Gravensnod (manxman)

Chapter Eight

Alexei

I couldn't keep my eyes off of Philo as we started to walk back towards his room. He had filled his pockets with bread and different foods, which only made me laugh. He was currently chewing on a strawberry while talking about Mikael and how much he enjoyed dinner. He was so animated while talking and really got into the stories he told. Everything about him was so new and wonderful; it made me want to know everything about him.

No one had ever made me feel this kind of happiness before and it was so odd to even experience. Genevieve hadn't even made me this happy before which made me realize I always faked it. There had been other crushes I had who had come and gone but nothing like this. But what I felt towards Philo didn't only feel like a crush. It felt like so much more but since I've never experienced it before, I didn't even know what this feeling was. All I knew was I didn't want to let it go.

When we stopped in front of Philo's door I watched as he swallowed the rest of his strawberry before opening the door. He was then smiling up at me before saying, "Dinner was really great. Whoever your chef is they need to be given a raise like pronto. And your baker too like seriously, how can people be so good at that stuff?"

A smile formed on my face as he leaned against the wall and started to talk more about the food from dinner. Beneath the soft blue sweater he wore I recognized the chain from the necklace he always wore. Before I could stop I walked forward and gently touched the chain, picking it up in my fingers. I then untucked it from his sweater and slowly ran my fingers over the key before looking into his brown eyes.

Making sure I had his attention I softly said, "I'd like to know more about you Philo."

"Really?" He whispered while swallowing loudly. "Like what?"

"What makes Philo, Philo. Tell me something that no one knows."

He stayed silent for a moment as my fingers moved up his necklace and rested onto his neck. "If I tell you something will you give me the same thing?"

I smiled while saying, "I will."

He stayed silent before resting his fingers onto my shirt before he snapped his fingers. "Oh, okay I got it. So I actually have a birthmark on the inside of my right thigh. I can barely see it because my thighs are a little thick and they stick together and..." His cheeks started to turn red as he nervously laughed. "You probably didn't need to know that."

"I loved it." My fingers then slowly ran through his blonde hair as his fingers started playing with the buttons on my shirt. "I like knowing things no one else knows about you."

As he smiled he moved his arms to wrap around my neck before saying, "Your turn mister prince. Tell me something no one else knows."

"Oh that's easy," I said. "The bottom of my feet are ticklish."

I smiled when he started giggling. "Really? Is that something I could test out?"

He laughed harder when I pulled him closer to me. "You're going to have to take my word on it."

"I think I can do that."

With a smile I carefully pushed him into his room before making sure to shut the door. Once it clicked I leaned down to press a gentle kiss onto his lips. His body relaxed as I pulled him closer and wrapped my arms around him. His fingers buried into my hair as goosebumps formed onto my arms, loving having him in my arms. I knew I needed to pull back before I got carried away and did something I regret. That was easier said than done because hearing the little noises he made was practically heaven. It was nice knowing I could make him feel good.