Lost Souls (Riin/Delerie - NC-17)

[delerie]

Delarie was more than glad when they got in the house. He looked around, shivering, sniffing the air. It smelled good in here, very earthy. He nodded and followed the directions, going to the bathroom. The zercan stood just inside, looking around. After a second he closed the bathroom door, a puddle forming on the tiles as he stripped.

He bent, running the towel up his scratched legs and over his body. Once done he wrapped hsi silver hair, standing in front of the mirror to search for other wounds. A scratch on his cheek, small knicks on his arms...nothign too bad. With the fall he'd taken, he could've gotten worse. He was cold still and his pale skin was even more pale underneath the lights.

What was that porcelain thin with the glass door? The zercan walked over to inspeact, stepping in. It looked.....sort of like the shower on his ship. Oh! It had hot water!! Delarie smiled and tossed the towel away, flicking on the water. He squeaked at the first bout of cold before it warmed, toasting his skin. Little did he know, that you were supposed to close the glass door-not only to hide his nakedness, but also to keep the water inside.

[Riin]

Riin quietly walked through the house, feeling as though a piece of it was missing now that his brother was gone. He passed the mantle place covered with photos of him and his family. He stared for a while at the one of him and Irin playing out in the rain, jumping in puddles and laughing like maniacs. Riin smiled at the memory, and hoped that where ever Irin was, he was as happy as he was in that picture. Sighing, he left the living room and headed towards the bathroom.

Nearing the door he heard the hiss of the shower running and paused. "Good, I was just going to suggest that. I guess I'll leave these on the counter." Figuring Delerie was inside a closed shower stall, he opened the bathroom door and stepped in. Riin stopped dead in his tracks and let his jaw drop as he came upon a very wet - and very naked - Delerie. Ignoring the large puddle on the floor and shifting his gaze up and down the other boy's body, all Riin could utter was one word. "Wow."

((Woah, sorry for taking so long >.<'))

[delerie]

Delerie, so emersed in the shower as he was, didn’t hear the human. Usually, he would’ve picked up on such things, but the water felt so nice, and the soap smelled so good! He lathered up his silver hair, pulling the wet strands off his neck. He rinsed off, careful not to get the soap in his eyes or mouth.

The ship didn’t even have water this hot! It felt wonderful and made his skin go rosy pink. Finally, the hairs on the back of his neck rose and he jumped, startled. He turned his face ever so slightly, looking over his shoulder, cat eyes narrowing. He dropped, gasping, knees bent to his chest to hide himself. His cheeks-and he wouldn’t ever, ever admit it, were so red they couldn’t possibly get any darker.

((It's alright! Sorry this is shorter than normal >___<))

[Riin]

Riin felt his own cheeks burn at having been caught staring. His mouth stumbled over several words at once, unable to get them out. "I-I, uh, I mean, um, y-you, s-sorry!" He whipped around so he was back to, in an effort to reduce some embarrassment for both of them. Fisting the pajamas in his hands, he stuttered out an apology. "I-I'm sorry, I thought th-the door would be closed! I didn't mean to stare!...okay, maybe I did a little bit, but... I brought you some pajamas, I'll just leave them here for you. I'll be in my room upstairs. Don't worry about the water the floor, I'll get it in the morning!" With that all said in about half a minute, he slipped out the door before the other boy could respond.

Safely on the other side of the door, he sank to the floor for a second before picking himself up and pulling his mind together. "Okay, Riin, relax. It's no big deal, you just saw Delerie nude...okay, so maybe that is a big deal. Oh boy, this could be a long night. Man, I hope he doesn't hate me! But you can't blame me for staring! What else do you expect a young, gay, teeange boy to do?" By now, he was talking out loud to himself, and he blushed again, and looked around as if someone were there to hear him.

"Good thing my parents didn't hear that, or else..." His parents were avid members of the church, and would disown Riin if they knew their younger son liked other boys. "And they wonder why I never hang out with guys my age! If I were ever found out... He shuddered, not wanting think about it. Walking into his room, he quickly changed into a pair of warm pajamas, and climbed into the top bunk of the beds in the room. He had shared these bunk beds with his brother when they were younger. Curling into a ball, he closed his eyes and hoped Delerie would think he was asleep when he eventually came in.

[delerie]

((Quick post. otta run to work T~T))

Delerie stayed curled, hand over his head. It felt like it was just about ready to beat out of his chest. Stupid human...! Or...not really. He wasn't that embarassed. In fact...it made him kind of....happy in a wierd way that he had been stared at. The zercan slowly climbed from teh bath, drying off and pulling on the pajamas. They were a bit big on him, he had to hold them up.

Del left the puddle on teh floor and clicked off the light, padding down the hall. "Hello?" He called, looking around, unfarmiliar with the place. "Are you still here?"

[Riin]

Riin heard Delerie calling out to him from down the hall. Curled under the blankets, he briefly considered just staying quiet, but eventually answered the other boy. "I'm in here, Delerie!" he called. He listened to footsteps approach his door, and he shifted the covers so only his eyes and nose were barely visible. He watched the silver haired teen walk through the door and waited to see who would say something first...for about three seconds.

"Um, sorry about what happened back there." He laughed nervously. After a short awkward silence, he gestured to the bed below as best he could while cacooned in the covers. "You can sleep here, in the bottom bunk, if you want, or I can show you to the guest room if you'd rather stay there."

((Wow, really short...sorry. O.o'))

[delerie]

Delerie shook his head. “This room is fine. You’ve been more than hospitable. I…y…you don’t have to be sorry…” He walked over, rolling down the covers on the bottom bed, pulling the pajama bottoms up before bending to crawl in. “I should’ve known there was a door for the tub, it’s my fault really.” He laid down and pulled the covers up to his chin, sighing in warm relief. “Thank you so much…R….ry…Riin.” He blushed, feeling horrible for stumbling over the others name. The Zercan turned on his side, curling into a little ball. In a matter of minutes, he was purring like a content kitten, lost in the realm of sleep. He was not in such bad shape that he would shift during the night, but he did not sleep staying still.

It was the covers that came off first, kicked off by his feet. The pajama bottoms caught on his feet, and because they were so big, tugged down, exposing pale hips. He curled up further, slender fingers searching across the bed for the blanket.

((Nah, it was fine. I think mine's shorter ^__^'''))