I present to you chapter 3 of my story~!
Today- Larten Crepsley is in charge of disclaimers~!
Mr. Crepsley: Must I really do this?
Yes- now go~! D:
Mr. Crepsley: Ugh... Maid Unit Darren-Kun does not in any way, shape and/or form owns Cirque Du Freak or any of its characters... May I go now?
Yeah sure, you're free to go~!
Steve was quiet the entire time during the walk to Darren's house. He refused to look back at the boy- the traitor. He regretted not telling Mrs. Shan what really happened. He tried to think of reasons to why he told her that lie anyway...
Angie noticed how quiet and distant the two boys were being. Darren was still a little behind, smiling a bit too innocently and Steve clutching onto her hand firmly. The two must have gotten into some sort of quarrel while she had been out cold. She looked down to Steve to ask what was going on, but the child merely responded with a simple, "Nothing."
The platinum haired child faked a smile was he entered the Shan home. Darren followed in after Steve slowly, almost not wanting to go inside. Angie closed the door once Darren was inside and told the boys to brush their teeth and get in their pajamas. Steve whined a little, wanting to watch a movie like Angie had promised them. Darren, on the other hand, ran up the stairs and flew into the bathroom.
Angie giggled when Steve tried to give her the puppy dog face. she patted his head playfully. "Yeah, I did promise..." She looked to the clock and winced at the sight of the time. Well, I guess I could be a little irresponsible... "Promise to keep this a secret from your mom?"
Steve smiled brightly and nodded rapidly. "Oh totally~! I pinky promise!" He held out his pinky and Angie shook it with hers.
"But could you still brush your teeth and put on your PJs? You don't have to go to bed yet, but just so we can get that out of our way."
"'Kay~!" The white haired boy turned around and ran up the stairs. Angie giggled and went to go pick what movie her and her boys would watch. It's times like this where I wish steve's mother could see how great a kid he is...
Darren finished brushing his teeth before Steve got there. He began to walk to his room when Steve came up the stairs. Darren stared emptily at Steve while the other stared back, but more hatefully then the raven haired child had.
"...Your mom's going to let us watch a movie..."
"Okay."
"...She's gonna ask why you're not going to..."
"Okay."
"...I don't want you sitting next to me."
"Okay Ste-"
"Is that all you're going to say?" Darren just shrugged, only making Steve even angrier. The platinum child looked back quickly then grabbed Darren's arm and pushed him into the bathroom. He closed the door behind him and locked it. "What's wrong with you!? why were you talking like that to that monster!?"
"He didn't do anything that bad."
"He knocked out her mom!"
"She's fine though."
"But what if she wasn't~?!"
"But she is~." Darren pulled up his knees to his chest and laid his chin on his knees. His eyes were dulled, becoming less and less interested with this squabble. Steve tackled Darren and the smaller boy squeaked.
"What the heck is wrong with you~!? You're acting weird!"
"I am? Hm...Guess you're right..."
"Darren!" Steve shook him fiercely, causing the dark haired boy to grunt every now and then. "How the heck were you so calm around that guy?"
"...You know- I'm not really sure myself... I guess my gut told me he wasn't so scary. I'm surprised you were scared Steve." The other boy eyes widened a bit. "I mean, compared to you and a bunch of other people, I'm a big scaredy cat. Everything scares me. Well, just about everything does anyway... I'm scared right now..."
"W-why?"
"You're hurting me and I can tell you don't wanna be my friend anymore..." Steve blinked and looked to Darren's shoulder. His friend had his sweater off so he was only in his jeans and tank top. His shoulder was starting to bleed a little and Steve gasped. He let go of Darren's immediately and started at his hands.
"I-I-I didn't mean to Darren!" Steve was shaking madly. Darren looked to his shoulder for a bit.
The two boys were quiet for several minutes. Steve looked back to Darren, sorry for hurting his friend. He was still a bit mad at him for letting that monster go but...Darren was his friend- almost like his brother! He knew no matter what happened, he'd always have room to forgive Darren.
Steve crawled on his knees to Darren, gaining his friend's attention in no time. The child stared at his friend for a brief moment then hugged him. Darren blinked, confused by Steve's actions. Steve let go after a little while and got up. He went to the tissue box and wet it in the sink. He went back to Darren and dabbed it on his small wounds.
"Steve..."
"Y-yeah..."
"Sorry..." Steve's eyes widened and he looked deep into his friend's ice blue eyes. He was about to ask why his friend was apologizing but Darren leaned his head on Steve's chest. The other boy blushed. "I'm sorry if I made you angry with me. If it makes you any happier, I'll let you sleep in my bed tonight and I'll sleep on the guest bed~."
"D-Darren, you don't have to do that..."
"Then how can I make it up to you?"
"You don't have t-"
"Steve..." Darren pouted, eyes growing wider. "C'mon..."
"Um... Can we sleep together...?"
"Sure, I can do that~!" Darren stood up and went to the sink. He got Steve's toothbrush and put toothpaste on it. He handed it to Steve, unlocked the door and opened it. "I'm gonna go put on my PJs and I'll meet you downstairs~!" and with that, the child skipped out of the bathroom and to his room.
Steve smiled and brushed his teeth. I hope that monster didn't follow us... He's not going to hurt Mrs. Shan or Darren! Not while I'm around!
Darren ran into his room and began to pull off his clothes. His petite little body bare. He went to his drawers and picked out his usual green pajamas. He hummed a tuneless melody as he begin to put on his pajama top. His head got stuck for a second then managed to pop itself out the hole.
The child shivered at the breeze that came from his slightly opened window. "Jeez, why'd I leave that open anyway?" Darren walked over to the window and shut the window all the way. He was about to put his pants on when he saw something outside move.
The child opened the window again and looked out the window. He could see a shadow in front of his house. He was tempted to call out to it, but if it was Mr. Crepsley and Steve saw...well, he didn't want to have Steve get mad at him again...
Darren closed the window and locked it. Sorry Mr. Crepsley, but we'll have to talk another day...
Well, hope you liked this chapter~! ^^ onward to working on chapter 4~!
Steve: Hey, this isn't my usual toothbrush...
Darren: We had to throw out the other one...Sorry Steve D:
Steve: But my old one had dinosaurs on it... :(