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After finishing the mission and returning to the base, there weren't too many people left in the lounge. Everyone, along with the opportunity to rest, went in a different direction alone or with someone.
When there really weren't many people left in the lounge, an energetic Neon, as usual, ran up to Yoru and Phoenix.
"Are we drinking tonight? My treat!" said Neon.
"We know very well that you don't treat anything, you just take from the common pantry. But in answering, yes we are drinking tonight." replied Yoru immediately for Phoenix.
"Well, and fantastic! We will be joined by Gekko as well. Until later!" said Neon goodbye and ran to her room.
Yoru, not particularly knowing what he could do with until then, started looking around the room, not really listening to what Phoenix was saying to him. When he had looked through much of the living room, he was interested to see Reyna and Gekko talking to each other.
When, after not a particularly long moment of looking at the two talking, Yoru noticed Brimstone walking toward them, and as if nothing had happened, he joined in the conversation of the previously mentioned two. Brimstone was especially talking to Reyna, probably about her great performance on the mission, but he also didn't forget about Gekko who was standing right next to him. Brimstone put his hand on his shoulder gently massaging it, making Gekko.. blush?
Yoru watched their conversation much more curiously, why did Gekko blush and why exactly in front of Brimstone?
When the conversation between them ended, Yoru saw Brimstone turn toward Gekko and smile while walking away from them. Which made Reyna herself take an interest in this by looking at Gekko with a questioning gaze, to which he just waved his hand and quickly fled to what Yoru assumed was a room.
"What the fuck?" asked Yoru, not understanding what he had just seen.
"Right? Strange story." replied an unaware Phoenix, thinking Yoru was making a statement about what he had said.
Without answering him anything more, Yoru grabbed his hand, pulling him to his room, further in the back of his mind with the situation from a moment ago. He didn't understand if everything really happened or if he had made it up to himself. But he would get to the truth during their drinking together in the evening.
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When late evening finally came, a group of friends met in Yoru's room, each bringing some alcohol.
"Aren't your shorts too short Mateo? Doesn't Mrs. Zyanya, isn't she angry that her baby is walking around dressed like that?" teased Tala as usual Mateo.
"Tell yourself that, I can dress what I like. But you, on the other hand, can brag about who made those hickeys on your belly, because they look 'nightmarish'" retorted Mateo.
To which Tala answered nothing more, she drenched herself in blush reaching for a pillow immediately covering herself with it.
"Ah, that youthful love, right Ryo? It's a good thing we're over it, all that hiding and pretending that hickeys are mere bruises from training or from a mosquito.." paused Jamie, as if it had only now occurred to him what Mateo had said "'NIGHTMARISH'? Is this your way of telling us that Tala is fucking w Hazal!" asked a shocked Jamie.
"You know what, I think this is a good time to have a drink. Cheers." said Tala unscrewing a bottle of vodka taking a couple of big sips from it at once, passing it on as well.
"TALA! Why didn't you tell us anything, I thought we were friends!" said a distraught Jamie grabbing his heart immediately showing how it was hurting him, to which Ryo joined his theatrics, hugging and comforting him.
"She didn't tell me either, I caught them at an intimate moment when she left Hazal's room in the morning, I guess it was a night full of excitement. Hah." laughed Mateo, but the smile quickly disappeared from his face when he heard Ryo.
"Wait, and you by any chance have a room on the other side? As far as I know that's where Zyanya, Hazal, Omen, (...), and.. Liam's room." Ryo finished quietly, looking toward Mateo, who now literally looked like a strawberry through his green hair and blush.
"Uhm.. I.." he was not allowed to finish, as Ryo began his argument again.
"Plus that action from today, how you were talking to Zyanya and Liam. Is that how he grabbed you by the arm and smiled at you?" asked Ryo, full of curiosity, giving Mateo a look full of reproach.
"I.. I was coming back from Zyanya at the time, that's why I met the girls" began Mateo nervously "And today, it's nothing like that, anyone can grab someone's arm and smile at them, huh." he finished, trying to diffuse the topic focused on him a bit, immediately taking from Wingman bottle he had gotten to.
"Well, be that as it may, but I'll keep an eye on you." Ryo said, sending a look full of horror to Mateo.
"He's joking of course Mateo, don't worry about him. Sometimes he's just too curious. Tala, why don't you tell us a little more about you and Hazal, huh?" said Jamie, trying to lighten the atmosphere, seeing Mateo's companions begin to take a combative attitude toward Ryo.
Tala, seeing what was going on, reluctantly decided to tell the story of her relationship with Hazal. Which, at least after a short time, worked and made quite a pleasant atmosphere between the group of friends. And everyone started telling some stories with some of the agents, how they met and how they developed relationships. Even Ryo himself told his story of his relationship with Jamie. And as time went on, the alcohol began to disappear in larger and larger quantities. After long hours of conversation and liters of alcohol poured in, Jamie finally couldn't stand it and fell asleep, and Tala, through exhaustion from the day, fell into a state of rest, a conversation ensued between Ryo and Mateo.
"By the way, how did you and Zyanya meet, because from what I can see you two are very close, so you must have known each other for a long time." Ryo asked.
"Ah, that's easy! We have known each other for a very long time and well, because Zyanya is my aunt!" a happy drunk Mateo answered him.
After this very brief conversation with Mateo, Ryo decided that he needed even more alcohol, because so far he had drunk too little after all. Therefore, he got up and, with a slightly wobbly step, made his way toward the exit of the room and started walking quietly toward the kitchen. Of course, the silence didn't last long, because when Mateo moved to leave the room, he went out with a bang, falling over in the middle of the hallway. At which Ryo just shook his head resignedly and quickly headed for the kitchen, hearing footsteps behind him that were a little too loud.
When they finally made it to the kitchen, they both sat against the wall next to the refrigerator with Mateo's companions, except for Trash, who snuggled up and fell asleep along with Jamie. When Ryo opened the fridge, he immediately started looking around in it for alcohol, pulling out what he found, with Mateo, who, through a problem with keeping his balance, lean against him the whole time, watching what he was doing.
"Perfect! Malibu!" shouted Ryo quietly, and just a moment later they could both be heard running toward them.
Well, yes, Tala's favorite alcohol. After all, Tala wouldn't be able to let go of Malibu, no matter what state she was in. When she reached the guys, she sat down and immediately snatched the bottle from Ryo's hands, unscrewing it and taking specific sips, handing it to Mateo. As the next two bottles lost their contents, Tala began to chatter stories in her drunken made up language, and the guys were in their final state, with Mateo of course it was worse, all three were able to hear footsteps, but no one was particularly concerned about it.
The very fact that they were barely alive showed a lot. Finally, the footsteps finally reached the kitchen, and with them came the sound of a voice.
"I understand alcoholic Fridays, but I've said it many times before, everything in moderation." said Liam in a languid voice.
After a moment, Ryo and Tala began to look at him. He wasn't wearing his uniform as usual, but was dressed in loose plaid pants and a plain white T-shirt. Well, yes, it was night, everyone was asleep and they were making noise, drinking in the most open room in the entire base. Liam didn't particularly care about the other two and reached for the half-sleeping Mateo, throwing him over his shoulder in his own, casually allowing the rest of his little friends present to climb on top of him. Before leaving the kitchen, he turned toward Tala and Ryo and said.
"I advise you guys to go to your rooms, too, or you won't get any rest this weekend." Liam threatened them and left the kitchen going to his room.
"What just happened here?" asked Ryo, not knowing if it really happened or if he was imagining it.
But from what he managed to see, he said it to himself. Because Tala as quickly as she heard the threat washed off to her room or Hazal, who knows.
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The next day, Mateo was awakened by a gentle stroking of his hair. For moments he didn't know where he was, but when he smelled a familiar scent, he snuggled into the chest of the larger one. But the moment of pleasure didn't last long, when he remembered the situations from the night Liam took him from the kitchen in front of his friends, he hid his face in Liam's chest in shame.
"They'll be talking about it now. It's an unusual sight, to see the commander of an entire squad carry an agent into his bedroom. What if.." began Mateo slightly nervously.
"Calm down Teo, if they want then let them talk, as long as it's nothing harmful then nothing happens. If they start talking some unbelievable things, then I will confront them myself." Liam said in a calm voice, reassuring Mateo by giving him a gentle kiss.
When Liam wanted to get up, Mateo groaned displeased at Liam's actions. Therefore, preventing his decision by climbing on top of Liam and lying down on top of him, he decided it was the best move he could make.
"Please, just a little while longer. After all, it's Saturday, we can lie with each other for a while longer." said a still sleepy Mateo, burying his face in Liam's neck.
"Be that as it may. but just a little while." said Liam, sliding his hands from Mateo's back to his butt, in the back of his mind knowing that the moment would be a little longer.
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"I was right about Mateo leaving Brim's room.said a still confused Ryo with memories of last night.
"What?" asked Jamie, not knowing what his boyfriend was talking about.