The Angel of Yiff Chapter 2 --
I Asked You First
Luke rolled over, holding his pillow tightly to his chest. Much earlier in the night, Rei had wandered off somewhere, and Luke wasn't used to sleeping alone...so the pillow was having to suffice.
He sighed, looking out over his dark and empty new room. Alex & Jasyn had left, Chris, Matt, & Riddick had already gone to bed, and the raccoon found himself avoiding the clock, afraid to find out exactly how long he'd been laying there fighting his insomnia.
Luke sat up, looking over at the door with his ears pinned back. Rei had run off, and the pillow wasn't working. But even if Rei were there, it wouldn't be enough, and he knew it. He just couldn't deal with being alone tonight.
The raccoon hesitated for a moment, as he picked his pillow back up and nibbled nervously on the corner. With another sigh, he slid out of bed and padded out into the hallway, where he quietly crossed the short distance to Riddick's room.
He peeked his head through the door, to see Riddick sprawled out and asleep. He hesitated again, but he'd already come this far. Luke padded over to the bed and gently shook the sleeping Panthion, as he swallowed the nervous lump in his throat, ``R-Riddick?'' He left his paw on the cat's shoulder, still holding the pillow tight with his other arm.
``Ngh...'' Riddick stirred and opened his mouth, smacking his lips a few times before peeling open his eyelids to see Luke in front of him, ``Mmm? Luke...?'' He blinked and leaned up with a jerk, ``Luke? Wh-what's wrong?''
Luke held his pillow close, feeling more than a little childish, and looked down, speaking barely above a whisper, ``I just...don't want to be alone tonight...''
``You uhm...'' The panthion popped his necke, still trying to get awake, ``You wanna' sleep here with me, kiddo? I told you, you don't have to be alone, Luke. Not ever.'' He blinked and rubbed one of his eyes as he slid over and pulled back his blankets. ``...come on in.''
Luke climbed in, curling up tightly, intentionally laying away from the Panthion, ``Thank you.''
``Nuh-uh. Here...'' Riddick reached across the raccoon, grabbing a hold of him softly and moving him up in the bed, until his head was on the cat's pillow, ``And, now...lemme see this thing.'' He grabbed a hold of Luke's pillow and pulled it out of his arms, ``You don't need that to hold onto.'' He suppressed a yawn, ``I'm here.''
The raccoon whimpered and snuggled in close, the blankets pulled tight around his back. He wasn't about to turn down the offer.
Riddick held his friend up close, and kissed him on his forehead, ``It's okay Luke. You don't ever have to sleep across the hall if you don't want to. I'll always be right here, and there's always room in my bed. Okay?''
Luke wrapped his arms tight around the cat and pulled himself closer, snuggling into the warm, soft, black fur, ``Th-thank you...''
``And you don't have to keep thanking me, either.'' The panthion let out a short chuckle, ``You never have to thank me. You've been through so much, and...and I just wanna' help make it better.''
``But...I mean...'' Luke pressed his head against Riddick's chest, ``You've done so much for me Riddick. And I don't...'' He whined softly, ``I just don't know what I could ever do to repay you.''
Riddick chuckled again, as he basically cradled the young raccoon in his arms, ``And what makes you think you need to repay me, Luke?''
The raccoon blushed, thankful that he was in the dark, ``I just...I dunno...''
Riddick ran his fingers through his friend's hair, ``Me, and Alex, and Jasyn -- even though they're not here right now -- and even Matt and my dad: we're all here for you, Luke. You shouldn't ever feel like you need to pay us back. Especially not me.''
Luke nuzzled his head under Riddick's chin affectionately, though unintentionally, and Riddick leaned his head down to nuzzled the boy back, nose to nose.
Luke's blushing grew hotter as he realized what he did, and he pulled back, ``S...sorry...''
``Sorry? What for? We've done everything short of...'' The panthion laughed, ``...TOPPING one another over the summer, and you're apologizing for nuzzling me?''
``Well...y-yeah, but...'' Luke trailed off, not entirely sure why he even felt that way, ``You're right.''
Riddick smiled and tilted his head, ``What?'' He stopped himself before asking a stupid question like `What's wrong?' after everything that'd happened today, ``Why are you acting so nervous? You haven't acted this timid since...well...the night we first met.''
The raccoon gulped, and pulled his arms back from around Riddick, folding them across his own chest but still snuggling in closer, ``Well...it's just that...back at Jasyn's house...'' He paused, ``You said you loved me.''
Riddick took a deep breath and pulled Luke up a little closer...or at least he tried to, they were already about as close as they could be. He thought for a second about denying it, not sure if he should have ever even said it. But he knew better than to just right our lie, ``Yeah...'' He coughed, ``Yeah I did.''
Luke smiled, though it went unseen in the dark, ``Did you mean it?''
The panthion swiftly avoided the question, ``When you said it back, did you?''
Luke fidgeted, ``I asked you first...''
``I uhm...'' Riddick gulped, ``I did.''
The raccoon couldn't help but smile at that. He wrapped his arms back around the panthion, squeezing him gently, and leaned up to softly kiss him on the lips, ``I did too.''
Riddick just sat still, his lips barely open after the kiss. They'd done so much over the summer, and this was far from their first kiss. But that little peck felt so much different. He laid there quietly...not sure what to say back at all. He'd thought about this for so long, but never thought it would come so easily.
Luke flattened his ears back, feeling like he'd done something stupid, ``I...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.''
``No!'' The panthion shook his head, ``No. No, Luke. I just...you really do?''
Luke nodded slowly to the question, still leaning against the Panthion.
``How long?'' Riddick spoke softly, staring off into the darkness of the room.
The raccoon looked down at his shuffling feet under the covers, ``I don't know. A while now, I guess? But I didn't really KNOW until recently.''
``I uhm...I knew for a while.'' Riddick gulped, not usually timid about things and not liking the feeling, ``I knew way back before my dad and I had our fight. I just...I didn't want to say anything. I thought you just wanted to be friends, and...`have fun'...''
Luke flattened his ears timidly, not entirely sure what to say to, and finding it hard to talk through his nervousness on top of it, ``Well I...I mean, I liked that too...'' He trailed off.
``Me too! Hell, I initiated most of it. It's just...that I wanted more.'' The panthion looked down and pulled Luke up as tight as he could, closing his eyes and ignoring his timidity. He needed to just say it. ``I love you, Luke.''
Luke smiled softly, letting himself sink into the hug, ``I love you too, Riddick.''
Riddick reached down and lifted up Luke's muzzle with his paw to look him in the eyes, ``No more nervousness, okay? It's cute and all...'' He chuckled, ``But you're making me nervous too, and I don't like it.''
The raccoon smiled, steeling himself as he figured this would be the best way to get past it, ``So, I can openly say that I think your dad is a fucking stud?''
``If you don't think it's weird I agree? Sure!'' Riddick laughed with his friend, ``After all, I didn't get my looks from my mom!''
Luke laughed, but cut himself off as he let that last bit sink in. He blinked once, but then decided that it was a subject for another day, and just snuggled up under the cat's chin.
The panthion leaned his head down and used his muzzle to guide Luke's head up to look him in the eyes again. Nose to nose, Luke pushed in, gently touching their lips together, as he closed his eyes.
Riddick closed his eyes too. He hadn't expected Luke to take the lead, but he pressed his lips into the kiss too, pulling his friend's body up as he did. The raccoon tilted his head, slipping his tongue by Riddick's lips and tugging on his friend's fur with his paws, as the cat slipped his tongue out to meet him.
Riddick squeezed the raccoon gently in his arms, and Luke began to murr softly, loving the feeling of being this close, and slowly let the Panthion take control. Riddick pulled Luke's tongue farther into his muzzle and sucked on it, gently, not used to the feeling of being the dominant one...but loving it. Maybe that's why he was drawn to Luke so much. He rolled them over, so he was on top of the raccoon, with Luke on his back. And the panthion broke the kiss, planting a second one on his friend's chin, and third down on his neck before raising his head back up to meet Luke's lips again.
The raccoon whimpered and murred at the panthion's kiss, leaning forward to meet it as Riddick moved his head back. The cat kissed Luke a few more times, gently, as he snaked his arms, already around Luke's body, lower and down to the small of his back. Luke moved his own arms up, wrapping them around his friend's neck and tilting his head to giving the cat better access as their chests pressed together.
Riddick halted the kissing after a few more moments, though, angling his head down to catch his breath, ``Luke?''
Their foreheads together, and his arms unwinding from around his friend, the raccoon caught his own breath, and then opened his eyes, ``Yeah?''
``Are we...together now? I mean, am I your...'' Riddick smiled, ``Am I your boyfriend?''
Luke blushed, nervously pushing his fingers together between him and Riddick, ``Yeah? I think so.'' He smiled nervously.
The panthion smiled and moved his paw up, intertwining his fingers with the raccoon's, ``Good.''
Luke just smiled and nuzzled his boyfriend's cheek affectionately.
``Now!'' Riddick squeezed Luke's paw and smiled his big toothy grin.
``Now?'' The raccoon smiled back hesitantly.
Riddick looked his boyfriend right in the eyes with a wink, ``You never actually got dressed for bed. What'say I get you out of these clothes?''
