We're Here For a Reason

Chapter Three

[Dear lords why does wattpad fuck up my paragraphs]

Mathias grinned at the thought of seeing his little friend again. Emil may have been blunt, and sassy. But the Dane honestly felt a brotherly affection towards him. He wasn't sure if he had siblings before. It was definitely a possibility. The very first family that moved out was most likely his family. They were grieving...

Thinking hard, he remembered three younger girls and of course, a mother and father. Mathias couldn't say he felt anything towards them, simply because he couldn't remember them well at all. Just faces. By now his grin had faded and he now has a thoughtful frown. Groaning loudly, he fell to the ground in front of the door. Now he just had to wait for some entertainment.

Night had fallen quickly, urging Mathias to do something other than lay and wait. Going to the back of the house slowly, eventually going into the backyard. His mood seemed to brighten when he saw the bright lights dancing across the yard. No, they weren't fireflies.

These lights coming in many colours, and were too big. Soon enough one that glowed blue noticed him, bobbing over. A winged sprite. Her skin a dark caramel, decorated with light petals and patterns, her wings of a dragonfly. Smiling Mathias held a finger out to her, "Good evening Michelle." Michelle just nodded and grabbed his finger, gesturing for him to follow her to join in on the games and dancing.

He may have been lonely during the day, but he did get included in other activities every few nights. And that was good.

***

It was very early in the morning when Lukas helped Emil get dressed. The child being too tired to understand what was happening. "Lukas..." He whined, "I'm tired..."

"I know, but I have to go to work and run errands. So you're going to Berwald's, okay?" Emil just responded with another small whine from the back of his throat. Lukas ran his fingers through his own hair which was still a little knotted, then picked up Emil, who held on trying to fall back asleep.

The ride to Berwald's house wasn't very long, getting there in less than ten minutes. Lukas was once again carrying Emil as he rung the doorbell. It took a minute but eventually the tall man opened the door, letting them inside. "I cannot thank you enough for watching him Berwald... He hasn't had breakfast yet," Lukas said softly and laid Emil on the couch. "It's no problem... I know it's been hard for you two," Berwald spoke, following Lukas to the door.

Lukas shook his head stepping out, "Still, thanks." And he was off. Lukas didn't have the best jobs. In the mornings he worked as a errand boy for a large company. It didn't pay much, but whatever he could earn for just delivering paperwork and coffee until an hour before lunch. Where he changes uniforms and goes to his job at a small diner.

His day was uneventful, but he got some good tips. Though was still left exhausted. Before he could pick up Emil, he had to stop and get some boxes so they could start packing. After packing the back seat full of cardboard boxes, he headed to Berwald's.

When he pulled up, he saw Emil playing with a small white dog and another man Lukas did not know. Getting out of the car he went over to them, but had to stop when the dog started barking and jumping on him in a desperate need for attention. "Hana! Don't jump on him," the man said coming over with Emil following. Lukas just smiled and crouched to pet Hana, "It's fine. I'm Lukas." He stood up and held his hand out to the stranger.

"I'm Tino! Berwald has told me a lot about you, he and I just recently started seeing each other. Nothing official yet!" Tino shook his hand firmly and smiled. He had round brown eyes, a slightly chubby physic, which added to his kind look, and was shorter than Lukas.

"Ah, it's nice to meet you, I see you've met Emil," Lukas looked over at said boy who was running around with Hana again.

"Oh yes, he's an angel and super gentle to Hana, compared to other kids," Tino exclaimed, leading Lukas over to the more energetic two, "Berwald is working on dinner, you two could always join."

"No, Emil and I have left overs we need to finish at home before we start packing," he politely declined, "Emil, come on..!"

Emil groaned but went over to them, Hana trailing behind him. "Also, is Mathias a friend of yours? Emil said something about moving in with him. Sorry if it's a personal question," Tino looks over at him curiously. Lukas jumped slightly, of course. He should've told Emil not to mention Mathias.

How much had he said? Lukas realized he probably should've answers by now, "Oh, Mathias is... Just his imaginary friend. Lots of kids have them." Tino nodded, "Okay! And Berwald wanted me to tell you that we'd be over around 5 tomorrow to help you guys pack." Emil gave Hana a few more pets as she licked his fingers, causing him to giggle, before grabbing onto Lukas' hand. "Thank you Tino, tell Berwald I said hello. Bye, see you tomorrow." Emil waved slightly, "Bye Tino, thanks for letting me play with your dog."

"Bye guys! See you soon, and no problem Emil," Tino picked up the wiggling mammal, snuggling her close. Emil got in the passenger seat, the back being full. When Lukas got into the drivers side, Emil asked, "Lukas, can you read me a story tonight?"

"Hm? Sure I can do that. What story?"
Emil yawned, having spent all day outside, playing, "The one about the winged sprites... I really like that one..!"

"I like that one too..." Lukas gave him a soft smile, "I bet if you look hard enough one of these nights, you'll get to see some. I hear they enjoy dancing in the moonlight."

"Really? I wanna meet one," he perked up, "Do they like music?" Emil pressed a button on the radio. "They make their own," Lukas nodded, his eyes not leaving the road. "Hey, it's the song you used to sing all the time," Emil said after a few minutes of silence, when a different song came on. "You should start singing again..."

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"Lukas I'm tired of driving back and forth," Emil complained as they tried to fit more boxes into their small car. Lukas held in an angry sigh. The older of them was already fed up with the whining, and the on-off rain, and the moving. Pushing some wet hair from his face he huffed, "Fine. You can go inside and wait for Berwald. And I don't want to hear another complaint for the rest of the day," his voice was stern, making sure not to loose his cool.

Emil shuffled his feet slightly, the tone of Lukas' voice making him feel a bit guilty. Lukas gave him 'the look' which had recently been perfected, and had the Icelandic boy stumbling towards the stairs. "Don't forget to lock the door!" Lukas called after him, before getting into the car. Of course he worried that Emil shouldn't be home alone, but his neighbour adored them. So if something happened he was sure she'd be there. Plus, Emil knew to go to her if there was any trouble.

The drive to the house was mostly quiet. Not even the radio was on. It had stopped raining again, but the grey clouds still hung over, making it feel dark and gloomy. Paying attention to his turns, and the streets he used; he quickly memorized the route to the slightly isolated house. Pulling into the muddy driveway, he worked on taking in the boxes. Lukas just wanted this to be over with, so he could sit and relax. Though, he probably couldn't do that either, since he still had to feed Emil. And himself...