Mathias invited Lukas to a picnic sort of thing in the park Lukas enjoyed visiting on Sunday. It isn't supposed to rain, it's actually supposed to be quite pleasant: sunny and a bit cloudy with a slight breeze.
Mathias invited him to go at 7:00 PM. Lukas agreed and, when he got home for work that day, was pleased to see Emil sitting on the couch like he should be. Lukas changed into more comfortable clothes and attempted to ask Emil again about the marks on his neck, but Emil again avoided the subject and went to his room.
Lukas sighed, went to the kitchen, and started making some mac 'n cheese. Mathias said he'd get all the food, but Lukas thought it would be rude to show up empty handed.
Lukas wasn't the greatest cook ever, in fact the thing he was best at making was mac 'n cheese. He stuck to cooking basic things, as cooking bored him and he didn't bother trying to improve it.
When Lukas was finished, he put it in a plastic container and set it on the counter. He went and knocked on Emil's door to warn him he was leaving.
Emil cracked the door slightly. "What?"
"Im leaving."
"Again? Where?"
"The park. I'll be back in a while."
"Why? Don't you only go on Sundays?"
Lukas shrugged. "I dunno. I figured I should get out more often."
"Thats unlike you."
"Whatever. Just don't leave while I'm gone. And you can probably make yourself something to eat right?"
"I guess. And I'm not gonna go anywhere." Emil rolled his eyes. "Jeez, you're way too suspicious of me."
"You don't think coming home three hours late with "bruises" on your neck is suspicious?"
Emil gave a frustrated sigh and glared. "Just go." He shut the door again.
Lukas was already tired of Emil. Running off without telling him, having an attitude, and refusing to talk about the "bruises" on his neck. He should check his grades soon. If he hasn't been doing well in school, he won't allow Emil to go to Leon's, and have someone else drive him home from school. Clearly, his "friend" had been distracting him.
Lukas tried to shake it out of his thoughts for now as he grabbed the mac 'n cheese and headed towards the park.
When Lukas arrived, it was easy to spot Mathias waving wildly and calling his name. Lukas shook his head, wanting to scold him for raising his voice so loudly in a peaceful place with others around. But he just quickly walked up so Mathias would quiet down.
"Hey," Lukas greeted as he sat down next to Mathias on the blanket covered with various foods. "I know you told me you'd get the food, but I still brought this." He set the container down.
"Awesome! Thanks."
Lukas got out his phone real quick to text Emil and ask if he left, but he decided not to and it would be rude to text in front of Mathias. He sighed and set the phone down. "Sorry. I'm just really worried about my little brother, Emil."
"Ah you told me about him before. Why're you worried?"
"Yesterday he came home three hours late from school. Usually his friend Leon drives him. When I asked him where he was, he said at the arcade with Leon. But I saw hickeys on his neck. He said they were bruises, but I know the difference. I dunno.. He hangs out with Leon all the time and it seems like they're more than just friends."
"Why dontcha just ask him about Leon? He'd tell ya, right?"
"I should, but he probably won't. He refuses to talk about his neck and about when he was gone."
Mathias shrugged. "It doesn't matter that much, right? As long as he's not getting into any trouble."
"It matters to me. I don't want him to go off without telling me, I don't want his grades to drop, and I don't want some bushy-browed horny kid to take advantage of my little brother's body." Lukas was getting a bit furious now.
"H-Hey calm down. We're supposed to have fun! You don't need to worry about it right now." Mathias lifted his hands and nervously waved them as he tried to calm Lukas down.
Lukas paused and took a deep breath. "You're right. Sorry. Anyways, I'm surprised with how many options there are," Lukas stated as he glanced at all the food items.
Mathias smiled. "Yeah, I wanted to make sure I had enough, and that I had stuff you liked." Mathias opened one container and in it was--- danish apple pork?
"What? Didn't you have that the other day?" Lukas questioned.
"Mhm. But I can't get enough of it. It's my favorite food." He took a fork, scooped some of the food up on it, and held it close to Lukas mouth. "Open up!"
Lukas rolled his eyes, thinking he could've gotten his own fork instead, but opened his mouth as Mathias carefully placed the fork inside.
As Lukas chewed, his eyes widened as what he tasted was surprisingly better than the danish apple pork at the restaurant. "This is pretty good.. Did you make all this yourself?"
"I'm glad ya like it! And yup. I have some experience cooking-- well I guess mostly baking-- at the coffee shop."
Lukas nodded, now feeling even worse that he brought something as basic as mac 'n cheese when Mathias brought these delicious foreign foods.
Throughout the date, they talked about things such as weirdos at work, what they do at home, silly stories from the past, and other random things to tell. They lied down on the blanket for hours just talking and feeding each other. When Lukas had food on his face, Mathias wiped it off with his thumb and licked it, causing Lukas to become flustered and scold him lightly.
At 9:34 PM, Lukas sat up and checked the time. "Shit.. It's already so late. I should probably getting home now."
"Wow, time flew by pretty fast. Here, you can run home to Emil and I'll clean this up."
"Are you sure? It's not a problem for me to-"
"It's fine, you can go. Thanks for coming today," Mathias interrupted as he placed a sweet three second kiss on Lukas' lips.
Lukas paused, and just gave a light nod as he quickly started heading towards his car, not wanting Mathias to notice his red face and how embarrassed he was. It was still pretty bright outside. The sky was glowing a yellowish-orange color, so Mathias would've definitely saw the blush across Lukas' cheeks.
Lukas didn't like being flustered like that around him. It made him feel awkward like he was some teenage girl who's too shy to talk to her crush.
But now, Lukas heart was racing more than ever. He loved the moment when their lips touched, and even if it was only for a few seconds, it was a gentle and cute encounter.
Lukas didn't have too much experience with romance. I mean he did have a few boyfriends in the past that he was kinda serious with, but he never felt about them the same way as Mathias. When Lukas was a teen, a kiss on the lips was nothing. Now it makes him go wild.
But Lukas also felt guilty. He felt guilty he was so concerned about Emil getting into anything romantic, but here he was doing the same thing.
Well, he tried to convince himself that it was different with Emil because he was only a young teen who could be being played. Plus he could be skipping classes at school to go off and "play arcade games" with Leon.
It made Lukas angry. He just tried to look forward to future dates with Mathias and calm himself down, and figure maybe it was just a bruise or something, and Emil knew better than to run off and get into trouble.
Oh who was he kidding. He knew this wouldn't be the end of Emil's troublemaking just yet.