A/N: I started a new job as a full-time substitute teacher and a part-time cashier on weekends. I am very busy.

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A week went by, and nothing exciting or new happened. You went to breakfast, lunch, and dinner as expected and sat with each group at different times. You spent time with the alien brothers and caught a glimpse of one of the other aliens they were telling you about before. Only a glimpse, and from that glimpse, you could tell he was bigger than Axon. You'll meet him one day, but right now, you have to prepare for activity time. It's half a day, which means breakfast and lunch. They were told they were on 'good behavior', but really, it was to give all the staff a much-needed break. Your friends seemed to have liked not being chained and inside all day. There was more heavily armed security, but overall, they were free to do as they pleased. When you had finished getting ready and left towards the outside activity area, you heard scuffling above you. You looked up at the vents and saw that Axel was following you.

"Hey boy, I am going to be outside for breakfast and lunch, so tell your brother I will see you guys later." Once you saw him nod his head and heard him scuffle away, you continued your journey to the activity area where everyone was. You got closer and heard Stu and Bully yelling about something, Freddy laughing, and an irritated Ji-Woon arguing with the legion group. Once inside, you saw Freddy laughing at Stu putting Billy in a headlock that he couldn't escape. Ji-Woon looked like he was about to blow a gasket, and Frank and Julia seemed to be the main antagonists, with Joey laughing his head off.  

"I SWEAR TO FUCK-" He started yelling in Korean and was about to pick up a chair but, you grabbed it, stunning him enough for you to take it from him and place it back down.

"You don't want to be the reason why everyone has to come back inside and lose their privileges?" He was still cussing in Korean and yelling, but he sat down aggressively in a chair and scooted away from Billy and Stu. You turned to the two of them with a smirk.

"Stop egging him on. It's not a good look." You walked away from them, aiming to sit with Brahms, Norm, and the Sinclair brothers. Brahms perked up immediately when you got closer, and Vincent pulled out a chair for you to sit next to him, which was new for him. You remember how shy he was and how Bo would protect him, and now Vincent wants you next to him all the time so he can talk to you softly with Bo watching over the two of you.

"How are you feeling today, Nurse Y/N?Is everything okay?" You smiled softly at Brahms, reaching across the table to grab his outstretched hand, which he held on to. You missed the look that Vincent was giving him and the way he was squeezing the wax. 

"I'm feeling good, Brahms, I don't have any complaints. How are you feeling? How's your piano playing?" He talked with you for a few minutes without letting go of your hand. When you moved your other hand around freely, you felt it get grabbed. You looked to the side to see that Vincent grabbed your hand and was not looking at you. He was cute.

"I am feeling good, Ms. Y/N, and thank you for asking me. I'm so happy that you are interested in my piano playing. I would love to get a chance to play for you again and show you how much I improved."

Vincent's hand had tightened around yours, and you suspected he was getting jealous of the attention, but didn't want to say anything. You turned away from Brahms to give Vincent your undivided attention.

"Hey Vincent, how do you feel about showing me some more wax sculpting tricks? I am not good at it, but you're the best. I can't think of anyone else better to show me." You caught his eye, and he seemed surprised, but a small smile came across his face. That was the right thing to say and ask of him.

"...Of course." He loosened his grip on your hand, but refused to let go. You chose to sit there for a few minutes with them and converse a little bit, or even sit in a comfortable silence. Sometimes you are not in the mood to entertain, and sitting in silence, playing on your phone, playing a puzzle, or even reading is fine with you. After a while, Vincent let go of your hand, and you were free to check on the others. You wanted to sit with Pyra and watch some shows for a few, even if it was just two 20-minute episodes. You made your way over to Pyra, and he welcomed you with open arms.

"Hi Pyra. How are you?" You weren't expecting an answer, per usual. You were setting up your phone when he grabbed you and a chair, sidling you up next to him. He put his arm on the back of your chair as you opened up Criminal Minds. He bent his head down so he could see the iPad better. You figured using your iPad to watch shows was more ideal than using your phone.

"...I am okay...How are you?" It took everything in your power not to scream or get up out of your chair to celebrate. It's been a long time since you heard him speak one or two words, but this time he spoke a phrase and asked you verbally how you're feeling! That was a milestone.

"I'm doing fine, Pyra. Thank you for asking me." He gave you a slight nod and gave his attention to your phone, where you were playing NCIS. He seemed to have taken a liking to Gibbs and Abby, which you couldn't agree more. You sat and watched one and a half episodes with him until you decided to go and see what Bubba was doing with Jason and Norman, who were watching the two of them. You left your phone with Pyra as you made your way over to the corner. As you got closer to the trio, you noticed that they were drawing, as well as...making jewelry? You never knew that Bubba and Norman were capable of making jewelry. That was a fun little surprise.

"Hi Y/N...Wasn't expecting you to come over here." Jason sat up and hid whatever he was drawing while Bubba reached an arm out with a half-laugh/half-cough and squeezed you in a hug. Once he let you go, Norman grabbed your hand and guided you to sit. 

"I just wanted to check in and see how you guys are doing. I love the bracelets the two of you are making. They're beautiful." You looked over to Jason. "I didn't get a chance to see what you were drawing, Jason, but I do not doubt that it's just as perfect as everything else you made." Even though he had his mask on, you felt his eyes on you. "I see that the three of you are busy, so I'm going to let you be and I'm just gonna chill for the rest of the time being." You went back to Pyra, who seemed to have lost interest in your phone since he put it to the side and was now either reading or just looking at a book. You didn't mind and decided to take the last hour or so to yourself, since everyone seemed to be preoccupied and you didn't want to disturb anyone. It was a fairly easy day.

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Hey guys, I want to apologize for disappearing. I am now working two jobs, one is full-time and one is part-time, so I am busy in real life. Even though my updates were already not that good, they may even be worse. I just want to take the time to thank everyone who has continued to read my story and has not given up on me. You are very much appreciated.