spamalot } of senior years and overdue talks

[babybeta]

Liam: [it's the night before senior year starts. The rest of the senior class is starting to gather and he's waiting on the steps, tapping his phone against his leg and waiting for Landon to get there. He's been spending the last few weeks since he returned training with his Dad and Peter, so he's a bit more beefed up than Landon may remember. But still the adorable puppy face]

Landon: [managed to wrangle the night out of his mother, which is a feat in and of itself. He comes running up the steps to meet him and skids to a stop just short of him, taking a deep breath and giving him a wide smile] Hi.

Liam: [Looks up at him and smiles] You're late.

Landon: It was a very valiant battle. You should really just be happy I'm here at all.

Liam: [he stands up, and just pulls Landon to him and kisses him soundly]

Landon: [sighs heavily as he kisses him back, moving his hands to his waist]

Liam: [his fingers just grip his shirt, holding onto him tightly a moment before he pulls back] I'm very happy.

Landon: Good. I'm glad. [glances back at the high school] What is this thing?

Liam: Come on, it's kinda cool. [takes his hand to lead him in to the library where the student president is taking books off a shelf] The library was redone in the eighties, and my dad said that when he was a sophomore, the seniors started a tradition where they claimed a shelf and wrote all their initials on it. Kinda like a “we were here statement.” They've been doing it ever since.

Landon: So we just put our initials on the shelf?

Liam: Yeah. And then twenty years from now, someone will take a book off the shelf and have no idea who the hell we all are, but know it means something.

Landon: Okay. I can respect that.

Liam: I can totally draw a heart around our initials. [smirk]

Landon: [he shakes his head] I don't think we need it.

Liam: Alright. Well, let me show you the shelves I know.

Landon: Lead the way.

Liam: [and he will take him up to first see Derek's shelf] This is where Dad's autograph is.

Landon: Did your mom go here?

Liam: No, Mom's from New York.

Landon: Cool.

Liam: [and look, it's a big D.H.]

Landon: [smirks] So there's your dad. Who else is in here?

Liam: [shows him where Laura, who was a senior when this started, is, and then...] And then we have this shelf.

Landon: What's this shelf?

Liam: This is the shelf of Cora, Stiles, Scott, Allison, Malia, Isaac, and Lydia.... yeah, that's all of them.

Landon: ... Wow.

Liam: Yeah. They were all friends together and graduated the same year. It's interesting.

Landon: Interesting how?

Liam: Well, like everything that they all are started their sophomore year. Allison moved to town. Scott got bit. Isaac became Melissa's ward. They all found each other when they were that young. And look at them now.

Landon: I guess they beat the odds with regards to high school friendships.

Liam: And loves. But I mean, not all of them were easy. Cora and Stiles was a huge train wreck from what I've heard.

Landon: But they figured it out.

Liam: They did. [bites his lips] And part of it was something we were talking about before um... well, you know.

Landon: [he glances around to the rest of them, before giving his hand a squeeze] Let's just do this first, then we'll talk about it.

Liam: [nods] Yeah, we can do that.

Landon: [he nods before going to get on line for their shelf]

Liam: [and he's behind him. Still shorter. Will probably always be the runt]

Landon: [poor tiny boyfriend]

Liam: [but he has a good view so he's okay with that]

Landon: [very true]

Liam: [and when it's their turn, Landon will see a shelf that is half full of initials, and the student ahead of him hands him the marker]

Landon: [and he will dutifully take it and place his initials there like he's supposed to. I can't remember his last name at the moment, but they're there.]

Liam: [and he will wait his turn, and then he sits there a moment, thinking, and then nods and puts an L.H. next to him]

Landon: [his brow furrows a little, confused, but he doesn't question it and just moves on, waiting for Liam to come with him]

Liam: [and he will hand off the marker to the next person, and then go follow Landon] So do you have a curfew?

Landon: [shakes his head] Nope. I think she figured that once she let me loose there was no way I was actually coming back for a while.

Liam: Good. Cause I got the car and told Dad I would make it to class in the morning, but no promises on what time I would be home tonight.

Landon: [laughs] Alright. Where are we going?

Liam: I don't care. I just want to be with you.

Landon: [he nods for a moment before shrugging] You know this town better than I do. And you're the one driving.

Liam: My default is always going to be going to the preserve. I mean, we can be alone there.

Landon: Works for me.

Liam: Alright, let's go. [and he will go to take his hand, fingers threading through his and just squeezing.]

Landon: [squeezes back, letting him lead the way back to the car]

Liam: [so as they were driving] So I uh, I found out that Aunt Cora is going to be missing a few months of school this winter.

Landon: She okay?

Liam: Yeah, she's totally fine. She's just knocked up.

Landon: [he laughs] Well, good thing she just got married.

Liam: Yup. Though she doesn't realize I know math too well. [smirks]

Landon: What do you mean?

Liam: So it takes, what, 40 weeks from sex to baby, right? I do the math back and yeah, she totally got knocked up before the wedding.

Landon: [he shakes his head] You know, that happens with sexually active people of opposite genders, even if they're using protection. There's an 18% failure rate with condoms.

Liam: Hey, I'm happy for them. And they've been together for almost as long as I've been in Beacon Hills. I just find it funny they couldn't wait like, another month.

Landon: [he laughs] Yeah, but I'm saying that they might have thought they were being safe but the condom failed. That's not their fault.

Liam: Well, that's not something I'm going to ask them. So was it a broken condom or did you just forget?

Landon: [laughs] Yeah, probably better not to know.

Liam: [laughing as well] Exactly. [and they are at the preserve and Liam's going to go off-road to get them closer to lookout point]

Landon: [will just keep looking around, almost as though he's still expecting werewolves to jump out of the darkness and try and kill him]

Liam: [he sees that when he stops] Hey. We're safe here. I promise.

Landon: Huh? [he snaps out of it and glances back to Liam] I know. I'm fine.

Liam: [nope, worried puppy face] I'm really sorry you got hurt, Landon. You know I didn't want that.

Landon: [he shrugs] It happens. It's not your fault. [Liam wasn't the one who slammed his head into the dashboard. And he certainly didn't kidnap himself] I'm sorry I stabbed you.

Liam: Yeah, about that. [it's an amused smile] So apparently when you have wolfsbane in your system, you don't really heal well. Or at all. When you're werewolf.

Landon: [his eyebrows go up] I didn't hit anything major, did I?

Liam: No, no I'm fine. But you totally marked me. I actually have a scar. I haven't had a scar since I was eight.

Landon: Is that a good or bad thing?

Liam: I'm taking it as a good thing. [because he can choose how to view it, after all] Not like anyone can really see it unless I'm naked.

Landon: [he nods] Then ... okay.

Liam: [and since they are at lookout point, he's just going to lean in and kiss his boyfriend]

Landon: [hello distraction. that's good, he's just going to kiss Liam back. for a while.]

Liam: [yup, he had a feeling that would help relax boyfriend down. Plus he's really, really missed the affection. wolves]

Landon: [yep, nope, after a few minutes Landon is pretty much putty in Liam's hands]

Liam: [and they are totally going to be making out for a while]

Landon: [yep. like the hormonal teenage boys they are]

Liam: [but they are in his dad's car so he's not going to try and go all the way. He doesn't want to see his dad's face the next day]

Landon: [that's okay, Landon's not pushing it. he's good with this for right now]

Liam: [and when he's all kissed out, he's pretty much going to curl up right there in Landon's lap. Advantages of being the runt]

Landon: [is pretty much good with that too. He'll curl up so that they can fit a little better but for the most part it's just teenage snuggle time]

Liam: [and after a moment] I'm going to try and do better.

Landon: Better with what?

Liam: Showing you that I trust you. I know I say I do, and I do... but I know my actions aren't matching my words. And I need to work on that part of me.

Landon: [he relaxes a little more at that before nodding] Thanks.

Liam: Aunt Cora said that she went through something like that too. And that it's part of the wolf in me that comes out when I love someone. So I'm going to really try to be better.

Landon: [he nods] You weren't that bad. It just got a little ... frustrating, sometimes.

Liam: I know. And I'm really sorry.

Landon: It's okay. You can't control your instincts any more than I can control mine.

Liam: [he pulls back to look at Landon a bit, a hesitant look] I know this is going to sound weird... but when you said you love me...?

Landon: I mean I love you?

Liam: [he bites his lip] I just... is that normal for you guys? [he's trying not to make it sound insulting. But he's met others in his family and 'love' didn't really seem to be something they did]

Landon: We're not ... incapable. We're still people, it's just some of us are bigger sociopaths than others.

Liam: Well, I'm glad you're not a sociopath. [smirks] Because I really like hearing you say that.

Landon: Good. Cuz I mean it.

Liam: [and... yeah back to kissing]

Landon: [so much kissing. As much kissing as they can get]

Liam: [but eventually it's going to get to be late and he's going to get sleepy]

Landon: [notices that and sighs] Should we head back to your house?

Liam: Yeah. Dad finished getting his office made into a bedroom for Lucy and Jake to share, so Gabe isn't sleeping in my room anymore.

Landon: Cool. Let's go, then.

Liam: Alright. [and off they will go and luckily the streets are clear so that the sleepy drifting won't cause any problems]

Landon: [nope. and when they get him they'll go right to bed, probably, unless someone is awake to stop them]

Liam: [nope, everyone's asleep.]

Landon: [to bed they go! To crash out hard, probably]

Liam: [oh, so hard. And Liam is totally going to be tangled with Landon by the time they wake up]

Landon: [which is fine with Landon so long as it doesn't result in them falling out of bed]

Gabe: [banging on the door] If you aren't up and eating breakfast I'm stealing your bacon!

Landon: [his head snaps up at the loud noise before he groans and pulls a pillow over his head] Take it, I don't care. [Landon, do not speak for your boyfriend]

Gabe: [no, no that is not his cousin's voice. Amused] Alright, I will consider that surrender of both parties' bacon ration. [and off he goes]

Liam: You gave away my bacon. [muttering]

Landon: You didn't speak first. Not my fault.

Liam: I was going to get up in four minutes.

Landon: Sorry.

Liam: Well, now I don't have to. I can stay for five.

Landon: Personally, I think it's worth the sacrifice of bacon.

Liam: You may even be worth ten.

Landon: I like the sound of that.

Liam: [and they will snuggle until there's a cell phone ringing. Ring ring, it's Derek's ringtone.]

Landon: [groans]

Liam: [grabs phone] What?

Derek: You both have school. I'm leaving in twenty and you better be downstairs or you're walking.

Liam: Yeah, yeah we'll be there.

Landon: [grumbles] How long do we have?

Liam: Twenty to be downstairs. Do you need to shower?

Landon: Probably a good idea. Do I have clothes here still?

Liam: Yeah, bottom of the closet. They're folded up on the shelf.

Landon: [and he will find them and off her will go to shower]