Sleep

Part 15

When we'd landed, Delirious' character had stumbled on the ground, rolling before he stood. And of course, I'd been rolled with him.

It had been an abrupt break in the peaceful silence we'd settled into, when I'd swore loudly.

"Ow! Fuck! Shit, that scared me" I laughed, still keeping myself clung to the man as he stood. When he was up, I placed my feet on the dirt beneath us. He'd been aiming for the grass I'm guessing, but we had missed it by a few metres.

Untying the sleeves and string, I stepped back to finally regain personal space, brushing little rocks from my skin, and from the new graze on my forearm.

It stung a little, but I was alive. And nothing could wipe the huge grin now again spread across my cheeks.

"Del! Oh my god! It worked! I'm alive!" I said, giggling. I had so much energy. I felt drunk, skipping around in circles.

I ran to Delirious and hugged him tightly, constant giggles still streaming from my lips. Then, I took off running down the hill, toward the city lights, waving my jacket in the air.

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After a while of just jogging through the streets of Los Santos I stopped, dropping my bum on a sidewalk. Sitting cross cross, I panted as my breathing struggled to level out.

The steps of my partner in crime soon stopped next to me, followed by a second pair of footsteps.

Looking up, I had a big grin still, but my blue eyes swirled with confusion. Until I caught sight of a money mask, with a cigar hanging from his mouth.

I had hazy recollection of my wrist buzzing at some point as I was running, but I hadn't checked it. I guess;

'Lui Calibre has joined the game'.

Laughing a little deliriously, I pushed myself to my feet and leapt forward to grab him, pulling him into a hug.

"Hi! I'm Luna! It's nice to meet you" I exclaimed, stepping back.

The street lights were shinning down on his mask, making it seem more sinister than it did normally.

Mentally pairing it with his squeaker voice, my giggles increased a little in volume. That'd be the coolest to hear live.

"Hey, nice to meet you too" he said as I dropped myself back into the ground haphazardly, mentally noting that he hadn't mentioned the touch or situation yet. The others had mentioned it pretty fast.

"So, are you like caught up on the situation? Vanoss said he'd written it in the message but Mini hadn't really believed it so..." I huffed out in one breath, pulling the hoody back on now that I was cooling back down. I was mildly sweaty, and the slight breeze was causing it to become cold on my skin. As I was pulling my hood up, Delirious replied to the question.

"We're in Skype, I was explaining as we ran" he said.

"So, why're you so happy?" Lui asked, obviously confused at my mood. Guess Del hadn't filled him in on that part. Deciding to not dob the man in, I shrugged.

"Just doing some cool stuff I could never do it real life" I summarised, not lying.

"Delirious' laugh just then makes that sound very suspicious" he sassed, and I jumped to my feet, marching toward the man with matching clothes. Smacking him up the side of the head, I grumbled.

"I'm trying to cover your ass, you can't just laugh! You're crazy, I swear it" I could just imagine him laughing like a madman