Marcus sat on the "apartment" roof, concentrating on the strange box. Invisible ribbons of different colored magic's swirled around the box, like glowing snakes. The magic definitely was coming from inside the box, but when he opened it the magic would disappeared immediately. It was a confusion box indeed.
*In the training house.*
The punching bag received a powerful punch from a pink gloved fist. Chen was training, punching with all her might. She was the only one in the training room; it would be dead quite if not for the loud bangs of her fist agenst the sand bag. The training house was rectangular with a rest room next to the hallway that leads to the door. She was very focused…until the sound of the front door closing snapped her out of it. She stopped and stood for a moment, sweaty and resting. She watched the hallway, but nobody came into the room. Did somebody change their mind about coming in? Maybe it was one of the new kids coming to train or chat with her?
Either way, it was time for her to head back to her room anyways. She headed into the rest room to grab her water bottle, the moment she walked into the room the door slammed shut and hit her in the back. She was knocked into the room and tripped forward. She heard chuckling behind her.
*Back to Marcus.*
After fiddling with it out of frustration for a few minutes, he found a few little buttons hidden on it. It was a puzzle box. Solving it was likely the only way that the magic could be used, for what it was used for is still very unclear.
Marcus was knocked out of his focus when he heard a commotion inside the building nextstore, the training house. He quickly got up and jumped down onto a window seal, then onto another before finally landing the training house roof. He jumped off the roof and landed onto the gravel road. The commotion inside stopped. He quickly entered the building and headed down the hall; but he stopped when he saw Chen walk around the corner causally with a bottle in hand and a towel around her neck. Marcus raised a brow in confusion. She stopped and smiled when she saw him.
"Are…you ok?" He tilted his head, asking uncertainly.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Chen tilted her head, frowning slightly.
"Well it's just I heard….nevermind." Marcus shrugged it off, she must have been training
"Well…since you're here, why don't you walk me to my room? I could use somebody to talk to." Chen smiled elegantly.
Marcus blinked. He then smiled and bowed, stretching out his arm in a gentlemanly manor.
"It would be an honor malady." He bent his arm for her to take.
She gave a quick chuckle and took it.
"So, favorite music?" Marcus asked as they walked out the door.
"Maria and the Diamonds." She replied
"Not sure I've ever heard one of their songs…"
"They sing "How To Be A Heartbreaker."
"Never mind, I've definitely heard that song" He chuckled.
"You?"
"Shinedown, My Chemical Romance, that kind of rock music."
"Cool!"
The two talked as they walked up the stairs, chatting about music and movies, ect.
"Well, I guess I will have to leave you here." He smiled softly.
"I ask you if you'd like to come inside, but I do have a roommate after all…" She winked playfully.
He chuckled.
She leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She smiled at his surprised expression and disappeared into her room. He held a hand over his cheek and swooned. He headed to his room, walking all love-drunk like, you could practically see the hearts above his head. He snapped out of his swooning when he began looking for his key, quickly realizing it wasn't in any of his pockets. He leaned his head back and groaned agitatedly, remembering that the box and his key were both still on the roof. He quickly headed back up to the roof; he found the box, but the key was missing.
"Damn it…" He went back to his room door and got out his phone, attempting to text Manny, who was likely asleep.
*phone*
Marcus D; "Hey, wake up."
Marcus D; "Manny, seriously…wake up!"
Marcus D; "Ok, time to start counting."
Marcus D; "1"
Marcus D; "2"
Marcus D; "3"
Marcus D; "4"
Marcus D; "5"
Marcus D; "6"
Marcus D; "7"
Tiger Mc Tiger face; "DUDE!?"
Marcus D; "Hey, I guess my lucky number is 7"
Tiger Mc Tiger face; "Did you lose your key?"
Marcus D; "No"
Marcus D;"I just misplaced it is all…"
Tiger Mc Tiger face; "Damn it dude, you had one job…"
Marcus D; "Just open the door…"
Manny opened the door, he was in his p,j's and his hair was messed up, he looked very annoyed and tired. Marcus shrugged with a nervous smile, not saying anything in order not to wake up the roommates.
"Dude…." Manny whispered, almost hissing.
"I know, I know…" Marcus responded quietly.
Marcus walked into the room, door closing behind him.
Of course in Marcus's phone Manny would be titled as "Tiger Mc Tiger face" XD
