Pepperfan1: Yeah, but today they get a taste. I didn't feel like revealing anything, yet. Thank you for your ideas and help!

RheaThePsychoticNinja: Lol!.. Thanks, I did too... Yeah, I thought it would be Jericho and Kole-like to have them skipping... Herald has some complications.

This chapter contains: 10% Sadness and 90% Drama.

They were all sitting on the couch.
Kole was talking to Jericho while Herald was giving her the nastiest look he could muster.

She looked over at him and smirked, putting her hand on Jericho's shoulder.

Herald clenched his teeth and increased the volume on his mp3 player.

Jericho paused his conversation with Kole and tapped Herald.

The trumpet player looked at him.

"What song are you listening to?"

"Some Earth song." Herald grumbled.

Jericho smiled. "Named?"

Herald grinned back. "'Thinkin Bout You' by Frank Ocean."

"Start it over and sing it to us."

Kole frowned.

Both she and Herald were about to say something, but there was a bang on the front door.

Herald went to answer it.

The bulky landlord glared at Herald.

"The city hasn't paid your rent. I don't care who you are, just pay up."

Herald rolled his eyes under the mask.

"I'm sure they'll pay, sir. Just don't come to me with it."

The landlord's face reddened.

"You need to stop depending on the city, son!"

Herald narrowed his eyes.

"First of all, don't call me son. And why are you so greedy? They said they'll pay so, they'll pay, Mr. Oswald."

The man folded his arms. "While I'm here, I should complain about how much noise comes from here! Are you people pigs? It's ridiculous!"

Herald tapped his feet.

"Can you please leave? No one lives below us, and you're getting on my nerves."

The landlord put his hands on his hips.

"Who do you think you are, kid? I'm talking to you, so don't disrespect me."

Herald snapped.

He stomped around, kicking and punching things.

He threw a lamp at the wall behind the TV.

"SHUT UP, BASTARD! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM THE DOOR TOO. BYE!"

Jericho and Kole ran over to him.

The landlord looked taken aback.

"Is this how your mother raised you, kid?"

Herald looked as if he would pounce the man.

He started swinging his hands around, scaring his roommates.

"ARG! OUT! OUT! OUT!"

Kole grabbed his shoulder.

She took a hard hit to the jaw, fall flat on the floor.

The landlord was still standing there, trying to calm Herald down.

Jericho grabbed him by the shoulders.

Herald would have hit him, but he stopped when he saw how serious Jericho was.

Why would he hit the one he trusts the most?

He looked at the damage he's done.

He was especially torn when he saw Kole sitting under the kitchen counter, head in hands.

"Oh no... What's wrong with me?"

Herald turned toward the door and looked at the scared man.

"I am soooooo sorry. Please forgive me."

Jericho squeezed his shoulder before walking over to Kole.

The man only nodded and closed the door behind him.

Herald dropped to his knees.

"I feel so bad... Oh, gosh."

Jericho was checking Kole's jaw.

He pulled away and gave her thumbs up.

Kole adjusted her jaw and flinched.

"It hurts."

"Give about five minutes. The pain should reside a bit."

Kole gave him gloomy eyes.

"What's wrong with him?" She whispered.

She didn't even have to whisper. Herald most likely wouldn't have heard her over his bawling.

Jericho returned the look and shook his head.

He turned to see Herald curled up on the floor, absolutely broken.

"We should give him a while." He signed, looking back at Kole.

Kole shook her head and pointed to Herald, who was rocking in place.

Jericho walked over to him and bent down.

Herald was shaking as he calmed down to sniffles.

"Why did I do that? I'm acting like him. Gosh, like him!"

Jericho has never seen Herald so distraught.

And who's him?

He pulled Herald into an embrace.

Herald began hyperventilating.

Jericho rubbed his arm tenderly.

The distraught teen lightly pushed him off of him, and jumped up.

He ran in the direction of his room.

The remaining flinched when they heard the door slam.

Then it opened. And slammed.

Jericho and Kole ran to his door.

They heard the sound of muffled screams.

Kole held her left arm with her right.

"He hit me... but I think he's lost it. What's wrong with him?"

Jericho shrugged and knocked on the door.

Then he turned to Kole as if he expected something, still knocking on the door.

"Herald! Herald, open up! C'mon! Open up!"

They heard shuffling and then the door opened up.

Herald grabbed Kole and hugged her.

"I'm so, so sorry. I am soooo sorry."

Kole looked surprised, but hugged him none the less.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

He looked sad as he pulled away.

He's finally gotten the tears to stop, but those three words started them again.

"I'm abusive."

Jericho and Kole both hugged him.

"No you aren't." Kole cooed, putting aside her dislike of him.

He slipped out their hold and walked over to his bed.

"I want to be alone for a while."

They respected that and walked out.