The drive was long but the boy didn't care. He had rarely been allowed out of the house before and all the new sights were enough to distract the crimson eyed boy from the strong sense of foreboding that kept on resurfacing every time he glanced at the man who sat next to him. The limo slowed till it came to a complete stop outside a tall building with many towers. Each had tiny barred windows surrounding them. The crimson eyed boy had never seen anything looking this strange and at the same time so intimidating. He was tempted to creep back to the purple haired man for some sense of security though he wasn't sure what kind he'd get from him.
"Stop staring boy and get out" the purple haired man snapped at the young child startling the boy who's mind had been busy concocting theories at what happened behind those barred windows
"S-sorry sir" the small boy stuttered, shifting so he could jump out of the open door and follow the much taller man into the daunting building.
The crimson eyed boy was guided around the building being told where he would train, eat and be punished if he disobeyed orders from either him or the guard's and scientists. Finally he was shown where he would be living and safe to say his old room was bigger. They had roughly the same amount of things in them a drawer and a bed. The only real difference was the window didn't have any glass and there was an extra bed
"Go in, your roommate will be back from training in a few minutes" the man opened the cell door pushing the hesitant child inside. While the boys back was turned the door slammed shut and the tall man walked off. The boy's face was clearly showing panic as he scanned the alien room. Both beds were perfectly made and he was afraid to even place his bag down on one of them in case he was punished for ruining them. Instead he chose to sit in the middle of the room and wait for whoever he would be sharing the cell with.
A young redhead was silently walking down the dark halls of the abbey his three friends in tow. You weren't allowed to talk in the halls unless a guard spoke to you first which was rare since most of the workers hated children. But if a guard wasn't around then you could sneak in a small chat
"You gonna have to be a babysitter to the new kid" a burly blonde joked nudging the redhead who simply scowled
"I ain't a babysitter if the new kids gonna be a baby then he ain't gonna last long here is he" the redhead retorted only to have a lilac haired boy cut
"I wouldn't say that, you've lasted a month here and you're a baby" the redhead gawked at his friend and was going to complain when a shh reached his ears. Looking to the smallest member of the group he followed the tiny boys pointed finger to see a guard walking around the corner a pouting boy dragging his feet behind. Mouthing a 'bye' the group separated to return to their own cells.
The young redhead had been expecting to see his new roommate when he returned to his cell. But he hadn't expected to see a double haired boy sitting on the concrete floor staring blankly at the bed that had been added just before he had left for morning training. The boy sitting on the floor seemed to sense he was being watched and stared at the redhead on the other side of the cell. Neither spoke just studying the other. The redhead looked at the boy almost unbelievingly he knew he looked a little different to most of the boys in the abbey with his bright red hair that defied gravity and his blue eyes that looked a little feminine a times. But this boy made him look normal with his blue and silver hair, long scarf blue painted cheeks and crimson eyes that shimmered with unshed tears
"What are you still doing out of your cell" the redhead jumped turning to look up at the glaring guard. Deciding that saying anything would not play in his favour he quietly opened the unlocked door stepping in allowing the guard to lock him in the cell with the strange new boy who was still looking at him with unblinking eyes. As the guard walked off he turned to call him back but stopped realising he would just be wasting his breath and most likely end up being punished. Swinging his arms he bit his lip trying to think of how to start. Thinking a simple question would be best he asked
"What's your name?" the crimson eyed boy just stared at the redhead towering over him before answering in a quiet voice
"Kai" the redhead nodded and even though the small boy hadn't asked he decided he might as well tell him his name
"I'm Tala" the atmosphere was tense and nether boy could think on how to change it so they just waited in an awkward silence. "So uh Kai why are you here?" Trying to find some common ground Tala asked some more questions. He could have sworn he heard a shuddering intake of breath that was bordering on a sob
"My grandfather sent me here" the redhead sat next to the two-toned boy placing a sympathetic hand on the clothed shoulder. He wasn't like the boy he had been taken from his home at night without his parent's knowledge or consent and when he had awoken he was in this cell.
"Why do you live with your grandfather?" something about the bluenette didn't sit right with him and he had a feeling the punishments the abbey gave out wouldn't be anything new to him
"My parents died in a car accident" the crimson eyed boy rubbed his eyes not allowing his skin to return to its usual pale complexion. The redhead was about to comfort the boy when he continued "I was there as well but I wasn't hurt like they were the worst I got was a few scrapes. My grandfather says it's my fault they're dead and I should have been buried in their place" the crimson eyed boy couldn't hold it back any more. A shaking sob escaped and the boy pulled his knees to his chest, the redhead couldn't believe what he was hearing. Being told that you're the reason your parents are dead that wasn't what any sane carer would say
"What's your grandfather's name" he asked next wanting to know if he could discern the name to someone he knew. Most people in the abbey were kidnaped or taken from an orphanage. It was extremely rare that someone handed over their family willingly
"Um I think I heard some of the servants call him Vo-Voltaire? I think?" the bluenette looked on in confusion as what little colour in the redheads face drained "What?"
"Voltaire pretty much runs the place he's Boris' boss and funds all experiments. He decides who comes and who goes and trust me kid you don't want to go cos the only way out is in a body bag" The red head explained wondering whether or not he should stay next to the kid whose grandfather had caused him and his friends so much pain
"Sorry" a small voice regained his attention
"For what?" he turned to regard the still crying boy with a questioning stare
"My grandfather is why you're here" the red head felt a pang of guilt from what he had just said. It was the boys first day at the abbey and he didn't deserve to have guilt placed on him when he was already terrified with the new place and people he had never seen before. The redhead cursed himself he knew what it was like. He was still relatively new but he was speaking like the boy had no reason to be upset. Not knowing how to alter what he had said to be a positive the redhead simply pulled his new roommate into a comforting embrace. Though startled by the action the crimson boy hugged him back closing his eyes for the first time in what seemed like forever.
He wasn't sure how long he spent hugging the redhead but he did know that he liked it. He reminded the young boy of his mum though he was unsure if that was a good thing or not. It was nice he felt safe and secure with the redhead
"Tala?" he asked receiving a 'hmm' in reply "is it bad here?" biting his lip he didn't know whether or not he should be truthful with the new boy. Not wanting to lie to his potential new friend he answered
"Some of the time but you can survive if you know how. I can always show you a way of managing the place along with my friends of course. They've been here longer that me so they know a few more tricks" the redhead pulled back from the boy to give him a reassuring smile "don't worry we'll look after you" the crimson eyed boy nodded rubbing his newly sleepy eyes.
Standing up the redhead took the half asleep boy's arm "come on its late and we have to be up early tomorrow you can sleep in my bed tonight, tomorrow don't even think about it." He led the boy to his bed helping him get in; he could tell from when they hugged he had an injury to his arm and he didn't want to exacerbate it. They curled up under the thin blanket away from each other still too new to the other to relax. He heard a small shudder like sound from behind and turned to see the bluenette turning the same colour as his hair. Rolling his eyes the redhead turned to wrap his arms around him
"Don't worry you'll get used to the blankets…in time" small hands grabbed his shirt and the bluenette curled up into the redheads chest
"Night" he mumbled yawning into the redhead's shirt
"Yea, yea night, now shut up we have training tomorrow and I can almost assure you that I'm gonna get punished for something I haven't done." The young redhead couldn't help but nuzzle into the small boy who held onto him loving the heat that radiated off the now fast asleep boy. "I'm so gonna have to babysit this boy aren't I" he smirked remembering what Bryan had told him earlier but he didn't care he was finally in the abbey longer that someone else, and that was all that mattered right now.
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