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Chapter 3.


"So, um, what brings you out here, Spencer?" Robert asked snapping Spencer out of his musings. Spencer shook his head to clear it and walked over to Robert. He stopped in front of him. Soundlessly, he lifted his hand, reaching for Roberts cheek.

Robert watched, too stunned to utter a word as he felt Spencer's hand gently flitter over his cheek.

Spencer pulled back his hand, holding a flower petal in his fingertips. The wind picked the flower petal up and gently set it down on top of the water in the pond, causing small ripples.

"You should be inside. You're missing a very interesting debate." Spencer said, gazing down at Robert.

"Debate?"

"Yes, the one between Tala and Johnny."

Robert rolled his eyes. "They're still arguing?" he asked, exasperated.

"No, not anymore. Now they're matching their different perspectives during a wrestling match." Spencer smirked as Roberts eyes widen.

"Wrestling? In the middle of the dinning hall?"

"Yes, causing quite a stir too. Although I'm pretty sure the other party guest are happy for the distractions from this hideously dull cocktail party, wouldn't you agree?"

Robert groaned and rubbed his forehead. If Johnny looses he'll never hear the end of it from, if he wins he'll never hear the end of it, either way Robert looses.

Chuckling, Spencer took in the sight before him. Robert looked quite vulnerable when stressed, bet he'd look somewhat adorable first thing in the morning. Spencer's mind drifted into wondering what it would be like waking up next the Robert and smirked to himself.

Robert stopped rubbing his temples and saw Spencer smirking but his from the look in his eyes his mind was else where, the smirk making Robert really curious. "Spencer?"

"Hmm?" Spencer replied, reluctant to leave his current trail of thought.

"Earlier, Kai had said that Mr. Dickinson sent you here. I was just wondering why." Spencer nodded and pointed to a bench for them to sit on. They both wandered over. Spencer sat down first, with his arm hanging over the back of the seat. Blushing lightly, Robert sat down next to him.

"As you probably already know the Abbey was finally shut down three years ago." Robert nodded. "But recently they had only just found places for the kids. Before Bio-volt left they left behind one hell of a legal mess."

"So the BBA couldn't just grab the children and take them back home to their parents." Robert said.

"Exactly." Spencer said. "A lot of the kids didn't have any parents and some of them where test tube babies. But now they all have a place to live, whether it's with their parents and in an orphanage."

"Do you have a place to stay?" Robert ask.

"That's where Kai comes in. Although he was in the Abbey along with the rest of us he was still with the BBA."

"Wait, Kai was working for the BBA?" Robert asked surprised.

Nodding, Spencer continued. "His parents help establish the BBA and were good friends with Mr. Dickinson. They made it so that Kai was never really in the Abbey, wiping him from Bio-volt records."

"How long has Kai been with the BBA?"

"Since he was two months old, I was told." Spencer laughed softly at Robert's you got to be kidding me look. "I didn't believe when I first heard it either but Mr. Dickinson said it was true. His family was murdered when he was two months old and someone from the BBA found him. He's kinda like their mascot, but don't you dare call him that."

Robert sat still for a moment, taking in this new information. "That's why Kai went to Bega, wasn't it? To bring it down from the inside?"

Spencer smiled. "That's correct. You're the first person to figure that out. Everyone thought the only reason Kai went to Bega was to battle Tyson, pretty stupid really. He can't stand Boris and would love to keep his memory alive by spitting on his grave."

Robert laughed softly, thinking it was pretty stupid of people to believe that Kai went to Bega just to battle Tyson.

"So, anyway after the Abbey was shut down a few quacks thought they'll reintroduce us back into the real world." Spencer continued but smirked slightly to himself. "Lets just say we sent most of them running into the night, screaming in absolute terror." Robert laughed again.

"And then Kai stepped in, he said that we could live with him. It wasn't hard for him to convince the other board members, since they hastily agreed."

"So," Robert fidgeted in his seat. "How is everyone coping?"

Spencer sighed, leaning his head back to look skyward. "All right, I guess. Ian is experiencing childhood, but can be a little too curious about things. He has a habit of pulling things apart."

Robert nodded, smiling at the thought of Ian sitting on the ground with the insides of a toaster spilled onto the floor.

"Bryan has discovered a love for extremely fast cars. He has turned into a real adrenaline junkie. Always willing to do something that would be considered dangerous to anyone else."

Spencer stretched out his long legs and yawned lightly. "Tala is an argumentative, sarcastic smartarse who is very good with computers. He is often hacking into things, especially the traffic control center. He and Bryan plan many illegal ventures, I can tell you.

Laughing, Robert asked. "And what does Kai do about all of this?"

Spencer shrugged. "He lets them go. As long as they're not hurting anyone, especially themselves, he really doesn't care what they do, as long as they don't get caught. Although at times he can be such a mother hen, just don't call him that or he'll rip out your kidneys."

For some reason the thought of Kai being a mother hen didn't surprise him. He'd always figured that Bryan would seek out adventure and Tala is so much like Johnny that's it frightening.

"What about you, Spencer? How have you been doing?"


Yes, Blushing Uke Robert is adorable, isn't he? You don't see much Robert fics out there. Pity, he's one of my favorite characters. (Mutters darkly)

Next chapter: Fluff! That's all I'm saying.

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