It’s Not Scary, Right?

It’s been a while now being neighbors, in these months Ian got used to Julian in their house. He was not very annoyed but sometimes uncomfortable because of the way Julian looks at him. He wanted to talk to his mother but decided otherwise because his mother was a great fan of Julian. He was looking after Ian when nobody was home and cooked him food when he was hungry. Ian tried studying in Julian’s presence but got really distracted.

 Ian was sitting on his chair trying to trace a figure that he was going to make digitally. He was so focused that he didn’t notice when Julian came inside and stood behind him. Julian looked at Ian with fondness in his eyes. He really liked him. He examined the dressing of the younger and licked his lips. Ian was naturally a fan of shorts whether it was summer or winter he likes wearing shorts so now he was dressed in his casual green shorts and light fabric black shirt. A pencil in his mouth and eraser in his other hand he was contemplating drawing wings on the drawing on not.

“ahem!!” Julian’s voice startled Ian, he turned around abruptly. His little long bangs moved with his head swiftly.

“oh god, you scared me!!” said Ian while holding his chest “don’t ever do that,” he said sitting straight. Julian laughed at that. He came near Ian to look at the drawing.

“hmm …not bad,” he said with his index figure on his chin “don’t mind the suggestion baby but a little slope over here..” he said while taking the pencil from Ian and drawing a little on his tracing “and this little curve here can make it look more mature hmm,” he said while completing the wing which Ian started and also adjusting the curve at the head of the body. Ian was surprised to see Julian doing it with no problem where he had to learn it for three years to draw a straight line but not everyone needs the training for every stuff, some people are natural.

“wow… it's good, I was thinking of confirming the wings but now it is confirmed” said Ian already planning the procedure he had to start for his project. Julian bent over Ian’s shoulder and whispered

“why not you thank me for this job I did for you” he whispered slowly which caused Goosebumps on Ian’s pink skin. He tried to turn but Julian was near so he stayed put. Suddenly a call from his cell phone made him stand and walk towards his side table. Trying to ignore the way Julian looked at him he picked his phone up to answer.

“hello…..oh yes…you got all the stuff……..yes…..now?.....Ummm okay I will be there soon…yes…thank you” he hung up and turned towards Julian. He was staring at the younger which once again made him uncomfortable.

“umm…. I have to go somewhere” he said trying to get Julian to go “so…uh…” he paused but when he got no answer he went on “alright so I will be leaving” he walked out the door of the room with Julian behind him. They reached the end of the staircase when Hannah was entering the house after her shift.

“oh hey! How are you?” she asked Julian while she hugged her son. Ian hugged her back before telling her about his visit.

“mom I am going to the stationery store. They called to inform me about the stuff I asked for. So I will be back in half an hour.” He said while holding his mother's hand.

“oh but why now, you can go tomorrow, it’s so late for your visit,” she asked concerned. The nighttime in this area was a bit dangerous. Especially rumors about that black mansion made people fear people going out.

“mom it's urgent exams are near and tomorrow is the practical I told you about, I have to get my things to please,” Ian said pleading, he knew his mother was so protective of him, she wouldn’t let him go alone at this hour.

“alright come then I will take you,” she said turning towards the door. That’s how she is, she will just go with him being tired already. The last time he went for his food venture, she was so worried at home, she didn’t even have dinner until she saw him but she has to let him go some time as Mr. Williams once said to her ‘I know Hannah you love him so much but your love and protectiveness will be perceived as control by him. Just let him be free sometime’.    

“I can go with him if he agrees,” Julian said after listening to their conversation. Ian looked at him and was about to protest when he saw his mother was tired so he agreed quickly.

“yes mom, I can go with him, it’s just twenty minutes away,” he said convincing her

“Okay, if you are comfortable” she replied caressing his face.

“thank you mom, I will be home soon” he kissed her cheek and left with Julian

“Bye Mrs. Williams, I will bring him safe and sound don’t worry,” Julian said while smiling at her and leaving the house after Ian.

……..

It was around 9:30 when they both were returning from the store. Ian was humming a little while Julian was just taking occasional glances over him. They were near the mansion when Ian stopped. He looked at the building. There was something really off about that mansion. He has heard different stories of how some people died, how the mansion was burnt and blah blah, they were rumors anyway. It was clear that the mansion had no history of fire because it was so clean and neat. It really looked that people live there, with clean walls, washed porch, and a trimmed garden. Nothing was wrong then why did he feel something wrong. Maybe because there was no light near the house or in the street or maybe because the building was built in a spooky style. He was staring at the building when Julian asked him

“what’s wrong, what are you looking at?” he asked curiously

“nothing just heard so much about it even my friends at my new college were also talking about this house. They said it's haunted or something.” He replied after a while

“do you believe that?” asked Julian getting near Ian

“I mean…I haven’t seen anything unusual” he said while hiding the incident he had “so I don’t think so… that anything is wrong with the house”

“Why don’t we check-in?” Julian said excitedly “I have also heard something but one day I went inside and there was no one so I came back. I don’t think there Is anything wrong”

“Are you insane, I won’t go inside, mom will kill me if she knew,” Ian said while stepping back

“oh right…I knew you would say something like that to hide your fear” Julian mocked with an amused smile

“I am not scared…why would you say that,” Ian asked feeling embarrassed that he got caught

“because you are…..come on if you are not then enter with me, we don’t have to go far just inside and out that’s it” Julian provoked

“no way…..” Ian said backing away more

“huh, coward,” said Julian and walked towards the main door. Ian felt bad about being called a coward. Why must the test of entering a haunted building prove that he is brave? He wasn’t going to let Julian mock him in the future or maybe in front of his mother.

“hey wait………..i..I will come” Ian said gathering his courage. They both entered the front door. Ian was surprised that the door was not locked. They went inside, there was no furniture in the house just big cardboard boxes were placed in the corner. The house was dark that Ian had to turn on the Flashlight of his phone to look around. A layer of dirt on the floor created their footsteps when they walked on it. Ian looked around clueless, he was scared but intrigued as well. Ian stopped in front of the window and looked outside. The window was closed and had no curtain. Ian stepped back to go the other way when he spotted Julian behind him in the reflection of the window. He was standing right behind him. Ian turned around at the same time when Julian got near him. They were so close now. Ian had his back nearly pressed at the window and Julian was towering over him. Ian looked up but couldn’t get the expressions on Julian’s face. Suddenly he felt himself under a trance, he wasn’t feeling himself but just staring into Julian’s eyes. Everything around him was becoming a faint picture. He could only hear and look at Julian.

“you know I like you,” said Julian in a raspy voice “I really want to have you for myself and want to take you away from everyone here,” he said while pressing his thumb on Ian’s lower lip.

Julian liked Ian. He was a possessive lover that wouldn’t care before killing everyone that comes in his way. He was obsessed with Ian, yes he liked him but on a different level. If Ian becomes a hurdle himself in Julian’s way of getting him, the consequences will be the same as anyone else.

“can I kiss you Ian?” he asked while breathing heavily. Ian was still looking into his eyes. He nodded a little not knowing what he was doing. Julian after getting the permission pressed Ian against the window fully and bent a little towards his face. He caressed the younger’s face before locking their lips together. Ian felt a little hot over his lips but he was not fully awake to do anything.

Julian initiated the kiss and savored it with passion. He parted Ian’s lips and entered his tongue in his mouth, he licked and sucked on others’ lips, enjoying every moment while holding Ian close. He held his waist tightly and his other hand was holding his nape to kiss him. Ian kissed back softly and fisted his small hands over the white black fabric of Julian’s shirt. The kiss was getting harsh that after a while Ian started panting and Julian had to move away. Ian stared at Julian, he was conscious of his surroundings now. He could feel his lips swollen. He knew he kissed Julian back but why? He didn’t know. He can’t say anything because he knew he didn’t stop or protest but simply replied by kissing back. Now he was more embarrassed. Julian, understanding his condition didn’t tease this time but casually asked

“did you feel scared…. I didn’t …see no one is here. People just want to spread nonsense right?” he asked politely. Ian was thankful that the elder didn’t tease him so he hummed.

“let’s go…it’s already late,” said Julian and dragged Ian with him. They left the building and walked on the way home when Julian turned around to look at the mansion. There were black figures like smoke lurking over the building. He smirked and moved fast to catch up with Ian.

They reached home with Ian looking down the whole way. He was surprised that his first kiss was from Julian and he didn’t stop him although he didn’t like him like that from the start. It was no use sharing this with anyone so he remained quiet.

“We are here,” said Julian breaking the silence. They were again in their fully lit neighborhood. Everything was clear now, no creepy stuff.

“thank you for coming with me… I….I am grateful” Ian said smiling, trying to forget what happened earlier

“don’t be…. just ask me whenever you want to go okay?” he said while ruffling his hair

“okay….Ummm….bye” said Ian a bit awkwardly before entering the house

Mrs. Williams saw that cute interaction between them. She knew about her son’s sexuality and teased him occasionally too. ‘what if I can find someone for him like Julian or……….oh maybe Julian’ she thought smiling while watching them from behind the window she was standing at. Her room was not lit at the time so was not very visible from the outside. She was feeling giddy and was planning to tease her son when she made a confused face. She saw how Julian smirked with his dead eyes expression towards the door where Ian just entered. After a while, he turned around and started walking towards his house. She saw how Julian was walking with not so normal length of strides towards his house. Abruptly he stopped to look back but Mrs. Williams was fast to hide behind the curtain. Julian had a very scowling face when he realized that he has been watched. He moved fast and entered his house.

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 to be continued...

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