Though It All ~UkUs~ |Discontinued|

Chapter 2

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~Arthur's POV~

"Why would you do this?" I asked, totally shocked, Alfred didn't answer me, just looked away. "I want to help you! Let me be your friend!"
"Because my parents don't care about me!" He shouted, his eyes glistening with tears that were soon to fall.
"I'm sure they do" I said, frowning.
"They want me to die, they've told me this" he said bluntly. "My mum had a one night stand and my dad left, my mum didn't want me but where she was from abortion was illegal...so here I am".
"Your here now, you'll be okay here" I said as I put an arm around his shoulder.
"But here people push me around and hurt me" he said sadly.
"I won't, I want to be your friend and help you" I said soothingly, holding him slightly closer than before. I didn't want to see him like this, he was such a tortured person, I knew what being treated badly did to people, it's like a scar that never truly heals, it's always there to remind you.
"Okay" he whispered.
"Do you trust me? I want to be friends and friendship is based on trust" I said comfortingly. Alfred nodded slowly and I smiled slightly. "Please stop this...for me?"
"I'll consider it, I can't just stop, it's hard" he mumbled as he leaned into me slightly.
"Why can't you just stop? Give it up and never touch a blade again?" I said, I knew I was pushing my luck with this persuasive method. You couldn't just ask someone to give this kind of thing up, but I really cared for him and didn't want him to spill any more of his blood.
"You wouldn't understand, I can't just stop because you ask. I haven't really trusted anyone other than my brother and that ended badly".
"But you can trust me, I won't hurt you" I pleaded.
"I just met you, I can't be sure of that" he whispered again, some tears falling.
"I know what it's like when someone breaks your trust, I would never wish that feeling on anyone"
"My answer says the same" Alfred mumbled, freeing himself from my grasp and leaving, the door clicking softly behind him. I sighed and collapsed on the couch, I really like him, there's something about him that I love and I'm not sure what it is, but I've got to protect him. After a while I get up and leave to look for his room, it shouldn't be that difficult seeing as the doors have nameplates. I knocked on the door and was greeted by a jock, his sour expression boring into Arthur.
"I'm here to speak to my friend Alfred" Arthur said, a tint of annoyance in his voice. The jock retreated and came back not a moment later with Alfred, he was holding onto the back of his shirt and Alfred was hovering above the ground.
"Here ya go" the jock said angrily as he dropped Alfred, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Thank you for that, he must love having you as a roommate" I said with sarcasm dripping from my voice, apparently the jock was too dense to understand and he simp slammed the door. "Alfred. Would you like to stay with me for a while, I'm going to get you a new room. I can't have you living with him" Alfred gave me a look of disbelief but nodded.
"Yeah I would like to stay with you" he said quietly. I nodded.
"I'm going to go get you some things, I'll be back in a second" I walked in the room and was met with a furious jock and an absolute mess. I looked around the room for clothes that might've been Alfred's, it was easy to tell really, he was much shorter than the jock. After I had found an acceptable amount of clothes I left, the jock still staring.
"Come on" I said to Alfred as I started walking down the hall, a pile of his clothes in my arms, he followed me without complaint. I opened the door for him and he hesitantly entered, gazing around the room.
"Make yourself at home Alfred" I said whilst putting his clothes in a spare drawer next to the bed, I started making the bed, he would sleep there, he was the guest and it was what a gentleman would do in the situation.
"What are you doing?" He asked me, still standing at the front door.
"Making your bed, I said make yourself at home, what are you doing?" I said, confused because he was gawking and standing still.
"Standing" he stated.
"Very funny smartarse" I said cockily, Alfred's face moulded into a frown and he sat down on the couch, his arms wrapped around his knees, he had a locket on, I didn't notice it before.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a very social person, I didn't really mean it. Anyways, that's a nice locket" I said gently, sitting next to him.
"I take everything seriously. And, my brother got me it" he muttered, his voice broken.
"Are you close with him?" I asked, trying t start up a conversation.
"Not anymore, we used to be two peas in a pod. Inseparable" I left it at that. I didn't want to upset him further. We watched TV for a while, not speaking. But I could feel him staring at me sometimes, I loved it when he did. I looked up to the clock above the TV, it was 11.
"It's late, you should go to bed" I said, holding back a yawn.
"I'm okay" he said sheepishly
"Well, your sitting where I'm sleeping" I scratched the back of my neck.
"Why aren't you sleeping on your bed?"
"It's where your sleeping, your a guest"
"I'll sleep here, beds are too soft for me" he said, I tried to argue but he wouldn't listen, eventually I gave up. I changed into a t-shirt and some shorts and climbed in the bed, it didn't take me long to fall asleep. I dreamt of Alfred.

By me and mlphetalialuv
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