O shit I forgot to upload this lol
ALL CREDIT TO DAVID TAI
"Get under the mis-!"
"Excuse me, sorry!" Rock apologized as he brushed past Iori, then Leona and proceeded to grab Whip by the arm. Being physically larger than her, he was able to drag her off before she setting off another Yagami Incident.
Whip flailed and dug in her heels, already engaging Voodoo with a snap of her wrist. She barked at him as he pulled her out of earshot. Iori and Leona watched them from afar. "Don't get in my way, Howard!"
"I'd really like nothing better. But, trust me Whip, you don't want to deal with my boss, okay? He's crazier than you ar-... He's crazy."
She just shook free of his grasp and glared at him. Voodoo dangled dangerously in her hand. She addressed him in a low, threatening voice.
"Not Whip, Seirah."
"Seirah, okay. But look -" He motioned to the two people near the mistletoe. Iori had relaxed out of combat mode. He seemed to be making small talk with Leona, but kept half an eye on Rock. Leona seemed to have stopped shaking and was fully engaged in whatever conversation she was having with the red-haired man.
"They're hanging out. Just let nature take its course."
The whip snapped and curled up around Seirah's hand as if it had a life of it's own. The corner of her lip was raised in contempt.
"'Let nature take it's course', you say... If I let nature take course, Yagami would be balls deep in you!"
That statement brought up a whole host of mental images that Rock Howard wished he could scrub from his brain cells. He was truly at a loss for words for a few short moments.
"... that's... Can we not... let's never bring that possibility up again. Jeez... How the hell do you-"
"Boy's Love manga."
"That's right, Fio. You heard me, get the troops up. Get the Riot troops up. Get ready to gas the place. Who's crazy enough to think she can take on Yagami? Whip, that's who."
"Commander, requesting permission to remove the safeties on the drones. "
"Not yet," Heidern's voice cut in over the airwaves. "Let's see what Howard does first."
Iori quickly became impatient with the situation. He had work to do, and standing here with Leona in an airfield wasn't productive at all. He began striding over to where Rock and Whip stood with Leona in tow.
"Howard? I thought you were trying to avoid that lady! What did you even called me out for?"
He hollered at the teenager as he approached, blasting over their conversation.
"For me," Leona spoke up as she came to a stop behind him. "I'm not sure what's going on here, but..." She motioned up towards the mistletoe. "Whip, ah... I believe she had a plan."
Iori rolled his eyes and addressed Whip with a snarl.
"Well fuck the plan. I'm nobody's puppet. Who the hell do you think you are, bitch?"
Whip looked indignant and just about ready to burst out when Rock covered her mouth.
"Neither am I," Leona interjected. "I apologize for the trouble."
Iori eyed Rock and Whip, then Leona. He sighed and disengaged. "Is that so... fine then Heider-... fuck that. From now on, you're Leona. I don't wanna think about your old man whenever I need to say your name."
Leona blinked and nodded. "That's fine... I can take you back to the Commander and..."
"Fuck your old man, too. It's still too early to meet, I'll need to prep."
"Prepare? uh, I see. Well then, I can take you back to..."
Iori snorted and interrupted her.
"By prep, I mean I need a dangerous amount of alcohol in my system. Do you know any bars around here?"
"Uh, I..."
"Nevermind, I used to go drinking in this area with Thrall..."
He began walking away. Leona stood silently where he left her, looking dissapointed. Iori called out to her without turning his head.
"Are you coming, Leona?"
"Y-yes... I think I'd like that."
"Hurry."
As they walked off, Rock let out a sigh of relief... before yelping as Seirah bit his hand.
"And who said you could manhandle me?" Whip hissed, tapping Voodoo against her hip.
"Your matchmaking worked, Seirah! Isn't that what you wanted?" Rock groaned.
"I wanted my plan -executed-! A kiss under the mistletoe!" Seirah pouted, before snapping her whip.
"Well, you -are- standing under the mistletoe," Rock began, testing his luck.
"Don't even -think- about it, Howard."
She glared him down, so he backed off.
That was dumb...
Rock shook his head, shrugged, and turned to go, he heard behind him:
"What, Voodoo? Hmmmm...?"
The -snnnkkkt- of a whip coiled around his waist, followed by a yank...
And then Rock felt the sensation of a pair of gloved hands on his cheeks, followed by a soft sensation on his lips.
And by the time he had enough presence of the mind to lift his arms to really -return- the kiss... Whip sensed his motion and immediately pushed him away.
"There. Amended plan executed."
And then Whip spun on a heel and walked away briskly.
Rock just stared after her.
What. The. Hell.
"Stand down, guys."
"Call off the troops. You were right, Commander... Commander? Commander? Where'd the Commander go?"
"... I think he's on his way to meet Leona and Iori."
"Shit."
"Get the troops back on alert!"
NanoNotes: Now we wait for the conclusion. hehe. Wrath of Daddy Heidern. Also Duckling is the one getting manhandled :0. First Iori, now Seirah.
inb4 Drunk Iori eats Heidern's hat lul.
