Make a Move (Odion)

[Odion Martins]

So it hadn’t been long, but it sure seemed to last forever. The hand holding. It was nice, and at about the same time that Rhett let go of Odion’s hand, the ginger was ready to do the same. It last long enough for Odi, he was just happy that his affection was being returned. A sigh of relief came from his mouth as the blonde went to call for a cab back to the school.

Sitting in the cab for a few moments, Odion ran his fingers through his shortly cropped hair, a small unceasing grin on his face, one that matched Rhett’s in a way. He was excited, he was happy, and he was having a lot of fun today. He couldn’t ever remembering feeling like this before in his life. He wasn’t really sure what to do with himself now, but Rhett seemed to have a few things in mind.

Odion was nervous about the whole situation, and very unsure how to react. He had never really been kissed before. Yesterday was his first time and he wouldn’t have changed a thing about it. Still, the rush of adrenaline coursing through his veins right now caused his hands to fly up and cup Rhett’s face as he kissed the redhead roughly. He pulled his... friend closer, egging the kiss on.

The younger boy pulled away after a few moments of their tongues being locked, still holding Rhett’s face. He was so – great. “You’ve done this before,” he said, a small smile on his face. He was only trying to tease the blonde, he had no idea what sort of implications he was making. Odion glanced up to the rear view mirror, a very uncomfortable cab driver kept glancing back at them, and only then did the ginger blush. He never had been big on public displays of affection. But he was willing to do a lot for Rhett – they broke the rules all the time.

“Uh...” Odion managed to say, his dark blue eyes capturing Rhett’s. His lips had been parted and he closed them abruptly, the taste of his counterpart still manifesting. The red-haired boy sat perfectly still up against the cab door, letting his hands fall away from the blonde’s face. What had gotten into them?

[Rhett Goddard]

The way that Odion's hands surrounded his face made Rhett feel comfortable. Like suddenly, he couldn't remember what was like not have his right there. Unfortunately, although some parts of his mind thought the opposite, he soon remember what it felt like when the ginger pulled himself away from the blonde. Rhett didn't mind, he actually stood there in the same position, lightly rubbing his nose to the younger boy's nose. His next words, however, made him blink twice before leaning back to his original position.

"Of... course." He said slowly. Where's he getting at?

It was impossible. Odion had always been a flirt back in Kocher and before that. Rhett had seen it with his own eyes, the way he liked to tease and use his innocent features to deceive. He never knew, by fact, anything besides that, or had seen it actually hook up with someone in any way, but there was always word around that he did, word that even if Rhett didn't think was accurate, he never believed as complete lies. Even if Rhett had his fair share of 'action', being the cold guy that he is, there was no way he could believe that the redhead hadn't. Then again, the fact that that whole time Odion had a secret crush on Rhett that he never noticed did mean that perhaps, Rhett had been wrong this whole time, something only now he could notice. And like that, a spark lighted in Rhett's head, multiple dots were connected and everything, including Odion's last comment, made sense in a way that fitted everything better.

"You... haven't?" It was a question, but suddenly, there was no need to listen to an answer. He felt that small sense of being right he always felt when he was sure about something and it was related to his extrasensory perception. "Dieu, Martin, you haven't." Insert here the first ever surprised face Rhett has ever made since he was eleven years old. "How did this...?" As a side note, this officially marked the second time Rhett's power had activated because he wanted them to. As before, though, he did not notice this. "I mean. You've been always a tease and a flirt, actually everyone always thought you were the most experienced of the group."

[Odion Martins]

Odion was about to retort, another of his quick outbursts in order to defend himself. His words had been in joking form but Rhett had seen right through them. In fact, he had never kissed anyone, it just didn’t seem right. Flirting he could do, but kissing? That was a whole different playing field. Instead, the blonde seemed to read his mind like he always did, Odion’s mind going completely blank. There was really nothing clever to say now.

Scratching the back of his neck, the redhead wasn’t really sure how to respond. Just how he had managed to get that reputation was beyond him. He had always been pretty reserved. He could manipulate people with the best of ‘em, but he never considered himself that good. “Had everyone fooled, didn’t I?” He said with a shrug, unable to meet Rhett’s surprised stare. Even fooled myself... He wasn’t experienced, at all. Odion could feel his heart jump into panic mode – this wasn’t going to be a problem between them, was it?

“Even had you going Goddard,” he said, trying to sound smug, but he was feeling anything but. The taxi came to a stop and Odion paid once more, thus making their date pretty well dutch, although he was pretty sure the taxi ride cost more than the coffee. Stepping out of the car, the cab quickly peeled away, making Odi frown. “Hm,” jerk, he thought to himself, glancing at Rhett.

He looked away quickly, suddenly relating to his friend more than he had before. Odion was beginning to understand why Rhett kept on taking one step forward and one step back. The redhead was unsure of himself – he was never unsure of himself. What would he say now? See you later, thanks for the kiss, well, the many kisses but you know what I mean... It would just sound stupid. Odi had never been fuelled by his emotions before, and he was having a hard time reeling them in.

Odion couldn’t shut his mind down. How could either of them really like someone they didn’t even know? He thought, if Rhett had the belief of him being such a... well, an experienced guy, he really didn’t know much about Odi at all. But that kiss... the one in the cab, it meant something. It had to. Otherwise, he came to this continent for nothing.

The Irishman could feel the necklace Rhett had placed around his neck beat against his chest as the pair made their way closer and closer to the school. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do now. Like he said before, or rather the blonde had said it for him, he had never done this before. It was obvious to Odion that Rhett was going to rub this little tidbit in his face until he got bored. Goddard had the upper hand once more, and Odi was sulking with his head down, staring at the paved floor.

First date, first kiss, first time I’ve chased a boy down by travelling the world for him... Or maybe it was for me.

[Rhett Goddard]

Rhett wasn't sure about what to feel exactly in this moment, or ever, actually. He did feel rather puzzled with the sudden thought that Odion had him and everybody else fooled. There was also the fact that Rhett kept learning more and more that he knew Odion less than he thought. As they walked out of the cab, he couldn't help himself from thinking that this was most likely not good. Then again, he thought Odion was probably in the same position as him, discovering things about Rhett that he had no idea about, like Trouble. Maybe, even if this was good, this wasn't bad either. It wasn't like this little piece of information changed much, did it? He's still the same Martin.

"Well that's a bummer." Rhett finally broke the silence as they walked back to the dorm buildings. "Guess I will have to teach you, as with everything else." He let out a short laugh. "Just don't think you'll ever surpass the master in anything."

Perhaps calling himself a 'master' in this particular field was not a good idea, but since Rhett did not consider himself awfully experienced, he looked innocently at it, as the joke that it was. Soon enough they had arrived at the dorm building and Rhett led their way, as usual, back to his dorm.

"Since this is your first date, then." Rhett said midway there. "How do you want to continue it? Or how do you want to end it, rather, if you feel like it was enough of me for today, which I can totally understand."

[Odion Martins]

Odion could feel his face burn red. This was the only thing he had been right on the money for this whole time. Rhett was rubbing it in his face, and he was enjoying it. “Whatever,” he said in response, the thing he always said when he didn’t know what else to say but wanted to let his other conversational partner know he had been listening. Odi had always been the best of listeners, and maybe that’s why the blonde’s criticism’s or sharp remarks often pierced sharper than intended.

Rhett had been a good teacher though, considering how Odion turned out. Still, there was plenty he had learned on his own, and other things he would never understand. The redhead followed the older boy back to his dorm, and as he spoke, Odion found himself pleasantly surprised. Was Rhett truly being considerate of his feelings? Really?

He smiled, unsure of himself. Rhett was giving him some room to breathe, it was nice not being under his microscope. Odion and the blonde arrived at the latter’s room, and after he opened the door, the ginger walked inside, and headed straight for the room where Trouble was being held captive. He hadn’t spoken a word about the whole ‘date’ thing. If the blonde gave him enough room, Odi may not bring it up again for – ever.

Odion leaned down after opening the door, the small dog bounced into the redhead’s arms, which made him laugh. “I swear I could kidnap him,” he said, Trouble licking his face vigorously. “Please tell me you let him go outside every now and then?” He asked Rhett, standing up with the sweet little dog in his arms. The ball of fur made him feel secure, and all the poor little puppy wanted was to be loved and held.

“This has been,” Odion started to say, wanting to compliment Rhett properly, “awesome.” Okay, so it didn’t really capture what he was thinking and feeling. He also didn’t really have anything to compare it to, but at least he was trying here. If Rhett didn’t appreciate his efforts, he would easily continue to be silent.

[Rhett Goddard]

Odion entered the dorm first and Rhett followed soon afterwards, joining him along with Trouble in his room, which he closed immediately after entering. Looking at the way Odion grabbed Trouble in his arms and started to play with him brought a smile in Rhett's face. Even though Odion played with the puppy the same way Aaron had been doing all these past days, and it never looked cute to Rhett, but there was something about the ginger doing that same thing that somehow looked... different. Better. He kept smiling.

"I do. There's a big beach bag that we use to take him out so no one notices." Rhett looked around searching for said bag, unable to find it. He shrugged.

The blonde was not expecting an evaluation on how good the morning had been, but the younger boy's next words surelly popped a relieved feeling in Rhett. He did mean the morning, huh? He sat in his bed, silly smile still in his face, and took his shoes off to make himself more comfortable. He then tapped the bed a few times while slowly whistling, a trick he had learned in the last days and made Trouble immediately free himself from the ginger and run towards Rhett, jumping into the bed, and starting to play with his hand.

"It has been awesome." He looked again at his old mate's eyes and let out an even bigger smile.

[Odion Martins]

Odion was still grinning as Trouble left his arms and went to his rightful master. It was sweet, to see Rhett so happy. The both of them were pretty smiley at the moment, it was strange, but it was nice. The redhead followed suit of the puppy and sat on Rhett's bed next to the blonde, embracing his smile. "You should smile more," he whispered to his friend, placing a small kiss on the Frenchman's jawline. The ginger sat back on the boy's bed, his back up against the wall, just watching the dog in Rhett's lap give his owner a curious look.

Was that the right thing to do? Odion slowed time down to his heart's content, looking at Rhett to guage the look on his face at this very moment. He didn't seem unhappy about the kiss. It was the first time the redhead had made a move on someone. The ginger let time stay frozen for a bit longer, the blonde becoming his own personal statue. The one with ESP would probably realize once Odi let time return to normal that he had been frozen for a bit. His head would feel funny for a bit, but he'd be alright.

He decided to be bold, and let time return to it's normal pace, still holding Rhett's eyes. "I could stay here for a while," he said, getting comfortable on Rhett's bed, crossing his arms in front of him.

And so, the two would enjoy each others, and Trouble's, company until Rhett's roommates showed up, along with a surprise visitor no one was expecting.

To Be Continued...