Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! I just got super swamped with a bunch of school stuff, and family stuff. SORRY I'VE BEEN GONE SO LONG! Hope you enjoy. =)
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"Explain that sentence right now." Emily demanded.
"Not now." The teen said, still only looking ahead.
"Yes now, you can't just say that you killed somebody and leave it at that."
"I never said I killed him, I said I got him killed."
"Still."
"I'm not talking about this right now Emily."
Everyone did a little gasp; he hardly ever used people's first names.
"Well I am, Spencer." Prentiss said his name angrily.
"Prentiss, don't press." Doctor Reid said, knowing that today was not a day to stress out his cousin.
"I'm going to, I know we all have secrets, but dammit I wanna know this one." The brunette female said angrily, brushing off her co-worker to grab the shoulder of the male that was at a walking pace so fast, he was almost jogging.
He turned around and looked at her.
"Fine, I'll tell you, but not until we're there." The prostitute sighed, pointing to the thing their car was parked by at the end of his sentence.
"Lead the way." She said agitated.
Sure enough, he did.
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"Puck" sat on the lower part of his legs in front of the stone; the adults were in a half circle behind him. They were also looking at the stone. Transcribed on it was;
"Cameron Jefferson Haggle. Loving brother, son, boyfriend and peer. He will be missed by all, and remembered for the amazing life he had, and how he touched everyone around him."
"He was my boyfriend. The guy I had a confrontation with, Austin, is his elder brother." The youngest said sadly, looking only at the tomb stone.
"So what happened?" Emily asked, calming down, but still angry.
"I used to smoke marijuana. One day, while I was living here, I got some from this guy. But he stole some of it, and told his boss that I stole it. So, his boss and his boss's gang, so to speak, came looking for me. Cameron and I were walking home through a short cut, when they came up to us. They demanded their money, which we didn't have. We told them we didn't have it, and they got mad. They tried to come after me, but Cameron has always, and even in the possible after life is an alpha male. He got in front of me and fought as best he could. I was fighting too, but my priority was him. Unfortunately, they came prepared for a fight. They took out a knife and stabbed it into his sternum. He fell to the ground and I immediately went to him. When they realized they killed a kid, they fled. Austin hasn't forgiven me for getting his best friend killed."
Everyone stood in silence, not believing the amount of horror their new friend had gone through; none fully understanding how he could have so much evil in his background, but still have a smile on his face every day. They found it odd that he was always happy, yet had such a tragedy filled past.
"I'm sorry Spencer." Derek said, placing a hand on the youngest males' shoulder.
"It's fine, I've settled all of this since he's been gone. But I still come here every year." "Puck" shrugged, still only looking at the tomb stone.
"So what's today… for him? People normally only go on special occasions." Emily asked.
"I never said I was normal… but it's his death day. His family will be here in a few hours to put up a few decorations and to talk to him a bit.."
"What did you do for him?" Derek asked, moving to sit down as well.
"Got him his favorite flowers and read him the Gashly Crumb Tinies. Unconventional, I know, but he loved it. He made me memorize, even quizzed me on it for a few months." The teen chuckled slightly.
"What are the Gashly Crumb Tinies?" Garcia asked, sitting down as well.
"A through Z on ways to die."
"Can we hear?" His cousin asked, already knowing it, but knowing it would make his family member feel better, sitting down too.
"A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs.
B is for Basil, assaulted by bears.
C is for Clara, who wasted away.
D is for Desmond, thrown out of a sleigh.
E is for Earnest who choked on a peach.
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.
G is for George, smothered under a rug.
H is for Hector, done in by a thug.
I is for Ida who drown in a lake.
J is for James who took lye by mistake.
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe.
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks.
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea.
N is for Neville who dies on ennui.
O is for Olive, run through with an Awl.
P is for Prue, trampled flat in a brawl.
Q is for Quintin who sank on a mire.
R is for Rhoda, consumed by fire.
S is for Susan who perished of fits.
T is for Tidus who blew into bits.
U is for Una who slipped down the drain.
V is for Viktor, squashed under a train.
W is for Winnie embedded in ice.
X is for Xerverous devoured by mice.
Y is for Yorik whose head was knocked in.
Z is for Zilla who drank too much gin." The prostitute said from memory, gently trailing his finger down the stone as he rattled it off.
"…Creepy." Prentiss commented.
"That's why he loved it, it freaked everyone out, so they left us alone for the majority."
"Everyone?" Penelope smiled.
"Pretty much. It got his mother to leave the room when I was over. Plus he started playing this creepy ring around the Rosie thing we recorded; it scared the crap out of his younger brother when he heard it. He had to take back is night light for a month."
"Wow… you really loved him." Emily smiled.
"Love does not know mortality. I still love him, and will always love him. No matter if both of us are in graves, I love him." Young Spencer said a small sad smile on his face.
"Wasn't it scary to tell yourself that?" Derek asked, sneaking a small glance over to the other man that he was fairly certain he wanted to marry.
He would never tell the smart male that, but he did. He would keep it to himself, because he didn't know how the other male would take it… and they hadn't even had their first kiss yet.
"Yea, but I loved him. It didn't matter if he loved me as much as I loved him; it just mattered that he needed to know. And truthfully, me telling him I wanted us to get married before we were even through with our first month of the relationship helped us more than anything. I felt like a total dweeb, sure, but he said he'd like that too. Love is terrifying… but you gotta trust that it's worth it. If your love is worth it, you'll do anything for him… risk anything."
"I can understand that." Morgan nodded, sneaking an arm around the man he was so very sure he was in love with.
Reid smiled and leaned into the strong male, resting his head on the broad shoulder. It was a sad day, but it was not a bad one… for any of them.
