The Bazaar Of H.A.S (Koli)

Chapter 20

Oli brings his bottle of beer to his lips taking a sip. Him and Kellin had gone into a conversation about 'The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus' a movie that they both wanted to watch. Oli had already seem it but he wanted to rewatch so..why not. Kellin seemed interested.

After a while though they both fell into silence. The good silence. The comfortable one that you just sit back and enjoy your surroundings along with the person next to you. The one when you both just like the company.

Oli rubs the back of his neck looking away. Oli knows that he isn't just liking the company. Well, honestly he knew it from the start. The way this whole situation was. The way it still is. Wasn't it kind of obvious that it would end up like that? Don't get him wrong though. Oli isn't in love with Kellin. No. For the older man this is about himself. He wasn't lying when he said that he hates being alone. It took him years to understand it and even more to feel ok to say it out loud but it was true. So yeah, Oli likes the company, he likes the feeling of having someone around him all the time.

In the end, for Oli, Kellin is a quit kid that can be around the house without bothering him to much, with mood to spent time with Oli whenever Oli wants it. Is that selfish? Maybe it is. Oliver doesn't care. He chuckles to himself shaking his head. Thats the part where he has to realise and consider that lust plays a part on this too. Kellin is pretty good looking after all.

Oli glances at the boy next to him. Right now 'hot' isn't what could define him. Kellin is sitting there stuffing cookies in his mouth. Adorable passes Oli's mind but the word flies about quickly. Oli glances at his clock. 11:57. Almost midnight.

The man stares down at it waiting. Kellin swallows down the last cookie and moans happiely. He had asked Oli if he wanted any but the man had refused. This boy has serious problems with sweets. Both indicators reach 12. Oli speaks quitly.

"Happy Birthday Kells."

Kellin turns to the man with a questioning look on his pale face.

"It's midnight. Today is your Birthday."

Kellin's eyes widen.

"How?..I mean you...but I am..?"

"I read your files. They sent them to me a little bit after I bought you. They had informations about you. I remember your Birth date so, Happy Birthday. You are 18 now."

Kellin's lips start shaking. He bits his bottom one but that doesn't seem to help at all. His hands are shaking to now. Kellin looks at Oli straight in the eyes not feeling weird about it this time. He own green-blue ones water. He shifts his body a little and stops. Next thing, he moves fast wraping his hands around the older neck hugging him and burying his face on his shoulder.

Kellin lets the tears run down his eyes wetting Oli's shirt. Oli slowly moves his hands on Kellin back running them up and down. The boy sobs and mumbles while crying.

"Thank you so much.....Sorry, I'm sorry. It's been time. I don't know. They never...oh god."

Kellin keeps on crying. To this point he is technicaly on Oli leaning on the man's chest, one leg on the ground and the other over Oli's right leg. Kellin gribs on Oli shirt with his fingers holding the fabric into his fist. He body start shaking violently. Oli rubs his back with one hand the moves to other so he pets Kellin's hair.

"It's fine. Do not apologise."

Kellin cries even more. Louder too. Oli makes little shushing sounds calming him down slowly. The boy slowly calms down. The sobbing deads down as Kellin's body relaxes agains Oli's warm one. The boy know taking deep slow breaths with his eyes closed. Oli keeps running his hand up and down his back with his gaze at the horizon.