( Moving day, Pete and Porsche's room)
Porsche looked at Pete pointing at a little table in their shared space that has various statues and a few other things scattered around " Do you want me to take your altar to your new room too?" he asked,
Pete looked confused " My altar?" Porsche frowned, he thought this new Pete is pagan too, maybe he was wrong.
" Didn't you worship Hades back in your universe?" Pete shakes his head " I was a Buddhist" Porsche raised his eyebrows, so now they believe in the same religion huh?
He looked at the altar again then at Pete, does anyone know how to get rid of an altar in this house?" Well then what do you want me to do with this?" he asked,
Pete too looked at the table again, it looked so beautiful,
The table was short, narrow and black with various designs carved on it's legs, on top of the table there was a silver bowl that has a line of designs carved around it, inside the bowl there was a black candle dipped in herbs with some coins and keys, outside the bowl scattered around the table was animal bones, an old man statue with three headed dog and some " Is that weed?" his eyes got big,
Porsche started to laugh at his reaction, remembering the old days he would smoke with old Pete " Yeah you loved weed, I mean the old Pete loved it" Pete was a little surprised, the old Pete sounds so interesting, he might want to be his friend if they wouldn't need to possess the same body
He looked at the table again, thinking of what he should do with it, even though he is not pagan or anything, he feels like he shouldn't get rid of the altar out of respect and gratitude, he may even leave some offerings after researching a little about them to continue what the old Pete has started
Finally he decided to answer Porsche on his initial question " Well, I mean it looks good and since Hades is the one that bring me in here I should show some appreciation, shouldn't I?" Porsche shrugged his shoulders, that means he should bring it right? " Then I am bringing them to the new room" Pete nodded " Yes, yes bring them" he said before he continued to pack his clothes.
While they continued packing their belongings in the little shared area Pete's mind traveled to Kim's cute scent as well as Vegas's delicious smell, ever since he started smelling people he wondered if everyone can do that
He turned at Porsche with his question ready in his mind " Can you smell people too?" he asks, Porsche once again was convinced that this Pete really doesn't know anything about omegas and alphas " Of course" Porsche answered, now that raises another question in Pete's mind
Pete pouted " What do I smell like?" he asks, Porsche answered without hesitating " You smell like sweet lemon with honey and a hint of mint, though that's the detail of it, you usually smell like lemons in general" Pete nodded, so he must smell delicious, he loves lemons
That means his old self smell this delicious too, right? He would date his old self if he could " Is my scent the same as old me?" he asks, Porsche laughed at that, when he first realized it he was actually surprised that Pete's scent really changed
" Actually no, it's not but not by far, both of you have the same accents to your scent, lemon, mint and honey, the only difference is you smell more like a sweet lemon as if you are smelling it on a dessert while he used to smell more like fresh lemon that you would smell on a garden but people need to live with you two separately in a certain amount of time to get the difference so I don't think anyone else noticed"
Pete nodded and then looked innocently at Porsche to tease him " Do you want to know how Vegas smells like?" he asked, Porsche looked at him weirded out, why would he want to know that? The thought of knowing made him shudder in disgust
He was about to object when Pete told him anyway" Sandalwood and leather" Porsche really thinks that he didn't ask, he rolled his eyes " I would be ok without knowing that fake Pete" he said disgusted while Pete laughs at him " Come on it's a special, sexy and comforting smell" Pete teased a little bit more but his friend was now throwing daggers at him with his eyes so he stopped talking altogether and looked around naughtily.
Before they can continue their conversation though someone entering and clearing their throat stopped them, both of them looked up to see Vegas trying so hard not to smirk " Uhmm I came here to take Pete on another date" he stated the reason for his presence ,a special, sexy and comforting one, he thought, he was here just in time to hear that part
Porsche rolled his eyes, again? This Vegas turns out to be more in love with his friend than he anticipated " For fuck sake you were only separated for one day, why would you need another date?" Pete can't help but blush at the thought of going on another date so soon while his heart was hammering in his chest
Vegas on the other hand looked at Porsche with squinted eyes " I can have as much dates as I want with him I don't think an omega bodyguard can judge me" Vegas said, Pete raised one of his eyebrows " What do you mean by 'omega bodyguard' open please Khun Vegas" Vegas seemed troubled hearing that for a second he forgot Pete was too an ' omega bodyguard',
He looked at Porsche who was smirking at him, pleased that he is now breaking into cold sweat, then he glanced back at Pete " Uhmm, ohh" he sighed trying to choose his words wisely so he won't loose all the progress he made with Pete until now " I just meant that it is something between us so no matter who bodyguard, boss, omega or alpha can judge us, right?" Pete smiled, safe answer
For now, he then remembered why Vegas is here and looked at himself in the mirror, he was sweaty with all the packing and running around to make sure everything is in place
He turned at Vegas embarrassed because of the state of his body" Right, then let me shower first Khun Wegath, I will be out in fifteen minutes, I am a little sticky because I have been gathering my belongings since morning to move" Vegas nodded, he was pleased to hear that Pete is moving this quickly, he was really worried because he was sure that there are some alphas who would hurt him in the absence of Vegas.
After Pete is done with his shower he quickly put on the outfit he finds in the depths of old Pete's wardrobe, a dark grey pleated skirt that reaches the half of his thighs with pale blue shirt that has some dragon designs on it. He then put a pair of socks and a white pair of sneakers while he had to take an unfashionable white cloth bag since old Pete seemed to have no other choices in his wardrobe.
He went out of the room for Porsche to look at him judging " You really have a whole different personality" he said looking at Pete mesmerized by his beauty " The weird thing is both of those personalities seems to fit you, you look good" he complimented Pete,
Pete smiled beamingly " Thank you! I wasn't sure if I should wear this when I found it at the bottom of one of the drawers but I think it suited me, I need to do some shopping when I have some time for cute things like these " Porsche felt his heart filling with warmth after hearing the excitement and happiness in Pete's voice,
First he thought he would find this Pete daring, boring or even annoying but as he slowly gets to know him, he can understand why Vegas is still falling for him, he would too if he was not an omega, he would even steal this little sunshine away from that sexist's sticky hands.
He pointed at the door with his head " Go have fun, don't forget the road to home this time though Pete, I will be waiting for you at our 'new room' before I sneak out to guard my little brother so don't be late" Porsche said, he was worried for this new Pete, even if he seems capable he is still an omega who is new to this world as well as dating a misogynistic stupid alpha
Pete on the other hand felt his heart ache and his eyes filled with tears, so this is what it feels like when people genuinely cares about you other than your family.
He wanted this from Bible, he would even be ok getting this from his other friends like Apo or Us but none of them was even a little bit concerned about his well being while hanging out with that writer giving her more power as they do so
He somehow knows that if Porsche was there back then he would never let that writer do this or Bible to cover this whole thing like this in the fear of his dad,
Though, he actually never told Us or Apo what he has been going through entirely, he always tells them that it's what he and Bible planned or what they should do as if it is his idea as much as Bible's,
He also haven't told them about the abuse or other things, he just told them he is being friends with the girl for the sake of peace and that's it, maybe it was his fault that he wasn't getting any help.
He felt like he was doing injustice to his friends at that moment because now that he is thinking about it,
He is remembering multiple occasions when he felt the same care from Tong and that every time Tong was worried about him and asked him what's wrong, Pete lied to him too about being ok.
Porsche looked troubled when looking at the sad expression of Pete, did he say something bad?
He stands up and made his way towards Pete grabbing his cheeks " Why are you tearing up? Pete? What happened? Is it something I said? I am sorry" Pete put his face on Porsche's chest while he whispers " Why would he leave a caring friend like you to go to my filthy world?" Porsche felt his heart breaking for the boy as soon as he heard that,
He froze for a few minutes before hugging Pete and slowly stroking his hair and back, Pete was not crying loudly or violently but Porsche felt the need to calm him down anyway, he does not want him to feel sad and helpless like this
" You are one traumatized little boy aren't you?" he asked, Pete leaned his right cheek on his chest " What if I am?" a cute voice escaped him, Porsche smiled " Then I should be more careful and caring huh? Treat you like my own traumatized little boy Porchay" Pete chuckled and removed himself from him so he wouldn't make Vegas wait any longer
" Wouldn't it be troubling to you?" Porsche looked confused " Why would treating you more gently trouble me?" Pete's face formed a broken smile, why couldn't he hear these words from Bible's mouth even once?
( At Jeff's House, One Day Later After Build's Breakdown In The Middle Of The Night)
Jeff was sitting with Bible on the dinner table while Build is supposed to bring their food as he told them to wait a little so he can warm the food up.
Both of them looked at the kitchen door waiting for Build to appear in front with their plates but instead of Build a loud thud catches their attention.
They thought Build was doing something harshly again because he was mad at them for something but after five minutes they were starting to get worried, they looked at each other and then at the kitchen door " Do you think we should check-" Bible started Jeff gulped and nodded not letting him finish, worse they will get scolded by Build about disturbing him at his kitchen.
They stand up and hurried over to the kitchen to make sure he is ok,which they found out quickly that he is not, he was currently laying down, his back on the floor without his consciousness, both of them bend down on his sides so they could check what's wrong with him, Jeff put the back of his hand on his forehead
" Fuck I would say he is in heat if we were back at my universe" Bible looked at him confused, that means he has fever, right?
Instead of asking he too check Build's neck along with other parts of his body to check his temperature, Build was burning up" We should go to the hospital" he stated the obvious, Jeff nodded but a hand grabbing both of their arms stopped them from standing up or carrying Build to the car
" No-" they both looked at Build's closed eyes, his face was red and sweating, he does not seem to be succeeding in opening his eyes or being conscious yet " No, no hospital, I don't want my baby taken away" Jeff and Bible looked at each other worried
" What should we do then?" Bible asks, he really had no idea on what to do with a patient refusing to go the hospital.
He bent back down beside Build and started to stroke his body to check the overall temperature again, Jeff sighed " He clearly has trauma, you know the one that we both know" he rubbed his forehead " So we can traumatize him further if we take him to the hospital by force" Bible looked thoughtful, Jeff was right about that
Even if he is right though there are more questions that needs to be answered before they decide on what to do" But what if he got more ill as it will not be treated accurately" Jeff scratched his head " Let's try taking his temperature with a thermometer first then we can give him a bath, a cold medicine, if it does not do him any good we can ask for help from P'Mile, maybe the d-o-c-t-o-r can come to the house"
Bible would have laughed at Jeff for spelling the 'doctor' part but he knows he did it to no trigger Build in case he had sensitivity over that word too.
He nodded agreeing with Jeff" Ok let's carry him to your bed for now in case you need to check on his temperature at night" Jeff nodded " Ok" he said while grabbing Build's legs to take him to his back.
He hugged Build's leg's around his waist while Build's head hang down from his shoulder blabbering some things about how the food will be a waste or how he worked so hard on that food, he then watched Bible preparing to drive to the pharmacy so he can get cold medicine as well as giving Jeff a thermometer before he went towards the entrance
" Then I can wait for your arrival so we can bathe him together, it will be easier than doing it alone" Bible looked terrified at that moment, Jeff raised his eyebrows, is he afraid of me getting jealous?" What? I am not jealous you know, he was your boyfriend in the pa-"
Bible cut him off " I think it is better if you are the only one who bathe him" he said then opened the entry door, Jeff frowned " I swear I am not jealous, also we still haven't talked abou-" Bible interrupted him again which irritated Jeff further
" It's not about you being jealous or whatever Jeff" he sighed preparing himself for the sentence that will leave his mouth in a second " It's about me, it's about the last time I saw him in a bathtub" he closed his eyes and snapped his head to get rid of the memory while Jeff looked at him as if he is pitying " Oh, I am sorry" he murmured " I just-"
Bible smiled, he knows Jeff probably does not want him to feel like an outcast in their weird friendship/relationship but he really does not think he can bear seeing Build in any kind of bathtub ever again
" Don't worry about it Jeff, I will heal from the memory at some point but it's too fresh now and knowing his soul is really gone makes that memory more realistic as he really died you know, the problem is only I am aware of it and only I am mourning it" Jeff nodded, he can understand, he has been through a similar pain
" I will be back in less than an hour, ok?" Bible said before making his way out of the door, Jeff watched him close the door and started going up the stairs with Build on his back.
When he reached his room he first stripped the boy down since he knows he will be giving him a bath anyway, no need to be shy prior to that,huh?
He put him down on the bed so he can lay on his back while Jeff took his temperature.
Before he took his temperature he looked down on his naked figure on the bed " Looks the same" he murmured, he would check further but he can't take advantage of a unconscious person, well not entirely unconscious as he sobers up slightly to tell non-sense sentences before going back to his delusional word but still,
He would also twist and turn as he strain his muscles in pain too which made Jeff hurry up more fearing his lover had to feel more pain if he does not.
He raises Build's arm and puts the thermometer on his armpit closing his arm down to his side tightly so the thermometer can do it's job,
Not a second after the thermometer was thrown on the bed while Build moved unconsciously turning around and itching his armpit, Jeff sighed, well he was never an easy patient, even in their own universe he would want to be babied whenever he is sick, the thought of how he went through the abortion on his own filled his mind, who were there calming him down or helping him?
He felt a new kind of pain in his heart, he should be there for him, the abortion shouldn't even happen in the first place.
After thinking about how he could make Build keep the thermometer in his armpit for a while only one solution came into his mind " So I need to use force hmm?" he murmured to himself.
Well a little skin ship won't hurt anybody, right?
He quickly put both of his knees beside Build's legs keeping them together, he then put the thermometer under Build's arm and forced him to keep both his arms glued on the sides of his body " Hmmph" Build cried quietly " Jeff" he said softly, looking at Jeff's face feverishly,
Jeff looked down on his beautiful face before he started the thermometer, looking down at him like this made him remember all the heats he had spent with him in the other universe, the sense of guilt taking control of him again as he remembers the day he left him to deal with that cursed gang
Build interrupted his thoughts as he wiggle a little under him, bending his neck a little to the side and looking at Jeff seductively " You look an-ahnd behave just like my Kim before he become-becomehs evil, ih-t's confusing me" he said between his shudders,
Jeff felt his heart beating as if it wants to escape his chest 'my Kim' really made him excited " I m-iiihs him so much" Jeff gulped, Build moves his head again bending it to the other side still looking at Jeff " Bu-uht forget him, now I have new t-who crushes" Jeff smiled,
He knows who these crushes are but he let Build continue anyway " One for you" Build looked at him winking almost making his nose bleed " And one for the holy book" Jeff tried so hard to not laugh at his little joke
" I know already, Build, Hades told me if I want to exchange my souls with this boy and have you here back with me I will have to have a unique relationship where I need to be lovers with my cousin's carbon copy which made me want to puke when I first hear it but you can't fight your fate I guess or the deals you make" he sighed and petted Build's hair, Build looked at him with dreamy eyes
" But now I get it, even though I got jealous at the start now I get why the holy book should join us hmm" he bent down and kissed Build's lips " Still sweeter than anything" he said smirking but before he can continue the thermometer going off stopped him, he took it out of Build's armpit " 38.5 centigrade?! Fuck I need to give you that bath now, I hope Bible will be back rather quickly" he said as he hurriedly take Build in his arms.