Toby and Rex 3rd Draft Extract 2, Reworked
The Final novel assessment task for this semester was a "Drastically Reworked" version of the draft I handed in earlier in the year. I hope i understood the intructions properly, there are some formatting and grammar changes, but only the mid section really contains new material... Enjoy anyway!
Edit: So much for the formatting changes, sorry for the lack of indentation of the dialogue!
Rex kept his arm around Toby and wore that consistent warm smile, the one people adored him for. He had seen Toby's type before and had a fair idea of what was going through the kid's head. The anxiety and nervousness -as well as what he was wearing- he had to be a virgin. It was always a surprise just how eager they became after a few drinks and some dirty dancing.It was Déjà vu, the routine worked every single time, a new boy on his arm every weekend as proof.
What more could I want? He thought, and kissed his latest catch on the forehead, the boy's arms wrapped around him to return the affection.
"Nearly there" Rex announced and he felt Toby's arms tense.
They retreated as the taxi came to a stop. The boy sat beside him with his hands on his knees and gave Rex his space as he found his wallet to pay.
"There's a coffee shop a few blocks up" Rex said as he fished a few extra dollars out of his wallet.
"Hey thanks, I know the one you mean" the driver nodded and accepted the notes.
It was all part of his plan, a little generosity to show he was sensitive. He could feel Toby's gaze as he opened the door to the cab.
"You have a good night," he nodded to the driver before he turned to face Toby who was still sitting in his seat obediently.
"Are you going to come in?"
The question startled the kid a little more than Rex thought it would; he didn't think Toby would be that naïve, perhaps the kid was just indecisive, it was okay to be shy. Rex rested his arm on the roof of the cab and ducked his head inside. Toby shivered lightly as the cold night entered the car.
"Ah..." The kid mumbled. Rex retreated to the curb and nodded.
"Another time then?" Rex smiled as Toby's eyes went wide and frantic for a brief moment.
"Wait!" Toby called.
The kid slipped out of the car with frantic grace and once again was by Rex's side. As indecisive as the kid would be, no one ever really wanted a first date to end. Rex wrapped an arm around him, that thin hoody would barely shield him from the cold.
"Try and ignore the mess okay?" Rex chuckled lightly
Toby smiled in reply and happily embraced Rex's arm once more as they approached Rex's home. It was a cheap, suburban, single story house; the kind with leaky taps and a stained carpet. Rex knew the other sluts he bought home loved it, it was so sleazy. Only his closest friends and stalkers knew about his downtown apartment where he really lived but it was easy for him to appease them and keep them quiet. The mess and the entire place had a voyeuristic feel to it, like they weren't supposed to be there. Toby swallowed as Rex opened the door and showed him in.
"I never thought a dancer would live in a place like this..." He murmured
Lies and possible answers poured into Rex's mind like the water finally bursting out of one of the broken taps in the bathroom
"We don't make THAT much money" Rex began
"I wish I had someplace nicer to take you" He looked down, apparently ashamed and vulnerable.
"Don't worry Rex, it's actually kinda cool" Toby replied with a sheepish grin.
"I'll show you around then, just, ah... Imagine it's snow and follow my footprints"
Toby tilted his head, confused. Rex grinned and lept over a pile of clothes and lord knows what else. Toby giggled constantly and followed along with Rex's melodramtic moves. Rex didn't even have to pretend to look silly. With anyone else this wouldn't have been necessary but virgins loved his games. It kept the mood fun and enjoyable and removed the tension, to keep the kid calm until he made his move.
"And here is the...uh, kitchen!" Rex announced "I think" he added.
"It's pretty messy" Toby laughed.
"That's an understatement" Rex said, looking at Toby with his trademark smile.
"Maybe I'll help you clean sometime?" Toby suggested.
"Maybe I'd like that" Rex nodded.
Rex gave him a kiss on the cheek. Virgins were always so sweet, it had been a while since anyone had offered to clean like that. Anyone else Rex could have taken home by now would most likely be in the bedroom by now. That was always fun but there was something more appealing about the change of pace that came with seducing a virgin, he was lucky that one had wandered in tonight, it was just what he was in the mood for.
"I'd kinda miss the mess though, even you admitted it's 'kinda cool' right?" Rex imitated Toby's voice and the kid beamed.
"You could be an actor" Toby mused.
"Then this place would really be a dump, you know how much actors get?"
"No?" Toby raised an eyebrow.
"Less" came Rex's curt reply.
"Oh" Toby looked down but Rex just smiled and lifted his head from the chin and kissed Toby once again.
"Dancing is a lot of fun though, maybe I should teach you?"
"Teach me? Oh, I don't know" Toby shifted on his feet, Rex could tell he was self conscious.
"Just one routine" Rex grinned.
It was another game for Toby to play. The kid wouldn't realise that he was taking his clothes off, or even that they were heading to the bedroom. It was a slow transition to the erotic. If asked he would have replied that it was the cleanest room in the whole house and they would need space but Toby merely followed as close as he could, as if he didn't want him out of his sight.
Perfect Rex thought to himself.
"This'll make for a good stage."
Rex gestured to the double bed, looking to Toby, who was blushing hotly before he climbed onto the bed. In an instant Rex was a star again, not a poor dancer like the house would make him seem.
"Watch me, I'll go slow at first."
Rex sung softly, a rhythmic melody that began one of his routines. His hips moved to an imagined bass line, his hands tracing his body like it was a musical stave, from shoulder to opposite hip. He winked at Toby as his paw gave a soft tug downwards at his denim cut offs.
"You could be a singer too!" Toby chuckled as Rex repeated the moves a second time.
"Maybe... You want to try?"
Toby blinked and hummed the melody as best as he could remember it, before he tried singing it like Rex Did.
"The moves" Rex chuckled "the moves"
"Oh...Sure!" Toby replied.
He quickly joined Rex on the bed, no doubt to hide his embarrassment at the mistake he made. Toby faced where he had been watching Rex from. He glanced back at Rex, who was still on the bed before he composed himself in an attempt to mimic Rex's face when he was on stage and look professional. Rex had hung a mirror on the door, to watch himself when he practiced so he would know how he would look on stage. Toby was staring intently at his reflection and so was Rex.
"Aren't you going to watch from the crowd?" He asked.
"No" Rex murmured, moving in behind Toby "I'm going to teach you."
Rex sang the song again, placing his hands over Toby's guiding them gently. He felt the kid tremble, though his soft vocal rendition of what was normally a seductive rock song kept him calm. Rex glanced at the mirror, which was only really there for him to make sure Toby looked comfortable as the routine progressed.
"I think I'm getting the hang of it" Toby said with a soft sigh.
"Yeah you're a natural" Rex nodded and moved his hands away to let Toby practice on his own.
"Well... they say we're born this way" Toby chuckled. Rex raised an eyebrow and shook his head softly.
"Hmm... maybe we are" He smiled and paused for a moment, considering what Toby had said, before he continued with the lesson.
"Here's the next part."
"Okay."
The song's melody continued and Rex's hand moved back to Toby's. Rex could tell Toby was one of those people who never thought he was very attractive, until now, when he was in a bedroom with another guy's hands all over him. He could see the confidence growing in the kid's expression it was nearly time to make his move. His hand stopped Toby's as it was above the zip on his hoody.
"Take it down... slowly" Rex murmured into his ear.
Toby did what he was told. His hips swayed and that zip creaked as it was dragged down, tooth by tooth in time with Rex's song. Beneath it he wore a snug-fitting black tee that was probably the gayest thin the kid owned, it was a size or two too small.
"Should I practice that again?" Toby asked.
"I think you did just fine the first time" Rex replied.
Rex's hands went to Toby's hips and the kid flinched but Rex's hands remained. They slowly began to lift Toby's shirt, his fingers glanced against Toby's bare skin, the kid reacted as if they were white hot. Rex could feel the kid shiver and lightly kissed his neck to calm him.
"I-is this part of the routine too?" Toby stammered.
"Yeah" Rex replied with confidence "The guys on the floor go crazy for a two man act"
"Reaaally?" Toby mused softly to himself.
"Especially if my partner is as hot as you are" Rex smirks, lifting the shirt over Toby's head.
"Wha...?" Toby blinks, Rex turned him around and looked Toby face to face.
"What? Nobody has ever called you Hot before?" Rex asked with a coy smile, Toby shook his head
"What about sexy?"Rex tried, Toby shook his head again.
"Hmm... Well don't ever let anyone tell you you're not alright? You've got my seal of approval."
Rex smiled and kissed Toby full on the lips, in case his words weren't enough to make the kid believe he looked good though if anyone else asked he'd say Toby was a six out of ten, above average. He was cuter than most but the virgins he took home, especially compared to the more experience guys. Most of the time Rex had his regulars and the other dancers and even Marcus to entertain him, though that was only one time. The virgin was all about the thrill of the chase. He caressed the kid's cheek softly.
"And was that a part of it too?"
"Maybe" was Rex's reply.
He carefully lowered Toby onto his back, laying him down on the bed. Rex sat on top of of him and pulled off his own tank top. He leaned down and pressed his chest against Toby's kissing him again to distract him from his hand, which moved down and fondled Toby through his jeans
"R-Rex..." Toby whimpered.
"It's okay, Relax Toby."
Rex knew Toby would be happy to hear him say his name and it seemed to calm the kid down slightly and Rex was glad. Sometimes it would take a lot more than the tour and the lesson to get them onto his bed but Toby was still so nervous. Rex kissed Toby's cheek, neck and shoulder but he could still feel the Kid's gaze locked onto him.
"I'm not sure I want to" Toby murmured quietly.
"Don't worry..." Rex replied, caressing Toby's cheek softly
"D-do all of your two man acts end... like this?"
"No, of course not" he replied with a frown.
"I...would like to believe you" Toby looked away "Are you lying to me?"
"No" Rex shook his head.
"I should go..." Toby swallowed "I don't think I'm the kind of guy you think I am."
"What do you mean? Why?"
"I'm a virgin, Rex" Toby replied.
Rex sat up and let Toby have his space back. The kid sat up and the two of them sat side by side on the bed in silence. Toby hung his head like he was to blame, like he was the one who lied. Rex put a hand on his shoulder and patted it softly.
"That's... Okay Toby" Rex said, to finally break the silence.
"I should have told you" Toby shivers.
"It's okay to be nervous" Rex said, Toby nodded slowly "If I make you uncomfortable, say so and I'll stop. Okay?"
"Okay." Toby replied weakly.
"Try to relax" Rex smiled and they were away again.
Rex placed his hands on the kid's chest, his hands moved in small circles and he could feel Toby's heartbeat. The excitement was contagious, Toby's nervous shivers as he was carefully undressed made Rex exhale a little quicker. This was a different kind of encounter, a different kind of passion. A more experienced guy would accept every advance and move, a virgin was like a minefield, a challenge, infinitely more interesting than a quickie. The shirts were removed easily enough and again Toby's heart rate increased as Rex pressed his body against the kid's as if comparing
"You certainly have the body to be a dancer" Rex smiled and kissed Toby's cheek.
"T-thanks" Toby stammered, Rex had to remember that the feeling of someone else's skin against his own would be alien for Toby.
"Are you okay?" Rex asked.
"I guess... Yeah" Toby replied with a slight smile.
"This is not part of the show" Rex warns before his hand glanced against Toby's front, feeling around until he got a grip on what the kid's denim contained.
"In case you were wondering" Rex said, stroking Toby erotically.
"Ah..." Toby gasped, in an attempt to speak.
"Feel okay?" Rex asked, Toby nodded.
****
It was a brand new experience for Toby and Rex made it so perfect, as if his involuntary moans and sighs were a foreign language that Rex had mastered. Toby became more and more interested in exploring his lover's body and appreciated the way Rex let him. That friendly smile that Rex had worn after Toby's attempt at oral sex, he had thought it would be a lot easier than it was. Toby looked up and saw that reassuring smile and he could tell Rex cared.
"It takes some getting used to, and a bit of practice" Rex chuckled "You did okay though"
"Rex..." Toby tried but no more words followed.
"Yes?" Rex replied.
"Can we try...um..." It was difficult to find the words without destroying this atmosphere that Rex had created.
"Making Love?" Toby tried and Rex chuckled lightly.
"You sure you want to?" Rex asked, Toby's heart skipped several beats.
Hours ago Toby had been wondering if he was even going to get his first kiss and now he was on the verge of going all the way and losing his virginity. Despite the mistake he had made Rex made him feel so comfortable. Minutes ago he had been nervous about being touched, squirming and uncomfortable. He could barely believe that he had felt that way. Seconds ago he had been asked if he wanted to have sex.
"Yes" Toby nodded.
"It's not going to be easy" Rex cautioned.
"I know, but I want to" Toby replied.
"So long as you're sure" Rex gave Toby a kiss "Okay then."
Toby was breathless, it was actually happening, nothing up to this point had felt more real. He winced as Rex began the foreplay but still nodded when Rex asked if he was okay. He knew it was going to hurt but he also trusted Rex, knowing that the older male would never hurt him more than necessary. Toby relaxed and prepared himself mentally as best he could while Rex manipulated his body into position, those silky hands as gentle as their owner. Rex was careful but even a little rough, giving Toby a variety of experience. Toby appreciated it all as he watched Rex making love to him, he was beautiful, sparkling with sweat, his body expanding with the heavy breaths he drew. Toby couldn't take his eyes off him and then Rex's form became still except for a slight tremor and a deep breath. Toby wrapped his arms around Rex to feel his body breath and pant.
"That was awesome" Toby grinned, finally breaking the silence that had grown between them.
"Took the words right out of my mouth" Rex nodded, discarding his used condom before he joined Toby on the bed once more.
"You're welcome to stay if you want" Rex smiled "Spend the night?"
"Oh... I promised my room mate I'd come back tonight" Toby sighed.
"Hm?" Rex raised an eyebrow "Just give him a call and let him know where you are."
"It'd be a little hard to explain over the phone, and he tends to worry way too much" Toby chuckled "How about you just give me a call sometime?"
"Well, alright, suit yourself" Rex said and gave Toby some money for a cab fair.
Charming until the end, Toby thought as he gathered his clothes. He was already imagining Barry's face when he strode in the door of their apartment and declared that he was no longer a virgin. Toby laid on the bed, clothed and ready to leave as soon as he heard the taxi's horn. He gave Rex a kiss on the cheek before he navigated around the piles of junk in the living room and met the taxi outside. Toby wore a wide grin as he told the taxi driver his address. The driver glanced past him at Rex's home and chuckled before the car lurched forward.
"So the infamous Rex Ramsay has done it again?" The driver shook his head.
"He gets to dance and fuck for a living and I'm stuck behind the wheel of this fucking car"
Toby swallowed nervously at the driver's aggressive tone, and stayed quiet. He didn't want to start an argument with him, the driver hadn't seen Rex like he had, hadn't had the night of his life like he had. Rex had cared for him, made love to him, "fucking"was something completely different than what occurred tonight.
"Nothing to say?" The driver grumbled "What's the matter? Rex wasn't all you'd thought he'd be?" he continued, Toby still remained silent, the drive wouldn't be that long.
"He couldn't keep it up?" the driver asked suddenly.
"E-excuse me?" Toby stammered..
"His dick mate, he couldn't keep an eh-rec-ti-ohn?" He emphasized that word as if it made him sound sophisticated. Toby was speechless, the driver continued as if he had hit a bullseye.
"Bet you're just dying for a root! Especially if Rex Ramsay was so disappointing." He
smirked, his eyes grazing over Toby's body obscenely.
"S-stop the car and let me out" Toby stammered, but the taxi kept moving. Toby flashed a look to the door handle. Without looking at him the driver hit the central locking.
"Last kid who thought he was clever didn't get up after he hit the road, just another hit and run for the highway. This ain't a movie." Toby brushed his eyes, the way the driver enjoyed telling that to him made it seem sickeningly plausible.
"I made sure I kept an eye on the news, the picture they used made him look so pretty... I came to it" The driver laughed. Toby tasted bile; a cold fear was clenching at his lungs, making it difficult for him to breathe.
"You're sick!" He choked.
"That's rich mate, coming from you, the one who wants cock up his ass, we're all a little sick it seems," The driver said with a casual shrug.
"You're wrong!" Toby tried to yell, but his voice faltered, and it came out as barely a whisper.
"I know this area well, I know the filthy clubs you fags go to and even who you've been with. Try telling me I'm wrong now."
"You're wro-"
Toby was silenced by a firm blow to the face, the sting of the impact lingering, a harsh reminder that this was reality and not a nightmare.
"You really don't get it huh? I guess I'll have to just pound some sense into you."
They drove on, leaving those words to linger with that tingling pain. Toby wished he was naïve enough not to understand, but even then that would only make the realization more painful. He held his breath as they turned onto a main road, heading towards a set of traffic lights. Toby's eyes widened as the lights went amber, willing them to change to red and command the driver to stop. He glanced to the driver and kept his gaze forward, ready to make good his escape. The lights turned red, he had to stop - but no breaks were applied. Toby trembled and gasped as they entered the intersection, every muscle in his body tensed, but there was no horn, no crash, no damage and no escape. The driver laughed.
"Sorry babe, barely any traffic around here at this hour, so hang tight, won't have to wait much longer."
The car turned down an alleyway and slowed to a crawl. Toby focused, as soon as the car stopped he would have his only chance. A glance forward and backward, a barbed wire fence blocking forward and a few hundred meters of alley behind them, he had to try something. The driver's voice cut through his plans.
"If you behave I'll let you have the comfort of the back seat."
"Fuck you!" Toby swung a clenched fist, punching the driver as hard as he could. He fumbled with the door lock and the handle before his wrist was seized.
"Feisty..." He chuckled. Toby turned pale. "You'd rather do it outside then, with the rest of the garbage? I suppose all you fags are filthy cum dumpsters, fine by me!"
"No!" Toby yelped as he was pressed against the wall and kissed roughly, the driver's tongue invading his throat. The driver pulled back, a look of disgust on his face.
"Well? I kissed you, gonna cooperate now?" The driver asked, as if the kiss would actually convince him.
"You gotta be kidding... I'm not like that!" Toby protested, tears springing to his eyes.
"Actually, this is the part where most fags say "Eh, a cock is a cock" and suck away... Speaking of which" The driver started to undo his belt."You can su-"
"I'm not like that!" Toby cried out swinging again, the driver merely caught Toby's fist and shook his head.
"Tsk tsk tsk... The first time? It was kind of cute, second time? Now I'm pissed... I might have let you enjoy this."
And then, with his face pressed against the cold cement wall, Toby was raped. Awful pain wracked his body, pressing tears out of his eyes as his entire being was humiliated and ridiculed. There was no care, no tenderness, just pain and damage and tears.
"You were into it for a second there! Christ, swallow your pride already and give us a moan! Fags are supposed to love this shit."
"S-stop please!" Toby screamed in agony.
His body was immobilised, pinned against the wall by the driver's bulk. Every move the driver made snapped him back to reality as he tried to detach himself from this. Toby had to fight, He wished Rex were here, he would have protected him from this. The Driver laughed and slammed him into the wall to stop Toby squirming so much, Toby's form hung limp when he realised that he really couldn't fight. Eventually the driver pulled out and came, all over Toby's favourite hoody, jeans and even his shoes, marking him like an animal with that pungent scent. Toby would never wear those clothes again.
"You're hard to please..." the Driver shrugged. "Oh well..." He snickered, re-fastening his belt "Need a ride handsome?" he laughed as he opened the door to the cab, Toby shiverred.
"Better yet, maybe I'll just stab you and leave you here? Maybe the garbo will find you before a stray cat does!" The driver smirked. Toby's heart seemed to be getting as many beats in as it could in case the driver made good on his threat.
"Just kidding, murder is a LOT harder to get away with than rape." the word rolled of his tongue, as if it had been more pleasurable for him because of Toby's resistance "this I know... If you talk to anyone, like the cops, I will kill you though.... You've given me your address and I know where you live, you'll be easy to find, we clear?" It was as if it was a well rehearsed performance.
Toby nodded right on cue. The driver got in the car and wound down the window.
"Enjoy the walk home then, slut." Then he was gone.