Horrid attempt at romance, take 2~ Oh and the plot gets a little more interesting and relevant around chapter 4 so bear with me, ne?
Dorian departed the house early, around 8 am the next morning, careful not to wake anyone. The meeting wasn't until noon but he didn't want to upraise suspicions. 8 am was pretty early for a Noah. The others usually weren't up until at least 10 am. They probably wouldn't care but he felt strangely anxious about the meeting. When he was human, he had gone on dates, but never had he cared for them as much as Aki.
As he walked out, Dorian admired how human he looked in a puddle. He was one of the few in the family who stayed in his white form almost all the time. The others liked having full control of their powers in a pinch but he just felt different. Like he was a monster....
Timcanpy fluttered drowsily after him, dipping in the air occasionally and almost hitting the floor. The small golden ball seemed irritated at his rude awakening, Dorian had moved fast not realizing the small golem was asleep on his head. They walked down the cobbled steps of the park entrance and proceeded to enter a small cafe for breakfast. The server took his normal order, coffee and a bagel.
He ate in silence, watching the almost deserted cafe slowly fill up. After finishing, he paid and started walking around, enjoying the early morning. He saw few people, mainly fitness junkies who were jogging, as well as a few elderly people enjoying the crisp air.
Dorian smiled to himself. He knew it was weird of him to be this happy but he hadn't really felt even remotely human as of late, what with all the training, and the akuma maids and butlers. He hadn't had a date of any kind for a while, or at least, he hadn't gone out with anyone since his last date in his years at the university. He started playing over a song that he had come up with to himself, humming the melody. It was his eternal job to play that song. His gift and his curse. Like Road's dreams or Skin's anger, what they held in the human life was their Noah power. Dorian held Music close therefore he became the Noah of Music. Road was not destined to be the Noah of Dreams, but she believed in dreams whole-heartedly as a human and thus, the Noah was compatible, and the like with Skin's wrath. You did not pick the Noah, the Noah picked you, much like innocence. He chuckled to himself.
Dorian had almost no regrets, except for leaving his brother behind. His brother was a circus clown, his name was Mana.
He sighed, and began walking again, as the clock neared 10 am. He walked past shops for clothes, food, and flowers among others. He decided that since they were just meeting in the park, flowers would be unnecessary.
He decided that since he still had two hours that he would pick up a newspaper. His family banned them from the house because of the 'depressing sins of mankind' they contained. He read through the front page and uneasily started to agree with that philosophy. W-who would do this kind of thing? He flipped warily to a different section, relieved to find it less disturbing. He read intently, barely noticing his watch hitting the 11:50 am mark. He walked from his perch on a bench nearby over to the fountain in which they had first met. He sat, reading his newspaper, waiting calmly. At the time his clock hit the 12 minute mark, he put the paper aside and looked up.
He looked over at the entrance and saw her coming through. Dorian smiled at her, and she smiled back. Walking over she sat down, smiling the whole time.
"I'm happy you came. How was your vacation?"
"It was a tad, " He though for a second, "Disappointing. We're all glad to be back. Our relatives weren't very inviting."
"Oh, well, that must have been hard, going all that way and being let down." Aki gave a sympathetic smile.
He decided to have a little fun, "Well, at least I knew that I could see you when I got back," He grinned.
She smiled back, "Nice pick-up line, how many people have you used that one on?" Her smile turned into a smirk. "Where shall we go then?"
He smiled, "I don't know, have you eaten?"
"No, I haven't. Where do you think we should eat?"
"Hmm, indeed a fine question."
Aki thought about this question for a minute and came up with an answer, "Perhaps you might come with me to my house, where my chef could make us a fine meal."
"I would love to. Lead the way." Dorian stood up from his seat
Aki nodded and led him towards the sidewalk, chatting idly as they walked.
Dorian was shocked to see that her house was not a "normal" house but a mansion. With a cobbled drive, a stable, and an uncountable amount of windows. Who exactly was Aki again?
She led him inside, still talking to him about friends, family, and other miscellaneous things. Apparently, her father was the head of a high class financial group and was currently away on business for a few months. Her mother and sister had passed away in a carriage accident when she was 7 and she was left with her older brother and her father. Her older brother was the next heir to the company, therefore he accompanied her father on these trips.
Dorian told her about how most of his family were adopted by a single man with a big heart and that they were all a bit special, which he didn't apply a direct meaning to. They finally made it to a kitchen where a chef prepared the best omelets Dorian had ever tasted. He expressed this to Aki who just laughed.
After they ate, she showed him to the music room. He stared wide-eyed at the piano. It wasn't as nice or intricate as the one in his room, but it was still beautiful in his eyes. She motioned towards it, he questioned it with a glance at her.
"Play for me. You told me you played, didn't you?" She asked, smiling sweetly. He gave her a shrug back, sat down and started playing his favorite song and the one he knew she'd never heard before. The Musicians song. His long fingers stroking the keys as he closed his eyes and melted into the song.
But what brought him out of is trance was a sweet and beautiful voice, singing along to the tune with lyrics that were tender if not a bit sad. At times it was bittersweet, and the words cut through straight to your heart, but at other points the tune was soft and sweet, shedding a new light. He continued his melody, determined to see how many lyrics she could sing through.
It was as if she had written the melody. For every verse of his, she had one to go with it. It was truly beautiful. They played and sung in harmony, filling the room with the melody. One by one, the servants and staff of the house came into the room to listen, some out in the hall, some openly gawking at the music. They were no professionals, but, not to brag, they sounded really good. Finally, he ended the last verse and gave the girl before him an astonished look.
"How do you know that song?" He murmured as he walked up to her.
"I've heard it in my dreams, sometimes with, sometimes without the lyrics." She gave him the same awed look, "How do you know that song?"
"I wrote it. When I was in College. I've never played it for anyone else though."
"Maybe it's fate." Aki smiled a smile that lit up her eyes.
He smiled back as they left the now crowded music room, continuing their tour of the mansion. All in all, it took them almost an hour to that little task.
After a long while of exchanging banter, talking about their days in college. Aki's last year had been 10 years or so ago, Dorian's about 30 years ago, considering the fact that Noah's didn't age. Dorian realized he needed to get going, since it was almost 4 pm.
They said their good byes. Dorian thought about the day he had had with Aki and how fast it had gone. He wished that the days were just a bit longer, so he could share just a bit more time with her that day. She always put him at ease when he was nervous, and it was that one trait, out of many others, that he liked about her. There was something about her that was special...... Something special and different.
