Safe

I woke up earlier than Cairo and started to think about what we should do next, we had to be careful so that the hunters didn't find us without mentioning that we didn't have adults of trust around. I didn't wanted to give more thought to it so I checked the hour, it was 8:00 Am.

I woke up Cairo, or at least I tried, so I carried him like a koala downstairs, breakfast was ready so we sat down to eat.

Cairo please for the love of afrodite could you sit straight?!

I'm gay how I'm I supposed to be straight? I was about to answer when Saotomi said.

No one in this house is straight but everyone is sitting correctly so, sit straight or you won't eat.

We started laughing, then we started eating and talking about silly things like the weather or the new phone, it even looked like we were a normal family.

*Two months later*

Cairo and I were walking through the forest, marking on the map the areas that were safe for us when suddenly Cairo stopped walking, he started sniffing the air.

Do you smell that? He asked me

Yeah, but I can't remember what is it.

It smells like something is burning. He said, by the look on his face that wasn't good

We should go check, if you so see something weird, run okay? I said.

Okay.

We followed the scent of burnt wood, when we entered to a village and inside it, was the reason of the scent. A house was on fire, I approached the house carefully, I saw 2 adults on the ground, they weren't moving, Cairo called the firefighters so we were about to go, when I heard it, someone was crying, I looked up and saw a open window.

I'll enter, I said while preparing.

What?! Are you fucking crazy, that thing will explote with you inside.

Cairo, here help me put the zipline, I'll enter see who's crying ,take them out, then will go okay?

Lucciola I swear if I need to save your ass, I'll kill you.

I climbed a tree that looked stable that was near the window, when I finally entered the room, I could see that it was a child's room, and inside it was a 6 years old kid, begging for help, I took him and slide by the zipline back to the ground.

When we got to the floor the firefighters arrived and quickly controlled the fire. We stayed so we could give the kid to them.

A officer came to talk to us, and congratulate me for saving the kid.

What's your name kiddo?

M- my name is L-Luke sir.

Well Luke don't worry we'll see what to do with you.

I ask the officer I we could talk while Cairo stayed with him

What's the matter kid?

What happened? I mean how did the fire started?

Well, you see kid, in the house lived 2 young adults, they were drug addicts. No one knew they had a kid. It seems that they were high and let the stove on, and it resulted in this.

God, what going to happen to the kid?

I don't know, as I told you the kid is not registered, so we can't contact his family, and giving him for adoption would be a pain in the ass with all of the paper work.

And, if i acknowledge him as my little cousin or brother, can I take him.

I mean, that's not how it works but right now, I couldn't care less, so yeah, I'll take you to the office so you can register him as you brother.

We did the papers, they came quickly because of extra money given to the assistant, we took him with us and explained Sao de situation. After calming down I took Luke to his room so that we could talk about what would we do, about him.

Well, we did it. I said with a sarcastic tone

Yeah, hell we did, what the fuck are we gonna do now? Huh?! Sao replied.

I don't know, but we can't take him back so, Cairo you are in charge of him.

Me?! Why me?! I hate brats.

Stop complaining, you have a nicer look, maybe he won't be as scared with you. I explained

But you were the one that wanted to take him.

Cairo, I know you don't want to, but he's like you.

Like me? I'm what possible way could he be like me huh?

He has them. I said.

Cairo looked at me confused, he didn't knew what I was talking about.

Fine, Cairo sighed.

The rest of the month was weird, the kid would always be close to Cairo, he wouldn't even let him go to the bathroom alone, at first Cairo was exasperated but then he started treating the child like his own, Sao and I Would laugh at him for being the mom, not the dad nor the cool brother, the mom. He would dress him, feed him and entertain him. Obviously I became the dad, so when Cairo couldn't take care of him I would, and Sao was something like the rich single aunt.