"So, who the hell are they?" Shicmuon held the phone to his ear, thinking back to the people who interrupted his nap in annoyance.
"Well, they're from the Plairus kingdom," Van answered looking down at the report.
"From Plairus? What the hell are they doing here then?" While the tall boy had his back to them, Kiel looked at Ren.
"No idea. When we attempted to interrogate them, they swallowed a pill and died."
"What the hell?" Shicmuon scowled and tapped his foot, "What is this, a goddamn movie?"
"You swear too much…" Kielnode grumbles under his breath with a frown and Rood rolls his eyes.
"Yeah, we are searching up with what we have but… Be careful won't you?"
"Right so today these people were stalking this group I was hanging with-" Before the tall boy could go further he was quickly interrupted by his superior.
"Wait you were hanging out with people? Like, with friends?! You made friends?!"
Despite being unable to see Van, Shicmuon couldn't help but feel like the older man was grinning. How annoying.
"Shut up. Not the point."
"Is too! Our rascal, antisocial beast of the Association made a friend! And not just one but multiple!" Van laughed cheerfully, pleased to know that the boy made friends.
"Will you fucking move on now?! Jesus Christ…." The auburn-haired boy glared a hole in an innocent hall as he waited for the laughter to stop.
"Yes, sorry. Right, what were you, heh, saying?"
"There were people following us but their intentions were with only one of us." Shicmuon spoke, looking away from the poor wall. He pushed away Kiel, who was leaning in trying to hear the conversation. The man crossed his arms with a huff and pouted when Rood attempted to muffle his laughter.
"You?"
"No. I think the people from before were related to this instance. I had this teddy bear from the person they were trying to get to- "
"You're the one who took that god damn teddy bear?!" Rood interrupted the tall boy who sighed and looked down at the smaller boy.
"I wanted to dissect it to see why it was so warm." Shicmuon put a hand on his hip and rolled his eyes when Kiel gave a gasp.
"Not Mr. Fluffington!" Rood groaned and covered his face with his hands, embarrassed by his idiotic brother.
"Fluffington? Really?" The tall boy stared at the man who merely pouted and looked away.
"Anyways….?" Van spoke, hoping to get the rest of his information.
"Well, it seemed they were using something to track him and so it's probably connected. But they spoke to him and since it certainly not nothing-"
"Are you seriously still going on about that?"
"Yes! It's like you think I'm an idiot!"
"You mean you aren't?" The two stared each other down with a scowl before Van interrupted loudly.
"ANYWAY." Shicmuon gave a huff before continuing.
"They basically threatened to kill his friends-"
"Wait that means you're being threatened too!" Van gave a pretend gasp, amusement clear in his voice.
"How many fucking times are you people going to interrupt me. I swear to god I will break something."
"Sorry. Continue please." Van stopped his teasing, knowing that the boy would definitely do as he said he would.
"And that he was going to be lead into more dangerous things. Today was only the beginning." Shicmuon heard the sigh on the other end of the phone and waited.
"That's not a lot of information to go on, are you at your friend's house now?"
"Yes."
"So he is your friend!" Before Van could say any more, Shicmuon snapped the phone in half. The siblings stared at him and the scowl on his face.
"Why-" Before Kiel could say any more, he was given a glare by the tall boy.
"No."
"Right…" The room was silent for a moment until Rood spoke up.
"You mentioned something about two people that were looking for the teddy bear?" Rood looked at the older boy who nodded.
"They were probably looking for you, but they broke into my home." Rood's eyes widen as he stares at the older boy.
"Wait- you mean something dangerous happened and- "
"Okay, you are the last fucking person I want to hear that from right now, little miss. Mr. I'm-going-to-pretend-nothing-happened-to-someone-that-was-right-there. I'm not that much of an idiot." He scowled down at the small boy who looked away and pouted.
Once again, the room was quiet. Kiel looked to his secretary who merely shrugged and shook her head. Kiel looked between the boys before sighing.
"Well, Shicmuon, do you want to stay the night or…." The older man watched him look at him in surprise before shaking his head.
"No, I'll just call a taxi." Shicmuon pulled out a second phone that he had just in case he broke his phone. Kiel tried to ask but simply shook his head, a bit weary.
"Alright…"
As Shicmuon called the taxi, Kielnode and Ren walked into a separate room to talk. Rood watched the older boy before realizing that he was still in wet clothes. Before he could walk into his room, he stopped when he heard his brother and his secretary speak.
"Master, you have to tell him at some point. You can't keep hiding this, especially with what's happening. With the reports coming in about those people sneaking about Rood, it's best for his safety if we just tell him!"
"I can't! I just… I took him away from that life to protect him. I can't just throw him back in there! We have two guards by him already! Plus if he befriended Shicmuon then-"
"Kielnode Chrishi that life has already caught up with him! Rood isn't a defenseless little kid anymore!" Ren crossed her arms and shook her head at the older man. Kiel paced the room while he nibbled on his nails.
"I know…. I just… I at least wanted to give him as normal a childhood as I could… Can we at least wait until the end of the school year?" He looked at Ren who shook her head sighing.
"I can't stop you, Master."
Rood took a step back from the door and looked up at Shicmuon. The older boy looked up from his phone and raised an eyebrow. Shaking his head, the smaller boy went to his room to change.
Shicmuon watched the small boy retreat, curious to know what happened but left at the honk of the taxi. When he opened the door the clouds had opened, light shining through them. He gave a sigh before entering the taxi car.
When Shicmuon stepped out of the taxi and went to walk into his building, he noticed a familiar group of people standing by the entrance talking to one another.
Lidusis looked over and gave a smile to the auburn-haired boy. Chevel and Ibriel hadn't noticed him and continued to bicker while Dio stared through the glass door in awe of the rich building.
"I can't believe you didn't charge your phone last night!" Ibriel spoke angrily at her brother, her hands on her hips.
"I did! The stupid charger only charges in a certain position and my phone fell somehow during the night. At least I brought my phone like a certain idiot who left hers at home!" He watched as her sister gasped before swatting at her brother.
Shicmuon sighed before stepping in between the two, stopping any further transgression. Lidusis gave a soft laugh at their surprised look, Dio still distracted by the surrounding richness. Chevel gave a huff and crossed his arms, glaring at the auburn-haired boy.
"You stay out of this! You having nothing to do with this!" Chevel huffed, his anger only rising when the other boy rolled his eyes.
"You're standing in front of the door to my home so unless you're going in, can you move?" Chevel blinked before shooting a look towards his now laughing sister. He gave a huff and stepped to the side. The only blockade now was a blue-haired boy. Before Shicmuon could say anything, Lidusis tapped his shoulder.
"Do you have a phone charger we can borrow?" It wasn't until the boy wiped his wet bangs from his face did he notice that they were soaking wet. With a sigh, he nodded. The shy boy gave a smile and tapped Dio's shoulder and gently guiding out of the way.
"Yeah, come with me. You can dry off in my home." Shicmuon opened the door, ignoring Dio's happy gasp. The group followed the tall boy silently with the exception of Dio who looked around excitedly.
When the group entered the empty home Shicmuon dropped his keys on the counter before going to his bedroom.
"Hey, Baldwin, you live here?" Dio followed him, looking at everything except where he was going. The smaller boy bumped into Shicmuon who stared at his pillow. A familiar cat lay sleeping on his pillow. When the hyper boy peeked at what the other was looking at he gasped.
Dio swiftly got in front of Shicmuon and pushed him out of the room and shutting the door in a panic. He rushed over to the cat which stirred, looking up at the boy.
"Sir?! What are you doing here-" He was quickly interrupted by a dangerous intent. He whipped around and stared at Shicmuon who glowered down at the small boy.
"Hey, you…. Did you seriously just push me out of my room? After I let you into my house? Did. You. Push. Me. Out. Of. My. Room?" The tall boy glowered down at Dio who shrunk, his instincts clearly telling him to run. He gave a look to the cat as if asking for protection but the cat gave a yawn and went back to sleep. He decided the best course of action to survive his mistake.
He pleaded.
"I'm so soorryyyyyyyyy! I didn't think don't be maaaaaad!"
"I can see quite clearly that you didn't think," Shicmuon sighed and ran his hair through his hands, "Whatever, tell me why this cat is in my room."
"Um…. Cause you peaked his interest?" The two boys stared at each other. Dio rubbed his sweaty palms on his skirt, hoping that he wasn't going to be beaten.
"What-" Before Shicmuon could inquire further, they were interrupted by Ibriel holding a couple of photos.
"Hey, did you take these pictures? They're so cute!" The taller boy walked to her quickly before snatching the photos of dogs and cats. The girl gave a pout, crossing her arms.
"No need to snatch." Shicmuon stared at Ibriel, his temper starting to rise.
"I let you people into my house and I get pushed out of my room and you invade my privacy?! What next?! Hey other blondie, are you going to break something important of mine next?!" Chevel looked up from his phone and opened his mouth to retort when there was a crash.
Eyes went to Lidusis who looked up from the camera he had dropped in his attempt to return it from his care. The shy boy froze. He grabbed the front of his shirt as he quickly crouched down, trying to pick the pieces up frantically. He gave a gasp and dropped the broken shard of the lens. Ibriel and Chevel went to go to him but were blocked by Shicmuon who stood over Lidusis.
"Hey wait it was an accident! Don't be mean to Lidusi-"
"You shut up," Shicmuon bent down and took the shaking boy's hand gently, "Let me see your hand."
Lidusis watched the older boy look at the cut on his finger. Once he realized that he wasn't going to be yelled at, the gray-haired boy looked down at the ground.
"Sorry…"
"It's fine I can easily buy another one. The only thing that matters is the Sd card and it's fine. Come with me, I have a first aid kit in my bathroom." Lidusis followed him quietly as he pulled out the first aid kit and bandaged up his finger.
"Thank you." He spoke softly and Shicmuon patted the boy's head. When they walked back into the room, Chevel's phone buzzed by the wall.
When he went to look at the message Chevel stood up and unplugged his phone.
"Our ride is here." Ibriel gave a huff and crossed her arms, wanting to stay for longer but sighed when her brother gave her a look. Shicmuon gave a nod as he carefully picked up the broken camera.
"Did you want to change clothes?" The auburn-haired boy asked but Chevel shook his head.
"Nah, we aren't far from home. Thanks though." Shicmuon gave a nod and went back to cleaning up the mess as they left, Lidusis reluctant to leave the mess.
Shicmuon sighed at his, once again, empty house. He looked around his condo, trying to find the cat before shrugging and pulling the sd card out of the camera. He walked over to his computer and inserted it after he turned the computer on. Pictures slid by, one by one until he stopped at the last picture.
On the screen was the picture the group had taken with Rood and Ibriel on the skateboards and Chevel giving his little sister bunny ears with his fingers. He smiled amusedly at his confused face in the picture, he himself still curious as to know exactly what Dio was doing with his hands. He gave a shrug and sat back.
The colorful imagine made him sigh and he stood up, ready for a long nap, unaware of a black crow in the background.