically. Damn, those red eyes were taunting.
"She's my girlfriend," he said proudly, and it felt so real she can't help but to be flabbergasted at that almost real-ish remark, the only thing Yang was able to do is to clutch his jacket collar, there's no way she will let Mercury see how much she's blushing hard right now.
Yang's eyes widened as he mentioned her fake label. He just literally acknowledged and flaunted their fake relationship. It was a whole lot different when it came from him, when she heard him say it. Who knew Mercury could make her feel like this? That was definitely something. She can feel her heart flutter, her insides were twirling she might puke at him, and she really hoped he won't feel her chest pounding almost uncontrollably.
"Since when?" Emerald asked, still in that same position. It's not like she cares at all, but of all the girls she saw him invite over, this was the first time he claimed a girlfriend other than her.
"It's none of your business," Mercury snickered at her and replied as he walked past her, while still carrying Yang who's now astounded than ever.
They went on his room once again, as he locked the door, Yang took a sharp intake of breath, that scene was suffocating. Who knew being in his arms would be such a huge relief? Mercury technically saved her from more embarrassment, what would have happened if he wasn't there? She can't help but picture Emerald pulling her hair, maybe even slapping her, or something like that.
"Never knew you could be so shy, Yang, I initially thought you'd be the more confident in this fake relationship of ours." he chuckled as he let go of Yang, whose knees feel a little wobbly after all that 'faking it like a pro but you make me blush so hard goddammit' feeling.
"No I'm not, it's just that, holy shit? I wasn't ready, and she looked like she's going to start a cat fight with me or something." she defended as she sat on the foot of his bed once again. She can't look at Mercury again without thinking how he made her feel things in that instant, in that display, when it took her time to realize how Blake made her feel things, too.
"Don't worry, Emerald may look like a bitch but she's cool. Trust me she was just trying to be intimidating in front of you, but you two might get along in the future." he said as he leaned back on his door, keeping his sight on Yang who's obviously not trying to look at him. He wanted to comment how cute she is being right now, but instead he kept his mouth shut.
"Why? Is she always like that with all the other girls you brought over?"
"She really doesn't care, I swear, maybe she just saw something in you."
"I'm not a threat, if that's what she wants to know. Does she still have feelings for you?" this time, their eyes met, and there was no way to avoid each other's gazes. The look on her face, Mercury couldn't pinpoint whatever she was thinking when she questioned him.
He sighed, there was no use talking about this topic again but if she insists, besides she already somehow earned the right to know, "Our relationship was worse than this. All that time together, we realized it was all just fake feelings, she realized she really wasn't into me, but more just finds me as a friend. I guess the same goes for me too…we both thought we're more than that but at the end of the day, we're only lying to ourselves. It just never worked out for us. Pretty fucked up, right?"
"Well, that's…I'm sorry, I don't know what to say." there are literally no words that would be appropriate for her to say about their situation. She wanted to be understanding, but at the moment she couldn't relate.
"What are you sorry for? I thought you're going to laugh at me for that."
She chuckled and then paused, there was something she wanted to ask and Mercury got the look on her face, so he nodded to let her speak up, "After that, I hope you don't mind me asking but what happened? I mean, you two just went back to normal like, that was nothing?"
Of course, she will ask one more time, he already had expected that. Maybe it's a good thing that she's trying her best to know their boundaries, even if there's really no point to, "We're both a lot more comfortable with a set up like this, just friends, and roommates, is all. Unlike back then, it was smothering."
"So, she really doesn't mind if I'm your girlfriend now?" if anyone would actually have an eavesdropping going on with their conversation right now, they will be so convinced that they're a real couple with how they talk about past relationships and crap like that.
"No, she doesn't, really, so don't worry. We can fuck in front of her and all she could complain about is seeing my ass."
Yang can usually play along with dirty talks, but she wasn't ready for that one. Instead, feeling flustered she grabbed one of his pillows and threw it at him, "Hey, have some decency!"
With his fast reflexes, he was able to catch it and then threw it back at Yang, and hit her straight on the face, "Says the girl who almost got herself in a viral scandal at a shady bar last night."
"I'm drunk!"
"Drunk or not, you're still a walking mess," he shook his head lightly, "Anyway, you're not setting up any rules?" he might as well ask just in case, before it's too late. Who knows what could their hormones possibly push them to do without these rules? (As if those could stop them, but it might help.)
"Rules?" she shrugged and thought for a moment, "For what?"
"Really? You mean I can just do whatever I want, and do whatever we want? Of course, you have to set up rules."
"Do every relationship ever have to come up with those? Screw it." she rolled her eyes and then raised both of her hands as if surrendering. Yang almost forgot how ignorant she was in this kind of stuff, just the thought alone makes her cringe. Did she really signed up for this?
"So, does that mean I can kiss you right now?"
She almost giggled at that, "What?"
"I'm kidding, if you don't want to, then, screw it. I'm bad at making one, too, so I guess that makes us even. It's a free country, anyway."
There came a dead air between the two of them. For a moment, it was quiet and none of them spoke up again. At least, the silence was comforting and that didn't made them do horrible things to each other, especially not throw things to one another's faces.
It was like an unspoken thing going on between them, but they were just waiting for either one of them to open their mouth again, so Yang took the initiative to do so, "But, Mercury?" she called out to him as she stood up. There's like a force within her that tells her to just try him out, it's going to be stupid, as usual, but it won't mean anything.
"Yeah?" he answered, attentively. He may never admit it to himself, but he was waiting to hear something from Yang.
"You should probably forget that I'm going to say this but, thank you. I don't know what might have happened to me if it weren't because of you. Time's sure going on a roll with how fast they become, but I feel like I've known you for quite a while, it's….weird. In a good way." she smiled at him and then planted a soft kiss on his cheek, as a way of saying thanks. Just her way of showing gratitude, no meaning more than that. He wouldn't mind, would he?
"You sound like you're already saying goodbye to me." he smirked as he placed a hand on her waist, and for a moment Yang felt like her feet were nailed on the floor with that sudden touch. Did her kiss sparked something in him, too?
Damn, his face was so close, God forbid what might she be able to do with those lips if he doesn't back off this instant, "I was just trying to be expressive, don't ruin my vibe."
"Don't think about it too much. We're only starting this one, Yang, of course I'm not going to just dump you around. I may be nice sometimes, I mean, what are friends for, right?" he chuckled as he withdraw back, what a tease.
"Yeah, right, we're friends." Yang only managed to whisper to herself as she watched him go out of the door.
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