Prompt/Triggers: ("don't say goodbye", Abandoned, Isolation)
Fandom: Reese

Reese shifted in his bed, rolling over and taking a deep breath as he snuggled deeper into the covers, flinching when it put him in the sunlight.

He groaned and covered his face with the blanket before bolting up with a gasp and looking at the clock. 3:30 pm.

What?! He was supposed to help Jeremy get ready for school and make his lunch?! Why didn't his alarm go off?!

He shot his phone a look and it unlocked and showed the alarm never went off.

He quickly shot out of bed, tripping on his blankets and falling to the floor with a shout.

A couple minutes later, he ran down the stairs, slipping on the last two and falling backward.

He groaned in pain as he laid there for a moment to let his programming run a diagnostic check. When it came back with nothing but bruising and soreness, he pried himself up and searched the house.

Both Jeremy and Mr. Heere were gone.

Neither one of them woke him up.

And Jeremy wasn't back from school.

He felt his chest tighten. But... He always bid them goodbye... Why didn't they wake him up?

Where were they??

Did they... did they abandon him?

He slowly moved around the house but the silence made him feel sick.

His breathing grew short and rapid as he felt himself start to panic and he tried to calm down, tried to rationalize but he ended up blacking out.
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Jeremy arrived home from the mall with Michael, who dropped him off, around 10:30 pm. He unlocked the front door and pushed it open. "Hey! I'm home!" He called only to stop and drop his bag when he saw Reese unmoving on the floor. "Reese!" he ran over and carefully rolled him onto his back where Jeremy sighed in relief as his chest rose and fell.

Reese's face was pale and wet. The ground was also pretty wet. His breathing was shallow as he laid in Jeremy's arms.

Jeremy frowned and little before moving around and slinging his arm over his shoulder. It was a bit tricky as Reese was a bit taller than him but he managed to get him to the couch and lay him there.

He sat down in a chair nearby and waited for Reese to stir.

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Reese gasped awake and jerked up, panting for breath as he looked around widely.

He heard something clatter in the kitchen and feet running over when Jeremy appeared in the door frame. "Reese!" He hurried over and gently pushed him back onto the couch.

"J-Jeremy??" His voice was rough from crying and he looked confused. "W-What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean what am I doing here? I live here!" He replied, laughing a little but was confused.

"But... I thought y-you..."

"Thought I what?"

"..." Reese looked away as tears spilled down his face.

"...Reese, please. What did you think I did?"

"...I thought you both... left me."

Jeremy's heart dropped as he felt his own tears fill his eyes. He carefully pulled Reese into a hug. "No! No... I... no. We didn't leave you Reese. Dad's out with friends tonight and I went to the mall with Michael. It was in the calendar. Why didn't you check it?"

"The calendar? But... you were supposed to go to school-"

Jeremy stared at him. "Reese... what day is it?"

"What?"

"What day is it?"

"... Friday... right?"

Jeremy laughed tiredly before shaking his head. "It's Saturday, Reese."

"It... it is?" He looked confused.

"Yeah bud. I think you're sick."

"Me? Sick? But that's not-"

"It is possible. You aren't just a robot anymore."

Reese laid down. "Well... I suppose that would explain how nauseous I've been and my fluxing temperatures..."

Jeremy sighed. "I made you some soup so I want you to eat then get ready for bed."

Reese looked surprised. "You... cooked?"

"It's mostly out of a can but... yeah. I did. You want some now?"

Reese smiled a little bit at that. "I'd love some."