Strawberry
Trinity Blood
"Tres-kun, don't you find it a bit chilly out?"
Abel Nightroad pulled his uniform closer to him and shivered. It was just coming into fall and an unexpected snow storm came by and colored the whole country white. It was beautiful, but it was also unbearably cold. And the wind chill wasn't making it easier. A sharp wind blew by, making Abel shiver more. His silver hair blew in the wind and some strands blew in his face, slightly annoying him. He blew them away then looked to the figure walking along side him.
Tres Iqus didn't respond to Abel's question; he just stared straight ahead. The cold didn't seem to bother him in the least. I guess being an android has its perks... thought Abel, pouting slightly. When the wind blew, Tres didn't even flinch. His chocolate-brown hair wafted around slightly. Abel sighed in defeat and averted his eyes on the sidewalk ahead.
They were sent up here on a mission about rouge vampires making sacrifices; kidnaping Terrans, both young and old, and draining them off all of their blood. The info that the two AX members got was that some of them were stationed here. The trip up here was paid for...however, thanks to Abel's carelessness, most of their money was spent on food and sweets. He even borrowed some of Tres's money to buy some food and drink. Now, they were left with little money...and no place to stay the night.
"We've been walking for hours now and still not a place to stay..." muttered Abel, frowning slightly. So far, all the motels and hotels they have asked, all of their prices were way too high and they wouldn't lower them, even after Abel's pitiful pleas. Some of the owners even told them to give up and sleep on the street, with what little money they had. How rude... thought Abel, bitterly.
"ACHOOO!!"
Suddenly, Abel sneezed loudly, making him stop. Tres stopped as well, looking at him.
"Father Nightroad. Status report." he said, monotonously.
"Hm?" sniffed Abel, "Ah, it was nothing, Tres-kun. Probably someone talking about me. Nothing to worry about!"
Tres nodded and continued walking. Abel sniffed again and followed him. He pulled his uniform closer to him, as another strong wind blew. Neither him or Tres were dressed for the weather, still wearing the usual AX uniform. The snow storm happened so suddenly, they didn't have the time to prepare. Can androids even get sick? thought Abel, his head a bit fuzzy, They basically look like normal humans, but on the inside, they're all machines. Not to mention the Auto Repair system they have. That sure comes in handy. But can they get a virus like a computer can? If they catch a virus, would that count as being sick? I won—
SMACK
Lost in thought and not paying attention to where he was going, Abel ran face-first into a metal lamp post. He yelped, stumbled back, slipped on a patch of ice, and fell right on his back. His head hit the sidewalk hard and for a minute, he thought he might loose consciousness. But he didn't. Abel blinked, trying to get his vision to see straight. His face was hurting from where he ran into the pole and he even thought he broke his nose.
"Father Nightroad. Status report."
Abel blinked and looked up at the android. Tres was standing right above him, looking down at him.
"Oh, I-I'm fine. I was just lost in thought." said Abel, sitting up. He rubbed the back of his sore head, thinking for a minute that it was bleeding. But when he took his hand away, there was no blood.
"You're bleeding." stated Tres.
"Eh?"
Abel looked himself over and didn't notice any blood. He blinked, trying to figure out what Tres meant, when he felt something wet and cold drip onto his lip. He wiped it away, only to find a bright red streak on his glove. He put the glove up to his nose again and pulled his hand away. This time, Abel's whole glove was bloody. Running into the pole caused him to get a bloody nose.
"Ahh, I must've ran into that pole pretty hard." chuckled Abel, pinching his nose and tilting his head back, "It'll stop soon, so don't worry, Tres-kun."
As soon Abel put his head back, a hand pushed his head forward, so that he was staring straight ahead. Blinking, Abel looked around and was surprised to find that the hand belonged to Tres.
"If you tilt your head back when you have a nosebleed, then the blood will go down your throat." said Tres.
"Oh. Forgot about that." said Abel, a bit nasally since he was still pinching his nose, "Thanks, Tres-kun."
"Oi! You two!"
Both AX members turned their heads towards the voice. A middle aged man was standing outside of a building, his hands on his hips. He looked slightly annoyed.
"Ah, yes?" asked Abel.
"If you two dun get inside quickly, you'll freeze ta death!" stated the man. His accent was a bit weird, "Get in here, ya fools!"
Abel got up carefully and made sure that he didn't step in the ice again. He went to grab his bags, but found that they were gone. He looked around and saw that Tres had grabbed them and was already going inside.
"Oi, Whitey!" snapped the man, getting Abel's attention, "Ya got blood comin' outta yer nose like a faucet! C'mon inside and plug it up!"
Abel nodded and trotted in after Tres into the building.