Marry Who?
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Chapter 7: New Acquaintances
Another bit of a long chapter.
Dedicated to: chizakura52! One of your lucky guesses is correct! Congratulations! Though, I won't tell you which one yet. XD
Robin was on his way down to the lounge for breakfast. It was already 7:15 am on his watch and according to what he heard, breakfast at the hotel starts at 7:30 and ends at 10.
He was wearing a white V-neck shirt, topped over with a black and white hooded jersey jacket that had a letter R on the right whose buttons were left open, a black cargo shorts and a pair of black rubber shoes. Unlike yesterday, he was wearing his infamous domino mask once more. He was approaching the elevator or lift, if you want to call it that, when someone called out his attention.
"Hey Mister! Wait Up!" A boy with fiery-red hair, green orbs for eyes, and bright orange-y skin came up flying towards his direction.
"Wildfire, watch out!" A voice rung, giving a warning but it was too late. Robin's great instincts reacted as he swiftly dodged the boy, leading him crashing to the side of the elevator's door.
"Ow… That did hurt." The boy, probably the one named Wildfire, mumbled, clutching his head, slowly rubbing it to ease the pain the epic crash brought. Robin lend out his hand for him, feeling sorry for him. Wildfire didn't hesitate and grabbed his extended arm.
"Sorry about that." Robin apologized and he nodded at him with a smile. Soon enough, two lads, about the same age as the two of them, appeared beside them.
"Nice crash, Wildfire." The first boy smirked, holding back his laughs. He was just as tall as Wildfire, having unmellow yellowish skin tone, dark green dyed hair, and brownish eyes. A total mismatch, Robin thought but kept it to himself. He didn't want to start a fight on a sunny morning.
"It was?" Wildfire's eyes shone with delight, giving off a hint of his innocent nature. He reminded Robin of Starfire but just a guy version.
"What Xenon means to say is, ugh, how do I explain this? What he said was supposed to be sarcastic." The second boy tried to clarify things to Wildfire but only received a questioning look.
He, unlike the first one, was just as tall as Robin was. He seemed to have a just simple pale colored skin but if one should ever look closely, he should be able to tell the tinge of bluish color hidden within it. He had an ash colored hair, paired up with dark blue eyes.
"What is sarcastic?" Wildfire fired away the question which Robin answered for him.
"Being sarcastic means you say words but mean their opposites. It is usually done when insulting or making fun of someone."
"So Xenon meant the opposite of nice, which is bad?" Robin nodded in response. Wildfire gave Xenon a glare but the guy just shrugged at him. The second boy shook his head at the two.
"You two won't stop acting like kids, will you?" He paused as he sighed, defeated. "Let's go. Breakfast's not gonna be waiting till later." He turned back and started walking away, having the two as his tails. Wildfire turned his head and looked at Robin.
"You coming, mister?" Robin smiled.
"Sure."
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Robin had never been so thankful to see the food they served. Instead of weird moving alien food, he got classic pancakes and bacons for breakfast! He heaved a huge sigh of relief. At least he wouldn't be starving himself for the rest of the day. Unlike yesterday.
It was a good thing to request some revisions on the menu. He searched for a vacant table but failed. All tables seemed to be occupied by various strangers he'd never met. His gaze looked around and caught someone waving his hand for him. It was Wildfire with his friends.
"Here, mister!" He happily waved his hand at him as he moved towards their table.
"Stop catching unnecessary attention, Wildfire!" Xenon hissed, scolding Wildfire. Robin did notice some heads turning to look at what's causing the noise. He finally reached the table and sat down, feeling a little bit awkward.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to sit here with you guys?" Robin asked them and they all nodded at him.
"We don't mind actually." Xenon coolly replied as he dug in his weird breakfast. His eyes widened as he remembered he forgot something.
"Oh, Xenon, by the way. This annoying guy beside me, " He paused as he pointed at Wildfire. "He's Wildfire. That corpse guy over there, " He motioned over the second boy who was quietly eating and glaring at Xenon, sitting beside Robin. "That's Ezio."
"Robin. Pleased to meet you, three." He said as he started digging in his food. The three looked at him as if he was a crazy man who was eating trash for breakfast.
"What? Is there something wrong?" The three immediately shook their heads but still stared at him. Xenon decided to speak up his thoughts.
"Uh- I hope you don't mind, Robin, but what's that you're eating? I mean, don't get me wrong but your meal's, I don't know, well weird?" His last sentence seemed more like of a question than a statement. Weird he says? What's weirder than eating live, moving food?
"Oh, these? They're classic pancakes and bacons. Typical breakfast combo from where I came from." He calmly explained, totally not offended by what Xenon said. Xenon and the others gave him a questioning yet suspicious looks.
"And where exactly did you come from?" Robin smiled. So he'll just say these guys in front of him haven't really seen a human in person.
"I'm from Earth. How about you? Mind telling me?" The three were all shocked, mouths left open.
"You're from what?!" Xenon exclaimed.
"Earth?!" At last, Ezio commented.
"Huh?!" Wildfire was confused, having no idea what the heck is Earth and why his two friends were taking as such like a big deal.
"Yeah, what's wrong with my planet?" One side of his mask shot up.
"Yeah and what's Earth?" Wildfire asked.
"Earth's a planet, Wildfire. Actually, there's nothing wrong with the planet itself, Robin, just its inhabitants." Ezio nodded in agreement with Xenon. Wildfire's stares demanded explanations.
"Humans always think they're the smartest species of all, when in fact, they aren't. They think very high of themselves but actually can't do anything special. They're just them. Plain, normal, selfish. I'm not telling all humans are the same but most of them are." They all fell silent after Ezio's long speech. But it hurt Robin more than anyone else.
He sighed. Ezio's had a point. Humans are slowly corrupted by evil itself. Even he, himself, can't say that he was a very good guy. But of course, there were some people that were exempted from that description.
"I guess, you do have a point, one way or another." He looked sad after realizing it. Wildfire tapped his back, to comfort him.
"But I do believe you are an exception to that description, Robin. You seem to be a good guy." The green eyed boy told him to ease his mind.
"Yeah, Wildfire's right. So loosen up." Xenon added.
"Anyway, I came from Planet Quentin Alpha. My planet and yours share the same galaxy. From my planet, my people and I share similar uniqueness in some areas just like our physical attributes. Same skin and hair color. Our eyes' colors vary on what ability each possess. Brown signifies the ability to use fire." He proudly said, flicking his wrist. A small orange flame revealed itself to its watchers. Robin looked amazed yet a question mark was on his head.
Ezio seemed to know what his question was and answered it. "His planet's what you call Saturn back your home." Xenon pouted.
"I hated it when you call my home that. The name's too far from the original." He complained as Ezio shrugged at him.
"Oh! Oh! My turn!" Wildfire excitedly said, raising his hand. "I'm from-" Robin cut him.
"Tamaran."
"Hey how did you-"
"You look exactly like Starfire and her people. How was I not to know?" Wildfire's eyes widened.
"You know Koriand'r, my sister?!" He nodded.
"Yeah. We're close friends, not to mention we're team mates, and she's on Earth with the others." Robin paused. His masked eyes soon opened wide upon realizing what Wildfire just said.
"Wait, you're her brother? You're Ryand'r?!" Wildfire cheerfully nodded. "Wow, I never knew I'd meet Star's brother and Tamaran's only prince here." Ezio cleared his throat, calling their attentions.
"My turn. I'm from the planet named Qamar Beta, the next planet to Quentin Alpha. Basically speaking, I'm from Uranus, one of the planets you call the ice giants. And yes, it's cold there, very cold. Only my kind and people from Neptune with high coldness tolerance can survive it. Our skins are practically our protection from cold, that's why it has a bluish color. I obviously have the ability to freeze anything, anyone." Ice crept upon the table and froze Xenon's moving food.
"Hey! My food!" He exclaimed.
"Nobody cares." Ezio spat at him, receiving a glare. Wildfire and Robin looked at each other before laughing together out loud.
No wonder the two may not get along in the future.
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"The first test has been pulled off successfully, your highness. Every bachelor from each competing planet had passed, fortunately." A man wearing a long robe made of silk had informed his highness, Princess Justine herself, the one who was handling the competition itself.
She nodded in amusement. "Even the contestants from Earth had passed?" She inquired. For other planet dwellers, humans were merely weak species and are not to be taken as a serious threat. Not that she believed that fact but she was too curious to just let it off.
The informant smiled at the young princess. For a young age of 14, the princess really is a curious and smart one. "Well, indeed, your highness. They passed the first test. As a matter of fact, they were the two leading contestants among all."
Justine raised her brow. Now that was peculiar. "How did that happen? Wait a minute, what were their records for their first test, again?"
"Their records were very close. The first one finished the test for only 10 minutes while the second did it at 15." The youngest princess was surprised to hear that but was more delighted by the results.
"Interesting. Truly interesting." She looked at the man in front of her with a smirk on her face.
"It's time to begin round 2."
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A/N: Hey guys! Chap. 7 is up! It actually was more like a filler of a chapter. There you have it, three other contestants, my OCs except for Wildfire, in a chapter since someone asked for it. (namely Lovepeaceandwar)
Stay tuned for chap. 8! Though updates may come in slow since school already started. Vote, Comment, and Share!
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