Steal You Away
Disclaimer: I do not own Skip Beat!
A/N: Anybody else really love Bill Evans! One of my favorites. I wanna thank my readers thus far and especially my reviewers you guys are awesome!
Any English spoken by the characters will be in BOLD!
Previously...
Feeling too crowded Setsuka clearly addresses the group in English.
" Can you people move, we're trying to get through." She raises an eyebrow in inquiry. The crowd disperses like the Red Sea for them to depart undeterred and left behind by the odd couple the crowd continues to wait at the door none the wiser.
Up in his office, Lory laughs and turns the screens off, the painting which once hid them sliding back in place.
"Too easy. Have fun kids." He says aloud.
Ch. 10
Tama-chan escorts them to the waiting car and after seeing them safely into the backseats he gets behind the wheel. Their roles as foreigners established they wouldn't know their way around so he is assigned as chauffeur to the pair per President Lory's orders. Tama-chan turns over the engine and as the car idles he waits for orders from his charges for where to go. Cain rolls down his window for the smoke from his cigarette to escape as he takes a last long drag and puts it out using the backseat ashtray.
"Rebels Market." Cain says. Tama-chan nods and begins the journey observing the pair quietly. The ride is done in silence, the pair simply holding hands a word not needed in celebration of the huge victory now behind them.
Staying in character seems harder without the crowd before them in the privacy of the car. Cain slowly runs his thumb in circles caressing Setsuka's enjoys the feeling of her brothers warm caress and Kyoko fights on the edge, her stomach filling with butterflies and nervousness but she manages to stay in character. The car pulls off the road and into a vacant parking spot outside the store. "We're here, sir." Tama says putting the car into park, and getting out to open the door for the girl. Cain releases his sisters hand and puts out his third cigarette since leaving the office. As he stands it seems the entire street of pedestrians turns and immediately disperses giving him a wide berth. However, the men instantly recant their cautiousness as his sister escorted by Tama exits the car. She even gets a few whistles and more than one jealous girlfriend glare. Thankfully she seems aloof to it as her character takes over, completely and utterly lost within her brotherly love. He walks around the car and hangs his arm possessively on her shoulder walking her toward the goth store and he hopes into some pants. Tama gets back into the car and texts his boss the progress, receiving a heart eyes emoji for his trouble, he positions his seats back and gets comfortable, listening to the radio.
In the store a clerk immediately approaches and amazingly doesn't shy away from Cain's menacing aura. "Welcome to Rebel's Market can I help you find anything?" The blueish gray haired punk goth woman asks, never skipping a beat.
"We're looking for some pants for my sister, and anything else she might like. Any suggestions?" Cain says his voice slightly more raspy from the cigarettes. The woman gives Cain a polite smile and takes in Setsuka's figure with a look. Then replies in passable English.
"Yes, I have something she might like. Please, the dressing rooms are in the back I will bring a few items."
As they're walking back towards the dressing rooms Setsuka decides to test her brother seeing the perfect opportunity. A gaudy armor battle dressed hybrid goat dragon with a snake head tail stood in the aisle. Setsuka didn't know nor want to know anyone who would wear something so strange but she put on the pleading eyes and gasped as if she'd been looking for this for ages. With a straight face she looked to her brother and said.
"I want this."
Another store attendant overhears this and looks mortified, but soldiers on trying to get a major sale. "That is this months main attraction for this month, Baphomet Devil, the whole set is $7,000." Cain stares at the figure and glances at Setsuka's expecting happy face. He asks the obvious question.
"Is that what you really want?" Setsuka nods with vigor.
"This is the one." Without skipping a beat Cain turns to the attendant. "We'll take one set." The attendant says thank you very much and leave to go wrap a set up for the siblings. Kyoko immediately emerges and pounces grabbing his arm.
"What?..."
Kyoko's voice cracks as she answers. "Is that okay, it's expensive."
"Don't worry about it, it's not like I don't have the money."
Setsu begins to get a little nervous.
"Don't worry, you'll look good no matter what you wear."
Worried and exasperated Setsu gives up the gag and make a pouty face. Cain replies.
"So you don't like this at all?" Setsuka turns away. "Of course I don't like that it's disgusting!"
"Then why did you say you wanted it to begin with?" Cain asks confused.
"Isn't it obvious I was just kidding?" Setsu looks away upset and her brother retaliates grabbing her cheeks and pulling them apart into a funny face.
"Is this the mouth that dares to talk back to me!" He replies jokingly. Setsu shocked stutters an "I'm sorry..." And Cain lets go walking toward a rack of clothing. "Good, that's enough playing for now." He snatches a pair of leather pants from the rack and throws them her way, which she catches. Setsuka heads to the fitting room, the first attendant from earlier waiting with a few choices of her own. Setsu tries them all on liking Cains choice the best in comfort and fit. She walks out in Cain's pick handing the others to the attendant. "I'll take these." She says gesturing at the ones she's wearing. The attendant bows and walks off. Setsuka finds Cain at the register and she shows off his choice. "This is great it fits and it's really comfortable." Setsuka says thinking she's glad its less revealing and easier to move around in.
"Good cause I got you ten pair." He says nonchalantly.
Kyoko nearly jumps out of Setsuka's skin. As they leave the store a walk a while down the sidewalk Setsu finally speaks up.
"I think ten pairs is too many. I only needed two." Cain however doesn't wanna hear it. "I can afford it, what's the problem?"
"You're over spending! It's too much, please take some back. I only need two." Cain refuses to give up. "Three..." Setsu sighs and relents. "Fine, three." Cain walks back to the store with the bag and Setsu waits. Kyoko quietly thinking of the character he's made in such a short time with such depth. She's truly enjoying this acting skit. While in thought she doesn't notice the heavy foot prints fast approaching. In a blink, her arm nearly jerks from her shoulder and she falls to the ground. Stunned she looks up watching almost in slow motion as her bag is carried away into the dark. She immediately loses character, and a word quietly escapes.
"Corn..."
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this! We might be leaving MN soon. (YAY!) Not sure where were going next, I hope back home. Please R&R and like always!
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