Shawn glanced up and over at Aki as he whispered to him about the lunch ladies, his eyes moved to them for a moment before ducking his head as the blush took over because of his nickname. He glanced at Alice, wondering if she'd heard, but didn't see any sign she had, so his attention turned back to the food before him, and he slowly forced himself to eat it. He didn't feel he deserved it, which almost made him sick because of all the psychology his father and brother had put him through. It was the fact that Aki had his leg against Shawn's that reassured him and helped to keep his food down. He was normal very well trained to listen to his brother and fathers commands and their physical abuse. But Aki's arrival at school, since that first encounter, had sparked a change, that was angering Leo, which was only half making it back to their father. Leo wanted it fixed and handled before they went back, he wanted the praises his father would sing when he found out his best son took care of things.<br/><br/>Shawn shifted just a little closer to Aki when his was done eating and had pushed his tray away, his hat was pulled down low over his eyes, which had pushed his glasses to the tip of his nose. But he didn't care how it looked, that he might be the one to break his glasses this time. He was only focused on the comfort the other boy seemed to provide him. He mostly listened to them talk about the classes he knew he'd barely pass with satisfactory marks, before it was time for class and he hesitated to get up. "A..." He bit his lip, having started to say his name, but now unsure if he could say the whole thing. He licked dry lips "Aki... Would y-y-you be l-late, if-f you w-w-walked m-me to c-cl-class-s?" He asked, brand new waves of nerves and knowing everyone who went past was listening to them. He knew his brother was waiting somewhere to grab him. Stalking the halls like the king of cats he was named for. Wait, that wasn't true, he knew that. His brother was named after his own zodiac, but it should have been the large cat, he could certainly stalk and hunt like one.