Page 27 of Ours
Cory regretted the words the second they flew out of his mouth. The entire table fell silent as all eyes turned to look at him and his outburst.
“The fuck’s your problem, Cor?” Derek was the first one to speak. “Might wanna try pulling the stick out of your ass. People might start to think you’re jealous or something.” Derek’s comment got a few of the guys at the table to laugh, diffusing the situation.
Cory sat silently, staring at his tray of food, red-faced. As he ate his lunch, he continued to listen to Nic regale his teammates with more of his evening. At one point, he dared look up and locked eyes with Derek. Shit, he waspissed. Cory knew he was in for it. What “it” was… That he didn’t know. Still, he sought to bring no further attention to himself and kept quiet the rest of lunch. When the bell rang and the students began to disperse, Derek moved to stand behind Cory. Hand on his shoulder, he leaned down to whisper in his ear.
“Auditorium.Now.” The order felt like fire in his ear.
“Yes, sir.” He nodded, swallowed the lump in his throat, and stood up.
Dropping off his lunch tray, he made his way toward the auditorium. He entered the dark room which was once again empty. A half-built set lined the stage. Rehearsals for the school production ofArsenic & Old Lacewere in full swing every day after school. Derek and Nic stood together at the base of the stage, talking to each other.
At the sound of Cory’s entrance, both turned to look at him, distinctly less-than-pleased looks on their faces. Cory hesitated to approach them for a second, taking a deep breath before walking to stand in front of both of them. The room was once again silent.
“You want to explain to us what exactly is going on with your shitty attitude?” Derek was the one to break the silence. “You’ve been acting like a brat since yesterday.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” Cory stared at his feet. “I don’t know—”
“Bullshit!” Nic jumped in. “You knowexactlywhy you’re acting like this. Are you seriouslythatjealous that I fucked Amy last night? Or that D was with Tricia?”
“It wasone night, Cory. You know we can’t spendallour time together.” Derek shook his head. “Even if wewantedto, we have other shit to do, appearances to keep up.”
“I know, but you guys said we had plans!” Cory would probably be embarrassed later by how high his voice just went. “And then you both just … ditched me!”
“Iknowwhat we said, Cor,” Derek cut him off this time. “We didn’tditchyou. Plans change sometimes. I told you we were sorry. I also told you we’d make it up to you. Did you not believe me?”
“I… I believed you, sir,” Cory half-lied. “It just … really made me feel bad. Like you guys didn’t want to hang out with me anymore.”
Derek and Nic’s features softened. They knew Cory had always had issues with rejection and feeling alone. It was half the reasonthey made a point of including him in everything. But still, his behavior today was unacceptable.
“Cor.” Nic was grabbing his shoulder this time. “Come on, dude. You know we’d never do that to you.”
Cory was too embarrassed to look up.
“I understand why you felt that way.” Derek was at his other side now. “But that still doesn’t excuse the way you acted. If you have a problem, you can justtalk to us, even about this stuff. Acting like a dick just makes you a dick.”
“Well, they say you are what you eat, right?” Nic quipped. Derek could only sigh at the terrible joke while Cory remained silent.
“I guess it’s time for your first punishment, boy,” Derek finished his thought.
“Punishment?!” Cory’s head shot up.
“Yeah. When a boy misbehaves, he gets punished,” Derek explained. “We’ve seen your porn, remember? I know you’re familiar with the concept.”
“But—”
“Yours is the one you should be worried about right now, boy.” Nic put a stop to any further protests. “We’re going to Derek’s after school. We’ll deal with this there.”
“…Yes, sir,” Cory was resigned. He knew he had this coming, but that didn’t mean he wanted it to happen. Suddenly, he was pulled in by Derek for a hug.
“I’m sorry we made you feel like we were ditching you,” Derek started. “I hope you’ll just talk to me next time instead of acting like an asshole.” He then shoved Cory toward Nic, who ruffled his hair. “Alright, we’re all late for class. See you guys later.”
Leaving the auditorium, the boys headed to their classes and waited for the day to finish out.
A few hours later, the three boys piled into Derek’s car, headed for his house. Cory stared out the window wistfully, trying not to think about the fact that he was about to experience his first punishment. He’d already spent the last couple of hours in class doing just that.Am I going to be spanked? Not allowed to get off? Oh god, did Derek buy that paddle at the sex toy store?!Cory didn’t want to speculate.
Once they arrived, everyone climbed out of the car and headed inside. Derek’s parents were still gone, so there was no worry over having privacy. Derek didn’t bother taking his stuff up to his room, opting to throw it on one of the couches in the living room.
“Alright, boy. Go get cleaned up. There’s an enema kit under the sink for you. When you’re finished, meet us back here, stripped.” Derek made sure his instructions were very clear.
