Father's Hatchet

Bath...With You?!

Micheal's P.O.V~

"We should go take a bath" Elijah said sitting up and leaning over top of me, I looked up at the male and perked an eyebrow. "And where would we do that?" I asked, if there was no electricity then there was no doubt, no running water, and if there was then the water would most likely be cold as hell. "In the tub...dumbass" Elijah got up and opened the door revealing a good sized tub, there was a place under the tub where a few coals could be placed, the tub looked normal other then the fact that there was not a faucet. "And how do you intend on getting water into the tub" I asked genuinely curious, "we- well, I fly down and get some, then fly back up with it...." Elijah said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. I rolled my eyes and flopped back down onto his nest with a sigh, "I'll be right back" Elijah disappeared out of his front door, he came back a few moments later with two large buckets of water, neatly folding his wings behind him.

Elijah made his way to the bathroom and poured the buckets into the tub, before crouching down and lighting a fire underneath the tub. "So...we are basically boiling ourselves..." I laughed, Elijah shot me an unamused glare, "the larger the flame the warmer the water....how do you like your bath water?", "Oh..um...pretty warm" I said, clearing my throat. Elijah flashed a small smile and went back to tending to the coals when he was finished he stood up and started taking his clothes off, I immediately looked away and Elijah noticed. "What?...." Elijah stared at me, I didn't answer and looked at the floor, "Get undressed.....we are gonna take a bath", "Together?!", Elijah cocked an eyebrow and nodded, "Yeah....there something wrong with that" "Um...yeah! I don't even know you!" I snapped. Elijah looked taken aback for a moment, "Why did you yell?" Elijah's eyes narrowed, "There was no need for that, now come here and undress, there is not way I'm making another trip just for two baths when we can share"

Elijah walked over to me and grabbed the bottom of my shirt, ripping it off, "It's not like I bite" "HEY!-" Elijah was quick to cover my mouth, "Shhhh! Your gonna disturb my neighbors". I yelped as he ripped down my pants leaving me in my boxers, "God...how much do you have covering yourself?". I brought my hands down and tried to cover myself, Elijah rolled his eyes and stripped his pants revealing, everything. I gasped and covered my eyes, "Come on...take that off" Elijah stood with his arms folded. I slowly removed my boxers, trying my best to cover myself with my legs. Elijah walked over to me and picked me up, I squealed and he laughed. Elijah carried me to the bathtub and sat me in it, before settling in behind me and leaning back against the side of the tub with me between his legs. I felt my face heat up as something touched my lower back, I had a feeling I knew exacly what it was.

Elijah's P.O.V~

Okay, yes...I will admit, bathing with Mike is a bit of a stretch, it's not like I lied to him though. I really didn't want to go down to get more water, but I could have. So now here I am, leaning back in water that could damn well be near boiling with a male I met less than two days ago between my legs. As I laid back I closed my eyes and let out a sigh, the warm water relaxing my muscles that were sore from the travel. I opened one eye and looked at Mike, who sat awkwardly in the tub, "lean back" I said, I wanted him to be comfortable to. Mike didn't budge, if anything he tensed up more, I grabbed his shoulders and gently laid him back onto me, our bodies glistened as the sun seeped through small windows in the bathroom. Mike laid against my chest and stomach, I won't lie, he felt like a nice weight against me, like something the elders would give the younger Griffens for their anxiety. I let Mike lay against me for a bit before sitting up with him, I grabbed what we use for washing yourself and poured a little on my hands before rubbing them together and then beginning to rub it on Mike's body. Mike tensed us and turned around to look at me, "What are you doing?" he hissed, "Washing you" I answered, getting annoyed.

"I can do it myself" Mike snapped pushing my hands away, Mike looked around for the soap but couldn't find it despite it being right in front of him. I rolled my eyes and leaned against him, sitting my chin on his shoulder, I didn't think his body could tense up anymore "Can I do it now?" Mike rolled his eyes and I went back to washing him. Then I washed myself, we rinsed off and Mike was quick to get out and look for something, "No towels?" I looked at him confused, "What's a towel?", "A towel is what we use to dry off" he answered turning around slowly only looking from my neck up. "No...we air dry" I told him confused as hell, what is this guy talking about....tewoels?......Mike looked horrified and huddled into the corner trying to cover his body for some reason. "What is your problem?" I asked, "Your my problem?!" Mike snapped back, I suppressed the urge to bend him over my knee again and gritted my teeth, before walking out of the bathroom slamming the door. I don't understand him, where the hell was he raised, we always bathe together, we are both males. As long as he's not a female then it's fine.