A lot can change in three months. In that time the extraordinary can become banal. For example, Kira Ford had a dinosaur living in her attic and it was a fact she had accepted. Her mornings were now going over a weekly agenda with the creature as he balanced a delicate tea cup in his claws. Sometimes the dinosaur would suggest something, or he had a date or meeting. But before tea and meetings, Kira would fight the dinosaur. This was all very normal, and she was very content with this.
On the dinosaur's side of things, he, too, found he was for the most part content. He liked his mornings, did not care for his days, but loved his evenings. He had not always been content. For years he was ruled by spite, hatred, and cruelty. Now he found it ruled by a more peaceful hand. He had something to care about.
He had a home, a nest, a planet, and somewhat of a family. It eased his feelings of being alone. It was what he had needed. As a villain, he had none of this, only a goal and an empty one at that. You could not force love, or companionship. It was not something to be demanded. He had earned what he had now and still had more to work up to. But now, he was content.
Mesogog only felt resentment when his claws clicked against the monitoring collar. It recalled his days of cruelty and how there were some that would never let him forget. He finished his check in one evening and realized as long as it was there, he would not know peace. Something had to change.
"You're stressed. You're literally losing feathers by the bucket…unless you're molting," Kira remarked as he came into the office. He was scratching at the back of his neck and looked to her.
"No, molting is late spring…am I really?" he pulled his hand away and looked at the handful of feathers he now held. His brows lifted ever so slightly in surprise.
"What are you thinking about?" Kira asked, picking up her guitar again. Mesogog growled and tapped at his neck. Kira nodded in understanding before adding, "What are you going to do when its finally off?"
"Mmm, my own apartment…potentially a cabin." He sighed sitting on the floor, his back on against the desk.
"Let me guess, all black in side?"
"No, but the living room will be a miniature museum. The bedroom will have the biggest bed I can fit with a nest fit for a king."
"And will I get a key?"
"Kira, if I did not give you a spare key to my kingdom, what sort of friend would I be?" He purred, looking up at her sitting on her stool.
The guitar behind him hummed as Kira practiced. He looked at the glittering display of butterflies as they traveled up the wall. He sniffed the air as the breeze blew through the windows. As the sun was mostly set, the light struck their wings. He shut his eyes and listened to Kira play.
"So, opinion on what I was playing?"
The monster opened one eye and casually regarded her before shutting it again.
"Kira, you know my musical taste is not…suited to critique you."
"Ah, yes, mister listens to bass heavy goth and synth wave I got you…"
"…but I deem this one very pleasant," he purred. Kira scratched the top of his head appreciatively. Mesogog hummed as she began a new song. This one was a bit darker, sharper than he expected. Immediately he pricked up in interest. He truly liked this one. Kira smiled and kept playing as she watched him turn to listen to her fully, sitting across from her now.
When she finished she looked to Mesogog, smiling.
"So, what do you think? Its new…"
"What is it called?" he blurted out, Kira calmed him.
"No telling just yet! Just do you like it? It's a present for someone."
Mesogog nodded.
"Good," she said, grinning, running through the song once more.
The light from her single lamp now was the only thing lighting the room. Deep shadows were slowly cast over her butterfly display. Mesogog sat and listened to the song…deep down it he was sure it was directed at him.
Kira broke his reverie once again, "So… your girlfriend? Still doesn't know you work for me huh? She know you're fucking off for a few months and she's fine with that?" Mesogog flicked his tongue at her.
"Yes."
"And Anton's opinion on you fucking off for a few months?"
"Well, he some what glared at me…"
"Ah fuck, now he's going to yell at me!"
"Don't worry, songbird, Elsa is always home now. He would not dare!"
Kira chuckled to herself.
It had taken a long time for things to become stable. But it was not long before the tour…and a lot can change in a short time. Kira could feel it in the air. Her fellow band members were bristling as pressure squeezed them all. A lot can change in three months. Last tour had gone fine for the most part. But there had been a lot of shuffling, things had gone missing, reservations weren't properly made, a lot of time had been spent sleeping in their busses than intended. It seemed all taken care of this time but the band was only coming together if they desperately needed too. Kira herself had kept herself apart again, making her appearances scarce. Her resident monster had was beginning to catch she was worried.
On the other hand, Kira had even caught wind of Sonya hassling Mesogog again, if the monster's mutterings were true. She wasn't too sure the monster was certain about coming with the band now and Mesogog's talk about the woman Christine… Truth be told, she had gotten used to him being there and saw him as a permanent fixture. He was reliable and she didn't want him to go. She sighed knowing that reality was about to change again, instability was a fact of ranger life, and she needed to go work on her Anton shaped problem.
Author's Notes:
Hello everyone and welcome to the next part of Hybrid theory! For those wondering, and even if you are not, this is a fairly Kira centric story and I was wondering if I should even put it under the hybrid theory umbrella, but I made the choice to do so as the bands interactions with each other play a large part of the next section! Additionally if you are wondering about some of the content here you know my end game you all know who I have ending up with each other! Half the fun is getting there!
Thank you for hanging on with me! Signing off!
Ptera