One's Love

A Deal With The Devil

Logan was flabbergasted. Floored. Shocked. Astonished. Surprised.
“W-what did you say?” He asked quietly, as if he hadn’t heard what his FRIEND said the first time. Emile giggled when he heard Logan stutter, he had expected that reaction.
"I said, you could be my boyfriend. Ya know, in return for hurting my feelings. You’ve been doing that a lot recently, so you should be flattered that I still love you.” he replied, putting up his sad act. Emile knew Logan wasn't used to emotions, meaning he'd be easier to trick. Logan’s eyes widened slightly when Emile said that, he hadn’t expected such...hurtful words to come out of such a sweet boy. Wait, why were those words hurtful? Why did he feel like crying, at least a little bit? No, he must be mistaken. Emile knew much more about this whole compliments thing, he wouldn’t say anything mean to Logan! Especially if he liked him. So he came to the conclusion that it was merely a compliment that was misinterpreted.
Emile watched Logan panic with a small smirk on his face. He didn't quite know why, but watching the nerd puzzle over everything made him feel so love sick. Perhaps it was the dazed look in his eyes, or maybe it was the way he fiddled with his sleeves. It could even have been the way that Logan's cheeks flushed a light pink at the thought of being wrong. Eventually Logan found his bearings and composed himself.
“I-I accept. I would be pleased to be your romantic partner.” He said, not wanting to hurt Emile’s feelings anymore. “And I apologize for my behavior so far. Y-you’ve been so kind to me, and I have not returned that at all.” Emile giggled softly, his bubbly persona coming out again.
“Aww, that’s okay Lo! Everything’s okay now that you’re my love! We’ll have to do something today to make it official, you know. Like….” he thought for a bit. “Like maybe going on a date, or posting something on Instagram, or maybe just kissing!” Emile exclaimed excitedly, a smile on his face. Logan was about to say no when he remembered how he had 'hurt' the others feelings, and simply nodded along silently. Despite his unwillingness, Logan couldn't help but think about the fact that Emile actually looked a little.. Adorable, if that was the correct word.
“I-alright. However, I do have one condition.”
“Oh? What’s that?” Emile asked, frowning slightly. Logan felt bad for asking it when he saw his boyfriend's expression, but it was a necessity if he wanted their relationship to not fail before it starts.
“We should keep things on the ‘down-low,’ I believe that’s the correct word. My older brother is rather overprotective, and he’d freak out if he knew I was dating someone.” He confessed, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment. “If you think I’m exaggerating, the last time someone asked me out my brother arrested them for ‘underage drinking’ or something because he thought they were a delinquent.” Emile stood there, slowly absorbing the information. He smiled at Logan after a minute.
“Y-you’ll have to excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom. Here, how about you eat some waffles? I’ll be back in a minute!” Without waiting for a response, the boy took off and almost sprinted to the bathroom. He closed the door behind him and the happy mask fell off.
“How could I have been so stupid to not research his family!?” He growled into the mirror.
“Oh, don’t worry kiddo!” His dad’s voice suddenly appeared besides him. “We all make mistakes sometimes! Why, when I was stalking your papa, I almost fell right into an obvious police trap! There were sirens and everything, too! The important thing is that we learn from them.” Emile relaxed with the reassurance and started making a plan. “Well, let’s see. I don’t want to kill him, that would devastate Logan. And it would get the police on my tail, which wouldn’t be great. Maybe I can threaten him….or I’ll just butter him up. But that would take so much effort! What should I do, Daddy?”
“Hmm….why don’t we ask your papa. Honey!” Another voice joined the duo, making it a trio.
“What is it, my two favorite boys?”
“We need some advice. Emile here just learned that his sweetheart’s brother works at the police station. And he can arrest people.”
“Oh dear.. Well, in my opinion, it’s simple. You bring them here for a nice meal! Or you could take them out, but it's much nicer if it's more homely.” the voice explained, cooing softly when Emile’s eyes lit up.
“Yes! Oh, Papa, that's perfect! Why, i’ll start planning now! If his brother sees I'm a good person, he won’t mind us dating! Besides, I'd never drink alcohol, so I'm perfect for Lolo-bear!”