jack's lament

"Gah!" Flour erupted on the Spaniard's face and body and curses flew across the room. "Damn churros! Damn oven! Damn flour! Dammit, dammit, dammit!" He growled, throwing the flour down and shook his head, creating a cloud of white around him. Riocard shook his fist at Tom. "How is that you can make churros better than I can?"

Tom grinned and started to rub flour off Rio. "I make them love, mi amore." His grin faltered slightly and he kissed Rio's cheek, leaving a lip-shaped pattern in the flour. "I'm in love with you."

"I know." Rio recited, used to the Alaskan's affections. He turned from Thomas and began washing his hands. "I suppose... if I'm honest..." He trailed off and turned off the water, drying his hands. "I guess..." He shifted uncomfortably and glanced towards the door, wondering if he could make it out of the house and run away before Thomas could catch him.

"What?" Thomas asked, turning Rio towards him. "What are you trying to say?" He pressed their foreheads together gently so Rio could see only him.

"That..." Rio trailed off again and swallowed the lump in his thoat. "I'm trying to tell you that I lo--"

The door flew open, and Rio squealed and pushed Tom away. His foot stepped on the flour and the package exploded, covering the room in a thick white haze. When the flour settled, an annoyed looking five year old gazed at the boys. "I needed you to open my Pepsi."

"O-oh." Rio blushed as he opened her Pepsi for her.

"Were you two about to kiss?" She asked, and make a kissy face as she hugged herself.

Thomas shrugged. "I don't know."

"NO!" Rio exclaimed, dropping the Pepsi. The bottle spewed all over the floor, mixing in with the flour. "No! We weren't! That's gross!" He shook his head violently. "HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT KISSING YOU'RE FIVE IT'S GROSS SO YOU SHOULD ERASE EVERYTHING PERVERTED FROM YOUR SWEET LITTLE MIND JADYN WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KISSING?" He flailed, trying to back away without falling.

Jadyn raised her eyebrows slowly. "Riight," She nodded slowly and left the kitchen. "You owe me a Pepsi," she called over her shoulder.

Thomas snickered. "So.." He walked back over to Rio and placed his hands on the boy's hips. "What were you telling me?" He asked, licking flour off Rio's cheek.

"That I loathe you!" Rio punched his cheek and growled. "I really hate you sometimes." He stomped out of the kitchen, grumbling angrily in Spanish.

everybody knows

Rio enveloped the Alaskan in a hug. He rested his head on Tom's shoulder, peering down a the book he was reading. 'How the Great Religions Began'. "That seems boring." He commented, tapping his fingers against Tom's chest. "Let's go find Jadyn and play with her."

Thomas shook his head. "I'm reading about Hinduism, and it's not boring." He flipped the page. "And I don't want to play with Jadyn. She'll beguile one of us into wearing the tutu. Again." He shifted in Rio's arms to face him. "Although you did look pretty good in that tutu, mister." He grinned.

"Jerk. I was leaning against you." He stuck his tongue out at Thomas and rested his head against Tom's chest. "And I don't know what the Hindus believe in. They're the people with that caste, right?"

Tom nodded and pushed Rio away. "They believe each caste from one of the Brahman's body parts. I'll tell you about it." He didn't bother asking for Rio's opinion. However, he had been reluctant to push Rio from him. Oh well.

The Spaniard frowned. "I guess I don't have a choice, do I?" He asked sullenly.

"Nope." Thomas grinned. He placed a chaste kiss against Rio's lips. "The Brahmins - priests and teachers - came from his mouth." His voice faltered slightly. It had been his first kiss - well, essentially. He had always kissed Rio on the forehead or cheek.

Rio touched his lips hesitantly. "You kissed me." He blushed.

Tom kissed both of Rio's wrists. "The Kshatriya - rulers and warriors - were made from both of his arms." His hands put down the Spaniard's arms and debated his next move.

He kissed Rio's knees. "The Vaishya - merchants and farmers - were made from his thighs."

"Then why didn't you kiss my thighs?" Rio asked quietly.

"I don't think we should have this discussion." Tom sighed. Sometimes it hurt when Rio would tease him like that, and then reality came to the forefront and Tom remembered that the other boy didn't love him. He kissed the bottom of Rio's feet.

Rio gasped and tore his foot away, the blush growing thicker. "You kissed my feet!" Rio hid his face in his hands. "That's.. erm.. gross."

"The Sudhra - the servants - came from his feet." Tom finished, lying beside Rio. "I love you." He whispered.

Riocard turned to face him. "I know you do." He wrapped his arms around Tom and hugged him tightly. He muttered something against the Alaskan's chest in Spanish.

"What did you say?"

"I like the way you teach me." Rio grinned impishly, placing a kiss on Tom's nose. "Maybe I can teach you Spanish like that."

Jadyn opened Tom's door. "What are you guys doing?" She asked, standing on her tippy toes to peer at them.

Rio jumped and fell off the bed, scrambling backwards until he was beside Jadyn. "Nothing. We weren't doing anything! Nothing at all! ¡Nada nada nada nada!" His face and ears turned red as he stood up. "I.. err... Jadyn! Let's go play Barbies!" Rio was making sure he didn't make eye contact with Thomas as he grabbed Jadyn's hand and practically dragged her around.

Thomas sat up on his bed and rubbed the side of his head, confused. "Freak." He muttered, and collapsed on his bed, pulling the blankets over his head and drifting off to sleep.

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i've decided that all of my stories will be in this color and all of my other posts wil be in this one. that way you can tell when I'm talking and when I'm posting a deleted scene/cookie scene/what-have-you. C: yeeeaaahhh!

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I've also decided post titles will be the song I'm listening to. Because I'm too uncreative to think up a title. XD

-fwooshes away-