𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 // 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑘

12.

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-Mikes pov-

My head hurt so bad, and my body quivered from the cold air brushing against my skin. I groaned in pain as I slowly regained consciousness, "where..." I slowly looked around to try and figure out where I was.

The room had one light and the walls were a dark gray, it was clean but it was empty. I was the only thing occupying the room, besides the chair I was tied to, which is a lot more uncomfortable than you'd think.

I started to struggle against my restraints, trying desperately to get away but the rope wouldn't budge. I didn't wanna scream for help because I knew whoever brought me here was probably close by.

So I rocked the chair side to side until it fell over, breaking to pieces. Thank god it was a wooden chair, I groaned in pain and slipped my hands out the rope and rubbed my, most likely, bruised side.

I looked around for any exit but there wasn't any, the door was metal and it didn't have a handle. It looked like one of those door they use in interrogation rooms for prisoners.

I rubbed my temples to try and calm me down but it was just barely helping, it was quite for a few minutes until I heard muffled voices and heavy footsteps getting closer.

My breath hitched when I heard the door clink from the other side and I immediately ran to the corner of the room, I couldn't go anywhere else.

"Yeah, go guard the front. He'll probably show up soon." A familiar voice said from behind the room as it creaked open, then Nico walked in. I was confused and scared at the same time.

"...Nico?" I scrunched my eyebrows up in confusion but the rest of my face showed fear, he shut the door behind him and started walking towards me.

My breath was shuttered and my legs didn't wanna work, I've always seen Nico as an older brother, someone who's always protected me. Even when we were little...

-Flash back-

"Get back here you little brat!" The older boy yelled as he and his two other friends chased 13 year old Mike, he was crying and running as fast as he could until he turned a corner and reached a dead end.

His breath hitched and he turned around, staring at the three older boys that'd chased him. "Hehehe, look at him, he's about to piss himself he's so scared." One of the mhm teased.

"Awh, poor babys gonna cry. You gonna cry little baby?" Another one teased as he punched Mike against the wall making him hit the back of his head.

"Stop! L-leave me alone..." he cried out as they all jumped him, kicking at his legs and arms, punching at his face that he desperately tried to cover with his arms.

He screamed and cried out for them to stop but they wouldn't, they just laughed and looked down at his beaten body once they were done, "Pathetic." One said.

"Aye."

A voice from behind them said as heavy footsteps came up, the three boys turned around and looked up in fear. So did Mike but he wasn't scared, he was smiling as tears ran down his face.

"Go away Nico! Damn, you always ruin the fun." Mattia whined as his older brother grabbed him by his ear making him squeal. "Shut up and go home before I tell dad you little shit."

"And you guys too, Derek and Kobe." He glared at all three of them before letting go of Mattia's ear, pushing him towards the exit, then nodded towards him signaling for Derek and Kobe to follow.

They did as told, but not without mumbling something, "what was that?" Nico said as he bucked at them making them flinch and run down the alley.

"Tsk, brats. You okay Mike?" He said as he turned to the beaten boy, all Mike did was nod. He looked miserable, all he tried to do was be nice to the other three boys.

"Why...why do they hate me so much?" The small boy said as he looked up at Nico with those innocent little eyes, Nico couldn't help but smile at the small boy.

"They're just, jealous of you." He said with a warm smile as he helped Mike off the ground, "jealous...? Of me? Impossible, there's nothing to be jealous of..." he said as Nico bent down, signaling for him to get on his back.

Mike did and wrapped his legs around Nicos torso and his arms around his neck, but not tight enough to choke him. "You have a big house, loving parent's, and you literally have every game there is for PlayStation."

(T/N: Fuck Xbox.)

Nico continued as he carried Mike out the alley and to his house, it was getting late so that's the first place he decided to take him.

As they talked Mike started to get sleepy, the slow beat of Nicos heart was calming to him, and his smell. He smelt like vanilla, and his hair was so soft.

Everything about him was calming, "I'm sleepy..." the small boy said as he rubbed his eye, Nico smiled a little, "you can sleep for a little bit but we're almost at your house."

Mike sucked it up and stayed awake until they got to his house, once they did Nico let him off his back and they walked to the front porch.

"See you around kid." Nico said as he patted Mikes head and turned to walk away but Mike grabbed his wrist, "u-uhm...thank you." He felt his face heat up when Nico smirked down at him.

"No problem." Mike let go of his wrist, then jumped up to kiss his cheek. Then the small boy walked inside, leaving a shocked yet satisfied Nico on his front porch.

Nico smiled a little and caressed his own cheek lightly where Mike had kissed him, he chuckled to himself before turned around and walking home.

-End of flash back-

"What happened to you..."

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My stomach hurts like a bitch, anyways
Bye love you whores