What just happened?

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As soon as Smiley and Victor got off the cargo ship they were met with a man about Victor's age.

"Welcome, Victor...who's this?" the man pointed to Smiley.

"This is...Everest, my assistant." Victor informed. The man just nodded.

"Hello Everest, pleased to see you. I'm Michael, also known as Hades. I'm Liam's bodyguard and I will be your escort to his estate." Hades said. His voice was soft and unlike Victor he was very gentle when shaking Smiley's hand. Victor didn't seem to like this and immediately stepped closer to the boy.

"Listen Hades, we have to leave now. We don't have time to interview each other because our lives are on the line." Victor scolded the bodyguard. Hades nodded and led both of the to the black Dodge parked on the side of the road. Smiley got in the back seat while Victor took the passenger side.

"Liam's very excited to see you, Mr. Ashtek. He was going to tell you about a plan that the boss shared with him," Hades informed. While the two men conversed, Smiley thought to himself. About random things and then those things led to Victor. About how he basically proposed earlier and then Smiley realized...Victor was actually in love with him. Smiley didn't know what helped him realize and he always thought that Victor was just calling him romantic names and stuff. He was quickly thrown out of his own thoughts when Victor called his name.

"Hello? Are you okay? Okay, honestly don't answer that. But just letting you know that me and Liam are going to see Helena. I don't know if you want to come." Victor said.

Helena. Helena Birnwik. He has never met her but from what Victor told him she was the nicest person he's ever met. He loves her. Helena was the reason Smiley ended up here. He doesn't blame her though. Victor was nice before the diagnosis. No so much anymore.

"Well, um sure. I'd love to meet her." Smiley answered. Victor gave him a thumbs up. Suddenly, Smiley became nervous. Everything around him was spinning.

"Sir..." All of a sudden everything went black. When Smiley woke up again he was In a room. It was dimly lit and warm. Then the door opened and in came the cold. Liam was standing against the doorframe.

"Oh...you're up. What's up, Smiley?" Liam greeted him with a smile. Smiley was cautious though. He wasn't sure if he could trust Liam yet.

"What? Are you not gonna respond? Victor was right, you are shy. Oh speaking of him, he wanted me to tell ya that we're leaving to see Helena." Liam was... different. He wasn't like Victor. Not one bit.

"But...isn't that dangerous?" Smiley whispered.

"Huh? What was that, kid?"

"SMILEY, IM NOT GOING ANYMORE, IT'S JUST YOU AND LIAM NOW!" Victor screamed from downstairs. Smiley got up and ran down to the first floor. For some reason he felt like he should confront Victor about this sudden decision.

"Why not?" Smiley asked once he found Victor.

"Because. I think that you and Liam should spend this time learning about each other. And I don't feel like Helena wants to see me anyway." Victor told him.

"Oh..okay"

And with that Liam and Smiley were on there way to Helena's home. Once at the house Liam led Smiley to the front door which was hidden behind a ton of plants. They knocked on the door and a lady opened it. The lady was beautiful in Smiley's eyes. She had this black hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a floor length dress which was colored black and red.

"Helena! Good to see you again!" Liam exclaimed. Helena nodded and led them inside. The structure of the house look like a cabin. And the furniture added to the aesthetic.

"Hello, Liam," Helena said. She had a faint Australian accent. "Who's he? Your new one?"

"Um, no. This here is Smiley. He belongs to Victor. Remember?" Liam said.

"Nice to meet you, Smiley." she stuck out her hand and Smiley took it. "Well I'm going to leave the both of you alone for a bit while I set up for dinner. You guys can head down the hallway over there to a spare room." Helena pointed down the dim hallway. Smiley looked lost so Liam took his hand and pulled him down the corridor. They soon stepped in a large room with 2 full sized beds and a chandelier hanging above them.

"Oh my god. I need a drink of wine. I wonder if Helena has any." Liam said to himself.

"I have some if you want it," Smiley muttered. Liam turned to look at him. Smiley could tell that he was confused. "Victor tells me to carry it around for just in case if he wants to drink."

Liam face went from confusion to anger.

"Of course he does! That's all he thinks about...getting drunk. He doesn't even care how it affects you!" he was yelling. It was scaring Smiley a bit and Liam could tell. Liam cleared his throat.

"Sorry. It's just...you deserve to be treated so much better than that. It makes me angry to see him using you for his gain. He doesn't care about you Smiley. Can't you see that?" Liam said.

"I can. I just don't want to leave because I don't want to be alone anymore. And he makes me feel loved sometimes." Smiley said, "Do you still want the wine?"

Liam took the glass bottle out of Smiley's hands and chugged it. Then out of nowhere Liam left the room.

Once Liam came back he was drunk. Like super drunk.

"Hey...Helena said... Helena...foods ready." he said. By the end of the night Smiley ended up getting drunk too.

"You boys have to stay the night here. Y'all can't go back like this." Helena scolded. She led them back to their room and closed the door behind her. Soon Smiley and Liam were as touchy as they could possibly be. One thing led to another and soon they were making out. During that time, Smiley's phone kept ringing and he ignored it. After 30 minutes of trying to contact both Smiley and Liam, Victor gave up and went to sleep, little did he know what the two guys were doing...

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