the blue being gripped under the small ones shoulders and lifted him up.

"follow"

the flower boy turned and began to walk even deeper into the foggy forest. Tyler didn't know what else to do but follow him. enjoying the colors placed in front of him, wavy curls bouncing as each step was preformed.

distant calls of birds and creatures followed them step by step. mossy stones and lifeless leaves sat on the floor of the wild forest.

the blue boy walked and walked, following familiar sounds and trees. his senses alert, head turning in every direction, hearing every sound.

Tyler was slightly limping, his knee stinging with pain, but he still wanted to follow. the scenery was distracting his mind but his curiosity was killing his brain.

"stop"

the baby flowers fluttered in the slight breeze. the two stood there in silence for a moment letting the forest get a good look at them.

the blue boy turned around, marbled eyes met with the confused mocha ones.

"up there"

the flower boy turned back around and pointed into the distance. up on a tall pine was a wooden house. made of dark wood and bent nails was a treehouse in the middle of nowhere.

"first, water"

Tyler looked back at the hazel eyes full of concern and curiosity but simply nodded and followed him once again, leaving the home behind.

after moments of tired pain, a call of water was distantly heard.

"there almost"

shortly after, a stream of water made itself visible to the two. the blue boy grinned and nodded to himself, proud of finding his way again. he crouched down to grab a lily pad.

"water"

his rough baby hand cupped the liquid into the lily, drinking the cold water.

"you. water"

he looked up to Tyler, giving him a side grin. Tyler looked at the other lilies floating on the clear stream. he finally crouched down next to the other and did the same to get his drink.

Tyler also rinsed his hands off in the cold stream, removing all dirt and the small amount of blood.

"ow"

he could feel his dress pants pressing against his knee and his toes were crammed at the front of the tight, and now dirty, shoes.

"I help ?"

the blue boy pointed at his pants which were now dirty from the muddy area around the stream.

"i-i guess , i don't know what you can do"

the blue being reached into his pocket and pulled out a small , navy, pocket knife which made Tyler's eyes widen.

"help"

the boy hensing at the object , reaching for the tight pants.

"b-but mama would be mad"

Tyler suddenly remembered where he was only a few moments ago.

"they don't care"

the boy grabbed the fabric that covered the caramel knee and used a small , dull blade to tare a hole.

"cool"

he said, as he got up looking at the whole he had just cut, revealing the smaller boys bruised knee.

"i-i guess so, I just hope mama isn't upset that I messed up my p-pants"

the blue boy chuckled at his response, rolling his eyes at him. the boy always thought older people were silly and to uptight over simple things like pants.

every time he would watch at the edge of the forest the people would always be talking about money and pulling there children along. always rushing around everywhere and never actually looking around.

he turned around a pointed back to the direction they came from.

"soon dark , back now"

Tyler nodded, dropping his pad and began to walk back to the house in the tree. he wondered why the boy spoke oddly, he only ever spoke a few words at a time.

maybe he's an alien and is barely learning English , Tyler thought to himself , maybe he can take me to a different planet.

after a while of hopeful thinking the boys where back at the beat up house.

"come"

was the word that flew out of the blue boys mouth after a moment of silence.

they walked around to the other side of the tree where steps made of more wood were bolted up like a ladder.

it took Tyler a little while to get up the tree, he never really went outdoors and if he did it was to lay in the backyard. he enjoyed watching the clouds and picking dandelions. but this was all foreign to him.

when Tyler finally made it up with the blue boy they sat and stared. the treehouse wasn't much. there was a hole in the wall for a window and the ceiling was slanting to the side. the only thing inside the house besides the two boys was a rusting lantern, dirty blanket and a box in the far corner.

"w-why are you out here alone ? and-and why are you helping me, who are you ?"

the blue boy took off his flower crown and placed it on the box as he sat down, right across from Tyler.

"home here, all I know"

Tyler was confused. how could a boy his age live alone out here, it was impossible, he didn't know what to believe. he knew he couldn't trust his parents but know he had to see if he could trust someone else.

"d-do you have a n-name ?"

the blue boy looked from the window back to Tyler. before he could respond he started to giggle uncontrollably.

Tyler was getting a bit scared now, why was he laughing?

the blue boy held onto his sides, he didn't know why he found it so amusing.

"sh-sh-shirt"

the boy managed to say through giggles as he pointed to Tyler's shoulder.

there on the confused boys shoulder sat a moth, chewing away at the dark fabric.

Tyler let out a shriek, immediately standing up and patting his shoulder and body. this only fed the other boys laughter.

after a moment of Tyler furiously patting his body, he finally sat back down and caught his breath.

"that was n-not funny ! that was g-gross !"

Tyler crossed his arms and stuck out his pale bottom lip.

"not gross"

the blue haired boy responded, he held his finger to the rim of the window, letting an ant crawl up the side.

"nice they are"

Tyler simply stared at the insect as it circled the boys palm before he dropped it off.

the boy looked back at Tyler giving him a grin.

"josh"

Tyler tilted his head in confusion. the blue boy pointed to his own chest.

"josh"

Tyler then understood, nodding in response, that's a pretty name, I like that name.

"I'm Tyler, T-Tyler Joseph"

Josh simply nodded at the mocha eyes and grinned again, beautiful.

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Bet , people are gonna come at me with "the forest fic"
Then again , nobody is gonna read this story ¯\_(ツ)_/¯