The Bazaar Of H.A.S (Koli)

Chapter 26

Oli is standing infront of his bedroom's window. He brings the cigarette that he's holding to his lips and inhales one more time before blowing the smoke out of the window. He glances to the bathroom's half closed door. The sound of the water running stops meaning that Kellin is probably stepping out of the shower to dry and get dressed.

It's been almost four full weeks since Mike's visit and their conversation. Oli still hasn't found the apportunity to talk to Kellin. It was on his mind every single day but he always seemed to come up with an excuse on why not to do it that week, or weekend, or day. First he didn't want to say anything right after Mike's visit. He told himself he was gonna do it Monday. Then on Monday Helena came over. And after that there was the fair. Oli wanted to bring Kellin there. And he did. After that the boy was so happy and Oli didn't want to ruin his mood.

The demon inhales one last time and puts out the cigarette using the palm of his hand. The small burn is going to be healed in minutes and Oli throws the cigarette, or what's left of it anyway, out of the window.

All this makes him feel like those people who want to start working out but say that they'll go get a gym membership next Monday and that fucking Monday simply never comes because of stupid excuses. In reality Oli knows that a big part of him doesn't want Kellin to leave. He already likes the boy too much. But just like a lot of us, Oli has been hurt in the past, and the reminder of those painfull feelings just won't let him even give potential love a chance.

Oli closes the window and locks it. He sighs and heads over to the bathroom.

Kellin is standing infront of the mirror. He has put on some grey sweatpants and a white T-shirt that actually belong to Oli. Kellin couldn't stop thinking about Oli's words. He had heard him making a comment about him being human. Kellin wasn't able to hear anything more after that. The one simple sentence though is enough to make Kellin worried. He has though himself about it too. Oli is getting older so slowly while he had about sixty more years. That if he was lucky.

The boy wanted to have a conversation about it with Oli but he didn't know how to bring it up. Plus the last three weeks things have been so good between them. They still haven't been officially boyfriends, something that Kellin really wanted to happen, but they spent a lot of time together including an awesome date at the fair and late night walks with their dog, who they had decided on naming Cas.

Kellin leans forward on the sink and runs his hand into his wet hair while he reached for his brush. He hears the half closed door, open and close again. Seconds later he can feel Oli's arms wrapped around his waist. The taller man's chest is touching his back and his head is resting on top of his. Kellin keeps his eyes down, looking at the brush on his hand. He only looks up on Oli's reflection on the mirror when the demon kisses the top of his head.

"Hi." Oli mumbles with his face into Kellin's wet hair. He pulls the boy closer wrapping his hands even more around his waist.

"Hi." Kellin whispers back locking at the taller man through the mirror as he moves his head closer to Kellin's neck. Oli kisses the boy's skin softly.

"Oli, I've been thinking, uuum about the thinks you and Mike said the day that he visited."

Oli kisses Kellin's neck again and mumbles next to his ear.

"Hmm and what have you been thinking about?"

"I was wondering....Mike said you 'made yourself look older' but how?"

Kellin closes his eyes as Oli bites down on his neck and licks the skin all the way up to his earlobe.

"If I force myself to.....lean towards the human side, then my body starts aging faster. Dulling my teeth, eating or drinking human food once in a while, everything adds to it."