Chapter 2: Out Of The House At Last
"Freedom!"
He sang out softly as he walked out to the sidewalk and turned towards the school.
"Now to get to Shiro's house and then to school... unfortunately."
He said as he turned off of Woods Ave and onto Cleveland.
"Down Cleveland, turn left at Harrison, then right onto Driscoll, left onto Lincoln, cross the street and keep going till I get there..."
He kept repeating the directions to himself as he walked to Shiro's house, making sure to keep his eyes and ears open for his moms van. Once at the house he rang the doorbell, told Shiro's mom good morning and wandered back to the back of the house where his friend's room was.
"Hey floater."
He said with a smile and Shiro looked up at him with a fake pouty face.
"Big meany!"
He said and Eledore laughed softly.
"But I love dew so it's all okay." "Heeey... that's my line!" "Oh well, you'll live." "Nope I'm dead now." "Not allowed."
They went back and forth for a few minutes before Shiro left to go get dressed. Eledore followed him as usual and kicked him in the ass as he went into the bathroom then turned away quickly, the fake innocent look on his face.
"Mine."
Shiro said as he turned around and smiled evilly.
"Hmph..."
Eledore pouted and Shiro laughed before closing the door to get dressed while the other plopped down on the bed to wait.
Twenty minutes later
Finally, after much pestering from Eledore to get Shiro out of the house to get to school, they were actually ready to go.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Eledore asked as Shiro took a big drink from his water bottle.
"I gueeeeess..."
Shiro said with a big dramatic sigh and Eledore smacked him on the head playfully.
"Lets go turtle. We're gonna be later then we already are. We need to at LEAST make it to global so I can go out later... hopefully." "You really think she'll let you out of that hell hole?" "No... but it's worth a try."
Eledore had to be honest with himself on that. Lately it seemed like he was more of a servant in his house then a child and he didn't like it at all. And neither did his friends.
"You should just not go home if it won't let you out..." "I would but we know that will just make things worse." "Not if you're getting out of there it won't." "That's true, but till then I don't want to make it too much worse. Come on, let's keep talking as we walk."
Shiro nodded and they left the house slowly, making their way through the light drizzle down his driveway and out to the sidewalk.
"Even if that... thing... does make it worse, it'll just make it better for when you go away. Also it will look better at giving you a chance for a foster home." "That's true... I just hope this all works out. Is it really going to be worth it to make life even more of a hell till I can go?" "I think it will be once you get out." "Alright, I'll trust you on it then."
They walked for a while in silence, enjoying the feel of the light rain on their skin and the presence of each other's company. After a few more minutes, Shiro reached over and poked Eledore in the arm.
"What was that for?" "I dunno, you're just pokeable." "O...kay." "Uh huh uh huh! Momma!" "What little one?" "I love dew!" "I love dew too nutcase." "My momma."
Eledore sighed to himself but had to smile as Shiro grabbed his arm and started to bite it, not exactly gently but he was so used to it that it barely had any effect anymore.
"My momma?"
Shiro asked in a squeaky baby voice and looked at Eledore with the adorable little two-year-old face.
"Yes baby..."
Eledore replied and Shiro squealed softly.
"Come on, we're almost there."
Eledore said and Shiro sighed.
"Unfortunately..." "Yeah I know but we gotta go and you know it." "No not really cause we're already failing and there's no point in going anymore." "Yeah there is... so I can go out." "Only for now though." "Yeah but it's right now that I'm worried about so far." "Hmmm..." "Come on, let's get out of this rain."
Eledore said and Shiro nodded as they went in through the double doors into the school.
"To the locker and then to class?" "Mmm hmm."
Shiro agreed as they went to their locker that they shared to get their stuff.
"And now... to class." "Oh fun..."
Shiro said sarcastically with a sigh and Eledore laughed softly.
"Come on."
He said and the two went down the hallway to class.
"Freedom!"
He sang out softly as he walked out to the sidewalk and turned towards the school.
"Now to get to Shiro's house and then to school... unfortunately."
He said as he turned off of Woods Ave and onto Cleveland.
"Down Cleveland, turn left at Harrison, then right onto Driscoll, left onto Lincoln, cross the street and keep going till I get there..."
He kept repeating the directions to himself as he walked to Shiro's house, making sure to keep his eyes and ears open for his moms van. Once at the house he rang the doorbell, told Shiro's mom good morning and wandered back to the back of the house where his friend's room was.
"Hey floater."
He said with a smile and Shiro looked up at him with a fake pouty face.
"Big meany!"
He said and Eledore laughed softly.
"But I love dew so it's all okay." "Heeey... that's my line!" "Oh well, you'll live." "Nope I'm dead now." "Not allowed."
They went back and forth for a few minutes before Shiro left to go get dressed. Eledore followed him as usual and kicked him in the ass as he went into the bathroom then turned away quickly, the fake innocent look on his face.
"Mine."
Shiro said as he turned around and smiled evilly.
"Hmph..."
Eledore pouted and Shiro laughed before closing the door to get dressed while the other plopped down on the bed to wait.
Twenty minutes later
Finally, after much pestering from Eledore to get Shiro out of the house to get to school, they were actually ready to go.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Eledore asked as Shiro took a big drink from his water bottle.
"I gueeeeess..."
Shiro said with a big dramatic sigh and Eledore smacked him on the head playfully.
"Lets go turtle. We're gonna be later then we already are. We need to at LEAST make it to global so I can go out later... hopefully." "You really think she'll let you out of that hell hole?" "No... but it's worth a try."
Eledore had to be honest with himself on that. Lately it seemed like he was more of a servant in his house then a child and he didn't like it at all. And neither did his friends.
"You should just not go home if it won't let you out..." "I would but we know that will just make things worse." "Not if you're getting out of there it won't." "That's true, but till then I don't want to make it too much worse. Come on, let's keep talking as we walk."
Shiro nodded and they left the house slowly, making their way through the light drizzle down his driveway and out to the sidewalk.
"Even if that... thing... does make it worse, it'll just make it better for when you go away. Also it will look better at giving you a chance for a foster home." "That's true... I just hope this all works out. Is it really going to be worth it to make life even more of a hell till I can go?" "I think it will be once you get out." "Alright, I'll trust you on it then."
They walked for a while in silence, enjoying the feel of the light rain on their skin and the presence of each other's company. After a few more minutes, Shiro reached over and poked Eledore in the arm.
"What was that for?" "I dunno, you're just pokeable." "O...kay." "Uh huh uh huh! Momma!" "What little one?" "I love dew!" "I love dew too nutcase." "My momma."
Eledore sighed to himself but had to smile as Shiro grabbed his arm and started to bite it, not exactly gently but he was so used to it that it barely had any effect anymore.
"My momma?"
Shiro asked in a squeaky baby voice and looked at Eledore with the adorable little two-year-old face.
"Yes baby..."
Eledore replied and Shiro squealed softly.
"Come on, we're almost there."
Eledore said and Shiro sighed.
"Unfortunately..." "Yeah I know but we gotta go and you know it." "No not really cause we're already failing and there's no point in going anymore." "Yeah there is... so I can go out." "Only for now though." "Yeah but it's right now that I'm worried about so far." "Hmmm..." "Come on, let's get out of this rain."
Eledore said and Shiro nodded as they went in through the double doors into the school.
"To the locker and then to class?" "Mmm hmm."
Shiro agreed as they went to their locker that they shared to get their stuff.
"And now... to class." "Oh fun..."
Shiro said sarcastically with a sigh and Eledore laughed softly.
"Come on."
He said and the two went down the hallway to class.