"Well talk about this later"
With that Joshua stormed off glaring at Alexander, there as disappointment mixed with anger in his eyes but Alexander couldn't care less.
The man who had entered waited in the door way quietly.
He was tall, tall enough for Alexander to have to look up to him staring at his unamused face. He had odd red marks on cheeks and with long legs his black boots made a noticeable thud on the floor as he walked up to the front desk. He had a sort of bounce in his step that made his wolf tooth necklace bounce against his pecs.
It was quite obvious that the man was quite older, his face was quite young except for a few wrinkles and his grey and goatee were as gray as his grandfathers.
"Welcome to Sulis' Therapeutic Hot Springs and Inn how can I he-" Alexander paused when he looked at the man, he didn't know what it was about the man but his very presence felt larger than the room.
"Heard this was a pretty good hot spring," the man looked the shop up and down "how much for a night and day?" he asked.
Alexander couldn't shake the feeling the man was putting out, it made him sweat, his heart race and his throat go dry. It almost felt like a heavy ocean of danger and Alexander was at the lowest part.
It felt all too familiar.
The man looked back at Alexander and the feeling constricting his lungs vanished.
"For tonight until tomorrow evening would 8800 Jenny" Alexander said. For some reason despite the aura the man possessed his brown eyes were soft it relieved Alexander to see this.
The man nodded and reached for his pocket, Alexander followed his hand and saw the sword at his hip.
"You're a swordsman?" Alexander asked nervously.
"Indeed" the man said rifling through his wallet.
"Um I'll need a name for the books sir" Alexander said.
"Anton Volkov" handing Alexander the money as he wrote his name down.
"You're all set, I'll be taking you to your room" Alexander lead Anton to another door, this door lead to the customer quarters.
Anton examined the walls his eyes seemed to take note of every detail "Nice place you got here," Anton laughed "you're not the owner are you?" Anton asked.
Alexander shook his head "My father is, he just makes me run this one."
Alexander opened the shōji to Anton's room "Here's your room. There are towels and robes in the closet. That door leads to a hot spring on your right and a bath is to your left" Alexander gestured. Alexander had recited that little speak a million times, another wasn't much to him.
Anton opened the shoji to the hot spring "Thank you" Anton said feeling the water.
Alexander turned and made his way to the front desk but was interrupted by Anton "You guys got food here right?" Anton asked.
"Yes I'll bring a menu to your room" Alexander said.
"Don't bother, I'm not much of a picky eater. Just bring me whatever you think is the best"
During this entire encounter Anton hadn't really looked at Alexander to much, looking more so at the establishment much to Alexanders annoyance, his father always taught him to look into the customers eyes when speaking to them to the point it greatly annoyed him when the customer wouldn't and Anton was already working on his nerves, so through gritted teeth Alexander replied as politely as he could, "Yes Sir" before stomping off to the kitchen.
On the way he passed his grandfather with a plate of powdered donuts that Alexander promptly took back before Siegfried noticed, but once he did he stop in his stride and chased after Alexander.
"Hey!" he said sadly.
"No more donuts old man, doctors orders" Alexander said.
"That quack, he doesn't know what he's talking about" Siegfried cursed.
"Good thing I know you and Giovanni are actually friends" Alexander rolled his eyes.
Alexander set the plate of donuts down on the counter that was taller than Siegfried who comically jumped for it. Alexander put on his apron and began preparing stir-fry.
"I don't want stir-fry" Siegfried cried.
Angry Alexander yelled without thinking "It's not for you!"
Alexander turned back to chopping vegetables "A customer checked in and requested whatever sounded good" Alexander repeated with a mocking tone.
Siegfried has grabbed a chair and sat he began reaching for the donuts "A customer you say? Just one?" he asked. Alexander walked to the fridge for meat and moved the donuts away just as Siegfried was able to touch it.
"Just one, an Anton Volleyball? Voicey?" Alexander questioned aloud.
"Anton?" for Siegfried the world just seemed to stop with his whisper.
Alexander was currently stirring the pan and the sound drowned his grandfather out.
Siegfried quickly grabbed a donut and rushed out.
"Oh I don't know, all I know is he's currently already on my nerves. Good thing he's only here until tomorrow" Alexander turned to speak to Siegfried face to face but stopped when he noticed he and a donut was gone.
"Sneaky old man" he said rolling his eyes.
With stir-fry in hand Alexander trudged to Anton's room he passed the entrance to the front desk and heard the bell chime, he doubled back "Hi, welcome to Sulis' Therapeutic Hot Springs and Inn." to his right he could hear his grandfather talking to someone, but assumed his father came home without him noticing so paid it no mind, "if you just give me one moment I'll be right with you." he recited as usual.
His grandfather passed him "Hey grandpa mind checking this lady in?" Alexander asked.
Siegfried bared a wide smile and nodded as he did "Welcome to Sulis' Therapeutic" Alexander walked out of earshot not wishing to hear the introduction again and knocked on Anton's shoji before opening it.
He noticed Anton wasn't in here but his bed sheets were already thrown about, Anton's clothes piled along with it "He's one of those is he" Alexander made sure to never forget that, he wasn't one to like mess too much something his father made sure to teach him. One of the few things he did teach him.
Alexander placed the stir-fry on the dining table and as he was about to leave he looked over at the bed again fighting every urge to fold them, he'd almost beat it but gave in and moved the the clothes aside, as he did a Hunter License was thrown from the pocket.
Alexander stared "A Hunters License?" shocked, those were the only words that left his mouth. He picked up the license examining it any way he could to verify that it's real. "No way" if one couldn't tell Alexander couldn't believe it.
"Yes way. You kids still say that right?" Anton said opening the shoji revealing him in just a towel.
"Hope you found what you're looking for" he continued.
Alexander practically threw the license down "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to go through your things, I was just trying to fix your bed for you, please don't hurt me!" Alexander pleaded, he bowed respectful but Anton just laughed.
"Calm down kid, I'm not gonna hurt you" Anton grabbed a robe from the clothes and put it on before letting his towel drop. He sat at the dining table.
"Smells good, Alexander. You cooked this right?" Anton said.
Alexander didn't know how much more of this he could take, how did Anton know his name, he never gave it to him.
"You look shocked" Anton said stuffing his face.
"How did you know my name?" Alexander asked nervously.
"Gosh I guess old Siegy really doesn't talk about me much" Anton said scratching an itch on his head.
"If it hasn't clicked in your brain yet, my name is Anton Volkov and me and your grandfather Siegfried go way back. We studied under the same swordsman as kids but then Siegy fell in love with your grandmother and left to raise a family" Anton explained briefly.
Alexander's jaw dropped.
"I on the other hand stayed and eventually became a Hunter, now Alexander I have a question for you. Would you like to become a Hunter?" Anton asked finishing his food.
Before Alexander could even think of answer he heard his name being called from the other room by his father Alexander turned and was ready to leave but looked back at Anton.
"You don't have to give me an answer right now, I understand what I just asked you is a lot so take your time. But you have until tomorrow" Anton said.
Alexander looked at him his eyes seemed to have the answer in them but Anton wanted to hear it aloud.
Alexander turned and left without another word.
Little did he notice a small plate with a donut.
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