Leo
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Post by Leo on May 10, 2010 11:10:12 GMT -5
Leo circled wildly around their once standing table, turning over chairs as he looked far and wide for his large brown bag. 'It's not here....it's not here!' For once, the calm content Leo looked panicked and unrest. He goes around the entire room, flipping up chairs and looking under broken tables, but he can't find his desired item everywhere he looked.
"I don't know. Is my bag really that recognizable? I thought I patched that hole the woman's arrow went through decently...." The rest of his words got lost in mumbles as he searched around the room again. After a moment, Leo gave up, standing straight as he took off his cap and scratched his head.
"You're right... Let's ask that man." At this critical moment for him, Leo would agree to any suggestions since he's unable to form one himself with his current state. "But I...didn't get a good glimpse of him... Do you know what he looked like?"[/b]
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 11, 2010 1:24:47 GMT -5
Rayl looked over at the light silver haired guy, wearing a chef dress and a toque hat. She started to walked towards the guy and looked at him, "We apologize for the ruckus..." she surprisingly said, though she was right at the least; since the thieves were hunting the two of you. "Those guys were hunting us," she added as she then looked at Leo, who looks really worry at his bag.
"Have you seen any bag around here? My friend lost it thinking those thieves have taken it, though we hope not..." she asked, though muttering the last words as she looked at the messy place. Maybe it's really their fault how this once elegant place turn into a messy one.
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Post by Zephel on May 11, 2010 10:04:28 GMT -5
Seeing there's nobody in the kitchen, probably escaped through the back door to get the guards. Sighing, he re-entered the main room where the cafe is and is surprised to found two people already standing there. One of them looks rather flustered, though.
"Huh. Where'd you two come from?" He asked, being in the kitchen earlier and not noticing the huge hole of the store room...yet. Still, one of the two suddenly came to him and offered an apology. Zeph was stunned silent upon hearing her explanation. "You were hunted?"
That's all he could say. He couldn't blame them, crazy thieves lurked everywhere in the countries... "Let me guess. They're from Veyyard?" The silver-haired looked around the cafe, and after a quick scan, shook his head sideways. "I haven't seen one, sorry. What does it look like?"
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Leo
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Post by Leo on May 12, 2010 7:06:18 GMT -5
Leo turned his head to the chef in a swift motion the moment he asked for the bag's details. It's brown, and rather large. I have a very important keepsake in there, and the thought of it being stolen is immensely bothering me." Leo occasionally took some glances to the exit, in case the thieves decided to turn back and attack them. ...Half of him hopes of it.
"I-It's alright, though. Don't bother yourself with it." He nodded politely to the man, then turns his attention to Rayl. "You too." He tried to give the best fake smile curved up his lips. "I'll find my bag soon. I always do." He nodded, mainly to calm himself, and its working.
"Okay. Uhm...I'll just...go outside and ask some people if they've seen it..."
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 12, 2010 8:05:55 GMT -5
Rayl looked a bit seriously as she looked at the nerve wrecking facade of Leo. She can't but feel rather annoyed, agitated, pissed at his reactions at the moment. He isn't the Leo she have known... even if its just the moment and the last time in the Veyyard. Though, what is she complaining?
She complains how Leo could be so narrow-minded, though its really new to her. She looked at the light blue haired guy, the guy seems to be confused why they were hunted. So she answered, "We have been tracing some kind of minerals in the country of Veyyard. Suddenly thieves came in saying they own the place.... that's it, I guess," she answered shortly, though she haven't told about killing some bandits along their stay in the place.
Suddenly, Leo stops them for worrying about his bag, though with the fake smile Leo held. Rayl can noticed, even if she doesn't know well emotions well, that Leo is a fake liar with those smiles. She narrowed her eyes a bit ticked off at how Leo could be so ... insensitive. Just as Leo have left the room, she suddenly hold his collar, until he breaks and stop from walking out.
"Wait..." she uttered as she let the guy faced him, her eyes narrowed in annoyance. Surprisingly, she suddenly punched him on the left side of his face; she put all her force on that punched. She sighed as she looked at Leo with a soft, cold look; but if you could see beneath on that eyes... it held pure hurt and sympathy.
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Leo
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Post by Leo on May 12, 2010 9:59:41 GMT -5
Leo's already on his way to the exit, his thoughts whirling on where might his bag be. It's not like it hasn't been stolen before, but Leo's only lucky to find the bag back a few times before. Although now is completely similar to those other times, he can't help but to worry about the precious keepsake from his departed mother being stolen.
Just as he's about to reach the exit, he could feel a sudden tug from behind his shirt collar. Turning around, Leo is just about to ask to leave him be when unexpectedly, a strong punch flew right on his face. The impact was so intense, the artist found himself tottered to the back a bit before slamming his back right against the double glass doors. It doesn't end though, when his weight settles on the door, it automatically opens apart and Leo roughly fell out of the cafe with a short yelp of pain as soon as he hits the floor.
A few passers-by paused their evening walk as they looked at the fallen young man. The artist blinked, supporting his upper-body up with his elbows on the ground. His hat had flown away when he fell, but Leo doesn't seem to mind about it at the moment, his eyes are busy widening with surprise and staring right towards Rayl. His legs are still inside the cafe, so the doors doesn't closed fully with Leo's leg stuck in between.
One of his palms flew to his left cheek almost automatically, but his eyes are still fixed to the assassin, shocked...but confused. From the ground, his point of view towards her eyes are as clear as day. "Rayl...?" His eyebrows met in confusion for a short while before slowly asking, "...Did I said something unnecessary..?"
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 13, 2010 7:34:39 GMT -5
Her eyes narrowed more as she heard his only statement at the moment. How could she have done that? Surprisingly, she never would've thought that this guy in front of her was punched by her. Her emotions suddenly kicked out... though she never really thought of emotion right now. All she know is that, she was hurt by letting someone walked alone at someone's journey. And being insensitive as of that... such as what Leo said.
She don't know what are the other materials in that big shoulder bag of his. But, she knows that she have to help him ease somehow his worries and try to help him. But what he have done? He have only thought of HIM only finding HIS bag, without any concern of what others would feel.
But nevertheless, she, an assassin... a cold hearted assassin is here in front of the guy she have punched; her eyes shone of that with pure courage and hope... that someone could understand her as well. That someone here could understand and noticed that she wanted to help the artisan.
She, wanted to show others that even she have showered her hands, her body by the blood of her victim; she wanted to change for the least. She wanted everyone she have faced that she, as well is a human who can help others and worry for others.
Now, she stood right in front of Leo; her eyes of cold and soft looking right through him. "Y-You're being insensitive... nah?" she suddenly growled out as she took a couple of steps to his way. "I, for once, haven't feel such a heave feeling... of leaving someone without anything to do something to help him..."
As she stood right in front of Leo's feet, she suddenly tugged the collar of Leo's shirt; letting the artisan stood up. Her eyes exactly faces his blue green ones; letting Rayl looked at him glare daggers.
"I am an assassin, I don't know other kinds of emotion. But I am not a hypocrite not to tell if you were faking something or not. I don't give a bull if you have important keepsake in that bag..." she started, her once glared dagger looked turned into a soft ones. "All I want you to do... is not to ignore me in this situation. I am in this ruckus too..." she uttered as she let go of her grasp at Leo's collar, suddenly looking away.
She have remember someone said to her, even an assassin can care and love...
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Leo
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Post by Leo on May 14, 2010 4:58:27 GMT -5
"...Huh?" That was all the wise (and silent) reply from Leo as Rayl mentioned of him being...insensitive? Right on that exact moment, his mind begins to turn up the gear and almost immediately got caught up in a brainstorm.
He never had any close friends all his life. Of course, he made some acquaintances in his walk of life due to his job, but he never spends time with them to the point of pulling them in his problems. That's why he tried to excuse himself earlier...he never realized this problem of his is attached to someone else other than himself.
Leo's train of thought was cut off the second when Rayl suddenly reached down to grab the collar of his shirt and literally pulled him up on his feet. He tried to slow down his buzzing thoughts for a moment to really hear what Rayl has to say, and all that's shown on his blank face is a mere innocent blink of his eyes.
'I have forgotten...that she's involved in this too...' He stared inquisitively in her angry sapphire eyes, trying to search for any clues on what else he's missing, and while he's busy trying to figure it out in his mind...her eyes suddenly softens. Then she revealed exactly what he's looking for. '...No. I have forgotten something more important. ...She has feelings.'
His mother always mumbled of this strange quirk of him. Somehow, Leo can easily forgot that the people he had spoken to, are humans. They have feelings, they have emotions, and they could get hurt by his blank perception. His mother had told him numerous times how hurt she is because of Leo's lacking notice of her feelings. Leo glanced at Rayl once more as she released his collar, and with a confused quirk of his brow, questions himself, 'But...she's not even human...I think. Still, she...'
His thoughts disappeared off, and automatically, as in it was being taught to him a long time ago, the artist moved his hand towards Rayl's cheek to make her turn and face him. After a blank nod, Leo surprisingly advanced towards her and brushed his lips against hers in a very quick motion.
He released her face after that, and shrugged his shoulders as if it's something common that he did. "I apologize...for forgetting about you...and your feelings." He paused for a while, and for once after the whole catastrophe, Leo smiled sincerely. "I always did that to my mother when she's angry that I forgot about her again. I forgot about her feelings lots of times. I guess its just natural of me..."
It took him a while to notice what he did can be considered as invading a woman's privacy. Flustered, Leo quickly raised his arms defensively and tries his best to defend himself of his mistake. "Ah!! I...I am SO...so sorry... That was automatic, I suppose. I-it's the only thing I know how to calm someone a-after I unintentionally forgot about them!"
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 14, 2010 11:37:51 GMT -5
Rayl, after thinking what she have said about Leo, felt abit guilty. She have thought that she haven't known the guy in front of her, saying something at what she said. Though, isn't it appropriate also that you could also speaks what you thought? A book she have read years ago told her that... if you want someone to understands you, you can speak frankly at him/her to know them more... and know you more.
But she was stop from her thoughts when a hand was leaned on her cheek, making her faced the guy; she looked a bit idly as she looked at his eyes. A blank nod was given by him by Leo, until his lips landed on Rayl's; a short kiss. Rayl was surprised at the least, though confused; she blinked owlishly as she looked at Leo. Why have he placed his lips on hers? He confused her more...
She was about to asked about the kiss, when he started explaining about what is his perspective. And he also apologize, now she understand him, a bit. It was coming to her mind that it was inborn to him... that he was a bit insensitive at times.
Though, the kiss comes back to him when he started apologizing about what he have done to her. In her thought, it was just his lips placing on hers...
She looked at him questionably, "Was what you did a medicine for calming someone after an outburst?" she asked almost stupidly. She have given some mission to kill... even if her victim is making love with someone else's. She have seen couples doing the kissing yet she have not know what is the reason.
Though, after reading it at a library she have once visit. A kiss an affectionate move made by someone... though what confuses her is that... Why do Leo told her it was for calming someone? Then what do the book tells her then?
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Leo
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Post by Leo on May 15, 2010 16:44:24 GMT -5
"Medicine...?" Leo found himself repeating her question, or more like asking himself, if that was really true. The artist shrugged his shoulders, though still maintained a bit of distance in case Rayl tries to kick his face after this, and answered with a nod, "Well, yes. I mean, logically, no medicine is that easy to perform... B-but that was my usual medicine to deliver, I suppose, since it works with my mother..."
Leo shuts his mouth the moment he realized that he's actually rambling, and quickly shifts his eyes somewhere else...anywhere, but her eyes. "I was..uh..." Unconsciously, a hand of his slowly reached the back of his head. "P-please don't get the wrong idea. I think I'm unable to show affection." And that was true in Leo's abnormal almost-inhumanly-emotionless self. "Plus, I truly have no intention to invade your privacy. Please, forgive me."
The artist bowed slightly to her, as no matter how stoic he is, he tries his best to keep his manners in check. That's what his mother had taught him the most, after all. There was a long pause from Leo, as his eyes darted towards the floor as in searching for words in his head, and that's when the random question was asked.
"Does...does my medicine worked?"
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 18, 2010 0:57:16 GMT -5
Rayl looked down as she think over it, "I see..." she thought out loud, her eyes full of confusion; she and Leo seems to be alike. Both don't know how to show any affection, she have grown far away from the others... always believing that she can't trust no one. And giving that cold shoulder to others.
Though, she don't know why she suddenly get nervous as her heart beats faster; she ignore the feeling, it made her some assumption that bad things will happen. She sighed heavily, looking at Leo then down at the floor.
She was still pissed at Leo, though it lessen a bit because of the 'medicine'. She suddenly looked at Leo after he asked what the effect of his 'medicine'.
She think about it, right... just at what she think. The pissed feeling lessen, though that doesn't mean she'll not throw a tantrum on him. "Slight.... I guess,"
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Post by Zephel on May 18, 2010 15:34:24 GMT -5
Zeph just stood silently in the background, watching every scene unfolding itself in front of his eyes. Though, he couldn't quite catch what they were saying. Blankly, the silver-haired chef had wrongly set the both of them in his head as a couple...by the way they had a fight like that and quickly cooling the atmosphere off.
"Ah-hem.." Zeph clears his throat as he walked towards the two and stood beside the both of them. "I can help you find your bag, if you want." He spoke, mainly to Leo and nodded. Bringing two of his fingers up to his mouth, Zeph whistled loudly while turning his head to the entrance of the cafe.
Soon enough, a snow-white dog burst in through the doors, circling the trio happily while barking. The dog's not alone, though, there's a blue miniature dragon clamped on its head, almost as if its riding the dog. "Zi-Fi! Ryo! SIT."
As in listening to the baker, the white dog sit still almost immediately. Zeph bent down and touched a knee on the ground, ruffling the dog and then rubbing a finger under the fire-lizard's jaw. "Good girl. Now, SCENT." The silver-haired ordered, pointing a finger at Leo.
The dog quickly went around Leo, sniffing around the young man curiously. "Okay, Zi-Fi. FIND." And with that word said, the dog scrambled out of the cafe and ran off. Zeph stood up, quickly following his dog. "Come on!" He said to both Leo and Rayl as he took off his freakishly long chef hat and dashes off.
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Leo
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Post by Leo on May 19, 2010 7:52:23 GMT -5
Leo nodded timidly at Rayl's answer of his 'medicine'. "I'm glad. Even just a slight bit." He was out of words and ideas of how to react now, and that's when that man from the kitchen suddenly approached them. Nice timing, he had to admit, before the situation gets more and more awkward.
The chef, whom he has no idea who his name is, offered to look for his bag. At this, Leo nodded vigorously to him, suddenly remembering the initial problem of his. The artist could only stood mutely, watching the silver-haired man calling over a couple of creatures to his side and perform several tricks.
He felt slightly odd of how the dog circled him and sniffed at him. It made him wondered how do animals were trained like this...and this dog seemed so obedient too, despite its playfulness. Before he know it, the dog dashes off outside the cafe, and the man trailed behind him.
"O-oh!" Catching the event rather slowly, Leo turned around and exited the cafe, but not before motioning for Rayl to come along. "Punch me again if I forget about you again, alright?"
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Rayl
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Post by Rayl on May 19, 2010 8:52:26 GMT -5
Rayl sighed as she looked a bit flustered at Leo, she don't know why but she is trying to control herself. Just as then, the light blue haired guy chef came from the kitchen and talked to them. He is grateful enough to helped them find the bag of Leo, even if they were the one to blame who destroys the cafe.
Just as she was about to asked his name, he whistled calling something. She was first confused, but suddenly understands; the guy has two pets, a dog and a small lizard with wings. She quirks an eyebrow as the dog sniffs Leo's body, smelling his scent.
The dog is well trained, and not most anyone knows her; she likes animals... she has a soft spot for these. She looked at the lizard with wings a bit curious. Just as then, the dog suddenly whizzed out away from the cafe.
Before she could react, Leo suddenly reminded her something. This made her heart flutter a bit as she followed the two guys with the two pets.
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Post by Zephel on May 19, 2010 19:44:23 GMT -5
Zephel gained closely a bit behind his pets, silently happy to be out and running like this instead of being trapped inside a kitchen making the very thing he hates, though sort of embarrassed to be wearing an apron like this in the middle of the street. It's fortunate that it's not the peak hour now, or the street will be swarming with people.
Zi-Fi only speds faster as she turned around the corner into an alleyway to the back of the buildings, a shortcut Zeph usually takes to go to work faster actually, so he's quite familiar with the terrain. It's rather unused, completely shadowed by the looming buildings and filled with the typical Evnae steam clouding over, 'No wonder they settled this place for their hideout."
Zi-Fi halted right in front of an old door of an abandoned building, and the dog sniffed back and forth at the base of the door. Ryo, the fire-lizard, only kyuu-ed to get his owner's attention. Zeph approached them slowly, warily making his way to grab the dog and backs away from the door a bit, shushing his pets to be quiet.
He looked over to the route he just taken, to see if the couple are following him, and once he got sight of them, he cocked his head to the door, indicating the building is where the thieves are hiding.
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