Page 98 of Knot Their Omega
“Yeah. Don’t know the details. I’ll find it out before you guys depart. Why don’t you and Kai go chill for a bit? I’m going to make some calls.”
“OH! Kai, I can show you my new drum set! I have to set the fucker up. It came in this afternoon. It’s STUNNING. Metallic blues and purples. Even has some pink. Oh! You know what? We should get tattoos! Matching tattoos for all of us.”
“Nate ain’t getting shit.”
“Okay, minus him then. As long as Icarus gets one with us, it works out. You think Astraea would want a tattoo?”
“We can ask her when she wakes up.”
“Cool! Let’s go. I want to show you, Kai.”
“Go ahead real quick. I need to pee.”
“Okay! I’ll get the keys to the studio.”
“Meet back here, though. We’ll go together. Just outside of Astraea’s room.”
“Cool! On my away.”
Silence echoes through the space.
“Mother fucking hell.”
“Kai.”
“He could have fucking killed himself, and Nate brushed it off? Is he fucking mad?! What kind of friend does that shit, Icarus! Don’t you fucking defend him!”
“I’m not. Lower your tone before you wake Rae.”
“He would have killed himself that night if he didn’t meet Astraea! Are you not comprehending what he just admitted? He’s telling us this now because his thought process has changed. Meaning he had every intention of killing himself.”
“Can you keep an eye on him for a while?”
“Of course, I’m gonna keep an eye on him. I’m not going to lose the man I love!”
“I’ll deal with Nate.”
“You won’t just deal with him. You’ll warn him to either sober up from all that alcohol-drug foolishness or get the fuck out of our pack! Does he think Blooming Salvation can’t find a new singing lead? Heck, we can revamp the whole band. I know how to play fucking guitar and scream on key in a mic.”
“It’s not that simple, but I actually wouldn’t shoot down the potential idea.”
“We just have to get a good-written piece and let it go viral. Heck, we can find a new lead for all I care. Play it unexpectedly at a performance and make fans crazy with the new set of members. Let them decide what they want Blooming Salvation to be.”
“I’ll look into song options and potential backups for lead singers.”
“If we had Blair Vesper’s contact, I bet we could get a song that stems from the idea of salvation. One that could be a beacon of hope for those in the dark and feel like they’re fuckingdrowning. With all the violence and shit happening to Omegas, too, it could be an anthem of hope.”
“You’re on point there, but Vesper is hard to get and expensive.”
“I have money, Icarus. I don’t care if it’s millions. If it can be enough… to make Kenji never think like that again, then money is nothing. I know we’ll have to do more than just write a song and sing it. I’m sure being in a band and touring is a lot harder than I’m assuming. Yet…”
“I get it, Kai. Breathe for a second.”
“We can’t lose him, Icarus. You know… we almost lost him once. I can’t… there’s no fucking way I can deal with that a second time.”
“None of us will go through that again, not with our little Omega in the mix. Just think positive and let’s ensure we keep an eye on Kenji. At least he doesn’t bottle up his emotions. If he needs us, he’ll tell us, and we won’t ignore the signs like Nate did.”
“I want him out of the picture, Icarus.”