Chapter 1: Trouble in Paradise
His blue eyes rested on a trail of clothes that lead to the culprit whom groaned in agony. Yunan sighed at the sight of a girl currently only in two pieces of clothing that no one should even see. An eye twitched slightly at her sloppy display as a snore interrupted the silence. No words were needed for the Magi to know exactly what lead her to this state. The scent of alcohol and perfume itched his nose. Slowly, very slowly was he getting irritated. She sneaked out to party instead of keeping her duties yet again.
However, this situation was far from the unusual in this house.
Yunan rose his wode to swiftly land a strike on the sleeping girls' head. Instantly, a cry in pain erupted from her mouth. A hand frantically rubbed the spot that was lashed as she turned to find the criminal responsible for the disruption of sleep.
"What the hell Yunan?! I was sleeping!", she snapped while ruffling purple hair.
The magi sighed, "You know Dahlia, for a girl who is turning 23 soon you're far too..." he paused, she watched how his eyes glanced down her figure with a questionable expression. "... careless" he ended.
This caused the said girl to check herself out to realize what he was pointing out. Yellow eyes rested on pure lush brown skin that only undergarments covered her womanly assets. Dahlia's face turned into a feverish red, "Crap! Not again!", she said in pure embarrassment, her hands trying desperately to cover herself. Not that it helped really.
Through the window, a giant serpent with yellow eyes that matched Dahlia's. Feather like spikes that traced the lining of its upper snout and long sharp teeth appeared. It seemed the creature was mocking the woman as it displayed signs of laughing.
"Oh shut it Delmar!", she growled at her pet, embarrassment levels were so high. Yunan could see her entire body began to turn the same feverish tint to match her face.
His expression softened, "when will you learn Dahlia?", said the sweet voice as he grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her frame.
A regretful groan left her lips as the nasty, sickly, painful symptoms of a hangover hit the girl. "But I couldn't help it! Muu and Mryon invited me and I didn't want to be left out!", she explained through a horsed voice. The night events were now starting to take a toll on Dahlia.
Yunan met with those yellow eyes, seeing the remorse and guilt of rebellion in her expression allowed for forgiveness. When she saw that gentle smile of his curled those lips, relief came over her.
"Go wash up, I'll prepare something for your hangover", he offered in a soft voice.
Dahlia's face lit up with a smile, "Okay! Thanks Yunan". The woman shakily stood up, wrapping the blanket around her body. Aches and pains coursed through her body, man did hard mornings like this make her feel so old. As she headed towards the bathroom, the magi watched her from the corner of his eyes. He sighed, "uncanny similarities" Yunan said aloud.
For an instant, he was reminded of something, of the past, of Dahlia. A gentle smile curled his soft features as Yunan began to put his words into action.