Two Worlds VI

XXIV

"Look," The Trickster said as we were standing in the library, "All I'm saying is I'm gonna bunk here for a few nights until I get things figured out. Like how the hell I'm even here."

"And all I'm saying is we can't let you go prancing about outside," I told him, "Not without one of us."

"Come on, Cas, you know you can't cage me," He smirked, "I'm a free roaming animal."

"You were a free roaming animal," I corrected him, "Not anymore."

"Well come at me, Cas," He put out his hands, "Cause I'm not gonna just sit around, getting fat and happy. As tempting as that sounds."

"Yeah well you're not leaving, end of story." I told him, breathing out slightly.

"And what's stopping me?" He asked.

"You're still here, aren't you?" I asked, looking him straight in the eyes. It was quiet between us. I breathed heavily.

"Cas," Guy said, and I looked back to him. He was standing in the doorway to the hall to the kitchen, "I think we need to go on a food run." I nodded.

"Alright," I sighed, getting my jacket, "Go ask the other two if they want to tag along." I told him, and he nodded, going to the other hall.

I looked to the Trickster and he was looking at me. I pulled on my jacket as the others came into the room. They started heading upstairs and I looked back to the Trickster.

"If you're smart, you'll stay here and wait until we get back," I started leaving.

"Hey," He said, and I looked back to him from the top of the stairs, "Could you at least get me some chocolate bars?"

I nodded, "Okay," I breathed out and turned, going to the door.

"Thank you," He told me and I held up a hand slightly, leaving the bunker.

When we got to the store, I walked down the aisle with Guy, looking for cheap bread.

"Are you okay?" Guy asked.

I grabbed a loaf, "Yeah," I put it in the hand basket, "Why?"

"I, don't know," He said quietly, "I'm just worried."

"Why are you worried?" I looked at him slightly as we moved along.

"Because you're my friend," He held his hands in his pockets, "And I have to worry about you."

"You don't have to do anything." I told him.

"Then I want to," He got next to me, "And you can't stop me."

I scoffed slightly, "If you say so," He looked down slightly and I bumped my hip into him, "Come on, kid, I'm messing with you." He smiled slightly and nodded.

"Okay," He bumped his hip into me and I smiled, stumbling slightly.

"Let's get going." I grabbed a jug of milk from a fridge and we started heading back to meet with the others.

Meanwhile, Jack...

"So, what is up with you and Gabriel?" I asked, getting beef.

"Nothing between us," Vincent said, following me, "It's just, weird."

"Weird how?" I looked at him slightly as I looked for chicken or something.

"Weird like I've jacked off to his porn." He told me and I stammered slightly, stopping and shutting my eyes. I breathed out slightly, "Hey you asked." I continued on, "I mean, to put it easily, that was the first porno I ever watched."