despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage. [Aven.]

Edwurd couldn't get Arden off of his mind. Arden made him feel all warm and fuzzy inside, even though Arden always freaked out a little bit when Edwurd was there.

Today, Edwurd came to take a bath. No real reason, just wanted to take a bath.

I wonder if Arden likes baths?

Edwurd grinned at the thought of a naked Arden in the bath, then blushed.

Edwurd was wearing his too-big-for-me cut off jeans again, and giggled a little when they floated up when he stepped into the water. The water was warm, he liked it.

Splash, splash, splash...Aven pushed the rubber duck under the water and watched it shoot back up, bonking him in the face. "Ouch!" He giggled, doing it again. "Ouch!"

He heard someone else splash into the water. He turned around to see a crazy curly haired boy with jeans on. "You're silly!" He gasped at him. "You're not supposed to wear clothes in here! It's a bath tub!" He stood. "See? No pants." Then he modestly sunk back into the water. =D

Edwurd stared at who he thought was Arden while he showed off his man parts. But he couldn't be Arden, he was way too, unArden-like.

"I only wear pants because I'm self conscious," he said honestly.

This can't be Arden, thought Edwurd. Unless he's drunk.

Edwurd looked up at the weird Arden, "What's your name?"

He laughed. "It's Aven." Seriously, he should tattoo his name across his chest. He met so many beautiful clio while he was naked in the bath tub. "What's yours?"

"And there's no need to be self-conscious. I won't laugh at you." He grinned and splashed water at him, pushing the duck with it.

"My name is Edwurd," he told Aven.

Edwurd felt a little better when Aven told him he wouldn't make fun. He still wanted to keep his pants on. He watched Aven splash him, laughed then grabbed the rubber ducky and squeaked it.

"Do you know somebody named, Arden?" he asked.

"Yes!" Aven squeaked in the same pitch as the rubber duck. "Isn't he cute? He says he doesnt like boys, but I can tell he's lying. He's also got a small daemon. He doesn't like Sol, but I do. Sol's cute. Noblet says he's the milkman's kid, but we're the same age, so I think we're twins, plus we don't have a milkman."

He smiled real big at the other. "...Why do you ask?"

How does he not run out of breath?

Edwurd grinned anyway. He knew Arden, he was Arden's brother. Edwurd was too excited to answer Aven's question, because he answered it with his own, "Does Arden live with you?"

Aven shook his head. "He won't. He says there's too much boys there. Plus he's got a family he's lived with all his life. A different family. The Golds. They live in Solas too."

He grinned. "You like him dontchu?" He made the Spongebob face. Aven could see right through him.

Edwurd blushed and looked at his fingers, but he was still grinning. "I do, just a little," he told Aven.

He looked back up at Aven, "But he always runs away from me!"

Aven smiled, came over to him and rested his forehead against Edwurd's.

"It's just him, no worries. He's a'scared of liking boys. Since it's not normal. He doesn't like that I like boys or that...Ah, um. Or that I use a lot of cheese on my pasta. Sol...um. Likes a lot of cheese."

That's a weird thing to say, Edwurd thought, a little confused. Oh well.

Edwurd looked at Aven's eyes through his curly red hair. It didn't bother him one bit that Aven was so close. "So...fer sure?" he asked, hopefull.

He grinned. "Fer sure." Aven leaned away. He had a good idea all of a sudden.

"I know. I'll take you to him!"

Edwurd gasped and he smiled widely. "Really?!"

Aven nodded, his huge smile matching Edwurd's. "Yes, really!"

He grabbed Edwurd's hand, and without a second word about it, he pulled him out of the water, only stopping to pull some pants on.

[END]
(I'm going to post the rest of this in...just Dahlin. We can move it into Solas, I think, or something. IDK. Dahlin's good.)