Growing Up in Lafayette Pt. 8

Izzy rubbed his eyes sleepily and rolled around in bed, trying to find a comfortable position. It was raining outside and the small droplets of water made sweet pitter-patter sounds as they fell against Izzy's window. The noise was hypnotising, and Izzy tried his hardest to get back to sleep.

However, Izzy's dog Treader had other plans. Nudging the door open with his fuzzy head, Treader padded into Izzy's room and let out a loud bark, hoping to get the other boy awake.  Annoyed, Izzy gave out a loud groan and pulled the covers over his head, trying to drown out the noise of his furry companion.

But it was no use; Treader leapt up onto Izzy's bed and pawed his way under the covers, wriggling his way up until he was face to face with Izzy. Snuffling at the boy with his wet nose, Treader poked out his tongue and licked the boy straight up his face.

Izzy let out a manly yell and shoved his dog off the bed. Burying his face into his pillow, he desperately clutched on to the last remains of his sleep. But just as Izzy was starting to drift off again, there was a loud knock at the door.

Sighing, Izzy gave up and tossed the covers off of him, before scrambling out of bed and darting out of his room. He took the stairs two at a time, his bare feet shivering as they made contact with the cold wood. There was another hesitant knock just as Izzy threw open the door. He was greeted by a warm hug and a shock of red hair.

Axl grinned excitedly and made his way into the house. Izzy's family was gone for the weekend, and by some miracle of god, Axl had been allowed to sleepover for both Saturday and Sunday.

But instead of falling into Izzy's arms like he usually did, Axl snaked his hands to rest around Izzy's waist, pulling the boy in closer to him. Cautiously, Izzy brought his hands up to clasp around Axl's neck, and leaned in for a sweet kiss, before pulling back and taking a moment to look at the other boy.  Izzy was surprised at Axl's dominance. It was the first time Izzy had been held, cradled between Axl's arms. Normally, it was the other way around.

Axl leant forward and nuzzled his face against Izzy's neck, his warm hands snaking a little bit further south to rest on Izzy's bum. Izzy gave out a little yelp and wriggled around, catching Axl off guard. Squirming his way out of Axl's grip, Izzy grabbed Axl's hands off of his backside and brought them up to his shoulders, before placing his own hands delicately on Axl's hips.

Axl noticed for the first time that his hands were touching Izzy's bare shoulder blades, and he looked down to see that the other boy was only wearing his underwear. But instead of blushing and turning away, Axl was more focused on the fact that Izzy had shrugged him off.

Huffing and grumbling, Axl pulled away from Izzy and resumed his dominant position, covering his hands over the small of Izzy's back and leaning down to kiss the other boy. Izzy moved into the kiss and sighed. Axl's strong hands roamed up and down his back, making him shiver with delight. He'd never been held like this before, it was comforting, and he could hear the slow, rhythmic beat of Axl's heart.

Axl broke away and pressed their foreheads together, closing his eyes in content. "I can't believe it's just going to be us two for the whole weekend."

Izzy smiled and leant in for another kiss. "Yeah, I know"  

Just as the two boys were sharing a tender moment, Treader felt sorely neglected and let out a loud bark before trotting over to Izzy and sitting down by his feet. Izzy groaned and buried his face in his hands, trying to ignore the fact that Treader was wagging his tail against his leg at a million miles a second. He loved his dog with all of his heart, but he got to see Treader every day. All he wanted to do was sleep in and hold Axl tightly, preferably without the company of his dog.

Axl was currently gazing at Treader in absolute horror, and clutched onto Izzy as hard as he could. Izzy noticed the change in Axl's body language and held onto him, planting small kisses below Axl's ear. Axl gave a small shiver and responded to Izzy's touch, but he did not, however, grow used to the fuzzy animal sitting in front of him. Treader looked Axl up and down and let out a playful growl, sensing that the boy was afraid of him.

Axl let out a little squeak and buried his face into Izzy's warm, bare chest, shivering in fear. Izzy was amused to see Axl as scared of something as harmless as Treader, but he looked down and gave a loud shout, making Axl jump three feet into the air. "HEY! Cut it out!"

Treader kept wagging his tail, but otherwise stopped the low growling and brushed himself against Izzy's legs, rubbing his head affectionately against the boy's calves. Izzy chuckled and leant down, patting Treader on the head and pulling Axl down with him, getting closer to the dog.

Holding Axl from behind with his hands around the boy's waist, Izzy lightly traced his thumbs in small circles on Axl's hip bones. "Bill, there's someone I'd like you to meet. This is my best friend, Treader. He's an old Alsatian my parents bought when I was five. He'd be about ten now." Izzy whispered into Axl's ear, trying to calm the other boy down.

Axl simply nodded and whispered back to Izzy, his eyes never leaving the dog. "Does he bite?"

Izzy writhed with laughter from behind Axl, tightening his grip around the other boy's waist. "Does Treader bite?" Izzy giggled, burying his face in Axl's back before continuing. "Of course not, he's such a wuss. He barks at his own shadow."

"Here" Izzy offered, taking Axl's hand in his own, Izzy leant in and brushed Axl's hand over Treader's fluffy back. Barking happily and sniffing the boy all over, Treader jumped up on Axl who let out a yelp of surprise and fell back into Izzy's arms. Izzy laughed again and kissed Axl's neck, patting Treader the whole time, who was now sitting in Axl's lap.

Looking to Izzy for encouragement, Axl turned back to Treader and tentatively scratched the old dog behind its ear. When Axl realised that the dog wasn't going to hurt him, he started growing affectionate towards Treader, patting the dog all over.

"Who's-a-good-boy? Oh-who's-such-a-good-boy? You-are! Oh-yesh-you-are" Axl whispered softly, burying his face in Treader's fur. Treader was equally as happy as Axl was, and nudged his head against Axl's hand, wanting to be pet some more.

Izzy simply watched in amusement, shaking his head at his best friend and his boyfriend playing together by the front door. But just as the thought hit him, he felt a pang in his chest. Was Axl really his boyfriend? Izzy realised for the first time that they'd never spoken about it before, and that he had no idea what they were. Furrowing his brow, Izzy concentrated on what that could mean for him and Axl. If they weren't together, then they were free to be with whoever they wanted. Izzy certainly didn't like the idea of Axl kissing someone else.

However, Izzy was thrown out of his thoughts as Axl looked over his shoulder at Izzy and grinned, hugging Treader tightly. "Isn't he the cutest?"

Izzy laughed and pecked Axl on the cheek. "Sometimes I can't tell if you're talking about me or the dog!"

Axl grew red in the face and Izzy grabbed the other boy's hand, before bending over to scoop up Treader in his arms. Treader wagged his tail and Izzy hugged him to his chest, moving to walk into the living room, before plopping down on the couch. Axl came in and joined him, moving Treader and sitting in the other boy's lap.

Izzy had turned the T.V onto some old movie, and the open fire was burning from the fireplace. Izzy had pulled out a warm blanket and wrapped himself and Axl up in it, bringing them closer together on the couch as Izzy lay back with Axl resting his head on his chest. The overall atmosphere was warm, and it gave the room a nice glow.

Treader could be felt from between the covers, panting and wagging his tail. Izzy sighed impatiently and pulled up the covers, allowing Treader to poke his fuzzy head out of the top of the blankets. Now he had both Axl and Treader resting on his chest.

But he was happy, and that was all that mattered. His family had left to go to his Aunt's and he didn't have to go with them, he was cuddled up with Treader and Axl on the couch, and most importantly of all Axl was safe.

He could feel the rise and fall of the other boy's abdomen, and his long, silky hair felt soft and smooth against his bare chest. The only thing he might have wanted to change, would be the fact that Axl still had his clothes on. But that was easily fixed.

The boring movie combined with the rain outside was ideal, and it created another hypnotising and rhythmic drum in the background.  The more Axl tried to open his eyes, the more he found he couldn't. It was all just too much for him, the soft happy dog that was snoring next to him, the warm and silky skin of Izzy's that was more comfortable than any pillow, the cackling fire that made the room smell faintly of smoke.

Izzy could feel it too, and soon they were both drifting off to sleep, cradled in each other's arms.

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Axl woke up at around dinner time, rubbing his eyes sleepily. It took him a little while, but after glancing around at the new surroundings, he finally realised that he was at Izzy's house. The fire from before had gone out, and the raining hadn't died down. Feeling a little cold, Axl snuggled into Izzy's warm chest and breathed in the other boy's scent.

It was like cinnamon and wild flowers, and something else that Axl couldn't describe. But it smelled wonderful, and Axl found himself burrowing further and further into Izzy. It was just as Axl tried to wriggle into a more comfortable position did he realise that the other boy was awake too, running a tender hand through Axl's soft hair.

Izzy smiled and closed his eyes as Axl's lips ghosted over the bottom of his neck. Izzy's broad shoulders were being gently massaged by Axl's soft hands, and his mouth was working its way up to nibble Izzy's ear. Izzy chuckled and rested his hands at the base of Axl's spine, before pulling Axl to rest up against his shoulders a bit more.

"Someone's in a good mood." Izzy looked over to face Axl, his eyes burning intensely.

Axl melted under Izzy's gaze and moved his body to fit into Izzy's curves. But just as he did so, Axl outwardly laughed at the thought of Izzy having such a girly frame. But it was true. Even though Axl was the submissive one, he was clearly more built than Izzy, who was soft and curvaceous.

Izzy had a puzzled expression on his face as he tried to figure out what Axl was laughing at. "Hey, what's so funny?" he asked, leaning in to nuzzle the boy affectionately.

Axl giggled and ran his hands down Izzy's lower back, and stopped laughing long enough to speak. "You're such a girl!" he squeaked out, bursting back into small giggles.

Izzy pulled back playfully and swatted Axl on the arm. "What? I'm the girl? Well excuse me Mr. Shy-and-speechless. At least I don't blush all the time!"

Axl grew a little red at that comment but laughed it off all the same, before poking Izzy in the stomach and giggling some more. "But look at you! You're all soft and warm, just like a girl..."

Izzy smiled and snuggled into Axl, holding the boy close and pressing their lips together. "Well, what's wrong with that?"

Axl sighed into Izzy's frame, before kissing his way up Izzy's chest and neck, capturing the other boys' lips in his own. Izzy shifted forward and placed his hand on the back of Axl's neck, deepening the kiss before pulling away, waiting for an answer. Axl looked up into Izzy's caring brown eyes and rolled over so that he was lying on top of the other boy.

"Nothing, I suppose. I mean, you are curvy and soft, and you sway your hips when you walk" Axl paused, thinking about what he wanted to say next. Izzy was blushing as he realised that Axl was right. "But, you're manly too."

Izzy arched an eyebrow at Axl's response, pressing the other boy to continue. "Oh?"

Axl nodded and kissed Izzy softly, making the other boy sigh in content. "You... Well... That is... you've got a..." Axl stopped short, turning bright red, unsure of how to say what he meant "Well, I mean, that is to say, you've got...man bits" Axl whispered the last part.

Izzy spluttered and squeaked out his reply. "What? That's it? I'm manly cause' I've got man bits? Thanks for making me feel better!"

Axl's face was as red as his hair and he shyly buried his face in Izzy's chest so he wouldn't have to look at the other boy. Izzy huffed embarrassedly, unable to believe what the other boy had just said to him. Izzy was the one who always held Axl, and Izzy was certainly the more dominant one. How could he be the girl?

But just as Izzy was about to drift off into a train of thought, he heard a soft mumbling from his chest. It was Axl, and Izzy could barely make out what the other boy was trying to say.

"Well, you've got long hair, and eyelashes. An' you look all girly when you get confused, cause' you put your finger on your lips and you file your nails." Izzy waited impatiently for Axl to defend his obvious manliness, but it never came.

"What? Are you serious? I-I've got perfectly manly hands! They're all calloused and hard from work, and I have big feet and shoulders! I-I've even got manly hair growing in places!" Izzy desperately defended himself, knowing perfectly well that was actually quite girly for a boy.

Axl snorted and tightened his arms around Izzy. "If there's any man hair on your body, it isn't anywhere I've seen."

Izzy turned a bright red and sat up so that Axl was straddling him. "I can't believe you're saying I'm not manly."

Axl chuckled and bit Izzy's neck affectionately. "Well, I suppose... You do have a deep, soft, manly voice. And you do have a sharp jaw." Axl commented as he ran his hand down Izzy's face, feeling the other boy's features.

Izzy leaned into Axl's touch and his eyes fluttered shut as he mumbled back a response. "Well, you're all girly, because I always hold you." Izzy concluded, enjoying their light banter. It was nice to have someone he could be with and love, but also poke fun at without getting them upset.

Axl smiled and pushed Izzy back down onto the couch, crawling down until his face was back against Izzy's bare chest. Izzy ran his hands delicately down Axl's back and placed them on his thighs, massaging the other boy lightly. Axl moaned and nuzzled Izzy, whose hands were soft, but strong.

Izzy gazed into Axl's eyes affectionately before he began undressing the boy, unbuttoning his shirt carefully. Axl kissed Izzy and shimmied out of his pants, until he was just in his underwear like Izzy had been all day. His light bruises were showing but this time he didn't care. He loved Izzy more than anything, and he knew the other boy wouldn't make fun of him.

Axl began moving against the other boy, rubbing up against him, but Izzy had something else in mind. At first, Axl was afraid that Izzy was disgusted by his bruises, but Izzy held up a finger to Axl's lips and spoke gently. "Bill, you know, there's something we haven't spoken about yet."

Axl flushed a little bit as he thought about what the other boy could mean. Noticing that they were both nearly naked, and that they'd been talking about who was more girly, Axl swallowed hard and realised that Izzy must be wondering what they'd do if they had sex.

Axl was inwardly panicking. Is that why he was staying over for the weekend? A million different thoughts were running through Axl's head. He had some idea of what was supposed to happen between two boys, but he was unsure of the mechanics of it. He'd never even thought about sex before, not even with a girl. Well, he loved Izzy, a lot. And there was that one time with Izzy behind the back of the school building. But he didn't know if he was ready to go all the way. What if Izzy asked him to bottom?

Swallowing his fear, Axl decided that if Izzy loved him, he'd understand. Or at least try and explain himself to him. "I-I don't know Izzy. It's all a bit fast isn't it? I don't know if I'm ready for that."

Izzy's heart sank to the bottom of his stomach as he heard Axl's words. He loved the boy, and he was sure that this was what Axl wanted. Axl put a comforting hand on Izzy's shoulder and tried to cheer the other boy up.

"I mean, I don't mind...you know... But I'm not sure I'm ready to bottom..." Axl finished quite confidently.

Izzy's head snapped up at the other boy's words and he blinked confusedly. "Bottom?"

Axl nodded with a puzzled look on his face, trying to figure out what the other boy was saying. "I love you, but I don't think I'm ready for it. I mean, I've heard some stuff. About you know, someone goes on top and the other one goes on the bottom... and then, well, it goes in and... " Axl trailed off, before turning bright red and continuing on with his little rant. "I'm just not sure I'm ready to do that." Axl nodded to himself, looking back up to Izzy.

Izzy's eyes widened as he realised what the other boy was talking about. Unable to control himself, Izzy began giggling hysterically and pointed at Axl. "You thought I meant... that I wanted... That I was going to ask for gay sex?" Izzy choked out, spluttering with giggles and laughter.

Axl could feel his face burning and knew that he was probably as bright red as the sun. Turning away and folding his arms across his chest, Axl huffed indignantly. "Well, you don't have to laugh. It was a perfectly valid thought..."

Izzy's laughter died down to a chuckle and he reached forward, unfolding Axl's arms and turning the other boy's face to meet his. Leaning in and brushing his lips against Axl's, Izzy pulled the boy in for a tender kiss.

"I didn't mean to laugh; you just looked so cute trying to talk about sex." Izzy chuckled a little bit more, earning a huff or two from Axl. Axl nuzzled into Izzy's neck and Izzy cupped Axl's face in his hands.

"Bill, I know we haven't really spoken about it, but I think it's really important. We've been seeing each other for a while now, and I was wondering if you wanted to be my boyfriend?"

Axl felt a pang in his chest and brought his hands up to caress Izzy's jaw, nipping and biting his way affectionately towards Izzy's mouth. Grabbing Axl's hips, Izzy pulled the other boy in close and pressed their foreheads together before he pushed Axl onto his back and crawled up to straddle the boy.

Axl moaned and deepened the kiss, tasting every inch of Izzy's mouth. He'd never felt so happy in his whole life, and broke apart from Izzy to nuzzle the boy tenderly. "Of course I will!" Axl whispered heatedly, moving back in for another kiss.

But just as the two boys were having another tender moment, Treader gave out a lonely bark and jumped up on the couch for some attention.