If I'm feeling up to it, I might update a couple times during this summer break. It depends if I get the motivation to. Hopefully I do. Thank you to those who have reviewed and have stuck around to continue reading this. I will no longer be writing disclaimers or warnings, for you should be well aware by now. For anyone who actually reads these, write a review and anywhere in the review write: I like chicken noodle soup. I will then PM you and ask for a writing prompt of your choice. It may take time, but you will get a one shot dedicated to you. This will go on until July 31st.
-No One's POV-
The two young men were walking alone in an awkward silence up a path that lead to a small hill. Every so often they would pass by a villager. While Guan Suo would greet them with a smile and a wave, Xiahou Ba would avoid eye contact, as if he were embarrassed or ashamed, maybe both.
Not knowing what else to do, the Shu warrior began to whistle a happy tune in an attempt to lighten the mood. He had no idea as to why the air was filled with distress; he didn't even know that he was the one that caused the tension between them. Xiahou Ba realized this and visibly eased up, his shoulders relaxing a bit and he was no longer walking stiffly. But he then remembered why he was walking with Guan Suo in the first place and almost instantly became nervous again. It puzzled the other to an extent that made it seem insignificant.
Eventually, they made it to the more "private" place and the shorter male sat down on top of the grass, sighing in preparation to fully answer Guan Suo's question. Xiahou Ba patted the ground next to him, inviting the brunette to sit down with him. He complied and plopped down with an 'oof' and gave a sideways glance to the blonde.
"So..." Xiahou Ba started. "You want to know about the 'white stuff'?"
"Yeah... Should I not have asked you about it?" Guan Suo questioned unsure about anything.
"Um, not that I mind, it's just that most people-like me-get 'the talk' when you are about 15 years old, maybe even younger."
"I don't know what 'the talk' is." Guan Suo had said, quoting his friend.
"Well, to put it as simple as possible, uh, it's basically bodily fluid?" The brunette only looked confused and tilted his head to the side. It made Xiahou Ba feel all the more uncomfortable, so he brought a hand up to scratch at his cheek. He was aware that when he got nervous, he tended to get itches all over his body. "I, uh, I guess I could say that when you have an e-erection and you..." His words trailed off as he glanced at Guan Suo, which was a mistake on his part. Guan Suo was intently gazing at him with glossy eyes and his pink lips in a curious smile. Xiahou Ba subconsciously licked his lips and in turn so had Guan Suo. It only made the shorter of the two swallow thickly, and an all too familiar feeling pooled in the pit of his stomach. Xiahou Ba had inwardly cursed and automatically pulled his knees to his chest to hide his rapidly hardening genital.
"Is something wrong?" Guan Suo asked, his hand making it's way to Xiahou Ba's knee.
"Just!" The blonde yelped, causing the brunette to freeze and his hand awkwardly made its way back to his side. Xiahou Ba felt a little guilty that he had possibly startled the other. "...I'm a little, y'know, nervous." Guan Suo simply nodded, showing that he understood and was willing to wait for him to continue his explanation. A minute or two had passed and the shorter male inhaled sharply, ready to continue talking. By then, his arousal died down and he was sitting with his legs crisscrossed. "Okay, so it's called semen (I don't really know if people even had a name for it that far back, I'm not even going to try). It's, um, released when you're sexually stimulated for a while and y'know," Xiahou Ba explained while rubbing the back of his neck, "you just..."
"Feel extremely pleasant and relieved?" Guan Suo finished. The blonde stared at him wide-eyed and rubbed his nose.
"Y-yeah, exactly, and that's when you release your semen."
"Amazing..." The brunette had a thoughtful look on his face as he rubbed his chin.
-Xiahou Ba's POV-
'Thank goodness that's over with. I never thought I would be the one to give the talk to another man. At least not yet. What's he thinking about now? How did he not know what it was? How much longer do we have to sit in this silence? This kind of life doesn't suit me... I'm better off on the battlefield where I don't have to think. Everything there is just instinct. Wait, I'm not thinking straight. Why did he want to know about something he should lean from his father? Even if he didn't know, why ask me? Ugh, this is so frustrating and confusing.' I groaned and instantly went to cover my mouth with my hand. 'Whoops!' Guan Suo looked at me with his mouth slightly ajar and his cheeks dusted with pink. I swallowed, and fisted the grass.
-Guan Suo's POV-
'So, putting it together... That means that being aroused and then sexually stimulated for a while equals the white goo. Which is actually called semen. Then, does that mean I find Xiahou Ba to be sexually stimulating? I mean...that was the first time I've ever had such a dream, and it was of a man. I thought I was supposed to like girls? Does this mean I like him? I don't think I can ever look at Xiahou Ba the same anymore... What do I do now? Do I tell him about my dream? No, that would be insanity. "Hey, so I asked you this question because this morning I found semen in my underwear after having a dream about you." Hah! That would be crazy, and he would probably cut my head-'
"-mm" I was definitely sure that Xiahou Ba had just groaned, but that last part was distinctively alike to his moans in my dream. I couldn't help the surprise and embarrassment wash over me, as I looked to him. I was sure that my face was red, so I looked away from him and coughed.
"Um... I guess we're done here?" I squeaked out.
"Yeah, totally." He shot up from the ground seeming desperate to get away from the area. "Well, see you later." He glanced at me and ran down the path that we came up.
"What got into him?" I whispered to myself, but quickly shrugged it off.
-Xiahou Ba's POV-
I heaved in air when I was far from the hill. My cheeks were flushed red and I was sure it wasn't only from running. I peered down at the tent I was pitching and grunted. "I'm going home..." I ruffled my hair and headed towards the stables. Guan Suo did all kinds of things to me, and it worried me. I climbed my horse and began my ride home. 'I can't avoid him forever though.'
Annnnnd done. Yeah, so I hope you like this short chapter, and expect more. It's possible -shrugs- Reviews or appreciated. I like constructive criticism, so don't feel discouraged to help in my writing.