The After Kingdom: UnOrdinary (Arlo x John)

Chapter 31

They remained on the couch, just sitting there while it continues to rain.

Something almost happened between them when the movie ended, but before going any further, the blond was able to control himself.

John was almost half naked, but Arlo stopped when he realized that his hands have already travelled down.

It was why Arlo have avoided kissing him in the first place, or why he didn't kissed him again after what happened between them.

It's just that Arlo would keep on wanting more, and he doesn't really think he should do it with John yet.

A single glance, and Arlo saw the hurt expression on John's face. The dark haired man realized that the blond wasn't going to do anything, and Arlo instantly regretted his decision.

He thought that it wouldn't be harmful if he gave him a small pecks on his cheeks, forehead or his lips, along with affectionate words he could give, but he wasn't expecting for John to kiss him on his own.

He loves John, but they needed time. Arlo wanted John to value his own body, and not just, let Arlo touch him like this so soon, just like... Just like he did almost a week ago.

There were no words from John, and he just sat up and fixed himself, not leaving beside the blond. Arlo kisses him on his forehead again, and John just looked down.

Arlo knew that he had to say something, anything, but it was easier said than done.

They need to talk, and Arlo have been wanting to talk with John, what's stopping him now?

"You know..." Arlo started, taking a deep breath, "When we were at Wellston, even if we clashed a lot, I found myself caring a lot for you."

Looking back, it annoyed him whenever he saw the students bullying the dark haired man, simply because he hated the fact that John was stronger, but didn't fought back, but all of it was just a slight concern-- it wasn't anything near to the feelings he had for John now.

When he realized his faults back when he was a king, there was just fear and guilt for John, and other than that, he questions why John chose to hide his abilities.

"Why are you telling me this?" John asked him.

Arlo shrugged, "I didn't know what it was before, but I hated you at that time." he said, "And when I saw you at the bar, I felt uneasy."

John felt really conscious and ashamed of himself at this moment, Arlo was telling him things, not long ago he hesitated from touching him any further.

He knew that the blond was disgusted with him before, but why was he telling him this? Did he changed his mind about John? Is this why Arlo stopped...? Because he realized how filthy John truly was? Those thoughts hurt, but the dark haired man pretended not to be affected.

"You were stripping and being screwed in front of everyone else, and the way they cheered and look at you was just... I felt disgusted by it. The only thing on my mind was making you stop and talking to you about it."

"I remember." the dark haired spoke, "You were being a jerk and judged me. You assumed that I enjoyed it, and you even said that I was hurting your eyes."

Arlo bit his lips, why does he keep on messing up?

"I didn't really know, and I've said a lot of things that I didn't meant in the past. " the blond sighed, "I just didn't liked seeing you like that."

"Like what...? Were you disgusted by me? Were you disgusted by my body? Is that why you stopped touching me?"

John felt miserable. He've done it. He've done it again. At this point, they're just going in circles, and soon... Arlo would get tired of everything.