It was a strange feeling, having a full stomach a strange feeling that Kaleo was enjoying to the fullest, after eating Koi had cleaned down the table and washed up the dishes and was now sitting at his computer, with a pair of headphones on and typing at an amazing speed.

Kaleo was curious as to what he was typing but didn't want to impose more than he felt he already had, he had taken a bath in Koi's home, was wearing his clothes and had eaten his food so now he just sat across from where he was typing away with a book in his hand trying to read it.

It was proving too difficult of a task but that would be expected of what he found out was a science text book, he wondered if Koi was in school still and if he was doing a science course, but then again he say text books from a lot of different subjects all ranging from different levels, so you couldn't be sure what exactly Koi had been using.

Kaleo got up and moved to the shelf placing the book back where he found it, he searched the shelves and found a very thin book, he flipped through it and saw funny pictures, one of them had a fox or maybe a wolf sitting in a bed with a large tummy, he felt as if he had seen the picture before but brushed it off and went back to his chair to read it.

The book had simple words that he could understand and thus he enjoyed the book, after he was finished he moved on to a similar book and soon he was sitting down reading with a stack of thin books next to him feeling completely at home, he heard the typing come to a stop and looked up to see Koi walking quickly to the bathroom.

A few minutes later he came out and went to the kitchen, then returning with two cans of soda, he handed one to Kaleo and then returned to his chair, dawning his head phones and returning to typing at an alarming speed, Keleo looked down at the thin, he had seen them in the dumpsters and bins he had searched but they were always open and empty, so he had no idea how to open it.

He placed it down and returned to his books, not even noticing when Koi was by his side opening the can until the drink made a weird sound and he jumped looking at the blonde with wide eyes, Koi rolled his eyes and handed him the can before returning to his work, he stared at him for a fe minutes before looking down at the can, he twisted it and took a sip from the opening his eyes widening at the taste of sweet orange.

It was new to him, he was accustomed to sour orange, so he found himself guzzling it down and then coughing when it fizzed in his throat, he was surprised but still wanted to drink it, so he sipped it instead and found that it was more enjoyable that way.

He hadn't noticed the setting of the sun but he did notice that there were no more thin books, he had read them too fast and now they were stuck in his memory so rereading them would not be enjoyable, he sighed to himself but quickly put the books back on their shelves.

He looked through all the thick books and pulled out one that only had photo's in them, some of bridges, buildings people, and they all had one signature underneath it, so they were most likely taken by the same person, before he could return to his chair with the book it had been pulled from his grasp by a frowning Koi.

He placed it back on the shelf "you can read any book but the one's on this shelf, their all first editions or sole copies, very rare, very valuable and very fragile, so don't touch them."

Kaleo felt as if he had been scolded so he lowered his head and nodded, it was a strange reaction but once again he felt as if it were a common reaction for him, when nothing happened he looked up to see Koi staring at him with a questioning look, before he pulled out a book from a different shelf and handed it to him.

He said nothing just returned to his desk and resumed whatever he was doing, Kaleo looked down at the book and flipped the pages, it had what appeared to be drawings of people and they were doing different things while communicating with each other he could pronounce some of the words but it was still enjoyable, manga he remembered someone calling it, he moved to his corner and resumed reading.

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He woke with the sun in his face, this was common for him so instead of getting up he turned his back to it only to bump into something, he though it might be a dog, they often found themselves next to him at night when he slept under the bridge to get some resemble of warmth. 

But this had to be the largest dog he had ever slept next to and the fur was too smooth, his brown eyes flashed open to see he was facing a bare chest with pale skin, his eyes traveled up to see Koi's sleeping face, his lips were slightly parted as he breathed through them.

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Kaleo's eyes opened wide and he sat up quickly, causing Koi to stir and turn so his back was to him, he could feel heat as it moved up his face and decided to get out the bed he had no idea how he had gotten into in the first place, he looked down to see he was fully clothed, where as Koi was only in a pair of blue boxers as he slept comfortably.

He looked out the windows that went half way cross the wall he was standing next to, the sun was high in the sky, so he looked at the clock and it said ten thirty one am, this is the first time he had slept this late maybe once in awhile he would sleep till seven but he usually up before the sun so he could get a head start on getting something to eat.

He sighed and looked around the room this was a different world than he was accustomed to, he didn't belong here, he was out of place here, Koi was born for this kind of thing, but he was born to live under a bridge maybe not his entire life, but for now that was his destiny.

He went to the bathroom to look for his clothes, but they were gone he checked around the apartment and there was no sign of them, so he just slipped on his worn shoes and opened the door, he pulled it in behind him and headed to the metal box, he pressed the button but it didn't appear to be working so he looked around and found a door that lead to stairs.

It didn't take him long to make his way out of the building, his legs had adapted to him walking for hours so the stair were no problem, he walked down the road with his head down and headed back to his bridge, he was glad to see it wasn't occupied and that his cardboard was still in place even though it was still wet, he moved to stoop down as to not wet the clothes, he would make them last long as a thank you to Koi for helping him.

He just sat in silence remembering everything, that was the most peaceful night he had experienced in a long time, but if he had stayed any longer he would just be bothering Koi, and he didn't want that, he sat in silence, content with the way things were.

Hours had passed and he had been for a walk, he returned a little into the afternoon and his eyes widened when he saw someone leaning against the wall under the bridge, he thought it was another homeless person come to take his place and he would need to defend it so he puffed out his chest as much as he could and made his way over to the bridge.

He opened his mouth to talk to the person when they turned and looked at him making his chest deflate immediately, Koi walked from under the bridge, with his grey eyes shooting daggers as he held a frown on his face, Kaleo stepped back feeling a bit frightened by the look he got.

"Din't I tell you to stop looking at me like that, I have zero interest in beating you up, it would be like a bear beating down an ant." Kaleo relaxed and just stared at the blonde waiting on him to speak "I woke up and you were gone, so I thought you might be here but ended up waiting on you for a good three hours, what happened, why did you leave?"

Kaleo sighed and walked past Koi going under his bridge to sit down on his now dried cardboard, he ran his hand through his hair "I didn't want to bother you more than I already had so I decided to leave, plus I didn't belong some where like that, I belong under this bridge so here I will stay."

He looked up at Koi who rolled his eyes as he folded his arms over his chest "wow I never thought it was possible to hear so much bullshit come out of a persons mouth, but you sure proved me wrong." Kaleo felt his mouth drop open as his eyes widened "you look stupid and what you just said was also very stupid."

"Like I said before, maybe in a different context but I'm pretty sure I told you that it's impossible to bother someone who invited you into their home, and that nonsense you just said about not belonging, it's shit everyone belongs in a home whether their own or someone else's, so stop spewing bull shit."

Koi walked over to him and dropped down next to him on the cardboard, "also when I invited you over it wasn't all because I was trying to be nice, I had wanted to cook something and eat it with my sister but she cancelled so when I saw you I decided that at least I could eat with someone, that room is just too big for one person, it's too empty."

Kaleo looked at him and smiled, Koi rolled his eyes before returning it "anyways get up, I'm hungry and I need to eat something before my classes, so stop being so depressing and follow me mister I don't belong." he closed of the sentence in a mocking tone that had Kaleo pouting the whole way to the restaurant.

They had ordered and waited for their meal before scarfing it down, Kaleo watched as Koi paid before they got up and headed out with him walking a bit behind the blonde, they returned to his apartment, and he sat down watching as Koi went for a quick shower then came out and changed his clothing. 

He pulled on a black shirt and buttoned it all the way up, then pulled on black fitted jeans, he sat silently and continued to watch him pick up a bag and pack it with books and other things, then he picked up another bag and put a laptop in it along with other electronics, the pulled a badge off the bed head and put it around his neck.

He watched him move to the door with a pair of red boots in his hands and slipp them on in the lowered floor, when he was finished he looked up at him with a smile "alright I'm off, I'll be back pretty late, got about four classes, there's food in the fridge, you can heat it up, if not there's a phone in the corner there." he pointed and for the first time Kaleo noticed a black phone sitting on the floor in the corner of the room.

"Just call me on it, my cell phone number is pasted on the back and I'll tell you how to use it or just order something for you, you can go to my counter the top draw has recently bought underwear you can use those and wear anything you want." he watched as he looked down at his phone before looking back at him "okay take car i'm off." and with that Koi was out the door and Kaleo turned to the shelf that was over flowing with books.