"Wake up,"Li Yunxi tapped the sleeping Gu Shan gently.
Gu Shan opened his eyes and slowly detached his head from the other's shoulder. Those dark brown eyes batted lazily as he looked up to Li Yunxi. He looked a little bit confused and he immediately started scanning his surrounding.
"We're still in the taxi. We've arrived so we have to get off,"Li Yunxi clarified.
"Oh,"Gu Shan responded in realization and immediately opened the car door stepping outside. Li Yunxi followed suit and the two of them walked inside together. Gu Shan took fast,light footsteps rushing up the stairs. He couldn't wait to land his exhausted self on his soft mattress and slip under his fragrant quilt. Li Yunxi followed closely watching the boy's behaviour. He was worried the boy would miss a step and trip and maybe roll down the stairs which was undeniably dangerous. Luckily the boy moved swiftly without any mistakes- both his legs seemed to obey him despite his dangerous speed.
Gu Shan shoved the key to their apartment out of his pocket , inserted it in the keyhole twisting it in one go. He then pushed the door open and slipped inside without looking back. He headed straight to the bedroom where his two mattresses lay on the floor beside Liu Daxun's bed. Liu Daxun was fast asleep only the sounds of his gentle snores filled the room. Gu Shan was too weak to even take off his clothes. He just threw himself on the mattresses and slept like a log.
*****
"Seems like today's it's only the two of us,"Liu Daxun said while he and Xiao Hui jogged beside each other.
"What time did they come back?"
"I don't know I was already asleep."
"Seems like they had fun together."
"Maybe,"Liu Daxun uttered with uncertainty and suddenly sped up leaving his friend behind shouting all the curse words at him.
*****
A sweet aroma crept into Gu Shan's nostrils the minute he opened his eyes. He rose up and immediately stretched. He patted his pockets in search of his phone but then he noticed the transparent backpack on the dressing table. He got up and walked towards the bag, opened it taking out his cellphone. He checked the time which he confirmed to be half past noon. The phone was almost running out of battery so he walked over to the nightstand beside Liu Daxun's bed and inserted the charger. He walked out of the room clutching his grumbling stomach that demanded immediate attention.
By the time he reached the kitchen his friend was already plating the food. A mouthful of saliva filled his mouth the moment he set his eyes on the presentable dishes in front of him. Although Liu Daxun wasn't the best cook,he was at a better place than him. Whenever he found himself alone and hungry before,he would just order take out and maybe supplement the food with some snacks which were always stored in plenty in his house.
"How are you?"Gu Shan greeted him taking a seat .
"I'm fine,"Liu Daxun muttered softly gazing at his friend,"When did you come back last night?"
"I don't remember correctly maybe around three?"Gu Shan uttered uncertainly.
"You must be hungry. Go ahead and eat."
"Mm,"Gu Shan agreed scooping some rice from his bowl.
*****
"Yah!"Liu Daxun danced with joy for being able to defeat Gu Shan for the first time in the computer game they were playing. Gu Shan was a legend at playing such games so defeating him was almost impossible.
"Now will you fulfill my three wishes?"Liu Daxun asked in a challenging tone. Today Liu Daxun was in a competitive mood. They made a bet that if he won,Gu Shan would do any three things that he would order him to do. It was some sort of a dare.
Gu Shan ran his fingers through his curly hair and groaned in frustration. He still couldn't believe that Liu Daxun had managed to defeat him.What stressed him even more was fear of what Liu Daxun would order him to do. His gut feeling told him it would be something naughty and mischievous contradicting with his principles.
"What do you want me to do?"Gu Shan asked trying to feign confidence.
"First you have to go with me to the club again. Second , you'll wear a crop top to the club....and ..."Liu Daxun trailed off.
"What's the third one?"Gu Shan choked out almost dying of suspense.
"I'll tell you where we arrive at the club,"he replied with a mischievous gleam in his eyes.
Gu Shan sighed nervously trying to guess what his mischievous friend had in store for him. Going to the club wasn't a big deal but wearing a croptop something he had never worn before was a little extra. He bought them in plenty because of his uncle's persuasion but he wasn't ready to wear them. For some reason he wasn't confident about his body.
In compliance to his friends wishes or rather orders,Gu Shan wore a black shiny croptop and paired it with a pair of black leather pants. He had decided to go for the bold look. He styled his hair and left with his friend to the club.
*****
"You look..."Liu Daxun started trying to find the right words to describe how beautiful his friend looked.
"Please don't compliment me,"he pleaded his face flushed with embarrassment and Liu Daxun laughed out loud in amusement throwing his head back. He was actually surprised his friend complied with his orders. He at least expected him to bargain his way out of it.
As they headed over towards the counter,Gu Shan could feel someone's lingering gaze on him. He didn't dare to look up. His eyes swept the floor as they walked towards their target place.
The one whose gaze never left the boy's body was none other than Li Yunxi. Xiao Hui was surprised as well but he didn't stare too much. Li Yunxi swallowed hard and looked away distracting himself with arranging the drinks. Ever since he met the boy,he seemed to surprise him every time with something different and it was damn intriguing.
"Hi guys," Liu Daxun greeted excitedly.
"You look happy today,"Xiao Hui said studying his friend keenly.
"Well let's say I got what I wanted,"Liu Daxun revealed subtly.
"Which is?..."Xiao Hui trailed off curiously.
"I'll tell you later. Make some cocktails for us,"Liu Daxun ordered.
"Yunxi is quite good at that. He'll make you some."
"You promised not to tell anyone that I lost,"Gu Shan nudged his friend and whisper yelled at him.
"I won't say anything about you losing. I'll just say I convinced you ,"Liu Daxun whisper yelled back.
Gu Shan's doe eyes shifted to the busy man combining and mixing ingredients to make cocktails for them. He was intrigued by how smooth and precise his hand movements were. He looked like the god of cocktails ,like he had cast a spell on the ingredients to obey his hands.
Some minutes later he presented their drinks and just on the first sip Gu Shan and Liu Daxun moaned at the pleasant taste.
"It tastes so good,"Liu Daxun complimented smacking his lips in satisfaction but his review didn't matter to Li Yunxi. The one beside him was the one whose review he cared about. Li Yunxi involuntarily watched him studying his beautiful face searching for any reactions. He was glad seeing the boy sipping the drink calmly without grimacing or showing any signs of disgust. The cocktails had the right balance of flavours which definitely suited their taste. They were flavorful and visually appealing.
"What's your third wish?"Gu Shan whispered impatiently shifting nervously on the barstool.
"You'll dance with me at the dancefloor,"Liu Daxun revealed with a mischievous grin.
"What!?"
"If you can dance at a goddamn concert why can't you dance here?"
"That's different. In the concert I just jump to the beat and they're no perverts there. But here someone might grope my ass,"Gu Shan cringed at his own words.
"I'll shield you no one will touch you,"Liu Daxun promised.
"What are you guys talking about?"Xiao Hui asked interrupting them .
"I'm just trying to persuade him to go dancing with me. He's afraid someone will touch him inappropriately but I told him if anyone dares to do that I'll beat the hell out of him."
Xiao Hui chuckled lightly hearing his friend's possessive words.
"Hui-ge,give me that hard liquor you gave me last time,"Gu Shan suddenly ordering shocking them .
"Are you sure you can handle it?" Xiao Hui asked with concern.
"I need something to boost my confidence so I can dance."
Xiao Hui did as he wished.Gu Shan grimaced every time the bitter taste of the liquor came into contact with his tongue and throat. He persevered just to muster enough courage to go to the dancefloor and when he did he jumped from his seat and stretched his muscles right in front of them showing he was ready to rock the dancefloor. As he stretched the croptop was lifted upwards revealing his belly a lot more. He began walking away swaying his hips sexily with the leather pants hugging his beautiful ass.
"Fucking croptop! Fucking leather pants! "Li Yunxi cursed under his breath almost becoming insane.
"What did you say?"Xiao Hui turned to face him when he heard the incoherent sounds.
"Nothing."
"Guys I better go and get him under control,"Liu Daxun said rushing after his friend.
For some reason Li Yunxi remembered how the boy lost control of himself under the influence of the cookies he ate that day.