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"Alright, today I've got two classes and a double shift at Moody's. Do you think you'll be able to survive without me for the first time this week?" Noah asked, getting his things from the living room table and putting them in his pockets. Today was Aden's fourth day at Noah's Manchester apartment, even though it felt like much longer. Noah didn't want to drag and bore Aden on his busy day, and reassured him that he'd be home as soon as he possibly could.

"Wait, before you go-" Aden started.

"Yeah?" Noah asked.

"Can I borrow your phone charger?" Aden asked. Noah smiled sheepishly going into his room to grab it.

"As long as it works on your phone, it's all yours. If not, we could always get one at the store tonight." Noah said, handing the charger to Aden and then checking his own phone for the time. "I've got to go, text me if your phone turns on. My number's on the fridge door if it doesn't, you could just call me with the home phone." Noah walked to the door, but Aden grabbed his wrist before he could. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Aden said, peeking Noah's cheek. He earned a flustered boy who smiled softly. "Okay, now you can go."

"Don't get into too much trouble while I'm gone," Noah said and Aden laughed.

"I'll try not to burn the apartment down," Aden said. Noah smiled.

"See you soon," Noah said, opening the front door, waving shyly, and closing the door behind him.

Aden took out his iPhone 5 from his jean's pocket. He remembered saving up all his money for this little piece of electronic. It was much more expensive than his cheap crappy laptop, that was getting slower and slower by the day. It was the most valuable thing Aden had ever owned. Now, holding it in the palm of his right hand, the iPhone was lifeless.

Aden plugged in the phone to the charger and waited patiently. It was dead, so it would probably take forever to turn on. Aden put the phone down and walked to the storage room. He figured he'd help unpack and surprise Noah, who wanted to make an office out of the little room.

Aden picked up the first box and carried it to the living room. It was labeled something illegible. He opened the box carefully, revealing tons of DVD's of all genres. There were box sets of different TV shows, Pixar films, Studio Ghibli films, Action Films, Horror films, and one DVD that had no label. Aden pushed the box to the TV stand, where he carefully put the DVD's one by one according to the genre next to some DVD's that were already there. When he was done, he proudly rubbed his hands together.

"One done, a ton more to go." He said to himself, going back to the room to grab the next box. He opened it to reveal lots of random shit. "Where the hell am I going to put all this?" Papers, pictures, some books, some stuffed animals, a gray hat, and an empty wallet filled the box. Aden curiously sneaked peeks at the pictures. A young Noah, and what seemed to be family and friends, filled the photos. There was also pictures of a dog, which must have been Blue. Aden figured the bedroom was his best bet for this box and pulled the box to Noah's bedroom and into the closet. 

The next box was a whole bunch of Noah's clothes. T-shirts from Harry Potter, Pokemon, and different Marvel Superheros weren't much of a surprise. Noah seemed to be quite the fanboy. There was also a jean jacket that read 'COOL GUY' on the back in red and Aden burst out laughing. Some hoodies hid in the bottom of the clothing pile and Aden put one on. It was burgundy and zipped up easily. Aden brought the box to Noah's closet and put each item on a hanger. 

Aden heard a buzz. He ignored it and continued to hang each shirt. Another buzz sounded and then another and then another. The buzzing wouldn't stop. Aden put up the last item, a forest green zipped hoddie and grabbed his phone.