Wolf's Rain Fan Fiction ❯ Love Object ❯ Chapter 25 ( Chapter 25 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter Twenty Five

"So...." Toboe sat down on the couch, with a posture that seemed as though he were trying to protect himself inwardly. "Uhh, how do you talk man to man?"

"Well," Hige scratched the side of his face. You're a dead man Wolf. He thought absently. He was too young and beautiful for this kind of torture. "Well, first we uhhh... oh! First we have to make an oath. To never tell a word of what we say to anyone."

Toboe smiled hearing that. He had always thought everything he said and did would be brought back to his brother and he would never feel safe saying anything again. But if 'man to man' meant free speech and safely, he was in. "Okay, I swear." With a nod to show he was serious, the young boy scoots closer to his mentor.

"I swear too." Hige held up a hand.

"Where do you wanna start?"

"Umm, okay.... uhhh... Well???" Hige stammered a moment.

Toboe rolled his eyes and shook his head, deciding that it was up to him to start. "Hige... When do you know you liiike like someone?"

"Well, that's when...." He hesitated greatly before he said through a gulp. "masturbating comes in."

"....Masturbating? Like when you touch yourself- You used to do that?!" Toboe sat sideways so that he didn't miss the other boys face as he spoke. Surely Hige could help him out and tell him how to do it correctly. He really wanted to know!

"Yeah, that's exactly what it is." Hige turned his gaze else where as he spoke. "I used to get a picture of your brother in mind and play with myself for hours." He laughed rather uncomfortably. "That's how I knew I liked your brother for sure. I just saw him one day and went for it." He shrugged. "Well you can guess the rest." He couldn't believe he was saying this to a fourteen year old.

Toboe seemed to be taking that all in, then he turned hopeful eyes on the Moon teen. ".... You mean you know you like someone whenever they make you wanna touch yourself?"

"Yep, sure do. But it took me a while before I got it right." He coughed.

"So that means you know how to do it and everything?!"

"Hey hey." He waved his hands behind nervous eyes. "You're getting just a little too hyped up kid- you plannin' on doing it yourself or something?"

"W- well what's that supposed to mean?" The young boy asked. Feeling red hit his cheeks, unsure if it were from blushing or bitterness.

"Kiba is the one who got me started, so if you're doing it, than whose got your goat?"

This caught him off guard. Why would Hige ask me something like that? He must know what I did. Toboe assumed. "I guess Kiba told you about that huh?"

"Yeah he did but, so what right? We're men." Hige hit the boy on the shoulder with the back of his hand. "It's only natural that we do that sort of thing."

Toboe smiled chuckling lightly. If Hige didn't mind it than there must be nothing to be embarrassed about.

"Hey Toboe did you hear me?"

"Huh?"

"I asked you a question before." Hige raised an eyebrow. "...About who got you started?"

The young boy wet his mouth with a hasty lick. He couldn't tell Hige that Tsume had made him want to do that, he had to think of something else instead. "It was a boy from school."

"What?" Hige seemed a little too taken aback by the response. He hadn't expected that at all.

Toboe brushed a strand of hair from his ears and replied loosely. "He was talking about how he did it and, I guess I kinda eaves dropped on his conversation and thought that maybe I'd try it out."

I guess the runt isn't seeing that guy after all. That or the little guys throwing me for a sucker. Hige couldn't figure out which was the truth. How could he get anything from the boy if this other guy's already got him lying for him? "So you just grabbed on without a face in your head?" He asked for good measure.

"Hige I'm kinda uncomfortable about this." He scrunched in again.

"I'm sorry... I was just wondering that's all." Now he felt bad. He didn't wanna make the kid uneasy around him. They were both silent a moment. Wondering where to take this little conversation of theirs.

"Hey Hige- you know, I saw you and Kiba a few days back. When you were in your car." Confessed the boy innocently.

"Saw us?" The teen seemed puzzled. "Doing what? I don't remember being i-..." And then it hit him. "Damn you saw us?!" The blush told him everything, how long had they been out there? And what all does 'saw you and Kiba' mean?

"I didn't look long but... were youuu?" He knew what he wanted to say but the words weren't exactly coming out right then.

"Well, it's about time you heard the tale of the birds and bees eh ru-," He stopped his self from using the kids nick name. "Eee- I mean, Toboe."

"I don't know, isn't this the kinda thing that Kiba should be telling me about?" Toboe asked. He felt like he'd be betraying his brother if he took life advice from someone else. But hey- this is his brothers boyfriend after all.

"Nah, Kib' wouldn't mind." He placed a hand on the young boys shoulder. "Now I'm gonna ask you a serious question here and I want you to be honest." He searched the boys eyes to see if he would answer truthfully. Toboe gave a nod and Hige smiled knowing he could trust it. "You know how your brother and me are seeing each other?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you know what that's called?" He seemed to be talking slower than intended and Toboe just felt a little insulted.

"Hige, I know that you and my brother are gay- duuuhhh."

"You do?" Toboe's face couldn't have said 'Duh' any clearer. "That's a relief. So, are you or aren't you?"

"Gay?" Toboe was quiet a moment. As though he had to think it over, he considered a lot of things first. The fact that he never felt attracted to any females- though some seemed interested in him. But then there was the fact that up until Tsume he never really felt any tug towards males. This was tough. As if, He began to mentally bully his self. I know I'm attracted to males. Even if Tsume is the only one really doing it for me.

"I'm gay, I'm pretty sure anyway." He answered truthfully.

"Cool! Welcome to the club." The Moon teen patted the boys back with a smirk.

Toboe smiled into a chuckle. Talking like a man was actually kinda nice.

"So anyway, what you saw was your brother and me... showing each other that we're in love." Hige explained.

Toboe blushed and looked onto his lap. "I thought you were trying to smash each other into the front seat. Kinda like you were trading places or something- then you took your shirts off and-..."

"Hey! Let's not go into details- I was there remember. Sheesh." He rolled his eyes uncomfortably.

"Does it mean you love someone when you kiss them?" Toboe asked, bluntly.

"Course it does, yeah," He nods to show superiority. "Any physical contact means they love you- or want too." Oh boy, I hope I'm not confusing him. Wondered the teen. His eye glanced nervously into the kitchen where dinner was still simmering. How long have we been talking for anyway?

Toboe took Hige's silence as confusion, so he decided to clear things up for him. "Hige, someone kissed me." At least that's what Hige heard. Toboe had actually said, 'Hige, Tsume kissed me.'

"Who kissed you?" He asked.

"Tsu-..." The phone was ringing. Hige didn't even hesitate to stand and go get it.

He couldn't wait to get out of there. "Hey runt can you stir dinner for me, I gotta take this." Although he hadn't the slightest idea whom it could be. Kiba didn't usually call until work was over and that wasn't until the next hour. Picking up the receiver, he held it to his ear saying, " Hello?"

Back to being the 'runt' again. He scowled at the nick name which he was sure he'd never get used to hearing. He was fourteen for crying out loud, how long was it going to take before he became just Toboe to Hige. He didn't make up a name for him. "Forget it, besides maybe it's better I didn't tell him. He might have freaked out."

Standing from the chair, he walked into the kitchen to receive a new hair-do from Hige tousling it as he walked by. Toboe shook his head trying to restore his hair to its usual style. "Now where's that spoon?" He wondered out loud scanning the counter.

"Hey Kiba," Hige greeted cheerily. "You off early or something?"

"Or something," The Wolf teen grouched. "Can you believe that shit guy came to the store tonight?"

"What guy?"

"Who else?! That fucking three dollar model, Tsume."

"No way! What was he doing there?" He turned an eye to Toboe who seemed to be searching for something, then he smiled when he located the object.

"Why else? As if there aren't a million stores to shop in in this city." Kiba's voice was beginning to sound wary now, he really wanted to just call it a day and move on.

"Meanwhile, he said some pretty lewd shit in his own subtle way- I think the guy's stalking me. How else would he know where I work?"

"You got me," Hige shrugged.

Toboe lifts the lid from the pot peering inside as the broth bubbled and boiled in rage of the heat it had to endure. Cocking his head, he held the spoon with shaky hands as he slowly lowered it into the pot. Okay, he swallowed hard. so I've never cooked before, I've seen people do it a hundred times, it's easy! So stirring can't be any more hard, right?

The spoon, now dipped inside the pot, was whirled around and around. Toboe really seemed to like this. With a smile he picked up the pace, he felt just like Masahiko Kobe from Iron Chef.

"So when are you gonna be home?" Hige continued his phone call.

"I don't know.... around 2 o'clock I guess."

"Okay."

"Hige, make sure Toboe is in bed by nine after his bath at eight thirty."

"Eight thirty, got it."

"Alright, and Hige make sure-"

"Bye Kib'!" He didn't hear him as he started to hang up the phone. Once back on it's base, Hige returned his attention to Toboe who seemed to be in full swing of a fantasy right then as he mixed dinner.

"Alright runt, I think it's drowned by now." He swatted the boy on the side of his head snatching the spoon back from him.

"Huh?" He seemed puzzled by Hige's sudden actions, until he noticed the beefy broths swirling around the pot as though it were a whirl pool. "Oh, ahahaha. Sorry about that."

"Yeah." He smirked playfully. Turning off the stove, he inhaled a large steam cloud and smiled at his triumph. "Let's eat."