I was planning to get this out sooner (a.k.a. almost 2 weeks ago) but finished it just now.
But here you go! A new chapter. I'm not really that proud of it. It didn't turn out to be as awesome as I tought it would be, but I hope you like it.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me and I'll answer.
And you'll probably get the new chater after schools have ended. I'm going to a school camp for 10 days next Monday and I don't have a proper computer to use out there so writing on my phone would just be a pain in the ass.
Enjoy!
Chapter 2 – Hide and seek
''Oh my God just look at that little creature!'' Trent almost yelled when Nick stepped in with Max and his papers which he had just picked up from his mailbox. Trent was babbling at the little white animal and it looked quite happy with the situation.
Trent took the box from Nick and carried the bunny to the kitchen. He took a carrot out from a basket he had put on the table just for their pet and started to feed it to the bunny. He looked even more exited than Max, but Nick just sighed and took a closer look to his mail.
Couple bills and the final papers of Max. He opened the letter which had the stuff of Max and noticed couple important things here and there. Nothing too big. The brunette just folded it and put it into his pocket to look more when being alone.
Trent was still talking to the bunny like he was his mother. Nick looked at him and sighed again. The trip had made him a bit tired and he already had a little headache. ''Trent can you not be so loud, please. My head hurts.'' he groaned and sat to the kitchen table next to his friend. Trent just gave him a mad look and then shut his mouth completely.
''You don't have to shut up, just talk like normal people do.'' Nick muttered and shook his head. Max turned his head to look at him and looked at him like he did something wrong. 'Weird.' Nick thought. 'I've never seen a bunny act like that before…'
''Well excuse my for wanting to be nice to this super cute creature because it might be scared to be here!'' Trent barked. Nick raised his eyebrow and sighed. ''Does Max really look like he's scared? I don't think so. The only thing he would be afraid of is you because you're babbling like a little kid.'' He joked, but Trent didn't seem to understand it at the moment.
''Oh come one! He wouldn't be scared of that!'' The chubby boy snorted and pulled away the carrot he was just feeding to Max. The bunny seemes upset, but stayed still and looked at his owners who seemed to start a fight.
''Well I would be!'' Nick yelled and stood up. He'd had enough of his roommate again. He didn't seem to understand that he was saying all the wrong stuff at the moment. He was already stressed because of his busy life and Trent was only making it worse.
''Why do you always snap so easily?'' Nick's roommate cried. He didn't like the way Nick acted. He didn't like it at all. ''This is not funny at all Nick!'' he just yelled and made the other boy glance at him, looking upset.
''Well sorry for not being perfect?'' the shorter brunette screamed and took a carrot from the basket, smashing it to the floor in anger. He got upset easily. He didn't like it, but he couldn't hold it when he felt bad.
''That's exactly why I don't like living with you sometimes! You always get angry when I don't act like you think I should! I know you need to concentrate on your work and it's tiring, but you should stop sublimating it on me!'' Trent was also up now. He was huffing and looking at his friend, squeezing a carrot in his hand.
Nick took another carrot and soon it was on the floor, smashed in pieces after being thrown on the floor in rage. ''It's all your fault! You're just being lazy all the time! I have no time to relax because I have to keep this house clean!'' the shorter brunette yelled. He had started ranting like he usually did to the other boy and he couldn't stop it. He had to get it out.
''This apartment is already clean enough! Just let it go!'' Trent roared and squeezed the carrot tighter. He didn't get angry as easily, but he could throw stuff as well. He just had better self control than his roommate had.
''Why do you always have to complain? I'm just doing important things! I'm trying to make your life better and all you do is tell me to stop! Do you really want your life to be a mess?'' Nick left the kitchen and walked around their living room which was right next to the kitchen. He ran his hands through his brown messy hair and walked around the table in the room. Trent was soon up and after him.
''You need to learn how to live Nicholas!'' he was shouting and made Nick turn around and look at him. He bit his lip for couple seconds before sitting on the couch, still hands in his hair.
''For goddammit! Why can't you understand what is important?'' he then whispered and kicked the table in front of him. Nick didn't look at the other boy anymore, just sat there and tried for not to yell.
''You only live once you idiot!'' That was the final. Trent walked back to the kitchen and slammed the door behind him. Nick was left on the living room alone and all he wanted to do was leave. But he needed to get everything ready for Max because the other boy wouldn't do it. He just needed to calm down first, the bunny could wait for a little while.
Deep breaths. He had been sitting there only for couple minutes when Trent was back. He didn't look angry when Nick lifted his head to look at him. He looked scared. He seemed to panic and it automatically made the little brunette jump up.
''Max has opened his box somehow and I can't find him!'' Trent confessed.
Well this was weird. It wasn't something that Nick had expected. He knew that he didn't buy the dumbest one, but this was still quite much for animal like that.
''Maaaaax!'' Trent was shouting and looking everywhere. He seems to had forgotten their fight and was almost panicking now. ''What if he decided to jump out of a window or sunk to the toilet or something horrible like that?'' the chubby boy was babbling and looking under the carpets.
''Calm down you idiot.'' Nick shouted and moved to check the kitchen again. The box was empty, just like Trent had told him and not a fur was found anywhere.
''Maybe we need to call him some other names!'' Nick's roommate suggested. ''Does he have a longer name?''
''His actual name is Maximillian II , but I don't think it will help.'' the shorter boy replied, but Trent was already trying it out.
And it didn't work. Nick knew it. He wouldn't come out with only shouting his name. This was hunting. This was like a war between them. Well except he wasn't going to kill his pet or even take out a gun, but still the idea was quite close.
After an hour Nick was pretty sure the bunny wasn't in a place they could find him in. Trent didn't want to give up and was still looking for the animal. At the moment he was going through his boxes which were filled with DVD's and magazines.
''He's not coming out Trent.'' the muscular brunette cried to his friend who was cursing in his bedroom. ''He's a wise one. He's somewhere we can't find him, but need to come out when he's really hungry.''
He heard Trent stop his movements. Soon the bigger boy was sitting next to him and sighing. ''Why did it have to escape now! Why not tomorrow! I had just gotten exited because we actually have a pet now and then I can't hold him.'' he complained to Nick who just shook his head. ''I don't know…'' he muttered as an answer and stood up. ''I'm getting some coffee.''
When he entered the kitchen he didn't even bother to look around more than was needed. He just got his coffee which Trent had got ready for him before he came home. It was cold, but the brunette didn't even care about it. He just needed something to do.
''Want to join?'' he shouted to Trent and drank a bit of his cold drink. Again he heard what his roommate was doing, getting up and coming to the kitchen.
''You know I don't like coffee, but I can si-'' he stopped at the door right when he came in. Nick looked at him and raised his eyebrow. ''What's wro-'' he started, but the other boy lifted his hand to quiet him. ''Don't move.'' he whispered.
Nick was confused, but stopped his movements. Trent was moving very slowly toward the table, looking actually quite creepy. He walked to the other side of the table and Nick heard the cage being shut. ''You can turn now.''
He faced his friend and opened his mouth to ask what had he done, but then he looked at the cage. It was shut, but Max was in it. He was sleeping and looking pleased with everything around him.
Nick looked at Trent who was smiling and almost crying. ''You didn't even notice, didn't you.'' he whispered and walked to his friend. Nick was soon up and hugged Trent tightly.
He had no idea where Max had been all this time and when he had come back. He didn't know if they had been hallucinating or if it was true, but it didn't even matter anymore. Their pet was safe and okay and not traumatized by the experience.
Nick was sitting in his car in front of the pet store. He was taking deep breaths and trying to get himself up. The store would be closed soon. He had only 10 minutes time before he'd have to leave. He needed to go and talk with Jeff again. And he could just talk about Max if he couldn't make out anything else. It wasn't that hard, but time was running out.
He had been sitting there for 30 minutes now. He had turned the radio off about 10 minutes ago to stood up, but still hadn't done it. His phone was buzzing in his pocket, probably Trent complaining that he was supposed to cook today and he was hungry, but Nick barely even noticed it.
'Just go there and say hi. You can buy some food. It's a good excuse. Just get you fat ass up and go.' he was saying to himself in his mind.
It took five minutes before he finally managed to get up. He locked the car and walked to the store seeing only couple other customers, most of them already leaving.
He looked around. The high stacks were still there the way he remembered them. Everything looked the same as usual except for the pet side. It had already been closed and the brunette saw Jeff working on the cash and smiling to an old woman who waved her a goodbye.
Nick hid himself behind a stack. He felt extremely nervous and was afraid he wouldn't get a word out from his mouth. He felt like running away and coming back tomorrow.
'Don't do it. You need to see him again. You won't get over it if you don't talk to him again. You will be thinking about him all the time and won't be able to concentrate at all. Your life will become a hell.'
Nick bit his lip and grabbed a package of hay with him. He was soon walking to the cash with it and trying to stay calm. There was a beautiful young woman standing in front of him and he felt very nervous when looking at Jeff who hadn't noticed him yet. The woman seemed to be flirting with the blond and naturally, Nick felt like punching her.
And then it happened. Nick was quite sure he hear it right.
''Sorry beautiful, not your team.'' Jeff reported and gave a quick sad smile which made the brunette feel like falling on the floor and throwing stuff everywhere.
The woman was already walking away when Nick realized what Jeff had actually said. He just stared at the blond in shock and couldn't recover fast enough.
''You heard that?''
Jeff was raising his eyebrow and looking at Nick with an insecure look when the brunette finally realized the blond was talking to him. He opened his mouth to reply, but ended up just nodding.
''It wasn't supposed to come out like that… but well… now you know…''
Did he just blush a bit? Nick was sure about it. And he didn't seen as confident as usually.
Or was he just hoping it to happen? Probably.
''Well I'm gay too.''
It wasn't supposed to come out that fast. Nick had planned to tell him when they'd get to know each other better, but the situation just felt good. Of course he still felt nervous about revealing it, but the fact that the blond was also gay helped a lot.
''This is actually quite funny.'' Jeff laughed a bit and shook his head, smiling at the other boy. He was taking his apron off already as the only other customer left decided not to buy anything and left the building.
''Yeah…'' Nick mumbled and looked at the other who looked absolutely perfect with his hair perfectly in place and teeth shining when opening his beautiful mouth. It made the brunette run his fingers through his hair to hope it would somehow make it look sexy, but it probably didn't.
''So you want to pay for this hay? If you don't have any money I can borrow you, but usually you're supposed to pay for it.'' Jeff hinted and made the other boy jump a little.
''Oh, yeah I should pay for it…'' the brunette babbled and blushed a bit, feeling embarrassment. He took out his wallet and paid for the item.
The blond was smiling at him most of the time. It was hard for Nick to speak properly anymore. He was regretting his choice so much at the moment, but couldn't run away anymore. He had to do something to the situation, but he couldn't just ask him out. That would be creepy and Nick wasn't that kind of person.
''Sooo… would you like to meet again some time? Like for coffee or something?''
How does this man even exist? Had Jeff just asked him out right when he was thinking about asking him. Nick opened his mouth to answer, but nothing came out. He was all locked, but at the moment, just nodding would be weird.
''Well y-yeah... I m-mean I'd l-love to…'' the brunette stuttered and almost dropped the hay package he had just taken to his hands.
''Tomorrow at six o' clock? We can meet here after I finish with my work and then grab a coffee. We can decide better then.'' Jeff was now planning. Nick just stared at him in shock and tried to listen what he was saying. It took quite much effort, but somehow he managed to catch the time and place.
''I'll be here then.'' the shorter boy promised before stuffing his purchase to his bag. The blond smiled to him one last time before Nick turned around. He didn't even bother to look behind when leaving the shop. He stopped when he was sitting on his car and closed his eyes for a moment.
''I have a date tomorrow.'' he whispered to himself and opened his eyes. ''I have a date with Jeff.''