StepBrothers -Ianthony ~ (BoyXBoy) ~

Chapter 75

Anthony heard a noise. A noise loud enough to make his eyes blink open and his sleep to fade away. He looked down at the body softly curled up in his arm, he bit his lip.

He carefully removed his arm, quickly pausing as he saw gentle wiggles of his partner stirring up and then slowly dying back down. Anthony was concerned, they had no pets so of course it couldn't be that. There had to be a person.

Anthony leaned down as his legs slowly slid off the bed, grabbing some boxers and gently pulling up the dry cloth. He exhaled slowly, his breath shaky and nervous. He slowly made his way to the other side of the bed, laying his hands neatly on either side of Ian, tucking him in tightly.

Ian made a small noise, causing Anthony to quickly quiet his breath and back away to find some sort of protection to use around the room. He failed to find a bat, knife or anything really. He mostly cared about looking fantastic for school.. which isn't exactly part of their schedule at the moment.

Anthony mentally sighed in relief as he thought of a simple idea, leaning down to unplug his lamp and pick it up slowly. Anthony face palmed, shaking his head. By the speed he's going, the robber could've taken the whole kitchen. He hugged the lamp close to his chest, slowly pushing the ajar door open more. He peeked his head outside and looked around, seeing darkness and an empty hall. He eyed the stairs, squinting and pointing the lamp outwards as he spun in circles, making his way to the steps.

He slowly pushed his foot onto a step, a small creaking sound following. He winced at the sound, trying his best to sneak down the steps in a quiet fashion, making sure to hold his breath for extra care.

After what seemed like minutes, he made it to the last step, looking around the dark room. He eyed the clock on the microwave, four-thirty in the morning.

What could be up so early? He let out a loud scream as he felt arms grip his shoulders. "Anthony!! Calm down." His father's voice echoed his ears. He groaned and sat the lamp on the table, flicking the light switch on.

"What the hell are you doing up?" Anthony whined, rubbing his fingers through his hair. "You're gonna wake Ian up.." Anthony trailed off, turning his eyes to the blanket wrapped Ian standing on the last step, a sleepy look on his face.

"Is something wrong?" Ian tiredly asked, obviously half asleep. Anthony cooed and walked over, sliding an arm around Ian's waist, turning him around towards the stairs again.

"Shh, Shh. You're dreaming, go back to bed." Anthony cooed, mentally squealing at how adorable Ian is when he's sleepy. Ian gave a tiny nod and a small yawn before walking back up the stairs to his slumber.

Anthony exhaled in relief as he turned to his dad, rubbing his eyes. "Why are you up?" Anthony asked again, annoyed to have been woken up for no reason. His father only smiled, patted Anthony's back and shoved him to the stairs.

"Just go to bed, dummy." His dad joked, letting out a soft sigh. Anthony squinted curiously but shook it off as his main objective was to get back to his Ian.

"Okay, but please no more noise." Anthony exhaled, grabbing his lamp again and heading up the stairs.

"Right back atcha, young man." His father warned, Anthony's eyes widening in response. His dad earned the bird as Anthony creeped back upstairs. His father chuckled under his breath before making his way to the couch to watch some tv.

Anthony entered his room to Ian curled into a tight ball, his thumb gently sitting in his mouth. He looked like a baby, but that only made Anthony let out a gentle coo before laying behind Ian's curled ball, sliding one arm around his waist, pulling him to his chest. The small Ian made a small noise before turning around and curling back up to Anthony's chest.

Anthony was in awe as he watched Ian do his thing. Anthony sighed and gently sat his lamp back on the nightstand, wrapping both of his arms around Ian's body, hugging him tighter.

Anthony got lost in thought not too much later, he had changed. He used to be the douchiest guy you'd ever meet. What did Ian do to him? He turned him gay, sweet, caring and sometimes even weak to his cuteness. He broke the douche down and brought out his old self. He only had one regret, and that was ever letting Ian hurt his arms.

Yes, of course Anthony saw. Ian wore short sleeves and that wasn't gonna hide crap. Anthony kept quiet though, but he always paid close attention to the neat lines marked against the pale skin. They were never again fresh, they were healing and scabbed over. That was a good thing.

Anthony blinked away his zoning out as he looked down to pay attention to Ian's arm, picking on up and examining the light scars. How could Ian get over things so easily? His mother dies.. and he acts happy again. Was it all fake? Unreal? Anthony didn't know, all he did know was that he had to make Ian as happy as he possible could.

Ian is fragile and petite. His soul can break with the slightest touch and he wouldn't be able to bare one more thing. Anthony was going to protect him, and if one dark demon comes to harm this angel, he would put his soul in natures most harm way, he wasn't going to break Ian again and nor would he ever want to again.

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Anthony's father sat on the couch, his hand caressing a small picture of Cheryl. He felt a tear hit his leg, he missed her. He truly missed her. But everything happened for a reason, everything is planned.

He stared at the picture in awe, letting out a choked sob. The want to be there with her was his one true wish, but what's in the present is his son, and his son was in love- with a boy. But he was going to be there for him if his life depended on it. He's already lost two things that meant so much in his life, he wasn't going to leave his last living meaning.

He shook his head and stood up, gently setting the picture on the table before walking up the steps. He gave one last look at the kitchen before turning the light off and making his way to his room to go to sleep. I'm here for you Anthony.

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dear it's short, Ik ;-; Pls forgive, I'll try to make the next one longer ;-; ❤️