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"It Has Always Been You" - Chapter 35 - Old Flame (Nifty/Gay/Highschool)
The world had been great and it had been good. Nothing special was happening in the country as well. But in the life of Mikael and Nick, lots of emotions had evolved around the both of them. One thing for sure, that Nick had been truly attentive to Mikael needs and he would always be seen by Mikael sides so very often for the past three weeks.
Nick had come to realize on how much he did value Mikael friendship and companionship. He was still not sure though, what to call their relationship. Should it be friend or more than friendship, boyfriend or lovers? Practically, they had done more than what a friend would be doing to one another. But he was still contemplating on calling Mikael his boyfriend. Should he be thinking that way? Over time he had genuinely fallen in love with Mikael.
Nick knew that he had made a promise to Mikael to do what needed to be done. That was the very first time did he ever made an affirmation of the truth of what he believe. It's an honest admission. It was an avowal way of declaring something that was happening between them. It did make him feel good and happy. Not in the way when he was with Amy. What changes his perception of love, basically everything that he knows now. To fall in love with Mikael had him to open his eyes and heart to a different taste of life in itself.
Mikael himself was in a state of beatific that was out of this world. Ever since he and Nick affirmed on the status of their relationship, he was back being in his cheerful and optimistic attitude, persona back again and he was pretty much more approachable and friendly when he was in school. No more the petulant, annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger and irritating guy, where no one wants to get near him. Nick had practically played a big part in the changes in Mikael behavior.
Mikael did, as the truth be told, felt so much in love with Nick, and Nick did reciprocated the favors back to him. But apart from that, Nick actually had not said anything to him about being his boyfriend. He sighed deeply and can only hope for the best. As for the past few weeks, they had been inseparable. They're seen together everywhere and anywhere and Nick seems to have forgotten about Amy totally. He was having the best moment of his life being close to Mikael in that special way. But without them knowing, someone was looking rather closely at all the things that they were doing with so much interest from a distance, with a wry irritatingly conceited smug.
Literally, Nick had spent lots of his time with Mikael, more than he was with Amy, certainly not for the likes of her at all. She was definitely angry at the way Nick had treated her. But in the high side, Nick did not totally been ignoring her, but it's getting lesser and lesser with time and as always, Amy was not thrilled about it at all. Especially to what was happening between Nick and her. It was pretty obvious that the time Nick was with her had dwindled gradually from amount of days to a mere number.
Without others knowing, she began to have doubt in their relationship and had reciprocated to just give up on Nick totally. Yet she was, somehow, still very much in love with Nick and had made a vow that she will do anything in her power to win Nick back away from Mikael. But for that very brief period of time, she had to put on a brave front and just be a supportive girlfriend, if it was friendship that Nick had wanted from Mikael. She was still hoping that things would turn for the better and it seems like it does not happen at any time soon.
It was an early Saturday morning; as usual Nick spent the night in the Hayden household. Where the night before, he and Mikael had gone out to town for clubbing at a local club called, Club Venom, a club where Mikael had been a part-time resident DJ before. There, they had met with some of their school friends and was having a blast of time together, surprisingly they had asked Amy to come along.
Certainly, she felt overwhelming happiness to tag along her boyfriend to paint the town red. All night long, she was seen hanging onto Nick arms, clinging herself and only to let go when she needed to go to the bathroom. Nick was not very fond of the way Amy was clinging to him all night. He felt very suffocating with the way Amy was behaving. In his mind, he would rather to have Mikael holding on to him.
For that night, Amy had dressed up herself with very trendy and sexy clothing. She was wearing a tight short leather skirt and translucent printed leopard skin design body hugging dress shirt. She also wears a three-inch high black stiletto by Salvatore Ferragamo. Which definitely not appropriate for going to a club. Nick was not really impressed with the way she looks as to him she was just a representation to a slut or worse a whore, parading herself for customers. That was very hashed of him to say about Amy.
But it totally differs from the way Nick sees Mikael way of dressing. Mikael was wearing a skinny black velvet pants that insinuate Mikael slender legs and his bubble butt. It makes him look so sexy and seductive. For the top he was wearing a blue flannel shirt, a gift from Nick for his last birthday. In Nick eyes, Mikael was dressed up to impress, and Nick was totally blown away out of his mind to how gorgeous and gook looking Mikael looks. Every time he got his looked to Mikael, it brought a smile on his face.
That Saturday morning, Mikael father had already left for the hospital early at dawn due to an emergency and they had the empty house to themselves. They had decided to sleep through the morning, not because of a hangover, but more of the intense love-making they had the night before. They would always take any opportunities available to get intimate.
It was around nine in the morning; Nick was woken up with the feeling of wanting to piss. He gently lifts himself up and away from Mikael hold and went to the bathroom in the hallway. As it was only them in the house, he doesn't bother to wear any clothes and to just walk naked to the bathroom. His penis had been fully erect due to the full bladder and it was quite difficult to get the penis head to aim at the toilet bowl.
When he was all done, he went back to the bedroom and put on his boxer shorts and a tank top that was scattered on the floor and then silently going down to the kitchen to make a surprised breakfast in bed for Mikael. He knew that Mikael would certainly be appreciative of him doing it for Mikael.
On the way down the stairs and when he was about to reach the last step, which was just beside the main house door, he got startled by the slight banging at the front door. He stared at it for a while before looking through the peephole and wondered who might it be knocking so early in the morning. What he saw on the other side make him vexed in an instantly.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Nick barked at the person with glaring eyes while forcefully opened the door.
The guy jumped from shocked as the door was suddenly open with so much force and saw Nick standing by the door frame in only his boxer and tank top. He gave Nick an eye, glancing him from top to bottom with a smirk on his face.
"What the fuck are you looking at? You are not wanted and needed here anymore. Just leave or..." Nick got cut short when he got interrupted.
"Or what, Nick? Or what! I am here to see and meet Mikael. Is he in?" The guy became a bit antagonistic towards Nick. He did not care at all to how Nick had reacted to him being there.
"No, I would not allow that to happen. Not with you, definitely." Nick stood in the doorway, rooted to the ground with his fist clenched on tightly. He was so angry with the guy's existence in front of him and he would not let Mikael to see or even knows about it.
"Who are you to tell me that Nick? You have no right to talk to me this way." That guy was flaring through his nostril. "You are not as much of a somebody to him as I am Nick." Both Nick and that guy was in a staring kind of game. Not one wanted to back down or gives in. It was so tense.
"I am someone to him now, if for you to know. He fancies me more than he was to you." Nick did not realize that he sounded a bit childish with the statement like that. But he would not care so much to let the guy know where he stands in Mikael eyes. Was he ever said the right things, he does hope so. "I would not ever going to let you to hurt him anymore."
"Are you fancying him as much as he does to you? It is not as the way I was looking at it." The guy tried to overawe Nick to the extend that Nick was not able to reply back. "Fuck Nick, you still have Amy for a girlfriend. You are the one who is hurting him more than I do." The guy had made Nick to realize of his situation with Mikael. He was having a feeling of melancholy knowing how true were all the things that's been said.
In the bedroom, Mikael was stirring and stretching his sore body out of slumber. The memories of last with Nick were still evoked in his mind. It had been so wild and crazy and yet amorous and affectionate. He patted the side of the bed where Nick had slept and to find it empty. He began wondering where Nick had gone too. He picked up his boxer short and a T-shirt from a pile on the floor and got himself to dress. As he was walking out of the bedroom door towards the bathroom across the hallway, that was when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the living room downstairs at the main door.
He quickly finished his business in the bathroom and walked slowly while straining his ears to listen to the heated conversation. There were two voices, he recognized the one belongs to Nick, yet the other one was quite vague to guess. He quickens his step and hurriedly climbed down the stairs and notice that Nick was confronting someone at the door.
"Nick, what is all this shouting about?" Mikael raised his voice higher so that Nick could hear him clearly.
Nick jumped from shocked when he heard someone shouting out his name. He quickly turned toward the stairs and saw Mikael bouncing down the stairs two-step at a time. He adjusted his standing place so that Mikael would be blocked from view from seeing the other person.
"Nick with whom are you talking too?" Mikael gave Nick a questioning look. Nick tried his best to get the door to close immediately, to keep Mikael away from directing his gaze outside.
"Mikael...!" The guy was shouting Mikael name over Nick shoulder.
Mikael pushed Nick to the side and gasped, "Drake!" Stare closely at the guy that was standing outside the door.
Nick sighed disappointedly, not because Mikael had seen Drake, but more towards himself for not able to stop Mikael from seeing Drake. His face instantaneously reddens with anger, but he had to calm down in front of Mikael as he could not do anything else then be there for Mikael. If he ever needed.
Mikael moved to stand in front of Drake with his hand pushed out forward to Drake for a handshake. But instead of Drake to take his hand, Drake bound himself forward and grabbed hold of Mikael shoulders and pulled him closer for a tight hug. It felt so good being able to hug Mikael's body again. All the good nostalgia from the past of him with Mikael came flooding his mind in tidal waves. It took a few second longer for them to separate to the liked of Nick. But as they were parting, Drake intentionally graced his lips to Mikael cheeks, stealing a kiss for himself.
Mikael realized what Drake was doing and instantaneously pushed himself away from Drake and took a step back, accidentally leaning into Nick's body, who was standing close behind him. Spontaneously, Nick immediately grabbed Mikael waist and hold Mikael close to his body. Nick felt kind of relieved and calm, holding Mikael in such a way not to care that Drake was eyeing dagger at him.
Drake rolled his eyes looking at them sitting intimately close to one another. He pretentiously smiled sweetly at Mikael while he eyed at Nick with deep glare. The tension among them was so dense and Mikael decided to diffuse it by asking Drake to come into his house and ushered him directly towards the living room. Mikael made an offer to Drake for some drinks and sweetly asking Nick to go to the fridge in the kitchen and grab some beers for the three of them. It was kind of early for beers, but Mikael thinks it was for the better due to the situation they were in at that moment.
Nick got a shocked when he came back with the beers and saw that Drake was sitting very closely with Mikael on the long sofa. He felt more towards jealousy more than anger seeing both of them sitting together. He quickened his steps and passed them the beers and seated himself on the left-hand side of Mikael relatively in a close proximity. He glided his right hand from the back and around Mikael waist and pulled him away from Drake and make Mikael to sit intimately close to him.
Mikael smiled when he noted of Nick action and reaction from seeing Drake sits closely to him. He turned back to look at Nick and smile sweetly. Nick instantaneously leaned into Mikael and kissed him on his cheek. Mikael blushed deeply and leaned back more into Nick's body. Nick could see the locked of surprised and disgust plastered on Drake face. From where he was seated, he could see Drake sits uncomfortably, occasionally adjusting his sitting position so as not to looked at the way he and Mikael was sitting.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposedly a resident DJ back in Montana?" Mikael breaks the ice by asking Drake questions. All the while he was rubbing gently on Nick arm that's wrapped around his waist. Nick touched was kind of warmed and inviting and he loves it so much. Mikael did not really noticed that Drake was staring at the both of them.
"Oh, I've got invited by Club Venom to do a weekend gig for tonight and tomorrow night. I have seen you yesterday when I was in town and decided to come around and meet you. Hope you did not mind, do you Mikael?" Drake was smirking to Mikael while totally ignoring the glare from Nick. He realized how uneasy Nick was in his presence with the way Nick was holding on to Mikael ever so tightly.
"I do hope you can come down and give me your support, Mikael" Drake spoke to Mikael with a pleading eyes.
"Sure, we will be there. Are not we Nick?" Mikael felt Nick tensing behind him.
"We shall see if we have the time, we might be able to make it there." Nick was spewing his words like a jealous bitch. Mikael giggle sheepishly, knowing how jealous Nick was, with Drake in his house. But he was not complaining as he felt so comfortable with Nick holding onto him.
"So, how is Malcolm Drake? Hope you have taken good care of him." Mikael nonchalantly asked Drake of the being of his relationship with Malcolm. The supposedly Drake boyfriend that he was cheated on.
"We are doing great. Thanks for asking. But he is not able to come along as he has things to do in Montana." Drake reluctantly had lain to Mikael.
The truth was, they had broken up after Malcolm knew of his infidelity with Mikael. They had a big argument with Malcolm calling him a chauvinist pig and a two-timer. He tried to apologize and yet Malcolm was uncaring and had enough of him being a cheater.
Now he had gone back to being single and available. Ready to intermingle again, probably back with Mikael. He did actually was hoping to hook up back with Mikael when he took the offer, and maybe, just maybe he was able to rekindled their love for each other once again. With the way of him seeing Nick holding on to Mikael ever so lovingly, he got so heartbroken. He wished it could be him that was holding Mikael. He did had that chance, but he has blown it away from the cause of his stupidity.
Honestly, Drake does love Mikael whole-heartedly and he did want it to last, but he had forgotten of the consequences of still having Malcolm in his life back in Montana. Whatever it is, he will not simply give up and back away from trying to win Mikael back again and just go in defeat. At the back of his mind, he masterminds a planned and hope for success to what he was hoping for. He definitely goes to play his trump card out, it's in regard to Nick still being with Amy. He would use that to make Mikael angry and eventually left Nick.
"Can you please bring Amy along Nick, your girlfriend." Drake was spitting venom towards Nick. He dragged on the word girlfriend in a dictating manner and to make sure that Mikael heard it loud and clear.
Nick got so agitated and was staring daggers at Drake. He knew what Drake was trying to do. His only worries were for Mikael being reminded and got agitated and began to hate him all over again. He was thinking hard to how he should respond, when Mikael suddenly interrupted his thought.
"We'll surely do Drake. We will ask her to come along when we meet her." Mikael felt uneasy as he got reminded of Amy existence and tried to pretend that everything was cool. Mikael tried to behave as casual as possible, but the reality pounce on him, that Nick was still Amy's boyfriend. He began to feel uncomfortable with Nick holding him and tried to peel himself away and distancing himself from Nick. Nick realized of what Mikael was trying to do. He grabbed Mikael tighter and would not let him go, no matter what come may.
Drake was snickering while looking at Nick and Mikael antics. He knew that he had rocked the boat in the wrong way for the two of them. He had somehow made Mikael realized on where he stands in Nick eyes. Mikael prompts reaction and facial expression to his words was priceless and it gave him a glimmer of hope that in no time soon, Mikael will be back to him. He much more devious can he be getting what he wants.
They talk for a while longer and promised to meet at the club later that night. Drake left Mikael house with a wide smile on his face. In the case of Nick and Mikael, we will find out soon. Is there going to be any changes to their relationship.
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