A/N: I know this one took some time, and I had originally planned to cut it off about halfway through this chapter, but then I realized that was just too small of one. So, thanks for waiting, and uber thanks to all of those that added this to their watch list :) You guys make me so happy. Now have a smut chapter with angst.
Sollux had somehow managed to figure out the fancy shower. It took all of his self control to not orgasm at the silky warm water that hit his skin when the pipes finally opened up to him. He took a moment to look at the soaps lining the attached shelves. There were a healthy mix of feminine and masculine scents. He stared at the line up of scents that he assumed were Karkat's. The man had basically every single AXE shower gel ever invented. He selected one at random, not particularly caring about scent at the moment. He popped the top of it, drizzling some onto his hand. A light citrus smell wafted up to his nose with the steam. Sollux struggled to keep his moan quiet. Sure, he was alone in the flat, but it came from years of being packed in a sardine can of an apartment complex.
He padded out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, smelling lightly of oranges and lemons. He made his way to the kitchen and noticed the note written on a white board on the fridge.
Karkles, I left some food in the fridge for your lunch. Don't stay out too late tonight, I have a surprise for you when I get back from the office~ A crudely drawn smiley face was doodled onto the corner below Terezi's messy scrawl. Sollux left it alone, however the promise of food did send his stomach into convulsions. He opened the fancy fridge and relished in how much food was stored inside. A flat cardboard box caught his attention. A fancy pizza logo was printed onto it, and with a bit of further investigation, three pieces of an extra cheese pizza were left inside. He took the whole box, and a bottle of water that was also handily placed in the door of the fridge, and took a seat on a chair by the chrome topped island, not sure what Karkat's rules on eating on the couch were.
He ate the pizza in silence, staring around the flat with slight awe. From everything that Karkat ever said about Terezi, she was an absolute color freak. She usually showed up to court with a mismatched suit, grinning like a fool and tapping her cane around everywhere. But there wasn't a lick of color to be found in the flat. Everything was white or black, or a cold chrome gray. The lights were a pure white version, sending a cold and almost sterile look around the flat. Even the bathroom, in which Sollux had been previously, had been done up in white and black. It sort of gave him the creeps.
He shrugged the paranoia off after he finished the pizza, dropping the box by the small trash can. Somewhere along his course of action, his towel had decided to fall off. Sollux noticed this with a bit of embarrassment, even though he was pretty sure he was alone in the flat. He found his back pack by the door where he had left it, digging through it to find a decent pair jeans. He pulled them out and tugged them on. At least he was mostly decent if a surprise visitor showed up.
It wasn't a few hours later when just that happened. A soft dinging noise spread through the flat, jerking Sollux out of the nap he had fallen in to. Eridan was standing on the other side, glancing this way and that down the hall. Sollux checked the large modern clock; it was eleven forty five.
"What do you want, Ampora? I don't do business during the day light hours." The music he had been listening to when he fell asleep was still blaring in his ear from the iPod that the man standing on the other side of the door had given him a few months back.
"I know, Soll, but I was thinking that you could maybe make an exception?"
"No way, Eridan. Beat it."
"Come on, Soll, don't be like that." Eridan was wringing his hands now. He looked exceptionally pitiful like that. The CEO heard the click and slides of the locks. Karkat hadn't been stupid when he rented the flat; he had checked with the landlord to make sure it was okay to put in extra locks, for fear of thefts. The landlord had looked at him like he was high at the time, but said that it was alright.
"I'm charging three times the usual amount." Sollux looked grim. Eridan nodded quickly, digging for his wallet in his back pocket.
"I'll pay anything."
"God, Eridan, can't you get someone else?" The CEO paused at that statement. He knew it was cheesy to say that he didn't want anyone else, but Sollux was a man whore. He sold his body to gain money. There was no way that he could commit to a single relationship before he turned his life around.
"I don't like the way relationships work. Sex by itself is just as much fun." Lying through his teeth had never been his strong point. He prayed that Sollux wouldn't pick up on it. The man whore sighed before stepping out and clicking the door shut behind him.
"We're doing this in your flat. I don't want Karkat coming home and yelling at me for having sex in his flat without his permission."
"O-oh, yes, that would be bad, wouldn't it?" Sollux didn't look completely happy with the idea of any of what was going on, but he trudged along behind Eridan to his flat, waiting patiently as the CEO unlocked the door. Eridan's flat was the complete opposite of Karkat's. The walls were a deep purple trimmed with black, the lighting was a soft blue that wavered like you were underwater. The windows had a special screen over them that filtered the light exactly like water would. Sollux couldn't help but stand in awe as he took in how much careful planning and the sheer amount of money that had to have been poured into get the desired effect.
"Wow, Eridan. I knew you were rich, but damn." Eridan grinned sheepishly at Sollux's comment. With anyone else, other than his bubbly secretary, he would've just continued to flaunt his money to annoy. He thought that Sollux may have forgotten the point as to why he was there, but in the next moment he was sure that the hired help hadn't. Despite being taken aback at the mass amount of purple in the room, Sollux had been carefully planning out the plan of attack based off of the placement of furniture.
Eridan's back quickly made good acquaintances with the wall behind him just as Sollux's lips had a reunion with the hipster's. Both sets of hands roamed the familiar body in front of them; this wasn't the first time that Sollux and Eridan had tangoed.
"How do you want it?" Sollux broke the kiss to ask the question. He leaned in and growled next to Eridan's ear, expecting an answer within the next few seconds.
"Take me hard."
"You have work after this, don't you?"
"I took the rest of the day off." Sollux shrugged as he heard that. He wasn't normally one to go hard, but it got him paid three times the normal amount. Eridan was quickly spun away from the wall. His torso was bent over the back of his couch, hands having to jolt out to stop the edge of it digging into his abdomen. Sollux's body pressed up against his from behind, his thin arms wrapping around his waist to meddle with his belt. It wasn't nearly as horrid to get off as Karkat's and Sollux had managed to undo it quickly. His next obstacles were the single button and zipper which were standard on slacks. Eridan said he wanted it rough, and rough he would get.
Sollux tugged disdainfully at the slacks, ripping the button from the fabric and mangling the fuck out of the zipper in the process. He pushed the basically ruined pair of pants from Eridan's hips, revealing the smooth expanse of his ass. Sollux hauled him up and spun him around again, ripping the jacket, tie, and shirt from his body in a few swift motions. Eridan made soft noises as he rubbed his hips against Sollux, aching for the sweet friction that would eventually come. Muscle memory took over. Sollux's fingers wrapped themselves around Eridan's shaft, pumping hard and fast, thumb easily gliding over the tip at every peak. Eridan's moans grew louder and higher in pitch.
It wasn't too much longer before Eridan was putty in Sollux's hands. His muscles gave out on him completely. He struggled to stay standing at Sollux's expert touches and kisses, keening at every little inch that the whore's tongue moved along his skin. He came hard and fast, giving Sollux no time to move back. The thick liquid splattered on the thinner man's chest.
"Fuck!" Sollux muttered as he watched. Eridan's body shuddered once before going limp, his breathing ragged. Sollux sighed. At least he would get paid. After a few more minutes of an awkward silence that would've been accepted if it had been real sex in a real bed, Sollux cleared his throat.
"My pay, please, and something to wipe this off with." Eridan gave a heated look at him, barely moving from the upside down perch on the couch that he had fallen into.
"Ah, yeah." He rolled off of the violet fabric easily but didn't stick the landing. Sollux couldn't help but smile at the view he had of Eridan. He would bet three months worth of his pay check that Ampora never let anyone else see him this flustered and uncool. Sollux had to bite his tongue to stifle his laugh as Eridan rushed around the flat, grabbing his robe and a damp washcloth from the bathroom before picking up his pants to dig through them to find his wallet. He handed the washcloth to Sollux who quickly scrubbed at the sticky liquid on his chest.
"Here, three times the normal, correct?" Eridan held out a thick wad of cash. Sollux snatched it and gave politeness to the wind. He counted it right in front of the CEO, nodding when he had the desired amount. Sollux saw himself out of the flat and down the hallway.
"Don't go expecting that every day." Sollux called over his shoulder. Eridan chuckled as he closed the door behind Sollux.
Luckily enough, neither Karkat or Terezi appeared when he had been over at the other flat. He slipped inside and closed the door, locking it behind him quickly. He stowed the money in his backpack and collapsed onto the couch. His glasses met with the end table before he threw his arm over his eyes. He was tired, but sleep wouldn't come. He tossed and turned in the bright white room, unsure of what to do. Finally, Sollux gave a strangled cry and shoved himself from the couch. He stormed over to a closed door and kicked it open. It would've been a good time for karma to bite him in the ass, but she was nice. Nobody was in the bedroom. Sollux didn't pay attention to the bright red walls or the bright red bed set. He barely registered the fact that it was a water bed when he collapsed onto the bed. He somehow managed to get to one side and curl up underneath the sheets and comforter before passing out completely.
"Karkat, why is there a delicious smelling half naked man in our bed?"
"Fuck!"
"I'm assuming you know him then, eh?"
"Terezi, I swear to God, if you get any ideas…."
"Don't worry, I'm not." Sollux stirred lightly, cracking open his odd eyes. He had turned over in his sleep. A woman's face was close to his. He did everything in his power to shove her away. He was not a good morning person.
"You must be Sollux. You locked Karkat out of the flat, by the way. It was rather amusing." A sly smile broke out on the prosecutor's face. "I'm Terezi, as you could've probably guessed." Sollux nodded, sitting up and trying to figure out a way to get off of the water bed. Terezi saw his hesitation.
"Allow me to help." She pushed him off the edge, cackling as he landed on the plush carpet with a soft thud. Karkat stormed in then, glaring up a thunderstorm and cussing up a hurricane.
"What the fuck, Terezi?" His girlfriend sat there smiling as Karkat continued to cuss and bitch at her. Sollux rubbed the boney hip which he fell on.
"Geez, KK, don't care about me. After all, without me you wouldn't be raking in as much money as you do at night." Terezi laughed harshly at Sollux's comment.
"I like him. Can we keep him?"
"No. He's staying with us for a week until I can get something figured out for him."
"He can stay with us. Figured out." Terezi cackled again, rolling off of the bed with skill. She landed on her feet and grabbed her cane. "I'm getting something to eat now. How does Chinese sound?"
"That sounds delicious." Sollux cast a glare at Karkat, just waiting for him to say otherwise. Karkat grumbled something about MSG before hollering his order at Terezi. Sollux stood up and stretched, letting Karkat take in the smooth planes of his torso.
"I like her."
"It doesn't matter if you fucking like her."
"You technically cheated on her, y'know. With a whore. You should feel ashamed of yourself."
"It doesn't count if I'm a pimp and you're the whore."
"Uh-huh." Sollux rolled his eyes and pushed past Karkat. He silently padded into the kitchen, locating Terezi with ease. He leaned up against her gently, whispering his order in her ear as she dialed the number. She cackled as if it was some sort of inside joke which sent Karkat's stomachs into knots. He knew Sollux was just doing it to upset him, and it was working. Karkat stormed into the kitchen, biting his tongue from insults as Terezi placed the orders in over the phone. He yanked open the fridge. Sollux watched from the large window as Karkat messed around inside of it for a few minutes before angrily slamming it shut. Terezi had finished the phone call and was leaning against the counter when Karkat whirled around to face them.
"Who the fuck ate the last of the pizza!" Sollux ducked behind the counter to avoid the empty box that went flying towards his head.
"Geez, KK, if I had known you would've gotten that upset about it, I never would've touched it!" He peeked above it for a second, gauging how much time he had to sprint to the bedroom or the bathroom. Karkat was fuming.
"Five seconds."
"What?"
"You have five seconds to get someplace where I can't easily get to you in this flat." Well, shit. Sollux cussed under his breath. So much for running to Eridan, even though that would just create bigger problems in the future. His bare feet tensed on the cold tile, his entire body starting to compress like a spring. Living in the slums of the city apparently did give him some advantages.
"One. Two. Three." Karkat counted slowly. Sollux stayed in his place, waiting for the next two numbers to pass his boss's lips. As soon as they did, he took off sprinting into the flat, making a sharp turn into the bed room and locking the door behind him; Karkat's angry fists met the wood a few seconds later. Sollux couldn't help but laugh at his pimp.
"Damn it, Sollux! This isn't funny!"
"I just ate some pizza. You're the one getting all worked up about it." Karkat growled at the logic.
"Whatever."
Sollux listened as his friend's footsteps stomped back into the kitchen. He waited a moment to make sure Karkat wasn't going to come rushing back to break the door down. He slowly slipped out of the room, eyeing around the flat to keep tabs on Karkat. He didn't want to irritate his already pissed off boss. Said boss was currently splayed out on the couch, flipping through the channels on the large television with a scowl on his face. Terezi was doodling on a large pad of paper with a red crayon at the island in the kitchen, humming a deranged tune to herself. Sollux himself took a seat in the plush white chair and stared as Karkat continued to flip through the channels. He couldn't help but smirk as he likened them to his mind; unable to stay on one thing for more than a few seconds.
They were like that for a while, waiting for the Chinese delivery to show up. It eventually did, and Terezi made sure to dock the tip and berate that poor delivery boy for showing up late. After slamming the door in the poor kid's face after he just about pissed himself, they sat down to eat, enjoying the small insults tossed between each other as small conversation. Karkat retired not too long after he finished eating; Sollux had forgotten it was a night where he let everyone off to get a decent amount of sleep and clean themselves up. Terezi managed to scavenge some blankets and pillows for Sollux, apologizing for the fact that the couch wasn't the comfiest place to sleep, and she would make sure to have an intern buy an air mattress tomorrow. He smiled at her back as she scampered back into the bed room, shutting the door softly behind her. He laid down on the couch, covering himself with the blanket, and stared at the ceiling for a while before he eventually fell asleep.
