"Well tough guy?" Cross growled, glancing to Jesse then back to Chase, "You got an answer for yourself?"

"Ive got an answer" Chase said. "But that doesn't mean you need to know" He hissed, glancing at him angerly.
[Way to go Chase xD]

((lol))

Cross glaired at him as he gripped his collar tighter, "Why don't you get outta here before I kick your ass."

"Well, since you are kinda choking me it's gonna be hard to get away." The guy said dryly.

Cross let go of his collar as he clenched his other fist.
"I ever see you doing something like that again," He growled, "you wont be getting away."

Chase just glanced at him, then at Jesse, before going away.
Jesse was sitting on a bench the was just a few steps away from where Chase and Cross had bin standing, he was hugging his knees, trying to calm down.

"You okay kid?" Cross asked as he walked over to him.

"I...I- Dont know...Just a litt-ttle shockked I g-uess" Jesse shook lightly, looking very pale and unhealty, something that couldn't have bin seen yesterdaysince it was darker then now.

Cross looked around, unsure of what to do.
"Um... do you wanna stay at my place for a bit?" He asked, "I can get you some tea or something."

Jesse shook his head, "I'll be f-" He couldn't finish his sentence because he'd passed out. It was just too much stress for him.

"Ack!" Cross caught him before he hit the pavement, "Okay... I guess my place it is."
He moved the boy onto his back as he made his way back to his apartment.

Jesse didn't move that much, but clung to him tightly.

Cross walked into what looked like a run down building. A neighbor looked at him questioningly.
"Hey can you unlock my door?" He asked as he carefully pulled his keys from his pocket, "It's the brass one by the frog," He referred to the little metal frog sitting under an umbrella on the key chain.
The neighbor nodded and walked down the hall, "You're still at the end right?"
"Yea," Cross answered, "The one on the left."
The neighbor unlocked the door and walked in, holding the door open.
"Thanks." Cross said as he laid Jesse down on the couch, "Just set them on the counter there." He motioned to the part of the kitchen counter that was a couple feet from the door.
The neighbor did so and nodded before walking back out.

Jesse curled up as soon as hit the couch and shivered.

Cross looked around and grabbed a blanket out of the laundry basket and put it over him. He sat down in a chair that was sitting near the couch. He glanced over at the wall that had a couple pictures hanging up by tape and push pins. One of the pictures was a picture of a younger Cross with a young man with long light blonde hair and blue eyes who had his arms wrapped around him as he tried to pick him up. Cross smiled weakly, remembering how he was laughing harder than he'd ever laughed before in that picture.

Jesse stopped shivering for a moment as the blanket was put over him. He groaned softly as he opened one eye hen fell back into the couch.

Cross got up and walked into the kitchen that connected to the living room. He took a kettle from the counter and put water in it before putting it on a burner and turning it on. He pulled a cigarette and lit, taking a small drag of it before exhaling.

Jesse groaned as he had rolled too far off the couch, so now he was on the floor, rubbing his eyes a little, trying to recgnize his surroundings.

"You okay?" Cross asked from the kitchen as he took another puff.

"I guess" Jesse replied, rolling onto his back and staring up at the ceiling now remembering what happend.

Cross was quiet for a moment before asking, "Want some tea or something?"

Jesse looked his way for a moment. "If it's not a too big problem," He said softly and get up from the floor, sitting down on the couch.

"It's fine." Cross said, "Any particular kind? I've got chamomile, jasmine, lemon with honey..." He continued naming a couple more.

"No, you chose one." Jesse said seeming a little absent.

"Jasmine it is." He said as he pulled two mugs down from the cupboard, waiting for the kettle to start boiling.