Unaware

T H E B A L L {I}

"Larry, Claire, where are you guys!" Laurent and Lumen entered the house when Claire nearly crashed into Laurent with relief and anger.

"Lau! Oh I so worried you can't just leave me alone like that you know I'm easily frightened I thought something bad happened to you!" Claire tackled Laurent from the stairs squeezing her arms tightly around his neck so he couldn't breathe. He chuckled giving her hug and a peck on the lips.

"Ow! Hi to you too and I know I'm sorry, where's Larry?"

"Here, where the hell have you been Claire wouldn't stop crying until you came home- who's that strange man?"

"Oh Larry this is-"

"Professor Bourgeois." Claire whispered are is she was correct when Lumen didn't smile at her right away he quickly began to panicked on the inside catching the attention of Larry who was still gawking at the man, however when Lumen bowed to her and flashed a smile she slightly relaxed.

"Hello Claire, so nice to see you again and I see you hair color remains the same." Her eyes brightened wen he referred to her hair color as she remembered that he complained most of the time about her indecisive thoughts on one hair color.

"Yep pink will always be my favorite!"

"I'm glad you finally settled on a color."

"I know how much you complained about it but I did it, Mr. Bourgeois."

"Um, Bourgeois as in........." Larry interjected still wondering what Laurent was doing with a man of his nature. From first glance Lumen appeared to be harsh, cold, something was instep lying Larry about lumen but he couldn't pinpoint what.

"Bourgeois as in our father Bourgeois."

"He's our what now?!" Larry shouted confused and angrily.

"I know it seems odd but-"

"No shit its fucking odd!!! Why is he in here?!? He's been trying remove us from the face of the earth and you let his ass in my house, he-"

"No Larry it's not him, I know what the man looks like and it's not him, Mr Bourgeois has been my professional art teacher for two years, and although you and the man that was harming me look deathly similar, Mr bourgeois has a tattoo on his neck, the other man doesn't. Mr. Bourgeois always talked about his sons and wouldn't dream of hurting you two or me, he was the only guy I could trust and now I see where Lau's compassion to protect everyone around him comes from." Claire blushes which causes Laurent to smile.

"So who is the guy trying to kill us?"

"He is my twins brother. And he has no wishes to kill you, let alone anyone else but me. He was me dead so he can force his way into you life, as my replacement."

"Oh well I guess that's ok." Larry shrugged and the rest of the group eyed him awkwardly.

"What? at least it's not Dad trying to kill of his own blood."

"But it's still some one related to us Larry"

"Nope no, he doesn't count I never knew that there was an uncle." Larry shrugs taking his suit off of the couch.

"He's not my family if he's trying to hurt me as twisted and fucked as this world is I refuse to think that someone from my family wants to kill my father or harm anyone that's involved with us."

"I know Lucale is not in his right mind but-"

"But nothing! Do you even know what he has done to us so far?!? Probably not since you up and left me and dropped Lau off at foster home! So let me fill you in on what's happened. I was taken from my home while I was sleeping and locked in a steel casket so Lau could find me in his apartment screaming for help, I almost died from being crushed from the weight of that thing! Claire has been beaten and tortured before being trapped inside of a glass box full with water! My ex-girlfriend had drugged and had to be sent to the hospital because she was allergic to the dr g he slipped her! He's not just out of his mind he's dangerous and he needs to be stopped before he kills someone because no matter how many time you say his harmless the he's proven himself to be a threat to our lives." Larry wiped his furious tears and headed upstairs and left everyone in silence, except Claire. She paced after him and followed him into his room and pounced on the bed without his knowledge as he shut the door and sighed.