One-shot: DAZED AND CONFUSED [Josh/Metis, Charles/Jay]

FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

Title: DAZED AND CONFUSED
Pairing: Josh/Metis (some vague Charles/Jay)
Rating: Um... PG... PG 13 maybe for words if there are any (cursing that is...cause there are plenty words. Lol.)
Summary: My Entry for Nuu-loofa and Schumie-loofa's HoneySyn Contest. End-of-the-school-year dance. End-of-the-school-year costume dance.(All Imma gonna say, stfu. :p My other fics will have much loverlier summaries. Not this, or it'd give funnies and such away.)
Author Notes: My first HoneySyn fic, ftw... so yesh... tell ush what you think, preciooooous... I mean, I'm not keeping Gollum locked under the porch in the back of my house... nope. ^.^ ...
Prompts Picked: Both! Oho. XD [Almost forgot to list this. ;-;]

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Honeydew Syndrome Contest Entry

“DAZED AND CONFUSED”

“You’ve got to be kidding me, Charles!”

Metis was not happy. In fact, what he was feeling could be characterized as downright aggravation. And the sinister little smirk on the blonde’s face was not improving his mood at all.

“You are the one who agreed,” Charles said, his tone almost one of boredom.

“The deal’s off then! I’ll buy your damned years worth of lunch. I am not wearing this!”

Charles sighed and rolled his eyes. “I don’t know what your issue is. You look perfectly fine.”

“I. Am. Not. Wearing. Freaking. Spandex.”

A smirk promptly flitted onto Charles’s face before disappearing appropriately. Metis shut his eyes as his hands curled into fists, nails digging into his palms.

Two days before, Charles had arrived at the lunch table, grinning pleasantly. Warily, Metis had asked what was up. Charles had at that point offered to lessen Metis’ sentence to a month’s worth of lunch for the Jock party incident provided that he did a favor in return. Metis, not the richest high school kid in the world--not to mention that Charles took advantage when free meals were the case, agreed without asking what the terms of the favor were. Not very smart where Charles is concerned.

He now stood in his friend’s parent’s living room, before a vampiric Charles, in an exact replica of Robin’s costume—old school, of course. The occasion? The high school’s end-of-the-school-year costume dance.

“Charles…” He cautiously opened his eyes and relaxed his hands. Charles was lounging on the couch, looking quite amused by the whole affair.

“May,” he said and there was utter finality in his voice. “It’s too late to get you another costume. You are going as Robin. End of story.”

Metis sighed and accepted his fate. He should have known that Charles would never let him out of this, even if he’d been held at gun point. Rather than sulk, he grinned at the blond Dracula.

“Put your teeth on then, Lestat.”

Charles lifted a brow but picked up the little white cap-fangs he’d placed on the coffee table and slipped them on with ease. Metis regarded the blond with a flat look.

“They don’t annoy you at all?”

Charles smirked and shook his head. “No, they are the best I’ve heard. Tried them on last night. You just need to mold and customize them. Then slip them on over your canines.” He shrugged, as if everyone in the world should be a scholar on vampire fangs. He then stood up, his cape flowing in a way that flattered the fledgling, so to say. Metis couldn’t help but take in the supernatural being that stood before him. If anyone ever fit the part of a vampire, Charles most definitely did.

The blond had chosen a Victorian style to run with. His dress included the typical dress pants, dress shirt, bow tie, and suspenders. A long black cape completed the ensemble, and with his shoulder-length blonde hair, he looked very much like an adolescent version of Anne Rice’s Lestat de Lioncourt. Metis couldn’t help but grin.

“Is Jay your Louis then?”

Charles rolled his eyes, but smirked as the telltale sound of Jay’s car sounded outside. “Let’s go, Boy Wonder.” He snickered and Metis grumbled, heading past him for the door. He ignored the smirk that fell onto his other friend’s face and pulled open the back door, sliding in.

“Say nothing,” he said by way of greeting to the equally regally clad Jay. While he couldn’t really tell, Jay seemed to be dressed as some type of royalty. Either a duke or count, he wasn’t sure and, at the moment, couldn’t care less. Neither Jay’s or Charles’ costumes were likely to get them kicked out of the dance on account of being far too tight. Charles slipped into the front seat without a word to either Jay or Metis, and—as they pulled out of the driveway and headed for the school—Metis was just fine with that. He closed his eyes, ignoring the chitchat now passing between the other two. When he next opened his eyes, however, Jay had just pulled his car into a parking space between a Cruiser and a Ford. Jay and Charles got out of the car, Charles bending over to glare at his best friend.

“Get out of the car, May,” he said and as if God himself had commanded it, Metis emerged from the car—albeit reluctantly—and slammed the door shut, earning him a death glare from royalty. He sighed and followed the two, glad that he’d opted to wear the cape—even if it would just draw more attention.

As they entered the gym doors, only one outcome made this dance an iota less embarrassing for the totally-not-an-emo emo: the gym was dark except for the strobe lights and lamps placed at different intervals around the place. With this revelation, Metis’ previous assortment of feelings lessened and he actually smiled.

“Well, at least I have a mask,” he said, looking at Charles. The blonde and part blonde looked at him before exchanging equally amused looks. Charles then regarded his friend with a smile that would have been considered empathetic had it been anyone but Charles. For Charles, the smile was just downright pitying.

“It wouldn’t help you even if the people here knew who the hell you were,” he said simply.

“I assure you that by tomorrow they’ll know,” Jay added, trying and failing to hold back a snicker. Without warning, he closed his hand around Charles’ hand, and the blond vampire was taken by surprise for what was no doubt the first time in his life. Metis watched in awe as Charles silently allowed the prince-or-duke-or-royal-something to pull him onto the dance floor. What in the name of Cable and Deadpool was going on? He didn’t have much time to ponder the development as people were suddenly noticing him, several pointing and even a few catcalls reaching his ears. He made a face and headed for the gym benches just to the right of the punch table, his attention on Jay and Charles who were dancing quite exuberantly… well… Jay was, Charles was just swaying in a way that looked surprisingly good and natural to him. It seemed that maybe Charles didn’t hate Jay like Josh had thought.

Metis groaned. Why the hell was that topic coming up in his thoughts? If it wasn’t bad enough that he was dressed as fucking Robin in spandex. Josh could possibly even be watching him right now, laughing with his friends. He groaned again, placing his face into his hands. Goddamn it. Goddamn Josh. Goddamn his stupid hormones. Maybe he should just grab Jay and demand that the pretty boy take him home.

What the hell am I doing here, anyway, he thought.

May looked up and blinked, his jaw dropping several inches at the scene before him. Jay. In Charles’ arms. Being kissed by Charles. Kissed quite thoroughly by Charles. Double-yoo tee eff?

Seriously. What the fuck?

Metis was so engrossed in what was happening between his two friends (which <i>every person</i> in the gym was also preoccupied with) that he hadn’t felt a hand close around his own at first. That lasted all of two seconds, and the next thing he knew he was leaping from his seat to face the perpetrator.

Josh stood before him. Josh. Stood holding his hand. Josh stood… in a fucking <i>Batman</i> suit… holding his hand! Josh stood in a fucking oldschool spandex Batman suit… holding his… Metis’ hand!

In the high school gym… in front of what was probably just about the entire student body.

Metis’s thoughts couldn’t process much faster, and soon weren’t processing at all. Before he could say anything that wouldn’t be considered complete drivel to someone with more than half a brain, Josh began to walk away, pulling a silent-and-very-confused Metis along with him—past the crowd, still staring at the still kissing Charles and Jay.

“What the hell?” Metis heard one stocky guy ask his girlfriend. The pretty girl, however, was watching raptly and had not heard a word her boyfriend had spoken. Metis didn’t blame her in the least, but he still agreed quite begrudgingly with the boyfriend. His mind, which hadn’t been working a moment before, was suddenly catapulting thoughts in all directions. It took him a whole minute to realize that Josh had pulled him outside.

“W-what are you doing?”

Josh released Metis’ hand and continued to walk until there were several feet between them. Metis watched as the other looked up at the sky and sighed.

“It’s going to rain.”

Metis blinked. It’s going to rain? That’s all he dragged me out here for? Rolling his eyes, Metis turned on his heels, having half a mind to leave Josh to stand there to get soaked by the inevitable downpour that would soon be upon them.

“No, Metis. Wait.”

Metis turned to Josh, who now faced him, and glared—arms crossed. The look on Josh’s face was one of mixed emotion. His arms fell to his sides as Josh slowly advanced. The jock’s gaze was unyielding, and Metis was hard put to try to look away.

“Josh…”

Josh blinked and frowned, brows furrowing as he stared at the emo-in-denial. Metis froze as Josh raised a hand, slipping the mask off Metis’ head and allowing it to fall to the ground. “Metis…”

Metis blinked as he felt a drop of water hit his skin. In the moments that followed, Josh had placed his hands on either side of Metis’ face and was leaning in—eyes closing. As the rain fell faster, Josh tilted Metis’ head up as their lips met. Metis’ eyes widened before slowly closing, his hands raising to grip Josh’s arms.

The kiss was awkward and yet, he leaned into the kiss as if it was a sudden lifeline that he would be lost without. His arms slowly found their way around Josh’s neck as the jock’s arms found their way around his waist. The heavy rain, the school dance, Charles and Jay’s shocking kiss… everything but the feel of Josh’s lips against his had left Metis’ mind.

All too soon, Josh pulled away and Metis blinked, slightly disoriented. The blonde boy blushed and released him, stepping back a bit. Metis shivered and wrapped his arms around himself, suddenly very cold. The rain had soaked through both of their costumes. Metis’s bangs threatened to fall into his eyes as a constant stream of water dripped from Josh’s hair and down his nose.

“Metis, I—”

The gym door slamming open against the wall interrupted Josh, and both of them stared at the disturbance.

An angry looking Jay stormed outside, pulling a very indifferent Charles in tow. Metis and Josh watched as Jay released Charles’ hand to turn and glare at the blonde.

“What the hell? You fucking kiss me… and then, when I ask you what that was for, you have the nerve to say it was to ‘buy a little time’?”

Charles sighed and crossed his arms. Jay, it seemed, wasn’t finished.

“’Buy a little time for what?’ I ask. ‘For Metis’ you say. Do you think you could have maybe told me about this little plan first?”

Metis suddenly felt very awkward. A quick glance at Josh told him that the jock knew what this little spat was about. Still, he wasn’t about to go anywhere. He was the subject of whatever the hell was going on.

Charles’ gaze switched over to Josh, disregarded Metis (who was not pleased), and returned to Jay.

“Why are you so bothered by this anyway? It was just a kiss.” He shrugged and that seemed to add fuel to Jay’s fire.

“You seriously don’t get it, do you? Fine; if you’re not going to bother to figure it out, then there is nothing more I need to say.”

With that, Jay slipped past the blond who was, for the second time that night, perplexed. Metis watched as Charles’ eyes met Josh’s, an expression of understanding finding its way upon the handsome jock’s face. At long last, Josh smiled empathetically and nodded.

“Go after him, Charles,” he said simply. Charles stared a moment longer, his face blank, before following after Jay.

Metis watched the door close behind Charles before rounding on Josh, thoroughly confused.

“What was that about?”

Josh chuckled and shook his head. “I wouldn’t expect you to know. You and Charles are more alike than you think.”

Metis glared. “What’s that supposed to mean,” he asked, hands curling into fists already. God this jock was so annoying!

Josh raised a brow and smirked. “You are both so stupid. You thought I liked Charles.”

As Josh crossed his arms and quirked a brow, Metis made a face. “You’re saying that Jay likes Charles?”

“Exactly.”

Metis blinked. All this was too much for his mind to handle. Instead, he returned to another thing that Jay had said.

“What was all that about ‘buying me time’ then?”

Josh blushed and looked away, and Metis crossed his arms.

“I asked Charles to do something… to keep everyone’s attention. That was his idea of catching everyone’s attention and it worked. I got you out here without anyone seeing.”

Metis was surprised, and his face showed it. When Josh—his face still slightly flustered—looked at him again, the emo smiled.

“You’re who I have to thank for the costume then?” he asked finally, his tone joking as a smirk graced his face. Josh made a face but nodded.

“It was the only way I knew I could find you.”

Metis laughed and Josh—a little surprised—joined in. When their laughter had subsided, Metis smiled warmly.

“So, what do we do now?”

The rain had slowed to a soft shower and Metis shivered slightly. A moment later, Josh pulled him close, smiling.

“You’re a weirdo, y’know that,” the blond asked.

“Yah? Well, you’re a cr—”

Metis blinked as Josh kissed him soundly. The surprise was short lived, and soon he was kissing the infuriating jock back.

Azuness · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

read this on LJ and I must say *W* still love it ;_; Feli-baby always writes so well!!!
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Jadeh · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject:

It made me laugh so much, in an awesome way.
Congratz, you win at life.
: D
*continues luffling on teh story, unable to get out words at it's awesome-ness*
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Unbelievable Animal · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:12 am Post subject:

Ah! I`ve read this on LJ! Still continues to make me smile every time I read it. Very Happy

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FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

Yai! I so had thought I was phailing at life. Good to know I is a winnar!

*clingylooftoall*

Azuness · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:42 am Post subject:

oh yes <3 yes you win, good *W* <333
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colorful-tempest · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Nananananananana BATMAN!
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FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

Indeed. XD

Lucifiel · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject:

Wow, congratulations! I am rarely impressed with fanfics but I must say this one was damn good! ^^ It keeps to the guys' personalities a lot (although an uber romantic Josh still feels a bit awkward XD)
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FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

Well, this was my first fanfic for HoneySyn evar, so I hope that I am getting better at writing the chars.

FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

And I am honoured you were impressed! Thank you!

guitarmania07 · Yoma Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 27 Location: Montana

<3
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FeliciaKain · Haunt Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 92

Glad you enjoyed. Yey! A heart.

*gives a heart back*

yuurei · Yoma Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 2

That was so good~! *glomps* Metis and Josh forever!

...Sequel? Please? I wanna know how Charles and Jay's situation turns out~! *o*