Bank It | Tysh

Chapter Four

Tyler had to all but drag his brothers away from Josh, but it was necessary. They needed to talk.

"Guys." Tyler looked sternly at his two brothers, but they were more than a little distracted. They did try to focus on Tyler, but subconsciously their eyes kept drifting longingly over to their new fascination.

Josh was sat cross legged in the middle of the the grand bank. With the long, marble surfaces and tall, looming pillars, he seemed smaller than ever.

The tiny boys eyes blinked tiredly as he supressed a yawn. It was around midnight and the boy was undeniably exhausted. All any of them wanted to do was tuck him up tightly in a large comfy bed and watch adoringly as he drifted to sleep. They hated that they were one of the causes of his exhaustian, his worry. They should make him happy, ease all his troubles, lov- are they ready for love? Tyler looked at his two brothers as they fawned over the small boy, all he knew was that if they let him go now they'd regret it. Oh boy, this was a big decision to make based on a 6 hour hostage situation, but you can't ignore chemistry.

"Guys." Tyler tried again and they both finally turned to him. "What are we going to do?" They looked at him quizzically, "about Josh?"
The brothers all looked at eachother, unsure of where they were all at. It was Robbie that stepped forward, "I, I don't think I can leave him Ty," he was always the joker of the clan, but now he seemed so serious. And Blaire, who was normally the pessimist, nodded his head sullenly.
"I never thought you could get 'feelings' or whatever so early, especially not us, not with what we do. But I do, I care about him Ty."
Tyler himself nodded, "right, okay, so we all care about him, none of us feel willing to leave him. What do we do?"

15 minutes later they had a plan. It wasn't as intricate or well planned out as Tyler would have liked, but it would do. They made their way over to josh, who was beginning to look as though he'd fall asleep right there and then.

He perked up as they made their way over, flashing a grin that made each of them melt. "Hey guys, chatting about your super secret getaway eh?"
He laughed and they all flashed him tight smiles. Blaire sat down, brushing the hair out of josh's face, he smiled down softly at him and josh leaned into his chest, seeking comfort. Robbie sat down on the other side, whilst Tyler elected to remain standing.
"You doing okay sweetie?" Robbie asked. Josh yawned and nodded.
"Yeah, just cant wait for my own bed. Well," he pondered upon deliberation, "a crappy motel bed, but honestly any bed will do." He laughed, but it sounded fake even to his own ears. Josh was tired, he was fed up and it'd been just about the worst day- possibly in history.

"Soon you won't have to worry about anything ever again," Tyler smiled, while Josh frowned in confusion.
"I think it will only get worse," he laughed, "oh well, tis life." The men all exchanged looks.
"It doesn't have to be that way." Josh looked up in confusion. He was starting to get angsty now, call it sleep deprivation or mania but the robber's stares had gotten dangerously intense and that last phrase seemed vaguely ominous. He spared a glance to the clock, only half an hour left. He could do this, then he would never have to see any of them again. With that in mind he let out a nervous chuckle, scratching the back of his neck. "I guess everything will work itself out eventually," he responded lamely.

The men all exchanged a look that Josh definitely didn't imagine, and the worry in his chest turned to mild panic. They all suddenly seemed very close to him for armed robbers. He peeled himself off Blaire and gave them his best fake smile.

Tyler seemed to return Josh's fake smile with one of his own. "Hey Josh, you can keep a secret right?" Josh was beginning to feel more and more trapped, but he still nodded dumbly. And with that Tyler took off his bandanna, revealing his face to Josh. He stuck out his hand, "hi, I'm Tyler Joseph."

Josh's mouth dropped to the floor, opening and closing several times to create a very impressive goldfish interpretation. Josh looked thoroughly stunned. If he was expecting anything it wasn't for a) the man holding him hostage to reveal his full identity b) The man holding him hostage to be so incredibly gorgeous.

Josh wasn't given any time to get over his shock, because in that moment the other two robbers took off their bandannas to reveal identical faces to Tylers. Okay, Josh decided in his head, I've finally gone mad, I bet I never even made it to the bank, this is all just a hallucination of my crazy, fucked-up mind. But then they were taking his hands, and telling them their names and Josh knew no hallucination of his could quite grasp the strangeness of this whole scenario.

"What...erm, what?" Josh finally managed after getting over his initial shock.
"Identical triplets darling," Robbie winked.
"Ah," Josh nodded, still in shock. "Of course. Why, erm, why have you shown me your faces. I mean I'm honoured, but its not really wise." Tyler gave a tight smile, whilst Robbie averted his eyes.

Then Blaire simply placed his arm strongly over Josh's shoulders, with Robbie inching ever so slightly closer. Tyler stepped forward, pulling a rag from his pocket. And Josh suddenly realised he'd been caged. He jerked suddenly, getting up to run, to sprint, to get as far away as possible, but Blaire pulled him back, and Robbie held him down whilst Tyler surged forward. "No! No please!" Josh screamed, struggling harshly but still not enough. "I just want to go home! Please!" With that Tyler held the rag over his face and Josh inhaled the nightmarish chloroform.
"Shhh," Blaire was whispering. "Shhh its okay. It's all okay. We'll take you home, we'll take you to our home, where you'll be safe. Forever."

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