Rock My World ((Niko and Brendan))

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Brendan sighed and pulled up to sit on the edge of the bed as he tried to shake himself awake. He needed to get motivated and enjoy some time with his family before he left.

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Niko tromped down the stairs, stumbling a bit as he made it outside and looked around for his transport. He had to go. Now.

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Figuring coffee was about the only thing that would work to clear the haze from his mind, he headed to the kitchen. Grunting in greeting to his bearer, he grabbed some coffe and down it before getting another cup.

"Will Niko not be joining us for breakfast?" Tripp asked as he unpacked a box of pastried he'd just picked up from a streetcart.

Brende's eyes widened as he turned to stare at his parent. last nigth came back to him in a rush and with it the realization that... "The little bastard left and without a word," he growled.

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Niko was currently outside hurling his guts out on the side of the house as he waited for his transport to pull up. He had to go. Brendan didn't want to see him, and he couldn't be around him.

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"Well if you'd be more than a zombie in the morning then you'd realize that he just went out," Dare said with a snort.

Brendan glared at the boy and tried to restrain himself but was sure he looked like a damned idiot when he hauled ass out the kitchen and outside.

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Niko sat on the curb, freaking the fuck out. Why the hell'd he have to live on the fucking OTHER side of town?

[ode]

Dare laughed his ass off - that is until Tripp popped him in the back of the head. "What?!"

"You just wait until you find your mate and you see how funny it is."

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Brendan emerged from the house in nothing but his boxer shorts and quickly caught sight of the bearer. "Where do you think you're going?" his voice came out too harsh and he knew it. But he was livid that the man had come to him unconsciously only to leave without a word. "Back to your bloody boyfriend?"

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Niko involuntarily flinched at the male's tone. He steeled himself before he stood, turning around to face Brendan, those blue eyes he was so in love with glaring at him. He frowned, squaring his shoulders. "Look, I figured I wasn't wanted. I don't know how the hell I ended up here anyway." he said.

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"You're always wanted," his tone conflicted with his words unintentionally, "And you arrived here last night when you told the transport to bring you here. You came to me and now you are the one who is leaving."

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Niko's transport pulled up alongside him. "Yeah. Not a great feeling is it?" he asked, his words bitter and biting. climbing inside of the vehicle. "Sorry for the trouble. See you around, Brendan." he said as the transport began to hover off to his house.

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"You're not just gonna..." But he trailed off as the man did. He did leave him. Probably to go be with whatever boyfriend he had now. His eyes narrowed at the thought but that didn't take away the pain.

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Actually, Niko was going home to shower, fend off his headace and wallow. And somewhere in the midst of all that, go to his second job so he could keep his bloody apartment.

"Welcome to the Vanilla Rose Cafe, how may I help you?" He asked with feined cheerfulness to a group of teens.

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Tripp hugged his forlorn looking son as he came back into the house but Brendan quickly pulled away to go into his room and close the door. Tripp stared after him, his heart crying for his baby. "Grey!" he called loudly.

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Grey came from the kitchen, frowning. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking at his mate.

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Tripp pulled him down and told hiim in his ear. "We have to do something. At least he went after him, Gray. He still cares."