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Prompt Me This - 2. Prompt 448 - What Did He Just Say
This prompt follows the story "What's Real To Me". I recommend you read it, but you don't need it to follow much of the story here. It's just a response to this prompt (click to view forum post).
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"What did he just say?"
Noel looked up from his book and saw Nathan braced on their table in the booth, ready to launch himself at the offender. "Let it go, Nathan. He just called us faggots."
"No one calls my boy a faggot." Nathan gritted his teeth. As an off-duty Marine, he didn't take that kind of shit from anybody. That wasn't an affectionate 'faggot' call; it was a hiss, a derisive remark that would earn the poor bastard a new set of dentures. "Babe, wait here. I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind!"
"Don't," Noel argued, calmly but urgently. He had a hand on Nathan's right away. "Let it go. You don't want homicide or civilian brutality to go on your record."
Nathan seethed but sat back in his chair, grumbling. "Dammit, I hate it when you're right."
"Besides, there's too many people. I'd hate for you to get in trouble." Noel offered a peaceful smile. Nathan felt some of his anger ebb away. He could always count on Noel to be a voice of reason. "I'll get us some glasses of water while we wait, yeah?"
"Can't we just wait for the waitress?"
"She's handling a cuddly couple on the other end of the diner. It'll take too long. Besides, there's a serve yourself counter." Noel gestured to the condiments section where a pitcher of water laid in wait with paper cups. "I'm parched. I'll go get us some water."
Noel stood up and strode to the condiments section. He was filling up two glasses when he felt a hand grab on his wrist. He looked up beside him and saw it was their rude commentator. "Faggots don't get free drinks."
Noel's face warped into fear, and before the offender snickered, Noel pulled out a tazer and electrocuted his attacker. The man screeched, but Noel kept the taser firmly planted on the poor sap's body until he twitched and laid quietly, limp. Noel gasped and panted before wailing in tears. Nathan ran for his boyfriend while the diner's security escorted the man away, having seen the tnire thing.
After the assurance that things were fine and they could leave, Nathan hurried Noel out of the diner, holding him close as Noel whimpered. But once they were some ways away, he noticed Noel shaking.
It took a moment for Nathan to realize that Noel was giggling.
"Noel?"
Noel grinned wryly and stood up straight. "Well, that was fun!"
The idea then hit him; Noel feigned being sensitive and scared. He played everyone in the bar, but not without good reason. The thought was as ingenious as it was horrifying. Noel got public sympathy to get away quietly. "Holy shit, you little sneak! I didn't know you had it in you."
"Well, it's not an everyday thing, but it felt like an emergency. I swear, the guy gave me indian burn." Noel rubbed his wrist for effect. "And we missed dinner. Where should we eat?"
"First, tell me where you learned to do that?"
"Chris, and years of just surviving."
Nathan wasn't sure who Chris was, and Noel never evaluated. But the man seemed to be a very constant father figure. And the fact Noel mentioned those 'years of surviving' made him wonder. "Did this Chris help you through all those years?"
"He was always there, in a way. Taught me a few tricks," Noel admitted graciously. "We should eat soon. I think I really would fall over from hunger. My stomach hurts."
"Ah, there's a nearby Korean place, isn't there?"
"Korilla Barbeque? Oh, I haven't treated myself to one of those in ages."
"And you still won't; it's my treat," Nathan assured him. Noel fought hard to fight his smile. "Hey, you were a sneaky little bastard. Bet you could've done espionage or something."
"I've done some freelancing," Noel hummed. "Simple old school stalker shit. Nothing major. No one ever notices me, anyway. People just look over or past me. Tends to be handy."
The thought of Noel being ignored was just sad for Nathan, but he'd talk to him about that another time. "Right. Let's get you some meat. Then we'll go grab desserts somewhere."
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