{Rune}
The incident with the Inoue group hadn't even been more than a day ago but it felt like my whole life suddenly made a dramatic change. At first I worried that they might come after me since they knew where I lived but on the other hand, if I really was a spy then comming here would be like walking into a trap so I just hoped I was save for now.
"Hey, Vera." I held my phone next to my ear after calling my sister's number.
"Rune? Whats wrong? Did I forget Granny's brithday again?!" She panicked on the phone making me sigh.
"No, chill. I just wanna say that I'm moving into your house. I already made all the arrangements and packed most of the valuable things so I'll take the plane in two days." I simply explained to her knowing that she'd probably freak out at that sudden news. Vera has been living in LA for 5 years now since she started her career as a singer and actress. She was already really famous and her house that she bought in a wealthy block near the ocean was totally big enough for me to fit in. And buying my own was too much of a hassle... not that I didn't have the money though. I might walk around looking like a beggar at times but my family had loads of money from all the Falcon group wealth. Additionally, I secretly was a faceless singer on social media apart from working at a convenience store and sis was a celebrity and that payed quiet well.
"What do you mean you'll move here? Rune, you can't just come to LA. Does Granny know about this?!" Just as I expected she was freaking out... oh damn.
"I might have come in contact with the Inoue group..." I slowly spoke to make sure it sounded less bad as she thought it was but the yell echoing through the speaker killed my ear.
"YOU DID WHAT?!?"
"Listen I..." I actually went over the whole story to make her understand me better even though I was aware that she didn't like what I did.
"Rune, you shouldn't have involved yourself in their business by saving Raven Inoue. He's a big number here and messing with their group will get you killed! I know you want to understand things and stop hiding yourself from the people that killed our group but think about your own family for once. What will you do if they find out about you? Do you think me or Granny will be save? It's not only your life on the line!" She sounded angry and I started feeling bad. However, I didn't plan on going back on what I planned even with such high risks.
"Vera, you know I'm not stupid so I know what my actions can causr and getting you and Granny in danger is the last thing I want... I don't plan on making the Inoue group and all other groups hate us even more by killing some of their members or something."
I calmed my breathing to make it better understandable.
"I only want to get to know this whole world of gifted ones better. Their rules and system... and I also want to understand why our group had to die because I'm sure there has to be more to it."
"Rune... how can you be certain they won't kill you if they realize who you are? Inoue group has the most influence and power here, their people are all professionals that no one would dare messing with... you cannot simply wall into their headquarters." In Vera's voice I noticed a seriousness and worry that I hardly ever heard from her. It meant she was honest about her feelings but I couldn't listen to her if she didn't get what I was feeling... I sincerely was very sorry for worrying her since she was the person I valued most in life together with granny.
"They're also just human... and the people involved in the massacre were all older so the younger generation might see this differently like I do because I do not think that there is a reason to hate on the Falcon family... and I'll show that to these people until they've proven me wrong. And apart from that I swear to everything there is that I won't carelessy ever tell anyone that I have family." I put my hand on my chest out of instinct when saying that even though Vera couldn't see me. She must know that I'd hold my word because I have always tried my best to do that as well as never gave a promise that I couldn't hold.
"You're not a child Rune, so I can't stop you from this and I do trust you but please be careful. Being fearless is being vulnerable in some situations... and of you get hurt I'll never forgive you." she added and I rolled my eyes slightly. People could say all they wanted about fear protecting you from dangerous situation but as a person that searched for excitement that kind of panic was difficult to understand sometimes.
Surely, I'd be terrified and sad when someone threatened to kill my family and I was also cautios when walking alone in a dark alley at night but these symptoms like shaking, your body producing adrenalin and being extra sensitive to sound or movements wasn't there. Understanding what it felt like fearing death was the most difficult for me. When contemplating about that I always thought that dying painfully wasn't nice and I had things I wanted to do but I just never could relate to these people planlessly running away from murderers in horror movies instead of thinking first...
That really was my only flaw in reading people.
The call with Vera ended rather quickly after I assured myself that she wouldn't go back on her decision letting me stay.
Granny didn't have to know it for now so everything was working out for now.
I was quick to pack most of the stuff I owned which wasn't exactly much but clothing and just like that I sent it away a day later and was on my leave through the entrance door at the morning when someone called out my name.
"Rune? I heard you're leaving? Will you be comming back?" I turned around to see my coworker Liv standing behind the counter of the convenience store making big eyes as she watched me go. That girl was actually my only coworker apart from the owner and his friend and if the circumstances were different we could have become really close friends.
"Yeah, I'm leaving." I smiled at her with sincere sad eyes because I had enjoyed her company so leaving her was a little sad.
"Didn't the boss tell you?" I asked back and she nodded.
"He said you told him that the police was after you and you have to leave the country." She sounded as if she'd soon start crying so I went over to her quickly.
"Yeah, that's right but don't worry about me and don't try to find out what happend or you might get involved." I lowered the volume of my voice as I leaned closer to her.
Liv was a year younger than me and the definition of cuteness. Her figure was small with beautiful curves and her face had soft features with a pointy nose.
Unconsciously, I patted her head for a second when her eyes became watery. I knew she had a crush on me because it had been obvious since I started working here even when I always dressed like a lazy, uncivilized person in here... that's why I liked her and even considered her my friend.
"I'll be fine don't worry." I grinned and squeezed her hand slightly before turning around once and for all leaving the store and heading to the bus station.
Leaving this place behind wasn't as bad as I thought it would be because the desire to experience something new and start living as who I wanted to be was bigger that anything that held me here in Berlin.
...
I took my flight in business class after changing my outfit and applying natural makeup that brought out my features well combined with brown contact lenses. I even dressed up a little to fit into the atmosphere because I simply felt like it. Everytime I drastically changed my outfit like this it was surprising how different I looked.
When the plane landed my sister was already waiting for me in the crowd. However, I needed a little time until I spotted her because she was wearing a cap, sunglasses and a jacket with a high collar so people wouldn't recognize her.
"Sis!" I yelled trying to avoid saying her name out loud when she finally saw me coming and and gave me a tight hug. It felt funny because usually we had the same height but right now she was taller because of her heels.
I noticed how we were both wearing almost the same sunglasses and a white cap... it always happened like that.
"I see you haven't cut your hair in a while. It looks nice." She smiled when we left the airport and pulled my hair that was tied in a lazy braid a little.
"Thanks, it's helpful because people tend to confuse me as a woman." I laughed and noticed Vera's irritated gaze.
"How is that helpful?" She wanted to know when she held the door to her car open for me to get in.
"It's you who always calls me pretty boy because of my feminine face. With a little make up and different clothes I can easily be mistaken for you and that sometimes gets me free stuff at stores." I stated thinking about how ridiculous that was and Vera snorted silently.
"I'll send you to my next photoshoot then."
"The voice and the missing chest and butt will ruin it though." I remarked as a fact while staring out the window and taking the new scenery in. Last time I was in LA had been 7 years ago and I only stayed for the holidays back then...
"You can't tell me you don't have enough man tiddies to fit into my bra." Vera spoke with confidence and suddenly grabbed my chest.
"Ey, keep your hands on the wheel when driving! And who gave you permission to grab my chest?!" I shrieked and slapped her hand away more gently than aggressive when Vera started laughing loudly.
"I knew I was right. You've been working out since last time we saw each other!" She cheered and took the next turn extra fast so I was pressed against the window.
"That doesn't mean you can touch them tho!" I talked back but secretly enjoyed the stupid conversation.
"Why? You can touch mine too if you want." she replied and I buried my face into my hands.
"No I won't, I'm not interested in your tits." I sighed and tried suppressing another laugh.
"Uhhh so you're interested in another person's breast then?" She sounded like a teenage girl and I started thinking that the synonyms for boobs fell way too often in this conversation.
"Nahh I'm always following your examples as my big sister so I'm single right now." I sweetly said.
"Got me good there, Runi." She admitted defeat while I was caught up in memories for a second when hearing that nickname. It's been long since someone had called me that... it has also been long since I lived together with someone.
And it surely was true that I was single, had been single for most of my life. After I finished school I had tried out a relationship with a girl I liked that time but we drove apart after half a year and I realized that I never really loved her and that my gay side was probably more prominent. Both me and Vera considered ourselves bisexuals but I was more on the gay side while she dated more men than women most of the time. And even though she had much more relationships than me both of us hadn't found the one yet...
"Here we are." Vera pulled me out of my thoughts when she parked her car infront of a large house about 500 meters away from the ocean. It really was beautiful and I admired the modern architecture with a small garden on top of the roof and a pool in front of it. Living here alone must have made her feel lonely... Personally, for living alone I prefered something small and comfy like my appartment in Berlin but this house looked like a whole family with 6 children could easily fit in there so it must feel empty, making me feel kinda happy that I could join Vera in here.
"Well then." I jumped out of her car and walked over to the container in which all my stuff from Germany was transported here.
"Let me get this inside real quick." I said and stretched my arms.
"Idiot, who said I wouldn't help you?" Vera pulled me back by my hair so she was there first and I laughed at her childish behaviour.
I did really miss her a lot.