Chaos frowned. "We'll warn them when we get back from whatever errands you need to run."
"Better make them quick then, eh?" Brandon asked with a grin, then began jogging towards the mall, following Chaos's directions as they ran.
"We have to convince Kidd to give it back. He won't care if his uncles come. He'll probably be happy they're coming." Chaos hissed, leading him to the mall.
"Too bad the rest of Death City won't be." Brandon said, following Chaos to their destination. They soon reached the spacious mall, and Brandon found a map kiosk. He then made a bee-line to the clothing store, where he began quickly browsing through the cloths rack. Chaos floated after him. Brandon searched through rack after rack, but couldn't seem to find his outer shirt. "Do you see this anywhere on the racks?" Brandon asked, grabbing his outer shirt to display it to the Goddess. Chaos floated off, got several of them and brought them back. "Oh, thank you." Brandon said, grinning as he tossed the shirts into the basket he grabbed. He then found six black tee's before throwing them into the basket, and then found six pairs of jeans and tossed them in there as well. He then began searching in the underwear section, and couldn't help but get a nosebleed when he accidentally stumbled into the lingerie section.
Chaos chuckled. "You can buy some for Alice, if you wish. I won't tell."
Brandon grinned lewdly as he pinched his nose to stop the blood flow. "Do you think she'd like these?" He asked, holding up a pair of black lacy panties.
Chaos chuckled. "Maybe. I'm sure she'll be flattered either way."
"I don't think flattered is the proper word." Brandon replied with a chuckle, throwing that pair into his basket before moving onto the boxer section, where he grabbed five pairs of camouflage and two pairs of white boxers. "Well, I'm done here." Brandon said, approaching the register.
Chaos chuckled. "We'll just have to see."
"indeed." Brandon replied, and the cashier checked them out. Brandon brought out his wallet to pay, and handed over the equivalent amount required in Death Dollars.
Chaos chuckled. "I'll have to remind Hyperion to get you a credit card in his name."
"It's fine. I still have a couple dollars left under my name." Brandon replied, taking the plastic bag with all the clothes in it in one arm before finding another map kiosk. He quickly found a school supply shop and began towards it. Chaos, once again, floated after him. They soon arrived, and Brandon picked out the necessary books, a packet of pens and pencils, and a desktop sharpener. They then moved to the cashier line, and quickly checked out. "Well, that was relatively painless." Brandon said as he searched for another map kiosk.
Chaos gave him a curious look. "Eh?"
"It's a figure of speech from where I'm from, meaning that the check out didn't take long." Brandon explained, remembering that he didn't explain his place of origin to Hyperion.
"Ah," Chaos replied. "We gods are not very familiar with human speech."
"I figured as much." Brandon replied with a slight grin, starting towards the weapon shop, which was a little surprising to Brandon that such a store existed in a public mall. The store was dark and filled with blades, guns AND medieval torture devices. "Huh, nice touch." Brandon joked with a grin, seeing a mace hanging behind the counter. Something then caught Brandon's eyes. "What's this?" Brandon asked, seeing a digital watch on display.
"Ah, that isn't any ordinary watch." The cashier explained, watching with a smile as Brandon slipped it onto his left wrist. "Press the three buttons." Brandon did as he was asked, and pressed the first button. Suddenly, a large cannon emerged from the watch, covering Brandon's left hand.
"Huh, that's interesting." Brandon thought aloud, examining the weapon. Upon pressing the second button, the cannon transformed into a small mini gun. "That's pretty cool." Brandon thought aloud once more. Upon pressing the third button, the minigun's multiple barrels retracted an was replaced with a drill. "I'll take it." Brandon said with a grin, grinning at the watch.
The cashier grinned. "It was invented by Kidd."
Chaos sighed. "Who else?" she asked rhetorically. "He makes pretty much everything they sell these days. Sometimes he has the help of other gods, but usually it's just him and sometimes Alice."
"We'll, I'll make sure to thank him." Brandon said, matching up the clock's time to the actual time. "And it actually functions as a watch!" He said happily, seeing the red LED's display the time correctly against a black back ground.
Chaos grinned. "For some reason he always chooses the colors red, black and white. I don't blame him, the combination is very aesthetically appealing."
"I prefer the first two, personally." Brandon said, paying the cashier the large fee for the weapon, then left the store with his two bags in either hands.
Chaos yawned. "We should get back to Hyperion."
"May be a good idea." Brandon agreed, and followed Chaos back to Hyperion's home.
Chaos knocked when they got back. "Hyperion, we have important news!" Brandon waited patiently, tapping his foot as he waited for the God to answer the door. Chaos sighed. "He must be asleep." She morphed back into her gas-like form and went in to unlock the door. She opened it and allowed Brandon inside.
"Thank you." Brandon said, slipping inside the house before closing and locking the door behind him. Chaos floated into the back bedroom and immediately 'daaaaaawwwwwwww'd. "Lemmie guess." Brandon began, laying both bags on the couch. "He's in his kid form." Brandon said monotonously, walking over to where Chaos was standing. Chaos nodded. He was curled up next to Alice, who was hugging him in her sleep. Brandon saw the sight, and an evil grin formed on his lips as he developed a prank idea. He pressed the third button on his watch, causing the drill to emerge. He then turned up the RPMs to the highest they would go. He pulled the trigger inside the glove, and a loud, shrill drilling noise pierced the air. Alice woke up with a shriek and fell off the bed, hitting her head on the nightstand. Hyperion yelped and fell on top of her. Brandon immediately bursted out laughing, leaning against a wall as to keep from falling to the floor.
"Gah!" Alice groaned, rubbing the back of her head. Hyperion was clutching onto her for dear life. Alice guessed that since he was in child form, he also currently had childlike fears.
"Oh god, too funny." Brandon said through his dying laughter, wiping a tear from his eye. Alice sent him a sharp glare and hissed. "Sorry, sorry." Brandon said, his laughter finally leaving him as he pressed the third button again, causing the drill to retract into the watch.
"Anyways, we have imprtant news," Chaos announced.
"Like what?" Hyperion whimpered.
"Menoitios threatened to bring the other three horsemen to take down Kidd." Bradon explained, his face and tone suddenly becoming as grave as the topic was.
"WHAT?!" Alice yelled. "FOR WHAT?!"
"Menoitios accused Kidd of stealing his spell book." Brandon explained, surprised that his memory actually worked for once.
"Why would Menoitios have a spell book?" Hyperion asked. "He doesn't even know how magic works! Unless he stole Kidd's first, just for an excuse to unite the Horsemen." Hyperion scowled. "Shit!"
"So, should we come up with a plan to stop him?" Brandon asked, already knowing the answer.
"I could always get Chaos or Nyx to send him back to Tartarus. Or The Furies." Hyperion suggested.
"That would probably be for the best." Brandon agreed, not sure what Hyperion was saying, but trusting him enough to agree with his decision.
"Chaos, go fetch me Nyx, Erebus and Aphrodite." the God ordered. Chaos floated off quickly as the former sighed. "This is going to take awhile."
"Well, guess I might as well get in a little training with this thing while we wait." Brandon said, tapping his watch. "You wouldn't happen to have a firing range around here, would you?"
"No," Hyperion replied. "Where there are weapons, there is no peace."
"True, but how is there peace without war?" Brandon replied, finding Hyperion's constant positiveness slightly aggravating.
"True," Hyperion replied.
Alice chuckled. "Erebus isn't this... Positive. He's a pessimistic, glass half empty type of God."
"I feel that id like Erebus the most." Brandon said, trying to think of a way to make a makeshift firing range. "Do you have a basement and some junk that you're going to get rid off?"
"No," he replied. "I don't keep things that I don't need."
Brandon sighed, shaking his head slowly. "Go figure." Brandon muttered to himself. "Do you at least have a basement and a sharpie?" He asked in one final attempt, an idea coming to mind.
"I have a bomb shelter," Hyperion replied.
"That could work." Brandon said, thinking up a plan in his head. "Plus, the reinforced concrete could handle being shot much better than a house foundation."
"Alice, do you wanna come with?" Brandon offered, knowing that she could be very helpful in his training.
"Um, sure," Alice replied. "When my head stops fucking hurting."
Brandon shrugged sheepishly. "My bad." He said, and tuned his soul into the healing frequency, placing his palm gingerly onto Alice's hurt head. Alice almost instantly relaxed. "Better?" Brandon asked, knowing that Alice would repay the favor at some point.
She nodded. "Yeah. Thanks."
"Alright, after you." Brandon said, gesturing towards the door to both Alice and Hyperion. "I'm also going to need a marker, if you have one lying around."
Alice walked out while Hyperion looked thoughtful. "I think there's a red, black and yellow sharpie in the drawer on the right side of the fridge."
"Thanks." Brandon said with a grin, finding and grabbing the three markers before following Hyperion to his bomb shelter.
The bomb shelter itself looked just like a basement, only it was reinforced with iron and steel and was filled with clothes, different kinds of foods and had a bed in it. With a toilet, of course.
"Hmm..." Brandon thought, then put a 5x5 grid on each of the three walls with the markers. Each grid was a single color, and hand numbers across it horizontally, and letters going down vertically. "Ok Alice, you're going to call out a color, a letter, and a number, and I'll switch to the designated weapon and try to hit it as fast as possible. Red is the cannon, black is the minigun, and yellow is the drill." Brandon explained, pointing to each grid as he did so. "Easy enough?"
Alice nodded. "OK. Red A2."
Brandon pressed the first button on his watch and the cannon quickly popped out. Brandon swiveled and quickly fired, hitting the target on a diagonal to the one called. "Damn it." Brandon cursed, pissed off that he missed.
Alice chuckled. "Yellow B4."
Brandon pressed the third button and began lunging at the target, the drill connecting with the proper square. "There we go." Brandon said with a grin, retracting his hand. "Much better."
Alice grinned. "Black B1."
Brandon pressed the second button and shot his arm out at the target, unloading fifty rounds in a mere second, most of which landed in the target. "I think I'm starting to get the hang of this."
Alice yawned. "Red B3."
Brandon pressed the first button once more and fired the cannon, the focused energy ball exploding right in the correct square. "I think I'm good." Brandon said, noticing Alice's yawn. "You wanna try?"
Alice chuckled. "Nah, it was bad enough having to test the thing. You don't want to know how many times it exploded in my face..."
"Too many to count?" Brandon asked with a grin, chuckling slightly at the mental image. Brandon's grin then became slightly lewd when he remembered the lingerie. "Oh, I got you a present."
"Oh?" Alice asked. "I like presents..."
"This one's special, I promise you that." Brandon said, starting towards the door. "Stay here and I'll go get it." Brandon instructed, and jogged towards the house.
Alice sat on the bed, next to Hyperion. "What do you think it is?" she asked.
"No clue." he replied.
Brandon soon returned, the present hidden behind his back. "Hyperion, could you please leave for a second? It's a bit...private." Brandon asked, taking a couple of seconds to find the final word. The child nodded and left to wait outside by the door. Alice's face turned bright red. "I'm not sure if I should hit you or kiss you..."
"There's a bed in there if you want to do both!" Hyperion called from outside, making Alice blush even more.
"Gods!" she huffed.
Brandon chuckled even louder. "If I have any say in the matter, I'd prefer the latter."
Alice huffed. "Well..." Brandon simply smiled and leaned in, pressing his lips against hers lightly. Alice kissed back before slapping him lightly on the cheek and pulling away. "There, I did both and we didn't even need the bed~!"
"Not what I meant!" Hyperion called in there, making Alice chuckle.
"Then what did you mean?" Brandon called out jocularly, pretending to rub his cheek where Alice hit him.
"I meant sex!" the God called back.
"Oh..." Alice's face turned bright red.
"I thought as much." Brandon said, enjoying the fact that the God of Light isn't completely pure.
Alice huffed. "All Gods are pervs," she muttered. "At least, all the one's I've met.
"Oh God, imagine Cupid." Brandon thought with a chuckle, shaking his head at the thought.
Alice's face heated up at the thought. "You're lucky you've never met him... He gropes people. Girls AND guys."
Brandon's laughter immediately stopped. "I'd strangle him with his own bow." Brandon threatened, becoming enraged by the thought of Alice or himself being groped.
Alice chuckled. "Ah... That's kind of hot."
Brandon shot a hot glare, but it soon dissipated. "Damn you and your yaoi couplings..." He muttered, shaking the thought out of his head.
"I wasn't talking about that," she chuckled. "You~ bein' all protective and shit~!"
"Sorry, sorry." Brandon said, sighing. "I don't know, I've just seen too many relationships ruined by one significant other having a second partner. I just wouldn't be able to deal with that." Brandon explained, looking away from Alice.
"It's OK," Alice replied, kissing him on the cheek. "At least that will never happen between us, right?"
"Yeah." Brandon said with a nod, being away from home for so long that he forgot about his Maka.
Alice wrapped her arms around his neck. "Love you."
"Love you too." Brandon replied, wrapping one arm around her waist. Alice laid her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. Brandon smiled, falling back on the bed. Alice smiled and happily kissed him. Brandon kissed her back and hugged her loosely, giving her a a quick squeeze. She let out a small moan before hearing Hyperion call out.
"Erebus! Nyx! Aphrodite! We've been waiting!"
Alice pulled away and pouted, letting out a small, annoyed groan. "We were just getting to the fun part, too... Oh well."
Brandon frowned a little bit. "Every time..." He muttered, then quickly got off the bed, offering a hand for Alice.
She took it and stood. "Let's go meet the Erebus and Nyx."
"Alright." Brandon said, starting for the door but stopping. "You might wanna hide your present. We don't want anyone unnecessarily finding out, now do we?"
Alice chuckled. "OK, I'll leave it under the bed and come back to get it." She smiled and laid it under the bed.
"Good thinking." Brandon said with a grin, waiting patiently at the door. "Ready?"
Alice smiled and grabbed his hand. "Yep."
"Alright, let's go." He said, and pushed the door open with Alice in tow. They were greeted by four Gods-Hyperion, Aphrodite, Erebus and Nyx. Erebus looked 18 and was clad in a black T-shirt with a dark purple bat on it and black jeans. His hair was black with purple and blue streaks and his eyes were bright red. His wife, Nyx, had shoulder length black hair. She was clad in low black v-neck with a black miniskirt with toxic green ruffles and garters. Her eyes were bright green. Erebus said something to her in Gods' Language, in which she stuck out her tongue at. She had a tongue piercing-once again, it was green.
'Seem more like steam punk goths than gods.' Brandon thought to himself as he approached. "Erebus and Nyx, I assume?" Brandon asked, remembering Hyperion saying that Erebus was his counterpart.
Erebus nodded. "Yeah. We're them..."
"I'm Brandon Pazzo." Brandon said, outstretching his hand for a handshake.
Erebus shook his hand. "Erebus." His voice sounded gravelly and deep.
Nyx jumped up and down. "I'm Nyyyyyyyx!" The goddess replied enthusiastically. Her voice was high pitched and kind of annoying.
Brandon cringed internally at Nyx's voice, feeling that any extended conversation with her would result in a need of acetaminophen. "I'm an acquaintance of Alice's." Brandon explained, gesturing to the ex-wendigo.
"Oh, Kidd's toy?" Nyx asked.
"His weapon," Alice hissed.
"Not EVERYTHING is about sex, Nyx," Erebus commented.
"Yes, it is~!" Aphrodite chimed.
Brandon's nose dripped a few drops of blood, but he quickly hid it. "I'm indifferent on the matter."
Alice huffed and looked away. "Yeah, but she's not KIDD'S toy~!" Aphrodite chuckled. Brandon's nose dripped a little more and he quickly looked away, whistling to himself. Alice huffed while the other gods gave Brandon a confused look.
"Uh..." Brandon began, his cheeks becoming slightly redder as he searched for words. "Alice and I are...um...kinda in a relationship..." He trailed off, fearing that Nyx would squeal and become even more annoying than she already is.
Nyx pouted. "Awwwwwww! But Kidd and Alice are so cute!"
Alice glared. "Hmmmm, is that why you're his joint protector?"
"I-It's not like that!"
"Suuuuuuure it's not."
"I'm married!"
"That doesn't prove anything."
"I'm being Switzerland in this situation." Brandon said simply, holding up his hands in mock surrender while slowly backing away.
"You better!" Nyx growled.
"Nyx, calm down," Erebus replied. "I would never accuse you of infidelity-emotionally or otherwise." Brandon simply stood there uncomfortably, not being the best when it came to social interactions.
Alice sighed. "Anyway, time to get to the matter at hand. What the hell do we do with Menoitios?"
"I say we sic Kidd on him!" Erebus replied. "He's the strongest horseman, he can kill him in a heartbeat!"
"Only if we get him extremely angry-and even then, he's more likely to kill us!" Hyperion replied.
"I can take care of the anger part, and maybe we could use Alice as a dissuasive means so that Kidd doesn't attack us." Brandon suggested, entering a tactical mindset.
Alice shrugged. "Or I could talk to Menoitios and convince him not to. And bring Kidd with me, just in case."
"Better plan." Brandon said, pointing to Alice.
"Or if I go alone, I could bring his spell book and threaten to burn it if he calls them," Alice replied.
"That could work, but you could use back up if Menoitios charges you after you threaten him." Brandon explained, having a good idea of how viotile the god was.
"Well, he's never really hurt me, before... Just threatened."
"And i think that barrier was broken when he nearly broiled our asses." Brandon replied, remembering how close the wall of fire was.
"Eh, true. But I'll take my protection charm with me."
Brandon sighed, not putting much faith in a little piece of metal. "If you really think that'll stop him, than go ahead." Brandon said, sounding a little distraught.
Alice smiled. "Besides, with that charm, if I get hurt than Kidd gets hurt. Then he'll come help me."
"Alright." Brandon conceded, curious if that the charm that Hyperion gave him had the same effect that Kidd's had. Hyperion gave a curt nod, as if hearing his thoughts. Another effect of the charm. "Huh. Remember to not hurt yourself in a stupid way." Brandon thought aloud, glancing at the charm in his breast pocket.
Hyperion chuckled. "You better not. I don't want to have to bail you out of any stupid situations."
"No promises." Brandon said with a grin, knowing that anything could happen.
Hyperion sighed. "Ugh. Erebus, why not change into your child form?"
"What? No!" Erebus hissed.
"It's cute~!" Nyx replied. Brandon cringed at Nyx's squeal, trying to think of any excuse to get away.
Hyperion puffed his cheeks out. "I'M in child form!"
"Yeah, but I don't want to hear Nyx squealing!" Erebus whined.
"Believe me, Alice and Chaos are worse."
"I choose the option that'll save my ears the most damage." Brandon said, continuing to rack his brain for reasons to leave.
Alice sighed. "Back to the point!"
"Does anyone have any objections to Alice's plan?" Brandon asked, wanting this social gathering to be over as quickly as possible.
Aphrodite raised her hand. "I do, on accounts that Alice is too much of a bitch to 'convince' him of anything."
"Aphrodite, I'm going to ask to to please shut your mouth." Brandon said, the rage he tried to conceal dribbling out onto his words.
Aphrodite grinned. "Why? Am I pissing you off, loverboy~?"
"Firstly, yes. Secondly, call me 'loverboy' again, and I'll rip out your skull and beat you to death with it." Brandon threatened, his rage building quickly.
Alice snickered at that. "Better run, whore!" she cackled, earning a death glare from the God(dess).
"Alice." Brandon said sharply. "Please don't feed the trolls."
"Oh, OK," Alice grinned, still laughing a little.
"Once again, any further objections?" Brandon asked, sending a glare at Aphrodite when he(she?) opened their mouth.
Erebus spoke next. "Ahem, I don't thank it would be wise to send a human-or a girl for that matter. If he's already contacted... lets say Famine, then the result would be disastrous. Famine makes people take things in excess-food, love, drugs, sex. Anything. There is the possibility she could get raped or eaten."
Brandon's rage tripled at the last few words, nearly reaching his insanity point level, but he kept it concealed. "Ok then, Erebus. What do you suggest?" Brandon asked through gritted teeth, his anger refusing to die down.
"I say we combine Alice's plan with mine. She can go with the book, but she needs to bring Kidd, you and one of us for backup." Erebus replied calmly. Nyx opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by her husband. "No, Nyx. It's bad enough we're sending Alice. We don't need you to be put in danger as well."
Brandon nodded, his anger subsiding for the moment. "That sounds good." Brandon said, openly accepting anything to end this gathering as quickly as possible.
"Everyone agree?" Erebus asked. Alice raised her hand, as well as Nyx and Hyperion and Chaos. Aphrodite reluctantly raised his/hers.
"Good. I now declare this meeting over." Brandon said, his rage dissipating mostly from relief.
Aphrodite left, and Nyx tried to leave. "I think I'll stay here for awhile," Erebus replied. Nyx pouted.
"Why do you like coming over here so much, anyway?" she asked. Alice burst out laughing.
"We've been friends millions of years. That's not a crime, is it?" Hyperion asked.
"Last i checked, no." Brandon said, his rage flaring a little bit since he still had to stay. 'Stupid social obligations...' He thought to himself, forgetting that his soul frequency was tuned back to Alice's after he healed her.
"We should go tell Kidd about this," Alice replied.
"Good idea." Brandon said, then remembered something else. 'Go get your gift while I distract them.' Brandon thought to Alice, seeing that the three gods were engaged in a conversation. Alice nodded, ran to the bomb shelter, retrieved the lingerie and stuffed it in her pocket. ...Along with a Dark Chocolate Hershey bar that Hyperion put in there. She hoped it was still fresh. Brandon waited patiently for her to return, and said his good byes to the three gods. "Once again, thank you, Hyperion." He said, then started for the door.
"You're welcome," Hyperion replied. "Goodbye~! It's been nice having you and Alice over."
Brandon nodded with a smile and took Alice's hand before leaving. "God, that suuucked." Brandon said after they were a good distance from Hyperion's house.
"Yes, it was rather awkward," Alice replied, leaning on him a little as they walked.
"Well, at least that's over and done with." Brandon said, grinning as she put her head on his shoulder. "Hope you like your 'present'."
"I loved it," she chuckled. "Maybe I'll try it on tonight~!" Brandon's face went blank and his nose trickled a little blood. "Maybe," she giggled. "Maybe."
"I'm hopin' for a yes." Brandon said weakly, the flow of blood increasing as he squeezed his nose, trying to stop it. She kissed his cheek and chuckled. He waited for the blood to finally stop before kissing her back, grinning his signature grin at her. She smiled back. "As soon as we talk to Kidd~!"
Brandon's mind then returned to the present day, and he shakes his head. "Kidd is not going to be happy." Brandon said, feeling confident that he knew this Kidd well enough to make that judgment.
"About the lingerie or Menoitios?" Alice asked.
"Both, but i was thinking about the second." Brandon elaborated, chuckling slightly.
Alice grinned. "We won't have to worry about that, he'll be too busy fuming about Meno~!" She kissed his ear and nibbled it. Brandon grinned once again, kissing her lips when she finished. She kissed back and wrapped her arms around his neck, letting out a small moan. Brandon grinned a little wider, enjoying the fact that Alice enjoyed it. He then pressed a little harder into the kiss, wrapping one arm around her waist. Alice closed her eyes and parted her lips a little, pressing herself closer to him. Brandon took his cue and parted his lips, sliding his tongue into her mouth as he pulled her closer. Alice moaned a little louder, running her hands through his hair and lightly tugging at it. Brandon's tongue explored her mouth, prodding and swirling around her tongue, letting out a low grunt of pleasure.
Alice practically melted against him.
Brandon grinned once more, knowing that he was in full control of her. He continued to kiss her passionately, not minding that she was leaning against him with all of her weight. Alice's moans grew louder and her breathing became more labored. "Mmmm..." Brandon leaned back against a wall of a building as they continued to kiss, feeling his own breathing pick up a bit. Alice pulled away a moment to breathe. "I... Am definitely... trying it on when we get home..." she said between pants. Brandon simply grinned at her, his body rising and falling with every breath. Alice laid her head on his shoulder again, leaving her neck in full view. She batted her eyes at him. Brandon smiled and started walking again, taking her hand in his own once more. Alice sighed happily. "I can't wait until we DO get home! No one better interrupt us this time..."
"I hope not." Brandon said, then thought of a joke. "You wouldn't happen to have a 'Do Not Disturb' sign to hang on your door, would you?"
Alice burst out laughing. "No... But I think Kidd does..."
"Maybe we should grab it." Brandon offered with a grin, chuckling a little from Alice's laughter.
"Yes. Yes, we should," Alice grinned.
"Speaking of which, I think we're almost home." Brandon said, seeing the building appear from behind another destroyed building.
Alice grinned. "OK, we warn Kidd about Meno, grab his 'Do Not Disturb' sign and have our fun~!"
"Sounds like a good enough plan to me." Brandon replied with a grin, breaking into a jog towards the house.
Alice ran after him. "Hey, wait up~!" she giggled.
"You're too slow!" He replied, trying his best to imitate the Sonic taunt. Alice smirked and ran as fast as she could... Then she ended up hitting the door face-first. "Good job." Brandon said with a grin and a chuckle, peeling her off of the door.
Alice chuckled and opened it, walking inside. They were greeted by a very annoyed Kidd. "OK, 1. Where have you two been and 2. Why does Alice look sexed up?"
"1. Being chased by Menoitios before hiding at Hyperion's, and 2. I have no I dea." Brandon explained, looking slightly confused at Alice.
Alice just leaned on him and nuzzled his neck. Kidd shrugged. "Can't blame me for asking. Though she seriously does look pretty... Aroused."
Brandon simply shrugged before starting for the stairs. "I'm not sure about Alice, but I'm shot." Brandon said with a yawn, bringing the plastic bags he was carrying upstairs.
Alice leaned against the wall. "Oh yeah... Menoitios accused you of stealing his spell book... Just so you know..."
"WHAT?!" Kidd yelled, outraged. Brandon heard Kidd's yell all the way upstairs and chuckled, putting his bag of clothes and books in the corner of Alice's room."He doesn't even HAVE a spell book, does he?" Kidd asked. "Never mind, you wouldn't know! Why the hell would he accuse me of stealing?!"
"He wants to bring the Horsemen to Death City," Alice yawned.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Brandon chuckled a little louder, though he knew how serious that was. "THAT FUCKING BASTARD!"
Brandon soon came back downstairs. "In case you have any doubts, I was there when Menoitios explained his plan." He said, going to the fridge to get a soda.
Kidd scowled. "You two eat something. We're going over to Menoitios's house tonight."
Brandon gritted his teeth in anger in the fridge before forcing it back to normal when he returned with the soda. "Why do we have to go, exactly?" Brandon asked, trying to keep his anger out of his voice.
"Backup." Kidd replied. "I'm not a fully grown Horseman yet, I probably won't be able to take him on by myself unless I'm under some extreme emotion."
"I'll go in, first, then!" Alice called. "I call dibs!"
"Are you sure about that?" Brandon asked, cracking open the can and take a sip.
"I dunno... She called dibs on it, I think she's pretty sure," Kidd muttered.
"Fine, but I'm going to be back up." Brandon said, tapping his watch. "I trust that fucker as far as I can throw him."
"OK!" Alice grinned. "I guess that depends how far you can throw, though!"
"I'm assuming less that a foot." Brandon clarified. "So, how long till we leave?"
"After you guys eat dinner," Kidd replied.
"Ok, I guess I should better get cooking then." Brandon said, not knowing what time it was.
Alice grinned. "What we eatin'? I want to get this over with and 'go to bed'," she chuckled, sending him a smirk.
"Hmm, how does linguini in red meat sauce strike you?" Brandon asked, sending a grin back at Alice.
"I like it~!" Alice grinned.
"Sounds nice," Kidd replied.
"Then I better get cookin'." Brandon said, fetching a pot and filling it with water. He then placed it on the stove, turning it onto high so that it'd boil. He then fetched the pasta, a can of tomato sauce, and some ground beef. A little time on a baking pan browned the beef, which was then cut up and put into another pot with the tomato sauce. The pasta was then added to the boiling water, the heat turned to medium, and it cooked for nine minutes. After that, the pasta was spooned on to three plates, the sauce poured onto each, and was distributed to the three, along with a fork. "Dig in." Brandon said, beginning to wolf down the meal. Alice and Kidd grinned, taking their forks and eating huge mouthfuls. Turned out Kidd's teeth were sharper than Alice's... Each one was like a tiny, hooked razor. Brandon grimaced a little at the sight before devouring the rest of his food, finishing the dish quickly.
Kidd finished his as well, followed by Alice a few minutes later. "Thirsty?" he asked Alice. She nodded.
"What do you want?" Brandon asked, rising to take the plates and put them in the sink before going over to the fridge.
"Oh, do we have any mountain dew?" Alice asked.
"Uh..." Brandon asked, rooting around the fridge. "Yeah, here." He said, taking out a can and lob it to Alice. "Do you want anything, Kidd?"
Alice caught it and opened it, taking a few sips. Kidd gave him dark smile. "Menoition's blood."
"Oooh, sorry. We're fresh out." Brandon replied, grinning back just as darkly. "We should have more coming in within the hour."