Title: I turn to you

Author: Siren LeFay

Story Rating: PG-13

Summary: This story takes place after the war of territories. Courtney and Mark hook up and Bobby and Spader become roommates. Bobby, in the process trying to get over his feelings for Courtney, starts to develop feelings for Spader. A date, a steady time, a move to Cloral, and a year later, Spader begins to abuse Bobby. Bobby is trying his hardest to keep them together but his efforts are failing miserably. He turns to Loor for guidance but he finds that he is turning to her for more.

"Pendragon, pass me my slacks, eh?" asked Spader hurriedly. He threw on his white shirt and attempted to tie his tie to no avail. Catching the green dress pants, he jumped into them and quick-talked Bobby into tying his tie.

"Spader, this is a high-profile job you've got here; this is the first day; you're supposed to be developing stronger watercraft for Hydrotech; explain how you got up three hours late and now only have thirty minutes to get to a place that's an hour away?" Bobby finished tying the tie and was now packing Spader's lunch at hyper-speed.

"Well, uh, I kinda stayed up the whole night looking at… something I think was very inexplainable for explanation," said Spader, trying to buy time. "Spade, it's 'unexplainable', first off, and secondly, I know what you were looking at. And to think Mark was perverted…" Bobby shook his head.

"Okay, so I did peek at you once, but I was curious! And the way I figure, I could jump off early from a flume like I did that one time. You know, since Mark and Courtney broke the flume in that basement, I found out how to navigate it—"

"But it's too risky, Spader, er, Vo—"

"Doesn't matter, I'm down to twenty minutes."

"Then go!"

"I will!"

"Get going!"

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"Then do it before I tell you!"

"I'm not a telepath, Pendragon!"

"But you're… well… Get going!"

"Fine!" Spader smiled as he took off his ring, "Second Earth!" he called. Although he was already on Second Earth, he figured the flume would take him straight to wherever it dropped him off… He widened the portal (a little trick he learned from Saint Dane's territory) and jumped through.

Spader silently sneaked into the apartment. He was late coming home. Two hours in fact. He silently closed the door behind him. "Vo, where have you been?" asked Bobby as he slicked on the lamp. Spader stopped and grinned. "Buying stuff?" he asked as he showed the bag for evidence to clear his name.

"Okay… then why is there an explicitly clear message on the answering machine from a coworker commenting on a party that you 'looked good' at?" Spader grimaced. "I was buying stuff for the house when I stumbled upon the party?"

"Where did you change?"

"Flume."

"And why is it that Mark got you good-like clothing?"

"I asked."

"Why?"

"Because I wanted to look good."

"For what?"

"For you."

This took Bobby by surprise. He choked. He stopped interrogating Spader and gave a wry smile. "R-really?"

"Would I lie to you?" asked Spader with his sparkling white teeth showing and his eyes sparkling. Bobby brightened up, "Aside from when you are emotional… No. But do you think I will fall for that? Hell no!" He stood up and pointed to the couch. "You're sleeping on the couch tonight!"

"But my bed is actually the one you'd be sleeping on—"

"On the couch! Nahh I'm jokin'," laughed Bobby. "But don't do that again. I thought something happened to you. You know, you're not exactly from around Second Earth…"

"And you cared for my health and well-being?" asked Spader.

"Uhh… that and I promised Wu Yenza I wouldn't let anything happen to you."

"Talkin' to Yenza behind my back?"

"You were there when I promised her!"

"So you callin' me a liar?"

"Not so bluntly, yes."

"So I'm a liar?"

"I answered that…"

Spader lifted his hand above Bobby. Bobby flinched. Spader let out a victorious 'Ha!' "Two for flinching!" he pounced on Bobby, playfully smacking him twice. Bobby complained as Spader slept on him, unaware that he did and unwilling to wake up.