A Droplet Monster

21

James wanders around, another day, another try, he notices he has weakened a lot but he just can't manage to eat something. He knocks on a door and asks the question.

"Hello, I'm looking for a tall man named Sebastian." James asks.

"That way." The man points further down the street.

James is surprised he gets an actual positive reply.

"I don't trust that man." The person says.

"Why?" James asks.

"People go in and never return." He says.

"What people?" James asks suspictious.

The man shrugs. "Better you go home and don't go in there boy."

"A friend is in there too and I need to check on him." James says

"good luck. it's number 112 by the way." The man says, closing the door.

James walks to the door, breathing and trying keep balanced on his thin boney legs.

"I'm coming for you Steve. I'll take you home... Be okay... please." James whispers the sentence at himself as he looks through the window inside the house.

it looks empty aside a light in the kitchen.

James moves around the house, trips over something for not pulling his legs up high enough and sits on the ground, he tries to get up and succeeds then looks carefully through a small kitchen window. Seeig something he wishes he didn't see.

Steve is tied on the table, shirtless and bruised but less than the last time he saw him. There is a Sebastian holding an injection needle.

James tries to thibk quick. trying to figure out what to do.

He hears Steve scream from fear, he hears his name and some laugh from Sebastian, a bit of a talk then falling back in silence.

James slowly opens up the door, no time to think, he got to rescue Steve.

"Let him go." James says.

Sebastian turns around. "How did you find me?"

Steve grins "Maths."

"Indeed." James replies. "Let him go."

"He'll be mine forever." Sebastian says.

"Grow up." James says.

Steve looks horrified at James... "You got to go..." Steve is aware James is never ever going to be able to win from Sebastian.

"I'll be fine." James says as he checks the room to figure out any kind of possibilities.

"James." Steve says. signing him to figure out a way to free him.

James nods and escapes from Sebastian, but James is slow, exhausted, tired and weak.

"Don't." Sebastian says as he grabs James by his throat, wraps his hands around it and make him choke.

"STOP IT SEB." Steve shouts.

"Idiot. Do you think i'll let you go?" Sebastian asks.

"No, but let James go." Steve asks.

Sebastian lets go of James, making the boy fall to the ground. Sebastian goes to Steve and hits him.

Steve groans.

Sebastian turns around, but he doesn't see James, he looks around but can't find him.

Sebastian leaves the kitchen to look for James.

James appears and holds a knife, cutting the tow that keeps Steve on the table, first his arms.

"LOOK OUT!" Steve shouts as Seb appears.

James backs away.

Steve untied his legs and jumps off the table, attacking Sebastian from behind. Then Steve grabs James and quickly drags hin outside.

"You're so stupid to safe me." Steve mutters as he drags the over exhausted James along on a very fast tempo.

"I.." Breathe. "...can't..." James breathes again, gasping for air, he doesn't has balance.

Steve quickly picks him up and carries him. "Have you eaten?" He asks.

"This is not the moment." James replies breathing.

"Thanks for saving me. I couldn't go... I couldn't escape..." Steve says as they walk.

"Car is parked few blocks away." James says.

"I can't drive." Steve replies as he follows the directions to the car.

"I can." James says.

"You got to rest and eat." Steve replies.

"I'll be fine." James says, then he falls asleep.

Arrived at the car Steve puts James in the carseat and let him sleep, Steve sits down next him and watches the boney guy next him. Worrying...