They arrived in a nearby Village, making their way towards the adress written on the envelope.
The old house stood in the mist of gloominess, it was made out of wood, towering over the other houses nearby. It was covered in moss on the corners with and unlighted row of windows on the second story. Trees were scattered around in the front yard, where they stood.
It looked abondone since ages, bearing a great deal of pain and cries. It felt hollow so much that it made their spine shudder. "Isn't it...nice?" Elise, stood near him, looking up at the house. She really shouldn't be here, the aftermath would only get worse if anything happened to her, and Kannon didn't know if it was safe here. "It's old." he said, wlaking towards the front door, she scoffed like a little girl and suggested, "Why don't we go back home? Maybe we'll die here?" she exaggerated.
He laugehd at that, "We both know that, that won't happen."
"We can never now, this is creepy, you know?" she added and giggled a little at her own comment. Kannon laughed again and reminded while gazing at the door, "It'll be okey."
He knocked on the door, after a few minutes it opened slowly, a small girl stood in the hallway.
She had short, messy brown hair and wore a old Shrine Maiden outfit, it looked dusty and well-used, her eyes were round and grey in color. She had a collar around her neck, a chain puched into her Belt, it didn't seem to be removeable from what tehy could see.
"Yes?" she asked, her voice sounded scared and chidlish, she played with the doorknob, stepping away slightly when she looked at Kannon for a few second. She knew him, at least from what she heard, she knew what he looked like. Young, white hair and Yellow eyes, Glasses that don't really fit him and the same brown slipover sweater as , boring in most ways. That's how described him, and the little girl knew it must be him.
She let them in, though she wasn't quite allowed to let anyone else but him in, she couldn't say no to Elise, the look she gave her made her do what she wasn't allowed to do.
"You do know you can't do that to anyone?" Kannon whispered to her, following the girl into the living room. Elise smiled, "I know."
There in the Living room sat another young girl, white hair, fair skin and a complicated dress on her skinny body, next to her sat . He was a tall, middle-aged man that had a hard time smiling or showing feeling openly. His hair was a dark Blue color, his Eyes red, his clothes were mainly green and Brown, his favorite colors and the signiture color of his Doctor's office, the monocle was a gift from his Wife, she isn't with him anymore but he never forgot her. He took in Kannon as an Assistant but counts him as Family, at least most of the time.
He liked talking bad about people, though he was the most liked Doctor in the whole city, the best and the nicest, still, he was sarcastic and didn't care about feelings.
Kannon wasn't much different from him.
"Ah, good afternoon, Kannon!" said in a melodious tone, smiling brightly at his Asisstant, he leaned forward motioning him to sit down. "I see," he said, "You brought your Girlfriend along, nice." he grinned, handing them a cup of tea. Kannon glared at him, "Shut up, Charles. Where were you?" he was a little angry at for not telling him anything, lying to him and making him learn more than he ever wanted, while waiting for him.
Charles thought for a moment, then pointed at the girl next to him, "All because of her."
She looked at them and laughed nervously "I'm sorry, was helping me,I-I hit my head..." She sighs, "My name is Gretel by the way-" interrupted her, "She's the only patient i have for such a long time already, about three years."
"He is a very good doctor, he always helps me when somethings happens." she says smiling.
"Anyway, enough about Gretel and me, you too are much more interesting for me." he said nonchelantly, he took a sip from his tea-cup. "That was mean Doctor, would you two like some tea?" she asked Kannon and Elise politely. They shook their heads, "No thank you," Elise said, " ... nothing happened..." she stops as stares at her.
"Are you sure, Little Lady?" he asked as he was watching her movement closely.
"Y-yes..." she stutters, she starts feeling uncomfortable, "N-Nothing."
"Kannon, did something happen?" he started questioning him as Elise's Answer didn't please him. "No..." he shook his head, "Nothing. Why are you even interested in this?" Charles leaned back, "Well," he started "I don't believe you two when you say that nothing happened. Not I don't trust you but you're lying to me, you too Little Lady..."
"I-I am not lying! I never lied!" Elise said in a way of Self defense.
She put her hands up but Kannon pushed them down, "You do lie." She became flustered, " ... I-I..." she started but she couldn't bring herself to finish it, the guilt still weighing hard on her. "I was stabbed, Charles." Kannon says with a stoic expression, "Thanks for being there, Charles."
"What? From whom?" he asked in a calm way as Gretel almost spit her Tea on the floor, she was shocked, never had she heard things like this. She put her cup down and leaned back.
"I-I did that..." Elise mumbled, her eyes watering up. "Oi, don't cry again." Kannon said in a slight panic, he still doesn't know what to do when someone cries near him. "I am sorry, ! I didn't wanna do it!" she cried out, wiping her tears away and sniffing. "Eh..." he didn't know how to react, "S-stop crying Elli. Please?"
Before he could say something else, Gretel was on her side "It's ok, Lady Elise. You didn't do it on purpose, right?" she said to her in a calm and caring way.
Elise stared at the ground, she shook her head. "I-I did... I think," she said, "I can't remember why exactly I did it...but i had a reason."
"And the reason was?" she asked her.
"She said I was lying." he said, looking away from them.
Gretel looked at him, "About what?" she asked him, she wanted to help Lady Elise, she can't stand seeing anyone cry so she wanted to gather as much information as possible.
He sighs, "Is this needed? Do I need to say anything even?" he asked. Gretel looked over at the Doctor, "Doctor...?"
"Just say it Kannon, you don't need to go into detail..." he answered them.
Another sigh, "Fine." he mumbled to himself, "I am not sure what she meant with lying. But she also said I always look at others."
"But?" asks him, leaning forwards, interesting in the happenings. "Not at her." he said, slightly annoyed by the questions.
Gretel leaned over to Elise and put her moth near her ear, "Lady Elise, tell me. Do you have feelings for Kiyoshi-san?" she whispered, a slight smile on her lips.
Her cheeks turned red once more, she looked at Kannon. She remembered what happened a day ago, "Eh...eh." she panicked slightly, didn't know how to react. "I am not allowed to... but... he k-" she whispered, stopping herself before she says something she might regret.
"Lady Elise, I won't tell anyone." she smiles at her.
She shook her head, "No, I can't. It isn't something I did... he did it... twice." "Eh-" Kannon flinched slightly, he didn't think she'd make them ask him those questions, especially about the second time. Did she hear him? No, that can't be.
"Fine, here." she handed her a Handkerchief to wipe her tears away.
She turned to Kannon, a smile on her face. " Now to you."
"Are you now asking me questions, Gretel?" he asked, slightly irritated.
She nodded, "Tell me what you did, or will ask you. And you can't stand him, can you?" felt anxious, what if he really couldn't stand him? "But that really doesn't matter now" he tought.
He sighed, "The thing is, we were stuck inside a weird type of Fog, there was the unconcious body of Pheonix, who went looking for his oh-so- beloved Lady. When i saw her and told Elli, she said that I never look at her, only at others. There, done. That's it." he said, annoyed.
"Is that really all? The fog was the so called 'Fog of Desire' right? Did anyone 'Kiss' anyone then?" said, staring at Kannon and Elise.
Kannon blushed slightly, "Do you really wanna know?"
slammed his hand on the table, " I knew it!"
"You guys kissed!" he added, he was close to start smiling, but he couldn't do it.
Both blushed, "We.. um..."
Elise wanted to say something but no matter how hard she tried, no words would form.
"Kannon,you finally did something that'd make me proud of you! You kissed a girl, on your own!" he said, "I thought you might not be interested in girls, as you rather learned and stayed at home. Had me worried there. Anyway, what was the second thing you did?"
"W-We didn't- ah, who am I kidding..." he started, realizing that it doesn matter anymore, "I took care of the wound, made sure Elli was alright and watched as the Idiot 'rescued' his beloved Lady." Elise coughed, "I-I slept in his bed..." Elise said, she sounded hoarse and embarassed but tried her best to not blush. "Really?" looked at Kannon, waiting for an Answer. "I didn't do what you're thinking perverted old man!" Kannon explained, somewhat angry at Charles for accusing him of doing things he'd never do.
"But her Hair." he said, pointing at her. She gasped, touched her hair and blushed. "I asked him to cut my Hair... but it's not like you think!"
"Doctor, don't tease them." Gretel said, slurping her tea carefully.
"It's okey. He's been always like this." Kannon explained, "He's a pervert if it comes to this stuff... Disgusting." put his hand over his heart, "Boy, you are breaking my heart. I am just worried that you two commit wedlock, that is something you shouldn't do. Sleeping in one bed together is weird in itself, don't you think?"
"Shut up, where else was she supposed to sleep? The ground?"
"He has a point, Doctor." Gretel said.
"There's a sofa, in the back room you could have ta-" he gets hit by a pillow, "I don't care, I can sleep in my Bed if I want to." Kannon said, holding another Pillow ready.
"Ok, ok. Jesus, calm down boy." he said fixing his monocle. "Doctor, you're the one arguing with them." Gretel said, "On which side are you?" the doctor asked her. "On none, Doctor." she said, sipping her tea. "Why would I calm down?" Kannon asked, "You're asking way too many questions then you don't need the answer to!" Charles threw the Pillow back at him, "Shut up. i can ask you whatever I want. I took you in when you were seven so I count as you father, so shut up!" he yelled, straightening his jacket. "Oh shut up, Charles." Kannon said, turning away.
"And then you say you're a grown up, Doctor." Gretel sighed, she wasn't pleased with any of this. She wasn't pleased with any of this.
"Can we stop? I mean, it's funny but I don't understand it anymore. All that happened in the bed was that he held my hand... I-I was having a nightmare." Elise said, slightly annoyed.
"Then it's totally logical if he tried protecting her. This is so sweet." Gretel smiled brightly.
"But you never want to protect anyone, Boy. Do you like her that much?" he asked, interested in the story, in the feelings of him. He tried to avoid the question, he really didn't know what he was feeling and how to explain it in any way. He was ready to throw another Pillow at him, but before he could Elise gulped, "Well, I like him. Like a lot." she said with a bright smiles on her lips. "He can't really explain his feelings but I believe his actions are enough?"
Kannon nodded, not knowing what to say. "She's right, I guess..."
A few hours of nonsensical talking, they decide to leave. Gretel openend the door, " See you soon." said goodby to her and went over to his car, motioning Elise and Kannon to get in, he drove with them back home.