"Well..."
"Ahhh, I thought I wasn't gonna make it in time for a second there!" In the door way stood a laughing string bean of a woman, rubbing her thick goggles down her already filthy lab coat.
"Hange, there is someone I would like you to meet," Agni gestures to the bristled man, who was currently burning holes into the intruder as she shakes soot from her hair onto the freshly cleaned floors. "Hange, this is Levi. Levi, This is our neighbour Hange Zoe" Agni gestures politely as the woman re-adjusts the peculiar glasses on her face.
"What the fuck is wrong with her bathroom?!" Levi snarls turning his death stare to a somewhat nervous looking mage.
"It's broken, I was mixing potassium and ammonia while doing my business-" Hange begins explaining.
" You were taking a shit while holding chemicals?" he mutters incredulously.
" Of course, science stops for know one!" her over eager admittance had the man clicking his tongue.
"Disgusting." Unperturbed by his input she continues.
"Anyway, as I was cleaning up I accidentally knocked my concoction into the bowl which in turn reacted extremely well when exposed to our freshly bleached toilet!" This had even Agni face palming at the woman. Agni had wondered what had obliterated their toilet so completely.
"Thankfully, you were not harmed in the explosion Hange" The mage supplies weakly. 'How can someone so smart be so careless.'
"Tch. Fucking idiot." He was officially done with this woman, could he kick her out?
"Soooo, how longs this been going on?" In the blink of an eye The scientist was leaning an arm on Agnis' shoulder, wiggling her eyebrows for added affect.
"Oh, well, we only met today..." Agni supplies, leaning away from their sudden close proximity.
"Wow, you move fast Versuvis! Most people wait a few years or at least several months to move in with a guy!" Upon the startling realisation on what the booming woman was implying, Agni panicked.
"You have got it incorrect, that is not-" But Hange wasn't listening.
"About time you got boyfriend! I thought you'd be single forever!" Hange spoke appreciatively clapping the reddening mage on the back a little too enthusiastically.
"Oh my, no. Hange, he is not my –" she denies quickly only to be ignored, again.
"Thought you'd go for someone a tad taller if I'-" the mad scientist spoke with a silly grin, raising her hand to show heights. Agni snapped.
"HE IS MY YIN!" She shouted squeezing her eyes shut, she could feel the blazing heat on her face 'oh the embarrassment.'
"Oh. Well of course he is..." Hange was momentarily stunned before looking straight at the lone man in the room a peculiar twinkle in her eye. "Wait, Yin? Yin!?" Suddenly Hange is in front of Levi trying to touch him but he slaps her hand away.
"Don't fucking touch me." He growls, no way were those revolting grime ridden digits touching any part of him, he could tell they hadn't been washed. Damn, he'd drawn blood for less!
"Aww don't be like that Levvy"
"Levi." He grinds out. She adjusts her glasses as she leans even closer. 'does this woman not have any boundaries.'
"Where you from?" She asks innocently, still looking over him while maintaining her closeness. Agni's now is frantically shaking her head and waving her arms behind Hange but Levi ignores her.
"The human world." There was an audible slap as the mage smacked a hand on her face 'now he has done it' she thinks exasperatedly.
The deranged scientist makes an odd sound, something that almost sounded like a dying pig.
"You lived in the human world?!" 'She is way too happy about this' he thinks as she's now practically glued to his face. His alarm bells are ringing, but he mentally shrugs them off.
"That's what I just said."
"What was it like?"
"Earth?" His sarcasm is overflowing.
"What did you do there?"
"Eat, sleep and shit." 'what is this? 20 questions?'
"How long did you live there for?"
"I've always lived there."
"Was it cold or hot?"
"... Both?"
"Is it true that humans dress up as animals for sexual pleasure?!"
"Wait. what?" She ignores his answer and continues her rapid fire questions.
"Do you believe human evolution has gone as far as it will go?!"
"How the hell would I know!"
"How did you go throughout life without being detected?"
".. Hah?" His eyebrow began twitching, his fists started to clench 'I should never have opened my goddamn mouth'.
Agni finally deems it time to intervene, turning the strange dirt ridden woman to face her she attempt that sate the scientists need for ever more information.
"Hange? Hange, look at me. I need you to take a deep breathe and NOT freak out. Okay?" Agni speaks like she calming a child while grabbing her face to stop her looking to Levi who was slowly backing towards the wall.
"Okay, what is it?" Hange asks brightly.The red head sighs, 'the plan would have been to tell her when he is not in range but it cannot be helped now.'
"Levi existed in the human world because he is one of them, he didn't have to hide what he is because he is of that world." Agni explains delicately.
"Right... You've lost me" Agni sighs.
"What the mage is trying to tell you is that I'm human." Levi snaps out. Agni slaps a hand to her forehead yet again and looks to ceiling as Hanges' head snaps back to him her mouth gaping. 'idiot.'
"You're HUMAN?!" She all but squeals as she lunges at him to which he deftly moves out of the way of causing her to nearly smash her face into the wall. "I NEED YOUR BLOOD!" she wails, crawling manically towards him.
"Aeh?! What the fuck! Are you some kind of vampire?!" Levi barks, while putting a further distance between them by quickly stumbling backwards as she smiles dementedly.
"Don't worry! I only need a little bit, it won't hurt much... I PROMISE!" She moves like a bolt across the room faster than the poor man could comprehend but as her fingertips came within touching distance she became completely frozen.
"That's enough, Hange" In the doorway to their apartment stood a tall brunette man in a similar lab coat.
"Evening Moblit" Agni nods in greeting, silently thanking the man for turning up when he did.
"Evening Agni" He nods in return, "Hange we've talked about willing subjects. Plus, you left me holding that arm for half an hour!" Moblit complains as he releases her from his incantation, rubbing his apparently sore biceps.
"Ahh! Yes! I got momentarily distracted. This is Agnis' Yin Levvy!"
"-Levi –"The fire mage supplies.
"AND HE'S HUMAN" she bellows, bouncing up and down like a child in pure excitement.
"Human? How odd-" Moblit runs a finger over his top lip looking at the new Yin with deep concentration.
"Tch. Why's that so fucking strange for everyone?" Levi grumbles while with as much subtly as he can manage, moves to the back of the room folding his arms, his usual scowl appearing on his face.
"Well Levi, humans aren't usually Yin because humans aren't naturally magical. Humans are a Magic-less race that use technology to make up for their feeble-Ness like your vehicles and machinery. Yins are usually magical beings, like a fairy for example" Moblit gestures towards Hange. "When she became my Yin, she was able to heal without the assistance of other fairies, for fairies do have healing properties but they only effect plant life or small creatures when they're in large quantities. But now, with the assistance of my magic flowing through her she is able to heal all manner of living creatures." Moblit explains.
"So what does that mean for him?" Agni pipes up, a serious look on her young face.
"I'm not sure if I'm honest Ni," Hange answers turning towards her friend. "It could mean a great manner of things, there are many possibilities but... it could also mean that even though he has the power flowing through him, he may never be able to access it because his body is not made for magic."
"I see" Agni frowns looking to the floor.
"So I'm useless then?" Levi eventually mutters to the sudden tension ridden room. He tried to remain calm as his thoughts were whirling, 'If I can't use magic then I'll be a hindrance, she won't want to keep me around, she'll probably send me back. But I can't go back, what do I do, I can't go back there, I ca-'
"No, whether you can utilise my magic or not does not make you any more or less useful. We will just have to take jobs that will not endanger you. It is better to know now than to be on a dangerous job and putting you in harms way" Agni speaks with certainty, walking over to him. She could tell he was freaking out by the quick pace tapping of his finger while staring into space. "But do not think that you are weak, if anything, you are quite the opposite" She continues smiling tenderly in reassurance as she takes his hand "And the fact that just by touching, you can feel my magic may mean that your body can support it, right?" she looks to the pair behind them as his body pulses with her magic, the warm feeling enveloping and calming him instantly.
"Who knows, but there's many experiments we can try to find out!" Hange supplies wickedly her smile growing once again.
"Well, I will leave the decision up to Levi -"
" Yes." He confirms feeling less confident than he sounds. 'Shit, am I really doing this.'
They all look towards the human.
" Make me your lab rat, and help me use the magic." Levi clarifies and Hanges face looks like it will split in two.
"Yahooo!" Hange punches the air.
"But not till morning, we need sleep" Agni yawns.
"Of course of course! We'll let you both rest" Hanges already out the door before anyone can blink. "Come along Moblit! We have much to prepare for tomorrow!" She hollers leaving Moblit to nod a hasty departure, slamming the door as he makes a dash to catch up to the eager woman.
Agni finally lets go of Levis hand and starts clearing the plates. The comfort of her magic dies and he finds himself missing its warmth. Disturbed by that fact he grabs a broom to help clear up the mess.
"That's not what I expected a fairy to be like.. " He tells her as she exists the kitchen.
"Who? Hange? What did you think a fairy would be like?" Curious, she tilts her head like a puppy. 'Cute... Shut up Levi'. He viciously smacks the thought away.
" I dunno, small, with wings? All cutesy 'n' shit? Definitely with better hygiene. " At this Agni laughs.
" Her real form is as you put it, small, with wings and all cutesy but, Hange has always said being that small is impractical and hard to get the job done so she prefers to be larger. Also I don't think any fairy is on your terms of hygiene, they are forest dwellers, they thrive in the earth of the forest." She explains as she grabs a book from the shelves.
"You best try and get some rest. Knowing Hange, we will be run ragged by the time she is done with us and we also need to get you some more clothes." She Stifles another yawn. "Help yourself to the human beverage in the kitchen and there are many books should you fail to sleep" She pauses at the door " If you need any-"
"Get to bed brat, I'll be fine" He assures her nodding towards her room.
'Brat?' she thinks to herself after closing the door but quickly dismisses the thought, she was just too exhausted toread into it any further.
