Even was working late again and he felt bad that he was keeping Ienzo up.
"Can you pass me the vial next to you?" he asked as he held out his hand.
He waited for a few seconds but never felt a container touch his hand.
"Ienzo, I need that vial so I can finish. Then we can go to bed."
He kept waiting but he still never received what he wanted.
"Ienzo!"
Ienzo didn't answer him.
He turned to look at the boy.
Ienzo was fast asleep with his little hand propping up his head.
Even smiled slightly.
"It seems like you already have," he said gently. He looked at his experiment and decided it could wait until morning.
"Come on," he said as he lifted the boy into his arms. "Let's get you to bed."
Ienzo rolled over a little and put his arms around Even's neck.
"Mommy…" he whispered in his sleep.
Even looked down at him.
'Is he dreaming about his mom or-'
His thoughts were interrupted when Ienzo hugged him tightly and buried his face in Even's lab coat.
'I wonder if he can remember his mother.'
Feeling a wet spot on his shirt he looked down to see Ienzo crying silently.
'Whatever he's dreaming about must be awful.'
Ienzo started crying harder and clutched Even tighter.
Even was confused.
What was he supposed to do?
This was the first time Ienzo had ever acted like the small, defenseless child he was. On top of that, Even didn't have much experience with kids.
He awkwardly patted the boy's back.
"Umm…it's okay Ienzo."
Ienzo kept crying so Even made hushing noises; Ienzo was very loud and Even didn't want to wake anyone up.
"Mommy…why'd you have to go away?" Ienzo sobbed.
Even started panicking as Ienzo started getting louder.
"Ienzo. Ienzo, please be quiet!" Even begged. "Someone will hear you."
The boy did no such thing and Even didn't know what to do.
He ended up hugging the boy tightly so his sobs were muffed against his coat.
To his surprise, Ienzo's crying started to slow.
"Mommy," he murmured as he hugged Even back.
Even's eyes widened.
'Did Ienzo seriously just calling me 'Mommy' in his sleep?'
Ienzo quieted down and Even carried him back to their rooms.
He tried to prize the boy off him, but Ienzo was holding onto him in a death grip.
"Come on Ienzo! You need to sleep in a bed!"
Ienzo wouldn't let go.
Even sighed.
"Fine, don't let go. But I still need to sleep."
He waited expectantly for the boy to let go, but he didn't.
"If you don't let go, you'll have to sleep in my bed."
Even though he knew that Ienzo was asleep, Even assumed that he could understand him.
"Fine," he said again as he walked into his sleeping room.
He pulled back his covers and slipped under them.
Even was sure that if he laid down, Ienzo would let go.
But he didn't.
Instead he curled up to Even's chest and continued to sleep.
Even was confused but he smiled and pat the top of the boy's head.
"Good night Ienzo."
Ienzo felt light on his face and woke up.
He looked around to see where the light was coming from and realized that he wasn't in his room.
'Where am I?'
He sat up and looked down at himself.
He was still wearing the clothes he had been wearing yesterday.
'What happened?'
He heard something rustle next to him and he looked down to see Even still sleeping.
'What the-? Why am I sleeping in Even's bed?'
His mind started racing in fear and confusion.
Even rolled over to face him and opened his eyes.
"You're awake?" he asked sleepily.
Ienzo nodded then got off the bed to get a pen and piece of paper.
Even watched with interest.
Ienzo stopped writing and held up the paper.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
Even sighed and sat up.
"I was working late last night and you fell asleep. I carried you back and you started dreaming about your mother and crying. I tried to make you stop and you clutched me tightly. I couldn't get you to let go, and I tried very hard to, and I needed to sleep so you just slept with me. I had hoped that you would let go at the change of position but you didn't."
Ienzo blushed a little, but his hair covered most of it.
"And you called me 'Mommy'."
Ienzo looked away.
"I learned last night that you CAN talk, but you CHOOSE not to." He tried to meet the boy's face. "Why is that?"
Ienzo froze; he really didn't want to think about it.
"Ienzo," Even said in a slightly commanding tone.
Ienzo picked up his pen and tried to decide what to write.
He finally settled on something and held up his paper.
I GUESS IT'S SHOCK. I SAW MY MOTHER KILLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. AND THE MAN WHO KILLED HER TRIED TO KILL ME TOO.
Ienzo rolled back his sleeves to reveal scars all over his arms.
Even gasped when he saw them.
He leapt off the bed to inspect them up close.
Ienzo turned away from Even and pulled the collar of his lab coat down a few inches.
Even stared at the jagged scar that ran across the back of his neck.
He reached out and gently touched it with the tip of his finger.
It stretched the place that shoulder met neck on the left all the way across to the same spot on the right.
Even's finger carefully traced it.
Ienzo tensed a little but didn't move.
Even turned the boy around to look him in the eye.
"That's never going to happen again," he promised. "Never."
Ienzo nodded and hugged Even tightly.
Even was surprised at the sudden movement, but hugged him back all the same.
"Thank you Even," Ienzo whispered in his ear.
AN: That is all the abuse Ienzo is going to go through! I SWEAR!
But I loooove this chapter. It's so cute when I imagine it in my head. But a heads up to all of you who like Even/Ienzo and Vexen/Zexion, I THINK IT'S SICK AND WRONG! They are basically father and son so that's incest! . And that's not what I was going for when I wrote! It was more like a scared son after having a nightmare wanted to sleep with his parents. That's all!
But Lil-Kiddy-K? Yes this story IS on dA. I never said I didn't have a dA account. If you notice, the picture (and the name) I use on here is the same (and similar to) one I use on dA. And youtube. Only my FB page is different. But anything on here is on my dA account. I have a dA account for all my other work though. Like original writing, photography, and cosplay pictures.
Anyway, sorry about the rant. See ya soon!