C'est La Vie—Chapter Seven

by taitofan

Rated T for sexual situations

Author's Note: Chapters Five, Six, Eight, and Nine are being skipped because of nsfw content. You can find them on my AO3 account or on my tumblr under my "taito writes" tag.

Disclaimer: I don't own Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja or its characters.

Prompt: Julian jealous and insecure (be it of Howard or someone else) and Randy having to reassure him. (tumblr)

If you have any CC, please share and I'll listen. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 08-28-15

Julian was being very quiet, and if Randy's hadn't already known that his boyfriend was upset, that would have set off warning bells. As it was, Randy could only keep trying to goad Julian into speaking to him. It wasn't going very well–they were half an hour into their date, and Julian had said less than a dozen words.

"…You do know I'm sorry, right?" And he was–of course he was. He hated seeing Julian upset, especially when it was his fault. But the whole situation still rather perplexed him. He'd been late for their dates before, and he'd warned Julian ahead of time that he and Howard would be playing the new Grave Puncher game that morning. Hell, he'd even invited Julian to come over and play too, but he'd declined.

Not too surprising, he supposed, when Julian and Howard just barely got along.

"I know." Randy couldn't stop himself from sighing at the clipped tone, but he immediately regretted it when Julian's eyes narrowed. "Is there a problem, Randall?"

"No! I just…" A helpless feeling washed over him as he realized that he'd been late for their dates a lot lately. No wonder Julian was mad. "I don't know what to say to make you feel better. I shoobed up, I know. I'm sorry."

"Of course you're sorry. You're always sorry when you forget about me for Howard. I'm just not sure why I still feel so hurt by it, with as often as it happens. It's obvious which of us you'd rather spend your time with…" Julian's tone was bitter and hurt, and Randy actually paused to consider his words before he continued. He had too, because otherwise all he'd be able to say would be "Are you serious?" Just how badly had he hurt Julian's feelings to have him thinking like that?

"Hey, you know you don't have to be jealous of Howard, right?" Julian's incredulous expression gave him his answer. "Howard is my best friend, but you know what you are? My other best friend and my boyfriend. You two are the most important people in my life, but I'm only in love with one of you. And it sure as cheese isn't Howard."

"I should hope not," Julian replied, a hint of a smile finally gracing his face. Randy grinned widely at the response. "I would still appreciate it if you could call me if you run late."

Randy readily agreed, and they finally fell into easy conversation. And when Howard texted him, asking when his date would be over so they could go back to playing, Randy simply shut his phone off and gave all of his attention to Julian.

Howard could deal. He had other priorities at the moment, and for once he was pretty sure he had them in order.