D.O.L.L. (BoyXBoy)

Epilogue

"Rowan!" Xavier bursts into my room, all dressed up in a crisp black suit and a blue tie. "Rowan, are you awake?"

I mumble a "go away" before turning the other way.

"Rowan, you're STILL not awake? It's noon already! NOON!"

"What are you talking about, it's 3 in the morning..." I mumble. "It's too early for this..."

"Well then," Xavier says. His lips are on my ear and tickle them as h speaks. "Is it because I was too rough on you last night?"

I jerk upwards, hitting my head on his ear. My face was burning and my heart was beating fast. "Okay, I'm up!"

He cracks up. "Didn't know you could wake up that easily!"

I kick his nose. "Die!" I swing my legs over the side of the bed. "You're a butt," I say.

"Hurry up. I wanna take you somewhere, after I tell you something," he says.

I frown. "Where're we going?"

"Not telling."

"Tell me!"

"Nope," he answers, popping the 'p.'

I pout.

"Get dressed. I personally cleared your schedule for this," Xavier says. "Not that you have a schedule anyway."

I glare at him. "Get out," I order him. "I can't change with you here."

"Why not? I'm just a robot. It doesn't matter, right?"

My cheeks turn even redder. I feel like I may explode from embarrassment. "J-Just get out!"

"Nope!" he says stubbornly. "I'm staying."

Grumbling, I shed my night robe while facing the other way. I try to ignore the aching pain in my lower back and hips. And okay, I admit, this was embarrassing. I mean, strip poker was embarrassing, but this was SUPER embarrassing.

I mean, he was staring at me. Like, REALLY staring!

I put on my pants and slip on my belt. I reach for my shirt when all of a sudden, I hear him say:

"I love you."

I cough and sputter before turning around to face him. "Xavier!" I exclaim, my face and ears burning. They had just started to stop burning too... "What the heck was that?"

He stares at me seriously. "Again."

"I.

Love.

You."

I cough awkwardly and look away. "Umm, but a-aren't y-you a robot? Robots can't r-really love, o-or have emotion, so..."

And then the weirdest thing happens.

His hands grab my face and turn me to face him. I stumble and fall onto my bed, and I feel a heavy weight on my shoulders, gripping me tightly.

Then soft lips press aggressively against mine.

I tense up immediately and try to push him away, but I was still too shocked to actually make my body move for serious.

What?

Kiss?

Kisses?

Kissing?

Xavier was sitting down?

...

Xavier's on top of me?

He's...

Kissing me?

My eyes finally register what's going on, and they widen.

Oh god.

Xavier's kissing me.

My shoulders suddenly begin to relax even though my mind was working like crazy. My eyes slowly begin to close, and I press back. 

Wait, what?

Why am I relaxing?

He bites my bottom lip, and in that moment when I gasped, he slips his tongue in. He closes off my oxygen, and I try to push back against him again. 

Only to find that I was kissing him back. 

Our tongues dance together, and I can feel myself losing oxygen fast. But I still continue to kiss him, wrapping my arms around his neck. Finally, I bite his bottom lip, and he gasps slightly, pulling back. A line of saliva connects our mouths, and we were both panting hard. My cheeks flush even more when I feel something stirring in the bottom of my stomach. 

Oh god. 

There's no way. Aboslutely no way. I was--

"Wow," Xavier says, his lips quirking up into a smirk. His voice was husky and out of breath. "You got this hard from one kiss? Shame on you, Rowan..." he leans forward and pecks me on the lips again. "Well then again, it's not that bad."

I bite my lip as he tugs at my ear with his lips. "W-What was that?" I ask, my voice cracking. 

He kisses me again. "I told you, I love you."

I look away. 

"Do you love me?" he asks softly. 

What?

Did he just ask if I loved him?

Well, that's to be expected, I mean, when you love someone you'd expect them to return your love, right?

I'm smart. 

My eyes flicker around, looking anywhere but into his eyes. "I-I'm n-n-not sure i-i-i-if it's l-l-l-love, b-but--"

He laughs and strokes my cheek. "Hey, Rowan," Xavier says. "I love you."

My heart skips a beat. 

"Do you love me back?"

Thinking back on it, I should have thought about it. How much he meant to me, how much I needed him. I would have been more confident with my answer. 

But I can say one thing for certain now. 

Love is wanting that person to be happy, even if it means giving up your own. Love is wanting that person to be safe, and for him to be always smiling. Love is doing anything for that person, even if it may cost your own life. Love is...

Wanting ot be always be at their side, no matter what. And I want that for Xavier. 

I smile. "Yes."

~END~

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Aryniss