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“How did you get out?” Drake prompted when he got lost in the memories for too long.
“A neighbor called it in, heard our screams of pain, I guess,” he said. “The cops came, and they both got locked up. We weren’t even allowed to go to the funeral for... Hiro. Then I ended up a ward of the state, hopping from home to home and ward to ward. Because from that day on, Roman and I shared a body. We tried to hide it at first, but the blackouts and changes were unsettling to the foster parents, I guess, plus if we kept changing names, I’m sure that freaked them out too. Finally we were diagnosed. I guess no one wanted to tell us the truth.”
He laid his head back against Drake’s shoulder, exhausted now. Nothing drained you like facing your inner demons.
“You’re a badass Hiro, never think anything different. You both found a way to survive and now to thrive,” I reminded him. “Give yourself some credit.”
“Now Vane is dead. Your demons are out in the open, it’s only up from here, right?” Drake sounded so unsure of his pep talk, we both burst out laughing and he huffed like he was offended, but from the gleam in his eyes it did what he wanted, broke the tension.
“So now what?” I asked.
“I wish we could order pizza and just veg out today, watching some TV or something,” Hiro said.
“You know we’ve been cooped up too long when pizza sounds like heaven.” I laughed.
“Pizza is life,” Hiro agreed.
“I’ll grab pizza, what do you like?” Drake asked. “I’ve left several times; I’m not actually ordered to be here.”
“Wait... what?” Hiro said.
“It makes sense since you’re half demon, I just never considered it.” I laughed. “And you chose us crazies?”
“I like my lovers to be a little unhinged,” he teased as he stood and changed his clothes. Both of us watched as he bared his skin for us.
Hiro tapped my chin. “You’re drooling, babe.” I flipped him off as I grabbed Drake’s laptop off his desk.
“You have movies on here?” I asked since we didn’t have access to the usual streaming sites here. We got outdated tv or some terrible movies Nurse Drew brought in on weekends.
“Yeah, just click the entertainment folder,” he said as he tucked his wallet in his jeans. “Any requests?”
“No veggies,” Hiro said, wrinkling his nose.
“Pepperoni and extra cheese?” I asked with my best puppy-dog eyes. He shook his head and left. A soft knock in the distance meant he stopped and asked the others, and that made me appreciate him even more.
“He’s changed a lot,” Hiro noted. “He used to be so angry all the time. We never would have connected if you hadn’t come here.”
“I didn’t do anything to change him, though,” I said. “Other than push his buttons and piss him off.”
“You got past his walls somehow,” Hiro said.
“Maybe it was the day I wanted my body back and demanded he fuck me, no strings attached. Then there were suddenly strings.” I snorted.
“Strings look good on you two,” he said as he pulled me down for a kiss. Hiro was finding himself, his confidence, and it was showing.
“I like this new Hiro,” I said as he pulled away. “You can feel free to kiss me any time you want.”
“I’ll keep that in mind,” he grinned, a blush coloring his cheeks. “Now pick something.”
I opened the folder Drake pointed out and was surprised to find an insane amount of titles he’d downloaded.
“Who knew he was a movie buff,” I joked. “Then again, we’re stuck here and he has been here for years.”
“True,” Hiro agreed. “Anything scary in there?”
“Really? You don’t get enough of that here?” I deadpanned.
He grinned up at me. “At least we know the movie is fake.”
