"Ugh, I should have found out earlier"

Chapter 19: The boy

Bear walked down the corridor, the smell of urine,booze,and mold in the air. cement walls in every direction, cells on each side with angry shouting echoing. He walked further untill reaching a small wooden door with a rather large padlock. " This is where he is?" Bear asked looking at the officer who seemed rather annoyed " Yeah..this is it..after that, we go ahead to the court room" He replied opening the door.

Bear looked in his eyes widening as he saw a young boy hunched over in a corner his head buried into his knees he looked rather thin, almost belemic. " Have you been feeding him?" Bear asked the shock still stabbing at him. " Well...we give him water and a cup of soup twice a day" The officer said nerviously " Thats it!?" Bear shoved him aside angrily stomping into the room. He approached the boy cautiously and knelt down placing his hand over his head " Hey...boy...are...you ok? wake up boy..." He shook him lightly.

The boy looked up, his face pale and his eyes glossy he turned away slightly raising his arm up protectivly. Bear touched him on the shoulder " Its ok..I'm here to help...here to adopt you into my home...c'mon lets go..." He grabbed his arm lightly helping him up. He looked exactly like Tsukasa only his eyes were different colors. Tsukasa had brown colored eyes, this boy's eyes were very unusual, one eye was brown and the other was blue. " Very unusual, I thought that twins had the same colored eyes" The boy struggled weakly he whined loudly " Noooo! I don't wanna go! I don't wanna be abandoned again I dun wanna!" Bear stood up and stood back the boy still whining and crying " I'm not going to do that!" Bear shouted lifting him up and throwing him over his shoulders. " Lets go!" Bear said quietly. The officer nodded.

The boy stopped pounding at Bear's back and just hung his arms letting them sway back and forth. He let out a long defeated sigh.

" Whats your favorite color?" Bear asked laughing a bit.

" Uhhh....uhmmm...."

" Sorry, That's a strange question to ask first, It's just that There are other kids that are living with me, and their rooms are designed in their favorite colors" Bear laughed again

" mmm.......uhhh.......uhm....my favorite.....colors....are....black and....purple" He stuttered nerviously.

* Hmm...one Thats got a normal life but descides to live with be cause I'm more fun I guess. Then theirs Tsukasa who needs very masculine backrounds and lots of affection, now theirs this boy who seems to need lots of affection, security and athourity.*

"can you walk on your own now?" Bear asked.

".........yeah....." He replied softly jumping off of him.

" Whats your..name..."

"uhhhhh.....Its.....a strange name..."

"Thats ok.....People call me bear...but my real name is Ryo, So..just call me bear."

"uhmmm...okay!" He said nodding

" My name...is...Elk" he said looking up at him