Pictures of You

"Heh... jus' was at tha wrong place at tha wrong time." Cove said simply, not wanting to get anyone in trouble. "Can ah see em?"

The nurse nodded, leading Cove to the intensive care unit.
"Don't get him excited, he needs rest.". He spoke, opening the door to Leon's room.
The boy was laying on the bed, he looked so helpless and hurt.

Cove swallowed as he took a seat beside the boy's bed.
"Hey Leon..." Cove said softly.

Leon slowly slid an eye open, still managing a smile for Cove.
"Hey C've."

Cove gave him a small smile of his own.
"Are ya feeling alrigh'?" He asked.

Leon nodded, they had him on several pain killers, its a wonder he even registered who Cove was.
"Pretty..."

Cove chuckled softly, gently resting a hand on the boy's cheek.
"Yeah, ah'm pretty..." He nodded, a smile on his face.

Leons eyes were dull, staring back up at Cove.
"I hurt..."
He did...
He wanted to dislike Trever,
But he couldnt..

"Ah'm sorry yar hurting..." Cove's expression dropped into a frown. "Ah really am..." He felt a bit at fault... he was supposed to keep him safe.

Cove was not to be burdened with keeping Leon safe. Leon didnt feel like it was Cove's responsibilities.
"Its k...D'nt worry..."

"Et's nawt okay..." Cove simply shook his head. It was rare for him to feel this bad for anything, especially something that wasn't his fault.

Leon was slow but he moved, his hand lightly tracing the outline of Cove's cheeks.
"I 'm now...."

"Heh shouldn't 'ave hurt ya en tha first place." Cove shook his head, grasping the boy's hand.

Leon was used to it though.
He didnt like it but he couldnt help it.
"C've....Can we t'ke p'ctures?"
The boy looked so pretty...
Even when he was distraught.

Cove was in no mood for pictures but... Leon was hurt and not like it was that bad...
"Sure weh can." Cove nodded, a small smirk on his handsome features.

Leon gave a small smile to the older boy, glancing at his camera.
"T'nk you..."
Though on the camera, were videos and pictures.
Not so innocent.
Courtesy of Trever.

Cove picked up the camera, not thinking to look at the pictures on it as he handed it to the boy.
"Yar welcome..." He nodded, running a hand through Leon's hair.

Leon toyed with his camera, adjusting his setting that Trever had messed up simply to be cruel.
"C've,". Leon began, "How c'me you didn' seem to like me b'fore but now y'u do?"

"Ah never said ah liked ya..." Cove muttered, glancing away. "Ah don't know Leon." He sighed, giving up his mean facade.

The smaller boy stared at him, lifting a hand to gently touch Cove's cheek.
"Th'ts k. There is a lot I dunno"
Leon was so sweet, his lips cracked and bleeding as he smiled.
"Im glad your here tho'"

Cove moved away from the hand for a moment before moving back and simply letting the boy touch him.
"Ah'm glad ah'm here too." He nodded reluctantly.

Leon watched his friend, his eyes light with happiness.
"C've, I love you." The boy mumbled lightly, his eyes slipping lower and lower, harder to hold open.

Cove blinked at this, simply nodding slowly at the smaller boy.
"Ah... like ya too Leon..." He didn't know about love... It was pretty clear he did feel strongly about this boy for whatever reason but... he was sure as hell not going right to love this quickly...

Leon smiled sweetly at him, he didnt need anymore than that from Cove, he was just happy to be a friend if anything.
He let himself sleep.
Rhett stepped into the room, leaning against the door and watching the boys with a light gaze.

Cove glanced up at his father, standing up and making his way over to the man.
"Thank ya daddy..."