Two days later, Duo was standing in the middle his newly redecorated room. There was a large black throw rug in the center of the room, making the otherwise white floor more tolerable. A twin sized bed outfitted with black silk sheets and pillows sat on one side of the bed. Next to the bed were a short nightstand and a little green-shaded reading lamp. On the other side of the room sat a small, dark brown wooden dresser.
"So, what do you think?" he asked, turning to Hilde, who was standing behind him and looking over his shoulder.
"It's a lot nicer now that you've got furniture. I think it could still use some curtains, though."
"Yeah, that'd be nice. Hey, I've gotta go shopping for some new clothes today anyways, so… You wanna go help me pick out curtains?"
"Sure, sounds fun!"
"Let's go then!"
As they rode towards the local mall on Duo's motorcycle, Hilde giving him directions as they went, the amethyst eyed young man couldn't help but feel slightly guilty.
"What was that old man thinking, anyways?" he wondered, leaning forward slightly as he sped up a bit. "Just giving me a bike and money without even making sure I didn't leave the alley? I've been watching the papers and the news, and nothing's come up about a stolen motorcycle or a bank robbery, so the bike and money are probably legit… One of the kids hooked me up with a fake license, so I'm legal to drive this thing as far as the cops are concerned…" Duo's eyebrows furrowed.
"But nobody's come after me for the old man, and it's been three days." His sigh was lost in the wind. "Oh well, whatever. His fault, not mine."
"Take the next left, go straight, and we're there." Hilde yelled suddenly. Duo nodded, and within a minute they were at the mall.
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"Okay. Let's split up." Duo suggested once they were inside the mall. "I'm going to go find myself some clothes. You go look for curtains." He reached into his wallet and pulled out a fifty. "If it's under this much, go ahead and buy it."
Hilde smiled and nodded. "Keep it under fifty. Got it, no prob. When and where are we going to meet back up?"
"We'll meet back here at…" He paused to check his watch; it was 12:30. "How about 3:00 in the food court?" That would give him plenty of time to buy clothes.
"Sounds good to me."
"Great. Let's get going. See ya at 3:00!" Duo eagerly set off into the mall. This was his first time being there with money, so he could actually let himself do something other than window-shop for once! He could already tell that he was going to have a great time.