#darma samadi

[monstertownau]

Sleep Tight

Jup, it has been way to long. But we are back! With our favorite sleepy boy! Enjoy!

Warnings: Angst, Sympathetic Deceit

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“Remy, you forgot your shift. Again!” Tobias said. Remy just shrugged.

“Most peeps in my district are college students anyway. They could use the few extra hours to work. Plus I needed some Starbies”

“This is the fifth time Remy! In a month! Humans can’t function without sleep. It is our job to provide for that!”

“And I can’t function without my coffee,”

“Remy! Listen to me! This is your responsibility, your job!” “And did I ever choose for this job? No!” Remy slipped down his sunglasses to show his sand filled eyes. “I just woke up, and some stupid god, or rather no, some demon, decided I should become some kind of a freak!” The last words were more of a sob, really.

Tobias frowned at first, before the realisation hit him. It was that day… Of course. He should have been more thoughtful… He sighed.

“Look, Remy. Why don’t you go and sit with Darma for some time, yeah? I’ll see what I can do,” He sighed, putting a hand on the golden boy’s left shoulder. Remy stepped back, escaping his mentor’s hand, before storming into one of the bedrooms of the forest cabin they lived in.

The Naga was sitting on the bed playing with Noodle when Remy burst in.

“Trouble?” He asked, looking up at the Sandman. Remy huffed, which was the answer Darma was looking for. He stood up to put Noodle away for a bit, waiting until Remy started talking.

“Just...” Remy trailed off for a bit, “Dee, How are you okay with being away from your family?”

“What makes you want to know, sandbrain?”

Remy rubbed his temples.

“Don’t. Today is not a good day, Dee.”

Darma saw by the look on his friends face how serious it was. He put down Noodle, giving the snake a warning look before walking back to the bed and sat next to his friend. After a moment of silence he started speaking.

“I miss them. I know I was young when I got here, but I regret the mistake every day,”  Darma laughed sadly, “I don’t remember my mother's voice anymore, and when I try to think of her, I only see a blurry image. I don’t know if I had a father or siblings. I may look like I’m okay, but I’m not.”

Remy looked up to see a few tears streaming down the Naga’s face. As soon as Darma noticed his friend looking at him, he quickly wiped away the tears.

“That was… surprisingly honest for a man named Deceit,” Remy teased, poking his friend in the side.

“Shut up. And that's not even my name, just some stupid nickname you gave me!”

“Awh, you love it and you know it,”

Darma felt his cheek flush in shame and decided to flip the board on Remy.

“I was honest, now it’s your turn. So, what's up?”

Remy groaned.

“Just failed another night, that's all…”

“And?”

“And what?”

“Rems, I’ve known you for a long time now. I might be deceptive, but I also know when you are.”

“It is just… I was created on this day...”

“So… it’s your birthday? What’s so wrong about that?” Darma asked. Remy shook his head in answer.

“No, not my birthday. Quite the opposite actually,”

The Naga looked at him, many questions on his mind, but not daring to ask them. Remy sighed.

“Never mind. You wouldn’t understand anyway,”

Darma was ready to object when the door to the bedroom opened.

“Remy, I talked with the board. They are not taking away your duties,”

Tobias paused for a minute, looking down at the two boys. His boys.

“However, they are moving you to a new District.”

“What?!” Darma exclaimed. “You’re just going to let those assholes take him away?”

Tobias smiled sadly.

“Nothing I can do. Remy, pack your bags. You’re moving to Ashborn Falls, today.”

The mentor walked out of the room, leaving a confused Remy and a furious Darma.

“Well, I guess I need to go packing...” Remy mumbled after long silence. He had never met the board, but he knew they were extremely powerful. Nothing could change their mind.

“Hell no!” Darma said, grabbing Remy’s wrist.

“You know I can’t disobey their orders Dee.” Remy said, trying to pull away from the Naga’s grip.

“But I can,” Darma smirked.  “I’m coming with you, Sandworm.”