"THADDEUS!... THAD!"
"What? What do you want now... oh."
"Yeah..."
"Where did it come from?"
"What do you mean 'it'? He is... clearly a boy..."
"Do you ever think about anything else?"
"Rarely. Do you?"
"Good point."
"He's moving..."
The blond haired boy shifts on the floor, waking slowly, pressing a hand to his forehead as he sits up, wincing in pain. His gaze flicks between the two dark haired boys standing in front of him, one frowning, with his hands on his hips, the other with his arms crossed over his chest, smiling at him. The smiling one leans over to the frowning one and whispers something, his eyes still fixed on him. The boy on the floor recoils slightly.
"Look at his wings, Thad... Look how... white they are..."
"Look how visible they are, you mean..."
"That too but... you know what It means, don't you?"
"I do... it means you need to behave, Nicolas."
Nick laughs, uncrossing his arms and taking a step toward the boy on the floor. The boy shuffles back frantically until he's pressed against the wall behind him. Nick holds out his hand, a silver charm bracelet slipping down his wrist, two golden wing charms chinking gently against each other.
"I'm Nick."
The boy just looks up at him, eyes wide and scared. Nick looks back, raising his eyebrows.
"You're meant to take it. My hand. So I can help you up." Nick smiles. "I won't bite you."
Behind him, Thad laughs. Nick glares at him over his shoulder.
The boy looks at Nick's hand suspiciously and then takes it. Nick gasps as a jolt runs through him, tugging the boy's hand harder than he means to, pulling him up and crashing his lips against his, pushing him up against the wall. After a moment, Nick pulls back, breathing hard, frowning in surprise. He steps back, confused.
"I thought you were going to behave yourself, Nicolas."
"I didn't mean to do that..."
"Oh, of course."
Thad looks the boy up and down.
"Nice skirt." Thad smirks.
"It's not a skirt."
Nick and Thad stare at him.
"Oh, so you do speak." Thad says, Nick nudging him.
"It's not a skirt."
"What is it then?" Nick asks.
"A demi-robe?" Thad suggests, laughing under his breath.
The boy crosses his arms across his bare chest, looking down at his feet. Nick walks slowly around him, stopping behind him and grinning at Thad.
"Thad... can I just try something?" He asks, not giving him a chance to answer before placing his hands on the blond boy's robe-covered ass and shoving him forward.
The boy stumbles, falling forward into Thad's arms. Thad looks over at Nick, his eyes darkening as he pulls the boy's head down, biting his bottom lip hard before kissing him roughly, tangling his hands in the boy's blond hair.
Nick laughs softly, walking forward to pull Thad off the boy, putting his arm around his shoulder.
"Do you see now?"
Thad nods, brushing down his suit carefully, the two of them looking down at the boy, who's slumped to the floor again. Nick tilts his head, smiling with as much kindness as he can manage.
"What's your name, angel?"
The boy hesitates, his fingertips pressed to his lips.
"Jeff."
Thad snorts with laughter.
"Jeff?"
"Shut up, Thaddeus." Nick says, smacking him in the chest.
"Ow..."
He turns back to Jeff.
"Hello then, Jeff. I'm Nick, this idiot is Thad. But you know that. What I want to know, is how you're doing that thing."
Jeff shrugs, his wings rising and falling slightly behind him as his shoulder blades move. Nick sighs softly, watching them stretch out as Jeff stands.
"Don't mock us, angel. You must know." Thad says, his voice low and threatening as he steps toward Jeff, as close as he can get without touching his skin.
"I don't, demon. I have no idea." Jeff replies, trying and failing not to flinch when Thad laughs in his face.
"Nick, he thinks we're demons."
"Leave it, Thad. Just... go and tell K. that we found him, ok?"
Thad frowns for a moment, then shrugs, turning on his heels and walking away briskly, his open blazer flaring out behind him on each stride.
Nick watches him go before speaking again.
"Much as I hate to cover you up, you really need to put some clothes on."
Jeff looks down at himself, curling his bare toes against the cool stone floor.
"Why? I've been fine like this before."
Nick rolls his eyes, reaching out to grab Jeff's wrist, intending to drag him away to find clothes, forgetting for a moment. Quicker than Jeff can stop him, their skin is touching and Nick's slamming him against the wall, their kiss frantic, tongues moving against each other. Nick pulls back only slightly, leaning down to lick across the base of Jeff's neck, circling the hollow there with the tip of his tongue. Jeff moans softly, tipping his head back in pleasure as Nick drops lower.
Suddenly there are hands around Nick's arms, pulling him away from Jeff.
"Misbehaving again, Nicolas."
Nick narrows his eyes.
"Wesley. David."
They nod to him politely, staring at Jeff, flushed and panting against the wall.
"K. wants to see him."
"Can he at least put some clo-"
David shakes his head.
"He wants to see him how he is. Thad said he was pretty."
Jeff drops his head, looking down at his feet, face burning with embarrassment. Wes gestures down the corridor, and they set off, Jeff between Wes and David, looking around him curiously, Nick following behind them.
They pass by rows of doors, some decorated with golden wings, others plain, a few of them open, giving Nick glimpses into bedrooms he's already seen, but notices Jeff looking into with surprise. Nick catches up with them, leaning to whisper into Jeff's ear.
"What, you don't have your own rooms where you've come from?"
Jeff jumps, his wings fluttering, snowy white feathers brushing against Nick's bare arm. He looks at them shock. They're soft and downy. Nick barely hears Jeff's reply about not knowing, his mind's far too busy. He's so lost in thought that when they reach the hall, he walks straight into Jeff's back, and the two of them have to be pulled apart once more.
Nick looks up when he hears someone call his name.
"Nick, what in hell's name are you wearing?"
Nick spins on the spot to show off his black T shirt and jeans.
"Same as always, Kurt."
Kurt laughs, coming down the steps hand in hand with Blaine, wings shift behind him. Nick's gaze flicks from the white of Jeff's to the almost silver of Blaine's and he feels guilty, suddenly, memories of him and Blaine intertwined flashing to the forefront of his mind. He shakes his head to get rid of them, noticing Kurt staring at him with a smirk.
"You're right. He is pretty."
"I wish people would stop saying that!" Jeff almost yells, and it's only then that Blaine looks up, his mouth falling open into a wide grin.
"Jeff!"
"Oh my god! Blaine?"
Blaine pulls his hand free from Kurt's and runs to Jeff, pulling him into a tight hug before anyone can stop them, their wings curling around them. When they pull away from each other, smiling, one arm still around each other's waists, everyone's looking at them in confusion.
"Blaine?" Kurt asks, taking a step toward them.
"Oh, we knew each other from before."
Nick frowns. That doesn't make sense. Kurt says as much.
"Oh no, I mean... before."
"You knew each other on Earth?"
The two of them nod, Jeff smiling broadly, the happiest Nick's seen him in the hour or so they've known each other.
Kurt holds out his hand to shake Jeff's, but Jeff keeps his free hand by his side.
"We probably shouldn't."
Kurt frowns slightly.
"Why ever not?"
"This is why." Nick grins wickedly, giving Kurt a hard shove.
Kurt's hands fly up to stop himself falling, his palms pressing against Jeff's chest. There's a moment of complete stillness before Jeff wraps his arms around Kurt, pulling him closer, kissing him slowly, their lips parting, tongue tips circling over each other obviously as Nick watches. Kurt's hands are still resting on Jeff's chest, and Jeff pulls back, gasping as Kurt thumbs his nipple, their eyes locked on each other.
After what seems like an age, Blaine finally steps forward, his face and chest flushed, to pull Kurt away, glancing at Jeff before kissing Kurt gently, interlocking their fingers as they kiss. Jeff stares down at his feet, shifting uncomfortably, his hands in front of his crotch. Nick laughs.
"It's taking everyone a very long time to understand. We've got a defective angel."
