Braig had been especially bothersome on this particular day. The more Elaeus saw him, the more he wanted to tear him apart. He most certainly would if this...this mutiny continued! the older boy had been speaking so lewdly of Ienzo, and was beginning to spread rumors again. Elaeus clenched his fists, just thinking about it made him so very mad!

That was it...

Elaeus stood, pushing his chair back as he slammed the cover of the book he had been reading shut. He exhaled through his nose, cracked his knuckles, and stormed out of the library. So many thoughts were going through his mind. First , he decided, he'd confront Braig and ask why he was spreading so many horrible rumors about Ienzo! Ienzo was so sweet and angelic. His pale face was illuminated brightly by the sun, and his eyes were the deepest, most beautiful shade of silver. He had a smile that made Elaeus want to melt. His Ienzo would never be caught DEAD doing any of the things Braig said.

He neared the kitchen, Dilan and Braig's usual hangout, and growled. His blood was boiling when he spotted the black haired nuisance. Sometimes Elaeus wondered why Master Ansem would allow such...trash into a prestigious Academy like Radiant Gardens. He walked behind the boy, crossing his arms, waiting for the other to notice him.

"...and his ass is soooo nice, and...and molestable!" Braig squealed, smiling as he groped the air. Dilan didn't reply, rather looked up at Elaeus, who was rather large for his age, and stared in shock. Everyone knew that Elaeus was extremely fond of Ienzo, and also happened to be the one who didn't know exactly how loose the boy was.

Braig caught Dilan's stare. He blinked, and turned, facing Elaeus' chest since he had been sitting down, making his eye level a bit shorter than if he had been standing up. Dilan had fled. Some friend he was, and Braig was just motionless. What was he to do? Elaeus was roughly his size...and although he looked weaker than Braig he most certainly was NOT. He saw Elaeus every morning practicing his jiujitsu with Master Ansem...he did not want to be on the other side of one of those arm bars.

He shuddered, "Elaeus...what a lovely surprise..."

"Shut up!" Elaeus snarler. Braig did as he was told. "What's all this rubbish you're spreading around about Ienzo!?" he hissed. Reaching forward to lock Braig in place by grabbing either of his shoulders.

"Oh...well...dude...those aren't rumors," Braig nodded, trying to calm Elaeus down. Elaeus merely lifted him from the ground, making him swallow nervously. He gave him a questioning look, so he continued, trying to choose his words as carefully as possible. "Well...dude there's like...a site and EVERYTHING. It's all about Ienzo...he's a slut man..."

Elaeus dropped Braig, "That's a lie..." he whispered.

"It's not..." Braig said, shuddering. He didn't want Elaeus to take the rage out on him. Elaeus looked back at him, and then thought.

"The site..."

"What?"

"The site...what's the name of the site?" Elaeus asked frantically, determined to prove Braig was wrong. Braig sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, debating on whether he should tell or not. Ienzo trusted him... but then again...now that he's already mentioned the site, Elaeus would beat the answer out of him. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place. If Master Ansem or any other faculty found out about Ienzo's secret life, then he could be kicked out of the Academy! Ienzo was too smart, and promising for that... He was just going through...a stage.

"It's called ," Braig sighed, truing. Elaeus nodded, and ran off. He'd have to talk to Even first...his most trusted friend, aside from Ienzo, and Ienzo's guardian. Even had a RIGHT to know what was going on...if anything.

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"What are you rambling about, Elaeus!? I demand an answer now." Even's words were always stern, so Elaeus never took it personally.

"Ienzo...I think he might be having some trouble adjusting to the Academy life...since he's fairly new to Radiant Gardens and all," Elaeus said softly.

"'And all'?" Even inquired. "Elaeus that's improper. And all does not belong in that sentence." Even nodded and turned back to his chalkboard, writing down the assignments for tomorrow.

"Professor Even!" Elaeus whined. "You're not listening to meee! Ienzo might be in dangeeerrr!" Elaeus paused after that unbearable fact was uncovered. What if Ienzo was in danger? If Braig was right and Ienzo was doing...bad things on random sites, then that meant than any old pervert that recognized him could easily pluck him off of the streets! He nibbled his lip nervously. He wouldn't let that happen! He'd have to stay with Ienzo at all times once he got all the facts straight at least.

"Fine, Elaeus, I'll humor you! But if you're wasting my time you'll fail this term!" Even snapped. Elaeus knew he was simply in a bad mood, and he didn't mean anything by it, but he still hoped to god Even would give him that F instead of having to see Ienzo...exposing himself to such...such...things!

Even sat in his chair and rolled to his desktop, gesturing Elaeus over. Elaeus shuffled to him, staring intently at the screen. "And what was this so called 'inappropriate site' called...hhnn?" Even inquired, raising an eyebrow as he watched Elaeus from the corner of his eyes.

"Oh uh...," Elaeus nodded, looking directly over Even's shoulder. He was scared, and it was obvious by the thumping in his chest, and the death grip he had on the back of Even's chair.

"Anndddd..." Even pressed the enter button.

They both stared, long and hard. (Looolllllll :D) Elaeus was the first one to tear his eyes away to look at Even. He furrowed his brows. the first try had been a failure, and it seemed they were worked up over nothing. The page was black with a picture of a teenage boy pointing to the white text that read 'enter'.

"It seems pretty clean so far..." Even muttered, clicking the enter button with no hesitation. "It's probably some cheap knockoff of Myspa-" he paused, and stared at the page, "Dear lord!" he gasped, staring at the front page. Girls, boys, women, men, shotas, lolitas. You could probably name any sort of sexual fetish, or theme, and this site seemed to have it.

"That's...that's lovely Elaeus...but I don't see what this has to do with Ienzo..." Even muttered, looking over at Elaeus who was still trying to recover from shock. (Spoken like true virgins you two nerds! I'll stop interrupting now...xD;;;)

Elaeus thought, then looked at the search engine. "Type in Ienzo..." he said softly, trying to make his voice sound a bit less concerned.

Even hesitated, but typed in the student's name. His finger hovered over the enter key, but he couldn't do it. As Ienzo's professor, and adoptive father, it was just a little heart wrenching. "You do it..." he muttered, pushing off of the desk so Elaeus had room to move in.

Elaeus looked at Even, then sighed, and covered his eyes, pressing the enter button. He slowly moved his hand, and frowned. There was at least twenty pages of Ienzo...and Ienzo was an extremely original name. He looked through every picture, and they were all undoubtedly his Ienzo.

"Oh Ienzo..." he whispered.