"Good morning," Pete smiled at a grumbling Logan, "Did you sleep well?
"Slept on my stomach," he huffed.
X FLASHBACK X
"You said there should be fair treatment," Vic snapped his palm against his brother's left cheek, "Didn't you?"
Logan gave a dry gasp, biting the pillow as the burn spread across his backside.
"Can't hear you?" another slap fell.
"Yes!" he grit, pushing at his brother reflexively.
"Well then this only seems fair," the elder smiled and continued bringing his palm down, alternating cheeks as Logan squirmed and swayed.
Biting the pillow was all Logan could do to keep from screaming out. Apparently fair treatment meant fair punishment as well.
Vic rained down just a few more well delivered blows, leaving a perfect white palm print in his little brother's glowing red derriere before releasing him and dusting his hands off, "Now I hope you learned a lesson on not hurting each other."
"You are so d mn petty!" He groaned, rubbing as his brother snickered. Admittedly he would have probably wanted to hit Victor if the roles were reversed but that's not the point.
X
Pete just smiled to the man and pat his shoulder.
"He is so tit for tat," he grumbled, crossed his arms, "Jerk."
"Has the sticker chart been working well?"
"He's at his 2 week reward so I'm going to go to the store at the end of the day and grab him some little treat or something," he has to curb his brother's sweet tooth some.
"Well I'm happy it's working out for you," Pete smiled, "I think I will go get my brother some new things to tinker with. He's been a bit down. Perhaps we may go together."
"Sounds like a plan." He looked over the schedule for the day, "Hope your brother gets out of the dumps soon. If he wants he can have Victor back."
Pete smiled, though he honestly thought that would help.
X
Vic was texting Mikie and Cain when his little brother returned home with groceries.
"You want to help?" Logan glanced to his brother on the couch.
"Not really," he stood up and went to gather the other bags from the front porch, "Nice to see you actually contributing to the household expenses."
"I'm going to ignore that comment completely and just put the stuff away," he rolled his eyes and began to place the items on the counter so he could tetris this stuff in the fridge and cabinets.
Victor took the items out to help him and looked to him and between him and the sticker chart, "It's been two weeks."
"Yes, I know about your two weeks of good behavior," he nodded, putting the eggs away, "Your reward is in the bag with the ice cream sandwiches. And those sandwiches better last more than two days because I'm not buying more until I go back to the store. In two weeks."
"What's to stop me from just going to the store myself?" he went in the bag and found a box.
"Yes that's it, open it up," Logan nodded.
Without even reading the box Victor opened it and saw 8 items in colorful wrapping. The old mutant picked up the red ball and unwrapped it.
"That one is cherry I think, or cherry pie, something along those lines," he waved a hand dismissively.
Vic sniffed the chalky ball and shrugged.
Logan turned to say something when he saw his brother take a bite, "Victor no!" he hurried over and grabbed his face as his brother started choking and gagging. He quickly took him to the sink, "It's not candy dummy, it's a bath bomb," he shook his head and rinsed his brother's mouth with the hose.
Vic coughed and gagged as the foam was washed away, "That was a dirty joke!"
"That wasn't a joke," he snickered, wiping his face with the dry towel, "Go run a bath and toss it in the tub."
Vic coughed setting the ball, now missing a bite, "I'm beginning to suspect you still want to kill me."
Logan only laughed in responce, "Why would you put that in your mouth? You really are a baby," he shook his head and finished putting the food away, "Go take a bath, Victor. I'm going to make lunch."
The elder gave him one last suspicious look before taking the box and going to the bathroom.
Logan snickered again and texted Pete on how Victor liked his new reward.
"Come wash with me!" he called out.
"Alright just let me finish putting the stuff away," he quickly put everything away.
X
"So Big bear yawned as he drove around in a jeep on a road just south of town," Vic turned the page as his brother pinned his left side shut.
That bath fizz was great, had them smelling all delicious and skin feeling tingly.
The older continued on when his brother had strapped his cover snug and secure, "But after a while he stopped in a park, and Old man whispered as it grew dark, Sleep Big Bear Sleep."
"Mmm," Logan laid against his brother's side as he was read to, covering a yawn.
X
Mikhail smiled as Pete ate his large helping of food. His brother's muscle and weight didn't come from lettuce and definitely not from eating light, "Would you like some more?"
"Brother your lamb is divine!" Pete happily scarfed his food as his brother put more veggies on his plate and filled his drink again.
"Everything I make is divine," Mikhail agreed, "And when you're full I made carrot cake cookies."
Pete quickly finished his meal, eager for dessert. Mikhail handed him a platter of cookies and sighed contently. The younger looked to him and smiled, pulling him into a cuddle.
"Are you well, my dear brother?" he held him close.
"I am quite well, Kevan," the elder Russian nodded, rubbing his younger brother's hair back.
Pete paused, turning his head some, "When have you last eaten?"
"I'm not hungry.
"You're never hungry," he shook his head, offering him a cookie. His older brother's mouth twitched.
"I'm really…" he trailed off into a sigh before taking a bite of the cookie.
"I know you're not hungry. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat still," he fed him the rest of the cookie and rubbing his arm.
He shook his head, still amazed at his brother's affections for him.
x
"I'm bored," Cain told his wife, "I'm bored! I bet Victor and Mikie are doing something fun right now."
Jen rolled her eyes, "Why don't you see what your friends are doing?"
He stared down at her, quickly picking her up from the floor, "Well if they're not doing anything, you want to go out to a movie or something?"
"Well, we could always stay home and watch a movie together regardless," a wrap of the arms around his neck and a smile, "And do other things."
"You don't mean?"
"Oh yes I do."
Cain gasped, "Naked Gangam style! I'll get the mp3 player!" he hurried to turn the speaker on just as his phone was ringing, "Oh g*d d*mmit!" If it was Victor, or anyone for that matter he wasn't answering. Of course just for that thought it was Mikie, "Hold on, hot stuff, future fling is calling."
"You better share if this future happens," Jen pulled her shirt back down.
He gave a thumbs up before answering, "What's up Mikie, hows life? Uh huh. Uh huh. I'm closing a deal now actually. Pretty run down, got someone who wants to build I don't care what there. I think a car wash or something. Ok. Bye bye."
"What is it?"
"Nothing of extreme importance just wanted to know when I was going to be buying another building to demolish. I think he's ready for some release. Unfortunately in a not sexual way," he pouted some, "Oh well, time for naked dancing," he quickly got undressed.
xx
I think I'm calling this done. But I have already started another story. I've learned to not make promises on regularity as I have a lot of ups and downs in my writing and art. but I do promise I'll try to get as much done with the next one and get chapters pumped out as soon as possible.