Orders Chaos- Here it is folks, chapter two. It would have been up sooner but sadly, I had some difficulties with my emails which is fixed now. You wouldn't believe what hackers get sent to you sometimes (sweatdrop)
Wilhelm- I thought you were gonna claw your eyes out on that one email.
Orders Chaos- Yeah well, a new email fixes that. Anyway, I still need help with a title (sad)
Aina was curled up under her soft white blankets the next morning, her mind just leaving a happy dream that left her lying in her bed, trying to get back into it at the cost of a regular sleeping schedule. A warm breath against her neck drew her attention and woke her all the way up. She turned over to see Wilhelm lying next to her, wide awake and smiling, waiting for her.
"You slept in a couple hours. I came to check on you but it seemed such a pity to wake you." She blushed brightly, her cheeks challenging her hair, which was a tangled mess. Wilhelm smiled and ran a finger across her cheek, enjoying how much brighter the blush could get and how easily he could make her blush.
"Oh, how I love seeing you blush." He said quietly, making her blush grow even brighter, if possible.
"Stop it…" She said in a tiny voice. He smiled and got up, his suit without a single wrinkle somehow. She got up with him and went over to her armoire, Wilhelm walking beside her. He opened it before she could and picked out a suit, similar to his but white and with a skirt instead of slacks. He also picked up a pair of white sequined flats and handed them to her.
"I thought that, should you like, today you could come see me at work in Vector. I have a business meeting first thing this morning but I can show you around after that." Aina smiled widely and nodded excitedly.
"I'd love to!" She said and quickly went behind a changing screen and quickly dressed. Wilhelm smiled and headed towards the door.
"I'll send someone up to help you with you hair." He said and went out, down to his den. About ten minutes later, an elderly woman came in with a brush, hair tie and bobby pins and got to work on Aina's hair, brushing it until it was soft then tying it up and pinning it into a neat bun.
"There now deary, you look just lovely. You'll make a wonderful impression at Vector." She said and shuffled out. Aina took a look at herself and found it to her liking, happy that she'll look acceptable next to Wilhelm. She smiled and hurried out of her room, happily skipping down the steps and into Wilhelm's den, hopping into his lap innocently. He chuckled softly and looked her over, smiling to himself.
"Well now, I almost didn't recognize you. You look like a Vector employee, not my dear Aina." 'Everything can be set back. A year, maybe two… perhaps never…' He thought, hugging her close to him.
"I clean up well, don't I?" Aina asked, her eyes wide and pure. He took notice that the blue in her eyes was fading, turning red, synching to him. That was a comforting thought, she didn't resist to being with him. Perhaps soon her powers might evolve; they might even take on similarities to his own power. Taking her hand in his own, noting how soft they were, Wilhelm and Aina stood up and headed outside. Wilhelm didn't much approve of flaunting his position, so an inconspicuous sleek black car sat ready for their use. Of course, that didn't mean he didn't indulge at least a bit, a driver was standing outside the car, opening the door for them and closing it once they were in. Soon, Wilhelm and Aina we cruising towards a tall, imposing building with the two apostrophe shaped symbols on it, one, the one on the right, flipped.
"Welcome to Vector Aina." Wilhelm said as they got out of the car and headed inside. He led her passed security and into the executive elevator and up to one of the top floors where he then led her to the meeting room. Her head started to swim, fearing she'd become lost in the massive building.
"Don't worry, if you get lost, just ask someone to lead you back to me or that you're my guest. You'll have no trouble getting help here." He said, sensing her worries and easing them quickly. He had an extra seat brought to the meeting table, next to his own of course, and had her sit and wait with him. They only had to wait ten minutes before the board members began to file in and take their seats. Several looked at Aina quizzically but a hard look from Wilhelm told them not to ask anything about her presence. The meeting went about as normal, for Wilhelm at least. Aina watched on interestedly, trying to learn what she could in case Wilhelm wanted to ask her opinion on something. After the meeting, one of the board members pulled Wilhelm off to the side, away from a now nervous and immensely shy Aina. He was around his late thirties, hair that was already slightly grayed around his temples and a goatee, also slightly grayed.
"Mr. Wilhelm, are you sure it was wise, even sane, to have that young woman attend our meeting?" He said, in a hard whisper.
"Excuse me if I misunderstand you Mr. Williamson, but are you questioning my motives?" Wilhelm narrowed his eyes towards the middle aged man.
"Of course not sir, I was just wondering if she is trustworthy. Perhaps she's from a competitor, and was told to get close to you so she'd have a more simple time infiltrating us." His voice started to get a little shaky. Not many people dared talk to Wilhelm long on a matter such as this. Normally, his word was law at Vector but Williamson was a fool and thought he could get a word in edge wise, perhaps even get an easier promotion by revealing someone as a thieving harlot.
"I assure you Mr. Williamson, Miss Aina is entirely trustworthy and if I didn't think she was, she wouldn't be within a mile of Vector Industries. The fact of the matter is though, that I trust her, and I'd prefer you not bring it up again, understood?" His eyes warned that the man shouldn't even think twice about even looking at Aina now. Aina was his charge, his love and if anyone even looked at her crossly, he'd have them sorely regret it.
'It's unbelievable that I've become so possessive over the young woman.' Wilhelm thought to himself, walking away from the shaking Williamson and over to Aina, gently putting a hand on her elbow and guiding her out and to an elevator that ascended to his office. He made no effort to hide his Compass as they entered, and besides, Aina was far to captivated by the simplicity of his well lit yet still dark office and how sparsely decorated it was.
"Wow, it's… perfect." Something about the office contented Aina, which surprised Wilhelm to say the least. He thought she liked well decorated feng shui type rooms, like hers had been made. A minor detail he missed about her but one that mattered to him, none-the-less. All the little things he kept missing seemed to bother him a lot more lately.
"I'm glad that you approve." He smiled and went over to a large window, pulling open the blinds, revealing a beautiful view of the city around them. Aina came over by him and he instinctively wrapped an arm around her waist.
"It's so beautiful…" Aina sighed in awe. A couple birds flew past the windows and a third stopped right outside it and landed to look at Aina and Wilhelm curiously before flying off again. Aina smiled widely and leaned her head against Wilhelm's shoulder, noticing for the first time that she was about a head shorter than him. Wilhelm ran a hand through her hair and glanced down, smiling to her.
"Would you like to see the rest of the building?" He asked then went on to explain. "There's the First, Second and Third Division. First Division works on creating cutting edge technology. 'The best make it to First Division' as the employees say. Second is in charge of working with what First Division complete, making upgrades and the like. Third Division is basically a human resources section, working to make living easier for people."
"I wouldn't mind seeing all of them." Aina told him. Wilhelm nodded and led her from his office and down to one of the lower levels of the building.
"Since the First Division's work is so important, we have to keep their area very secure." Wilhelm told her as they took a lift to a sublevel. Once there, Aina looked around in surprise. There were windows and actual scenery outside of them.
"How-" She started but Wilhelm had already begun to explain that as well.
"Since they work underground, things get a bit dreary and people get depressed so we created a system so things remain bright and nobody feels suffocated. The weather even changes too, to match the actual condition outside of the building." Aina listened intently then looked over at the windows, still surprised.
Wilhelm and Aina finished the tour of Vector not long into the afternoon so he took her out to a small café to eat. Aina ate quietly while he sipped a glass of hot tea. Something seemed to be on her mind but he had no wish to push. He liked to have her come to him if something was bothering her but as she remained quiet through lunch and a small dessert he decided that it might be best to push a little.
"Aina, you've been unusually quiet since we left Vector." He noted with a bit of concern. Wilhelm also mentally noted that she had been fine throughout the tour. Aina shook her head a bit then sighed, setting down her fork and starting to fiddle with a napkin.
"That man earlier, in the meeting… And not just him, the others… None of them… None of them liked me, did they?" She asked softly. Wilhelm resisted releasing a relieved sigh. So that was all it was. If that was it, he could easily sooth her.
"You need not worry about them. They are skeptical old fools who think anyone inside or outside the board of directors is a spy." Wilhelm smiled and took her hand from the napkin and kissed it softly. "I promise, it wasn't you. You're perfectly charming and beautiful, and you're more than anyone could ever ask for." With this, Aina smiled again, her worries erased and nodded.
"What else can we do today? It seems like such a shame to waste such a lovely day." She glanced towards the road through the window of the café and saw a couple on a carriage ride. Wilhelm caught her looking and smiled.
"Let's go on a carriage ride." He suggested innocently making Aina beam. It seemed that anything that meant they'd spend time together pleased Aina to no end. Wilhelm quickly paid the bill and placed a tip on the table before heading outside with Aina. He lead her towards the park and paid the carriage driver for a ride through the park and more if Aina so wished it. Wilhelm quickly helped Aina in and climbed in next to her. Wrapping an arm around her, Wilhelm gave her a small kiss on the top of her head, which she laid her head against his shoulder in response.
The ride, sadly, came to an early end as it began to rain. Wilhelm and Aina quickly found cover in a book store while the carriage driver and horse hurried away. Wilhelm had learned some time ago that Aina loved the rain; especially when she asked for a sleep noise system that sounded like rain. So he wasn't too shocked when Aina walked out of the shop and danced in the rain on the sidewalk. As she danced, Wilhelm took his phone and called for the car to come pick them up.
Wilhelm shook his head in the car as Aina sniffled then sneezed. He should have known better than to let her out in the rain but seeing her happy and smiling impaired his better judgment. The car ride home seemed to take longer but only because he was anxious to get her out of her now soaking clothes. Once there, he had the housekeeper run a hot bath for Aina and sent her to warm up. After the bath, Aina curled up in bed with Wilhelm sitting on the bed right beside her, brushing his hand through her hair. He seemed to enjoy doing that these days.
"Get some sleep Aina, so that cold doesn't get worse." He said softly, still running his hand in her hair until she fell into a deep sleep.
Orders Chaos- Okay, so I have a question. I want Wilhelm to take Aina on a trip in a chapter, maybe two. But, I don't know where he should take her. Here are the choices:
Paris
Rome
Ireland or
Niagara Falls
So send in your choice ^^
