I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 88

Klepta: *takes his hand n led him into the trailer van, the twins still asleep while Thrax was sorting out the groceries he just bought*

Edison blinked in surprise when he was pulled along, staring up at the other virus with a frown. "H-hey, I never agreed...!" he insisted, grunting as he was pulled into the van, glancing around, scoffing when he saw the cell 'helping' Thrax put stuff away, mumbling something about coffee.

Thrax: *heard the scoff n glared at Edison, daring him to say something bad abt his baby, squeezing his shoulder*

Klepta: *tried to get rid of the tenseness by quickly offering Edison some coffee*

Ozzy blinked and glanced at Edison, offering a smile to him to try and break some tension before grabbing the coffee happily.

Edison huffed and rolled his eyes lightly. "No thank you, looks like someone is too attached to it..." he mumbled, looking around once again.

Thrax: *growled inwardly as he finished putting away all the supplies*

*the twins were still quite sound asleep, bt Amber was starting to stir, getting hungry*

Ozzy leaned into Thrax, shaking his head. "Don't... just keep calm and ignore him..." he said softly, making sure no one was watching before kissing his cheek.

Edison blinked, picking up the odd whining sound and slowly made his way to the bed area. He looked around, frowning when he spotted the little squirming bundle.

Thrax: *sighed n smiled a little wen he felt tht kiss as he kissed him bk*

Klepta: Ah, looks like someone's hungry *picks the baby up n hushing her, then lopped her into Edison's arms* Hold her a moment, will ya? While I do the formula for her *went to do so*

Ozzy flushed and turned his head away, moving to make some more coffee.

Edison blinked in surprise when the baby was put in his arms, holding her away from him and looking uncomfortable. "A-ah... hey!" he insisted, making a face as he looked to the baby, unsure of what to do with her.

Klepta: Oh dont be such a pussy, Eddie, u've done this a gazillion times with Lavinia n Lavatnia

Thrax: *held bk a grin as he went to the bunk bed, laying dwn to relax with his recently bought newspaper*

"Uh... children make me... uncomfortable..." Edison mumbled, fearing that he might drop the little girl with all her squirming.

Ozzy blinked and brewed up, sipping and moaning at the delicious coffee. Blinking, he followed after Thrax before making a face. "... Newspapers again?"

Thrax: *raised a brow* Wht? I like to keep myself updated *steals a look at Klepta who was chuckling at Edison* I...guess I deserve the ice treatment

Ozzy blinked and frowned a little. "Why do you say that?" he asked, moving to sit beside him, looking up to watch the other two brother virus'.

Thrax: Look at him. I finally meet my nxt sib n he hates me bcoz of Big Mama. Maybe he's right. Maybe it's reli my fault tht they're suffering. If I wasnt born, maybe they would've been a lil better off with Big Mama...

Ozzy frowned before tapping him upside the head. "Oi... don't say stuff like that... it's not your fault. Even if you weren't born, Big Mama could of just been the same..." he said softly, sighing before pulling the paper away from him and setting his coffee down before moving closer to hug him.

Thrax: *was surprised tht his paper was taken away n the small arms ard him, before easing into the embrace* Then maybe I should've died. Maybe Big Mama should've tried harder to kill me...

Ozzy tensed up before he suddenly pulled back. Before he could stop himself, Ozzy's hand came in contact with the virus' face with a harsh smack sound. "... Don't... don't you ever say that again. This is no ones fault but hers, she's a horrible she-virus and mother and doesn't deserve to even be alive with what she's done!"

Klepta: *was shocked at the slap, watching them awkwardly*

Thrax: *was taken by surprise by tht slap, evn tho it didnt reli hurt him. He knew Oz spoke the truth bt the point of the matter was tht he was still feeling guilty for making his own brother hate him, n if he met his other 2 sisters, they'd probably hate him too, n Oz being violent wasnt making it any better. Frowning as he held his cheek, he stomped out of the trailer van n into the forest, slamming the door*

Rouge: *shocked awake by the slam* Nanda? Nanda? Doushita...?! *first thing he saw was Edison handing Amber bk to Klepta n squealed* Eddie totto-chan~! *glomped him*

Rodeo: *was awaken as well by the outburst n joined the glomp pile*

Ozzy trembled slightly, staring blankly at where Thrax had been, looking to his right hand with a bite of his lip. He couldn't believe he'd done that, he had just gotten so... angry at him. How could he have said such things...

Edison was thankful when Klepta took the baby from him, not so thankful when he found himself crashing to the floor under two heavy twins. "Nnn... vhat the...?" he mumbled, frowning as he looked up at the two twins on top of him. "Off!"

Klepta: *turns to Oz* U might wanna go comfort him or something there, doll *turned to the twins* Hey, hey, maybe one of u should be the responsible parent n feed ur kid

Rodeo: Ah? Amber-chan wa harahate ka? (Amber's hungry?) Hai hai *got off n takes Amber off Klepta's hands n fed her*

Ozzy hesitated, wondering if it would be a good idea before he bolted out the trailer as fast as he could to try and find the virus.

Edison groaned, at least some of the weight was off him. Looking to Rogue, he huffed. "And you?"

Rogue: Yada! Hadnt seen u forever! I'm not getting off ya! *crushed him some more, hugging him real tight*

Thrax: *was out there in the forest until he was up to the biggest tree he could find n started letting out screams of agony n frustration, slamming his fists on it again n again until they bled, screaming "I HATE YOU" bt was directed towards himself*

Edison gasped and groaned out, gagging as he was crushed against the other virus' body. "A-ah... Nein... can't... breath..." he groaned out, starting to feel a little dizzy.

Ozzy panted as he ran through the forest, looking around in worry, wondering where the virus had gone. "Thrax..." he whimpered before he stopped, looking up in surprise as he heard the screamed and quickly followed the sound.

Klepta: Alright, alright. Stop it, u moron *pulled him up* Ur gonna kill him before we can hv a proper reunion

Rouge: Moh~! *pouted before going to Rodeo n their lil girl, cooing at the both of them*

Thrax: *continued to pummel the tree until his knuckles n hands were raining blood*

Edison coughed out as he slowly got to his feet, dusting himself off. "Nnn... damn... they are still over hyper..."

"Stop!" Ozzy suddenly called out, shocked at what he saw as he rushed over, pushing himself between the tree and Thrax, gripping onto his wrists to stop him, whimpering at the bloody mess.

Klepta: Yeah, I knw. U'd think they're the older sibs, they'd be a bit more mellow, bt no~

Thrax: *struggled against the cell, pushing him away until he hit the ground* Leave me the fuck alone, Jones!! *went on punching the tree, venting out his anger, frustrations, hate...everything tht was bottled inside him, an emotion he had nvr shown the cell ever*

"... Have dey been... eating sugar?" Edison asked, fixing his clothes and frowning, looking up to the taller virus, sighing a little.

Ozzy hissed as he hit the ground, wincing a little. Biting his lip, he slowly got up, ignoring the aching pain from old scars. "Th-Thrax!" he snapped, using what strength he had to crash into the virus and pinned him down to the floor, struggling to keep him there.

Thrax: *fell to the ground n struggled with Oz* Let go of me, Jones!! Let go of me!! Let me put myself out of my misery!! LET ME GO!!!

"Stop it... Thrax... stop it..." Ozzy whimpered, mustering up all of his energy to slam his wrists against the floor, pinning him down. "STOP IT!" he called out, tears flowing freely down his cheeks though he glared through them, sadness in his eyes. "... Do you really want that... do you really want to die? To leave your family behind? Nessie? ... Me?" he whispered softly, biting back a sob.

Thrax: *bit his lip as he looked away, holding his own tears bk as he turned his head aside, trying to evn out his breathing* I'm worthless...More worthless than u can evr imagine...I cant evn make u like me without lording ovr u...Everyone hates a virus, n I'm the worst...My sibs hate me, all of them...Its better if I just disappear. Big Mama wont find me, n u'll all be out of danger

Ozzy slowly let go of his wrists when he finally calmed down, only to cup his face with the, thumbs brushing tears from those anger flushed cheeks. "Thrax..." he whispered softly, fingers gently massaging behind his jaw, leaning in to gently kiss his lips. "You are not worthless... see all you have done? You've caused an unknown epidemic, people fear you, your family just don't understand you, they don't realise you were alone and unwanted, too... unappreciated... And... And I understand you more than anyone..." he whispered, kissing him a little longer this time. "... Te quiero, mi hermosa muerte roja..." he suddenly whispered, his accent a little off, but he tried.

Thrax: *was taken aback by Oz's confession, n finally let go of his emotions, pulling Oz close n started wailing, crying in agony as his heart swelled n broke into a million pieces frm it*

Ozzy clinged onto the virus, cooing to him softly, telling him that it was okay, that he'd be here for him, that it was okay to cry. His hand stroked his hair, kissing over his tear stained face.

Thrax: *continued in tht situation for quite a long time, letting out everything he had inside him, letting out everything he had nvr shown anywhere or to anyone, not evn his own ex-mate bk then, crying n sobbing like there was no tomorrow, like he truly needed the release*

Ozzy shifted around sometime during the crying, resting back against the tree and pulling Thrax into his arms, rubbing his back, keeping him tight against his body. "That's is... it's okay... I'm here..."

Thrax: I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I'm so, so sorry... *sobbed in Oz's arms, a big viral guy against a small cell, looking so vulnerable, so exposed, so...broken*

"It's okay... shhh now..." Ozzy whispered, his tone soft, sincere, almost... loving. He gently stroked his hair and face, kissing the warm forehead before he began to hum a familiar tune, one that always calmed him, hoping it would help the virus, too.

Thrax: *hears their song, the song tht he had hummed/sang to his baby for mths since they knew each other, purring as he calmed dwn frm his crying, tho still sniffling a little as he buried his face on the cell's chest*

Ozzy continued to hum softly to the upset virus, his heartbeat relaxed in his chest, seeming to help sooth the virus with the song.

Thrax: *calmed dwn some, tired frm crying, tired frm venting n tired frm everything tht had just happened to him both physically n mentally. He literally fell asleep in the cell's arms, streaks of tears clung to his cheeks*

Klepta: *came out of the trailer van to chk them out, following their scent to the spot n saw the scene* Hey. How's he doing? N...holy spit, wht happened to his hand?

Ozzy held the virus close, cooing and humming still even as he slept. Blinking, he looked up when he heard a familiar voice. "Ah... he just had a moment... he's okay now though..." he said softly, his voice slightly croaked as he looked down at the sleeping viurse.

Klepta: Must've been a wild tantrum to get those hands bleeding. C'mon, lets get inside. Its getting dark * helps hoist the virus ovr his shoulder n carried him bk to the trailer van*

Ozzy slowly got to his feet when Thrax was lifted away from him, wincing a little, his body aching from the struggle before. He followed after the virus, sighing softly, feeling quite tired himself.

Klepta: *brought him to the bed n lay him there*

Rouge: A-ra? Doushita, oni-sama?

Klepta: Nothing. Leave it *turns to Oz* U wanna do the honours to heal his hands? They might need some sutures tho

Ozzy blinked and frowned a little, looking to those bloodied hands. "I can clean them up... but I'm not good with sutures..." he mumbled before moving to get a bowl of warm water and a cloth.

Klepta: Alright. I'll do it. Ur gonna hv to watch me do it so u'll knw wht to do nxt time ard. Get me the first aid kit

Ozzy blinked and nodded, soon coming back with the first aid kit and the water and cloth. Kneeling down beside the bed, he reached for one of the hands, dipping the cloth into the water before wringing it out and starting to gently clean it.

Thrax: *winced a little in his sleep as Oz cleaned his wounds*

Klepta: *tore out a fresh new suture needle frm the case n threaded it*

Ozzy whispered sorry to him before continuing to clean up his hands before moving out the way so Klepta could get to work.

Klepta: *aftr done threading, he took the hand n started sewing the open wounds, moving in an angle so tht the cell can observe*

Ozzy blinked and made a face, cringing as he watched, but he knew he had to so he could learn to do it himself.

Klepta: *sutured up every open wound before cutting the thread n getting the bandages* There, tht should do it. Got the hang of it there, doll?

Ozzy looked a little pale but nodded slowly, seeming to be trying to hold down his coffee. "Y-yeah..." he mumbled, smiling weakly at the light haired virus.

Klepta: U'll get the hang of it soon enough *patted his head as he went to chk on the twins, who were cooing at the baby n lulling her bk to sleep, then turned to Edison* So, did u manage to locate Lavinia n Lavatnia?

Ozzy nodded slowly, deciding to stay with Thrax while he slept so he didn't panic when he wasn't around when he woke up.

Edison looked up from where he was sat at the table, still looking uncomfortable. "Huh? Nein... I did not... I vas tracking them but I got side tracked to here vhen I heard Big Mama vas close... they're probably long gone now..."

Klepta: Wen was the last time u saw them before we all split up? I knw the last time I saw u was wen u were 12 in the city of Audrey n the last time I saw Rouge n Rodeo were wen they were 21 in a bird city, while Lavinia n Lavatnia wen they were 15 in a cat city

"Ah... I think I saw them a few years after that... yeah, I did. They were in some dying guy's body, I didn't stay long, I just stayed long enough to rest, they seemed okay though when we met, but we had to spilt since the guy didn't last long..." Edison mumbled to him with a light shrug. He did miss his sisters, those two where the ones he could relate to more.

Klepta: R they still the beauty queens they used to be with tht incredible English accent? *chuckles* I kinda miss tht

Edison actually gave a soft smile at that. "... Heh... Ja... dey are both still very beautiful... and dere accents be as strong as ever..." he said, sighing softly. He really did miss his sisters.

Klepta: Dont worry, Eddie. We'll find them. We'll find them n take them in with us n we'll find a way to battle Big Mama. Trust ur big bro on this

Edison looked up at the other virus, an almost sad, child-like look on his face, but it was quickly gone. "... Ve'll never be able to beat her... she... she's too strong..."

Klepta: Dont say tht. We can. N we hv Thrax on our side too. Together, I'm sure we can figure out some way

"She's out to kill us all! You know what when she wants something, she won't give in until it's done!" Edison insisted, biting his lip and hanging his head.

Klepta: Then we will just going to hv to kill her first now, dont we? We will get together n we will kill her. Skin her alive, burn her, do whtever it takes to hv her existence erased. Pops wouldnt care if she's dead or alive anyway. He thinks we dont knw, bt he's been hving affairs left n right while married to Big Mama. He wont miss her. We will kill her. I promise u

Edison looked up at Klepta and smiled a little, his own clawed hand reaching out to grip onto one of his brother's large claws. "... You... still know how to cheer someone up..." he mumbled and shook his head at him.

Klepta: Hey, I'm the eldest in the family. It's my job to cheer u guys up. N dont be so hard on Thrax. He's had it rough too. *told him the stories of Thrax wen he was under Big Mama tht he had told him n the twins*

Edison blinked and frowned a little as he listened to him, his hand slipping from the claw as he looked away. "... Just stop it... I don't vant to hear it..."

Klepta: Alright. I wont say anymore. Just cut Thrax some slack. He had it just as bad as we did, so try to at least be civilized with him. If u wont do it for him, do it for me? *gives him a pleading brotherly look tht'll melt hearts galore*

Edison blinked and glanced back at him, frowning a little before his eyes widened a little at the look. Oh, he remembered that look and tried to look away. "U-ugh, vhatever..." he mumbled before snapping out of it and looking away.

Klepta: *smiled* Good. Now once Thrax's awake, I want u to at least say hello n introduce urself, OK? *patted his head*

Edison grumbled before fixing his hair and sighing. "... Do I have to?" he groaned, his accent thick with his slight whine.

Klepta: Yes, Eddie. U hv to. U promised to be civilized. If u cant be buddy-buddy with him, at least be a brother to him

Edison sulked a little, his arms crossed over his chest before sighing softly. A hand came up to rub his tired eyes. It had been a while since he had a good nights sleep since being on the run.

Klepta: Its abt time u turn in, bro. Rouge, Rodeo, since u guys been sleeping the bottom bunk for the past mth, Eddie's gonna take ur top bunk

Rouge: Hai, dozo~!

Edison blinked in surprise before he frowned. "Nein!" he huffed and didn't move from his seat. "You may be my older brother... but I don't have to listen to you anymore..."

Klepta: Reli now? *grins* Well I hv just the thing to make u go beddie bye *picks Edison up onto his lap n started scritching at the area behind Edison's ear, the spot he knew too well would relax him n lull him to sleep, humming the age-old lullaby he always did wen babysitting him*

"H-hey, vhat do you think you are doing?!" Edison sputtered as he was lifted up onto his lap, frowning a little. "I am not a child any-nnn..." he cut himself off with a groan as the virus found his one weak spot behind his ear. "Nnn... damn you, Klepta... stop that..." he mumbled, finding himself starting to relax against him.

Rouge: *peeked at them n gestured Rodeo to see, in which he did n giggled quietly*

Klepta: *continued humming the lullaby as he continued to scritch his ear, rocking him to n fro, lulling him to sleep*

"Nnn... I hate you..." Edison mumbled, curling up against the virus' as his eyes fluttered closed as he unconsciously began to suckle on his lip, his head falling against his chest.

Klepta: *lets him sleep on his lap for a few minutes then carries him to the bed n carefully lay him there, tucking him in, then sighed* 4 dwn, 2 more to go

Edison made a small, displeased noise when he left his brothers arms, seeming to have enjoyed it more than he'd admit, but smelling his brother's scent on the pillow, he turned and curled up, nuzzling his head into it and relaxing.

Klepta: *chuckles at the sight* Kinda reminds us of someone, dont u think, guys?

Rodeo: Hai hai~! Like Oz to-chan~! *giggled*

"Nnn... what about me?" came a soft, familiar voice. Ozzy sat up, looking confused, realising that he had fallen asleep to his own humming. "What's so funny?" he asked, rubbing his eye and reaching for his now cold coffee, sipping it before gagging. "Ew..."

Twins: Nandemonai~! (nothing)

Klepta: *takes the coffee cup frm the cell* U've had enough coffee for one day now, doll. So, how's ur scars doing?

Ozzy blinked and pouted at Klepta when his cup was taken from him. "But I'm thirsty~" he whined softly before blinking and sitting back. "Huh? Oh, they're still aching me..."

Klepta: It's to be expected. Ur wounds r heavy, too heavy to be healed in so quick a mth. Just bear with it for maybe another mth. They'll get better. In the meantime *handed Oz a warm mug* Drink hot chocolate instead. Too much caffeine isnt good for ya, doll

Ozzy blinked a few times, pouting a little before he sat up and slowly pulled off his shirt, showing off his thin, scarred torso, wincing as he touched the scars. "Nnn... I think fighting with Thrax made them worse..." he mumbled before blinking and frowning. "But I like coffee..." he mumbled though took the mug.

Klepta: Just try not to get to it so much n let it heal as much as possible. If it hurts too badly, u can hv some painkillers. *patted his head* I'm gonna turn in now. 'Night, guys *changed in his jammies n crawled to his bed*

Twins: Hai, bedtime for us n Amber-chan too. Oyasuminasai, Oz to-chan *crawled to their bed*

Ozzy blinked a few times before sighing, smiling a little. "... Night guys..." he mumbled, sipping at the hot chocolate, giving a small moan. This was the best thing he'd ever had. Finishing up the drink, he set the mug down before cuddling back up to Thrax and falling asleep.