Without a Sound
Disclaimer: I don't own, I just don't… How many times to I have to say this?
Chapter 30 (can I get a WOOT WOOT!)
Leon's POV
"WHAT?" I asked angrily. I couldn't believe this waitress had just said that.
I heard a loud bang on the table and I turned to see Sora give the waitress the deadliest stare I had ever seen him make. I watched him storm off to the restroom and I frowned.
I looked around to see that others in the restaurant had paused in their eating to watch the scene. I frowned deeper and sighed.
"I didn't mean to offend him! I'm so sorry! I thought he couldn't hear anyway!" the waitress babbled nervously.
I grumbled. "Ma'am, I think you just need to shut the fuck up and listen to me. Sora is deaf, BUT HE CAN READ LIPS. He's not stupid and he's not a child. I can't believe you said that in front of him! And he's not my fucking brother okay, that was my boyfriend you just pissed off. I'm not happy at all… I think we would all appreciate it if you'd just stay the fuck away from our table. I'd like another waiter, preferably one with a brain." I said in a low voice.
The waitress just nodded and moved to the back of the restaurant. When she was out of sight I rubbed my temples and sighed. I couldn't believe how ignorant some people could be.
I walked towards the restroom. I hoped Sora got a chance to cool down. I had never seen him so angry. It was almost shocking to see his normally bright, happy face grow dark with rage.
When I opened the restroom door I was face to face with Sora. His eyes were a little red from tears but his overall demeanor was back to normal.
He was a lot stronger than I first thought him to be. I pulled him into an embrace and I felt his shoulders relax.
I looked at him. "Are you still hungry?" he nodded with a smile.
I returned the smile and we walked back to the table as if nothing had happened.
-Without a Sound-
I always enjoyed the drive to Radiant Gardens because the streets were smooth. I switched lanes and smiled when I felt Sora's arms tighten around me.
The rest of the ride lasted about fifteen minutes and once I found a parking place around the arena, I turned off my bike. I waited for Sora to get off the bike before I got off.
I took off my helmet and kept it at my side. Usually I can keep my helmets with the bike but in crowded places like these I tend to take them with me.
I watched Sora take off his helmet and when he was done I asked him to hold onto it. He nodded and we walked towards the arena.
The sun had set and the lights around the arena were lit to show the way towards the entrance. Sora walked with a bounce in his step but slowly came to a stop when he saw the long line of people.
He frowned and I couldn't help but chuckle. I knew exactly what he was thinking just by the look on his face.
Awww… I have to wait in a line? I want to see the basketball game now!
I gave him a small push to get him walking and said, "It's only 6:15, and they probably wont open the door until 6:30."
Sora nodded as we got to the end of the line. I looked at the people lined up in front of us. Some of them were dressed in purple and yellow, others in maroon and gold.
I guess those were the team colors.
I felt a small tug on my jacket and I looked to see Sora trying to snuggle closer to me. He shivering a little and clinging to my arm.
It had gotten a lot colder outside now that the sun was set and the poor kid was probably freezing.
I took his helmet from him and placed both of ours on the ground before taking off my leather jacket and handing it to him. Sora blushed and took the jacket with a guilty look. He put on the jacket and picked up his helmet from the ground.
'Thank you.' He signed.
'You're welcome.' I signed in reply and picked up my own helmet from the ground.
Sora moved closer to me and tried to give me a hug. I asked him what he was doing.
He removed his hands from around me so that he could sign. 'How are you going to be warm if you don't have a jacket?'
I put my hand on his head and instead of ruffling his hair, I gently ran my hand through it.
"Thank you Sora, but I'll be fine. Look the doors are opening anyway." I said and pointed to the doors being spread open.
The line gradually got shorter and shorter as people started filing into the arena.
I gave the arena employee our tickets and we moved into the stadium. Once we found our seats, I looked at Sora.
His eyes were wide with amazement and I watched him take it all in. He looked to me and smiled.
'This is so cool! Do all stadiums look like this one?' he signed.
'This arena is moderately sized. There are bigger ones in other places.' I replied with my hands.
'That's amazing!' Sora signed and he watched other basketball fans find their seats and sit.
Sora and I signed back and fourth for another twenty minutes before a voice blasted through the stadium.
"Welcome to the Radiant Gardens Arena! Tonight will be an epic battle between two of the strongest teams in the league: THE TIGERS and THE WOLVES!"
People stood to cheer and Sora just looked around.
I nudged him with my elbow and translated what the booming voice had said. Sora smiled and nodded and I waited for the next thing to sign.
I took Sora's hand and pulled him into a standing position so he could see the teams move about the court. Sora's eyes widened.
'They're so tall!' he signed and I nodded.
"Now it's time to begin the game! The ball goes up…"
Sora watched as the two basketball players stretched to hit the ball to a team member.
A player in purple grabbed the ball and zoomed down the court. The opponent in maroon caught up to him and blocked him from the goal. There was a pass and another player in purple grabbed the ball.
He jumped up and slammed the ball into the hoop. Hundreds of people stood to cheer at their team's first two points.
Sora jumped up and pointed as if he were saying, Did you see that! Did you see? That was awesome!
I nodded and watched as the maroon team zipped down to the other side of the court.
Surprisingly, the player passed the ball to a team member on the left who shot a few feet back from the three-point line.
There was a swish as the ball went through the hoop. I clapped in appreciation.
That was pretty cool.
Sora pumped his fist in the air and clapped.
"BOOO! BOOO! THE WOLVES ARE GOING DOWN!" A loud, almost squeaky voice yelled from behind us.
Then there was a loud slapping noise and I turned to see that some dude had purple and yellow inflatable sticks that he was slapping together to make noise.
"TIGERS! TIGERS!" he screeched.
I looked to the people around him. They were all wearing maroon. We were on the wolves' side of the stadium it seemed.
The people around this obnoxious guy gave him nasty looks as he continued to slap his inflatables.
It was fucking annoying.
I turned back to watch the game. Sora was completely immersed in every movement. I smiled and couldn't help the swell of pride that came up to my chest.
I did a good job, choosing to come here.
The Tigers made it back to their goal and tried to shoot but a guy in maroon almost flew up into the air and spiked the ball down.
As the player was coming back to the floor, a player in purple grabbed the ball. The guy in maroon fell on him as he came down. The guy in purple ended up dropping the ball and another guy in maroon picked it up and started moving to the other side of the court.
The people around us cheered and then we heard the guy behind us.
"FOUL! FOUL! THAT WAS A FOUL! THESE REFS ARE BLIND! SOMEBODY CALL THE FOUL!" The guy yelled and slapped the inflatables on the back of Sora's seat.
Sora was standing so he didn't even notice it, but I didn't like it.
"Dude, don't slap those things on other people's seats! They're already annoying by themselves!" I yelled over the cheers.
"YOU'RE JUST A TIGER HATER! TIGER HATER! TIGER HATER!" The guy yelled and slapped the inflatable sticks again.
I grumbled in agitation but when Sora tugged on my sleeve I turned to look at him.
'Did you see that! One guy threw the ball up and another guy slammed the ball into the hoop! It was so cool did you see it?' he signed.
I frowned. 'No, I missed it because somebody was bothering me.' I signed.
'Who?' he asked.
'The guy behind us is rooting for the team in purple… and he's being really annoying about it.' I said.
Sora looked over to the tiger fan behind us.
'He looks annoying…' Sora signed.
I laughed. 'Glad you noticed.' I signed and we turned to the game.
The score was 25 to 20 with the wolves in the lead.
A player for the Tiger's shot from the half-court line and it bounced off the rim before plopping into the net.
I clapped at the shot and Sora clapped as well. We both appreciated the expertise in both teams.
Then the guy behind us decided to slap his inflatable sticks on the back of Sora's seat.
Narrowly missing his head.
I stood and turned to the guy behind us. "Keep those sticks away from Sora's seat. Do you not understand English? You're going to hurt someone if you wave those around!" I yelled.
"Yeah, you almost hit my girlfriend's head a second ago!" Another dude to the right of the tiger fan said.
"I didn't hit anyone and it's a free country! Sit down and stop being sore losers!" the guy said.
This motherfucker was getting on my last nerve.
I sat down and Sora looked at me. 'Was he bothering you again?' he signed.
'You just watch the game Sora. I'll take care of everything else.' I signed.
Sora sent a glare to the guy behind us before turning around to watch the game.
"Oooo! The wolf fan is glaring at me! What ever will I do?" The guy said and I ignored him.
Then the wolves scored another three pointer, making the score 23 to 28.
"NO!" The tiger fan yelled and slammed one of the sticks down…
on Sora's head.
Sora turned and rubbed his head. He glared at the guy again.
"Is glaring all you can do?" The guy yelled.
Sora flicked the guy off before turning around to watch the game.
The Wolves scored another two points with a layup. Sora stood and clapped his hands.
"OI! Tell your retard friend to sit down!" The Tiger fan yelled in my direction.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" The guy's girlfriend on the right said with a glare.
"I can't see the court when he's standing! The retard is purposely obstructing my view!" the guy yelled.
I was glad that Sora was completely oblivious to what was happening.
"And it's not like he can really cheer anyway! From the look of things, he can't make any noise at all! What a loser…" the guy said.
"Insult Sora one more time, I dare you." I said to the guy.
He slapped his sticks in my face. "Your friend is a LOSER!" he said.
That was the last straw.
I climbed over my seat in a split second and rammed my fist in the guys face…
Twice… I wanted to make sure he wouldn't wake up till the end of the game.
When the guy was passed out. I breathed a sigh of relief and shook my hand a little. It had been a while since I had last punched someone in the face.
I had forgotten about how hard a skull was.
The people around me clapped and cheered. They thanked me for taking the guy out.
I nodded and moved back into my seat. Sora was staring wide eyed at me.
'What happened?' Sora signed frantically.
'That asshole had it coming. Let's just leave it at that.' I signed.
Sora shrugged and continued to watch the game.
When the game had come to an end, the Wolves had defeated the Tigers by seven points.
And not a word was mumbled by the tiger's fan, who just happened to wake up to the Wolves' three-pointer at the last second of the game.
The guy's girlfriend to the right of him grabbed his inflatable sticks from off the floor and slapped them in his face a few times before dropping them to the floor again.
Sora jumped up and down before pulling me into a hug. I hugged him back.
When people started to leave the stadium, Sora and I followed. We were heading towards the parking lot when I crowd of people caught my eye.
I took Sora's hand and pulled him over to the crowd.
"What's the crowd for?" I asked a person to the left of me.
"See that bus over there? That's the bus for the Wolves, after the games, they usually come out this way and talk to the fans before boarding the bus." The guy said.
I nodded. 'You want to see the players up close Sora?' I asked.
Sora nodded and we moved to the front.
People started to cheer as the players came out of the arena. Sora clapped and hands and gasped when he realized all of the players easily towered over everyone in the crowd.
Then he noticed the hearing aid in one of the player's ears.
Sora turned to me. 'Number 27 is just like me! He had a hearing aid, did you see?' Sora signed.
Sora's signing must of caught the player's attention, because he was approaching us with a smile on his face.
Sora looked up at him with a beam. 'You and the rest of the team are fantastic players. I'm really glad I watched you guys for my first game in a stadium.' He signed.
Number 27 chuckled. 'Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the game. I usually don't get to have a conversation in sign language with my fans. This is great.' He signed.
'My name is S-O-R-A.' Sora signed.
'J-A-C-O-B.' he signed in reply.
Sora's face lit up. 'I'm really happy that I could meet you Jacob. Maybe one day I'll see you again.' He signed.
Jacob ruffled Sora's hair and nodded. 'I hope so too, Sora. Have a safe ride home.'
Sora nodded and he turned to me. 'Are you ready to go?'
'Do you want to stay longer? We don't have to leave yet if you want to stay.' I signed.
Sora watched the players get into the bus. 'We can leave.' He signed.
I nodded.
Sora put his helmet on as we walked towards my bike.
-Without a Sound-
When we had finally gotten back to my house. It was almost 11:00. Sora got off the bike and yawned.
"Tired?" I asked aloud.
Sora stopped mid yawn and shook his head.
I chuckled and we moved into the house. Sora handed me my jacket and I hung it, along with the helmets, on the coat rack.
Turned around and was suddenly pulled into a hug by Sora. I returned the hug.
Sora looked at me and mouthed the words 'I love you,' with a small smile.
I was surprised by the heat that rushed to my face. Sora would sign 'I love you,' once or twice, but this was the first time he mouthed it to me.
It was almost as if he was saying it to me in a quiet whisper. One that I would never hear…
But wished that I could.
I kissed Sora and he returned the kiss with a fervor that almost caught me off guard. He wrapped his arms around my neck and opened his mouth for me to enter.
I was a man… and my boyfriend was willingly clinging to me and opening his mouth for me.
I would be a fucking idiot if I let this development pass me up. I put one hand in Sora's hair and the other around Sora's waist.
I deepened the kiss and Sora somehow managed to squeeze closer to me. After about a minute, we parted for air before Sora initiated the kiss again.
This was a once in a lifetime invitation that I decided to make the most of.
This could either be a really good idea… or a really bad one…
I'll take my chances.
I picked Sora up and he wrapped his legs around me.
Good sign, good sign.
Carried him into the bedroom and placed him on the bed. He continued to kiss me.
Good sign…
I climbed over him and slid a hand under his shirt. He jerked away from my hands.
Not a good sign… I moved my hand away and looked at him.
He looked up at me. 'Your hands are cold.' He signed.
Okay… that explains the jerking… we're okay. I started to kiss his neck and Sora gasped. I smirked and put my hand up his shirt again.
This time he shivered a little but I knew the reason why. I lifted the shirt upwards and Sora slowly lifted his arms so that I could remove his shirt.
My libido was literally dancing with excitement. But I tried to calm myself down.
Just because I had his shirt off, didn't guarantee that I was going all the way with him.
I kissed my way to his chest and traced my tongue along the scars on it. Sora arched his back and panted.
I couldn't help but notice that the scars on his skin were more sensitive than the unscarred skin. I would take advantage of this fact.
I began to move my way lower down his body, taking in the view up close. I undid Sora's pants and his heat sprang free from its confines.
I could feel myself grow against my pants but I refrained from doing anything that might scare Sora off.
But I wasn't sure what I should do next. I decided I would take off my shirt and Sora gasped at the sight of my torso.
Another swell of pride washed over me when Sora gazed at me. I connect my lips with his and Sora tentatively placed his hands on my chest.
I grunted when his hand grazed my nipple.
Sora immediately retracted his hands looking alarmed. I pulled away from him and signed. 'If I don't like something, I'll tell you in sign language. Don't worry about the noises I make.'
Sora blushed and nodded. He put his hands back on my chest and I moaned softly when his hands grazed my nipples again. I kissed his lips again before Sora moved to kiss my neck.
I, very slowly, started to remove his pants. Sora paused in his movements and stopped me.
I signed. 'Am I going too far?'
Sora gave me a helpless look. 'I don't know.' He signed.
I decided now should be the time to talk about taking our relationship further.
I moved from my spot on top of him and pulled him into a sitting position. I kissed his lips before starting.
'Sora, I will never push you or force you to do something like this with me. No matter how much I want to. If you feel uncomfortable with me, you need to tell me. Because if you leave me with the option of stopping or continuing, I probably won't stop. Tell me how you feel, are you concerned about anything?' I signed.
'I… I'm confused… when got back from the game, I suddenly had this urge to… I wanted to thank you somehow… you were being gentle and I wasn't really afraid… but then when you started taking my pants off, I got scared. I hate leading you forward and then stopping you… I don't think that's fair of me… I'm so sorry… I want you to hold me… but I'm afraid.' Sora sighed.
'The question now is whether or not you want to stop and wait some more. Or if you want to try even though you're afraid. To tell you the truth, I don't think waiting will help much… being afraid is part of the whole thing.' I signed.
'Are you scared?' he asked.
'Hell yes I'm scared… I don't want to hurt you but I know it will… I'm scared of whether or not you'll tolerate that pain and whether or not you'll hate me for it. Another thing I'm afraid of are your parents… your dad scares the shit out of me… not only is he sharper than a knife, he's really good at getting under my skin… I'm also afraid of corrupting you. I don't want to take away your sweetness or your innocent attitude towards life… or the-' Sora grabbed my hands.
The kid was shaking with laughter. After a couple of minutes he caught his breath and smiled. 'I'm sure my dad would just love to hear you say that.' Sora signed.
I chuckled. 'Now that you're done laughing at my moment of non-masculinity, what do you want to do?'
Sora lifted his hands to answer.
A/N: CLIFFHANGER! HAHAHAH! What will Sora say? Yes? No? The only reason I stop it here is because if Sora says yes, then I have to change the rating from teen to mature… so I would like your input on this… please tell me if you will still read if I change the rating. I promise this story will not turn into word porn… the story will keep it's plot and will not be overrun with smut.