Snippet #1623910

Rei let his watch on Cyrus linger for a moment until he lost sight of the blond altogether, seeing the smaller boy run into an alleyway. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, staring at the ceiling for a moment to gain his composure. Lately, he felt like he was ready to lose himself more and more.. “Hey Taser! I got something for you!” He snapped out of his lost thoughts. That sounded like...Katie! But wasn't she with Nikolas? Great, was she going rogue again? Just what he needed. She sounded like she was right outside the building. What did she have for Sparky, though? The stuff he asked for or--

"Cyrus!" he said aloud as realization dawned on him. He looked back out the window he was still standing by but couldn't spot either of them. Katie must of followed Cyrus into the alleyway. Who knew what she was doing to him now. Rei looked between the direction he was going and the door he entered the building through, debating whether or not he should risk it. Sighing, he realized even if Cyrus hated him, he couldn't give him up now. He couldn't risk it. And he wasn't even sure Taser was in this part of the building--if he kept searching, Taser would have the chance to leave the building some other way without him even knowing. Then Cyrus would be in deep trouble.

Groaning to himself, Rei stomped quickly out the door. Why was this kid such a trouble magnet? It was a pain. He ran to the alleyway, and glowered at the sight of Katie sitting over a sobbing Cyrus. "What exactly do you think you're doing?" he asked Katie in a dangerous tone of voice. "Let Cyrus go, Katie." He took a cautious step forward, acid dripping from his hands onto the ground by his feet, sizzling as they hit the concrete and made small holes. "Don't think I can't take care of you." His eyes flashed to Cyrus, softening for just a moment, before going back to Katie and narrowing again. "You'll be dead before you can cry 'Sparky.'"