In The Name of Love [3]

Chapter 1 : Worrisome Wolf

"I have a bad feeling about this.." That was the only thought that seemed to sweep through the hybrid's mindscape as he walked through the quiet, peaceful undergrowth of the forest with his hands resting gently in the side pockets of his dulled blue-jeans. The male was currently heading back home to the warm wooden cabin he knew so well now as the house that Beck and him both shared as an actual couple - they had been living there for a few months now, completely content in their secluded life away from the bustling camp only about a mile away from it. Only a few hours before this, Rebecca and Sebastian had snuck out into the woods with him, the trio coming together to form a somewhat tiny club to both bond and conspire against their dominant partners. It was no doubt in their minds that they were all the semes of their relationships, despite the fact that Henry had to quietly explain to the purple-haired teen what a seme and uke was. That certainly caused him to turn red in the face, which only confused Henry because they were Japanese terms and Sebastian was, in fact, dating Ryuu, who was pure Japanese. Maybe the ghoul wished to keep the country boy as innocent as he could, but the hybrid decided to not dwell on such things, knowing that it was not his place to nudge himself into. He only knew the terms from Rebecca, who had watched anime quite a lot when they were together. Of course, he grew interested and would watch a show or two with her now and then, educating himself about anime things. He was no proud otaku like Rebecca, however, preferring to watch YouTube videos and much else. He was getting way off topic in his thoughts now, making the male shake his head. Going back to the context of their little meetings, Rebecca wanted them to come up with ways to throw off Beck, Hyde and Ryuu with ways they, as mere semes, could muster the courage to go through with. Of course, Henry had let a little of his original plan that he had been coming up with to them, but he had been so nervous about going through with it. This made the two others encourage him to go through with his plan, but especially Rebecca was fond of the idea, knowing her brother too well.

You see, Beck had been rather busy lately, taking late classes here and there to further his education since he had walked away from any idea of college several years ago when Juniper had ruined his very life from the ground up. The hybrid didn't like the idea of him being away for so long, but he encouraged his boyfriend anyways, wanting him to be happy with his own life in the end. However, with this came sacrifices, which meant Beck coming home late, too tired to give the hybrid affection of any sort except for warm cuddles. This was enough for Henry most of the time, but this was starting to get to a point where he missed being intimate with him, which was embarrassing to admit. The distant memory of Beck almost dying because of Robin's sinister evil, which made the hybrid just want to hold the male forever. He had truly freaked out, even on Rebecca. He never snapped at Rebecca, but he just couldn't bear to see him just laying there, so cold and still. It made Henry want to savor every moment that they had together, in case something like that would ever happen again. That is why he would be treating his love tonight and even though it would be ever so slightly embarrassing - it would be worth it. Eventually, he had made it to the house, looking around from his left and then to his right before pushing the door open, walking inside rather quickly and shutting the door. The whole room was pitch black and completely silent except for his own breathing. He knew that Beck was not home yet, no, that would still be about an hour or so. This would give him time to prepare, however, for tonight's activities. He shook his head, knowing that he would regret this sooner or later, but he just went with it before he would completely back out once again. The hybrid pulled his shirt over his head, his ears twitching as he discarded the material elsewhere as he kicked his shoes and socks off as well before walking over to the bed and halting, just looking down at the empty sheets for a moment before he shook his head. "No." Henry said, out loud as his hands curled into fists, "I'm not going to force myself upon him, he's worked hard to get where he is today." The hybrid knew that what he was saying was the right thing, but in the back of his mind, he couldn't help but feel lacking in affection. He missed so many things, from the warmth of Beck's hands to even his charming smile - it put an ache in his heart.

With a groan of frustration, the male collapsed onto his back on the cold bed, staring up at the ceiling. He almost was tempted to text him, wanting to at least hear from Beck until he got home, but he couldn't bring himself to do such a thing. Beck probably saw him as an annoyance when he used to text him in class constantly, which made the hybrid whimper and shake his head in denial - Beck didn't think he was annoying, right? These thoughts were eating away at him from the inside out and it just made matters worse as he just laid there, in complete silence as he wished that he could just be a normal person. It made the male wonder if Beck saw him as slow or not bright because he didn't go to school like he did. He did once, with Rebecca way back when, but it had little to no appeal to Henry, especially since it was apart of the outside world. Henry growled at himself, finding this to be so stupid. Was he really that infatuated with this man? A voice in his self-consciousness immediately screamed yes and the hybrid grew even more irritated, sitting up and looking around. His emerald-hued eyes landed on the small hamper of clothes against the wall near the bed. The hybrid bit his lip and slid off the bed, going over to the laundry basket and rummaging through it until he found one of Beck's most recently discarded shirts, which was a dark blue cotton t-shirt. He whimpered, holding the shirt close to his chest for a moment. It smelled like Beck, as expected. It was a nice thing to keep around, so he slipped it over his head and wore the blue shirt, despite the clothing being one size bigger than he was, so it looked a bit strange on him, but he didn't really care about that for now. He honestly didn't know what to do now, except just be patient for him to come home in a few hours. Ever since Beck and he had become boyfriends, which was weird to actually say, he had suddenly become very needy and dependent on the older male, which made him feel bad now as he thought about it. Then, as he stood there, a bright idea popped into his head and in less than a few seconds, he was off the bed and rushing over to the kitchen, excited as he opened the fridge and pulled out various foods and drinks before setting them on the wooden counter. His tail wagged behind him happily as he proceeded to make some sandwiches, along with some other lightened snacks as he wore a smile on his face now as he did so.