"Can I get a hug?" Faunus asked as soon as he saw Jasper, he just got dropped inside the hospital by Yurei.
"No." Jasper said taking a step back away from him.
"Okay." Faunus replied pouting, "Come here, I'll hug you." Ned said wrapping his arms around Faunus, "Welcome back, I guess Grey's health was in a bad condition?" he added asking.
"Not really, I actually overstayed on purpose, I managed to convince the elders to lower Leonard's punishment, he is not shackled anymore!" Faunus said breaking the hug.
"The elders...pftt! sounds like something out of A Deadly Kombat game." Jasper commented giggling, so Faunus faked another pouting but inside he was feeling happy, Jasper seemed to be less hostile towards him day by day, he was making jokes around him at least.
"Ugh This nerd! just ignore him Fau... speaking of which, Tacito has been staying at your house for the week, he volunteered out of nowhere to decorate it...
I hope you don't mind that!" Ned said, "No I do not! that is very kind of him actually." Faunus said smiling.
"My baby worked so hard to make sure your house looks good, you better appreciate his work when we get there!" Yurei said, "You piece of sh-*clears throat* of course I will appreciate his work." Faunus said glaring Yurei up and down.
Pausing to think for a minute, a question popped in Faunus's head, "Mother! it is my first time owning a place of my own to be honest...it is a far-cry from when I was in the mansion, having only a room.
So besides the basic furniture, some Clothes, and my belongings that i brought from my old room into my new house, I have not yet shopped for any decorations...do not tell me that Tacito bought them himself?!" he asked.
"Don't worry, Tacito wanted to but your boyfriend beated him to it, Jasper bought some decorations he thought would suit you, it's on him." Ned replied smirking at a blushing Jasper who desperate hoped the earth would split open and swallow him, "I told you not to tell him!" Jasper mouthed angrily but Ned stuck out his tongue at him.
Clapping his hands together like an overjoyed toddler "Really! Oppa thank you! I cannot wait to see my house now!" Faunus said smiling excitedly.
"Stop calling me Oppa! it's creepy...and you're welcome." Jasper replied hiding his face.
...Few minutes later...
"You are an Artist! a real artist Tacito! you should think of a career change! where did you learn how to decorate a house like this...this is a masterpiece, I want to take pictures already and post them everywhere!" Faunus squealed with delight while grabbing his phone.
Feeling a strange warmth within his heart at Faunus's delight with his work, "Uh... I'm happy you...like it Alot...I just followed...my instincts while...decorating." Tacito shyly spoke, he glanced at Yurei and was surprised when he noticed that his mate looked agitated at Faunus, he has been ever since he brought him home.
"I was the one who bought everything...why is Tacito getting all the praise." Jasper whispered underneath his breaths, "Says the guy who didn't want to tell him he bought everything himself...Are you jealous?" Ned who heard him, whispered back.
"You did a pretty good job Tacito! it was almost as if you knew I was going to ask you to stay here with me!" Faunus nonchalantly replied.
"What are you talking about now?" Yurei asked, "I want you and Tacito to occupy the house with me? you guys have nowhere to go thanks to Fernando...and here is safe and nice for you two to live.
Besides, I have never lived alone before...I am used to having at least one person home with me all the time." Faunus explained.
"Well, I don't think we'll make good roommates." Yurei replied.
Angry, "Why? are you against it? I want my nephew to live with me! the choice is his then, so if you do not like it, there is the door!" Faunus said pointing at the door.
"Are you being...serious right now?...do you really...want us to...stay?" Tacito asked curiously, "Uh-huh, I do! well I want you Tacito mostly, I am no longer sure about your fiance however." Faunus said frowning at Yurei.
"Get a load of This guy?!" Yurei said in disbelief, "If this is you acting charitable, we're doing fine on our own, thank you Faunus." he added.
"YUREI?!" Faunus screamed startling everyone else, "WHAT THE HELL?! WHY YELL MY NAME ALL OF THE SUDDEN?!" Yurei asked screaming back.
"STOP BEING SO SELFISH ABOUT EVERYTHING! do you have any idea how much trouble you are giving everyone around you!
You cannot keep on deciding on behalf of others or force your opinion on them! did you even ask if Tacito wanted to stay or not?!" Faunus spoke-up, "Is the hypocrite speaking right now?! didn't you force yourself on Jasper?!" Yurei fired back.
"I gave him a choice! and he agreed to it! I did not Force myself on anyone." Faunus said, "Now you ask Tacito right in front of me, if he wants to stay here or not like a normal person would, and I will accept any choice that comes from him." he added pointing at Tacito who felt the pressure drop on him all of the sudden.
"And why would I do that? huh? are you gonna fire me if I don't do that? I'm quitting again if your try to abuse me using power." Yurei replied challenging him.
"YUREI! Once ungrateful, always ungrateful! I cannot believe you are mates! if Tacito was my son, I would never let him be with a man who knows how to do nothing but act like a captain with no ship to sail."
"Thank God he is not your son then! first Fernando and now his crazy twin?! how about you have your own kids and raise them to not be with a man like me?
Tacito and I, we are mates! we are meant-to-be! there's nothing you can do to keep me from Tacito or to keep Tacito from me...he will pick me in every turn."
"Why are you like this? you pretend that he is your priority, when your first priority has always been yourself." Faunus said as he began walking away from him, "Listen well you Fancy Nancy, Tacito and I are mates whether you like it or not, and he's my First priority alright!
I'll say it again! not even you, not even Fernando, or anyone else in this world, can come between us!" Yurei replied.
Stopping in his tracks, Faunus turned around to face Yurei again, "Even mates can hurt each other, at this point someone else might have pointed it out to you, that the way you treat Tacito is as if he is a China doll or something...Do you want to put him on a shelf too?" he Asked raising while glaring.
"Please don't fight...because of me!...nobody is forcing...me to do...Anything!" Tacito said as he put himself between them.
"Fight? I'm not fighting anyone, he's the one picking on me!...Acting like a hero all of the sudden Faunus?! if it wasn't for Jasper asking you to be considerate towards Tacito...you wouldn't give a shit even if he died." Yurei replied.
"That's enough Yurei, You're crossing the line!" Jasper said firmly.
Mockingly, "Oh! 'That's enough Yurei!'...look at you pretending to give a shit about Faunus when we all know, you're using him for whatever he knows...at least what Tacito and I have is real, what does Faunus and you have? play pretend?" Yurei Said smirking at them.
"Ignorant bastard! SCREW YOU! YOU'RE FIRED!" Faunus cursed at him before running outside, "What the fuck is wrong with you Yurei?!" Jasper Asked, "Don't act like you're better than me, at least I love Tacito while you're using Faunus." Yurei replied.
"You're an asshole Yurei, Maybe that's why you were abandoned by your parents in the first place!" Jasper Said before running after Faunus.
"JASPER WHAT THE FUCK!" Ned yelled at him but got ignored as Jasper left.
"That Asshole, and he called me an Asshole?!...How can he say that to me..." Yurei said before covering his face with his hands, he could feel himself about to cry so he teleported away, leaving Ned and Tacito standing on their own.
"Tacito...I'm sorry about this." Ned said, "They had it...coming all of...them!...I told them...not to fight." Tacito replied holding onto his chest, even when Yurei is away, he was able to feel his pain.
"Tacito...are you alright?" Ned asked him, "Am I alright?" Tacito repeated the question, he then smiled weirdly at Ned as he continued repeating the question over and over, screaming it in Ned's face.
"AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT"
"Tacito calm down!"
"AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT"
"For anything's sake just STOP!" Ned begged while grabbing his phone, but as soon a he pressed on a number, Tacito knocked the phone from his hands.
"AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT" Tacito continued on screaming like hell and started ruining the place he worked so hard to decorate.
So instead of picking his phone, Ned quickly grabbed Tacito when he tried breaking more things around him.
"Ya! just calm down already! you're ruining all of your hard work Tacito!...ugh?! why the hell are you this tall and strong?!" Ned grunted as he did his best to restraint Tacito.
*Beeb*
Muriel: What in the bloody hell is going on?! Ned answer me!
-Ned turned his head to look at his phone, it Seemed like The call did pass through after all.
- " AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT" Tacito was still screaming his guts out.
Muriel: Bloody hell? Who is screaming like this?!
Ned: Muriel, I need you and Thorn...This is getting out of hand!
Muriel: We are already on our way to your place...since we were unable to find you in the hospital.
Ned: Then hurry! I'm in the house Nextdoor to mine!
- "AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT
Thorn: What the fuck is going on now?!
Ned: Ugh, you couldn't use protection in your fucking past live...you tell me what's going on.
- "AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT AM I ALRIGHT"
... Meanwhile...
"Ya! Faunus!...YA!" Jasper shouted as Faunus wouldn't stop running away.
"Please leave me alone!" Faunus cried out, "You're running in motherfucking high heels You dramatic idiot! you're going to trip!" The moment Jasper said that, the heel on Faunus's right shoe broke off tripping him.
"OWE!"
"Ayyyyye, what did I just say!" Jasper whispered to himself before he hurried to Faunus's side, he tried to help Faunus up but backed out when he realized he had to touch him to do so.
"I am fine, I can stand-up on my own." Faunus said standing-up with difficulty, but as soon as he stood-up, he yelped in pain and fell again which startled Jasper.
"HOLY SHIT! did you sprain your ankle?!" Jasper asked looking down at Faunus's foot, he could see that it was bruised and swollen already.
"I am fine...stay back Jasper, first rule remember? I am not allowed to touch you." Faunus spoke with firmness, regardless of the pain he felt whike trying to stand-up again, "Owow!"
Taking a deep breath, "You know what?! fuck that rule!" Jasper replied summoning all the courage he had in him, "Jasper What are you doing?!" Faunus asked baffled as Jasper picked him up, bridal style.