"Choose me, Henry."

Chapter 18: Alone In The Dark

Rupert was kissing Henry who kissed him back, however, someone spots them, and now they are even angrier than before.

Rupert kept kissing Henry who was standing still in shock and confusion. 

Henry felt Rupert pull him closer, he didn't pull away from Rupert, but instead, he kissed Rupert back. He tightened his hold around Rupert's neck as the kiss became more heated, Rupert leaned slightly as he nipped Henry's lip. Henry cried out and Rupert's tongue was in his mouth. Henry moaned in response, and Rupert chuckled. While they were making out, they didn't realize someone was watching them.

Charles wanted to talk to Henry to apologize to him for his behavior. He heard about Henry's PTSD and other things so he felt guilty. He's been feeling guilty lately. He's hoping to see if Henry could forgive him and...he's hoping to confess his feelings for Henry. He went to the clearing where Rupert and Henry were at. He spotted Henry's blue hoodie despite being dark, he started to head over to him when he spotted Rupert was with him. Confused, he hid in some bushes to check what Henry and Rupert were doing.

His eyes widened when he saw Henry and Rupert kissing each other.

His heart broke into pieces as he saw Henry move a hand up to run through Rupert's onyx and messy hair. He numbly backed away from the scene and was about to walk away when he accidentally stepped on a twig, Rupert and Henry stopped kissing when they heard the sound of a twig snapping. They searched around to find the noise while Charles stayed quiet, after a few seconds, Rupert and Henry resumed their makeout session.

Charles quietly once again backed away from the scene and went back to his tent.

A few minutes later, Rupert and Henry pulled away from each other to breathe. Their faces were red and Rupert's hair was messy, they looked at each other, wondering what just happened. Rupert looked at his phone to see that it was late, "Oi, I think we should head back." he said gently, "It's getting late."

Henry nodded as he followed Rupert out of the clearing.

The walk back to the base was awkward to say at least, they got to Henry's tent. They both stood in front of the tent awkwardly, they both wanted to die of embarrassment. Then Henry had an idea, he glanced at Rupert who was looking at the sky. "H-hey, Rupert?" he asked as he was nervous. "Would you stay with me tonight?"    

Rupert quickly looked at Henry in shock.

Henry was waiting for Rupert's answer, but Rupert didn't answer him. He was too much in shock that Henry asked him that question. If this was past Rupert, he would immediately reject him, but now...he's hopelessly in love with Henry Stickmin. Ironic isn't it? He fell in love with a criminal... Well, former criminal. "Rupert?" Henry said tentatively, making Rupert snap back into reality.   

Rupert glanced at Henry who was looking at him with his sapphire eyes, "S-sure." Rupert replied shyly. Henry giggled at Rupert's shyness, Henry opened the tent and Rupert followed him inside. The tent was dark, Henry didn't bother to turn on the light he just sat down on his bed, Rupert followed suit. First, they just sat down in silence then Rupert had an idea. He told Henry to stand up, Henry did as he was told. Rupert took off his boots and got into a comfortable position. 

"C'mon, Henry," Rupert said softly as he held out his arms.

Henry nodded and took off his boots.

He climbed on top of Rupert's lap and got into a comfortable position too, he put his head against Rupert's chest. He could hear Rupert's heartbeat, he also felt sleepy. "Hey thorn?" he said tiredly. 

"Yeah?" Rupert replied as he petted Henry's hair.

"I'm crazy tired... I think I have been for a while now." Henry told him as he closed his eyes. He sighed as he got more comfortable, "Please, wake me up first thing in the morning." he added his words slurry.

"Sure, Hen," Rupert replied quietly as he heard Henry snoring. Then a few minutes later, Rupert also fell asleep.

The rest of the night was spent in bliss.

The next day, Rupert woke up first. He yawned as he looked down at Henry who was still asleep. He smiled as Henry shifted in his sleep, he knew Henry told him to wake him up, but Henry looked so cute when asleep. Rupert let Henry sleep some more and he decided to sleep some more.

Charles was eating pancakes in the cafeteria, but he was not in a happy mood. 

After he saw Rupert and Henry kissing last night, he was in a foul mood. He went to sleep thinking about their kiss, he kept grumbling as he ate his pancakes. Dave came over to him with his breakfast and sat down next to him. "Hi, Charles," he said happily with a smile but quickly noticed Charles wasn't smiling. "What's wrong?" he asked in concern.

Charles looked at Dave in surprise, he was too busy grumbling to notice Dave. "Hi, Dave," he replied sadly. He looked down at his pancakes, "I'm fine." he lied.

"No, you're not," Dave commented firmly, he put a hand on him to comfort him. "There is something wrong." he continued. "Now what's wrong?"

Charles stared at Dave and then at his pancakes, "I saw Rupert kissing Henry." he murmured. 

Dave blinked at Charles's response, on the outside he looked confused but on the inside, he wasn't too surprised. He knew Rupert had feelings for Henry, however, he didn't know Henry had feelings for Rupert. Then Charles reveals something that also surprises him. 

"Henry kissed him back."

Dave's eyes widen, "He did?" he questioned.

Charles nodded solemnly as he continued eating pancakes, Dave wanted to ask how he found out, but he didn't want to upset Charles. They ate in silence as Rupert and Henry entered the cafeteria. Charles tensed upon seeing Rupert and Henry talking or more like flirting with him. Rupert and Henry sat down on a table across from him, they kept talking. Charles growled as he saw Rupert get closer to Henry, he clenched his fork as Rupert got up. Rupert went to go get coffee for him and Henry.

Charles wanted to confront him, however, he didn't want to get in trouble. 

Rupert handed Henry coffee and they both drank their coffee.

"Thanks, thorn," Henry said.

"No problem, Hen," Rupert replied.

While they were drinking coffee, Henry was thinking about what Burt had said to him, he put down his coffee as his face fell. Rupert noticed Henry's mood change, he also put down his coffee. "Hen, what's wrong?" he asked. 

"It's just...I want to talk to Burt." Henry answered sadly. "I know he said something awful to me, but I need to talk to him."

Rupert listened to Henry and felt a little dread in the pit of his stomach, he didn't want Henry to see Burt, he knew Burt had hurt Henry badly. But...it sounds like Henry needs closure though. He had an idea, he would have to talk to the General about it. "Oi... How about I talk to the General about that, okay?" Rupert suggested.

Henry stared at Rupert in shock, "You will do that for me?" he asked in a whisper. 

Rupert's face went pink as he rubbed the back of his head awkwardly, "S-sure."

Henry smiled and Rupert melted under his smile. 

Just then one of the twins walked past them, "Stop flirting you two." Calvin said as he snickered.

Rupert choked on his spit as Henry spluttered, and then Rupert got up to chase Calvin. Henry giggled as he saw Rupert chase Calvin around the cafeteria, and Konrad had to help his brother out.