Writers note: this is a part two to An evening dance :] [slight nsfw warning near the end, it won't be significant to the plot if u wish to skip it]
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\~| Pest |~/
Yesterday was a headache. He couldn't remember when he last smiled besides then. It has been a while. He opened his eyes, seeing a blue hoodie in his face, he started to go red.
He hated being touched. It was a vile feeling for him, but he felt so much comfort in the moment he didn't want to let go. His brain was fuzzy with feeling as he hugged into Poob, not knowing whether to wake them up or let them sleep.
He moved his head so he could see their face. It was peaceful and cheery. He'd expect nothing less from them. He stared for a good while until Poob's eyes started to open. He immediately closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep.
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\~| Poob |~/
They rubbed their eyes with one hand, and the other was placed under the beetle's body, numb. They turned around to check the time, 11 am. They needed to go shopping that day for things at Zlurp N'Go, and they'd rather not go there later in the day
They nudged Pest
"Pest, Pest! Wak up. "
He growled. "What?" Pretending to just be woken up
"I have to go out. Do you wana com wit me?"
"Fine" he said, getting up, going over to Poob's closet where Poob had a spare pile of everyones clothing tastes in various sizes, he picked up his designated clothes, making his hoodie a bit too big on purpose. He then left the room to change.
Poob had been smiling since the moment Pest's eyes opened, he had everyones clothes just in case they spilt something on themselves during a party. They were glad Pest finally got the chance to use his.
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\~| Pest |~/
He exited Poob's bathroom to see them waiting on the couch with a small party bag.
"LET'S GO!" Poob squeeled as they grabbed his arm and ran out the door, it clicking behind them.
They jumped onto the subway and sat down in empty seats. He was still tired as he usually slept until afternoon. "Quiet," he said as he lay his head on Poob's shoulder, not wanting a reaction.
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\~| Poob |~/
They were holding in a squeel as Pest lay down their head. He rarely expressed affection, let alone touch people, so they wanted to treasure this moment with him by doing as he said.
When they arrived at their stop, they nudged Pest, letting him wake up before getting off the train. They walked down to Zlurp N'Go, Pest stood at the entrance while they grabbed the things they needed.
"You wan a slushie?!" They yelled to the bug
"Sure, the red one," he yelled back
They paid for their things and left, Pest being bumped by Gnarpy on the shoulder on the way out.
Pest let out an annoyed growl as they started to walk faster to avoid a fight.
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\~| Pest |~/
He was agitated, Gnarpy had been getting on his nerves lately, Poob had handed him his slush, and he sipped at it as they got back on the train.
He had once again rest his head on Poob's shoulder, sipping his slush more. Poob had already finished his slush and was shaking from energy, making Pest feel like he was leaning on a moving car's window.
Once they had arrived at their stop, He started to drag Poob back to their apartment, wanting some quiet after their day since Poob took hours looking for specific things in Zlurp N'Go.
Once they got back, he sat on the clean side of the couch, which had been covered in a layer of seran wrap, and turned on the tv to an animal documentary on beetles, it was the first thing that came on when the tv was turned on, so he just went with it.
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\~| Poob |~/
They sat on the couch beside him, blushing at the tv. They were watching the documentary two nights before, trying to learn what beetles liked.
They both sat in awkward silence until Poob got up to get snacks. When they sat back down, their body slipped on the seran wrap, and their arms fell to Pest's sides, and they were met with a gasp.
It took a second for them to process why Pest had made that noise as they let go of him, sitting back up, then it clicked.
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\~| Pest |~/
"R u- ticklish pest?" Poob asked in a questioning yet devious tone.
"ABSOLUTELY NOT," He returned, yelling, yet shaken.
"Are u sur?" They replied, slowly moving their hands towards his hips.
"Yeah, I'm s-" his voice was held back as Poob placed their hands on his hips, prodding and kneading his sides.
He squirmed and kicked at Poob, who was now on top of him, trying to grab anything he could to distract them, he knee'd them in the stomach, his face starting to turn a shade of blue from holding his breath to not laugh, but Poob was not giving up.
He figured he couldn't get Poob to stop, so covered his face with one hand, using the other to hit Poob's face out of the way, hiding his newly formed smile and muffling his snickers. He was trying to keep his composure as Poob was kneading his sides. He continued to kick at them to no avail. It was getting too much for him. He used his other hand to hold down the original, trying to keep his mouth shut.
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\~| Poob |~/
They noticed how Pest's defences were gone, as they were now covering his face. They used this to their advantage and aimed for the beetles' neck.
"PHAHOHAOB, NHO STAHAOP," Pest yelled, moving his arms to push at their chest, now hysterically laughing. They had never heard Pest let out more than a chuckle, this was amazing, and they were glad that they could finally make him laugh. They took note of how he was still kicking and squirming but never asked them to stop. They stared at his face. It held a wide smile with closed eyes that were starting to tear up.
After a moment, they felt his claws scratching at their hoodie gently, so they immediately got off of him, letting him breathe. He was gasping for air because of how much he had laughed. He was exhausted. He frowned sarcastically at them and pointed to their bedroom, indicating he wanted to go to bed, then got up, chuckled under his breath, and went.
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\~| Pest |~/
He got into Poob's bed, it smelt of frosting, cake batter and themselves, he got under the duvet as Poob walked in, them joining him opening their arms. He was confused for a moment, then remembered the night before where they were cuddling. He scooted over to the partygoer and snuggled into his chest.
"Do that again, and I'll never join you here again," He said in a sleepy tone
"Sure," they replied, closing their eyes, smirking as they moved their hands below his hoodie to get more comfortable, he shivered at the warm touch.
