Oh, I know these chapters are short, but stay with me. It's over in a few chapters and I'll start writing longer chapters, if I can manage that.
I take my old pills, since I still need to wait a few days to get the new ones and start walking towards the library. I don't feel like taking my car. Besides, a bit of fresh air couldn't hurt.
I shove my hands into the pockets of my dark purple hoodie and start the walk to the library in no particular hurry. I enjoy the small miracles of life, watching butterflies and birds, saying good morning to those I meet and continue on, not caring about anything at the moment.
The walk to the library takes around half an hour, but I don't mind. I walk through the doors, but instead of going to the counter like I usually do I merely say hello to the lady standing there and walk on, looking for books with interesting enough titles or covers to catch my attention.
I absent-mindedly pull out a few books, look through them and put them back, pulling out new ones. I approach the end of one shelf and look around the corner to see Sollux talking with Dave. If my murderous stare hadn't been locked on Dave I would have noticed they were rather enjoying themselves and maybe I would have thought to ask why Dave was here and not at school.
A low growl escapes my lips and I manage scare myself, stepping behind the shelf, leaning on it and closing my eyes. No, I can't fight him. Not here. I don't even have a reason to touch him.
"I could come over today after work. We could check what'th wrong with it and maybe do thomething to get it to work again", I hear Sollux's lisping voice approach me and quickly pull out a book, staring at the back cover of it, trying to understand what I'm reading.
To my disappointment Sollux notices me and approaches me, Dave on his heels.
"Hi Gamz, what are you doing here?" he asks and I look up from the book.
"What do you usually motherfucking do here. Looking for some shit to read", I answer calmly, smiling a bit lopsidedly.
"I didn't know you could even read", Dave smirks, but I ignore him.
"Need help finding thomething?" Sollux asks, glancing sternly at Dave.
"I think I can find something on my own, thanks", I say, wanting them to leave already. Or at least Dave could leave.
"What do you even read? The history of juggalos or ICP books?" he asks and my jaw clenches. It takes me everything I have not to attack him then and there. This doesn't go unnoticed from Sollux and his expression changes from happy to worried in a second.
"Dave, thtop it", Sollux warns him. "Let'th go."
"Wait, now I know. How to have sex with a cripple."
Sollux doesn't have time to stop me and Dave flies back from the force of my hit. His glasses fall on the floor in front of me and I stare down at him with a murderous look in my eyes.
"Don't you ever call Tavros a cripple ever again. If you do as much as look at him wrong I will motherfucking kill you with my bare hands!" I growl and Dave backs up, frightened.
"Gamz, pleathe, thtop it", Sollux pleads, pulling at my arm.
"Don't. Touch me", I growl and he instantly releases my hand, stepping back a few steps. I return my gaze to Dave and he's staring back, trying to hide his fear.
"You're a freak", he says.
I look down at his glasses and pick them up, examining them. I notice Dave tense and grin.
"Say it again", I demand holding the glasses carefully with both hands. He stays quiet, though and I chuckle darkly. "Well look at that, the though boy Strider has lost his tongue."
"You're a freak!" he shouts.
The glasses snap clean in half and drop to the ground. I crush the lenses under my foot and grin down at the younger Strider.
"You broke my glasses", he says bluntly and I laugh.
"Come on bro, they're just glasses. You can always buy a new motherfucking pair." I mock.
"John gave me those glasses", he says expression unreadable.
"Woah there Strider, I think your emotions are showing", I keep mocking him and he gets up faster than I can react. We both fall back on the ground, but it doesn't take much for me to get him off of myself. I get back to my feet and turn to look at him, grabbing his fist only a few centimeters from my face. I twist it behind his back and push him farther striking him in the face the moment he turns around.
"Oh for God'th thake Gamze thtop!" I hear Sollux scream next to me, jumping in between me and Dave.
"Out of the way", I sneer, but Sollux doesn't move.
"Pleathe, Gamz, don't. You'll get in trouble", he pleads.
"I said get out of the way", I repeat myself stepping closer.
"I know he detherveth thith, but you have to thtop. Tav won't want you getting in trouble", he tries.
"I told you to move you pathetic lisping wimp!" I shout and he stares at me, mouth open not able to move a muscle.
I barely notice Dave as he slips past Sollux hitting me in the chest and I back a step. A grin stretches across my face as Dave stares at me, glasses no longer hiding the fear in his eyes. Oh he's right to be scared.
"You'll have to motherfucking try if you want to do a fucking thing!" I sneer and he charges at me again. I grab his fist, hit him in the guts and he falls back, gasping for breath.
"Never insult Tavros while I'm there, got it? Do it one more time and I promise I'll single-handedly beat you to death", I growl, walking past him and the staring people, out of the building and storm back to my apartment.
The red in my sight starts to fade out as I walk on the streets and I take a deep breath, collecting my thoughts. Okay, so I just beat Strider in a library, broke his property and probably insulted Sollux in the worst way possible.
Maybe I'll call Kanaya and tell her I'm not coming to work tomorrow.
I really need those new pills.
