Roars of laughter clogged everyone's ears, followed by the clanking sounds of beer glasses being cheered and strike against each other. It's the end of working hours for most people, which means it's possibly around sunset. Probably that's why the Sweetwater Saloon is so packed with people, mostly men.
One of those men happens to be Duo, still sporting his long braid as it swung around behind him as he spun and laughed with the number of company he had attained. "Ahahahah! No kidding! She literally has to stare at my chest to make sure I'm really a man!"
Another round of booming laughter. Duo chugs down his large glass of bear and burped loudly, to which the men takes as a challenge and began burping in chains. That broke another laughing session, and Duo was forced to excuse himself to go to the toilet before he exploded, all the laughing can make him wet himself.
As he stood in front of the two doors that led to the toilet, the mechanic MADE SURE he entered the correct one this time. As he began his business, he overheard the two men by the sink discussing of their stock market, and then one of them asks for the date of today.
Duo zips up his pants as he made his way to the sink and washes his hands, and out came the date from the random man's mouth. The lad froze for a while, but then casually made his way back to the bar, though now with new information.
As he walked, a familiar tune rings in his subconscious. It's some sort of melody he kept humming whenever he's happy. Well, happier than normal. So Duo whistled the short tune out as he ambled. Though, Duo doesn't whistle like normal people, he has to put a finger over his upper lip,and then the tune comes out.
"Yo men," he called out to his friends, attaining their attention, "Guess what day it is today." A cheeky grin spreads across his face, then he swung both his hands up, unnoticed of some of the water droplets from the sink that was still there on his hands splattered onto the men.
Dark have just aired down from country to country. And just as he was about to ignore some saloon; he suddenly heard singing and probably dancing men.
He smirk in his thoughts. "My... what a good day today, might as well visit this saloon..." he let out, unsummoning Wiz as he fall on the front Saloon swiftly. He let Wiz just wander on the place secretly to fetch some foods and even golds to be used.
Entering the bar, he look a bit flabbergasted at the guy introducing it's his birthday today. He look at the braided haired guy and whistled a long whistle. "My... I must say Happy Beerday to you!" he let out, cooly looking at the place as he put his hands on his pockets. The men from the bar cheered happily, toasting some of their ale.
He took a sit at one of the counters and order to have some ale. He look at the braided haired guy and offer a toast of his ale. "The name's Dark, buds."
Duo is in an especially happy mood right now, he always seemed to miss his own birthdays, usually forgetting about it or was reminded of it a bit too late. He turned around right after he stated that out, hearing a newcomer's voice from the entrance, then laughed at his wish, "Hahah! Thank you, stranger! Please, please, enjoy yourself!"
Duo motioned for the purple-haired man to an empty bar seat, an unmistakable smile gracing the braided man's face. The crowd was even louder than before, if that's even possible, and while he's in a very generous mood, he asked the bartender to let all the beer treats on him for today.
The bartender laughed, and actually said that since it's Duo's birthday, all the ale's in the house. "Hah, awesome! Thank you SO much!" His braid swung wildly as he nodded to the bartender, then turned back to his loud group of men in merriment, before grinning to the newcomer, who just introduced himself.
"Dark! Well, nice to be your acquaintance! Mine's Duo!" With the loud atmosphere, the people around have to yell to actually listen to each other. The clanking of their glasses echoed in the area, toasting with Dark. Duo's just fine with it, since everyone's just happy to get free beers for the night. The mechanic raised an arm up, ordering his own glass of beer, then leaned on the bar table with a grin before gulping down the alcohol.
"Oh man, I can't believe I'm 25 today.." he laughed to himself, grinning down to his glass to watch his own reflection. The braided man then turned to Dark, that eternal smile still on his face, "Well you look young and handsome, you must be way younger than me, huh?"
He nodded, gulping the ale down; he nodded at the bartender, as he was given another pail of ale. "Well, same here, Duo..." he replied as he observed the whole place. He furrowed his eyebrows, the place is only filled with men. No ladies and such.
He look at the bartender. "Hey, what about giving us some lady luck for our birthday celebrant?" he let out, glancing at the braided-haired guy.
He suddenly paused and raised an eyebrow, "You're only 25 dude..." he replied and chuckled. "Don't boast about being 2 decade and 5 years old, Duo. You cannot compare my age to you." he smirks as it widens more. "Physical features can be deceiving."
Duo burst out laughing when Dark asked the bartender to give them a little female companionship, "Ahah! Aw man, that's awfully considerate of your, Dark. Thanks, man." He saw the bartender hollering something at the back, then apologized by stating out the women are in their break shift at the moment.
Duo chuckled, "Haha, if that's the case, it's okay! They need some rest too sometimes~" he sing-songed then gulping down his ale. He drinks at a much slower pace then Dark, as when the purple haired has finished 2 glasses, Duo has only drank half his glass.
"Only?" Duo blinked confusingly at that word. 25 seems so OLD to him, yet this guy said 'only'? "Oh believe me, I'm not boasting I just....feel extremely old." He grinned guiltily for having thought of that, "And you're telling me now that you're ancient?"
He shrugged his shoulders at the ladies who is in rest during the peak time of the bar. Though he paid no mind on it at first, since the ambiance is quite livelier than he thought.
He look at Duo and grinned boyishly, shrugging his shoulders. "Aye, you wouldn't believe on me? Though what can I say? This face is such a beauty!" he boast, then let out a loud laugh.
"But, for the time manner, what is your birthday wish... ladies luck? I can help you with that one. How about being rich and such? I'm also good with that."
Duo resisted the urge to roll his eyes at this man's boasting, but he can't help bursting in his signature racy laughter. "Such vanity! I thought men like you were extinct already~!" he joked, then gulping down his ale empty.
"What are you anyway? I mean, what do you do? You a model or something?" Duo can seriously believe if this guy said he's a shampoo model, or a face model, or even an underwear model. Whatever kind of model just fits Dark.
Duo reached up a hand to rub his chin as he waited for the bartender to refill his glass, then thought of Dark's question. "Birthday wish...that's a tough one." The braided man would normally splutter out something random, such as 'world peace' or 'pursuit of happiness', but for the moment, his highest wish right now is strangely.. "I'd like to help a special soul right now, maybe two. ...With a SEVERE case of woman problem."
He grinned at Dark, "You seem like you're in your home field with this topic, yeah? So as a bonus to my wish, I'd like you to help too..!"[/b]
"No, this can't be right.." Leo turned back to the map he's holding. It's been a full day wondering around the Sougen district, trying to find his way to Veyyard, but so far, the closest he got to the border of Sougen is right towards Ianne. He walked some more, until the sun completely sets, then arrived upon the entrance of Sweetwater Saloon.
That's when he realized he's holding the map upside down.
Leo merely closed his eyes tightly at his stupidity. After a moment of thought, he decided to restock his water supply, and maybe have dinner. Whatever he feels like after he stepped in.
And stepping in he did. Right after Duo announced his wish.
Though Leo tripped on a broken plank of the floor seconds after he arrived and fell face first on the floor, attracting quite a lot of attention. Then, of course, laughter.
Dark burst out laughing and shook his head, "A model? Nah, I'm far BETTER than a model! But... as much as I'd like to share my work. I'd like myself to be more mysterious and interesting to my women." he let out, his grin were lecherous, thinking what women he shall meet here at the saloon.
He shook his head, looking down at his ale, suddenly looking at Duo with an amused gaze. "Help someone is your birthday wish? Jeez, and especially from women and you want me to join your little musketeer mission?" he said, quite surprise.
He shook his head, but chuckled at how the guy beside him thinks, "Well... I assume you'll get your wish in an instant-" just as he was about to finish his statement. The door opens and there stumbled a guy that every men caught the attention of. He grinned boyishly at the clumsiness of the guy and look over at Duo. "Ah... look at that... he must be your wish came true," he let out, chugging down his ale and nodded over to Duo. "You wouldn't mind to let him come here and you'll aid his lady luck, no?"
"Vain AND cocksure, aren't cha?" Duo sighed at his new companion, he can't believe there's still someone like that in this era. The mechanic took another gulp of his beer, guessing pretty much this guy thinks about is either himself...or probably women. "Good to know."
Duo shrugged, he's used to these type of people anyway. He broke his chain of thought when Dark responded to his birthday wish. Grinning wide, the ponytailed man nodded. He was just about to state why he even made such a wish, but then in came a peculiar fellow from the entrance, who then tripped and made a spectacular nose-dive to the floor.
Duo partly leaned himself on the bar table, an eyebrow raised. He placed his glass down as he heard Dark saying out that his wish came true. Cornering his eyes, Duo smiled at Dark, "Well, what are you doing sitting there for? You're part of my wish, so COME ON~"
The mechanic grabbed a hold of Dark's collar before pulling himself off from leaning against the bar table and gets Dark off of his chair, almost dragging the man to where the guy on the floor is. Like hell Duo's gonna let the guy come to him so he'll aid the dude, no. Duo is the one who comes to anyone and help, not the other way around.
He lets go of Dark as he knelt beside Leo with that eternal grin of his. "So!" Pulling the boy up, Duo beamed a smile, "Do tell us if you have any problems relating to women, so that my wish came true." He pushed himself up, looking down at the boy and then elbows Dark with a whisper, "Dude, give him a hand. He looks so frail, he could trip his own two feet."
Dark was about to jug down his ale, but Duo beated him up by yanking his collar and drag him near the said brown haired man. He glared almost childishly, "Dude, that is sooo not cool." he blurted out, suddenly eyeing the braided haired man. He sighed and glanced down at the man who really seems to look frail.
He eyed Duo again, "Hey, why don't you give him a hand?" he blurted out, but then again sighed. What is he going to do with this man anyway, the braided one. He's ordering him to do something... in which case, he's the one who should. He shook his head and sighed defeatedly. "Why do I have this thought this guy will play something out?"
He yanks the brown haired man a bit gently, until the guy is fine and standing up well. "Okay.... I know this guy seems to have a lady problem. Now, off to help." he chimed, yanking both men's collar and went off at the counter table. Sitting both of them, and he as well. He grinned maliciously at the bartender. "Give us an ale and ladies!!! This is a very important mission!!!"
It feels a bit unorthodox to have two men came up to him and utter such random words to him. "Uh.." and the artist didn't even have any time to respond properly because he was pulled up his feet by the other man.
"Uhm..t-than--" Again, he doesn't have the speed to response when the purple-haired guy literally took a hold of his collar, dragged him along with this other guy to the counter and placed him on one of the stools available.
To say the least, Leo was quite startled to be forced in such a random situation, and he didn't even have the time to take in the whole view of the bar yet since he just stepped in...and tripped, too. Seems he can't keep up with these two no matter what he did.
At Dark's uttering back there on why Duo didn't help the poor guy up his feet, the mechanic just smirked without saying anything. It feels nice to help this wimpy guy to be a little braver and this narcissistic guy a little helpful, both in one go. Duo grinned at his luck to stumble onto such men in the first place.
While he was busy in his dreamland, grinning towards nothing, it surprises him greatly to have this purple-haired ancient dragging him by the collar, perfectly similar to how he did earlier to that very same man, back to the counter table.
"Ow, dude! UNCOOL, man, uncool.." Duo straighten his jacket, glaring at Dark after he sits down. Apparently the sitting position has changed, for this new guy is in between both Duo and Dark now. Just after Dark ordered the bartender, the man's wish came true.
The bartender deftly flipped three glasses of ale to the three men, and down came a few young ladies from the stairs and also from the back room. Duo leaned on the table to glare at Dark some more, "Heeeey, it's MY birthday today, don't go stealing both my wishes AND the spotlight!"
Said spotlight came just after Duo yelled that, for a few waitresses had already crowded around Dark. The braided man facepalmed, "Aw c'mon, you kidding me..? THAT FAST?"
He chuckled, never minding the protests from the two guys. He look over at the new guy and smirks. "Aye, our bad. We haven't introduced ourselves." he let out, suddenly glancing at the ale ordered and at the ladies who started to come down and go towards their place.
He smirks and whistles, he look at the new guy. "The names Dark, and that is Duo. Your now bestest friend." he let out, looking at Dup who protests as the ladies swoon at him.
"What must I say?" he let out, yanking the first girl who comes towards him; encircling his arms on the waist of the girl. "No one can resist my charm, na?" he let out and wink at Duo.
Leo looked at the pair of maverick men in astonishment, back and forth from his right to his left. On his right is a rather cheerful guy with a long braid, and seems childish at first glance. The guy on his left however is the opposite; mysterious and mature.
But somehow both of them seemed to share the same wavelength, because they interacted with such chemistry, Leo can't help but to ask, "Are you two siblings?" Even their names sounded very close to each other.
"Dark...and Duo.." he looked at them by who he calls respectively, and blinked at his 'new bestest friend'... "Um... excuse me, but you ARE a guy..right?" His attention was distracted though when the bartender gave him a glass of alcohol, and Leo could only stare at it warily.
He picked it up with both his hands so carefully, and sipped it so cautiously, a few women around Dark found his gentleness rather cute. One of them asked Leo for his name, to which the artist shakily responded, "O-oh, I'm sorry. My name is Leo.."