Someone's boyfriend [Elisop]

Chapter 9

Aesop suddenly raised his head towards Eli. If they were a little closer he would have jabbed him in the chin because of the size difference which surprised Eli a little.

"Made up your mind to talk-"

"I love you." he said cutting him off.

A loud silence then fell between the two. He said it. Yes. He had finally admitted his feelings to him after all these years. He was afraid of what Eli would answer, but a part of him finally felt free of a great weight.

"W-what?" stuttered Eli.

Eli withdrew his arms and took a step back, embarrassed. Both boys' faces were completely red but Aesop's was partially hidden thanks to his mask.

"I- I've felt this way for years and... That's why I couldn't answer you that day... I felt like I'd already betrayed you by having those kinds of feelings for you and-"

"W-wait ! Just a second..."

Eli cut him off, a hand covering his mouth as he looked away, obviously embarrassed.

"That's a lot to take in all of a sudden..."

"S-sorry..."

"No, it's not your fault... I guess it must have been hard to hide it for so long on top of the fact that I was dating... Gertrude..."

Aesop didn't answer anything more. Neither did Eli. Both of them just stood there without saying a word. This time it was not Eli but Aesop who broke the silence.

"F-forget what I said, sorry."

He quickly opened the door and left Eli, ignoring him even when Eli called out to him. He knows. Eli knows he loves him. That was all Aesop was thinking right now. He returned to his classroom where Norton had not moved an inch in the ten minutes or so that had seemed like an eternity. 

"Seeing as you came back alone and in this state, can I assume you told him ?" he said nonchalantly.

Aesop dropped onto his table once more with a sigh. Norton patted him on the shoulder as if to comfort him although he wasn't too sure how effective his gesture would be.

"At least now you have one less problem to worry about."

"For an even bigger one..." he muttered into his mask.

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Later, after classes were over for the day, Norton was at home with Luca lying on his lap.

"Huwah ~ Aesop did that ? I admit I'm surprised coming from him !"

"Me too."

Luca played with Norton's strands of hair, twisting them around his finger. He chuckled as he listened to the story he just told him.

"I wonder what will happen between them now..." wondered Norton.

"It's just between them from now on dear ~"

"You're right."

"As always ~ Now come over here..."

Luca took hold of Norton's face and brought it close to his own before gently placing his lips on his, to exchange a kiss. This one lasted a few seconds before they parted. 

"I see that you lack attention."

"You haven't given me any since this whole thing started ~"

"I have some doubts about that but I guess I'll believe your version..."

This time Norton bent down to kiss Luca. The kiss lasted longer than the previous one and was more passionate. Luca's breathing became more shaky as Norton barely gave him time to breathe. One thing is sure, the evening was going to be very long for these two...