Syndrome

Arriving back in the city, Rex and Leo parked in front of the costume slash flower shop, Mask & Rose. The reason for the odd mix was unknown, but the store was quiet profitable. Parking the bike, Leo snatched off his helmet and took in a deep breath. Rex climbed off, quickly stretching as he stared into the fancy decorated shop window.

"What have I gotten myself into?" he asked, taking a deep breath to prepare himself.

"Something that Fishy ain't gonna let ya get out of." Leo said, standing behind him. He kissed the back of his head and wrapped his arm around his waist, "You'll be okay. If it makes you feel better I'll try on costumes, too! I've always wanted to dress up. It's been so long."

"How long has it been? Since yesterday?" Rex teased, patting Leo's hand with a laugh.

"You're such an ass. Just shameful. You could treat me nicely for one day. Especially since it's gonna be 60 days before we see each other again. Is that too much to ask?"

"But, this is me treating you nicely." Rex said, breaking away from him. He flashed him a cheeky smile and headed inside. Leo followed behind crossings his arms behind his head as they strolled around looking through costume after costume.

"So, anything interesting happen at the dungeon?" Leo asked finding a cat suit that he was desperate for Rex to try on.

"Define interesting...." Rex said, scanning the rack for a dinosaur costume that would fit him. He eyed Leo who was holding a powder pink cat costume in front of him for a better look, "Please try that on. I'd love to have blackmail on you."

"Ass... I'll have you know, this is for you to try on. Not me. And just by the way you said interesting, I'm guessing something actually happened?"

"I'm not trying that on. I might as well be a Lolita with Fish... No way! Anyway, yeah, Holden decided to crawl out from underneath the rock he's been dwelling under and inform Fish and me of some surprising news."

"What kind of news?" Leo asked, folding the cat costume over his arm.

"Oh, Estrella has a new boyfriend. She's out of town with him. When she gets home she'll be bringing him with her. He says I know the guy. And as matter of fact I don't know that many people here or anywhere. So I don't know who he could be talking about. Plus, he said she also has a surprise for Fischer. He wouldn't say anymore, thinking that it would, and I quote, 'ruin' the surprise. He's such a git."

"Too bad he didn't go with her... Who the hell could she be dating? It has to be someone who could actually hurt you..." Leo said, raking his brain for any ideas of who it could be.

"Mmm... Well, I'm not worried. I am, but I'm not." Rex said as his phone started ringing. He cocked his head to the side, watching Leo take his phone from inside of his pants. He handed it to him with a laugh, "Just click it on speaker. It needs a good ten gallons of disinfectant and soap before I touch it again. I actually forgot you had it..." he said, looking him up and down with his hand posted on one of his hips. Leo chuckled and clicked the phone over to speaker mode.

REXALYNN: "Hello?"

FISCHER: "You know when I find that thief of a boyfriend of yours, I'm gonna let him have a piece of my mind for stealing you from me?! He made you leave without saying a word! I thought you had been kidnapped by Holden and his dumb ass friends! But then I saw y'all zooming off."

LEONARDO: "Fish-sticks might want to take a chill pill and calms the fuck down. I didn't steal shit. How can I steal what's mine? You better get ya life chile." he said, with a giggle.

FISCHER: "No, you'd better get your life! You know what, on second thought Imma get ya life when I get there 'cause I'm gonna eff your ass up! Put Rexasaurus back on the phone."

REXALYNN: "I'm here... I have it on speaker because... It's a long story that I'll tell you about later. Is Lambert with you?"

FISCHER: "He's following behind me. We went to go eat, since you two still hadn't shown up. I was tempted to buy your costume like I'd threatend but Lamb saved you, by taking me to get something to take my mind off of my vindictive plans. Are y'all there yet, or still with daycare?"

•REXALYNN: "I'll have to thank Lamb. Yeah, we're here now."

•FISCHER: "You should indeed.

Remind me to do something devious to Holden tomorrow when we get to school.... His ass deserves something really bad for what he said to my Lammy- chan."

•LEONARDO: "What'd he say to him?"

•FISCHER: "You mean what didn't he say?! It was horrible! I don't think I've ever met someone so god damn racist. I don't know if he's so much racist as he is stupid." he said, explaining everything Holden had said.

LEONARDO: "Eh, Fish-and-chips, you up for breaking into the school and leaving him a surprise? His ass is gonna get it. I'm gonna scold Lamb for not decking him. He's too damn... Sheepish sometimes."

REXALYNN: "He's not sheepish, he explained why he wasn't going to beat him into next year. I am very proud of him. Trust me, it would've been beyond validated for him to wreck his face, but he would've been the one to pay more of a price than Holden." he said, stuffing a unicorn costume he had accidentally come across behind a bunch of other costumes. He knew if Leo found it he'd definitely make him try it on, and he wasn't about to suffer more than he had to.

LEONARDO: "Bogus... Lamb can handle the time. But I get where he's coming from. I just can't stand ignorant ass folks."

FISCHER: "Me either! Ahhh! I'm hanging up. I'm a block away. Talk to you two soon." he said, hanging up.

"Good golly..." Rex said, finding a perfect green dinosaur suit, "Too much drama for one day. But anyway, come help me try this on." he said, heading into one of the dressing rooms. Leo slipped Rex's phone into his side pocket and followed eagerly, bringing along the cat costume for him to try on. "Okay, sit, close your eyes and I'll tell you when I need help." he said, blushing lightly.

"I don't know why I have to close my eyes... I've seen you naked, Uni. What's one more time? I mean in all honesty, you should let me see 'cause I've only got a few more hours left here." Leo said, with a cocky grin, "I'll need a few selfies to keep my memory of you fresh."

"You're lucky I let you come in here. You haven't seen all of me... And I don't do selfies... Especially not nude ones." Rex said, untying his tie. He slid off his blazer and began unbuttoning his shirt.

"Not even for me?" Leo asked, pulling him over to him. He moved Rex's hands from his shirt and started unbuttoning the rest for him. Sliding his shirt off, he ran his hands over his breastbinder, before he leaned in a started slowly kissing him down his stomach.

"L-Leo..." Rex moaned out, "Bad kitty... I didn't bring you in here for... for this." he said, feeling Leo's hot breath across his skin. He locked one hand in Leo's mane, gripping it lustfully.

"I'm well aware. But what's a dressing room without a little fun?"

Leo asked, unbuckling his belt. He slid it off and tossed it to the floor with the rest of his clothes. Wrapping his hands around him he grabbed him by his ass and drew Rex in closer. He had one leg between his thighs as he forced him to take a seat on his lap. He continued kissing him up and down, Rex wrapped his arms around his neck as Leo's hands found the zipper to his pants. He fiddle around with it teasing him as he pulled it down.

"Leo... don't..." he said, in a coy voice. He looked into his eyes, flashing a naughty smile.

"You're a damn tease." Leo laughed. Rex kissed him on his cheek and climbed off his lap. He turned his back to him and slowly slipped his pants off to reveal a pair of black skull print boxer briefs. Leo traced his body from his shoulders to his ass feeling his heart began to race like a rapid dog in heat. He wanted him so badly, but he had said he was going to try to hold off. But that was before he almost got killed. Rex looked over his shoulder at him, tempting him to do as he pleased. Unzipping his binder he slipped it off onto the floor and covered his chest with his arms.

"I thought you wanted to play with me?" he asked, climbing back on top of him. He kissed him down his neck a few times, before pulling off his sweater. He traced his fingers up the kanji tattoo on his left arm, enjoying the sensation of his bare skin beneath his fingers.

"I do... I-I... I was trying to be good, but I really don't wanna be right now." he said, wishing he could hold him in his arms for an entire lifetime. He didn't want to let him know he was even more worried about leaving him alone than before. The thought of something happening to him while he wasn't here scared him. He wrapped his arms around him tightly, resting one arm around his waist and the other around his shoulders as his hand cradled the back of his head.

"What's wrong?" Rex asked, sensing something was bothering him.

"Nothing. Can't your boyfriend just hold you? Is that too much?"

"Yes... But knowing how deeply you think, you're not just holding me to be romantic. You're worried." he said, swirling his finger around on his back.

"We really gotta stop reading each other like this." Leo said, unwrapping his arms from around him. He leaned back with a deep sigh, "I'm wondering if it's really a good time to leave you alone? Holden's making bitchass threats, and he—" he started to say as Rex cut him off with a kiss. He placed his hands against his cheeks and planted another deep kiss on his lush lips.

"Honestly. You worry far too much. I'm not some delicate little girl who can't take care of themselves. You should know that already. I'm just as mainly as you are, give or take a few missing male components. I love that you want to save me and keep me shielded, but I don't need you to put your life on a shelf for me. I want you to go and have fun helping people, without worrying about me. I love you, Leo... So, don't worry so much."

"I know you're not weak, honey-venom. But, I feel like we just got past all the nonsense, only to fall back into it."

"Let's just face it; drama surrounds the four of us. There's truly no way around it. I'm trying to except it. But like with everything you do, I know you'll find a way to rebel against such odds. That's what you do." he said, patting his cheek roughly. Leo rubbed his face, rolling his eyes with a light laugh. He knew Rex didn't need him to keep him safe, but that didn't mean he didn't want to.

"You slapped me on the sly." Leo said, pulling a stick of gum from his pocket, "I love you, too."

"Oh, I know you do. And it was a love tap." Rex chuckled, "Now help me try this costume on so I can scare Fish when he gets here."

"Finnnneee--" he said, pushing himself up, "I really don't know why you can't just try on the unicorn costume you stuffed behind all those other costumes? Or this cute cat one?"

"How did you... Never mind. I'm being a dinosaur. If you'd like to be a big, plushy, pink pussy, then be my guest." he said, stepping into the costume, "The unicorn costume is not happening. You've got a damn obsession!"

"But I like cats..." Leo said, in a low voice.

"I met about the unicorn... But you have a sick addiction to cats, too."

"See if I let you strip for me later."

"What does that have to do with anything?!" Rex asked, pulling his arms through the sleeves. "Zip, zip."

"It has to do with everything. You just don't know it, yet." Leo laughed, zipping him up. Rex rolled his eyes, and shook his head at him with a sigh.

****

Outside the dressing rooms, Fish and Lamb were busy doing their own costume hunting. Fish had already stacked up three Lolita dresses he'd found to his taste along with three wigs and an assortment of other items.

"So, I should probably give you the heads up for when Leo pops up. But I umm... Might've told him about what happened at school." Fish said, entering into a dressing room.

"Wait, what? Oh boy... Now he's gonna go off on me for not punching Holden out." Lamb said, leaning against one of the other dressing room doors.

"Nah, he understood why you didn't beat him up." Fish said, slipping out of his uniform. He couldn't help wishing he'd of gotten a chance to smack the hell out of Holden himself... A beat down was surely in his future. He knew Lamb couldn't keep getting into fights with him, but no one said he couldn't give him a smack or two. He smiled deviously, as he looked himself over in the mirror. He couldn't get over how nice his legs looked in the frilly lace tights, the way the corset gave him even more of an hour glass figure and the little bit of padding in the chest area didn't look too bad either. As he continued admiring himself, Lamb's necklace caught his attention. He wrapped his hand around it, thinking about how much he was going to miss his little sheep, "Lammy, come help me." Fish said, getting a naughty idea. He unlocked the door, and pushed the door opened a little. Lamb took the bait as Fish snatched him over into a kiss by his tie. Lamb pulled away, quickly closing the door back before anyone caught a glimpse of their naughty play, "How much will you miss me, Lamb? I'll miss you like crazy."

Lamb kissed him on his nose,

"I'll miss you more than the law should allow. You're my heart and I give you mine to hold while I'm islands away." he said, flicking his sapphire eyes up into his chestnut eyes. He caressed his face, thinking of how much he was really going to miss him. It would be hard to leave him for two months, but distance only made the heart grow founder. At least he hoped it did. Fish nuzzled his face into Lamb's large hand not wanting him to go, but he knew that wasn't an option...

"I'll gladly hold your heart while you're gone. I'm gonna need a piece of you to keep me feeling close to you. You'd better not meet some pretty boy over there and leave me. If you do, I'll hunt you both down and hang you from your nuts."

"That sounds... violent. I guess I'll try not to. Besides, who's prettier than you?"

"Flattery will get you nowhere." Fish said, pulling away from him,

"But I'm glad you realize that I'm the prettiest damn thing you have or will ever see."

"You're too much, Flores... My heart is yours, so don't worry. I love you from the moon above and back. You're my wild flower in a field of weeds. Besides, I know better than to cross you."

"Uh-huh. Well, I guess I give you permission to be captain-planet for two months. But as soon as you touch back down here, you are gonna have to save me. I'm gonna be so pent up." Fish said, fluttering his eyes at him.

"Hmm... Will you wear that cute little lacy set for me again?" Lamb asked, biting his bottom lip.

"I might. I'm thinking of adding stockings and a garter belt, but I'll just let your mind play around with that image for a bit. Of course it won't be the same print or cut."

Lamb smiled, taking a seat on the small bench as he watched his freckled face lover slip into another sweet pink, frilly dress covered in layers of material, bows and pearls.

"I'm considering a blonde wig or maybe a pink one. Although, I've always wondered what I'd look like with black hair. Hmm..." Fish said, taking a seat on Lamb's lap as he slipped on a pair of pink polka-dotted thigh high socks. Lamb traced his hand up his thigh, as he nipped at his ear.

"If only you knew how badly I want you. You look sexy in this dress. It's taking me to all levels of horny." Lamb whispered into his ear in Spanish.

Fish giggled,

"God I love it when you speak Spanish!" he said, hopping up to slip into a pair of high wedgies that fastened around the ankle. He bent down slowly, making sure to give Lamb a good view of his ass, "Maybe when you get back, you can teach me a few words?"

"Yes. The language of love is yours to learn." he continued in Spanish, enjoying his view.

"Since the first thing you said was, yes, I assume that's a, I'll totally teach you!?"

"For sure. I'd be glad too." Lamb said, cocking his head at him with a laugh, as he wrestled with the wig.

"Wicked omega! Anywho, remind me to stop by the weave store in the urban district. I need a human hair wig. This, this will never do. Like, can you say gross-omega? Seriously, gag me. This can't be what passes for a costume wig nowadays? It's Halloween, but I'm not trying to look ratchet. I'll just stop in at Hair Riot and get hooked up with a Rapunzel."

"So, you're getting a long wig?" Lamb asked, thinking the whole topic went far beyond him.

"Huh? Oh, no it's a hair type and style. I'll show you when we get there. Hopefully Lin-na can custom me up two or three. I can use them for play time. I can do my best Beyoncè, and whip my hair around for you, while I move my hips like Shakira."

"You can belly dance?" Lamb asked curiously.

"I can do many dances. Get me out of this dress and I could show you." Fish teased, tossing him the wig, "I need to look in the big mirror. Plus I saw the cutest giant floral hair bow. I must own it, like yesteryear!!" he said, skipping out happily. Lamb shook his head, pushing himself up as he followed behind with the wig.

As Fish stared at himself in the mirror, he instantly got an idea for a new sketch for the fashion line he'd been drawing up since he was 11. Searching around in his back pack for his sketch book he quickly jotted out a sketch. Across the store, Lamb was busy trying to put back all the other stuff Fish had found. Getting an idea, he checked his wallet to see how much cash he had, and searched the store for this floral headband Fish had been going on about.

"Whatcha doin' Lambchop?" Leo asked, from a hidden location.

Lamb looked around, his eyebrows furrowing curiously.

"Leo?" he asked, knowing exactly where he was. He walked around the round costume rack a few times before he split the costumes apart to see Leo crouched down in the middle laughing.

"Look at your face!! I totally scared you! You were all like, L-Leo..."

"As if! Dude, you play too much." Lamb said, arching his eyebrow at him, "Come out of there before you get us kicked out." he said, snatching the costumes back to how they were. He shook his head and went back to searching for Fish's headband. That was, before Rex jumped on his back with a loud Rawr that scared the shit out of him, "What the hell!?" he yelled, trying to break his hold on him.

"RAWR!! RAWR! Rawr!" Rex yelled out, unlocking his arms from his neck as he took off like a bullet to find Fish.

"You get back here!" Lamb shouted, straightening out his uniform.

"I can't... I can't!!" he heard Leo say as he continung laughing hysterically.

"Ass! You and your little 'unicorn' are gonna get the smack down of a lifetime!"

Over on the other side of the store, Rex was sneaking up on Fish ready to jump out for the scare of a lifetime. Fish was busy working on his fourth sketch as Rex jumped out with a big loud,

"RAWR!!"

"Rexasauarus!! Look at my new sketches!" Fish said excitedly, "Wow, I'm actually surprised by how cute you look. Usually dinosaur costumes are so Eww, but you look super kawaii!"

"Aww! How'd you know it was me?" Rex asked, snatching off the dinosaur head.

"As if I wouldn't know my best friend! Seriously? I laugh!" Fish said, hopping to his feet, "So, whataya think? Would you do me, or would you doooo-- me?" he asked, adding emphases to his last 'do' as he twirled around.

"You look pretty." Rex said, taking in all the details. It had been years since he'd wanted to dress up, especially in a dress. The thought of it repulsed him, but at the same time there was a part of him that slightly missed it.

"Makes you want to be a Lolita with me, doesn't it?" Fish asked in that singsong tone he used when he was trying to tempt someone to do what he wanted, "I found the perfectas dress for you. You can try it on when we get home 'cause I think it's super darling! It has skulls, crosses, and it's totally black. Doom and gloom all for you. And even if you don't wear it, I can wear it for foreplay." he chuckled, twirling around again.

"Skulls... I love skulls..."

"Oh, I know you do." Fish said, taking a selfie of himself for inspiration, "Ahh, Look at my new sketches!!" he said handing him his sketch pad, "Oh, one sec before you look," he said pulling him over to him, "I need a selfie from you, too! Say super kawaii!" he said, snapping a couple pictures. Rex quickly hopped away, leaving him to take as many glamour shots as he liked. Rex hated pictures, and that was never gonna change, he thought with a laugh. Looking down at Fischer's new sketches he noticed the floral essence that seemed to be echoed through out his work. It was boho, feminine with a touch of masculine, meets nights in Tokyo. It was definitely fish-eseque. He swore if someone cut him open he'd bleed flowers. Although, the same could be said about his skull addiction, but that was a completely different subject.

"These are amazing, Fish! As per the usual, from my fashion forward friend. You should totally submit these to someone. You'd be a top designer in no time."

"Awws!!! Thank you Rexi! I'd love for that to be my life. A big time clothing mogul! I'd totally die! Like a thousand times! But I so don't want someone stealing my sketches... I've been working on these since I was a kid! That's just sketch book number 44 of designs #435 to #475."

"Just? You have that many!? You've only shown me like three!"

"Well, that's 'cause those are from recent years. I redrew a lot of them and discontinued a few."

"How do you discontinue your own sketches?"

"Easy! I scrap them and redraw. Silly-billy. Now I just need a name for my line. That's the one thing I can't seem to narrow down. I've got, F.G. clothing. Sounds so closed in and stiff. I know!! I'll get y'alls opinion on me and that should give me some ideas!! Ah I'm a genius!"

"I'm sure you are!... What type of feedback are you looking for?" Rex asked, flipping through a few more pages.

"Mmm, like three words that describe me. And-- go!"

"There aren't just three words that describe you." Rex said, staring at him with a quizzical expression.

"Why are you staring at me like some type of doll? Blink!! You will give me three adjectives, or I will destroy that skull print satchel bag you're super attached to!"

"Evil!! That's one!" Rex snapped, pretending to cry.

"Good, good! Keep going." Fish chuckled, standing with his hands on his hips.

Rex sighed,

"Flowerchild, naked... Since you rarely like to wear clothing."

"I can't help that I'm confident with my body. It deserves to be shown off. Don't hate player!" Fish said, crossing his arms over his chest, with a smug smile.

"No one cares! Anyway, feisty, flirty, eccentric..."

"I'll teach you to be comfortable naked, too. It's way too fun to be a nudist. I should go live in a nudist reserve. I'd be so happy! But yeah, those words work! Ohhh!! I want something cute... Damn. I know there's a name..."

"Kingfisher?" Rex asked.

"Ahhh that's so fucking radical I could scream!" Fish said, letting out a high pitched scream of happiness.

"Indeed. You could use this bird that is called a kingfisher. It's rather pretty for a bird. Or you could also call it confused birds. I think that's also cute. For people who dance to their own drumbeat. I believe you could still use the kingfisher for your logo, too. It's kind of a play on your name and your ruling in the fashion world. Not to mention, it's a bird. So, now your two million designs have a name." Rex laughed. As they continued their fashion talk, Lamb and Leo made their way over to them.

"Rex!" Lamb said, putting him in a headlock, "You're so gonna get it for jumping on me with your surprised Dino scaring ass."

"Oh, hey Lamb..." Rex chuckled, giving him a smile.

"Don't you hey me! You scared the shit out of me! I should snap your head off. Leo I expect this from, 'cause his ass has Peter-Pan-syndrome..."

"I resent that!" Leo said, turning his attention to Fischer who was busy taking another selfie, "Nice legs, Raggedy Andy."

Fish flipped him off,

"You know you like it... Don't front."

"Oh I soo like it, baby." Leo said, sarcastically.

"Well, that's good. So, does it look like it fits in all the right places? Rex wouldn't answer me, but I know you'll probably be too blunt. You're like a child who doesn't know how to lie correctly. But don't I make a convincing girl?"

"You didn't ask me that... You asked me if I would do you." Rex said, still caught up in Lamb's choke hold.

"Irregardless..." Fish said, rolling his eyes.

"That's not a word." Rex piped up.

"Eff you, Eff your all knowing thesaurus mind." Fish said, sticking his tongue out at him, "Fine, may I use the word irrelevant?"

"I'd use nevertheless, but irrelevant is at least a word." Rex said, debating between the two words.

"Seriously omega?!" Fish asked, giving him a look like whatever.

"AHH!! I just understood the nickname, Rexasaurus!" Leo said happily. The three of them just stared at him, "What? Why are y'all staring at me like I'm a dummy?"

"No reason..." They said in unison.

"Back to my question at hand, before I was interrupted by the word police..." Fish said, quickly side eyeing Rex with a sharp glare, "Girl, convincing or not?"

"Oh, I mean I guess." Leo said, shrugging his shoulder, "Is this as dolled up as you planned to get?" he asked, gesturing his hand up and down at him.

"I'm already pretty!" Fish said, hitting him with the matching purse he had found.

"Oww! Calm your harajuku ass down, lil' Tokyo." Leo said, putting his hands up in defense, "I was just asking..." he said, crouching down with his hands over his head as Fish continued beating him with the purse.

"Those two..." Lamb said, watching them bicker.

"There aren't enough words to describe them." Rex said, with a laugh.