The Selfless and the Brave

I know taking Alex to my faction home was a terrible idea but I had to get him out of that house. It was no home, a home is a place full of love and comfort which that place had none of. I didn't understand those people. Alex was their son for god sake! Maybe it was a Abnegation thing but even so I still didn't want him there. I had to protect him, I just had to.

I could see the fear in his eyes as I told him where we were. Hell, I practically had to drag him down the road. People stared, completely confused as to why an Abnegation was here, but I would just shoot a glare their way and they would get the message. As I neared my home I could feel Alex start to press himself closer to me. I knew the walk had taken a toll on him so I was glad we were almost there. Once I reached my front door I turned to Alex.

"Okay Lex, this is my house. Don't worry about my parents. My mom is really nice and once she hears your story she'll take you in without a problem." I grabbed his face in my hands and smiled at him as his worried eyes met mine. "I promise, you'll be safe here."

He gave a small unsure nod before I turned the door nob and walked in, holding his hand as I went. We stood in the small entryway for a minute to take off our shoes. I could hear someone in the living room to our left and someone in the kitchen to our right. I chose to go right first, mom could always talk dad into anything. I pulled Alex into the kitchen where my mom was making dinner.

"Hey mom." She turned to me with a smile but a look of confusion quickly passed her features when she saw Alex.

"Jack, where have you been? Why is a Abnegation with you?" she asked while she dried her hands. Alex started to shake and I gently put my arm around him, earning an uncomfortable jerk from Alex and a raised eyebrow from my mother.

"Mom, this is Alex. His parents were abusing him. Not just punishment but full on abuse. To the point where he honestly needed a hospital but they would just leave him. I know this isn't normal, but I'm begging you to please let him stay here. He can't go back to that place mom."

I saw tears in her eyes and she put a hand over her quivering lips. Her eyes made their way to Alex who was staring at the floor, still shaking.

"I-is that true sweetheart?" Alex just nodded.

"There is another thing you need to know mom, Alex is a mute."

Her eyebrows shot up but she remained quiet. Soon she nodded and got a determined look on her face.

"Alright, you two take some food and head up to your room, I'll talk with your father." She started to walk past us but stopped and put a hand on Alex's shoulder, making him tense.

"You stay here as long as you need, you hear me?" He nodded, never looking up, and she smiled then walked out.

I quickly went over and filled two plates and grabbing a couple of drinks, handing Alex his before making him follow me upstairs. He looked at the food with confusion but we didn't have the horrible crap his faction normally ate. I guess he will just have to eat this, I knew it had to be WAY better then the other though.

Upstairs we passed my parents room and an extra bedroom on the left, and then an extra bathroom then made it to my room at the far right end of the hall. Once we were at my door I managed to balance the food and drink with one arm as I opened it. Alex went in first then I followed behind, closing and locking the door. I motioned for Alex to use my desk and I sat on the floor in front of my TV (AN: Don't know if they have those, I'm sorry but this is how it's going) so I could lean back on my bed.

I saw Alex trying to sneak glances around my room and I felt nervous, what if he thought it was ugly? The walls were made of red bricks and had a bunch of stuff covering them. My bed was black and blue plaid in the middle of the room with two small nightstands on either side. The Tv was right across from it sitting on a dresser. Then my desk was at the far corner near my window. The door to my bathroom was next to my sliding closet door made of mirrors. The floor was just wooden with a black rug near my side of the bed so when I woke up I wouldn't step on a freezing floor first thing.

"What do you think?" That snapped him out of his thoughts and he blushed before grabbing his notebook.

"It's very nice." I smiled and turned on the Tv, munching on my food as I did so. When I looked over I saw Alex just staring at his food.

"Aren't you going to eat?" He shook his head and wrote in his book.

"I can't eat this. It wouldn't be okay." I sighed and got up, turning the chair so he was facing me.

"Lex, you can eat this food. Mostly because we don't have that gross crap you normally eat. So please, take a few bites. it would be rude if you didn't eat my moms food anyways."

I hated using that against him but it worked. His eyes widened and he quickly picked up the fork and took a bite. A saw a smile grace those beautiful lips of his and I grinned.

"See? Pretty good huh? My mom can really cook." He nodded and once we had both finished I took his plate.

He seemed to want to help but I told him to stay up here. I wasn't sure how the talk my mom had with my dad went yet so I didn't want him to come down for tonight. I walked downstairs and saw both of my parents in the kitchen waiting for me. I sighed and put the plates in the sink before standing in front of my dad. He didn't look mad, just interested.

"Your mom told me about the Abnegation boy you brought here. I want to meet him in the morning. Don't worry, she also filled me in on him being mute. I don't like what his parents did and I'm fine with him being here. We will need to get his stuff however and hope no one start to poke their noses into this too much."

I grinned and hugged both of them, thanking them over and over again. Also silently thanking them for not questioning why I was even talking to a Abnegation in the first place. I took the stairs two at a time and when I opened the door I saw Alex looking at the Tv. He jumped when I came in and looked at the floor quickly. I chuckled at that.

"You don't need to worry Alex, if you want to watch Tv you can. Let's change into something to sleep in then we can lay down and watch some, okay? He reached toward his book but I grabbed it, knowing what he would say.

"I have some Pj bottoms you can borrow, no arguing with me."

I went to my dresser and grabbed us both some Pj bottoms then took hid hand and led him to the bathroom, flipping on the light. His eyes flashed to the mirror then quickly looked down. I had a tub/shower furthest from us with a black bathmat in front of it. There was black and grey tile on the floor. Black towels hung on the rod near the tub as well, laundry basket right next to that. The sink was next to the toilet with a mirror right over it. I was honestly glad I had been forced to clean everything yesterday.

"This is my bathroom, feel free to use anything in here." He blushed then nodded, I smiled at him.

"You can change in here, just knock before you come out because I'm going to change in my room, okay?" His blush seemed to spread and he closed his eyes, nodding again.

I walked out and changed, sitting on my bed and waiting for Alex. I hear a small knock and told him he could come out. right when he did my eyes traveled his bare chest and now it was my turn to blush. He was looking at the floor and quickly moved toward the desk again for his book.

"I put my clothes in the basket, I hope that was okay?" I laughed.

"Of course. Come on, lets lay down."

I got up and shut off the lights before grabbing the remote and walking to my side, putting it on the table there. Alex waited a minute before timidly walking over and placing his notebook on the other desk and climbing under the blankets. We watched Tv for a while before I realized he had fallen asleep with his back turned towards me. I smiled and turned off the Tv. I moved slowly towards him, worried I would wake him, and wrapped my arms around his waste. Gosh I'm glad we don't have school tomorrow, that way I could spend all day with this amazing boy in my arms. I know it sounds creepy but I gently took in his scent. I smiled against his shoulder, whispered a goodnight, and let sleep take over.

Notes

Oh. My. God. It finally worked!!! Sorry it took so freaking long! First the site just wouldn't work for me then I was moving around so I couldn't get on. Gosh, life and it's suckishness am I right? I'm seriously so sorry though, can you guys forgive me?! I hope so. Anyways, let me know what you think of this chapter! Hope you liked it. As always sorry for any mistakes/errors.
~Anna :)