~Double Cherries~
~Chapter 5- Sleep Well~
I May Be A Twin But I'm One Of A Kind ~ Author Unknown
At lunchtime, Hugo and Lysander sat outside on a bench, Hugo sat upright, admiring the clear sky while Lysander lay down, his head rested on Hugo's lap. It wasn't an unusual position for the two boys at all, but Hugo found himself over thinking it. He resisted the urge to entwine his fingers in Lysander's curly locks and brush his hair away from those shining eyes. He just told himself that really, if it weren't for this sticky situation they had been caught in, he would never be thinking things like that, wanting to do things like that to Lysander.
Lysander, who eyes were firmly shut as to avoid Hugo's face, was thinking about his brother. Lorcan messed around with so many different girls and boys, a lot of which were just nasty and horrible and were after one thing and one thing alone from Lorcan. Of course, a few of them were actually nice people and would not normally be throwing themselves at just anyone, but Lorcan had wooed them.
The truth was, although not nasty and horrible, Lorcan was like a lot of his partners. Just after one thing. Lorcan loved sex. He never pretended, he was actually very vocal about it unfortunately. Although he always classified it as being in a relationship, really, his relationships just consisted of sex.
And Lysander didn't like that. He hated that Lorcan was never in a relationship that he actually cared about his boyfriend and girlfriend. It wasn't clever, it wasn't mature. Lorcan needed to grow up, and the only way Lysander thought he would do that was find someone he actually cared about…
And that person was Hugo.
Lorcan cared about Hugo greatly, as did Lysander. Lysander found himself in the middle, hearing things from both sides. He knew Hugo had a huge crush on Lorcan and he knew Lorcan was very much attracted to Hugo but Lorcan made a point of not dating friends because he didn't want to risk friendships…Lysander knew that comment was aimed at Hugo. However he never could seem to resist flirting with Hugo endlessly.
But Hugo would be good for Lorcan… finally, someone Lorcan would actually care about and might be able to settle down with. Lysander wasn't suggesting they stay together forever, but at least to make Lorcan realise he couldn't treat people like that and actually love someone and to make Hugo happy…
That' all he wanted, for them to be happy. His twin and best friend… it may break his heart, but as long as they were happy, that was all that mattered. And he would do anything possible to help them, even if he had to pretend to be with Hugo.
"Ly… is this really going to work?" Hugo said softly, still staring up, "Because if it doesn't… I think it might be even worse than before."
"I don't see how it can't… I know my brother and I know what he's like," Lysander pushed himself up into a sitting position, "I could already see the way he was looking at us… With jealous eyes."
Hugo sighed, setting his head on Lysander's shoulder, "If you say so."
"It's all going to be okay, you do know that?"
"Yes, Ly, I know, you're always right!" Hugo said sarcastically, nudging his friend with his elbow.
Lysander pouted and bumped back into Hugo, earning a giggle, "Rude. Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour, did you know that?"
"Better than no sense of humour…"
"Excuse me! I do have a sense of humour." Lysander crossed his arms in a huff and playfully turned his head away from Hugo.
Hugo laughed and drew Lysander's face back with a hand, "Aw, I'm joking, Ly!"
"Hey…"
Hugo and Lysander's heads shot around to be faced with the sight of Lorcan standing there, his lips pressed in a thin line as he looked down on them.
"You've got some explaining to do." Lorcan stated harshly. In normal circumstances, they would have laughed at Lorcan for saying something like that as Lorcan is one of the least serious people they know, but the subject was serious and they were to tense to anyway.
Lorcan took a seat on the opposite bench, leaning across the table in the middle and eyeing the 'couple', "So… when did this happen…?"
"A few days ago." Lysander answered immediately, Hugo grateful because he knew he wouldn't be able to answer with such confidence.
Lorcan's eyes flickered between the two suspiciously, "And how did it happen?"
"Well we just told each other…" Lysander mumbled, "We were talking and we just… realised the way each other felt. It was up in the dorms… and we just admitted the way we felt. We agreed that we would give it a try and if it didn't work we promised to just be friends after…"
Lorcan forced a small smile, "So you… you like each other? Or are you in… love or something?"
Hugo's eyes widened and Lysander even seemed taken aback by the question for a moment, "N-No… we just like each other…"
"You seem really… comfortable with each other and everything though. The way you look at each other… just seemed like you were in love." Lorcan shrugged, lowering his head.
Hugo and Lysander caught each other's gazes and blushed deeply. Well, maybe that was just good acting on both their parts, Hugo thought… He wasn't in love with Lysander, he was in love with Lorcan, and Lysander certainly wasn't in love with him.
Lorcan saw the couple's discomfort and decided to move onto the next question he had lined up for them, "Why did you run out like that yesterday, Hugo? Everyone was worried about you…"
It was Hugo's turn to think on his feet and he quickly blurted out the excuse he had used on his sister and cousin, Lily, this morning, "I-I was about to tell them about me and Ly… I was going to tell them I was gay. But I got scared and just ran out…"
Lorcan seemed to believe it and looked in concern at them, "So did someone catch you or something? That's how everyone found out…"
"Yeah," Lysander answered boldly, "And then we just decided we weren't going to hide it so walked down to the common room holding hands…"
Lorcan nodded, toying with his bottom lip, "I really would have preferred it if you had told me…"
"We know." Lysander said quietly in shame.
Hugo whispered a quick, "We're sorry."
After a moment of pause, a grin grew across Lorcan's face and he questioned, "Have you kissed yet?"
Both Hugo and Lysander hesitated, shooting nervous glances at each other before Hugo spluttered out, "N-No!"
Lorcan chuckled at the two of them, "Seriously? Not even a tiny kiss on the lips yet?" When they both shook their heads frantically, Lorcan smirked, "Brother, you're slacking."
"We're not like you who probably kisses your partners as soon as you meet them." Lysander snapped nervously.
That only made the Gryffindor laugh even more, "True true… But a few days and you haven't kissed? You know each other so well already and everything, so it just seems a bit strange…"
Hugo and Lysander didn't know what to do or say so just sat there. They could feel Lorcan's eyes on them and only fidgeted uncomfortably. Did he really believe them? Was he jealous…? Or was he just testing them?
"So go on, kiss." Lorcan urged them. They gazed at him like he was speaking a foreign language and he just raised his eyebrows, "It's nothing hard… just kiss. It's only me…"
Lysander and Hugo turned to each other. Would kissing be crossing the line…? Should they let Lorcan pressure them into kissing in the first place? They didn't know.
What they did know, was that for some reason, they found themselves leaning into each other. Their eyes were connected and they found themselves lost in each other. The desire to kiss each other was overriding and the only thoughts running through their heads was the desire for their lips to meet for the first time.
And before they knew it, they had slowly crept forward and allowed their lips to collide. Everything around them, Lorcan, the other students, all of Hogwarts floated away and it was just them left in their own paradise.
As soon as their lips touched, stars exploded inside their heads and sparks rushed through their skin. Hugo whimpered, pressing even closer. This kiss felt… unbelievably right. It was so soft yet so passionate. Hugo could feel his heart filling with emotion, emotion which just wanted to burst through so the world knew about it. They moved slowly in unison, their lips coming to a sort of understanding, working together to create perfection.
For two usually rational and clever minds, they literally weren't thinking at all right now. They didn't think that they were only supposed to be pretending to be together, that it was Lorcan Hugo was supposed to like. They were lost in the moment, lost in the kiss.
The blonde's hand came up to hold the side of Hugo's head, keeping the younger boy in place. His fingers through that red head as he poured everything he had into the kiss. Hugo, although scared, lifted an arm to drape around Lysander's neck.
Just as Lysander started to nip on Hugo's lower lip, there was a soft coughing from next them. They snapped out of it and descended from their own little world. Their eyes opened and became large, gaping at each other. They couldn't believe they just kissed their best friend… Lysander… Hugo… and not just that, it had felt so right. It felt like something they could just sit there, doing forever without ever getting tired of it… it felt like something special.
But Hugo just brushed it off like the other things. Like the hand holding and the kiss on the forehead. That was his first kiss… of course it felt nice. It was always going to feel nice whoever it was with. And that just so happened to be Lysander… and Lysander was only playing his part anyway. He was just trying to help them.
Casting their eyes away from each other, Hugo and Lysander, ending up looking back at the other twin's handsome face. Lorcan had obviously been glaring at them, though he tried to shake it off. His eyes kept glancing to Hugo, looking the boy up and down.
It's working. Lysander thought solemnly. Lorcan is already starting to want Hugo more. Lorcan was always the same… what wasn't his, he wanted. Even someone who supposedly belonged to his twin brother, he wanted. And Lysander knew that whatever Lorcan wanted, Lorcan got.
~X~
It had been awkward between Lysander and Hugo since the kiss. They went through the day, sitting next to each other in their lessons and falling into their usual routine of going to the library and dinner, then meeting after. They walked up to their common room in silence, tension thick in the air.
They ended up going straight up to their dormitory. Hugo jumped onto the bed and curled up immediately. He closed his eyes and ignored Lysander who was getting changed.
He thought of that kiss… his first kiss. It had been breath-taking… and he wanted to experience it again. He wanted the feeling of Lysander's lips against his, moving and loving. He suddenly became very aware of Lysander's presence in the year.
No! Hugo shook his head in a panic. It wasn't Lysander he wanted to kiss, it was Lorcan's! Lorcan was the one he loved and had always wanted to be with. Lorcan was his crush and he liked him because… well, because… he just did!
"Hugo… are you okay?" Lysander approached his friend's bed, his shirt hanging open as he had stopped in the middle of changing to see if Hugo was okay.
Hugo peeped an eyes open, hastily squeezing them shut again when he saw Lysander standing there, his chest exposed, "Y-yeah… I'm fine… I'm just tired. I'm going to go to sleep."
"Oh okay… get changed though, don't sleep in your uniform." Lysander said softly, bending down and stroking Hugo's hair out of his face.
Hugo gasped quietly at the contact, biting his lower lip to stifle any more noise, "G-good night."
Lysander sighed and leant forward, planting a warm kiss on Hugo's forehead, "Good night, sleep well."
Hugo's eyes snapped open and he stared at Lysander as he walked away. What was Lysander doing…? He just kissed Hugo… and it wasn't even in front of anyone… it wasn't to make Lorcan jealous, because Lorcan wasn't here…
Yet Hugo couldn't bring himself to hate it. He even found himself pressing his fingertips to his forehead where Lysander had kissed him. Then after, he brushed his fingers over his lips.
He wasn't going to sleep well tonight.
~X~
A/N: So I bet it's a bit of a surprise to see me updating this story... I've been finding it hard to write my other story, What Am I Feeling, just a dry spell but writing another chapter for another story helped!
I'm also changing this story's rating to T because I've decided, after fanfiction coming down hard and everything on explicit stories, so I just thought I might as well open up the story to more readers :)
I don't know when the next chapter will be coming... hopefully soon, but we'll see... For now, goodbye! If you want more from me, go to What Am I Feeling for regular updates.
