Hiddlebatch one shot(s)

The zoo.

I'm trying to be fast with updates but I only do it when I am inspired! sorry! Ps: italics in first part is texts.

Hey Ben, I am absolutely BORED out of my mind today, sounds weird but do you wanna go to the zoo? -Tom.

Tom hit send and sat back on his chair which he had been keeping warm for hours now in the company of himself and a good book. He picked it back up and continued reading from where he last left off devouring every line as if it were a script he needed to keep fresh for the following day.

(not text this is the poem:)

I FEAR thy kisses gentle maiden;

Thou needest not fear mine;

My spirit is too deeply laden

Ever to burthen thine.

I fear thy mien thy tones thy motion; 5

Thou needest not fear mine;

Innocent is the heart's devotion

With which I worship thine.

Tom smiled and read it over and over again thoughts trickling in and invading everything, Ben, that's who he was thinking of, it scare him, he hadn't thought like that about anyone. Yet whenever a poet wrote a lyric on romance his face popped into his head like a virus. "Stop." he hissed to himself, the truth was he wasn't BORED today, he was perfectly fine spending his Saturday alone on the couch enjoying his poetry. He wanted to see Ben though. He wanted to see the crinkles by his eyes when he laughed and the way his eyes lit up with each new thing, it was truly a beautiful sight to behold up close. His best friend, yeah that was it, friend, the way it should and would stay.

I'd love to! When? -Ben

Tom smiled when he replied but quickly swallowed it pushing it to the back of his mind and saving it for when Benedict was actually there.

I don't really care. Come now... If it please you. -Tom

He waited a second to press send as to not look too clingy. He swallowed yet another smile and stood placing his book carefully on his coffee table and walking to the bathroom.

Okay! I'm bored anyways so I'll be there soon. -Ben

Tom finally let out a smile as he glanced in the mirror, it'd take work but he could manage to make himself acceptable. He stripped of his sleepwear that he'd kept on and pulled on a nice pair of jeans not bothering to put on a shirt for now.

He ran his fingers through his hair making the product spread evenly through his curls. Once done he glanced at himself again almost to the point of being proud.

****

   Tom let the door knock a couple of times before answering it, forgetting about his absent shirt. He pulled the door open and smiled at Benedict who gave him a half smile and raised an eyebrow before being pulled into a hug his bare chest pushed up against Ben's thin layer of t-shirt. Ben patted his back and moved back making Tom look down at himself and turn beet red, "Oh my God. Sorry. I didn't even...." Tom stuttered out and clasped his hands together, "Don't worry about it." Ben smirked at him only making Tom turn a deeper red. "Why don't you go put on a shirt and we can head out." Ben said pointing to the door, "Yeah- right. Sounds good." Tom, still a dark shade of red went into his room and slipped on a t-shirt.

  *** At the zoo******

         Benedict swung his arms back and forth as they stopped at an exhibit Tom still thinking back to what had happened. It was like peeing yourself in front of your class except in this case Tom's "class" was his crush, Benedict Cumberbatch and "peeing himself" was instead hugging him.... Without a shirt on.

"You're still thinking about it... Aren't you?" Ben asked without even looking at him, Tom didn't reply for a while, "What?" he said after forever, "You don't need to be embarrassed for hugging me without a shirt. Plus Tom, I know you fancy me." Ben said nonchalantly. Tom swallowed and ran his fingers through his hair nervously and watched a lion stretch. Ben laughed lightly and grabbed Tom's hand, interlocking their fingers the way you would with partner. Tom could feel his heart beat out of his chest and could only pray Ben couldn't hear it like he could, Ben pulled him away from the exhibit and over to the side of a building.

       The stench of trash polluted the air where they stood making the oxygen thick and unpleasant to breathe in. "Tom, stop." Ben said as Tom went stiff where he was, "Don't be stupid about this. I know you fancy me and it's okay." Ben whispered as he walked closer to the brick wall on the side of the building trapping Tom where he was, "I-" Tom looked for a lie or a way out, "I like you too. So shut up about it." Ben finished pushing him up against the building and letting their hot breaths mix, lips centimeters away. Tom didn't dare move as Ben moved closer filling the space quickly and kissing him. He put a hand in his hair and the other around his waist and Tom snacked his arms around his neck. The kiss went on for what seemed like hours, hands everywhere and hot breaths occasionally passing quickly before meeting lips again. "Are you drunk?" Tom giggled when they broke, Ben pushed them together again allowing his tongue to slip into his mouth exploring his mouth's every corner, "No, but if you want it to be our excuse when this is leaked to everyone.... Then yes. I'm so very wasted." Ben chuckled, his voice low and gruff. "What's my excuse?" Tom said in between short kisses, "You're just so damn irresistible and you know it and you couldn't bear to see me suffer so you played along." Ben said slipping a cold hand on his back, lifting his shirt and laying his bony fingers on his skin. Ben continued kissing his hands slowly getting more intimate, "Whoa there Benedict." Tom said as Ben bit down his neck, Tom pushed him off slightly, "Let's be decent, we are still by trash cans in a public zoo." Tom laughed, Ben smiled at him meeting their lips again.

           " I FEAR thy kisses gentle maiden; Thou needest not fear mine; My spirit is too deeply laden Ever to burthen thine. I fear thy mien thy tones thy motion; Thou needest not fear mine; Innocent is the heart's devotion With which I worship thine. " Ben whispered into his ear with a sly smile, "I just read that this morning." Tom said continuing to try to push him off lightly and playfully, "Coincidence maybe?" Ben said smiling still, he kissed him again, "Ben. I am not going to do this with a waste bin right there." Tom said playfully, "Fine you want to go back to your flat?" Ben said tacking his hand off with respect, Tom kissed him lightly, pulling his face in with a gentle hand on his cheek, "Defiantly." Tom whispered back kissing him again just as a camera snapped taking the moment of their kiss. Benedict rolled his eyes and pulled Tom to his lips for show to the camera not caring. "I hate them." he said pulling him past the newly forming paparazzi.