(A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Those made me really happy! ^-^ I don't know how long I'm going to make this… O.o Well, anyway, here's chapter 2! ;D)
It was hot. Sollux felt sweat pricking his neck and arms as he walked down the busy sidewalk. He tapped his cane in front of him as he moved along, muttering an occasional "excuse me." The city pressed in around him, bustling with energy. Voices became louder and softer as he passed people, barely audible among the din of the street.
Sollux had gotten used to almost every aspect of blindness except the blindness itself. He missed being able see, but most of all he missed the color of the world. Countless people, upon hearing of his blindness, had tried to assure him that it was much better to have gone blind than to be born blind. "At least," they said, "you know what the world looks like, even if you can't see it anymore." Sollux disagreed. Ignorance was bliss, wasn't it? If the people who had been born blind never got to see the world, they wouldn't know what they were missing.
The streets became less crowded as Sollux neared the grocery store. He had been there thousands of times before going blind, so it was fairly easy to find it. A wave of cool, air-conditioned air hit him as he entered. The place smelled like fruit. He found what he needed mostly by asking other people, all of which were "Happy to help!" Soon, he had more cereal, a six-pack of 7-Up, and several other necessary food products. There was one more thing, though. What was it? Oh, of course. Bananas.
Fruits were a bit trickier than other foods to obtain, especially bananas. Sollux had absolutely no idea whether they were green or yellow. He asked a polite-sounding man where they were, found them, and waited. It wasn't long before the sound of feet approached him and a woman's voice said, "Can I help you, sir?" He smiled in the direction of the voice. "Yes, actually. I know it sounds a bit odd, but could you help me find ripe bananas?" "Oh, of course! Here, right here, got them? Yes, there. Oh, you're welcome!"
Sollux paid for the items and left the store. He didn't quite feel like going home, but he didn't want to just wander the streets. I'll go to the library, then. He quite liked the library. There were plenty of audiobooks to listen to, and nobody bothered him. It was another destination he had memorized the location of, so it didn't take much time to find it. As he found the entrance and began to open the door, however, something hit him out of nowhere.
M'kay! Cliffhanger! Sorry that was so short… I'm quite busy. I hope you liked it, though! Eridan shall appear soon. Yay EriSol!