Tzal perked up suddenly. "I am suddenly very grateful to her." He scampered over to the concession stand.

Lawrence frowned. "I guess...that the red guy's name is Hirsch, and that a purple guy appeared. And that Hirsch might have more than one personality..."

"I thought you would think that too." he handed the money to Tzal as he reached the concession stand. "just dont get to much candy, we don't want me getting cavity's from nibbling on you."

"are you ok? you seemed to be having trouble with this one." josh pulled him down to sit on the floor and cuddled him.

"You'll live," Tzal commented dryly as he purchased two chocolate bars and a bag of sour fruit candies.

Lawrence cuddled back, smiling. "I'm fine. I wasn't really having trouble...I guess...that's just a side-effect of the visions, a high temperature and whatnot..."

leaning down William moved Tzal's cloak aside and nibbled on his neck. "ah but you would not say that if I could not bite you." he kissed his skin, the man behind the counter looked disgusted for a second before his professional smile reappeared.

"I thought that you might be having a bad dream as well." he wrapped his arms around Lawrence's waist. " I will have to be going soon though, I have to get up to the Tower."

"Got something to say? Then say it instead of giving me that smile." Tzal's voice, directed at the man behind the counter, was cold and unforgiving. This is why he hated going out in public. He took his candy vehemently as soon as it was paid for.

Lawrence nodded, resting his head against his shoulder. "Okay..."

"no sir." the man said as he handed over the candy. william sighed and lead Tzal away from the man.
"you know they are going to keep feeling that way as long as you look so young. it is not us as men being together that disgusts them it is your apparent age."

"you going to come out of this soon?" Josh knew that he needed to get going but he did not want to leave Lawrence in here with this vision. he wanted to be here to help him and make him feel better. maybe he might catch something that Lawrence would forget latter that might be helpful.

"I am afraid I can do very little about my age," Tzal replied quietly, holding his candy close to his chest.

"I think so," Lawrence murmured as the dream started fading away.

"but love that is not what you said a few days ago, or was it hours...." William smiled a knowing smile. " you said there was a magic that you could learn. but i will not ask it of you." leading Tzal into the theater he lifted Tzal up and carried him up the stairs to a seat he saw.

pulling out of the vision josh blinked. looking at the clock he sighed. it was earlier then he had thought it was. ~well it looks like I have a bit more time to just lie here cuddling you then I had thought I had.~

"Momo magic," Tzal repeated. "And it is only temporary." He clung to William and then settled down in his seat, eager to see the movie.

~Good.~ Lawrence always looked so peaceful in his sleep.

cuddling through the whole movie William smiled. it had been well worth the price to feel Tzal jump and cuddle closer. as the movie came to its end he leaned down and gently bit Tzal with his teeth.

after a while Josh mental told Lawrence that he had to be going, the clock was soon to strike the hour that he had to be with the teacher. "good night I will see you latter love." he kissed Lawrence on the cheek.

Tzal purred, then nuzzled him. "That was great. Thank you for the movie. It was worth it..."

Lawrence smiled in his sleep. ~I'll see you later...if anything goes wrong, just wake me up and I'll come get you, okay?~ He was always worried about Josh going off on his own, just like Josh was always worried about him.

picking Tzal up William walked out of the theater room, some of the girls giggled and made comments that they wished their boyfriends would do that for them. which earned William looks of annoyance. "it was not the best one but it was better then most of the ones recently. your squeaks are quite cute by the way."

~I will call you if anything goes wrong.~ grabbing his book he hurried out the door and up the stairs to the tower. when he reached the top he found the class room door locked but the door to the roof was unlocked. walking out he set the books down on the table there and looked up at the sky. it was beautiful tonight. ~you really should see this, maybe some time we can have dinner out here under the starts.~ Josh smiled as he sent an image of the stars to Lawrence.

Tzal frowned, then grumbled. "I am not cute," he informed him, stubbornly. "Not at all. No. Never. Gah..." He was grinning, through his grumbling. "It was fun."

Lawrence sighed, contently. ~It's so pretty...maybe sometime, yeah...~

"if you were not cute would I have fallen for you?" the cold of the night air hit them as they stepped out of the warm theater. "shall we go for a bit of a walk and risk not being there for lights out or should we go back and do a bit of school work?"

~good night love I will be back when this is done.~ leaning on the wall he watched the stars for a bit wondering where the teacher was. he did not even hear the foot steps until the hand was around him and pulling him tight to the body.
"and how is the handsome young Josh tonight?" Josh knew the voice it was Adam, and he could not feel what Adam was truly doing to him. Adams touch felt nice on his skin, leaning back he sighed.
"I am doing well Adam." his eyes traveled back up to the stars, thinking how beautiful they were and how nice it was to have time to spend with Adam alone.
" ah good." Adam's hand slowly tightened around Josh's neck, pulling him closer to Adam. "ready for lessons?" josh barely nodded. Adams other hand slip around his body and slipped into his pants. some where in the back of his mind it was screaming this was wrong, he was forgetting someone. he shook it off as his body tightens to Adams touch.

Tzal was about to reply, but then he faltered. "...Something is wrong with Josh." he commented, shortly. His bond with him was much stronger than it was with Lawrence.

Lawrence seemed to sense some kind of turmoil, but he couldn't figure out what it was, no matter how hard he looked. ~...? Hey...Josh...are you okay?~

"your right, and he is not with Lawrence." william set Tzal down so that he could pay more attention to what was going one.

~every think is fine, just surprised at what he as to teach love.~ Adam smiled as he made Josh say that to Lawrence even when he did not know why he should call the pest love.
"do not worry lovely, he wont bug us now." pulling him hard against him he set out to make Josh feel thinks that he never would have felt before. josh enjoyed what was done to him, yet still a part of him wanted it to stop, it was wrong.

william jerked back, almost falling. "the ass, he is Raping him without josh knowing it." taking off he tried to reach the school but knew even with his gifts he would never reach Josh in time.

a string of curses could be header by all in the bound as Angelo saw what was happening. magic wrapped around Tzal and William as Angelo used different spell in succession. the first spell missed and Adam feeling they were coming some how disappeared leaving Josh laying there his mind no longer under Adams power. surprise and revulsion crossed his face as he lay there in front of the freshly transported Tzal and William. Angelo appeared a moment latter. "he has the use of a mage, one of the students here or who once was here is under his grip." he looked down at Josh who seemed to be trying to hide in his own mind.

Tzal huffed, folding his arms in front of him. "If his way to get after Josh is lost, he'll be really angry. And then, I think he'll go after the most vulnerable of all of us. And that's Lawrence." Thinking of Lawrence, Tzal poked Josh with his foot. "I don't care how embarrassed you are. You'd better go back to Lawrence. If you don't your precious little Adam is going to rip him to shreds."

Lawrence still didn't understand what was happening, and his fear jolted him out of sleep. He looked around, feeling paranoid for some reason.

realizing some one was here with him on the tower josh pulled his legs up and wrapped his arms around them. his eyes were slightly glazed, and his body shook.
"Tzal don't," bending down William approached Josh slowly. josh's eyes darted from Tzal to William and back again. ~come on josh I know how this feel, I know what your thinking, dang it I felt the same way once but you have to think about us. we cant let him win.~ Angelo sighed and looked around.
"I think I will go check on Lawrence, he will be worried with not knowing what happened." taking in a deep breath Angelo disappeared to appeared at the door to Lawrences room. knocking he waited for the answer.

Tzal wanted to poke him again. Having never had it happen to him before, he didn't know what it felt like. He stayed back, huffily, and simply watched them.

"It's open." Lawrence was curled up in bed, with the blanket over him. He felt strangely paranoid, like he was being watched.

looking up at william the look of disbelief was clear on Josh's face. "Josh I never had an affair with a married woman, it was her husband and he raped me, he made me think that I had asked for it. that I had wanted it." William had never told any one about what had truly happened that day, he had kept it as quiet as possible because he did not want the pity so many people seemed to think he needed. reaching out he straiten Josh's shirt so that it covered him. "I know how much it hurt, I know what your feeling now. your wondering how can Lawrence love you know that you have allowed this to happen to you."

Angelo slowly walked in his face showing concern. "josh was Attacked tonight, he was roughly treated." Angelo had never really thought of how to tell a lover that was not his own that the one they loved had been raped.

Tzal didn't say a word. He hadn't known, but he knew very well that William did not want or need his pity. "Josh. I don't think Lawrence is going to let this get to him. You shouldn't be worried about his devotion to you. I think you should be more worried about...him kinda blaming himself. For not being there to help you...that's the main concern. Okay?"

Lawrence seemed to do exactly as Tzal said he would. He let his face drop into his hands. "...I should have gone with him..." he whispered.

"you cant know that!" accusation flared in josh's eyes, accusing Tzal's of what was unclear. "you never wanted to know him." he pulled him self closer into a small ball.
"we may not know that Josh but you need to think of what Lawrence would not think of you. he would not think that you had done this prepossly to him. you were used and right now we don't know why but if you allow this to keep you from love, then he has won." gently William reached out but stopped before he did. Josh had winced away from him. "he was using some thing I and Tzal have never seen before, he was controlling you."

"it was not your fault, there was a spell that I can still see on both you and josh. you were not to know that it was not right, and what ever you had done to go would have been blocked." sitting down on the bed acrossed from Lawrence Angelo sighed. "it is bad, he was raped. I don't know what this may mean for you two but he is hurting and may not want to see you for some time. you are just going to have to try to help him, and right now the best way to help him would be not to blame your self. I think he is doing that enough for both of you."

"I don't. But I have a gut feeling. My gut feelings are usually quite accurate," Tzal clarified. "...I think we might need Adam's brother. He is a cupid, is he not? He may be able to help, especially with Adam's behavior."

Lawrence kept his face in his hands. Then, he lifted it and sighed--his shoulders were shaking a bit. "Then I want to find out what the spell is and get it the hell off us," he said, tersely.