Because I'm scared to say the truth - Landoscar

·Chapter 6·

Lando and Oscar stay now on the margin of the lake, with their feet in the water. They are talking about random things that make both of them laugh. Lando lets himself fall into the water and stretches out his arms to catch Oscar. His hands are under the Aussie's thighs, keeping him afloat while Oscar is wrapped around Lando. Oscar relaxes in his arms, letting his head fall on Lando's shoulder.

Half an hour passes, and the two come out of the water, dry off, and get dressed. Lando grabs Oscar by the waist and gives him a quick kiss. He moves ahead, wanting to be the first to walk, but Oscar grabs his arm and stops him.

"Lando?" Oscar's voice is serious. "What will happen when we leave and return to school?"

Lando comes closer and holds him in his arms, relaxing in his embrace. "I don't know," Lando whispers in Oscar's ear. "Let's just have fun today, ok?"

Oscar nods, and taking Lando's hand, they leave together. On the way back, they talked and laughed all the time.

"So you pretended to be a car? Like act like one?" Lando asked, laughing.

"Yeah, but hey, it's not like I was the first. I watched 'Cars' too much..." Oscar tries to defend himself.

Silence appears, both of them having nothing to say. Oscar is the first to speak.

"I've talked a lot about myself. Tell me something about you." He encourages Oscar.

"There's not much to say... My parents have a company that forces them to leave the country often. My sister is in college, so she doesn't stay to take care of me. I usually stay alone," Lando says with sadness in his voice.

"And your gang? Don't they come to keep you company?" Oscar dares to ask.

"They're interested in alcohol and spicy nights... not babysitting me."

The rest of the way was quiet. Oscar didn't ask Lando anything else, and he went ahead, avoiding his gaze. When they got back to the house, they noticed that the back terrace door was open. Lando went ahead, entering the house carefully. On the couch in the living room, Carlos was sitting, watching TV. He gets up when he sees Lando and goes to hug him.

"Lando, there you were! It took me some time to find you." Oscar enters behind Lando. "Oh... I see that you have someone with you..."

Oscar comes next to Lando, trying to understand what's happening. "Did you invite him? Yesterday, you said it would be just the two of us."

"So you came yesterday..." Carlos begins. "That means
you had time to test him. Is he good for a night?"

Oscar froze when he heard Carlos's words. He thought that Lando brought him here to try a friendship, he thought the kiss from the cave and the moment from the lake were real... but Lando only tried to get close to him so he could taste him in bed. Oscar tried so hard not to show how much he wanted to cry. A part of him was happy that he found out before Lando could try anything, but now Oscar can only think about how that night would have gone if Carlos hadn't come. He stares at Lando, who can't find his words to explain until he turns and leaves for his room.

Lando stayed there, staring at the door until he turned around to face Carlos with anger. "Why the hell would you say that? I never said I wanted him like that! You asked me how he was, and I told you to back off!"

"Hey! Calm down, cabrón! It's not like you never thought about it," Carlos replied, still calm, not really caring about Oscar.

"Carlos!" shouted Lando.

"What, Lando? He's no one, just a nerd who doesn't know how to stay in his place. Why do you care?" Carlos asked with a shrug.

"I don't! It's just... I- I don't want him to run back to his friends. They're a pain in the ass." Lando lied, though he didn't believe any of the words he said. He just couldn't show Carlos that he cared.

"Okay... I'll go and solve the problem then..." Carlos raised his hand and started walking toward Oscar's room. Lando wasn't facing him, tears appearing in his eyes.

Carlos entered Oscar's room and saw the Aussie packing his bags. Oscar hadn't heard him enter, so he jumped when Carlos started talking.

"I told Lando that I'm gonna solve the problem..." a smirk appeared on his face, "and I'm going to do just that."

Carlos grabbed Oscar by the arm and threw him onto the bed. He climbed on top of him, pinning Oscar's hands under his body so he couldn't use them.

"I'm going to find out the answer to the question that Lando was too weak to ask," Carlos said with a smirk.

With that, Carlos cupped Oscar's cheeks and started kissing him. Oscar tried to get away, but Carlos was too heavy, keeping him pinned down. Oscar tried to scream Lando's name between the forced kisses, hoping that Lando would hear him and come to help.

Carlos paused, then forced two fingers inside Oscar's mouth, pressing them hard and making it impossible for him to speak. He tore Oscar's shirt off and began kissing his chest, lowering himself more and more until he reached Oscar's belly. He grabbed the Aussie's pants and attempted to unzip them. At that moment, Oscar shut his eyes and started crying, thinking this was the end.

Just as Carlos was about to unzip Oscar's pants, Lando rushed into the room and yanked Carlos off him. Oscar curled up on the bed, breathing hard and trembling. Lando forcefully shoved Carlos out of the house and then rushed back to Oscar. He climbed onto the bed, slowly reaching for him. Oscar was terrified, but he needed someone to hold him, and Lando was the only person there. Lando wrapped his arms around the Aussie, trying to calm him down.

"I'm so sorry, Oscar! I had no idea he would try to do that! I never brought you here for this, please forgive me!"

Oscar let himself relax in Lando's arms. He didn't want Lando to see him so vulnerable, but at the same time, he needed him more than ever. "Why, Lando? What did I do wrong?" Oscar managed to ask through his tears.

"I never wanted to test you, Oscar! Carlos and Max started talking about it, asking how good you would be, but I was never interested in that," Lando said, tears beginning to form in his own eyes.

"But why were you so mean to me then?" Oscar asked, lifting his head to face Lando

"I... Some time ago, I started feeling differently about you. I wanted to be close to you, to make sure you were happy... but the others were always so mean to you, and they were my only friends. I was scared to be different... I was scared that I might actually like you," Lando admitted, his voice breaking.

"You liked me and you still acted like a jerk?" Oscar asked, trying to understand.

"I was too scared to say the truth..." Lando finally confessed.

Oscar stayed silent for a moment. "And... do you still like me?"

"Yes," Lando responded, looking down.

Oscar placed a finger under Lando's chin and gently lifted his head to face him.

"Good then... because I was too scared to say the truth to you too. I like you, Lando."