He Came to Get Me - Bruiseshipping AU

Three Words

So. Go watch 'Teen Titans Go! To The Movies'. I had SUCH a great time.

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Jay woke up, his head fuzzy. He blinked a couple of times, trying to remember where he was, because it sure as heck didn't look like his house.

The blinds over the windows were all shut and Jay could hardly see a thing. Papers were scattered all over the floor. A box of markers and pencils were jumbled all over in one corner and a light at a single desk was shining brightly, the only thing illuminating the room.

His hand raised to his forehead and he felt around the ground for support. He suddenly felt something loose and all over… something like hair. Jay held back a gasp.

What in the… world?

He stiffened.

That's right. He was at Cole's house.

But what had happened?

The last thing he remembered was lining the hummingbird with a thicker pencil and then, huh, he must have passed out from exhaustion.

He slowly crept towards the desk and got on his knees, bending the light so that it shone over the floor. A flicker of his drawing caught his attention, however, and he pulled it closer to him, admiring it.

He never thought he could draw that.

Did he even draw that?

It was amazing!

A smile tickled his cheeks and he awed, holding the drawing up for him to see clearer. He was actually proud. He felt… accomplished.

He drew that!

He drew that!

He couldn't believe he actually drew that!

Maybe he had been too hard on himself. If this was what Cole and everyone else saw in him, then why wasn't he able to have seen it earlier?

Turning around, he spotted Cole lying still on the carpet. He was on his back with his hair all over his face and one hand over his chest while the other was stretched out, grasping onto a random blanket that had been lying around. Hesitantly, Jay searched for Cole's phone and checked the time.

A grunt left him when he saw that it was still early in the morning. Even his parents wouldn't be up at this hour.

Jay knocked on the side of his head, trying to think of what to do for the next few hours since he knew he wouldn't be able to fall asleep again.

A light bulb went off in his head.

"Maybe I can collect some things for the project while I'm here!" He jumped to his feet and started for the door, a smile on his face.

Thankfully, because of his great memory, he found Cole's room in no time and stepped inside, flicking the switch on. The first thing Jay noticed was Cole's bag, sitting untouched on the bed, just waiting to be opened. He sped right up to it, eager to look inside. Just as his hand was about to open the flap, he pulled back in an instant and turned away, shaking his head.

"No, Jay. You've done enough snooping. Stop snooping!" With a heavy sigh, he walked away from the bag and stumbled upon Cole's desk. Scattered upon it were some papers and sticky notes. Jay grinned. He only really needed a couple of things that Cole was particularly fond of. A notebook was opened to a page with reminders of his work schedule. Jay's mouth twisted and he bent down to get a better look at the schedule for the month.