A/n: Current status: Writers Block is cured! This chapter is kinda an iffy, its not one of my favorite ones I've written, but its the best it can get. This one is kinda short, I plan on future chapters to be a bit longer, so look forward to it! :D
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Chapter Two: IOU1
Zexion POV...
I figured out that crying and physical pain doesn't mix. What I really mean is, yeah, it'll mix because you cry when you get hurt, but what I really mean is that it doesn't mix because it's like a sleeping pill. I hope you understand what I mean, I'm not going to explain myself again.
Get it? Got it? Good.
I was surprised that I didn't sleep later than 7:00 p.m, and I only began to cry at 5 when I came back from Axel's house. The real surprise was waking up in my bed, I don't remember getting up and walking to my room. I got up and sat at the edge of my bed.
My cheeks felt dry from the tears and my eyes felt swollen and sore every time I blinked. My body ached every time I would move, I tried to stretch, but that made the pain worse.
The squeak of wheels from the right caught my attention.
"It's about time you woke up." My little brother, Ienzo, said. He wasn't really that little, he was maybe only three years younger than me. He logged off my laptop and closed it, leaving us in slight darkness, the only light we had was the little lamp by my bed I always have on.
I tried to crack my neck and said, "How long was I out?"
Ienzo shrugged, "Not too long. Mom almost found out about... Y'know." He twiddled his thumbs. Twiddling his thumbs was something Ienzo does when he's nervous or anxious about something.
My eyes popped open, "Why? How?"
"Axel sent you a text," He said, taking my cell phone from the nightstand. He flipped open my phone and searched for the text, he found it and showed it to me.
'where the fuk r u, zex? if u dont answer me, i swear!' the text message said. I gently took the phone out of Ienzo's hands and started replying to the message.
"What did you tell mom?" I said softly.
"I said that you two were playing around and that he was kidding. She didn't seem too worried when I said it." I can always count on Ienzo to cover for me, there is a good reason that we're brothers.
'at home, sorry I didn't reply sooner.' I replied back, I hit send and the message was sent to Axel. I set my phone down and put my head in my hands. I heaved a heavy sigh and then groaned. "I'm so screwed now..." I mumbled out pitifully.
Ienzo got up from the computer chair and walked over to me. He rubbed my back and said reassuringly, "Hey...You're going to be just fine. Don't worry about it."
I didn't want to protest because I was too tired. I was about to say 'how do you know?'. I counted my lucky stars and remembered that Ienzo was the only one that knows what Axel does to me, I don't know why I told him exactly, I guess I told him because I was scared and scared what my mom would say if she found out. I love Axel and I didn't want to be separated from him, it would hurt too much.
"I know," I said, lifting my head up from my hands and smiling slightly at him. My hair was bushy and he combed it out. "Thanks, Ienzo. I owe you one." I got up from the bed and limped over to my desk and found a paper and pencil. On the paper I wrote; 'IOU1' then on the back I put 'Expires in three weeks'. I handed the paper to him and he took it.
"Do you know how much I have now?" He questioned.
I sat back down on the bed and laid down. My eyes shut and I said, "No. How much?" I crossed my ankles and put my hands to my head, I felt a headache coming on.
He crumpled the paper and put it in his pocket. "A lot. You have to stop saying 'I owe you one.' I'm your brother. If I want something, I just have to beg like normal brothers." He shrugged and smiled.
I sat up and hugged him, "I know." I let go of him and sat back, "Now get out of my room, you dork. I need to catch some Z's."
Ienzo laughed and walked over to my door, before he closed the door and left me to sleep, he asked, "Zexion? What would happen if mom found out?"
I shrugged, pulled back the covers and got into bed, "I guess she finds out..." Hesitation was in my voice and I knew that Ienzo could sense it more than me. He knew how unsure I was ever since Axel began to abuse me.
"She'd take you away from Axel, wouldn't she?"
Tears filled my eyes, I nodded, "Y-yeah... She would." The thought of Axel not being in my life was too unbearable to handle. I know my mom, and she's one to protect her kids. She'd probably have us move out of the state so I wouldn't be with Axel. I'd probably be like a moth and go back to Axel like he was the light.
Ienzo didn't want to press onto the subject anymore, I could tell. "Goodnight, Zexion. Sweet dreams." He said before closing the door and leaving me in darkness only to be filled by a small lamp.
I turned the switch and the lamp's light went out. "Let's hope it is..." I mumbled before I rested my head on the pillow. I tossed and turned for 15 minutes before actually falling to sleep, even then it didn't seem peaceful as I thought it would've been.
Chapter two is completed! Woo!
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