Heart Like Yours - Scarxiaoven

Chapter Ten

Venti's POV

I told Scara that we should stay at his house until school ended, so my aunt didn't know I skipped.

We didn't have to wait long though, as I had got to his house during the day.

Fortunately for me, we stayed just like we were, with Scara in my arms. It felt nice to hold him, and hear his soft breathing as I played with his hair.

I never wanted it to end, but my aunt would be expecting me after school, so we walked to my house together after Scara gathered a few more things.

My aunt was on the couch watching tv. She paused her show to meet us at the door.

"Hello, Venti. Oh, and hello Scaramouche. It's good to see you again." She said, smiling sweetly.

Scara smiled. "It's nice to see you again as well."

I glanced at Scara, looking for some approval from him.

He nodded, granting my wish.

"Can we sit down?" I asked, gesturing at the table.

She nodded, leading the way to the table. "What's going on?"

I sat next to Scara, facing my aunt. "Scara is... is in trouble. His father a-abuses him... so I thought it'd be best if he moved out. He doesn't have anywhere else to go... so I thought he could... stay here..."

My aunt looked at Scara with pity. "I'm so sorry to hear that. Of course you can stay here."

I smiled with excitement. "Really?! Thank you so much auntie!"

"Thank you, ma'am, it means so much to me." Scara said, smiling.

"It's no problem, sweetie." She said, smiling sweetly at Scara.

"He can stay with me in my room! You won't have to worry about that part. I can cook breakfast too!" I said, practically jumping with excitement.

"Hold your horses, Venti. I never said he would be staying in your room." She said.

My eyes widened. "What?"

She laughed. "You do realize it's the same if you were into girls, right? She would not be staying in your room. So, naturally, it's the same for boys. You're still too young to have sex."

I blushed hard. "Auntie! I'm 18 now! I'm old enough!"

Scara snickered beside me, looking away from us.

"H-How about he just stays in my room a-and we don't do... stuff...?" I awkwardly suggested.

My aunt sighed, still somewhat smirking. "Alright, alright. He can stay in your room."

I sighed with relief, smiling. "Thank you very much!"

She laughed again, shaking her head. "No problem. Now, go get him set up in your room."

I nodded quickly, standing up. "Okay. Come on, Scara."

Scara followed me upstairs to my room, and once he was inside, I shut the door.

"W-Well... this is my room." I said awkwardly, watching as he looked around.

He smiled. "It's... so clean."

"Is that a bad thing?" I asked worriedly.

"Not at all." He said, smiling. "I like it."

I blushed, rubbing my arm awkwardly. "T-Thank you..."

His eyes met my bed and he smirked. "A single bed..."

I blushed even harder, my heart racing. "U-Um... sorry about that... we can b-buy a double."