Hugh woke up a little early because his phone started to ring. He picked it up quickly and glanced at Jonas to make sure it didn't wake him.

"Hey mom." He said quietly, stifling a yawn.

"Hi dear. You feeling ok? You're awfully quiet."

"Jonas is still sleeping." He said while checking on him one more time.

"Sorry if I woke you. I just wanted to let you know that Lucy will be here today as well."

Hugh could hear the happiness in her voice. Lucy was his little sister, but she was uncomfortable with men. "Oh! I was going to bring Jonas tonight, but we can wait for another time."

"You were going to bring a friend? To meet us?" Her voice trembled with excitement.

"Yeah, you guys will really like him. But I can explain the situation and I know he'll understand."

There was a moment of silence, and then Hugh heard his mom talking to someone. She was muffling the phone so he didn't hear the conversation. But soon there was rustling.

"Hughie!" A young bright voice blasted through the phone.

"Lucy, that is way too much energy in the morning." Hugh sounded like he was complaining, but his face held a wide grin.

"Are you really bringing a friend over?"

"Is it that surprising?" He said rubbing his neck.

She snorted. "Yes. You have never brought anyone over before. This is a big deal! Who is it? Oh my god, please let it be Mr. Abracadabra."

Hugh groaned. "You watched the video too?"

"Everyone has watched that video and are talking about you two! Is he really the new King? Who is he?" She sounded really excited.

"Oh? No one knows who he is?" He turned back to see Jonas was waking up and stretching.

"Nope! No one was able to see his face. He's so mysterious." She said with a giggle.

Hugh sighed. "Lucy, I would like you to meet him, but you have to be honest with me. Are you comfortable with it?"

"Hughie." She sounded like she was pouting.

"Really, Lucy. I will not push you, and Jonas will understand. Really." He felt the bed dip next to him and saw that Jonas was sitting next to him. Jonas ruffled Hugh's hair and gave him a smile.

"No, Hugh. Bring him. If he is someone you want to bring home, then I want to meet him."

"Ok. But the moment you feel even the smallest bit of discomfort, you let us know and we will leave." Jonas patted his shoulder and gave him an encouraging nod, letting him know that he will be fine with that plan even if he didn't know the situation. He got up and started to walk towards the bathroom as Hugh kept his eyes on his sculpted and scarred back.

"I will. Thank you Hugh. I'm really happy for you. He must mean a lot to you." Lucy said affectionately.

With one more look as Jonas closed the door he smiled. "Yeah, he does." In that moment he knew how hard he fallen for his best friend.

Love and trust was something that didn't come easily for Hugh. Hugh's biological parents dumped him at the orphanage when he was two years old. His young mind didn't understand why he didn't have his parents anymore and had to live with foster parents. Because he didn't understand, he became angry and lashed out.

The foster system was shit too, so no one was willing to be patient with him.

When he was 5, he got into a fight with some older children at a park and got beaten up pretty bad. He was crying alone on a bench when a small toddler came running up to him with bright red hair and a smile.

Even though he looked frightening with the bruises and blood, she hugged him. Her parents followed her and started to fuss over his injuries. This is how he met the Richards.

They tried to clean him up and then asked about his parents. He kept his mouth shut and ended up running away from them. But they frequented the park he would play in, so they continued to see each other. The little girl would find him and immediately cling to him. So her parents naturally would talk to him, even if he never answered. This went on for a couple of months and though Hugh never said anything, he enjoyed his time with the small family.

But he soon got news that he was going to another foster family who lived far away from the park. That day he started crying and finally talked to the family, explaining through his tears that he won't be coming anymore because of his foster parents.

Little did he know at that time, the family had fallen in love with the little boy. When they heard he was in the forster program, they started the paperwork to officially have him be a part of their family.

It took awhile for him to adjust and understand that this family wasn't going to leave him as well. He couldn't trust others except for the little girl, Lucy.

His mom and Lucy had bright red hair and golden eyes, while his father had blonde hair and blue eyes. His natural dark brown hair, bronze skin, and green eyes stood out and other kids noticed. Him not looking like his family was a sore point. Mostly because children noticed it and were cruel, calling him a stray dog. They even messed with Lucy and told her that her family picked up a dirty stray.

So he started fights again. The Richards hoped to give him an outlet and had him practice karate. The karate helped him learn control. But at an early age, he grew weary of people and shut himself off.

He started to dye his hair, disguising some of his differences. He was always the quiet and angry kid sitting in the back of the class. He never had a real friend and most people were too scared to approach him unless they wanted to fight him.

While Hawkings was considered a punishment for most kids, Hugh requested to go to this school because he felt like it would be the only school that would tolerate his attitude.

And he wasn't wrong. He found a good group of guys and got his King status early on. He started to open up a little because he found a place where he belonged. He even asked to move to the dorms instead of living at home.

However, he kept everyone at arm's length and never really opened up to his group of friends or dorm mates. Intimacy was a foreign concept as well. He didn't bother with relationships, only one night stands with random men or women if he had an itch to scratch. He always kept his guard up, even three years later... until he met Jonas. He was cautious of him for a moment, but he had a familiar look in his eyes. Rage and loneliness.

When Jonas defended Travis' sexuality, he was truly comforted and accepted that he may have found a kindred spirit. They were both angry, liked fighting, and undeniably comfortable with each other. They both let down their walls for each other.

Hugh's thoughts were interrupted when Jonas walked out of the bathroom in a towel and brushing his teeth. His chest was still damp and his hair was still dripping with water.

Hugh laughed. "Didn't you even dry your hair?" He got up from the bed and picked up a smaller towel and started to rub his head with it.

Jonas smiled and finished brushing his teeth as Hugh dried off his hair. "You good?" Jonas asked.

Hugh smiled. "Yeah. My sister will be there tonight."

"Sorry I overheard some of it. I can always meet everyone later when they're ready." Jonas explained with his back still facing Hugh.

Hugh shook his head. "No, they want you there too. My little sister went through some shit last year and kind of broke her trust with men in general."

Jonas caught the anger and pain laced in Hugh's voice. "I'll follow your cues tonight then and I will understand if we need to leave."

"I know you will. Thanks, Jo." Hugh's voice was quiet. He was grateful that he didn't have to say much for Jonas to understand and to accept the situation.

He was still rubbing Jonas' hair, who let out a groan of satisfaction. Hugh found out that Jonas liked it when someone played with his hair and always took advantage of it. His eyes gazed down at the the strong back in front of him and a mischievous grin crept on his face.

Hugh leaned up against Jonas' back and held up the smaller towel he was holding. "Can you do something for me? Hold this for me?" His lips were against Jonas' ear, making him shiver.

Jonas took the towel, but then Hugh grabbed on the towel around Jonas' waist. "Catch me." He ripped the towel off and ran out to bathroom.

Jonas froze for a moment before he took off after Hugh, while holding the smaller towel between his legs with one hand. "Hugh!" He yelled with a smirk.

Hugh was already outside of the bedroom and in the common area. Jonas was just seconds behind and then he stopped.

Apparently Travis was hosting a breakfast study group and there were at least 20 guys in their common area, including the Kings.

Jonas gave Hugh a look who also faltered when he saw everyone. He was only in his tight briefs and holding a towel with red ears. "To be fair, I didn't know they were here."

Jonas snorted. His body was completely on display with a small towel just covering his goods. They couldn't help but to stare. No one could dispute that Jonas had a fantastic body. An Adonis.

Jonas stalked up to Hugh and leaned close to him. "I wonder how you're going to make this up to me"

Hugh started coughing and turned red. Jonas smiled seeing the reaction and squeezed his shoulder. Completely ignoring the towel in Hugh's hands he strutted to the kitchen poured a cup of coffee. Travis, who was also in the kitchen was was bright red and almost hyperventilating.

"Smells good." Jonas said nonchalantly.

Travis let out a meek mhmm and couldn't help but to trace Jonas' body with his eyes. "J-Jo... what are you...." He couldn't finish a sentence.

"Getting coffee." He turned around and started to make his way to the room. He stopped by Hugh. No one could see his front side except for Hugh, but his back was completely exposed to boys in the common room. He took off the smaller towel and handed it to Hugh. "You should shower too, babe."

Taking another drink of coffee he walked away completely in the nude, followed by whistles and catcalls from the guys in the room. He answered with a middle finger in the air before disappearing into the room.

Within moments, the picture of Jonas' exposed backside while flipping everyone off was sent through their school's announcement chat.