I think we have like 20 chapters to go at thsi point. We're so close.

I follow Tav after school, not sure why exactly I'm doing this. He doesn't take the bus, though. He decides to wheel himself home. I keep a stoic face as I silently follow him, keeping far enough for him not to notice anything.

Well at least now I know where he got the strength to knock me to the ground. I growl at myself and barely have time to hide as he gets to the top of the hill and looks around. I follow him up to his house and stand in front of the door for about five minutes.

Finally I get bored and start walking, unsure of where I should go next. I decide to let my feet carry me where ever they want to.

"You home, Captor?" I ask after opening his door.

"What the fuck? Don't you ever learn any mannerth?" I hear him shout from his room and follow the sound of his voice.

"I did knock, but no-one answered", I say shrugging and plop down on his bed.

"What are you doing here?" he asks clearly annoyed.

"Just thought I'd drop by", I say shrugging again and stare at him in his chair.

"What are you doing here?" he repeats the question and I stare at him.

"I followed Tav to his apartment building and decided to walk somewhere else."

"You followed Tav", he says it again and I start to wonder why I did it. "Why would you ever follow Tav home?"

"I have no fucking idea", I admit leaning back against the wall. "But at least I know where he got his fucking strength."

"What do you mean?" he asks mildly interested.

"He hit me today", I say, showing no emotion.

"Oh wow, and you didn't loothe your jaw?" he asks, clearly mocking me.

"Yeah right, like he could do that", I huff.

"Bet you he'd win anyone in an arm wrethtling contetht" Sollux says and I stare at him through my shades.

"What ever. I don't care", I end the conversation and he turns back to his computer, putting his earphones back in place. I stare at the back of his head for a while, not bothering to say anything before I go to his kitchen.

I open the fridge to find it almost empty, containing only some drinks and something to put onto bread.

"Dude, how do you keep alive?" I yell to him, not sure if he'll hear with the headphones on. Then again I'm not sure if he's listening to anything at the moment.

"Don't even thtart, Thrider", he answers tiredly.

I chuckle and make a mental note to buy him some real food soon. I also decide not to waste any of his food, if he ever would happen to eat it. Instead I throw my bag into the hall and get back to his room.

"I'm serious. How do you not die of starvation?" I ask sitting on the edge of his table.

"I thaid don't thart", he says grumpily.

"Fine, whatever, just curious", I say lifting my hands in the air giving up.

I wonder around his house for a while before deciding he's really boring. All he has is a crap ton of electronics, many books on electronics and more electronics. Oh, and his stupid beehive in the yard.

I wonder where he keeps all the honey. I know he collects it, since often in the summers he has to stop conversations to do so.

"Where's your 'secret honey chamber'?" I ask him leaning on his doorframe.

"I don't have one", he answers not even looking at me.

"Come on, you must have one. You're always collecting the honey from your precious bees", I say smirking.

"You're thtarting to get on my nerveth", he says and I stare at him for a bit.

"Fine, I'll leave", I say surrendering. No use getting him mad at me too.

He doesn't say anything, just motions towards the door and continues his stupid coding.

I frown a bit and leave, grabbing my bag on the way out.

I walk home and flop onto the couch. Once again there's no bro to be seen anywhere. Just the fucking puppets. I throw my bag angrily across the room and it lands at the foot of my room's closed door.

Growling I get up and go to my room, dropping down at my computer. Fuck this, I'm bored with nothing to do. Of course I know who will definitely be there.

turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering twinArmageddons [TA]

TG: sup?

TA: you were liiterally at my hou2e liike fiive miinute2 ago.

TG: i know.

TA: why are you a2kiing then?

TG: didn't ask when i was there.

TA: fiine ii gue22.

TG: what's wrong?

TA: why would anythiing be wrong?

TG: just sounded like it from your answer.

TA: you are bothering me.

TG: why wouldn't i?

TA: cau2e ii have a fuckiing deadliine to fiight agaiin2t.

TG: take a break, dude.

TG: you seriously need a break from that computer shit.

TA: no, not gonna happen.

TG: i'll come and make you if you don't do it willingly.

TA: no need for that.

TA: ii'll ju2t fiinii2h thii2 code and get 2ome 2leep.

TG: good. i'll drop by tomorrow to bring some food by the way.

TA: what?

TA: no.

TA: 2eriiou2ly, dave, what'2 gone iinto you?

TA: you're iin no way re2pon2iible for me.

TG: but i want to, so shut up.

TA: fiine, but ii'm payiing you two do iit then.

TG: whatever.

TG: dude, i don't care about your money.

TA: ju2t 2hut up and let me work.

twinArmageddons [TA] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG]