I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 19

Ozzy groaned as he awoke late that night, cuddling to Thrax before blinking in surprise when he realised his shirt piece had been taken from him. Sitting up abrutly, he began searching around the bed for it, almost panicking.

Thrax: *groan as he was awakened by Oz shaking the bed as he go abt searching whtever Frank knws wht it was. He sits up n sees the cell clambering on all fours like a mad man practically almost tearing off the bedsheets* Wht in the name of Frank's mother r u doing, Jones?

Ozzy froze when he heard the viruses voice. Looking back to him he sat back on his knees, chewing on his lip. "I... I just... kind of... Lost something..." he mumbled, not wanting to admit that he felt... somewhat safer with the piece of fabric.

Thrax: *smirks* Could it be...it has something to do with a torn piece of cloth? *raised an amused brow*

Ozzy blinked in surprise, his eyes widening a little before he scowled. "What? O-of course not! I'm not like... a baby who needs a blankey or something!"

Thrax: Oh? Is tht so? Then I guess u dont mind tht I've thrown away tht filthy thing *grins, teasing him*

"Why have you done that?! It was mine!" Ozzy snapped, huffing a little and glaring to him before looking away again. He wouldn't really of, right?

Thrax: *felt like teasing him some more* Why would u want to have a piece of rag anyway? It's not gonna do u any good. Like u said, ur not a kid who needs a blankey anymore

"It... it wasn't a blankey... but it was still mine!" Ozzy snapped, his head hanging as he rubbed his eye. Blinking, he looked up when there was a knock at the door. "What..."

Thrax: *looks up as well* Hmm, I wonder wht does the hired help have for me? *turns to face the door* Enter

Upon being granted access, the older she-cell from before entered with a bag in her hands. "I did it as quickly as possible, I even added on some color and patterns."

Thrax: *takes the bag n looked inside, then smiled in his usual gentleman way* Thank you. Greta, right? Here *drops a couple of 10 carb bills into her chest pocket* For all the trouble

Greta blinked in surprise as she found the virus giving her extra. "Sir, you really don't have to. I didn't do it for the money." she said, a geninue smile of her face that she was happy though since the she-cell was having alot of money problems.

Ozzy sat on the bed, looking back and forth, looking confused before speaking up. "Yo! Grets! Would you... um... could you get me some of those cookies you had the other day?" he asked softly, making the woman look at him in surprise before smiling. "Little Master... I made those. If Master Roja says its okay, I'll go to the kitchens and bake some right now for you." she said, even though she was supposed to of clocked of hours ago.

Thrax: Now why would u would u want to bother the hired help right now, baby? It's almost time she went home *raised a brow at Oz's expression looking dwn forlornly n sighed* Would u be a dear, Greta?

Ozzy blinked slowly, looked confused and saddened. He was hungry and loved those cookies. What time was it anyway? He couldn't even remember anymore.

Greta smiled and chuckled heartedly, reaching out to pet the cell's head. "Don't be saddened, Little Master. I couldn't deny you of some cookies. It won't take me long." she said, smiled as Ozzy looked hopeful at her. He reminded her so much of her own child. She shook away those thoughts and nodded. "I'll be back in half an hour." she said before wandering out the room.

Thrax: *nodded in acknowlegement as she left, then hid the bag behind his back n turned to Oz* I've got a surprise for u, baby. Close ur eyes

Ozzy then turned to the Virus when he spoke up, blinking before frowning a little, a distrusting look on his face. "... I don't know if I want this surprise..."

Thrax: C'mon, baby. I knw ur gonna like this. Close ur eyes

Ozzy grumbled softly but reluctantly closed his eyes. "This better not be a trick..."

Thrax: *watched him carefully as he covered his eyes, n smirked n took out the thing in the bag which revealed a beautiful bandana tht was made in a Spanish theme, in which he gently wrapped n tied it ard the cell's neck* Alright, baby, u can open ur eyes now

Ozzy frowned lightly as he heard the rustling before squirming as he felt something soft around his neck. "Wha...?" he mumbled before his eyes fluttered open, his eyes widening as he saw the bandana around his neck. "My cloth! I... uh... mean... oh, there it is..." he said, his cheeks flushing a little as he reached up, gently touching the soft material.

Thrax: *smirks knowingly* I saw u were pretty attached to the rag, so i got the girls to fix it up a little, since u like it so much. U happy now, baby?

Ozzy bit his lip before suddenly tackling Thrax to the bed, sitting on him as he began batting at him. "You bastard! Saying you threw it away! Argh, you're so annoying!"

Thrax: *chuckles deviously as he barely felt the batting* Ur look just so cute being teased like tht, is all. *captured Oz's cheeks gently as he smiled at him* U r so beautiful. U hv no idea how beautiful u r, baby

Ozzy growled and continued to bat him before he blinked in surprise, feeling the hands on his cheeks, staring dumbly at him before his cheeks began to heat up. "I-I am not beautiful!!"

Thrax: Yes u r, baby, u just dont knw it, n tht's why I cant keep my eyes off u wen ur alone. U r not to leave the mansion without a bodyguard, understood?

Ozzy blinked a few times, chewing on his lip as he glanced away. "I... don't think I'll be going out this place for a while... if I need to go outside... I'll go in the back garden..." he mumbled, shifting around on top of Thrax.

Thrax: Good. Te quiero, mi bebe *pulls Oz dwn gently to kiss him fully on the lips in a tenderly fashion*

Ozzy blinked a few times, his cheeks flaring more before he gasped, feeling their lips connecting. Unable to help himself, his hands gripped the virus' shirt as his eyes fluttered closed, almost as if he was relaxing into the kiss.

Thrax: *kissed him some more, coaxing him to follow his pace before gently releasing him* Btw, the day aftr tomorrow is ur birthday, is it not, baby?

Ozzy panted softly when the virus pulled away, though after a moment he wiped his mouth with a flush, before blinking. "How... how do you know when my birthday is? No one remember's my birthday..."

Thrax: I told u, baby. I've done my research. I knw everything abt u, all the way to ur ancestors who travelled frm the umbilical cord. Which reminds me, u still dont knw anything abt those corpses, do u?

Ozzy frowned a little and sat up on him, slowly shaking his head. "... I don't know about them... nor do I know anything about... you." he said, a slight pout on his lips. "It's not been that long since I found out your name..."

Thrax: Then how abt I celebrate ur birthday with u? Just us. I'll take u wherever u want to go. In return, I will tell u everything, evn me. All I ask is tht u will not judge me aftr wht I will be abt to tell u. Call it a...birthday gift frm me

Ozzy blinked a few times. "Go... somewhere? Well... I guess... but... I don't know where to go. Never really celebrated a birthday... I sat at home drinking and watching movies." he said, rubbing the back of his neck with an embarrassed look.

Thrax: *sat up in a way tht made Oz straddle his lap while he placed his hands on either of the cell's side* Isnt there any plc tht u wish to go?

Ozzy gasped as he fell into the other's lap, looking up at the virus and gulped. "Uh... well... I don't know?" he said, shifting around on his lap, rubbing the back of his neck.

Thrax: *smirks* Then I will take u some plc nice n let u have a proper bday, for once *kisses his cheek n sets him bk dwn on the bed*

Ozzy blinked and looked back up at him, frowning some as he absently fiddled with the bandana. "Ah... um... like where?" he asked, tilting his head a little.

Thrax: If I told u, it wouldnt be a surprise now, would it? *hears the knock on the door* Ah, I think ur special order has arrived. Enter

Ozzy blinked, his stomach growling as the smell of those delicious cookies filled his nose as the older she-cell entered with a tired smile. "Here you are, young Master. Sorry I was so long, I put some sugar icing on." she said, handing the plate to Ozzy who picked one up and happily ate them.

Thrax: *took one too n ate* U do make the best cookies ever, Greta. Ah, which reminds me, there is a crate dwnstairs with some clothes tht might fit ur grandson. I found it in the storeroom wen I moved in. U can have tht *unknown to the old she-cell, there was a wad of cash as well in the bottom as he knew of her money problems*

Greta's eyes widened as she covered her mouth, feeling tears building in her eyes. "Master Roja, you really are a saint. Thank you so much!" she said, unable to help herself from hugging the virus before rushing out before they could see her tears from happiness.

Ozzy, munching on his cookie, looked up, watching the woman concerned. "I hope she'll be okay..."

Thrax: She'll be fine *nibbled another cookie* With wht I'm paying her, she'll get out of the slums soon enough, although it's best tht I dont tell her those clothes actually belonged to the child of those corpses

Ozzy blinked and frowned, slapping the clawed hand away as it went for his cookies, pouting and shuffling away with the plate. "Huh?" he mumbled before his eye widened, his mouth hanging open. "You... you gave her dead people clothes?!"

Thrax: Pls *rolled his eyes* Dont be daft, Jones. I may be evil but I am beyond killing children. Their kid died years ago before I came here. Birth defect, so I've heard. They kept his clothes in the storeroom for keepsake, bt I suppose they ain't gonna need it no more, since they've joined their kid *shrugged like it was not his business*

Ozzy sighed in relief. "You better not be into killing children... They may be annoying, but they don't deserve that. I swear, I'd kill you myself if you did." he huffed before eating another cookie, crumbs coated around his lips and captured in his little beard.

Thrax: Speaking of children, ur behaving like one urself, making such a mess all ovr *pats the crumbs off his beard, picking out the bigger ones near the cell's lip n ate them before leaning close to lick the smaller crumbs off the corner of the cell's lips*

Ozzy blinked and stuck his tongue out of him, licking his lips before grumbled. "Hey, hey... leave the beard alone!" he grumbled before blinking in surprise, flushing as he felt the tongue against his membrane. "Oii... stop that..." he whined, before suddenly shoving a cookie into his mouth, laughing some.

Thrax: *grumbled wen the cookie was shoved into his mouth, bt his voice was muffled. He rolled his eyes n munched at it n swallowed, then takes cookie plate away frm him n grin deviously* Someone's being naughty, n I knw just the punishment *pushed him dwn the bed n started tickling-attack him*

Ozzy laughed at him when he couldn't speak, grinning at him before gasping, his eyes widening. "H-hey, those are mine!" he snapped at him, glaring as he tried to reach for the plate. He gasped as he felt himself being pushed back on the bed, glaring before his eyes widened as he gasped, starting to laugh. "N-no!" he called out, squirming and struggling around.

Thrax: *chuckles deeply as he continued to tickle-attack him, enjoying the way the cell laughed himself to tears as he tried to pry him away n squirm ard*

Ozzy laughed more, the tickling and laughing weakening him somewhat as he arched and clawed at the virus' arms, tears slowly making their way down the cells face as he shook his head from side to side.

Thrax: *deciding he had enough, he let go of him n caressed Oz's cheeks, wiping the tears away* I'm...I'm sorry... *looks dwn, his eyes a hint of guiltiness*

Ozzy's laughter finally calmed down as he slumped on the bed, panting heavily as his body trembled, sniffling as he giggled lightly. "O-oh Frank... too much..."

Thrax: No, I mean, I'm sorry *sits up n looks away* for not being there for u sooner... *revealing him the side tht he had nvr shown to anyone: Guilt*

Ozzy panted softly and blinked slowly, chewing on his lip before shaking his head. "... It's my own fault... I got drunk... I left the house without telling anyone..."

Thrax: No. I should've chked on u earlier. I should've find out abt u instead of focusing on some stupid party decoration. Nothing's more important than u *turns to him bt not reli looking at him* U knw tht, right?

Ozzy shifted around on the bed, feeling his heart beating faster. Never before had he felt so... cared about. Shifting to sit up on his knees, he leaned up, lips pressing softly against his cheek. "I guess... what's happened has happened... no use in crying over the past, right?"

Thrax: *felt as if his heart had just grown 3 sizes larger at tht kiss. Finally, aftr being together for a while, he got through the cell. He wanted to ravage him there n then, bt he remembered the cell's incident n held bk* Thinks: ~Frank, baby, u have no idea tht YOU made me a saint!~ *held him close with one arm* Yeah, I guess ur right, baby

Ozzy blinked as he was pulled close to the other's body. "You know~ If you REALLY want to make it up to me... you could give my cookies back." he said with a pout, fiddling with the bandana. "... And... maybe teach me that song you keep singing..." he said, looking up at the other. "That Spanish one..."

Thrax: Ah, "Recuerde Cuando llovió" *grins at the cell's confused look* It's Spanish for "Remember When It Rained". My first victim was a fan of this soprano human Josh Groban. This song stuck in my head like forever, so I decided to translate it to Spanish n sing it in my own version

Ozzy blinked a few times, tilting his head as he listened to him. "... Would you... still teach it me? Your version that is..." he said, scratching at his goatee. He really needed to trim it was the thought that came to mind.

Thrax: Sure I will, if u r willing to learn *thus spent the night teaching him how to sing the tune n correctly pronouce the language*

Ozzy tried his hardest to speak it right, tugging at his hair in fustration when he got it wrong. "It's been hours! I still can't get it right..." he whimpered, pouting and crossing his arms over his chest.

Thrax: *rolls his eyes. At least the teacher had more patience than the student* Here *writes dwn the Spanish lyrics* Learn the words first. I think one of the hired help, a germ who works in the kitchen, is Spanish. He can help u wen I'm not ard. I will try n find the music for u. For now, bedtime

Ozzy blinked a few times, taking the paper and looking it over, attempting to sound out the words. "H-huh? What? Bedtime? I'm too old to have a bed time!" he grumbled at him, his eyes narrowing a little. "Plus, I haven't finished my cookies."

Thrax: Fine, finish ur cookies then. I'm gonna have to settle a few things. I'll be bk soon *kisses his forehead n left the room*

Ozzy blinked and grumbled at the other, swatting him away before shuffling to sit back against the headboard. Munching on the cookies, he tried to learn the words, getting a few words right.