Beautiful, Beloved

Chapter 8: Resolving

Sometimes the simplest solution to resolving a conflict is becoming someone's friend.

Fluke is talking with Ohm in the hallway, the others are also standing around them. He yawns and Ohm touches his cheeks. "Guess you didn't spare Fluke this weekend huh?" Prem says while chewing on a jelly. Fluke feels embarrassed and instinctively touches his high collar that hides his marks. He can still clearly remember what they did last weekend. Fluke had everything planned out, he wanted to go shopping, swim in the sea, eat ice cream, but Ohm had other ideas. They stayed inside and only had make out sessions for 2 days straight. Fluke can't even remember how many times they did it, but he knows he is really happy. Even though he slept well yesterday night in Ohm's arms, his body is still trying to recover.

"Fluke stop blushing and start protecting yourself. You will be drained by the end of the week." Cooheart nags at him. Fluke can only laugh at the protectiveness of his friends. He looks up at Ohm, who's busy on his phone. Ohm glances at him and a smirk grows on his face. He then puts his arm around Fluke's shoulder and pulls him closer. "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold myself back, knowing Fluke was sleeping in my bed."

Earth throws his bag on the floor and starts kicking against Ohm, luckily Kao is holding him back. Ohm pulled Fluke closer to his chest and protected him from getting hurt. "What a happy family we have here." They all turn their heads to the owner's voice. Fluke feels Ohm tensing up and looking angry. Ohm is still holding him close, so he can't really see who is talking.

"What are you doing here?" Fluke feels a shiver down his spine. It's Ohm's voice, but he never heard him talk like this before. Fluke grabs Ohm's shirt tighter. "Just checking out your new toy." Fluke can finally see the face of the voice. It's Liam and again that nasty feeling comes back. He hates it. Fluke grabs Ohm by the neck and he pulls him in an open mouth kiss. His tongue is moving inside colliding with Ohm's.

He glances at Liam and makes sure he can clearly see their tongues mingling. Fluke pulls him closer and he can feel Ohm collapse on his knees. He separates a bit and Ohm is reaching for more. Fluke looks to his side and he grazes his tongue against Ohm's wet lips. "I'm not a toy here." He says. Liam becomes red from anger and he walks with big steps away from the group.

Fluke let go of Ohm's neck and he can see Ohm sitting on the floor, while leaning against the wall. He brings his hands in front of his face. "Shit, Fluke. Warn me next time, please." Fluke can see Ohm's ears getting red and he smiles proudly. He then turns around to his friends and he can't hold his laugh, because of their shocked expressions. "Kiss me like that too Kao!" Cooheart turns to Kao. "What!?" Kao is still speechless, trying to understand what just happened. Fluke can feel his hand being grabbed and he looks down. Ohm is leaning his face against his hand with a satisfied smile.

-3 days later-

Fluke is sitting on the beach reading a book. His classes just ended and he decided to go enjoy the sunset alone near his house. "Hey Fluke." Fluke looks up and sees Kyle smiling down at him. "K-Kyle?" He looks confused at him. "Mind if I sit down?" Fluke nods and Kyle sits beside him. "I moved here a few days ago." Fluke closes his book. "Alone?" Kyle nods. Fluke remembers how Kyle's parents were. They were very abusive towards him and didn't give him a lot of freedom. He knows Kyle's dream is to finally live alone, away from his family.

"I actually had Abingdon in my mind for a long time. I once came here alone and instantly fell in love with the town. So I decided if I would ever move somewhere, I would go back here. So here I am now. I never thought you would move here too though." Kyle smiles and looks at the sun setting down. Silence grows between them. Fluke doesn't really know what to say to him. It's been a really long time since they had a decent conversation and it's also not so long ago that he forgave him.