Don't Drink the Water

Lex bounded into the café, grabbing a mug from the drain tray and turning on the tap. Pale yellow water that smelled slightly of rotten eggs streamed down into the sink. Ugh! He thought, slamming the tap closed. He turned around, eyes scanning and grinned as he saw several gallon bottles of water on a table in the center of the room. Aha! I can have my tea yet. He carried his mug to the table, where he filled it from an open bottle before putting it in the microwave and setting the timer.

He waited semi-patiently for the water to boil, tapping his hands and feet and bobbing his head to a beat only he could hear. After several minutes, the ending bell dinged and he took out the cup, dropping a tea bag inside. He sat down at a corner table, allowing the brew to steep for a minute or two. The mug had just left his lips after a very satisfying swallow when a voice called out, “Is that tea you’re having Lex? May I have some?” The boy’s head swiveled, his dark cascade of hair fanning out around his head.

“Pride! Dammit man, you startled me. Yeah sure, you can have some of my tea.” Lex extended the mug to the lock-haired boy, flinching slightly at the tingle he received as there fingers touched briefly during the transfer. He raised shocked eyes to Pride, questioning him visually. Did you feel that? The taller boy quirked an eyebrow at Lex, making a non-verbal query of his own. Did I miss something? The shorter boy blinked, before shaking his head no. Pride lifted the mug to his head, taking a sizeable swallow while eyeing Lex over the top of the mug. Smiling, he allowed one lid to close quickly, as he handed it back to him.

Lex took the mug, taking care not to allow any contact between their hands again. He tilted his head back, draining the mug, belatedly realizing that the spot on the mug where he had placed his lips was a little damp. What the…! He’d put his lips where Pride’s had been! Disgusting, right? Of course it was! That’s why his lips were tingling; because he was so horrified. That’s it. I’m horrified. He slammed the mug down onto the table, wincing at the excessive force he used.

“Let me get that. No use letting it sit around for a week, waiting to get washed.” Pride reached out for the mug. Lex dropped it into his hand, again avoiding actual contact. The taller boy walked over to the sink, making quick work of washing out the mug and putting it to drain dry. From his seat at the table, Lex observed Pride’s movements. He admired the other boy’s economy of motion and the way his muscle rippled under his close-fitting, charcoal button-down shirt. Wait a minute! What the hell! Why am I noticing Pride’s muscles? His anything for that matter? I must be losing my mind.

He was distracted from his disturbing thoughts by the sound of Amber clomping down the main staircase in her platform boots. She immediately walked over to the table containing the bottles of water. “Pride, Lex, whatever you do? Do not drink from these bottles of water. I don’t know what’s wrong with them; they must be filled with liquid crack.”

She dropped down in a seat, explaining. “Both Ebony and Salene had some, and before we knew it. Ebs had Salene bent back over a café table. That one over there, as a matter of fact.” She pointed to a table close to the refrigerator. The boys’ eyes goggled as they looked where Amber was pointing. “Ebs and Sal? My Sal? You’re kidding, right?” Pride’s jaw dropped.

“Yes your Sal. Wait, it gets weirder. May jumps on Ebony’s back, yanking her braids and screaming for her to get off Salene. Ebony throws May off her back and starts slamming her head into the floor; Salene pulls Ebony off May and they start making out again. I go over to stop them fighting again, and while I’m busy, Mouse and Sammy sneak some water off to Dee, Patch, Jay and Jack. And you guessed it, orgy in Dee & Patch’s room.”

She shudders. “Jay and Patch, there’s an image you don’t get rid of easily. Jack and Dee either. I didn’t know he had it in him. He had Dee backed up against the door, his tongue down her throat and his hand in her pants. She was making sounds like none I’ve ever heard.” She shuddered again. “It was horrifying. I think Jay and I are ov…” Her head jerks in the direction of a scream and childish laughter from upstairs. “Dammit!” She gets up and storms up the stairs.

“Sal and Ebony? Don’t ever tell anyone this, but I think I would pay to see that.” Pride grinned rakishly at Lex.

“No worries mate, I’ll be too busy telling everyone I was right about their being a little sugar in Jay’s tank.” Lex responded, also grinning as he wriggled his dark brows, his eyes sparkling at the Eco warrior. Pride’s grin faded and his breath caught as he gazed back into Lex’s eyes.

“Well, there’s a little sugar in my tank, you wanna…taste it?” Pride gasped the words, his face only inches away from Lex’s..

“Only if you’re willing to return the favor.”

The taller boy leaned forward, grabbing Lex’s mouth with his own almost devouring it, taking the kiss deeper and hotter. He thrust his tongue inside, seeking Pride’s and sucking it back into his own. Lex pulled his head away, his lips wet and swollen. “We need a room, now.” Pride trailed his lips along Lex’s jaw line, biting his way down then licking the same path. “Dal’s is still empty.” Lex groaned, arching his neck to give Pride greater access.

“Then what are we waiting for?”

Lex made it into the room first, stalked by Pride. His head was tilted down and his eyes peeked out between his dreadlocks, he slammed Lex against the wall, pinning him between his own hard body and the wall.

“Trying to escape me?” Softly allowing his mouth to graze of Lex’s face, his breath an erotic stirring against his skin. Lex’s mouth softly parted and his head leaned back using the wall he was still held against firmly for support. Pride’s hand threaded through Lex’s soft hair, still slightly damp from his shower, and pulled it back baring his throat to him. Growling softly he bit into the soft flesh offered to him and drew a whimper from the helpless Lex. Pride forced his leg between Lex’s grinding himself against his hip in a slow circle, groaning slightly at the contact. Lex, slowly brought his head up to face Pride, his eyes gleaming with their triumph. He pushed Pride, throwing him to the floor and dropping to his knees crawled to him slowly. His movements slow and deliberate, shoulders rising up each time he moved forward emphasizing the muscles there. Coming to the breathless man he brought a leg across Pride, slowly settling himself into the cradle of his thighs. He brought a finger to Pride’s lips, caressing them as he spoke.

“I would never try to escape,” a slow grin spread across his face, “but you didn’t honestly think you were in charge, did you?” His finger meandered slowly to Pride’s neck and his eyes watched the slow up and rise of Pride’s chest, catching the halt of breath as his hands went to his collar and rent the shirt in half, pushing the edges down until only his arms were left in the sleeves, effectively pinning his arms in place.

“Never liked that shirt, looked too hard to get off.” He looked Pride in the eyes again, moving his hands over the marvelous chest bared to him, then lowered his head and scraped his teeth lightly down from the collarbone across the bared nipple. Pride’s eyes closed and he arched deeply into Lex, grimacing against the mixture of pain and pleasure he was receiving. Grinning wickedly Lex watched Pride’s reaction as he slowly licked his way down the line that divided his chest, then further down, delving into his navel softly then stopped sitting up.

“You’re being awfully selfish aren’t you? I helped you with your shirt and now all you can do is lie there.”

“I don’t exactly have a hand free,” Pride tried to move his arms.

“You Eco’s have no imagination,” he lowered himself down to rest on Pride’s leg’s and tucked his hair back before lowering his head to lick along the waistband of Pride’s pants, His eyes moved back to Pride’s face and slowly undid the button with his mouth, using his teeth to slowly slide down the zipper. If he hadn’t been aroused before that would have done it. He bumped his hips up, urging Lex on, Lex giving his trademark grin as he realized that Pride was as natural as they got and gave a soft open mouthed kiss to the head that protruded from between the flaps of his pants. “so are you ready to be helpful now?” Pride took a moment to answer, lost in the sensation of Lex’s lips pressed against him, finally nodding his head.

“Good.” Lex stood up off him, reclining against the pillows of his bed. Pride’s eyes blinked at the loss of heat, and he stood up, shrugging off the tattered remains of his shirt, and rested one knee on the bed, he breathed deeply, smelling the scent of sex in the air. He couldn’t help the growl that escaped his throat and he slid further onto the bed, and kneeled between Lex’s bent and slight spread legs. He ran his hands along Lex’s waist freeing the shirt, Lex moaning at the friction of the shirt as it left his pants. Pride’s eyes darkened and he bent laving Lex’s nipple through the shirt, rolling the other between his fingers. He pulled the skintight shirt off Lex quickly, enjoying the sight feel of the soft skin he molded in his hands. His lips attached to the soft skin near the collarbone, suckling softly, his hands moving down to raise Lex’s hips until they balanced against his own, pressing his length against him.

Lex’s legs wrapped around Pride’s waist and he brought his mouth up to his. Biting Pride’s lips softly until they yielded to his own, parting so that he could explore the moist depths behind them. His hands slid slowly down the hard muscles of his back, lowering into the back of his unfastened pants and cupping the firm ass he found there, using it to grind Pride further into him. Pride made another helpless sound and his hands worked quickly at Lex’s pants, moving into them, and through the flap of soft cotton boxers. His hot hand stroked Lex slowly, gathering the moisture at the tip to glide softly down. Lex’s lips stopped their attack and started trembling. He released his legs tight hold on Pride, and held his wrist, pulling him away from the motions that were driving him insane and slowly slid back to the bed. Both boys moved quickly divesting themselves of the rest of their clothing, and then Pride’s muscular length covered Lex, pressing him into the mattress as he explored the other boy’s body.

His lips dipped down and swiped at the moisture escaping from the tip of Lex’s shaft, his tongue drew a slow line up the underside before taking it deeply into his mouth until it touched the back of his throat, and he rested there. He swallowed to collect the moisture in his mouth, surprised when Lex’s hand came to rest against the back of his head and his hips jerked involuntarily upwards. He remembered something that had once been done to him and hummed softly. Lex made a choking sound and Pride looked up, enjoying the sight of the boy so out of control. He slowly began to bob his head up and down and was surprised when Lex pulled him up his body.

“When I do come, I don’t want it to be in there,” Lex said softly, intensely. Pride nodded with understand and felt Lex’s hands move to his hips. Together they lowered Pride onto Lex, pausing as the head passed the muscled ring. They moaned and Pride quickly dropped himself until he was pressed firmly against Lex, leaning back and resting his hands against the bed he began to move up and down, guided by Lex’s clenching fingers. They grew faster as the friction grew sweeter, seeming to burn them in it’s intensity until they were no longer bodies, only motion. Lex’s hands moved, pulling Pride down to him, one hand clenching at the firm roundness that was now frantically moving over him. He held Pride’s head against him, claiming him for another kiss and turned them onto their sides, he held Pride’s erection in his hand, jerking it quickly to completion before thrusting his body into him again, back stiffening and arching as he finally reached release.

They lay there, sweat-slicked and drowsy, Lex’s fingers lazily tracing the ridges of Pride’s spine as the dreadlocked boy rest his head against Lex’s chest, feeling his still-racing heart. “That water really is something isn’t it? I mean, we only shared one cup of tea.” Pride lifted his head, knowing that Lex’s words signaled the end of their interlude.

“Yeah it was wasn’t it?” He slipped out of Lex’s grasp, hurriedly pulling on his pants and shoes.

“Why the rush?” Lex sat up, unmindful of his naked form. He caught the pile of clothing Pride threw at him, beginning to dress.

“Let’s see? Amber or anyone else could come in her any second. We’ve been gone awhile, and I need to get a new shirt as for some reason this one is ruined.”

He turned mock-stern eyes at Lex, who shrugged. “What can I say; I was inspired.” He winked at Pride, lacing up his boots. The pair walked out of Dal’s room, to an empty café. They quickly passed through and took the stairs two at a time, going into Pride’s room. “I forgot you had this jungle look in here; reminds me of Tarzan. Or maybe it’s just your amazing chest that does that.” Lex walked over to Pride, sliding his hands over his abs, just inside the shirt the taller boy had put on. “Do you have to put on a shirt?” Pride groaned, the sound echoing through his chest and quivering abs, but continued to button his shirt, grabbing and pulling away Lex’s wandering fingers.

He finished his shirt and walked over to the doorway, where he was met by a gasping Amber. “Pride, Lex! There you are. I’ve figured it out!” She grinned broadly at them. The boys looked at each other and shook their heads before looking back at her. “No I’m not crazy,” she said, misinterpreting their look. “The water. I’ve figured it out.” She rolled her eyes. “I can’t believe I didn’t figure it out sooner.” She stopped speaking, shaking her head. Lex glared at her.

“Amber, spill already; what did you figure out.”

She gasped, her eyes widening with laughter. “Oh, the water. It had a warning on the label about strange, but not dangerous side effects that would last about 24 hours. So everyone’s going to be okay, their conditions are not permanent.” She chuckled. “Though I bet they will all wish they had amnesia come the morning. Ha!”

Pride and Lex laughed along with her, then Pride stopped. “Wait a minute. Our friends are going to be fine, if a little embarrassed, and I’m happy for them, but what about our water situation. We need water to drink.” Lex nodded, agreeing with Pride. Amber continued to laugh.

“Oh I didn’t mention. No worries on that score. The label said all we have to do is boil the water first.”