11:00 PM, Bar & Lounge
*glug*…
*glug*…
*glug*…
SLAM!
The patrons of the bar looked over to see where such a loud sound was omitted. Looking towards the center of bar, they saw a young man with dark brown hair and electric blue eyes gasping for breath after he appeared to down a drink of what appeared to be very hard liquor.
The young man's appearance gave off a vibe of 'rough and tumble' at first glance, what with his torn jeans and black tank-top. Strange attire given the atmosphere of the setting he was in, a very swanky lounge.
'Maybe I should stop.' The young man thought, wanting to at least get a semi-coherent thought in before the alcohol clouded his judgement. 'This is my fourth drink in, what, 30 minutes. That is not smart. But… I need to forget. I need to do anything to forget… her.'
Before he could either order another drink or stumble away from the bar, however, the young man was approached by someone.
"Hey there!" Said a feminine voice from behind the young man.
Turing around on his seat, the young man saw a woman with brown hair and large green eyes.
"Oh, um… Are you talking to *hic* me?" The young man slurred out.
"Yes I'm talking to you, silly!" The woman said, taking a seat next to the young man. "I'm Kyu, what's your name?"
The young man looked up to the ceiling dumbly. What was his name again…? Oh! That was it.
"It's, uh, Alex."
"Alex, huh?" Suddenly, Kyu put a hand on her chin and gave Alex a very appraising look.
"Uh huh… yeah… Okay, yeah! This can definitely work out!" Kyu said, standing up from her seat.
"Listen," Kyu continued. "You and I are going to meet up later on, okay?"
"Uh… okay?" Alex agreed.
"Good! Well then, I'll see you later!" And with that, Kyu left the bar, leaving Alex in a daze.
"What… What was that all about?" He questioned aloud.
"What was what all about?"
Alex craned his neck a round to see a man with a hand on his hip. He displayed an air of class, what with his suit, tie and fedora. His hair (what you could see of it without his hat obscuring it) was crimson due to use of dye, and it matched his eyes perfectly.
"Oh, hey Matthew." Alex said, recognizing his friend/roommate. "You should have seen it. This girl came up to me and started talkin', and then suddenly she just left after only a couple minutes!"
"Uh-huh." Matthew said, looking skeptical. "Are you sure you didn't just imagine things? I mean, I smell the booze on you from here."
"No, I swear! She just left, that's all." Alex cried out.
"I see." Matthew said whilst standing Alex up, putting his arm over his own shoulder to keep him from falling. "Well, you managed to flirt with one girl, so we're getting somewhere. Anyways, the function's over, so why don't we go home? You look like you could use some rest."
"Yeah… Maybe you're right." Alex said, looking down to the floor.
"Alright, C'mon."
And so, Alex and Matthew ventured out into the parking lot and found Matthew's car. After making sure Alex was situated comfortably, Matthew got in himself, inserted the keys and turned. As such, the two friends pulled out of the parking lot and headed off down the street.
"Alright Alex, I've got to be serious with you:" Matthew began, his voice somber. "You need to stop drinking so heavily."
"Oh, you're one to talk!" Alex slurred out. "You go to all these fancy parties at least once a week and you booze it up like there's no tomorrow."
"No I don't! If anything, I buy drinks more than I actually drink them."
"Oh yeah, that's right, because you haven't scored with a woman in over two months now." Alex mumbled.
"Hey, cheap shot!" Matthew shouted defensively. "Besides, you're no better. In fact, you've been without a woman for even longer!"
"Yeah, that's because I WANT to be alone."
The two pulled up in front of their apartment complex as Matthew turned to his friend.
"Look, Alex, I know what you went through was tough, and I also know Angela meant a lot to you. But you have to understand that she's gone now. You can't live your life through a dead person, it's just plain unhealthy. I'm sure Seth and Kyle would agree."
Alex looked down to the floor of the car, partly out of shame and partly to keep the lights of the city out of his eyes.
"I guess you have a point."
Putting a hand on Alex's shoulder, Matthew then said:
"Just know that no matter what, I only want what's best for you."
Alex smiled at Matthew.
"Thanks, man."
"No problem. Now, what's say you and I get some shuteye?"
"I say we should. I can already feel the hangover coming on."
"Then we better get you inside." Said Matthew with a chuckle.
And so, the two friends went inside the complex and found their way to their own place of dwelling. After saying goodnight to Matthew, Alex shed his shoes and jacket and flopped down into his bed to get some slumber. Not before thinking:
'Matthew's right. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to get back to living again.'
6:00 AM, Apartment Complex
"I thought you were taking a break from work."
A young man looked up from the center coffee table of the living room. It was scattered with manila folders as much as the table could hold them. What the young man saw was another young man, one with a thin but muscular build, choppy brown hair and golden eyes that seemed to glow in the dim lighting of the apartment behind his rectangular framed glasses.
"You forget, Kyle," The young man addressed his best friend. "This 'break' of mine wasn't so much of my own choice, it was mandated by my boss."
"I know, I know. Still, Seth, I don't think it's smart to do the very same thing that got you out of work in the first place."
"What, obsessing over my work?"
"Exactly." Said Kyle bluntly.
"Aww, but if I did that I'd be suppressing one of the only things that defines me." Seth said with a sarcastic smile.
This was able to bring a low, guttural chuckle out of Kyle.
"Maybe so." He said.
At this, both Kyle and Seth were able to have a good laugh about this.
Seth stood up from his spot on the couch and walked over to the nearby mirror on the wall, slightly spiking his jet black hair and peering into his deep blue eyes.
"Hey, though," Kyle piped up from the kitchen, about to make some coffee. "If you're looking for work you could always be my temporary assistant. Unpaid, of course."
"I won't lie to you, it does sound tempting to work in something similar to my field. However, I think I'll pass."
"You think your detective work and my work as a lawyer are similar?" Kyle asked incredulously.
"We both try to put away criminals, we both use evidence we've gathered to put away said criminals, we both drink a lot of coffee. Shall I go on?" Seth said with a smug smirk.
"Alright, you've made your point. Hey speaking of which," Kyle said, holding up a coffee mug. "You want some?"
"Thanks, but I'll pass. I'm trying to cut back on caffeine."
"Eh, suit yourself. More for me, then-"
"AAAAAHHHH!"
Both Kyle and Seth immediately stopped their conversation and turned towards their door, where the earsplitting scream came from.
"That sounded like Alex." Seth said worriedly.
"C'mon, let's go check it out." Kyle said with urgency.
The two friends sprung out of their door and down the hall several doors. After stopping at the appropriate door, Kyle fished out his key ring and fiddled with it until he found the key to the apartment they stood in front of. Inserting the key into the door, Kyle simultaneously turned the key and the doorknob, bursting into the apartment's living room. Just as he and Seth burst in, another figure burst out of a room across the living space.
"Matthew." Seth said, identifying the figure. "I take it you heard the scream?"
"You're damn right I did." Matthew said, breathing heavily. "C'mon, let's go, something could've happened to Alex!"
The three friends rushed over to Alex's room and busted in. What they saw… they weren't sure they were expecting.
Standing above Alex's bed (All the while Alex, still in his bed, wore a look of dumbfounded confusion) was a girl with pink hair wearing a skimpy outfit. What took every man in the room by surprise the most, however, was the pair of ethereal wings sprouting from the woman's back. From the sounds of it, she was in the middle of a conversation with Alex.
"I see. That sounds really rough. Luckily for you, this love fairy is ready to help you get back in the game!"
"Um, excuse me," Seth began. "But did you say… love fairy?"
The woman stopped whatever she was about to say and turned towards the three friends gathered at Alex's door with a somewhat annoyed expression.
"Who are you supposed to be?" The woman said. Her expression of annoyance, however, quickly changed to one of surprise. "Wait, hold on: you can see me?" She continued.
"Um, yeah. It's kind of hard to miss a girl with bright pink hair who has frickin' wings coming out of her back." Matthew said.
The woman's face slowly morphed into a coy smile before saying:
"So, I've got three more lovelorn fools in my presence today. Hehehe, this should be really interesting."
"What exactly should be interesting?" Asked Kyle, all business. "Who are you, anyways?"
"Her name is Kyu." Said Alex, finally speaking up. "She just kinda showed up here and said she was going to help me get back into the swing of my love life."
"That's right!" Said Kyu, looking towards the other three men. "And I'm going to do the same for you!"
"Pardon me?" Said Seth.
"You see," Kyu began. "Usually only people I get assigned as clients can see me. So, I'm coming to the conclusion that since you three as well as Alex here can see me, you also must be my clients."
"I… see?" Matthew said, confused.
"Oh, c'mon, it isn't that hard to understand." Kyu said. "I help poor saps like you get the ladies, are we clear?"
"Hey, don't call us poor sa-"Seth began, interrupted by Kyu repeating with much more impatience then last time.
"… Yes ma'am." The four friends said simultaneously.
"Good!" Kyu said with a girlish chuckle. "So, I already know why Alex is struggling with the ladies, what with him having his girlfriend die about half a year ago. But what about you fellas: What kind of hump are you needing to jump over?"
The room was silent for several moments before Matthew slowly raised his hand and said with a nervous chuckle:
"I, uh, keep striking out with pretty much every girl I meet."
"Oh, that's it? Pfft, that's an easy one to cure." Kyu said with pride.
"It is?" Matthew asked with excitement.
"You better believe it! Now, what about you?" Kyu looked to Seth. "What's troubling you?"
"Hmmm… Well, I have been focusing a lot on my work recently, so I've just been out of the game for quite a while."
"Ah, the classic workaholic story. Never fear, Kyu's got you covered." The love fairy finally looked to Kyle. "And finally you. What's keeping you out of the tender embrace of a woman?" She said with mock seduction.
"I'm just not looking for romance. It doesn't interest me." Kyle said plainly.
"Wow, looks like we got somebody who knows just what they want. I like it!" Kyu said with excitement. "Also, I guarantee I can find you a girl who has just as little interest in romance as you."
Kyle gave a short laugh, choppy laugh before saying:
"You can try, but I have a feeling you're going to have a hard time. I can be rather picky."
"You forget that this is my job." Kyu said with a playful smile. Afterwards, she floated into the middle of the room before proclaiming:
"Alright, boys: Your new, better lives start today! I hope you can handle it."
The four friends looked at each other before eagerly smiling at shouting at the same time:
"Bring it on!"
Good Morrow, People of Fanfiction! This idea/these characters have been ideas in my head for quite some time now and I just wanted to get them out there. With that said, please leave your reviews and tell me what you think/what I can improve!