Ethereal (BxB)

Chapter 10

L U C A

5:59 PM

Thankfully, we moved out now. My sister's apartment was really good. It's clean, it's so white. And most of all no one has still knows I will live here from now on. Except for Peter. I called him in for a pizza treat. Hehe.

But when he showed up in the door, he brought his b***h with him; Naira. "Good evening, Peter." I greeted. I look over Naira and did the same too. But as soon as I gave way, Naira suddenly push through in as she bump my right shoulder lightly. What the?

Naira twirl her head around and stop with a 'I have no choice' shrug. And that insults me. "Forgive her." Peter mouthed as if he was the one who'd ruin my day. By the way, why did he asked this b***h for a date? I don't seemed to like her that easily. Really. She's beautiful, she's defined, she's I don't know... Her beauty was just as accurate as Bella Thorne.

But sometimes, Peter don't choose a b***h by their attitude, nor beauty. He commonly picks a girl whenever he can benefit her or not. Soon, I just pull the way and distanced for motion. "Come on in, Peter. Don't let your girl seek my attention." I offered before teasing him idiotically.

As always, Peter say thanks like a toddler he was. "Luca, can I have something to drink?" That was her... Naira.

Though, I just shrug and grab something to drink while waiting for the pizza to come plainly. "Here you go." I smiled warmly, settling a tray of my sister's signatured milkshakes she did just a couple of minutes ago in the glass table where Naira was seated at the front comfortably on our couch. Then she smiled too. However, from the way she look at my sister's delicacy, she makes me want to rug her face off the floor.

Yet, she still take a sip. And the result shook me. Her eyes widen, her mouth chew slightly, then she nod her head rather hastily and desperately. "What's this? It's good!" Her overwhelmed reaction.

"Oh, that's my sister's. She made it for me, actually. But since you two are here. Well, it's kinda considerable as guest's welcoming food. But anyway, that was made with coconuts, cocoa essence, fresh milk, and condensed milk," I said.

"Really? It doesn't tastes like it. How the hell did she made this shake?" Naira's additional question.

"I don't have the idea either." I shrug, "But that's not the question after all, lady... How about we should take some swings of RomComs first?" Honestly, I have a lot of question with her. It's not like I'm jealous before my best friend's behalf, but well... She's kinda suspicious. If you're asking why? Maybe I just saw her like flirting with a guy twice her age last night at a street. But never mind, what if it's just a misunderstanding?

Hereafter, while we're in the middle of funny scene. I can't feel the both side romantic, they appeared to be utterly different in any shapes. Then here comes my Sherlockness. But yes, to be honest I feel bad about this virgin man I'm dealing to. Peter's a virgin, no kidding, but unless if he lied. "Uhmmm, please excuse me for a bit. I'm just going to take a leak." Without even informing his date mate by whispers or whatever tentative it was, Peter rolled away and proceeded to the doors I told him.

"You seemed wary we aren't real?" Out of the bluest blue, Naira asked without even looking at me. She stared at the TV focusedly, but her consciousness was on active very much hardly.

"Sorry?" I pointed.

"I'll tell you this, Luca. But don't you ever tell Peter I told you this, got it?" So I nodded, "Your best friend's a queer. We tried screwing around in the first place but it didn't worked out. And when that happened, he was about to pay me so I won't tell anybody that we haven't had sex." She scoff. However, me being brainwashed by her seductive grin succeeded.

"And every time we're on a date, your name's the only thing I can always hear from that mouth of his. I don't know why he admires you so much. But... Would you care doing something so stupid... Between... You... Me... And him?"

The voice she spoke creep into my bare skin, her eyes were glowing, her lips were sparkling and the way she look at me, melt something there inside... But as a sign of faking my not distracted facial expression, I was about to ask her if she accept it... But the door from our comfort room opened. I shook my head and scram to where I was settled. "What's the meaning of this?" Peter asked out of nowhere.

"Wh-what do yo-you mean?" I stuttered, looking for something to escape. On the other hand, Naira was cool. She even rolled her eyes on my obliviousness.

"We're about to kiss, and you come in." I tried cutting Naira off, but she put her voice on louder. Now, I'm in a deep trouble. I look over Peter but he's utterly hurt. I tried calming him down, I tried prying his growing hatred over me as soon as possible. Yet it's still useless. He grab Naira on the wrist as he walk through the hall and stood at the front of the door.

To stop them, I grab Naira's other wrist. "Peter, I know this isn't real. But please, trust me. I'm not homophobic." Maybe I was a little bit of straightforward that I didn't know I offend him.

Somehow, they halt. Naira sigh, though she pull back on her seat and continue watching the movie on play. Meanwhile, "I wasn't going to kiss her."

"So you're what? Giving my girlfriend a squeeze on her bo-" before he can finish, I interrupt him.

"You're not even straight to claim I did that." And that made his presence fell. "Look, it doesn't matter if you're different..." I said, patting his shoulders in assurance.

At this point, the latter I stayed close to him, the awkwardness I feel around. He bite his lips hardly, enough to make it reddened. And as soon as I step aside, he suddenly give me the tightest hug ever. "I can't lose you, Lu... I can't..." Then he started sobbing eternally. Did he just admit he's on it? The hell? I-I thought he'll deny it because he doesn't look like one.

I fell agape, though I choose to be a better person and act professional. I started comforting my best friend for all I can. Despite exhaustion that was threatening to push over my knees due to our stance, I finally lean on him a little bit. Don't worry, we know each other as if we were brothers. And since he was taller than me, I have nothing to worry about being responsible for our balance.

"You will not gonna lose me, bud," I said. "But... Why did you take this matter too long to confess, dude? And it's not from you that I hear most of all, it's from Naira... Why didn't you tell me? I'm your closest friend." In addition, I give him the hug he gave me. The hug I didn't deserve for. And the hug I don't really know why I'm embracing it right now.

When we pull, "I..." He open his mouth, but close it nevertheless.

"It's okay if you won't tell it all this instance, man. We can just chill with your girl-" Then I remember he's different. "-Naira."

"No, Lu... I have something to tell you." He whispered oddly. After I nodded, I feel his hands snake into my waist. He pull me a bit higher this time, as he lift my chin up to meet his luscious lips. My body tremble, so do my brain. In fact it also send shiver around my body. I don't know if this is just the bro-treat we're always doing, but once he got deeper onto my lips, I realize this is more...

He wants to roam my insides by licking it up with his tongue. He wants to go the way on me from which I can feel the quickness of his b***r twitch through arousal.

I didn't thought he's like this. Peter.

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Title:

Friends don't lie, they just stabs.