Chapter 6

Theodore's POV

He is actually nice. Thank God, he decided to not tell anyone! I really though it was all over.

I leave a sigh, turning off the tap and patting my face dry with my towel. Looking at myself in the mirror, I wonder how he found out. Johny and Elena said nobody was going to get any suspicion. Now will everyone else find out the truth tomorrow?

I'm scared. Shall I run off from here? But that too won't help now!

"Hey little one, are you done yet?"

"Yeah, coming.." I shout back to Adonis.

Why the hell is he calling me little one? I'm only an year younger than him.

Letting out a sigh, I open the door and step out of the bathroom to see the two beds now pushed together in the centre and Adonis sitting right in the middle, with his phone in his hands. He stares at my face as I looks at him confused

"Why did you push them together?" I ask.

"Oh..it's.." he flashes me a sly smile. "Now that we are both boys, I thought it was okay. And you seemed to be having a nightmare earlier. I didn't want to let you sleep alone."

"Nightmare?" I frown at him.

"Yeah.." he chuckles. "Probably about getting caught and dismissed from school. You kept on mumbling sorry in sleep and that's how I found out."

"Oh!" That's how he found out? Shit! Why can't I just not have nightmares?

"You don't have any problem with this, right?" He asks smiling at me and patting on the bed again.

"Uhm....I..yeah. I mean no," I say.

"Stop biting your lips," he says and smiles again. It's then I realise, I was biting my bottom lip. Weird habit! It occurs so naturally.

"I got you something to change," he points at the chair. Some clothes were kept folded on it.

"No, you won't have enough clothes if you give me yours. I'm fine in mine," I say, shaking my head.

"That's sure not yours," he says pointing at my full sleeved top and pants. "And you sure are not comfortable in those. Even if you are comfortable, I'm not comfortable seeing you in those. So change! And don't you worry, I've got more than enough clothes."

"But.."

"No buts!" He declares, not even letting me talk. "Now that I've decided to not tell anyone about your secret, you've to obey me and listen to everything I say."

"Okay.." I nod to him and walk towards the chair, picking up his clothes. It was a white t-shirt and a dark green shorts. The t-shirt already looked so oversized for me.

"Wait! Where are you going?" He asks me as I starts walking back towards the bathroom. I turn around and look at him confused. "Change here! What are you so shy about? I see you already took off your titties."

Why is he bullying me now?

"Did you say something?"

"No," I shake my head.

"Yeah, c'mon, take off that ridiculous top!"

I nod and place his clothes back on the chair before turning around and quickly pulling the top off of my head.

"Wait! Is that a bruise on your back?" Adonis asks as I quickly grab his t-shirt from the chair. "Is that from what happened at the bus?"

"Yeah.." I nod and swiftly pull his t-shirt down my head.

"Wait! Come here. I got balm. Let's apply some."

"No, it's okay. I'm fine," I say and wrap my towel around my waist before pulling down Elena's pants. As I grab the shorts from the chair Adonis is beside me, trying to pull up my t-shirt.

"Hey..no! Move away!" I snarl at him and take a few steps back.

"What?" He chuckles. "Look, little one, I'm a basketball player. I see guys naked every day at school. Come here, I'm just checking your bruise."

"L..let me at least wear the shorts," I stutter feeling, totally embarassed.

"Okay," he sighs and goes back towards the cupboard. I quickly wear the shorts. The waistband was made of elastic and actually perfectly fit me but it was too short and was barely visible under his oversized t-shirt.

"Come here," he says, walking towards the bed, his hands grasping a yellow tube of some kind of balm he just got out of his bag.

I wonder why is he being too nice to me now, at 2 in the morning.

"C'mon.." he calls again after sitting down on the bed whilst opening the cap of the tube. I walk to him and crawl up on the bed beside him, turning my back to him.

He pulls up my t-shirt a little and asks me to hold it before squeezing some balm on his finger and applying it to my bruise. Then he slowly starts to massage my back using light circular strokes. I wince a little as he suddenly presses with his thumb.

"Does it hurt?" He asks in concern.

"A little," I mumble.

"I didn't think it'd leave a bruise. And you said you were okay. Otherwise I wouldn't have let you carry that heavy bag. What all have you got in that?"

I couldn't help but let out a laugh. "Adonis, you don't have to be so nice to me. What? Do you pity me now after knowing my situation?"

"Who pitied you? You are just a stupid little thing!" He says and pokes me near my shoulder.

"Ahh..ouch! It hurts!" I scoff and he chuckles, starting to slowly massage me with his thumb again. This time it felt soothing and I closed my eyes as he kept rubbing down my back.

"Okay, that's enough, I guess. The bruise will be gone by tomorrow," he finally says, giving me a pat.

"Oh..uhm..thank you," I nod to him, leaving the t-shirt free, letting it fall over my back.

"I'll go and wash my hands now. Lie down," he says and walks towards the bathroom. I lie down on my stomach and snuggle my head into the pillow. I couldn't help but smile to myself.

The handsome Basketball captain of Cypress high, every girl's crush, just gave me a massage. Is this for real?

Within a minute, Adonis is back and he crawls up beside me after turning off the lights. Then he suddenly places his arm around my body and pulls me closer to him.

"What are you doing?" I ask, totally taken aback.

"Cuddling you. Actually, I can't sleep without hugging something. I guess that's why I wasn't able to sleep until now. And you know what, you resemble my teddy bear."

"What?!"

"Teddy bear." He whispers in my ear and pulls me even closer, almost suffocating me. "Sleep fast, little one. We barely got four hours to sleep now."

"Don't call me little one!" I say trying to free myself from his hold.

"Then I will call you teddy bear," he chuckles and places his thigh too over mine, trapping me like an octopus. "Good night, Theo," he then whispers, strocking my hair.

"Mm..Good night," I mumble and place my head on his chest, feeling a bit uncomfortable but also warm.