Ch.2
I wandered around downtown Sayuri which was a well-known city for people to socialize. However, since I don't go out much I knew that I was lost. I decided it would be best to stick near the trains so I wouldn't lose my way back home. I felt dumb now. What was I thinking going outside without an official plan of where I wanted to go.
I wondered if I was the only person in the world that made such rash decisions to go out by themselves in hopes to socialize with someone. I looked at different places but most of them were bars that were too expensive for my taste. I ended up finding this one bar that went back to the 20th century of the world. The place felt magical and had a dark presence to it when I looked through the window. I placed my face inches from the window to get a better look at the decorations which were a mix of Victorian and Gothic style. My eyes lit up from this fact and I wanted desperately to enter this place but my anxiety stopped me from proceeding.
Suddenly, I realized I was being watched. In the window, a man was looking towards me and our eyes connected. I tried to look away since I was embarrassed that I have been caught snooping the area, but the man would not allow me to avoid eye contact with him. He pursued my eyes and I took notice of him fully which made my heart start beating like crazy. He was probably one of the most handsome individuals that I have ever laid eyes on. I couldn't deny how attractive and angelic he looked. His blue eyes reminded me of Azul but he had a lighter color to his. His hair was silver which matched with his eyebrows and with the rest of his pale skin. His lips weren't as pale since he wetted them with something, he just looked amazing… like a statue. I felt embarrassed for staring at this man for too long and felt uncomfortable so I thought it was the right time to leave.
As I began to walk away I heard a loud screech which came from the man since he got up abruptly. My heart fluttered unknowingly when the man proceeded to the door as I began to walk away. "HEY! WAIT!" yelled the man who then proceeded to come after me. I so desperately wanted to run but he grabbed me by the shoulder before I could take off. "Yes?" I replied awkwardly and looked around to see if anyone was noticing this incident.
The man kept his hand on my shoulder and looked directly into my eyes. "You must have wanted to come into the bar, I didn't mean to scare you, please come. I could use the company" he smiled at me brightly. He then looked confused because he must have noticed my bewildered reaction to his smile. I knew I was flushed all over my face and I would have never thought in a million year that a handsome guy would want to hang out with me. A loner with a cat for a companion... "Well?" the man asked and seemed to grow impatient. This was my moment I couldn't run away now. "Yes, I would like that." Without giving me time to say anything else he grabbed my hand and rushed me inside the bar.
The bar was even more elegant when I was inside. The first thing I set my eyes on was the bar table which had shiny empty wine glasses placed nicely in a row and variety amount of alcohol that was placed beside them. It was my first time entering a bar, which made me feel excited by seeing how well the bar organized itself. "So what's your name love?" The man sat me down next to him and I started to become aware that this man was actually talking to me. "uhm.. my name is Guts."
The man did not hesitate by my unusual name and replied: "My name is Griffith, it is nice meeting you Gutz."
He gave me a genuine smile which forced me to stare at something else.
"You know, you seem like a person that would understand my conquest if you are willing to listen."
I turned my head back towards him to show that I was interested in what he had to say. This was my moment to finally have a connection with someone and I didn't want to give up so easily.
"What does your conquest consist of?"
Griffith light blue eyes looked into mine and with a smirk on his face he said,
"Do you ever wonder why God gave us emotions, Guts?"
What kind of question is that to ask someone you just met I thought?
"… No, I never think about God" Griffith looked puzzled as if he knew I was lying about my interest about God.
"Believe me, you have thought about God. God is us if you really thought about it closely. Why else would he put us on this earth? God could have made anything he wanted but decided to create a model of flesh that has a mind of its own."
I had no idea what to say. Silence just grew and I waited to see what else Griffth had to say.
"I want you to be my test subject. I want to be your God, Guts."
Confused, I asked, "What do you mean by being my God?"
"I mean that I want to see if I can answer any of your questions about God, I want to see if I can get you to call me one"
" Not likely," I said to Griffth but something about Griffth made me believe that he was serious about this God thing.
"What do you have to lose love? The only reason why I approached you is because it seemed that you were longing for someone. I can be that someone…"
Griffth places his hands on top of mine and glares at me again with his light blue eyes. He wasn't wrong, I came out here because I was tired of being alone. Maybe it would be alright to play along. Maybe we could get passed this God thing and truly become friends.
"Sure, but you need to buy me a drink first"
I asked shyly to Griffth, who in return gave me the most sadistic smile that made my heart feel regret.
He ushered the bartender to give me their house classic drink, while I thought to myself that maybe this was a mistake….
