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"That everything Leslie?" Sebastian asked as he placed his hand on the trunk door of the car, looking at his son.
Leslie Withers was his name, well...his previous name. He was now Leslie Castellanos, son to Sebastian Castellanos. While working on a case in Krimson City, poor Leslie's family had become victim to a serial killer in the area. Leslie, despite his mental problems, used his quick thinking and hid while the intruder invaded his house. Leslie told the police he didn't know what was going on or what happened, and the only thing Sebastian could say to that was: thank god he didn't.
Leslie's family was brutally murdered, Sebastian didn't trust a mental hospital to take care of him so he recommended he himself take care of the teenager. Leslie was 13 when everything happened, and he is currently 15, 5'3 and weighs less than 130 lbs. He was still a child, mentally, and looked at things from a different perspective.
Sebastian didn't trust public schools, so he tried getting a tutor to come by the house while Sebastian was at work. The tutor was female, and her name was Laura. She had beautiful long black hair, pale skin and beautiful blue eyes. Leslie seemed to like her a lot, and that was all Sebastian needed.
Sebastian was brought out of his thoughts by Leslie shifting on his feet from one side to another, his head down and body hunched over. "E-Everything we need..." he repeated back to Sebastian before nodding and giving a slight smile. His lips were femininely pink, but that could've just been because of Leslie's albino disease that made his hair and skin completely white. Though the only thing that stood out on Leslie, were his dark black eyes and the scars that remained on his skin.
Sebastian nodded and closed the trunk door before leading Leslie to the passenger side of the car and helping him inside. He was about to pull the seatbelt over Leslie but was stopped by Leslie doing it himself. He looked up at Sebastian with a happy smile. "Good job Leslie," Sebastian said and placed his hand on top of Leslie's soft, white hair and ruffled it.
Leslie hummed softly and played with his hands as Sebastian stopped and closed the door to his side and got into the drivers seat. "Are you sure you're comfortable with this Leslie? I don't want to force you to a new place you don't want to go to...Colorado is a long drive." Sebastian said looking at Leslie.
"I'm sure...S-Sebastian." Leslie said with a smile.
"As long as you're sure..." Sebastian said before starting the car and, with one last look, drove from his old house and onto a trip to a whole new place....
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They left the house at the early hour of 7 AM, and it was now currently 11 PM. They drove from Krimson City, California to Uta. Leslie had his seat leaned back all the way and a blanket draped over him. Sebastian passed glances now and then at his son to make sure he was comfortable.
Sebastian rubbed the sleep from his eyes and gently shook Leslie, who had an immediate reaction and jumped up, looking at Sebastian. "Sorry Les," Sebastian said with a frown and pulled onto an exit. "We're going to stop and rest for the night okay? We can't afford a hotel at the moment but I made sure there was room in the backseat for you to sleep." Sebastian said and pulled up into a parking lot.
"Wh-What about you...?" Leslie asked with concern in his eyes. Sebastian smiled a little at that.
"I'll be fine." He said and stopped the car. He got out and opened the door to the backseat and moved a few things before laying a thick blanket over the seat so the buckles wouldn't press against Leslie. "There." he said as Leslie got out and crawled into the back.
"Th-Thank you..." Leslie said." Sebastian smiled and kissed Leslie's head.
"You're welcome." he said gently and laid another blanket over Leslie and closed the doors and got into the drivers seat and sighed slightly to himself. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, sitting up and uncovered.
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When Sebastian woke up, it was way to early in the morning. He looked at his watch and saw it read 6AM. He growled and grumped lightly to himself about how dumb it was to wake up at that time. He looked out the window and saw it was lightly raining. "Crap..." He mumbled to himself and sighed. He turned his head and looked back at Leslie.
Leslie was already sitting up, a book in his hands and a headphone in his ears. Sebastian could tell it was piano music playing given how calm Leslie looked.
"Morning." Sebastian said with a chuckle. "You're up early." He commented with a slight smile as he looked at Leslie. Leslie in response looked up to Sebastian with a sheepish smile.
"M-Morning... a-and I-I woke up a little while ago. Th-The rain startled me." Leslie stuttered and closed his book, taking his headphone out.
"I see." Sebastian said and stretched his back with a sigh. "You hungry?" He asked. Leslie nodded in response and set his book down. "Climb in the front seat. We'll see if we can find somewhere to eat." Sebastian said and cracked his neck as Leslie crawled into the passenger seat.
Sebastian started the car and continued to drive down the road, passing by all sorts of shops and stores before finally pulling up to a diner and exiting the car. The parking lot to the diner was relatively empty, apart from a few cars. Sebastian and Leslie got out of the car and entered the diner. It was empty, like Sebastian expected but had a few people spread apart in seats.
Sebastian and Leslie took a seat at a table and looked over the menu together. They both settled on pancakes for their breakfast. A waitress came to their table and gave a sweet smile to the both of them. Mary was her name as she took our orders. Leslie asked for bubble water and I asked for coffee. With a nod, she left to get our food.
"Leslie?" Sebastian asked.
"Hmm?" Leslie responded, lifting his head up to look at Sebastian.
"You're sure you want to make this drive to Colorado?" Sebastian asked.
Leslie just gave a smile. "O-Of course I'm sure..." Leslie said as Mary gave them their food and drinks before walking away. "I-I'm excited about the move.." Leslie added.
"Really?" Sebastian asked with wide eyes full of shock. He was happy his son was comfortable moving away from home, but at the same time it concerned him. Leslie gave a small nod, and without another word, they began eating their breakfast.
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After breakfast, Sebastian made a stop at a gas station to fill their car full of gasoline and pick up a few snacks for the trip. Sebastian was uncomfortable when he let Leslie into the gas station since his albinism tended to weird people out. It wasn't everyday you see someone who's skin and hair are as white as paper.
Leslie never seemed bothered by it and that made Sebastian happy, but it still made Sebastian sad to see so many people giving weird looks to the boy he cared for so much.
They got into the car together and both let out a sigh, making Sebastian chuckle. Sebastian rubbed his head for a moment before taking off his vest and tie, throwing them into the back seat and stretched. Leslie was in black sweatpants and wore a blue hoodie. "We ready to make our last few hours of the trip?" Sebastian asked, glancing at Leslie who had a book in his lap.
"Y-Yep!" Leslie answered with a smile that made Sebastian smile.
"Alright, lets get going then." Sebastian said and started the car, driving from the station and continuing their journey to the cold state of Colorado.
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It didn't take long for the relaxing light rain and cloudy skies to pick up and rain down hard on their car. It was relaxing in a way, but only slowed their trip due to having to be careful and traffic picking up.
"This isn't going to slow down anytime soon." Sebastian sighed and turned to look at Leslie, who was still reading. "You should probably get some rest. It'll be a while before this clears up." Sebastian said and rubbed his neck.
Leslie nodded in response, but before he closed his eyes he placed his hand on the radio and changed the station to a classical music playing station. A soft piano song started playing and ran in Sebastian's ears. He recognized it as Claire De Lune by Claude Debussy and listened to it quietly. As the song went on, Sebastian glanced over at his son who had fallen asleep peacefully, making Sebastian smile and stare ahead at the road, no longer caring about the traffic, just about this calming moment....
Then a car honked their horn behind him for Sebastian to move forward.
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"Leslie." Sebastian's voice was soft as he shook Leslie's shoulders. Leslie had a better reaction this time and he opened his eyes slowly. He looked at his dad and stared for a moment, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Hmm?" Leslie hummed softly in response before sitting up. The rain had stopped, thankfully.
"We're here." Sebastian said with a smile.