Different...

"Awwww it upsets you to know how much he suffered doesnt it and that he is still suffering. Not as bad but he is..."

"Shush you." He sighed, running a hand thrugh his hair.

Misery smiled softly.
Lately Trever had been sneaking around and hurting Misery a bit but nothing too bad...
Yet.

"What are you smiling about?" He sighed.

"Cuz you love him." He nodded, Misery himself never even dreamed of anyone loving him...

"Yeah...I do." He nodded, stroking the young boy's hair mindlessly.

"Hey Gabriel, think if anyone can love him, one day someone will love me too?" He asked softly.

Normally Gabriel would've laughed in his face and told him no way. But for some reason this question struck him as sad. He remembered askign himself that every day when he was a teen...
"Yeah Misery. Yeah."

Misery smiled at him, kissing his cheek.
"Thanks...You know Im happy for you....Seeing that Angel does love you so much...he wont ever leave you...its sweet..."

Gabriel nodded.
"Well I am glad about that..." He was so unemotional...

Misery whined at him, nuzzling his chest.
"How can you be so unemotional about it? You should be happy, you got a lover who would gladly be your husband....."

Gabriel sighed.
"I just am..." He was like this all the time except when Angel was pregnant.

Misery hummed lightly, nodding and giving a smile, not noticing Angel scaling the wall and hopping out the window. He was headed to his mother and fathers house to see someone he hadn't seen for so long because of Gabriel.
Brayden....

And if Gabriel found out.... all hell would break loose...

Angel got to the home and knocked on the door, shaking violently like he did the first time he was ever brought to that house

It took a few minutes but Brayden opened the door.
"Angel?"

Angel gave a small smile opening his arms and stepping forward, he was still very careful of who touched him and how when he could be, with Gabriel he had no choice.
"Bray...."

"Hey babe..." He hugged him gently.

Angel sighed into his chest, hugging him tighter.
"I miss you...I dream of you alot....I remember you singing to me when we first met....I loved it...it was so nice...Love me Tender..."

"So... how are you?" He sighed, burying his head in Angel's soft black hair.

"He snapped my neck last night....Im okay I guess....Im scared...If he finds out im gone here god knows what he will do but....I needed to see you and im sorry...." He sniffled, pressing closer.
"Its not fair that im only where when I need to be, I just randomly come around and hurt you and im so sorry Brayden...Its just those first days when you said I could trust you and you would always be here for me and...a-and...It was just the first time I ever believed a person and I still...hang on to it..."

"ITs okay baby.... it hurts but... I promised you I'd be here and I'll keep to that promise." He nodded.

"D-Do you regret making that promise Bray?"
He was afraid of the answer...

Brayden sighed.
"Sometimes... I dont' like being hurt but.. I do loev you so not really..."

"I....I....I dont want to stop coming to see you...I love you and this is where im happiest it seems but I dont like hurting to you...Ill stop...Just...I need only a few minutes..."