~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parappa woke up in Matt's bed, remembering what happened last night. He gently grabbed Matt's hand and moved it from his crotch onto the bed. He then tapped on Matt's shoulder to wake him up, but for no response, so he slightly shook him, he woke up a couple seconds after.
"Morning, Matt."
"You too."
An awkward silence hit the bedroom and Matt got up to get some cereal. Parappa followed behind him. Matt strolled step by step down the stairs and went to the kitchen. Parappa just sat there at the kitchen table waiting for Matt to make them some cereal, he was thinking about what had happened last night. In fact, he was so caught up with his thoughts that he didn't hear Matt asking.
"What kind of cereal, Parappa?"
"H-huh..?"
"I asked what kind of cereal?."
"Oh, uh... I-I'll just have some F-Frosted Flakes.."
"Alrighty."
Parappa settled his head down into his hands as he waited, he couldn't stop thinking about what he said last night. "Don't move it.". It was like if those words were haunting him, he couldn't get them out of his mind, he also couldn't get Matt out of his mind.
"Hey, Parappa?"
"Y-yeah...?"
"Why do you seem so down this morning?"
"Wh-what d-do you mean?.."
"I mean, like, you're being too quiet, I've heard you sigh about 4 times, you've barely said anything to start a good conversation, and let's not forget about how much you've stuttered."
"It's uh... It's nothing, really.. It's nothing. Nothing at all..."
"I don't believe you."
"That's what I thought.."
"Is it about last night?"
"Y-yes."
"Right.. So tell me, why'd you really come to sleep with me?"
"I... I uh.. Well..-"
"Spit it out already."
"Fine, fine, look. They're two reasons, first one, I couldn't sleep and I.. I'm scared of the dark..."
"Second one is... I.. I kinda wanted to see what It's like to sleep with a boy."
"Look, look, I'm sorry It's just that I've only slept with Sunny and I just don't feel right when I do, so I wanted to see if It'd have a difference.."
"...And did it have a difference?"
"Yeah..."
"Tell me about it."
"It feels right, I don't know why but it just does."
"That means you're gay."
"B-but what will I tell Sunny? Wh-what would my family think? What am I gonna do?!"
"Don't worry, calm down, everything's gonna be alright. I'll guide you through this."
Parappa started to panic a little, but Matt helped him calm down.
"Alright Parappa, where'd you put your bookbag again? It's time for school."
"But we don't have school today, It's the beginning of spring break."
"Oh, right.."
"Well Matt, I'm gonna go hom-"
"Wait!"
"...Yeah?.."
"I uhm... Uh... I wanted to give you this.." Matt handed him a small white note.
"Read it when you get home, and text me after."
"But I don't know you're num-"
"Just do what I said, trust me."
"...Okay.."
"Oh and I think your bookbag is upstairs, I'll see you later."
"Thanks."
He walked upstairs into Matt's bedroom and grabbed his bookbag but he noticed something lying down on Matt's desk, it was a piece of paper with a drawing on it. He walked closer to it and tried to see what it was. It was a drawing of.. him and Matt kissing?
"..." Parappa stared at the drawing while blushing his face off, it was as red as a tomato. He thought to himself: "Is Matt gay too? Or have I just gone crazy?" He took his eyes off of the drawing and walked downstairs to find Matt sitting on the couch humming "Love Together". The taller blonde dog turned around and waved goodbye to his smaller friend. He walked out the door, jumped onto his skateboard, and rode home, thinking about what he'd just seen on that paper. Parappa arrived at his house and walked inside to see PapaRappa and Pinto sitting on the couch watching a movie.
"Hey dad, hey sis, I'm home!"
"Heya sport, you're hear early."
"Wait, what time is it?"
"Why? It's 9 AM."
"Thanks, just wondering."
Pinto waved hi to Parappa as he walked to his bedroom, he waved hi back before he passed the doorway. The rapping dog hummed a little tune he got stuck in his head from earlier, "Love Together.". Parappa walked into his bedroom, sat his bookbag down, and took out the note from his pocket that Matt gave him.
"Hey Parappa, if you're reading this look in your bookbag, but before you do, I just wanted to say that I'm gay too, and I.. Well... I've sorta liked you if you didn't know.. Sorry if you hate me now, I just had to get it off my chest. I mean I was gonna tell you in person, but damn how shy I was. If you ever need help, just know that I'll be here for you. That's why I told you to have my phone number. P.S: Open you're bookbag now."
Parappa's eyes were shot right open after he read this. Was it true? Did Matt really like him? Was he gay too? Was this note just a prank? Well no, all of It's true. He looked down at his bookbag and started to unzip it. When he opened it, he saw something shiny at the bottom, but it was covered by a bonquet of flowers. The flowers were his favorite colors, orange, blue, pink, and yellow. The smell of the flowers sent Parappa into a daze, applebloom, his personal favorite. But there was another note, it was attached onto the bonquet's ribbon. Parappa slowly lifted the flower bonquet out of his bookbag and tore off the note. He sat down on his bed with the flowers next to him and started reading the note.
"Enjoy the flowers! You're favorite. XOXO ~ Matt." The note also showed Matt's phone number, so Parappa got out his phone and started to type it in the contacts. He lifted the phone up under his floppy ear and listened to it ring about 3 times before his friend picked up.
"Hey Parappa, you read the letter?"
"Yeah.. Matt, you really didn't have to."
"Oh but I wanted to! I knew they were your favorite, so why not?"
"Thanks so much Matt. Oh! I forgot about that sparkly thing. Be right back."
"Okie dokie."
Parappa sat his phone down on the bed right beside his flowers for a second and reached his furry arm into his bookbag. He wrapped his short claw around something that felt like a small chain, so he pulled it out. His eyes grew a bit bigger and his mouth gaped open a bit while he stared at it. The thing he'd just lifted up was a golden chained necklace with a small orange beanie on it. The thing was sparkling like an angel's halo, the rapping dog couldn't keep his eyes off of it. He lifted the chained necklace around his neck when he noticed something, he wasn't wearing his hat. Parappa picked up his phone from the bed and started to talk to Matt again.
"Oh god Matt, words can't even explain how much I love this necklace!"
"Aww, well shucks.. I'm glad you love it!"
"Where'd you even get it from?"
"Actually, I made it myself. It took me a good week."
"You spent that much time to make something for me? You really didn't have to!"
"Oh but I just so ever wanted to."
"I can't thank you enough, but have you seen my hat? I can't find it anywhere.."
"Oh, Your hat? You left it."
"Left it where?"
"In my bedroom."
"Now I have to take another trip this morning? Ugh!"
"Actually, since you took a trip, I'll take a trip. How about I bring it over in a minute?"
"Yeah, sure. Thanks Matt."
"No problem. Well, I'm gonna go now-"
"Wait!"
"Yeah?"
"I uhm... I... I like you too."
"Well Matt, I'm uh... I'm gonna go now. Don't forget to bring my hat over. Bye.."
Parappa hung up the call and layed back onto his bed for a couple of seconds. Matt was still sitting on the couch from earlier, he couldn't believe that his friend liked him back. Although, they did seem like soulmates.