Chapter 38

A pile of dried leaves was scattered all over the wilderness, fluttering playfully in the wind as it fell silently to the ground heaving another stack of leaves as the crackling and crunching of feet stepping amicably in the hill of leaves resound way too loud, disturbing the quietness of the whole forest. The group went straightly at the center of the woods seeing a huge space for them to set up tents. They all gather around cleaning the field of dried leaves and surrounding grasses. Everyone went out for a forest camp. It was their weekend activity and they want to at least have a change of pace given that they"ve been staying for too long in the house they"ve gotten bored and want a new exploration, so they all agreed to go out camp in the forest for a weeknights stay. They all sweep the leaves on the corner as the other set up the tents and those in charge of the fire gather some woods across the forest.
Yenn and Jiwoon was assigned for that matter so they carried some rope and some water, aiming to go at the deeper part of the wilderness. They both went picking up some dried branches and bundling it to one side as they tied it up when they had enough of the load.
"You think those sticks are fine?" he asked Jiwoon pointing to the fiddle sticks that are spewing all over the place. They only select the thicker once since it would be a fuel for the night and they don"t want to freeze midway because of the cold, it was a nonsensical question but he just really want to initiate a conversation with him since they"re both way too quiet and it"s irritating, he"s not used to a silent treatment with him, after all, they used to be loud with each other, they fought a lot and was very chaotic against one another, so he wasn"t used to the quiet and stifling air that was enveloping the whole place. He sighed remorsefully, why things suddenly changed after he did that...
"Just for a lit maybe, we can use them for that" Jiwoon casually answered him while tying the next heaps of firewood that they manage to get.
"Then it"s useless, we had lighters for that" he dismissed the topic as he massage his temple still thinking about their goddamn issue.
"Yeah, by the way. Are you okay staying out? I mean there"s lot of mosquitoes out here"
"I"ll be fine it"s not like I would be sucked to death by a tiny insect" he joked as he giggled at him making Jiwoon plaster a smile. He really lighten up the mood whenever they start a casual conversation that might lead to a hellish argument but ahem. He don"t do that anymore and he"s been smiling a lot this days and it"s kinda making him fidgety but he feel at ease when he do that, so it wasn"t that bad, just kinda weird..
"Well, if you say so. Too bad we can"t test things out here"
"What things?" he furrowed his brows sensing the trouble in his words. He already knew his mannerisms, if he"s serious, mocking or maybe up to something weird he"ll wet his lips in a different way than the other and right now he bit the ends lightly which means he"s teasing him and that"s the way that irritated him the most. He readied himself for the mocking attacks but Jiwoon shrugged his shoulders and went back to what he"s been doing, his mouth was mumbling some words that didn"t go unnoticed by his ears.
"The therapy"
"Oh?" so he"s really up for a tease but then he remembered what they talk about yesterday, they both conceded that Jiwoon will start helping him to cure his frigidity which doesn"t really matter to him but seeing him do his best to make him feel better was just admirable so he bluntly agreed on a whim and right now it seems impossible when they"re out in a plain sight where they would be seen by the others. Ahem, that"s quite embarrassing but— "We had privacy....the tent....you know?"
"So it"s fine?"
"I guess...yeah" he shyly bit his lower lip. Although they could really do that because it was secluded, they still had the lamp and their shadows might be seen but who cares? They could just shut it off. Damn, his thoughts was all over the edge and he couldn"t think properly because of his sudden choice of topic. Why does he asked something like that when they"re in the middle of a casual conversation? That"s too much for his brain to get used to. They"re talking about sticks but why the fuck did it turn to an erotic stick—!! That"s not what he even said! You"re just thinking things that are weird!" he scolded himself. When the hell did he became perverted?!
He really don"t understand why he"s doing this but he want to confirm something with Jiwoon maybe he"s turning gay? Or he was just thinking too much and just wasn"t sure of what his sexuality is yet. Maybe he"s in a pace that he was just confused and—or maybe too pent up to fuck. He just really want to find out if that is the case or something else.
"Then can we kiss right now? We"re alone after all" Jiwoon smirked at him seeing his flushed face and flustered movements that evoked his mischievous nature itch for a tease. Even though he knew Yenn will get mad he could just say it was a joke, he still have that kind of safe line for him not to burst in a total rage. He was about to say it when Yenn suddenly inch closer to him.
"Here?" Yenn looked around confirming that they are really alone then after a while he crouched down in front of Jiwoon, his face became redder and he was gazing at him with his golden eyes. He"s horny.." Jiwoon gulped hard avoiding his gaze, he don"t want to go overboard and he might do something horrible to him again. "Yeah, if you"d like to." He said in a low voice still averting his eyes away and focusing himself on tying the bundle of woods with his shaky hands. He shouldn"t have initiated it, what now if he suddenly fuck him out here?
He can"t do that right now and it would stir another brawl between them. He still haven"t recover from the trauma! He panicked and his voice stammered a bit, urging himself to stand up and move away but.
"We should probably go back, it"s getting dark and—"
His mouth was suddenly blocked with a pair of soft lips giving him a wet peck on his mouth, it was only a few seconds of shock and a bit of a tongue glide that made it back away shortly after he responded a little, taking his tongue out in an abrupt manner and was left hanging embarrassingly out in a cold air. He close his mouth, trying to cover his foolish move with an awkward cough and clearing of his throat. That was unfair! He saw Yenn stand up picking some bundle of tied woods as it hang over his shoulders.
"Okay let"s go"
"Really you—"
He chuckled in disappointment.
He was really unwilling to go but he saw Yenn turned away as he let out a deep sigh.
"I guess I"m fine if it"s just a slight peck. I"m still scared but it"s a good thing right?"
Yenn"s back was facing him and he wasn"t sure what he looked like right now but he felt the trace of fear in his words. He walked ahead of him in a fast pace leaving a huge gap between their position. "He still not used to it" He sighed and his excitement was changed into a mortifying sadness in his eyes. His heart was drowned in guilt, right now he had to take things slow and stop frightening him away. He tied the last heap and finally picked up the remaining bundle of woods that are scattered in his front then follow Yenn back to the camp.