This will be short and full of boring facts. Just because I wanted to clear up some stuff I promised before. (Bavaria thang)
Eliza tightened the apron's strings around her waist, and yawning made her way out the double doors of the employee room. Almost running into Jake who mumbled a half-hearted curse at her.
"So, Miss Elizaveta." Jake said rubbing his face from the morning tiredness, "Who's that kid staring at you?"
Whirling around Eliza glared at each corner of the restaurant; thoughts of being exposed to the regular world speared her mind. Finding no one she gave a quick once over before freezing in the motion of pouring tea. Standing outside the window was a kid with strawberry blonde locks and blood red eyes; the kid was just standing there studying with those…crimson eyes, it was unnerving. Until she remembered her request of the Romanian child she had fought the night before.
"Hang on Jake, I promised this kid something." Eliza said before discarding her apron into the corner and taking the teapot along with two cups.
"Eliza…" Jake warned. Elizaveta turned around question apparent in her face, and Jake could see the missing gleam of confidence in her eyes, "Take care of the kid." He muttered. Nodding she turned around and beckoned him inside.
"Hey." He murmured glancing at his surroundings furtively.
"Morning, sit down." Eliza replied curtly while studying his face and posture. He looked uncomfortable but definitely healthy.
"You Romanian?" Eliza asked suddenly.
"Yeah…why?" the kid asked narrowing his eyes, his hand gravitated towards his thigh pocket.
"You smell like one, and don't bring that knife out, or I have to kick you to the cold." Eliza warned, glancing at his shrewd attempt to pull out his weapon.
"What's that supposed to mean!" he demanded.
"Nothing, so what's you're story." Eliza was nervous, much too nervous for the Unknown's liking, but Eliza managed to subdue her, besides she wanted to now why the kid was down in the Underground so early. Kids didn't start showing up until they were fifteen or wanted.
His face smoothed over to a blank expression, Eliza smirked inwardly, she had played that game before, shielding off the outsiders by encasing the outside in a shell. Like a turtle.
"Don't pull that shit face with me, what is you're story."
"I…I…I'm the son of some big name Romanian family…on both my father and mother's side. We…are…descendants of…royalty you could say." He finally chocked out.
Well that's a new one the Unknown said dryly.
Shut up.
Eliza stared hard at the kid before pouring some tea, "Go on."
"My mom…died, two years ago. She had been married to my step-father. Whom…I don't quite like. But that doesn't matter he doesn't like me either, and I'm fine with that because he is an asshole and a jerk and a worthless son of a bitch who married my mom. My mom who was an amazing beautiful generous person who didn't deserve to die! Only because the stupid Bavaria's –" Eliza had been watching the kid carefully, and upon mentioning his mom he seemed to break down.
"The Bavaria's?" She asked quietly.
On instinct the Unknown hissed Kill him…
"Yeah." He snarled seeming to regret his outburst.
"G…Gilbert Bavaria?" she asked tracing the patterns of oil on the wooden table, witness to the years that had passed.
"Yeah…that one. Red eyed asshole, shit face." The Romanian kid growled.
Eliza laughed out loud, which earned a chuckle from the kid who was allowing himself to relax a little.
"You sound like you know him personally." Eliza said still chuckling.
"I do." The kid said softly turning away. So soft, Eliza almost didn't hear it.
Her eyes snapped up studying his expression, every one of her fighter instincts itching in anticipation. Looking at the kid she felt an odd chill run up her spine, she was almost afraid to ask him of what he meant. Almost.
"You know Gilbert?" she asked tentatively.
"He's my cousin."
Silence reined.
A suffocating silence.
Eliza shifted in her chair. This was completely unexpected.
Kill him the Unknown hissed. Eliza swallowed hard before opening her mouth, "But his last name isn't Bavaria anymore…" The card had said something else, that was most definitely not Bavaria.
The Romanian kid nodded, "Yeah, his dad got in trouble with my family a while back…had to do with my mom, I don't know much about it, but yeah she died…my mom's side got mad and went after the Bavaria's. So they switched the name to the father's surname, to avoid legal trouble and with the government and police protecting them we couldn't do anything. After that I didn't really hear from my dad, he was never around maybe he died or maybe they divorced when I was young, but yeah other than that me and my extended family have been pretty much left alone."
"Wow." Eliza murmured.
"Yeah…so what about you?"
Eliza gave him a look.
"Oh… not that easy huh?"
Smirking Eliza returned her gaze to table. "So why is your name C.D.?"
"Uh…don't laugh…" she looked up to study the kid.
"It stands for Count Dracula."
"…" And Eliza couldn't stop laughing. And laughing, and laughing. It was a good feeling. A very good feeling.
"Shut up!" the kid offered halfheartedly.
"Ok, ok sorry." She snorted, "So why are you fighting exactly?"
"Well, I want to leave my stepfather."
"That's it?"
"Uh…yeah."
"Kid you're an idiot."
"What!"
"Does he beat you?" Eliza asked, "'Cause if he doesn't and you get three meals a day, a roof to live under, education and a nice house, you have to be some kind of idiot to want to run away from that."
Leave the kid alone! He wants to join the Underground let him! The Unknown hissed If he is related to the Bavaria's maybe you could get something out of him...
He has everything! Eliza protested why should he ruin his life with this Fighting?
Why did you? The Unknown growled.
I had no life. Eliza retaliated.
That's no excuse if you think fighting is as bad as you express it to be.
Fuck you.
Eliza I am you.
"My step-dad is a jerk. A. Bastard. In the literal and figurative sense, he sucks, all he does is boss around my servants who are also my friends and the only reason he keeps me and 'takes care' of me is because its my money. No me, no money."
"Evil step-mom in reverse." Eliza murmured. The Romanian kid was glaring at the window drumming his long pale digits on the table.
"Hmm." he growled.
"Still you have a home! A good one and you have friends! People who actually give a damn about where you are at night, people who are actually wondering if you're safe sleeping." Eliza said slamming her fist on the table, a little bit of the Unknown's aggressiveness seeping into her.
Glaring back the ginger spat out, "Yeah? What the fuck is a freaking home when you don't even feel good in it! The servants are only there for six hours a day, because my fucktard of a step-father won't give them a place to stay! A home is where you're supposed to feel safe right? A refuge! That's not what my home is! It's a place I don't want to be because every time I turn a corner there is something there that reminds me of what I used to have!"
Eliza stayed quiet.
"And you know what's ironic?" he whispered his red eyes holding a feverish glint, "I have one of those door mats that say 'Home is Where the Heart Lies'."
Eliza remained quiet.
He leaned back and stared blankly at the far wall. A lifeless puppet.
Let him in. the Unknown whispered.
"Ok, kid, why don't you come down to the Underground tonight and do some training with me." The Unknown said gritting her teeth against Eliza who protested angrily.
"Really? With you?" the kid yelped beaming so hard it bought back Eliza who had to crack a smile.
"Yeah, I'll meet you in the training room nine o'clock. I'll see you there." She said standing up and clearing away the table.
"Ok cool." He said handing her his cup, "Thanks a lot."
"Yeah." Eliza said off-handedly, smiling on the inside.
Suddenly grinning deviously, he helped her clean up, and when they were done he made for the door. But before he stepped outside he called across the room to her. "Hey if you're a really good trainer, I might not let it slip that 'The Unknown' is serving tables as a college student in some hippie diner!"
Jake broke out laughing, as in bust-a-rib laughing. The Romanian kid let loose a chuckle, before Eliza hurled a butcher knife impaling it where his head had been a second earlier. Smiling against her will she watched as he sprinted down a corner and out of sight.
Jake who was still guffawing tossed her a cleaning rag; "Hey Miss Unknowable, clean the tables will ya?" he managed before he broke up into peals of laughter again.
"You know he called your place a 'hippie diner'." She said a smile evident in her tone.
That shut Jake up who looked around. "Ya think it's too colorful?"
Allowing herself a full-fledged grin she set to work.
I must be two kinds of fucked up to be letting him stay in the Underground. Eliza thought miserably.
And then a chuckle filled with dark humor responded in her head, well there's me and than you, I'm pretty sure that's two.
Eliza shoved a cleaning rag into the Unknown's mouth before smiling and rubbing down a table.
"You know what's ironic Jake?" she called out to no one.
"What?"
"I don't even know his name."
Ahh~ thank you for reviewing!
Kigaroo: lol Romania could! He's so awesome! Prussia style ;) . And yes ah hah, a friendship shall bloom, and C.D. is well, Romania ;).
MiraMizu15: =D thank you for reviewing even after I was a horrible author :'(. And you love it! AhhhHhHh~! Jes! Thank yoooooo!
Koatan: I know isn't he HOT! Ahem, =D, I have been stuck on that pairing too! I think its adorably sadistically cute. TeeHee~ *does a spaz attack with you* hee~lol.
Windsofdreams: Yes, he did seem young in the chapter he was introduced, but he isn't so much a child as he is a teenager. I might even consider him being a young adult. Also, Eliza is kind of really mature for her age seeing as what she is so that's why I portrayed him as a kid through her eyes.
Nayli28: I know! Those freaking phone companies! Gets on you nerves huh? But thanks for reading my story and leaving the Review! AH =D~ And the double persona thing! Do you really like it! I try to portray that cuz I'm reading 'Portrait of a Killer' all about psychology and stuffs and I just got hooked onto that kinda thing and I just like putting it me stories! *out of breath* and you like the scenery! Ee~ tahnk you!
Also…In regard to Windsofdreams question about the Fighter's Complex thing, where Romano challenged her, that is still going on, I have just not had enough time to incorparte it into the chappies, what with the Underground growing, and all the conflicts soon to *ahem* come 'winky winky', and also~teehoooo, there is gonna be a lil' something between Eliza and Romanian kid ;)~ just a little surprise! Because as you may have read in one of my responses, Eliza may see him as a kid now, but later…idk. Maybe maybe not? =D
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