A Story narrated by my OC Hank Dimion about how he met Chuck.

I'm not that good in writing but i wanted to write this so bad and it was so much fun! I hope you enjoy.

PRESENT

“Sigh…” I said as I sat on my bed after another hard day at work. Being a waiter at such a lively restaurant is a hard job, especially if it belongs to your family.
I lay on the bed staring at the ceiling as my body feels heavier than a wrecking ball and having a broken heart on top of that is rather. . . who am I kidding? I got over it, but sometimes, it still stings.
I remember his words clearly because they were running through my mind. He left me because I was too “clingy” and I “Overthink” too much.
What did he expect though? Isn’t love supposed to be like that? Aren’t I supposed to give it my all and spend as much time with him as possible? I couldn’t stop thinking about him and lets admit, we’re all scared of losing the ones we love.
I was just. . . a bit too scared.
He broke… Was I really being too annoying?
Who am I talking about? My ex, but I guess it was obvious by now.
We never really connected much though. One could say I was trying too hard to make things work but it just didn’t work. Forcing him to make promises he couldn’t keep. When he wanted to show me love I hesitated because I didn’t want “sex” to take over because I heard somewhere that sex ruins relationships.
I guess I never really knew what “sex” and “making love” meant.
I blew it…
I got up and looked into the mirror.
“I should take a bath, I look really messed up. I smell bad too”
I noticed a flier on my desk that I had apparently forgotten about.
“Spirit Bear Bathhouse” or so it said. I had planned to go there someday but work didn’t let me. Well I had nothing better to do so I left for the bathhouse.
“I think I’ll book the private room. The price is a bit expensive but apparently it’s rather luxurious. I guess treating myself to something good once in a while won’t hurt.”
After about a 20 minute drive I reached the bathhouse. It really was as huge as they said it was.
I’m a rather shy type so I don’t like bathhouses because I don’t like the idea of being naked with strangers in the same room.
As I walked to the entrance I could hear the sounds of so many people and each step made me more hesitant to go in. That’s until I reached the door and was welcomed by a really slim and beautiful lady. For a bear she was rather thin. But every part of her was elegant and charming. Her cream colored fur, with slight tints of orange in places and her beautiful long hair. Kermode bears are rather rare but i’m one to talk. I’m a cinnamon bear and those are rare too.
“Welcome!” She said with a voice softer than an angel’s touch.
I smiled and walked to the counter where she was standing.
“Do you have any free private rooms?”
“I’m sorry, Unfortunately they’re all full right now. But i’m sure one of them will be free soon so you’re free to wait, or you can join in on the public ones.”
“Um, I’ll wait” I said with a nervous smile.
“Alright, I’m sorry for the inconvenience”
I sat down waiting while reading a book until I heard a loud bang. I looked up and that’s when I saw you.
A big hunk of a bear who’s body looked like it had the strength to rip anyone in half. You had the arms that I could tell had nothing but muscle and your body was rather well built even if you did have a really big belly. But I won’t complain because bears are like that aren’t they?
Your body was cream colored with big fuzzy fur and lumps of orange fur in places. Truly a magnificent spirit bear. Yet, you looked just like the lady. Perhaps you were related?
You had slipped and fallen on your back and it looked like quite a hard fall. Yet you just got up and laughed like nothing happened. I don’t know why but something about you looked so adorable. You had the body of a fighter yet your face.
For a moment I imagined you as a teddy bear and suddenly giggled. The lady saw me and gave me a soft glare which made me flinch as I returned to read. Still looking up from time to time watching you run around grinning as you worked.
After about 15 minutes the lady told me that the room was free and that I could go in now. So I made my payment as she handed me a towel and I went inside. Boy was I surprised. The money was worth it because the room was huge and had a small hot spring inside with all sorts of other luxurious things that I could use. I took off my clothes and went into the water slowly adjusting until I finally laid back and let out a deep sigh.
“I haven’t felt this relaxed in years. I should come here everyday”
Ofcourse that would be really hard on my wallet though.
After a while I heard a knock on the door. It was you.
You came in leaving me some new bathing items nearby not looking at me. I think you had read my body language and realized I didn’t want to be seen nude.
And then I heard you speak.
“I hope yer enjoying the spring! Its my favorite”
“I really am. I needed this so much. Work has been really hard and I’ve been exhausted.”
“Awww I know how ya feel!” You exclaimed while smiling brightly “I gotta work all day and runnin around really gets me sweaty so I gotta shower like three times a day! Its fun though. I really love my job”
I smiled and replied “It must be hard sometimes though. I work in my family’s restaurant so its really tough sometimes. Running around from one place to another”
“Hahah I feel ya! I do that all the time too!” Your voice got louder and louder as you kept talking excitedly “What resto are ya working in?”
“The Dimions. Its 20 minutes from here.”
“OH I REMEMBER THAT ONE! I had lunch there once. Kinda disappointed though, it was kinda expensive and the food was too little. Heck I eat three times as that so I was still hungry. The taste was nice though”
I gave you a nervous smile and chuckled under my breath. You really didn’t hold back on anything did you?
I was about to ask your name until I heard a loud yell
“GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!”
You and I both flinched as you hurried
“Uh oh, that’s my call. I gotta go, enjoy yer bath!”
Saying that you ran like the wind and left leaving me amazed as I giggled and laid back.
After a few minutes the voices outside seemed to get fainter and fainter. “I did come here very late so I guess it must be near closing time. I should get out soon”.
As I got up I saw something floating in the water. I grabbed it to find out it was a rubber duck.
“A rubber duck? In a hot spring?”
Standing there stupefied I heard another knock on the door as you came in again looking rather worried.
“Everything alright?” I asked.
“Uhuh, I just uh, lost something”
“This?” I showed you the rubber duck and your face instantly got brighter than the sun as you jumped and grabbed it from my hand.
“I’M SO GLAD YOU FOUND IT!!! I CAN’T BATHE WITHOUT MY SQUEAKY I LOVE IT SO uh…”
I stared at you with a surprised look as your face got bright red.
“I uh, haha please don’t tell anyone about this. I beg ya”
I smiled “I won’t” Although I must admit. What I just saw was something you don’t see every day. So I guess I was right. You really were an overgrown teddy bear. Seeing you made my heart melt.
“Its my first time in a hot spring. It was a really good experience but I believe its closing time and I should get out soon”
“Awww ya don’t have to leave so soon! If its your first time then I want you to enjoy it as much as you can! Heck I’ll ask my parents to let ya stay longer.”
“Oh no, you don’t have to do that. I appreciate the thought”
“Actually, I kinda liked talkin to ya and was wondering if you wouldn’t mind me joinin ya in the spring. I wanna keep talkin to ya cause it sometimes gets boring here and I don’t have many people to talk to apart from my family”
You blushed as you said that and honestly I wanted to say no but the look on your face was too hard to resist.
“Um… Alright. I’ll accept your offer then” I said with a soft smile as I saw yours grow bigger and bigger. You didn’t hesitate at all, took off your clothes and jumped into the water making a big splash leaving me speechless again as I stared at you amazed.
Sitting in the water playing with your rubber duck while I sat there placing one hand on my groin hiding it from you until you finally broke the silence.
“I like yer perfume by the way. It smells like my ma’s cinnamon rolls”
“Um, its not actually perfume. It’s the smell of my sweat”
“NO WAY! YOUR SWEAT SMELLS LIKE CINNAMON? LUCKY!!! Mine smells so bad if it smelled like yours I wouldn’t have to bathe so many times”
“Not really. If I sweat too much the smell gets too strong and unpleasant so…”
“Awww bummer!”
“Indeed. By the way, I saw your father. He was quite big. What about that lady behind the counter though? Your sister?”
“Hahahah She’s my ma! But I don’t blame ya! She’s the most beautiful woman I know. I can see why ya think she’s my sis. I’m an only child though”
“Oh…my bad. I’m sorry” I said as I blushed with embarrassment, looking down.
Seeing you play with your rubber duck again I smiled and accidentally spoke out loud “Cute”.
I covered my mouth suddenly with the hand covering my groin but it was too late and you smiled and blushed.
“Heheh Thanks. Yer cute too.”
I blushed until I noticed you peeking down and I panicked and covered it again.
“Hahah ya don’t need to be so shy. Its not such a big deal. See?” Saying that as you showed me yours and I looked away.
“O...Ok ok I get it please get back in the water”
You laughed and got back in and continued acting childish.
“I’m chuck by the way, Chuck Bearbottom” playing with the duck.
“Hank…Hank Dimion”
“Such a manly name!” you looked at me with a sparkle in your eyes.
“Heh…Right” I nervously looked down.
After that we just kept talking for a while as I stared at you babying around. I left after some time as I was thanked for coming at the entrance and you offered me to come again saying you’d give me special discounts. I smiled and nodded and left.
A few days later I was working on a light shift. My mother had left for some work so I was in charge of most of the work. My father was the chef and my mother was in charge of the counter and other stuff. It was a rather quiet day because we weren’t having much customers until I saw you come in.
“Well that’s a surprise” I muttered.
Still a customer is a customer so I smiled and gave you a hearty welcome and offered you a table.
You sat down staring at me with a big impressed look making me even more nervous. I started to sweat a little but you tugged on my coat and winked at me making me chuckle lightly.
I took a deep breath and asked you what you wanted.
You made your order of only one serving with a slight grumble expecting very little food but…Sigh, Why did I have to be the way I am?
I went in and told them the order was of three servings and after a moment brought you the food.
The look on your face was to die for. You looked like you had seen heaven, which was soon followed by a slight confused look at me to which I replied with a wink and a smirk.
Your smile grew even brighter as you started digging in and I returned to work.
I realized I had forgotten something in my room so I went behind the counter and upstairs to my room.
You had finished your meal and were ready to pay but saw me heading behind the counter so you waited. Soon after though, some customers arrived but I still hadn’t come down so you got worried and went up to my room.
I was about to leave. I turned around and saw you at the door.
“Chuck? Is everything alright?”
“Yeah, you’ve got customers waiting down so I came to tell you”
“Oh! Thank you! I was looking for something. I’ll go now”
“Wait…I wanna give you something”
“Hmmm?”
You blushed and smiled with excitement as you showed me a small orange stone.
“Whats this?” confused I asked you.
“Its my prized possession! I found it one day and everytime I’m tired I look at it and it makes me happy” you explained, excited like a child showing his mother something new he had found.
“I appreciate the thought but why are you giving it to me though?”
“Well” you blushed and smiled while twiddling your fingers with the most innocent look on your face.
“You always look tired and sad. You look so much better with a smile on your face so… You need it much more than I do. It makes me happy so I hope it makes ya happy too when you’re feeling down. I like seeing you happy”
My eyes widened as those words echoed in my ears. I lost control over my body and suddenly grabbed your shoulders and kissed you gently on the lips.
After I realized what I had done it was too late. I backed away covering my mouth with my hand as you stared at me with surprise.
“I…I’m sorry. I’ll…Go now”
I turned to leave but as I took one step you grabbed my wrist. I turned around to see you with a serious look on your face.
This was the first time I had seen you not smiling. You looked into my eyes and lightly spoke.
“Be my boyfriend…”
Hearing those words made my heart skip a beat.
“W…What?” I asked nervously.
“Be mine…Go out with me”
For a moment I thought you were just saying that because the kiss had excited you but…
For some reason that face of yours showed that those feelings were genuine.
“P-Please give me some time to think about it. This is too sudden”
Why did I even say that? I’m sure he’s just excited. He’ll probably forget about it by tomorrow.
That’s what I thought until he broke the silence again.
“This Friday” He smiled.
“Go to the amusement park with me”
Amusement park? Why that of all places? What was going on in your mind?
“I always wanted to go but I didn’t have anyone to go with. I want you to go with me”
Wait what? I told you to give me time but you’re already acting like I’m your boyfriend.
I didn’t have time to argue because the customers were waiting so I agreed and hurried down to the customers.
You came down and placed the money on the counter and left blushing with a smile bigger than I had ever seen. What have I gotten myself into?
As days went by I laid on my bed staring at the stone you gave me every night.
“I don’t want to waste his feelings. He’ll forget about it sooner or later. It’s just his hormones raging. I have to break it down to him gently that I can’t be his boyfriend”
I’d only end up hurting you. You’re too innocent for that.
Days passed and Friday finally came. I told my parents to let me off early so I could go out and they gave me permission. Suddenly I heard you storm in and as soon as you saw me you pounced on me like a lion on its prey.
“LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“Wait! Wait! Let me get ready.”
“HURRY!!!”
I hurried to my room and got ready as this big hyperactive teddy bear was waiting downstairs causing a ruckus.
I quickly got down and as soon as you saw me your cheeks turned pink and you kept staring at me.
“Is something wrong?”
“You look so hot” unhesitant as ever, he spoke.
“Th…Thanks. Lets go”
You grabbed my arm and pulled me along as you happily took me to the park like an excited child.
I’ll be honest…
You were making it harder and harder for me to reject you. I had grown fond of that face of yours.
Once we reached the park you ran around with excitement looking at the rides and booths and yelling at me to keep up.
God! I want to protect you so bad. Why do you have to be so complicated? At times you are such a baby and yet…How can you be so mature at the same time?
I was thinking about those things until I noticed you stopped in front of a booth staring at a big teddy bear.
“Do you want it?” I asked with a light smile.
Your eyes sparkled as you nodded faster than the speed of light with a big grin.
As I asked the man, he explained that we needed to hit all three targets in three turns.
Well that is certainly going to be hard.
After about five tries with you and me alternating, we finally won the teddy bear and the smile on your face when I saw you hold the teddy bear was so precious.
The guilt grew stronger in my heart. I was in a dilemma. I didn’t want to hurt you but either way was going to. I didn’t want to use your feelings for sex. I was scared you were going to get scared and leave me too.
Time passed by and we tried many rides and you were walking around with the bear in your arm as people stared at us but you didn’t have any care in the world. Stuffing your face with cotton candy you kept on marching.
Eventually as the sun started setting and the park got emptier. I was looking down at the grass and hadn’t noticed you staring at a butterfly sitting on your nose.
While I was obsessing over thoughts of how to break it down to you, you were having the time of your life with the man you loved without even worrying what he’d say.
I took a deep breath. I had to do this. I looked at you and saw you staring at the butterfly as it flew off and you smiled happily.
I gulped as the words got stuck in my throat.
As I was spaced out you called my name and smiled brightly holding the teddy behind your back.
“I wanna give you a present”
“A present?” It was rather obvious but I asked anyway.
“Yeah” You blushed as you handed me the teddy bear.
“Here…Now if you ever feel lonely at night you can hug this teddy bear and imagine it’s me” I actually felt you voice quiver and noticed that you were slightly nervous when you said that.
Those words left me speechless. The words stuck in my throat got swallowed back as I kept staring at you.
“I want you to be happy and I never wanna see you sad”
“Why? What does my happiness reward you? Why would you go out of your way to care for someone you barely even know?”
You smiled as you silently spoke.
“Your smile looks more beautiful than anything I’ve ever seen. I don’t really need to know you or have a reason to love you. Just seeing you happy is reward enough. I don’t care if you say no. I love you and that’s not gonna change”
Yet again you left me speechless. Wondering how someone so childish could say something like that.
“Seeing you smile makes me thiiiiiissss happy”
You said while stretching out a big smile and pointing with your fingers.
At that moment I don’t know what had gotten over me but I had realized what I was doing wrong.
That solid block stuck in my throat melted and that weight felt lighter and lighter as my eyes got warmer.
You were giggling at your own childishness until you noticed my silently smiling at you with tears flowing down my face like a river.
Your expression changed instantly as you panicked.
“Why are you crying?!? Did I do something wrong?”
You asked as your own eyes teared up with worry.
“Calm down dear, I’m not crying” I wiped my tears and smiled brighter.
I hadn’t smiled that brightly in a while now had I? You truly made me happier than I had been.
I saw you tearing up more and weeping like a baby as I panicked and wiped my tears.
“I’m happy! See? Please don’t cry honey I’m alright”
Honey? Dear? What has this man done to me?
I laughed as I wiped your tears and you pouted and clinged to me like a scared child.
“Don’t scare me like that. I can’t bear to see you cry”
Hearing that made me tear up more and I kissed you on the lips gently and held you against my chest whispering lightly.
“I love you Chuck…I will be your boyfriend”
Hearing those words your grip on me got tighter and I could feel your heart beating like a drum.
I smiled as I looked at you, kissing you on the forehead.
“You can keep the teddy bear though. I won’t be needing it”
“Why?” you pouted.
“Because we’ll be staying together”
As soon as you heard those words you smiled really brightly screamed “YAY!!!”
We both laughed as we went back home.
Until we found a house together you insisted I stay at your place.
I agreed and we went over to your place as you introduced me to your family, who quickly accepted me with loving arms and we sat around chatting happily.
As night came I was getting ready for bed as I saw you jump on the bed patting a spot right next to you asking me to come join.
I smiled and got in as you snuggled up with me.
Seeing your cute face I couldn’t resist so grabbed your hand and kissed you passionately on the lips catching you off guard.
As our lips separated you stared at me, blushing as your heart raced.
I stared into your eyes and whispered.
“I love you…and I want you”
Your face got redder but before you could reply I kissed you again, pinned you down and before we knew it.
We were making love.
It felt different. Every moment I spent with you, every part of you that I felt. I cherished it.
I had realized the difference between having sex and making love.
Right now you were all I could think of. I was obsessed with you. It was your own fault though. You did this to me.
Once we settled down and were about to sleep, you whispered.
“Doing it with you was the best. I don’t ever wanna do it with anyone else”
I smiled “I don’t ever want to do with anyone other than you either”
You wrapped your arms around me and closed your eyes.
“I love you…”
“I love you too dear”
We held each other as we went to sleep.
At this point I wasn’t scared anymore.
For a long part of my life, I had thought love was respective . . . I had confused the words sex and love. I was scared that if I touched you too much, you'd think I was just interested in your body...I was scared that feeling you too much would make you withdraw with your feelings. . .
You see I had forgotten what love really meant. Being with you reminded me of the countless feelings I had lost. The day when I saw you happy I couldn't hold it in and I broke down. The purest form of love was seeing you smile as tears ran down my own face, smiling for no reason.