Brian sat at his table, his fourth cup of coffee supplying warmth to his hands. He hadn't eaten anything since lunchtime the previous day, and couldn't bring himself to eat again. He knew it was bad for his system, he felt himself shaking, but the thought of food just made him feel physically ill.

Even worse, was the fact that he didn't sleep at all last night.

His mind kept dragging him into that alleyway, with memories so vivid that he could practically taste the dirt from the ground. He twitched nervously, shutting his eyes tightly.

Suddenly, he felt an arm go around his neck and he stood up in fear and violently pushed his attacker off him. He spun around quickly and grabbed the collar of his pursuer, and stared straight into the sparkling eyes of…Justin!

Dear Mr. Kinney,

We have noticed you around lately and we believe that you might just possess many of the qualities needed to be a member of our squad. We are an unknown society and we intend to keep it that way. If our confidentiality is breached, we will have to remove you. Ok that was a joke but we will be disappointed if you do, as we will have to change our name and location. You will be hearing more from us. Ssshh!

The Underground Elite for Emotional Cover-Up Professionals

"Brian! Wha…what the fuck are you doing?" Justin asked, a little fearful of his lover's sudden aggressiveness.

Both men lingered in silence for a few seconds, fear brimming in both of their eyes until Brian passionately pulled Justin in and caught the boy's mouth with his own. He closed his eyes as he felt his fear lower and he removed his hand from Justin's collar.

Fantastic work Brian! Yes, you did hear correctly. We are now on a first name basis, as we are yet to give you a code name.

The Underground Elite for Emotional Cover-Up Professionals

"Well, good morning to you too!" Justin smiled as his hand rested on his neck. What the hell was that? He thought. He couldn't eliminate the look on Brian's face when he grabbed him…the image etched itself into his mind as he filed it amongst the things he would rather forget.

"Cereal?" Justin asked, strolling over to the kitchen.

Brian sat back down and shook his head.

"Coffee? Wait…no you already have one."

Brian remained silent…irritating Justin. He knew that there was no way that he would be able to find out what was wrong with Brian and it killed him knowing that that part of him would never change.

"Shit! What the hell happened to your face?" He questioned suddenly. How did I not notice that?

"Went to a bar and got in a punch up with a few guys." Brian responded sarcastically.

Justin was about to argue when he realized that he would get nowhere with Brian. He leaned against the kitchen bench, his cereal bowl in hand.

"Well guess what!" He said after a few minutes of silence.

Brian looked over to him. For the first time that morning, Justin really noticed what Brian looked like. There were feint black rims under his red eyes and scratches on his left cheek. He watched in awe as Brian lifted his chin and raised his eyebrows, waiting for Justin's answer, in his usual smart-ass way. In doing this, the bruise under the right side of his jaw was exposed, causing Justin to gasp.

"Brian, tell me what happened, please." He begged. He put his bowl down and stared at him.

"You have work." Brian said lightly, standing up and walking over to Justin. "Go and make us some money to put bread on the table" He smirked.

"I'm not going, I'm staying with you…something's wrong and I know it. I'm staying."

"No you're not." Brian said, fixing up Justin's collar. "Because I'm not letting you and because Debbie will kill us both if you do another no-show"

His lips brushed with Justin's as handed him his bag and then lightly pushed him out of the door.

Justin rolled his eyes before yelling "I hate you Kinney! If you weren't such a good fuck I would have ditched you by now" as he was being pushed out.

When he shut the door, Brian pressed his back against it and laughed a little, enjoying the feeling of an actual smile.

What's so funny faggot?

His eyes turned cold as his face dropped.

"Nothing." He replied aloud. "Fuck off."

Sorry this took so long guys! I'm on school holidays now so I will be more efficient I promise!

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