The System Serj x Daron

Chapter IV

Serj

I don't know how Daron is so talented. As he lay there in my arms, I smile down at the little man. His face was filled with joy, and he was holding me tight.

I smoothed his messy black hair to reveal his hairline. He turned red and messed up his hair again.

"What was that for?" I asked. He looked up at me. "I don't want you to see my high hairline..." I laughed and smoothed his hair back again. "I think it's adorable."

He blushed and smiled. "T-Thank you, Serjie... I don't think anyone has called me adorable before..." I kissed his forehead. "Whoever says you're not adorable is wrong."

He picked up his legs and wrapped them around my waist. I repositioned my hands to carry him by the hips. "You're so fucking cute." I say to him. He nuzzles his head into my chest and drifts off to sleep.

I didn't want him to get uncomfortable, so I walked him up to my room and laid him down onto the bed. He shivered, so I put my warmest blanket on him to shield him from the cold.

I decided to lay down with him. I started to ponder about Daron. What his personal life is like. What if he was abused? What if he was made fun of all the time? I am going to make sure he is safe.

Hours pass, I lay there, with the love of my life passed out. Suddenly, I hear a groan. "S-Serj?..." I shushed him. "Go back to sleep, babe..." He stretched. "B-But... I wanna be with you... What time is it?..." I looked. "5:34 PM." He sat up. "Is it ok if I go clothes shopping for a bit? I won't take long." I nodded. "See you." He walked downstairs and out the door.

~~Time Skip~~

Hours pass, and I don't get a word from Daron. It's 7:56 PM, and he still isn't back. I hear a loud knock at the door. I open the door and see Daron. I hug him.

"Where have you been, you had me worried..." He didn't answer. He just whimpered. I try to pull away from the hug, but he just whimpered and held onto me longer. "Daron. What's wrong?..." That's when I pulled away and got a look at his face.

He was beaten up, his lip busted open, and multiple bruises. There were tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. I gasped. "D-Daron... W-Who did this to you?!"

He closed his eyes in pure pain and I knew someone deliberately did this to him. "Please answer me!..." He whimpered, then I heard him say, "Alex..." I felt so bad. I kissed him, but he quickly pulled away because of his busted open lip.

"Who the hell is Alex?..." I asked. Then I look over and see John and Shavo get out of their car. "We found him like this." Shavo said. "It's his very abusive ex appearently. I saw the whole thing." John said.

"How did you guys know to bring him here?..." I asked. "He said he was a friend of yours. So we offered him a ride." John said. Daron was still holding onto me tightly I ran my fingers through his hand again.

"I-It's alright, Daron... I'm here... No one will hurt you again..." John and Shavo looked at each other. "Are you two like?... Dating?..." I sighed then nodded. "Congrats man." Was what I hear from Shavo.

"Huh?..." Shavo nodded. "Remember, Serj? Me and John are dating too!..." That's right! "Yeah, I remember. This is my boyfriend, Daron." Daron looked up at me, then at Shavo and John, waved at them, then hid his head into my shoulder.

"He must be very shy... He's so adorable..." I shook my head no. "No, he's an outgoing fella. But he's mine." I stuck my tongue out at them and blocked Daron from them. They laughed. "I'm just saying he's adorable. You found a nice guy, Serj."

I smiled, then I put my head and rested it on Darons. "Can we come in?..." I nodded. "Just lock the door behind you guys." They went in, and I sat on the couch, with Daron in my lap.

Daron

"Can we come in?..." I wouldn't mind. They saved me. Serj nodded. "Just lock the door behind you guys." They did so, and Serj carried me over to the couch. He put me in his lap and he ran his finger though my hair.

"He's so cute! Shavo, can you clone him and make him into a little doggy?" Shavo disagreed. "No, John. One dog is enough already." I could hear the smugness in Shavo's voice, indicating that John was the dog. "Shavarsh Odadjian!" Shavo chuckled when John said that.

Serj laughed, so I couldn't help but laugh a bit. His laugh was so contagious. He ruffled my hair and smiled. I wrapped my arms around Serjs neck. "You feeling a little better?..." I nodded. "Would you like some Advil, Dar Bear?..."

"Y-Yes, but I don't want you to get up..." He shook his head. "It's ok, babe... I can get it." He started to get up. But I quickly stopped him. "No!..." I pushed him back down and kissed his cheek. "Oh?..." I held onto him tight. "Stay here, Serjie..." Shavo stood up. "I'll get it for you, Daron." Serj scratched my chin. "Thanks Shavo."

He walked out of the room. "You know, John, earlier Daron played me the most beautiful song I've ever heard." John smiled. "That's cute." Serj patted my head. "He's very talented." I blushed. "Not really..." Serj nodded. "Yes you are."

I kissed his collarbone. "Thanks." Shavo came back into the room with a bottle of water and 4 pills. "Here, Daron." I put the pills in my mouth, took a swig of my water, then swallowed them. "Thanks, Shavo."

He sat with John. "Me and Daron were thinking of starting a band!..." He wasn't kidding about that? "That'll be awesome." Shavo exclaimed. "I could do lead vocals, Daron could do guitar." John's ears perked up. "I can do drums! And Shavo plays bass!"

"Now all we need is a name." Serj exclaimed. "Soil?..." John suggested. Shavo shook his head. "That's more of a song title, but a good suggestion!" I got an idea. "Victims of a Down?" They all woahed. "Where'd you get that name?..." Serj asked.

"It's a piece of poetry I wrote a while ago." Serj kissed me on the cheek. "You are so talented." Shavo awed and said. "How about System of a Down? It will appeal to a larger audience, and me, Serj, and John all really like Slayer, so we'll be alphabetically closer to them!..." I nodded. "I like Slayer too. Let's do it!..."

"We'll have to keep our relationships a secret." John said. "No problem." Serj said. "S-Serj?..." He looked down. "Yes?..." I looked up at him. "I'm hungry, can we have something to eat?..." He nodded. "We can go out. John, Shavo, would you like to come?" They shook their heads. "No, you two can have time to yourselves."

Serj nodded, then looked down. "Or we can have pizza delivered. Daron?..." I nodded. "Pizza it is." He called and got it delivered.

~~Time Skip~~

He got Domino's and we all ate. Serj fed me, "Serj, I can feed myself!..." Of course he didn't listen. Once we were all finished, John and Shavo went home. We said goodbye, and Serj and I fell asleep on the couch.

A/N That's Chapter 4! This is my longest chapter yet. I hope you all enjoy this story as much as I do. Sorry for the long wait! I'll see you soon!