Chapter 7: Wait, Wha-?
After explaining things to Bodie and talking amongst themselves, the two faces of Hi Def decided they would go to the beach. The decision had been made because neither one of them could really think of anything to do, and since going to the beach was what Glitch and Bodie had originally planned to do, they decided to just go with that instead. Besides, it wasn't too often that the two went to the beach together so it was like a golden opportunity.
"I still can't believe you agreed to this," Glitch snickered from the passenger seat as he offered Mo arrogant smirk. The older boy had managed to coax his mom into letting him borrow her car and now the two were driving with Glitch taking every opportunity he could to annoy the shit out of Mo. He momentarily glanced at the prodigy out of the corner of his eyes, not wanting to leave his sights off the road for too long.
"Why's that?" he asked sourly before hastily taking his glare off of Glitch.
"Cuz any other time I try t' get you t' go t' the beach with me, ya always tell me no," he stated with a pout and Mo found himself rolling his eyes.
"I told ya I got ma reasons," the elder boy asked in exasperation but Glitch only continued to pout.
"Yeah, but you won't even tell me what the reasons are! I'm grabbin' at thin air here!" he wailed.
"An' you're jus gonna hafta keep grabbin'," Mo stated cockily.
"…Ass," Glitch mumbled as he crossed his arms and started to sink into his chair. Mo turned to him briefly to shot him a pearly white smile which seemed to gleam brightly thanks to the sun's rays.
"You know you love it," he laughed with a wink before turning his attention back to the road.
"Unfortunately," Glitch admitted mindlessly. There was an awkward silence as the two registered what was just said and knew it wasn't just apart of playful banter. The silence carried on the rest of the car ride and only ended after they'd finally walked from a few blocks away where they'd parked the car, to the beach.
"Damn that was tirin'," Mo huffed as he threw his bag onto the sand. Glitch gave him a dry look.
"We only walked two blocks and there's only carryin' a towel and your clothes in the bag. How tired could you possibly be?" he asked sarcastically, arms crossed as he awaited an explanation. It seemed he would just continue to wait though, as Mo was completely ignoring him and had already made his way to the water.
"H-hey! Wait up!" Glitch yelled in embarrassment from being left behind as he jogged to catch up.
When he finally reached Mo, his back was turned and he was standing completely still. Glitch stared at his back in curiosity, his attitude shifting from annoyance to one of concern when Mo still hadn't moved after a minute or two.
"Hey, you ai-"
Just as Glitch had reached a hand out to place on the older boy's shoulder, the prankster had grabbed him by the arm so he lost his balance and fell into the water.
Glitch panicked; he'd been caught completely by surprise and he had no idea how deep he was in the water. He knew he couldn't be but so far in, but since he was short he was scared to try and make his feet feel for sand underneath him.
Just when he was sure Mo's prank had led to his dying in the most pathetic way possible, he felt two strong arms pull him upright and into a leanly muscled chest.
He blushed when he opened his eyes and recognized the chocolate skin before him. He attempted to move away but only got far enough away to see the older boy's amused face because those arms wouldn't let him move away any further. Warm brown eyes locked onto flustered green ones and Glitch could almost hear his pulse quickening as the sound of soft chuckling graced his ears.
"Since you just drowned, maybe I should give you mouth t' mouth," he stated jokingly, but there was this unmistakably huskiness in his voice that hinted a certain amount of seriousness.
Glitch watched as Mo leaned in closer and closer as if he was really going to give him mouth to mouth. Shocked as he was, he couldn't contain the excitement he felt when he closed his eyes to await the older boy's lips. Just as Mo had gotten close enough for Glitch to feel his breath on his lips, he was shocked to once again find himself in the water. This time though, he'd at least landed on his butt and was able to quickly lift himself out.
"What the hell, Mo!" he demanded, his gaze filled with unfiltered anger. The prankster only shook his head and tsked obnoxiously loud.
"Managin' t' get pushed in the water twice? I've gotta admit; you're really not impressin' me right now," he stated in mock disappointment before picking up some water and splashing it in the prodigy's face.
Glitch huffed; clearly he'd misunderstood Mo again. He seriously wished he would stop doing that! The elder boy had made it quite clear that he wasn't interested, so Glitch really needed to stop making things into a bigger deal then they were. Mo's actions were nothing new; he did them to everyone and he'd done them before Glitch had even started liking him.
So, with a new determination to stop misreading Mo's actions, Glitch quickly stood up and splashed a good amount of water back at him. Hi Def's senior gave him a scandalized look before moving as if to push Glitch back into the water. Not wanting to be pushed in for a third time, the younger dancer began to run as Mo chased after him, the two of them laughing the entire time.
They continued their shenanigans until they had finally gotten tired and decided to get something to eat. They walked over to a little food shack nearby and ordered some hot dogs to eat before making their way over to an empty table. The place was unusually empty but the two didn't mind at all. Taking their seatsm Mo watched as Glitch brought the hot dog to his mouth and grinned happily after taking a bite.
"…So how long have you liked havin' hot dogs in your mouth?" Mo asked casually, though his eyes were filled with mischief. Glitch's eyes widened as he caught on to the implication and he blushed wildly as he tried not to choke on the part of the hot dog he'd currently been chewing on.
"The fuck are you implyin'!" Glitch asked needlessly, as his embarrassed face showed he already knew. Mo decided to use this to his advantage though, and couldn't control the huge grin that made its way to his face as he leaned in closer.
"I'm implyin' that you like long, warm, and thick meat in your mouth," he clarified as Glitch's eyes widened even more. The younger boy turned away, no longer able to keep Mo's gaze as he continued to blush furiously.
"How would I know? It's not like I've ever tried it," he stated boldly as he tried to save face. His fists gripped tightly at his shorts as he felt all his cool vanish from his body. He couldn't believe he was having this conversation, especially with Mo of all people.
"You want to?" Mo continued just as casually before, relishing in Glitch's obvious discomfort.
"Wait, W-wha-?" Glitch stuttered incoherently. He was so glad the place was empty except the two of them so no one else could hear this conversation. Finally deciding to let the young'in off the hook, Mo laughed as he sat back in his seat and watched his still-hyperventilating protégé with glee.
"Haha, flustered's a good look on ya Glitch; 's cute," he revealed after finally calming his chuckles.
"You…think I'm cute…?" Glitch asked so slowly it was as if he wasn't even sure of the words that had just been said. Mo raised an eyebrow and started to wonder if he'd broken the kid with too much teasing or something.
"Sure thing, lil man," he stated with slowly and with caution. That was when Glitch decided to do what he'd probably later consider one of the dumbest decisions of his life; he kissed him.
Glitch wasn't sure where he'd gotten that burst of courage from and was probably just as shocked as Mo by his actions. But what'd shocked them both more than anything was that Mo hadn't immediately pulled away and even seemed to be kissing him back.
But just because Mo hadn't immediately pushed him away hadn't mean he hadn't done so at all. He had this disappointed look on his face that made Glitch reminiscent of the earlier rejection.
But really, anything Mo said was justified; what Glitch had just done- it was stupid. Not only stupid, but it completely went against everything that he'd promised. He was supposed to be moving on, not randomly kissing him. And he knew Mo wasn't interested, so there was really no excuse.
Bracing himself for the ending of their friendship, Glitch tried his very best to keep himself together and not break down like last time. He'd made his bed and now he had to lay in it.
"Glitch…" Mo started. When he didn't continue right after, Glitch decided to acknowledge the one thing he couldn't understand the most about this whole predicament.
"You kissed me back…"
"…I know. And that was my bad," the prankster responded with a loud sigh. Glitch looked at him with hurt, confused eyes, clearly not understanding everything.
"Look Glitch, it's not that I don't…like ya. It's that I can't. So I can't really take havin' a relationship witcha seriously," he stated with another sigh. He placed his head inside his hand and began to rub in an attempt to calm an impending headache.
"…'s cuza my age, ain't it?" Glitch scoffed bitterly, turning his angry gaze to the ground. Knowing that Mo liked him back didn't even make him happy like he'd always thought it would due to the simple little thing that he'd always feared would be the biggest obstacle; their age difference.
"Course it's cuz of your age!" Mo snapped angrily "It ain't real easy to ignore."
"Bodie doesn't care about my age!" Glitch challenged hotly and Mo removed his head from his hand to shake his head in irritation.
"I don't give a fuck what Bodie cares about! I dunno what he's thinkin', but if we ever got caught-"
"That's why we make sure we don't get caught…!" Glitch stated weakly. His anger was replaced with pleading as he tried to make it so things could work out between them. Mo sighed and looked at Glitch with tired eyes.
"What exactly is it that you want to happen so bad that you couldn't wait til you're older for?" he asked evenly. Glitch looked embarrassed once more as he found himself looking at the floor again.
"Sex, right?" the older boy continued knowingly. A rosy red color slowly made its way to the young boy's cheeks as he found himself nodding hesitantly.
"You can wait on that," he stated flatly. Glitch looked up quickly, his face clearly displaying his blatant disappointment.
"But Mo-"
"But nothin'. You can wait," he reiterated seriously once more. Soon the serious look was gone and the playful grin was back on his face. He brought a hand up to Glitch's cheek and gave a teasing smirk.
"Ey, cheer up; maybe when you're older and I'm in the mood, I'll fuck you so hard that when you scream my na-"
"MO!" Glitch screeched, his cheeks now redder than ever- especially when one of the employees came over to make sure everything was alright. The prankster laughed evilly from his seat opposite the prodigy and needless to say, Glitch did not finish his hot dog.
XxxX
The knock at the door signaled it was probably Glitch. Bodie grinned and picked up his basketball before walking over to answer the door.
"So how was your day with Mo?" Bodie asked softly, a warm smile on his face. He threw the ball down somewhere beside he feet so he could pull the young prodigy in for a hug. Glitch blushed slightly, still not used to all the signs of affection that the older boy seemed to be showing lately. A few seconds later he pushed away from the hug lightly and coughed awkwardly into his hand, his gaze focusing on anything but the figure in front of him.
"It was…fine," Glitch stuttered slightly, not particularly wanting to talk about it. The hang out had actually happened about a week ago but he and Bodie hadn't hung out again until now.
"Not very descriptive today, are we?" Bodie teased, ruffling the shorter boy's hair lightly. Said boy scowled as he found himself trying to re-style it to its former glory.
"Maybe I would be if you wouldn't do shit like messin' up my hair every five seconds," he mumbled irritably. Bodie grinned cheekily before picking up the ball once more and walking out of his door. He turned around to lock it and continued to walk with Glitch beside him towards the basketball courts.
Though Glitch hadn't told Bodie exactly what had happened on Hi Def's day out, he'd at least informed him that they'd gone to the beach. With that in mind, Bodies suggested that as payback, they go and play some basketball, to which Glitch had begrudgingly agreed. It wasn't that Glitch disliked the sport or didn't know how to play – how could he with Mo loving it so much? – but Bodie, being the super athlete that he was, was just really good at it. He was so good at it, in fact, that Glitch hadn't won a game yet. Sometimes he wished the blond would challenge Mo instead of him; that would be a much better match-up.
"Ready to get schooled?" Bodie asked cockily as he tossed the ball from one hand to the other in an arrogant display of skill. Glitch simply rolled his eyes but still returned a cocky grin of his own.
"Yeah right. Like I'd ever get schooled by you," he responded lightly. They both knew he was bluffing since he lost every time, but this time Bodie grinned and decided to take advantage of it.
"Really now? Then how about we make this a little bit more interesting," the blond asked mischievously and the prodigy felt his fake arrogance begin to drain.
"H-how so?" he stated almost normally, though he couldn't help the way he'd stuttered slightly.
"We make a bet of course. You win, I'll do whatever you want. But if I win, you've finally gotta show me that dance Aubrey stole you away from our date for," he stated innocently, though there was an unmistakable gleam of evil in his eye.
"Our date?" Glitch asked incredulously, putting extra emphasis on the word date. It wasn't like he hadn't been considering their going out lately as dates, but hearing it confirmed was…weird. Especially given the conversation he'd had with Mo.
"Yup, our date. Now, stop trying to change the subject," Bodie stated evenly.
Glitch could almost feel his eye twitching; they both knew he was going to lose, but they also both knew that he had an image to uphold and wouldn't turn it down. Both Bodie and Mo had been pestering him about it lately; just when he'd think that one gave up, the other would mention it. Even so, he really didn't wanna have to do the dance because he found it to be just so…well, Aubrey looked good doing it anyway.
"Is that hesitation I'm sensing?" Bodie proded further and Glitch found himself sighing as he knew things would not work out in his favor.
"Course not! Hope you're ready to lose!" he managed to somehow boast mockingly.
About an hour later the two were on the way back to Bodie's house so Glitch could do the routine. The younger dancer scowled the entire way whereas the older seemed to have an extra pep in his step.
"I hate you SO much right now," the Glitch growled.
"Love you too~!" Bodie responded in a sing-song voice as he unlocked his front door. Glitch went straight to the basement where he knew had the most space in the house whereas Bodie went upstairs to get his laptop so Glitch could find whatever song he needed to play.
When he returned, Glitch seemed to be waiting impatiently, his gaze never focused on one thing for long as he fidgeted somewhat nervously. No words were shared as Glitch silently went over to the laptop and found the song online. He seemed to be more embarrassed than Bodie anticipated, making him seriously wonder what song was about to cut on.
He watched as Glitch stood there and as the music started up he began to do a type of march. Bodie's eyebrows furrowed a bit as he tried to figure out if he knew this song; the beat sounded so familiar. His jaw almost dropped when he heard the first couple words and immediately understood Glitch's humiliation.
My Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like; it's better than yours…
Glitch finished the dance and looked at Bodie to see him giving him an appreciative glance over.
"Niceee. I for one am very glad Aubrey taught you that routine. I don't regret her kidnapping you at all," he stated cheekily causing Glitch to huff.
"Psh, just- just don't mention it to anyone, aight?" he stated anxiously.
"Why not? You looked amazing," Bodie stated encouragingly. Glitch blanched and sat down next to him on the couch.
"Whatever…" he sneered while rolling his eyes. Bodie turned to face him, all signs of teasing gone as his expression turned soft.
"I'm serious. To me, you look amazing no matter what you do," he stated sincerely. Glitch fidgeted, slightly uncomfortable from the pure sincerity of the blond's words.
Despite his outwardly cocky persona, Glitch had some serious inferiority issues that he didn't show often. It was part of the reason why he was always looking up to Mo and felt so happy whenever he was praised. Sure people complimented him on his dancing all the time, but they rarely ever sounded as sincere as Bodie's had just then and it almost always made him at least somewhat uncomfortable and wary.
"Enough o' all this mushy crap, why don't we-"
"Glitch, how do you feel about me?" Bodie cut of softly, using a hand to gently turn the younger boy's face towards him.
"I…" he paused to seriously think aout the question. How did he feel about Bodie?
A few months ago he probably would've just said he thought he was an awesome friend who just happened to be really good looking. But now, after spending all this time with him and practically being courted, he was starting to think that maybe his feelings had changed. Perhaps it was during the time when Mo had first rejected him and he'd been trying even harder than usual to get over him, but he really did feel something for Bodie now. It may not have been on the same level as his feelings for Mo yet, but there was something there, he was sure.
"I definitely like you more than I did when you first told me you liked me," he stated finally. Bodie hummed and nodded his head in acceptance.
"Would you say you liked me enough to make us going out official?" he asked hesitantly, his eyes displaying his hope.
XxxxX
"MacCoy, I need to talk to you!"
MacCoy, who'd been casually laying on his back and looking up at the ceiling, almost rolled off his bed with the unexpected shout. He gave an annoyed look to the person who was interrupting his chill time, who just happened to be Glitch, before rolling his eyes and shifting so he was sitting upright on his bed.
"Aight G, wassup?" the blond stated somewhat irritably, though still willing to listen. Glitch fidgeted a bit before finally snapping out of whatever daze he was in and quickly taking a seat next to MacCoy on his bed. It'd been awhile since he'd talked to him about a serious issue, and MacCoy usually never took it seriously, but Glitch really needed someone to talk to and the blond was his best bet at this point.
"Bodie asked me to go out with him."
MacCoy offered the younger boy a dry look, clearly disinterested.
"Lemme pretend I'm interested for a sec and ask why that's a problem," he stated just as dryly as his expression, causing Glitch to glare at him in annoyance.
"Aight it obvious?" he egged on, somewhat insulted that he may have to actually explain the problem. MacCoy sighed before stretching along his bed to pick up the closest portable gaming console near him so he could concentrate on it instead of the conversation.
"I'm hopin' it ain't as obvious as I'm thinkin'. Please don't tell me you haven't gotten over your lil crush on Mo," the older boy asked in exasperation. Glitch frowned, watching as MacCoy continued his save on whatever game he was playing.
"It's not a 'lil crush.' I'm pretty sure I-"
"Don't even say it," MacCoy stated evenly, raising a hand to cover the younger boy's mouth "A youngin' like you don't know anything bout what you're thinkin'."
Glitch pouted as MacCoy finally removed his hand so he could continue his game.
"Stop treatin' me like a kid!" he whined. The blond didn't even look up, all his focus on the game in front of him.
"You are a kid, so I'm gonna treat you like one," he then sighed before closing his game and placing it to the side to finally give Glitch a serious look "You need to get over him Glitch, and going out with Bodie may be the perfect solution."
"But why?" Glitch whined once more as if he didn't already know the answer to his question.
"Because, to be honest, even if Mo was interested, I doubt he'd touch you with a ten foot pole," the older boy stated with a sigh. Glitch looked at him with a new curiosity shinning in his eyes.
"I kissed him and he kissed me back…" he trailed of doubtfully. MacCoy groaned, wondering how the hell something like that could've happened.
"He kissed you? But didn't he just dump you?" the blond asked bluntly in an attempt to pull the younger boy out of lala land.
"Yeah, but he still kissed me," Glitch snapped back at him. He didn't bother to correct him by saying that 'rejected' was the better term considering they would've had to have been going out for him to have been dumped.
MacCoy gazed at him as if he were the stupidest boy on the planet, which in his eyes was kind of the case at the moment.
"Whether Mo is interested or not, you've already been rejected! I don't understand how you seem to not be carin' about that after all that emo shit you did afterwards," he chided, receiving a sour look in response.
"It's not that I don't care, it's just…even though I got rejected, I still like him. And he basically told me he'd prolly go out wit me, but the problem's my age," the prodigy admitted lamely. The blond simply gazed at him blankly.
"At least Mo hasn't lost ALL his marbles…" he mumbled to himself in distaste before shaking his head to snap out of that line of thinking.
"So how're you takin' it?" he asked in a concerned tone. Glitch simply sighed and fell back to look up at the ceiling like MacCoy had been doing earlier.
"Dunno. I'm extra confused; that's why I'm here, Coy. What should I do?" the prodigy asked with a sigh and MacCoy shrugged his shoulders in response.
"What'd you tell him?" he asked curiously. Glitch opened one of the eyes he'd closed to peek at MacCoy.
"You mean Bodie?"
"Who else would I mean?" he replied flatly, causing Glitch to snort before closing his eyes again.
"I told him I would."
"Yeah, I kinda figured you'd say no since you were askin' about Mo an- Wait. Wha-?" the elder dancer backtracked, an eyebrow raised in confusion "You said okay?"
"Yeah…" Glitch trailed off softly, his breathing starting to even out as if he were falling asleep. MacCoy, having none of that, violently shook the boy back to consciousness.
"Then why're you even askin' me about Mo! You've already made a decision!" he wailed, trying to make sense of the situation. Glitch looked down guiltily, his eyes asphyxiated on the ground.
"Cause I don't know if it was the right one," he admitted softly and MacCoy just scowled at him before shaking his head and sighing. His expression now was only that of pity as he ruffled the young'in's hair.
"You can't keep doin' this G. You've gotta stay faithful t' one and stick to your decision," he explained gently. Glitch bit his bottom lip, gazing at nothing as he thought about MacCoy's words.
"You're right Coy. I…I've still gotta get over Mo. He made it pretty clear that he don't want and even though he talked about the future…he was jokin' when he said it so I can't take 'im serious. Plus, times change and he could end up likin' somebody else and still not want me. I'm wit Bodie now anyway," he stated with finality.
MacCoy gave a content grin, glad that Glitch had finally come to his senses. He didn't really approve of Glitch's selfish reason for picking Bodie, but he figured it would at least get him over his obsessive crush on Mo.
Personally, he was still having a hard time believing Mo actually told Glitch the truth, seeing as he'd told MacCoy a while ago and said that he never planned on telling the younger boy. But what was done was done and the blond only hoped that things would work out for the better.
XxxX
Bodie laid next to Glitch after their first time having sex with sad, broken eyes. Calling what they'd done 'making love' seemed naïve when that love so clearly wasn't reciprocated. Even after all these months of them going out, Glitch clearly wasn't over Mo. Everything had been going just the way the lifeguard had always dreamed until the end. The young dancer probably hadn't even realized it, but when he'd reached his climax and cried out a name in pleasure, it was Mo and not Bodie's name he'd screamed.
He'd felt so empty inside as he watched Glitch's eyes glazed over with content and his chest rise and fall in a rhythmically slow pattern. He hadn't even gotten to hear his own name being called during his first time.
"It's okay though…" he thought sadly as he watched the younger teen sleep, oblivious to his older lover's grievance. Bodie continued to gaze down at the peaceful face before him as he moved a hand lovingly through soft, ebony locks.
It really was okay; Glitch was already his in body and all he needed was time, Bodie was sure, for him to be his in mind as well. He just needed to be patient and give him that time. And for Glitch, Bodie had all the time in the world.
The End
AN: ...And that's the end. Rather bittersweet if I do say so myself. Figured I wouldn't start off with all the reasons why this took meso long to write. Basically I had a some serious Writer's Block, and from the reviews, I couldn't really tell who to put him with. So, I kinda put him with both, yet neither at the same time.
So again, thank you to everyone who read, reviewed, faved, etc! Hopefully you enjoyed the ending, or at the least didn't hate it... I'm pretty sure this'll be my last DC story which is why I tried to make this chapter longer then all the others.
So, for one last time, lemme know what you thought of the story? I'd definitely appreciate it. Even if I don't reply back, I promise I read them all lol.