The trio sat in the loft of the Painted Spindle, where most of the official meetings were held. Now in casual dress, Xigbar and Xemnas sat next to each other facing Rould. Rould was grinning like a Cheshire cat. " So what sort of figures are we talking about here?" Xigbar leaned forward, " Don't worry dude, you be able to live very comfortably." Xemnas nodded, " Very comfortably." Rould was beaming with happiness and content, tonight would be a night of celebration. " How long are you gentlemen staying here?" Xemnas looked back " As long as we are needed." Rould looked confused, usually talent agents did not do that sort of thing. He guessed with style of dress, they had strange business practices. " What ever you need, if you would like anything..." Xigbar leaned back over " We will let you know. I would love to hear your band play tonight, you don't mind if we..." Rould shook his head, " Oh, no not at all. Its free listen ins for now on, trust me you are just what we needed." Xigbar smiled with a bit of a cocky manner. " Its same on our end, so in the end, dude, you scratch my back vise versa." Xemnas handed Rould a check for a large sum of munny, his hand almost shaking from the sheer amount. " This is a bit much, don't you think.." Xemnas laughed deeply, " No, its more than enough to get you going, think of it as a gift." Rould smile, " You are a generous man." Xemnas laughed lightly. " What time should we be coming back tonight. " The band starts up at eight and could go till ten, depends on the crowd and the energy of my band." Xigbar slowly got up, kicking out one of his legs " Tell them to rest up, they will need to give it all they have. We will be watching." Rould rose as well and laughed " Don't worry, they always put on a very good show, I will tell them to take it easy before the show, and with this check I can feed them up good, no more cheap chinese food for us tonight! Thank you again gentlmen." Rould shook both of their hands and went back downstairs to tell the band the good news.
" Hey guys guess what, we are eating good tonight. Daddy has a nice fat check." The band looked rather exicted. Mey piped up " Great, maybe we can get better sound equipment too!" Lumaria flipped his hair back " Yeah some stings would be a nice" Relena looked back " Strings, how about a whole new guitar, your holding yours together with duct tape." Lumaria laughed while hugging her close " Hey, this baby has brought me luck, I think I get a few more shows out of her." Relena twisted a strand of her hair in her fingers " That's not the only thing that brought you." Mey butted in between them " Guys I am starving! Lets talk about food first, then we can reminisce. Lets go big tonight, steak, sushi, lobster!" Relena's eyes light up " I know just the place, can everyone say hibachi grill and sushi place?" All together they chimmed in " Under the sea." Rould was now beaming with joy tonight, there would be good, food, drinks and maybe women. " First we need to put this bad boy in our account, off we go Poyzen Apples. Into stardom."
Xigbar had a confused look on his face while he was walking down the street with Xemnas. " Dude, I get why we need them, but why not just take them now." Xemnas shook his head " You do need to learn. We can not just take them now, there is not enough darkness in their hearts." Xigbar scratched his head " Yeah, but why do all of this, dude." Xemnas looked back " It is all part of the plan, xigbar." Xigbar shook his head, " Well seeing I am part of this mission man, wouldn't it be a good idea to clue me in?" Xemnas gave him a scowl. " Alright, lets just not talk about this right now man." Xigbar shrugged his shoulders and went back to admiring the view ( by the view, we mean young ladies). " Everything must fall into its right place Xigbar, just trust me and follow my lead. You need not worry about the whys or the hows. Xigbar..." Xigbar was now behind one block flirting with a feisty looking red head, whom for some reason kept going on about her singing voice and how she was so fascinated with the marvels with this new world. That he could agree with, this world was marvelous. For one thing it was so bright and there were colors and things he felt had seen a long time ago, but had long forgotten what they were. He sighed and shielded his eyes, the girl noticed this " Ohh you should try some sun glasses, I think they would look really neat on you, there is a stand right over there." He smirked and fished around in his pocket. Yes wallet, watch and... He extended his arm " Perhaps you can help me pick me out a pair." He smiled smaringly. The girl giggled and drug him off towards the stand. Xemnas cupped his forehead in his hand and leaned back against the wall. He would let Xigbar at least enjoy himself, after all he was helpful to an iota.
The poyzen apples now dressed in more restaurant appropriate attire were ridding in style in Rould's convertible, top down. Relena was laughing in the wind on a high from the change of luck. She sat next to a now well dressed Lumaria, the green collared shirt matched well with his eyes and the fedora was a nice touch, still though he enjoyed wearing tight pants. Relena was equally well dressed, black v-neck shirt with a sharp mini skirt. Mey wore a blue plaid shirt with a vest over it and light grey pants. The foursome could not shake their good karma if they tried. Even normal day tasks seemed to favor them, no red lights, smooth traffic and a table set for them in advanced.
