I thought we were faking? - Swiss x Sodo

Ch. 9 - Plans + Guitar Lesson

The multi-ghoul hasn't talked to the fire ghoul after what just happened. Aether noticed the distance between the two. He glanced over at Sodo. He gestured his head at the multi-ghoul, who was scrolling through his phone. Sodo sighed in response and moved closer to Aether.

"Did you do something?" Whispered Aether.

"Kindaaaa?" Sodo hesitantly responded.

Aether's face dropped disappointedly.

"He teased me first," Sodo rolled his eyes. "He should've known that I was gonna tease him back,"

"And how did you get back at him?" Aether asked. Sodo explained what he did.

"You can't just do something like that. You're not even friends with him," Aether pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Oh please, it wasn't even that bad," Sodo protested. "Plus, he says stuff like that to me!"

"Says," Aether repeated, "Not does,"

Sodo lowly grumbled.

"You should apologize to him, you never know that what you just did made him uncomfortable,"

"Later," Sodo leaned back on the couch.

"Now," Aether said sternly.

Sodo groaned and got up from the couch. He glanced back at Aether who was motioning to go on. He walked over to the bunk beds. The multi-ghoul looked at the fire ghoul. Sodo didn't know where to start. He's not a fan of apologizing because he doesn't really know how to.

"Do you need something?" The multi-ghoul asked with a gentle smile on his face.

"I uh- want to apologize for what I did back there. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable," Sodo scratched the back of his neck. Fuck. Was that even enough? He thought.

"Oh! I wasn't that uncomfortable, I was just shocked by the unexpected. I appreciate the concern though," The multi-ghoul smiled at him. "Plus, I thought you're more of a submissive one," He teased afterwards.

"Fuck no!" Sodo argued. "Do you have any idea what my name means?"

The multi-ghoul breathed out a laugh, "Yeah yeah, okay,"

"You know," The multi-ghoul began after moments of silence, "We should really put our similarities in use. We can both gain the same amount of attention if we work together. Maybe interact with each other?"

"We can't talk onstage," Sodo reminded him.

"But I can touch you," The multi-ghoul smirked.

Sodo couldn't help but put a sly smile on his face,
"Go on,"

"We can pretend to flirt with each other. That's what people go for nowadays," The multi-ghoul snickered.

"You're not wrong about that," Sodo released a light chuckle.

"Plus, the crew will think that we're getting along," the multi-ghoul added.

"Alright, sounds good," Sodo agreed.

"You can go ahead and tell me your boundaries,"
The multi-ghoul turned his phone off, giving the fire ghoul his full attention.

"Well, for now, I can't think of anything that disturbs me," Sodo shrugged.

The multi-ghoul sat silent, trying to think of something. "Yeah, me neither. I won't go overboard, I promise. If I ever make you feel uncomfortable just let me know,"

Sodo nodded, "Same goes for you,"

The multi-ghoul smiled as he went back on his phone. Sodo exhaled deeply and went on his bunk bed. Copia and the ghouls spent most of their time hanging out with each other until it was time for another concert.
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It was evening now, another concert to go to. Everyone got their equipment ready to go. The fire ghoul and multi-ghoul stared at each other. The multi-ghoul gave the fire ghoul a friendly smile. The fire ghoul nodded in response and began to walk onstage. Followed by Aether and the water ghoul. The earth ghoul was already in place. The ghoulettes held onto each other's hand and skipped to their platform. The multi-ghoul went on the other side. During the concert, it's same as usual, going through the setlist while roaming around freely. The ghoulettes dancing in their little "cage". The multi-ghoul dancing around like an idiot. The water ghoul spending most of his time standing near Mountain. Although a few changes happened. Copia skipped to where Aether is and smacked his ass hard. Cardinal regretted that decision as it "hurt" his hand. Aether felt a little flustered with what just happened to him. He was usually Sodos' target but now, Cardinal is going after him. Moments later, Sodo walked over to the multi-ghoul's stage. He went up the stairs a few steps to get closer to him. He looked up at him. The multi-ghoul bent down and flipped him off. However, he moved his middle finger closer to Sodo's chin and began rubbing underneath it gently. The fire ghoul absolutely loves the feeling. He started sliding off graciously, as if he melted by the affection. The crowd started screaming loudly. Sodo stood back up when he was about to hit the floor. He shook his head, acting like he hated the chin rub. However, deep down, he wishes he could receive something like that often. He stood next to Aether and played along with him. Aether smiled underneath his mask. He saw what the two ghouls did. It's good to know that they're somewhat getting somewhere. As time passed by, it was time for intermission. Everyone was either sitting down on some boxes or leaning against the wall. Mountain continued to do some big stretches and pop his back. The ghoulettes couldn't help but laugh at the weird noises coming out of the earth ghoul. The multi-ghoul took a glance at the fire ghoul. Sodo's fingers were twitching, as if it's begging to go back to playing guitar. Suddenly, the multi-ghoul had an idea. He rushed over to the guitar stands and grabbed an acoustic guitar. He walked towards Sodo. The fire ghoul raised an eyebrow, curious about what the multi-ghoul had in mind.

"Here," The multi-ghoul placed the acoustic guitar over him. The strap was too low on him. The multi-ghoul couldn't help but laugh. Aether saw it too and also laughed.

"Shut up!" Sodo shot at them.

"You're so petite," The multi-ghoul gave the fire ghoul fast little head pats. Sodo growled and shoved the multi-ghoul's arm away.

The multi-ghoul raised his arms up, "Alright! Alright! So feisty," He then removed the guitar from the fire ghoul. The multi-ghoul went over to one of the staff and asked for the acoustic guitar Sodo normally uses when playing 'Jigolo Har Megiddo'. He swapped the guitars and went back to the fire ghoul.

"Better?"

"What are we even doing?" Sodo asked as he adjusted the guitar.

"I'm going to teach you how to play that specific guitar," The multi-ghoul went behind him.

Sodo scoffed, "I already know how to play,"

"You strum the strings so hard it pains me," The multi-ghoul said in an dry tone. Sodo rolled his eyes and began to strum the strings. He cringed after hitting the high e note hard. It caught some of the other ghoul's attention.

"Sorry, sorry," The fire ghoul shook his head.

"Just strum it like this," The multi-ghoul carefully held onto Sodos' hand. The hand size comparison was huge. The multi-ghoul's hand covered most of the fire ghoul's hand. The multi-ghoul started to move Sodo's hand in a gentle flicking pattern, causing the strings to make a better sound. The fire ghoul's hand felt warmer than usual. The multi-ghoul followed the fire ghoul's hand when transitioning from chord to chord. Sodo must admit that his hands were soft and veiny. He kinda likes it that way. Sodo's back also felt warm against the multi-ghoul's chest. When Sodo was getting used to the gentle strumming pattern, the multi-ghoul pulled away from him. For some reason, Sodo wished that he hadn't pulled away.

"See? It sounds much better," He smiled.

"Hm, I guess it does," Sodo agreed.

"Good job for teaching him," Aether spoke up. "It was hurting me too when he was shredding that guitar," He added. The water ghoul nodded in agreement. The multi-ghoul chuckled. For the remaining time, Sodo continued to play. When it was time to go back. The multi-ghoul was about to go onstage but Sodo stopped him. He grabbed his wrist and let go when he got the multi-ghoul's attention.

"Yeah?" The multi-ghoul looked down at him.

"Thank you," Sodo said lowly. "For the tiny guitar lesson or whatever,"

"Anytime," The multi-ghoul gave him a gentle smile and Sodo, finally, smiled back at him.