Gaia

From Gaia.

It was a dark and stormy night when Gio arrive wet from head to toe in his apartment. He lives alone 'cause his parents kicked him out at 15 for being "useless".

Then, he worked hard, got his own job and apartment to live in. He's currently 19 years old right now. When he close the door, he notice his kitchen's light is on.

"I thought I turned it down in the morning?". He ask himself in wonder. He shrugs, thinking he forgot about it and thought he turned it off before he left to work because he was already late.

He walks up to his bedroom. Picking clothes to wear, he also grab a towel to take a bath. When he got infront of his bathroom, the door opens to reveal a tall muscular handsome man.

"😳...". Gio can't help but blush at the scene in front of him.

Beads of water drops from the man's hair, droplets of water glistens on his toned chest, and of course, a towel to cover the most intimate part. The smirk from the man snap him out from his daze.

"Who—". Before Gio can continue, the man shut him up with his hand.

"Shhh—Ah!". Gio bits the man's hand. "Feisty, aren't ya?". The man shot him a fierce look to which Gio quiver in fear. The man shove him from side to side until he got thrown onto the wall.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my apartment?!". Gio askd loudly, being wary for the man's move.

"Hm? Let's say..... ". The man walks closer before continuing. "I'm a criminal". Gio gasp, he want to scream for help but what the man said next terrifies him the most.

"You'll be my hostage. If you ever tell anyone especially the cops, I'll murder you instantly. Got it?". Gio nods without hesitation. "Good". The man says before walking pass Gio. Gio stands up when the man is out of sight, he'll get sick if he won't take a bath.

In the middle of his bath, the man from earlier bust the bathroom door open. He's in his own clothes.

"Aah! Don't you know how to knock!?'. Gio shouts while sinking his body deeper in the bathtub.

"Tch, make me dinner". Gio is about to throw something to the guy when a gun is pointed to him. He let out a squeak then nods frantically. Then man left him there after that.

"How can I get this guy out of my apartment without him killing me?". He ponders for a moment then snap his fingers at his idea. 😏

Later.....

Gio is cooking dinner while his visitor is watching television. He put a glass of powdered chili in one of the bowl. Both bowls looks the same but their taste is different.

"Tehehe... Dinner is ready mister!". He calls out, placing the plain one on his side while the extra special one across him.

Just as Gio planned, the man sits across him.

"Get me a glass of water". With an okay, Gio gets two glasses of water. He place them on their sides then starts to eat.

"Mmm, this is very sweet, try it mister!". Gio hands out a spoon of food infront of the guy. The man looks at him knowingly.

"Call me Ray". He said then takes the spoon that is hand out to him.

"It's taste good". Ray comments before returning the spoon back to Gio.

Gio stares at the spoon infront of him. "Did we just have an indirect kiss? 😳. No! That can't be! Why am I blushing?😳 Does that mean I've fallen in love with this criminal? OMG! 😱 He's a criminal for heaven's sake!". He mentally rant on and on. He got pulled out from his reverie as the spoon from earlier is in his mouth.

"You keep staring".

Gio's eyes goes wide in realization. INDIRECT KISS!! Gio spaces out again, not noticing his company starts eating.

"Ah! So spicy!". Ray exclaims, drinking his water immediately. However, that didn't stop the burning sensation in his mouth. He got up and quickly looks for water but, he found nothing except the one in Gio's glass. Ray drinks it but his mouth still feels like its being skinned.

"You!". Ray bellows.

"Get out of my apartment you cr—ACK!". Ray grips his neck then his face.

"You'll pay for this!". Gio's eyes widen with tears as he can see the gun raise towards him. He close his eyes and let a tear fall down. He shouldn't have done that in the first place. All he want is get a criminal out of his apartment. He waits for the trigger to be pulled but it never came. Instead, he feel something press against his lips. He opens his eyes to meet Ray's. They both share a hot, sweet and spicy kiss until they break for air.

"Don't you remember me?". Ray ask all of a sudden.

"Wha-what?". Gio stutters, he can't believe he gave his first kiss to a criminal.

"I'm Ivan, your childhood best friend". He said to those confused yet flustered face of Gio.

"Ivan? Ivan Lacnet?". Gio asks, tears gathering up in his eyes. Ivan was 2 years older and his first playmate and friend since he was a child. He moved out of town unexpectedly, leaving a crying Gio years ago.

"Yes, that's me. You've grown so much!". Ivan hugs him, placing a kiss on top of his head.

"Where have you been? I missed you so much 😭!". Gio hugs back.

"Shh, that's not important now. I'm here okay?". He soothes Gio, rubbing circles on his back. When Gio calms down he asks Ivan.

"Jerk, what was that kiss about? Don't play with my feelings". Although he sound like he's joking, he hopefully pray it isn't. He'd fallen in love with Ivan since he was a kid, though he kept it as a secret to himself.

Ivan"I love you".

Those three simple words made Gio's heart fill with joy.

Gio "I love you too!"

The End (๑・ω-)～♥"