Chapter Two
Dinner with Pegasus
A taxicab followed once Roux left the airport with her two suitcases at hand and her purse flung over her shoulder. One of the doormen outside, who had been kind and keen enough to notice that roux rather had her hands full, called a cab for her.
She asked the cab driver to take her to the hotel she was staying at, and she enjoyed the ride through the darkness, looking up at the lights of Domino City as they passed.
When she arrived at the hotel, the bellboy took her bags to her room and the man at the desk gave her a friendly greeting, and told her he hoped she would enjoy her stay. But before she could get to her room, the man at the desk handed her a sealed envelope with her name written across the front. When she got up to her room and was left in peace, she opened the envelope.
She smiled when she saw it was a letter, and further more, it was from Pegasus. She read.
Dearest Roux, I am overjoyed to know you're in Domino, and forwarding to your letter, I insist that we get together sometime soon. Dinner perhaps at my castle tonight at nine? I'd be honored to have you as my special guest this evening, we have so much to talk about! Yours very sincerely, Maximilian Pegasus
Roux asked the bellboy to call and confirm the acceptance of the invitation with Pegasus, and since it was approaching 8:30pm, Roux began to get dressed for her dinner with Pegasus. She wore a long light gray-blue dress to match her sapphire eyes, and put her river of golden hair up in a loose bun.
When she was ready to go, she left her room and went downstairs. The man at the desk commented on her beauty, and the doorman whistled her a cab. On the way to Pegasus' castle, Roux wondered what she and Pegasus would talk about. He would probably ask about the divorce between her and her husband and they would talk about their lives and about the tournament and everything.
The cab arrived shortly in front of Pegasus' enormous castle, and she got out, paid the cab driver and rang the bell. A maid answered the door, and told Roux that the master of the house was expecting her.
Roux didn't have to wait too long before she saw him emerge. She was standing in the foyer as the maid took her jacket when she heard a familiar voice.
"Roux!"
Roux looked up, and saw Maximilian coming down the stairs, his arms out, smiling widely. Roux grinned as she saw him.
"Max!" she exclaimed.
They shared a tight embrace, and when they parted they were both smiling. "It's so good to see you Roux. You look positively stunning!" Pegasus exclaimed as he looked over her with his arms out. [ "And you look handsome as ever, Maximilian Pegasus! I'm so happy to see you!" Roux grinned.
"Yes, now tell me," Pegasus began, holding out his arm so Roux may take it, which she did. "What else, other than the tournament has drawn you to Domino City?"
Roux laughed. "I would think you would know, what with your millennium eye."
Pegasus gave a smirk and pulled the silver hair from his face. Roux saw in surprise that the millennium eye was gone completely from his face. She blinked in surprised. "Oh." She whispered.
Pegasus let out a hearty laugh. "Yes, a lovely young man pulled it from my very skull just a few months ago." He noted cheerlessly. "But I'm not at a huge loss, although I'd like to know why else you're in Domino City."
They entered the parlor, and they sat across from each other. A maid came by shortly to serve them drinks. They were left alone so Roux could tell Pegasus.
"Well." she held the wineglass between her hands gingerly. "I'll be honest with you, Max. I was rather curious about...this ring."
She held out her hand to show Pegasus the ring that was on her finger. Pegasus leaned closer to see it more clearly. He recognized it right away. It was Roux's wedding ring, given to her by Kale, her ex-husband on their wedding day. Ever since the day Pegasus first saw the ring, at their wedding, he had known that it was a millennium item.
"The ring that Kale gave you," Pegasus observed, nodding. "I had a feeling it would come back to be questioned."
Roux pulled back her hand and looked at him in question. "You did?"
Pegasus nodded. "Yes Roux. But what about the ring itself? You still wear it even though you're divorced?"
Roux nodded. "Well, the thing is, after the divorce was in action, I tried to get the ring off, but it just...it wouldn't come off, no matter what I did. I went to a jeweler to get it cut off, and it wouldn't. I tried to soak my finger in hot water to shrink it, and it didn't." she shook her head. "It's a mystery."
Pegasus nodded, and then he sat back, curling his fingers together and smiling to himself. "Hmm.very interesting." He said, watching Roux finish her wine.
She doesn't know it's a millennium item. Pegasus thought to himself. If she's had it this long and Shadi hasn't talked to her about it in her dreams.why would she possibly have it? I better not tell her, the power of the stone is too much for the untrained mind.
"I don't know." She said, shrugging and smiling to herself. "I suppose I've being paranoid or something. Maybe I should talk to Kale about it."
Pegasus nodded. "Perhaps."
Their conversation was in silence, and then it was broken when a maid appeared and informed them that dinner was served.
Dinner with Pegasus
A taxicab followed once Roux left the airport with her two suitcases at hand and her purse flung over her shoulder. One of the doormen outside, who had been kind and keen enough to notice that roux rather had her hands full, called a cab for her.
She asked the cab driver to take her to the hotel she was staying at, and she enjoyed the ride through the darkness, looking up at the lights of Domino City as they passed.
When she arrived at the hotel, the bellboy took her bags to her room and the man at the desk gave her a friendly greeting, and told her he hoped she would enjoy her stay. But before she could get to her room, the man at the desk handed her a sealed envelope with her name written across the front. When she got up to her room and was left in peace, she opened the envelope.
She smiled when she saw it was a letter, and further more, it was from Pegasus. She read.
Dearest Roux, I am overjoyed to know you're in Domino, and forwarding to your letter, I insist that we get together sometime soon. Dinner perhaps at my castle tonight at nine? I'd be honored to have you as my special guest this evening, we have so much to talk about! Yours very sincerely, Maximilian Pegasus
Roux asked the bellboy to call and confirm the acceptance of the invitation with Pegasus, and since it was approaching 8:30pm, Roux began to get dressed for her dinner with Pegasus. She wore a long light gray-blue dress to match her sapphire eyes, and put her river of golden hair up in a loose bun.
When she was ready to go, she left her room and went downstairs. The man at the desk commented on her beauty, and the doorman whistled her a cab. On the way to Pegasus' castle, Roux wondered what she and Pegasus would talk about. He would probably ask about the divorce between her and her husband and they would talk about their lives and about the tournament and everything.
The cab arrived shortly in front of Pegasus' enormous castle, and she got out, paid the cab driver and rang the bell. A maid answered the door, and told Roux that the master of the house was expecting her.
Roux didn't have to wait too long before she saw him emerge. She was standing in the foyer as the maid took her jacket when she heard a familiar voice.
"Roux!"
Roux looked up, and saw Maximilian coming down the stairs, his arms out, smiling widely. Roux grinned as she saw him.
"Max!" she exclaimed.
They shared a tight embrace, and when they parted they were both smiling. "It's so good to see you Roux. You look positively stunning!" Pegasus exclaimed as he looked over her with his arms out. [ "And you look handsome as ever, Maximilian Pegasus! I'm so happy to see you!" Roux grinned.
"Yes, now tell me," Pegasus began, holding out his arm so Roux may take it, which she did. "What else, other than the tournament has drawn you to Domino City?"
Roux laughed. "I would think you would know, what with your millennium eye."
Pegasus gave a smirk and pulled the silver hair from his face. Roux saw in surprise that the millennium eye was gone completely from his face. She blinked in surprised. "Oh." She whispered.
Pegasus let out a hearty laugh. "Yes, a lovely young man pulled it from my very skull just a few months ago." He noted cheerlessly. "But I'm not at a huge loss, although I'd like to know why else you're in Domino City."
They entered the parlor, and they sat across from each other. A maid came by shortly to serve them drinks. They were left alone so Roux could tell Pegasus.
"Well." she held the wineglass between her hands gingerly. "I'll be honest with you, Max. I was rather curious about...this ring."
She held out her hand to show Pegasus the ring that was on her finger. Pegasus leaned closer to see it more clearly. He recognized it right away. It was Roux's wedding ring, given to her by Kale, her ex-husband on their wedding day. Ever since the day Pegasus first saw the ring, at their wedding, he had known that it was a millennium item.
"The ring that Kale gave you," Pegasus observed, nodding. "I had a feeling it would come back to be questioned."
Roux pulled back her hand and looked at him in question. "You did?"
Pegasus nodded. "Yes Roux. But what about the ring itself? You still wear it even though you're divorced?"
Roux nodded. "Well, the thing is, after the divorce was in action, I tried to get the ring off, but it just...it wouldn't come off, no matter what I did. I went to a jeweler to get it cut off, and it wouldn't. I tried to soak my finger in hot water to shrink it, and it didn't." she shook her head. "It's a mystery."
Pegasus nodded, and then he sat back, curling his fingers together and smiling to himself. "Hmm.very interesting." He said, watching Roux finish her wine.
She doesn't know it's a millennium item. Pegasus thought to himself. If she's had it this long and Shadi hasn't talked to her about it in her dreams.why would she possibly have it? I better not tell her, the power of the stone is too much for the untrained mind.
"I don't know." She said, shrugging and smiling to herself. "I suppose I've being paranoid or something. Maybe I should talk to Kale about it."
Pegasus nodded. "Perhaps."
Their conversation was in silence, and then it was broken when a maid appeared and informed them that dinner was served.