Seth's P.O.V
The cold air was chilling my arms making me wake up shivering. Looking around the bed I found out why; Shawn and Eli were hogging the blanket and someone left the window open letting the snow from last night in. Tossing my legs over the side of the bed I quickly shut the window as quirky as possibly and locked it.
"Ugh, motherfuckers trying to get me sick," I whispered turning to glare at the two sleeping lumps in the bed. Assuming the clouds were blocking out the sun I turned to face my nightstand, now wrapped in the warmth of the heater.
My eyes shot open as they read the flashing red numbers '4:17.' Sighing I just shrugged in defeat and walked towards the door. I need some coffee. Opening the bedroom door and closing it behind me I was immediately incased in darkness. Feeling along the wall I felt my way down the hall and to the stairs. Taking each step I prayed that no one was up or woke up hearing the creaks. Once I was at the bottom walked through the dining room and looked up towards the kitchen but stopped when I saw a figure perched on the counter in between the fridge and coffee maker.
"Hello? Are you the guy who came in through my window? I know karate!" I whispered my voice startling the figure as it sat up straighter and looked up at me.
I heard a small giggle "Seth? It's just me," suddenly the room was flooded with light stunning my eyes. I quickly moved my hands to them protecting them from the hurtful substance. Taking a step back into the darkness of the dining room I rubbed my eyes until they no longer stung from being stocked into being awake. Looking back up at Ronnie I shook my head.
"What are you doing down here?" I asked wondering how he managed to stay in the same exact spot but turn on the lights as well.
"I'm a vampire; I don't sleep. You expect me to stay in a bed for almost 12 hours without food or coffee? I don't think so," he said raising his mug to take another swig of what I'm assuming is coffee. Nodding I stepped into the kitten the tile cold on my bare feet and the air cold on my naked chest. Walking around the island in the middle of the kitchen I stopped beside Ronnie reaching above him in the cabinet rummaging around for a mug.
Having no luck I sighed and closed the cabinet and turned to him, "lean down." Obeying my orders I opened the cabinet directly above him and awkward grabbed a mug; quickly.
Just to my luck it was a pink mug that read 'Princess' in purple and yellow lettering. It has a crown hung over the word and a curved wand for a handle. Stepping away from Ronnie I rolled my eyes at the mug and turned the coffee maker on setting my mug underneath it.
Hearing Ronnie take a breath I raised my hand and placed it over his face, "don't." Stepping away from him I opened the fridge grabbing the coffee creamer. My favorite; smores. Hearing the stairs creaking Ronnie and I looked at each other and smiled knowingly. We turned out glances to the entrance of the dining room and saw a familiar figure. It was Shawn's dad. As he joined us in the kitchen I turned grabbing my full mug from the dispenser, pouring the creamer in, and stirring it.
"Can't sleep either?" He asked us looking around as he awake sly grabbed a mug around Ronnie obviously aiming to grab a specific mug.
"No, sir," I nodded raising my cup to my face and taking a large sip wanting the caffeine to race through my body as soon as possible.
Giggling Ronnie shrugged looking up at Shawn's dad, "I don't really sleep, sir."
He laughed because it seemed Shawn's dad: who we did not know the name of yet: was not capable of giggling in his state of manliness. Looking at Ronnie he nodded his eyes gleeful.
As his mug filled he turned looking at us. His eyes were scanning us as if giving us a once-over.
"Don't call me sir. It makes me feel old, weird and while I may be older than you two y'all will pretty soon be related to me. So call me dad, Hall, or anything else. Just not sir or Mr.Ortiz," he said making my eyes widen.
Was he serious?
"Yes, s-dad," I smiled at him making him nod at me.
It was foreign. The use of the word 'dad' in a good way. All of my life it had been used to describe such a horrible human being. But now, now it describes some gentle, kind, loving. Someone who actually cares.
Hall breathed in deeply making Ronnie and I look up at him expectantly, "I may be hard on them sometimes, but it's only cause I want to see the best in them. I want them to know that they can do better. That they can achieve anything." Looking at Hall's face as he said these words I saw in his emotions what I had missed out on for so many years. All the training, advice, all the father-son-time. Hall was such a good parent that he worried about his kids being too good.
"Um, Hall. I know this is probably rude to ask but, I haven't seen my best friend Avery since I came here and I was wondering-"
He interrupted me before I could finish my sentence, "of course you can see her! In fact she can come here for dinner and stay the night a few nights!" He suggested his voice still a whisper.
Setting my mug on the island I wrapped my arms around his neck hugging him. "Thank you. Thank you for everything. You're like the dad I've never had." Laughing he patted my back with his one arm.
"You're welcome. Just trying to help you out. I know what you're going through," he said. Stepping away from him I grabbed my coffee again and took another drink the caffeine not the only thing buzzing through my veins.
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Eli's P.O.V
There was some weird squealing going on that sounding like a mix between two pigs, a bird and a slightly retarded whale. Rolling over I grounded shifting my pillow from beneath my head to over it. My sound seemed to silence the mating ritual or whatever the hell was going on. To be honest they could be Mayans coming back from the dead and sacrificing me to Chaac.
"Eli?" Someone asked me my tired brain too...tired to process who it was. In response I just groaned not wanting to be irritated, poked, prodded, talked to, or messed with right now.
"Are you awake?" They asked again making angrier than last time. Lifting the pillow Seth was sat next to me with my sky blue laptop in his lap looking wide awake while outside was pitch black and spitting snow.
"No, come back later," I said and rolled over pushed the pillow back into my head. I heard him giggle but weirder than that I heard a girl's laugh too. Is he possessed?
"Is he always so grumpy?" I heard the female again. Her voice was light and airy. It had a slight accent to it that a couldn't quite pin British or South African.
Replying Seth answered, "usually only when he's tired or the day after inter course." Groaning I turned back over to face him. Pulling the pillow from my face I looked up at him.
"Yes, darling?" He asked placing his hand on my cheek making me shiver from it's coldness.
Glaring up at him I snapped, "can you two be quieter so I can sleep or am I gonna have to go sleep with Devon and Ronnie?" He smiled and leaned down pressing his lips to mine. It was a soft kiss; his chapped lips against my red, bruised lips. It was perfect.
"Sorry, we'll be quite. Sleep," he whispered his forehead pressed to mine. Nodding I pressed my lips to his once more in a peck and smiled as he leaned down for more. Still slightly irritated with him I pushed him away giggling and rolled over cuddling into Shawn's side who, surprisingly, hadn't woken up.
Wrapping me in his arms and his warmth I drifted back to sleep.
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A/N;this isn't the end I just want it say. AWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
There is a fucking annoying pigeon outside my window who thinks he is a fucking owl!!!! He/she won't shut up! It sounds like he/she is dying!! I'm so over it!!!
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Seth's P.O.V
Looking down at Avery as Eli drifted back to sleep wrapped in Shawn's arms she was biting her fist a sign she was trying not to squeal.
FYI about Avery
--Avery is a British teenager who I met through foster care one time. She is four months older than me but I always treat her like my little sister. She has really long brown hair with blonde highlights usually covered with a hat or beanie and light brown eyes always covered with her prescription glasses. Avery is only 100 pounds and can't gain weight no matter what she eats.
She could literally eat a whole cow a lose a pound. But that would never happen because Avery is vegan. She loves to skateboard, she is in both classical and hip-hop dance and she is in both her high school dance team and the marching band. She also has a phenomenal sense in style.--
Shaking my head I just smiled at her. "I'm gonna leave them here and go out to the living room," I whispered watching as she shook her head and shifted on her bed so she was lying flat on her stomach.
Picking up my coffee from the nightstand I picked up the computer with the other hand becoming the balance master and walking out of the room. Coming to the door I expertly opened it resting my chin on the computer so it wouldn't fall.
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Setting the computer on the clutch in the dark room I sidestepped I flicked on the light.
"Woah! You live there?" She asked here eyes wide as they looked around the screen only able to see a portion of the living room.
Sitting on the couch I set the laptop in my lap again her eyes resting on me. "You know what the best part is?"
"The spacey shower for sex?" She giggled making my face heat up. Shaking my head I just giggled off the awkwardness I felt. At least it's cool she thinks it okay I have two 'boyfriends.'
"No, that Hall, Shawn's dad said it was okay for you to come visit for a few days," I said quietly acting like it was no big deal. It was quite for a few seconds making me look at the screen. She was in shock, frozen.
"You're-you're serious? I get to come see you again?" She asked her eyes filling with tears. Nodding I wished I could pull her to my chest a hug her like I did when we were younger. Or when we cuddled together falling asleep.
Tears began to trail down her face as she quickly jumped from her bed and throw clothes into her bed consisting of shoes, shirts, belly tops, bras, skirts, thongs and more. It didn't surprise me because once I came out to Avery she didn't mind showing her body to me. Whether that meant 3am bra and sport shorts or I just got out of the shower, it's fine, watch me towel dry.
She was an odd one. But she was my best friend.
"Avery," I called trying to get her attention to try and snap her back to reality. "Avery. Avery!" I finally yelled making her pick up her computer and bring it to her face.
"Yeah?" She asked, like rummaging through her closet and drawers like a crazy woman was normal. Ugh, this guy.
"Look, don't freak out. We don't even know when you are leaving and you probably don't need your whole wardrobe," I nodded trying to get her to agree.
She shook her head, "no, I need things to change into in case I get messy or sweaty. I need pajamas for every night meaning basically all of my thongs and I'll probably wear all my belly tops and if it's cold I'll need-"
Sighing I cut her off which obviously annoyed her. "Listen to yourself. Do you know how you sound?" I asked. "You sound like one of those crazed teen moms off MTv and we all know you hate that show."
Avery's eyebrows shot to the top of her head and she started shaking her head. "Alright, so I'll just bring my three good thongs and all of the rest of my clothes."
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*Few hours later*
Shawn's P.O.V
When my stomach could no longer take being in a room with no food I had to untangle myself from a sleeping Eli and tip toe over to the door. When the breeze caught me somewhere where a breeze has rarely hit me before I looked down questioningly only to see I was naked.
Ugh. I have to get dressed. Meaning I had to put effort into my morning routine. 😔 FML.
Slowly I padded over to my chest in front of the bed and slowly opened it cringing at every creak praying to the lord that Eli wouldn't wake up. Having it three/fourths of the way open I just freaked it the rest of the way leaning the top against the frame.
A low growl/groan/moan was emitted from him which from my angle was a lump of bed sheets. It was drop dead sexy, but I froze all my movements. My breathing became shallow and I listened, seeing if he awoke. When I just heard his deep breaths for a while I sighed and leaned forward and grabbed a pair of basketball shorts. They were all back except for a grey stripe that went down the side of my legs and then circled around my butt.
Good shorts to go commando in. 😏
Sliding them up my naked legs so they weren't so naked I slid in one leg at a time. But the problem was when I went to slip my left leg in and pull them up my shorts were still around my foot making me knock myself over. Into the chest. My temple hit the corner of the chest and then the ground exploding with pain. The force from my head smashing into the chest made it slam closed emoting a loud slamming sound.
Good news though, the chest is closed!
I was in the fettle position on the shag carpet cradling my head which was ringing along with my ears.
"Shawn? Are you okay?" Someone asked. My brain...hurt too bad to decipher who it was. Their warm hands rubbed my back soothing me and brought my head into their lap.
"No," I groaned, not worried about food anymore even though my stomach protested. His warm hands replaced mine and started to massage my temple but he gasped when I rested my hands on the carpet. Whoever he was.
"What?" I asked looking up. Eli. Of course, the loud bang woke him up. His eyes were wide and he picked up my hand and placed it in my line of sight. It was oddly red tinged, like cherry jello. "You're bleeding!"
Or blood. It could be that too.
He laid me on my back and pulled up my shorts, shaking his head. "Boys," he sighed.
"You're one too!" I pointed out but cringed cradling my head at my loud tone.
Smiling he stood up and opened the bedroom door, "obviously not a stupid one. All the time." Laying on the ground my head wouldn't stop pounding. Where did Eli go anyway? Getting tired of waiting the two seconds I had been laying there I sat up using the damn chest as support and leaned against the bed frame and the damn chest.
Bringing my left hand down to look at it again: sure enough, it was still stained with the cheery jello like consistency. Only a darker red, now it looked like that fake Halloween blood when you first pour it out. How much blood does my head have? Is it just gonna look like a deflated balloon if I lose enough blood?
Hearing footsteps I looked back to the door grateful. They saved me from my worrying thoughts. Eli had returned. With my mother, father, and Seth. Great. They were gonna have a great laugh at this! Looking down at me my father instantly kneeled down beside me tilting my head and removing my hand so he could see.
"Does it hurt?" My mother asked making me look at her. I'm bleeding on the floor and she's asking me if it hurts.
Being nice because I didn't want to break an already vulnerable relationship, "yeah, a lot." Seth and Eli kneeled beside my dad looking over me.
"Get me some rubbing alcohol, cotton balls, q-tips, neddlland gauze wrap," my dad demanded speaking to no one in particular but my mom quickly hurried out of the room. Sitting down in front of me for a second he just looked around the room his eyes finally settling on the chest.
"Won fights all your life and the one you lose is to a damn chest," he laughed patting the chests lid. Rolling my eyes I just leaned the right side of my body into Seth. As my mother returned she had everything in a bucket as well as candy bars and a water bottle of lemonade.
That scared me. Had I lost that much blood or was my mom being overprotective? Setting the bucket down beside my dad, Seth looked at him. Everyone knew what was coming. Eli and my mom left the room saying something about 'picking up lunch' and my dad just looked at Seth.
"He's gonna squirm and possibly cry. I need you to distract him from this. Do whatever. I'm not here."
Seth's P.O.V
Hall leaned forward pressing the cotton full of alcohol to Shawn's temple making his squeak and press his head into me. Instinctively I grabbed his crotch. Not hard, just enough to make him forget.
What. The. Fuck. I love him; but Shawn has a weird family. Or this is just a weird day.
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Authors Note; Yes! At last that is chapter 20. Not quite what I expected but it is that. I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been liking, commenting, and adding my story to their reading lists. Also thank you to everyone who has been reading and gotten this far to read this piece of garbage.
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