BRANCE + RINNEY

Rinney - The Reunion (3)

Finn watched Vance leave the bathroom before turning to Bruce who was crouched in front of him.

"Bruce please go stop him. Please"

Bruce looked at Finn, shaking his head.

"Finn. Some people need the shit beat out of them. You don't, Robin does."

Finn didn't want to believe those words. He hoped Vance didn't kill Robin. Even if his mind was against him, he listened to his heart only.
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Finn had been patched up good enough for him to have the ability to walk. Vance had came back, yelling angrily about how Robin 'shouldn't and won't get away with hurting Finn' and how 'he's going to pay for what he did'. Finn stayed silent through this, knowing that Vance would, hopefully, calm down soon. Finn had no idea why he still cared and worried for Robin. All the boy did was hurt him both physically and emotionally. Finn was confused in both his head and heart. It was worse that the two body parts were fighting against each other.

"Finn. Bruce. You guys wanna stay at my place tonight?" Vance had asked after calming down.

Bruce smiled and said a quick "yes" to the question. Finn nodded as well. Vance went over to him and picked him up before Finn could protest. Bruce laughed at the two, then laughed harder when Finn shot him a death glare. Vance smiled to himself as he felt Finn get comfortable and put his head on his shoulder.

"To my house we go."
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When the trio finally got to Vance's house, almost an hour later since Finn fell asleep on Vance's back, there were no signs of Vance's parents in the home. This wasn't uncommon or surprising. Vance's dad had been absent most of his life and his mom worked almost full-time at the hospital down the road. Vance handed Bruce his house keys since he couldn't bend down enough to reach the slot without Finn falling off his back. Bruce quickly unlocked the door, holding it for Vance and Finn, before walking inside. After the trio was inside, Vance took Finn up to his room and laid him on his bed. Finn tensed for a second before his body fully relaxed and he snuggled into Vance's pillow. Vance moved Finn's hair out of his face before leaving the room, cracking the door behind him.

Bruce was scrounging around in the kitchen when Vance came back downstairs. Bruce halted his actions before shrugging and resuming what he was doing. Vance laughed softly and watched the boy in front of him as he pulled out some bread, jelly, and a container of peanut butter. Bruce neatly placed everything on the counter, quickly getting to work on making him and Vance a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Vance watched intently and thanked Bruce when a sandwich was placed in front of him on a paper plate, along with a glass of apple juice.

The two boys ate and chatted quietly amongst each other before a thud was heard from upstairs. Vance shot up, alert, and ascended up the stairs with fast steps. Bruce cleaned up their mess before following the blonde.
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Finn had woke up around 10 minutes ago. He rubbed his eyes, looking around the room he was in. He realized it was Vance's when he spotted an electric guitar in the corner next to a giant stuffed panda. Finn yawned, putting his feet on to the floor below him and trying to stand. Since his body hadn't healed fully yet, he fell almost automatically. Finn groaned, curling into himself once more. He heard footsteps coming towards the room and realized he must've startled the other two boys in the house.
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Vance all but threw his bedroom door open, eyes shooting to the boy curled up on the floor. His eyes softened and a small smile took place on his face. Bruce appeared behind him and smiled at Finn as well.

Finn looked up at the two and glared when he saw them smiling.

"Are you guys just gonna stand there or are you gonna help me?"
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"You look sort of comfortable down there Finn. I don't know."

Finn turned his back towards the two when he heard Bruce's remark.

"Awe c'mon Finn. Don't be like that, you know we love you." Vance said in a baby-like voice.

Finn rolled his eyes but turned back around. He was slightly startled when he saw Vance and Bruce had moved closer to him. Vance picked him up once more and sat him on the bed. Finn huffed in annoyance but laid back down. Bruce sat next to him on the bed, Vance standing over the two.

"You should rest more Finn. You need to heal." Vance suddenly said. He was dead serious. Vance was constantly worried about Finn, whether the boy was at home or at school. Neither place was a safe-zone. Gwendolyn, Finney's sister, would have probably come back to Vance's house with the boys if it wasn't Friday. Weekends she stayed at Susie's. Finn shook his head side to side at Vance's statement.

" 'm fine. Really." Finn said almost in a whisper. He wasn't fine. His whole body ached and he was hot. His eyes shut for a moment, the pain in his body shooting up from his feet to his collarbone. Bruce put a hand on his forehead and looked at Vance.

"Fever."

Vance left the room for a split second, coming back with a bottle of aspirin and a cup of water only a few minutes later. He handed them to Bruce, who handed them to Finney. Finn took a couple pills out of the small container and placed them on his tongue. He put the cup of water to his lips, tilting it upwards to drink from it. After the pills were taken, Vance softly pushed Finn back down in a laying position and told him to rest once more. A fan was put in front of the boy, a little ways away so it wasn't too close, to keep him cool. Bruce placed a kiss to Finn's head and stood up, walking towards the door of the room. Vance placed another kiss on Finn's cheek, squeezing his hand afterwards, and walked towards the door as well. The two older boys looked back at Finn, who had fallen asleep, and smiled at him. Vance quietly shut the door, him and Bruce descending down the stairs to the living room where they'd stay until Finn woke up again.
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Authors Note: I don't know how many parts this will have so be prepared.