My 2 Moons

Chapter Eight

"Let me go! Leave me alone! No!" Third groggily sits up hearing the worried shouts next to him.

"Ming, shhh, calm down." He hears a second voice, and turns to see Kit, pulling Ming closer to him. Third presses in on Ming's other side, letting Kit continue to soothe the boy, who eventually wakes with a start.

"Wha- where- what?" Ming looks confused, looking between Kit and Third, who both just smile at him.

"You're safe." Kit says softly, moving the boy's hair out of his face as his breathing slows down.

"Same dream?" Third asks quietly. Ming nods and closes his eyes tightly.

"You have nightmares often?" Kit asks softly.

"Only when she's around. I haven't had one in...almost a year?" Ming smiles down at Third who's already half asleep again, tucked into his side. Kit laughs softly looking at the younger boy before crawling out of bed.

"I'll go get breakfast, you two rest a bit longer." Ming nods in agreement before laying back down, pulling Third back into his arms. Kit watches them with a soft smile, grabbing his keys as he leaves the room.

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Third awakes the second time to fingers stroking through his hair. He slowly opens his eyes to see Kit sitting in bed next to him, scrolling through some email on his phone.

"Hi Phi..." Third says sleepily. Kit turns off his phone and smiles down at him.

"Hi...feel better now that you've slept?" Kit asks him, continuing to stroke the younger's hair, who nods.

"Where's Ming?" He asks, blinking around the room.

"He went back to his room to shower and change. He'll be back once he's done and we'll eat breakfast, if you want to get up." Kit settles back into the bed as Third gets up and starts moving around his room. He disappears behind the bathroom door, only to come back moments later freshly showered and dressed in his uniform.

Not long after he re-emerges, the door opens and Ming reappears, also freshly showered and in his uniform. Kit hands them each a take out box and a drink as they settle on the floor around the small coffee table in Third's room.

"You guys have exams today right?" Kit asks, before shoving another bite in his mouth. Both of the younger students groan at the reminder, and nod solemnly. "I'll drop you both off before I go to mine then."

"You don't have to do that Phi!" Third shakes his head. "Ming can take us, both of our campuses are out of your way. I don't want you to be late!"

"Wow, but I can be late?" Ming teases.

"You have to pass my campus to get to yours." Third glares at him.

"But I want to." Kit says, finalizing the argument. "And you're going to let me." He looks up after a minute of silence to see both boys just staring at him with something in their eyes Kit couldn't quite place. He focuses on his food, only relaxing when they do the same.

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"Ming!" Ming looked up in time to get an armful of Third as he attached himself to him. Ming laughed, draping his arm over his waist.

"Hey baby." Ming smiles down at him, glad to be able to do this now that the others know. "How'd your exam go?" At the sound of the smaller's groan, Ming laughed. "That good huh?"

"I'm just glad it's overrrrrr." He groans, and Ming nods in agreement.

"Done for the next few weeks." Ming squeezes his boy, continuing to walk through the courtyard. "Hey, have you heard from P'Kit?"