A prompt a week - 16. Being Alone - Prompt 332

“Try it again, and I will kill you!” The vampire leered at the girl thrashing against the wall she was handcuffed to. She had just tried to knee the vampire in the balls.

“Nooooo!” The girl screamed as the vampire leaned in to sink his fangs into her neck.

Thomas rolled his eyes and turned the movie off.

“Hey, we were watching that.” Lisa complained from her spot on the floor. She was curled up alongside Ned, her toy of the evening.

“Here,” Thomas tossed her the remote. “I can’t stand to watch any more crappy vampire movies. The acting in that one was so cheesy.”

Ned laughed and Lisa elbowed him before she leaned back.

“Besides, this thing got like one tomato on rotten tomatoes. I mean it really is a bad movie, Lisa.” Thomas shook his head and tried not to gloat.

Lisa looked at him as she turned the movie back on. “Maybe, but James Danner makes a hot vampire. God, he’s nearly naked in this film.”

Thomas shook his head and walked down the hall to his room. Lisa was a great roommate but her taste lately in movies left him feeling bored. If he had to see one more loud blond mindless buff schmuck he was going to put the remote through the screen. She had been on a blond vampire kick and seemed to find the worst of the worst lately. At least it was better than the zombie pictures from a month earlier.

“You sure you don’t want to come watch this next scene. He has to shower to get the blood off. He has a fantastic fucking chest.” Lisa called down the hall at him.

“Thanks, but if I want porn I know where I can find it.” Thomas closed the door to his bedroom and shook his head.

Thomas grabbed a towel off the top shelf of his closet and began to strip. He was feeling restless and knew he needed to get out and date. Ever since Rich had dumped him last semester he just didn’t feel like going out any more, which is how he had gotten sucked into Lisa’s movie nights. When Lisa wasn’t busy entertaining her girlfriend or her boyfriend she was trying to get him to go out or at least watch a movie with her or her and her date of the evening. It was nice, but he just felt like a third wheel.

Wrapping the towel around his waist he headed to the bathroom. The door was closed and he was about to knock when the door opened and out stepped a stranger.

“Oops. Sorry, mate.” The dark haired man gave a bit of wave and headed down the hall toward the living room.

Thomas couldn’t help but follow him down the hall. He walked passed Lisa and collapsed on the other side of Ned, making himself comfortable in the spot Thomas had been a bit earlier.

Ned turned, caught Thomas standing there in his towel and gave a wolf whistle which in turn made Lisa and the stranger turn to look at Thomas.

“Oh, uh, sorry. I just sort of caught your guest as he came out of the bathroom.”

Lisa turned and shot him a wicked smile. “So, you just happened to follow him out here in your towel?”

“I was going to take a shower.” Thomas muttered feeling like a fool.

The stranger smiled again and seemed to look Thomas over.

“Well, dear, the shower isn’t in the living room.” Lisa began to giggle than she paused the movie.

“Thanks.” Thomas walked back down the hall and went into the bathroom, locking the door behind him.

“Why did I do that?” Thomas whispered to his reflection in the mirror.

He turned on the shower and stepped under the water. His mind immediately went back to the stranger sitting in his living room. Dark brown hair, piercing grey eyes, scruffy day old growth of a beard and mustache and he could make out the beginning of a tattoo on his left arm.

“Christ. I need to forget him. Probably another straight guy she dating. Although with Lisa, god only knows."

The water felt wonderful and helped him to relax. It wasn’t long till the images in his head had his body reacting. He was just reaching between his legs to help relieve the tension when there was a knock on the bathroom door.

“Hey, Thomas, would you hurry up. I gotta go.” Ned’s deep voice broke through Thomas’ fantasy and he wanted to reach out and punch him. Instead he turned the water on ice cold for a moment.

“Fuck.” Shivering he turned off the water, dried off quickly, and stalked out of the bathroom and past Ned. “All yours.”

Ned laughed and headed into the bathroom as Thomas went back into his bedroom slamming the door behind him.

“Sure the first time in weeks I have an image to jack off with and the world is out to make sure I don’t.” Thomas muttered to himself.

Feeling as if he had made a fool of himself enough for one night, Thomas decided to hide out in his bedroom and find out about the stranger from Lisa tomorrow.