The Prom

Posted on Tue Feb 10th, 2015 @ 12:34am by Lieutenant Dylan Santiago & Lieutenant Commander Ethan Chaparral MD
Edited on on Tue Feb 10th, 2015 @ 3:52am

Mission: Reman Z
Location: New Orleans
Timeline: 14 years ago

Ethan checked the mirror for the tenth time in the past hour. Earlier, after taking a shower, he'd shaved, though he didn't really to, dressed in a traditional though ever so slightly trendy looking grey tuxedo and fixed his hair. Jamie, his father, had helped him with his bow tie, then retreated to his study with a few words of reassurance. His mother Ulani was now looking at him a smile on her face.

"You look fine son, you just need to quit fussing, I'm sure Kyle isn't going to worry if you don't look perfect. You've been friends awhile now. And its not like you haven't gone out with him since you became... boyfriends"

Ethan blushed slightly. "I know mom," Ethan said, "but nothing formal, nothing like this and remember last year?"

Ulani nodded compassionately. "Last year was completely different. Diana was a bitch and didn't deserve you and that was before you realized who you were. Who you really liked. And besides you're a much better dancer now."

"Yeah, thanks to you," Ethan relented, "but I'm still nervous. I don't know what to do."

"Just do what comes naturally son, and it will all work out. Just be careful."

Ethan's slight flush, turned into a full-fledged one then, "Oh MOM I didn't meant that kind of not knowing what to do. Not that I do know, we haven't you know done that. Had sex I mean and I'm not intending to, tonight. And if I were I don't think I'd tell you. I just meant that I wasn't sure about the whole thing. This is all really new to me.'

"Well the advice still holds true. Just don't have any expectations except that you're going to be the cutest couple out there and that you're going to have fun."

"Okay mom, but I still need to ask you about...." his words were cut off the sound of the chime outside their door.

Outside the Chaparral house, Kyle was busy playing with his bow tie, hoping that he looked good enough for his date. Shifting nervously from foot to foot, he suddenly wondered if he was doing the right thing.

Jamie hearing the chime and guessing that his wife and oldest son were probably still busy, set down his PAdD and went to open the door. "Good evening Kyle, how are you this evening? Won't you come in?"

"I'm good thank you Sir." Kyle smiled warmly at Jamie if a little hesitantly as he stepped inside and looked around, eager to see if Ethan was there.

Ulani squeezed her son's shoulder, "Go have fun, and no curfew tonight."

Ethan raised a brow, fighting hard not to blush, or think about the the implications of that statement. He then walked out of the study and into the foyer.

"Uh, hey Kyle," he said feeling slightly uncomfortable with both his parents in the room and undecided how to greet the other boy. Then in a moment of boldness, he crossed the distance between them and kissed him on the cheek.

"Hey yourself." Kyle smiled at Ethan, his hand going to his cheek where the other boys lips had just been, "You look...great." he said as he looked him up and down then blushed as he realised that they were being watched with interest.

Ulani smiled at the boys reassuringly and took out her PAaD. "Okay, here we go. Just a couple of pictures and you two boys can be on your way to the dance."

"Yes, " Jamie added, and try not to drive like a bat out of hell on your way there. And no drinking. Oh and have fun."

Ethan looked at Kyle shrugging his shoulders. "We might as well get the pictures, or we'll never hear the end of it. But it won't take long.I promise."

"So long as I can have a copy then it's fine." Kyle smiled at Ethan.

"We can do that, "Ulani said, So why don't you just put your arms around each other, then do one where you're looking into each other's eyes. And then one where you're fixing each other's bow ties. Then we'll be done."

"Feels kind of weird." Kyle whispered as they posed for the camera. He fancied the pants off of Ethan but being put on display like this for Ulani and Jamie just felt...odd.

'Yeah, I know," Ethan whispered back, "I feel like I'm in a zoo or something. Still the whole staring into your eyes thing, I could get used to."

"Yeah?" Kyle beamed, meeting Ethan's gaze and having to agree that it felt very right.

"Yeah," Ethan responded, "I think I like you, I mean rea...."

Ulani cleared her throat, "Boys, we're right here."

"Uh, yeah right mom, " Ethan said as he turned from Kyle to his mother.

"Sorry Mrs Chaparral." Kyle flushed bright red.

"Yeah, sorry mom," Ethan agreed, his face as red as his boyfriends.

They were only met with smiles from both Mr and Mrs. Chaparral and soon were released from their photography marathon.

They got out to the family hoovercar, a trendy, if somewhat boxy affair and stepped inside. Before starting the engine, Ethan turned to Kyle sitting in the seat opposite him and said, "This is what I really wanted to do, just not with them watching and he leaned in and pressed his lips to the other boy's.

Leaning in to Ethan, Kyle sighed happily and whispered "I've really wanted to to do that too. You really look good you know." he pulled back to meet Ethan's gaze.

"So do you," Ethan said giving Kyle a quick once over before returning to look into his eyes. He briefly wondered, not for the first time what he looked like under his clothes and what it would be like to do more than just kiss, which is all the two had done up until that point. He quickly subdued those thoughts, because it would be dangerous to linger on them and stated the engine.

"So, my mom showed me a couple of dances, and yeah that was kind of weird, but at least I won't be stepping all over your feet," Ethan said as he started to back out of the driveway.

"Dances huh?" Kyle smiled, "I hadn't really thought about it but it's good that one of us will know what we're doing." he grinned sheepishly, realising that he was totally unprepared for this date.

"Well then, I guess I'll have to lead, but you're pretty coordinated, I'm sure you'll catch on."

"Hope so otherwise you might end up in the ER with a broken foot." Kyle chuckled, looking sideways at his date.

Ethan began driving, "We'll be fine, " Ethan encouraged. "You know I like you don't you? I mean, uh really like you. You know like falling in love with you like you."

"Yeah?" Kyle beamed, "Well...I really like you too." he reached over and put a hand over Ethan's.

Ethan smiled as Kyle's hand closed over his. "Good, because I thought that afterwards we could, you know go to Angelino's or someplace like that. You know. " He paused cutting a glance at Kyle before turning his eyes back to the road. "Something uh, romantic. I mean if you're okay with that."

"I'm okay with that." Kyle replied before adding "You should uh..know that my parents are away this weekend so I have the house to myself if you kind of wanted to come over there later." He looked away, suddenly feeling nervous and not sure if Ethan knew what he was suggesting.

Ethan swerved suddenly at Kyle's words, but he quickly got the vehicle back on track. "you mean, like I could um, stay the night?"

"Only if you wanted to." Kyle replied hurriedly, "If not it's no big deal." he added, looking out of the window as he found himself needing to look anywhere other than at Ethan.

Ethan forced himself to breath normally, or as normal as he could. Lately he'd been thinking a lot about what it would really be like to do IT with somebody instead of just his imagination and his hand. And not just with anyone, but with Kyle.

"I really want to, Kyle. I mean I've wondered about, uh things, and you, I mean us. I uh, I'm not sure what I mean. But yeah I think it would be fun. I mean you know spending the night and all."

Kyle let out a breath that he hadn't even known he'd been holding and turned to look back at Ethan as he said "I think so too."

They made it to the High School managing to dance around the subject both boys were thinking about. Their school was small, exclusive, and expensive. Only the best and brightest were accepted there. Ethan was there on soccer scholarship. Kyle, who was more academically gifted than Ethan didn't need a scholarship as his parent were very well off.

They were the only same sex couple, at least the only openly gay couple at the dance, but no one seemed to pay them any more attention than anyone else.

After they had had gotten and drank some punch, Ethan looked over at Kyle and said, "You want to try dancing? It's a slow dance. Just follow along and stay, you know, close."

"I'd love to...just remember to mind your toes." he grinned at Ethan as he drained his glass and set it down, tentatively holding out a hand.

Ethan took his hand and led him out onto the dance floor. When they got there, he wrapped one arm around Kyle's waist and took the other boy's arm with his free hand. "Just relax and flow with the music," he said.

"Easy for you to say." Kyle replied nervously as he tried to listen to the music yet all he seemed to hear was Ethan.

Kyle's leaning up against him, was making it difficult for the teenager to concentrate on what they were supposed to be doing, dancing. His thoughts began drifting in other directions. They'd never really been this close before.

^=^This is an old, old song,^=^came over the speakers, ^=^But, we think everyone will like it.6=^

Then I Can't Help Falling In Love With You began playing. Ethan managed to remember what his mother had shown him for all of about six steps and Kyle was keeping up, then he made the mistake of looking into the other boy's eyes and lost his concentration. He forgot all about the timing and the proper steps and just moved, keeping in sync with the music only by happenstance. But at the moment he didn't really care.

"You think this should be our song?" Kyle asked softly wanting nothing more than to kiss Ethan right now as he felt his body responding to his proximity.

"Yeah, I think this should be our song, because its exactly how I feel." Ethan said. Then lowering his voice to a whisper he continued. "I, uh, I want you Kyle. I mean I want to, well you know, with you."

"I want you too." Kyle admitted, suddenly feeling very nervous as he added tentatively "Want to get out of here?"

Ethan hadn't really been sure that he and Kyle wanted the same thing, though when Kyle had informed him his parents were going to be out of town and invited him to spend the night, he had a pretty good idea. But still there had been some uncertainty.

Now he knew they both wanted to be with each other intimately. To make love to each other, though the details were still to be worked out. Part of him wanted to stay at the party awhile longer. Just to dance with his boyfriend. It was easier, safer.

However part of him was even more aroused by Kyle's sudden boldness. Being a teenage boy full of love and lust, with a vivid imagination of what his first time would be like. That was the part of him that won out and it took just under two minutes to do so.

"Yeah, let's get out of here," he declared.

TBC

A joint post by

Kyle Cross
NPC Dylan Santiago

Ethan Chaparral
Teenager