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THE GLASS CONTAINER IS UNCORKED then tipped into an elegantly curved glass. this is a motion finnick has performed countless times in service to a buyer, but not until recently has this beverage of deep cerise been so... unconventional. he had thought he’d seen it all. he had been wrong. the metallic scent wafts upwards, and he thumbs away a stray drop clinging to the lip of the bottle. this is his second night, here. he wonders how close he came to becoming the contents of one of these bottles. he wonders if she will grow bored of him, and wonders if that fate is what will happen when she does. he doesn’t trust the countess, but he is an actor of impeccable talent with a thousand intricately crafted masks at his disposal, one of them being her lover. he turns, ocean hues greeting that of the other, then approaches, handing her the glass. “ there’s a frequenter at a strip club a few blocks away. I’ve known him since I was sixteen, and he’s known me as well. ”
he sits upon the mattress at her side, lips parted in thought, eyes softened with feigned innocence, but sharp in alertness.
“ if it pleases you, darling, I think I can rather easily sway him to come with me here. I’m somewhat convincing, you see. ” a smirk flickers onto his expression, fading almost as soon as it appears. he does not sway from her gaze. “ once he’s here, I want to tie him to the bed, and he will let me do it. after he is restrained, I want to kill him. slowly. I want him torn apart. ” head tilts almost curiously. “ you’ll help me? ”
she is far more experienced in murder than he, but he prides himself on being a quick learner. finnick is a survivor, and he’s vicious and cunning as a serpent. his lover needs to feed, and he happens to know plenty of individuals who are deserving of facing such wrath, individuals who not only does he know their names and general locations, but owns a piece of each of their hearts. how easily such vile creatures fall desperately in love with him, and his heart races in pleasure at the thought of betraying that foolish trust in a gush of gorgeous crimson, an avalanche of screams. the countess does not love him, but she is so tantalizingly capable of helping him exact revenge, and has so much to gain from it all! it’s so perfectly crafted in theory…
the tales that fall from his tongue somehow surface easier to her than to another. she feels like a vault of secrets, someone who holds no real affections for him, no real desire to use these emotions for his gain or suffering, simply a weapon he whispers to. he continues in a detached murmur.
“ he’s only one of the endless who have ruined me over and over and over again. and the anger is rotting me from the inside. I’m hollow now. there is nothing left of me. I’m broken, I’m numb, I’m dead and I will never live again because of people like him. he ripped away everything from me, and I want to make him to feel... just the smallest amount of agony I’ve endured because of him. I don’t want him just to regret touching me, or ever crossing my path, I want him to wish he was never born. I’ve been angry for a long time, love. I’ve never gotten to indulge that rage before now— you will help me, won’t you? ” voice carries with it a submissive plea. he reaches and tucks a lock of white blonde behind her ear, palm coming to rest against her cheek. he thumbs it back and forth, gaze begging for her approval. “ don’t I deserve it? after so much pain? ”
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Working as celestines for a day
We closely monitor the progress of our plan for Emma and Draken to declare their feelings, two people who have no problem saying what they think and cannot be sincere with their romantic feelings if it seems like a shojo from those that leave the reader bald from the protagonists' nervousness.
"And I say, wouldn't it be better to go sit in a bar and see how everything unfolds instead of hiding behind bushes like we're a bunch of perverts?" - I say tired of squatting down watching Draken and Emma make no progress at all with their "date," and I say "date" because rather we tricked them into staying with us in the meeting, but we left them alone to have time alone.
"Be patient, they could leave at any time, and how would we follow them then?" Chifuyu said calmly. "Trust me, with my knowledge of shojo manga, nothing can go wrong."
Baji and I looked at him with a "you've read too much shojo, buddy" face, but we didn't say anything as we waited for Takemichi to nervously laugh, implying he didn't think everything would go smoothly like a shojo either. We continued to watch the couple as they talked, even though the one leading the conversation seemed more like Emma, and Draken looked dry, my son, it's clear she enjoys being alone with the person she loves in a way that's quite cute.
"Why the hell do I have to be here watching these two do stuff while I'm here hidden with you?" Baji asks, realizing what we were doing made no sense.
"Because you're one of the people who knows Draken best aside from Mikey, if we brought him, he'd make fun of Draken, he wouldn't record it because surely Draken would break his legs if he found out too, when I promised to take you to a great place that you and Chifuyu would like, so less complaining and more help," I said authoritatively, as we continued to pretend they would catch us and they knew we were spying on them and we had set them up, this would surely turn us into minced meat.
"As Draken discovers us…" Takemichi gulps in fear. "I don't want to know what he could do to us."
"Hey guys, what are you doing hiding behind bushes?" Hina appears behind us noiselessly.
"GOD" - Chifuyu quickly covers my mouth with a hand as I put my right hand over my heart, which was beating rapidly from the scare Hina gave us.
"SHHHHHHHHHHHH WHO CAN KILL US" Chifuyu says looking at me worriedly, I grab his hand with which he covers my mouth and return it to him.
"Damn Hina, what are you doing scaring people like that, you want them to kill us or something??!!" Baji says lowly.
"I'm sorry, but what are you secretly spying on people for?" Hina scolds us as if she were our older sister, and I make a face like "I'm older so they can scold me."
"Hi-Hina, what are you doing here?" Takemichi asks nervously.
Don't tell me they had a date and Takemichi forgot.
"What am I doing here, you didn't forget our appointment, did you, Ta-ke-mi-chi?" She says threateningly as she approaches him with a murderous look.
Look at how stupid the kid is, I sigh as Chifuyu facepalms and Baji mocks him, rightfully so.
"OF COURSE I DIDN'T FORGET, I WAS JUST KIDDING HAHAHAHAHAHA" - he nervously laughs (this business is already dead and nobody warned it) as he takes her hand and leads her to who knows where. "I was just helping out with Draken and Emma's date, but ours is more important so we can go now," he quickly leaves with Hina before she can change her mind.
"I hope Emma finishes with Draken, they look so happy together <3, see you later boyoooooos," he bids farewell as he's dragged away by Takemichi because the boy rushes when he wants to.
"Since we're all three now, we can move to a better place than these bushes. What do you think about that area with lots of sleeves? They also have benches with umbrellas so we can hide in case they catch us."
Chifuyu is delighted to be able to read as many manga as he wants, and Baji would have the chance to look for a book about animals, so he jumped at the idea. Someone I know too well is coming down.
"It can't be true, it had to be today of all days of the year" - I try to hide by putting on my hood, but it was too late, I had already been recognized.
"What happened, do you know this man?" Chifuyu and Baji go into defense mode thinking the person addressing us might be dangerous, but the reality was different.
"Which of you two will be my dear son-in-law? <3, wait, don't tell me they'll both be? What a sly girl my daughter is, I didn't expect that from youuuuu" - he makes a pouting face while I turn red as a tomato as my desire to kill him increases every second.
"Dad, get away, go out, shoo, go back to work, get away, catch her" I try to push the police car away as it offers little resistance since it is much bigger and heavier than me.
I feel Baji laughing at the scene where I'm embarrassed and my father mocking me, while Chifuyu blushes at the thought that the three of us seem to be a love triangle.
"Why are you so eager for me to leave, do you want to do something in private with them?" - He feigns surprise, I'M GOING TO KILL HIM - "how fast my little princess is growing up and aging reminds me of when - " before he can continue talking, I interrupt him.
"HOW DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS TO ME, I'M GOING TO TELL MOM TO STOP LAUGHING AT ME IN FRONT OF THE BOYS" I say in a high-pitched voice, closing my eyes in anger and embarrassment.
Before he could say anything, the police car sounded, telling him he was urgently needed at the police station.
"Well, I guess that's my cue to leave, I know when I'm not wanted" - she goes to kiss me on the forehead, but I dodge her again, still angry at what she just put me through in front of Chifuyu and Baji - "See you lateroooo" - she gets in the car and says goodbye before leaving.
"Your father is quite funny, don't you want to tell us something important?" Baji wiggles his eyebrows suggestively while tapping his arm playfully.
"No," I say quickly.
"Oh shit, guys, did you see where Draken and Emma went?" Chifuyu asks anxiously.
"They went to the arcade, I guess our Celestin job is done, I swear until they confess their feelings, I'm going to tell them straight up what they feel for each other," I say seriously.
"But that would ruin all the magic QnQ, you can't do that," he puts on puppy eyes in the rain, why does he have to be so adorable??
"In drastic times, drastic measures are necessary," I say assuredly, though worried about having to use that card if something happens.
"That's dumb, we're done fooling around now we can go," he stands up and goes to… where is this boy going?
"Baji, there's no going to the place I was going to show you, it's here," I point in the direction of the cat café.
I see Emma and Draken coming out of the arcade and noticing our presence, so I grab Chifuyu and Baji and pull them to the brown cat like a devil's leading soul before Draken can even open his mouth.
"WHAT'S GOING ON??? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?¿?!!?" Chifuyu asks alarmed as he snaps out of his trance.
"DRAKEN SAW US, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES" I run to the cat café dragging my companions as if it were the last thing I did in my life.
After seeing that Draken wasn't chasing us, we decided to enjoy the cat café and talk more with each other and get to know each other better, it was one of the best times of my life, we talked about all kinds of topics, laughed at the silly things we did today, and played with all the kittens at the café. I hope I can repeat this moment with them, I will protect them with all my being, even if it means risking my life, they don't deserve to suffer they should be happy so I will make sure they end up well.
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