I Need you : Chapter 19
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National Geographic Channel was on the TV but this time, Gavin wasn’t afraid at all. Niles had asked to put this channel while they were watching lol cats and playing cards at the same time because he didn’t want to miss his series. It was a bunch of documentary with a lot of subject and knowing that Niles wanted something made the Android happy.
The man was sat in the sofa, with covers around him and he followed the whole thing, letting out sometimes a comment. Like…
“That’s part is interesting but they forgot to had the fact it was indeed possible to have an assassination repay if you gave enough money. The amount could change, of course. Glad they had stopped that thing.”
Gavin pressed a kiss on his cheek and got up before going to the kitchen.
“You’re up for a bit of pasta? Helping your sto…”
“Huush,” Niles said, rising a finger.
“Okay. Pasta.”
As he was doing the said pasta, he was humming the song but very low because he didn’t want to disturb Niles, way too happy to see him enjoying something. He had said the emission was weekly and he knew the last time, he was really amorphous, not paying attention to this.
“I’m a little robot, short and strong. Here are my handles, just turn me on. When I get all warmed up, watch me go. Sometimes fast and sometimes slow.”
Gavin looked the tiny plate of pasta and smiled to him. Niles would have finished that in few forks but he wasn’t even sure he would be able to do such a thing. This morning, he had taken really little egg and orange juice and the cocoa from earlier wasn’t even finished but Niles had still decided it was his dinner. Now, as the night covered the town, making shine the snow with its moon and its stars, Gavin came in the living room and put down the dish on the coffee table. He handed him the fork as the man was watching the last minutes of the show.
“Niles?” he said, pushing the fork against his hand.
Niles took it and mumbled a tiny ‘thank you’ before pinning some pasta with his fork. Gavin blinked as he saw him bring the food to his mouth then a smile appeared in his lips and he followed the movement of the fork coming from the plate to his mouth. Over and over. Until his lover was pinning the emptiness and he took the fork from his hand.
Now he had a weapon against him!!
So when the emission was over, Gavin smiled, tapped his shoulder repeatedly.
“Yes?”
“You ate,” Gavin smiled.
“What?”
The Android showed the empty plate and the dirty fork.
“You ate while watching your thing. And you were really cute!” He smiled even more.
“I did?”
Niles frowned. Yes, he had a taste in his mouth and the feeling to have a full stomach. He had eaten.
“I can do it?”
“Yay! I’m so proud of you!!”
“Th… Thanks…”
Niles felt weird and a bit stupid. And very happy to have Gavin, cheer him up like that for nothing.
“You really liked that, right?” he said with a smile.
“The emission? Yes. It’s my favorite emission. I discovered it few months before, at the beginning of… this.”
“I want to know some facts! Tell me some!” Gavin looked him with excitation.
Niles thought. He needed to find something that will passionate him. He knew it was important because History could annoy people really quickly. When they were younger, they studied together with Connor and often, he had to explain him again some point because he could become distracted. Still, even when he didn’t pay enough attention, he had really good grades and with Niles’ help that was even better.
“I got one for you.”
“Yay, just for me?”
Niles nodded.
“In the Middle Age, it was said the cats were sign of bad luck and they the first vector of pest. The people searched to protect them from the pest which was really deadly. You could count the deaths by millions. Some influent and faithful people even died from the ill and, obviously for the people, true believers by this time, that was…”
He moved his hand to Gavin who frowned.
“That was… really bad?”
“Yes. A real sign of the Evil. So, I’m sorry, but they hunted down the cats… I spare you the details.”
“No, no. Go, go.” Though, Gavin had his hands on his face.
Niles took one and squeezed it softly.
“Because of those believes and the witches hunting, they were killed. Drowned and burned alive with the witches…”
“Oh no, poor babies. Those were only the black cats, right? Right?” he asked as if that will be better.
“Especially the black cats but others too. But, the black cats with a bit of white fur on the chest had what they called Angel’s Mark or God’s Finger and where spared, as the Humans who got them.” Niles kissed his fingers softly. “What do you think happened then?”
“There was not much cats and that’s a shame! How could they kill those fluffy ball of purr?! Who they’ll cuddle? Ah… sorry, I love cats.”
Niles pressed his lips on his palms. “I know.”
“But continues, okay? What happened then? What was the problem with the lack of cats? You wouldn’t talk about that without reasons so… I need to know!”
“Yes. You know who brought the pest, right?”
“The rats! And the cats couldn’t hunt them and eat them, right?”
The man nodded. “Thought, the real vector of pest was the fleas on the rats. But, our story: at some point, they realized that the pest wasn’t there in the place where you could find cats and where they hunted rats. They started to be used to eradicate the rats. The situation became better but the cats were still rare… so rare, in fact, that only the Bourgeoisie could have enough money to have cats. And what was the richest sign?”
“Having cats! A lots of cats?”
“Yes. More they have cats, more they showed their wealth.”
“Ooh God!” Gavin smiled. “We should start to become wealth! Especially with black cats!”
Niles found him really cute and he wanted to kiss him and hug him.
“Tomorrow, we will go feed the cats. If there are no kids, they might come.”
“Yay! You know what?”
Stern shook his head.
“I never petted a cat. Ever.”
“Tomorrow will be your first,” Niles swore.
“Yay, can’t wait!
Niles wanted to say him ‘I love you’ again and again when his phone rung. He took it and frowned. Well… he wasn’t so surprised to see a message from Connor.
[Call me, please?]
“Is it okay for you if I call Connor?”
“Yeah! Do it!” Gavin switched in the couch, taking a better place. “I have aaaaaall the time,” he smiled. Watching him try the call, he couldn’t help adding something else. “And to be honest… I’m glad to see you call your twin.”
That should have been a compliment but that did something to Niles and his smile was a bit sad. Yeah… few days before, he wouldn’t do that…
What a horrible brother…
He tightened his hand around the phone and felt a hand on his knee, Gavin’s eyes looking worry so he tried to smile him softly. But suddenly, it became difficult…
“Hello?”
“Connor?”
“Yes.”
“What’s happening?”
“I will have a date.”
Niles almost choked with his own saliva.
“What?” Gavin said, surprised.
“You’ve a date?” he replied. He needed to know if he had well heard…
“Oh rA9. Need to know! Is your bro’ a slut or he succeed his plan? Did he tried the ‘I want to be Cole’s stepfather’s thing’? More cocky?”
“Don’t call my brother ‘slut’,” Niles hissed. “I put on the speakers,” he warned.
After all maybe Gavin could help? Him… he was just good to have a quickie with some strangers. And by God, rA9 and everything in the world, he wished his brother didn’t want that!
“Hello Gavin.”
“Hello other meatbag!”
“I’m in front of Lieutenant Anderson’s house. He asked me to come at his house. He’ll make me Bolognese spaghettis! I’ll stay at his house… We’ll probably work but technically, it’s a date. He even let me go home so that will be less weird. I took a shower, put on fresh clothes and… I’m just in front of his house. What should I do?”
“Knock on the door or ring the bell and pass a nice evening!” Gavin said.
“Yes, that probably… If Hank wants to date you, that mean he wants to date you.”
“Yeah. He knows you, right? He wants to be with you. Don’t try to be too much. I’m not good with romance and stuff but I don’t think he wants something else. Someone else. Especially if the guys made you spaghetti. That’s not hyper super mega romantic.”
Connor didn’t reply.
“Connor?”
“Yes… yes. What am I doing if he wants to kiss me? Or hug me? Or offer me to sleep in his bed?”
“Don’t do anything that makes you uncomfortable. If he wants to kiss you and you want it, if you feel okay, let him do. But if you can’t, ask him to stop. Immediately. Don’t hurt yourself. Keep calm.”
“And your gun. If he tries to rape you, legally, you can kill him,” Gavin said.
“What?” Connor let out.
“Just sayin’.”
“Stay on your guards,” Niles approved. “I don’t want you to be hurt. Call me if something bad is happening. Or if you need to talk.”
“Yes… Yes. Thank you.” Connor hesitated and bit his lower lips. “He offered me a sunflower. He saw me looking the flowers at the florist, for the case, and he offered me a sunflower. She is… really cute.”
“That’s adorable. He is sweet with you, at least.”
“That will be great! And don’t forget: Human’s weak point is the genitals! Just kick his balls if something happens!”
Niles threw a look to Gavin but he was forced to agree.
“Yes. Thank you. I’ll call you or leave you a texto. Few textos.”
“Yeah. Take care.”
Connor hung up and sighed a bit, feeling stressed. He looked his shirt, his vest and rushed to his car. Taking out those, he searched for an old t-shirt he had let on there.
And found it.
The red t-shirt with a picture, and the name, of Knights of the Black Death was just there. Wrinkled, a bit smelly but there. He ruffled again and found his deodorant. He put on the t-shirt, tried to have it unwrinkled and put a lot of deodorant before getting up. He took back the tiny box he had and finally locked his vehicle to join the house where he rung. He was so anxious… His breathing was heavy, it was so cold there, maybe staying like that in the cold wasn’t a good idea, and he searched for his coin. The coin his brother offered to him.
Playing with it always keeps him calm…
He heard woofs from the inside when he rung a new time. If Sumo was there, Hank must be there too?
He was so anxious.
The coin was there and he moved it around his fingers. The movements helped him. He could breath…
The door opened and he almost lost his coin. Hank was there, in the frame door, clean and smelling so good, his beard a bit cut, his clean and well combed hair tugged in a pony tail. He was wearing a black pants and a silver shirt. He was beautiful and Connor almost gasped. He wasn’t so breathtaking…
“He… Hello… Good evening… again… I…”
“Good evening, Connor. Come…”
Connor took a deep breath and entered for his first date ever…