Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]
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				Title: <strong>Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 00:24:18</strong>
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				Jasper liked sitting on the small porch out front. It was nice to live in a house with a porch - even if it was tiny and cracked and the cement stairs leading up to the front had crumbled so that you had to jump the gap between two steps. There were two small kids playing in the front yard - Amy and Ryan - who were seven and ten, respectively. Ryan was a brawny little thin, brown and fast and hardened as a cockroach from days spent baking in the summer sun. Amy, his sister, had golden skin and long brown pigtails that had frizzed up with all the water hanging in the air. The yard was mostly dust, but there were a few scrubby patches of grass. They threw a ball at Jasper and he tossed it back, the barely-still-together chair beneath him groaning in protest as he moved. He was like a ghost, lingering on the porch, watching the kids.<br><br>The older ones - there were two seventeen year olds living here as well - never came home. They spent all their time out on the street, peddling drugs or driving cars that they had jacked off of someone at gunpoint. They rarely came home, anyways. Maria, an eighteen year old, came in and out as she pleased but she did bring Jasper and the young kids baked treats. All in all, there were eleven kids who came and went from the house...fifty five hundred dollars a month that all disappeared into their foster mother's pocket. She was a whore and a bitch, with long fake claws for nails and crackling bleach-blonde hair that was dry as a husk. Her blue eyeshadow caked into the creases of her eyes and her mascara ran down her cheeks, making her look a bit like a harpy when she yelled at them. <br><br>She hated Jasper with a passion - she saw the way her husband watched him. <br><br>Jasper tucked one leg up under him, wearing some slim, dark blue jeans, the only pair that he had. He had on a dark green t-shirt with a faded band design on the front. It wasn't his - Marcus, one of the other boys, had given it to him. <br><br>His hair was dark, and it fell around his face - it was inky and years staying out of the sun had made it the color of wine, but within a few days in the sun it would get beautiful, bloody crimson streaks. He had his mother's dark, rich red hair, the soft, straight strands. His haircut was loose, falling around his face, bangs long and falling into his eyes in a pleasantly dishevelled style that came from his complete and total lack of money to get it cut properly with. His fingers were long and slim, wrapped around his leg, skin milky and pale. <br><br>His eyelashes were dark, long, brushing his soft cheeks. His eyes were his mother's, as well - or so he'd been told, he'd never met his father. They were icy, cold under his dark lashes. His eyes were a pale blue, like wolf's eyes, ringed in black. His step-father said that they were spectacular - he loved watching Jasper's face contort, watching those blue eyes go glassy with pain and fear. <br><br>He turned back to Amy and Ryan as their ball thudded back to his feet and tossed it out again, letting it roll over the dirt. He had heard that his brother was coming. He knew the system well enough not to trust it - he didn't actually think he would. That he'd be allowed. He wanted nothing more than to see his older brother...he ached for it. It had been a year and a half now, far too long. He relied on his older brother in many ways.<br><br>He'd filled out since he last saw his brother. He'd grown a bit - now just about five foot seven - slimmed down, lost all of his baby fat. He had a certain delicacy about him, an angelic look that his pale skin and once-soft eyes had leant him. He needed his brother, he though, wrapping his arms around his legs. He needed someone to curl up with at night. He remembered when he used to crawl into his brother's bed and press himself up against the other boy's bare chest, trembling when their mother raged in a drug-induced haze. <br><br>He shut his eyes, letting some sunlight fall on his cheeks, relaxing a bit. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 02:22:22</strong>
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				Reid did not expect to see his younger brother any time soon. Sure, the case workers told him he would, but they lied a lot and he knew it. They didn't even bother to make promises to him anymore, and though most would see it as a 'you're too old for promises,' it felt a lot more like they had simply realized that he knew they were lying.<br><br>He'd already begun to tune them out. '<em>But no,</em>' they said! No, it would work out just fine, he'd be able to see him by the end of the week. Maybe if things went right and the papers were signed, maybe it would be more then just a visit, and he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to see him ever again. They told him that he should be hopeful, and truth be told Reid was just foolish enough to listen.<br><br>He did not have the look of a hopeful about him, though. His head was usually bowed; his posture strangely bent for someone with such long legs. The dark blue of his eyes was a rare sight, his hair short and rich auburn but far from well kept. He was an awkward mess of a boy, looking more like a photograph that got distorted in production then any real human should look.<br><br>'<em>Still,</em>' they told him, '<em>stand tall. You're going to be reunited your brother today.</em>'<br><br>He wasn't sure if he believed them until the car was pulling up in front of the house. It was a mess and he hated that house, hated it's stupid cracked porch and the little kids in the front yard (if that patch of dirt could be called as much) who's names he didn't know, hated whoever was sitting on that stupid porch-- <em>Oh</em>.<br><br>Reid sunk down in his seat and made a noise that probably wasn't too far off from a whimper. He might have been Jasper's senior by a year but he certainly didn't feel like it right now. He wanted to see his brother but he didn't want Jasper to see him, because he was supposed to be older and responsible and supposed to have matured a great deal and be close to jumping into the real world away from foster homes and foster parents. He hadn't been a very good older brother at all, had he?<br><br>The man-- boy, it felt like-- snuck a look out of the window but was determined to look at anything but Jasper for right now. He ended up settling for watching the ball go between the children and got so caught up that he jumped a little when the social worker who had drove him there spoke up.<br><br>"Reid, come on, they'll be waiting."<br><br>"I don't want to go."<br><br>The social worker must not have been a very patient woman, because that look left no doubt in his mind that she was going to pull him out of the car if he didn't get out on his own. "Now, now, Reid. Aren't you excited to see your brother?"<br><br>She climbed out of the car and crossed over to the passenger side quicker then Reid would have guessed a woman of her size would be able to do-- and he had all of a second to shoot her a dirty look before the door was opened and he toppled unceremoniously out.<br><br>[How elegant. :B ]
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 02:44:56</strong>
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				Jasper saw the car pull up and stop, and he turned dull eyes towards it, not recognizing Reid in the passenger seat. He watched Amy and Ryan pause when the other man tumbled out of the car and he raised his eyes, looking decidedly disinterested. He had a certain elegance to him that had initially been a twitchy sort of fear he'd had when he was younger, paired with a vicious stutter, but as he got older his silence seemed to be a bit more refined and his nervous tics had disappeared into a quiet, glassy front that seemed cold and removed to most but leant him a certain beauty. <br><br>That seemed to fall away when he recognized Reid tumbling onto the ground in a pile of awkward angles.<br><br>"Reid?" <br><br>Jasper's voice was raspy, as though disused, and he nearly killed himself by putting his foot through the hole in the stairs. He looked at the other boy and then managed to catch himself, heading down the scrubby lawn towards Reid. <br><br>Amy paused and grabbed his pants, and he patted her hair distractedly, "It's okay, it's okay...he's my brother."<br><br>Ryan stood back glaring, but Jasper paused right in front of Reid, offering a pale hand to help him up. "Reid," he said softly, and then a beautiful smile split apart and he seemed to light from the inside out. It had been such a long time since he'd seen Reid and he didn't seem to know what to do. He hadn't smiled like this in so long, but seeing Reid brought it out. The smile dropped from his brilliant megawatt smile down to a shyer one, realizing that Reid hadn't seen him in a long time and he didn't want to scare him off. <br><br>He was eager, but at the same time scared, scared that Reid wouldn't like him anymore or that Reid was coming to say goodbye for good. He wanted Reid to like the way he looked, the way he seemed - it was all that he had, really. He hoped that Reid would be able to stay. Ryan and Amy scuttled inside, and Jasper swallowed, still not believing that it was really his brother there, before him. It was...it was unreal, and his breathing was shaky. He hadn't been so happy in so long.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 04:13:34</strong>
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				He heard the voice and he didn't think that it sounded anything like his brother's, but he certainly knew that it wasn't one of the children's. And he certainly couldn't count it out as Jasper's voice when he heard the 'he's my brother' comment. Reid sighed quietly into the dirt before pushing himself up, and he found himself gawking up at his younger brother for a moment or two before taking his hand.<br><br>Jasper had a great smile, he mused as he stood, and it made him feel all the more awkward in comparison. Reid was taller-- nearly six feet-- but he still kept his legs bent and shoulders slumped and that made him look nearly the same hight as his younger brother. He must have thought that he was horrible, really, a klutz who couldn't even take care of his own family. It must have been why his smile faded a little.<br><br>"Hey, Jasper," he muttered weakly, "it's been awhile."<br><br>He shifted his weight and went back to staring at his feet-- but not before flashing the other a smile of his own. "I didn't think I'd get to see you soon. I haven't been listening to what they've been telling me..."<br><br>The woman cleared her throat at this-- "Got that right. You two can hug inside, can't you? I need to see your guardians."<br><br>Reid shot the woman a dirty look (they could stay out here and hug if they wanted to, he hadn't seen Jasper in so long that he should have the right to stand around and hug wherever he damned pleased,) but he knew she wouldn't get a chance to see it. "Yeah," he muttered in agreement, "it's a little hot out here."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 07:00:40</strong>
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				Jasper hesitated, but when he saw Reid's somewhat awkward smile his own bright one came onto his face. He nodded, "I know," he said, "I didn't listen, either. I didn't think I'd get to see you." His eyes seemed to light up when they saw his brother, losing the dullness that this place had brought upon them. He looked at the social worker and there was a certain hatred in his eyes that he'd never had the last time Reid had seen him, but it faded as quickly as it had come. He reached out, deciding to be a bit brave, and took Reid's hand.<br><br>His own were soft, cool, and he tugged the other boy into the house. "Here, I'll take you to my room. Watch the steps." <br><br>They headed down, immediately down a staircase, and then down one more, until they were in a dank little hallway. There was a heater and a washer and dryer with a mountain of dirty clothes inf front of them, and two doors. One was his foster-father's "study", where he was often called in to "help" with one project or another. To the left was a cracked, dirty door, stained with greasy hands and dust that had never been washed off.<br><br>There was one queen-sized bed in the room, with a few ratty blankets, but it was neatly made up. There wasn't much in the room - just a lamp on a table that was barely balancing on three legs, some library books, and the school books that Jasper had been able to bum off of kids as cheaply as he could. There were no windows. He flicked on the lamp as he heard his foster-mother sigh and heave herself into the hallway upstairs, welcoming the social services worker in a saccharine voice. How could they not hear that she didn't care? But she buttered them up as best as she could to get this new kid and the five hundred a month that would come with that. <br><br>Jasper shut the door behind them and lingered there for a minute, "This is where I stay." He was quiet, shy about it, but he looked uncertain. <br><br>"You got really tall." He reached out, ran his hands through the other boy's auburn hair, smiling faintly, "You look good. Gotten bigger." His smile seemed a bit faded at the edges, as though he hadn't gotten to use it much. He paused, fiddled with the hem of his shirt, and then pressed himself against Reid's chest and wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug. Jasper's hair smelled clean and fresh, skin like soap, and he buried his head in his older brother's shoulder in a tight hug. 
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				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 07:33:03</strong>
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				Reid didn't see his brother smile, since he didn't look up-- but he smiled himself when the other kept talking and took his hand. He quickly tightened his grip on it (as tight as he could without it being uncomfortable) and nodded when told they were going inside and to watch the steps.<br><br>The social worker scoffed as quietly as she could at the two and followed them in, though she didn't bother to follow them down the staircase. She had actual business to attend to. (Although she couldn't help but wonder why she was in this job, working for ungrateful brats.)<br><br>The older of the brothers followed without saying a single word, though he did stop to marvel at the layout of the house. It was strange and felt tight packed, but maybe that was just because of how dirty everything seemed. He'd grown accustomed to everything being spotless, because he never left the room he had been given. He fancied it a storage locker, so why shouldn't he have used it as one?<br><br>Jasper's room, though... Jasper's room wasn't even as nice as a storage locker. 'This is where I stay' sounded a lot like 'I hate it here' to him, but he might have just been projecting.<br><br>Reid flinched inwardly when a hand first touched him, but it was his brother any touch from his brother was a welcome thing, because it meant that he was really there. And he was getting praised too, and it wasn't even the fake, hollow praise that the social workers often used on him. He risked looking up then and grinned wide-- just in time for Jasper to press up against him and embrace him.<br><br>And that was nice, and he wrapped his arms around his brother and held on tight, tight enough that he was sure no social worker would ever be able to separate them again.<br><br>"You look good too."<br><br>And that was a lie, because his brother looked <em>perfect</em>; every bit as perfect as he could in this trash heap.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 18:56:26</strong>
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				He gently tightened his hand around the other boy's, looking up at his older brother, wondering what he thought. What he thought about this shit-hole, if he'd be able to stay, if he'd relax a bit while he was here. He curled up in Reid's arms and just rested there for a minute, head tucked in against his older brother's shoulder, suddenly feeling safe again. "One day we'll get out of all of this. Soon. When you move out of your foster home, can I come with you?" He tightened his arms around Reid, tucked safely into his grasp, his warmth passing through him and into Reid. <br><br>It felt nice to have Reid back in the room with him. <br><br>"Can you stay the night?" He was hoping that he'd be able to stay longer than that, that he'd actually be moving in. As far as he was concerned, having Reid in the house would be the best thing that could happen to him. He looked up at Reid and smiled tentatively, pulling back from the hug for just a moment, not quite letting go of his hand yet. <br><br>It was as though if he let go, Reid would be taken from him. <br><br>"If you can stay, we'll have to share the bed...I hope that's alright," he hoped it still was. They'd always shared a bed before - he'd always curled up under Reid's arm, hiding himself in the other man's grasp to keep himself feeling safe. He shifted a bit and felt his hips protest the movement - he'd had to spend most of the night before with his step-father. That was all washed away, though, with his brother standing there right in front of him. <br><br>"God, it's so good to have you back. I missed you," he said softly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 19:25:39</strong>
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				Reid might have been smiling still, but he was thinking on too many things to pay much attention to himself. Jasper was right here and in his arms, like he should be, but the picture still wasn't right. He didn't belong here, he didn't even <em>smell</em> like he belonged here. He wanted to cut his hair and get him into nice clothes, give him a nice room and a nice house and a nice yard and a nice porch to sit on.<br><br>He was a horrible brother for not being able to offer any of those things.<br><br>But he could hold Jasper close, and that was a good enough first step. And the next words that came out of Jasper's mouth-- well they honestly stung a little, but it meant he had to make sure it was done. If his little brother wanted to come with him, he'd have to make sure he'd do well.<br><br>"Of course you can," he uttered, stumbling over his words a bit, "and I think I can. I don't care what that bitch says I want to stay here for the night." He used to share a bed with his brother, and he didn't mind that one bit. It just meant that he could be closer and protect him better. He hadn't really been able to protect him before, but he could do it tonight, right? Make sure this one night wasn't so bad? He could do that.<br><br>"I missed you too."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>28-03-2010, 19:51:45</strong>
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				Jasper's smile brightened when the other boy said that he could stay with him, and that he could probably spend the night. "Great," he said softly, incredibly pleased with the thought of moving in with his brother and just his brother. So long as they got out of these horrible foster homes. Anything would be better than having to have Gabe on top of him, Gabe, his foster-father. He knew that Gabe wouldn't be back for quite some time, though, so he had a while to relax. <br><br>He ran his hands down his brother's arms, taking him in, getting used to the feel of his brother's taller body under his hands. "You've changed a lot," he murmured softly, that smile still on his lips. He was clearly pleased with what he saw, though. <br><br>"D'you want me to grab some food from upstairs? We don't have much but I can make some instant ramen or something..." <br><br>He wished it was night, already. The sun was setting, yes, but he just wanted to curl up in bed with his brother right then. He knew that it was odd, and that most people wouldn't have looked on it favorably, but his brother was all that he had and at the end of the day, all he wanted was to have Reid holding him. He was confident that Reid would take care of him, that Reid would protect him for the night. God. He hoped that Reid would be able to stay for even longer. <br><br>Jasper's face had lost all of the babyfat that he'd once had, and it was now delicate, narrow. He had their mother's fine bone structure and their father's eyes, and the combination was quite a striking one, though what he really needed was a good haircut and some nicer clothes. He looked up at Reid, looking him up and down a few times, just taking him in. He'd missed Reid. He smiled, but his smile still wasn't as bright as it had been. He looked like he'd been worn away a bit, dampened by where he'd been living. He was the only kid who had his own bedroom in the house, and the others were somewhat jealous of him - and what they didn't realize was that it was merely for his foster father's convenience. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>29-03-2010, 07:56:01</strong>
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				"Yeah, it is, isn't it?" It'd be greater then anything. And his brother would never have to worry about things ever again, right? Reid would be sure to do whatever he needed to support him. He'd buy him whatever he wanted, make sure that no one took him away. He'd make sure that Jasper never had a bad day.<br><br>It wouldn't be easy, but he'd do it. Jasper needed someone to do it. He deserved to have someone do it.<br><br>Reid swallowed a breath while the other ran his hands down his arms-- he had changed, hadn't he? He was so much taller, so much older looking. His hair had lost most of it's red tint, he might have even looked a little burnt out. Jasper, on the other hand, seemed to have gotten nicer looking; he was handsome in his own right, and a lovely sight to behold. Reid felt like he was awkward in comparison, but Jasper didn't seem to mind though. Jasper was like that; as long as Reid was around he'd care for him, too.<br><br>See? He even offered him food.<br><br>Reid smiled wide at the offer and nodded energetically-- and while sure, ramen wasn't the most impressive meal, it was the first meal he'd be sharing with his brother in ages and that thought was <em>amazing</em>.
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				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>29-03-2010, 15:31:18</strong>
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				Jasper couldn't help but laugh softly at the other boy's energetic response to the offer of food, "Don't get too excited...you know that I'm not all that much of a cook," he said with a little laugh before relaxing a bit into his brother's arms. God, how had he beared to be away from the other boy for this long. Nothing felt right unless he was with his brother. Everything felt a bit brighter now, a bit safer. He relaxed close in against the other boy's chest and then gave his cheek a shy little kiss before grabbing his hand and tugging him up the rickety stairs.<br><br>He led them into a mostly-dilapidated kitchen, not once looking at his foster mother and the social worker sitting and talking in the living room that was clean for the first time in weeks. He set a pot of water on the stove and turned it on to boil. Relaxing a bit when it bubbled up, he tossed in a couple of packs of ramen and began stirring, adding the powder and then pouring them into two bowls. He picked up two forks and since the meal only took about five minutes to make he turned to head back downstairs.<br><br>"Let's eat in my room."<br><br>He didn't want to be around the social worker or his foster mother. He wanted to spend all the time alone that he could with Reid. He wanted to keep Reid all to himself. <br><br>His thighs ached, protesting the depth of the stairs after the punishment he'd received the night before. He wondered if anything like that had ever happened to his brother. If any foster parent had ever tried to force themselves on him - but no, Reid was bigger and stronger and cooler than him, at least in his eyes. Reid would never have allowed that to happen and that, he told himself, was why he was the one who was in this situation. He <em>deserved</em> it.<br><br>He sat cross-legged on the bed and let out a slow breath.<br><br>"I want you to stay here," he finally said, and it was clear that he didn't want to negotiate. He couldn't deal with having the other boy be away from him for a whole year again. "Please. Can you...can you make it happen?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>30-03-2010, 06:00:00</strong>
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				"I don't think you can mess ramen up," Reid protested quietly-- hell, even if he did mess it up, he'd eat it anyway. How could he turn down something his brother made?<br><br>His face might have turned a little pink at the peck, but he didn't exactly vocalize any complaints. (He was smiling, even. Just a small, nervous one, but... a smile.) He was a little surprised that Jasper had so much energy, because he was pretty sure this place would have worn him down quick. Maybe he was faking for Reid? Or maybe he was just happy enough to see him that it didn't mater?<br><br>Maybe his brother was just stronger then him.<br><br>Upstairs, Reid wandered as close to the living room as he could without the risk of getting called over. He couldn't hear exactly what they were talking about right now, but the social worker lady had a out a clipboard and was writing something down on it.<br><br>"Your room...?" The older muttered slowly-- he hadn't really been paying attention and needed to repeat it to make it click. "Oh! Your room, yeah... probably better then eating up here." Reid skittered after the other, stopping only when Jasper sat down. He decided to stand instead, but he was leaning over it a bit.<br><br>Stay there? <em>Stay</em> there?<br><br>Well... he guessed he might be able to see that done. And Reid certainly wouldn't mind, as long as his brother was there. And he was only about half a year from being old enough to move out on his own... maybe... yeah. He could do that. "Of... of course I'll stay here." He'd convince the social worker that it was a good idea somehow. And these people? Well, they wouldn't turn him away, if it was the money they wanted...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Shattered. [Sho and Sigma Octantis]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>31-03-2010, 02:33:58</strong>
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				Jasper was perfectly happy to trail about his room with his ramen bowl in hand, making sure everything was neat enough before sitting down, digging in with a fervor. He had skipped dinner the night before, scrubbing himself for so long in the shower that his foster-mother had said the water bill would be so high she wouldn't be able to afford food for him. He'd taken it quietly and gone down to his bedroom scrubbed pink and clean as a whistle but feeling dirtier than if he'd been dipped in mud. <br><br>He watched Reid take his place against the wall, and he took a bite of food, slurping the noodles a bit. <br><br>"Good," he said softly, "I mean, I know I probably shouldn't be asking but I figured that maybe you'd be okay with it. Staying here, I mean. A year and a half is way too long to be apart." He looked up, then, pale eyes gleaming strangely. It was as though a bit of light he'd once had had been sucked right out of him.<br><br>He searched Reid's face silently for a moment - wondering if he should tell him what had been going on - but then decided against it.<br><br>What if Reid was disgusted by him for it? He stuffed a mouthful of noodles in so that he wouldn't have to think about anything but...well, being. Being here with Reid. He didn't want to think about what it would be like when his foster father came sauntering back into the house, swaggering in and immediately calling him in to his "study", that dirty little room. He wondered if his foster mother knew...she probably did, and probably was happy that it wasn't her. 
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				Post by: <strong>Two Faced</strong> on <strong>22-04-2010, 00:34:56</strong>
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				Reid settled down the best he could and dug into his own noodles with abandon-- they were special not only because Jasper had made them, but because they were something that he had not had in some time. He placed his food down only when his brother spoke up, and he gave the other a slightly puzzled look.<br><br>"You 'figured' I'd be okay with it? Jasper... you're my brother. My <em>brother</em>. It's my job to watch after you. I'm supposed to be close to you, I--" He made a faint motion with his hands that ended in a shrug. "I've done a lousy job of that so far. But I... I can do it better if I'm here."<br><br>[Fff. Well this was a short post. Sorry. :'D ]
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				Post by: <strong>Sho</strong> on <strong>22-04-2010, 02:53:55</strong>
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				He smiled faintly and took a bite of his noodles, looking up at his brother, running his fingers back through his hair and shaking the dark red strands away from his pale eyes. "No, you've done a fine job." He looked up at the other boy, doing his best to assure him that things were okay here. He could feel his thighs ache at his own lie, just thinking about his step-father's hands, but he forced a smile that he was afraid looked fake, especially to his brother. He was certain it looked fake, and he dropped it fairly quickly, slurping down the last bite of noodles. <br><br>He then lay back on the bed - the sun had set, and it was going on nine. He was exhausted, probably because he'd been pushed so hard the night before, wrists tied to the desk in the room right across the hallway from him. <br><br>"You wanna come lie down?"<br><br>He let out a soft breath, setting his bowl aside, shivering slightly in the chilly air. He rolled onto his stomach, peering over his shoulder at his brother, shoes already kicked off. He was fully clothed, the faintest edge of a bite mark clear at the nape of his neck under his hair, eyes hooded as he watched Reid. It was so good to have him back. He felt so much better now, as though he'd been brought back to ground after being sucked up in a horrible prank. <br><br>"It's nice to have you back," he murmured quietly, resting his head on his hands. He hadn't been expecting Reid to actually come - it still felt like a dream.
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