Psychopathic (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 52

When Eli's mother heard a soft knock on the door, she opened it expecting the visitor. With a smile on her face, she let him in and couldn't help but gasp in recognition. She knew it was Ari – who was recently revealed to be an omega – but she thought she never met him before.

She didn't expect to see the mated beta who helped Eli with his first heat. Somehow it made sense.

"Eli's room is upstairs." She guided him despite knowing that he already knew where Eli's room was. When she opened the door, there was nobody inside. "He'll be here soon."

Ari smiled at her with a nod of his head. "Thank you."

True to her words, Eli didn't take long.

Eli could barely breathe as he looked at the boy in his room.

In more ways than one, Ari was beautiful, and it made his heartbeat quicken at the sight of him. Admiring him, Eli couldn't help but do so as he took in the sight before him.

The moment Eli entered his room and closed the door, Ari turned around from where he was sitting on Eli's bed and smiled at him. That only made Eli press himself more to the door, too nervous to approach him even though he knew he shouldn't be.

They were friends. These stupid feelings will pass. He already decided that Alec was the one for him, and always will be. There was no point in thinking of Ari on his bed. It meant nothing.

But it wasn't easy when he could see Ari shrugging off his winter clothes, sitting there with nothing but a black turtleneck that made him swallow at the sight. He was blissfully unaware of all the pain and bruises Ari was hiding, and he didn't know it was all because of him as he looked down timidly at his feet wondering what's next.

"Do you plan to stand there all day?"

When Eli looked at Ari, he was met with a raised eyebrow and a teasing smile. It snapped Eli from his reverie as he shook his head with colored cheeks.

"Sorry, I just can't believe this." He told him as he took a few nervous steps towards his bed so he could take a spot across from Ari. "We're alone. No Rowan this time."

Ari's smile waned a bit before he nodded his head. "Don't think there's a need for that anymore."

"Yeah, but you..." Eli shifted in his place not knowing how to ask his question, but his curiosity was getting the better of him. "Why did you hide it? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I had my own reasons – not that they matter anymore." Ari told him trying not to twitch in annoyance at that. Even if it was a secret he was forced to keep, it was better for it to remain one. It should have been obvious to Eli who should have kept his mouth shut the moment he realized what he was seeing.

Not even Alec had suspected, he didn't even react to it.

Ari could have just gone home with his secret intact.

"At least now we can be alone like this." Eli told him seeming happy about that, and the way he looked down smiling softly made Ari reach out to him with his hand before he caught himself and retracted it. This, however, didn't escape Eli's notice as he looked at him quizzically. "What? What is it?"

"I was just..." Ari looked away thinking of anything to say wondering where this hateful violent urge came from. Maybe it had to do with Eli's excitement and joy at the revelation of Ari's secret. All he cared about was how he got another omega friend in Ari, a friend he can be alone with like this. It didn't matter much to him what Ari was dealing with because of something he thoughtlessly revealed. Not even an apology.

All what mattered was Eli and his happiness.

"Just what?" Eli urged leaning closer and Ari looked at him in a moment of contemplation.