Bail Me Out, Princess-Boyfriend? (Eugene)

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To be honest, Gene wanted to do a lot more than just slap Kodi. He wanted to outright beat him over the head with a hammer! But that would probably kill him and murder was illegal in this country, and attempted murder very frowned upon. So he settled for a slap that actually hurt his hand a lot more than he anticipated. Enough that he could probably have teared up from it if he wasn’t going to do that already.

Gene held his stinging hand, his head still dropped and face contorted in his upset, the tears streaming readily down his cheeks. Gene shook his head when Kodi said he shouldn’t have called Gene. No…he shouldn’t have had to call Gene, is what the boy wanted to say, but he couldn’t get anything out save for a few incoherent syllables.

Damn right he wasn’t going to do it again! That’s what he wanted to say also, but the most he could manage then were a few nods and a coupled sound that resembled one of affirmation. Damn that Kodi….twice in one month he’d managed to make Gene cry like this. Why the hell was he bringing him back to his place instead of leaving him to rot in the gutter? Well, because reasons, that’s why!

Gene didn’t pull away when Kodi held his hand, and instead interlocked their fingers. The physical contact, while from anyone else would have brought anxiety and hostility, instead was comforting to the 17-year-old. Enough that he could finally manage to say something more than just a few blubbering grunts. “I…..I…..I hurt my hand….” he sobbed, still cradling the injured one against his chest. Gene sniffled. “H-hold me…” he demanded weakly, like the spoiled brat he was. Well…Gene didn’t know how else he was supposed to be in this sort of situation.

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Kodi’s cheek still stung, but he’d hit enough people in his life that he knew it hurt the person that threw the punch (slap) too, so he worried when he saw the younger boy cradling his hand. He wanted to say something, do something, but there were so many tears running down Gene’s face that he was jolted back to the memory of the first time that he’d made the boy cry so much. That stupid fight they had gotten into… It really always was Kodi’s fault, wasn’t it…? Gene may be a brat sometimes, but he’d never been cruel or anything less than generous towards the delinquent boy….

He sat there, awkward, miserable, and guilty, torn between showing the younger one comfort or keeping his distance. Kodi didn’t know what would be more welcome by this point. His jaw clenched and he pounded his fist against his thigh, hating himself more than usual for what he’d done. He really never should have called… Gene would have been a lot better off not knowing….

He was relieved when he didn’t shrug his hand away, and tightened his fingers around the younger boy’s as they interlaced. Kodi sighed, wiping at his eyes with his free hand, trying to keep his own dampness away so he didn’t make himself look worse than he already did. “I’m sorry, babe…” he croaked, looking down at the injured part with worry. “You should’ve waited until we got home so you could’ve hit me with somethin’ else…” Kodi gently took Gene’s hand and lifted it to his lips, placing several soft kisses along the back knuckles before turning it over and doing the same on his palm. His eyes widened at the request, but he quickly recovered and slid his arm around the skinny boy’s shoulders, pulling him carefully into his side. He cast his gaze downward. “…. I was just bein’ stupid, it wasn’t like I hurt anybody or nothin’,” he mumbled. “But…. I… I’ll be good… Just you watch, okay?” Kodi didn’t know why he was making a promise that would likely be hard for him to keep, but he didn’t know what else to say at this point.

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Gene probably would have been better off not knowing, but if he’d found out any other way…he would have been irate and furious. Not much different than he was now, but for different reasons. Yes, because Kodi had done something that warranted him being put behind bars, but also because….because he didn’t think Gene deserved to know when something like that happened to him! Weren’t they—? He didn’t know what they were, but didn’t he deserve at least that much consideration by now??

Add to the fact that Gene had no idea what he was doing, it was no surprise how much of a mess he was. Gene was so far removed his comfort zone it was a wonder he managed to keep himself together until now. Gene was snarky, and was sharp and venomous with his words often, but he was still just an ignorant kid. Kodi was too. Just a kid. And a kid shouldn’t be out getting in trouble with the police for doing stupid kid things….

Gene sniffled and nodded. “I-I m-might….still….” Hit him with something harder than his palm, he meant. It depended on whether Gene was able to get his tremulous emotions under control first. The hand kisses were helping a little, though the fact that Kodi’s hands were cold just reminded Gene of how cold Kodi must’ve been where he was locked up. Gene fell into Kodi’s embrace, curling up his arms to cuddle them and his face against Kodi’s chest. He shamelessly wiped his wet cheeks and nose drippings on the older boy’s shirt, then took another shaky breath. “D-damn right you will! B-because…I s-said so!” he declared. Gene had a plan and everything to make sure Kodi stayed in line, at least for a little while.

The car finally drove up the long driveway to the Whitaker residence. Aggie looked at the two boys in the rearview mirror then exited the vehicle without a word, returning inside to prepare a list of things that Gene had asked of her earlier. Gene, however, made no move to pull away from Kodi’s arms, which were becoming warmer and warmer by the second, and with that warmth enveloping him, the distressed boy gradually began to calm down. “W….what happened….?” he dared to ask, his face still buried against Kodi’s chest. “I w-wanna know what happened!” Maybe if he knew, he could understand the situation better? And maybe not be so upset about it.

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Kodi often forgot how young Gene really was. Only seventeen… Well, he did act a lot younger than his age sometimes, but he saw the world with such spite and disdain that it was easy to think he was older. He’d thought that he would at least have someone older come in and help him…. But no, he’d had to go and do it all by himself…. Kodi couldn’t imagine how hard it must’ve been for him…

He let out a dry, humorless chuckle. “I won’t stop you. Go ahead, find the biggest thing you can swing at me…” If that made Gene feel better, then he wouldn’t try to get away. It wasn’t like Gene was strong enough to actually hurt him a lot… Not that he would say that. He wrapped his other arm around the boy as he fell against him, wondering if Gene was trembling as bad as it felt like he was, or if Kodi was trembling too. “I… I hope you have somethin’ for me t’change into…” he commented weakly, seeing how messy his shirt was getting. He was feeling a tiny bit better, since Gene had accepted him rather than pushed him away, but he still thought he was a horrible person for doing what he had. “Right. I’ll listen t’my d-dumpling princess-boyfriend, okay?” he said, his voice serious despite his words. Kodi sniffed and looked out the window, trying to swallow the lump in his throat. This brat….

He kept holding him until they reached the house, and he didn’t move since Gene didn’t. Kodi didn’t want to disturb him. He toyed with the ends of Gene’s hair, nuzzling his face into the top of his head and murmuring stupid things that only they would understand. At the question, he grimaced slightly and looked outside again. Best to just tell the truth, right? “Well…. Jackson and I broke into an empty mobile home last night. We, uh, we like doin’ it, you know… Out there…. So no one will bug us…” They didn’t have the luxury of a big, mostly empty house like he did with Gene. “… We weren’t careful enough and got caught. So, see? It wasn’t really a big deal… Not like I was murderin’ anyone or nothin’…” Because that should make Gene feel better.

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“F-fine!” he affirmed with an angry glare. “I’ll get a frying pan and beat you with it!” He probably wouldn’t, but making the threat definitely made Gene feel better. It probably wouldn’t do much damage anyway…or it would do damage, and Gene didn’t actually want to hurt him…maybe. Probably….he didn’t know.

Gene didn’t respond to his stupid comment about the shirt. He would be allowed to change at some point, so it wasn’t important. Though he was taken aback slightly by the use of that stupid name again. Kodi was sober this time, and was still using the word ‘boyfriend’, which made Gene’s heart flutter for a moment. Was that significant…? Could he take it that way? Did he want to take it that way? Gene still didn’t know the answer, but nodded nonetheless. “O-okay….” he said with a small warble in his voice. Regardless of what it meant, it brought comfort to the crying boy and allowed him to calm down and find his breathing again.

Gene had no plans to leave the car until he’d calmed down, nor until he’d heard the whole story of what happened. Truthfully, Gene wasn’t sure he wanted to hear about Kodi’s delinquent escapades; he didn’t know how intense they might be and was honestly scared that he would hear something that he couldn’t handle….but he also wanted to know what it was that Kodi was up to. Just…how bad was it? Was it so bad that he really needed to be locked up?

Hearing the truth, Gene remained silent, until Kodi had finished. He was both relieved….and irritated at what he heard. Relieved because it wasn’t something worse. Irritated because…. “….so….all of this happened….just because you were horny?” Gene glared up at Kodi, doing all he could to keep himself from slapping the boy again. “If you’re going to get arrested, at least make sure it’s for something more significant than getting a stupid blowjob, you idiot!!” At least Kodi’s assumption wasn’t wrong; if Gene was yelling, then he was feeling better.

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Kodi could have laughed if he didn’t feel so awful. “You do that. I’ll lay my head on the table so it’ll be easier for you t’do it without hurtin’ yourself,” he replied, barely joking. “Maybe it’ll finally knock some sense into me, huh?” If only…

He shouldn’t have said something so stupid and unimportant. Kodi was just sort of at a loss for words at the moment. He’d never been good at this sort of stuff… Which was why he’d let slip out that stupid nickname that he had no idea how he’d come up with and somehow managed to remember in that moment. Who knew what it really meant… He winced at the crack in Gene’s voice and rubbed his hand against the crying boy’s back, feeling his chest ache just a little more with each passing minute.

Each passing minute out here in the slowly cooling car… Kodi wanted to go inside, but he wasn’t going to rush the younger boy if he wanted to stay out here a bit longer. Hopefully he wasn’t going to change his mind and kick Kodi to the curb once they got out. Hopefully explaining the situation would make things better, not worse… He waited anxiously for Gene’s reply, his hand having stilled to rest against the boy’s lower back. When the younger one finally did speak, Kodi grimaced and looked out the window, feeling his face heat up with embarrassment. “…. Pretty much, yeah,” he admitted sheepishly. “I m-mean… it was just sort of a setup we’d had for a while… We didn’t know we’d get caught…” He caught sight of Gene’s glare and flinched backwards; he might as well have been slapped again. “… Okay… I’ll make sure it’s nothin’ less than robbin’ a bank next time…” he mumbled, slumping his shoulders. “…. I don’t think I’m gonna be seein’ Jackson anymore anyway…. He got caught too, I’m sure he hates my guts.” Kodi attempted to lighten the mood a little by slipping his hand up and under the back of Gene’s coat just enough to gently tickle his side. “So… Guess that means you’ll be stuck with my horny ass more often. Lucky you.” He chuckled sarcastically. “… Unless you never wanna see my face again… I’d understand that too.” Not that he would like it one bit…

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“Or maybe I’ll…I’ll get the meat cleaver and take your head clean off instead!” Then he hang it on the wall with all of his other collectable figures, busts, and toys. Gene grumbled and buried his face again. “You can’t do stupid things without a stupid head to think them up.” If only things worked that way.

Talking helped. Hearing Kodi’s reassurances helped. Feeling his warmth and the consoling rubs again his back soothed him so that he wasn’t struggling and sobbing through every breath. It reminded him of when his mother used to hold him like this when he was upset, when he was still just a boy. That was when his mother was around more often. And his father. Aggie wasn’t that great a replacement, Kodi’s embrace was much much more…

Gene wouldn’t be able to describe it if asked, so he resigned himself to just taking it as is, whatever this silly emotion was.

Maybe it was that silly emotion that made him flare up again more fiercely when he found out the reason behind Kodi’s lock-up. He was out having sex with someone else, and Gene was having to pay for Kodi’s stupid screw up! “Y-you better!” he said, bopping Kodi’s shoulder with the palm of his hand. “I better see you on the front page news with…with a reputation of notoriety next time this happens!”

Gene frowned and squirmed slightly when Kodi started to tickle him, but didn’t pull away. Gene didn’t know why he was so upset about the ‘someone else’ part. He knew Kodi had other partners. Hell, Gene didn’t even like sex that much! But if Kodi wanted it, then Gene was willing to give it….what did that mean, he wondered? “Yeah…lucky me,” he grumped, flopping forward into Kodi again and cuddling into him more affectionately. He scowled at Kodi’s assumption. “You really are stupid. If I didn’t want you around, I would have definitely left you in that cell.” That was supposed to be reassurance. Gene sighed, wrapping his arms around the older boy. “You would definitely know if I didn’t want you around…because I would tell you.” No matter how much he yelled at Kodi, so long as he never said otherwise, Gene preferred Kodi to be by his side.

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Kodi scoffed. “Right…. If that’s what you want, sure.” He wasn’t actually afraid that Gene would do that. The kid was all threat, little bite. He wouldn’t be surprised if he got hit a few more times, though. But that was okay, he didn’t think he didn’t deserve it. Kodi was just surprised that the rich boy was even letting him hold him, honestly. But then again… Who else did he have to hold him, he supposed…?

He sighed, lifting his hand to stroke the back of Gene’s head as he crumpled more into him. Dammit… He promised himself next time he did something stupid, he wouldn’t tell the younger boy. Kodi didn’t want to make him cry like this again.

Gene had never seemed to want Kodi to be exclusive with him, which was why the dentokinetic still thought it was alright that he kept up his… activities… with a couple other people. Jackson, Jen, Grayson, August… He didn’t bring it up very often, though, not unless he had to, like now. “Right,” he said with a snort. “I’ll make sure I do that. Then even you won’t have enough money for my bail.” No… Kodi would be done with these petty crimes (probably). He didn’t want to have another run-in with that she-beast.

The tickling didn’t last for long, and Kodi soon relaxed back against the seat again, shifting so that Gene could sit more comfortably in his lap. “Why didn’t you leave me in there, anyway?” he asked, genuinely curious and uncertain. “I thought for sure, when you hung up…” Kodi met his eyes briefly before looking away again. “… Right. I think you’ve told me that before….” He nuzzled his face into the boy’s shoulder. “… You know you’d be better off if I wasn’t around, though,” he mumbled. “How many times have I made you miserable now?” Of course, they had good memories too, but right now all Kodi could think about was the bad. “I should find you some nice, domestic guy t’keep you company instead.” He snorted. “One that can cook an’ clean an’ do all the other shit that you don’t wanna do.” Not that that was what Kodi wanted to do.... at all.

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All bark and no bite, that was classic Gene. He couldn’t hurt somebody for real if his life depended on it. He liked to talk big, though, and that seemed to do the trick enough for him. That and the cuddles. Strange how he normally didn’t like physical contact, but these days he was getting more and more comfortable with it from Kodi, almost to the point where he craved it….maybe? No, he wasn’t so stupid…

Kodi was right to not bring up his relations with other people though. Gene knew about it, and told himself he was fine with it…and he was fine with it…as long as he didn’t have to hear about it. As long as he was kept out of it, didn’t know what they were up to….this incident had been a big, blaring sign in his face that Kodi was fucking other people. He wasn’t going to ask Kodi to be exclusive, though. That would imply that there was something more than just…whatever it was they had between them. Gene managed a small laugh finally. “It better be amazing,” he said with a small smile. “I’ll even get you a lawyer, and we’ll storm the courtroom like Phoenix Wright, and say ‘objection’ and everything.” Whatever scenario Gene was coming up with in his head right now was amusing enough to keep him smiling.

Gene shifted when Kodi did, settling himself comfortably in Kodi’s lap and resting up against him again. He lifted his head for a moment at the question. “….I thought about not coming…” he murmured, then rested his head down again. “I was upset and acted on impulse,” he admitted. “I thought you would call back….then I realized I didn’t have a way to contact you….” Gene was somewhat ashamed for not keeping his head on straight at that time. “I didn’t know what to do….so I just came down and asked.” It was scary. He had to pay attention to things and people longer than he was comfortable with. He had to make sure he understood what the hell was going on. He had to read fine print written in legalese that didn’t make any sense to begin with. He hated it.

The boy shrugged. He wouldn’t call it miserable, honestly. Just….stressful. Kodi made Gene push himself past his walls of comfort, and Gene didn’t quite hate it, but didn’t love it either. “Not enough, I guess?” he replied, then rolled his eyes. “What makes you think I want a guy? Gimme a girl to do all that stuff. One with massive boobs, then we’ll be square.” It’d be impossible to find one who liked Gene enough to stick around, though…and probably even more impossible to find one who Gene could stand being in the same room with for more than five minutes. Girls were nice, and sexy, and cute, but annoying as fuck. He sighed and started to pull away. “We should go inside. Your room’s probably ready by now…” Aggie was pretty quick about those sorts of things.

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Ironically, Kodi likely would have been jealous if he found out Gene was doing things with other people without him knowing. But considering how anti-social and people-hating the guy was, he figured that was next to impossible, so he wasn’t too worried about it. He didn’t mean to be a hypocrite, just…. Gene was sorta special at this point. Not boyfriend-special (right? Maybe?), just… not only a fuck buddy, either. Kodi snorted at what the boy was saying, but he was relieved that Gene was back to having a sense of humor. “Right, ‘cause that sounds like fun,” he retorted. “Not like my life would be on the line or anything.”

He kept petting Gene’s hair, feeling himself calm down a little more as the other boy did. It was easy to imagine that it had all just been a bad dream… “You thought I would call back?” he replied with a small snort. “I… You didn’t exactly inspire much hope with the call I did get through, so I figured I might as well just give up and stay there however long I had to.” Kodi sighed and rested his chin on the top of the boy’s head. “…. I’m so sorry you had t’go through that shit for me. It wasn’t fair of me to ask. Can I do anythin’ t’make it at least a little less awful?” He was definitely eternally in Gene’s debt, there was no doubt about that. But Kodi doubted he would ever rid himself of the guilt completely, no matter what he did.

Kodi scoffed at what the boy said, giving his back a squeeze. “I’ll try not t’make it become too much,” he said honestly. But knowing him, that would be easier said than done. He stared down at Gene when he spoke again, then let out a sputtering laugh, pushing on his shoulders slightly in mock irritation. “Chicks suck,” the dentokinetic informed him. “And what the fuck is the appeal with those flabby balls of fat on their chests that guys like you are so obsessed with?” Kodi poked the boy a couple times as he teased. When the subject changed to his room, though, he blinked and parted his lips in confusion. “… My room?” he asked, uncertain. “Wh… Why did you make a room for me? I should prob’ly get back t’Hammel tomorrow…” He didn’t need a room for just one night, he could use the couch. Still, Kodi started to get out, carefully pulling the younger boy along with him. “And I’m sure you wanna get back t’your video games and shit…” He yawned, then, his exhaustion from not sleeping suddenly hitting like a wall of bricks.

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Gene was to anti-social and anti-people to just go out and do those things with other people…but considering he slept with Kodi the 2nd time he met him, it wasn’t impossible. Just like when Gene spontaneously kissed his gaming buddy Zeke so impulsively, it was still possible that Gene might find someone else he didn’t hate enough to get that close. Unlikely, but possible. It depended on the situation. And the person. That Kodi was off fucking a bunch of other people might have been a reason why Gene didn’t think it mattered.

“It could be…” he mumbled. “As long as we win.” Because losing was no fun, especially with someone’s life on the line. “Meh, it’s only your life, so we’ll probably be fine.” A bad joke, but yes, he was glad to be feeling up for snarking again, however bad his retorts were.

“……sorry,” he said. Gene didn’t have a good enough excuse for why he reacted like he did, other than…that’s how they normally dealt with each other, and the gravity of the situation hadn’t really settled in yet. It was definitely like a bad dream…more like a nightmare, actually. Gene thought for a moment, unsure of what could be done now that it was all over. “I’ll think of something,” he said with conviction. If nothing else, Gene would just make him cook for a week. Not that he liked Kodi’s cooking or anything…

Gene frowned and puffed out a cheek. “They’re soft…or so I hear. How’s it any different than you ogling at flabs of fat on a guy’s rear end?” Then he smirked. “Besides, they squirt white stuff too.” At least, they did in anime. Every girl there was ripe and ready for lactating apparently. Gene moved away from Kodi and started to get out of the car. “Like hell you’re going back to Hammel,” he grumbled, straightening up once standing outside. Gene glared at the older boy. “I paid for your bail,” he said firmly. “You’re my responsibility now. They said that if you don’t show up for your stupid hearing, then I get in trouble for it!” He narrowed his eyes and sneered. “I’m not letting you out of my sight until then. Understand, you ugly mutt?” He slammed the car door before Kodi could get out. For dramatics.

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Kodi snorted and rolled his eyes. “Right, the princess’s life is the only one that matters, I forgot,” he replied, both amused and annoyed. What a brat. That sort of situation sounded like no fun at all to Kodi, thank you very much. He was going to stay away from it if at all possible.

He shrugged uncomfortably at the apology. “Eh… I should’ve expected it.” And Kodi sort of had, really. Because how would anyone react to your fuck-buddy calling you from prison asking to get bailed out? Especially Eugene, being a naïve, inexperienced young boy like he was. “Alright, you lemme know when you figure it out,” he replied, ready to do whatever the kid asked of him. It was the least he could do…

At the subject of those disgusting… things, Kodi made a grossed-out face, completely turned off by what Gene was saying. “I don’t look at fat butts, I look at muscular butts,” he huffed. “There’s a difference.” His horrified expression increased when the young boy kept on with his disgusting fantasy. “That’s so gross.” He had no idea if that’s how boobs worked or not, and he didn’t care. He grumped and grumbled to himself as he let Gene get out and started following after him. “… Right…” he mumbled, cheeks tinged with embarrassment at the reminder. “I ain’t gonna complain about stayin’ at the mansion. Hell, I’d be happy t’move in here.” He rolled his eyes and gave a mock salute. “Understa-“ The car door slammed in his face, and Kodi sighed. What a brat… Still, he smiled a little to himself as he went to open the door and head towards his new (temporary) home…