+Next Week: Outside Medical Ward+~

"Can't I go with Tomi?" Torm asks.

"This is suppose to be a separate thing for you and your brother Torm." Tom holds his son's hand with an assuring squeeze.

Today is the first day of Torm's counseling session. Tom had walked him all the way to the red medical ward just in case the his son had the audacity to purposely miss his appointment.

Torm turns his head, looking down to the floor. He didn't want to see the head doctor for the Red Medical Department. Unlike Dr. Grace, the Red Medical Head Soldier in charge of the ward is unsettling compared to her comforting presence.

"I know you don't get along with him, but please try and be on your best behavior."

"No promises."

Tom scans his key card against the sensors to let the sliding doors open for them. The two of them walk into the Red Medical Department to be greeted with Medical soldiers, nurses and doctors, treating their patience with order.

Nurses and Doctors stop their work while injured soldiers stop their chatter. All of them give a salute to Tom when they take notice of his presence in the room.

"Good Morning Blue Leader."

Tom whales them off to settle their salutes. "At ease, this is no place for formal greetings, there are wounded needed to be treated."

Nurses and Doctors resume to their duties while the injured soldiers Cary on with their conversations. The mother and son pair move pass them to head for the main office where Torm will have his appointment.

When they get to the door, Tom gives it a good two resounding knocks.

"Doctor, you in?"

"The door's open, be my guest." A smooth voice sounds from the other side.

Tom opens the office door for Torm and himself to look inside. Seated at a desk chair, hair reddish brown styled short and messy, is Torm's Head Doctor.

"Hello Blue Leader, I see you brought my patient for today." The young doctor says calmly. The doctor himself wore a black turtle neck long sleeve top, black slacks with a pair of same colored dress shoes. He wore a red lab coat to signify his occupation within the army.

Tom chuckles, "I'm just making sure he gets here on time." The doctor's green eyes glance over to the devil.

"Storm."

"Dr. Duke..."

Torm still had it out for the new head doctor that his father has assigned for the Red Medical Ward. Dr. Frank had been such a better doctor than this new young doctor.

Dr. Frank had been with his father for a long time, started when he was 39 when the Red Army came to be, but he is getting older. So to deal with the next head of the department, his father let Dr.Frank choose his successor. The young man being Dr. Duke.

'A man high skilled in the medical field, or so I've heard.' Torm thinks to himself as his digital eyes look at the doctor with distrust. This doctor is the only one who calls him by his full first name when they know he doesn't like it. He internally wishes that Dr. Frank was his doctor since the old man still works for the medical ward as head assistant.

Tom's pager went off by his belt until he turns it off. "It seems I'm needed back with Tord." He turns back to his son and places a quick kiss on the teen's forehead. "Remember to be on your best behavior, okay?" He said after giving a soft smile.

Torm silently nods his head and lets his mother walk pass him to go back to work. He then looks back to Dr. Duke who is casually waiting for him to take a seat across from him.

"I still don't like you."

"You'll learn to like me soon enough. My predecessor has told me a lot about you anyways. It's not hard to tell you don't like the change in positions." Dr. Duke had seen the way the devil looks at him. Always narrowed and cautious towards him. He's seen the way his gaze towards his predecessor is so much different. Full of familiarity and trust being that the man is a honorable loyal soldier for Red Leader for years already. "Now take a seat will you."

Torm rolls his eyes while closing the door behind him. He moves to take a seat on the armchair on the other side of the desk.

"I have a feeling you're going to make this dreadfully long."

"That all depends on you Storm."

~Meanwhile~

Tomi sat in the Blue medical ward with Grace and Tika. The sister had suggested to Grace she had some videos that she had borrowed from her mom to show to Tomi. They hoped the video would at least jog more memories passed the point from where Tomi remembers Tika throwing acid at Torm.

It had been an hour already and they had gone through five videos since then.

"How is it Tomi? Are you starting to remember?" Dr. Grace asks as Tika takes out the fifth video from the DVD player.

Tomi closes his arms with a hum. "I'm starting to recall more of my memories about Tormy... all of them seem to be back in place, but one of them is still a mystery to me." He closes his eyes trying to recall the memories but it blanks out at one point.

"Can you try describing the event, maybe we can figure it out." Grace says to get the demon to continue talking.

"Well the event happened on a nice clear day, a week after Mom and Dad's wedding, I was playing checkers with Will that day in the lab." Tom recalls the event clearly. "After finishing a couple more games, I went to go find Tormy..."

"What happened next Tomi?" Tika questions to urge her brother to go on. She has a slight feeling of what May have caused her brother's memory lost of their older brother if her assumptions are correct.

Tomi fiddles with his fingers as he looks down at them. "Around the afternoon I know Torm would have gone outside to go take a little nap on a tree branch. So I decided to check there first... I was about to turn the corner when I got outside but..."

"But?" Grace repeats waiting for a response.

The demon child shakes his head. "It's blank after that. I can't recall anything after the time I turned the corner besides the fact the nurse Lizzie told me I went berserk that day too."

Grace and Tika look at each other holding knowing looks of Tomi's outburst. Tika made an assumption of a conclusion of what happened that day, why her brother lost his memory of Torm.

It seems Tomi caught their older brother kissing Asher.

The action hurt her brother so much it caused Tomi to forget Torm. Tika will have to tell her older brother later when she sees him again.

"You know, when I look back at all my memories..." The times he spend with Torm are precious to him. Never once have they been apart for so long, even if they were fighting it would only last for a least a a day or two besides that one time over Tika. "I've always been with Tormy. It makes me wonder if he ever gets tired of me clinging onto him..."

"Tomi... Torm always does his best for us, the most for you since you've been with him the longest." Tika pats her brother's cheek. "I doubt he would ever feel tired of you."

"He's going to leave me one day..." Tomi states holding his hands together.

"Tomi..." Grace says placing her hand on his back.

"It's bound to happen right? Mom and Dad are gonna leave someday... the soldiers... even you Tika..." His tone all blue with sadness.

She looks at her brother with a heavy heart but with understanding. Not everyone here can live forever unlike Torm and Tomi, maybe Will too if Dr. William copied her father's formula correctly.

One day Torm will take over the position as Red Leader and have old and new soldiers join him. Tomi will be here to assist in anyways he can in the shadows of the background if he so much decides to take being Blue Leader.

Tika moves closer to her older brother to hug him. Tomi leans close in her warm embrace while he tries to settle his mind.

One day~

One day Tomi~

Tomi watches his doppleganger smile back at him with a taunting expression.

'I wish all of you could stay with us forever.'

+Back with Dr. Duke and Torm+

"This isn't gonna work if you don't talk."

"Hmm..."

Torm and Dr. Duke had quiet a bit in the beginning of their meeting, but the Little devil decided to close up shop by not talking anymore. He wasn't willing to tell this man everything.

Dr. Duke dents down his clipboard with a sigh. "Honestly Storm, if you wanna help your brother and yourself, I suggest talking. Everyone in this base, besides the new soldiers that will come in at a later date, know your close relationship you have with your brother."

"Yeah... so?"

"It's not healthy is what I'm trying to get at." Everyone knows the side by side closeness the Lawson brothers have ever since the kidnapping has been unhealthy.

It's hard for the soldiers to borrow one of the brothers without one of them trying to find them the next minute or get specific instructions on when they need to be back. In Tomi's case, he'll just come barging into where ever his older brother is currently located.

"Unhealthy?" Torm repeats the word sounding confused. "I keep my brother close to me so he doesn't get hurt."

"Storm-"

Torm slams his fist against the top of Duke's desk with a resounding bang. "I try every day to make sure Tomi doesn't get himself caught into any danger." His voice holding a sharp fierceness in his tone. His digital eyes growling more red than usual.

"I made my promise to Tomi during the time we we held hostage by those blasted kidnappers."

Dr. Duke stayed calm as if to not provoke the devil across from him further. "What promise?"

"I promised to protect him, no matter what the cost of my actions are... Nothing is more important to me than him." Torm says as he stands up from his seat. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go see my brother."

With those words, Torm leaves Dr. Duke's office with the slam of the door. Duke sighs once more at the action of the problem child. He takes his pen and starts writing out his draft report for Blue and Red Leader to inform them of today's first session for Torm.

At least he had gotten some info to share with the two leaders.

As he does that, Torm had made his way out of the Red Medical Ward to look for his brother. If he remembers correctly, he should be in the Blue Medical Ward for his session with Dr. Grace.

So the devil lets his wings come out from hiding under the skin of his back, the pair slipping with ease at the unnoticeable cuts of his shirt. He moves his wings a bit before taking off flying down the hall.

As he was flying he heard someone call for him.

"Torm!"

He slows his speed and flaps his wings to stay hovering in place. "Ah, Asher... What are you doing here?"

"I was just about to head to the Red Ward to see how your session with Dr. Duke was coming along. Your mother wanted me to check to make sure you haven't escaped talking with him." Asher explains as his crush lands back on the floor. "I assume your counseling for today is properly over."

Torm nods, "It ended just a few minutes ago. I was about to go check up on Tomi."

Asher chuckles, "Always looking after short stack aren't you?" He brings his hands up to cup Torm's left cheek.

"Tomi's important to me Ash..." He places his hands to rest on Asher's hips. "Just like you."

"Aren't you a smooth talker?" Asher jokes looking at the Devil teen teasingly. "A new nickname too?"

"I think it suits you."

The thought of finding Tomi leaves his mind temporarily as he finds himself transfixed with the handsome teen in front of him. He comes closer to Asher to catch his lip with his own.

"Mmh..."

A minute into their kiss they break for air. Asher licks his lips while Torm smirks.

"Sweet, but I want another one."

"Needy much?"

Asher pushes Torm up to the wall and initiated the kiss this times. Both of them trying to compete for dominance.

"Tormy...?"

The owner of the voice processed through Torm's head making him break the kiss with Asher. The raven didn't mind since he heard the voice too.

The two of them look to they're left to find Tomi standing just down the hall with Tika by his side. Tika looks scared seeing as Tomi had caught the two kissing again for the second time, but what would be his reaction this time.

'Ah... that's right...'

Do you remember now?

Memories were returning to him now along with the pain.

Give up Tomi, he's gone...

Tomi's bangs cast a shadow over his eyes to cover his
expression. He needs to cover up the pain.

He brings his head up to fake a smile at the two across from him and his sister.

"Eh? I didn't know you and Asher were a couple now Tormy. Why didn't you tell me?" He says masking his broken tone with an act of enthusiasm. Tomi smiles just like his closed eyes.

"Tomi.. you're not mad?" Torm says taking his hands away from Asher who had moved to the side a bit.

"Why would I be mad? You're happy right?"

Torm nods his head slowly while Tomi giggles at the truth.

Tomi takes Tika's hand in his, "Tika and I are gonna go to her room to draw, see you around Tormy, Asher." He didn't let his brother stop him when he saw his hand reaching out for them. All he did was run away with his sister in tow from the scene.

It's over

"Tomi!" Tomi felt a tug back a moment later. His sister dig her heels to the floor to stop when they entered their blue hall in the leader section of the base. "Tomi?"

The demon turns around and hugs his sister. "I remember now... why I lost my memories of Tormy..." He whispers.

Her eyes widen as she hugs her brother back. "Let's go to my room first before you start talking." She separates from Tomi, but keeps holding his hand. Tika leads her brother into her room and they both go up to stay on the loft bed.

She sits cross legged across from her brother. "Are you really okay with Torm and Asher being together?"

Tomi picks up on of the pillow next to him and hugs it loosely. His gaze avoiding hers, he replies, "I don't care anymore... Tormy can do what ever he wants..."

Tika looks at her brother and notices his posture, it like nothing really matters anymore.

"Tormy has always been the one to care for me when Mom and Dad were too busy... He makes me happy when he showers me with attention..." He sniffs and buries his face into the soft pillow. "He's always been there for me...."

His sister pets his head and runs her fingers through his hair sometimes. He falls over onto his side to lay down and rest his head on his sister's legs.

"I've never seen Tormy selfish before Tikky... Maybe that's why it was a shocker for me when things started becoming different." Tomi felt like it's his fault his brother never wanted anything more for himself. Because he was in the way of everything more for his older brother.

"Tormy can do what he likes, it's not like I'm suppose to control him."

"Tomi..."

The demon turns around to look up at his sister. "Maybe it's for the better I distance myself from my brother from now on." An emotionless laugh sounds from him.

"Are you sure you want to do that Tomi?" Tika wonders with worry about how Tomi's decision might affect him and their brother. It already hurts her enough this situation is happening to her brothers.

Tomi closes his eyes.

"It's for the best Tikky... Don't say a word okay?"

Tika sighs tiredly as her hand lays against her brother's cheek.

"If that's what you want Tomi, I won't say a word."

It wasn't until around dinner time where everyone met up again. Everyone took their place a table, usually Tom and Tord would be on one side and their kids on the other, but they have some new additions the set up changed. Tom and Tord sat on one side with Tika while the boys, Tomi, Torm, Asher, and Will on the other side.

However, Tomi decided to pull up a chair next to his sister and eat next to her. Torm didn't mind thinking Tomi wanted to simply sit next to Tika for tonight's dinner. They all ate with some nice conversations here and there.

"Ah, Father, Mother..."

The two leaders look at their son with focused attention on him. "Yes Torm?" His Mother responds with one of his usual soft smiles for him.

"I was wondering if you'd allow me to...

"To?" Tord says as he picks up his cup to take a sip of his water.

Torm fiddles with his fingers under the table.

"Court someone?"

Tord immediately spit out his water while Tom's green digital eyes turn pink as he grins. Tomi continues eating silently while his sister gives him a worrying glance.

"You want to court someone?!"

"Aww our son wants to date." Tom says in awe as he holds his husband's arm. "Who's the lucky person?" He already has a clue but he wants to hear his eldest son day it.

Both devil and human next each other blush red.

"Asher... Woods."

Torm looks to his mother first who made the expression as if he already knew. Then he looks to who his dad who has the stern father expression that says 'We are definitely having a man to man talk later.'

"I give you my permission." Tom says setting his fork down since he finished eating his meal first.

Torm seems hesitant since this is their first son, but his dear love is more then willing to let him date the raven. "I give permission as long as Woods here doesn't think about hurting my son."

"I wouldn't even think of it sir." Asher pipes in quickly to assure the two men.

Torm smiles at his parents before turning to Asher grabbing his hand in his own. "Asher, would you do me the honor of being my boyfriend?"

"You idiot... of course." Asher responds with his own smile.

Tomi squeezes his hands into fists on his thighs before getting himself to relax. He scoots his chair back to stand up from his seat.

"Tomi?" Tom says looking at his younger son.

"I'm done eating, so I'm gonna go walk around before going to bed." Tomi says to assure his mother he'll be fine with a following smile. He just wanted to walk around to calm his aching heart. "I'm sleeping over at Tika's room for the night too, so Asher can room with Tormy for the night."

Tord huffs not really all for letting Torm's newly titled boyfriend sleep in the same room as his son. Yet he didn't say anything due to the tight grip Tom had on his wrist.

"Alright honey, just be sure to contact the soldiers or one of us if you getting into any problems."

"Yes Mom." Tomi takes his tray and leaves the table.

Torm watches his brother disappear beyond the entrance of the dining hall after dropping off his tray at the counter. His expression mellowing out to concern seeing his brother leave right after asking Asher to be his boyfriend.

'Did I make a mistake? Did I ask too fast and Tomi's not ready to accept Asher as my partner yet?' These were some of the thoughts running through his head.

Why can't you be more selfish love?~

'Be quiet.'

Hmph, you aren't gonna get any help from me now, even if you do ask nicely

The voice in his finally leaves for the time being.

+With Tomi+

Tomi wandered aimlessly around the halls of the base, never the less keeping up some kind of guard when soldiers were passing by. He didn't want them to see his pains and inform his parents.

He came upon a dark hall way and decided to hide out here for the time being. He always did enjoy the darkness because of the cold and silence that comfort him with welcoming arms, yet it can never beat the warmth he receives from his family.

Tomi slips into the shadowy abyss to enjoy the use of escape he had with his monster powers. He swims out to the shadow entrances in the training grounds outside the base.

He comes up to surface with ease as usual. Tomi looks up to the night sky glittering with stars.

"What are you doing here?"

Tomi stumbles back in surprise to hear someone else is outside beside himself. He looks towards the source of the voice to find Ace sitting on a watch post. The watch post is usually used by the Training Department to oversee the training of new soldiers to make sure they stay in order and formation.

"Acey... What are you doing here?"

"You know I did ask first, right?" Ace question back with his usual emotionless expression just like his tone.

Tomi brings his hand up to giggle behind his hand. "I just wanted some air, what about you?"

Ace hums as he looks up to the sky, "I came out to gaze at the stars." The soldier always loved looking up at the night sky for the stars. They way they light up makes the darkness not seem so scary. "Want to join me?"

Tomi smiles, heading over to the watch post. He climbs up he ladder and takes a seat next to Ace.

The peace of silence makes Tomi sigh in relaxation, he didn't feel as stress anymore. He rest his arms in the railing and sets his head down on them.

"The stars are sure are beautiful tonight."

Ace looks over to Tomi who really seems relaxed for once since all the things that's been happening. Then he noticed Tomi's black eyes reflecting the twinkling stars.

"Hey," Tomi looks his way to give Ace a better look at his reflecting eyes. "Your eyes are shining with stars." He chuckles with a smile. "Beautiful," He whispers.

Tomi felt his cheeks getting warm making him looking away from Ace.

Ace brings his hand up to run behind his neck after realizing what he just said was pretty flirty. "Ah, sorry."

"It's fine..."

Tomi glances at the stars one last time before standing up. "I should be heading back now, my sister might be looking for me."

Ace hums, standing up in away towering over Tomi since he's the taller one out of the two of them. "I'll walk you back to your room to make sure your safe."

Tomi doesn't protest as he follows Ace down the ladder to get down from the post. The two of them walk back to the leader section of the base in silence with some questions here and there without a mind from either of them.

When they reach the double doors of the leader section, Ace stops with Tomi by his side.

"Thanks for walking me back Acey."

"It's not a problem at all Tomi." With a bit of caution, Ace takes Tomi's hand and brings it up to his lips. "Stay safe, will you?"

Tomi blushes a Ace kisses the back of his hand.

"Y-Yeah-"

One of the double doors open to reveal Will who is unexpressive as usual. He watches Ace let go of Tomi's hand gently and return his hand to his side.

"Tomi, your sister just sent me to come look for you. She's worried."

"I'll go see her now Will, thanks for telling me." Tomi responds with a smile and rosy cheeks. He turns to Ace one last time and places a kiss on the soldiers cheek. "Good night Acey."

"Good night Tomi."

Tomi goes over to Will and does the same thing, kissing him on the opposite cheek. "Good night Will, I'll see you in the morning." He walks pass the blond experiment to go see his sister before hitting the hay for the night.

As soon as Will saw Tomi disappear down the blue hall, he turns back to Ace who gives him a usual emotionless expression.

"What do you think you're doing Ace?"

'Suspicious aren't you Will?' Ace thinks to himself as he avoids eye contact with the blond. Those sea green eyes are surly holding suspicion and warning. "Nothing of the sorts Will. I was merely bringing him back from star gazing out front of the base." He says shrugging his shoulders trying to act innocent with his actions.

Will gives him a suspicious long for awhile longer. "I have my eye on you Ace."

"Do I look like I care Will?" The Soldier says as he starts walking away to continue his patrol before he goes to bed for tonight.

He's answered with a soft click of the door closing behind him.

Ace stops in his tracks and brings his hand up to his cheek.

'Though it was cute of Tomi to give me a kiss on the cheek...'

~+Morning+~

Torm woke up the next morning hoping to find Tomi about to wake him up as usual, but there's only Asher nestled next to him. He sits up on his bed and looks over to his brother's bed to see no sign of his little brother.

"Mmh? Torm?" A sleepy voice says next to him.

The devil looks down to his side to see Asher looking up at him with tired eyes. "You should sleep more Ash, it's still pretty early."

Indeed it is still early in the morning since the sun wasn't up yet. Torm wasn't the one to usually wake up early, but his brother would wake him up around this time to go chill up on the roof of the base to watch the sunrise together.

Asher sits up and places his fingers under his boyfriend's chin, "I can sleep more later, I'm more worried about you. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing really love." Torm tries to assure the raven with a soft smile.

"Fine, I'll let you be quiet for now. Just know that I'm here if you want to talk about it." Asher leans closer to give Torm a kiss on the lips.

His red digital eyes lowered to a closed position, moaning a bit as Asher deepens the kiss. The raven's hands lightly trace at the skin of Torm's neck making him shiver in pleasure.

Torm broke the kiss to take in some air. "You do know it's too early for this right?"

"I don't hear you complaining Devil." Asher replies with a purr as he snuggles closer to his boyfriend.

"Hey, wanna see something cool?" Torm asks, thinking of showing Asher what he and Tomi usually see early in the morning. He gets out of bed and picks out another pair of black pants to put on over his boxers.

Asher yawns, "At this time?"

"I promise it'll be worth the wake up call." Torm says returning to the bed to scoop his boyfriend up in his arms as the raven is still swaddled up in one of the soft throw blankets.

"It better be Lawson, or I'll wack you on the head."

Torm kisses Asher, "I promise you won't regret it." He lets his wings out again as he walks out of the room.

The devil carries his boyfriend out of the base so they were out in the middle of the trading grounds in front of the base. He flaps his wings a few time until he jumps into the air taking flight. Asher had to wrap his arms around Torm's neck tightly so he doesn't fall off even thought it's not likely the devil would drop the person he loves.

He flew over to the edge of the roof and settles them down. Asher leans against Torm's side, sharing the warm blanket since it's so cold in the morning. Torm his his wings back under his skin since he won't be needing them for awhile.

"We're just in time to see it coming up."

Asher looks out in the distance to see the sun slowly rise up from the forest line. His eyes widen a bit at the beautiful sunrise in front of them.

"Congratulations Torm, you're not getting hit today."

A chuckle escaped the devil's mouth while he snuggles closer to his boyfriend. "Well aren't I lucky~" He leans close to Asher's face to kiss him on the lips again, which the raven is happy to kiss back lovingly. "It's still funny to me how we were enemies first."

"Funny," Asher says rolling his eyes playfully.

The two of them continue watching the sunrise while keeping each other warm and exchanging kisses.

Yet a poor little demon sat on his bed, in Tika's room, awake and alone.

Tomi, doesn't it feel good to be alone?

The demon teen stayed silent, hiding his face away on his arms.

Talk to me Tomi... I'm feeling lonely here...

Tomi's doppleganger looks at the teen with pity that he thought he could never feel. He floats around the brunet to give his a feel less hug from behind.

There's someone better love... Trust me...

"I wish that were true."

XxxX

New Chapter Everyone! It's a late birthday update, sorry ^^'

Aww my poor children -.- I'm sorry Torm, Tika, and Tomi. Your lives are so full of problems and sadness...

But it will get better... I hope^^'

Anyways, if you guys have any questions, ask in a inline comment here or on amino!

Thanks so much to everyone as always for the contributed Fanart as always!

-BlueCipher0

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