Snippet #2074327

Kanari Tikoto

“Kanari, Cassius is tired and you’re loud,” Ri pouted at the older man and only edged a few feet from the blind man, standing his ground. Olive might be the leader, but he didn’t have to listen all the time! “It’s too early in the morning for your screech-giving headaches, so go get something to eat to shut up your vocals chords.” What. What. No. How dare he?! How…rude. The younger rubbed his eyes and kept his bright smile, though for a few seconds it did show the actual hurt that Olive’s words had left. It didn’t help that the unknown had played their dirty tricks and used him to write messages on the mirrors again. In someone’s blood. If it was his he didn’t know where it came from. Maybe he would find out later because he had no idea where that awfulness had come from. “I’ll be down when Cassius is done getting ready.” When did Cass-chan actually need help getting ready? When? He had proven many times that he was just as capable as the rest of them and Olive wanted to baby him. Did he always baby him? This was stupid. Cass was like them, why treat him like an invalid! “I’m sure Pandora’s up. Go bug him. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it heaps more than I do.” Yeah. Sure. Whatever, Oliver.

Ri turned back to his new favorite person ever, and on days where Olive wasn’t a bag of suckiness and douches and took that spot Cass took the second favorite spot, and smiled brightly, not really paying attention to the words he was saying “It won’t take long, Ri…I don’t need to shower or anything. Before you go though, can you grab my toothpaste.” The boy nodded and grabbed it with ease, gently taking the sightless boy’s hand and curling his fingers around it, “There ya go Cass-chan!” his voice stuttered for a moment and he pranced out of the room, giving his leader a slight glare as he passed. Stupid Olive-chan. Stupid heartless, cold, ass of a leader. God damn Olive-chan! His mind screamed horrible things at him, and even though the lights were all on in the magical house, he could feel them.

Gripping at his clothes. Pulling his hair. Whispering things to him that he would never repeat. Things he would lock away in his mind and never think of again. Pandora? Was he even up? Apparently yes, he was. “Morning Panda-chan.” Ri muttered as he walked into the room, the usual smile gone as the darkness was trying its hardest to break him. “How’d you sleep? I slept bad.” Ssay it Kanari. Say it and see what happens. several sneers were tossed his way and he tensed. “I…um…I didn’t sleep well. I think I slept walked and wrote on my mirror. Again.” In someone’s blood.