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Leo's attitude seemed to deflate and his shoulders sagged, "But.."

"Don't worry, kid," Tory put his arm around Leo's shoulders, "You're a cat- have some pride. You don't need to chase after that guy. You can hang out with him another day. Weren't you gonna show me your room anyways?"

"But he's my friend," Leo took a deep breath and sighed, "Okay...but we'll have to hurry before any of the...puppies...see us."

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Meanwhile, Seyong was sneaking out the back and heading to Sky and Ross's apartment, knocking on the door. He was let in by a confused looking Sky before he sat at the counter and started to explain the predicament to the cooking blonde.

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Tory chuckled and knelt down, "Hop on," he told him and Leo squealed, hopping onto his back.

He carried him all the way home, Leo chattering happily the whole way, "Mmm..usually I can get to my room without people bothering me, but it might be hard with both of us." Leo shrugged, "I guess we can just walk in." He pulled out his keys and Tory nodded, walking to the door and using the keys to open it.

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Sky looked absolutely disappointed as he stirred the pot of noodles.

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Leo hopped down and took his keys, walking inside and leading Tory. He glanced around and froze when he saw Seyong there, "Uh..Seyong? Why are you here?"

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Seyong watched him with disappointed eyes, while Sky slid out from the kitchen doorway and crossed his arms over his chest, watching him in anger. He was back to his motherly looking self, since he hadn't shifted recently - Wearing black yoga pants and a black tank top that exposed the tattoos on his arms, back, and chest.

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"Uh...hi," Leo mumbled, taking a little step back.

Tory raised his eyebrows, closing the door behind them.

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Sky didn't respond, just scrutinized the boy's face before snorting angrily and returning to the stove.

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He frowned and sighed, following him, "Momma..I know you're probably be mad, but you wouldn't have let me do this any other way!"

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"You're right, I wouldn't," Sky's voice was tight, expressing the piece of knowledge that was already obvious- he wasn't going to be gentle. "because it isn't an appealing look on anyone."

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"But what's wrong with it? Tory has piercings and so do his friends. I think they look good," Leo argued, fiddling with the snake bites.

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"Tory and his friends have piercings because they are apart of the 'I don't care let's get high and go get laid at a club with our fake I.D's club. You're a good boy, Leo, and he's a bad influence on you."

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"Hey, I didn't force him," Tory raised his eyebrows and walked over, crossing his arms, "How am I a bag influence?"

Leo frowned, shuffling his foot.

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Sky watched the newcomer with a steely gaze. "You and your friends more than likely smoke, drink, and do whatever else you guys can put your grubby little mitts on because you're feeling rebellious against your parents. Granted, I have no business nosing around in your personal lives, however - Leo is my adopted son, and I have a right to do what's best for my child. He has received ideas from you and your friends and how you act, and is still immature enough to not be able to make proper decisions for himself. You are his role model as you are his friend, and the example you're setting isn't a good one. Piercings may lead to something darker down the road, and I have a feeling neither he nor you are ready to face the consequences."

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"You seem to think he's still a child," Tory blinked his hazel eyes, "Which isn't fair. He's young, sure, but he's a teenager and he's not stupid. Do you not trust him enough?"

Leo's ears flattened.

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"He's my son, of course I trust him, as he should trust my husband and I." Sky turned to the pot to stir it and make sure it didn't over boil. "But if he's going to act like a child, he will be treated and cared for like a child. And if he's attempting to prove himself mature, this is the wrong way of going about it."

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"I-I just wanted to try something new, Momma!" Leo spoke up, clasping his hands behind his back, "I mean, there's nothing wrong with changing your appearance, right? Everyone does it."

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"I wish you would have spoken to me about it first."

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Leo's shoulders sagged, "Yeah..I just knew that you wouldn't want me to.."

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"Maybe if we had talked about it, and you had told me what you wanted, I would have agreed." He hummed. "But going behind my back and doing it wasn't the way to go. It just makes me mad, and then you get punished for it when you could have easily avoided punishment."