Hah! Vanitas really is a jerk huh xD? I love it too o_o -flail-
Here's the New-And-Improved Chapter 3! Woo!
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"Here we are," Cloud mumbled half-hearted. We all stood in the waiting room, looking around at the different doors and hallways that made up practically all the room's walls. A receptionist, whose desk was at the very head-northern- of the room, called to us.
"Do you have an appointment?" she asked Leon and Cloud with an accent tweaked in Britain while her eyes drifted warily towards Vanitas and I. "My name is Wendy," she held her hand out to Cloud, who immediately gave it a stiff shake after walking towards her desk," Wendy Darling. Nice to meet you." She said around a timid smile, eyes wandering towards Leon. "Officer Leonhart?" As per usual, he held that cold, icy gaze of his. Even to this nice-looking, sweet woman that he could 'get it on' with if he tried. I thought the last part with a bitter glare thrown towards the back of his head. He didn't do anything to help himself after thathappened, and he'd been avoiding both me and Vanitas because of it. Working, working, working. He never stopped! And the funny thing is his excuse.
"'I want to protect everyone.'" I lowered my gaze, mind wandering to, 'What about us?' He'd never had time for us now, after that had happened... It makes me sick to my stomach, and now my eyes sting...
Vanitas had to have noticed this, for he nudged my gut with an elbow and caught my attention. Surprisingly, his gaze was softer than usual and he held a warm smile; just for me, probably telling me he understood what I was thinking. Did he? I shook my head internally and nodded a little back, looking towards Leon again. He was talking to that Belle-or was her name Lucy?- girl and asking for directions to the conference room they were already late for. She huffed, as if she had done it before already, and put her hands on the desk to get her point across.
"I'm sorry, Officer Leonhart. I am sendingsomeone already. I cannot leave the receptionist room. Please understand that this is my job, and you will not get chastised for being-" she checked her bulky, golden watch with a twitching frown, "ten minutes late."
Leon hissed under his breath. "The exact time? No, it has to have been twelve or thirteen minutes already." Lucy-or was it Anna?- rolled her eyes at the offensive tone of his voice. "I'm sorry, Officer Leonhart. This will just take a moment." She repeated, taking out a bulky cell phone and pushing a number for speed dial. "Ms. Gainsborough? There are a few men and their children waiting to be escorted to Gezai Ienzo's room." Cloud took a staggered step back, and I could practically hear the blush in his voice. "I- wait, ourchildren? I'm sorry, I- uhm, Miss Darling, but we are definitely not a couple!" When snapping the phone shut, her eyes speckled with curious humor.
"Officer Strife, I was not implying anything about your guys's relationship status," she said around that British accent of hers, biting a smirk back. "I'm quite aware that it is impossible for two men to genetically have children." Her eyes found us again, and I felt immediately awkward and a little embarrassed. Looking to my brother, he just had that weird smirk of his slapped onto his face while he started right back at her. How can he be so nonchalant and non-awkward when a receptionist mentions our father and his friend's orientation being bended, and implying gay sex? Just... Ew.
A heartfelt, little laugh echoed through the room. It was clean and rang like a bell, and I swear iv heard it before...
"You always do get sensitive with your orientation, don't you, Cloud? The woman's voice was just as sweet as her laugh had been, even if there were teasing tones embedded next to it's innocence. I, along with everyone else(there weren't any other people waiting for 'appointments', actually, so really- it was just us fourm aside from the new addition) turned to stare at a beautiful, lively woman. She strode her way into the room with feather-like steps, smiling brightly and heading towards the only blonde in the room. She gave him a quick hug, a cute, soft kiss on the cheek, and stepped back with her strong hands on his shoulders to examine him up-and-down.
"You've grown so much, Cloud." She murmured softly, a glance of sadness melding into her former happy tone. He stood there, stalk still. He never turned to Leon, or even glanced at me and Vanitas. In an instant his arms were around her, a surprised laugh coming from both of them. "Aerith, you... You're here? Working here?" She nodded in the crook of his neck while humming a her reply. They broke apart a few moments later, smiling lovingly at each other. I don't know where iv seen this woman, Aerith, before, but she seemed very... Familiar, somehow. Cloud looked truly happy seeing her, too, as if someone had turned on a light; he was practically glowing with awe and admiration.
It was all sweet and war- until Vanitas cleared his throat loudly. "I think we're gonna be late for that appointment, so... All lovey-doveyness aside, can we get going? I have somewhere to be, too, you know." No one said anything for what seemed like a minute, it being another awkward silence. Did he really have to bring that up? I was hoping we could kinda... Smuggle are way out of here before anyone noticed. Ah, jeez...
The woman turned to us and dropped her hands, that bright smile on her face again. "Oh! Of course. Leon, Cloud, Sora, Vanitas." She chimed our names with warmth, as if she'd known the three of us since forever. "Right this way, please." She gave a little nod to Wendy-or was her name Abigail?- and motioned for us to follow her.
We went down the hallway she had come from. It had many rooms, most of which were closed, and it took forever to find the right one. But, when we did, the words "G. Ienzo" printed boldly and thickly on the fake wood door. Aerith pushed it open slowly, holding it so everyone got a chance to file in. It wasn't bit, but not really small either. One table sat in the middle of the rectangular room, and three men were already situated in seats. One of the, the one who looked the toughest and meanest, had his arms crossed over his chest with what looked like black, veryshady glasses. He was a darkened caramel color, and had major bulk to him. I have to admit, I was a little... Miffed by him. The one in the middle, though? Looked less frightening than a kid. Sure, he had a mean glare, but he was just so... So... Tiny? Yeah, I think that's it. His hair fell just above his shoulders in a silvery, misty blue color, and his eyes seemed to only hold tiredness and fatigue. He held a pen in one hand, and what looked to be coffee in the other.
Now, the guy on the right of him was just... Ridiculous. Red hair? Bright, red, long hair! Was it even legal for him to have tattoos on his face, in the place he works at? Jeez! He was a little on the pale side, and like I said; he had slit-like tattoos on both of his cheeks. Down his neck and just at the peak of his jaw line, there were swirls and loops and lines everywhere, going down his shoulder, though his shirt covered the rest. His bright red, obviously dyed hair, was spiked and teased at the top, but went down into a long ponytail. Ick... Guys-With-Long-Hair just weren't on my list. That is, hah, if I were 'bendy', which I'm not. Thank you.
The short, silver-blue haired man glared at all of us, huffing and leaning back in the metal chairs. "Are you the people I'm supposed to interview?"
Shmgfaafffff... -flail-
I'm really tired o But, i got another chapter out, right? Nothing much happens, but theres a small cliff at the end, haha.
Baww, Aerith gets mixed into the story nowww-heart- I luhff her, she's adorable.
I like how everyone makes fun of Cloud... It'll happen more often, don't worry.
Anyway! Thank you so much for checking out the Third-Chapter of Newly-Improved Jail Bait! :3 Till next take, 'Kay? If youd like the next chapter to come out as-quick-as-a-rabbit, review! Id love you xD