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The uncomfortable feeling of someone's gaze on your back has been something Eiden got used to, ever since Rei and his companion, called Father, graze around his villa. They never show themselves outright, only when he found a chance to annoy him by playing a prank, or to steal his food.
Right now, he can't tell what he is up to, and keeps an eye out for any weird things happening.
Helping out cleaning up after a Grande party last night in the Quarters, feed the animals, listen to Morvay and Aster bickering, and yet Rei has not intervened yet.
Eiden retreats to his room, fully knowing that still something could happen. Sighing out loud, he leans against the door of his room.
This strange feeling of not being alone still has not subsided.
“What do you want? This is getting a little annoying, you know.” Eiden speaks into the dimly lit room.
At first there is no answer. But, after a moment of silence, rustling of clothing can be heard, and The slender man appears in his room. Father perches on his right shoulder, watching him with his round eyes reflecting in the lights.
Behind them, the curtain sways gently in the wind, the windows have been opened. Probably that's how he got in.
Outside, the sun is already almost gone behind the horizon, just a small orange stripe is what's visible.
“Nothing.” Rei eventually answers, and puts up a weird face. “Or maybe, yes. I got something I want to try out.”
Eiden sighs, putting on a heavy annoyed tone. “Your experiments and jokes sort of…not always benefit me? I would like to at least lie down and rest now.”
But, as usual, he doesn't listen to him and instead fiddles with little flasks he carries in a pouch, and produces a strange, long metal piece.
Wordlessly, he pushes open the window to the terrace, plopping down on the sun lounger. Father flaps his little wings up and down, to sit on top of it.
“Soo…what do you want?” Eiden follows him outside. The breeze is cool and calming after a heated day like this. Under the watchful gaze of Father, he sits down in front of Rei, watching him fiddle with some tools he brought.
He then stretches out his hand, giving him the long silver thing he brought with him, while patting the spot next to him with the other.
“You use this on me, it's meant to soothe and comfort the other. And I'm seriously battling myself to not have another attack.”
He means loosing against himself, and growing bird feathers all over, something Eiden witnessed already a few times.
“I figured you never let an opportunity pass to have sex with me…” Eiden mumbles to himself, but follows the request.
“You are the horny one here, not me.” Rei sharply answers, and pushes his head on Eiden´s lap without even considering if he would want that. The metal piece looks familiar, with a round tip, it can be used to clean the other person's ear. Something personal and a friendly gesture to do so for someone else. But he just as he was asked, gently pushing away Rei's gray hair. He stopped commenting, and just rests on his legs, staring somewhere else in front of him.
“Your legs are too hard.”
“Well, sorry about that?”
Rei sighs and closes his eyes. He might not admit it, but he enjoys the care he receives. Even Father seems to be alright with what is going on, since he stopped staring with his big eyes in a very creepy, direct manner, but closes his own eyes a little too.
Like that, a few minutes pass, maybe half an hour, more or less, he can't tell. Rei turned around without any notice a while ago. The sun has vanished, and instead, the stars start to show up more and more. Today would be a perfect day for stargazing and learning some constellations, but alas, he is taking care of his bit entitled friend.
His breath gets slower, and him resting on his legs like this, melts Eiden´s heart a little. The usual stiff and bratty attitude vanished for a softer, careless expression.
Eventually, he stops cleaning his ear and leans back, stretching his stiff shoulders.
“Hmmm…” Rei mumbles and leans up, looking slightly groggy. It makes him proud, that the guy who usually has his walls up around him, managed to let go of himself so much because of him.
“Here you go.” Eiden hands him back the tools and wants to get up, but Rei shoves him back into the seat.
“Now it's my turn.” he exclaims, and Eiden doesn't even want to fight him.
The cold fingers graze his skin and send a strange tingle over his skin. Adding to that, the sensation of someone else pushing away your hair and preparing to clean your ear is something he never experienced, not even in his home place.
At first, it feels a bit clumsy, but slowly, he learns how to move around and makes Eiden feel a new sense of comfort. Coming from Rei, this is especially weird, he receives but doesn't return.
“Turn around.” Rei commands after a while, and Eiden chuckles as he faces Rei's pants, where his best part is being tucked away. “No, spare your horny comment.” The gray haired man shoots back instantly.
“Awhh…” Eiden playfully laughs and closes his eyes, letting the soft, soothing tingles take over his senses.
After a good while, it starts getting cold outside. Rei stops abruptly, cleaning and packing his tool away. “Guess we should head in now.”
Eiden swings himself up and yawns loudly in response. “Do you plan on staying the night?”
Father looks at Eiden with his creepy eyes from the side, and then flutters over to Rei's shoulder, where he usually sits.
“Nope, and who knows, I don't want to make you think dirty thoughts just yet. Keep them for later, I have something to test.” Rei waves and turns around without any further words. But Eiden notices with a glance, that for a second, his usual cocky smile is replaced by a softer, calm expression. It fills him with such a sense of pride, he gleefully throws himself into the bed in the middle of the room. As he looks up, the two of them have already vanished.
“Guess tomorrow…will be another exiting time. In many ways.”
The words get lost in the empty, dark room, and the curtains gently sway in the wind.