I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 164

*while the duo were doing the horizontal cha-cha at the time, Thrax was busy teasing Oz, refusing to give him the diary as he held it above his head, his height working in advantage*

Edison was already out cold, snoring away, already in his dreamland.

"Give it bad to me, damn it!" Ozzy huffed, trying to reach up for it before crossing his arms over his bare chest. "I found it so it's mine, give it!"

Thrax: *grins* Gimme a kiss first n I just might give it to u. Not the kiss I always give u tht I knw u like, I want the kiss tht u knw I like

Ozzy blinked in surprise. "What? A kiss? Ugh... don't be silly, come on, just give it to me!" he huffed at him, pouting as he reached for it again.

Thrax: Uh-uh, not until I get my kiss. Or else I'm chucking it out the house, n I'm being serious

Ozzy grumbled and huffed before he stoof before him, glaring a little. Leaning up, he pressed his lips to his in a soft kiss. "There, a kiss, now give!"

Thrax: No, ur giving me the wrong kiss *one hand still holding the book up high, his other arm wrapped ard Oz, arms n all, lifting him up n kissed him deeply, guiding his lips n tongue reciprocate the way he wants it*

Ozzy gasped in surprise, his eyes widening a little before he flushed at the sudden kiss. Grumbling, he slowly kissed him back the way the virus wanted.

Thrax: *pants a little as he kissed him, their tongues mingling, doing the dance both of them knew so well, tracing each other's teeth, sucking each other's lips, evry moment more passionate than the other*

Ozzy eventually pulled away, panting a little, not wanting things to get too hot and heavy. "Nngh... there, you had your kiss, now give it back!" he insisted, wiping the drool from his mouth.

Thrax: *chuckles* Hang on, I wanna read it too. Come *carries Oz n brought him to the bed, then let Oz sit on his lap before passing it to Oz* Let's start frm the top, shall we?

Ozzy blinked before he pouted a little, shifting around on his lap. "Ugh, you're like a child..." he mumbled though opened the diary up at the beginning and began to read it.

Thrax: *chuckles* Well, I'm UR child *nuzzled him as they read*

"Oh, you silly... ugh..." Ozzy mumbled and rolled his eyes, resting against him, turning the pages.

Thrax: *cuddled him close as he read the diary along with Oz*

1st entry: Dear Diary, I'm not sure why I took my friend's advice to get this journal, bt she said writing in journals is good for self-therapy n to help with coping with stress so there. I dunno wht to write for the moment, bt just say...well, Hi. Yeah, tht's it

Ozzy hummed softly to himself, turning the page once again, looking over it. "Can't we just skip to the good stuff?"

Thrax: Wait, lets just read thru some stuff *which was mostly random thoughts, ideas, daily life, spice of life n such* Looks like a pretty boring life here

Ozzy blinked and nodded slowly, pouting a little. "Seems like a normal life to me... I wonder what happened to this place..."

Thrax: Hmm, looks like this entry seems to be interesting

36th entry: We're getting new help today. I was called by Father to meet n greet with the new help. I went dwn, reluctantly at first, bt boy, was I glad I obeyed Father. The new guy, the gardener, I think his name is Benedict. Oh wow~ He is so cute~ I think I've fallen in love at first sight with him~

Ozzy snorted a little as he read it over. "Love at first sight? Women..." he mumbled, shaking his head some before turning the page. "Daddy won't be happy about that I'm sure..."

*the nxt few entries were this Pryca character talking abt how they watched Benedict frm far, always yearning bt nvr reli got the courage to bring them closer*

"Damn girl... she's like a stalker..." Ozzy mumbled, frowning a little.

*the next few entries was Benedict himself warming up to Pryca, making friends n impressing them with his gardening skills, n evn planted a secret garden exclusively for her within the forests behind the mansion, n was quite the handyman as he made flower-wreathed swing for her*

Thrax: Well, looks like her stalking paid off, doesnt it? *grins*

"Woah... I wonder if it's still there, that sounds so awesome..." Ozzy mumbled as he read over the discription for the garden, it sounded so beautiful.

Thrax: We can go chk it out tomorrow morning if u want...Oh, this looks pretty interesting

*the nxt few entries showed tht the relationship btwn Pryca n Benedict had progressed slowly to the point of being lovers, altho they hv to do it in secret bcoz of their social standing*

"Ah, so they finally got together..." Ozzy nodded slowly, mostly to himself as he looked over the entry. "Daddy really is going to be pissed if he finds out..."

90th entry: Aftr so long, we finally did it. We finally had sex. It was a little complicated aftr all, being tht we're both guys, bt Benedict got ard to it n he was being vry gentle to me. He prepared me well n I dont evn feel too much pain... *the rest of the entry seemed to be pretty graphic in detail, bt it was no different than a typical gay sex*

Thrax: Well, isnt tht a surprise? Our Pryca is not a lady aftr all. I almost thought its a tomboy or somethign with all the manly things tht "she" seemed to like

Ozzy's eyes widened as he read over the page, his cheeks heating up with embarrssment before he cleared his throat. "A-ah, it's a dude? Woah... I uh... yeah... what?" he mumbled, embarrassed and dumbfounded.

Thrax: Mmh, looks like they're pretty kinky there. Maybe we should try it...? *grins deviously at him*

Ozzy's eyes widened more as he looked up at the virus. "Oh, don't you dare get any ideas!" he huffed at him, quickly turning the page.

Thrax: *chuckled as he read along with him*

112th entry: I had been feeling a little out of sorts these few days, n Mother seemed to notice bt thought it was just nerves frm the upcoming exam. I told my troubles to Benedict, n he tapped his chin for a while before he lifted my shirt to chk, then he went a little pale for a while n hugged me. I asked him wht was wrong n it took him a full 5 mins to calm dwn for him to tell me these 2 words: "You're pregnant". Benedict said he'll take care of it bt...bt...Holy crap...Holy crap...I'm only fucking 16! I cant hv a baby now! N worse, a spawn nonetheless! Holy crap...!! Wht am I to do??

Ozzy's eyes widened more as he read over the next page, his mouth falling open. "Holy crap, he's just a kid!" he blurted out, pointing it out to Thrax. "See! And he got pregnant! What the hell..."

Thrax: My, my, tht's a predicament. N did he write "spawn"? Tht has to mean Benedict has to be a virus. Tht is one deep grave he dug himself

"But wait, how can a virus be in here...? And working for a high class family! I though nothing like that could get in here?" Ozzy said, frowning some as he turned the page, wanting to find out more of what happened.

Thrax: This is the appendix, remember, where Majah said cells r more tolerant towards virus n germs. I swear u nvr pay attention sometimes *nudged his temple teasingly before continuing to read*

"But... how would he have got in? This place... so clean..." Ozzy mumbled before he huffed at the nudge, going back to reading.

Thrax: We'll see wht this Pryca has to say *saw the few entries of Pryca worrying abt the spawn tht was growing inside him before one entry seemed to perk their interest*

115th entry: I almost tried to kill myself today. The pressure was too much for me to think of hving a baby at this age. I waited until my folks hv gone before I made my way to the bathroom. I took out the scissors n was prepared to fucking stab tht little monster out of me, bt I forgot to lock the door, n Benedict caught me in the act. We shouted n argued n wrestled until he hugged me so hard I was forced to let the scissors go. I cried the longest evr in my life wen Benedict just hushed me n rocked me, saying evrything will be OK n he'll take care of evrything. I reli want to believe him...I reli want to...

Ozzy blinked and frowned, reading over the page, biting his lip a little. "That poor kid... how could he have done that to him..." he said, his hands tightening on the diary as he moved on to the next entry, sadness filling his face.

Thrax: Unfortunately this is the past, we cant undo it *read along with him*

117th entry: Benedict visited my room late last night. His plan was this: To ask permission frm Mother n Father to allow us to be married. I'm carrying a child aftr all, n I'm sure they would agree, evn reluctantly to save the family reputation. If they dont, worse case scenario is tht we will hv to elope n run away. Benedict said tht he will figure out a way where we can leave this city so they would nvr find me. Welll, I guess tht's to be expected. He managed to get in somehow wen Salander was still in a bubble, so yeah. Well...Wish us luck!

Ozzy bites lip, looking over the page, actually starting to feel for the little guy who had been writing this. "I know it is... but still, ya know?" he mumbled, turning the page to continue to read on, wanting to know what happened next.

*the nxt few pages were blank, bt there were a few streaks of bloody handprints on it, which the duo had realized tht it was actually littered throughout the previous few entries, like someone had flipped thru it before them, only bcoz it was old, it was mistaken for dirt. As they progress the bloody prints got more n more, until the last few pages there was an entry, written in scrawly handwriting with blotches of blood in btwn*

Entry: I got them....I got them all...They wouldnt allow us to marry...They said I was an abomination...tht they shouldnt hv trusted me...I was a mistake to be hired into the family....They told me I was sick....Tht I did this to Pryca for the sake of the family fortune...I nvr wanted any of this...I just wanted Pryca....bt they told me I was fired....n they were going to make me watch as they abort my child...right in front of my eyes....Pryca....Pryca didnt survive....he didnt survive the extraction....He...He died right in front of me....Pryca....My Pryca....I got em...I got em all for u, Pryca....evry last drop of their blood spilt for u....I got evry last one of them....May they burn in hell......Pryca......I'm coming for u.....Wait for me.....My Pry.... *the entry ended there*

Ozzy's eyes widened as he read over the diary, his mouth falling open before his eyes suddenly blanked out. Dropping the book, he suddenly collapsed on the floor, eyes rolling back as he shook, the emotions still left in the diary, the imprint still left there picked up by the cell's ability, something so strong that he couldn't control the flow of it, bringing on a fit as images from the past flowed his mind, feeling everything they went through.

Thrax: *shocked, realizing it was his psycometric powers at work. He quickly grabbed something to stuff into Oz's mouth so tht he wouldnt bite his tongue as he held his head bk* Oz! Oz, baby, baby, slow dwn. Take it easy. Fight it! Fight it, dont let it take ovr u, baby, concentrate! Stay with me, baby!

Ozzy shook in the virus' arms, tears spilling from his eyes as the emotions overwhelmed him, struggling to control it, getting sucked deeper into the memories, watching each one play out, the hardest one to fight off being that of having to watch the spawn be aborted, feeling the pain he went through, that they both went through.

Thrax: *kept his head held bk so tht he wouldnt bite his tongue, whispering words to his ear to keep him on track, to keep him in reality, trying to bring him bk*

Unable to stop himself, he ended up vomiting, though it took a while, he eventually calmed down, passing out in the virus' arms, pale and cold to the touch.

Thrax: *sighed in relief a little tht he had stopped seizing n cleaned up the mess, laying him bk on bed, took a towel n ran it under warm water before wiping him dwn, then tucking him in the blankets, slipping in n hugged him close to give him some of his body warmth as well*

Ozzy groaned and slumped weakly against the virus as he was moved around and laid beside him, looking somewhat ill from the ordeal.

Thrax: *hushed him n stroke his hair, holding him close, humming their song to lull him to sleep*

Ozzy shivered gently as he eventually fell asleep in the virus' arms, whimpering coming from the door as well as scratching.

Thrax: *realized tht the pets were still outdoors n slowly left Oz to open the door* Sorry, mutt. Ur Mommy needs attention first *stepped aside to let the dog n kitten in*

Nessie instantly ran over, whimpering and nuzzling his mommy, licking his face gently as Chico followed, mewing sadly as she curled up against Ozzy.

Thrax: Easy there, easy. Dont wake Mommy. C'mon, let's all retire in *for once, didnt shove Nessie off as he allowed the two pets to sleep btwn them, his long arms wrapped ard all of them*

Nessie let out a soft whine, nuzzling his mommy before curling up between the two of them to sleep.

*the household was soon in slumber for the rest of the night, the first peaceful night of sleep they had since their travelling days*