AN: IIt's 3 AM and I can't sleep, go figure.
Sunshine
– Isuzu decides her Guild Master needs to get out more.
The day was bright and sunny, the sky blue and the birds were chirping. In other words, it was a day that – by any normal person's standards – should not be spent inside if it could be helped. Of course, this did not seem to concern one particular recluse as he holed himself up in his office once again for the umpteenth time.
Isuzu really couldn't understand the guy. Sure, all of the other Guild Masters had paperwork too and he was the leader of the Round Table, but why did he have to lock himself up so often? Uh, such a recluse.
But Shiroe would have surely realized by now he needed to get out every once in a while. Honestly, what was with men in this Guild? Toya was fairly normal, but Rudy certainly wasn't. And then there was Naotsugu (enough said) and the resident recluse Shiroe. Well, not for long if she had anything to say about it!
Shiroe blinked as the door to his office flew open, colliding with the wall with a loud bang! For a moment he though there was an emergency – or that Naotsugu was back – but stopped short when he spotted a grinning Isuzu standing in his doorway.
He raised an eyebrow as the young Bard made her way to his desk, sunny demeanor almost painful to look at "Hiya, Guild Master! I've come to drag you out of this pit of despair!"
"Yup!" she said brightly, grabbing his arm "Now c'mon! We're going for a walk!" she paused, then giggled "Or better yet, shopping! C'mon Shiroe-sama!"
Shrioe blinked a few times as he was bodily dragged out into the hallway by the Isuzu, a bit at a loss about the sudden abduction.
On their way to the door, they passed Rudy in the lounge "Where are you going, Miss Isuzu?" he asked politely, eying the unusual pair curiously.
Isuzu smiled "Shopping!" the word caused both males to blink, Shiroe not yet comprehending what was happening to him.
Rudy stared – which Shiroe found strange, didn't Isuzu always go shopping? – before bursting into laugher. Isuzu huffed, storming past the snickering blond and tugging Shiroe along with her.
He wasn't sure, but Shiroe thought he might have heard Rudy shout "Good luck!" before the heavy door's of their headquarters closed behind them. Now why would he need that?
Later that day, Shiroe wished he'd never gotten the answer or even asked the question.
It all started with a box really. Then a bag, then two, three and they seemed to multiply faster than goblins after the Crowning of the Goblin King. He understood Rudy's earlier warning now. How could the boy stand this? These things were heavy! And what was even more frightening was the fact that Isuzu didn't show any signs of stopping or even slowing down any time soon. Where did she even get the money, anyway?
The young Bard was oblivious to her superior's distress, bouncing happily down the crowded street. Shrioe tried not to bump into anyone what with the mountain of boxes obscuring his vision. He could barely see anything. At least mountain-ranges of paperwork were all on the ground, organized and not about to cut the circulation in his arms.
Isuzu sighed contentedly, twirling around to face him with a little laugh "Isn't it just a beautiful day out?"
Shiroe just groaned, vowing to stay hidden in his office on sunny days forever more.
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