Wrong + Right - ForthPha

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Later that night - Koi and Min had just gone to bed - Pha and Forth were cuddling in Pha's bed just talking and trying to fall asleep.

"Why'd you tell them to move in?" Forth asked. (Beam and Ming moved out)

"I couldn't let them stay with my parents. I can't be happy knowing that they're so close to death everyday. One wrong move and my parents will snap. I'm scared. I couldn't leave them there any longer... I couldn't lose them too..." Pha broke down crying into Forth's chest and hugging him tightly. The oldest just hugged the smaller and let him cry it out before covering him up in blankets and letting him sleep for the night...

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"Pha? You awake?" Koi knocked on Pha's bedroom door. It was 6 AM and Min needed to be to school in about an hour. But Koi has no idea how to get there from here.

"He's asleep, what's up Koi?" Forth asked and got out of bed to go and talk with Koi in the kitchen so Pha could sleep more.

"Min has to be to school in an hour. I'm not even sure where we are... And neither of us drive. Can you take him?" Koi asked and gave Forth puppy-eyes. Just like Pha does when he wants something.

"Of course, I'll make some breakfast, you make sure he's ready in 10," Forth said and ruffled Koi's hair before going to the kitchen.

Pha got up a few minutes later and hugged Forth while he was cooking. He was tired and couldn't sleep without Forth.

"You ok?" Forth asked. Pha nodded and actually fell asleep while hugging Forth.

"He alright?" Min asked - his mouth full of pancakes.

"Yeah, he has a hard time sleeping," Forth picked Pha up and set him on the couch so he could finish cooking/cleaning.

"He hasn't slept well since she left..." Koi mumbled to himself but Min and Forth heard it. Min just hugged Koi before grabbing his bag and the three of them left to go to Min's school. (After Forth told Beam to come over and stay with Pha)

"Who's she?" Forth asked asking about what Koi said earlier.

"Our older sister, she basically raised Pha while our parents over worked. Once I was born they both lost their jobs and started abusing her and Pha, I was "too young"... One day after school we found her in the backyard... She was sitting on a tree branch - rope around her - and wouldn't say anything when Pha asked if she was ok. All she said was 'save koi' and... She jumped down. She died instantly... Ever since then Pha stopped sleeping. She was his life - and when she left... Its like he died too. So when he went missing - i figured he was dead too." Koi said and smiled a bit when Min held his hand tightly.

"But he's got you now, and I've got Min, we're ok now," Koi said.

"How'd you guys meet?" Koi asked changing topics.

"He texted me instead of a suicide hotline," Forth said and told them about that night and what's been going on the past few months.

"Pha isn't the best at emotions, but it sounds (and looks) like he likes you, he doesn't just start acting cute and cuddly with anyone. He has to like you and trust you enough to do that. I haven't met Beam, but Pha must've trusted him a lot. But I've met you - I've seen you two together and Pha likes you - you like him - right?" Koi asked.

"I like him a lot," Forth said and pulled up outside of Min's school. Koi got out for a minute and walked Min to the front of the school - glared and threatened people - then made out with Min - before leaving and coming back to the car with Forth.

"This normal?" Forth asked after seeing all of that.

"Yeah - he gets bullied so I've gotta put everyone in their place so they don't hurt him," Koi said and smiled seeing Min wave at him from the gate. Koi waved and then him and Forth left.