Aaron blinked and shook his head "Chess doesn't use sugar in anything I have, I'm not allowed" he say honestly "Chess uses sweeteners when making things and the chocolate stuff that is more expensive cause it isn't sugar he gets to make my treats" he say happily but being flipped he looked up to Richard with a look of fear like he had done when he was last pinned shaking a little he just remained still, this time he wasn't going to fight back as he only hurt worse.

All of a sudden his eyes went wide as he felt Richard's hands on his sides tickling him he thrashed and began to laugh, though feeling him stop asking the question he smiled "I think it's a party like thing... While your party was being thrown I was upstairs studying" he say honestly, but smiled contently "Lucy said if you wanted to come to the family picnic you could" he say with a happy tone "But if you do you can't wear that..." he pointed to the finely tailored clothing Richard was wearing "We are common people, can't have a prince amongst us" he say jokingly as he managed to move to his wardrobe and looked, he brought out one of his loose white tops and a pair of his loose black trousers "I don't have socks so you'll have to be barefoot" he grinned throwing his clothes at Richard turning his back so he could change

"Ah fine fine. You can watch you know. I don't mind. It's not like you haven't seen me naked before. Besides I have underwear on this time." He teased. He didn't mind. He got dressed, thankful his clothes were more loose. "see we could easily swap. though it would only work if you act like me." He teased. He didn't think that would happen anyway.

"You are my brother, it's not right... Lucy and Chess said so" he say keeping his back to his older brother until he was finished changing, turning he smiled "Must feel weird being common" he giggle tugging on his sleeve "We would never pass as the other, our hair is different, how we speak is different, how we act is different...." his hand went to his hair "Besides you think I am crazy" he say moving back to the doll to play with it once more

"ah but that didn't stop you when we were younger from slipping into my bed. Or constantly clinging to me." Richard said as he turned to hug Aaron. "and crazy can be a compliment too." He smirked. He figures the reason Aaron used to be so clingy and everything is what started him on the path to lust for him. He didn't care that it's wrong or anything. But it also is probably what made him snap and rape him too. "so when is it?"

"I was little, thunder and lightning scared me" he say biting his lip, thing was it still did and even though he cried out he couldn't get the security he wanted as their parents locked him in his room, believing it the best way for him to get over his fear. "You're my big brother, isn't that what your there for?" he ask looking down, he really believed that growing up he had been a bother to him, the hug didn't help him feel any better but he did accept it.

"Not the crazy that you think I am..." he say looking up to him seeing the smirk and looked down once again "If it was a compliment then you wouldn't think I need to get medication or see a doctor" he say honestly, he knew his parents thought he was an annoyance and kept him isolated from his older brother as much as possible, but he never thought it was because of his mental health.

"I don't know when the picnic is Chess is the one making the food and there are fifty two people in the house so that is a lot of sandwiches and stuff to make" he say quietly, he then looked up with saddened eyes "Ry why did you send me away?" his voice sounded like a child that had done something wrong and was being punished for it

"our parents mainly did that. But they keep me busy doing other things so I spend less time around you." Richard sighed. He didn't really want to grow up more distant, but it happened. "I'm sorry. I won't bug you about it. But I do see the doll." He smiled. Though there was the doll but he hadn't see the one with the noose. "so there's probably an hour or two to spare." He sat, taking Aaron with him.

Aaron looked up for a brief moment before looking down "When we where eleven you demanded a room to yourself, so I was put in a smaller room..." he put his hand on the wall "I got scared, anxious and I seen the people who owned the voices...." he confess, he just thought they where make believe like their parents told him and that they would go away or he would.

Over time he got use to the separation but by the time that happened his room was filled with their portraits. It had been Lucy who mentioned to Aaron's parents about the portraits on the wall worried for him hoping they would help their son who seemed to be suffering so much, but they done nothing of the sort, they just beat him, gave him extra chores and moved him into a smaller room you needed a special key to lock giving him inspections daily to make sure it never happened again.

"Can we pretend it's like old times, at least until mother and father return?" he ask his eyes looking up almost begging him for this one kindness "I'll do whatever you say but I just... I want to feel like I belong to our family" he whisper, he never meant any disrespect to the staff they where his family and they cared for him when he was thrown away by the ones that where meant to love him, but he missed the family he was born into

"I guess. But after that. Who knows what'll happen. I won't rape you again. But that doesn't mean I can keep my hands off you." Richard said honestly. "All your clinging over the years never got old. I'm sorry I've been so distant. I turned away because I was starting to feel things I shouldn't."

Aaron looked down hearing the other saying 'I guess' it made him feel like he was being nothing more than a bother again. Standing he went to a drawer and brought out his rulebook and placed a note in it. It was compulsary that if he done anything wrong that he place what he had done wrong in the book so he could be taught right from wrong.

"I-it's okay Ry, I-I didn't mean to a-annoy you with my request" he say and he finished writing, slowly sitting on his desk chair and played with the doll again "I got over the shock of it, you can't help ho you feel and to our parent's I am no more to you than what Elissa is to me" he say making the doll curtsey

"I am a doll and am here for you in whatever way you want" he say honestly believing that was all he was good for now "Well even though we where distant it seemed you still felt things, seems your crazy" he say making the doll dance on his table

"see told you crazy could be a good thing." Richard got up, snaking his arms around Aaron's waist. "No you're not being a bother. I just don;t know what to do." He said honestly. He hadn't a clue what to do while they waited. It would be an awkward week.

"Crazy isn't good" he say looking down shaking a little "They said if they didn't vanish then I would... how can that be good" he say his voice showing how scared he was, even if it was an idle threat it was enough to make him behave, feeling the other hug into him again he curled as he once had as a child "The doll is called Elissa, the girl holds it a lot" he say looking up

"dolls are nice. And she's a girl. So girls play with dolls. And you do too apparently. I'd try and ignore them at best." Richard said as he stroked Aaron's hair. "I guess dolls are better than nothing." He himself slept with a nice size bear. Even though he was 16, didn't mean he didn't like sleeping with things any more.

"Dolls are nice, Rachel is a girl... a very nice girl unless she gets angry" he say shaking a little remembering when 'Rachel' last got angry "Rachel is a girl from the Victorian era, she was from a noble family was treated badly and poisoned her parents" he say cuddling into Richard, Richard would have been told the stories of one of their Ancestors who apparently killed their parents by poison, thing was Aaron wouldn't have been around as the story was being told.

"I like Elissa, because Elissa is my friend and she will never leave me no matter how bad of a boy I've been" he say cuddling the doll close, to Aaron the doll was as real as the voices he heard and the people he began to see once more, and they where as real as Richard in his mind "Ignore them... isn't that bad?" he ask, his voice showing confusion he was taught not to ignore people, and to him they where real

"If they say things you don't like. then it isn't wrong. Or you could try and reason with them if they don't like what you do or don't do or if you don't agree on something." Richard leaned in to kiss his forehead. He was really terrible. Having a little crush from lack of clinging for so many years.

"They don't say bad things, some of them are really really nice people who have been misunderstood and been punished for no reason" he say contently "But some of them say very, very bad things... The want me to do terrible, horrible things" he say trembling a little like a scared child who just had a nightmare.

Feeling the kiss on his forehead he blushed and opened his rulebook to a page that would have seemed like ramblings, it was dated with their birthday which had happened only a week before. The book spoke of a man named Timothy Jenkins who has spoke to him at the party and how he told him it wasn't fair how he was being ignored in his room while Richard had been down enjoying the festivity's.

Richard would have heard his parents telling the party guests Aaron was ill and so couldn't attend, which was a blatant lie. Reading on in the book was written down a plan to kill their parents by starting a fire in the middle of their bed after drugging their evening tea with sleeping tablets... it would go on to say how Aaron did place the tablets in the tea but how Chess had caught him and told him off before giving him some cheesecake and sending him to bed "Timothy doesn't like mother and father, he says that liars burn in hell" he say like it was a matter of fact, than an opinion.

"I'm not that bad, am I?" Richard asked, stroking Aaron's hair. He knew their parents probably deserved a bit of that but hoped he hadn't gone as far as them. He didn't mind that Aaron wasn't struggling either. He was more relieved to see that he wasn't. He grabbed Aaron's chin, making him look up into Richard's eyes.

"None of them had said anything about you" he say yawning a little, he was getting sleeping, he was feeling wanted and it was making him feel at ease at it, something he hadn't in such a long time. Feeling his chin being touched and brought up to look at Richard's eyes he looked down quickly and wrote in his book about doing so "It isn't allowed" he say quietly

"I don't care if it isn't. It's the easiest way that you can tell I'm not lying about things." Richard sighed, wondering if what he was going to do next was 'not allowed' as well. Though he'd done something like that all ready. He gave Aaron a gentle peck on the lips. "I suppose that wasn't either?"

"Elise can tell me if you are lying or not, I don't need to see you eyes" he said with a smile, his voice showing she was getting sleepy but was still here. He didn't fight against Richard as his lips where kissed but kissed a little back "My rules say I have to listen, I am your doll... so if you allow that then it's okay" he say honestly

"Fair enough. You look sleepy. Should take a nap. I'm a bit tired too." Richard got up, taking Aaron with him before turning down the bed and placing both of them in it. "I'm too comfy to go to my own bed." He smirked.

"I'm not sleepy, I don't sleep during the day..." his eyes going to the mass of homework that sat on his desk, before he could say anything else he was taken from his chair but grabbed his doll before he was moved from the desk. "I haven't been sleeping well, mother and father keep me away for long hours..." he say as he was placed into bed

"I might be sent to bed at eight o'clock but I am not allowed to attempt to sleep until eleven o'clock, and I am expected to be awake at three o'clock the following morning to start chores" he say backing to the wall as Richard also climbed in his small bed "Then it was storming lat night so I couldn't get to sleep, I was to scared... I cried out for help but none came" he shook a little

Aaron's room door was different to any other in the house due to the fact it had a time lock, once the lock was in place only the master key would be able to open it "And during one of the flashes of lightning I saw a girl she had long blonde curly hair, deep green eyes and was waring a white night gown covered in blood, in her left hand was a carving knife it scared me as she held her other hand towards me a trail of blood followed her as she moved towards me..." his voice sounded panicked "I thought she was going to harm me, she had a bad smile on her face and her eyes looked as if she delighted in causing pain" his voice was low

"I could draw her if you like" he say his hand going to his hair, "she just kept saying "come with me... your time is almost over... you are no longer needed... They have chosen who they want to keep" her words where so scary Ry" he confess scooting over to him a little for support

Richard shook his head. He didn't care to see what she looked like. "Nah I'm here now she should hopefully not bother you again. If she does hopefully it won't be with you being alone in the room. hmm?" He rubbed Aaron's back to sooth him a bit. "you should try to nap though. Get some form of sleep with them not here for the week."

Aaron didn't say another word on the girl, he just clinged curling into his sibling like he had many years before hand "You're not going to change when they come back are you? You're still going to love me right" his voice was low but filled with a childish longing to be wanted and cared for. It was just like Lucy had told him He was fine so longs he felt some form of love wither it was real or not, he just wanted to be wanted and it was through the years of abuse that caused him to be the way he was.

He shot up and looked to one of his empty corners "That's not nice to say, Ry loves me... he's not faking..." his head turned to Richard "Are you Ry, Adam says your faking it." his eyes also opened wide as he looked back to the corner "That was really naughty of you if you done that... mother and father won't be in an accident... if they are in an accident and you've caused it I won't talk to you" he paused for a minute and looked angry "That's not funny, Ry and I love our parents" he say pouting

He dropped his head after a moment "Th-they do love me, if they didn't I wouldn't be at home" he say in a low voice, deep down he knew they didn't love him but he was deluded enough to believe they did because they let him remain there "R-Ry they do love me right" he say, not waiting for an answer he lay back down and covered his ears as if to block something or someone out

"I know I do at the very least. Otherwise I wouldn't act before thinking of the pros and cons of my actions now would I?" Richard slid down, straddling Aaron's hips as he kept rubbing Aaron to sooth away the thoughts. He kissed his forehead, cheeks, lips and neck and kept looking up at Aaron. He didn't even know if their parents loved even him, thinking it was more of a puppet show like Aaron was only that he was more acknowledged. "It'll be harder to stay in here like this with them home. But It doesn't mean I can't get this key copied before they get back." He smiled.

Aaron clung to Richard hearing his words "I care for you to Ry, you are kind of cold but I told them it's only because it's expected of you... but they didn't believe me" he say kissing his older brother's cheek, in return for what he was doing to help him "My friends aren't normally as talkative... they must feel threatened by you or something" he say closing his eyes curling again, though looked to the wall "Raymond says your the favorite, you can use it to your advantage" he say yawning a little more

"Ah. They're just jealous you have someone to talk to besides them. I'm sure. Sure I have advantages but not much to use with that either." Richard sighed, resting on Aaron's chest. If he decided to take a nap it'd do him good. Though Richard was fighting off some urges of his own.

(lol jee i wonder what that could be)

"They could be just protective... They didn't like what happened." he say in a low sleepy voice "Rachel was in the room and she was really angry" he say looking down to Elissa the doll he was so fond of "I told her it was okay, cause just like I love Elissa who is my doll... You love me as I am yours" he yawn a little before drifting into a sleep feeling at peace and loved

Richard rolled off him, pulling him closer and decided to try and get some sleep too. He still felt bad about his mistakes earlier within the week before. He didn't dwell on that though. He ended up protectively straddling Aaron in his sleep.

Eventually lucy came into the room and blinked seeing the two, as not to wake Aaron up he gently tapped Richard's head "I see you are getting close like you once where" she say quietly moving to Aaron's chair and sitting down, she took note that he had only taken a fey bites from his treat "How did you get him to sleep, he never naps during the day" she would ask, her voice filled with wonder as she heard a gentle snore showing Aaron was now in a deep sleep

"promising not to leave and to visit more and things like that. And I shouldn't leave those I love alone either." Richard smiled at Lucy. She would probably put the rest of the cake away for Aaron later or something so it'll stay fresh. "I told him he should sleep while he has the chance. The whole week."

Lucy looked to him and smiled "It's one thing to promise such things, especially to someone like him..." she paused for a second "Now you have promised, if you break it their will be consequences very bad ones" she looked at the sleeping Aaron again "Ever wonder why your father is so physical with him?" she would ask, knowing Richard would have wondered especially recently, though waiting for his reply before speaking "When you where both young, at your fifth birthday party here your father promised to get you both the bikes you both wanted..." she looked down

"You where given your bike, but he never received his, he patiently waited for days, but the days turned into weeks and the weeks to months. Like all children he got jealous seeing you outside playing on your bike while he was inside coloring" she say her voice was low she knew there where camera's in the room and what was being spoken about was sensitive to her lord.

"He didn't hate you, you where his beloved brother and you loved him" she say as if she was quoting Aaron's exact words even making them seem young, naive and childish so he knew it was when they where very young, but then Aaron's tone and way of thinking hadn't changed much in eleven years even after all the abuse and neglect "He came to the kitchen one day and while Chess wasn't looking took one of his knifes, hiding it away until later. he asked your father when he would get his bike and your father brushed him off saying that he wasn't worth the money or effort" she clenched at her uniforms skirt holding back tears

"I can only imagine how he felt at five years old being told by a parent that you aren't worth the time" she knew that the bike didn't even have to be brand new he just wanted to go outside and play with his big brother "Walking away he got the knife and attacked your father he actually stabbed his arm and twisted cutting a lot of the mussel" she say finishing her story "All this because of a broken promise and a single sentence, please forfil the promises or let him know why you can not so he can understand. If you need help wording it ask one of the staff, we know how to word things so he doesn't get to upset... and one last word of caution, try and stay away from saying I promise and pinky swearing unless you absolutely know you can forfil it" her eyes going to the drawing on the wall

Richard nodded, not saying anything but casually stroked Aaron's hair. He wondered why his father was bandaged up that time that year. "I keep my promises or have logical excuses. Not because I don't feel like it." Even Lucy should know Richard kept his promises. He's never let anyone down yet with those.

"I know you are one to keep your promises, but I still wanted to give the warning, Aaron is stable at the best of times..." her eyes remained on the girl that was in the picture "But they get very noisy when he is hurt, to tell the truth with what you told me I am surprised you aren't hurt" she sat honestly her eyes now turning to them both a smile on her face as she seen how gentle he was being with the sleeping Aaron

"You know You and he hold a lot of sway over your parents, he won't dare go against them..." she stood taking the plate on the desk. "Your parents truly do love you, you are not a doll to them..." she say walking to the door "If it wasn't for you this room wouldn't be as comfortable as it is, when you wanted your own room you said you wanted him to be comfortable and so it is" she say looking back at the two "In truth if it wasn't for you, he would be locked up permanently and his clothes wouldn't be as good as they are" her voice was gentle but showed she was serious on the matter "I'll be back in an hour, don't let him rest to much longer he'll have nightmares" with that she walked out the room

Richard nodded, stroking his hair and studying him as he slept. He'd wake him in 30 minutes or less. It all depended on what Aaron was dreaming and if he sensed it would be dangerous. He figured it was enough to do things this way as he fell asleep again. If he woke when he hoped, he'd wake aaron too.

Aaron slept soundly, there was no appearance of nightmares or distress as he clung to Richard, in fact he looked fully at peace, and looked even more innocent as his thumb subconsciously went into his mouth and he began to suck on it.

Lucy walked into the room just before she said she would arrive and seen them both she noticed how Richard formed almost like a protective cocoon around Aaron and it made her smile, but it vanished as she seen tears falling from Aaron's eyes, she knew instantly he was having nightmares again. Kneeling on the floor she moved her hand to Aaron's back "Little brother, the ghosts and monsters are gone... it's time to open your eyes" she whisper softly as her eyes went to Richard.

"I thought I said not to let him sleep to much longer" her voice was still quiet but sounded like a scolding parent "He has nightmares, and unlike most people he doesn't instantly wake up from them, in fact he doesn't scream out" she say her eyes looking back to Aaron "Come on little brother, Chess has been working so hard all day to create your birthday picnic, we'll protect you from the shadows" she whisper continuing to rub his back

Soon Aaron opened his eyes and removed his thumb from his mouth, looking to Lucy he smiled "I'm hungry big sister" he say just as his stomach grumbled. Lucy laughed a little "That's because you didn't finish off your treat... luckily the family picnic is done. I'll let you two get ready" she say kissing Aaron's wet cheek just before he wiped it dry.

Aaron looked up at Richard and smiled "See Lucy and everyone loves me just like you do" he say innocently, he put off what happened to him the day before as just a need to relieve stress and nothing more "Aren't they nice" he smile cuddling Richard more not wanting to let go for the moment

Richard felt bad for falling asleep again before he could wake Aaron but he seemed mostly fine. He sat up with Aaron, cuddling into him as he helped clear the tears. "That's your own fault for not finishing that." He teased, ruffling Aaron's hair. He was tempted to give in to certain things knowing there would be no time for that, so instead he only just kissed him in multiple places on his face and neck. "now. Ready to go then?"

Aaron looked up and smiled to the two "Ry brought in Elissa and we started talking and he brought me into bed and I fell a sleep" he say his stomach grumbled a little more, he pouted hearing what Richard said "it's your fault" he say as his hair was ruffled, but blushed and giggled as he was kissed multiple times around his face and neck.

Nodding Aaron moved out of his bed before tucking Elissa in "You sleep a while longer, I promise I'll be back after the picnic" he say happily to the doll before making his way downstairs, smiling happily as everyone one said 'happy birthday' at the same time Aaron sniffled and chess moved to go comfort him but Lucy stopped chess "let the prince do it... last thing we need is another accident Chess" she whisper

Richard had walked down the stairs after Aaron, wondering how he could run so fast when he himself had decided to walk casually. He stopped at the bottom, looking around and noticing it was a hall picnic. He figured the garden would have been more suited but didn't judge their options. He noticed Aaron hunched over slightly, wondering what brought on the tears.

He went and wrapped his arms around Aaron from behind, kissing and nuzzling his neck to sooth him. He wondered if it overwhelmed him or something for the party. Made him too happy that he cried or something.

Lucy and Chess now walked over seeing the Richard comforting the sniffling Aaron "Aaron no need to cry we are all here for you" Chess would say with a kind voice holding his arms out, without hesitation Aaron broke away from Richard and hugged into Chess "Thank you everyone" he say holding back tears, Chess held him there for a moment making soothing sounds.

Lucy looked to Richard knowing he was likely wondering why the picnic was taking place inside instead of in the garden "Aaron why do we have family get together's indoors like this?" she would question him her eyes never leaving Richard. Aaron looked to Lucy for a second "Because the rules say I'm not allowed outside without mother or father" he say instantly with a 'you should know that' tone

Chess took Aaron to sit down and settle the rest of the staff giving him some stationary, coloring books and stickers as birthday presents as these where things that wouldn't seem out of place in his room. Lucy walked over to Richard "As much as you right now are the lord of the house at the moment, this picnic is for him and the moment you try and act like a prince we will ask you to leave" she whisper a smile on her face as she didn't want to upset Aaron who seemed to have gotten over the shock

"Ry look at all these different types of food and stuff" he say happily patting a spot beside him contently "Chess worked really hard to make a birthday picnic for us" he say happily, in his mind it wasn't just for him but for them both and the staff would play along with Aaron's wish not wanting him upset especially at the moment

Richard knew he wasn't the most wanted person there right now but sat by Aaron anyway. He nodded, not saying a word though as to not say something he normally would. He didn't want to get kicked out of the picnic for saying something he normally wouldn't think would harm any of them. Though it probably would cause them to take it the wrong way.