A Co-ed/Dirho/Codiasi/etc... fic
Ok, y'all, this is my first Cody/Ted fic. I hope it passes the test. It gets a little angsty, and I really hope the ending isn't too disappointing for you, but I really think these two would take things a little slower than another couple we all know and love. Alright, here goes nothing...
“I can’t believe you actually called me good looking in front of all those people, on live television!” Ted said once he and Cody got backstage.
“And I can’t believe you dissed Hot Topic.” There was a silence between the two as they packed their stuff up. They hung around until the end of the show, chatting with some of the other guys. Finally the end rolled around, and Cody asked, “You ready to head out, man?”
“Yeah. It sucked that we had to haul our asses over hear to do shit, though.”
“I hear ya; it woulda been nice to actually, like, do something. Whatever, let’s just go.”
The ride back was filled with talk about this and that, with Cody going on and on about how he couldn’t wait to see the new Batman movie, seeing as he was really into the comic books.
The drive took about ten minutes. They headed up for their room, where they threw their bags down. Each man sat on his own bed, Ted pulled out a book to read and his iPod to listen to, and Cody did the same.
Cody wasn’t able to get into the book, as he was focused on something else going on in his head. He had called Ted good looking, and he had meant it. Truly meant it. He was attracted to Ted. He had known the other man for years, and they’d always been good friends. Never in a million years did Cody think he would ever be attracted to another man. Sure, he had never really had a girlfriend, but so what? He had always been focused on getting into wrestling. He was still young, he had time for a girlfriend later. Or, at least that’s what he had always thought. Maybe this was the real reason he had never dated anyone, because deep down, he was attracted to Ted, to other men.
“Cody?” Ted asked, glancing over at the younger man, and seeing that he was on the same page he had been on since they started. “Hello, Cody, you still with me?”
Snapping out of his deep thoughts, Cody said, “Huh, wha? Were you saying something?”
“Do you realize you’ve been on the same page for about ten minutes now? If you didn’t want to read it, you shoulda just told me instead of pretending you liked it.”
Cody waved his hand as he spoke, “Nah, dude, the book is good. I just had my mind… elsewhere.”
“I noticed,” Ted said, marking his page and closing his book. He sat on the edge of his bed, facing Cody. “What’s up with you? Where’s your head at?”
“You don’t really wanna know,” Cody replied, sitting up to face Ted.
“Come on, I’m a nosey little fucker; I always want to know what’s going on.”
“Well,” Cody started, his eyes fixed on the ground, “you and I, we go way back. We’ve known each other for ages, it’s been a really long time, I mean, a really, really long time.”
“If you can even call twenty-something years a really long time, but, go on.”
“My point is, we’ve been good friends for a long time now, and I’ve always enjoyed being around you, and I truly enjoy your company, and I’d hate to lose that friendship, so please don’t hate me when I do this.”
Ted cocked his head and gave him an odd look, “Do what?”
Cody finally brought his gaze up and locked his eyes with Ted’s, “This.” And with that, he lunged forward, capturing Ted’s mouth with his.
Ted pushed Cody away from him, “What the fuck, dude?”
A surprised, ashamed and saddened Cody couldn’t bring himself to look at his partner again. “I… I…”
“You came on to me! What the hell?! That’s what you’ve been thinking about? How fucking long have you been wanting to do that, huh?”
“I’m sorry! I was hoping-”
“Hoping what? That I would like that? That I would like to have one of my best friends try and stick their tongue down my throat? News flash, Cody, I’m. Not. Gay.”
“Well, I’m not, either… And I didn’t try and stick my tongue down your throat…” Cody whispered, his focus on anywhere but Ted.
“Oh, right, that’s why you kissed me, because you’re not gay.”
“Look, I just realized this myself! It’s not like I’ve been harbouring these feelings for years, and stalking you in the fucking shower, or whatever, just now I realized that I’m… That I’m attracted to you.”
“Just now?”
“Yes! I was thinking about what I said earlier, about how you were good looking… I mean, you are, but I realized just now that I find you… Really good looking…”
Ted rested his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. He rubbed his face and took a deep breath before he said, “Cody, look at me.”
Finally, Cody brought his eyes on Ted, “What? You gonna tell me you don’t want to room with me anymore? Don’t want to be my partner, my friend anymore?”
“No! Nothing like that.” He pat the bed beside him, “Sit.”
The two sat next to each other, and Ted wrapped his arm around Cody’s shoulder. “What’s that for? I thought you hated me.”
“No, Cody, I’m sorry. I overreacted. I don’t hate you; I was just kinda shocked that you would, well, kiss me. I can’t say it was expected. But, uh, I can’t say it was unwelcome…”
“You want me to do it again?”
This time it was Ted that couldn’t make eye contact, “If you want to.”
“Oh, I do.” Cody stood up from his spot and straddled Ted’s legs. He covered Ted’s mouth with his and let his arms rest on his shoulders. This time he tentatively let his tongue out, and he ran it along Ted’s lips. When Ted’s lips parted, he let it slide in. When their tongues met, both men let out a hiss of pleasure. Cody, completely unsure of what he was doing, allowed himself to be guided by instinct. He pushed on Ted’s shoulders, and he lay down on his back. Cody continued the assault on Ted’s mouth, running his tongue on his teeth and the roof of his mouth; anywhere he could get to was fair game.
Ted, who was now flat on his back, wrapped his legs around Cody’s waist and let himself be led to wherever this would take him. He felt it as Cody ran a hand up under his shirt, as his fingers traced along his abs and up to his chest. He could feel their erections pressed together, even through their jeans.
Finally, Cody pulled back and looked down at Ted’s closed eyes. “Ted?”
“Yeah?”
“How far did you want to take this?”
“This in general?”
“Well, that, and this tonight.” Cody sat back on his heels, and Ted took hold of his hands.
“Tonight? Is this enough? The kissing and the hand holding? I mean, I wouldn’t object if it went further, but-”
“Oh, thank God,” Cody said. “I like you, really I do, but I don’t want to rush things with us… Sure, we’ve been best friends for ages, but, I dunno, it just doesn’t seem right to, well, have sex. At least not right now…”
“I was thinking the exact same thing.”
“You know what, Teddy, this looks like the start of a beautiful partnership.”
Ted smiled, and Cody smiled back, “That it does, my friend, that it does… So, uh, did you, uh, wanna-”
“Sleep there with you? I’d be happy to.”
Ted scooted over so that he was on the left and Cody lay down on the right side. “Does this mean we can start getting a single king size bed now?”
“Why not? Does it save any money?”
Ted shrugged, “No idea.”
“Well, I guess I’ll go brush my teeth, then we can go to bed, since I don’t really feel like reading anymore.”
“Agreed. I’m gonna join you, if ya don’t mind.”
“Not at all.”
“I can’t believe you actually called me good looking in front of all those people, on live television!” Ted said once he and Cody got backstage.
“And I can’t believe you dissed Hot Topic.” There was a silence between the two as they packed their stuff up. They hung around until the end of the show, chatting with some of the other guys. Finally the end rolled around, and Cody asked, “You ready to head out, man?”
“Yeah. It sucked that we had to haul our asses over hear to do shit, though.”
“I hear ya; it woulda been nice to actually, like, do something. Whatever, let’s just go.”
The ride back was filled with talk about this and that, with Cody going on and on about how he couldn’t wait to see the new Batman movie, seeing as he was really into the comic books.
The drive took about ten minutes. They headed up for their room, where they threw their bags down. Each man sat on his own bed, Ted pulled out a book to read and his iPod to listen to, and Cody did the same.
Cody wasn’t able to get into the book, as he was focused on something else going on in his head. He had called Ted good looking, and he had meant it. Truly meant it. He was attracted to Ted. He had known the other man for years, and they’d always been good friends. Never in a million years did Cody think he would ever be attracted to another man. Sure, he had never really had a girlfriend, but so what? He had always been focused on getting into wrestling. He was still young, he had time for a girlfriend later. Or, at least that’s what he had always thought. Maybe this was the real reason he had never dated anyone, because deep down, he was attracted to Ted, to other men.
“Cody?” Ted asked, glancing over at the younger man, and seeing that he was on the same page he had been on since they started. “Hello, Cody, you still with me?”
Snapping out of his deep thoughts, Cody said, “Huh, wha? Were you saying something?”
“Do you realize you’ve been on the same page for about ten minutes now? If you didn’t want to read it, you shoulda just told me instead of pretending you liked it.”
Cody waved his hand as he spoke, “Nah, dude, the book is good. I just had my mind… elsewhere.”
“I noticed,” Ted said, marking his page and closing his book. He sat on the edge of his bed, facing Cody. “What’s up with you? Where’s your head at?”
“You don’t really wanna know,” Cody replied, sitting up to face Ted.
“Come on, I’m a nosey little fucker; I always want to know what’s going on.”
“Well,” Cody started, his eyes fixed on the ground, “you and I, we go way back. We’ve known each other for ages, it’s been a really long time, I mean, a really, really long time.”
“If you can even call twenty-something years a really long time, but, go on.”
“My point is, we’ve been good friends for a long time now, and I’ve always enjoyed being around you, and I truly enjoy your company, and I’d hate to lose that friendship, so please don’t hate me when I do this.”
Ted cocked his head and gave him an odd look, “Do what?”
Cody finally brought his gaze up and locked his eyes with Ted’s, “This.” And with that, he lunged forward, capturing Ted’s mouth with his.
Ted pushed Cody away from him, “What the fuck, dude?”
A surprised, ashamed and saddened Cody couldn’t bring himself to look at his partner again. “I… I…”
“You came on to me! What the hell?! That’s what you’ve been thinking about? How fucking long have you been wanting to do that, huh?”
“I’m sorry! I was hoping-”
“Hoping what? That I would like that? That I would like to have one of my best friends try and stick their tongue down my throat? News flash, Cody, I’m. Not. Gay.”
“Well, I’m not, either… And I didn’t try and stick my tongue down your throat…” Cody whispered, his focus on anywhere but Ted.
“Oh, right, that’s why you kissed me, because you’re not gay.”
“Look, I just realized this myself! It’s not like I’ve been harbouring these feelings for years, and stalking you in the fucking shower, or whatever, just now I realized that I’m… That I’m attracted to you.”
“Just now?”
“Yes! I was thinking about what I said earlier, about how you were good looking… I mean, you are, but I realized just now that I find you… Really good looking…”
Ted rested his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. He rubbed his face and took a deep breath before he said, “Cody, look at me.”
Finally, Cody brought his eyes on Ted, “What? You gonna tell me you don’t want to room with me anymore? Don’t want to be my partner, my friend anymore?”
“No! Nothing like that.” He pat the bed beside him, “Sit.”
The two sat next to each other, and Ted wrapped his arm around Cody’s shoulder. “What’s that for? I thought you hated me.”
“No, Cody, I’m sorry. I overreacted. I don’t hate you; I was just kinda shocked that you would, well, kiss me. I can’t say it was expected. But, uh, I can’t say it was unwelcome…”
“You want me to do it again?”
This time it was Ted that couldn’t make eye contact, “If you want to.”
“Oh, I do.” Cody stood up from his spot and straddled Ted’s legs. He covered Ted’s mouth with his and let his arms rest on his shoulders. This time he tentatively let his tongue out, and he ran it along Ted’s lips. When Ted’s lips parted, he let it slide in. When their tongues met, both men let out a hiss of pleasure. Cody, completely unsure of what he was doing, allowed himself to be guided by instinct. He pushed on Ted’s shoulders, and he lay down on his back. Cody continued the assault on Ted’s mouth, running his tongue on his teeth and the roof of his mouth; anywhere he could get to was fair game.
Ted, who was now flat on his back, wrapped his legs around Cody’s waist and let himself be led to wherever this would take him. He felt it as Cody ran a hand up under his shirt, as his fingers traced along his abs and up to his chest. He could feel their erections pressed together, even through their jeans.
Finally, Cody pulled back and looked down at Ted’s closed eyes. “Ted?”
“Yeah?”
“How far did you want to take this?”
“This in general?”
“Well, that, and this tonight.” Cody sat back on his heels, and Ted took hold of his hands.
“Tonight? Is this enough? The kissing and the hand holding? I mean, I wouldn’t object if it went further, but-”
“Oh, thank God,” Cody said. “I like you, really I do, but I don’t want to rush things with us… Sure, we’ve been best friends for ages, but, I dunno, it just doesn’t seem right to, well, have sex. At least not right now…”
“I was thinking the exact same thing.”
“You know what, Teddy, this looks like the start of a beautiful partnership.”
Ted smiled, and Cody smiled back, “That it does, my friend, that it does… So, uh, did you, uh, wanna-”
“Sleep there with you? I’d be happy to.”
Ted scooted over so that he was on the left and Cody lay down on the right side. “Does this mean we can start getting a single king size bed now?”
“Why not? Does it save any money?”
Ted shrugged, “No idea.”
“Well, I guess I’ll go brush my teeth, then we can go to bed, since I don’t really feel like reading anymore.”
“Agreed. I’m gonna join you, if ya don’t mind.”
“Not at all.”