[meanwhile, Suki, the secretary for Nathan Pox's campaign arrived with her assistant to chk up on the menu]
Suki: [approaches Julius' desk] Hi, I'm Suki [gave him her card] I called the other day to sample the menu for the campaign party nxt week
Julius; Yes of course 8lead her to the back area where Leah had set up a table of food8
Suki: [her eyes lit up, impressed] Very nice. U did the menu description justice the last time we came to pick n choose ur menu
Leah; 8flushed8
Suki: Shall we? [turned to her assistant who was taking paper plates and forks for the both of them]
8the assistant picked up a plate8
Suki: [took a bowl] I'll sample the soup first [does so]
Leah; I wanted to do some traditional foods fr the dinner, that's nettle soup
Suki: [tasted the soup n nodded in approval] Mm, vry flavorful. I like it. Wat do u think, Cammie? [turns to the assistant]
Cam; 8tried it8 Mmm, definably hint a bit of garlic n fennel
Suki: [tasted the fish] I love how u cook these fish. I can't decide whether to hv the mango fish or the steamed fish, they taste divine
Cam; Try the Scottish stovies, very tender
Suki: [tries it] Mmm, ur right, vry tender, reli melts in ur mouth there
Cam; 8tried a bit of the Welsh Cawl8 Delicous
[Suki and Cam tried each n evry dish, all nodding in approval n give compliments]
Leah; 8smiled8
Suki: Alright, I guess everything is pretty good. Definitely campaign dinner party. Hope its OK with u if we doggy bag some of these food bk home? I can't get enough of these
Cam; Good thing I missed lunch 8licked lips8
Morty: Go right ahead, girls. Pick which one u want to bring home n we'll ready the doggy bags for ya
Cam; Thank you 8pointed some of the food including a mouth watering ginger whiskey cake8
Suki: [made her pick too, bt mostly she picked the fishes, which seemed to be her fav]
Leah; 8handed them the carrier bags8
Suki: [takes them] Thanks. We'll see u then on the official campaign party nxt week. I hope u'll be ready for us
Morty: Don't worry, we've marked them in the calendar. We're ready whenevr u are, decors and all
Julius; 8nods8
[Suki n Cam left with their food]
Morty: Looks like its an initial success
Leah; It is
Morty: Lets hope that it will be just as successful for the actual campaign party
Leah; 8nods8
Morty: Right, I'll be going to the market to buy extra stock just in case for the campaign party. Gonna need some extra petty cash
Leah; 8went to the office to get the money8
Ricardo: [was in the office nursing Ash wen she came in] Hey, Leah. Getting more petty cash?
Leah; There has to be an easier way fr payments 8took the cash8
Ricardo: Wat's it for this time?
Leah; Ingredients fr the campaign dinner
Ricardo: I thought we operate on credit line with our suppliers? Is he buying extra stuff?
Leah; Looks like it
Ricardo: Which reminds me it's time for the weekly deposit of our earnings to the bank. Want me to do it?
Leah; Ya zure/
Ricardo: Yeah I need to stretch my legs, n Ash needs the fresh air neways
Leah; Alvight but be careful
Ricardo: [nodded n got the money bag n put in the earnings for the week] We're going on a little trip, Ash~ [puts him in a baby carrier n left the office]
Leah; 8bit her lip, returning to the main floor8
Ricardo: [walked past the bar to see Antonio, to let him knw where he's going] Hey, love
Antonio; Hey mi amour
Ricardo: I'm heading off to the bank for the weekly deposit. I'm bringing Ash along. Say hi to Papa, Ash
Ash: [gives his daddy a toothless grin]
Antonio; 8chuckles, nuzzling the two7
Ricardo: Hopefully the line at the bank won't be too long. I'll cya soon, OK?
Antonio; Alright
Ricardo: [leans in to kiss him] Say bye-bye, Papa
Ash: [just cooed in delight]
Antonio; 8smiled8
Ricardo: [left the restaurant, making his way to the bank]
8the bank wasn't that crowded8
Ricardo: [took a number n waited, playing the baby rattle to entertain Ash]
8it didn't take long fr the line to clear8
Ricardo: [his number was called n he approached the counter, filling out the necessary paperwork before depositing. As he waited for the teller to process it, he noticed Thrax at the counter nxt to his] Hey, Thrax
Thrax; 8turned8 Oh hey Ricky
Ricardo: Putting in a deposit too?
Thrax; Just finished
Ricardo: Cool. I take it the PI business is doing well?
Thrax; Basically
Ricardo: Tht's good. How's the family doing?
Thrax; Sakura's still on edge
Ricardo: Oh, her heat hasn't disappated yet?
Thrax; It's not a heat cycle Rick
Ricardo: [got the papers processed, thanked the teller n walked out with Thrax] Then wat is it?
Thrax; Heat cycles r what the Rabies going through, our's is different
Ricardo: I don't knw much abt Red Death still, I'm afraid. Care to explain?
Thrax; Red Death r a very rare breed, one born every few generations. When the changes start to occur fr us that symbolizes that once we are ready we find a life-mate, someone we have as our one n only but unfortunately fr a time we can rather assertive n it's worse in the younger ones than the full mature viruses
Ricardo: I see. I remember Oz told me abt their growth spurt n all. So I take it Sakura's biology seems to hv taken root? Tht she has a life-mate in mind?
Thrax; Possibly but would he feel the same/
Ricardo: Well has she been seeing anyone before this thing happened?
Thrax; Terrance Avalon but it on the rocks at the moment with Sakura's 'condition'
Ricardo: Lemme guess, no one told him abt the condition n he thought he was being dissed, isnt he?
Thrax; 8nods8 It's gonna take some time fr Sakura n Rory to fully control themselves
Ricardo: Bt it hasnt happened to Rory yet, right? So at least he'll learn wen the time comes. Wait, if Sakura is getting it, shouldnt u watch out for Kiaran n Ozzex? Or evn Olivia n Othello? Since they're the eldest?
Thrax; Sakura is more virus than cell n Rory as ya know is pure virus, not sure how it'll affect the others though
Ricardo: I guess u'll hv to keep a lookout then, since each child's maturity might differ
Thrax; 8nods then smiles as Ash8
Ash: [looks up at Thrax n gave his toothless grin]
Ricardo: [chuckles] Ash is vry friendly to evryone. He smiles so easily
Thrax; He'll need to be careful once he's older 8stroked the child's hair8
Ricardo: Yeah, I knw, stranger danger n all tht, bt for now, i'd just like to enjoy him as he is [stroke Ash's cheeks]
Ash: [instinctively root for something to suckle n started nomming Thrax's pinkie]
Thrax; Looks like his fangs will be in soon
Ricardo: Yeah, almost time to get started on pumping my milk instead to bottlefeed him. Last time the twins' fangs set in, I made the mistake of letting them continue with nursing, n they almost impaled my nips
Thrax; 8winces8
Ricardo: Alright, I better get bk to the restaurant. Cya wen I cya then, bro
Thrax; Later
Ricardo: [made his way bk to the restaurant]
Antonio; 8was serving drinks8
Ricardo: [came in, waving hi at him]
Antonio; 8smiled, waving a bit8
Ricardo: [waited for Antonio to finish serving before approaching] Forgot to ask u, how did it go with the food sampling?
Antonio; Fantastica, took some of the food fr later use
Ricardo: Nice, hopefully the actual campaign party itself is a success, tho I heard the opposing party is employing Takashi n Orion's tailoring services
Antonio; They may go against each but we don't
Ricardo: True tht, its a business aftr all, we're just doing our jobs
Antonio; 8nods8
Ricardo: I wonder wat sort of function does the opposing party hv in mind
Antonio; 8shrugs8 Who knows
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[meanwhile, as per scheduled appointment, the team frm the candidate Desdemona came ovr in groups to Takashi's shop to get their measurements done for their outfits to be made for the faux sakura celebration]
Trent: [filed in the team] Alright, evrybody. One at a time
Takashi: [got ready his measurement notebook n measuring tape]
Orion; Shall I measure or take the measurements/
Takashi: Ne, u write faster than I do, u take the measurements while I called it out for u desu ne [passed him the notebook]
Orion; 8took the book
[evryone lined up to hv their measurements taken]
Takashi: [announced their name to Orion n gave him the measurements for each person]
Orion; 8took them all down8
Takashi: [led those who are done to the cloth selection where they can choose wat design they want]
Orion; 8helped out8
Trent: [already made his choice the other day, only needed to pick it off the shelf]
8the others looked at the fabrics8
Takashi: [gave Orion the last of the measurements, then took the notebook to key in the code number for all the cloth patterns the group picked]
Orion; 8spread them out8
Trent: So wen can we expect the clothes to be done
Takashi: Sa, at least u rang early. With a little elbow grease, we can get it done within 3 weeks tops
Trent: Awesome, tht'll do great
Orion; 8measured the fabric8
Trent: Well if there's anything u need for us to provide u, u hv my card
Takashi: Hai hai, we'll call u as soon as we finish desho
Orion; 8nodded to the group8
Trent: [nodded curtly n led the group out of the shop]
Takashi: Sa, Hajime masho (lets get started)
Orion; 8started marking out8
Trent: [filed in the team] Alright, evrybody. One at a time
Takashi: [got ready his measurement notebook n measuring tape]
Orion; Shall I measure or take the measurements/
Takashi: Ne, u write faster than I do, u take the measurements while I called it out for u desu ne [passed him the notebook]
Orion; 8took the book
[evryone lined up to hv their measurements taken]
Takashi: [announced their name to Orion n gave him the measurements for each person]
Orion; 8took them all down8
Takashi: [led those who are done to the cloth selection where they can choose wat design they want]
Orion; 8helped out8
Trent: [already made his choice the other day, only needed to pick it off the shelf]
8the others looked at the fabrics8
Takashi: [gave Orion the last of the measurements, then took the notebook to key in the code number for all the cloth patterns the group picked]
Orion; 8spread them out8
Trent: So wen can we expect the clothes to be done
Takashi: Sa, at least u rang early. With a little elbow grease, we can get it done within 3 weeks tops
Trent: Awesome, tht'll do great
Orion; 8measured the fabric8
Trent: Well if there's anything u need for us to provide u, u hv my card
Takashi: Hai hai, we'll call u as soon as we finish desho
Orion; 8nodded to the group8
Trent: [nodded curtly n led the group out of the shop]
Takashi: Sa, Hajime masho (lets get started)
Orion; 8started marking out8
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[the nxt day, aftr all the other kids went off to school, Jared stayed home with Oz n Thrax to wait for Devin's arrival]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Jared: [was stirring his bowl of cereal, not reli eating]
Ozzy: [chked the clock frm time to time]
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Ozzy: [sighed as he made some coffee for him n Thrax just to wait for time to pass by]
Thrax; 8waited8
[aftr abt an hr, the doorbell finally rang]
Thrax; 8looked out through the peephole8
[it was Devin as he flashed his badge at the door, with someone tht looks like a partner with him]
Thrax; 8let them in8
Devin: Hey, guys. Sorry we're late. The investigation took a little longer than expected
Thrax; Understandable
Ozzy: /Jared, the nice policeman is here. U ready to talk to them?/
Jared: [looked at Devin n his partner a little warily]
Devin: Take ur time, kid, no rush
Thrax; 8stood by his son8
Devin: [produced a pen n notepad for Jared to write his statement, knwing tht he was mute n it would be easier than going thru sign language translation]
Thrax; 8looked at Jared8
Jared: [took a deep breath n took the stationeries n started writing]
8they all waited8
Jared: [wrote dwn word for word in detail, learning frm how Oz had taught him during his days as a cop to tell the truth n give as much details as possible]
Thrax; 8watched8
Devin: [waited patiently for Jared to finish]
Ozzy: [offered coffee to Devin n his partner]
Thrax; 8waited8
Jared: [heaved a sigh of relief as he signed his name under the statement he gave]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Devin: [took the statement n read thru it] Alright, evrything seems to be in order. I'll hv to warn u tht there will be a chance tht u'll be called into the station to give extra statement. Dont worry, we hv a translator on hand in our office, n we can provide u with a lawyer if u need to, so u'll be in good hands
Jared: [nodded a little nervously]
Thrax; Is that all ya need/
Devin: [nod] For now. We'll call u if we need anything more. Don't worry, guys. We'll make sure this ends well [left with his partner]
Thrax; 8picked Jared up8
Ozzy: [sent them off, then sighed in small relief] /Tht went well, more or less/
Thrax; 8nuzzles Jared8
Jared: [leaned his head on Thrax's shoulder]
Ozzy: /U OK, sweetie?/
Jared: [nodded n signed] Can I go to my room now?
Thrax; 8brought him there8
Ozzy: [cleaned up the table as he watched them leave]
Thrax; 8set him on the bed8
Jared: [nodded a thanks, signed] I...wanna be alone for a while, k?
Thrax; Of course, call us if ya need anything ok?
Jared: [nodded n grabbed a book frm the shelf nxt to his bed n flipped to the page he bookmarked n started reading]
Thrax; 8let him be8
Ozzy: [was getting ready to go to the office room wen he saw Thrax coming out] /Hey, babe. How's he doing?/
Thrax; Hard to say at this time
Ozzy: /Let's just hope tht things will get better n Jared can put this behind him/
Thrax; With such situations no one can put it behind em baby
Ozzy: /True, bt let's hope at least it'll bring closure/
Thrax; Hopefully
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Jared: [was stirring his bowl of cereal, not reli eating]
Ozzy: [chked the clock frm time to time]
Thrax; 8bit his lip8
Ozzy: [sighed as he made some coffee for him n Thrax just to wait for time to pass by]
Thrax; 8waited8
[aftr abt an hr, the doorbell finally rang]
Thrax; 8looked out through the peephole8
[it was Devin as he flashed his badge at the door, with someone tht looks like a partner with him]
Thrax; 8let them in8
Devin: Hey, guys. Sorry we're late. The investigation took a little longer than expected
Thrax; Understandable
Ozzy: /Jared, the nice policeman is here. U ready to talk to them?/
Jared: [looked at Devin n his partner a little warily]
Devin: Take ur time, kid, no rush
Thrax; 8stood by his son8
Devin: [produced a pen n notepad for Jared to write his statement, knwing tht he was mute n it would be easier than going thru sign language translation]
Thrax; 8looked at Jared8
Jared: [took a deep breath n took the stationeries n started writing]
8they all waited8
Jared: [wrote dwn word for word in detail, learning frm how Oz had taught him during his days as a cop to tell the truth n give as much details as possible]
Thrax; 8watched8
Devin: [waited patiently for Jared to finish]
Ozzy: [offered coffee to Devin n his partner]
Thrax; 8waited8
Jared: [heaved a sigh of relief as he signed his name under the statement he gave]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Devin: [took the statement n read thru it] Alright, evrything seems to be in order. I'll hv to warn u tht there will be a chance tht u'll be called into the station to give extra statement. Dont worry, we hv a translator on hand in our office, n we can provide u with a lawyer if u need to, so u'll be in good hands
Jared: [nodded a little nervously]
Thrax; Is that all ya need/
Devin: [nod] For now. We'll call u if we need anything more. Don't worry, guys. We'll make sure this ends well [left with his partner]
Thrax; 8picked Jared up8
Ozzy: [sent them off, then sighed in small relief] /Tht went well, more or less/
Thrax; 8nuzzles Jared8
Jared: [leaned his head on Thrax's shoulder]
Ozzy: /U OK, sweetie?/
Jared: [nodded n signed] Can I go to my room now?
Thrax; 8brought him there8
Ozzy: [cleaned up the table as he watched them leave]
Thrax; 8set him on the bed8
Jared: [nodded a thanks, signed] I...wanna be alone for a while, k?
Thrax; Of course, call us if ya need anything ok?
Jared: [nodded n grabbed a book frm the shelf nxt to his bed n flipped to the page he bookmarked n started reading]
Thrax; 8let him be8
Ozzy: [was getting ready to go to the office room wen he saw Thrax coming out] /Hey, babe. How's he doing?/
Thrax; Hard to say at this time
Ozzy: /Let's just hope tht things will get better n Jared can put this behind him/
Thrax; With such situations no one can put it behind em baby
Ozzy: /True, bt let's hope at least it'll bring closure/
Thrax; Hopefully
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Ozzy: [was in the kitchen almost done with cooking dinner]
Thrax; 8came down n setting the table8
Ozzy: [smiled n let him, then realized something n looked at the time] /U knw, I just realized Jared is not home yet/
Thrax; 8looked at the clock8
[it was already way past end of school hours, n close to dinner time]
Thrax; Did he say he was going anywhere/
Ozzy: [shrugged] /I didnt get any call. Maybe u could ask the kids/
Thrax; 8went back upstairs8
[all the kids except Rory n Sakura were in the study room doing their homework]
Thrax; Has anyone seen Jared/
Kiaran: [shook his head, turning to the girls] I thought u were supposed to pick him up?
Jamie: We did, bt the teacher told us...
Junko: ...tht he was going home himself
Both: Isn't he in his room or with u guys?
Ozzex: Nope. Havent seen him all day aftr dropping him off at his school
Thrax; 8bit his lip n ran downstairs8
Ozzy: [hears him coming dwn] /Any luck?/
Thrax; 8shook his head n grabbed his coat8
Ozzy: /U want me to come with u?/
Thrax; You best stay home baby
Ozzy: [nodded n sent Thrax off before calling the kids for dinner, then got Sakura's dinner ready to bring to her room]
Thrax; 8headed to the school8
[the school was already closed, n there was no student in sight. only a couple of janitors cleaning up n a few teachers staying bk late to grade papers]
Thrax; 8looked round8
Random Teacher: Can I help u?
Thrax; I'm looking fr Jared Jones- Roja
Random Teacher: [thought a bit] Oh right, is he the one who had a sudden growth spurt?
Thrax; 8nods8
Random Teacher: Not too sure, he's not in my class, bt I think I did see him went to the direction of northwest [which was the opposite of the direction to the bus station to go home]
Thrax; 8snarled n took off8
[tht direction led towards a children's park]
Jared: [was sitting on top of the monkey bars]
Thrax; Jared!!
Jared: [looked at Thrax n looked away guiltily, doesnt come dwn frm the monkey bars]
Thrax; 8came over to him8
Jared: [his breath hitched a little wen he sees Thrax coming, bt doesnt budge]
Thrax; We've been worried sick Jared
Jared: [signed] Sorry, Papa... Its just... things...
Thrax; Talk to me my son
Jared: [shook his head, n doesnt seem to want to come dwn frm the monkey bars, just sitting there sadly]
Thrax; 8levitated up to him8
Jared: [his breath hitched as he sees his father floating in front of him, then looked away guiltily as it revealed tht he had a bunch of bruises, a cut lip n cut eyebrow, n his clothes were slightly smudged n torn]
Thrax; Jared what happened to you/
Jared: [didnt want to look him in the eye, bt didnt want to talk either]\
Thrax; 8scooped him up8
[tht touch somehow caused Jared to accidentally reveal his secret into Thrax's mind: him coming to school to be stared n jeered at, then him coming to the principal's office to give him a letter requesting class transfer to the older kids due to his size, bt was rejected coz he was still in the middle of his own syllabus, so he was stuck with the little kids, then the kids he used to be friends with suddenly decided to alienate him n didnt want to sit with him during lunch, then he got picked on by the older kids n called him a 'freak of nature', n finally just before the end of the day, he was suddenly jumped by a perverted janitor trying to do lewd things to him n he fought bk, accidentally killing the janitor in the process by skewering him thru his own broom with his telekinesis, before he made a run for it n had been hanging out at the park evr since]
Thrax; 8gasps n pants slightly as the vision ends8
Jared: [jolted out of the vision as well as his tears welled up]
Thrax; 8held him tight n teleported them home8
Ozzy: [was doing the dishes n the kids were all done with dinner n continuing their homework wen he appeared] /Jared! Thrax! Ur bk!/ [sees the damage on Jared] /Oh my baby, wat happened to u?/
Jared: [sees Oz n immediately ran to him n hugged him, sobbing]
Thrax; Bad news baby
Ozzy: [looked up at him questioningly]
Thrax; 8told him what happened8
Ozzy: /Oh baby.../ [held Jared close] /Did he...?/
Jared: [shook his head n signed] He tried to... bt... before he could... take off my pants, I... I...
Ozzy: /Shh, shh, shh, its OK. Mama got the picture. Come, lets get u cleaned up/ [led him to the bathroom]
Thrax; 8sorted Jared some food8
Ozzy: [prepared Jared's bath] /U want me to help u bathe?/
Jared: [shook his head n signed] I'll manage
Ozzy: /OK, holler if u need me/ [left him to his devices]
Thrax; 8looked up8
Ozzy: /He's in the bath. He'll be alright, I think/
Thrax; This is serious baby
Ozzy: /I knw. I chked his body wen he was undressing. Nothing happened dwn there, I could tell, bt still he...he killed someone.../
Thrax; In self-defense
Ozzy: /I knw, bt still, he ran away n didnt fess up. It might look bad in other ppl's eyes, especially if the body is still left there for someone to find.../
Thrax; He's still a boy Ozzy
Ozzy: [bit his lip] /He'll always be our boy, Thrax... Bt wat r we going to do?/
Thrax; 8tried to think8
Ozzy: /We will hv to approach Devin with this, see if he can help/
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzy: /I'll text him/ [grabbed his cell phone n started texting Devin]
Jared: [just got out of his bath, fresh n clean n in his sleep robes]
Thrax; 8brought him dinner8
Jared: [nodded a thanks n sat dwn to eat]
Thrax; 8smiled softly8
Jared: [looked up at Thrax n signed] Sorry...
Thrax; For what?
Jared: [signed] For not coming home, not telling u all this... I was worried I might get into trouble... Tht no one would believe me coz I'm suddenly a big freak...
Thrax; 8held him close8 We'd never
Jared: [leaned against Thrax, trying to hold bk tears]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Ozzy: [finished texting n came bk] /I've contacted Devin. He'll come in first thing tomorrow morning aftr he assess the damage at the school n deal with the janitor's body./ [comes to rub Jared's bk] /Its OK, sweetie. Its not ur fault. U did wat u had to do. U've done nothing wrong/
Jared: [signed] I was so scared... He said he had been eyeing me for mths, n he said he knew I was gonna grow into a knockout... Tht he was glad his prayers were answered thru my growth spurt... He tried to... He was gonna...
Thrax; Deep breaths now, hope ya told Devin to look through the school's employment stats
Ozzy: [nodded] /I did, n he knws wat to do. Standard procedure/ [rubs Jared's bk some more] /There, there, just finish whatevr u can n rest up, alright? I'll call the school to give u a few days off/
Jared: [nodded n sniffled as he calmed himself to eat]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Jared: [finished his food, brings it to the sink n nodded to his parents as he retired for the night]
Thrax; 8cleaned up8
Ozzy: [watched Jared leave before wiping the table, sighing]
Thrax; 8looked at him8
Ozzy: [looked a little sad, especially with wat happened to Jared]
Thrax; 8wrapped his arms round him8
Ozzy: [leaned in against him, resting his head against his shoulder]
Thrax; 8nuzzles hiim8
Ozzy: /Why is it tht our lives seemed to often be fraught with danger n bad stuff?/
Thrax; 8held him tight8
Ozzy: /Couldnt there be a day where we could just live our days in peace...?/
Thrax; Don't hold ya breath baby
Ozzy: [sighed n cuddled close to Thrax]
Thrax; 8purred softly7
Ozzy: /Lets just hope luck is on our side for Jared tomorrow with Devin n the academy/
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzy: /I'm gonna finish up the reports on the raid we did. U mind chking up on the kids?/
Thrax; 8nods n went upstairs8
[all bt Kiaran n Ozzex had retired in their rooms, either doing their own activities or huddled on the bed watching movies or TV series on their laptops, Kiaran n Ozzex had a group project tht was due a couple of days, so they stayed in the study room to burn the midnight oil]
Thrax; Don't stay up too late boys
Kiaran: If we can finish this in time, we won't.
Ozzex: [yawns] Can we make ourselves some coffee?
Thrax; No way you two
Kiaran: Why not? We need to get our project done as much as possible. Deadline is in a couple of days
Ozzex: Maybe a little milk n sugar so it won't be too strong?
Thrax; 8gave them a stern look8
Kiaran: [sighed n rolled his eyes] Fine, we get it. We're too young for coffee
Ozzex: We promise we won't stay up too late
Thrax; An hour but no more
Both: Yes, sir
Thrax; [Let them be]
[an hour later, Kiaran n Ozzex finished wat they could for the night n retired to bed, the other kids all already tuckered in]
Thrax; 8headed to his own8
Ozzy: [was still at the office room trying to finish the last of the reports on paper]
Thrax; Baby/
Ozzy: [yawned] /Go ahead without me, hun. I'm almost done here/
Thrax; Need any help/
Ozzy: [shook his head] /Not reli. Just a bit more loose ends here n there. U could help me to put the bookmarked papers to the right folders. It's all colour coded with those colored earmarks post notes [showed the stacks of papers he had finished n the other stacks of empty folders on the other table]
Thrax; Sure baby 8started sorting them8
Ozzy: [finished the last bit of his work, sighed in relief as he printed them before sticking a colour post note for Thrax to file in]
Thrax; 8filed it away8
Ozzy: [yawned out loud, obviously tired, still havent yet recovered frm the fatigue he had frm the raid]
Thrax; 8carried hum to bed8
Ozzy: [nuzzled against his chest as he started snoring]
Thrax; undressed him then soon joins him8
Ozzy: [snuggled closer against him, basking in his warmth as he snored quietly in the virus' arms]
Thrax; 8soon drifted off8
Thrax; 8came down n setting the table8
Ozzy: [smiled n let him, then realized something n looked at the time] /U knw, I just realized Jared is not home yet/
Thrax; 8looked at the clock8
[it was already way past end of school hours, n close to dinner time]
Thrax; Did he say he was going anywhere/
Ozzy: [shrugged] /I didnt get any call. Maybe u could ask the kids/
Thrax; 8went back upstairs8
[all the kids except Rory n Sakura were in the study room doing their homework]
Thrax; Has anyone seen Jared/
Kiaran: [shook his head, turning to the girls] I thought u were supposed to pick him up?
Jamie: We did, bt the teacher told us...
Junko: ...tht he was going home himself
Both: Isn't he in his room or with u guys?
Ozzex: Nope. Havent seen him all day aftr dropping him off at his school
Thrax; 8bit his lip n ran downstairs8
Ozzy: [hears him coming dwn] /Any luck?/
Thrax; 8shook his head n grabbed his coat8
Ozzy: /U want me to come with u?/
Thrax; You best stay home baby
Ozzy: [nodded n sent Thrax off before calling the kids for dinner, then got Sakura's dinner ready to bring to her room]
Thrax; 8headed to the school8
[the school was already closed, n there was no student in sight. only a couple of janitors cleaning up n a few teachers staying bk late to grade papers]
Thrax; 8looked round8
Random Teacher: Can I help u?
Thrax; I'm looking fr Jared Jones- Roja
Random Teacher: [thought a bit] Oh right, is he the one who had a sudden growth spurt?
Thrax; 8nods8
Random Teacher: Not too sure, he's not in my class, bt I think I did see him went to the direction of northwest [which was the opposite of the direction to the bus station to go home]
Thrax; 8snarled n took off8
[tht direction led towards a children's park]
Jared: [was sitting on top of the monkey bars]
Thrax; Jared!!
Jared: [looked at Thrax n looked away guiltily, doesnt come dwn frm the monkey bars]
Thrax; 8came over to him8
Jared: [his breath hitched a little wen he sees Thrax coming, bt doesnt budge]
Thrax; We've been worried sick Jared
Jared: [signed] Sorry, Papa... Its just... things...
Thrax; Talk to me my son
Jared: [shook his head, n doesnt seem to want to come dwn frm the monkey bars, just sitting there sadly]
Thrax; 8levitated up to him8
Jared: [his breath hitched as he sees his father floating in front of him, then looked away guiltily as it revealed tht he had a bunch of bruises, a cut lip n cut eyebrow, n his clothes were slightly smudged n torn]
Thrax; Jared what happened to you/
Jared: [didnt want to look him in the eye, bt didnt want to talk either]\
Thrax; 8scooped him up8
[tht touch somehow caused Jared to accidentally reveal his secret into Thrax's mind: him coming to school to be stared n jeered at, then him coming to the principal's office to give him a letter requesting class transfer to the older kids due to his size, bt was rejected coz he was still in the middle of his own syllabus, so he was stuck with the little kids, then the kids he used to be friends with suddenly decided to alienate him n didnt want to sit with him during lunch, then he got picked on by the older kids n called him a 'freak of nature', n finally just before the end of the day, he was suddenly jumped by a perverted janitor trying to do lewd things to him n he fought bk, accidentally killing the janitor in the process by skewering him thru his own broom with his telekinesis, before he made a run for it n had been hanging out at the park evr since]
Thrax; 8gasps n pants slightly as the vision ends8
Jared: [jolted out of the vision as well as his tears welled up]
Thrax; 8held him tight n teleported them home8
Ozzy: [was doing the dishes n the kids were all done with dinner n continuing their homework wen he appeared] /Jared! Thrax! Ur bk!/ [sees the damage on Jared] /Oh my baby, wat happened to u?/
Jared: [sees Oz n immediately ran to him n hugged him, sobbing]
Thrax; Bad news baby
Ozzy: [looked up at him questioningly]
Thrax; 8told him what happened8
Ozzy: /Oh baby.../ [held Jared close] /Did he...?/
Jared: [shook his head n signed] He tried to... bt... before he could... take off my pants, I... I...
Ozzy: /Shh, shh, shh, its OK. Mama got the picture. Come, lets get u cleaned up/ [led him to the bathroom]
Thrax; 8sorted Jared some food8
Ozzy: [prepared Jared's bath] /U want me to help u bathe?/
Jared: [shook his head n signed] I'll manage
Ozzy: /OK, holler if u need me/ [left him to his devices]
Thrax; 8looked up8
Ozzy: /He's in the bath. He'll be alright, I think/
Thrax; This is serious baby
Ozzy: /I knw. I chked his body wen he was undressing. Nothing happened dwn there, I could tell, bt still he...he killed someone.../
Thrax; In self-defense
Ozzy: /I knw, bt still, he ran away n didnt fess up. It might look bad in other ppl's eyes, especially if the body is still left there for someone to find.../
Thrax; He's still a boy Ozzy
Ozzy: [bit his lip] /He'll always be our boy, Thrax... Bt wat r we going to do?/
Thrax; 8tried to think8
Ozzy: /We will hv to approach Devin with this, see if he can help/
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzy: /I'll text him/ [grabbed his cell phone n started texting Devin]
Jared: [just got out of his bath, fresh n clean n in his sleep robes]
Thrax; 8brought him dinner8
Jared: [nodded a thanks n sat dwn to eat]
Thrax; 8smiled softly8
Jared: [looked up at Thrax n signed] Sorry...
Thrax; For what?
Jared: [signed] For not coming home, not telling u all this... I was worried I might get into trouble... Tht no one would believe me coz I'm suddenly a big freak...
Thrax; 8held him close8 We'd never
Jared: [leaned against Thrax, trying to hold bk tears]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Ozzy: [finished texting n came bk] /I've contacted Devin. He'll come in first thing tomorrow morning aftr he assess the damage at the school n deal with the janitor's body./ [comes to rub Jared's bk] /Its OK, sweetie. Its not ur fault. U did wat u had to do. U've done nothing wrong/
Jared: [signed] I was so scared... He said he had been eyeing me for mths, n he said he knew I was gonna grow into a knockout... Tht he was glad his prayers were answered thru my growth spurt... He tried to... He was gonna...
Thrax; Deep breaths now, hope ya told Devin to look through the school's employment stats
Ozzy: [nodded] /I did, n he knws wat to do. Standard procedure/ [rubs Jared's bk some more] /There, there, just finish whatevr u can n rest up, alright? I'll call the school to give u a few days off/
Jared: [nodded n sniffled as he calmed himself to eat]
Thrax; 8stroked his hair8
Jared: [finished his food, brings it to the sink n nodded to his parents as he retired for the night]
Thrax; 8cleaned up8
Ozzy: [watched Jared leave before wiping the table, sighing]
Thrax; 8looked at him8
Ozzy: [looked a little sad, especially with wat happened to Jared]
Thrax; 8wrapped his arms round him8
Ozzy: [leaned in against him, resting his head against his shoulder]
Thrax; 8nuzzles hiim8
Ozzy: /Why is it tht our lives seemed to often be fraught with danger n bad stuff?/
Thrax; 8held him tight8
Ozzy: /Couldnt there be a day where we could just live our days in peace...?/
Thrax; Don't hold ya breath baby
Ozzy: [sighed n cuddled close to Thrax]
Thrax; 8purred softly7
Ozzy: /Lets just hope luck is on our side for Jared tomorrow with Devin n the academy/
Thrax; 8nods8
Ozzy: /I'm gonna finish up the reports on the raid we did. U mind chking up on the kids?/
Thrax; 8nods n went upstairs8
[all bt Kiaran n Ozzex had retired in their rooms, either doing their own activities or huddled on the bed watching movies or TV series on their laptops, Kiaran n Ozzex had a group project tht was due a couple of days, so they stayed in the study room to burn the midnight oil]
Thrax; Don't stay up too late boys
Kiaran: If we can finish this in time, we won't.
Ozzex: [yawns] Can we make ourselves some coffee?
Thrax; No way you two
Kiaran: Why not? We need to get our project done as much as possible. Deadline is in a couple of days
Ozzex: Maybe a little milk n sugar so it won't be too strong?
Thrax; 8gave them a stern look8
Kiaran: [sighed n rolled his eyes] Fine, we get it. We're too young for coffee
Ozzex: We promise we won't stay up too late
Thrax; An hour but no more
Both: Yes, sir
Thrax; [Let them be]
[an hour later, Kiaran n Ozzex finished wat they could for the night n retired to bed, the other kids all already tuckered in]
Thrax; 8headed to his own8
Ozzy: [was still at the office room trying to finish the last of the reports on paper]
Thrax; Baby/
Ozzy: [yawned] /Go ahead without me, hun. I'm almost done here/
Thrax; Need any help/
Ozzy: [shook his head] /Not reli. Just a bit more loose ends here n there. U could help me to put the bookmarked papers to the right folders. It's all colour coded with those colored earmarks post notes [showed the stacks of papers he had finished n the other stacks of empty folders on the other table]
Thrax; Sure baby 8started sorting them8
Ozzy: [finished the last bit of his work, sighed in relief as he printed them before sticking a colour post note for Thrax to file in]
Thrax; 8filed it away8
Ozzy: [yawned out loud, obviously tired, still havent yet recovered frm the fatigue he had frm the raid]
Thrax; 8carried hum to bed8
Ozzy: [nuzzled against his chest as he started snoring]
Thrax; undressed him then soon joins him8
Ozzy: [snuggled closer against him, basking in his warmth as he snored quietly in the virus' arms]
Thrax; 8soon drifted off8
TOYLB: Growing Pains - Season 3-13
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Thrax; 8meanwhile, went to check on Rory8
Rory: [was sitting on the bed hugging his knees, deep in thought]
Thrax; Rory/
Rory: [looked up at him bt doesnt reply]
Thrax; 8sat on the bed8
Rory: [still stayed silent, bt doesnt start the conversation]
Thrax; How are ya feelin'/
Rory: Not too good
Thrax; Want to talk about it/
Rory: [a pause later] Papa, why can't I communicate well?
Thrax; How do ya mean my son?
Rory: I mistook Terry's words as a physical challenge. I thought he was going to fight me with force if I don't let him go to Sakura. All he meant was tht he wanted an explanation, bt I responded by strangling him. I basically threatened to kill him. Kia was right. I fucked it up.
Thrax; Rory you n Sakura r going through a rough time more so than ya other siblings
Rory: I knw tht, bt I could've at least understand wat Terry was trying to say. I'm smart in evrything bt I'm not too bright wen it comes to emotions n hidden meanings. Tht's why I was wondering if my communication skills suck. I wouldn't be surprised if its my fault Terry n Sakura break up
Thrax; Easy now n don't think like that
Rory: [sighed] Did I mess up Terry n Sakura's relationship? I mean Terra wasn't too happy abt me being an emotional dunce, bt at least she was understanding n will help sort things out bt I can't help feeling tht Terry n Sakura won't evr be the same again. [groaned n buried his head on his knees in frustration]
Thrax; 8help him out8
Rory: Is there anything I can do to clear this all up? Make it better?
Thrax; They need to work it out fr themselves my son
Rory: Bt wat if its my fault tht they're not getting along? I did make Terry upset... [was exhibiting insecurities like Thrax did wen he was younger]
Thrax; You only did what was natural, I was the same as you are my son
Rory: [looked up at him] R-Reli...?
Thrax; 8nods8
Rory: [held bk his tears a little as he looked dwn] Wat did u do?
Thrax; 8held him close8
Rory: [hugged him bk, tho he needed an answer frm his dad as he gripped his shirt]
Thrax; Nothing I'm proud of my son
Rory: [sighed, understanding tht he won't get any answers his father didnt want to talk abt n just nuzzled against his chest for comfort]
Thrax; 8held him close8
Rory: [nuzzled there until he passes out frm fatigue frm ovr-thinking]
Thrax; 8brought him to bed8
Rory: [was sitting on the bed hugging his knees, deep in thought]
Thrax; Rory/
Rory: [looked up at him bt doesnt reply]
Thrax; 8sat on the bed8
Rory: [still stayed silent, bt doesnt start the conversation]
Thrax; How are ya feelin'/
Rory: Not too good
Thrax; Want to talk about it/
Rory: [a pause later] Papa, why can't I communicate well?
Thrax; How do ya mean my son?
Rory: I mistook Terry's words as a physical challenge. I thought he was going to fight me with force if I don't let him go to Sakura. All he meant was tht he wanted an explanation, bt I responded by strangling him. I basically threatened to kill him. Kia was right. I fucked it up.
Thrax; Rory you n Sakura r going through a rough time more so than ya other siblings
Rory: I knw tht, bt I could've at least understand wat Terry was trying to say. I'm smart in evrything bt I'm not too bright wen it comes to emotions n hidden meanings. Tht's why I was wondering if my communication skills suck. I wouldn't be surprised if its my fault Terry n Sakura break up
Thrax; Easy now n don't think like that
Rory: [sighed] Did I mess up Terry n Sakura's relationship? I mean Terra wasn't too happy abt me being an emotional dunce, bt at least she was understanding n will help sort things out bt I can't help feeling tht Terry n Sakura won't evr be the same again. [groaned n buried his head on his knees in frustration]
Thrax; 8help him out8
Rory: Is there anything I can do to clear this all up? Make it better?
Thrax; They need to work it out fr themselves my son
Rory: Bt wat if its my fault tht they're not getting along? I did make Terry upset... [was exhibiting insecurities like Thrax did wen he was younger]
Thrax; You only did what was natural, I was the same as you are my son
Rory: [looked up at him] R-Reli...?
Thrax; 8nods8
Rory: [held bk his tears a little as he looked dwn] Wat did u do?
Thrax; 8held him close8
Rory: [hugged him bk, tho he needed an answer frm his dad as he gripped his shirt]
Thrax; Nothing I'm proud of my son
Rory: [sighed, understanding tht he won't get any answers his father didnt want to talk abt n just nuzzled against his chest for comfort]
Thrax; 8held him close8
Rory: [nuzzled there until he passes out frm fatigue frm ovr-thinking]
Thrax; 8brought him to bed8
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