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Chapter 14 Dumped.

Some people liked to say 'live fast, die young and leave a good looking corpse.' If only that was true, because Bryan was young and certainly living fast, but if he had died that very minute it was certain that his corpse would be hideous. But of course as Spencer had said in an infuriating tone 'that is what you get when you go on a week long bender'

But of course as far as Bryan was concerned Spencer could go fuck himself (and probably did anyway) because Spencer wasn't the one that had been dumped. DUMPED! AND WIHTOUT A REASON!!!!!!! Well not as far as he could tell anyway because as yet he hadn't spoken to his EX - boyfriend.

What he had received VERY EARLY in the morning after the Abbey memorial party was a phone call from Mariah telling him that Rei 'no longer required my services as a boyfriend.' He had been fired! Fired from his own relationship. And what for? Had he turned up late too many times? Not met his deadlines? He was sure that he couldn't think of a time when he had been to incapacitated to do his sexual job.

Ian, Kai and Tala had been no help and sadly since the break up they seemed to be the only ones that were speaking to him. Tala had even moved in as Rei had swapped rooms with him. When asked if the situation had been explained to him when doing the swapping (it had happened when he was collecting Ian from the bookies, they had threatened to arrest him again unless he left at once) but Tala had shrugged and said that the girls had shown up in force (he didn't even recognise some of them) and swapped the stuff without even asking him. In other circumstances he would've laughed at Tala blushing description of their reactions at finding his porn.

Even Tyson had kept his mouth shut for Christ's sake and Bryan had always thought that it would take a miracle to do that. So seeing as he was the new villain (or maybe the old villain in a second mad attempt at world domination.) of their friendship circle, which would explain how his personal life had dried up. No more parties, no one outside the flat that would even go shopping with him. He was pissed off, even if things had gone badly whose businesses was except his and Reis? Well fuck them all! As long as the Demo boys were still together who cared about the rest of them.

He looked in the mirror and nearly screamed like a girl when he saw his own zombie face looking back at him. He was glad that Kai was rich because it looked like he was going to need a new liver soon. Damn why was he doing this to himself?

"Bryan do you want some breakfast?" shouted Spencer outside the bathroom door banging a rhythm that rattled Bryans brain like a flimsy white picket fence in a hurricane. Even the thought of food made his stomach rebel.

"God no! please no!" he groaned as he spontaneously vomited into the sink all watery and orange. 'Orange?' he wondered shaking his head, did I use a mixer?

"Are you alright man I hear puking." Ah Spencer always one to state the obvious.

"No I think I'm pregnant" Bryan spat as he felt the bile rise again. It kept rising as well, until he felt his stomach muscles spasm with dry heaves.

By the time he made his way from the bathroom he was hunched in empty pain, his throat tasting like acid and stinging toothpaste. "Water" he croaked to Ian as he passed unfortunately bopping and singing to his ipod.

Like a scene from a zombie film Bryan limped hunched behind his unsuspecting team mate groaning. If he'd had his wits about him he would have been uttering 'brains' except that it was Ian and maybe Brains wasn't the best description of his skulls contents.

The image was however disturbing enough to make Tala jump as he left the kitchen.

"Bryan are you ok?" he asked helpfully. Bryan wanted to shake him, obviously he wasn't ok.

Ian now aware that there was someone in front of him talking took out one of his head phone's only to be startled by a strange groan behind him and the word "Water" rasped in an inhuman voice.

His response was a classic girlish scream and then his fight or flight reflex kicked in sending him running straight into the newly closed kitchen door that sent him sprawling on the floor; only to be hit with it again when Tala opened it to give Bryan his water. The glass flew from Tala's hands and smashed on the floor sending both water and glass flying in every direction.

All three of them froze eyeing each other in disbelief. Tala was the first to laugh closely followed by Ian who would have been followed by Bryan if Bryan's brain wasn't exploding from the loud sounds and the pressure of the amusement building up inside him.

Still even he managed to chuckle slightly at the look of complete shock and confusion that Kai was wearing as he entered the room. "What the fuck is going on here?" he grumbled rubbing a tired eye and resting his briefcase on a nearby mini-fridge.

"Kai's back!" exclaimed Ian stating the obvious, "Lend me £500 pound please ."

"You look like shit." Kai commented ignoring Ian as usual, "Seriously Bryan you have dried puke on your t-shirt and toothpaste round your mouth."

"Water" was Bryans witty retort with a slight rasp.

Tala slapped himself on the head and walked back into the kitchen to grab Bryan some water. "So Kai how was Russia!" he shouted over the sounds of the tap."

"Just five hundred please…" was the constant Ian interference.

"Ian's girlfriend sent a message but he doesn't seem to care about that…" Kai was interrupted by Ian's lunge, for short guy he sure could jump (unlike Kenny whose feet were like lead.) Kai held out his fist and caught Ian mid air. "Beg"

"Please please please" getting Ian to beg was easy, when it came to horse races or his girlfriend (who looked a bit like a horse) he had no pride.

Kai shrugged and threw the paper down to meet Ian on the floor. "Russia was the same as always really, well except the whole half finished economic growth, oh and Voltaire was stabbed in prison. He's alive which means I only had to pay half price."

Tala came in and handed Bryan the water. "Well you missed most of Bryans one man alcoholic crusade."

"I was only gone three days."

"Oh that's right you were with him for the other three, well he didn't stop after you left."

Bryan scowled and knocked back the pint glass full of water in three gulps. Then of course he realised that was a bad idea when it rose right back out of his mouth and splattered all over Ian's head.

"Hey Bryan there was blood in that I think you tore your throat." Kai commented walking over and tilting Bryans head back, "Open wide…ok I can't see anything. Tala grab him another water."

Tala shrugged, "We are running out of glasses. Hey You think Ian would have noticed that you puked on his head."

As much as Bryan missed Rei he had to admit that he loved Tala living with them again. Tala's personality was allot more even than the rest of them and was usually good company. Tala handed him his third drink, this time things went well.

Ian was still silent and dripping on the floor. Tala poked him with his foot, "Hey Ian." no reply, "Ian. Ian? Hey Ian your horse lost! Hey Ian do you want five hundred quid!" still no reply. Tala kicked Ian hard.

"Ow Fuck!!!!!!!!!" screamed Ian as he jumped up. "What the hell did you kick me for?"

"Whats wrong midget?" Tala asked helpfully.

"Bitch dumped me. Said that I was too far away and she needed someone who could be there for her. She's having his baby."

"Wow fuck I'm so sorry." said Tala dropping to the floor beside Ian, "I'm sure we could arrange an accident…"

"NO! I don't want her dead I love her! I should have known she wouldn't wait. "

Bryan felt guilty that he'd got so fucked up over Rei when Ian's situation was so much worse. Still Rei wasn't like him and Kai sex and alcohol might not work.

"Here" muttered Kai handing Ian a huge wad of cash, "Maybe this will help."

Everyone held their breath. On the one side Ian was an addicted gambler on the other offering someone money to make them feel better about their abortion of a love life was kind of insulting.

"Thanks man. You always know just what to get me" sniffed Ian, "I'm sure you guys can come pick me up if the shop thing turns south?"

Tala nodded.

"Cool. See you guys…." he shouted running out the door.

"He's not wearing socks." Kai deadpanned.

"Doesn't seem to bother him. How much did you give him?" asked Tala shrugging and getting down to clear up the mess on the floor.

"Fifteen grand. I thought he was going to cry." Kai shrugged. "Did you guys ever find out what happened with Rei?"

Bryan scowled "No. And you know what fuck it if I'd done something that bad I would know about it."

"That is usually the way it works" Tala admitted.

"Plus, who the fuck just doesn't tell anyone why they have dumped them? Screw him, screw his little foot soldiers and screw everyone who doesn't live in this flat."

"Amen." nodded Kai, "You really do look like shit."

"Yeah cause your always a picture the morning after."

"Let's go get some coffee." suggested Tala, "I'll call Spencer."

Rei was barley conscious under a tent of covers. Most straight males would kill to be in his position, surrounded by beautiful women cooing and caressing him; hugging him and soothing his brow. He was tempted to just make a break for it and run from their pity but he was comfortable.

He felt stupid that he was so bothered; but he always fell quickly and always fell hard. He was sensitive and that was not a crime.

He'd always known that Kai had flexible loyalties, Christ after he had his psyche evaluation none the therapist had run. But he hadn't been dating Kai he'd been dating Bryan and Bryan had seemed so much nicer since…well sadly since he had discovered weed but still…ok so maybe trusting a man addicted to mind altering substances hadn't been the smartest idea in the world but come on the man was hot and so good in bed…

Rei groaned and kicked the mattress beneath him hard causing murmurs of protest from the beds other occupants. "Do you think I should talk to him?" he asked.

"Sure. When you're not angry anymore." yawned Mariah, "You should probably give him an explanation. I mean you moved out, none of his friends are talking to him and Julia paid someone to slip him a Rohypnol last night he must be really sick."

"What? Why the hell did she do that?" panicked Rei trying to get up only to tangle himself further into the cacoon.

"Oh she'd just always wanted to do that and though she had an excuse now. I'm sure he's fine."

"Get me the phone." Rei ordered grabbing it from the random arm that held one up.

The phone rang six times before hitting the answering machine.

"Fuck off I'm dead." BEEP.

Rei didn't bother to leave a message.