8pm October 12th 2007
Finally opening the front door I helped gramps to his chair in the living room & sighed being tired from all the socialization I had to go thru today. "Ya know again you could've told me this was your plan today. I don't care at all about stopping around so you could say your good bye but I still gotta go out & get groceries meaning I won't be home for awhile since I didn't plan for us to be out & about like this otherwise I would've taken my list with me & just had the cab stop at Family Dollar while I grabbed everything." Not genuinely caring about it & really just bitching about it to let him know where I was going. With that I turned towards the door getting ready for the 20 minute walk to Family Dollar & back. "Hey you can just get groceries tomorrow you aren't going into work, Nathan is giving you the next 2 weeks off as PTO in case of worst case scenario even tho I told him you wouldn't agree to that kind of handout." & yet once again hitting the nail on the head with that leaving me 2 options, plop myself in front of the TV & watch the football game that's on for a bit or go listen to the Bills radio show since the game wasn't being played on the channels we had with basic cable come Sunday & it was supposed to be against the Ravens. "It's college ball Tennessee against Tennessee should be interesting & they're only in the first quarter still." Somehow that was all it took to convince me to sit & watch the game with him.
3 hours later
"Alright let's get you to bed & settle in for the night" I help him up with how tired he was from all the walking I'm shocked he didn't pass out during the game which ended up being a blow out even with a strong come back in the 4th quarter. It only took a few minutes & after saying good night I wandered into my own room closing the door *So I see you've had a eventful 24 hours* *Of fucking course you show up after everything has gone horribly wrong multiple times asshole* Turning to look at Anubis who was just sitting in my window casually without a care in the world. *Well now that I'm here fill me in* he said with a shit eating grin making the urge to punch him in his little to perfect face glaringly obvious *Well if you must know almost immediately after you left I bumped into & then got man handled by some guy who looked like some kind of daemon or devil type thing that no one else even questioned & after dropping me I had one of my migraines hit, OH Did I also mention that Jason has a month to live at best & didn't tell me shit till after I found out from Nathan exposing it by accident?* Laying the sarcasm on as heavy as possible.
*WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.. you were man handled by a daemon? You're sure?* & that had to be the most serious he's ever been like something really bad has happened. *Yeah & before you ask he was a full foot taller & wider then me with a dark yellow skin tone almost mustard maybe darker, His eyes & hair the same color as lemon juice with 2 horns on his head & a fucking tail. Dude threatened to smear me into a blood stain twice & if it wasn't for the shock I was feeling or the promise I made about fighting I might've just swung on him without restraint.* Anubis is pacing now looking even more grim*Dude chill out before you wear a hole in the already faded rug.* *This is serious more then you realize DJ. Fuck man I didn't think I was going to have this talk for another month, the autumnal equinox just happened.* & without fail I am left completely & utterly out of the loop of whatever he's rambling about. *Listen dude I'm tired & just going to go to bed because I've got shit to do in the morning as well as file for a leave of absence after I take my Mid-Terms because of Jason's situation.*
Those words just seem to stress him out even more causing even more muttering, *HEY DUMBASS, You're wearing a hole in my carpet & currently mumbling like a madman not even letting me buy a letter for a clue. So you can go back to whatever you were doing & I'll get some sleep OR you can just tell me what is going on.* & he physically recoils at my words *You are far, far to calm about this.* *So what am I supposed to over react to everything & get myself into weird predicaments like I'm Anakin, Bella or Eragon??* with that sentence seemingly snapping him into focus for whatever reason. He stops pacing & looks at me before sighing.
*Alright I need you to fully agree & promise to listen without interruptions or questions or other nonsense while I explain shit to you.* *I'm going to need you to explain what you mean by nonsense because I think it's perfectly reasonable to lose my shit when things keep happening & no explains anything.* I watch as he seems to visibly be grabbing the bridge of is his nose in a painful grip before sighing & coming to a decisions *Alright I'm going to give you the night to actually think on this & not just spout off at the mouth before understanding what's being said.* Then without another word he poofs completely.
9:40 am October 13th 2007
Getting out of bed I can smell the coffee & immediately scratch my belly like some kind of caveman as I walk towards the smell of glorious nectar. "So how'd we sleep" & without really registering the voice I reply back "It wasn't terrible this time & it looks like some I escaped a serious round of nightmares this time around." as I reached for the mug on the dingy counter I finally registered that it wasn't gramps who talked to me it was Anubis who I only ever heard in my head not out loud & in my fucking kitchen at 9:46 in the morning. "THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE???? YOU CAN'T BE REAL THERE IS NO WAY!!!!" Whisper yelling this to avoid letting everyone know it sounds as if I'm having a psychotic break finally.
"What do you mean I can't be real?? I have been hanging around you most of your life I'll have you know & I'll also have you know that anyone else in your position would be praising me or maybe even making offerings to me." Looking at me expecting some other change in my reaction which followed the trend so far of over reaction "SO you are just another old fuck who hides answers instead to things making me play a guessing game from hell instead of just letting me know what's going on... WAIT IF YOU'RE REAL THEN DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE REALLY DATING BELLONA THE ROMAN GODDESS & ASPECT OF WAR?? Damn talk about dating above your league especially with your personality being what it is." & if it had been any other mortal hell even a large number of immortals Anubis would've put them in their place but he knew better then to attempt that & even if he was allowed to it would have no effect on this stubborn ox & may even back fire leading to him having to avoid having his face punched in by said ox tho he'd never say this out loud for obvious reasons.
"Alright listen here bub, that's thin ice you're on & that's your only warning, secondly da fuck you mean -my personality- I'll have you know it's just perfect the way it is fucker." He sits down in the singular rickety chair in the kitchen unconcerned by the sounds of it creaking & threatening to break under his weight. "So do you have a answer for me from what I asked you last night??" & I can't even attempt to be serious when given such a wide open door to put myself through. "I don't know it's so sudden I don't know if I can be gentle enough on you." said in the most dead pan voice I can muster & I watch as he visibly seems to recoil from my words like they were physically hurting him "OH YOU NASTY FUCKER* & he promptly flipped the bird while trying to avoid gagging at the images now firmly in his head "Before you say one more horrifying innuendo that physically leaves me feeling sick to my core I'm shutting it down now, I need a serious answer from you about this."
I can't help the deep sigh that leaves me as I get serious about this & focus on him "Ok so before we dive into this I want to clear everything up on my mind from the get go so you can answer what you can since I am assuming just like all the myths & fairy tales I've read & studied that you're under restrictions of what can & can't be said or confirmed in any way cause it'll fuck with the Fates of things, Right??" With a curt nod I continue "Alright so first off, I'm not human or at least not completely human & that's the reason I ended up in the system bouncing around before I assume someone interfered putting me in Jason's path to be raised & taught something other then violence solving all my issues as well as being jaded against the whole world. Secondly it's because of my non human heritage I manage to recover the way I do from fights & my intense desire to crush anyone I fight or decides to target me as well as my migraines any time my emotions spike. Thirdly why the hell is a God of Death specifically the Egyptian one my -friend- as well as looking out for me in any capacity since you could just watch over me from the shadows & explain all of this at the time you were originally waiting for." Sipping my coffee I wait to see what answers I'm going to get.
"I can only answer parts of all of those at best with a singular answer & I don't wanna hear you bitch at me either. the answer to the majority of what you asked me is Yes & No. No I will not elaborate nor will I even circle back to this because I am not at liberty to discuss it any further so give up now. As for me choosing to be your friend?? Well it's kinda boring when you don't have any & you were always going to be a loner even if you tried to get along with others due to factors outside of your control, very similar to me as you know from all your research including your wonderful essay you submitted back in high school there for the contest for the academic scholarship about death gods & the variety of things they represent beyond death itself. Never got to tell you before now before I did share it around & it has a A from everyone of us even some of the stingy old gods approved but moving forward, you needed someone to vent to & just be yourself around without being judged so I filled that role to the best of my ability. & Before you ask no I never was using you for anything nor have I had ulterior motives this entire time also even if I had Bellona would've beat me within a inch of my life & forced me to apologize to you & ask for forgiveness."
As he sips on his own cup of coffee I believe him & it could be because I trust him or something else but for now I'll accept the answers I got. "So what exactly are you to tell me? & for the love of gods please tell me not all immortals act like the average old folk I deal with refusing to communicate stuff till after the fact or after someone else spills the beans." & To that my answer is the deep slurping of coffee as Anubis attempts to hide his face.... "WHAT THE FU--"