I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 144

*everyone did their thing for the rest of the day, n since Klepta had advised not to wait up, they all hit the hay. Though soon it was almost twilight, sounds of grunting n pulling n dragging could be heard heading dwn towards the basement*

Ozzy shifted around in his sleep, groaning softly, having been snuggling with Nessie and Chico, though the sounds outside had caused him to stir. Getting out of bed, he yawned and rubbed his eye, shuffling out of the room before looking around with a frown. The air smelt strange.

Thrax: *caught a whiff of Oz coming dwn n growled, tho it was dark bt he didnt turn on the lights* Wht r u doing up? Get bk to bed, baby

Klepta: Leave him, Thrax, n help me carry the other side *grunted as he was dragging a little of the other side of the huge bundle*

Ozzy rubbed his eye again, frowning some as he squinted to try and see. "... I heard noise... I was worried... what's that smell, Thrax?" he asked, covering his nose as it became stronger.

Thrax: U shouldnt be here, baby *went to help Klepta with the bundle, waiting for Klepta to unlock the basement door before dumping it onto the floor*

Klepta: Since ur here, keep watch of the door, n dont let Rodeo out *left wiht Thrax again to get another bundle in, repeating the process several times until there were abt a dozen of those bundles on the ground*

Rodeo: Da...Dareka...? Oz to-chan ka? Klepta oni-sama...Thrax ottoto-chan ne? *made a move to get up, trying to grope ard in the dark as not a single light was turned on*

Ozzy blinked but nodded slowly, standing by the door as Klepta and Thrax went to work. Upon hearing Rodeo, he looked back into the basement, biting his lip. "Yeah, it's us Rodeo... just stay down there, okay? Klepta and Thrax are bringing you food."

Rodeo: Na...Nani...? Meshi? (food) S...Sa...He...Henai yo (its weird) Smells henai ne... *was almost near the door, feeling ard trying to get out*

Klepta: *brought in the last one* I told u to keep him in there! *shoved Rodeo bk inside* Sorry, Rodeo, bt ur not setting foot outta this plc just yet *dumped the last bundle dwn to the floor, all doing tht without the help of lights*

"A-ah... I didn't see him!" Ozzy said, biting his lip as he watched Rodeo tumble back inside, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry..." he mumbled, wrinkling his nose a little. "... It smells weird, what... what did you get him?"

Thrax: U dont wanna knw, baby. Go bk upstairs. U dont wanna see this

Rodeo: Itaii~! Moh~! *caught a better whiff at the bundle n seemed to recognize wht it was, shrinking bk* Ya...Yada! YADA!! Watashi wa taberu kotode wa nai!!! (i'm not eating that) Yada!!

Klepta: U hv to eat it. Normal food is not gonna cut it at ur rate! U havent eaten yet, hv u? Go on. Eat it

Rodeo: Ya...Yada...Watashi wa taberu kotode wa nai. (i'm not eating that) Kakunin shinai watashi (don't make me)...

Ozzy blinked in surprise, looking from Rodeo to Klepta and Thrax, frowning in confusion. "What... what is it? Tell me!" he insisted, what could be so bad in there that Rodeo was actually refusing to eat?

Klepta: *ignored Oz, in which Thrax also refused to tell either* Eat it, or let ur baby starve. Ur choice

Rodeo: *his stomach suddenly let out a growl so loud it literally echoed thru the basement, then he made some sort of sobbing sound before in a flash, his body guided him to the bundle, instincts taking ovr as he let out feral growls n sobs in btwn, like he's crying n eating at the same time*

*in the dark, there was sounds of flesh tearing n bones crunching, n oddly enough, sounds of fabric being torn as the ravenous Rodeo plowed his way thru the bundle, eating n crying n sobbing, bt mostly eating*

Ozzy looked back and forth between the two viruses, biting his lip before looking to the basement, taking a step closer and peering in, trying to see what it could be. The smell was more putrid now, but he still couldn't figure out what it was. "... What..." he whispered to himself, though picked up on the sound of fabric being torn and frowned.

Klepta: This will last him for abt at least till morning. C'mon, lets go *ushered Thrax n Oz out of the basement n locked the door* I gtg shower, u better do tht too, Thrax *made his way to the room he n Edison shared*

Thrax: *nodded n walked ahead of Oz to their room, n made his way to the bathroom* Dont turn on the lights, n no peeking *went in the bathroom, bt didnt shut the door tight enough as he turned on the bathroom light*

Ozzy looked to the basement door one last time, sighing before he made his way back to the bedroom he and Thrax would be using. Slumping on the bed, he pouted to himself, absently petting Nessie as he looked to the bathroom door. He frowned to himself, why couldn't he look? Normally the virus would even offer the cell to join him, asking in his own perverted way, which got him a no everytime. Slowly, he got to his feet, being slow and quiet as he made his way to the door, pressing a hand to nudge it open carefully so he could peek

*under the dim light, Thrax was starting to undress, his clothes absolutely filthy, bt it was a filthiness tht the cell knew vry well. He had seen it before bk in Frank wen he n Thrax were just getting started on the relationship in tht big mansion. His clothes was covered with blood, n it was a familiar colour: blood of germs*

Ozzy's eyes widened as he froze, covering his mouth in horror as he stumbled back. No, he wouldn't, he couldn't... Wait. The bags, the smell... the blood. His stomach heaved as he gagged a little, suddenly running over to the window and opening it enough that he could tilt his head out and throw up.

Thrax: *heard Oz vomiting, sighed tiredly n came out in his full naked glory, his arms folded across his chest* I told u not to peek *said it in a I-told-u-so manner*

Ozzy coughed and peeked his head back in, looking over at the virus, wide eyes soon narrowing. "You... that was the food!?" he snapped, coughing and wiping his mouth, looking a little pale.

Thrax: *nodded* Tht's right. Tht's the food. I told u not to peek, n Klepta warned u tht u wouldnt like wht u see or knw

"... You promised!" Ozzy insisted, shuddering a little, thinking of Rodeo having to eat those germs.

Thrax: Promise wht? Tht I won't kill? I did. I didnt kill them. Klepta did. I was the go-to guy to help bring in the load. Nothing more, nothing less, tho some of them were done right in front of me, which explains the extra stain. Baby, I wouldnt hv agreed to this if Klepta hadnt had a valid reason to do so

Ozzy looked away from him, biting his lip. He knew it was for a good cause, but to feed him dead germs?! There had to be another way. He coughed a little, shuddering, having emptied his stomach.

Thrax: Baby, there is something Klepta told me not to tell, bt u should knw anyway *picked Oz up n sat him dwn on the bed* Rodeo's hunger is progressing as we speak. Normal food is not going to cut it anymore. In fact his metabolisme n his pregnancy state is rendering his stomach unable to accept normal food during this phase. He would just end up puking it all out. Those germs r the most compatible to his appetite n body requirements for this phase. They r the only thing tht his stomach, n baby, r able to accept. Their body chemistry n whtnot provides the ideal diet for Rodeo. If we had ignored it n fed him regular food, he would be evn more sick n more hungry, n he would end up eating us, n tht's evn worse

Ozzy bit his lip and lowered his head, sighing softly as he listened to him. "... Thrax... will... will this happen to me if... if I..." he began, not wanting to say it, he didn't want to have to eat germs, he would point blank refuse.

Thrax: *hesitated a little before replying* I...cannot say for sure. I'm hoping u wont be, since ur technically a T4 n not a full virus...bt...if it were to come to tht, I'll be there for u, trust me. I'll nvr let u go thru it alone. I'll be in the same lockdwn with u if I hv to. U...U can evn eat me if tht's wht it takes

Ozzy bit his lip, lowering his head before he shook his head. "I... I can't eat you. I... I'd be on my own again... then you'd be lying to me..." he mumbled, slowly looking up at the virus, a sad look in his eyes, though fear of what may come.

Thrax: *sighed n held him close. He wasnt one for lovie-dovie words, bt he showed it thru his actions the best he could, taking the cell's chin n kissing him tenderly, assuring him tht he would nvr leave him alone, ever*

Ozzy accidently let out a whimper when lips touched his, his hands unconsciously gripped at the virus' arms.

Thrax: *kissed him some more, deepening it as he wrapped his arms gently ard the cell's waist lovingly, doing a slow tongue dance*

Ozzy's eyes slowly fluttered closed as he kissed the virus back slowly, carefully, small noises leaving his throat as he stayed clinging to him.

Thrax: *kissed him until the need for air separates them, then he smiled one of those rare gentle smiles at him* Wanna bath with me?

Ozzy's cheeks were slightly flushed when he pulled away, panting slightly before he gave a light pout. "... Pervert..."

Thrax: *smiled tht rare smile again before carrying him bridal style* Indulge an old man, why dontcha? *made his way into the bathroom, then kicked his soiled clothes aside before putting him into the tub*

Ozzy squeaked out in surprise when he was suddenly lifted up. "Hey! I never said yes!" he insisted to him, blushing more as he wriggled against him.

Thrax: *grins* I knw *with a flash, helped Oz undress, which was easy since he was only wearing a singlet n his boxers before turning on the tub. Looks like whoevr abandoned the building forgot to cancel the power n water line*

Ozzy gasped out as his clothes were pulled off him, his face heating up more as he hit at him lightly. "Oi! Stop that, I told you no!" he huffed, giving himself some modesty by covering himself up from view.

Thrax: Too late *went in the tub himself as it started filling up quite quickly with the warm water, basked in all his naked glory as he picked the cell up n let him sit on his lap as he settled in*

Ozzy let out a whine as he wiggled around against his grip, grumbling to himself, glaring somewhat. "... You never listen, do you?"

Thrax: *chuckles as he kissed Oz's ear as they settled in the bath, the warm water wrapping ard them like a nice warm blanket, the virus humming in content, with Oz ard his arms, wht could be more perfect?*

Ozzy squirmed around so a while before finally giving in and slumping against the virus' body, sighing and pouting to himself.

Thrax: *hummed their song as he enjoyed their bath, just basking in the warmth of the water with his beloved for company*

Ozzy soon yawned out, rubbing his eye. He just clicked that he was still tired after being woken up from his sleep.

Thrax: *noticed it bt didnt mention anything, just letting him lean closer n closer to his chest as he continued humming their song, letting sleep claim his little baby*

It wasn't long before the little cell slumped heavily against the virus' body, soft snoring coming from him.

Thrax: *chuckles as he gently carried him out, dried him n redressed him bk in his clothes, then tucked him nice n snug before returning to his bath, soaking some more*

Ozzy groaned and squirmed around, shifting and rolling over, ending up cuddling up to Nessie.

Thrax: *aftr finishing his bath, dried himself n joined Oz in bed, only dressed in his briefs, wrapping his arms ard Oz n cuddled him close*

Ozzy shifted and groaned, pressing back into Thrax and pulling the virus' arms around him and holding it to his chest as he slept soundlessly.