IOTA is a normal everyday boy, at least, that's what everyone thinks. Even his sisters don't know a broken part of him he's kept secret. Will they be able to help him before it's too late?
IOTA was walking home from school. "Just enough time to see Astral as long as I hurry!" He started to run. He had promised his enbyfriend, Astral, that he would visit them after school.
He kept running as fast as he could, stopping every once in a while for a breath. "Almost there..." he thought to himself. That's when he saw... bright white lights. "Oh shit, not again!" He shouted. A car was driving over the speed limit. It hit him flat on the hip. It threw him a few feet forward. He fell to the ground. "Ow!" He shouted, standing up. His sleeve pulled up a little bit, he pulled it back down.
"WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING, KID!" an angry woman shouted from the car.
"BITCH!" He shouted, lifting the middle finger. He kept running.
He ran up to the apartment and walked in. "Hi, Astral!" He shouted, out of breath.
They turned around. "Hi Kitten! なにてことだ！(nanite kotoda!/ OH MY GOD)！WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!"
IOTA looked at his hip. It was pouring with blood. "Oh. That! I got hit by a car. I'm fine!" He smiled.
"YOU ARE LITERALLY SHOOTING BLOOD OUT OF YOUR HIP! WE GOTTA GET YOU TO THE DOCTOR!" They shouted, trying to get him out the door.
"I'm fine, Astral. Don't worry! It's just a scratch."
"DUDE YOU'RE GONNA DIE, WE GOTTA GO!" Astral shouted, pushing him into the car.
"Don't worry! I've been through worse!" He laughed.
"YOU HAVE?! WHEN?!"
"When..." his voice trailed off. "No. Don't say that. They can't know about it..."
"SEE?! WE GOTTA GO!" Astral said, pulling out of the driveway and driving as fast as they could.
When they arrived at the hospital, Astral grabbed his arm and pulled. "COME ON, BEFORE YOU BLEED TO DEATH!"
"Okay fineeee." IOTA said, walking into the hospital. The nurse looked up.
"HOLY! IS HE OKAY?"
"I'm fiiiiiine!" He said.
"NO HE'S NOT. HE GOT HIT BY A CAR!" Astral shouted.
A doctor came out and got him into a room. They stitched him up and gave him some blood.
"If you guys had waited another 10 minutes, he might've not made it." She said.
"I bet I would've. I've lost more blood than that before."
"You keep saying stuff like that! What does that mean?!" Astral shouted. They were still shaken about the whole thing.
"Shit. Why did I say that..." he thought to himself.
"Anyway, you two can go home now." The doctor said.
Astral walked out the door holding IOTA's hand.
"You gotta be more careful when crossing roads." They said.
"I know. But that bitch was speeding!"
"Just... be more careful."
"I will. Thanks." He said, trying to cross the street. Astral kept holding his hand as they walked the other direction. "Hey! What are you doing?"
"I'm not letting you go home. You're staying with me, kitten." Astral said, opening their apartment door and walking in.
"I guess it can wait another day..." IOTA whispered to himself.
They got changed into pajamas. "You know, you don't have to hide every inch of your body." Astral said as IOTA walked in. He was wearing long pants and long sleeves.
"No! It's okay, I'm fine with this!" He said.
"Okay... go to bed." Astral said, patting a spot on the bed for him.
He snuggled up next to them and closed his eyes. Around 2 am, he stood up and went downstairs...
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