Protect You V
9:00 A.M - March 26
"Happy birthday, Bunnito!" Yuma cheered, pulling his son out of bed. "Mo- ah!" Beno cried of laughter as he was thrown back on the bed and being mercilessly tickled. "Mommy! You win! You wiiin!" He screamed while squirming. "Good. Now get up, we got things to do." Yuma smiled.
Beno yawned and stretched. "Where's Daddy?" He asked. "Cooking breakfast. Now get ready, breakfast will be ready soon and we need to go get Aegnor and Fë." Yuma answered, recovering a nod from Beno.
Beno got up and went to bathe while Yuma chose out an outfit for him. He chose a red T-shirt and black jeans. After setting it out, he went down to see what Ryoga was doing. "Ryo?" Yuma called. "Over here, Yuma." Ryoga responded. Yuma found him dishing out breakfast. "It smells really good." Yuma commented. "Hmm...I thought that it was supposed to." Ryoga smirked. "Can't take a compliment, can you?" Yuma pouted. "Actually, I can. Just not from you." Ryoga continued.
Yuma playfully hit Ryoga on the shoulder. "You act like the worst husband at times." Yuma huffed, walking away. Now done, Ryoga went after Yuma. "Come on Yuma, don't be like that." Ryoga hugged Yuma after catching him. "No." Yuma pouted, suppressing a very wide smile.
"Please." Ryoga begged. Beno had gotten out of the shower and dressed, coming downstairs to see it all unfolding.
"No means no." Yuma stated, crossing his arms. "Yuuuma." Ryoga tried again. "Um..." Beno said loudly. The both looked at Beno and looked at each other. Yuma looked away from Ryoga again and Ryoga sighed. Beno tapped Ryoga and asked to talk to him. After getting in a closet, Ryoga told Beno what he did.
"Daddy, that was mean!" Beno scolded with a whisper." I know, but I apologized a bunch of times." Ryoga replied. "I would still be mad at you too." Beno stated. "What should I do, Leon?" Ryoga asked. "Let's make Mommy smile!" Beno proposed. "You think it'll work?" Ryoga inquired. "Mommy loves to smile. It should be easy." Beno answered.
Opening the closet door, they were met with a masked Yuma in front of the door. "Boo!" He shouted. They both jumped as Beno screamed. Beno ran past them both and into the Kitchen. "Aww, it seems like Bunnito is mad at me." Yuma giggled a little, taking off the mask. "That was messed up, Yuma." Ryoga replied. "Your fault for being a buttmunch." He huffed out before walking away. "I apologized though!" Ryoga tried.
In the kitchen...
"Bunnito~" Yuma called, walking up to Beno. "Leave me alone." Beno grumbled, crossing his arms. "I'm sorry, Bunnito. Please don't be mad at me." Yuma pouted. Beno turned his head and ignored Yuma. "You're really gonna be mad at me?" Yuma asked. Beno nodded. "Bunnito~ Mommy's sorry." Yuma hugged him, pouting more.
Beno almost had it, but he couldn't keep it up. "Okay." He muttered. "You forgive me?" Yuma gasped. Beno nodded, trying not to smile. "Yay!" Yuma shouted, causing Beno to smile. "Can we eat now? I'm hungry." Beno asked. "Of course, Ryo! Let's eat!" Yuma called.
"You forgive me then?" Ryoga asked. "Hmmm..." Yuma smiled before kissing Ryoga on the cheek. "I was never mad in the first place." Yuma continued, laughing at Ryoga's realization. "I should've expected it." Ryoga sighed out. "Daddy, Mommy. I'm becoming impatient." Beno pouted as his stomach growled.
"Okay, let's eat."
At the Urban District, thugs began pouring back in. Rio watched them all, waiting on her throne. Once they stopped coming in she started.
"Was my brother found?" She asked. There was a collective 'no'. She scanned the room and realized something.
She pointed at the far left. "You're missing two men. Where are they?" She asked. The men shrugged their shoulders. "I loathe repeating myself. Where. Are. They?" She inquired again. One stepped up. "Your Highness, we don't know where they went. They went out and never came back. We waited a week for them at the rendezvous. They never appeared." He explained.
"You are all dismissed." She said, getting up. Once the men left, she smiled at Scorch.
"I smell foul play thick in the air." One sentence cause a chill to run through the large room.
'Please have mercy on whomever she finds.' He prayed silently.
Back in the Suburban District...
Yuma, Beno and Ryoga had arrived to the Falassion residence and Beno was already running over to the front door to knock. After a few knocks, Aegnor opened the door.
"Happy birthday, Beno!" He exclaimed, giving the boy a hug. "Thank you, Mr. Aegnor." Beno hugged back. "You know you don't need to put the mister there. Just call me Aegnor." Aegnor laughed, patting Beno's head. "Fëanor!" Aegnor called. "Yes Mommy?" Fëanor replied rushing to the door. Once he saw why he was called a smile lit up on his face. "Leo!" He greeted his best friend with a tackle pounce. "Happy birthday!" He continued, squeezing his friend as much as he could. "Thanks Fë." Beno huffed out. "Do you think you can, uh, let go? I can't breathe..." Beno continued, gaping for air.
Realizing he was crushing his friend, he let Beno go. "Sorry, Leo." Fëanor replied sheepishly. "It's okay." He smiled back. Yuma walked up and greeted the two. "Are we ready to go?" Yuma asked. "Yeah!" The boys cheered.
As they proceeded to return to the Kamishiro residence, Rio was looking around for the two lost thugs. Their departure was her arrival, so she missed them by a few setbacks by Scorch. The group had the time of their life tye dyeing and make cool shirts. During that time, Rio was searching houses and asking people questions on the blonde and brunette. Once night reached, Caranthir came to pick up Aegnor and Fëanor.
"Thanks for coming Fë." Beno beamed. "You're welcome, Leo." Fëanor replied. "Okay Fë, it's time to go. Say bye." Aegnor told Fëanor after saying bye to Yuma and Ryoga. "I'll see you later, Leo." Fëanor said, hugging his best friend. "Okay. See you later, Fë." Beno hugged back. They hugged for a few minutes, neither wanting the day to end. But the two knew that as much as they'd like to they couldn't and they let go of each other. With the hug over, his best friend was gone. He watched the car disappear with his best friend in the back seat looking back at him.
Yuma looked at Beno watching the car disappear down the road. Once the car was gone, Beno sighed out and went to his room. It seemed a bit intriguing to see hisSon like that. So he followed him and knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Beno answered. "You okay, Bunnito? You seem a bit down." Yuma asked as he opened the door. Beno shrugged, not really trying to show is unhappiness. "You know you can talk to me right?" Yuma asked. "Yeah..." Beno responded. "Then tell me what's bothering you." Yuma stated, sitting next to Beno. "I didn't want Fë to leave." He explained. "I figured so. Why don't you want him to leave?" Yuma asked.
"He's really nice to be around, he's fun to play with and his hair is really really soft, like you can touch it all day..." He trailed off. His soon looked like he was daydreaming. That's when gee knew he had to bring up what he and Aegnor were talking about for some time now.
"Bunnito, do you like Fë?" Yuma asked. "Of course I like Fë, he's my best friend." Beno answered. "No, I mean like...you know. Like like him." Yuma elaborated. Upon realization, Beno's eyes widened and a blush appeared on his cheeks as he looked at Yuma. "Mommy! Why do you say that?" He asked. "You two seem a bit more like you guys passed friendship." Yuma stated.
Beno's head went down quickly, but the blush was still evidently there. "I don't know...Fë and I are really good friends. I don't wanna lose my best friend if something goes wrong." Beno admitted. "So you like Fë but don't want to mess up you're friendship?" Yuma inquired. "Yeah...He's my closest friend." Beno answered. "Well, all I can say as your mother is to do what your heart tells you, okay?" Yuma said, kissing Beno's forehead before leaving the boy in his lonesome.
With the Falassions...
While they were still driving, Aegnor watched his son's sullen expression. "Fëanor." Aegnor called. "Yes, Mommy..." He replied. "What's wrong?" He asked. "I really didn't wasn't to leave..." Fëanor answered. "Why's that?" Aegnor continued. "Cause I like playing with Leo." He answered. "Is that all?" Caranthir asked. "What do you mean, Daddy?" Fëanor looked over to his father. Aenor and Caranthir looked at each other before Aegnor have the nod.
"Are you sure that's the only reason why you don't want to leave?" Caranthir reiterated. "I still don't understand..." Fëanor stated. "Fë, do you like Beno?" Aegnor inquired. "We're best friends- wait...Mommy, you don't mean...!" A blush began to rush upon his face, looking at his mother, only to receive a nod. Aegnor looked at his son burying his face into his hands, a telltale sign that he's blushing.
"It's okay, Fë. You can tell us." Aegnor replied softly. "Um...I guess I do." Fëanor answered quietly. "Are you going to ever tell him?" Caranthir asked. Fëanor shook his head. "I like being best friends. I don't want that to mess it up." Fëanor reasoned. "Well we will support you in anything you do. Just follow your heart, okay?" Aegnor stated. Fëanor smiled and nodded as the car stopped and the family got out.
Finally getting in the house, Aegnor, Caranthir and Fëanor was getting ready for bed while Rio stood at the border of the Suburban District. Scorch watched her displeasure pooling out of her posture. "Your Majesty...are you alright?" He asked. It wasn't her eyes that shook his core. It wasn't the fact that she was peering at him. No, what caused Scorch to shake, was the speed her displeasure turned to happiness. "Don't worry, Scorch. You never always get the kill with the first bullet. However, a second one should do." She answered, getting in the car with the failed attempt falling behind her like the district she departed from.
A.N:
Kirua: I have noticed that my format is quite spontaneous, I apologize for any confusion. If you wish to get any clarification, I am just a PM away. Bye bye. (Also, I'd like to know what you guys feel about that bit with Beno and Fë. I thought I'd add it in for some more depth between the two best friends. Heheh.)
