The Foster Kid Notebook {A P.D.H AU)

Eleven

Travis's pov

The night felt cold to me as I arrived in the alley way. I don't think I had ever ran faster in my life. I looked around for the raven haired boy in which my heart had felt heavy and worried for. I didn't see him at first in the dark until at a last attempt I looked up. He sat on the fire escape far above me in only a t-shirt and pants. He should have had a jacket it was a little chilly.
"Hey, you should come down you know." I said.
"Listen I'll tell you what you came here for. The truth is I was fighting with aphmau.... Everyone thinks we all get along fine so I didn't want any rumors spreading..... We resolved it though after I told her about you calling and stuff. It was another one of our stupid arguments. She's gone now sense it was getting late so I would advise you to head home too." He had a story, part of me believed it but the other just couldn't.
I started climbing the fire escape up to the level he was sitting upon.
"What were you fighting about exactly?"
"To be honest I'm not entirely sure."
"Honesty is it?" I said arriving up and plopping my self by the window on the fire escape with him.
"Honesty is the best policy."
"So you're​ sure that's all it was?"
"Yeah.."
"Is that everything there was to the story?"
"As far as I'm concerned."
I wrapped my arms around his freezing frame, "if you say so.... You should grab a jacket."
"Why I'm going back inside in a minute."
"Because whether you like it or not I'm making you come with me."
"Why?"
"Because I care."
"Ha."

He shook me off of him and turned towards the window.
"Sense you're so stubborn I will," He snarled. He opened the window and crawled inside. So that's why he was in the alley way. He lives here. I slid myself in through the window behind him. I could tell he tried to keep it only opened enough so that he could get in but we're both tiny so it didn't work out.
I looked around the yellow walled room. It was really clean the floors shining as if they were hand scrubbed just yesterday. There was a bunk bed, a twin bed and a couch with a blanket and pillow folded on to it.
"This is a pretty nice room. Why are there so many beds?"
"Three things one why'd you have to follow me in here? Two keep it down and three all of us share a room."
"Oh so you and brothers?"
"Yes," His voice was a practical whisper which made me finally catch on that mine probably should be too.
"Which ones yours."
He pointed at the couch.
"Why don't you sleep on the twin bed?"
"That's aphma- I uh yeah I meant to point to the bed."
"Kinda sounded like you were about to say it was aphmaus."
"Silly me right! Why would she live here?"
He was digging through the dresser.
"Found it, let's go."
"Zane! Stop being so loud with all of your other little brats!"
"What was that?" I asked.
"Baby sitter."
"You've never had a babysitter."
"Do you want me to come with you or not."
"Yes I do want you to come."
"Then stop asking questions!"
There was mumbling from outside the door. It opened quickly and before I knew it Zane shoved me in the closet.
"Sorry for disturbing your drunken nap Mrs.Ivy!"
"When will you brats cut it!"
"Still home I see Zane. I came through the front door because I saw someone come into the alley. It took that witch forever to answer me."
"Ahhh yes aphmau it's great to see you did you forget something here."
"What? I, ohhhhhh. Yeah I forgot my keys can't get into my house with out my keys."
"Ah yeah I think there on the uh dresser."
"Thanks Zane I'll be on my way now." The door opened and shut. They must think I'm an idiot because I easily heard the footsteps of aphmau going out the window. Zane waited a solid minute before letting me out of the closet. My response wasn't all to happy though. I grabbed the collar of his shirt so he had to look me in the eyes.
"Zane. What the hell is going on. You say you were fighting with aphmau like friends do, but first you lied and said it was a baby sitter. Then you almost say that 'your' bed was aphmaus and then when aphmau comes back to 'get her keys' she calls that women a witch. Which I don't know sounds like something I heard you call a certain unknown person. Oh let's not forget our little trick Travis into thinking she left through the front door when she obviously climbed out the fire escape thing. Who in the Lord's fuckery is on the other side of that door."
"It's just our....."
"You're out of excuses Zane."
"I don't have any reason to tell you anything."
"You WILL tell me."
"N-no I won't."
"Zane, you Will." I admit I was a little angry over all the lies this raven haired boy had told me in just a few hours. I clenched my fist harder on his collar and hauled him closer to me.
"I don't have to."
"Yes you do Zane, just stop being so defiant of what I'm asking!"
"I'll tell you I'll tell you!" He yelled, "I'll tell you who it is just don't hurt me please."
"D-did I look like I was going to hit you?." I stuttered letting him go.
He didn't respond.
"Let's... Talk outside."
He followed me out the window and down into the alley way with out another word or gesture.
I hugged him the moment we both reached the ground I felt horrible for making him feel like I was going to hurt him.
"I'm sorry that I got angry I just care about you a lot and I want to know what's going on. I'm really concerned."
There was no direct response at first but I could feel the wet droplets on my shoulder.
"Y-you're not going to hurt me right?"
"No."
"How can I trust you?"
"I can't prove that you can trust me all I can do is ask and hope you say yes. So do you trust me?"
"A lot more then most." His body was shaking as he dug his head into my shoulder. I could tell he felt vounrable.
"Zane, let's go back to my house."
"I need to wake up early tomorrow."
"It's Saturday."
"I have something."
"I'll get you back early," I pulled him out of the hug so I could wipe away his tears. "Do you want to come?"
He shook his head yes.