Writer: Sabaku No Kel
Fandom: Hellboy
Pairing: Hellboy x John Myers
Title: Proposal
Words: 5160
Rating: Overall rating M (This chapter M for mild sexual reference)
Warning: Nothing serious, mild sexual acts being performed and a lot of sugary-sweet fluff.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Hellboy or it’s characters and do not make any money out of writing this.
AN1: Hello, lovelies! It’s Saturday again and boy am I glad with that. I had to work most of the week and with things so close to Mother’s day it was really busy in the shop. I seriously don’t want to look at another bouquet or heart-shaped anything for the rest of the month but unfortunately I have to get back to work on Tuesday. Oh well, at least now I have the weekend to catch up on some sleep and, of course, do some homework which I’ve been neglecting for Monday. Nothing much to say about this week’s fic just that I had fun with it and might have gone a little bit over-board with it. Oh well, what you gonna do about it? Enjoy!
Note: The amazing
YaoiFreak5i0 was my lovely Beta once again this week so kudos go out to her for editing my mistakes.
000 Proposal 000
“Where are you taking me, HB?” John asked him for the twentieth time since he’d tied the kid’s tie over his eyes as a makeshift blindfold. Hellboy just rolled his eyes as he tugged at the hand held in own, leading the agent through the halls of the BPRD towards their destination.
“It’s a surprise.” He replied vaguely, just like every other time his lover had asked him. John had been reluctant to allow himself to be blindfolded at first but after at least an hour of whining and pleading and begging from his charge he had agreed simply to shut the demon up but now, he wasn’t so sure about his decision to play along anymore.
“You know I don’t like surprises.” The agent said, annoyed that on top of not being able to see where he was being led Hellboy apparently wasn’t going to tell him anything until they got wherever it was they were going either.
“You’ll like this, I guarantee it.” The confidence in his partner’s voice calmed him somewhat, he was sure Hellboy wouldn’t let him get hurt or do something to him he didn’t want to do while he didn’t have the advantage of his eyesight. He trusted the demon with this and though he would never admit it out loud, he was maybe more than a little bit curious about this surprise that had Hellboy acting like a kid in an amusement park.
The sound of a door opening and the feeling of a light summer breeze whipping at his hair alerted him to the fact that they were now outside, the ground below his feet felt soft and didn’t crunch like the gravel road at the Bureau’s main entrance did when stepped upon so he assumed they were now out in the elaborate garden on the other side of their base. He briefly wondered how his lover had gotten Manning to work along with whatever he had planned for them by letting him go outside for the evening but brushed it off as unimportant after a second thought, Hellboy could get almost anyone to agree to almost anything if he really wanted them to, even their Director.
“We’re here.” Hellboy said as they came to a sudden stop in what he assumed to be the middle of the garden. Taking his lover’s words as a sign that he could remove the blindfold he lifted his hand to move the material from his face but paused after a second and lowered it again, not wanting to ruin the surprise by peeking before he should he asked;
“Does that mean I can finally take off my tie and wear it like it was supposed to be worn?” The question made the demon laugh and shake his head, John was so cute when he was frustrated and apparently not knowing what was going on around him only made it worse.
“No, I want to do it.” He said as he let go of John’s hand to trail it up his arms and over his shoulders as he moved to stand behind him. The kid hummed at his words and actions but allowed him to start untying the knot holding the fabric in place.
“You can be such a perv sometimes, did you know that?” The agent half joked and half informed him of the fact as though he didn’t already know it. After all this time he still found new things desirable about his lover while still being able to enjoy the ‘old’ ones, he would be lying if he said seeing John wearing a blindfold didn’t turn him on but he would never pressure him into doing something he wasn’t completely comfortable with.
“Only for you ‘Scout.” He whispered into his lover’s ear making him shiver, he would have indulged some more if not for the fact that they were outside and someone could easily spot them getting a little too physical with each other and though he wouldn’t mind a little close contact he didn’t quite like the idea of someone seeing John in the throes of pleasure, that privilege belonged to only him.
He finished untying the knot but held the fabric back for a just second longer before stepping away from his lover and pulling the tie with him.
“Well, ta-da.” He said as his lover gasped, revealing an elaborately set red and white chequered picnic cloth along with a simple wooden basket filled with all kinds of food, courtesy of the Bureau’s cook and set up by Liz while he had distracted John. Candles surrounded the picnic blanket as the sun setting over the trees of the garden finished the picture perfectly. The romantic scene obviously impressed the agent if the wide eyes and sudden silence were anything to go by. It had taken a few hours but he had timed everything just right with some help of his friends.
“You didn’t think I’d forgotten about our anniversary did you?” He said as he retook his place behind his lover and wrapped his arms around his middle. John instantly rested his head against his shoulder as he remained staring at the ‘surprise’.
“But our anniversary was yesterday.” John said, voice a little breathless as he turned around in the hug to rest his head on Hellboy chest instead.
“I know, but we had that slime monster mission yesterday and this took a little bit more time to set up than I’d expected so it’s a day late but that doesn’t mean we shou--.” His rant was intercepted by a kiss that was supposed to be brief and gentle but quickly turned into something more. They made out for a bit longer until they eventually had to break apart for air.
“I love it, it’s very romantic and you are the best boyfriend ever for setting all this up.” Hellboy resisted the urge to say ‘aww, shucks’ at the compliment and stroking of his ego, choosing instead to grin down at his lover as he leaned down so their foreheads were touching. John smiled up at him and placed another kiss on his lips, this one short and sweet as was intended though the sheer amount of love in that simple gesture nearly took their breath away all over again.
“Shall we then, I wouldn’t want all your hard work to go to waste just because we lost track of time?” John said, lips brushing together as he spoke. Hellboy nodded his agreement as they disentangled themselves, hands automatically seeking each other out as they sat down for their romantic picnic.
John was once again pleasantly surprised as Hellboy pulled out a set of plates, silverware and crystal wine glasses from the basket before moving on to the many different dishes that had been prepared for them. There were two kinds of salads, main dishes with chicken, fish and other meats and even the most typical of all picnic foods; sandwiches.
“Well, dig in!” Hellboy said after all the food had been set out. John reached for a plastic wrapped BLT first and started the process of unwrapping it as the demon placed the basket behind them and out of the way. He took a bite from his sandwich and nearly moaned at the taste, savouring it by chewing slowly before swallowing. He was already half way through his first sandwich when he realized Hellboy hadn’t moved an inch yet, simply staring at him with a goofy kind of smile on his face instead of loading his plate full of food like he would usually do.
“What is there something on my face already?” John asked as he licked his lips and brushed at his cheeks with his hands. Hellboy blinked at the action, once, twice before snapping out of his thoughts.
“Oh no, there’s nothing, I was just thinking about something is all!” He said with a nervous chuckle as John arched an eyebrow at him and shot him a weird look.
“Wine?” He asked pointing at the empty wine glass next to the agent’s plate.
“Yes, please.” John handed him his glass and returned to eating his sandwich while the demon turned away to pour them their drinks. His hands were shaking as he grabbed the cooled bottle of red wine, careful not to spill their drinks as he poured the liquid in the glasses. You see, the whole reason he was so nervous his hands were shaking was that he had not only planned this whole evening to celebrate their anniversary but also to take their relationship to the next level. Yup, he was going to propose. To John. Tonight. If only he could get his nerves under control long enough to actually pop the frickin' question that is!
He didn’t understand why he was suddenly as nervous as a sinner in church: he had thought about this for hours on end and even talked to Abe and Liz about it and they had both assured him he was making the right decision. He
knew he was making the right decision, he loved John with every fibre of his being and John loved him even after having seen him at his worst so it obviously wasn’t that he was worried about something like that. No, it was more like he was… afraid.
Afraid of what, you ask? John rejecting him, of course! Sure there was no doubt in his mind that the agent loved him but what if he didn’t want to get married, not to him or anyone else for that matter, if John were to turn him down he wouldn’t know what he’d do. Would their relationship be able to handle such a blow? He wanted it to but he wasn’t sure it could.
He knew he was blowing this whole thing out of proportion but that didn’t stop him from worrying though. He would slap himself if that wouldn’t make John suspicious about why he was taking so long to pour two simple glasses of wine.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the little blue velvet box containing the specially made engagement ring. He took the ring out of its box and dropped it into one of the wine glasses, the liquid hid the ring from sight so he wouldn’t actually have to go down on one knee to propose until after the glass had been emptied and the ring found.
“Here you go, one glass of wine for my little lover.” He said as he turned around and handed John his glass.
“Thank you.” The agent said as he accepted the drink, sipping at it slowly as Hellboy smiled before bringing the glass to his lips as well. Deciding the alcohol would help calm his nerves he downed the entire glass in two big gulps, barely tasting the wine as he swallowed. Suddenly he felt something that made him freeze on the spot, eyes wide as he moved his tongue over the circular object. The ring! He must have given John the wrong glass and now the ring was in his mouth: what was he going to do?!
His eyes were moving over every object in panic, he needed something that would distract the agent long enough for him to spit out the ring, preferably before the kid noticed he was acting weird, again.
Just as his mental breakdown reached its peak John had finished his first sandwich and was deciding on what to have next, realizing this might be his only shot he turned his head to the side and pretended to cough into his hand while he actually spat the ring out into his hand. He sighed in relief as he quickly pocketed the ring without his lover noticing, though the agent did give him another weird look.
“Is there something wrong HB, you’re acting kind of strange, stranger than usual.” John asked as he scooped some salad, chicken and mashed potatoes onto his plate. He looked down at his own still suspiciously empty plate and quickly started throwing food onto his plate without really looking what he was piling on.
“No, nothing’s wrong, nothing at all.” He said, maybe a little too quickly but John accepted the answer none the less.
They made it through the rest of their meal without any more ‘complications’ arising, sharing light conversation as the sun set and the moon rose high in the sky. Hellboy was glad it was summertime so he wouldn’t have to worry about John catching a cold while they ate, they finished the last of their meal and had some more wine before moving on to the last course of their picnic, dessert.
It was by a pure shot of luck that he’d been able to steal away the last slice of their cook’s double chocolate cake but he was sure the man wouldn’t mind him taking it, tonight was a special occasion that deserved an equally special dessert.
He turned around to reach into the basket once again, pulling out the single cake slice as he shot a quick look over his shoulder to find John otherwise occupied with staring up at the night sky before reaching into his pocket and pulling out the ring again for a second attempt at hiding it. He pushed the ring into the spongy food and covered it with a topping of whipped cream before turning back to his lover to place the cake down on the spot between them.
“Is that Glenn’s double chocolate cake?” John asked, pointing his fork at their dessert with barely concealed excitement. Yes, the cake was just that good it even made John want to scarf it down like he hadn’t eaten in days. Hellboy smiled as he scooped some of the chocolaty confection onto his fork and held it out in front of the agent.
“It is. Now say ‘aah’.” He said as he held the fork to John’s lips, they parted without another word as he accepted the first bite of their dessert. The reaction was instantaneous as his lover let out a moan that reminded him a little too much of the sounds the kid made after lights out.
“If you keep moaning like that I might not be able to control myself long enough to carry you inside to have my way with you.” John smiled at him as he licked his lips clean of crumbs.
“It’s not like you can control yourself no matter what I do.” The agent stated matter-of-factly and, though they both knew it to be true, he still felt the need to explain and defend himself.
“I can’t help it Boy Scout, everything you do just turns me on.” He smirked as he let his eyes roam over his lover’s body without restraint, imagining the agent naked and wrapped around him in the throes of passion.
“Everything? Even doing paperwork?” John asked as he arched his brow at him in disbelief.
“Hell yeah, remember what happened last time I was watching you work? We had to buy a new desk to replace the old one and I’m not even allowed to visit you anymorewhile you’re on paperwork duty.” He laughed as the agent blushed brightly at the mention of that day, remembering maybe a little too much as the blush only grew in intensity.
“I remember.” The agent said, and the topic was dropped in favour of enjoying their shared dessert. They fed each other bite-sized pieces of cake until there was barely any left. The next forkful of cake was brought to his lips and he gladly accepted, savouring the taste for a second until a sudden familiar feeling made him tense up again. The ring was in his mouth again and he almost let out a groan of annoyance, twice in one night what were the odds?!
Though John hadn’t noticed something was up just yet, he was sure it wasn’t going to take much longer before he would. The kid had an eye for details that had often saved their lives on missions but did nothing to help him when he was trying to hide something from the agent. Abe had told him on many occasions that he had no poker face but with John it was more like he had a sixth sense for these sort of things or something.
He figured he had about ten more seconds before John’s ‘spidey senses’ would start tingling which meant he had to come up with something fast or their entire romantic night might end up in disaster.
John scooped the last remaining bit of cake on his fork and brought it to his lips again and he simply panicked, almost slapping the fork out of the agent’s hand as he brought his own hand up to cough the ring out into his hand once again. The look of surprise on his lover’s face was quickly replaced with confused worried as he placed the forkful of cake back down on their shared plate.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” John asked, the worry on his face mirrored in his voice.
“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” He replied vaguely, trying not to look the kid in the eye because, if he did, it wouldn’t take more than a second for John to figure out he was up to something. He quickly slipped the ring back into his pocket and hoped John wouldn’t notice it this time either.
“You keep coughing all the time, maybe you got the flu or something.” John was too preoccupied with his worry to pay attention to his partner’s hands as he touched his palm to the demon’s forehead, right below his horn stumps to test his temperature. The action made his heart clench with guilt, John was seriously worried about him just because he was having cold feet.
“Did I ever tell you how cute you look when you’re worried?” He tried, maybe changing the topic would ease some of his lover’s worry, though he doubted it.
“Red, I’m being serious!” John glared at him but pulled his hand away from his partner’s forehead, obviously not so worried about him anymore. The kid was probably thinking that if he was well enough to make lewd comments than he couldn’t possibly be sick. Hellboy smiled as he reached for the human’s hands, holding them delicately in his own as he
did look him in the eye this time.
“I promise you I’m fine, now what do you say we pack this stuff up and get back inside, hmm?” He wiggled his eyebrows at the agent which made the young man laugh and roll his eyes at him.
“You really do have a one track mind sometimes.” John said as they moved to stand, their hands remaining connected for a moment longer before they both had to let go to start packing up.
“What can I say, it’s in my nature.” Hellboy said as he eyed the agent’s denim clad ass as he bent down to grab their plates and glasses. He made a sound of approval, something between a purr and a growl, which made John blush and mock glare at him for an instant before they continued packing up. They finished their clean up within five minutes before making their way back inside.
The walk back through the garden was quiet and peaceful, both men lost in their own thoughts as the scenery shifted from green nature and the beautiful night sky to concrete, metal and fluorescent lights. They arrived at their shared room fairly quickly and proceeded their way inside, the door was shut behind them though the action went unnoticed by both as their lips found each other almost instantly. Hellboy knew how much it turned John on when he was trying, and in this case succeeding, to be romantic and had used it to his advantage.
The kiss was filled with passion and love as the demon’s hands shifted to his lover’s ass while John’s arms hooked around Hellboy’s neck, every part of their bodies touching as they kissed. Their heated lip lock went on like that until they could hardly contain the need for the other any longer, trying desperately to get closer, to touch more until they could almost feel the other’s heart beating in their own chest.
As Hellboy slowly started to separate their lips he found it almost hurt to do so, wanting nothing more than to dive back in and never stop though he knew he couldn’t. He had the perfect ending for their evening all planned out and it involved them actually making it to the bedroom.
“Damn John, is it just me or are you just as horny as I am?” He asked as he bit back a moan, with the way his lover was rubbing up against him who could blame him for maybe getting a little too excited.
“S-shut up! I can’t help it.” John panted back at him, eyes half lidded and seductive as he looked at him, want and need pouring off of him in waves as the demon’s resolves crumbled. They kissed again, slower this time though still as passionate as they took the time to really enjoy the feel of the other’s lips and tongue moving against their own. The kiss was broken again after a moment and this time they managed to refrain from ravishing the other, for now at least.
“We’re going to have to stop now if you don’t want me ruining these pants.” Hellboy said as he moved his hands from the agent’s ass to his hips so to avoid temptation.
“I don’t wanna.” John groaned as he leaned his head against the demon’s shoulder, burying his face in the crook of his partner’s neck simply refusing to let go.
“I don’t want to either but I still have one more thing I have to do and then I promise you I will fuck you until you can’t think of anything other than my cock.” Though his words were a
little on the crude side, John didn’t even bat an eye at his words, after two years together, he was used to it.
“Promise?” John asked with a look that went straight down to his nether regions.
“I promise. Now why don’t you go and take a quick shower so that I can at least try to fight the urge to jump your hot bod.” He kissed his lover on the forehead and let go of his hips, allowing the agent to move away. John trailed his hands over the demon shoulders, down his chest and over his hips before fully stepping away and breaking contact, shooting him one more seductive look as he walked away, ass swaying maybe a fraction more than it usually did but the walk still caught the demon’s eye like a moth to the flame.
“Tease.” He murmured under his breath as he resisted the urge to follow his lover into the shower, moving in the direction of their shared bedroom instead to put the final step of his ‘plan’ into action.
He opened and closed the door behind him, turning on the light to find a good two dozen red and white roses sitting in a vase of water on the ground in front of their bed.
He’d asked Liz to get them for him while he had his romantic date with John, he reached for the flowers and pulled some of the petals off a few of them and spread them around the room and over the bed. He removed the, now petal less, flower stems from the ones that were still in full bloom and threw them out before turning to his bedside cabinet to pull out some cinnamon scented candles. These he also placed around the room at random before lighting them as the room filled with the smell of freshly baked apple pie.
Next, he removed his clothes and moved them out of sight before getting under the red, satin covers of their bed, moving into a position directly across from the door so he’d know the second John was going to enter their room. He’d taken the ring out of his pocket before climbing into the bed and was now holding it delicately in the palm of his hand, he was running out of time so if he wanted to ask John to marry him he was going to have to do it soon.
He slipped the ring over his tail and left it there, not wanting the ring to end up in his mouth for a third time instead of around his lover’s finger where it belonged. He didn’t quite know how he was going to ask the agent just yet but he figured he could just wing it seeing as every time he’d tried to plan a surprise reveal something went wrong.
The sound of footsteps moving down the hall made his nerves go into overdrive though he quickly tried to force them away as the door handle was slowly being lowered. The door opened and John stepped through the opening, a white towel wrapped around his waist and a shocked expression on his face as his eyes moved over the room.
“Oh my God.” Were the first words out of his lover’s mouth as his gaze caught on the demon in their bed. “Hellboy did you do all this?” John asked as he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.
“Yup, do you like it?” He asked as he sat upright. The agent smiled at him as he crossed the distance between them and kissed him.
“I love it, I love you.” Came the whispered response followed by a string of butterfly kisses.
“I love you too.” He replied as he caught John’s lips with his own, removing the towel from his lover’s hips and letting it drop to the ground as he pulled the kid into bed with him. He started to trail his hands all over the young man’s body, enjoying the feel of smooth skin underneath his fingertips as the agent moaned underneath him.
Though he was thoroughly enjoying ravishing his young lover’s body he couldn’t shake the feeling he was forgetting something, something
very important. John bucked up against him and his common sense went flying out the proverbial window as a moan of his own was muffled by the agent’s lips.
He pushed down against the hardening shaft sliding against his own, grinning through their kiss as John moaned and groaned with every thrust of his hips. Their heated lip lock was broken as his lover screamed after a particularly well placed thrust, the sound only encouraging him as he moved his lips to the young man’s throat.
They continued like that until they were both close to the edge as Hellboy trailed his tail up John’s leg to provide some extra ‘stimulation’. His eyes widened as he suddenly remembered the ring that should be around the extra appendage but wasn’t anymore.
“Shit!” He yelled as he dove off his lover to search for the ring that was probably lost between the covers somewhere. It took John a moment to come down from his high to realize he had moved and was now frantically searching around their bed, repeating the words ‘oh crap!’ over and over again.
“Red, what’s wrong?” John asked but he didn’t respond, all he could think about was finding that ring.
“Red? HB?!” The agent raised his voice but he still didn’t answer the call, he felt his fingers graze over something small and circular as a smile instantly lit his face. He grabbed the ring and held it in the palm of his hand before letting out a whoop of joy.
“Hellboy!” John screamed one final time before grabbing his shoulder and shaking him around. “I demand you to tell me what is wrong with you right this instance or I swear to God…!” His lover trailed off as he finally regained his senses and realized what he’d done.
John must surely think him either possessed, crazy or a combination of the two for suddenly jumping off of him in the middle of something intimate to frantically dive between the covers like a lunatic. The worst thing though was that he didn’t know how to even
begin trying to explain his actions to his young lover without ruining his whole proposal.
John stopped shaking him and looked him in the eye as he waited for a response, Hellboy, not knowing what to say or do simply opened his hand and showed him the ring. The agent’s eyes were instantly pulled to the simple white gold wedding band resting in the palm of his hand, confusion settling in on the kid’s feature as he opened and closed his mouth a few times before the words finally came out.
“Hellboy, what is--” John began but was almost instantly interrupted by the demon’s hasty “Marry me?” proposal.
“What…?” John asked, eyes wide and looking at him like he couldn’t possibly have heard what he thought he had heard.
“Marry me.” He repeated as he closed his hand around the ring again before the words tumbled from his lips like water down a waterfall. “I love you John and I want to spend my life with you and though I would understand it if you never wanted to have anything to do with me anymore after the way I acted earlier I would understand that bu--” His rant was once again intercepted though this time by the agent throwing his arms around him.
“Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!” John said and this time it was him who didn’t believe the words he’d just heard.
“What, really?” He asked as John pulled away from the hug to look at him, the kid had tears in his eyes though the huge smile on his face made him realize they were tears of joy and not sadness.
“Yes, Hellboy, I love you too and want nothing more than to marry you.” Hellboy smiled back at his lover, his
fiancée, as John held out his left hand and he slipped the ring over the kid’s ring finger. The agent held the hand out in front of him and just looked at it for a moment before throwing his arms around him again and kissing the living daylight out of him.
“You do know Liz and probably everyone else too are going to have a field day when they find out we were both naked when you proposed to me, right?” John said as they broke apart for air, Hellboy simply smiled at him as he pushed his fiancée back down to the covers to finish where they had left of earlier.
“Don’t care.” Was the last thing he said as the sound of their shared pleasure filled the air.
000 Proposal 000
AN2: Yay, HB and John are getting married! This was sorta inspired by one of my co-workers who asked her boyfriend to marry her. He said yes of course so now they’re getting married next April, I’m so happy for them! Of course she didn’t mess up on her proposal attempts like HB did but she did do the whole flower petal and candles deal so yay for stealing things from real life and applying them to fanfiction! Hope you enjoyed reading and see you all next week!
~~~Read long and prosper,
Sabaku No Kel~~~
