DRUNKEN KNIGHT - YUNGBLUD

~Harrison~

I put my earphones on and started my favorite playlist on my phone. I didn't want to admit it, but I was glad that it was Sunday. That meant I would get to be in the same room as him.. Dominic.

Was I getting attached to the boy too quickly? Sure I was..
And I couldn't even realize why, until I did later.
He was special!

I unlocked the door of the pub and got inside, I had to wait for the liquor delivery and receive it.
I didn't want my dad to be working a lot, after all he deserved some peace. He had lost the love of his life and had to take care of me on his own when I was only 6. He had gone through a lot. My dad deserved everything, and taking care of the pub was the least I could do to repay him.

Suddenly a knock on the glass door made me get rid of my thoughts, I walked to the entrance and opened, excepting to see the delivery guy.

"Hey Riv!" Dom's voice echoed in my ears as I briefly stared in his light green eyes.

"What are you doing here again? How many times do I have to tell you that you work later?" I acted annoyed, hopefully he would buy it.

"I know.. I know.. But we're friends now aren't we?" He showed me our phone call's duration from yesterday on his phone screen.

"Please... You must be desperate.."

"Desperate to be your friend?.. Yes I am! But I thought we had made progress!"

"Really?"

"Yea! You even let me up your mezzanine... I feel played now!" he chuckled.

"Oooh.. Shut up! And don't you dare say 'make me'.."

"I know I'd be punched if I said it, so I'll save my face.. This time!" he laughed.
"But admit we're friends!"

"Fine, we're friends. Happy?"

"Very happy!"

"And what is my friend doing here so early?" I sarcastically asked.

"Helping my friend of course! So what do I have to do?"

"Stay here and wait for the liquor delivery guy!"   I raised my eyebrows and took one step back.

"Come-ooon! Can't ya keep me some company?" Dominic shouted.
"I'm begging ya! I'm too talkative to be out here alone!"

"Fine! But I don't wanna talk!" I took my cigarettes out of my pocket and took one out as I leaned on the wall behind us.

"A cigarette for your amazing friend at least?" the boy asked and I rolled my eyes. I handed the package to him and he got himself a cigar.
I lit up mine and Dom got closer for me to lit his as well. Why were his eyes so mesmerizing? Them fuckin eyes.

"So, what are your plans for the future? Will you keep this cool ass place?" he asked.

"Probably.. I don't think I'll ever leave this place. And I'm not sad about it. I like it here."

"Same! There's no place like here!"

"But you'll become a rockstar, you'll have to travel a lot.. Sucks for you!" I joked.

"Yea yea! You think I'll make it that far?" He puffed his cigar and looked at me with hope, as if his whole career depended on my answer.

"You could.. You can!"

"Really? That's so fookin sweet of you Riv!" He smiled at me and I quickly looked away.
That's when the delivery truck stopped right in front of us and I quickly put my cigarette out on the wall.
I approached the delivery guy and made the shortest conversation in history, then payed him.

"I'll carry it! It's okay man you can go!" Dom shouted from behind us and then got closer, as the guy nodded and went back inside his truck.

"These are heavy, you know that right?! If you break em you'll pay em!" I warned him.

"Have a little faith in me love! For fook's sake!" He picked up the wooden crate with the bottles and took it inside, all the way to the back room.
"So, how about those guitar lessons now?" he asked when he came back.

"Hmmm.."

"I know ya want it! Just come ova here!" the boy jumped on the small stage and waited for me. I slowly made my way there and took a seat next to him.
"Hold it!" in a blink of an eye the guitar was in my hands.
"This will become your friend too. Ya need to show it love!"

"I won't pet the guitar!"

"Feel it!"

"You're my friend and I'm not feeling you..
Am I?" I asked and I instantly regretted it.

"I mean I'm right here.. A hug never hurt nobody! Maybe ya need a hug and ya don't know it!" he tried to hide his laughter.

"Shut up you Harrison!"

"Make me!" he exclaimed this time and laughed hysterically.

"I'm holding this guitar in case you forgot! It's not the right time to joke around!" I acted all tough.

"Chiiiiill! Just put your hands ova there? Can I?" he asked for permission and I fastly nodded.
Soon enough his hands were on mine, as warm as a pair of gloves that protects you from the cold air.
"We'll learn the string names!" he softly said and he placed my fingertip on the first string.
I don't remember much after that..

"That's all!" he excitedly spoke.

"Uuum.. Yeah! That's all! Can you repeat it once again maybe?"

"E, A, D, G, B, E! Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie."

"Oh yeah, goodbye Eddie!" I mumbled and Dom giggled.

"Not that hard, is it?"

"No no! You're right! Thank you!"

"You're welcome love!" he patted my arm and moved away.

"But now that I think about it.. I don't remember which one is which! Is this the first E or this? Am I supposed to start from the top or the bottom?" I pointed at the first and last string.
Dom got closer again, that's all I was trying to achieve.