003 - We are a beautiful letdown.

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[It's been about a week and a half since Gabriel has come to stay with Kaibus. He hasn't tried to run away again, fortunately, and he's gotten a little better at taking small amounts of blood here and there when he needs to. He's gotten, more or less, comfortable in Kaibus' home. He'll sometimes clean when Kaibus is at school, or read, or just sleep. He's even started to watch television, which is...interesting, to say the least. He's having fun, though. More fun than he can ever remember having. Sometimes he'll catch his heart beating quickly while Kaibus is in his arms, or even while simply looking at him. This, of course, is a little confusing. Why does it happen? It's never happened before that he can remember. Is this what it's like to have a friend?

In any case, on this particular morning, Gabriel wakes up with his arms wound tightly around Kaibus. It's probably how they fell asleep, so he isn't surprised. What's interesting though, is the fact that Gabriel has somehow gotten his hands under the other's clothes. Under his shirt and over his chest and even in the front of his pants. Needless to say... Gabriel freezes.]

Uh...

[Should he move? What if Kaibus wakes up? He doesn't want him to catch him doing this. Even Gabriel knows how skeevy this is. Plus his hand under Kaibus' shirt is stuck under the other's body. He can't possibly move it without waking him up! Oh God, what is he going to do...

don'twakeupdon'twakeupdon'twakeup]

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[It shouldn't be any secret that Kaibus is a heavy sleeper. Likewise, Gabriel should know well that a loss of heat is the easiest way to wake Kaibus up. As he rolls over, Gabriel's hands are inevitably shifted slightly against him, and he groans slightly without opening his eyes. He isn't awake quite yet, but he's getting there!]

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[Gabriel immediately tenses up when he hears that groan. He's completely sure that Kaibus has woken up now, so he tries to at least remove his hand from the front of his pants, but only manages to snag his finger on the hem of his underwear and thus, freezes again and turns bright red.]

K-Kaibus, uhm... I--

[Shiiit.]

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[It's only as Gabriel speaks that Kaibus begins to reach full consciousness, and he immediately blushes brightly upon feeling the placement of Gabriel's hands on his body. This couldn't be intentional, could it? Maybe he was trying to get around waking Kaibus up while doing it, and-- he may as well turn his head now, eyes fairly wide for how soundly he was sleeping only minutes ago.]

Gabe....?

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[He finally manages to remove his hands from Kaibus' pants, but his hand up his shirt is still quite immobile. Gabriel sputters quite audibly and flails his now free hand. Kaibus might also hear his wings flapping and scraping against the wall in his attempt to escape.]

I-I'm sorry! [He is bright red.] I-- Uh...

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[Still tired, Kaibus shifts to rest his head on Gabriel's chest and wraps one arm around him, not bothering to remove the arm beneath his shirt and instead limiting its mobility even more.]

You don't have to stop, you know....

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[Kaibus might notice that his heart is beating significantly harder than it usually would. What a horrible situation this is...!]

N-no! Don't joke around like that. I'm sorry... [His hand is still in the air, since he doesn't have a place to put it now. He couldn't possibly touch Kaibus now!]

I'm sorry!

[Meanwhile while Gabriel apologizes three times in a row.]

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[Kaibus reaches up and casually pulls Gabriel's arm around himself, not considering that the ordeal was an accident.]

Hey, don't apologize.... I'm not joking around.

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[He's still quite stiff, and incredibly flustered.]

What do you mean? Something like this isn't okay...

[If his arm wasn't trapped, Gabriel would have run off by now...]

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Why not? [He just barely furrows his eyebrows, cheeks still tinged red.]

Then why did you do it? Don't you like me? [That may be a slight pout.]

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I never said that! O-of course I like you... That much is obvious, isn't it? [Gabriel is so red. He hasn't had this much blood in his system in quite a while. It's so warm.]

B-but it's still inappropriate...

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[The flush on Kaibus' cheeks only spreads further, and he can't help but notice that Gabriel's redness complements his own.]

But why? [It's comfortable like this, with both of Gabe's arms around him.]

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[Gabriel lets his head fall onto the pillow.]

I-it's... [He lapses into silence and sighs.] It's something that married people do, s-so... I mean...

[You've never seen his face so red.]

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Well, uh.... It's kind of different here, I guess. You don't have to be married to do it, so....

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W-well you still have to be in some sort of relationship, right? [Gabriel is like freaking out.] I don't know how to do it with a guy! ...O-or a girl for that matter... And... I...

[His free hand moves to cover the majority of his face as he makes a strangled noise into them.]

Nnnnnghhh...

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I've never done it either, so--! [Oh, cute.... Gabe is really cute.]

I mean, I guess we're not actually in a relationship yet, but....

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[DSLkfjsdklfsjdlKAJLjA <-- Gabriel's brain.]

Does that mean you'd actually want to do something like that with me?

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[....]

What did you think I would say?

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But...why? With me?

[Gabriel's self-confidence issues are showing.]

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Because I like you! You know that.... geez. [He's twiddling his fingers a bit, arms still hooked around Gabriel's.]

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[Gabriel just sighs and finally allows his free hand to rest on Kaibus' side. He's relaxed a little bit, but he's still pretty tense. He's definitely noticed how aroused Kaibus gets during some of their sessions, whether there's biting or not... So of course he realizes that there was something, but... He honestly can't believe that someone would want to do anything like that with him. Something so intimate, and... It sounds really nice.]

I... [Gabriel's voice falters for a moment.] I like being with you...too... [His voice is small and strangely shy.] Just like this... [He nuzzles his head against Kaibus' shoulder as he talks, and wraps his arms around him gently.]

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Really?

[Kaibus suddenly feels like his whole body is scalding, as if his skin is only moments from scorching, but all he wants to do is hold Gabriel to himself as close as possible.]

Hey.... will you kiss me again?

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[Gabriel only becomes redder at Kaibus' question, and doesn't answer. Instead, he pushes himself up onto his elbow and looks down into Kaibus' eyes. However, he doesn't stay there for long, and leans in to kiss Kaibus gently on the lips. As always, he's very loving, and very warm.]

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[Kaibus' eyes don't close until Gabriel's lips meet his own, soft and as gentle as ever. The fact that Gabriel is doing this of his own will means a lot to him.]

Thanks. [His smile is rather pretty.]

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Any time...

[He's still bright red and in quite a fluster. He doesn't want Kaibus to look at him, so he just kisses him again, this time deeper and with more force.]