First of all, I'm so sorry this chapter is so late but school started again and I didn't find any time to write this chapter.

But now it's on, and also it's Volt's first appearance! Thank you for the reviews! Hope I'll still get helpful reviews

The protective friend

~flashback~

Gus walked down a lonely country lane and listened to a song called Riot, volume turned up on maximum. He was sick of his father. He hated the way he treated him. Kicking and punching him when he did something wrong, screaming at him, to get him beer, throwing the empty bottles at him and literally spitting on him whenever he wanted to. He just hated that man. He disgusted him.

Meanwhile Gus was sixteen and although he still had nightmares sometimes, he was slowly getting over his mother's death and his abuse. Of course his father didn't care about him at all and didn't even bother to treat him like a human being. He was not like the father Gus had until he was 9, not like the father he used to love and who used to love him. The father who loved his family and cared for his son was gone and he probably won't ever come back. First Gus had been disappointed and felt let down by his father but now he didn't feel anything for him but hate. No anger, no fear, no pity, just hate. Still this man always succeeded to drag Gus down even more than he had already been anyway and when he did that, the blue haired teen just needed to get out.

Most of the time when he was out, he walked down this country lane listening to his music, volume turned up to maximum just like right now. He loved this path because normally no one would walk here and there would be no one to stare at him or distract him from his thoughts, but this time was different. As Gus arrived at the point, where the path was the highest, he sat down, under the only tree near the whole way, so he could look in both directions, to check if someone would come his way or not and normally no one did, so Gus relaxed and listened to his music, sighing. His life didn't make any sense by now, he didn't have anyone who cared about him, no friends, no family, and although he still had good grades, he didn't care about them. The only reason why he didn't think of killing himself was the thought of his mother. Every time he thought of her, he remembered, that she'd died for him, for his life. She wanted him to live on and Gus was not going to ignore his beloved mother's wish. He promised himself and her that he'd stay alive and somehow get through all his struggles and his so called life. The emerald eyed boy was so absorbed in his thoughts, that he didn't notice a tall boy walking down the road, straight towards him.

This boy had pink and spiked hair and was very muscular. Stopping in front of Gus, as he arrived in front of him, he looked down. Gus looked up in annoyance after noticing, that there was someone standing in front of him. He didn't know this boy and he didn't want to get to know him, so he took out one ear bud and asked "What?"

"Why're you sitting here all by yourself? Want to escape your family?" The boy asked, with a steady voice. Gus didn't expect him to be that smart, or smart at all and thought for a moment, how he should answer. He wouldn't meet this guy again anyway and he didn't care about people talking trash about him behind his back or even right in front of his face so he didn't have a reason not to tell him the truth. Sure, it was none of his business, but Gus never had the chance to tell anyone about anything that happened and he did have some trust issues for good reason. Meanwhile the blue haired boy had a pretty good knowledge of human nature and everyone who even bothered looking at him, had this disgusting, judging look, Gus hated so much. Though, as this boy looked at him, there was no sign of sympathy or contempt in his eyes, he was different and the fact that he somehow figured out that it had something to do with his family, proved that he was clever as well, unlike 98% of all the people living in the 'dangerous areas'.

"Yeah." Gus answered after hesitating for a moment. "And you?" he then asked, stopping his music. "Same here." The tall boy answered. "Can I take a seat?" – "Sure." Gus said, pointing next to him. The pink haired boy nodded and sat down beside Gus, keeping some distance between them. "What's your name?" Gus asked, looking at him. "Volt Luster." The taller one said. "And yours?" Gus introduced himself as well, having never heard of the name Luster before also the guy was very well educated, which is not often seen in these areas. He must live on the other side of the city, he thought. "So.. what's with your family?" Gus asked, getting curious about Volt. He didn't think this boy had a sad or tragic background like himself, but still, it was quite nice to talk to someone.

The two boys were talking for a few hours before Volt stood up and said that he had to go. "Hope, I'll see you again." Gus said, also standing up and actually smiling at the taller boy. "Sure, do you have a phone?" Volt asked, smiling as well. "No I don't." the smaller answered. His father would never get him a phone, or give him the money for one and Gus himself didn't have the time to get a job to earn money. "Ok, then we'll meet here tomorrow at four and if you aren't able to get here, just come the next day. I'll wait for an hour. Is that ok?" He asked. Gus still couldn't believe that he had met someone as nice, polite and understanding as Volt. For the first time for years he felt ok, he felt warm and he was thankful. The blue haired boy had a feeling, that Volt would help him through a lot of trouble and that for the first time he had gained a real and good friend "Of course it is. Thank you." He said, still smiling. "Great. See you tomorrow then" The tall boy said and waved Gus goodbye, leaving. Gus started walking in the other direction. After all he had to get home today and cook that bastard of a father his meal but although he knew what awaited him at home, his smile did not fade.

~flashback end~

"So you could say he saved your life?" Spectra asked, stroking Gus' arm. "Yes he did. I mean, of course I promised myself and mum, that I wouldn't kill myself, but in the end I wouldn't have anyone to actually stop me. After I met Volt my problems seemed to have become smaller and less important." The blue haired boy told with a sincere smile on his face "He helped me through very hard times and I'm very grateful for that."

"Yes, and I hope that I'll be able to help you in the future as well", a deep voice said behind them. Spectra recognized it with no doubt, it was Volt's. Gus immediately got up and turned towards his friend. "You still visit her grave?" he asked, looking at the flowers in Volt's hands. Spectra stood up as well, looking at Volt. So the tall boy really was an important person in the life of his best friend. The blond was glad, that Volt took care of his best friend so well and that he'd protected him from all the bad things that happened to him. "Of course I do." He said, smiling softly. Spectra watched him placing the flowers in front of the grave and looked at Gus' happy expression. He was really glad, that the blue haired boy finally was happy and didn't have any problems anymore and he wanted it to stay that way. He felt the urge to keep everything that could harm his precious friend away from him and he was sure, Volt felt the same way.

"So, are you two hungry? Let's go home and eat something, shall we?" the blond asked and smiled at the two friends. Gus nodded happily "Sure, you're coming with us!" he said looking at Volt. The tall boy didn't complain or decline, so the three of them made their way to Spectra and Gus' flat.