"..You want to be like me?"
"Yeah, I really do."
"Well that should be easy, why don't you just try it?"
Eddy looked up, stunned.
"...Just like that, huh?"
Brett gave a warm smile.
"Yeah.. just like that."
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"So, Eddy, I think you should conduct an experiment."
"I beg your pardon ?"
Brett smiled and rephrased.
"Okay, so I think you should conduct an experiment with me."
Eddy furrowed his brows.
"..I don't get it."
Brett grinned and rephrased again.
".. How about we conduct an experiment together."
"We?"
"Yeah, us."
"An experiment?"
Brett continued to reply cheerfully.
"Yeah, I'll let you date me experimentally."
Eddy still looked confused and surprised.
"Date you... experimentally? Date you?? So.. we'd be like boyfriends?"
"Yeah"
Eddy stared at Brett.
How can he suggest something this crazy so naturally with ease?
Eddy thought he'd be the luckiest person if he could go out with someone like Brett. Brett was kind, wise and super cute.
"And you're saying we do this.. experimentally?"
"Yeah. We'll do all the fun stuff as a couple to see if you like it. No strings attached."
Eddy was certain in his mind that he would like it. He would like it a lot. But he was still confused.
"...That... does sound like a lot of fun.. I've never had a boyfriend before.. well actually, I never had a girlfriend either. But why?"
"Well, I think it might help you decide how you want to come out to your friends. We can start discreetly and as you feel more comfortable you can even introduce me to them.. it will be up to you whether you want to introduce me as your boyfriend or just as.. Brett. You can decide how you want to behave in front of others with me. You can then decide whether you want to tell people your partner preferences or would you rather just let people around you work things out by themselves."
"That sounds like a really helpful and good idea.. but.. why are you doing this for me?"
"Well, I offered to help you, didn't I? Consider it a birthday present."
"A birthday present?"
"Yah. You just turned 18 today, remember."
"Oh yeah.. I forgot..."
Brett chuckled.
"Oh c'mon, Eddy, you don't want to forget your 18th birthday !! And we gotta make sure you get nice presents!! Well.. lemme say happy birthday to you again and here's your first pressie. Well, apart from that beer I got you."
Eddy chuckled.
Brett grinned as he spread his arms wide.
"Look, I'm sorry I'm not wrapped up and don't have a ribbon on my head but hey, meet your new boyfriend."
Eddy giggled. He snapped his fingers.
*click*
"As you said before, just like that, huh ?"
Brett grinned and snapped his fingers, too.
*click*
"Yeah. Just like that"
Brett stepped in and gave Eddy a hug.
Eddy smiled.
"This is.. quite magical. This is a lovely present. Thank you, Brett."
"You're welcome. Great! Okay, so we are now officially unofficially dating. Is there anything you'd like to do?"
"Um.. I dunno..."
"That's alright, how about I plan something for us for our first date and you can tell me what you want to do for the next one?"
Eddy smiled.
"That sounds great.."
"Let me take you home Eddy. Where do you live?"
"I live in the dorm at university."
"Okay, my car is just there."
"Are you okay to drive?"
"Huh? Of course I am. I don't drink on the job."
"Oh yeah, of course."
Brett clicked his keys and the car lights of the vehicle next to them flashed.
Once in the passenger's seat of Brett's car, Eddy asked;
"So Brett.. I can trust you and... um... are you really sure that you don't want to take me back to your place?"
Brett glanced at Eddy.
"This isn't about what I want Eddy. It's about what you want, remember?"
"Sure, but..."
"Hey don't worry about it, I'd rather take you home knowing you'd be safe, okay? Here."
"Are you sure Brett? It's just that I..."
"What is it, Eddy?"
Eddy slowly looked up. He stammered.
"Brett.. I don't wanna.. um..."
Brett raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I don't think I'm ready to.. um..."
Brett smirked as he finished Eddy's sentence.
"..jump into the sack with me?"
"OMG"
Eddy blushed.
Brett smiled.
"It's okay. We're not gonna do anything that you don't want to do, I promise, okay?"
"Promise?"
"Yes, I promise. We're the opposite of friends with benefits."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Boyfriends without benefits?? I suppose that's what the opposite of friends with benefits is?"
"And are you okay with that..?"
"Of course I am. I think we can still have a lot of fun."
"And we're doing this.. just so that I can work things out..?"
Brett smiled.
"Yeah Eddy, it's all in the name of... "
The next instant, Brett lost consciousness and his upper body collapsed, landed on his steering wheel, the continuous horn of his car deafening and frightening Eddy.
"Brett..!?!?!?!?!?"
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All in the name of
Fanfiction[COMPLETED] Eddy just turned 18. He is drawn to Brett, who seems to know all the answers to life's difficult questions. Eddy wants to be just like Brett and they come up with a perfect plan, that is if only Brett could remember anything...! The fi...
