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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2012 15:02:03 GMT -5
In truth Mitsuko knew that Duo was hiding something, and as much as she wanted to help him out, she could also sense that Duo was very guarded about his secret, and to respect his privacy she decided not to pry. All she could do was lend a listening ear, and continue on in being that encouraging friend that she always is to everyone.
“I know there are angels that never die, but in my case it’s different because of the human part of me. If I was immortal to be honest with you, I would be sad.. As the one I love is a full human. Once he dies out of old age, that would mean.. I would be without him. But because I am not immortal Zero and I have a high chance of growing old together, and then be together for all eternity. Hahah it almost sounds like a star- crossed thing doesn’t it? Like Romeo and Juliet.”
“Even though I was sick at a point in my life, I made it, and I lived. I don’t look back on that hard time in my life as a bad thing, I look at it as piece of hope. We are always going to be tested, but we should never forget about hope. No matter how impossible it seems.”
The angel closed her eyes and put a hand over her heart, and when she did that she could feel her heartbeat.
“We all have life within us, feel the pulse of your heartbeat? That should remind anyone that they all have a purpose in being alive. If they don’t know what that purpose is, then they can choose what they want their purpose of living to be. I live by helping, and healing others and I am happy in doing so.”
She slowly opened her eyes and softly smiled.
“That’s just my take on life anyway.”
After some time Duo had asked Mitsuko if she wanted to get anything to drink, and she happily accepted his offer.
“I wonder if they have any smoothies, I have been wanting one so bad, but I haven’t gotten a chance fulfill my craving haha! Have you had a smoothie before Duo? They are healthy and delicious! If you haven’t tried one, ^_^ now is a good time as any. What do you say?”
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Post by Duo on May 29, 2012 16:33:50 GMT -5
Duo's smile was lifted again at Mitsuko's explanation that she would be sad if she was born immortal, for then she can't live with Zero till old age. "Aaawww..." Duo let out, truly touched by how cute she is and how she imagined her future would be.
'Damn, I wish I can have that future too..' He almost wanted to say that out, but filtered it in his mind first before speaking, and decided its best to keep that thought to himself.
Still, Duo smiled at the angel and nodded of her view about the life within everyone and the purpose each individual chose to follow. "Every morning, when I wake up, I would stare upwards and put my hand on top of my chest, where my heart is. When I feel it beating against my palm, I remind myself 'why am I alive again?' with a smile. Hah, my answer is always 'oh yeah, to inspire people, right!' Hahahah."
Duo would almost fistpump at being successful in distracting the angel from going back to the inn too soon, so he led Mitsuko around to the vendors nearby. "Hmm...seems like they don't have any smoothies. Ooh! Look! They have bubble teas!" Leading her to one of the stalls, Duo grinned as he scanned the number of cool tea drinks flavors pasted all over the stall for the customer to look.
"Honeydew bubble tea with pearls..."
"Chocolate bubble tea with pearls..."
"Strawberry too. Again with the pearls."
"And... holy crap! Is that a real butter milk tea?! Oh my god, I always wanted to try this one!"
With his eyes shining, Duo immediately faces the girl behind the counter and ordered, "One butter milk tea! Without the pearls, please, I hate tapioca starch. What would you like to have, Miss Mitsuko? My treat."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 13:40:13 GMT -5
Mitsuko looked at all the available bubble teas and her eyes were drawn to the chocolate with pearls as she loves chocolate. When Duo said he would treat her she turned to him. She really didn’t want to trouble him by treating her as money is hard to come by but out of politeness she just had to ask him:
“Are you sure that’s okay? Well alright. I’ll take the chocolate bubble tea with pearls please. Thank you very much, for being so generous.”
The angel smiled at him, and after she received her bubble tea she couldn’t help but notice at how shiny Duo’s hair was, so now their next topic of conversation was hair care. Because it was so random she started giggling.
“I’m sorry for staring at your hair, but what do you do to make it so shiny? I use shampoo and conditioner in mine, but I never blow dry it after I shampoo since the heat from the blow dryer can cause damage, or even split ends. See once I take my bow out…”
She takes out her bow from her hair that always has her hair so tidy, and her length of hair is shown.
“See how long my hair is? It’s not as long as yours but perhaps we can help each other out one day especially give each other tips on how to prevent tangling, because tangled hair hurts!”
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Post by Duo on Jun 8, 2012 22:18:16 GMT -5
Duo nodded his head enthusiastically at her hesitation of letting him paying up for her drink while laughing at her antics, "It's really okay, Miss Mitsuko! I'm the guy here, remember? It's gentlemanly~"
Bringing out his wallet, his laughter then turned to a smile towards the angel, "Plus, you're my friend! This is what friends do, right?" It sounded like a rhetorical question, but Duo really was questioning that out. He never stuck in one place long enough to bother in forming a long-term friendship, so he never really knew the responsibility it bears in creating such a bond.
Once they both had gotten their respective bubble teas, Duo led Mitsuko to the stools the stall provided for their customers. "Hm?" He turned to her in surprise of her question about his hair. He can't help smiling of her praise since his hair is something he's very prideful of.
Sipping his tea from the straw, Duo watches as Mitsuko released her hair from its bind and scrutinized of how long her golden tresses are. Nodding at her points, Duo swallowed the tea that was still in his mouth and began his ever-wise advises of his personal style of hair care.
"First, you must understand that hair care will differ according to one's hair type~ I mean, all hair is not the same, so I can't really tell you to do the things I do with my hair to your hair. Because to me, hair is like a...an expression of human diversity!" He even had a finger upwards as he spoke in a matter-of-factly tone, sounding very wise, and at the same time, very silly, due to how passionate he is to the topic of hair care.
"Now, this is important! A lot of people fail to notice how important this is to hair care, and that is; eating the correct diet!" He grinned wide as he uncovers his secret, sipping on his tea a bit to pause for dramatic effect, and continues. "Seriously, protein, fruits, vegetables, fat and carbohydrates are important! I mean, any deficiency will typically show first in the hair! So be very careful of what you eat~"
His eyes are shining in passion and fire as he lists down the type of food that is good for the hair, "Quaker oats! I freaking love quaker oats because it has a LOT of B5 vitamins that your hair needs. OH! And coffee is good too, only if its prepared with tap water!"
Nodding at his own statements, he pulls his long braid over his shoulders and demonstrated of how strong it is by attempting to snap one of his hair strands to half, but clearly that one hair strand is not snapping. "In the morning, try some all-bran cereals, they're always good for hair flexibility, strength and shine~ And that helps in preventing hair loss and graying as well!"
He was so into it, Duo didn't even realized he's babbling, "If you have dandruff problems, then try eating egg yolks and liver. Cereals can help too. Those are filled with B6 vitamins." Throwing his long braid back behind him, Duo tapped his finger to his chin, "What else... OH! B12! Eat FISH! Fish, and eggs, and chicken, and milk! They're awesome in preventing hair loss. Keeping long hair is difficult, so we have to maintain them."
Now realizing that he's thirsty, he slapped a hand on his lips and apologized. "I'm sorry!! Jeez, when it's about hair care, I can get so fired up that I didn't notice I was rambling. Ahaha, sorry I bore you to death, ehehe..." Picking back up his butter milk tea, Duo sipped the drink and exhales relaxingly.
"How old are you turning again today? I got the note so suddenly I didn't even managed to get you a gift yet."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2012 19:36:47 GMT -5
“Of course you are my friend Duo and you will always be my friend. Thank you again for treating me, it’s very kind of you and I will never forget your kindness. Even if it is a simple act of kindness. The next time you are at the inn remind me to cook something for you okay? I promise I won’t burn it.”
When the angel praised Duo about his hair and he suddenly started to give her this valuable advice about hair care just by a simple diet, she paid attention to what he had to say by taking mental notes and when he finally finished sharing his tips and tricks she smiled at him and answered his question to her.
“I’m 23 today, but Duo you don’t have to get me a present, you are escorting me back to the inn so I can reunite with my Zero and you are treating me to a bubble tea. Your generousity is the greatest gift of all, I can’t ask for anything more. Oh and don’t forget our friendship that in itself is a gift too. So please don’t worry.”
“If you need anything, anything at all please feel free to ask okay?”
The angel was glad that Duo was her friend he added that humorous musical side to her life and she was forever grateful that she had a friend like him.She held his hand gently and smiled at him reassuringly.
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Post by Duo on Aug 26, 2012 13:56:55 GMT -5
"E-eh? Oh, please, no. No repayments necessary! You're the birthday girl! C'mon!" Duo laughed at how incredibly selfless the angel is to even bring up the topic of cooking something for him even when it's currently her birthday.
He had a smile on his face when Mitsuko explained that him escorting her back to her beloved is enough of a gift, along with treating her bubble teas, and of course their friendship. "Aaaahh, Miss Mitsuko. I see how it is. You're the type that appreciates the meaningful values of a gift than the materialistic ones. Am I right?"
As he guesses so, he sipped on his butter milk tea and savored the taste for a while before continuing again, "But don't you think that it's unfair when you sang for me on my birthday and even bring out a cupcake out of nowhere for me? Seriously, that's like the only birthday I ever celebrated with cake involved."
He laughed at the memory, so many good memories that deserves to always be remembered in his heart. "So, after I send you off to Alamo Inn, I better just run to Evnae and buy you a cake as payback, then run back there to the inn." Laughing more of his ingenious plot, Duo then nodded to himself, seriously planning to do it later.
"What type of cake is your favorite?" He asked straightforwardly. The thing with Duo is, he isn't really smart enough to be able to surprise people, so he usually just asks whatever they ever want and get it for them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2012 1:47:15 GMT -5
Mitsuko had a little bit of tears welling up in her blue eyes, and she began to talk to Duo some more. She had a soft smile on her face as her tears of her being touched in her heart by her friend occurred. The angel knew that this world works on give and take but in her point of view the angel had everything that she could ever ask for, and she was going to explain this to Duo.
“I know I am the birthday girl but I have everything I could ask for Duo. I know in this world there is give and there is take, but I have so much already that I can’t take anything from anyone, because I am so conditioned with love, with a life, with a person that loves me, and friends including yourself. All of these are my gifts, and what I can give to people is the same thing that conditions me.”
“And you are correct I appreciate at the sentimental value of things. You see Duo since I have everything I could ever ask for in life, I feel like I am living life to the fullest now. I truly don’t need anything else so I give back and I’ll keep giving instead of taking. What I can give to you personally Duo is friendship, support, and positivity. And I do love you as a friend.”
“Zero makes me incredibly happy like I shared with you, we have a love like no other, we kiss often and we say I love you more then one time a day. My whole world is complete because I know when I do pass on one day, I know I will pass on with a smile on my face because I lived life with my whole heart, and all my blessings came true. When Zero and I are in heaven together we’ll know that we never wasted a single moment of our lives.”
“Despite all of our hardships we saw them through together and no challenge is ever a waste, it makes us stronger. So whatever I can do to make others happy because my life is complete I will do it. I will give people what they need. I want others to experience this wonderful feeling of having everything, and it’s not materialistic things, it’s things that we can take with us forever. If Zero and I had a baby, and we passed on…. Zero and I would be together to watch over our child.”
“So when I do things for someone else, it isn’t about getting noticed, it’s about all the love I put into what I do for others. So if I cook with you then I cook with love, if I heal someone then I heal with positivity. My heart only belongs to one person, but the love for each of you is endless, even when you make mistakes I will still care about you all.”
“So to answer your question if it is unfair if you don’t repay me for what I did for you for your birthday my answer is this. No I don’t find it unfair because I have everything I could want, and I do things from my heart. I don’t do things just to get something in return.
Let’s say I had a penpal or something and they weren’t allowed to send me letters but on my end I was allowed to send letters to them.. I would still write to them. I would write to them everyday if I could. I understand that there is give and take and that is how our world functions, but I feel that we shouldn’t lose sight of giving. So if your heart is telling you to give me a cake, then I won’ t say no. I love chocolate.”
The angel smiled at Duo and throughout her whole talk with him she was so honest and sincere.
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Post by Duo on Sept 24, 2012 22:11:18 GMT -5
Duo paused sipping his butter milk tea, now blinking his eyes confusingly, though once he noticed Mitsuko actually tearing up, Duo quickly pulled himself from biting the straw.
He listened to her words with more seriousness now, figuring her nearing to cry is a sign that she's saying something pretty damn important. His creasing eyebrows slowly relaxes the more he listened to her, tardily beginning to understand her concept.
"Man, you really are an angel.." he let out an airy chuckle, reaching out his fingers to rub his forehead. After massaging his forehead, Duo pulled his head from his hand and smiled at Mitsuko.
"Alright, alright. Hahah. I get your point. But just to be fair, I don't repay you just because of that's how most people claims that's how things are; give and take, like you said." He motioned his hand to the angel with a grin weighting the corner of his lips. "It's also because you're my friend, Miss Mitsuko. I need to, I want to repay you."
He chuckled as he said so. "Even if you don't want something in return, this is what I want to do. I don't have a lot of friends, you know, so I better try to be a good one when I do befriend someone." He shrugged his shoulders. Duo may be easy to approach and befriend, but the case with Solo had made Duo distance himself from others throughout his entire life.
So he never really felt the full benefit of having friends much. Sooner or later, he will pull himself away from the friends he made here if Solo had gotten worse, so Duo does treasure the moments he made with his friends now.
"Chocolate, huh?" He perked in a smirk. "Thanks for the tip." Nodding to her, he resumed back to his tea, picking it up in his hand. "Cheers?" He motioned his butter milk tea, as in to toast with Mitsuko's tea, "For all the friends we made all through our lives."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2012 23:23:59 GMT -5
The angel was glad that Duo understood where she was coming from, but she did smile when he said that he wanted to repay her since he consider her a friend. Mitsuko had such a soft heart, so soft that things can make her cry easily, especially when things touch her heart or even hurt her.
Though the hurting heart rarely does happen now because Zero had helped her heart by protecting her with all of his strength, and because of her precious one’s love and care her heart was repaired.
What better person to repair her heart then the person that has known her his whole life? When Duo said that he didn;’t have a lot of friends she touched his hand with hers. Friendships were very valuable to her too.
“And I am sure your friends cherish you Duo and make your life worth it. I cherish everyone, even those that have mistreated me. I’m sure at times I have a naive way of thinking but at the end of the day I don’t hate anyone at all. I do realize that not everyone is going to like me but I still cherish those people. They can actually teach you things when you least expect it.”
“My dad mistreated me but do I hate him? No. He’s still my dad until the day I die, and I respect him for giving me life, but it never makes his actions toward me right. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I can never hate anyone. When I have children one day I wouldn’t want them to go around hating people. I would teach them to forgive those that do them wrong.”
“Forgiveness can be powerful. It can put a person’s soul at ease. I forgive my dad but now I have to take the first step in turning my life around and putting the pain behind me, and head into the direction I want to go with my life. “
“You never know how courageous you are until your life depends on it.”
When she shared with Duo her favorite cake flavor, they toasted to all the friends they made, and she responded happily:
“Yes to all our friends! Forever and always Duo! You and I will be friends forever no matter what happens.” Both of their teas toasted at the same time and from here on the angel had hoped even more strongly that happiness finds each of their friends and blesses them like how she has been blessed.
She also knew where her heart belongs and that is with Zero. She could always feel Zero’s spirit with her, and his spirit was telling her that he loves her and that he misses her.
‘I love you too Zero, don’t worry I am on my way to you soon! Just be patient okay? I’m closer then you think.
[End Thread, but part two of this is in Magic Number 23 as you know. ^_^][/font]
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