Chapter 8

Sauli rushed downstairs, his face now covered in concealer the same color as his skin. He took one last look in a nearby wall mirror, making sure his bruise could not be seen. He opened the front door only to be surprised that no one was there.

"Hello?" He called, sticking his head outside, looking back and forth. He thought perhaps the visitor just started to leave and wasn't far, but he still saw no one. He shrugged and shut the door.

"Hello, Sauli." Sauli gasped and turned his head to see Adam in the living room with Tommy, who was laying on the couch. He looked severely pale and his eyes were heavy.

"How did you-"

"Well," Interrupted Adam, "I was in the bathroom fixing my hair and makeup, which turned out great as you can tell, when I suddenly heard a knocking at the door. Since you were busy upstairs, I decided to go and answer it myself. I'm sure you can guess who it was." Adam gestured to the sickly Tommy, who gave a small smile and waved to Sauli. Sauli waved back awkwardly, then walked into the living room.

"Okay," he said, "but why does he look like that?" Sauli walked over to the couch and put his left hand on Tommy's forehead. "He's really warm." Tommy giggled and put his hand on Adam's lap.

"That's because Adam gives me a fever," he said in a monotone voice. A little creeped out, Sauli moved away from the couch and sat in the armchair behind them.

"Um...okay?" Sauli turned to Adam, who was feeding Tommy something from a small purple bowl. "Is that soup?" Asked Sauli. Adam nodded.

"Mmhmm! I opened the door and the poor thing collapsed in my arms. He was so weak I had to give him something to keep his strength up, so I made him some soup I found in the cabinet." Sauli raised an eyebrow at Adam.

"You," said Sauli skeptically, "you, of all people, carried Tommy into my home and made him soup?" Adam chuckled and nodded once again with a smile as he fed Tommy another spoonful of soup. "And...did you get anything out of this? Did Tommy offer you a favor?" Adam laughed softly and slapped his thigh.

"Oh, Sauli!" He said laughing. "You are too funny! No, I didn't ask for anything in return. I decided to help Tommy out of the goodness of my heart."

"Really?" Said Sauli, "You're truly serious?" Adam nodded and fed Tommy yet another spoonful.

"Of course! I know, I may come off as a little 'self-absorbed', but when it comes to my friends and those I care about, I'll always be there to help." Sauli smiled a little at Adam, his teeth shining with perfection in the light.

"There's more to you than meets the eye, huh?" Adam smirked with a quiet chuckle.

"You have no idea. Hey, I was wondering, maybe later you and I could go out for a refreshing walk together. I know this great coffee shop not too far from here that makes Starbucks look like a dumpster. Interested?" Sauli bit his bottom lip and looked out the window beside him.

"I don't know, Adam...What if Mika comes back and I'm not here? He'll get mad again..."

"Oh come on," said Adam with a friendly smile, rubbing Sauli's knee, "it's not like it'll be a date or anything. Just two friends hanging out together. I swear you'll have so much fun you'll think you've died and gone to heaven! Please?"

"Adam," replied Sauli, "I really don't know. Besides, you have to help Tommy! He looks dead."

"He's not dead yet." Sauli's eyes widened.

"Yet?"

"Yet what?"

"You said 'yet'!"

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did I heard you!"

"I think I would know what I said, Sauli." Sauli wanted to continue with the debate, but instead he just shrugged it off, thinking that it wasn't that important anyway. "Don't worry about your big brother, Tommy, Sauli," said Adam as he ran his fingers through Tommy's violet hair, making him purr, "he'll be fine." Sauli looked a little confused.

"'Big brother'?" He said. "How did you know my nickname for Tommy?"

"He told me," replied Adam, stroking Tommy's head, "He told me everything about you. Isn't that right, Tommy?" Tommy swooned and looked up at Adam in a happy daze.

"Uh huh." Sauli looked at Tommy slightly annoyed, then looked at Adam.

"Why didn't you just ask me?"

"Because I knew you wouldn't tell me."

"You're right," said Sauli, "I would not have. That's because it is my business. Not yours, or Tommy's." Adam rose to his feet and hugged Sauli from behind.

"Come on, Sauli," he said, "don't be angry. You still haven't said if you'll hang out with me or not." Sauli rolled his eyes, but Adam persisted. "Pleeeeeeease?" He whined. Sauli smirked and bit the tip of Adam's nose, making him blush lightly.

"Fine!" He said with a laugh. "But only because your whine is obnoxious." Adam smiled bright and with a smirk said,

"Then you better go get ready, handsome," and smacked Sauli's ass. Sauli blushed as red as anyone could get and scurried upstairs before Adam could notice. Adam looked longingly at Sauli with a small smile on his face.

"His little run is...actually kinda cute," thought Adam to himself, "And his blush! Uh! It's just too much. He's just so...so very adorable." He let out a small happy sigh as Sauli left his sight, then gasped in disgust and shock at his own behavior and thoughts. He shook himself out of it and put his hand to his head.

"What the fuck was that?" He whispered to himself.

"Oh no," whispered Tommy behind him with a frown. Adam turned around and looked at Tommy, one of his eyebrows raised.

"'Oh no' what?" Tommy looked down at his chest and sighed sadly.

"You like him, don't you?" Adam was appalled by this statement, his eyes wide in horror. He then scowled at Tommy and growled.

"Of course not! Why would you say something so stupid?" Tommy winced and sank into the blanket that covered him.

"I-I don't know...I-It's just t-the way you were looking at him...it was almost like-"

"Shut up!" Shouted Adam, louder than he wanted to. Tommy did as he was told with a frown, heartbroken like a child who had just made their mother cry. Adam panted in anger, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself. "Tommy, darling," he said, caressing Tommy's hair gently, "listen closely, okay?" Tommy closed his eyes in pleasure and purred at Adam's touch. "If you ever, ever, say something like that again to me or to Sauli..."

"Mmhmm," said Tommy, enjoying Adam's touch. Adam then gripped tightly on Tommy's hair and yanked on it hard. Tommy yelped in pain as Adam tugged his hair up so that he was looking into his eyes. They weren't beautiful blue sapphires, oh no, they were red and yellow, like blistering hot flames. Adam spoke with a deep, doubled, and demonic voice.

"...I will hurt you in ways you cannot even imagine. Got it?" Tommy gulped and nodded quickly. "Good boy," said Adam, his voice returning to normal.

"Adam?" Adam turned and looked at the stairs to see Sauli, dressed in ripped dark denim skinny jeans with a loose sleeveless shirt that showed off part of his muscled chest. He had on a pair of new nike sneakers and a gold cross hung over his neck. His blonde hair sparkled in the sunset light and his crystal blue eyes twinkled with pure beauty. Adam smiled involuntarily and strutted toward him sexilly.

"Well, well, well," said Adam, as Sauli reached the bottom of the stairs,"you sure clean up nicely." Sauli blushed lightly and punched Adam in the arm playfully.

"Shut up and let's go." Adam chuckled and shook his head as he watched Sauli's ass as he walked out the door.

"Wait up, handsome," said Adam, "I'm the one who actually knows where we're going."