Title: Suffer the Children

Sub Title: Mr. Yoshimoto's two sons.

Author: Amaroqwolf.

Rating: R still I think Lol.

Chris sat down the edge of the bed after hanging up with Adam. He sighed and slowly dabbed a wet washcloth across Jeff's lacerated forehead. Jeff whimpered in pain and opened his eyes looking up at Chris in confusion. "How?" He whispered.

"Shhhh," Chris said holding the rag to Jeff's lip. "Everything's going to be alright. Adams coming to get us."

"Adam?" Jeff whispered looking as if he weren't sure of what Chris had said.

Chris nodded and wiped more blood off his face. "Yeah, he's going to drive us into the hospitable."

"Drive us into?" He blinked.

"To…drive us to the hospitable." Chris corrected himself.

"Tom?" Jeff rasped his eyes closing. "He'll look for me there."

Chris stiffened and looked out at the early afternoon day. He was right the first place Tom would look would be the local hospitable. "Shit!" He cursed and stepped up to the window and looked out waiting for the station wagon Adam drove to pull up. It seemed to take forever but finally the station wagon pulled up in front. He stepped out of the room.

"Hey, Adam." He whispered.

Adam smiled a little looking nervous. "What's up?"

"Jeff," He paused. "Tom beat Jeff up pretty bad."

"What did he do?" Adam asked.

"I'm not sure, it's pretty bad." He said softly. "We can't take him to the hospitable."

"He needs to be taken," came the response. "You have to do something Chris"

"I know, I know…what should I do?" He asked shaking his head.

Adam ran a hand through his hair and sighed softly. "We could take him to St. George," he said slowly. "Its three hours away but its far enough away that Tom wouldn't look there."

Chris nodded. "That could work," "Alright, I'll go get the car ready then come help you carry Jeff out." Adam said softly.

Chris nodded. "Okay," He said.

Adam went back to the car and Chris stood there for a minute then went back into the room. He went over to the bed. "Jeff," He said softly. "Jeff, come on get up." Jeff lay still breathing slowly his eyes closed tightly. He sighed and waited for Adam.

The knock on the door made him jump he opened it slowly and looked out.

"Oh, hey Adam." Adam nodded.

"Let's go, I got the blankets out of the back." Chris nodded and the two of them carried Jeff out to the car.

They laid him in the back seat and covered him with the blankets. "Hey, its going to be okay, you'll be on your way to Japan on Thursday and we won't have to worry about Tom anymore." Chris nodded and leaned back closing his eyes and Adam drove.

Thursday came and Chris didn't know what to do, his flight left at 8 and he had to be on it. The doctor had said Jeff could leave today but he couldn't think of a way to get them both to the airport safely. Jeff was dozing fitfully on the hospitable bed a few feet away. Chris stared out the window silently watching the traffic drift by below. He didn't know what to do he saw a yellow taxi pause at a light and slowly an idea began to form in his head. He pulled his wallet out of his back pocket and counted his meager savings. 32 dollars and 87 cents, he got up and slipped out of the room and to the front counter. "Excuse me?" He asked the nurse sitting at the counter.

She looked up she was pretty and young blond hair with brown eyes. Her skin looked so creamy it could have been smoothed onto her face with a butter knife. He bet that was some makeup job she had hiding her true skin.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

He nodded. "Yeah, I was wondering if you had a phone book." She smiled a little then nodded. "Yes, we do let me get it for you."

"Thank you," He said. She nodded and got up vanishing through a set of doors. She seemed to be gone forever when she finally returned she looked slightly aggravated. "I couldn't find it," She said with a soft laugh. "I had to go get it from the ER counter." She said with another laugh holding the phone book out.

He smiled and took the book. "Thank you," He said and started flipping through the yellow pages. "Could I use the phone?" He asked. The nurse looked up and down the hallway then lifted the phone and set it on the counter. "Make it quick," Chris nodded.

"Could you tell me when the Doctors going to release my brother?" He asked.

She looked a bit aggravated at this point but nodded. "11:00" She said after a minute of looking at the files. "Thank you," he said softly then quickly dialed the number to a taxi company. "Yes, I was wondering how much it would cost to get a taxi to the airport from the St.George Hospitable?" He scribbled the response down on the paper nodding. "Thank you," he hung up smiled at the nurse tore the piece of paper off. "Thank you ma'am'" He said.

She nodded and watched him go back to the room. Jeff was sitting up looking half-asleep. The doctor had given him painkillers for his shoulder and elbow, which had been dislocated. He looked at Chris looking confused then it cleared up. "Are we leaving today?" He asked.

Jeff's biggest fear sense he'd come to in the hospitable was that Tom would find them and drag them back to the farm in Orangeville. That hadn't happened but Jeff was still dying to get out of the hospitable and out of the country. Chris had explained it to him that Mr. Yoshimoto his boss in Japan had agreed to pay for him to come to Japan with Chris.

Chris nodded. "Yeah, if I can find a way to the airport." He said softly.

Jeff looked at him. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"I only have 32 dollars and it's going to cost at least seventy to get us to the airport." Chris concluded.

Jeff looked thoughtful. "I have a debit card," He whispered his voice dropping even more. "It's in my wallet." Chris could have kissed Jeff but it looked like he was about to fall asleep again.

He smiled. "I'll deal with it you get some rest now okay," He smoothed Jeff's hair gently smiling softly.

"Okay," Jeff whispered his eyes drifting shut again. Chris smiled sadly watching him fall asleep, He turned then after Jeff was asleep and fetched his wallet and pulled the debit card from within it.

Nine hours later after eating both lunch and dinner at the airport Jeff followed Chris onto the plane. He hadn't been on a plane sense he was nine years old. Only weeks after his mother, father and Matt had died. He slowly silently took his seat next to the window then looked out silently. Chris touched his hand and he looked at him and smiled nervously.

"Mr. Yoshimoto will meet us in Japan." He said.

Jeff nodded and looked back out the window. The Planes duel engines started warming up then powering up as the plane taxied down the runway. The slight jerk as the plane took to the skies was powerful but barely noticeable as it headed out towards the ocean and Japan. Jeff watched the land slowly fade away his imagination telling him Tom was standing on the ground watching the plane take off. He slowly sat back in the seat and looked straight ahead.

"You should get some sleep." Chris said softly.

Jeff blinked but then nodded turning his head away looking out the window. He felt Chris's eyes on him so he closed his eyes trying to sleep. He woke some time later his arm throbbing unbearably. He bit his lip trying to ignore the building pain. Chris was sleeping and he didn't want to wake him. He continued chewing on his lip till blood flooded into his mouth. He whimpered then trying to ignore the pain but now with his cut lip every time his heart beat his shoulder throbbed. He shifted slightly and closed his eyes taking deep breaths. An old trick Adam had taught him a couple years ago the first time his shoulder had gotten dislocated. The flight attendant stopped and looked at him he jerked his eyes open and looked at her. She looked upset about something.

"Are you okay sir?" He blinked and nodded. "Y--yeah," He managed.

She didn't look like she believed him. "Sir, you're bleeding," She continued.

He reached his good hand up and touched his bloody lip. He'd ripped a huge hole in it. "I--I--I Bit my lip." He responded looking at his bloody fingers.

"I'll get you some tissue sir," She said smiling softly then hurried off. He closed his eyes and leaned back again trying to ignore his shoulder it just seemed to be feeling everything the vibrating of the engines seemed to run down into his very bones. He groaned softly sucking air through his teeth. Chris moved suddenly in his sleep bumping Jeff's shoulder he yelped loudly which caused Chris to jerk upright in his sleep and looked at him.

"Jeff?" Jeff turned his head and looked at him breathing heavily.

"Jesus, are you okay?" Chris asked eyes wide.

Jeff shook his head sweat he noticed was pouring down his face. He felt nauseous now. "My Shoulder," He winced and swallowed hard.

"You need your pills?" Chris asked sitting up right but still whispering.

Jeff nodded again. "I think so,"

He gasped out. The Flight attendant returned at that moment with tissue.

"Here, you go sir." She looked from Jeff to Chris then kneeled down. "Do you need anything else?"

Chris swallowed and looked at the woman. "Something to drink, he was in an accident and dislocated his shoulder, he needs to take his pain pills."

She nodded. "Of course," She smiled at Jeff. "It won't be a problem at all."

Jeff smiled weakly. "Thank you,"

She nodded. "It's not a problem at all sir," She said then stood up and made her way towards the back of the plane.

Chris stood up and slowly opened the front pouch on his bag pulling the bottle of painkillers out. "Here, we go." He said sitting down.

Jeff smiled weakly and took one of the pills and popped it into his mouth just as the flight attendant returned with a glass that had ice in it and a can of juice. "Here we go sir." She said smiling.

Chris smiled back. "Thank you Ma'am." She smiled and went on her way back to wherever she had come out of. Jeff sighed softly and watched Chris silently as he popped the tab on the can of juice and poured it into the glass.

"Here,"

Jeff nodded and took it swallowing most of the glass in the first go. He smiled. "I should be okay soon," He said softly.

Chris nodded and sighed a little he looked ahead of himself but slowly turned and looked back at Jeff after feeling the younger boy's eyes on him "Something wrong?" He asked.

Jeff bit his lip slightly again licking at the blood there a soft shudder ran through his body he turned his head and looked at Chris. "I'm just nervous and scare, I keep thinking Tom's going to show up and make me come back home." He whispered.

Chris looked at him and sighed softly almost sadly. He smoothed Jeff's hair. "Hey, look Tom never found me and he won't ever find you okay?" He whispered.

Jeff nodded slowly tears leaking from his green eyes he looked back at Chris. "I don't want to get buried under the porch."

"Oh Jeff," Chris whispered and pulled the younger boy and rubbed his back as the younger boy sobbed softly. He held him until he cried himself to sleep.

He gently situated him in his seat and covered him with the blanket. He could see the blatant fear still burning in the younger boy's face. He sighed softly and sat back he closed his eyes praying that the boy could live beyond the fear that had held him for seven years.

Chris slowly closed his eyes and sat back further into his seat letting the light sleep claim him. He tensed himself knowing that if Jeff even twitched he'd wake up this time.

Jeff fidgeted as he walked through the airport. It had been so long sense he'd been on the arriving end of an airport. He shouldered his bag again looking at the floor nervously. He looked over and Chris who looked to be pretty happy.

"Is he here?" He asked.

Chris looked around the terminal studying the many Chinese men and woman walking around the room.

"CRIS!" Someone cried and darted through the crowed.

Jeff arched an eyebrow as a little girl hugged Chris's knees. Chris kneeled down. "Hello, Sue Ling." He said smoothing her hair. "Is your father here?"

She nodded. "Yep, he's right over there!" She responded grabbing Chris' hand she cast a look over at Jeff.

Jeff smiled shyly as a thin Japanese man came over with a broad smile on his face. "ChrisTowfur how good to see you!" He called loudly.

Chris bowed in greeting. "How good to see you Mr. Yoshimoto."

The man bowed his head then turned and looked at Jeff. "And this must be Jeffray?" He asked putting emphasis on the end of his name.

"Yes, Sir." He said softly.

"A pleasure to meet you! Christowfur has told me much about you!"

Jeff smiled. "And you to sir,"

"This is my daughter Sue ling," He said waving at the little girl.

"Hi," she said shyly hiding her face.

Jeff nodded. "Hello,"

Chris chuckled catching Jeff's eye and smiling.

"Ah, I bet you two are tired after this long journey, come you will freshen up at my house my wife insist you have dinner with us."

Chris nodded. "Thank you sir," He said. "It will be an honor to stay at your house for dinner."

"Then come along, do you have any bags?" He asked.

Chris shook his head. "No, just what we have here." He said hefting his bag then nodding to Jeff's.

Mr. Yoshimoto nodded. "Traveling Light a good way to travel." He said with a laugh then led the two boys quickly through the terminal and to a huge Limo.

TBC….

A/N: There see Tori I am EVIL EVIL I tell you! Mwahahahahaha! Don't worry The next chapter should come along slightly faster. But I can't guarantee that. LOL.

Peace,

This life and the Next,

Amaroqwolf.