“Gyuuu…that was more painful than I imagined.”
I walked up the path to Anthony’s home, exhausted from the evening’s battle. If not for the fact that I had an extra set of clothes, I’d probably be walking back half naked. Aaliyah’s fire is pretty damn intense.
 “Mmmg…I wonder if Anthony will be willing to give me a backrub? It might give him something useful to do.”
I finally reached the doorway after the short hike up and make my way inside. From the entryway, I could see a flickering light coming from the living room; most likely it’s the TV.
 “Anthony?” I called out, but no reply came. Curious, I walked into the living room “Anthony, I’m home.”
 “T-Thomas…?”
I heard his voice from below. Looking over the couch, I saw that he was lying down on the ground next to a few glass bottles.
 “Anthony?” I went over to help him up from the floor, pulling him up on the couch. His breath stunk of alcohol and his cheeks were flushed red. The poor bastard must’ve drunk himself stupid.
 “Anthony, where’d you get the liquor?” I asked him. He gave me a toothy grin before responding,
 “From yer stash o’course. I thought I’d get you back fer what you did by gettin’ rid of mah videos. But when I saw what kind they were, I couldn’t resist takin a lil sip…” he slurred.
 “You took a lot more than a sip, idiot…” I reached out to try and lift him up and take him to his bed, but he refused my help.
“Sit down Thomas, I got somethin’ I wanna ak’s you.” He patted the space next to him, motioning to me. With a sigh, I did as he told me to.
 “Care to tell me where you’ve been goin’ in the evenin’ Thomas?” There was a serious tone in his voice, despite the slurring.
I bit my lip. I should have known my absence would have aroused some suspicion.
 “Well, I’ve just been going to visit a co-worker….” I lied.
“Doin’ wha’? I know yer not one t’ work harder than ya need to. Tell me what’s really up.”
“I can’t.” When he heard me say this, his airy expression turned sour.
 “I knew it. You’ve got someone, don’cha?”
“Huh?”
 “You’re fuckin’ someone.” He was glaring at me when he said that, as if I were cheating on him.
“I-I’m not, Anthony.” I declared.
 “Then why can’t you tell me where you’re going?!”
 “Because I can’t! I…I don’t want you getting dragged into it as well.”
Through his glazed eyes, I could see that he was confused by what I meant.
I really wanted to tell him about everything that’s been happening: the war, the other Lords, even about Rudiger and Lorenza. But if he were to get caught up in this mess because of what I tell him…I don’t think I can live with myself for doing that to him.
 “There is a reason I’ve been going out in the evening, but I can’t tell you, if only to keep you safe Anthony.”
 “Ah, ’s that right?”
 “Yes.” I answered.  “It’s the honest truth.”
 “ ’S it really that important that you can’t tell me?” he asked
 “It is. Believe me when I say that there are people on this island that will hurt you if I tell you what I’ve been doing.”
For a moment, he seemed lost in whatever drunken thoughts he was having. Then, he asked,
 “So yer not seein’ anyone?”
 “No.”
“Good…‘cause,” he put his arms to my shoulders and pushed me down gently against the couch, “I don’t want anyone else t’have you.” He leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine. Despite his drunkenness, he was still quite a good kisser. When we separated, I couldn’t help but let out groan.
 “A-Anthony, that was…”
 “I didn’t want tah tell yah how I felt,” he said, “I was afraid that if you rejected me, we wouldn’t be able to be friends anymore. But since you started leavin’ in the evenings, I’ve thought about us. Truthfully, I only drunk the booze so in case ya do say no, we  could have written it off as me bein’ drunk.”
 He started to get off of me, but I pulled him back against me. His eyes widened in surprise.
 “T-Thomas…?”
 “I’m not too sure how I feel about you. Sometimes I see us only as friends, and sometimes I see us as something more. But considering what I’ve might be putting you through,” I grabbed his head and planted a kiss on his forehead; “I wouldn’t mind trying and see if being together works for us.”
 “Ya mean it?” he asked
 “I do.”
Pleased with my answer, he kissed me again, but this one was much different from the first one. It felt not only dirtier, but more passionate. The taste of alcohol in his mouth was maddening, but it only drove me to deepen the kiss.
By the time we broke it up, we were left panting. In his eyes, I could see something flickering. To my mind, it was something indistinguishable. But to my body…it told it everything it needed to know. I reached up and began to undo the zipper on his uniform while trying to resist the urge to just rip it open. Once the offending clothing was undone, I ran my hands along his taut chest and abdomen.  With just the flickering lights from the TV, I could barely make out what felt like an amazing body.
    Anthony smirked when he saw my disappointed look.
    “Not enough for you?” he asked
    “No…”
    “Well that’s no good then.”
    He lowered his head to my neck and began to plant kisses down to my collar, but stopped when he reached the cloth.
“Mmmg, Thomas, take those clothes off…”
 “Alright then.” I unbuttoned my vest and undid my own shirt before he pinned me back down. Pleased with the extra bare skin, he went back to where he was and kissed just above my shoulder bone. The sensation of it sent a chill across my body, a chill that seemed to grow as he began to leave a trail of kisses down my body.
 “A-Anthony, h-how are you…?”
 “I don’ know,” he answered, having paused just above my belt, “I’m jus’ guessin’ here. Looks like its workin’.”
I let out a gasp when I felt his hand grip my hardening cock. I could tell he was grinning.
 “You’re a softie Thomas,” he grabbed the zipper and began to pull it down slowly, “I haven’t done anythin’cept kiss you, and you’re already rock hard.” He reached into my pants and pulled my dick out.
 “Man Thomas, you’re bigger than I thought. Cut too.” He looked up at me mischievously before pulling back the skin on my cock; the sudden exposure to the head made me shudder, having never pulled it back. Before I could recover from the shock, I suddenly felt my cock engulfed into the gentle warmth of Anthony’s mouth.
    “Nnng, A-Anthony!”
He pressed his tongue up against the bottom of the shaft as he began to suck on it. Even through the fog of alcohol, I was taken aback by how well he did it.
    Biting my lip, I tried my best to resist thrusting into his mouth as his pace quickened. As I began to lose myself to him, I began to feel a heat building up in the pit of my stomach. I didn’t want to lose it yet, at least, not like this.
    “A-Anthony…” I called out. He looked up at me, waiting for what I had to say. “Can we move this to the bedroom?”
    He took me out of his mouth and wiped off the saliva that dripped from his lips.
    “Sure, Thomas.”
    ==
    “Mmmf—“
    I felt Anthony’s cock twitch in my mouth as I began to gently suck on him.
    When we entered his room, we spent no time stripping ourselves bare and getting back to what we were doing. However, I didn’t want to be the only one enjoying this; he should feel this as well. When I told him that, he gave a devilish smile before doing a 180 and putting his cock above my face.
    “Guess we’ll be 69in’.” he said before getting to work on my cock again.
    “Mggg—”
    I felt a shiver run up my spine as he let out a pleasurable groan. Despite never doing this sort of thing before, it seems I was doing rather well. Drawn on by his response, I grabbed hold of his hips and tried to take his dick all the way. However, he was just too big for me to take and I began to gag, forcing me to pull away.
    “You ok?” Anthony asked me, pulling away as well
    “Y-Yeah…” I answered.
    “Ya don’ have t’ deep-throat me if ya can’t.”
    “I just wanted to make you feel good.”
    “Well, if that’s what ya want…”
    He moved to sit up, back to me and placing my cock between his ass.
    “Ya just had t’ ask.”
     With that, he began to grind against me, teasing my body with that magnificent ass of his. Unable to resist any more, I took hold of his hips and began to thrust in time with his movements.
    “Eager t’ put it in?” he teased
    “Yessss…” I hissed. I heard him chuckle, clearly at my desperation.
    “Heh, I’ll give you what you want.”
    He turned his body around and reached for a bottle of clear liquid sitting on the bedside drawer.
    “I’m gonna get off now, baby. Think you can hold on for a bit?”
    I hesitated to answer, but in the end, I nodded.
    “Good.”
    He opened the bottle and situated himself between my legs before he poured a generous amount of the bottle’s content onto my cock. With one last devilish smile up at me, he began to stroke me.
The mix of his rough hands and the slick liquid was nothing short of mind blowing. I found myself unable to hold back and thrusted into his hand as the heat below began to build up. Just as I felt ready to blow, he took his hand away and snickered.
    “I’m not going to let ya lose it yet…” he said just before he got back on top of me.
    “W-Wait, shouldn’t I wear a condom or something? I mean, I don’t want you to—“
    “Don’t worry ‘bout it Thomas.” He put a finger over my lips to shush me, “I trust you.” He muttered just before he pressed himself against me.
    “Nnng!”
    I gripped the bed sheets tightly as my dick began to penetrate him. Slowly, he lowered himself downward until I was buried to the hilt.
    “Ahh…” he gasped
    At that moment, I felt him tighten considerably around me. On his face, the anxiety he felt was clear.
    “T-This is your first time, isn’t it?” I asked him
    “Nnng…yeah. You’re the first one t’ break me in.”
“Hehe, I’m honored.”
    The sensation inside him was just astounding. The way his body tightened and loosened urged me to move, but seeing the uncomfortable look on his face kept me placid. Even if he were drunk, I still didn’t want to hurt him.
    “Ya know, I always got off to the thought of us doin’ this. Ever since ya left for college….” He muttered,
    “Y-You have?”
    “Yeah. Took me most of high school t’ admit it, but in the end I fell for ya.” He leaned down and gave me a gentle kiss on the lips, “ But don’t worry. no matter what’ ya pick, whether t’ be with me ‘r not, I’ll always love ya.”
    I felt a sob get caught in my throat.
    “Well, whatever my choice…for tonight….” I grabbed hold of him and laid him down on the bed before giving a kiss of my own, “We’re lovers. Simple as that.”
    “But wha’ if I forget? I’m no’ exactly sober right now.”
    “I’ll remind you and if need be, give you a refresher as well.”
    This brought a smile to my friend’s face, who then wrapped his legs around my waist.
    “I’m ready for ya.” He whispered.
    With a smile, I took one of his hands into my grasp before I started to thrust into him.
    The sounds he made as I moved within him were nothing less than tantalizing for me. The way Anthony drew out his moans sent shivers down my spine, making me thrust even harder to elict those delicious sounds from him.
    As I drew closer to my own climax, I began to feel bold. When I was sure he would be caught off guard, I used my free hand to reach down and grab Anthony’s still-hard cock and start to stroke it.
    Almost immediately, Anthony shot his head back against the pillow as his cock twitched and leaked into my hand. The look on his face was rather unflattering for him, but just knowing that I had done that made me pound into him even more wildly.
     “A-Anthony….I-I’m gonna lose it…” I said between harsh breaths.
    “K-K-Keep going, don’ stop.” He begged.
    Answering his plea, I continued my pace in both strokes and thrusts. As I reached my peak, I closed the gap between us and brought him into a rough and sloppy kiss just as I came within him. My hips trembled and bucked with each burst I gave, until my body had expended itself fully.
    Anthony followed soon after me, his body bucking upwards and shivered as his cock burst and covered our bodies with thick streams of his own cum. When he finally expended himself, he let out a small whimper.
    “I-I dirtied us…”
    I couldn’t help but giggle a bit at his comment.
    After pulling out, I tried to grab some of our clothing to make ourselves a bit decent, but Anthony quickly pulled me back and forced me to lie next to him.
    “I don’ want ya going anywhere. I want ya to say here.” He muttered quietly.
    “I wasn’t going anywhere.”
    “Still…” He wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled the nape of my neck, “I want ya to stay right here. Can you do that?”
I smiled.
    “Of course, Anthony…”
    ===
    The morning after was no surprise. After waking up, Anthony rushed to the bathroom as his body purged whatever alcohol was still in his gut.
    “Man, wha’ even happened last night?” He groaned as he looked down at the kitchen table, an asprin and ginger ale next to him.
    “Don’t remember?” I asked.
    “Well, I got a clue seein’ as my ass feels like it was plowed into the dirt and we’re both as nude as newborns.” I could see a dark blush forming on his cheeks. “Did we really go all the way?”
    “Yup.” I gave him a pat on the shoulder, “Had my way with you in every which way you begged for. And you begged quite a bit”
    My comment made him try and hide the shame on his face, “J-Just so ya know, I was bein’ serous ‘bout how I felt.”
    “I know.” I grabbed his chin and turned him towards me for a quick kiss, “And I was serious about what I would do about it.”
    A heart-melting smile appeared on his lips before he leaned for another kiss. What happens from this point on will be left to fate. Only time will tell whether we truly can be lovers, or we stay as the close friends we’ve always been…