Now I had to explain to Tino everything that had happened when I visited my dad's house. I explained to him hat happened. He didn't say anything though... I wonder what could be going on in his head... I hope that he isn't mad...

When I finish telling him the story, I couldn't look at him. I didn't want to see how he took it. Eventually I mustered the strength to look up at him. I saw that he was sorrowful. What do I say, should I even say anything?

"Tino? Are you okay?"

"Y-yeah, it's just, how does your dad kick you out? I mean really? What kind of person does that? I can't believe that he would kick his own son to the streets. And how does he expect to ever see you again? What about at your graduation, or wedding?"

"Tino. It's f'ne. I just-" He cut me off.

"Ber! You can't say that it's fine! Your own father kicked you to the curb! I don't know what to say. I need to tell my mom.."

"Nej, you can't."

"Why not?"

"She might not want me t' stay here. Y' know... We're dat'ng. She might not like th't."

"Well, she already knows." What? She already knows? When did Tino tell her? Why didn't she kick me out of her house? I didn't know what to say so I just sat there, looking confused. I kept running through the questions in my mind. I didn't realize that Tino had up and left to tell his mother that I was kicked out of my house. I really didn't want to make a huge deal of this. I didn't know what to do, should I go downstairs, or should I wait up here for Tino to come back up?

I finally decided to go to the bathroom. Maybe I was dreaming. I took a hot shower and when I got out Tino was standing there, happy as can be.

"T'no... Where'd you go?"

"To tell my mom."

"What h'ppened?"

"She said that you could stay here as long as you need too!" Again, I'm speechless, I'm happy that I can stay here but I don't even know what to do anymore. I went downstairs to thank her, she's such a nice lady.

When we were done talking she called Tino down for breakfast. On his way down he fell down the stairs.

"AHH!" He screamed, and he started crying. I ran over to him to see what was wrong; and what did I see? A greenish leg twisted to an inhuman stance, he needed to get to the hospital. His mom came running in.

"Tino! What happened baby?" She looked at his leg and tried to think about what to do.

"I-I-I" He could barely speak, he was crying so hard.

"Let's t'ke him to the h'spit'l." His mother nodded and I picked him up, he was so light, I can't believe that he could get hurt just like that.

"B-B-Ber..." he managed to stutter out in between sobbing into my chest. I held him close, I don't want him to be hurt. I can't bear to see him like this. It's so sad, I just want him to be okay. I held him close in the back seat of his moms company car. We needed to hurry to get to the hospital, I need to know what's wrong.

Tino fell asleep from the pain, I sat next to him in his hospital room. He had a broken leg and a few bruised ribs. He was put in a cast and gat given crutches. I hope he wakes up soon. I want to bring him home. It's 6 am. I've been here all night, his mother had to go to our school to tell them that we were not going to be in today, and to get our homework.

Tino woke up around 8, I hadn't slept yet. I've been up for quite some time. He was loopy from the medication that they had given him, at least he wasn't in pain.

The doctor came in and explained to Tino everything that had happened, and what was wrong. The doctor also explained that he was going to be in the cast for 6 weeks. Tino smiled and didn't say anything. Come to think of it Tino hadn't said anything since he had woken up.

The doctor had left to get the release papers for his mom to sign when she got back. I went over to Tino to see him. I didn't know what to say to him. He looked up and smiled at me, he touched my face lightly and cringed at the sudden pain.

"Tino, y'r mom is going to be h're to take us home."

"Okayyy Ber~!" He was talking in a sort of... sing-song voice.

"Boys, I'm here to take you home. Berwald, I'll let you get Tino back onto his feet." She left the hospital room to get the car up front.

I didn't know what to do to get him dressed, I took off the robe and put his t-shirt on him. His pants wouldn't fit over the cast so I tied my hoodie around his waist so it wouldn't be weird. He was sleeping again, but a lighter sleep, he was snoring. I picked him up and we went back to the house. I brought him upstairs and put him to bed. His mom brought up his crutches and handed me his medicine and a bottle of water. I was to make sure he took the pain killers as soon as he woke up, or made any real movements.

He didn't actually wake up until noon, I handed him the pills and water as soon as he opened his eyes. He didn't take the medication as soon as I gave it to him.

"Tino, you n'd this."

"Why? I'm fine Ber." Obviously he didn't remember yesterday, I guess that's good. I pulled his covers back so he could see that his leg was in the cast, he wasn't in pain yet though, I still need to give him his medicine.

"Nej, you need to take it."

"Ber! I don't need it." This went on for around, 20 minutes, when finally he began to feel the pain in his leg.

"BER! IT HURTS!"

"Ja, I told you that it was g'ng to hurt, T'no." He started to cry quietly, I gave him the medicine, and he touched his cast.

"Can, you help me sit up Ber? And could you hand my that box over there?" I grabbed the box, filled to the brim with permanent markers, and handed them to him, then slowly helped him sit up in his bed. Tino shoved away the blankets and opened the box.

"Berwald! Will you write on my cast? You can take up as much space as you want... I don't really have many other friends at school, but you can sign it!" He smiled and handed me one of the markers. I took it and started writing on the cast. I didn't know what to wrote so I just wrote 'Berwald'.

When I was done, I put the marker back in the box and looked up at Tino. He was staring at me.

"Ber, are you serious? You need to do something more! I want to see a pretty cast. Please? You're my boyfriend! You have to write a little more than just your name." After he put it that way, I guess that I will write a little more than just my name. I drew a dog on it. Tino said that he liked dogs, so I decided that a dog would be a good fit on his cast. Tino then told me that he really loved the dog and wanted more. I drew an entire story on it. I drew panels and covered the cast with simple drawings that weren't even that good.

His mother came up stairs, right as I had finished at around 4pm. She said that dinner would be ready, and I was to go to school tomorrow. Tino isn't allowed to walk on his cast or use his crutches for another week.

An entire week at school, without Tino. I truly hope that I will be able to make it through.

When I arrived at school the following day it wasn't too bad; no one really talked to me, no one looked at me, no one even seemed to notice me. I gathered all of Tino's homework and told all of the teachers that he would be back within the next couple weeks.

When I arrived home, I went straight upstairs to see him. I hope that he was okay; I hope that his day wasn't too dull or anything. He was asleep when I got upstairs, he looked so content. I guess giving him the homework as soon as he wakes, might dampen his mood a bit.

I went downstairs to watch some TV and do some of my homework, if Tino needed he can copy my notes... Come to think of it, I might want to go over them so they are readable when Tino goes to read them.

As I was going through my notes and finishing up my homework, I heard a faint cry.

"Berwald!" Tino, must be awake and be wondering where I am.

"Ja, T'no, I'm here. W's just doing homework d'nstairs."

"Ohhhh, could you hand me that?" He was pointing to his bottle of water and medication. Obviously he was in pain. He never really liked taking pills. I grabbed the items and handed them to my little Tino.

"How was y're day?"

"Good, I'm actually not sure, I slept basically through the whole thing. Mom woke me up to give me some food, then again before she left and she told me that you'd be home soon. I'm still a little tired..." It must be the medicine, Tino is usually a ball of energy... "I hate this stupid cast! It is so itchy! I just want it off! How long do I have to have it Ber?"

"Six weeks."

"SIX WEEKS? That is so long! Why do I have to have it on?"

"So your leg c'n get better." Tino rolled his eyes at me.

"It was a rhetorical question Berwald."

"I have your h'mwork."

"Uhhhg. Do I really have to do homework? I'm already in enough pain as it is." He whined and threw his head back on his pillow. "I just don't want to do anything right now!"

"You can copy m' notes... If you w'nt."

"Really? Just your notes? Can't I copy your homework?"

"Nej, you won't l'rn."

"Please Ber? I've got a broken leg, the least you can do is let me copy your homework! I wont ask again! It's not like it will even matter. I will just copy it then give it right back, I wasn't even there for the lesson. You need to give me the answers! What if I strain myself?..." He was rambling. One thing about Tino is that he can talk ad talk and not have anyone say anything. He could just talk to someone for hours without them making one interjection to the conversation. It was one of the things that I really did enjoy about my precious Tino.

"Nej, Tino, you need to do y'r own work. I c'n help you if y' need it." I was trying to make this work without making him sad. Obviously he didn't care too much. He was a smart kid, if he tried. He was a decent student, he never got into trouble or fights. what Tino needed was a little motivation to do this work.

I left his room and went down to the kitchen to get something. I returned to his room a few moments later wielding an ice cream sundae, Tino's favorite might I add.

"Is that for me?"

"Ja, if you do your w'rk."

"Berwald. I think that I need it now. You know, doing this homework might require a lot of energy..." Obviously he was trying to guilt me into giving it to him. So I did what any normal friend would do. I took a bite from it. If he doesn't do his work, I will eat it. I read that on the internet.

"H'mew'rk first, then ice cream l't'r."

"Fine Berwald." He rolled his eyes then opened up his school book. It wasn't long before he was done. Tino did the homework in about 15 minutes. I handed him the sundae just as it began to melt. He devoured it in a matter of seconds. Tino did have quite the sweet tooth.

It was then when the doorbell rang. I walked downstairs to see who it was. I remembered Tino's mother saying that we had a new neighbor move next door and were to expect him stopping by to greet us; this must be him.

I opened the door and there he was, a tall man.

"Hello. I just moved next door. It's... nice to see you."

"Hello, f'ther."