Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 16: soft touches and back rubs..Luca didn’t know how long he spent just snuggled up with Williams and Jedi. For the first time in his life, or at least in the past four years, he truly felt at peace and safe as Jedidiah petted his hair while pressed against his back, his soulmate’s warmth seeping into his sore muscles. Williams had his forehead pressed to his as he played with Luca’s fingers, kissing each digit and massaging them with his own. Occasionally the brunet would press a kiss to his nose or forehead making him smile and a couple of times he would try and tickle him lightly to get a small giggle out of him. No words were said between them only sweet, comfortable silence.It wasn’t until nurses came in and fussed at the two boys saying they shouldn’t be smothering Luca and laying on his wires that they pulled away from their cuddle session. Williams protested that they had every right to smother their Luca with love and affection wh
. Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 17: could have saved you .Adrien switched to the subject Luca was dreading the most. “When did the sexual abuse start?”.Not subtle in the least bit and Luca sucked in a breath squeezing both his soulmates hands that were still clasped with his. He tried to hide himself behind Jedidiah’s shoulder.“S-six months ago,” He let out. Adrien nodded. “Why did it start? Why the change?”Luca shrugged. “I don’t really know why,” He shivered as he tried to stay calm. “Dad, c-came home one day angry. He l-lost his job which I got a beating for and then later his girlfriend at the time c-called and s-said she was d-done with him. I was trying to do my h-homework when he came into my room. He b-blamed me and next I knew he had me pinned to the wall and that’s… that’s when he raped me for the first time.”“What are some of the things he would do to you?”. A shiver ran down Luca’s spine and his face paled as he turned it and pressed it into Jedidiah’s
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 18: what the future holds... .“You should smile more,” Williams’s voice was nasally as he tried to talk with his cheeks being squished.Luca dropped his hands and gave the boy a small smile. “I’ll try,” He said.Jedidiah wrapped his arms around his shoulders and kissed his cheek. “One step at a time yeah?” Luca nodded. “Don’t worry baby, we’re going to take care of you from now on. Our friends will help too, especially Jackson. He’s like our mom of the group away from home and he’s a great cook. While Nathan is like the smartest person alive but unfortunately he is too clumsy.”“He breaks everything he touches,” chimed in Williams. “He’s an amazing song writer though and the stuff he comes up with is so cool! Meanwhile Saint on his own too is a producer and then there is Harry who has dedicated his life listening to all these raps that are pure genius. We all met in high school though and have been friends with each other ever since then”. “I
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 19: connected wherever, whenever . The next two days Jedidiah and Williams spent going in and out of the hospital, well it was mostly Jedidiah going in and out due to his lessons and Williams staying behind to keep Luca company. Jedidiah had protested about leaving Luca’s side but Williams had reminded him that their parents were the one paying for his lessons and that they’d be pissed if he skipped out on them. That didn’t stop Jedidiah from texting Williams’s phone to check up on them just about every fifteen minutes to half hour.“You can also tell my teachers that I won’t be in class,” Luca had suggested giving his soulmate more of a reason to get out of the stuffy hospital.It wasn’t like Williams and Luca would be one hundred percent left to their own devices as Jackson was almost always there along with Nathan. The oldest of them insisted on being present as he was responsible for the entire group. All of them were technically in his
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 20: the pain just never goes away . A knock from the door broke them up and they turned to see Jackson standing there looking at them. “Hey come on you guys, everyone is waiting,” He said before disappearing into the hall again.Williams was the first to break the hold as he reached over to the bed and grabbed Luca’s back pack and slinging over his shoulder. “We got everything?”. He asked as he took the younger boy’s hand again.Jedidiah took a quick look around the room before he nodded. “Yep,” he said. Once outside of the room the orange haired boy grabbed Luca’s right hand again as they followed Jackson down the hall.As they left they said goodbye to the nurses, Suzy giving Luca a small gift and telling him to take care. It made Luca smile seeing that so many people cared about him. Once outside they walked to a deep blue van with tinted windows that was parked out front, Nathan was already seated in the front passenger seat. Jackson too
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 21: Butterfly high. “Ya, you know that wasn’t your part right?” said Williams.Jedidiah pouted at him as he paused in playing with Luca’s hair. “Well it’s not like we’ve figured out whose part it’s going to be yet. Someone has to sing it.”Luca blinked up at them. “Wait,” he said cutting in to their debate, “you guys… wrote that?”The two looked down at Luca and smiled. “Well technically all six of us did,” said Williams. “It’s one of our songs that Saint won’t look at, shame really cause the song is really pretty if I do say so myself.”“I like it,” smiled Luca. “Almost sounds like you’re singing about me…” he mumbled.Jedidiah looked at Williams and grinned. “Maybe we are,” he said. Luca looked up at him with a look that clearly said ‘yeah right’ and Jedidiah laughed. “What?”“You guys wrote that song before you even met me,” replied the younger.Williams laughed. “True but you have to admit it fits,” he said. He reached over and put a hand o
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 22: now 7even, no longer six. With a boxy grin and an outstretched hand, Williams handed Jedidiah his plate while taking Luca’s. “I love you!”.Again Jedidiah just rolled his eyes and mumbled an I love you too. Their friends watched the interaction with smiles on their faces and hidden laughter, typical banter for the the two step brothers.Luca sat down in the middle seat as Williams sat his plate down in front of him. “Thank you,” he said softly. He waited patiently with his hands in his lap while the rest of the group got their breakfast and sat down. Jedidiah and Williams sat in their places on either side of him, Jedidiah kissing his cheek as he sat down. The boy blushed and brushed his bangs in front of his face to hide it. He really needed a hair cut; it had gotten long since the last cut a few months ago.“Let’s eat,” said Jackson once everyone was seated. No words were said as they all dug into their food the only sounds were the sc
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 23: more than friends... Family .The ride to the beach wasn’t long nor was it quiet. Williams had Nathan blast the music as he danced around in his seat and sang along. Luca had scooted closer to Jedidiah so that he wouldn’t get hit by the brunet’s flailing arms. Occasionally the other boys would throw in the lyrics here and there causing Luca to smile at their dynamics. When a Big Bang song came on the radio practically the whole car went crazy as they sang and danced along, minus Jackson who was driving and Luca who was still shy around them. He bobbed his head with the music and moved his mouth to form the words without any actual sound coming out; he made sure not to draw attention to himself.Once at the beach and they all stepped out of the car, Luca took one look at the water and a shiver ran up his spine. He knew he shouldn’t be scared having come to the beach many times with his mother growing up but just seeing the large body of wat