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The Tasks of a Flower Boy

After his boss dies Rai Mitchell, an assistant at a flower shop, gets a new owner the original owner's son, Alder Corrigan. Alder proves to be a decent manager, however the Corrigans aren't just little shop owners.

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<p>"Alright August, would u like me to drive u to university" August mom asked<br/><br/><br/>"No, mom I'm walking with the guys today" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Oh, well I wouldn't want to interrupt that then" She said laughing<br/><br/><br/>"Mom, I'm so glad you're better now" He said smiling<br/><br/><br/>"Me too, now I can take care of my boy, what would u like for dinner today" She asked<br/><br/><br/>"Uhh, how about Barbecued ribs" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"Ohh, your favorite, your dad liked that stuff too, u didn't get all of your dad did u" She said squishing his cheeks and laughing<br/><br/><br/>"Mom, I gotta go" He said walking out<br/><br/><br/>August walked out waiting for Flynn who was running a bit late<br/><br/><br/>"Hey, Flynn why so late" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"Uhh, I overslept" He said <br/><br/><br/>"Alright" August said<br/><br/><br/>"How's your mom" Flynn asked<br/><br/><br/>"She's well, she is actually doing really really well, like she was never sick" August said<br/><br/><br/>"That's nice man" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Yo dude are u good there seems to be something up with u, and what is that huge stack of papers" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Well, ya caught me, I have to file papers for the police station now, my dad thinks I'm incapable of actually being responsible" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Well damn, don't you already have a job" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah, but my dad doesn't trust me, he says I'll turn out like mom" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"What's your mom like" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"I don't know never met her" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Oh, I'm sorry man" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Remember dude, if u need any help, we'll be there" August said<br/><br/><br/>"No, I don't want u guys working in a boring police station" He said <br/><br/><br/>"We really don't care, Flynn you're there for us, we're going to be there for u" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Thanks man" Flynn said giving him a fist bump<br/><br/><br/>"Are you at least getting paid" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Five dollars an hour" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Jeez that's horrendous" August said<br/><br/><br/>"What's horrendous" Rai asked<br/><br/><br/>"Yo Rai, hadn't even realized we were at your house yet" August said laughing<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah, but what's horrendous" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"Flynn's new job" <br/><br/><br/>"Wait Flynn you quit work at the pizza place, I thought u loved it there" Rai said <br/><br/><br/>"No, man my dad is making me volunteer at the police station filing papers" He said holding papers up<br/><br/><br/>"Jeez dude I'm sorry" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"If you need our help we're there" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Thanks guys, but i don't want to put this on u two, u already have a lot going on anyway, August you and your dysfunctional family, and Rai your new powers" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Ehh, we're still going to help u tho" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Speaking of powers, that girl" August said <br/><br/><br/>"Yeah her, we ain't even got her name" Rai said <br/><br/><br/><br/>"Hey" Rai yelled <br/><br/><br/>"What do u want" She said <br/><br/><br/>"What the hell was that" They asked<br/><br/><br/>"Huh, I don't wanna explain I didn't mean to show u guys" She said<br/><br/><br/>"But, Elysia Anara Lewis" She said <br/><br/><br/>"But, Elysia Anara Lewis, we have powers too and we really really need your help so if you could just come with us" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"I am not coming with you and you can find someone else's help, before I tell security" She said walking off <br/><br/><br/>"We regret helping you by the way" August yelled<br/><br/><br/>"Wow, what a horrible person" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah, we were literally just asking about her powers that's it" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Maybe we just gotta give her time I don't know," Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"That's what my dad said, when he was trying with my mom" August added<br/><br/><br/>"Alright August, we aren't trying to smash her, we're trying to figure out some clues as to why me and you and her have powers, maybe even Flynn" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"That would be really amazing" He said<br/><br/><br/><br/>The boys walked back to the pizza shop<br/><br/><br/>"So, you gotta file papes after this" Rai asked Flynn<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah, my dad said so" Flynn said a little upset<br/><br/><br/>"Man, we'll come back with u, but first I wanna ask my dad about my powers" August said<br/><br/><br/>Ring ring<br/><br/><br/>"I gotta get back to work guys" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Man I just feel so bad for him, he's literally responsible, he's just a little dumb" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah that must really suck we gotta help him out" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Hello what wou- Hey"<br/><br/><br/>"It's the girl, look Rai" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Alright now you aren't going anywhere" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Please we aren't trying to scare you" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"We just wanna know who are your parents and why do you have powers" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Huh, fine, the fucking truth is, I have no parents, never met them, and I don't know, maybe they gave them to me, maybe someone else did" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"Well, Eya, my dad can help you, just come back to my place" August said<br/><br/><br/>"My name is Elysia and no thank you" She said <br/><br/><br/>"Rai, help me out here" August said<br/><br/><br/>"What if we have money" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Ha, I don't want you guys' measly cents" She said<br/><br/><br/>"Uhhh Flynn this is all your fault" August said<br/><br/><br/>"No it's not, it's Rai he's the one who ran up on that girl, when she was minding her business" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"How August is the one who offered to take her back to his house that's weird" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>The guys' argued amongst each other, while Elysia stood behind and laughed<br/><br/><br/>"And if your dumbass, wait a minute" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"She's laughing at us" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"She's laughing at your dumbasses" August said<br/><br/><br/>"You males are so predictable, I say one thing and you idiots fight each other" She said still laughing<br/><br/><br/>"That's not cool Elysia" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"We're best friends we would never hurt each other over a girl we barely even know" August said<br/><br/><br/>"So why were u all arguing with each other" She said<br/><br/><br/>"Well August did start it" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Alright, fine, I do wanna learn more about my powers maybe, learning more will help me understand them" She said <br/><br/><br/>"Good good" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Yo, Carlo I'll be right back" Flynn yelled hopping over the counter<br/><br/><br/>"I got the door" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Thanks, Flynn" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Not for you idiot, For Elysia" He said smiling at her<br/><br/><br/>"Dude she literally just tried to break us apart and you're still trying to smash" August said <br/><br/><br/><br/>"Wait, Flynn don't you have to go to your dad's" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Shit I forgot about that" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"You guys go ahead" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Nuh uh, we're going to help you file those papers" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Woah woah woah, I am sorry aren't we supposed to be finding out about powers or is that just not a thing anymore" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"Well, right now Flynn, needs our help you can wait here or come with, your choice" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Fine" She said<br/><br/><br/>"I'm not staying at a sketchy pizza place by myself" She said catching up<br/><br/><br/>"You literally have powers tho" August said to the guys as they laughed<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Flynn, you're 10 minutes late, and I'm not sure why u brought your friends, and a girl" Officer Carlisle said<br/><br/><br/>"Sir, we are here to help" August said sticking his hand out<br/><br/><br/>"Yes, we're not about to let Flynn do this alone" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Well, you all better get to filing" He said pointing to a stack of papers<br/><br/><br/>"Jeez" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"That's a lot" August said<br/><br/><br/>"No it's not, this can be done in like three minutes" Elysia said <br/><br/><br/>"What" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"All you have to do is read where the papers say to be filed at" She said grabbing a stack<br/><br/><br/>"See and just like that" <br/><br/><br/>"How the fuck did you do that" August said <br/><br/><br/>"Damn, that was quick" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Dad we're finished" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"There is no way" Officer Carlisle said walking out<br/><br/><br/>"How did you boys manage all of that" He said<br/><br/><br/>"They didn't, I did" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"Of course they didn't, you know if u would like a job you can have that one, and let me see, 15 an hour" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Perfect" She said shaking Officer Carlisle's hand<br/><br/><br/>"What" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/><br/>"But, I was being paid five dollars" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"I thought it was supposed to be opposite" August said laughing<br/><br/><br/>"Hey" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"August we gotta hurry up and go to your dad's" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Shit, you're right" He said<br/><br/><br/><br/>"The guys and one girl ran to August's dad's place<br/><br/><br/>Knock. knock<br/><br/><br/>"Yo, dad it's me, I got some questions" He yelled<br/><br/><br/>"Your dad is sleep?" Rai asked<br/><br/><br/>"No not this early" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Is this a prank" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"No, it's not will you shut up now" August said<br/><br/><br/>"You know what I'm leaving" She said walking off<br/><br/><br/>"Fuck her" August said<br/><br/><br/>"I don't know what you see in that bitch" August said to Flynn<br/><br/><br/>"Well she's cute" He said<br/><br/><br/>"DAD, DAD, DAD IT'S ME AUGUST I'M HERE WITH THE GUYS AGAIN" he said yelling<br/><br/><br/>"Maybe he got a job" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"He said he was visiting and he was going to see mom, when she got better" He said<br/><br/><br/>"BANG BANG BANG BANG<br/><br/><br/>" DAD DAD DAD OPEN THE DOOR" August yelled<br/><br/><br/>"Something isn't right" Rai said looking out the window<br/><br/><br/>Rai looked through the window<br/><br/><br/>"Oh shit, August u might wanna see this" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Mr. Yoo was lying in a pool of blood with a sharp object through his heart area<br/><br/><br/>"DAD" August said kicking the door down<br/><br/><br/>"No no no no, What do we d- Elysia, where is she" August said<br/><br/><br/>"She ran away remember" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Somebody get her" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Dude I think we should get the ambulance" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"THERE'S NO TIME FIND HER" August said running out the door<br/><br/><br/>"What the fuck" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Keep his head elevated, Flynn" August said <br/><br/><br/><br/>"Fucking lying to me, about your life you got the nerve to also yell at me too, I Come with u and I actually agree" Elysia said holding her bag<br/><br/><br/>"HEY" August said grabbing Elysia's shoulders<br/><br/><br/>"AHHHH" Elysia punched August in the face causing him to Go flying toward a pole<br/><br/><br/>"Oh my" She said catching him in mid air<br/><br/><br/>"What the hell do you want coming up to me like that" She said<br/><br/><br/>"No no, please I need....Your help" August said<br/><br/><br/>"So now you need me?" She said<br/><br/><br/>"My dad, he's he's been stabbed" August said<br/><br/><br/><br/>The two ran back<br/><br/><br/>"Did any of you take the knife out" She asked<br/><br/><br/>"No, I've been in plenty hospitals" Rai said <br/><br/><br/>"Can you guys step out please" She said<br/><br/><br/><br/>After gently removing the knife, Elysia performed her reverse power on Mr. Yoo<br/><br/><br/>She then stitched the wound up just right, Mr. Yoo began to cough<br/><br/><br/>"Ow" He said holding his heart<br/><br/><br/>"Ah, my head" Mr. Yoo looked up to see Elysia still stitching him<br/><br/><br/>"A cute girl? He said <br/><br/><br/>Mr. Yoo grabbed her hand and held it<br/><br/><br/>"Alright there we are" She said<br/><br/><br/>"Uhm, Sir where is your sink" She asked<br/><br/><br/>"It's right over there" he said tiredly<br/><br/><br/>"Excuse me who are you" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"Are you an angel, my angel?, because you sure are beautiful" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Uhmm guys he's better now you can come in" Elysia said<br/><br/><br/>"Dad, dad dad" August said hugging him<br/><br/><br/>"Son, wait son who is that, why are u all here?" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"That's the girl that saved you dad" August said mouthing thank you<br/><br/><br/>"Oh, no Is she, your girl" He asked<br/><br/><br/>"No dad, we actually were here to ask about our powers, and we found you almost dead" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Well, I'm not now am I" He said patting his son's head<br/><br/><br/><br/>"I'm sorry about earlier, Elysia" August said <br/><br/><br/>"Oh come on, son you were giving a pretty girl like that a hard time, I thought I raised you better" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Well dad, you really didn't raise me at all" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Oh well I suppose you got a point" Mr. Yoo said<br/><br/><br/>"Anyway dad who the fuck stabbed you" August said <br/><br/><br/>"Son language, especially in front of the lady" Mr. Yoo said<br/><br/><br/>"Alright, dad focus please, who tried to, kill you" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Some muggers, I told the guys I ain't had a lot, and boom knives" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Do you know what they looked like" August asked<br/><br/><br/>"Son what're you planning on doing" Mr. Yoo asked<br/><br/><br/>"Well find them and get them for you dad" August said<br/><br/><br/>"No, I don't want any of that going on" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Dad, they could do this to another person" August said<br/><br/><br/>"I could tell my dad" Flynn said <br/><br/><br/>"No, kids I can handle this myself, now I don't want you getting the nice girl all caught up in this" He said smiling<br/><br/><br/>"Well, she has powers too, matter of fact they are what saved you" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"And she wants To Know More About them and her Parents too, we Figured you might Know Something" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Ohhh, I. See. Now well, I do know someone who can help with that" Mr. Yoo said<br/><br/><br/>"Her name is Ava Lee, and my is that woman beautiful, it's hard to get anything done when you see her" Mr. Yoo said laughing<br/><br/><br/>"Dad, please be serious" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Anyway, I could call her down here, I think she is in Seattle, dealing with something" He said<br/><br/><br/>"As a hero I work with the Potency Handlers, it's a group of heroes who aren't necessarily on the scene, but of course if something crazy were to happen we would be there" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Ohh, so when would we be able to meet this lady" Rai asked<br/><br/><br/>"Probably, in a few weeks, she's busy" Mr. Yoo said<br/><br/><br/>"Thanks dad" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Hey dad, mom is better now, you can always stay with her and me" August said smiling<br/><br/><br/>"I know son, I'm going to give it some time though" He said <br/><br/><br/>"Alright dad" August said <br/><br/><br/>"Bye, Mr. Yoo" They all said<br/><br/><br/>"Bye kids" he said <br/><br/><br/><br/>"Uhm sorry about my dad back there, he really has a way with things" August said to Elysia<br/><br/><br/>"And I'm also sorry for being rude to you earlier, I just was upset, I didn't wanna lose my dad again" He said <br/><br/><br/>"I understand, August" Elysia said <br/><br/><br/>"But something does tell me that your dad wasn't hurt by some " muggers" She said <br/><br/><br/>"By the looks of his wound no knife or at least normal knife could do something like that, that had to be the work of some professional, a villain" She said<br/><br/><br/>"At his clavicle area, I noticed, a certain spiral shaped wound" She said <br/><br/><br/>"Really" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"Maybe I can tell, Alder about this" He added<br/><br/><br/>"All I'm saying is I may not be the only new one in this town" she said<br/><br/><br/>"I hope your dad will be okay" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Yeah, me too" August said<br/><br/><br/>"Hey Elysia your powers are real cool" Flynn said<br/><br/><br/>"Perhaps maybe one day, I can save u" He said smiling<br/><br/><br/>"Uh, ok, Flynn" She said <br/><br/><br/>"Hey, you guys wanna go over to my place, to eat" August said<br/><br/><br/>"My mom is making my favorite Barbecued ribs" He said <br/><br/><br/>"Sure" they all said <br/><br/><br/>"Uhh, thanks again, Elysia I shouldn't have treated you that way" He said<br/><br/><br/>"I have a problem, my mom she's a villain and my dad a hero, and I was raised by her all my life, I am trying to do things my own way, I really am" He said<br/><br/><br/>"Why are you ranting your life story to me" She said laughing<br/><br/><br/>"I'm hungry too" She said running after the two boys<br/><br/><br/>August laughed as he watched maybe he was going to be normal afterall<br/></p>