AN: Sorry it took so long, i was at convention and couldnt upload :/ hope you enjoy this chapter ^^ chap. 3 is halfway done!
It was already getting dark when Rei finally got close to his home. He was walking aimlessly around Heartland for about 4 hours and he didn't find a solution for his disastrous situation. Eventually he grabbed something to eat to at least calm his stomach down. He was so deep in his thoughts that he walked into countless people and got nearly hit by a car.
Now he was back in the shitty apartment he called home.
The stairs got harder to climb with each step. When Rei finally stood in front of the door he was struck with fear again. His whole body was shaking and he dropped his key when he tried to unlock the door. Rei bent down to reach for them when suddenly the whole world around him started to turn and his vision went black.
When Rei opened his eyes again and the rest of his senses was coming back, he was greeted with loud talking along some unpleasant loud music.
His head hurt and he had the feeling of vomiting when he heard an all too familiar annoyed voice next to him.
„Stop passing out in front of the door. You're already a nuisance who doesn't do its job right all the other time. ", Vector explained to him in a monotone voice.
Rei blinked in unbelieve. Did Vector carry him inside?
That already sounded simply wrong. Very wrong. And not very Vector.
He slowly sat up, trying not to pass to out again. Everything was still spinning. Was the bit of pasta he ate earlier that old and bad?
„Hey...", he heard Vector talking again. „I don't need a broken clone. So if you want to live longer than pathetic 4 weeks you better get yourself together or I'm doing things myself" There it was. The old i-am-looking-down-on-you-you-are-worthless-in-my-eyes-voice Vector normally had.
„ I am not warning you another time"
Rei felt Vectors eyes on him. He didn't even have to look at him to know what kind of judging stare it was.
Vector was zapping through the programs of the TV without stopping and never being satisfied with any show.
With an annoyed growl he turned the TV off. Awkward silence filled the room. It wasn't like they were normal roommates or something like that and could start a conversation at any about interesting topics.
Rei just stared anywhere in the room, avoiding looking at Vector or even close to where he sat.
Sometimes even a question or a word could trigger the barian and since Rei was the only one around or in Vectors eyes the culprit, he was the one who Vector let his anger out on. It wasn't even rage all the time that made him torment Rei. A couple of times he simply had a bad day or did it because he had fun humiliating Rei. Not like Rei could defend himself nor did he wanted to since that would make everything worse. He had to learn that the hard time and after that he never ever tried anything similar again.
Just simply endure everything Vector did to him.
Oh how he wanted to run away and start a real normal life.
But that was even more impossible than Vectors twisted world destruction and/or domination plans. Vector merely ever explained the necessary details to him. The only times Vector was really talkative and in a good mood was when he was telling the story of how he killed 2 former barian emperors. How he hated their leader and made a list and give points whenever he did something that Vector didn't like and when he had enough points he killed him plus his sister just for the fun of it. Rei knew this story by heart because Vector told it countless times. Not that Rei was really interested but it got Vector in a better mood talking about his glorious kills and any kind of Vector in a positive mood was a good one. Even if it took listening to the same stories over and over again until the time he could recite parts of it and was talking in his head along with it.
The more the two just remained silent, without any other noises, the more awkward it got up to the point when Rei wanted to start talking about something, anything really, to cut this tormenting silence. But as soon as he opened his eyes Vector cut him off.
„When are you leaving to go to Yuma? "
Right he nearly forgot about his terrible probably not working plan to please Vector.
„Uuuuhh well ...tomorrow morning I guess", Rei answered and felt his face getting red and hot. He quickly turned his head in the hope that Vector couldn't see his suspicious behavior.
„You really should...", Vector started to say but was interrupted by the sudden flashing of his barian crystal he wore as a necklace. The other barians were summoning him.
That simple thing always got Vector in a bad mood. He seemed to hate his fellow emperors with a passion. Rei could see how Vectors face slowing got more and grumpier and downright pissed.
He stood up from the couch while cursing up a storm. Some of the profanities Rei didn't even know but he was sure they could only have a very nasty meaning.
Vector opened a portal to meet whoever was summoning him but before he left he turned back to Rei with a cold expression on his face.
„When I come back you better have some information that will put me in a good mood", and without waiting for Rei's answer he left.
The portal closed and it was quiet again.
What now?
He was alone again.
The clock showed it was 10 pm.
Around 12 hours left before he had to go to Yuma. Rei slowly started panicking again. Thoughts of a horrendous future and endless bad possibilities that could occur filled his brain. He fell back on to the couch and covered his eyes with his hands.
A distressed half scream escaped his mouth and he grabbed a blanket next to him and rolled himself up in it. The solely thing that wasn't covered was his face.
He stared at the ceiling as it would tell him the secret that would make all his problems magically disappear. The people in the apartment next to him were fighting again.
Rei pulled the blanked even tighter around himself and before he knew fell into a deep slumber full of nightmares of him getting rejected by Yuma and hurt by Vector.
The rising sun shining through his window woke Rei up from his awful sleep. He untangled himself from the blanket trying not to fall of the couch und glanced at the clock.
It was already half past nine.
Still a bit drowsy he got up and went straight to the kitchen until he remembered the lack of edible food from yesterday.
He sighed deeply.
What an amazing Saturday morning to have.
And it didn't get better when his plans for the day came back in his head. He probably should get as early as he could to Yuma's house before he would make plans with other people. If he hadn't already done that. Rei's mind and body went back into panic mode.
Horrible thoughts screaming through his head. Shaking limbs. Sweat. It was just awful.
Rei slowly made is way to the bathroom, without passing out to his surprise. Maybe a shower would made him feel better. And he didn't wanted to smell or anything like when visiting his friend very soon.
He stripped out of his clothes, in which he slept in, it came to his mind, and stepped into the shower.
Luke warm water was running over his head and down his slim body. He already felt a little better and the nauseas was slowly fading.
Freshly showered with hair and body smelling like his favorite cherry shampoo he grabbed the last clean towel of the shelf and dried himself up.
After about half an hour of just drying his hair and styling it in his usual he looked at himself in the mirror and decided that was good enough to visited someone close and make a good impression.
In a drawer he found some clean clothes to put on and picked a few also to pack into his bag. He packed the other necessities for staying a night at a friend's house and without giving too much thought of what might happen soon he left the apartment and made his way to Yuma's house.