Thread: More Than Blood [Saria & Banter]

Kai rolled his eyes at Dietrich. We'll be fine, he muttered, heading for the door and grabbing his jacket. It wasn't like it was an entirely unsafe neighborhood and it would only take twenty minutes to get there and back. He was just glad his brother hadn't insisted on walking with them. Once he was outside he breathed in the cooling night air as if it were the sweetest thing he'd ever smelled. He never noticed until he was away from his family how stifled he felt around them. Well that was certainly a surprise, Lauren said, taking his hand with a yawn as they started walking. What was? Well... she started, hesitating and glancing at him from the corner of his eye before deciding to just say it, your brother licking your finger for one. I mean, that was kind of weird right? Does he do that kind of thing a lot? Kai tensed and rubbed the finger Dietrich had licked against his pants with a grimace. Hell if I know, he muttered before falling silent. He didn't want to talk about his brother and if he'd known she'd bring that up he would have had his father drive her home. He didn't know why Dietrich did half the things he did. He'd thought he'd understood his brother when they were younger, but ever since they started growing apart, he didn't get him at all. Dietrich could rarely say anything simply, always had to be vague or make obscure comments, and at some point he'd stopped caring about trying to decipher them. Lauren sighed and fell silent, wanting to tell Kai to be careful, though she couldn't bring herself to say it. She'd seen that look of Dietrich's before and knew it could lead to trouble, but... they were brothers. Maybe she'd just imagined it. When they reached her house, Kai was still brooding, so she lifted his hand and pulled his finger into her mouth, grinning at the shocked look. She made a soft moaning sound and wiggled her tongue suggestively before biting at his fingertip and pulling away. Happy birthday, Kai, she said sweetly, kissing his cheek while he was still trying to recover and turning to unlock the door. Kai stood like a gaping fish on her porch even after the door was closed, trying to ignore the snugness of his pants. Damn hormones. He rubbed his thumb against his finger as he turned and headed back. He was in no rush to return and took his time, not really looking forward to being stuck in the same room with Dietrich. If it was only a week, he'd be more than happy to sleep on the couch, but five? He couldn't even justify bumming at Lauren's or Brett's for that long. It took him almost thirty minutes to get back home at the pace he'd walked and he hung up his jacket before heading up to his room. Is there any hot water left? he called, listening to see if the shower was taken as he stepped into his room. He glanced at his desk when he noticed it'd been moved and some of his presents had been put away. He was meticulous, borderline OCD, when it came to his room as it was the one place he felt he had any semblance of control over half the time. Don't touch my stuff, he said tightly, stalking over to shove everything back into its proper place, even if it was only half an inch off.