Wonderless (Kellic VS. Fuenciado)

Wonderless - Chapter 5

“Thank you…,” Kellin sighed and wiped a tear away from his cheek as he and Vic pulled out of the hug. His eyes were locked on Vic’s as he spoke, Vic passing a shrug and a half-smile back.
“It’s no problem… I’m just helping someone I truly care about...,” Vic replied. Kellin’s cheeks flushed a bit pink, but he turned his head away slightly.
“So… Coffee?” Vic added with a smile. “We can just take my car and come back to pick yours up if you want.”
Kellin nodded and smiled as well. “Sounds perfect.”

Lunch ended shortly after the two had spoken, and the rest of the day seemed to fly by. Kellin and Vic met up in the parking lot by Vic’s car and drove to the coffee shop. Mike had gone home with Tony again, which led Vic to believe something was going on between the two of them. He figured he should have found that out a while ago, though, considering how bad they were at trying to keep whatever it was they had a secret. Anyway, Vic parked the car in the same little parking lot he always did when he went downtown and the two got out and walked up the street to the coffee shop. They were once again greeted with the sweet scents of the fresh pastries leaving the oven, and the brewing coffee. They placed there orders and, once receiving them, sat down upon the fine, leather sofa where they had met.

Vic didn’t have much to say at first, he just let Kellin blabber on about who knows what. He couldn’t help but to just stare at Kellin as he spoke. He was beautiful in every way. Perfect hair, an amazing smile… And his eyes… They were perfect, too. But when Kellin went quiet and stared back at Vic questioningly, Vic shook his head and escaped from the trance.

“What?” He asked, looking around awkwardly.

“You seemed kinda zoned,” Kellin replied, a slight smirk spreading across his face. Vic’s face immediately went red at his words.

“Er… sorry, sorry.”

“Anyway, as I was saying,” Kellin went on to say. “You’re a really great friend, Vic. I mean, no one has ever seemed to care so much about me like you. It’s nice to know I have someone to lean on when things get kind of shitty, you know?”

Friend. That’s all he was. A friend…

Vic nodded and forced a smile, soon turning away to finish his coffee. The thought of just being a “friend” to Kellin killed him inside. But… perhaps it was for the best? Kellin was probably straight, anyway. He was stupid to think a guy like Kellin could fall for, well… him. Maybe if he just told Kellin how he felt… No. No, that would be way too embarrassing. He’d definitely lose Kellin and then he’d been totally crushed.

Just bottle it up. No one needs to know. You’re lucky to even be his friend.

With their coffee finished and having nothing more to speak about, the guys headed for the door. As soon as they were out of the building, Kellin exclaimed a hushed “Wait,” to Vic. Vic turned to see what he wanted.

“Do you maybe wanna head down to the beach…?” Kellin asked, somewhat nervously.

Maybe this was Vic’s chance. Maybe it was a sign… No… It couldn’t be. It’s just a walk on the beach…

“Sure, sounds great.” And with that, Vic and Kellin walked in silence down to the beach. It was a short walk, but by the time they hand reached the shore, the sun had already begun its descent. The sky was flushed pink and orange as the two strode down the shoreline. Kellin spotted a large rock and they went over and sat down.

“Y’know, I didn’t think you’d really want to come down here,” Kellin spoke up, breaking the silence.

“Why did you think that?” Vic seemed a bit puzzled. If anything, it was quite the opposite.

“I just thought you’d think it was weird or something…” Kellin’s voice trailed off as he turned his stare towards the sun-washed horizon. Vic waited a little while before replying, trying to conjure up some sort of response, though he was at a loss for words at this point. But… Maybe this actually was his chance. Maybe he should just tell Kellin how he felt… Just to get it off his chest. Because, honestly, he wasn’t able to sleep at night knowing Kellin might never know how he really felt. Vic contemplated the idea for a few minutes before deciding he’d just say it. What could go wrong? The worst he could do was completely reject him and never, ever speak to him again, leaving him alone to wallow in a pit of sadness and despair, right? Well, this’ll be interesting.

“Kellin, I really need to tell you something…,” Vic started, fiddling with his hands nervously, not daring to make eye contact. Kellin turned his head in response, a slightly puzzled look on his face, but he was obviously trying to hide his smile.

“Okay… Please don’t think I’m a freak or anything, though I know you probably will because I kinda am one, but I just… I kind of—“
 Vic was immediately cut off by Kellin as he leaned over and crashed his lips onto his. Vic’s heart practically leapt out of his chest at the feeling, and he closed his eyes and just fell into it.

And it was as if the world had completely stopped around them…