Milo opened his eyes as he stabled himself since he was about to drift to sleep in Hunter's embrace. Both of his hands formed the sign. "See you…" He tried to open the knob, remembering he had to unlock the door. He slowly pulled out his set of keys and, after a few tries, unlocked the door. Milo looked over to Hunter with a tired smile.
Hunter let out a small laugh, “Sleep well, you cute little dork,” He smiled, but made himself turn around and walk to his car before he stayed any longer. Once Hunter got in his pickup truck, he waited a little bit just to make sure Milo would get into the building safely.
Milo finally closed the front door and he tiptoed to his room. Since his eyes hadn't fully adjusted, he bumped into a couple things, cringing every time. Finally making it to his room, he plopped right on his bed and fell asleep a minute later.
Hunter smiled softly, a warm happy feeling still in his chest. He took a moment before starting the car and making his way home. He lived with his foster parents and foster sister in a quaint little house not too far away from school. It took him a little bit until he finally pulled in the driveway and turned off the car. Hunter cringed when he saw the light was still on. He slowly approached his house, trying to be as quiet as possible as he opened his door.
It only took setting one foot inside the door before someone came barreling into him with a tight embrace. “Oh my gosh Hunter you’re alright, we were so worried!” Wendy, his foster mother, exclaimed, squishing him a little as she hugged him.
Hunter quickly pushed her away, “I’m fine-“
“Hunter Paul Kemp you get your butt in this house right now,” Carl, his foster father, said angrily, despite Hunter already being inside the house, “You have some explaining to do, young man,” Carl crossed his arms over his chest, a scowl on his face.
Before Hunter could even respond, Wendy cut in, “Oh honey, we were so worried about you, we thought about calling the police- what if someone kidnapped you or worse-“
“I’m fine.” Hunter interrupted coldly, already walking to his room.
“Hunter, don’t expect you’re off the hook, we’ll be discussing this in the mornin-“ Hunter slammed the door to his room before he could hear the end of Carl’s sentence, sighing. He already missed Milo. Hunter plopped on his bed without bothering to get under the blankets, and fell into a restless sleep for the night.
(Timeskip to the next day at school?)
(Yus!)
~Time Skip~
It was still dark outside when Milo woke up that morning. He realized that he was still in the clothes from the day before. Then the night before entered his mind. A big smile appeared on his face as he started getting undressed to take a shower. All he could think about was Hunter. It was a good thing he woke up so early because he had taken a long time to get ready, still thinking about Hunter. After finally getting ready, he said goodbye to his mom and left the apartment faster than usual. Speed walking, he made it to the school in record time. He sat out front waiting for Hunter.
Hunter had set his alarm earlier the next morning so he could wake up and hightail it out of there before his parents and sister woke. He felt like shit. Last night had been plagued by strange nightmares, with him and Milo. Except they didn’t like each other, and Hunter had kept hurting Milo. By the time he pulled into the school parking lot all he wanted to do was see Milo and make sure he was safe. Hunter made sure to wear a thick shirt and sweatshirt today, hoping it would hide the glow if he got close to Milo. If his friends found out they were soulmates… Hunter prayed that wouldn’t happen.
Milo saw Hunter's truck pull into the parking lot. He stood up, smiling while making his way to his truck. His chest started at a dull glow, but the closer he got, the brighter it got. Anxiously, he looked around to see if people were watching them, but they were early enough that not too many people were there yet. "Hi, Hunter~!" Milo said stopping right in front of him.
Hunter nearly jumped out of his skin -he had barely been paying attention- before a smile grew on his tired face. It was so good to see Milo safe. He put his hood up over his head, before giving Milo a quick embrace. “Hi Milo,” Hunter said softly, his eyes crinkling in the corners.
Milo kept his arms around Hunter even after he let go. "I'm so happy to see you!" He said looking up at him. Milo had never had anything like this, so it was totally new to him. Hunter was actually his first kiss. "How are you?"
“Tired,” Hunter replied, a yawn escaping him as he did so. “I didn’t sleep too well last night. How about you?” He asked with a small smile as his hands drifted back to Milo’s waist.
Milo nodded, still smiling. "I don't think I got enough sleep, but I'm good… I'm sorry you didn't sleep well." He said as he went up on his toes to kiss Hunter.
Hunter kissed Milo back, murmuring after the kiss, “Well that might just help me wake up.” He lifted his hand to run it through Milo’s hair, kissing him again. It was like a perfect harmony, no description could capture the moment because it was so perfect.
Milo ran his hands up and down Hunter's back as they continued to kiss. A small smiled was on his lips. A bit later, he forced himself to stop. "I just want to tell you that you… you are my first kiss…" Milo said with a smile. The ten-minute warning bell rang and he sighed.
“I’m your first kiss?” Hunter’s eyes widened slightly, “Did you- Was it what you expected?” Hunter hoped he didn’t let down Milo. Hunter had kissed Lexi before, and a few girls before he started dating her, but Milo had been different. Kissing Milo… it felt like it put weight in the word ‘kiss’. Like it was no longer just a word or an action, but moment that held so much love in it. He glanced at the school, seeing people start rushing in. Hunter knew his friends were somewhere in there, and it was only a few more moment before he had to part ways with Milo.
"It was so much more," Milo said with a smile. He gave Hunter one last kiss, before pulling away very hesitantly. "See you in P.E.?" A sad smile was on his face.
A small feeling of pride swelled in Hunter’s chest at Milo’s response, but the. he glanced at the school. “Yeah, I’ll see you then,” He sighed, wishing he could just stay here all day with Milo. “We should probably go in at different times, so my friends don’t know…” Hunter trailed off, a frown growing on his face.
"Yeah…" Milo said with slight sadness. "I'll um, go first since I'm usually at school first anyway." He looked down for a second before he gave Hunter a smile and started walking to the school. He put his hand behind his back signing "I love you" to Hunter.
Hunter smiled back at him as he walked away, a warm fluttery feeling sparkling in his chest. He waited a few minutes before going in himself, only to have his friends, Jacob and Chase, greet him. “Hey Hunter!” Jacob called before they walked up beside him. “Check this out, that know-it-all has a soulmate.” Hunter froze, heart beating rapidly in his chest until Jacob showed him his phone. It was a selfie so middle schooler had taken on the stopped ride, and it showed him and Milo in the background. Hunter’s head was, thankfully, covered by his hood. Jacob’s voice finally shook him out of his head, “…should go give him a little talking to after school, we’ll meet you by his locker.”
“I-“ Hunter’s protest was cut off my the bell, and Jacob and Chase were already heading to class, since if they were late again they’d get another detention. “Shit,” Hunter muttered to himself, wanting to kick something. He didn’t know how he’d get out of this one…
Milo was smiling a little too much while sitting in class. He was drawing 6 hearts at a time for each letter in Hunter's name. He couldn't wait to see Hunter again, but he knew he couldn't really be with him during school. There was a sad undertone to it though. Milo would have to stay away from Hunter all school day since they were notorious for being on bad conditions. Some people were even against them being even friends. Milo was brought out of his thoughts by the teacher. She had called on him. He looked at the board and answered the question with ease after a bit of hesitation.
It felt like it took forever before PE class came. Hunter had been trying to think of ways he could get out of what his friends wanted to do at the end of school, but it all seemed to come to the same conclusion—Jacob and Chase would still want him to beat up Milo. Hunter had to talk to him, but in the locker room before class, Hunter’s friends kept hanging around him so he never got a chance to get away and talk to Milo privately.
Milo had a big smile on his face as he made his way to the locker room. He was one of the first people in there so he sat on one of the benches for a bit waiting for Hunter. As people filed in, he slowly went to his locker to unlock it.
Hunter glanced at Milo out of the corner of his eye, but Jacob -who also shared PE with them- interrupted him from his thoughts. “I can’t believe that nerd has a soulmate. I feel bad for whoever got stuck with him,” Jacob said rather loudly, and Hunter had to restrain his retort.
“Yeah, I bet they’re both losers,” Hunter responded absentmindedly. In truth, Hunter did feel like he was a bit of a loser since he couldn’t even freely talk with Milo in school.
Milo saw Hunter with his friend. Pretty soon he heard their conversation, then Hunter's response. He glanced over to them again. Hunter couldn't have meant that… he's probably just saying that so his friend doesn't think anything. Milo quickly changed and locked up his locker, leaving the locker room. Could everything have been a lie? Was Hunter serious? Milo overthought things a lot, maybe too much, but it's just part of his nature.
PE class was almost torture. Not the physical activity in it, but how Hunter had to make himself stay as far away as possible from Milo so his chest wouldn’t glow through his shirt. One time in the middle of class he tried subtly signing to Milo ‘I love you’, but they were far away from each other and Hunter didn’t think he held it up long enough for Milo to see. He was glad when the teacher dismissed them to go to the locker room.
Milo sighed as he quickly went back to the locker rooms. He hadn't expected it to be that hard to talk to Hunter during PE, but he was so wrong about that. PE was double bad that day because one, Milo doesn't like to be super active and two, he had to stay away from Hunter. Once again, he sat on a bench and raked his hand through his messy hair, kind of waiting for Hunter.
Hunter speed-walked into the locker room, relief washing over him to find out no one else was there except Milo. He grinned as he approached the bench, “Hey Milo, there’s something I need to tell you, it’s-“ Hunter heard the locker room door open, and Jacob’s voice could be heard as he talked to another guy walking in. Hunter panicked. “I’ll see you at the end of the day, loser,” He forced a frown on his face, but he prayed that Milo knew he didn’t actually mean it as he added for show when Jacob came in the locker room, “Stupid know-it-all.”
Hunter quickly walked away from Milo so Jacob wouldn’t see his chest glowing then got changed, forcing himself not to look back at Milo.
Milo's face dropped after Hunter left to change. He didn't know what to think, what was really going on? He thought it best to stay away from Hunter for the rest of the day. Slowly, he stood up and changed, leaving immediately after. Milo had thought something like this would happen right from the beginning, and he seemed to be right. He had to give props to Hunter for acting so well, he was definitely convinced.
Hunter got changed, happy to have his sweatshirt on again that would cover up his chest. In the next class, he kept on glancing at Milo. Hunter needed to warn him about Jacob and Chase before the end of the day, but he never got a chance in class. It was another lecture day unfortunately. And before Hunter knew it, the clock was only a few minutes away from the release bell.
During this class, Milo had barely written any notes, which was strange since he was an avid note-taker. Thoughts of Hunter were twisting and turning in his head. He was slightly behind Hunter so, when he wasn't randomly doodling in his notebook, he was looking at Hunter, looking away when Hunter glanced over to him. He glanced up at the clock, there were 2 minutes until the dismissal bell rang. Milo sighed heavily, staying in his seat a bit longer after the bell rang. Pretty soon Milo and a couple more people were left in the classroom.
Hunter stood, glancing at the teacher. There were a few people left in the room, so he couldn’t blow his cover. He sighed, then turned towards Milo and put his fist down on his soulmate’s desk. Hunter’s other hand came and grabbed Milo’s shirt. He heard the teacher say his name in warning, but he didn’t listen as he pulled Milo out of his seat and leaned in to whisper in his soulmate’s ear, “Don’t go to your locker. Jacob and Chase are waiting there for you. They want me to beat you up.”
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