So, here is where my fun begins :) I'm going to start building the friendship between Piper and Wally and... experimenting with Wally. You'll see what I mean with that shortly ;3 Wally needs to learn a few new tricks so this is where it starts.

I'm also going to begin to explain some more of those missing details. That's my main objective over the next few chapters: fill in the blanks. Show what happened during the past three years, especially during the two deaths. I'm going to have him talk to Piper about things he feels his teammates don't understand such as his relationship with Dick, his uncle ( whom for obvious reasons, Piper hates but that'll be for a later chat in later chapters), his grandma, etc. Eventually the subject of the Flash mantle will also be discussed so for those wondering, no, Wally isn't flash yet.

if you guys have any questions you would like to see explained throughout the next chapters, let me know and I'll do my best to explain it. If I can't explain it in the story, I'll reply by PM :3

Thanks for all the continued reviews and I look forward to getting more of your opinions ^^v

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After I'd returned from the mini market, made dinner and eaten until I was content, I flopped lazily on the couch frowning as I noticed the lack of a tv.

"Piper, what do you do for fun in here, you have no tv." I whined prodding his side with my foot.

He slapped my foot away and sighed. "I don't watch tv. For fun, I read."

I groaned and pouted.

God, how boring. I'd die if I depended on books as my only source of entertainment. I looked at the cage on the table where Aster seemed to be hobbling about frantically fiddling with the bars on his cage. I got up and opened the little door holding my hand out to him. He climbed into it and I pulled him out taking him to sit with me on the couch. There was a brief moment where he seemed unsure of what to do so I brought him closer to my face and nuzzled my nose into him. He sat up on his hind legs and curiously wiggled his whiskers against my nose which tickled.

I smiled and gently caressed his head with one of my fingers lowering him from my face a little. I take back saying he was kinda cute, he is totally cute. He squeaked and rubbed his tiny hands (including the broken bandaged one) over his nose as if he were wiping something off.

Piper turned from his machine and looked over at us. "Stop breathing on him, its making his fur wet with Wally germs."

"Shut up Piper. I'm sure he didn't complain about my germs."

"Not in those words, I'll give, but you are wetting his fur." He replied.

I apologized to Aster and sat him on my knee rubbing his soft tummy with my fingers. He wrapped the tiny fingers that weren't bandaged around my finger and lifted his face up to stare at me.

"Sorry buddy, I don't speak Rat-anese and I don't think Piper wants to play interpreter for us."

Piper sighed and dropped his screwdriver joining us on the couch. He held his hand out and Aster climbed into it looking back at me.

"Traitor." I said accusingly.

Piper scoffed, set Aster back on my knee and disappeared behind the door to his room.

"Think I made him mad buddy?"

Aster sneezed and wiggled his nose giving me that stare again. Crap do rats get colds? It was kind of chilly out… I moved Aster to the couch cushion next to me and took my shirt off wrapping it around him, cradling him in my arms. Piper came back from the room holding a blanket and gave me an amused smile.

"Figured it out?" He asked setting the blanket on my lap.

"He sneezed."

Piper chuckled and I felt his hand slide across my thigh.

"Piper, how long has it been since you've had sex? Before me I mean."

His fingers left my thigh and his face scrunched up angrily.

"Does it matter?"

I bit my bottom lip and shook my head no. "Not really but I was curious about how long you can go without it."

He got up off the couch and stormed off in the direction of the bedroom.

"Piper, wait, I'm not implying anything! I'm just honestly curious, I'm sorry!"

He stopped walking and turned back crossing his arms. "I hardly find it a conversation I should be having with a speedster I dragged home and had a one night stand with. Actually, that in itself is your answer."

I lowered my head in embarrassment and turned my attention back to Aster.

"Sorry Piper. I didn't mean to be stupid, it just happens."

He lifted his fingers to his temples rubbing them as he made his way back to my side. I pulled him into a hug and kissed his temple.

"I'm sorry for being such a head ache but would you please not call me a one night stand though? That's kinda mean."

"What's mean about it? We had sex once and that's it." He snapped crossing his arms over his chest.

I sighed and nodded moving away from him. He had a good point. My clinginess aside, I was a one night stand. That's so revolting. I kinda wanted to leave at that point. It's degrading to be so easily tossed aside. Another thing I learned today; being used is not a good feeling.

I sat there quietly gnawing on my bottom lip and made an effort to move away from Piper. I really didn't want to give him any more room to keep saying hurtful crap. I felt his hand slip into mine and turned my eyes up to look at him.

"Forgive me for being so touchy on the subject. It's been a while, maybe a year." He replied running his hand through his hair.

"Why did you have to make me feel so crappy about it though? I like having sex with you; I don't wanna be a one night-never-stands-a-chance." I said pitifully playing with his fingers.

"You're right, I just feel bitter, not to mention considering the fact that I'm having sex with my ex nemesis's nephew." He grumbled.

"I'm not trying to make you feel guilty Piper, I just kind of think it's hot that you're so eager to do it with me" I replied giving him an impish grin.

He smiled and reached over to pet Aster. "It's rather hard not being eager Wally, not just because I haven't had sex in a while."

I blushed and nodded not quite sure what else to say to that.

"Piper, would it be awkward if I asked you a few things? I'm kind of… curious." I asked timidly.

"What kind of things Wally?"

"Sex things… like what it feels like to bottom."

He pulled his hand back from Aster like it burned and gave me a dirty look.

"Sorry! I did it again! Crap just, never mind-I'll shut up now-oh god!"

"Wally just shut your mouth for a moment would you? Do you mean to tell me that in two years you were having sex with said amazing acrobat, you never let him be inside you?" He asked looking like I'd just told him there was a unicorn tap dancing in his living room.

"Yes?"

He exhaled loudly and turned his eyes to mine. "Why?"

"Because… I never really felt the urge to and neither did he. It's just how it happened. We'd start and I'd end up between those long legs of his and…" I shut my eyes and began imagining being between Dick's long, toned legs and moaned biting my lip hard to contain the lewd noises threatening to rip out of my throat.

"That's why." He said with another exhale.

I shrugged and shook my head clean of thoughts about being between anyone's legs.

"I guess. Being with Dick was kind of natural to me, I didn't think about letting him do that, we never even really talked about it. We did kind of talk about the fact that apparently he likes kink but…. That kind of came up before…" I cringed and sighed running my hand through my hair.

Aster gave me a displeased look for having woken him up from the comfortable spot he'd found on my lap. I re-tucked my shirt around him and silently apologized before turning my attention back to Piper.

"Wally, why do you think he left? You didn't really cover it too well back at the post. I don't want to push you but I really think you need to talk about it. Actually, if you're staying here, I have to know what kind of condition you left in because I don't want any more supers knocking down my door after you." Piper said wearily, as if he just now realized he had Kid Flash for a roommate.

"Well, I didn't leave in the best of terms with everyone but… I need time away from them. Like serious time away. I don't want to do this hero gig anymore, I mean honestly Piper? I can't even save myself, how am I going to be of use to anyone else? I'm done being Kid Flash."

"And you don't believe the others are probably out of their minds worrying that the wreck of an idiot they call a team member just up and ran out? " Piper mused crossing his arms indignantly at me.

"I guess… I kinda just feel like they're taking care of me like people would take care of a dying relative in a nursery home, because they have to. I kinda think no one would give a damn if I died or not, might actually just be a weight off their shoulders. I've been nothing but a damned pain in the ass for the last three years." I replied, gnawing on the inside of my cheek bitterly. It felt weird now that I had finally admitted it to someone other than myself.

"And who's fault is that?" Piper snapped.

"Mine. That's why I left." I shot back.

"You are an idiot. If you don't like the way you are, then how the hell do you expect anyone else to. They can only do so much. You said they were rubbing it in your face and that they wouldn't let it go. That's because they're trying to get you to move on, and apparently, it worked because here you are on my damned couch. You pushed them away so much that you ended up doing what they wanted: something, anything that wasn't sulking around."

I snapped my mouth open and shut for a few moments and bowed my head down in embarrassment. Piper was right. Artemis tried getting me to find someone else and I refused and well, here I am not even a day later on some other guy's couch.

"You're right."

"Clearly. I am not going to sit here and listen to yourself pitty when you don't even know what you're really upset over. If your plans include being self destructive, somewhere else sounds like a good place to do it. Not my couch. I am not going to sink lower than I already have. I'm having sex with a speedster, he'd better not be a self-resenting one too."

I nodded in agreement; " Sooo… If I try and stop being so sulky all the time, you'll let me stay?" I asked giving him a crooked smile.

He let out a huge sigh and ran his hand down his face. "Yes Wally, just, please; call off the super hounds and let them know you're alive."

"Right, in the morning, I will." I replied

Once he was satisfied that I actually would call, he stood with a yawn and looked over to his room. "Do you mind sharing or…?

"No, I don't mind as long as you're ok with being cuddled in your sleep. It's an unbreakable habit, sorry dude."

He smiled and took Aster out of my lap setting him in the cage leaving the door open. I stood up and hugged him from behind placing a kiss on his shoulder before walking into his room. A rat scurried across the bed and sat up on one of the pillows sniffing the air. I pulled the sweat pants off and kicked them aside crawling under the blankets resting on the pillow the rat wasn't occupying. He wasn't as cute as Aster but what ever, he was Piper's. This is Piper's bed so I have to deal.

Piper walked in and pulled his shirt off neatly folding it on the dresser and turned off the light before setting the rat on the floor and crawling under the blanket with me. I rolled over to face him and pulled him against me tangling my legs with his. He gasped and I felt his hands wander down my back and over my ass.

"Wally, you're naked?"

"Yeah, duh. I can't sleep in pants and I don't have any boxers." I pointed out nuzzling my face into his neck.

He grumbled in defeat and began running his fingers through my hair which I appreciatively kissed his neck for.

x—x

I woke up feeling something hot and wet between my legs and looked down to see Piper placing open mouthed kisses along the inside of my thighs.

"Good morning to you too" I grumbled out sleepily.

"Morning." He replied against my thigh sucking on it.

"Wally, your question from last night, how curious are you?" He asked moving his lips a little higher along.

"My question from last night?" I asked sleepily, still not quite awake yet.

"About what it feels like to bottom."

I felt a bolt of panic run up my spine. Bottom? As in, be the girl? Oh crap. I licked my lips nervously and thought about it. How curious was I? Enough to try it?

"I'm almost as curious as I am nervous Piper… Does it hurt?" I asked hesitantly.

He moved his head between my legs spreading them and I felt his tongue take a long lick across my ass. I moaned throwing my head back into the pillow and gripped the sheets until I was pretty sure my knuckles hard turned white.

"You tell me."

I spread my legs a little more and anxiously waited for him to continue. He reached into his drawer and pulled out a small bottle that I was very familiar with. My breath caught in my throat and I felt my heart race. I was beyond scared now.

"Piper, I'm scared." I admitted feeling a blush creep across my face.

"I won't hurt you Wally, I promise."

I sighed and tried my best to calm down. I'm sure if anyone knows their way around this stuff, it's him.

His mouth wrapped around my cock sucking it loudly which melted away any uneasiness I'd previously been feeling. I felt him pull me lower on the bed spreading my legs wider as something warm and wet pressed against my hole. I tensed and tried to open my eyes to see what he was doing. Piper took me into his throat swallowing me and I completely forgot what I was going to do until something slid inside me. I tried to continue relaxing since it really wasn't hurting. It just felt weird. Dick had kinda done this a little before but he'd never pushed the finger in this deep. Piper began moving the finger in and out of me twisting it around as though he were looking for something. After a moment, I felt a shot of pleasure crawl up my spine and whimpered.

"Shit!"

Piper pulled his mouth off of me and laughed. "I found it."

"Duh! Now do it again!" I demanded arching my hips up into his hand.

He pulled the finger out and added a second one rubbing them both repeatedly against the spot. I gasped and spread my legs out wider feeling my breaths coming out in short pants.

"Mmm, feels good" I slurred out somewhat incoherently.

He kissed up my stomach and chest making his way to my lips as he continued to twist and turn his fingers skillfully inside me. I moved my tongue desperately against his begging for something, I just had no idea what. I don't think my body had ever felt so good. His hand got faster and faster and I felt my body vibrate.

"Piper… I'm gunna…"

"I know, do it." He replied sucking on the side of my neck.

I gave my hips a last jerk upwards and felt the coil inside me snap cumming all over my stomach as his fingers wound down to a halt inside me. I cupped his face in my hand and gave him a chaste kiss before trying to catch my breath. He shifted down on the bed and I looked down to see him hungrily licking the white strings off of my stomach sucking along the groove of my hips leaving a small red welt on the left one.

"Piper, do you have a thing for abs?" I asked bluntly lifting myself onto my elbows.

"Not usually…"

"Let me rephrase. Piper, do you have a thing for my abs?"

"Yes."

I laughed and pulled him up rolling on top of him covering his neck and shoulders with kisses. "Cool."

"I don't possibly see how that's 'cool' Wally but as you please."

"I please to have you do me." I growled forcing my lips hard against his.

"I'd be delighted to." He moaned in response.

I rolled him back on top of me and opened my legs so he could fit between them. He gave me a gentle peck on the lips before reaching for the bottle he'd left next to my thighs and coated himself in the oil before lining up with my hole.

"Wally, you sure you want this? It's going to be pretty uncomfortable at first…"

"Will it feel good like your fingers did eventually?"

"Better." He said kissing me again.

"Then yeah, I want it"

I felt him push in slowly and cringed at the intense feeling of being stretched out. I took a few deep breaths and tried to relax as he moved in and out until he was completely buried inside. I kept wincing in discomfort with every thrust in, finally breathing when he was all the way in, giving me a moment to get used to him. It didn't exactly hurt but it was even weirder than his fingers; that's for sure. He buried his face in my neck inhaling deeply.

"God Wally, you're so tight."

"Mmm… Piper, move." I whined thrusting up against him.

The only thing weirder than having him pushing inside me was having him do nothing inside me. He placed several soft, gentle kisses across my face and hooked his hand under my leg throwing it over his hip as he began rocking in and out of me again.

How this guy was ever a villain is beyond me. He's so gentle it's almost annoying to think of him doing anything wrong. I ran my fingers through his hair and returned the kisses slowly getting used to the feeling of being full. It was kind of hot, despite the little jabs of pain that tickled up my spine when he'd thrust too hard. Every now and then, he'd hit my spot with one of those thrusts sending little waves of pleasures that went straight to my cock. I was temped to flip him and screw him senseless but I wanted to go through with this all the way.

He shifted between my legs so that he was on his knees and began thrusting a little bit harder. I felt him brush against my spot and cried out incoherently feeling the most intense feeling of pleasure I'd ever imagined rip through every cell in my body. I lifted my hips up into him making the pressure of his cock hitting my spot even harder.

With each one of my thrusts up to meet his down, he hit my spot repeatedly and it was driving me insane with pleasure. I fumbled clumsily trying to reach around to hold onto his back for support. My arms were practically made of jelly along with the rest of my now vibrating body. This felt amazing, Dick had been holding out on me. I dug my nails into Piper's back and moaned in his ear wrapping my legs around him digging my heels into his lower back.

One of his hands spread out across my chest and teased my nipples. The feeling of his fingers and his quick thrusts were indescribably turning me on to new levels. The bed had already started to shake under the pure force of his thrusts which until now I hadn't realized were so hard. With a particularly hard push into me, his hair fell forward like a curtain surrounding me. A few strands of the silky hair were matted down to his sweaty neck and face making him pretty damned irresistible. I wrapped my hand in the long mane and twisted it slightly bringing his bottom lip into my mouth to suckle on it.

"Wally, if you keep vibrating like this I'm going to cum." He warned panting against my cheek.

"Then cum." I shot back.

"Should I pull out?" He asked with a grunt as my walls tightened around him with my own impending orgasm.

"No, don't. I want it inside me." I replied breathlessly tightening my legs around him.

"You're so lewd!" He complained thrusting me into the headboard.

"Shut up and fuck me Piper."

He pounded into me a few more times and I felt something hot and wet spill against my spot. I cried his name out and exploded for the second time this morning all over the both of us. He collapsed on my chest and I wrapped my arms around him pushing the sweaty hair away from his face.

"Can we do that again?" I asked eagerly.

He groaned and hid his face in my shoulder. "Later. Sleepy."

"Hey, you woke me up" I responded in my defense.

"Yes, because you were grinding your ass into my cock Wally."

"Oh. Uhm. Sorry?"

"Don't be, it was nice but next time, after ten?" He asked between yawns.

"Sure, I'll give my subconscious the message."

He laughed and pulled out of me (which felt really, really freaky) and took his spot next to me on the bed. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled his back to my chest biting along the back of his neck. He laced his fingers in mine and I found myself asleep again not too long after. He was oddly comforting to cuddle with after sex.

x—x

When I woke up again, it was well past two and Piper wasn't tangled around me, much to my displeasure. I rolled out of bed and dragged my feet to the kitchen, slightly frowning at the weird feeling in my lower back. I had fast healing so it didn't exactly hurt but I felt like I'd been sitting down too long and suddenly got up. I pulled the fridge door open squinting my eyes to read a yellow sticky note on a bottle of water.

At the shelter, be home around three. Please don't touch anything.

-Piper.

Well, at least he left a note. I took the bottle of water and chugged it down wiping my mouth on the back of my hand before tossing it back in the fridge. I sat on the couch and looked over at Aster's cage. He wasn't in it. I looked around and frowned. He could be anywhere, he probably ran away. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair. I figured he had, I wouldn't wanna stick around me either. I should have known better than to start getting attached and naming him. It was easier to let him go if he was just a rat… but I made him Aster so no getting out of it attachment free. I'm weird that way.

I picked up Piper's phone and sighed dialing Kon's cell phone. It took maybe half a ring before he picked up.

"Kon?"

I heard a huge sigh and buried my face in my hand realizing that maybe I was being a little dramatic when I thought they wouldn't care if I was gone or not.

"You ass. Where the hell are you?" He growled out.

"Key Stone." I replied shortly.

"Your uncle's old city? Why?" He asked.

"Dunno, took a bus and this is where I ended up."

"You can run. Why did you take a bus?" He asked, half laughing at me.

"Iunno. I was too tired to run I guess."

"So when are you coming back?"

"I'm not." I replied flatly.

"What do you mean, you're not. Like hell you aren't we need you." He growled.

I could imagine Kon about to crush the cell phone between his fingers. I knew they would all be furious at me but I still wasn't in any condition to be on the team. I was being more of a bother than anything else. Despite getting along with Tim (really well in fact, he's a cool kid) I still couldn't fight by him and not see Dick. It threw me off and distracted me to the point where half the time they were saving me instead of working with me. Until that changed, I was useless to them and I needed some time to get over myself, as Piper pointed out. It was like I was going against everything they said, just to be stubborn. I was acting like a bratty five year old hosting his own pity party and I had to change that, no one else could change it for me.

"I'm not coming back Kon. Not now or not even sure if ever. I can't work with Tim, no matter how hard I try. I like him, you know I do but until I can get back in costume and not feel like Dick's ghost is taunting me, I'm out."

"Wally, at least stay with us, you don't even have anywhere to go."

"I have somewhere to go and I'm here. It wasn't planned but it worked out and if I need it, my grandma left me more money than I know what to do with. The oil shares my grandfather had are enough to keep me in a mansion with all the fancy crap I want for the rest of my life. I'm not worried about it dude, honestly."

"Whatever Wally. This is stupid man… But you do whatever you want. Screw this man just…"

"Kon, I'm sorry but I need to get myself in order! I'll come visit or something but I need to figure crap out first. Sorry…" I said, sighing into the phone.

"Just… Don't forget us. You're still my best friend, alright?"

"You know it dude. I won't forget and I'll come by to see you guys when I feel not so shitty."

He 'Mmm'd' into the phone and we both hung up. I groaned and slid down in the couch cushions taking a deep breath to relax a little.

The door clicked open and I turned my eyes up and smiled as Piper came in, clearly sporting an angry pout.

"Piper?"

He glanced over at me and nodded tossing his messenger bag across one of the chairs.

"What's up dude?"

"Busy day, you know, kinda hard not having a receptionist and all." He replied in a pissy voice pulling his hair loose from the pony tail he seemed to keep it in most of the time.

"And why are you naked on my couch?" He asked stopping to stare at me.

"Because I just woke up." I replied resting my head on the cushions.

"I fail to see how that explains your nudity. Waking up doesn't prevent you from dressing."

I shrugged and stood giving Aster's cage a last sad glance before walking into the bedroom to fetch the pants I'd been given last night. When I returned, Piper was on the couch cuddling five rats that were scattered around him.

"Hey Piper, I've been thinking…"

"Oh? That is surprising. Should I be alarmed?" He asked snickering.

"Hilarious, now listen, since it is kinda my fault that the receptionist got canned and I'm hanging around anyway, why don't I go help you out? You really shouldn't be frowning so much; it takes the cute off your face."

His cheeks turned red and he ran a nervous hand through his hair. "Stop saying weird things, I'm not 'cute' Wally."

"Mmm. I don't recall asking you but thanks for your input. Now, what do you think, can I help out or not?" I asked picking one of the rats up to sit in its place.

"Yes Wally, you can come along as long as you don't scare off the people. Animals seem to like you enough." He replied petting the rat in my lap

I pouted looking at the rat and back at Piper.

"What is it Wally?"

"Aster left." I replied pitifully.

"And this upsets you?" He asked curiously.

"Well, kinda. I liked him and I'm kinda worried about his paw and the sneezing." I knew I sounded really lame but I didn't see the point in lying about it. Not like I have much to lose anyway.

Piper chuckled and cupped my face in his hands pulling it close to his.

"You're such an idiot. Aster didn't leave, he's in the kitchen. You woke up late and he was hungry. If you care so much, take better care of him."

I scrambled off of the couch and dashed for the kitchen smiling when I saw Aster's tiny head poking out of the sink. I held my hand out and he stumbled into it sitting on his hind legs.

"Hey buddy! Glad to see you're still around." I said nuzzling him against my cheek. I guess I kinda always wanted a pet and Aster was as good a pet as any so, why not?

"Wally, tone down the sap I can almost feel the diabetes forming in my blood."

I shot him a dirty glare and set Aster on the floor stalking over to him. I stood over him crossing my arms doing my best to look unamused.

"This coming from a guy that uses baby talk when speaking to them." I said gesturing to the rats around him.

"I'm only joking, I actually find it quite endearing that you care. Probably the only reason I'm still keeping you around."

"Pfft. Puh-lease Piper, you know it's cause you want my body." I replied with a wink.

He rolled his eyes and resumed giving his rats his undivided attention. I took a few of the rats off his lap and lay down on the couch using his thighs as a pillow. I reached my hand up and took a strand of his hair twirling it in my fingers.

"It's so soft."

"Thank you?" He replied a little unsure.

I threaded more of it between my fingers and pulled his face down to mine for a kiss. He traced his hand down my stomach and slowly kissed me back teasing my lips with the tip of his tongue. I sighed in frustration as he slid his fingers under my chin and tilted it up taking small tender bites down my throat making me moan. Piper's teeth felt delicious against my neck, I think if he played his cards right, I'd cum from that alone. He pulled away (which I protested very vocally to) giving me a last kiss on the lips and stood stretching.

"I'm going to shower." He informed heading for his room.

"You hungry?" I asked getting up and following him.

"Yes, quite. There's pizza in the freezer if you feel up to making it." He said taking his shirt off dropping it into the hamper.

"Piper, unless I absolutely have to, I'm not eating frozen anything, I'm going to go buy real food. Can I borrow more of your clothes?"

He sighed and nodded directing me to his closet with his fingers. "Just don't ruin any of it."

"Yes mam'." I replied walking in and pulling out the first pair of jeans and a black shirt I got my hands on. I fumbled through one of the drawers and pulled out a pair of boxers tossing it over my shoulder along with the pants and shirt and walked back into the room slipping them on. The shirt was kind of snug in my opinion but whatever at least it wasn't short. The rest was fine so I left it at that kicking my sneakers on and heading down the stairs to the closest real market.

x—x

I took a cart and looked around frowning. I had no idea how to veggie-eater shop. I walked around aimlessly and sighed noticing that everything I usually ate was on Piper's no-no list. Ugh. I was going to die. No bacon, no ham, no steak (God, no steak was going to kill me) no nothing. I came to a standstill in the middle of the dairy isle and threw my head back audibly groaning.

"Need help?" Came a voice behind me.

I turned to see who it was coming from and shook my head no at the blonde girl offering the help.

"Nah, I just don't know how to shop for vegetarians." I replied.

"Are you trying to become a vegetarian?" She asked stepping closer.

"Uh not really, no. It's not for me. I'm perfectly fine with eating meat."

"Oh… is it for your girlfriend?" She asked sounding somewhat disappointed.

"Nah, for my roommate."

I can call Piper a roommate, right?

"Mmm, I see. I can help you if you want." She offered again, the pep in her voice returning.

"Yeah, sure." I said a little unsure. I wasn't quite sure how to go about telling her to go away.

I walked to the vegetable isle deciding it was safe and began throwing random veggies into the cart.

"So are you new in town?" She asked walking along side me a little too close for comfort.

I moved away and nodded. "Yeah, pretty much." I replied flatly getting half of the soy-based junk they offered and tossing it into the cart.

She continued babbling away as I did the rest of my shopping getting some things I actually liked eating such as waffles, Doritos and about three jars of peanut butter. The cart was already overflowing with food and she had yet to help with anything except maybe kill off any extra oxygen in my airspace. I stopped walking and turned to her realizing she was still talking.

"Look, lady, here's the deal. I'm done shopping and you're really not helping, sorry." I said with a sigh running my hand through my hair. I really didn't have a drop of patience when I was hungry.

"I guess you're right, why don't I help you with something for real this time, like maybe blowing off a little stress in bed?" She purred wrapping her arms around one of mine.

Great. Just what I needed.

I shook her off of my arm and frowned. "How about no. My roommate is doing just fine in bed, thanks."

"What's she got that I don't? She's just a roommate, you can have a little fun with me too." She shot out bitterly.

Dude. Who does this chick think she is? What crack in the sidewalk do people like her ooze out of?

"HE has a dick. Something you're clearly in need of. Good luck with that." I hissed storming to the checkout line.

I really had no patience for these kinds of things.

As I got closer to the checkout line, I saw a familiar patch of strawberry blonde hair standing by the exit and frowned. Why'd Piper come to check up on me?

He walked over and frowned deeper holding my wallet out. Oops. I guess paying without it would kinda be a little difficult. I took the wallet and offered him a sheepish smile.

"Thanks Piper."

He sighed and nodded. "Since you weren't at the mini mart, I figured this was the only logical place you'd go." He said with a frown still etched on his face.

"Yeah, sorry about making you come all the way out here."

He looked away from me and sifted through the food in the cart.

"Wally, why is half the vegetable isle and part of the soy and tofu section squished into your cart?" He asked holding up five bags of tofu.

"I don't know what you eat, this was the only crap that didn't have meat and was actually something you possibly ate."

He snorted and shook his head. "Wally, you know I can't cook. Do you even know how to prepare any of this?" He asked.

"No but I can try. The worst that'll happen is the rats will get a hot meal and I'll end up eating frozen crap for the rest of my life." I answered placing the food on the moving roller.

"I suppose." He answered helping me.

"By the way, Wally?" He asked placing all the bags of Doritos on top of the other food.

"Hmm?"

"Don't bring women, or other men for that matter, into my apartment." He said slamming a can of corn particularly hard.

"I wouldn't… What makes you think I'd do something like that?" I asked placing my hand over his.

"We don't exactly have a relationship and you made it quite clear that you have a large sexual appetite." He said flatly, slamming down another can.

I held his wrists and glared at him. "Stop slamming my food! I'm not a whore Piper. I don't need sex, I just happen to like it and I'm fine and happy with the way you're doing it. Unless you plan on stopping soon?" I asked slowly releasing his wrist.

"You seemed chummy enough with that girl and going out dressed like that you can't tell me you weren't trying to draw attention." He replied bitterly.

"Piper, I can and will tell you; I wasn't trying to draw attention. I just got what ever you had in your closet and tossed it on. It's a shirt and jeans, how much attention can I draw?"

"Wally, the shirt is skin tight. I can see each individual curve of your abs and please don't make me point out that your arms are nearly ripping out of the sleeves. That shirt doesn't even fit me properly. How you hoped to look unappetizing in it is beyond me you dolt." He said somewhat less venomously.

I looked up to the cashier and pushed the cart forward so Piper could stack the things back in the cart. The cashier eyed me with a frown and rattled my total out. I handed him my card and stared right back at him challenging him to say whatever it was he was thinking.

He snorted and swiped my card holding the machine out for me.

"So you're not going to say it?" I asked pushing in the numbers.

"Say what?" He sneered.

"What you're practically shooting at me with your eyes." I replied giving him a cold stare.

"That you're a fag? No need to say it, you're here with the most famous one in town." He said holding my card out for me.

"Sorry, I didn't realize you had such a reputation. Good gaydar skills figuring me out buddy, keep it up. I'm sure you'll find mister right." I replied taking the card and walking out along side Piper.

"You didn't have to make a deal out of it." Piper said once we'd reached his car.

"And you don't need to let pimple-faced brats talk about you like they know you."

"Wally, I don't exactly care. I'm used to it. I'm one of the few, if not the only openly gay man around here." He said with a disappointed sigh.

I cupped his cheek in my hand and felt my heart twist in my chest at the expression on his face. I knew I'd been relatively lucky when I came out. All minor issues aside, I had support and a loving boyfriend. Piper was pretty much alone in this. It made me feel guilty as how lame I was being over my own problems.

I pulled his hand guiding him into my arms and leaned into him kissing him in the middle of the parking lot. He kissed me back briefly and pulled away.

"You know they're going to hate you." He warned opening the car.

"You know I don't care. I'm not ashamed of anything I do. I'm not going to sit here and pretend I am for people I don't even know. That's the issue I have with people. They spend way too much time and way too much money to impress people they hate and not nearly enough time trying to make the people they care about happy. It's like straners and ass holes are priority to them. I am not going to sit here and act like their opinion of me is more important than yours. You took me in without having to, they didn't." I replied opening the back of the car and placing the groceries inside.

He placed a hand on my shoulder and pulled me away from the car pressing me against the side door. I wrapped my arms around him and lowered my lips to his for another kiss. His arms snaked around my neck and he pressed his tongue into my mouth which I happily sucked on. He gave me a last kiss and pulled away slightly flushed

"I don't think making out in public is a very good idea…" He whispered placing his hand on my chest.

"Then we can continue it at home as you resume telling me how hot I look in your shirt."

He snorted and rolled his eyes at me closing the trunk. "Let's go, see if you can fit that ego of yours in the car and make sure you don't hit your enormous head on your way in" He cautioned sliding into the car.

"I'll show you where my giant head will be hitting later." I replied getting in next to him.

"I'll look forward to it." He replied cupping me through my pants with a soft squeeze.

And he thought I had a large sexual appetite? God I was going to have fun with him.