Sing me to Sleep ((Aida/Drakary)

[praiseofblood]

The green haired boy blinked, looking up at him. His eyes were a bright, carribean sea blue as he looked at the men. "What?" he blinked, loking surprised.

[ode]

"What's your name, sweetheart?" Aida tried again.

[praiseofblood]

"Uh, I-I'm James." he said, biting his lip. "Are you two...you know...gay?" he blinked, looking at the two.

Aida had explained the term to Drake before and so Drake nodded. "Yeah, he's my ma--husband." he said, looking at his mate as he sat down across from the boy.

[ode]

"Are you okay with that, James?" Aida asked, taking a nearby seat as well.

[praiseofblood]

James gave an awkward shrug. "I dunno, I guess." he said, eying his book again.

[ode]

"You like to read, James?" he asked a rather obvious question. "My mom has millions of books. He's a bit of a bookworm too." He smiled.

[praiseofblood]

James' eyes flicked up to Aida. "He?" he blinked. Drake liked this kid. He was a sharp one.

[ode]

"Uh, yeah. My parents are gay too," He quickly fixed his slip up. "Why don't you tell us about yourself, James? How old are you? How long have you been in foster care? What do you want to be when you grow up?"

[praiseofblood]

James sighed. This was when all the nice people usually left him. "I'm 13. Since I was a baby, and I don't know. I suck at math and science and history and all I can do is read and write. I don't make good grades, I like to listen to loud metal music and my hair is green. Sean over there's a nice kid though." he said, slumping back down into his chair.

[ode]

"I think you're a nice kid," Aida said, not sparing Sean a glance. "Want to know a secret? I'm still not good at math. I love loud music and lighter music. I love to read and I often wirte lyrics. And you want to know something else?" He leaned in close. "My mom's hair is also green."

[praiseofblood]

James blinked up at him. "What? Really?" he blinked. "Most of the people here think of me as a social pariah or something." he said with a frown.

Drake looked at the boy. "Please, personally I think you're like the coolest kid here." he said.

[ode]

"Definitely," Aida agreed. Catching Drake's eye willing him to feel the connection he was feeling with this kid.

[praiseofblood]

Drakary smiled. "Hey so JAmes, what do you think about coming home with us?" he asked, looking at the kid.

[ode]

Aida bit hus lip and gripped his mate's hand as he waited for the kid's answer.

[praiseofblood]

JAmes bit his lip. "Uh, you're not serial killers, human traffikers, or freaky alien monsters are you?" he asked.