Otaku rebirth in Apocalypse era (BL) (complete)

27. Cherry

"I'm still hungry..."

It has been two weeks. Tristan is still craving for foods. His flat abdomen has bulged like a three months pregnant woman.

Axell looks worried. It's best to avoid hospital. He doesn't want Tris to endure weird experiments. It's just cooking a lot of foods. No big deal.

Tristan is sunbathing in balcony as usual. He does it a lot lately since the weather got warmer.

Axell is frozen at doorway. It isn't hallucination.

Half of Tris' green hair have transformed into reddish brown. His pale skin have become darker. Almost back to his healthy wheat color. It seems Tristan is transforming back to his old self again.

"Axell, something wrong?"

"Nothing. Lunch is served. Let's eat."

"Okay."

Tristan savors his meal happily. Axell lifts the back of his shirt. It isn't his imagination. The peach in his tattoo is growing bigger than last week. He releases the shirt.

Axell rubs the bulging stomach.

Tristan is pouting.

He comments, "I know I'm getting fat. Don't mock me, okay? I'll do a lot of exercises later."

"No. It's okay. I like you in any version."

"You sure know how to sweet talk anyone."

Chopsticks in his hands are dropped to the floor. Tristan is hugging his stomach and groans pitifully. He collapses to the floor.

Axell kneels down and tries to lift him up. It's his fault. He should have taken Tris to hospital for medical check up. He kept delaying because fearing he might meet Bryan again.

"Ugh! It hurts! No!"

The wave of pain ceases to exist just like that. Tristan touches his wet pants. He couldn't believe something has emerged out from his back hole. Not feces.

It looks like a weird seed. It's long and  red like chilly. It's width is three fingers. No wonder he was in so much pain earlier.

Tristan is going to throw it away.

Axell stops him. He takes the seed from his hand.

He says, "Let's plant it. In a pot in the balcony."

"We don't know what would come out from it."

"I think it's safe. It came from you."

They plant the seed in a huge pot. Add fertilizer and water it.

Tristan looks sceptical. He knows mutant plant could be very dangerous.

Axell stares to Tris' flat belly. Sure thing. That seed comes from Tristan.

He asks," Are you still hungry? "

"No. The stomach pain ruined my appetite."

Tristan washes the dirty dishes. Axell stores the leftovers into a fridge.

They spent the rest of the day doing spring cleaning. It's going to be Chinese New Year soon.

Tristan doesn't eat a lot like yesterday. He stares the leftovers.

He complaints, "You shouldn't cook too much foods. It's a waste."

"No worries. I'll give some to Mike later. He couldn't cook."

"Poor guy. He still hasn't moved on yet."

"With a girlfriend like Lorraine. I rather be gay."

Tristan nudges him and complaints, "You got a boyfriend. Don't think of finding another one."