"You almost got caught, Yugo!"
"I'm sorry, Ad. I just couldn't help myself." He drifted off.
"Whatever." His eyes narrowed down. He couldn't believe that Yugo would do something so stupid. Didn't he realize that their lives are in jeopardy?
He sighed as both of their stomachs growled.
They looked at each other than laughed.
"Come on, bro."
"I'm right with you Ad!"
They walked down the sidewalk together.
Amalia walked into her home, bidding her bodyguard goodnight. Officially shutting the door and ending all things from the outside world.
She noticed that her butler's tided up the place and made dinner. She appreciated the two. No matter how silly or obnoxious they were.
She slid of her shoes and planted them in the shoe rack before going into the kitchen, to eat her well deserved meal.
Steamed vegetables, juicy fruit salad and creamy soup with a tall glass of apple cider.
As she ate, she thought about the boy in the hoodie.
"What a strange boy."
She finished her food and placed her dishes in the sink. After that,she went to the bathroom to take her bath.
She always like to bathe. It relaxes her,her father always said that she deserved to be treated as a Queen, but she had her doubts.
She ran warm water, filling up the oval shaped tub, enough to fit at least two, maybe three people. She added the bubbles and such, before getting in herself.
She had a gut feeling that she we'll see the boy in a hoodie again. For better or worse? She truly didn't know and possibly could care less at the moment.
The next day, it was around five pm, Yugo was by himself. He decided to watch Baker make pastries.
The boy wondered if he could ever make his own pastries. He drooled at the thought, unaware of a figure behind him.
"Excuse me?"
Yugo jumped, but slowly turned around. He froze as he saw the girl from yesterday in front of him.
"Would you like one?" She pointed towards the sweets.
"You don't need to that... I won't be able to repay you back." He said sadly.
She took in his appearance, but decided to not ask questions that were too personal.
"Come on, it's my treat." She held her hand out to him.
He took it, blushing at how soft her hand is.
'Please don't kill me Ad.' he pleaded softly in his mind.
She guided him into the shop. Men, women and parents were interacting with their family and enjoying the sweetest of treats.
The young girl and boy looked through the pastries that they had to offer.
"What would you like?"
"What would you recommend?"
"Hmm," She thought softly, but smiled, "this one."
She pointed to a chocolate cake, it had three layers of chocolate with a white cream smoothed all over the top.
Yugo chirped up in excitement, "It looks delicious!"
"It is."
She ordered the cake for him and one for herself.
The employee gave them their disered treat after Amalia paid.
The two took a seat at the end. Yugo began to eat his, but savoring each bite he took.
"Thank you very much. I don't know how I could ever repay you."
"My pleasure." As she took her first bite.
"My name is Yugo, what's yours?" He was curious and truly hoped to learn more about her.
"Amalia."
"Amalia...," He repeated softly, "Thank you Amalia. I hope we can be friends."
She was taken back. 'Friends?' she thought.
"Well, I never had a friend before," She sighed, "No one truly likes me."
"Why? You're so nice and..." He blushed, "pretty."
"I have a complicated history, but it's nothing compared to the other complex stories I heard. I guess, I'm thankful, yet quite envious of them."
He didn't want to reveal his past since it might scare her away or she might get someone to send us back.
They talked about the weather, food and places they would like to visit.
"Yugo?"
"Yes, Amalia?"
"Why were you running away from a cop?"
He froze, but regain himself, "Well, uh, I wanted to take a walk when people weren't out. I panicked when I saw the cop and hightailed out of there. I didn't mean to cause trouble for the old man, but I was scared."
"Yeah, you'll worry your parents too if the cops called your parents. Telling them that your son is at the police station."
"Heh, yeah."
He wanted to tell her the truth, but he can't.
They gazed at each other, enjoying the comfortable silence. Unfortunately, Amalia had to go.
"I should get going... Evangeline is going to bother me if she doesn't find me home in a few minutes. See you later, Yugo."
She walked away, leaving the boy to himself. He took the cake he saved for Ad in a bag then left himself.
He scurried himself into an alleyway then created a portal that glowed brightly, once he entered it. The portal disappeared, but reappeared inside the warehouse. Ad was reading a newspaper; however, he looked up and noticed Yugo's whole demeanor changed. In addition, his caught something in Yugo's hand.
"What's in the bag bro?"
Yugo grinned, "A gift for you!"
"A gift? Me? How could you get something for me when we have no money or people to help us out?" He looked confused.
Yugo handed the bag to Ad. Ad opened it and held out chocolate cake. It was still fresh and looked divine to the eye. He took a bite and relished it.
"It's so heavenly..."
"I know right!" Yugo practically jumped up and down in excitement.
"Say, where did you get this? How could you even afford this?" He asked as he took another bite.
"Amalia bought it for me." He pulled his hood over his face to hide his flushed cheeks.
"Amalia?" He questioned. 'The girl from yesterday,' he thought.
"The girl from yesterday. She's really nice. She said that I didn't have to repay her. I think we'll become really good friends. Hopefully, I can repay her some day."
"Don't get your hopes up just yet, Yugo."
"I won't." He smiled.
As the days went by, Yugo began to venture out more, leaving his friend behind.
Ad didn't mind it that much, until later.
Yugo thought about it over the days, to be more specific. He thought about getting a job.
He started to question the shops about how the job thing worked.
He would immediately jump in on the opportunity; however, there was a problem. He needed a parent signature. Sure, he could fake one, but what's the point if he'll get fired later on?
As he walked with a defeated look on his face, the cop from a few days ago appeared.
"Hey kid, are you alright?" One hand was on his hip and the other was holding a cup of coffee.
He was shocked, totally frightened that he might arrest him for who knows what, but as he moved backwards. He bumped into a large man as he turned around.
"Hey, Ruel. You have a good reputation for scaring young kids away." He chuckled at the old man's luck.
His face went red as he muttered a few things under his breath. "I would like to see you do better Alibert."
"Watch the master." He bumped his chest with his fist.
Yugo looked at both men, fearfully.
Alibert got on one knee and stared directly at Yugo. "What's your name son?"
"Y-yugo.." He hesitated. He didn't know if he should have used his real name or not.
"I'm Alibert and that grouchy cop is Ruel." He chuckled then whispered. "Just between you and me, make sure you keep your money away from him."
Yugo slightly smiled at his remark, but nodded his head.
Ruel rolled his eyes, "Pfft, you won over that kid by pure luck. Anyways, I'm off for protrol now." He got in his vehicle and drove off.
Yugo sighed, "Thank you, Alibert."
"No problem." He stood up and patted his head. He could feel his sadness come off of him.
"What's the matter, Yugo? Are you lost or something?"
"No, it's just that I've been looking for a job, but..." He trailed off, but he felt as if he could trust this man. His instincts told him to tell him the truth, but Ad would probably be angry with him if he ever found out.
"If you need a job, I can hire you. I need a few extra hands anyways. I just need you to fill out a form and I need your parents signature."
Yugo looked down, he felt a slippery substance slid down his lips and a salty taste in his mouth, he cried.
"I don't have p-parents. My brother and I are all alone. Fending for ourselves... We have to steal and sleep in abandoned places. I don't know how will get by, I want to help my brother. Prove, that we can survive and make it out of the predicament we are in now, but..."
Alibert looked at him compassionately, he could tell that the boy was pure and held a special aura around him.
"No worries, child. I'll help you out."
Yugo looked at him with wide eyes, "Really? You won't call CPS or anything?"
"Of course not. It's obvious that you don't want to go back there. Tell you what, I'll take you and your brother in. In return, you can work for me, deal?"
Yugo wiped his tears and smiled whole-heartedly, "Deal!"
