Hello guys! :D I told you I would see you soon! But before I start the story there are two things I'd like to do first.

TalexxAltava: Was the chapter really that long? DANG! well that's what happens in eventful chapters. Also high five for getting through the whole chapter without sleeping! *holds up hand*

And now it's time for Clive to hug the first reviewer on the last chapter! It is...-insert drum roll- lemerly! ( love the profile picture XD )

Clive: Thank you Lemerly for reviewing the last chapter, we really appreciate it and hope you stick with us til' the end. Now I believe it is time for you're reward. *Hugs Lemery* thank you, lemery ;D

CC: now wasn't that adorable? Oh and lemery, fell free to hug the stuffing out of Clive! :P

Clive: W-what!?

CC: LET THE STORY BEGAN!

Clive: thanks alot ¬_¬

After a while Luke's tears stopped, and I had a felling he was asleep. I gently laid him on the bed and backed up, yup , he was asleep. His face looked pink so I had placed and hand on his forehead. He still had a fever so I decided to let him sleep. As I was walking to the door i heard a small whimper...I walked back over to Luke and sat next to him on the bed. He had small tears going down his face...dammit! He was having a nightmare! I leaned next to him and wiped away his tears. I leaned down to him.

"Shh, it's okay I'm here I'll always be here when you need me." I whispered to him, kissing his forehead softly. After this, he seemed to calm down. He stopped crying and he didn't even whimper. I smiled and stayed there for a few minutes. After I knew he didn't have a nightmare anymore i got up and left the room.

"How did it go?" I heard Flora asked me as soon as I left the room, that gave me a mini-heart attack because i didn't think she'd bee right there!

"I'm not sure.." I answered, because to be honest I had no idea how that went, I hope my feelings got to him. Flora nodded and grabbed my sleeve.

"Come on, let's investigate the source of Luke's nightmares." After we entered her room she passed me a pair of dark piolet shades after putting some on her face first. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"What? We can't look cool while doing this? Besides it's like I'm the good cop and you're the bad cop." I let out a laugh.

"You do put up a compelling argument." I said jokingly, as I put on the glasses. Flora nodded.

"Time to work!" She said taking a seat at the table. She poured us both tea ( she had cleaned the shards while i was talking to luke, as well as getting a new cup) And took out a notebook with a pen.

"It's pretty obvious that Luke's nightmare's comes from who ever is abusing him.." Flora said

"So all we need to do is figure out who did it, right?" I said. She nodded, and bit her lip.

"It still needs some proof but I think it's Luke's father: Clark." I nodded trying to stay calm, i mean Flora hasn't proved it but..who could do that to their own child?

"Why do you think it's him?" i asked calmly.

"Well think about, I mean being the Mayor of Misthallery can't be easy. Just imagine it: Hard day at work, Brenda's not home, gets drunk and hurt's Luke." I nodded

"That is possible." I said calmly. Flora was pretty good at this, Well she must be if she's been trying to figure out who was hurting Luke for so long. I pause for a moment before asking:

"H-...Have you told the professor about this?" Flora immanently shook her head.

"If I did he would never take me seriously, besides," She looked away from me

"When Luke told me a bit about his nightmare, he begged me to never tell the professor and I promised him I wouldn't."

"What did he tell you about his nightmare anyway?" I asked. Flora took a deep breath.

"He told me that he was hiding in the closet when 'someone' appeared. They knelled next to him and stroked his hair, telling them they were so sorry and then, when he said he was finally feeling safe, he said he felt like he was falling off a cliff and when he looked up the same person grinning at him evilly. He then said he was caught by the same person who was crying and apologize to him and again when he felt safe, he said he-he," Flora stopped to hold her head in her hands.

"He said he felt the person, driving some sort of glass into his back.." I pounded my fist against the Table which shocked Flora.

"What kind of sick person would do that to a child?!" I yelled angrily and Flora nodded in agreement. Suddenly we heard a scream.

Luke's scream.

Me and flora rushed to Luke's room where he was sobbing violently into his pillow.

"Let me go.." he whispered

"Just let me go!" He seemed to flinch in pain. Flora watched in terror but I knew I had to do something. I rushed over to Luke and picked him up. He began to push against my chest but I held him tightly.

"Luke, listen! it's me Clive it's me, I won't let them hurt you, I won't even let them touch you It's okay, I'll keep them away." After hearing my voice Luke calmed down but he was still trapped in the nightmare. He clinged to me and sobbed onto my chest.

"Make them leave, Clive." he said with a voice filled with tears. wait..'them'? I only said them because i didn't know the gender, is there multiple?!

"Make who leave, Luke?" I whispered.

"H-" Luke was cut off as the professor came in...what PERFECT timing..well it sounded like he was going to say a gender instead of multiple people..thank god.

"What's going on? I was reading when I heard Luke scream." The Professor said worriedly. Flora bit her lip.

"Luke's having a nightmare.." she said quietly. The Professor walked over to me and Luke. The Professor looked at me.

"I don't wish to make it any worse. Please wake him up Clive.." The Professor sounded a bit desperate in his last request. I've never heard him so...scared..

"C-Clive?" Luke's voice calmed us all a bit. He looked up at me, tears still streaming. he gently tugged on my hair.

"Y-you're real, right?" He whispered, Fear in his eyes.

"I'm real, I'm here." I told him. After hearing this he wrapped his arms around my neck and sobbed into my shoulder. I rubbed his back.

"It's okay Luke, I'm here, We're all real." I told him. After He calmed down I placed him gently on the bed. He took a few deep breaths. The Professor walked over to Luke.

"Luke, do you still want to stay here? I mean you've been having many bad encounters here..I would much rather have fun with you all back home then have you have horrible memories of this place." While the professor spoke I noticed something..Luke flinched at the word 'home' but seemed to calm down as soon as he realized the Professor meant his Home with me, Flora and himself. Luke smiled and wiped his face.

"No it's fine Professah, One little nightmare won't bring me down." Luke said, a fake smile on his face. The Professor sighed.

"I will not force you to leave Luke, but please if these nightmares haunt you again...Please tell one of us." He said. Luke nodded.

"Okay Professah!" His face regained it's color and his cheeks were a faint pink, once more. I walked over to the Professor.

"May I talk to you in Private for a minute?" I asked. He nodded and we made our way to the hallway.

"Can you please take Flora and Luke somewhere to have fun for the rest of the day? I'm very...tired..and I need sometime to think." I said. The Professor Put a hand on my shoulder.

"Clive, you have been a great help since you got here. I believe that some rest is in order for you." The Professor said smiling. I half smiled at him.

"Thanks Professor." I Walked into the bedroom where Luke was now Wearing Flora's glasses and I guess she explained the good cop and bad cop thing to him because when i came in he said,

"Flora! The Loose cannon's back!" Now I really couldn't help myself as I burst into laughter, Luke joined in as well as Flora.

"Hey Luke are you feeling better?" I asked as we calmed down.

"Yeah, Why?" He asked. I smiled down at him.

"The Professor is taking you and Flora somewhere nice!" I said smiling at him. He frowned

"Aren't you coming?" I shook my head.

"No, I barely got sleep last night. I need some rest."That was a lie..i was very comfortable with Luke hugging me. Flora raised an eyebrow at me and I nodded in response. She mouthed 'ooooh' as she realized I was going to keep investigating and find out who was abusing Luke.

"Oh..Okay." Luke said going into the bathroom. Flora giggled. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"He's fallin for you Clive~" She giggled, skipping to the other bathroom to get change. My face felt like it was burning.

"Clive, are you okay?" Luke asked me as he excited the bathroom. And when I looked at him IT DID NOT HELP THE BLUSH ON MY FACE. he was dressed in his swimsuit and I guess I was too detracted the other times to notice how he looked in it but...I'm just going to say it:

He was Nothing but Adorable.

"I-i'm fine." I said, looking away so he wouldn't see my blush. He smiled and ran over to me. He hugged me, which caught me off guard.

"Bye, Clive!" He said dashing off with the Professor and Flora. I Smiled and sighed. As soon as they left i decided to look into the matter further.

Dammit...I've been working for god know's how Long and I've gotten nowhere! I Sighed and deiced to get a drink. As I opened the fridge I saw some apple juice, waters some food. I was about to pick up a water when I noticed something in the back. So grabbed it and took it out. I couldn't believe it...a bottle of wine.

'odd.' I thought to myself. I then noticed a piece of paper taped to the bottom, so i read it.

"Thank you for purchasing a room here! As a welcoming gift for our guests there is Wine for the adults and some apple cider for the kids. Enjoy~" Okay then..I picked out a glass and went to me and Luke's bedroom. Sighing I put the wine and glass on the dresser, next to the glasses I took of a few hours prior. I Sighed and laid on the bed. I poured myself some wine and drank it, thinking. Soon, without realizing it my vision got a bit blurry. I let out a slurred laugh.

'just how much wine did i drink?' I thought and checked the bottle...half empty. I face-palmed, way to go Clive, WAY. TO. GO.

"Clive?" I looked up and saw Luke..great now I was seeing things. So I ignored it. Suddenly the semi, blurred Luke came over to me.

"CLIVE!" He yelled. I fell off the bed and looked at him.

"Luke?" He had his hands on his hips and did NOT look amused.

"Yeah it's me!" He said, sounding a bit mad. I tilted my head to the side.

"I-I thought you were with the professor and Flora." I said, starting to stumble over my words. His face turned pink and he looked away.

"No...I told them I wanted to stay because I didn't feel good...You seemed busy so I left you alone but when you came into the kitchen I thought you woke up from a nap or were done whatever work you had." I was a bit shocked.

"You could have just come and got me." I said. He looked at his feet.

"I guess I could have-" he stopped. He looked from the wine bottle to me.

"Clive are you drunk?" he asked me. My face felt warm.

"Maybe..." I answered looking to the side. He sighed and went over to the bottle.

"REALLY CLIVE? HALF OF THE BOTTLE?!" He said turning back to me.

"S-sorry." I said, I was now sitting on the ground with my head down. He sighed and walked over to me, offering me his hand. I took it.

"Come on." He said. He let me lean on him while we walked. Suddenly we entered a bright room, which in a few minutes I realized was the bathroom. Luke walked over to the bathtub and turned on the water and added some bubble bath stuff. Once it was filled to the brim and covered in bubbles he walked over to me.

"Get in." He said pointing to the bathtub.

"Luke are you planning on-" He went red, covered his eyes and looked away.

"JUST GET IN!" He yelled, making me laugh. After undressing I went into the bathtub. After hearing me get in Luke uncovered his eyes and walked over to me. He picked up a bucket of water and dumped it in my hair.

"HEY-"

"Just relax, dummy." Luke interrupted. Still a bit made I huffed and crossed my arms. Luke Put shampoo in his hands and began to run it through my hair, which felt relaxing.

"Relaxed now?" He asked. I nodded, not wanting any soap to get in my mouth. This time he gently washed my hair, making sure not to let any shampoo get in my eyes. I began going into the water, only to have Luke pick me up.

"Careful, you won't notice if you're sinking in the tub. Try holding onto the sides." I did and I didn't sink. As Luke washed my hair for the second time, i felt more aware, so I let go of the sides. Suddenly a question popped in head.

"Hey Luke?"

"Hmm?"

"How do you know so much about what to do when someone's drunk?"

"..." Silence.

"Luke?" I asked again, thinking he didn't hear me. Then I felt a horrible pain in my stomach. He seemed to noticed because he got a different bucket and held it close to me. After I vomited his wiped my lips with a cloth.

"You okay?" He asked me. I nodded, still feeling a bit sick. He nodded and left the room, when he returned he had a fluffy towel and one of my shirts and my boxers... I must have been working long for it to be late enough for me to get changed into sleep wear. He covered his eyes again.

"Get changed, i'll be here if you slip." I laughed but got changed.

"Done... but why didn't you just get my pj's?" I asked. Luke uncovered his eyes and walked over to me.

"They were dirty." He laid the towel on the floor and pointed to it.

"Sit." He said, so i did. he began to comb my hair and when he was done he dried it with a blow-drier.

"Shouldn't you take a bath too Luke?" i asked.

"it's fine I'll take one later." he said as he rinsed the bubbles from the now empty tub. I smirked evilly.

"I think you should take one now.." And before he could run, i swept him up in my arms, not bridal style this time. I put him on my shoulder, to which he replied by punching my back and kicking my chest.

"LET ME GO CLIVE, I SWEAR TO PUZZLES I WILL-" I cut him off by turning my head and whispering into his ear:

"Ya know sweet-heart, I don't think it's a good idea to yell at me, because unlike you I won't cover my eyes or look away when you undress." he stopped kicking, and i saw from the corner of my eye his face, which was now a deep shade of red. I smirked. I put the poor blushing boy down and washed the tub a little more before filling it with hot water, I then added the rest of the bubble bath stuff before carelessly throwing it to the side.

"Okay Luke get i-" I stopped talking when i saw him hiding behind the bath curtain, his face scarlet... He covered his petite frame and i knew he was naked because of his face. I smirked.

"Aren't you going to get in?" He looked at me.

"C-close your eyes then!" He said trying to cover himself more when the curtain moved just the tiniest bit. I shook my head.

"Tsk, tsk. i though I told you i wasn't going to look away."

"You said when I undressed! Not when I got in the tub!"

"Well you quickly changed so I'm fine with the latter-" I was stopped when a bucket - empty - hit my head. I heard a loud splash. When i took the bucket off my head all i could see from the tub was Luke's head as he stuck his tongue out at me. i sighed-now how was i going to see the cuts on Luke's back? When I knelled behind the tub I noticed i couldn't wash his hair with his head only above water.

"Luke you need to sit up." he turned his head towards me.

"Promise me you won't tell anyone.." He said, raising his pinkie to me.

"I promise." I said smiling at him and intertwining our pinkies. Luke slowly sat up in the water.

Oh my lord.

CLIFF HANGER! :D sorta...I didn't mean to XP origanally it was going to be longer but i thought i should stop here.

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