/!\ BEGINNING OF SMUT ALERT /!\

Milena put down the two hot cups of tea she was holding on the table, one for Brian and one for her. She sat back on her uncomfortable wooden chair, facing the two piles of paper she had to deal with. Many red lines crossed out detailed diagrams she had traced with her pencil.

When Milena signed up for basic lessons in Astronomy at college, she thought it would be quite easy, particularly if everything was basic. Unfortunately, she quickly found herself quite lost in all this. She complained about it during a party at a friend's, and that was when she met Brian. He was fond of Astronomy and accepted to teach her a few things and answer her questions if it could help her improve her level, whereas they hardly knew each other.

During the lessons Brian gave her, he would explain her a few facts about stars, planets, and space itself. Then, he would give her a few exercises he made up at home: he corrected her like a teacher would, and then, he would see with her what was wrong with her answers. It always was a relief to know that Brian would come, as the more she went to her college lessons, the more she would be lost. Even though she did not get everything Brian said, he knew how to make things more simple.

This afternoon, Brian prepared her more exercises about planets, for Milena had huge troubles remembering what they were made of, for instance. He had put a small pile of exercises before her, next to the ones she already did.

“Come on, Milie” he smiled, using the nickname he found her, “I know you can do it.”

“Let's give it a try.”

“First, I'm going to ask you a few questions before you start those tiny tests, okay? Easy one: which planet is the biggest?”

“Jupiter.”

“Good! Next one: which planet is the closest to the sun?”

“Mars?”

“No. Try again.”

“Mercury?”

“Yeah!” Brian smiled, clapping his hands lightly. He always cheered when she gave right answers, wanting to motivate her and show her she could do it. He cleared his throat and sipped at his tea. “What planets are made of gas?”

“Uh... Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn... and Uranus?”

“Mmh, yeah, but my anus isn't made of gas. It releases gas from time to time, otherwise...”

Milena burst out laughing and playfully hit him in the arm. Brian chuckled and shook his head, putting down his cup.

“Otherwise, yes, your answers are right. See? You can do it.”

“Ask me other ones.”

“Okay. What is the order of the planets in our solar system?”

She blenched and her fingers started to play nervously with a pen that was near her on the table. She clicked it on the pile of paper many times; damn, it was the question she could never answer. She looked up as she tried to remember the order.

“Mercury... Earth?”

“No.”

“Mercury... Venus... Mars...”

“Nope.”

“I can't do it, Brimi. I can never get it right, this is like a fucking riddle!”

“Okay, I'm going to give you an easy way to remember the order, okay? Take your pen and a piece of paper.”

Milena nodded and did what he told her. She pinned a sheet of paper against the table with her hand and clicked her pen so the lead would be out. She got ready to write and stared at Brian, eager to eventually discover this miracle.

“Write this sentence” Brian started “My very excellent method just speeds up names.”

“Okay” she said, writing down what she heard. “What is this supposed to mean?”

“Underline the first letter of each word.”

She took a pen of a different colour and obeyed, still trying to figure out what the point of this sentence was. Brian dragged his chair closer to hers and rested an arm on the back of hers. He took his red pen and pointed at each underlined letter.

“Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.”

“What?”

“Each first letter corresponds to a planet. The 'm' of 'my' is for Mercury. The 'v' of 'very' is for Venus. See?”

“Oh! I must learn this! Great mnemonic, Mr. May!”

She pecked him on the cheek, making him blush with a wide grin. He slowly took the piece of paper and scribbled another sentence below the one she had noted down. He cleared his throat and handed her the paper back.

“Here's another mnemonic.”

“My very excellent mother just sent us nachos” Milena read, bursting out laughing. She rested her head on Brian's shoulder, amused by the sentence. “Not bad, not bad. Hey, let's make up new ones!”

“Okay. You first.”

“Erm... My very exquisite mate just said understandable... noodles?”

“What?” Brian laughed, tilting his head backwards. “This doesn't even mean anything!”

“Come on, try to find one! It isn't as easy as you think!”

“My velociraptor eats my jellyfish sheepishly and utterly noisily.”

“And it's you who says my sentence is completely nonsensical! Just hear what you've just said, it's even more ridiculous!” she giggled, hitting the table with her hand, her stomach hurting. She tried to discreetly get closer to Brian. She loved how warm he was, and she always strongly believed that his arms were very welcoming. Her heart actually became mad every time he looked at her or talked to her, and receiving smiles did not really calm her. However, it would have been weird if she tried anything: he was his Astronomy teacher in a certain way, and Roger's best friend. No, just no.

“What's your teacher's name again?” Brian asked with a lopsided smile. “Perhaps I can come up with a sentence involving him.”

“His name is Vernon.”

“Okay. Uh... Mister Vernon, excuse Milena Jelika since she's utterly nuts.”

“Hey!” she protested in a chuckle, playfuly hitting him in the arm repeatedly. He laughed and stood up, followed by her. He tried to take hold of her wrists but failed; she wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. She was blushing, trying to make it look like a random thing. Much to her surprise, as she was about to pull away, he wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her against his bony chest. He rested his chin on the top of her head and hugged her, without saying a word, only a large smile lighting up his face.

“I think we kinda forgot about our real Astronomy lesson” he susurred with a smirk.

“I don't care. I need a break.”

“We haven't even begun.”

“I still need a break.”

Brian laughed and removed her arms from her, letting her go. She scratched her chin as they made eye-contact. Milena blushed heavily, and without even thinking properly, she stood on tiptoe and pecked him on the lips. When her heels landed back on earth, she realised what she had just done, especially when she saw Brian's widened eyes and bright pink cheeks.

“Oh, fuck. I'm so sorry, Brian. I didn't mean to offend you in any way, I acted before thinking, it wasn't really nice from me to do that. I feel embarrassed now” she added in an embarrassed giggle.

“I can't say that I mind. Can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

“Can I do it too?”

Milena's rosy lips stretched into the widest grin ever; it was the first time she did that in her entire life, and her lips hurt. But who cares, seriously?

She threw her arms around Brian's neck and pressed her lips against his again, stroking them tenderly while running a hand through the dark silky curls that had always fascinated her. His left hand gently pulled her closer by resting on her lower back, while his right hand was making its way between her cheek and her short blond hair cut in a bob.

Time flew and they still had not pulled away from each other, not even once. Their lips were wet from all the tender and sweet kisses they had been sharing. But the more they were making out, the more the heat increased. Milena was making muffled moans, and so was he. Both his hands clutched the fabric of her blouse, and she felt something poking her thigh as she snuggled even closer to him. She broke the kiss, and let Brian's lips wander on the crook of her neck, while she sighed in pleasure and looked down at what poked her.

Dammit. Brian was hard.

Milena bit her lip and fought the urge to rip off his clothes. She knew it would not bother him much, but she wanted to tease him a bit before that: otherwise, where would the fun part be? Her long fingers started to unbutton his shirt very slowly, and Brian stared at them, panting lightly yet loudly. Once his collar bones were exposed, she brushed the fabric off of them and kissed them, while her hands rested on his stomach and hips. He was shuddering, and longing for more.

Milena ripped off her own blouse, much to Brian's surprise. However, it was far from being unpleasant to him. She grabbed his wrists and brought his hands to her body, as she got closer and kissed him again. A few moments later, she stroked his bulge, causing him to close his eyes and moan quite loud. With an evil smirk, she stared at him right in the eye, as her hand made its way inside his trousers. He jumped and pinned himself to the wall that stood behind him, lifting up his chin as his lips parted to let the soft groans full of desire escape from his throat.

She got rid of his trousers and pulled them down to his knees, letting her fingers run over the white fabric of Brian's underwear. He was panting, and a droplet of sweat was dripping on his forehead.

That was it. She had teased him enough.

She pressed her naked chest against his and made his shirt slip along his skinny arms. She let it drop on the floor and rested her hands on his shoulders, biting his neck a little and licking his earlobe. She faced him and winked with a lopsided smile and a seductive look.

“Let's go to my room so you can show me your huge Milky Way, curly starman!”