CHARLIE'S INFERNO - private

[dannychan]

he nuzzled his neck gently. "i'm glad i didn't go."

[peridot.]

He smiled and said, getting the same warm feeling in his chest, "I-I'm glad you're glad." He then said, humming, "Yo-You wanna know wh... wh-when the first time I st-started to really like you was?"

[dannychan]

he tilted his head. "when?"

[peridot.]

He smiled and said, leaning against the other as he spoke, "I-It was wh... wh-when we we-were ten years o... old. I had ju-just started han... hanging out with - ngh - you guys, and I-I-I wasn't re.. really part of the gr-gr-group yet. I'm p-pretty sure yo-yo-you guys all still thought I was pr.. pr-pretty weird. We we-were sitting together and talking,
and th-th-these sixth graders started pi-pi-picking on me. I wa-wasn't expecting you gu-guys to do anything, be-because I'd never had anybody st... st-stand up for me before. Bu-But then, you go-got up and you st-st-started cussing th-them out, and making f-fun of them. And th-they ended up ch.. chasing after us, and y-y-you practically pi.. pi-picked me up and we all ju-just started running. I-I can st-still remember how mu... much you were lau-laughing, and the way you sm-smiled at me once you kn... kn-knew we had lost th-them. That was th.. th-the first time I-I really started to like you."

[dannychan]

he smiled slightly."really?"

[peridot.]

He nodded and said, giggling softly, "Y-Yeah. I can st... st-still remember you wr-wrapping your arms around my w-w-waist and practically th-throwing me forward and sh.. sh-shouting 'run' when you realized th-they were chasing us. I c-c-couldn't stop laughing."

[dannychan]

he smiled. "i bought your laugh was beautiful"

[peridot.]

"I th-th-thought I just sounded we-weird." He said, smiling a little bit up at the other, "Y-You really th.. th-thought I sounded beautiful?"

[dannychan]

he nodded. "and i still do." he said softly and moved to kiss him.

[peridot.]

He blinked and said softly, "O-Oh. Well, I me-me.. mean, I can't say I-I'm entirely sad you didn't le-leave, since yo-you stayed with me, but I-I'm sorry you ne-never got to take your cl.. class."