"Ned, Back in our past lives...Did you like me as a kid?"
Ned would've expected about anything to come out of Garrick's mouth, but not that question.
"What are you talking about?" Ned asked as he stopped walking.
"Earlier I wanted to tell you about this...but you were in a hurry to see Edward so I didn't say anything...Maybe I should tell you later, let's go check on Jasper first, He's a priority." Garrick said.
"Garrick! you're also a priority! I won't budge until I understand why you're making me feel stressed through our bond!" Ned replied.
Hesitant, "Ned...Lovely, today is a difficult day for Jasper, I think we should focus on him." Garrick said, "Then why did you ask me that question at the beginning?! Garrick you're confusing me, is this my punishment for being secretive?
I promise you that with time, you'll know every bit of my life! I might sound like a hypocrite right now, but please don't keep anything from me!" Ned replied.
Suddenly, "Hey you two! I'm going to the restaurant to eat something, so I'll check on your kid for you, don't worry about Jasper." Fernando said as he walked towards them.
"Thank you for not sneaking-up on us!" Garrick said glad that he didn't get jump-scared by Fernando's sudden appearance.
"Freddie, you're sure? I'd be grateful for you." Ned said, "Yeah, I had to leave the crime scene anyways, I couldn't handle Yurei being an idiot, also I'm hungry as hell." Fernando replied.
"Then order whatever you want, it's on the house.
And please, if you can get Jasper to grab a bite too, I'd be most grateful." Ned said.
"I suck at babysitting, but I'll see what I can do...
Btw Garrick, if you have something to say to Ned, say it now.
You always had that bad habit of holding back important informations untill it's too late to do anything about them." Fernando replied before he walked past them.
"I Hate to agree with Freddie, but He's right.
Can you tell me what's on your mind Garrick?" Ned asked.
"I get that I promised to tolerate Fernando, but You're trusting him a little bit too much... Allowing him to look after Jasper?" Garrick said making Ned sigh.
"Garrick, if you don't want to tell me...then I understand, I'm sorry for being pushy." Ned replied, then started to walk away from Garrick, but the younger lover didn't like seeing his older boyfriend disappointed.
Garrick immediately grabbed Ned as gently as he could from his arm, and brought him close to his chest, "I'm sorry, I just felt a little embarrassed to talk about it..." he said while lightly hugging Ned.
Sighing again, "You always tell me to not feel embarrassed around you, how can you be embarrassed around me Garrick?" Ned Replied.
"Yeah...You're right, I was being...too insecure." Garrick said breaking the hug before he got serious, "Ned...I think the drug Rapunzel gave me might've given me some side effects." Garrick said.
Worried, "Huh! Are you feeling okay? Are you in pain?" Ned started asking a million question while touching Garrick's forehead with the back of his hand, to see if He's feverish.
"No, not like that! I'm not sick!...Let me explain." Garrick replied.
...Few minutes later...
"Could it be A special ability?" Ned asked, "I'm not sure, is a drug capable of giving an ability?" Garrick replied.
"Maybe it wasn't a drug...we need to ask Rapunzel herself about this..." Ned said, "I'm not complaining though! this ability allowed me to see the younger version of you, you were so adorable!" Garrick replied chuckling.
Blushing, "That's embarrassing...why that memory?" Ned asked.
"You were asking me not to get embarrassed around you, but you getting embarrassed around me is all you do, you hypocrite." Garrick said chuckling, "I don't know why that memory.
But maybe I got to see 'Your' memory specifically, because of what we did last night." Garrick added winking, "Pervert! should I call the FBI on you?!" Ned hissed making Garrick giggle.
As he watched Ned fight off his blush, Garrick found himself glancing at Ned's lip to ear chain piercing.
Garrick loves how that piercing looks on Ned soo much, especially now that it reminds him of something that happened last night.
So Garrick smirked and brought his hand to touch the piercing, he traced it with his fingers all the way from Ned's left ear to his lower lip.
Garrick's gentle yet sensual touch was causing Ned to shiver, "What...do you think you're doing?" Ned asked blushing harder.
"Just admiring you Lovely, Btw...I'm still thinking about last night, remember what we promised each other?"
Ned's blush intensified, "Like I said, you're a pervert!" he replied, "How can I forget...horse face."
...[Tiny Flashback]...
Chuckling, Garrick licked his lips and glanced at Ned with knowing eyes, "Your chest is quite sensitive."
"Shut...up!...that's not true!...A-AH!" Ned was taking by surprised when Garrick suddenly started to tease that one area of Ned's chest that he knew, was the most sensitive.
"Ngh-Ah!...Hey...Ah! stop!...Garr...ick! Ah...STOP!" Ned shouted.
Disappointed, Garrick stopped and glanced again at Ned, "Why? weren't you enjoying it?" He asked.
"It's...not that I don't...enjoy it...I don't want to...to..."
"Don't want to what Lovely?"
"I almost...came!...I don't want that yet!" Ned blurted out embarrassed.
"What? But I just started?...were you seriously gonna come from that?!"
"Yes! stop talking about it! I'm dying from embarrassment here!"
Garrick bursted into laugher, "You're so fucking sexy right now! And there's nothing to be embarrassed about!
*Sighing* but Damn! i wish I don't have to stop, I'd like to see you come from this." he said winking.
Blushing, "I can't tell you why...but my... nipples...are literally too...sensitive.
It's one of the reasons why I haven't...had them pierced yet, even though I want it pretty badly.
They'll get even more sensitive...if I got them pierced." Ned replied.
Surprised but enthusiastic about it, "You want them pierced?!" Garrick said, "Y-yeah...I Already picked the piercing I wanna get...long ago." Ned replied shyly.
"Tell me, in boring details!" Garrick said, "Okaaaay?...You see this ear to Lip piercing that I have on?" Ned said and Garrick nodded.
"I wanted something similar to that, A chain...that is.
so the piercing I picked was like a chain that's attached to my...nipples...through its ends.
Basically a long chain...that connects them?" Ned explained as best as he could, his heart was beating so fast.
"If you get that piercing done, I'm gonna do whatever you ask me to do." Garrick said in a serious yet hopeful tone.
Blushing even more, "No way! if I get that piercing, it'll only take One tug on the chain and that would make me come!
I can't! too embarrassing!" Ned protested.
"You're saying it like it's a bad thing! IT'S NOT! I swear Ned I'm gonna do whatever you waAAAANT! please please PLEEEEEEASE! get that piercing! PLEEEEEEASE!" Garrick started begging him.
"You're kidding me right?!"
"No I'm not!"
"You really want it?"
"Desperately!"
"Hmmm...fine, I'll get it."
"REALLY?! Promise?"
"Yeah, promise...You're gonna promise me something in return." Ned said, "Your wish is my command! what do you want!" Garrick asked.
"If I'm gonna get my nipples pierced, you'll get your tongue pierced." Ned replied.
"Oh I see you lovely ~" Garrick said smirking, "I promise you, get your piercing and I'll get mine." he added.
...[End of Tiny flashback]...
"Once I get a chance, I'll talk with Stella's husband to get an appointment for us.
Btw, Faunus can help us get our piercing healed afterwards!" Garrick said smirking.
"No way I'll let Faunus know that my fuckin nipples are pierced!" Ned replied mortified.
"People will know eventually, you can't hide it forever!" Garrick said teasingly.
"Fuck you!" Ned replied, "Haha Yes! fuck me." Garrick said smugly.
...Meanwhile...
"You have a big appetite, You just ate half the menu already...guess you're making lotta of money, Body-crafting." Jasper said as he watched Fernando chillingly devour another dish.
"I do make lotta of money, that's why i do nothing most of the time but shopping." Fernando replied.
"You like to shop? you don't look like you spend even a little money on yourself, you're almost always wearing the same clothes." Jasper said scoffing.
"I look presentable and that's enough for me, I don't use my money for things I don't care about, I have no problem repeating an outfit." Fernando replied.
"Yeah...whatever." Jasper replied rolling his eyes.
Suddenly, "I spoke with my brother and before you get angry at him, just know that Faunus did this out of his own love for you." Fernando said getting serious.
"What the hell are you talking about?" a confused Jasper asked.
"You've somehow taken my brother's punishment, from that purifying ritual." Fernando replied.
Jasper's eyes went wide open, "Why would Faunus tell you that?! I'm not even sure it's the case?!"
"Probably because I'm the only other person he knows, that got affected the same way you are.
And judging by everything he told me, I think you really took his punishment." Fernando replied.
"Did Faunus also tell you that I don't need your help!"
"Truth is, there's not much I can help you with."
Sighing, Jasper pulled his phone.
"If you're thinking about calling Faunus, don't." Fernando replied, "Remember He's your mate, Don't get carelessly angry at him."
Putting his phone down, "Since when you're giving flying Fucks about Faunus?" Jasper asked.
"Faunus and I may not have what you And Jade Have...but in one way or another, He's my twin...I get hurt when he does." Fernando replied.
"Is there something that actually makes sense, that you want to talk to me about?" Jasper asked.
"Yeah...About Edward, Are you really sad that he died without you getting a chance of revenge against him?" Fernando asked.
"I'm angry it wasn't me who killed him, but knowing myself...I'm unable to murder, I've always been an idiot who couldn't punch back even to save himself." Jasper replied.
"Being Unable to hurt others Is a blessing at this point." Fernando said.
Suddenly, "I'll tell you this since you might be the only one who understands, but when I saw Edward's body, I was angry that somebody took my chance of Revenge but at the same time, you have no idea how hard I actually fought a smile.
If I hadn't started talking about my experience with him to make myself cry, I would've probably just laughed like a maniac." Jasper said.
Fernando smirked as he responded, "Well you can definitely laugh around me I wanted to laugh too...The way his body was placed..."
"...Was a work of art." Jasper finished his words.
"You know, you were right...remember when we met in your mom's hospital after Tacito Bit Yurei's neck?" Fernando said.
"You mean after You made Tacito bite half of Yurei's neck off?" Jasper replied.
Scoffing, "Back then you said that in another universe, you and I could be best friends." Fernando said.
Chuckling, "Damn? I said that?" Jasper questioned, "Well you also called me hot, I get it now why my brother is your mate." Fernando replied chuckling too.
"You're one MotherFucker Freddie."
"You're one yourself Jasper."
"Maybe we can be friends after all, but it'll take me some time to even start trusting you." Jasper said, "You don't have to be my friend, though I'll appreciate it if you eat something right now, you need to... you're worrying you family." Fernando replied.
"I believe it now that I have changed, but you did change too Freddie...I'm becoming more like you were, ruthless...and you're becoming more like I was...peaceful." Jasper said making Fernando smile.
"I'm not becoming peaceful, I'm just changing my ways." Fernando said.