Chapter 8: Uninhibited
"What time are we supposed to be there?" Mikaela questions the two boys in his entryway. "I thought it was later."
"We never set a time. You just want to eat and don't want us to blame you for being late."
"I'm trying to be responsible. It takes longer for alcohol to kick in on a full stomach."
"You're a lightweight, no matter how much you eat, you'll pass out by the end of the night."
Mikaela glares back at Lacus with a frown. He really has been trying to do better, it's not his fault his body's tolerance is so low. It's also not his fault he's an affectionate drunk, but the club will be mostly full of strangers, so there's little chance he'll get carried away anyway.
He's going to keep it under control tonight, three drinks max and he'd still be sober enough to make it back home without having to listen to Lacus' chastise him with an 'I told you so.'
A buzz at the doorbell surprises them all and they turn to him curiously, but he has no clue who it is. Rene presses the button on the camera panel and Lacus groans as he swings open the door, "Mika! Jail bait is here!"
"Stop calling me that!"
"Why? It's what you are."
"Yuu-chan?" Mikaela questions, peeking around the corner. "What are you doing here?"
"You said I could come over anytime," Yuu accuses.
"Whoa, calm down. It's fine, we were just about to leave, but...you can come too if you want."
"Mika, he's too young." Rene cuts in.
I'll watch him."
"You can barely watch yourself."
"That's what I have you two for," he responds cheekily.
"Where are you guys going?" Yuu questions, stepping into the entryway.
"Our friends Chess and Horn know a guy who runs a club, we're going there tonight."
"Will I be allowed in?"
"Sure, if you're with us, I don't think he'd care. Rene?"
"It should be fine, if you insist."
"See? Come on," he grabs Yuu's hand. "It'll be fun."
To stay on the safe side and to make sure they don't get separated, he keeps a tight grip on Yuu's hand throughout the entire trip, from his apartment, onto the train until they reach the inconspicuous four story building near the edge of the entertainment district.
It's nondescript, but that's how Crowley likes it, this area isn't right in the center of the action, so the more discretion used the better. The outside blends in with the other buildings, displaying no neon signs, only a plaque near the entrance that's currently hidden by the long line of people waiting to get in.
The inside has soundproofing in the walls to lessen the disturbance to the surrounding businesses and for the most part Crowley low tolerance for bullshit keeps the crowd from getting out of control and everything operates smoothly.
They skip right to the front where one of Crowley's employees recognizes them and lets them in, only pausing when his eyes fall on Yuu. He doesn't stop them, just gives Mikaela a warning glare that's understood loud and clear. No trouble.
He nods and tugs Yuu inside after them before the employee gets a good look at him and reconsiders. Once they're inside, Yuu squeezes his hand in excitement, eyes roaming over every inch of the tightly packed dance floor, sitting area, and up to the less crowded second floor visible from the lack of roof in the middle.
"This place is awesome!" Yuu yells over the thumping music. "There's a ton of people!"
Mikaela glances around at the multicolored lights highlighting everything in turn and the crowd of people hanging around the bar, "Yeah, it's not usually this busy, maybe Crowley's been advertising more." It is pretty packed, but Crowley's a businessman, of course he'd want to eventually increase his customer base, more people more money. "Want a drink?"
"Like soda?"
"Umm...no?"
"Oh."
"It's fine, I'll pick something for you."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Rene questions with a sweeping look across the building.
"If they let him in, they already knew he was going to drink and no one stopped him."
Mikaela hands over his card to start a tab, ordering himself a vodka mixed with coke and for Yuu something easier, coconut rum and orange juice. They take seats in one of the empty booths in Crowley's reserved section and Chess and Horn find them a minute later, delivering the drinks and joining them.
"Guys, this is Yuu. Yuu, Lacus' twin is Chess and the blonde lady is Horn."
"Nice to meet you," he mumbles.
"Ooooh, he's a cutie, Mikaela!" Chess exclaims, leaning across the table to pinch one of Yuu's cheeks. "Where'd you find him?"
"Outside the dojo," he responds, removing her hand from Yuu's cheek to pull him closer. "And he's all mine, so hands off."
Chess sits back with a laugh, "Possessive, aren't we? Don't worry he's a little young for me."
Mikaela makes a face at her and turns away, "Good."
"So, is this who you've been up to?" Horn questions curiously. "Lacus mentioned that you'd been spending time with someone else lately, but he didn't give any details…" She trails off as she studies Yuu critically. "Mikaela...is he…?"
"Ah!" He waves his hands to clear away her words, "We're just friends. Don't worry! Yuu wanted to hang out and we were already coming here, so we just brought him along."
He pointedly avoids meeting Yuu's gaze as everyone stares at him skeptically, the air growing awkward until Chess breaks it with an exclamation, "What Mikaela does is his own business, let's drink to that!" She raises her glass and Mikaela quickly matches her, the other three reluctantly joining in.
Mikaela quickly downs a quarter of his drink and looks to Yuu, "Well how is it?"
"Sweet? But still kind of strong…"
"Yeah, they do make them stronger here to encourage more people to come. Wanna try mine?"
"Sure." Yuu accepts his glass and takes a two quick swallows before gagging.
"Careful! I just told you they were strong!"
"And disgusting! I'll stick to mine."
"You do that," he replies with a chuckle.
He takes another swallow of his drink and grimaces at the mixed taste on his tongue, putting his own aside until he's had enough water to clear his mouth. "So, is this what you do when I'm not around?"
"Sometimes. But, I also have a hobby that takes up a good amount of time." He smirks lightly to himself.
"What's that face for? What is it?"
"I can't tell you, though I'm sure you'll find out soon enough."
"It's not...weird, is it?"
"Huh? No. It's nothing shady I promise, what kind of person do you think I am? Nevermind, don't answer that."
"Alright," Yuu laughs, "You wouldn't like the answer anyway."
"Don't be mean, Yuu-chan."
"Oh? This is mean? I'm learning from you," he grins back.
"He's gotta point, Mika," Lacus adds. "He's going to pick up your bad habits."
"I'm wholesome."
Rene snorts around his glass, "Uh huh."
"No one asked for your opinion," he scowls.
"Well, let's ask Yuu what he thinks."
"Leave me out of it. I'm just enjoying my drink."
Mikaela glances at his glass and frowns, noticing that Yuu's almost finished it. "You should be careful with that, Yuu-chan. It might not taste like it, but there's a lot in it."
"I'm fine," he dismisses with a wave of his hand, "One glass isn't too much for me."
"Bad habits," Lacus smirks and Mikaela curls a lip towards him in distaste. He wants to counter, but he doesn't want Lacus running his mouth in front of Yuu right now.
"Hey, none of you bothered to come say hi, even though I let all of you in without a cover charge?" A newcomer questions with a raised eyebrow.
Mikaela looks up with a smile, grateful for the distraction, when the red haired man finally makes an appearance, carrying their second round of drinks. "Hey Crowley, nice of you to stop by."
"You know where my office is. Besides," he continues, focusing his eyes directly on Mikaela. "I had to come by when I heard we had a special guest joining us tonight." Crowley shoots him another warning look that doesn't go unnoticed by anyone at the table.
"Lighten up," Lacus tugs at the braid trailing down his back, "We're here to have a good time." Crowley snatches his wrist up in a painful hold and Lacus flinches, "Fine ya jerk! I'll let go!"
Lacus lets go and Crowley turns to Mikaela once again. "Don't worry! I wouldn't betray your trust like that."
"If you do, it'll be your last night here. Drink up," he adds before disappearing off just as fast as he arrived.
"It'll be fine," Lacus mocks. "Riiight."
"It was fine," he protests. "Crowley just meant to keep an eye on him and clearly I am, he's right here beside me!"
"Uh huh."
"Aaaaanyway you guys….plus cradle robber," Chess interjects. "We've got to get back to work. You know where we are if you need something."
"It was nice to meet you, Yuu." Horn says politely and with an incline of her head towards everyone else, she follows after Chess.
They start on the second round and begin to get comfortable for the night. Yuu's attention is constantly caught by everything, the people dancing on stage, the dj, the lighting effects. His fascination with everything makes it noticeable to everyone there that it's his first time at a club.
Mikaela reaches out and turns Yuu's face back towards them, "Don't make it so obvious," he murmurs. The last thing he wants is someone thinking Yuu's an easy target.
"Fresh meat," Rene comments.
"No. I won't let anything like that happen."
Yuu frowns, but doesn't push it, picking at one of the appetizers they ordered earlier and leaning into him. His drinks must be starting to hit him if the way Yuu's begun pressing against him is any indication. He's almost positive the younger boy doesn't even he realize he's doing it, but Yuu's subtly pushing his body firmly into his own and nuzzling his head into Mika's shoulder, almost as if he's trying to merge them into one. He reaches a hand over to place a hand on Yuu's thigh and uses a thumb to rub the inside gently, "You okay?"
"Mmm."
He cracks a grin and leans down to press a kiss to Yuu's forehead. Yuu tilts his head up to give him a hazy grin back and Mikaela can't help but chuckle. Even with Yuu's tanned skin, the red creeping up his neck and spreading to his face is blatantly obvious. He considers himself lucky he didn't inherit the so-called 'Asian flush.' In any case, he thinks they should probably move before Yuu falls asleep here.
"Dance with me, Yuu-chan."
"Yes!" He answers, perking up immediately.
Mikaela looks at him in amusement, "Can you dance?"
"Ehh...sure! Let's find out!"
He tugs Mikaela from the table, urging him onto the dance floor, and squeezing them right into the middle of the pulsing crowd. Mikaela smiles down at his raven haired companion's excitement, catching the sparkle of emerald irises every time the lights flash in their direction.
Yuu gives him a happy grin, this one full of a bit more energy as he begins to dance to the music, and Mikaela can't help but laugh at his enthusiasm, wrapping arms around him and moving with the crowd surrounding them.
Neither of them are the most amazing dancers, but he doesn't care so long as Yuu is happy and here with him. Yuu doesn't seem to mind either, just grabbing onto Mikaela's arms every time he stumbles and flashing him a sunny smile whenever their eyes meet.
He's not sure how long they're on the dance floor, but after a while Yuu starts to lose some of his energy, his body getting heavier as he leans into Mikaela, passively letting the crowd move them. He has no idea how Yuu can be falling asleep with all the people and noise, but he's starting to. Mikaela brings a hand up to slowly stroke his thumb across Yuu's cheek and down to the edge of his sleepy smile. He's leaning down to kiss him when a cheer goes through the crowd and Yuu's eyes fly open, wide with confusion.
"It's just the fog machine," he leans down to speak into his ear.
"Fog machine!?" Mikaela nods. "Where?!" He pushes away to look around curiously, seemingly wide awake again.
"There," he points up to several machines attached to the bottom of the second floor.
"Awesome!"
Yuu's fingers dig into his arms when streams of thick fog shoot out, engulfing the entire dance floor, blinding them and encouraging everyone to cheer louder, the floor becoming controlled chaos with the additional effects added in.
When the fog clears, he looks back to Yuu and can read the delight in his eyes. Mikaela's eyes take in Yuu's matted hair sticking to his forehead and red dusted cheeks, and he's overcome with a rush of affection for him.
Yuu reaches up a hand to feel his cheeks, "Your face is flushed, are you drunk?"
"Some, not as much as you though."
He grimaces and Mikaela responds with a laugh, sliding fingers around Yuu's waist to pull him in tighter and finish his interrupted kiss. Mikaela slowly slips his tongue into Yuu's mouth, tasting the sweetness of his drink as Yuu gleefully reciprocates.
Mikaela trails his tongue down the younger boy's own and Yuu groans before suddenly surging upward and fisting his hands in Mikaela's hair. Their dancing changes from carefree to sensual in an instant.
He slides a leg between Yuu's own and rocks their bodies together, sliding his hands to Yuu's ass to press Yuu flush against him, uncaring of where they are.
For once Yuu doesn't protest, instead squeezing his legs around Mikaela's and grinding down, gasping out a barely heard sound of pleasure. Mikaela can't hide his surprise and pulls back slightly, but Yuu's arms tighten and yank him back, forcing their bodies back together.
He smiles in response, how unexpected that Yuu would turn out to be a horny drunk of all things. He was expecting an aggressive drunk if anything. Yuu drops a hand to one of his and takes it from his ass, slowly bringing it to rest on his crotch without breaking the kiss. Mikaela gives a light squeeze and he's rewarded with a muffled groan. He's not surprised Yuu's hard already, it doesn't take much to get him aroused especially when they're pressed this close together.
Yuu brings his attention back by pressing his hand firmly down, not hiding what he wants and normally Mikaela would be happy to take care of him, even more so since Yuu is willing. But, right here in the middle of a crowd of people isn't the best place for it and he's almost positive that afterwards when Yuu was sticky and thinking clearly, he would regret it almost immediately, not to mention if Crowley found out, he might even kick them out.
With that thought, he breaks the kiss and steps back. Yuu opens his eyes and his expression immediately changes from lust to surprise, then to annoyance as he reaches for Mikaela who pushes his hand down. Yep, definitely a horny drunk.
He silences Yuu's protests with a quick kiss to his lips, then threads their fingers together to drag a reluctant Yuu from the dance floor.
Mikaela leads him into a room with far less people, all in various states of intoxication, and pushes him down onto a couch near the back. Fingers dance lightly over his crotch as Mikaela's hand forces him onto his back. "What are you doing?" Yuu questions suspiciously.
"What does it look like?" He chuckles in response.
Yuu glances around at the people in the room, they don't seem to be paying attention to them, but despite the growing fog in his head, he becomes aware enough to remember exactly where they are and to know he doesn't want people to see him again. "Mikaela? Maybe you shouldn't...I think I'm okay now."
Mikaela gazes back at him with eyes at half mast, "No, you're not. You think it's not obvious you're hard?"
"I don't…"
"Uh huh." Yuu's eyes widen in shock when Mikaela begins clumsily unfastening his pants. "Stop that!"
"I can't touch you if you're covered up."
"Maybe I don't want you to anymore!"
"You always want me to touch you."
"No, I-" Yuu's hands fly down to his crotch, desperately trying to yank his shirt down, when Mikaela tugs his pants and boxers down in one movement. "Mikaela!"
"Move your hands."
"No!"
Mikaela rolls his eyes and yanks Yuu's hands away, eyeing his erect cock with interest. He's gotten Yuu off several times, but weirdly enough this is his first time actually getting a good look at the younger boy's bare lower body. His length is the same lightly tanned color as the rest of him and nowhere near as long or thick as his own, not that he expected any different though. The way Yuu's erection is straining upwards towards his stomach and starting to leak under his gaze catches Yuu in his blatant lie. "You're not hard, huh?"
"Shut up," he murmurs, looking away and squeezing his eyes shut. Mikaela leans down and gives an experimental lick to the tip and he thinks Yuu responds wonderfully, eyes flying open and breath hitching in a barely concealed noise. "Mikaela, wait! There's people around."
"They don't care."
"But I do!"
"It'll be fine," he comforts him.
Yuu groans in pleasure when Mikaela's mouth covers the tip, licking it clean before taking Yuu further into his mouth. His fists clench and his chest rises and falls rapidly as he looks around wildly at the people milling about, doing his best not to make noise. "M-mika stop!"
Mikaela either doesn't hear him or doesn't care, letting his tongue slide firmly around Yuu's shaft. Yuu bites his lip after a particularly loud moan, forcing his hips up, even as he tries to shove Mikaela's head away when people start to look in their direction curiously. Mikaela pins his hands down and takes him in all the way to the hilt, sucking the whole way.
Yuu watches his cock shiny with spit slide between Mikaela's lips in fascination, only fueling his arousal if the additional precum Mikaela keeps licking off is any indication. He glances up to see two people standing beside him watching Mikaela with interest and he immediately presses his lips together to cut off all noises and attempts to cross his legs. Mikaela's blue eyes fix him with a glare, but he refuses to make a sound or open his legs when people are watching.
Mikaela pulls off and replaces his mouth around Yuu's cock with his hand, "If you keep doing that, I won't finish."
"Fine then, don't! There are people watching!"
"So? What do you care if they hear you? They've already seen your dick, what's it matter?"
Yuu flushes further when he glances down and remembers Mikaela's right, he's out in the open for everybody to see. He grabs for his pants, but Mikaela smacks his hand away and forces his legs open wider, hiding nothing from view. "I get it! Stop!"
"You started it." He takes his hand away to cover one of his fingers in saliva before deep throating Yuu while simultaneously pressing a finger into his entrance.
"Mika! Ah! What the-!" Yuu cries out, bucking his hips and squeezing down on Mikaela's finger in shock at the intrusion. He tries to lift his hips, but Mikaela's finger only follows, pushing farther in and stroking inside of his ass. Yuu can practically read the smirk in Mikaela's eyes as he tries and fails to hold in every sound Mikaela pulls from his body. He can hear people talking beside him and tries to cover himself and his mouth until Mikaela sucks harder and Yuu feels pleasure course through when Mikaela touches something inside with his finger.
By now, his dick aches for release and he wants it to be over too, if only so he can cover himself from prying eyes. "Ah...Fuck!" Yuu gets his wish when Mikaela jabs his finger inside again and his eyes involuntarily shut as his hips thrust up and he comes hard, climax hitting him fast. He comes to, to a smattering of applause in the room and Mikaela sitting above him looking pleased with himself.
When his breathing evens out, he sits up and someone actually thanks him for the entertainment with several people actually agreeing. He sends a furious look at Mika, "You said no one would care!"
"And they didn't," he shrugs. "They enjoyed the show, just like me."
Yuu glances down to see his bottoms around his ankles, lower body soft and damp, but worst of all is his cum all over his stomach, "How did..?"
"I didn't feel like swallowing. Wouldn't mix well with my drink." Yuu stares at him in disbelief, he doesn't have the words to describe how he feels right now, a mixture of shame, embarrassment, anger, and disgust. "You good?"
"What?"
"Good to go back out there?"
"No! You jerk!"
"Fine. You can stay in here and come find me when you are."
Yuu watches Mikaela wander off and he's kind of upset. Not just because Mikaela left him, but because this more than anything solidifies that the blonde sees him as an object of enjoyment rather than a person which makes him wonder why he sticks around, but really he knows. In case there's the chance that Mikaela might reciprocate his feelings even in the slightest, he can't believe he's allowed himself to fall this far. He pulls his clothes back up and pushes his way back onto the dance floor, maybe he can convince Rene to walk him to the train station because there's no way he's walking by himself at midnight in this foreign area full of wasted people.
~~~~~
Mikaela squeezes through the crowd back to dance with Lacus and Rene, well more so Lacus because the most Rene does is sway to the music. He enjoys the freedom of dancing and even more that the pounding music doesn't give him the chance to think about Yuu who he's pretty sure is pissed at him again and honestly he doesn't even see the problem.
Yuu was aroused and he helped him out, there was nothing wrong with making him feel good. Who cared if there were people around? They wouldn't remember anything about it the next day. Yuu's so young though. Maybe Yuu's level of feistiness gave him the wrong impression of what he could or couldn't handle. Things that wouldn't be a problem for the people he usually hangs out with seem to be too much for Yuu, he has to wonder if he really is forcing Yuu into things he doesn't want. He knew the younger boy was only sixteen, but he thought it wouldn't matter much, clearly he was wrong.
Yuu may return his feelings, but it might be closer to puppy love from Mikaela showing him attention than actual attraction. After all, Yuu's feelings towards him weren't positive until after that night in his bed….then again, Yuu might return his feelings and he's not really ready for anything more, but he's forcing himself to deal with it anyway in which case that makes him feel like a really shitty person for forcing himself on Yuu. Ugh. It's getting too complicated, all he wanted was simple with a side of affection. Now there's feelings and he has to think about things and he's not actually that thrilled on where his thoughts are taking him or the guilt he's starting to feel. So much for dancing away his thoughts.
"Mika!" Lacus yells in his ear, startling him from his subconscious dancing.
He looks back to Lacus, seeing the many strobe lights randomly illuminating his face."What?"
Lacus inclines his head towards the bar and the three of them break away from the crowd to take seats and order a round. "Where's Yuu?"
"He's fine," Mika answers dismissively.
"Okay, but where is he?" Lacus insists, "Crowley knows he came in with all of us."
"Relax, he's in one of the back rooms."
"You left him back there? It's been almost an hour!"
"He's safe," Mikaela responds, quickly knocking back his shot.
"If something happens to him, it's all going to be on you," Lacus kicks his bar stool for emphasis. "I'll tell the cops you threw him to the wolves!"
"Shit Lacus!" Mikaela exclaims, grabbing onto the bar to keep from falling, "I'll go check if it makes you that happy!" He nods in satisfaction as Mikaela shakily makes his way towards the back.
"So much for Yuu reining him in," Rene comments.
"Right? I really thought he would mature up some if he had to look out for someone else."
"Yuu isn't our responsibility."
"I know, he needs to wise up, just as much as Mikaela needs to stop pretending like all he wants is to have fun."
"He likes Yuu."
"He just doesn't want to show it yet."
"But, he'll be really hurt if Yuu gets sick of his shit."
"Maybe then he'll start caring about other people."
~~~~~
Mikaela misses a step on the way from the bathroom and curses, very soon he's going to be too far gone to care about much. He should find Yuu before it's too late.
The first place he checks is the back room where he left him, no one has seen him there or in any of the other back rooms. It's impossible to spot if he's on the dance floor due to his short height compared to everyone else there, nor is he sitting at the bar.
Growing increasingly irritated at having to seek Yuu out when he'd rather relax, he heads up to the second floor to get a bird's eye view of the crowd. Skimming the ground floor, he still can't pick out that familiar head of black hair until the sound of cheering draws his attention to the other side of the floor.
The sight is unexpected to say the least. Yuu is atop a table doing his best to stay balanced while dancing erratically as the people surrounding him cheer him on. He should probably go over there and get him, but he's strangely fascinated as he watches Yuu dance, he's not skilled, but the fact that he's rarely ever that uninhibited especially if he's surrounded by strangers is what's really odd about it.
Yuu doesn't even seem to be enjoying himself except for the occasional smirk, it's more like he's angry and trying to dance his feelings away judging by the clench of his jaw and refusal to look at anyone, somehow this feels like his fault too. The source of Yuu's lack of inhibitions becomes clear when someone yanks him down and hands him a shot that he knocks back immediately, followed by a second and Mikaela sighs tiredly, he has to stop this. There's no way Yuu's being given free drinks just for the hell of it.
Shoving past people until he reaches the other side, he gazes up at Yuu and tugs on his pants' leg. From this position, it's blatantly obvious how aggravated the younger boy is, even more so when Yuu's eyes fall on him and he glares down at him, ripping his leg away before turning away. Mikaela glares back and grabs Yuu by the wrist, yanking him off the table and into his arms which would have gone fine if he had been prepared for Yuu to fight him, instead when he lashes out, they both lose their balance and crash into the surrounding chairs.
Mikaela shoves him off, incapable of keeping the pissed tone out of his voice when his back aches from the fall, "That fucking hurt, Yuu!"
"You deserved it!" He answers in the same tone, rubbing his sore shoulder.
"I was helping you!"
"Since when do I need your help? I was doing just fine on my own and have been since you left me back there!"
"You didn't want to leave!"
"But, you shouldn't have left me after that! You're such an asshole!"
"Go home then!" He doesn't have to deal with this shit, if Yuu hates him so much then he can just leave! He's sixteen years old, he's old enough to say what he doesn't like!
"Fuck you! I will!"
Mikaela watches Yuu force his way through the crowd, quickly being absorbed into the swaying throng and he deflates, anger slowly subsiding with each thump of the bass. He saw the way Yuu flinched at his words and he didn't deserve that, he only came because he was dragged along, it isn't fair to punish him out of his own guilt.
"Wait no, Yuu-chan, don't go. Come here." Mikaela says, grabbing hold of his wrist once he's caught up to him near the entrance, "I didn't mean that."
"No!" Yuu attempts to tug his wrist free, "I don't want to be here with you! I'm going home."
Mikaela tightens his hold, "I can't let you. I'm responsible for you."
"Well, you won't have to be for much longer."
"Just...ugh...I'm sorry, okay? Come back inside and we'll talk?" Well more like I'll pass out, but oh well.
He sighs with relief when Yuu allows himself to be dragged back inside and across the floor, stopping when they reach the muted silence of Crowley's personal office.
"What's there to talk about?" He questions with folded arms.
"Huh? Oh...nothing."
"You said-" Yuu's abruptly cut off when Mikaela crushes him to the carpet, nuzzling his face into the small of Yuu's back. "What are you doing?" He asks in annoyance, trying to wiggle free.
"I gotta keep an eye on you," he mumbles back in a voice thick with exhaustion.
"Then let's go!"
"Can't. I'm too tired, I won't make it…"
Yuu huffs in frustration, unable to shift Mikaela's dead weight from pressing down on him. The blonde's arms are locked around his stomach and he can feel the heat from Mikaela's mouth against his back as he exhales in his sleep. He gives one more experimental wiggle before resigning himself to a long night sleeping on the floor.
~~~~~
Yuu wakes up with sore muscles, a pounding head, and a heavy weight pressing into his back. He yawns, grimacing at the terrible taste in his mouth, then turns to glance behind him, unsurprised to see Mikaela drooling against the back of his shirt. He twists around in the other boy's slack grip and grabs a handful of his hair to shake him awake. He's not sure why looking at Mikaela is making him angry, but he really wants to elbow him in his perfect face right now.
"Get up, Mika."
Mikaela opens bleary blue eyes, wincing at the tight grip Yuu has on his hair, "What? I'm still tired."
"You look like shit."
"You don't look much better."
"Let's go."
Mikaela grimaces, burying his face into Yuu's back, "Can't you make it home?"
"I'm not going home."
"Huh? Why not?"
"Why would I? To explain why I smell like a bar and feel like shit?"
"Oh."
"I'm going to your apartment."
"Ugh."
Yuu tightens his grip until Mikaela opens his eyes again, "Give me your keys."
"Then how will I get in?" He whines, pushing Yuu's hand away to roll over on his side.
"I'll leave it unlocked!"
"What if someone steals you?"
"Mika!"
"Fine fine."
He reaches into his pocket and tosses his keys at Yuu before climbing onto the couch to pull a blanket over his head. Yuu gives one last considering look towards Mikaela's still form and heads for the front of the building, skirting a few discarded beer bottles and haphazardly strewn about furniture on the way to the exit. The place looks much different without the throngs of people and strobe lights, less like the place where he had fun until Mikaela did something uncomfortable again.
He doesn't remember the full details about what happened, just that Mikaela touched him again...with his mouth this time and though it felt really good, there were people watching and Mikaela refused to stop, again. So, everyone in that room witnessed him receiving his first blow job and it left him feeling horrible. Then Mikaela actually left him back there alone and he was furious, after that everything's kind of a blur. He remembers them yelling at each other and his feelings were hurt, but after that it's blank until he woke up this morning.
He told himself he'd play along with Mikaela and enjoy their time together without getting attached, but then something like this happens and he's confused on how he should feel all over again. He takes a deep breath and exhales loudly as he unlocks the apartment door, the dimness immediately soothing his headache.
His last thought before stripping down to his boxers and burrowing into Mikaela's bed is that they have to talk.
~~~~~
Mikaela wakes up exhausted and groggy with his arms suspiciously empty. He glares down at the couch in annoyance, wondering how Yuu got away from him and where he is before remembering the younger boy had woken up earlier and demanded his apartment keys.
"How long are you going to glare at my couch?"
He startles and glances over to see Crowley watching him in amusement. "Didn't realize you were in here," he answers, dropping back onto the couch and burying his face in a pillow.
"Where's the underage kid you brought here with you? The last thing I need is an angry parent and a police investigation because you didn't keep an eye on him."
"He went home earlier," he mumbles out.
"You sure?"
"That's what he said."
"Don't you think you should make sure?"
Mikaela makes a noise of irritation, he still feels like shit and Crowley will not shut up so he can lie here in peace. It's not like it was the middle of the night when Yuu left, it was morning which was perfectly safe. He wasn't going to keep an eye on him all night, just to let him get kidnapped in the early hours of the day. "What time is it?"
"One."
That's later than I thought. He winces, pushing himself to his feet. He probably should get home, not to mention make sure Yuu's actually is okay. "Thanks for letting me stay till morning."
"It's afternoon."
"You know what I meant. Where are Chess and Horn?"
"In my room upstairs."
"Lacus and Rene?"
"They went home after they made sure you were still breathing."
"Why are you in here looking at me anyway?"
"It's my club, I can look at anyone in here, but I wasn't. The clean up crew is here and this is the quietest room right now."
Mikaela smirks at him, "Alcohol hitting you a little harder lately?"
"Maybe."
He stretches, "I'll see you, I'm gonna head home. Thanks again."
"No problem."
"I'll tell Ferid you said hi."
"Please don't. I wouldn't want him to think I had any interest."
Mikaela smirks and lets himself out, lowering his eyes to avoid the glaring sunlight as he's faced with the day and the afternoon crowds. He wants to get home as soon as possible, but he's not quite sure how much Yuu remembers about last night and despite how much he drank, he remembers most of it. A peace offering would be best to have just in case Yuu does remember...and maybe to alleviate his guilt just a smidge.
So, he finds himself exiting Mr. Donut fifteen minutes later with a box full of doughnuts to appease Yuu and earn his forgiveness. Is it shallow? Very, but Yuu loves sweets and he already forgives easily, he has to at least try to make amends and show he cares just a little, he has a feeling Yuu doesn't think he does at all.
~~~~~
Yuu stirs when he feels a cool hand slowly rubbing circles into the small of his back. He cracks one eye open to see Mikaela laying beside him, the bags under his eyes indicative of his lack of sleep also. Emerald eyes peer out of the blankets belligerently before shutting again.
He turns his back to the other boy and burrows back into the covers, he has no patience for Mikaela's teasing right now. Yuu jumps when he feels lips pressing softly behind his ear then trailing down his neck. "Are you ignoring me, Yuu-chan?"
"Yes."
Mikaela chuckles lightly, "Even if I brought you doughnuts?"
"Doughnuts?" He questions eagerly, mood doing a one-eighty.
"Yep, I thought you might be hungry, but if you're not…"
"No no, I am!" Yuu throws back the covers and crawls across Mikaela, hurrying to the living room table where Mikaela has set out a spread of doughnuts along with black tea to balance out the sweet taste. "You bought a lot!"
"I didn't know what kind you liked," he answers, joining Yuu at the table.
"I like the ones with custard filling the most."
"Well, I got plenty of those too. Help yourself."
Yuu bites into one custard filled doughnut and grins, Mikaela got the good kind. It's just the right amount of chewy and the custard is flavorful without being overwhelming, he eagerly finishes the first one and reaches for a second, barely noticing when Mika moves from the floor next to him to stretch out on the couch.
"Hey, thanks for these!" Yuu tells him as he starts in on his third, taking a drink to wash it down.
"Mmm...no problem."
"Mika?"
"..."
He turns to see Mikaela dozing off on the couch and climbs on top of him, resting his head against the older boy's chest and humming in content when hands come up to rub lazily against his sides.
"Mika?"
"I'm asleep."
"No, you're not."
"I definitely am."
"Mika?"
"Yes, Yuu-chan?"
"You like me, right?"
"Sometimes."
Yuu rolls his eyes, he shouldn't have expected anything different. "Why did you do that in front of everyone then?"
Mikaela cracks an eye open, "You didn't like it?"
"I did, but..there were so many people…"
"Are you shy?" He teases, squeezing his sides.
"No! Geez, forget it! You never take anything seriously!" Yuu fumes silently until he feels a kiss pressed into the top of his head.
"I get it, Yuu-chan. I'll be more careful."
"Sure you will," he mutters sarcastically.
"I will! I wouldn't wanna upset your delicate sensibilities again."
"Ugh, shut up. My head hurts."
"Want me to kiss it better?"
"...Yes."
He laughs quietly, "Alright come up here."
Yuu scoots up and Mikaela leans forward to place several kisses on the crown of his head before ruffling his hair and smiling softly. Yuu can act tough, but he really leans towards the affectionate side underneath. His gaze traces the curves of Yuu's face, silently laughing every time Yuu's eyes dart away from his only to come back a second later.
"Stop looking at me," he mutters.
"Can't help it. I told you, you have a cute face," he answers, pinching one of Yuu's cheeks.
"Lay off," He retorts before turning away grouchily.
Mikaela laughs aloud at the rosiness in his cheeks, yeah he supposes he can work this side of Yuu's personality too.