SEASON 2

CHAPTER 17 : He Do Care's? A Brotherly Bond!

{Saturday night at 12:08 am}

Dominic's POV

Orion finally looks up from his cup at Dominic. His brown eyes held sorrow and fear in them. He opens his mouth but close it in hesitation.

He looks down at his trembling hands and manages to gaze up again. "Dominic, can I stay for the night? I've nowhere else to go.

I promise you I won't bother you; I'll even leave in the morning straight away. I just need a place to spend the night.

I could only think of you", Orion said desperately, brown eyes begging him. Dominic didn't have the heart to turn him away when he's begging him like this.

"Alright you can stay here. But in the morning you're going to tell me what the problem is. You can sleep in my bed. I'll just take the couch", Dominic said with a nod.

Orion frowns up at Dominic in confusion. "Why will you take the couch? Don't you have an extra room for guests?

And why I'm the one sleeping in your bed when it's yours? I mean I'm the guest here so I should take the couch", Orion rambled on nervously.

Dominic shook his head before he could continue with his nervous ramblings. "I turned that room into my study.

I live alone so why not just put it in use for my books", Dominic said with a shrug. "And just take the dam bed", Dominic said in a no-nonsense tone.

Orion burst into laughter at that. "Seriously dude how much books do you need? Ok don't answer that, my buddy is such a nerd!

You should hang out with me more. I'm really worried about you! It's not good to be locked up inside all day", Orion said teasingly.

Dominic rolls his eyes, brushing off his worries. "You know I go to school? Well it's very late now and I'm not in the mood to argue with you".

Dominic walks out the kitchen before Orion could pull him further in his silly talks. He wants to catch up some sleep before the sun rise.

But he begrudgingly admits that he like the teen's chatty self even if it can get annoying. Silence just doesn't suits Orion. But he would never admit that, aloud.

/the next day, Sunday morning/

Dominic slump down on the chair with a coffee mug in his hand. He yawns out and covered his mouth. Ok, he didn't get enough sleep last night.

His mind was just too preoccupied with Lily and Orion to have a decent sleep. He glanced at his phone, 7:38 am.

He sighs out but jerks up when he heard the sound of footsteps. Orion came inside the kitchen in his bunnies' pjs rubbing his eyes.

"Oh! You're awaked buddy, good morning", Orion flashed Dominic his bubbly smile when he notice him sitting at the table.

"Hn, good morning", was the tired response he gets from Dominic. Orion laughs out and sat down on the chair across from Dominic.

He eyed the cup in Dominic's hand and gives him puppy eyes. Dominic rolls his eyes on him and pushes the untouched cup towards him.

It's just he was not in the mood for Orion's whining this early in the morning. He also decide not to bring up anything about the last night.

He could easily that tell Orion is putting on act to avoid talking about it. He had enough experience to tell when the teen is being truthful or lying through his teeth.

"Wow I can't believe you're going to drink a sweet coffee", Orion said holding back his laugh by drinking from the cup. But Dominic could still see that stupid grin on his face.

Dominic raises an eyebrow at him in amusement. "Hnn why is that so?"

"Sorry bud, I thought you're more a black coffee person who like their coffee very bitter", Orion said giggling but quickly covered his mouth.

Dominic shoots him an annoyed look but it turns serious, very serious. "Aside from the jokes, are you going to tell me why you are not at home?"

Orion sighs out and ruffled his green hair in frustration. "Umm where should I begin?" Orion mumbles out, his mood quickly turns sad and gloomy.

Dominic calmly looks at him. "Why don't you tell me what happened after you went home", Dominic suggested slowly in hopes to calm down the green hair teen.

Orion opens his mouth but closes it and screw his eyes shut. His whole body starts to shake like a dry leaf fighting against the wind to stay on the tree.

Dominic waited with a baited breathe because Orion was seriously making him worry with each passing seconds.

If he's not wrong or being delusional he heard faint sounds of crying coming from his room last night.

He wanted to know what's going on with the teen but words seems to be stuck in his throat.

Orion sighs out and finally opens his brown eyes which become teary. "I-I did g-o home after you guys safely make it out of the mansion.

I went to home and found my mom sitting on the couch. S-she k-knows Dominic!

Someone told her my secret before I did even had the chance to tell her. She's dis-gusted wi-with me a-and s-sa-said I-I'm n-no longeeer her son!"

Orion suddenly burst into tears and quickly hides his crying face in his hands. His shoulders shook and whole body trembles with each sobs he gasped out.

Dominic shot up from his chair which fell down with a loud clatter though he did not care about it a bit. He rushed around the table and stood beside a sobbing Orion.

Dominic stood by his side and raised his hand. But he stops himself before he touched Orion. Actually he doesn't know how to console someone who's crying.

Truth to be told he had stopped caring about people after facing too many betrayals during his middle school years.

It seems though he didn't have to think too much. Orion without warning threw his arms around his middle and hides his face in his chest.

Dominic remembers his mother used to hug him whenever he feels sad or cries. He awkwardly wraps his arms around the smaller teen.

Dominic didn't speak anything but held the sobbing teen against him. He didn't care about his wet t-shirt or the closeness.

He just wants Orion to feel better. Surprisingly he felt this strange need to shield and protect the teen from all the problems.

Orion kind of remind him of his sister when she used to climb in his bed after their father come back from wherever in a drunken mess.

  She would cling on his waist and buried her scared face in his neck. He could only hold her tightly to give her a sense of protection.

To be continued......
© Aditi Yadav