Make Me Feel
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Chapter 27
Zachary looked up and smiled when Otto walked fully dressed out of his room. There was still the tiniest bit of a blush on his face, but his smile and eyes seemed to be glowing and that helped lift the weight of guilt off of Otto's broad shoulders.
"Emily is probably still watching t.v. We can pick her up and go get the chefs to make us breakfast."
Otto smiled at his boy and nodded. He waited a moment for Zachary to lead him in the right direction and raised an eyebrow in amusement and confusion when the teen looked at the floor made as if to take a step towards him and then seemed to forget the idea. The teen repeated this little dance several times before he appeared to grow bolder and hesitantly took Otto's hand in his own.
Otto looked confused for a moment but he smiled warmly when he realized that Zachary merely wanted to hold hands. He squeezed the boy's hand in his own showing him it was okay and Zachary looked up with a grin and a fresh blush creeping across his cheeks.
They walked like that all the way to the one of many plush living rooms, where Emily was indeed drowning herself in a Justin Timberlake music video. Zachary couldn't help but cringe at his sister's taste in music.
(A/N: Not a Timberlake basher either.)
He let go of Otto's hand with a squeeze and snuck up behind the fourteen-year-old girl. He then covered her eyes with his hands while being careful to make sure his stone didn't rub into her eye. She gave a squeal and he laughed pulling his hands away.
"Emily, I want you to meet Doctor Octavius!"
She gasped in excitement and spun around to see the older man standing in the doorway with a bemused expression on his face. Otto took in the girl's naturally sweet face and her small slim body. She was the perfect example of youth. She looked right back at him with sparkling blue eyes and a bright grin spread over her face.
She stood up and walked around from the couch while keeping her eyes and smile focused on him. Otto pondered over what she might be doing and was surprised when the young girl wrapped her slim arms around his neck and hugged him warmly.
Unsure of how to react he somewhat awkwardly wrapped one arm around her in return and gave her a soft squeeze. Satisfied she pulled away and took a step back taking him in. She was amazed by just how tall he was. She barely reached his upper mid-chest. She watched the tentacles with a sense of awe and glanced over at her brother who looked excited and a little anxious. He was probably blessing his stars for making this go so well. She looked back up at Otto's face and smiled brightly.
"Welcome to the Wayne family, Dr. Octavius. Let's hope you'll stay awhile if you can put up with my dweeby brother."
There was a sound of protest coming from Zachary's direction and Emily turned to the older teen to stick out her little pink tongue. Zachary glared at the girl and launched forward catching by the waist causing her to give a squeal of laughter.
Otto watched the two siblings with a small smile. He could tell that he would get along with the young girl well. Like her brother, she had a lot of wit and was naturally charming and charismatic.
Zachary released his hold on his only sibling and turned to Otto with a pout.
"Ignore her. She's actually nothing but an air-headed valley girl."
"I am not!"
The siblings glared at each other but neither could keep a straight face for long. They dissolved in to giggles and snickers and Otto couldn't help but to shake his head at their antics. Truly there was nothing more interesting than witnessing adolescent siblings in their own environment.
Otto walked forward and wrapped an arm around both of the teens and pulled them each into a one armed hug. His grip on Zachary was naturally firmer, and his grip on Emily was obviously just joking and affectionate.
Both teens grinned and leaned into the embrace and all three began walking from the room. Otto allowed them to lead the general way while he kept an arm around each. The talk was just little chitchat and they all stopped and looked up in surprise when a door opened and Teresa Wayne walked out.
She froze when she saw her children and she felt a sudden surge of fear when she saw Octavius with his arms around both of her babies. She forced a smile though but her eyes kept drifting to Emily.
"Good morning. Uh…Emily could you come here sweetie? I wanted to talk to you in the study."
Her voice was tight and Emily looked from her brother and new best friend with a look that said she was uneasy.
"Sure mamma. I'll be right back guys."
She pulled herself out of Otto's embrace and followed her mother into the said study. Teresa quickly shut the door and turned to her daughter with a troubled smile.
"Emily, hunny, what do you think of Doctor Octavius?"
Emily shifted on her feet feeling like this was a test she hadn't studied for.
"He's really nice. I like him."
Teresa smiled and rubbed her hands together.
"Emily, you're a smart girl. How did you feel when he put his arm around you?"
"I felt good, because that meant he liked me."
Teresa smiled wider and nodded.
"Emily, you would tell me if he ever touched you in a way you didn't like, wouldn't you?"
Emily's mouth fell open in shock and horror. She stared at her mother as if she had just said a bad word.
"Mom! He wouldn't do that, he's a nice guy."
Teresa's smile turned to a frown and she took several steps towards her daughter and clutched the girl's slim shoulders.
"Emily listen to me! I don't trust him. For all we know he will try to…to…God Emily! He might ask you or try to get you to let him touch you. Or make you touch him. Or…or…he might try to make you…oh Emily! Can't you see? He's a bad man, he's using you poor brother as a toy for pleasure and he'll try to do it to you to! He's a predator hunny! Please stay away from him! Help me save your brother and we will make him go away so he won't ruin your lives! So he won't ruin the family!"
Teresa was near tears and staring at her daughter with an amazing amount of intensity. Emily stared at her mother open mouthed and pulled away from the woman with a glare.
"Your not afraid of him. You're afraid of change. You lost dad and your determined to not lose us too! Well, guess what mamma! Zack will be eighteen soon and that means you won't have control over him anymore. He'll be able to move away with Doctor Octavius and you won't be able to do anything because he'll be an adult. Face it mamma, Doc isn't a bad guy. You just want him to be a bad guy so you'll have an excuse!"
Emily looked at her mother with disgust and left the room and rejoined her brother and Otto. They ate breakfast together as a mother cried on the floor of her study.
End of Chapter
A little rushed but still good I think. Thank you for reading and please review! Oh, and don't forget to read and review my little one-shot, for those who aren't crazy about slash, don't worry it's a little comedy one-sided thing. Please check it out, review and review this chapter too!
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