A few days later
"T…" Hyades could hardly even whisper, wasn't sure if she was even capable of getting T's attention. Her arms felt strangely numb.
"Sup?" T asks, not bothering to look up from the book he was reading.
"I…" Had she done it? Could this be it? "I think…" She blinks down at the flute in her hand.
T looks up at her hesitation, his brow furrowing as he sets the book down before he walks over to Deez. His eyes sweep over the flute in her hand. "Well, whatcha waiting for? Try hittin' it."
Hyades' eyes widen in horror, "I know." She knew she had to test it, but she really didn't want to.
He studies her for a moment before he holds out his hand. "I'll be careful."
"Kay." She breathes out as she limply hold her hands up.
T reaches out before he delicately takes the flute from her. His eyes widening as if surprised by the weight of it, before he looks it over. He brings it to his lips and blows on the shortest pipe on the pan flute. The tone was light, airy, and strong. He grins at her before he puts it back to his lips back, blowing on each one.
Hyades claps in delight at the distinct difference between the notes. She'd done it! She'd made Gil a flute. Out of all the books Yensid had given her, the pan flute had caught her attention. It was like a combination of the flute his brothers had broken, and the harmonica his father had taken from him a long time ago.
"Fuck yeah." T grins as he hands it back to her just as gingerly as he'd taken it. "He's gonna shit a brick over that." He beams even wider. "And now all you have to do is make like four more of these suckers for when something happens and it breaks." He pats Hyades on the back. "Great fucking job, princess." He playfully punches her shoulder.
"That's the thing, I was trying to make this durable." She looks it over before she gently knocks it against the edge of the sarcophagus she was sitting on.
"Is that why it's so heavy?" T asks curiously as he watches in amazement, when the glass takes the rough treatment. "I'm not used to glass being like that…"
"Yeah. I made it thick so it's less likely to break. And wrapped it in fishing line so it has a grip." She slowly turns it over in her hands, glaring at it as she searched for imperfections, "Do you really think he'll like it?"
"Are you fucking kidding?" T balks, "Not only did you make it- But now he'll have something else to do with his hands when on night watch. And bad ass. Good idea giving it a grip." T grins before he shakes his head. "You should still make a few extra, just in case… Twins might see that and get jealous." He reiterates.
"It is a good idea. And at least now I won't have to do it in such secrecy. Before I was just afraid of getting his hopes up." She chuckles as she presses the cool glass to her chest, "But I did it."
T nods in agreement. "And now you know how- Might as well make extra while it's still fresh, ya know, before people start getting on you to do other projects..."
"You mean before I'm spending all my free time making swords and weapons?" Hyades rolls her eyes as she wraps the pipes up in a cloth before she sets it on her bed.
T beams at her. "It'll mostly be Gil doing the hard part. You just gotta keep it toasty. I mean C is already working with Yensid on the molds so it won't be long now…" He frowns when he doesn't sees her lack of enthusiasm. "Think of it- You, Gil, and C working together- That's a huge first step."
Hyades smiles as she turns back around, "I know, and I'm excited about that. And about you being there." She chuckles again, "It'll be like a quiet club with loud hammering."
T shoots her a grin, "I'm looking forward to it too, personally. I think G and C will really get along after getting used to one another."
"I know they will." Hyades agrees with confidence. "Carlos is probably going to be terrified of Gil at first," And that was going to end up hurting Gil's feelings, not that he'd admit that to Carlos, "But he'll be fine after a day or two."
"That's what I was thinkin' too." T nods, before his eyes drift back to his book.
"When you're done with that one, I have a new book series I want you to check out." Hyades says when she sees where T was looking.
"What is it?" T asks, attention immediately back to Hyades.
"It's about a spy." Hyades explains as she pulls a bag of sand out and pours it on the floor, "It sounds right up your ally. It's got sneaking around and puzzle solving and secret languages-"
"Secret languages?" A wicked smirk curves T's lips, "That sounds…" His eyes narrow. "That sounds useful." He looks up meeting Hyade's eyes mischievously. "Ya know… Unlike the gangs… We have plenty of time… To you know… Create our own alphabet." His devil-may-care grin curving his lips.
"I was hoping you'd like the sound of that!" Hyades grins as she tosses the bag away, "When Yensid was telling me about it…" She admits sheepishly. She had really been hoping T would be down for creating a new way for them to communicate. "It was really the only reason I borrowed it."
"Fuck yeah I do." T nods, "Think about how much easier it would be if we had our language that no one could decipher… It would get the dragon and kraken off our backs-Ooh and annoy the piss them off in the same breath." He chuckles a bit manically. "Bonus." He adds with a shit eating grin.
Hyades chuckles mirthfully before she covers her mouth, "That's so bad T." She admonishes.
"Why would we want to piss them off?" She asks, though she couldn't stop laughing at the image of Mal growling at a page full of symbols, unable to read it. Honestly, or more like unfortunately, Uma would probably react the same way.
"Why not?" T blinks, "It'll give them something else to focus on instead of hating each other. Plus it's a good way to get them to work together- Without ya know, actually working together."
"What, you think they'd come together to crack our secret language?"
"If we make it secret enough, they might." T responds with a vague shrug. "I know it would drive me crazy enough to do something stupid if I found out someone had a secret form of communication I wasn't in on."
Hyades frowns in delighted approval, "So, I mean, I guess it's not so much a want… It's more like now we have a duty to create this."
"A duty huh," T's eyes light up, "Wicked. I like it."
"Okay, so how are we going to do this…" Hyades leaves her sand abandoned as she runs to grab a fresh tablet.
T frowns as he walks over to the sand. "Well the alphabet is just twenty six random ass symbols right?"
"Yep."
"So let's just make our own symbols." T continues.
"Oooh, and we can make a symbol for things we write often, and names, make it a little more confusing for the uninitiated."
T nods in approval. "I like that. It'll throw people off even more."
"We're gonna need a key at first..." Deez murmurs with a frown.
"At least until we learn it, like a map." T smirks.
"Then we can crack your's and burn mine. Perfect."
Hyades holds her hand up towards T, "We rock!"
T smirks before turning and clasping her arm before giving her a one armed hug. "Fuck yeah we do." He drops her arm before stepping back.
Hyades grins, she'd been expecting a high five or fist bump, T must be a lot more excited than he was letting on if he hugged her. "So we can't do obvious symbols to represent names, but something that maybe makes up think of them?"
"Duh." T nods, "We're gonna have to be clever about this- But symbols for names make sense. Like a flame for you, or a hook for Harry."
"Yeah, because it probably won't be too obvious when it's mixed in with a bunch of other symbols."
T nods. "I mean a hook just looks like a fucked up J…So yeah lets try for that type of shit."
Hyades grins as she starts etching possible symbols into her tablet.
T's eyes brighten when he sees what she's doing. "Here. Let's play in the sand with it a bit- Less of a waste. Once we agree, you can etch away."
"Oh, good idea. Save writing it in stone for when it's set in stone."
"Fuck yah." T grins as he pumps his fist in triumph. "This is gonna be fucking beautiful." His eyes sparkling with mischief.
And the hits just keep coming.
So what do you guys think? Any of you ever make a secret language with a friend, to pass notes in school? Do you think it's a good idea for these two to come up with their own code? Or do you think it's just going to lead to more trouble down the line? Did this chapter make you laugh? Or were you exasperated that the two loners just got another way out of talking to the others? Would you have picked T to make a secret language with? Or would you have gone with another character?
Let us know in the comments below!
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Dark and Twisted
