"Who would you rather live with? The living, or the dead?"
It was 9:42, Robin was watching the travel channel, hair still damp from her shower she took awhile ago. She felt quite down today actually, she's been living in this apartment for atleast four years now and the space around her seems to be getting smaller. Robin turned off the TV heading off to get her computer. Grabbing it, she headed back to the place she last sat. Unlocking her computer she clicked Google chrome and searched up 'cheap houses for sale' and started her search.
That was utterly futile, with a disappointed sigh Robin was about to close her computer until something cuaght her eye. Reopening her computer she clicked the link that caught her interest. 'Cheap house for sale! One time offer! Just pay $1,380 and it's all yours! Two story, 3 bedroom, 3 and a half bath, 3 acres of land on the country side and beautiful silence! Call at (XXX)-XXX-XXXX Have the most wonderful day!' She couldn't help but giggle on how desperate this owner was to give away such a nice sounding house, to her she thought it was ... cute. I might as well give the owner a call. Having a small smile plastered on her face she decided to give the desperate owner a call.
"Hello~" A man cooed on the other line. "Hello, I'm Nico Robin looking to see if the house was still up for for sale?" She interrogated. He spuawked making Robin slowly move the cell away from her ear. Once he stopped squawking she slowly brought the cell back to her ear, "sir, are you alright?' She dead-panned. "O-oh y-yes just give me a minute." She did as the young man wished (from what he sounded like) and waited for him to stop dawdling.
"That house ... what about it?" He wanted to believe what the woman on the other end was just messing with him but instead the thing he didn't want to hear ever again is coming back so abruptly. "I was wondering if the house was still open?" He choked for air, not able to believe on what he was hearing and in a calm way, does she even know the history about the house first of all! ... if she did, she wouldn't be calling him right now, right? Son, I don't care how much you ask for that house but please sell it. Who ever buys it, its their problem now. Recalling his fathers request he stopped freaking out and took a deep breathe and exhaled. "A-ah yes it still open for sale, are you interested?" He was still shaky but he managed to pull threw. "Yes, I was wondering when I can see the house?" Son, I don't care ho- yeah yeah dad I know. Now let me do my job! "Actually I can introduce you to the house today." "Splendid, where would we meet up and what time?" Shes actually serious, "we can meet up by the house but it's pretty far from the city. Anyway you have to take a route off the freeway to Catherine Dr., after that you will see a road that looks like it never ands and that's where the house is, How about five till one?" "That sounds wonderful." Saying their goodbyes she hanged up the cell and placed it on on the coffee table. She chuckled lightheartedly, "how interesting."
It was father then expected, and his choice of words of direction weren't the greatest. Reaching her destination, she parked right behind whom she presumes the owners car. She saw a man who looked looked like he was in his early twenties come out of the car. She did the same greeting him with a handshake. "You must be ... Nico Robin, correct?" She gave him a nod, "and you must be owner, correct?" He looked confused for a moment but quickly shook it off with a apologetic smile. "O-oh looks like I forgot to give you my name. It's Usopp." "Ah, Usopp. Where is the house?" He gave her a anxious grin, "y-yeah its beyond that hill over there." She looked to the direction he was reffering too and looked back at him. "Shall we go?" "Do we have to?" She raised her eyebrow in confusion, clearly didn't hear him. "S-sure let's go." Oh god please help me!.
They both parked at the top at the hill; getting out of their cars. Robin followed Usopp to their planned destination. In the distance Robin could see a orange building. Getting closer she was guessing that was the house she was going to be looking at.
"O-okay were here." He grew a nervous chuckle, scratching his elbow. The house looked old at least older then 100 years or so. It was for sure a two a story house, the thing thing that caught her eye though, it was painted two different colors. The bottom was a orange color and the top was a brighter orange, unique indeed. She observed more of her surroundings. They're was a vase of oak trees behind the house. The grass looked pretty dry, plus the grass was fairly tall at least three feet. Looking back at the house she caught a glimpse of something or someone in the window but comepletely vanishes when she could register it. Not wanting to overlook it she looked back at Usopp who looked like he was in a trance. "Owner?" Once she called out to him he quickly whipped is head in her direction. "Y-yes?" "Shall we go in?" His expression grew raw looking back at the house, "might as well." They'res no stopping her and she looks like those people who don't look back.
Usopp got out the keys to the house unlocking it. Being a gentlemen and all (or so he wouldn't go first) he gave Robin the opportunity to go first, which she gladly accepted. First thing she could see was the kitchen and the dining room, a little farther in she could see the living room. The house had alot of grit and dust laying around, but Robin took that in a thrilling way now wanting to see the houses every secret it hid.
-Love comes in many different forms-
I just love lawbin so I just had to make story of these two. I will update irregularly so you just have to be patient. I do take critism even though I will continue this story till its down. It would be wonderful if you could tell me if the characters seem ooc and i'll try and fix that.
