Despite Charlie's inner monologue of disapproval for horoscopes or anything of the sort, the former redhead found himself suddenly at the cash register, paying for the book. Tucking it inside a plastic shopping back, he traveled back to his flat, and back to Alex.
The first thing Charlie did upon his arrival was search through his desk drawers for a highlighter, and, once that mission was complete, highlight all the parts of Aries and Libra relating to him nod his beautiful brunette flatmate.
S2
"Hey, Charlie, can I borrow your computer charger?" asked Alex a couple hours later.
"Sure," Charlie mumbled, working at his own computer on the sofa. His mind suddenly noticed the difference in his and Alex's voices. Alex was louder and his voice was more excited, while, he, Charlie, had a softer, quieter voice. The blue-eyed vlogger sighed…In their opposite ways, Alex and him were -
"Charlie." Alex said, voice sounding almost annoyed.
"Wha?"
"Where. Is. Your. Charger." Alex giggled. "Charlie, thats the 3rd time I asked…you ok?"
Charlie shook his head as if there was something on it. In reality, he was trying to clear all thoughts of Alex and his adorable giggle from his mind.
"Yeah, I'm fine…It's in my room…plugged into the outlet by my desk." Alex disappeared through Charlie's doorway, and appeared, seconds later with Charlie's computer charger and…the zodiac book?
"Horoscopes? Really Charlie?" The pouffy haired boy asked in amusement. Then, contradicting his dislike for all things zodiac, Alex started flipping through it.
"Aries…aries…" Alex mumbled to himself. Before Charlie could stop him, Alex flipped to the "aries" section of the book, including the highlighted lines. "Charrrrrrlieeeeeeee…" the older boy's hazel eyes were full of laughter. "Who do you likkeeeeeeee thats an arieeessss?"
"Wha-What are you talking about? Pshhhh!" Charlie stuttered, trying to dismiss alex's accusations, as if he didn't know what the older man was talking about. However, his face just kept getting redder and redder.
"C'mon Charlie, I'm not stupid. Who is it?"
Charlie just stayed sitting, not answering alex's question…
"Charlie?" Alex's face was starting to turn into more of a concerned look. "It's ok…who is it? You can tell me anything, you know that, right?"
Charlie laid down on the couch, burying his face into a pillow. Slowly sitting down next to him, Alex hesitantly, but lovingly, placed a hand on charlie's shoulder.
"It's ok…I mean, it says in the book that you two are compatible or something. I mean, im sure you two will work out…and im sorry about teasing you about it before."
"I know it's just h- ithis person/i will never like me." Charlie mumbled into the pillow.
"C'mon Charlieburg, lets be honest here: how could ianyone/i not like you? Any girl would be lucky to date you."
"Aleeeeeex," charlie sighed, and removed his face from the pillow. "It's a guy."
"Oh."
"yeah."
"You ido/i realize that zodiacs work for guys too." Alex added with a hint of a smile.
"Not him."
Alex thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah…he's strait."
Alex paused for a moment a second time, then slowly replied, "…What if you could have someone who loves you, and cares about you deeply. A 'second best' or sorts…would you take the offer?"
The blue-eyed boy sat up and sighed, eyes filled with sadness. He turned to Alex. "Maybe…why?" he asked jokingly. "Who are you going to set me up with?"
"Me." Alex replied, and leaned forward to press his lips to Charlie's. The younger boy's eyes widened and then closed, eyelashes brushing against Alex's cheeks, as he started to kiss his flatmate back. A couple seconds, and then Charlie's arms found their way around Alex, pressing the younger vlogger tighter against his hazel-eyed friend.
Instead of continuing the kiss, Alex pulled away, looking at Charlie hopefully. "So, you'll go out with me? You'll let me be second best to…him?"
"You're an Aries Alex…"Charlie mumbled against Alex's lips. "You ARE him."
Alex couldn't believe his ears. "Wait…so i'm not second? I'm FIRST?" He didn't need an answer. Immediately following his question, Alex pressed his lips to Charlie's once again. He paused only to add, "I guess opposites really ido/i attract," before diving into the kiss again.