IMMORTALLY PROBLEMATIC

Chapter 12: Your Taste In My Mouth

In Vino Veritas (In wine, truth)

Payu and Prapai got some bottles and drank away. They talked a bit and half way through they started muttering nonsense. They danced to no music and they really had the best time together. When Prapai left, Payu was left alone. He went to Rain's door and knocked. He knocked and knocked and knocked till Rain who was deeply asleep woke up to open it for him. He put his hand over Payu's mouth and dragged him inside. He had been drinking, as the stench of alcohol was oozing from him. He put one hand over his neck for support and sat him down on his couch. Rain was appalled by this, he went into his room to sleep, a figure followed him. He stood up to pour water, Payu still followed him like a fly.  Rain didn't want to curse him out but his patience was wearing thin. Payu was doing the exact opposite of what he told him not to do. Rain held the room door to prevent himself from kicking Payu, he was angry at him for sure, but not heartless. He was starting to run a temperature so Rain had to prep him for a bath. It became the funniest sequence. Rain trying to push Payu into the bath tub, and Payu resisting as he felt he was too hot to be seen shirtless. Rain rolled his eyes at him. Payu was really acting silly. Rain took out his phone to record it all. He wanted proof to use against Payu, he kept it on a stand. As Payu was whining to him. Rain eventually settled for a towel wipe and put it over is head when he lay down in the couch. Rain took his phone to his bedroom and attempted to sleep as it was already very late, but Payu followed him, he sat on the ground in the room. This was when he confessed "there's this girl I loved, she's dead now but I loved her for a long time without her knowing. She ended up dating a human and threw her life away. For a long time, no one could penetrate my heart. It was impossible... Rain, I'm losing to you. Pushing you away is the best option so I don't fall in love. Please don't move away. I can't be far from you , it will be too difficult." Rain shook his head. He was sure it was the alcohol speaking. He faced Payu and said " I have this on record Payu, and I'll play it out for you to hear tomorrow. I can't believe the words of a drunk, I'll wait till you tell me when You're sober." Rain stood up attempting to lay on the bed but Payu stopped him
" Please don't leave, not being able to see you regularly will drive me insane. Not being able to do what I'm used to will ruin me. Rain, your existence alone already stimulates me. You think it's easy, resisting you. Rain..."
" P'Payu, I'll wait till you're sober, then hear what you have to say."
Rain lifted him and placed him on his bed, he was tired of the constant movement from Payu. He slept beside Payu, checking on him to be sure his breathing and everything about him was fine, he eventually slept off, soundly. Till he heard someone whisper to him " Rain? Rain? Rain?" With tired eyes he responded " y...esssss."
" Can I hold you?" This jolted Rain awake. He was sure that Payu was still intoxicated, but his request was strange even for him. He had been hoping and waiting patiently for Payu to touch him, but now he asked, it was underwhelming as he was drunk. Rain turned the other side and slept off. He wasn't going to allow himself get hurt.
The next morning, he woke up very early, prepared breakfast for the sleeping Payu and himself and rushed off to work. He was strangely light, so he checked his hands for the bruises he had incurred recently and found all of them gone. This was Payu's handwork, he laughed as he went to open up the shop. Rain thought about the events of last night and he smiled a lot. The aura at work from him was different. He was happier than yesterday, the people around noticed it and called him out for it, but he didn't mind. Payu came in much later to supervise. He had no intention of cooking today. He caught himself staring at Rain. Normally, he would divert his eyes to other things but not today. P'Tai noticed it and called Rain's attention. Rain turned and there he was, eyes peeled on him. Rain said
" he's monitoring me that's why, you know I have been making mistakes recently." Rain brushed it off.
Both Prapai and Sky had a lot to drink. After Prapai left Payu, he flew over the city a bit, knocking down poles and other things which he paid no attention to, arriving home, he walked straight to Sky's room, shaking his entire bed. Sky thought it was an earthquake, till he saw Prapai. He was a bit better so he sat up looking at him. He didn't remember the events of earlier, or what he told P'Pai. He just stared at the evidently drunk man, who had stopped shaking his bed. P'Pai asked "Can you follow me, I have something for you na, na."  Sky who was sleeping shirtless, followed the man to the top of the house. There was a room there which the moon shone in. It was quite nice. Sky examined it. He saw Prapai was wobbly so he took him back down stairs to sleep. Prapai pushed Sky a bit and stared at Sky. The light above them in the corridor they stood on was very bright, so Pai closed his eyes and looked at Sky. It was the first time he saw him shirtless. His body proportions, his skin, which was practically glowing, his eyes which gazed at P'Pai, were the most beautiful eyes he ever saw. He never really looked at Sky as he did today because he felt if he did he might want to have him for himself, but today, he let his eyes wander, from the top of his head to the sole of his feet, he didn't know when he said "Sky, you're just perfect." out loud. Sky heard it but assumed it was the alcohol speaking so he tried getting him to his room. " P'Pai, who did you drink with?"
" I drank with Payu, he's in love with Rain though, I think I'm in love with someone too." Sky giggled at this information. Sky was baffled by how truthful Prapai was being and asked another question " what do you think about me?"Prapai raised his hands and touched Sky's cheeks
" You're so pretty, it's unfair. You make my heart beat so fast it's illogical. I get dizzy staring at you. Sky..." Sky analysed the situation. Prapai would probably not remember anything by tomorrow so it was just going to be once. He leaned in closer, listening to Prapai talk about him. He seemed lost, like he was genuine. He didn't stop, he kept going talking about how his hair smells nice and how he dresses well. Sky was inches from his face and asked " P'Pai, do you like me?"
" Is that even a question, I kept telling myself I wouldn't fall in deeper, but here I am." Sky rolled his eyes. He wanted to believe him but it was difficult, seeing he was not even human in the first place. There was an uncertainty that clouded Sky but he wanted to be on edge for once and said
" I want you to kiss me, but I need you to also forget it." Before Prapai could affirm or deny, Sky places his lips on his. He wanted something momentary but as he pulled back, he stared at the person in front of him. His eyes were drooping and seemed like they were calling for him. Sky told himself, "just one more time."
He held Prapai by the collar of his shirt and planted another kiss, oh how he savoured his lips. Prapai used one of his hands to hold Sky's bare waist, pulling him closer. He did this without breaking contact. It overwhelmed the both of them, as it was something Prapai always wanted to do, but Sky on the other hand just wanted to know what he tasted like, but never expected that he would like it so much. Prapai's hands began to move all over Sky's smooth body. He needed to stop but it felt so good and Sky wasn't protesting either making it more difficult for him to get his hands off him. He kissed his neck, causing Sky to flinch a bit. Prapai needed to stop as he was starting to get deeply aroused by everything happening around him but he loved what he was feeling. Sky placed his hand on his inner thigh stroking it playfully with his thumb. This got a moan out of Prapai. He knew proceeding further by what he was feeling would be disastrous as there was no condoms around the house and Sky would never have the thought that such a thing would happen so he probably would be unprepared. This was the reasoning he had that made him pull back, apologizing to Sky and laying back to sleep. Sky was a tad bit disappointed, but understood him perfectly but for some reason, Prapai was not letting Sky leave the room, until the unthinkable happened. He puked on the carpet. Sky put both hands over his face. And gave Prapai the worst side eye imaginable but he was already dozing off. Sky called him severally but he was out cold. It was late already but he needed to clean it. He got on scrubbing it, taking off Pai's shirt and washed it. He tried to back him to his room, but failed woefully as they both fell on the floor. What was he thinking?
He resorted to dragging him to his  own room, as his had a string stench of detergent that was used to wash the floor and didn't want him to remain there. He tried to lift him up to the bed but failed, so he went back to his room, got a blanket and placed it over him. Sky had never experienced this before, but everything about Prapai was new to him. He took off the hair from his face. He sat over him for a while before he eventually went to sleep on his own bed. Prapai was truly a breath of fresh air for him. Giving him a house to stay in, his company to manage, and probably his heart too.
" You really are something else P'Pai"
The next morning all four boys had one regret or another.