No Place Like Home. (BBS FF)

Chapter 4 - Bonding?

~Max's POV~

We just sat there in an awkward and tense silence. The guards went a few minutes ago and left me here to die from social interaction. I let my eyes skim over everyone here. Sitting in the corner furthest away from me was a man with black hair covering his face, with an Asian man sitting a few steps away from him he was staring at the boy, probably contemplating on talking to him.

Next to the small *ss window was a man with brown hair and glasses sitting next to two others, one with black hair and brown eyes, while the other had a sort of dark brown hair and blue eyes.

Across the room from them was 3 people one with sandy brown hair and tanned skin, another with brown hair that looked tinted red cuddling up to a man with dark sandy brown hair and hazel eyes.

Next to the door was a man with brown eyes and dark brown skin he looked ready to try to run if need be. Yeah not happening, I thought, I have been trying to escape for like years... I think.

Anyway, he was eyeing everyone in the room and sizing them up. My eyes wandered to the next three people. Two of them were cuddling one with has a coco brown hair and hazel eyes, the other had dark brown hair, light brown eyes, and medium skin. The last male had semi-dark tan skin, light brown eyes and dark brown hair his head was down in a position that screamed shame.

The silence was unbearable, the tension was thick, the air felt dry, the room was filled with all sorts of emotions.

"Okay where the f*ck are we!!" yelled the man with dark brown hair and light brown eyes

The tension thickens. Everyone was still. Everyone was staring each other down. One by one they all turned to me. I seemed to shrink at their stares I avoided eye contact with every one of them.

"Umm... child, do you know where we are?" asked a gentle voice. I looked up to see the man with dark brown hair and light brown eyes. He didn't look like he was going to hurt me.

I opened my mouth only to close it because of how dry my throat was. I swallowed some spit and spoke in a raspy voice, "I-I don't k-know." I said as I slumped over in shame and self-pity, why did I stutter?!

"It's okay. My name is Brock, do you have a name?" He asked again

"Y-Yes. My... My name i-is Max." I said with a small, mischievous smile

Everyone else was silent they all looked at us then back at each other.

"Can I know your names?" I asked hesitantly but genuinely curious.

The man with coco brown hair shrugged and said, "My name's Brian." He wrapped his arm around Brocks' waist as he said so, causing Brock to smile and blush a little bit.

"My name is Evan." Said the Asian man

"Hi, my name is Ryan and this is Luke!" Said the man with hazel eyes, and dark sandy blonde hair as he pointed to the man with brown hair tinted red and hazel eyes, who just smiled and waved a small bit.

The man who was covering his face was now sitting up properly and was not staring at the wall. "My name is Jonathan, but you can call me Jon." He said with a smile. Evan looked at 'Jon's' face and blushed little seemingly going unnoticed by everyone in the room.

Then the man with sandy brown and brown eyes said, "My name is Tyler. It's nice to meet you... I guess."

"Marcel." Said the man with brown eyes, dark brown hair, and dark skin.

"Hi everybody. My name is David and this is Lui. We don't mean any harm." the man with pale-ish skin and black hair that spoke this time while pointing to the young man next to him,

The man with semi-dark tan skin, light brown eyes, and dark brown hair spoke a little above a whisper, "H-hello me amigos... My n-name is Arlan."

"Hi my name is Craig, and I am still curious about our whereabouts." Said the man with black-rimmed glasses, which Tyler looked at with interest.

Feeling more confident I spoke with a stronger voice, "Well because you're here I guess you didn't come willingly – Que nods of agreement – So I guess it is just coincident you don't know... No matter you will find out... As will we all," I whispered the last part

They all nodded in agreement and understanding. We fell back into a silence not as tension-filled as the last one but defiantly awkward.

"So how did you guys get here?" asked Luke to everyone in the room.

"I was chased into an alleyway and was injected with this weird substance, before being knocked out." Said Jon, as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck

"David and I were kidnapped in the same spot while walking around town." Said Lui and David nodded and smile at Lui

"I was kicked out of my home and then... I don't remember the rest." Said Craig

"I was knocked out in my apartment." Said Brock

"Ditto." Said Luke with a small smile which Brock returned

"Well, I was kicked out of my gang after refusing to kill someone and then left for dead." Said Marcel

"Wait, wait, wait. You were in a gang?" asked Brian in a fatherly tone, "isn't that dangerous for someone, you know, as young as you? What did your parents think about this?"

"Well, you see... My 'parents' are the ones that gave me to this gang, in short, they didn't care enough to keep me around. I kept tabs on them tho." Said Marcel with a smirk

Brian nodded in response. The atmosphere changed to one of sorrow and sadness as the stories continued,

"I tried to help a lady that was about to get rape but it turned out to be a trap to lure in either me or some other unsuspecting person." Said Arlan in a shameful voice, "I should have been more careful."

"Hey, it's okay you were just trying to do something good in the world, don't be ashamed of that." Said Luke

"You're right... I guess." Said Arlan as he smiled

"I was walking home when I got a phone call from my uncle, he sounded distressed and defenseless. I ran over only to find him on the floor bleeding out. I ran and ran only to be hit by a van... or a car... I don't know what it was, nor do I care. I only know that it is my fault my uncle is dead. Maybe, just maybe, if I was faster he might still be alive and I might not be here." Said Evan with tears in his eyes

Jon looked horrified and saddened by this he scooted closer to Evan and hesitantly rubs his back. Evan leaned into his touch much to Jon's surprise,

"Don't blame yourself, if you do you'll kill yourself from the inside." Said Jon in a sincere tone of voice. Evan smiled and hugged Jon who tensed but then relaxed and hugged back

"I was driving home from a... trip and stopped for fuel we the service station I was in exploded." Said Brian. Bocks eyes widened and his mouth fell open he scooted over to Brian and held onto his hand and checked him over.

I smiled at this, Aww I ship it!! I mentally squealed

Ryan's eyes casted down as he spoke, "I was pulled into an alleyway and woke up at home where the 'people' kidnapped Luke and then knocked me out again."

"I was pulled into an alleyway and was knocked out but not before my kidnapper said a few... things that I still don't understand." Said Tyler

"What did they say?" I asked curiously

"'Don't bother screaming because where you're going you'll be able to have someone to scream for you, all the pain and torture he will feel all because of you and the others.' Whatever that means." He said in a thoughtful voice

I nodded thinking over it, Well freak is what they call me so that indicates that they are going to do something to the others, but they are also going to make me do something that will make me feel the pain instead but how?

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(A/N: Does anyone read this? [W/C: 1381])