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“Soon…” Kylar thought as he gripped the knife in his pocket a bit tighter. He watched as the man made his way out of the orphanage, walking down the street without a single worry. He didn’t even notice Kylar’s intense gaze on his back as he counted the stack of money in his hands.
Kylar carefully started following him, making sure to stay in the shadows so he wouldn’t be spotted. He really would have preferred stalking Tobey instead of this creep, but he was doing this for Tobey. He needed to do this for Tobey. He needed his boyfriend to be happy.
A few days ago Tobey had broken down in front of Kylar during lunch. It was unusual for Tobey to cry in public like that, especially at school with so many people around. Kylar had to drag Tobey to the restrooms to get him somewhere private before trying to calm him down. He had learned Tobey had lost most of his money and didn’t have enough to pay Bailey this week. Kylar hadn’t known how bad the conditions in the orphanage were until that day. 4000€ a week was way too much. How had Tobey even been able to keep up with the payments this long. Well, he hadn’t. And when Kylar heard what happened when Tobey didn’t pay… He swore to himself that he would fix this.
He didn’t tell Tobey about his plan. He wouldn’t until he had gone through with it. It was Bailey’s fault his beloved was suffering, and Kylar was going to fix it.
He stalked closer to Bailey as he entered an alleyway. He really didn’t seem to have a care in the world as he walked. He stopped walking to check his phone. He was distracted. This was Kylar’s chance to attack.
Bailey didn’t have time to react as he was knocked down onto the ground and felt a sharp pain on his back. “What the-?!” He looked behind him to see Kylar on top of him about to stab the knife into his back again. Despite Kylar’s small stature he was able to keep Bailey down. “T-this is for hurting my b-boyfriend..!” he said through his teeth as he continued stabbing the man beneath him. Bailey tried to scream but Kylar quickly put a hand over his mouth to shut him up. He moved the knife to Bailey’s throat and slashed it before getting off him and stomping the bleeding man on the ground. He wanted it to hurt as much as possible. Kylar continued until he was sure Bailey was dead. He then dragged the body to a dumpster and with some difficulty dumped it in, making sure to throw a few trash bags on top of the body to hide it at least a bit better.
It was already dark when he climbed in through the window of Tobey’s room. Usually Tobey was already asleep when he snuck in, but not this time. He had been laying awake in his bed, too anxious to sleep. He was startled by the sound of Kylar stumbling onto the floor. “K-Kylar..?!” Tobey scrambled out of bed. He could see the blood stains on Kylar’s hoodie in the dim lighting. “Are- are you okay?! Are you hurt??” Tobey took Kylar’s hands in his own and started looking him over. “I-I’m okay. d-don’t worry, my love..” Kylar tried to reassure Tobey, who was now pulling him towards the bed. He sat him down before going to turn the lights on.
“What happened?” Tobey asked as he sat down next to Kylar. The worry on his face made Kylar’s heart flutter. “I um.. Y-you don’t have to worry about p-paying Bailey tomorrow..” Kylar mumbled and nervously took hold of Tobey’s hands. “What do you mean..?” Tobey furrowed his eyebrows in concern. “I- I took care of him.. Y-you don’t need to pay him ever a-again..,” Tobey’s eyes widened as he connected the dots. “You.. Did you..?” Kylar nodded. “You’ll be s-safe now.. I’ll m-make sure of it..!” he nuzzled his face into Tobey’s neck. “I.. I don’t know how to react..,” Tobey mumbled and lifted a hand to run it through Kylar’s hair. “Thank you..? I.. Thank you, Kylar..” He whispered into the boy’s ear, causing a shiver to go down his spine.
“Uh, love..? you’re getting blood on me..,” Tobey said after a moment of silence. “How about you go take a bath and-” Kylar wrapped his arms tightly around Tobey, not wanting to leave him for a second. “Oh, well um.. How about we take a bath and you can sleepover tonight..?” Tobey suggested. Kylar loosened his grip slightly and allowed Tobey to pull him along to the bathroom.