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@imnotdracula
Who is this guy, anyway?
a normal guy. 100% normal.
thinks he's cool, calm, and collected but he's actually a huge dork.
wears a fur-lined coat even in 100 degree weather.
doesn't listen when told not to do something.
white hair anime boy however he gets to stay alive and not die at the end.
white haired anime boy however has a childhood friend who doesn't die at the end.
also he is the reincarnation of Dracula and inherited his dark powers.
Ismene smiled, weakly, as thanks to the kind young man and his bat companion. It does disappear, though, once he mentioned the need for her to be at a hospital.
"I am afraid it would be a lost cause and a waste of the staff's time." The woman replied. "They have been like this for centuries."
She did gently turn the book over in her hands. "Still, thank you, for the assistance."
Soma felt pity for the poor girl. Even from a glance, it was obvious a doctor wasn't going to be much of a help. A broken wing like that looked permanent. He still wanted to err on the side of caution and crossed his arms.
"If you don't mind me hanging around, just in case you need more help, I'd be more than happy to." It wouldn't be right to just leave her by her lonesome after seeing how much she had been struggling. It was like his moral obligation to at least make her time as comfortable as possible.
Hag. That was a new one, one that she'd let roll off of her with a laugh just as easily. Insults hardly meant anything to her, and Soma was clearly not in the mood for games. Unfortunately for him, neither was she. "If I thought lowly of you, trust that you would know," Tsuru shrugs her shoulders, still holding the candle up enough to illuminate both of them. She doesn't bother retrieving her cane, deeming him harmless after all.
"Very rarely do the fae have an understanding with anyone." Not that she doubted what he said, but it was still surprising. "I suppose if they trust you, I have no choice but to as well." Deciding that she was tired of the dark, cold, and nightly environment, she turned on her heel and started back to her cottage. "Come along then, it wouldn't do for me to leave you."
But she notices he doesn't follow, she looks back over her shoulder to say, "You are coming, aren't you? There's no use wandering here by yourself."
Soma hesitated for a moment. He had no real reason to trust her, but he also knew she could have probably killed him easily while he was mouthing off at her. He visibly relaxed and shoved his hands into his coat pocket. If things got too hairy, he could throw curry at her face and make a run for it.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm following." he started to walk, making sure to keep a decent distance behind her. He didn't want to do or say anything more while he was trying to cool off. This was all Sebastian's fault, anyway.
"Got a name?" he asked after a long stretch of silence.
@imnotdracula
❛ La fête des mères is over, yes? So the displays need to be changed, ❜ Cecil rattled off to one of his storefront employees. ❛ You don't know where the window dressings are? Non, that is no good. ❜
❛ Soma, you saw where we put them a few weeks ago, yes? Tell her where they are. ❜
It's another busy weekday in the wake of Mother's Day at Faucher Lace, and all hands have been deployed by Cecil to redecorate the shop.
The weeks leading up to Mother's Day was exhausting and Soma was more than glad it was over. He had never had to smile harder and be perkier than he did with rich ladies with very expensive tastes.
"Yeah, I just moved them over to the gentlemen's section so we'd get the mannequins dressed faster." He walked over to the section and grabbed a few of the boxes. He placed them down in front of his coworker with a sigh.
"Father's Day is next month, so I wanted to make sure we had the latest ready. I even made sure to put it somewhere obvious, too."
"Mmm, me too," she says with a nod. Hanabi switches her hand when she feels the gentle rub of his thumb against the back of her hand, absentmindedly playing with his fingertips with her own. "What do you miss about your home? What were your favorite rides?"
"If I were back home, I'd probably be preparing for college with my friend Sora. Probably would go Karaoke-ing and stuff, too."
"I mostly liked the ferris wheel. Being able to just look out at the city and take in the view never got tiring, especially around autumn and winter."
"I was supposed to be preparing for college, also. I had my admission paperwork done and everything!"
Soma wanted to curse to his place and vent how much it sucked, but meeting Hanabi was worth it. He looked at her, the ferris wheel, and back to her again. "How about we take a picture together when the ferris wheel reaches the highest point?"
"Temper," he muses, amusingly. Still, he'd rather NOT be manhandled this way. It shows in the way his eyes, too, flash a dark red in return. He isn't Sephiroth, though. He isn't going to back down, and that's fine. For now, at least.
"It is already too late. How many times do you think she and I spoke?" He pushes forward, stepping in and closing the space between the two of them.
"And you say it was nothing, and yet, something tells me you are only saying this because you are in a relationship. You thought about me on multiple occasions. I am sure you will continue to do so. It is only natural. Whether it'd be out of pure disdain for me or picturing me in ways.
I'm disappointed because you could have done so much better than fall for someone like her. You say she is kind, but you don't even know the real her."
Soma's face flushed red out of embarrassment and anger. He had no idea where Sebastian got the nerve to think Soma held any feelings for him, but he was going to put a stop to it now.
He instinctively moved back when Sebastian closed in on him. The anger in his eyes transformed into disgust.
"You really are full of yourself. Even if I hadn't chosen Hanabi, that wouldn't change what happened between us at the club was nothing more than lust." He wasn't going to back down just because Sebastian thought he could intimidate him.
"I know Hanabi and whatever manipulation tactics you think will work on me is laughable." Soma really was a fool for letting himself get entangled with Sebastian. He shouldn't have let his guard down.
"I promise you, Sebastian. If you keep pushing this and hurt her, I will not hesitate to rip your soul straight out of your corpse. You are not the first demon I've done this to nor will you be the last."
"Teeehee! Let's get on that one!" Of course, it was the rollercoaster next. The day was just beginning, and the night would be longer. They had all day today to try out all the rides, and Hanabi's goal was to do that with Soma. She has the map in hand to checkmark all the rides they've done so far.
In between having fun riding stuff and gazing at things they can buy, getting something to eat was just as important.
Here they are, sitting at a nice, but friendly place to grab some lunch. "I didn't know there were so many rides in this amusement park. It reminds me a lot of back home. half the stuff here, we have at home, too. What about you, Soma?"
Soma followed Hanabi towards all the rides she had her eyes on. Each one left him breathless as he screamed and laughed until his throat became sore. The last ride left Soma feeling dizzy and was glad for a drink to help settle him down.
"A few look like the ones I used to ride," He said. He looked back at the rides and rested his chin on his palm. "Makes me feel a little nostalgic and homesick."
He missed his world, but it felt nice to live for himself again. He didn't have to worry about some evil cult. Soma took Hanabi's hand and rubbed his thumb against the back of her hand.
"Do you ever miss your world?"
@imnotdracula | Starter Call, Great Library of Xalphina
"Oh, pardon me," came the voice from the right side of the white-haired young man.
The magenta-haired woman tries to slide past him, breathing in sharply as her wing brushes against him. She simply wanted a book, but it seems her broken wings would prove to be a problem in this endeavor. She, shakily, reaches for one on the shelf she has moved closer to. Ismene drops her arm the second the pain spike got too intense.
She glances over and gives a weak smile to the other in the aisle with her. "May I request your assistance, briefly?"
Soma looked through the books with his bat companion on his shoulder. Many of the books he wanted were still checked out. Soma was about to grab another book until a woman had come up next to him to grab one. He moved out of her way and watched her. It was pretty high up and the poor woman was obviously not okay.
"Here." He allowed his bat companion to fly up and nudge the book to fall into Soma's hand. He handed it over to her as his bat landed back on his shoulder.
"Not to be nosy, but shouldn't you be at a hospital? You look like you're in bad shape and shouldn't move around."
"I am well aware of Vanth's feelings. He would not appreciate it, I agree." But he didn't seem to care. "However, Vanth will understand my reasoning. He always does." If not Vanth, then who else would understand Sebastian's way?
"I am not here to argue with you. Just wanted to convey my disappointment. It is no matter. When I last spoke with her, I made myself very clear.
I only extended the invite for our wedding to her because Vanth would have wanted to see her."
Who the hell did Sebastian think he was? The audacity he had to tell him he was disappointed for dating Hanabi. His eyes flickered a blood red when Sebastian mentioned speaking with her. He grabbed his Sebastian by the collar and pushed him against the wall.
"You better stay away from her, you bastard!" He tightened his grip on Sebastian's collar. "You have no right to say any of the bullshit coming out of your mouth or feel disappointed! We were nothing! That night was nothing!"
Soma couldn't stop himself before swinging a fist straight for his face.
The city's worst divorced couple are now having a custody battle.
"I am not surprised," he answers quietly. Vanth was easy to forgive. In fact, with the two being close, of course, Vanth wouldn't think Hanabi did anything wrong.
"Ask her yourself, Soma. There is nothing I would not do to protect and make sure my beloved is safe from harm's way. The human does not seem to be someone who lies. I'm most certain she will be honest with you."
Soma had to control his anger. He knew letting it slip meant that part of his soul would take over. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"You don't think it's not the same for me, Sebastian? I don't care what she has done, I'm not going to sit here and let you speak of her like she's done any worse than you." He stared up at him defiantly. And, just to throw a jab at him, he quickly added, "And, I don't think Vanth would appreciate how you're speaking of her, either."
"..."
"..."
"..."
She takes the plate of curry, and then drops it on the ground.
"I'd rather just eat you at this point."
The plate landed perfectly in tact on the ground before disappearing. What a waste.
Soma summoned a bone and tossed it at her.
"Then eat this, you god damn weirdo."
"But then if you put the rats in the castle it's gonna stink!"
"Screw that! I was trying to be a really nice president and help out a fellow murderer but I think I should just eat you instead! You look shrimpy enough!"
Soma stared at her before summoning a large plate of curry into his hands. "Shut up and just eat this."
Despite him effortlessly swatting away her staff, Tsuru remains unfazed. It's easier to see him as he is, though, turned to her now as he was. Her candle helped to finally put the vague shape of what she assumed was a young man, and he would see now that she was much shorter than he was, too. Still, he wasn't doing himself any favors by threatening her either. "I have dwelled in this forest for longer than you have been in this city, boy."
"If I wanted to steal, I could surely do better than you, who goes walking at witching hour. Go home. Your bone does not scare me, nor do you." To further cement her point, she reaches forward and grabs said weapon, tugging it forward. It's her way of goading him, daring him even.
Soma desummoned his bone when she grabbed it, letting her tug on air. Soma didn't usually care that people referred to him as 'boy' or whatever belittling terms they thought made them more superior to him. It said more about them than him. But, his anger towards Sebastian was clouding his mind.
"Alright, hag, since we're throwing around condescending terms now. If you want people to actually listen and be cooperative with you, maybe learn to speak to them like they're people and not shit beneath your feet."
"Besides, I'm safe in this forest. The fae and I understand each other." Even if he couldn't summon his faerie companion at the moment, she slept and resonated in his soul. That made negotiating with the forest denizens a little easier. The last thing he wants is for the pixies to see him as a threat.
"I will only ask once," she says, finally announcing herself. Her staff, however, remains pointed at their back. Only the dim light of a candle and the brightness of her own eyes, shining in the darkness, add any illumination in an attempt to identify them. "Why did you come here? Airaisal is no place to wander through during the night." The head of the staff nudges against the center of their back, serving as more of a warning if anything.
Mismatched eyes squint into the darkness still, "Speak then. Or I will make you very sorry that you have not."
Soma was still in a bad mood after his conversation with Sebastian. It was one thing to not like someone, but his attitude towards Hanabi was atrocious! If Sebastian expected him and Soma to continue a friendly relationship, he was burning that bridge quick.
He stopped when someone came up behind him and poked him with something. His night couldn't get worse.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize the public forest was now private property," he said with scathing sarcasm. He summoned a bone and whacked away the staff, pointing it at her.
"What are YOU doing here, threatening people? A thief looking for a free meal?"
"Plague of rats is soooo...Plague Devil. Or Rat Devil. Lame, lame."
"Why don't we just kill them? And then I can sip up their blood with a twirly straw? Maybe take a nibble?"
"If you can break into his castle and manage to pin him down, more power to you. I think I'll stick to the plague rats."
"Do you ever get so annoyed with someone, you just want to unleash a plague of rats into their home?"
