SBI family AU

Part #5-Smoke boy

Wil sat himself on the roof, looking at the stars. He inhaled then exhaled, releasing the smoke into the night. Dad hated it when he smoked, something about the smell. So when the window next to him opened, he froze.

"It's just me, don't get too excited." Techno said as he carefully made his way over.

"The whole point of being up here is to be alone, you know."

"Yeah, and you're smoking again. I'll tell Dad if you want to be alone."

Wilbur grumbled, "Fine."

They sat in silence for a bit, Wil having to light another cigarette for Techno.

"So, what's on your mind? Haven't seen you come out here for awhile."

Wil sighed, "What do you want to do with your life, Techno? Stay here forever?"

"The ideas tempting, there's no reason for me to leave."

"It's boring here. Every days practically the same. I want to explore the world, see everything there's to see."

Techno nodded, before coughing on his smoke, "How do you enjoy this? It doesn't seem like much of a stress reliever."

"Well, you stick to your alcohol and I'll stick to my cigarettes. There's more to life than this small town, Techno. Aren't you the least bit curious to find out what it holds?"

"Not particularly, I'm fine with exploration with my books."

"And that's why you're the boring one."

"I am not boring, you're just overly exciting." Techno pushed his cigarette into the ash tray, "I'm off to work. Don't stay out here for too much longer or you'll get a cold. Can't explore while sick."

"Yeah, yeah. Just go sit in front of your computer and get drunk." Wil said whilst flashing him a smile.

"Shut up smoke boy," Techno retorted as he closed the window behind him.

Wilbur stayed on the roof until his cigarette burned out after he zoned out. When he climbed inside, he was met with an angry Phil, who took away the rest of his pack and grounded him. Despite the bad situation, Wilbur couldn't help smile to himself while thinking about Techno's words.

"Maybe I'll stay a little longer."