"You look awful cute, Pearl," Diamond smiled at the boy through the mirror as he buttoned up his shirt. The blonde adjusted his blazer and combed his hair into place, the silken strands falling into their accustomed positions. The bathroom was bright, a glossy porcelain white. The large mirror has some remnants from their showers, the streaks from the water droplets forced to flow by gravity as well as some faint hand marks and swirls from wiping the fog off the glass were still apparent. The rug felt slightly damp under Diamond's exposed feet and a few visible footprints discolored it.
Pearl smiled back at the boy and adjusted his collar.
"I think so, too," he winked. "You look pretty handsome yourself, Dia. Did you wear that cherry lip gloss just for me?"
"Um…" Diamond scrunched his face, a faint blush creeping in. "Oh totally, bro," he shook his head, rolling his eyes.
"Hey, was that sarcasm I heard? Hm?" He hooked his arm around the boy's shoulders and continued to watch him in the mirror. Diamond's fingers conquered button by button of the crimson shirt before he slipped his beret over his damp hair.
"Perhaps."
"Well perhaps I better check up on those succulent lips of yours to see if you're lying…" He spun Diamond around and let a hand rest on his cheek, hungrily fixated on the boy's lips. They kissed, tongues meshing and chafing against each other before they pulled away.
"Taste any cherries?"
"Nope, just Diamond," he smiled wide.
"That's too bad, but let's go. I'm hungry."
"You're always hungry, Dia," he laughed dryly and kissed him playfully. "Take me away, lover." He gestured out toward the door, extending a hand for Diamond to hold.
"Alright," he smirked, scooping up the willowy blonde and carrying him out into the main room, the blonde kicking his legs and laughing.
Pearl had a laugh that just made everything seem more optimistic. It was still even a bit shrill despite his age at random moments, and as it echoed in the empty suite it seemed like they were the only ones alive. Not another sound but his laughter filled the silence. It was a comforting sound for Diamond, he didn't know why he was laughing but what did it matter? Anything that put a smile on that boy's face put a smile on his own. It brought him back to a time where their dreams were being realized and their whole lives seemed ahead of them as certain as school beckons from the other end of seemingly endless summers. Yes, it reminded him that he had his dearest childhood friend in his arms and he couldn't help feeling like he should share the nostalgia.
As he brought them out in the main room he stopped before the bed. "Can I be your best friend for, like, thirty seconds?"
"When did you stop being my best friend? But sure, bro. Why-EE?"
Diamond tossed the boy onto the bed, his body bouncing from the recoil of the springs. "I never stopped being your best friend, dude," he smiled and jumped on the bed after him.
"You suck!"
"That's what she said."
"Why would she say that? That's what he should say to her," he stuck his tongue out playfully.
"Whatever, get your shoes on quick or else."
"Else what?"
"I'll have to do this," he picked up a pillow and smacked him in the head with the plush cushion.
"Pillow fight!"
"Wait! Take off your blazer so it doesn't get wrinkled."
"Ok, mom," he tossed the blazer and stood up, bouncing up and down causing his friend to bounce around near his feet.
Diamond curled into a ball and gained at least three feet of air as the blonde pretended he was going to stomp on him only to miss at the last second. The teens bounced around and the springs propelled them so that Pearl nearly hit the ceiling, though he hunched over to avoid contact, and Diamond was quite close to falling off the bed.
Somehow I remember beds being much bigger when we were kids… And the ceilings being higher. The blue eyed boy rose and swung the cushion back and forth while the kitten ducked and flailed his arms to block the strikes, soft thuds escaping on impact. For a moment it was like they were kids again, just two best friends playing around. As their feet left solid ground they imagined they could fly, the soft bed cushioning their fall back to reality like a cloud.
"Shit!" Diamond rubbed the top of his head, a slight throbbing from where he had hit the ceiling but nothing serious.
"Want me to kiss it better?" The blonde chuckled, rubbing his shoulder affectionately.
"Ha-ha, so funny." He rolled his eyes with a halfhearted smile.
The blonde sprang over to the opposite end of the bed, ducking and narrowly escaping the cushion Diamond had fired. "Missed me, missed me now you gotta kiss me!" He taunted jumping playfully.
"My pleasure," and in the next instant Diamond had caught the blonde's delicate lips in his own, engulfing his teasing tongue while quickly letting his own tongue take a cruise through the other's mouth. Pearl slowly opened his eyes, dazed and blushing only to be smacked in the head by a plush projectile in his moment of weakness.
"Hey! I thought we were best friends, best friends don't make out!" He protested.
"Well, bro, I was only doing as you asked," he shrugged, a smug look twisting his features.
"Well are we best friends or boyfriends right now?"
"You're my tsukkomi. Although," he fluffed the pillow, the fabric arresting a sharp sound at its retraction "For a straight man you enjoyed that an awful lot, hm?" He smirked smacking the boy again.
Pearl's jaw dropped in a disbelieving amusement as he scoffed at the boy. This time the blonde smack him back and tried to dominate him. "Oh-ho! Aren't you clever?"
"Indeed I am," he rolled them over and trapped the willowy boy beneath him.
"Lemme go!" He protested as he fought to escape with little luck.
"I'll let you go on one condition," the blonde crossed his arms and waited for the boy straddling his hips to speak. "Tonight, you can't fight me for dominance. You must pledge your unconditional surrender."
He looked a bit surprised, quirking a brow. "You… want to be on top? Like, on top on top... of me?"
"Yes, tonight I want your cherry." He tried to play it off coolly, tugging on his collar suggestively.
He smirked, running his fingers along Diamond's thighs thoughtfully as his gaze shifted amongst Diamond's expectant eyes and his pants. Diamond? On top? Of me? He smiled wider though skeptically in his smug incredulity. Happy birthday to me! His conscious cheered. He held his hands up in surrender, pulling his lover down closer to kiss him.
"Ok, I promise I won't. Now let's get something to eat because now I am hungry."
"Sounds like a plan to me."
The teens exited the suite and headed toward the Seven Stars Restaurant that was in the vicinity. The interior was spacious, the ceiling was extremely high and tables were scattered all around. Couples occupied most of the tables especially near the large windows, all chattering away. As they entered Beauties eyed them hungrily, their eyes soulless and their smirks accented their sex appeal's tempting allure almost as nicely as their gorgeous blonde waves framed their faces.
Diamond looked about at the customers, a Lady smiled at him serenely. Her eyes were like a frozen pond lightly frosted with intricate snowflakes, the subtle hint of blue barely noticeable against the light grey. Her lips were glossed, posh and puckered slightly while her chin rested upon her folded hands. Violet waves and curls cascaded down her back, her head graced by a grand hat that complimented her elegant attire nicely. She was beautiful but there were probably a million other girls like her. She probably smiles at everyone like that…
He looked back over at Pearl, his thumbs in his pockets and his stance casual as his weight was shifted onto one hip. The only thing unusual about him was something Diamond couldn't quite put his finger on...
"Pearl, why are you wearing those sunglasses?" He mentally face palmed, smiling a little.
"It's my birthday, I can if I want to," he stuck his tongue out playfully.
"May I seat you sirs? Table for two I presume?" A cordial voice interjected.
"Yes, thank you."
They followed him to a table near the middle of the restaurant and sat opposite each other. The waiter handed them each a menu.
"How are you doing on this lovely evening? Thank you for choosing Seven Stars."
The waiter was a younger guy, no older than his mid twenties with chestnut hair and dark brown eyes. He was average height with a small build and somewhat of an accent that was native to the east coast of Sinnoh. Nothing the average person would likely notice though.
"We're doing well, thanks, and yourself?"
"Not bad, bro. So what brings you guys here?"
"It's my boyfr- no, my knucklehead's birthday. Could you guess he's eighteen today?" He smiled bemusedly at Pearl still sporting his shades and his infamous smirk.
"Hah, he seems pretty cool to me. You know, you look kind of like-"
"A secret agent?"
"Exactly! Whoops, almost forgot my manners. Well, sirs, may I get you something to drink? Do you need more time before you order? Oh, and happy birthday." He smiled wide, and took out a small pad of paper.
"Thank you very much and let's see… I want soda, but it has to be orange."
"Heh, so orange soda for the birthday boy and what can I get his lovely companion?"
Diamond smiled sheepishly. "Uh, just like a ginger ale or something like that."
"Aye aye! I'll be right back guys." He disappeared down a corridor.
Pearl took off his sunglasses and placed the folded spectacles on the table. Diamond smiled at him warmly, his eyes looked like sapphires in the lighting while Pearl's remained their usual amber. Pearl was quite pleased with how things were going, albeit the trek through the Marsh was less than pleasing. Diamond looked lethargically around the room, Pearl watching his every movement intently wishing more than anything that he would look his way again. He wanted his attention and to suffocate him with his own gratifications, though the night was still young and the time for such things was but a speck on the horizon. At last Diamond returned his attention to the blonde, a fleeting smile dancing on Pearl's lips at the eye contact. He extended a hand toward Diamond and placed a kiss on his fingers, his tongue ever so slightly grazing the digits.
"Que mes baisers soient les mots d'amour que je ne te dis pas," he murmured thoughtfully. Diamond blushed hard with a wide grin, a passionate pair of fiery orbs meeting his gaze.
"That sounded really sweet... but I'm afraid if I ask what you said that it's going to be sexual."
Pearl laughed and shook his head. "Mind on dessert so soon, Diamond? But no, I said 'let my kisses be the words of love that I do not say'. I read it online before we left the hotel in Hearthome while you were showering," he admitted with a guilty smile.
"Isn't that cute," the waiter returned and set their glasses down with a soft clink.
"He is, isn't he?" The blonde winked at Diamond.
"Hm, well with eyes that blue how could you say no?" He stared dreamily at Diamond, a light blush creeping across his sun kissed face.
Diamond looked up at him curiously and flashed a charming smile at the waiter making him smile wider. "You tell me."
He smiled to himself but then chanced a glance at Pearl whose eyes seemed to silently scream "Back off he's mine!" and quickly removed the grin from his face and took their orders promptly. He disappeared around the corner again leaving the teens alone. Pearl shifted in his chair and leaned forward, looking at Diamond like a mother looks at a child whose made a fresh remark.
"If looks could kill…" Diamond bemused, taking a swig of his drink.
"He has the audacity to ogle at my boyfriend! The nerve of some people." Pearl made exaggerated pantomimes as he spoke, clearly frustrated. "Did you see how he was looking at you?"
"Yes," he said simply, taking another sip of his drink, musing silently over Pearl's unnecessary agitation.
"'With eyes that blue how could you say no?'" He mimicked him sarcastically. "Um, obviously you can't. I would know, I spend all my time staring into them."
Diamond shook his head laughing a bit to himself. He liked that he was jealous, that he felt so possessive as if he were really so special. "Aw, it's really fine, Pearl."
"Dia- I mean, Diamond! No it's..." He paused. "He gave you four ice cubes… Son of a bitch!" Pearl scoffed a bit amusedly but he still held a relatively serious demeanor. "Everyone knows…"
"Three is the ideal number for ice cubes." Diamond smiled looking down at his drink a little halfheartedly. It's true, how do you work in a restaurant and not know that? Makes you wonder… He shook his head, watching Pearl mulling over nothing good he was certain as he tapped his finger impatiently on the rim of his glass. "Anyway, so how do you like the trip so far?"
"It's been fun mostly but you know we're almost done. The only places we didn't go are Canalave, Solaceon, Veilstone, Sunyshore and Snowpoint, which would then leave the battle zone, or whatever, and Iron Island which is boring so we're pretty much done."
"I went there with Riley, it wasn't totally boring."
"You were there training though, and now we aren't training."
"True… Do you want to challenge the pokemon league maybe? We could stop by if you'd like since we're in the vicinity."
Pearl looked up toward the impossibly high ceiling and thought about the proposition for a few moments, swirling the ice cubes in his glass with the leisurely grip his fingertips had on the rim. He took a sip and smacked his lips.
"You know, no actually. Not yet anyway. I was never really into that sort of thing. Manzai first, battling, if at all, is secondary." He looked thoughtfully into his glass as the small bubbles rose to the surface endlessly. "So, it's been a month." He smiled to himself.
"A month and eleven days actually," Diamond smiled wide.
"You're such a cheese ball," Pearl chuckled, planting a kiss on his fingers. "But anyway, how are you enjoying things?"
"It's… surreal. Sometimes it's weird though because, well, you're my best friend and we've known each other for so long I guess I just never saw this coming."
He averted his gaze down, so long had he waited for this and wanted and prayed for this. His thumb played on his fingers thoughtfully. He truly had always had eyes for him while he stayed in hiding, wasting away for bubble dreams that until recently he was certain had popped.
But he smiled weakly. "Yeah… but I feel like we're closer now than we were in all those years."
"I could see that. We've seen each other at our most vulnerable moments, there's a deeper emotional connection now but I like it. You're a great boyfriend… and an excellent lover," he blushed.
"You don't say?" The kitten smirked cattily.
"Yes, I do say," he chuckled. "You're just…." He shook his head smiling, shyly speechless.
Pearl gave a thoughtful nod with a wider grin and checked his poketch. Idle chat gave way to much longer than they would have liked to have waited. Guests who had been there upon their arrival had since left with new people waltzing in and out around them.
How long does it take for them to cook? If Diamond were cooking he would be done by now. He sighed, shifting and anxious to be moving even tempted to go to the restroom just to stretch his legs. Diamond's drink was completely finished and the straw audibly making sounds signifying the absence of anything but disintegrating ice. Four ice cubes… Arceus… He looked across at Diamond who met his bored expression warmly as always. There was a sparkle in his eye as he sat there gazing back at him. Pearl smiled nervously. He's so great, I've never been more in love in my entire life.
The waiter returned to the table bearing food, the intoxicating aromas made their stomachs coo dreamily as though they hadn't eaten in days-no, years. As he refilled their glasses he smiled at them, particularly at Diamond who dismissed his flashy smile as he held his captivation with his dinner. He can smile at me later; all I want to do is eat…
"Bon appetite!" He turned to leave but Pearl grabbed him lightly by the wrist.
"Comment vous appellez-vous?"
"Seth," he raised a brow curiously. "Porquoi?"
Good, basic French got me somewhere. He motioned with a finger so Seth leaned in closer. Pearl mumbled something sternly to him, what exactly Diamond wasn't certain. Seth's eyes widen and his face twisted with skepticism upon hearing these words but Pearl couldn't have been more eerily serious.
"I-I… I promise I won't. Enjoy your food, sir!" He disappeared once more, practically sprinting.
Diamond folded his arms and raised a brow at his boyfriend. He didn't have to speak French to know that whatever he said wasn't something good. Pearl shrugged at Diamond but Diamond wouldn't let it go that easily.
"What did you say to that poor guy?"
"Poor guy? Please! I just asked his name is all… and threatened to choke him…"
"What?"
"Hey, I told him that if he keeps ogling you that I'm going to choke him with that extra ice cube. I don't see the harm in that… Is this funny to you? Dia- no, I mean Diamond!"
"Some things never change." He sighed with a small laugh. "You're still as aggressively passionate as ever."
"Because (I've waited so long for you to be mine, no one else could want you like I do)… when he looks at you… I just… I love you and he doesn't!" Pearl blushed lightly as he spoke, his words making Diamond's stomach flutter.
Diamond surveyed the area casually, getting up to reach Pearl, who managed to smile inquisitively at him despite his frustration, as he bent down to kiss him. Their tongues touched lightly before Diamond returned to his seat much to Pearl's dismay. He wanted more, to indulge himself in the love and affection of a certain blue eyed boy and drown in his perfect eyes.
"I love you, Pearl."
"And I love you, my lover."
Pearl was naturally done eating nearly instantaneously and waited patiently for Diamond to finish. It was a lovely evening thus far. He was well fed, clean and pretty happy with how the day had gone.
Eighteen… I feel old, he winced. He watched Diamond eating, shaking his head with a nostalgic sigh. Remember when he was your best friend and you used to smack him around all the time? Now all I want to do is kiss him and touch him inappropriately, well actually it's quite appropriate, he smirked. He is my lover after all, it's my job to make him scream. The sound he makes when he… Oh, it's just irresistible.
Diamond looked up from his plate, Pearl seemed deep in thought so he continued eating.
His eyes… And his milky skin… it's so soft. Like, that's weird because he's a guy but I like it. I bet if you go in his bag it's full of chick stuff like lotion and crap… Nah, you shouldn't emasculate him. He's very… manly? I don't know. When's he going to be done eating?
He looked around the room. The restaurant was still considerably occupied with few new arrivals and a good number of people who were still there although their food had long since been eaten. The window revealed that the sky was a deep midnight blue and littered with stars like a jar of glitter had spilled across it. Seth was attending to various tables and cleaning up what he could manage in between jobs to help the other maids.
That stupid waiter… Ugh he's worse than that girl smiling at him over there. Smile at someone else! Geez, people aren't that nice they don't smile at everyone. Except for Diamond… and my mom… and ok so alot of people smile but whatever.
"You ok, babe?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm great. How's your food?"
"I'm done, but it was delicious." He smiled contently.
"Good," Pearl toyed with his fork a bit with the carcasses of his food left on his plate. He looked up with a smirk, "Ready for dessert, my sweet?"
"I think a better question is are you ready? I don't think you are," he mused as he pulled out a wallet and placed some bills on the table.
"(Neither do I) Ready when you are." He rose and returned the chair to its original spot and offered his arm to escort Diamond out.
Hello hello, everyone! So sorry this is a few days later than I had originally planned on posting it but school has been crazy this week. Anyway, with the second installment of Pearl's down, the next two as I've said will be sexual in content. Hopefully the French isn't bothering you guys. Personally, I prefer Italian but I never get to use French and why not toss in a few phrases every once in a while. You guys might as well learn something while you read I suppose. But I digress. Feedback as always is greatly appreciated and thank you to everyone for reading. See you in a few days, dolls XXX