chapter 22

Chapter 22

She'd helped Ronin from the floor that he filled with every reason she excepted, every complaint she stood behind, and every apology she pushed.

Looking at his flushed face and the fingers shed bandaged.

A knock on the door interrupted the silence as it creaked open, Ronins eyes widening as Fraser walked in meeting those same eyes with an almost pitiful expression, Ronins hands slid behind him and a tough face covered them, one he only put on for him.

Mrs camble had begun to explain it when Fraser's arched mouth soon became a grin when across from her professional demeanor he hated on anybody else, "hey I'm Fraser, but you can call me-

She'd interrupted him as she explained the situation more than she did on the phone, to which Fraser glanced back at Ronin who had been picking at the bandages on his fingers before Fraser shoved him forward assuring her before leaving with a smile and wave.

Apon navigating Ronin to the car he sat him in the front, a gesture he couldn't have noticed at the time, "so what did you do that they had call me all the way down here?" He said leaning over the stiring wheele as he started the car with a twist of the keys with both hands.

"Yeah" Ronin said blankly looking down at his fingers, while Fraser did the same in a glance as he turned off the street, "yeah?" He said in a confused tone that hardly matched his expression.

"yeah" Ronin said once more before turning to Fraser with a short smile, "do you think he'll still want me" Ronin asked dropping the smile. "If I'm gone"

Frasers hands loosened on the wheel as the question strung in the air, "ok Ronin, don't say things that are fucking stupid. It doesn't suit you" his voice had only begun to raise as he ended it in a Sharp snap of his teeth, "why the hell wouldn't he want you" he'd said with the same snap.

Fraser had cut Ronin off as he'd started to speak, "a-and if don't want you, if he don't want you then I'll take you" his words came out after a second attempt to say then sternly. To which Ronin face ignited with a grin that Fraser returned.

"Now I assume you can help yourself out of the car this time" he'd returned to the tone most comfortable after a voilnerble one he rarely used.

"I'm not retarted" Ronin scoffed as he opened the door with attitude, slipping on the wet frame as he stumbled out with wide eyes as he'd tried to return the attitude.

"Well.." Fraser had begun to say as ronin almost jogged from the car "shut up" he mumbled under his breath as he walked in front of Fraser opening the door to his house, the air still innocent of all that had happened, and the sound still quiet, to which he needed.

Looking around the home Fraser tried to keep his snarky smile to himself, as he'd looked apon the living room couch drapped with clothing, to the small kitchen that almost seemed to act clean amongst the house.

"How about you go get your face cleaned up before your dad gets home" Fraser had instructed with a hadn't known where to point.

"You won't leave right" Ronin said quickly hiding his face, "no I can stay for a bit" the smile returned as he watched Ronin walk up the stairs that creaked with each step.

He'd flicked the bathroom light on with a flinch as it flashed to a bright light that shown over his dirty face, covered in his fear, and drissled in his concecuenses.

Turning the water on he'd lay his hands in the sink soaking his bandaids in the process of cleaning the results that tickled down his wrist.

Before meeting his reflection he'd only just begun to recognize. "I can't tell if I look badass or" Ronin yelled down to Fraser with a smile before puasing as his eyes glued to his hands her begun to lather the soap into, rinsing them under the water that grew warmer, his eyes widened as he repeated the process again scrubbing harder with his hands while his face had begun to grow a sweat, it wouldn't come off.

Cussing under his mumble hit the sink before his legs began to shake as he grabbed his fingers desperately rubbing each one as the water splashed onto his clothes. His lungs had built up a reaction he'd delayed as he'd groaned clearing his throat.

"Definitely baddass"

His head whipped to the door as he his father stood with a hesitant smile he couldn't only pray for as ronin did the same.

Stepping into the room he'd grabbed a towel covering his wet hands as he slowly slid Ronin onto the counter in a seated hunch against the wall, his eyes followed his father's movement as he bent beneath the sink grabbing a role of paper towel from the cabinet they'd barley used.

Soaking it under the water he'd applied it to Ronins lip watching as his eyes slid there in a wide expression.

"I'm sorry" his father said slowly avoiding his bulging eyes he could predict, for it were the same eyes that winced in the sting as he'd responded in a muffled

"I know"