Ambush! [closed]

[Rhett Goddard]

Maine, U.S.
January 1st, 2013

After waking up with little to no recollection of the night before, a fact Rhett actually appreciated, along with mild headache and the dreadful hangover thirst, Rhett's first instinct was to check the roads online. He was happy to see that, at last, they had been opened, so taking the small bag he had prepared the day before, the blonde went on his way.

True, Rhett's ESP didn't work with Ulrich, but this wasn't a truth that had always prevailed. When the two boys first met, and Ulrich sent that marble into Rhett's forehead, the moment Rhett picked Ulrich's marble, he received a bunch of information about him. Background information, in fact, which included Ulrich's address and which Rhett hadn't forgotten yet. With this hand, the blonde approached the house at dusk and waited outside for several minutes until he was sure, via lack of ESP, that there was no one around.

Fortunately, Rhett was a thief, and a good one in fact, and so, it didn't trouble him much to find his way into the house, and once in, it was a matter of snooping around until he found the room he had seen in Skype a few days ago. He closed the door behind him and awaited in there. It had been some time since he awaited for someone in their room, and he had self-promised not to do it again, but some promises were meant to be broken.

When noise announced the fact that people had arrived, Rhett stood up from the other blonde's bed and awaited next to the door, meaning to surprise Ulrich as he entered. Not for a single moment it passed through his mind that the German might not be the first person to walk through the door, he trusted his luck and, in fact, he was right.

Ulrich opened the door and entered the room only to be silently ambushed by the French boy, who closed the door behind him and, without saying one single word, pinned the younger boy to the wall with a ferocious and wet kiss.

[Ulrich Schneider]

Ulrich was not the kind of guy to party all night for New Year's. In fact, he wasn't the kind of guy to party at all. His way of bringing in the New Year didn't require any alcohol at all. All he needed was family and some cheap fireworks to waste the night away. Ulrich and his family (minus Derek who was still away in the military) spent the night launching fireworks and spending time together until the clock struck midnight. After that, they pretty much all went to bed.

When the morning rolled around, Ulrich's aunt cooked a New Year's meal which consisted of cabbage, ham, black eyed peas, rice, and other things which all symbolized either luck, happiness, or wealth. After eating, they all left the house for various reasons, but Ulrich left the house for something that he felt was important - a haircut. It was a new year and Ulrich wanted a new look for Rhett. He wanted to look sexy, and after looking in the mirror for the first time after getting his haircut, he hoped Rhett would see him that way.

Once they returned home, Ulrich went straight to his room to change out of his shirt, which was itchy because some of his hair was in it from the haircut. He opened the door and was immediately grappled by someone. Defense mode set in, but it quickly faded when Ulrich realized it was someone friendly... well... more than friendly. It was Rhett.

Forced against the wall, Ulrich passionately kissed back with equality ferocity. Oh how he missed the tingling feeling Rhett gave his lips. His hands excitedly slid up and down the French boy's back. He was so happy to see him again, but reality soon set in. Rhett broke into his house. Ulrich wasn't mad about it, but he figured his aunt and uncle might think differently. "Rhett," Ulrich whispered nervously, "my..."

<"Ulrich, Leo and I are going hunting. Are you coming?"> asked a man in German outside the door to Ulrich's room. It was Ulrich's uncle.

"No," Ulrich replied. "I don't feel like it today."

"Okay, your aunt just left for an appointment at the beauty salon, so you'll be home alone. Call her if you need anything," his Ulrich said, this time in English.

Ulrich let out a sigh of relief when the heard the front door of their house close shut. He looked to Rhett and smiled. It was his lucky day. Maybe the black eyed peas for lunch were were good luck. "My uncle switches languages sometimes," Ulrich said as he rubbed the back of his head, "but you probably already knew that..." Ulrich really didn't know at all what Rhett knew. He did know that Rhett's power didn't work on him except for a little while when they first met. That had to be how the French boy got to his house without any directions.

And without further ado, Ulrich kissed him. "I missed you so much," he said next as he wrapped his arms around him. He hoped Rhett would notice his new haircut and his light facial hair. "You look amazing by the way."

[Rhett Goddard]

As Ulrich pulled away from the kiss, Rhett examined the other boy. New haircut, slight stubble, what had happened to Ulrich? He remembered the airport conversation, but Rhett didn't know it had stayed in Ulrich's mind as seriously at this. Not like the blonde was mad about this, of course not, if anything, the other blonde had gained several levels of sexiness in Rhett's mind. And boy, wasn't he excited about this...

Ulrich's attention went back to him, and Rhett couldn't help but smile at how lucky he had been this day. In a sense, he thought it had to be because the universe agreed and approved with what was going on, and Rhett was not about to miss this chance. Pulling the German boy next to the bed, Rhett only kissed Ulrich back in response to his words. He had missed Ulrich as well, and he wanted to say that Ulrich looked just as amazing, but he didn't. Instead, the French boy pushed Ulrich into bed.

Sorry Ulrich, Rhett was not here to talk.

*****

Taking a couple of deep breaths, Rhett let himself on top of the other blonde and laid there, not entirely sure if Ulrich was comfortable with said position anymore. It took him a while to understand why they two boys where laying in the floor instead of Ulrich's bed, but the blonde quickly remembered how it had happened with a soft smile as he wondered if the fall had caused the other blonde any serious pain.

"Happy new year," Rhett's said his first words since he stepped in Ulrich's house.

[Ulrich Schneider]

Ulrich assumed that Rhett's actions spoke louder than words in regards to if he liked how his New Year changes turned out. If the older boy's ferocity could speak, it would definitely be saying YES! However, Rhett didn't say a word, but that was fine to the German boy. They were alone with the whole house to themselves, and what Rhett wanted, he wanted. After their last encounter on Skype, it was quite obvious there was some sexual tension between the two of them that needed to be addressed, and Rhett seemed very ready to address it.

Ulrich was equally as eager...

xxx

...and just like that, the German boy was no longer a virgin.

On the floor, battered, sore, and exhausted, Ulrich collapsed under Rhett's weight. He didn't protest though. What he just experienced was his first time, and although painful, he found it to be rather satisfying. To put it bluntly, it felt good, and he would be more than willing to do it again whenever the French boy liked.

"Happy New Year to you," Ulrich replied back with a chuckle. It was the first words Rhett said to him since arriving.

With the testosterone sedated for a short while, Ulrich remembered that he had things he wanted to show Rhett, and now that Rhett was at his house, it was the perfect opportunity to do it. But for he did all that, he wanted to make sure Rhett was comfortable. "How was your trip?" he asked, still trapped under him. "Are you hungry? We have some food in the fridge."

[Rhett Goddard]

"It was... Ok..." Rhett said plainly.

To judge anything after what had just happened would be unfair. Rhett's trip had been good, but next to this, it had been the most boring experience in life. But the blonde had barely any strength to talk, he was panting as it is, his body sweaty and strained from head to toe and his heart just starting to go back to a normal rate. Also, for the same reasons, it didn't didn't pass through Rhett's mind, not even for a moment, that he hadn't tell Ulrich that he had arrived at the states the day before, nor that he had spent New Year's Eve with Odion. Then again, this second one was a fact that he was not sure he should share with Ulrich, at least at the moment.

"No, it's ok." Rhett said without moving one inch from his position, as it was one very comfortable position. "I'm... tired..." He said softly as some other questions started to rise in the boy's mind. "Did you... like it? I've heard it hurts the first time. I... didn't mean to, if that happened."

[Ulrich Schneider]

Ulrich preferred to hear him say that his travels went well, but it wasn't okay. "I'm glad you got here safely," he said, "winter weather can be crazy sometimes."

Still stuck under Rhett, Ulrich continued to stay still. He did mind it at all. "Of course I liked it," Ulrich said with satisfaction, "I mean, yeah, it hurt pretty bad at first, but it got easier." It actually hurt a lot worse than Ulrich had anticipated. Every time he saw it happen on the Internet, the participants never looked like they were experiencing much pain. He knew then though that stuff he saw online wasn't a 100% accurate portrayal of real life.

Ulrich's hands ran down Rhett's back, his fingers grazed smoothly down the French boy's bare skin. "I have something I want to show you later," he mentioned casually. "It can wait a little while though, but I need to show you before nightfall." The German was no rush.

"If you need anything," he spoke up again, "like a nap or a shower... all you have to do it ask." Ulrich was willing to do whatever he could for Rhett. He was his guest. "Are you going to sleep over?"

[Rhett Goddard]

With Ulrich's answer, Rhett's first reaction was to attempt to embrace Ulrich, which he tried awkwardly from his position. He thought it was lucky his ESP failed on the blonde, as he decided he didn't want to know just how much it had hurt Ulrich and thought it was better to believe his words.

"It will," Rhett reaffirmed Ulrich's words that it will still, get easier, "with practice, at least."

True, the gift. Rhett hadn't forgotten Ulrich owed him one, and that he himself had brought the other blonde one as well, but at the moment at least, it simply wasn't in his mind, and with good reason. A small smile crossed the blonde's face, still hidden next Ulrich's ear. It was fun getting a surprise gift. If Rhett's ESP were to work, the surprise would have been spoil hours ago already, but the blonde still had no idea, and now that the subject had been touched, his mind couldn't stop working on knowing what exactly was Ulrich's gift.

"Well, I felt like a shower," he started saying, his voice still muffled by the floor and by Ulrich's neck, "but if you're in a hurry, let's do gifts first, then."

Hadn't that had been a great Christmas present, though?

In one swift movement, Rhett picked himself up from on top of Ulrich and threw himself in bed, immediately taking the sheets and using them to cover his lower body. Prudeness hadn't stopped being an issue with the boy.

"You go first," Rhett said while leaning his back to the head of the bed. "Mine can wait."

[Ulrich Schneider]

"Well, the thing I want to show you... it's outside," Ulrich explained, "but I do have some gifts for you."

Watching Rhett cover himself up, Ulrich felt really exposed. He stood up and decided to slip on his boxers just to make things a little less... awkward? He walked to a corner of his room and grabbed two small presents, each neatly hand wrapped in shiny red and green wrapping paper. "Well, here you go," he said as he handed them to the French boy and sat next to him on the bed.

The first present (the smaller of the two) was a box that contained a brand new Swiss army knife. The logic behind the gift was simply that Rhett was extremely complicated, and Ulrich thought the knife was complicated as well. Plus, it could come in handy. The second gift was a slightly larger box that contained wooden bird that Ulrich carved all on his own. He didn't have enough time to paint it though.

"I hope you like them," he said as he waiting for Rhett to tear them open.

[Rhett Goddard]

"Oh..." Rhett was ready to get up from bed when Ulrich said they could exchange gifts now anyway.

The blonde was surprised he had assumed wrong. Of course, he actually shouldn't, as Ulrich is his ESP's blind spot, but he could not get accustomed to it yet. His hunches and assumptions were almost always right, and with the German, every day and everything was full of surprises, just as the contents of the two boxes.

The first gift made the little voice in his head exclaim an "Of course!" along with a light chuckle. Ulrich had been right about the gift being something complicated, just as Rhett was, and even if he couldn't quite found what usefulness he was going to get from a Swiss Army knife, Rhett knew that the thought was what counted. He rubbed the edge of one of the tools slightly, though, wondering if they'd be useful for picking locks.

"I like it," he didn't lie, Rhett did like it, he just wasn't killed by it.

The second gift popped an instant smile in the blonde's face. He rubbed the smoothly carved surface of the bird and held it around in different angles to inspect it better. It was amazing, he didn't know Ulrich had these skills, but he had always been good with his hands, so he knew it shouldn't had surprised him.

"I love it..." Rhett said staring at it for a moment, knowing it exactly what the reason for the gift was. "This is very..." He sighed and crawled next to Ulrich to give him a tight hug before whispering in his ear, "thanks." the blonde took the chance and stood up from bed and started to look for his underwear in all the clothes that were spread through the floor while pointing below the bed. "Yours is under the bed. No wrapping, sorry."

As he slipped into his briefs, Rhett awaited for Ulrich to get the gift Rhett had placed under the bed in the time he had waited for Ulrich to arrive. It was a large gift, after all, and it didn't fit in his backpack. He had to carry it in his hands all the way from school, and it had been a pain to fly over from France. He'd hope that Ulrich liked the gift so it was worth the trouble, but Rhett knew the other blonde was going to love it, with capital letters, LOVE it.

"It's a light cavalry sabre from Napoleon's Army," Rhett explained. "Real, not a replica, it was from a great-grandfather of mine." He walked to Ulrich and touched the sword's blade. "It's no longer sharp and is rusty, you might want to get it restored..." He then looked at Ulrich's eyes, meaning seriousness in what he was going to say. "Just... don't kill... anything with it."

[Ulrich Schneider]

"I'm glad you like them," Ulrich said when he saw that Rhett enjoyed his gifts. He was relieved he did too. The French boy was extremely complicated and that made it hard to get him gifts (at least in Ulrich mind). That is one of the reasons why he settled for two gifts. He wanted to increase his odds of Rhett liking at least one of them. "My uncle taught me how the carve the wood and I just went at it until I made that. I wanted to paint it, but I didn't have time to."

After being told that his gift was under the bed, Ulrich got up, bent down, and felt around until he grabbed hold of an unfamiliar object. He pulled it out and what he saw was stunning. "Holy shit," he muttered as he ran his hands down the entirety of the sheath. He listened to Rhett's explanation before unsheathing the blade and holding it up to the light. "This... this is amazing..." he said with childlike astonishment. Ulrich twirled the sword around in his hands like an expert. He wanted to swing it at something, but he knew he shouldn't. It was a piece of history, not a toy. "I won't hurt anyone with it," he promised Rhett as he put the blade back in the sheath.

Ulrich then walked around his room, searching for a nice place to put it. He then decided to clear some little trinkets off of the of a display shelf he had set up and put it there. "It's perfect," he said happily before giving Rhett an surprisingly strong hug.

"There's still something I want to show you outside," Ulrich brought up again. "So... let's go shower," he suggested. Thinking about it, he figured in normal circumstances it would be rather awkward, but they just had sex... they've seen the entirety of each others bodies... and... they were "dating" so... it was normal, right? "The bathroom's down the hall," he said as he took Rhett's hand and began guiding him in that direction.

[Rhett Goddard]

"I think it looks nice like this," Rhett said examining his gift further. "I like the," no pun intended, "woody feel."

Rhett had to give it to Ulrich, the small gift was outstanding evidence that Ulrich was finally starting to understand Rhett's, in the German's words, complexity. Rhett had never liked what had happened with that bird and how Ulrich had killed him like that, it was the thing that almost drove them apart, and now he was making up for it. He couldn't quite remembered if Ulrich had apologized verbally, but his actions, this actions, made words useless.

The carved bird was a symbol, it meant sorry, it meant understanding, it meant moving on, it meant change, it meant compromise. To Rhett, it was the solid representation that they were a thing, and that they were a good thing. It wasn't like Rhett doubted things before, but the blonde was now sure that this, him and Ulrich, was a good thing.

The French boy leaned towards Ulrich and placed a kiss on his lip after he promised he was not going to hurt anyone with the sword and chuckled a bit at the thought of receiving a human-sized carved wood doll next Christmas. He was then guided to the bathroom and a small smile appeared in Rhett's face, he didn't need ESP to know that both he and Ulrich had just the same thing in mind, and if Ulrich didn't, Rhett didn't doubt he could change the other boy's mindset.

His own underwear off, Ulrich's boxers slipped down by Rhett's teeth, Ulrich's back against the cold wall while water rained down, and then his face, Rhett never doubted it.

*****

"Aren't you one quick learner?" Rhett said as he stepped out of the shower, finally smelling of soap, with the only towel in the bathroom around his waist. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised, if it's like parkour, in a week you'll be teaching me new stuff." In front of the mirror he arranged his hair before walking back to Ulrich's room to start changing back to his clothes. "It never ceases to amaze me how good you are with your hands."

[Ulrich Schneider]

Ulrich stepped out in the shower still in a bit of a daze. He never thought about doing something like that in the shower before, and never would have imagined it was possible to do such pleasurable things with a tongue. Rhett was right about one thing. Ulrich was learning quickly. He always did learn best when he did things hands on. It was only a matter of time before he caught up to Rhett's skill level.

The German boy blushed at Rhett's comment and wrapped a towel around his waist before making his way back to his bedroom and changing into some fresh, warm clothing. "Come outside with me," he said as he slipped on his shoes and a warm coat. "You're going to like this a lot."

Walking through his house, Ulrich went out the back door to their massive backyard seated in a large plot of land that belonged to the family. It included a large wooded area in the way back side of the property which was perfect for hunting. Ulrich lived in a very rural part of Maine.

After leading Rhett to a spot behind a tool shed, Ulrich pulled a blanket off of a cage containing a small chirping bird. "We found it the other day," he explained, "it was injured, so we brought it to the vet and had it nursed back to health." The bird was jumping around and flapping its wings. It was ready to be freed. "I was going to bring it to school to show you, but since you're here, we can go ahead and let it out," he said next.

Ulrich put a hand on the door to the cage. "Let's open it together," he suggested, knowing Rhett was smart enough to see the symbolism. Ulrich had saved a life to make up for the life he took, and by opening the cage together, it meant that the two boys were on the same page. Ulrich had spent a lot of time thinking about Rhett's reaction to that day when he killed the bird with the slingshot, and he didn't plan on making that kind of mistake again.

[Rhett Goddard]

After slipping back into his clothes, Rhett followed Ulrich closely, holding him by the hand, into the backyard, although it looked more like plain and a forest than a proper backyard, and the blonde couldn't help but wonder just what exactly was private property and what wasn't. He was distracted in said thought, and watching the scenery, when Ulrich revealed the small bird in the cage.

"What..." Rhett stared, perplexed, at the bird.

The blonde, simply, was never going to be used to being this surprised. Ulrich was not the first person to accomplish this, but he was surely the person who did with with most frequency, a fact that Rhett actually seemed to enjoy quite a lot. It was clear in both his eyes and expression, he was very pleasantly surprised and an uncontrollable smile formed in his face as his hand squeezed Ulrich's.

It was amazing how much Ulrich was willing to undo his mistakes to Rhett, to make everything better, everything good. Rhett was almost jealous, Ulrich was making the "being a good person" thing look easy, while Rhett had been struggling with it for months. Ulrich did simple but meaningful things naturally, and Rhett envied that.

Nodding at the other blonde, Rhett walked around Ulrich and positioned himself behind him, using his left hand to embrace Ulrich, and keep him as close as possible, and his right hand to hold Ulrich's as they opened the cage together, as Ulrich had suggested. In a moment, the bird flew out the window, leaving a couple of feathers behind, almost floating in the air. Rhett's eyes were fixated in the bird as it flew away.

"You're amazing..." He said as the bird flew out of view into the trees, turning his face towards the other blonde. "You didn't have to do that... I... I feel silly now." He looked away for a second, but returned his eyes to look at Ulrich's. "You're so cute."

[Ulrich Schneider]

Ulrich watched the bird as it flew off, leaving only a few feathers behind. At that moment, it was official. He saved a life to make up for the one he took. Looking to Rhett, it was quite obvious that he was satisfied. "I did have to do it," Ulrich retorted, "I don't want you to think of me as a... killer..." He rubbed the back of his head and looked back into his eyes, smiling slightly. "Thanks, so are you."

It would probably be a little while longer before any of Ulrich's family members returned home, so he decided it was best to find something for the two of the to do to pass the time. "Do you want to do some target practice?" he asked casually since they were already outside. They had a few hours of sunlight left, so it was the best time to do it. "If not, I understand. We can do something else if you'd like."

(Sorry it's so short. The start of school has butchered my muse.)