Chapter 15

                                    

                                          
Mike's POV
                          
It was a Monday of the next week. He just came back from the school with Chester's phone. When he left Chester was still asleep.
                          
"Ches you awake?! I got your phone!" Mike called. Nothing much happened for a long time, just everyday routines, wake up, breakfast, talk, tv, dinner, talk, bed.
                          
"Mrahahghaghhhshh."
                          
"I'll take that as a no!" Mike laughed and left Chester's phone on the coffee table.
                          
Shortly after Chester came downstairs. His glasses were crooked and his blonde hair was all messed up.
                          
"The beast has awaken," Mike joked "your phone is on the table."
"Eheeem.." Chester mumbled and dropped on the couch.
                          
"Did you sleep well?" Mike frowned, Chester seemed exhausted.
"I did," he yawned "but I went to bed kind of late, and you left kind of early, and when you left I couldn't sleep. So shortly speaking, I slept well, but short."
                          
Since the day Chester asked Mike to sleep with him in the one bed, they always did, so by now it was something normal to them. Although, it was a little bit of an uncomfortable topic to mention.
                          
"Do you want to sleep now?" Mike suggested.
"Nah, I'll live. Now go make me coffee." Chester laughed and pushed Mike off the couch.
Mike laighed with him and went into the kitchen to make the coffee. This was the last week of school before Christmas Holidays, which meant Christmas was next week, but Mike already felt the Christmas spirit within him.
                          
Chester drank his coffee whilst Mike sketched a Christmas tree.
"Ches, do you want to start putting decorations up now?" Mike asked, hopefully Chester would say yes.
"It's up to you" Chester laughed and sipped more of his drink.
                          
"Yup!" Mike hopped up and went up to the attic to get the box of decorations.
                          
Chester's POV
                          
Mike came back with a really big box and another one half the size.
                          
He'd still had the earring Mike bought him so he could give then to him. It seemed like Mike'd forgotten. That could be his Christmas present. Hehe.
                          
"I'll put most of the decorations in here, because that's where we spend most of our time" Mike smiled and pulled out a middle sized Christmas tree from the big box and started unfolding the branches.
                          
"So when are your friends coming?" Chester asked curiously, he was a little scared, what if they didn't like him? What if they thought he was weird? He wouldn't really care if it was someone from the school or a random person on the street, but these were Mike's friends..
                          
"I don't know, sometime this week anyway," Mike grinned as he put decorations on the tree, "do you think we should invite Rob over for Christmas as well?"
                          
"Sure, why not. I've got just one question, where will they all sleep?" Chester laughed and could see Mike thinking deeply.
                          
"Well, we'll sleep in my bed, then hmm... Rob can sleep on the mattress beside our bed-"
                          
"Oh yeah because we want to get photograph." Chester laughed, but felt his face getting red when Mike said 'our bed'.
                          
"Y-yeah." Mike laughed uncomfortably, "Well I guess we can make him sleep on the couch again. Anyway, we'll figure it out when they're here."

Chester nodded and observed Mike as he took out a mistletoe out of the box.
                          
"Sh-Should I put some of these up?" Mike asked quietly. 
                          
Shit. What should he say. Yes? No? Why? It's not like there was anyone in the house that could kiss.. Unless.. No! But would it be mean if he said no? But wouldn't it be weird if he said yes? A mistletoe is one of the things you'd think of when you think about Christmas but...
                          
"Ches? You ok?"
"Yeah sorry, I was just thinking about something" Chester smiled.
"You know, I don't think I should put it up." Mike said looking down at the mistletoe, "but.." He said and suddenly Chester felt something softly press up against his lips and suck gently. Chester froze, he had no idea what was going on or what he should do in a situation like this. He felt a gentle touch on his jaw and a final soft tug on his bottom lip. 
                          
"Just for luck" Mike smiled and put the mistletoe that he was holding above Chester's head back into the box. 
                          
Chester was still processing what  just happened. What did Mike just do? Did he...
                          
Mike's POV
                          
He couldn't believe what he just did. He didn't even know why he did. It was like a decision that his body made before his brain in a second. 
Did he seriously just kiss Chester? Oh God.
                          
Now all he can do is pray this wouldn't change anything between them. 
                          
Chester didn't kiss him back though. Not like he was expecting him to. Not that he was expecting any of this to happen either.
                          
He left the decorations aside and decided he would talk to Chester about it. He sat down beside him hoping Chester would start the conversation.
                          
"Wh.. What just happened?" Chester whispered.
                          
"No idea." Mike laughed softly and Chester looked over to him.
                          
"Mike?" He asked softly.
"Yeah?"
"Did you just... Kiss me?"
"Looked like it.."
                          
It was silent. They were both sitting beside each other looking forward. Mike was sure Chester was thinking about something, whilst Mike on the other hand was thinking about what Chester could be thinking.
                          
"Do..." Chester sighed, "do you mind telling me why?"
Mike shook his head.
"I wouldn't mind but... But I don't know myself." 
Chester nodded with his arms folded.
"Do you want to n-"
"Never mention it again?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, ok." Mike nodded in agreement.
                          
"Do you want to go for Rob?" He offered.
"What about the decorations?" Chester asked.
"I can do them when we come back, let's go."
                          
They walked in silence. They were meant to never mention it again, but it didn't mean they wouldn't think about it. It was like, impossible. There was something inside him that told him Chester was thinking about it too.
                          
He couldn't think of any reason why he did that.  Seriously. Why did he kiss Chester? It was as if his mind turned off. Was it because he didn't have a girlfriend for a while?
No, that couldn't be it. So far there was no explanation.
                          
They walked through the door, Chester went right to the black plugs he liked so much
                          
"I'll be here" Chester called and went to the farthest corner.
                          
"Hey Rob!" Mike called leaning over the counter.
"Coming!" Rob called back with a smile.
                          
He came over after about a minute.
"Hey, where's Chester?"
"Down there." Mike smiled and pointed to Chester.
"He likes them huh?"
"Yeah... That's what I wanted to ask about.. You know, he can't wear them unless he stretched his ears so..."
"You wanna buy stretchers?"
"Yeah, how much?"
"Well, they're pretty big, so you'd have to buy a couple sizes so... About $60, but since we're friends, half price" Rob laughed.
                          
"I thought you'd say free." Mike also laughed and put the $30 on the counter.
"You want me to put wrapping paper on it?"
"Sure, just quick."
"Okey dokey." He said and wrapped the stretchers which he took from under the counter.
                          
"Wanna come over for Christmas or are spending time with family or something?"
                          
"That'd be awesome! When do you want me over?" Rob grinned.
                          
"As soon as possible." 
"Ok then, can I come now?"
"Yeah but, what about work?"
"I'm off since yesterday for Christmas, but since I had nothing to do until now, I thought I'd just stay here."
                          
"Awesome, oh and I hope you don't mind, 2 other friends of mine are staying too."
                          
"Cool dude." Rob said and handed Mike the little packet of stretchers which he quickly put into his pocket.
                          
"Come on Chester! We're going!"