2003

Two days ago, Linkin Park had finished up a really big concert. There were tons of fans and lots of energy. It was incredibly hot that day, too. Considering the overwhelming heat, Chester decided to perform shirtless to keep a little cooler on stage; throwing water on himself every now and then for the refreshing feeling. Unfortunately, he was left with a pretty bad sunburn, still bugging him today.

You and Chester got to know each other through your mutual friend, Mike. Currently, the three of you were at your place, just relaxing and trying to keep cool in the heat. While chatting, Mike offered to run across the street to go buy some cold drinks since all you had was cold tap water, which wasn't the worst, but some flavor would be nice. Accepting his offer, the two of you stayed back, happy he didn't ask for company. Going out in this heat seemed like hell. Once Mike left, Chester looked over at you, reminded by the head about his sunburn on his back.

"Dude, I got this crazy sunburn on my back. It hurts so bad, I can't stand this weather." He chuckled, just wanted to tell you about it for the sake of doing so, but to his luck, you had something that could help.

"I have Aloe vera. It works really well on sunburn. If you want, I can help you put some on." You smiled, recently making a blended mix of aloe vera specifically for sunburn.

"I mean, sure, why not." He grinned, happy to give anything a try if the chance of quickening the healing process was increased. Now, the two of you stood in your bathroom, him taking his shirt off as you washed your hands. "It's gonna be a little cold, okay?" You hummed while drying your hands off. "That's fine, I can handle it." He smirked.

"Alright, turn around for me." You said, scooping some of the aloe vera into you had as he did what you asked. His whole back looked red and dry. You were about to bless him. Gently rubbing the aloe vera on his back, he flinched, the cold sensation and the feeling of his sunburn being tampered with shocking him a bit.

"Ugh.. be gentle, slow down.." He whined, not handling it like he said he could. "I'm going slow. I'll try to be more grntle." You mumbled, trying not to make this anymore uncomfortable than it needed to be. Soon after, you heard a hesitant knock on the door.

"What are you guys doing in there..?" You could hear Mike's voice on the other side of the door sounding a little concerned. It looks like he was back, and without context, it was understandable why he might have seemed a little suspicious of the two of you.