❝BUTTERFLY KISSES❞ | POLY BL

TWENTY;

When the night was officially over and school came the next morning, Elijah was avoiding Sam. Which was unusual, as the two were inseparable.

Eli just didn't know how much longer he could listen to Sam talk about Max. When the two had gotten to school, it was as if Sam was without Max for many years, they would he just began to talk about him.

It bugged Elijah, but he truly had not right to dislike the conversation, since he was the same when it came to discussing his recent bedroom activities.

Yet, here he was, hiding in the bathroom by his history class that just ended, knowing Sam was somewhere in the hallway, trying to find him. Elijah was willing to risk being late to geometry, a class he is already failing, then to walk out of this bathroom and run into Sam.

When the second bell rang, Eli finally relaxed a bit, his chest no longer feeling tight, allowing him to let out a heavy shaky breath. He undid the latch, opening the stall, to be shocked to see Sam standing there. "We've been friends for a while and you think  you can hide from me?" Sam asked.

"How the hell did you know-"

"Your shoes." Sam cut off Elijah, "enough small talk, what's up?"

Elijah stood still for a moment, biting the inside of cheek, unable to express his emotions, because he even knew they were ridiculous and unfair. "Well, I just, um, I just felt awkward?"

"Awkward?" Sam repeated, trying to contain his laughter, "Eli, we've seen each ot-,"

"I know," Elijah cut off Sam, "I see the hypocrisy. I just, ugh, I don't want to tell you." He admitted.

Sam nodded, pulling Elijah close to him and hugged the taller, "that's okay, you can tell me when you're ready." Sam spoke softly, "just please don't avoid me, I hate not being by your side." He admitted, "you're all I got."

The taller relaxed a bit, he always thought he needed Sam, but hearing that the smaller needed him as well, eased him a bit. "I thought I was the only one needed you." Eli whispered.

"No," Sam spoke softly, "I need you just as much as you need me." Elijah took in the words, his heart beating faster than normal.

Elijah pulled the shorter into a tighter hug, enjoying the embrace as much as he could. The taller took in the warm comfort of Sam's scent, it was the smell of coffee and Old Spice. It was a familiar scent, a smell that remained a constant in the taller's chaotic life.

"Are you gonna be okay Eli?" Sam asked, his voice mumbled a bit, due to his face being pressed into long black haired male's chest.

Elijah hummed, "I think so." He replied, brushing his fingers softly through Sam's soft locks, an action he's always done. He was always into showing his affection in physical touch, which would explain why his bed never remained empty for too long.

"We should get to class," Sam spoke, attempting to pull away from Eli, who held the smaller tighter.

This caused Sam to let out a soft laugh, "I'll take that as a no." He spoke into Eli's chest.

The two allowed a comfort silence to cover over them, after being friends for years they had gotten use to allowing silence to overcome them. The soft breathing come from the two, allowing some of the silence to be filled. "You'll stop avoiding me, right?" Sam asked.

That was Sam though, the male needed reassurance a lot, Elijah knew deep down it was because of him.

"Sam," Elijah started, making Sam hum, allowing the male to continue.

"I love you." He spoke.

The words took Sam by surprise, as Elijah has never spoken those three letters before, "oh, well, I love you too." He replied.

"No, Sam, I love you, like I really really love you."