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Lyra rushed back to Silver's home the next morning, hoping that he hadn't awoken yet. When Blue had come to her home last night saying that Yellow was missing, she went with her sister without telling Silver where she was going. She was sure that Silver would understand though once she explained to him. She was breathing heavily once she reached his building and walked inside, calling out to him softly, even as she hoped he wouldn't reply.
"Where have you been?" She winced at his voice coming from his room. She walked up the stairs to his room and looked at the ground, not wanting to look him in the eye. She entangled her hands and explained to him the events of last night. When she was finished he asked, "Why didn't you wake me?"
"You were sleeping and Blue dragged me away before I could. I was thinking more about my sister than anything," She said quietly and then moved to the kitchen. "I'll make you something to eat since you must be hungry. Do you want anything in particular? I can make rolls and bread."
Silver only shrugged and waved her words away. He sat up in his bed and listened to her footsteps through his home. "Just get me some damn paper so I can write my next play. You'll have to write for me but I trust you can do so since Blue said she taught you how to read and write. We can eat while you write, though I don't know how well this will go."
He felt someone take his hand gently and a plate was placed in his hands. He hesitantly ran his hand over the plate until he found the bread. He felt the bed shift beneath him when Lyra sat next to him. "I can't find any paper so we should go out to buy some more. I don't go into town too much so don't know where everything is so you need to show me where the shops are."
"And how shall I do that?" Silver snorted and crossed his arms. He wished he could see her face to read her eyes but she nothing more than a black blur. She was silent for a moment and he frowned, wanting to hear her voice again. There was something about it that peak his interest and he knew that he would eventually place where he heard her voice before.
"I know what you're trying to do," Silver pointed a finger at her despite not being able to see her. "Blue is trying to 'help' me through you and force me to go out into the world but there's no reason for me to do so. I only need to an assistant to help me pen my plays and I am perfectly happy in this house."
"You cannot be perfectly be happy being alone," She whispered and then lightened her voice. "But you must take me to the shops, it will be no problem since we will be leading each other. You can describe me the shops and I will be able to make my way through the town. Now up with you!"
He made no move to do so but heard her rummage through his things and wondered what she was about. He felt something thrown over his head and when touched at it, he knew that it was his linear shirt and a pair of breeches. "Change, you cannot go out in those clothes. You've worn them for days now."
"And why should I? I can just as easily send Blue to get the paper and show you around the town," Silver waved away her concern. He didn't know why she was making such a big deal out of paper. "There should be a notebook downstairs that we can use."
"Just change," She puffed her cheeks. "You wouldn't be a gentleman if you didn't show me around the town. Blue told me that you were a gentleman and you wouldn't like to make a liar out of her?"
She heard Silver sigh and smiled to herself. She knew how much Silver respected and loved her sister and wouldn't do anything to upset her. She looked over her shoulder to him and screamed when she saw that he had already taken off his shirt. Silver raised a brow at her as she covered her eyes and turned away from him. He merely took off his shirt, one would think that the maid never saw someone change before. As a maid it would've been her duty to help the master change.
"I told you to change but not in front of me!" She told herself that it was her shock that didn't let her look away from his chest. She had seen naked men in Platina's manuscripts but she didn't know a man could be so muscular and her eyes followed his chest hair but then pulled away her eyes. She turned away quickly and ran out, closing the door behind her.
"S-S-Sorry," She started to say but stopped when she started to stutter, that cursed stutter! She bit her tongue and hoped that he wouldn't force her to speak with him until she felt herself calm. She leaned back against the door, pressing her hand against burning face.
"Are you going to leave me here? I already finished changing," He asked her nonchalantly from the other side of the door. She realized that he couldn't make his way to the door. She breathed in a shaky breath, trying to calm herself knowing that she wouldn't be able to face him at the moment.
"Lyra?" When she went to open, the door was already opening and she fell forward onto his chest. He reached out blindly and steadied her by holding her arms more gently than she thought such a large man could. She stuttered over the word 'how' and he frowned. He said with more frustration than anger, "I may be blind but I can make my way around my own damn house. Let's just go to the store."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that." Lyra looked at her foot. He ignored her and held out his hand out to her. She nodded despite the fact he couldn't see her and took his hand, feeling a shiver run though her at his touch. He sighed and allowed her to pull him out the door. She pressed a hand on his shoulders to stop him at the door, "Be careful at the steps, you might fall."
"Too late for that," He rolled his eyes as he edged his way forward. She frowned at his words and didn't say a word as she walked beside him, guiding him without being as obvious for his pride. At the bottom, he instructed, "Turn right here and walk until we reach the coffeehouse on the corner. The bookshop is across the street from there."
Lyra nodded but didn't want awkward silence to envelope them so asked him, "What is your next play about? Blue took me to watch one of your plays when we were younger. It was the one about the two lovers separate by her evil uncle. I cried when she died to save him."
The wistfulness in her voice made him think that it wouldn't take much to make her cry. He would rather write it for himself since his writing was private for him. But he could feel her gaze on him and answered, "It's about a girl, sheltered from life and disillusioned from life that's going to find that life is rather dark place. And I know just the character to do so."
"I think that's a rather sad concept," She said sadly. "Words are a powerful thing, don't you think?"
Silver sighed and hoped that this wouldn't be a trend when they start writing. He didn't need some girl to tell him about his writing when he knew what his story and where his story was going and told her so. She was quiet for moment before answering, "I won't try to change your story. I know how you feel."
"Good," Silver nodded and heard the sound of carriages passing and knew that they were nearing the bookstore. They stopped for a carriage passing by before crossing the street, half listening to her talk about his own play as if he hadn't written it. He heard the bell ring as they entered the door and heard the shopkeeper greet him. "I need more paper."
"You should say hello first," Lyra frowned at him. She nudged at him until he grumbled a hello to the shopkeeper. The man in question laughed and Silver was tempted to throttle the man even as he heard the man make his way through the shop and wrapping the paper in a parcel for them. "I thought you were blind but it seems like this lovely lady has been taking your time."
"Gossip travels fast, I see." Silver dug into his pocket for his coin purse and hand the bag to Lyra. "I may be blind but I can still function. Lyra is my assistance and under my protection. Don't think about trying to take advantage of her. It's time to go Lyra."
He took her arm and led her away. She quickened her pace to match his and wrapped her arm around his so she could lead him without being too obvious. The man was more prideful than Blue had first told her but that didn't deter her. That would only mean that she needed to work harder to make him see that his situation wasn't entirely bad.
"May we stop for something to eat?" She asked as they neared the coffeehouse. Even before he answered, she pulled him into the small café. She nudged him into a chair and told him to wait while she went to order their coffee and scorns.
Silver muttered under his breath as he waited for her to return. He recognized the coffeehouse as the one near his home though he didn't know why she brought him to this establishment so casually since it was a place only the high class dined. He wondered if there was more to her than Blue had told him. But why would Blue be hiding something from him since they were so close.
"Hold out your left hands," Lyra came up behind him and when he did as she instructed she placed a teacup in his hands. She took his right hand and placed it on the handle before taking her seat across from him. "You don't need your sight to drink. Take a sip and tell me what it is!"
Silver hesitated tracing the edge of the cup before lifting the cup to his lips and took a sip. "It's coffee. I'm not dumb and I already told you that you and my sister don't need to 'help' me. You're trying to show me that I can live with only the rest of my senses. But I already come to terms with that."
"Then why are you so bitter?" She asked quietly. He frowned at her but she ignored his frown as she leaned over the table to press the scorn to his lips. "Taste and I want you to tell me what flavour this is. They always have the best pastries but it's a sham that I can't make anything as good as this."
He opened his mouth to argue but she pushed the bake good into his mouth. It was either he ate it or chocked on it so did just that and chewed at it. It was as sweet as she said it was and replied, "Its blueberry. Why do you insist on playing this game?"
"Because you're worth it," She smiled and then changed the subject. "Blue told me that was your favourite. I brought some cookies and rolls as well and I want you to eat each one. I remember the first time Blue tried to teach me how to bake. I almost set the kitchen on fire but Crystal put the fire out fast enough. She had the funniest look on her face, much like a grumpy kitten. We had a dozen of cookies that day to eat though none was made by me."
Silver chuckled since he could easily see blue trying to teach her how to bake and Lyra failing to do so. Lyra saw a smile crept up his face and smiled herself. He took a dainty bite of her cookie and said, "Also I want to thank you for what you said, back at the bookstore. Though I think he was merely jesting."
Much too innocent, he thought to himself as he drowned the coffee, much too innocent for him or anyone else. "Blue is fond of you and I couldn't have her angry at me because if I let anything happen to you, no matter how much you're trying to kill me. I don't see how your feeding me is going to accomplish anything. My coffee is finished so we should go."
"But we only just sat down," she argued but he already stood and held out his hand to her. She sighed seeing that he wouldn't listen to any of her arguments and went next to him to take his hand. What had changed his mood so quickly?
As they passed the alley though, Silver stopped her and she could hear soft hissing. She didn't hesitate to move towards the noise. She moved closer to a pile of trash thrown in front of a crack between two buildings where the hissing came louder. She moved them aside until she found a black cat hissing at her even as it backed into the shadows. She sensed Silver covered his nose and moved carefully next to her and asked. "What are you doing?"
"There's a kitty and I think he's hurt from the way he's hissing," She told him even as she reached out to the kitten. It only moved away from her and she couldn't reach him since her arm wasn't long enough. She felt Silver's hand on her shoulder as he knelt behind her. She blushed at how close he was, so much that their clothes barely separate them. He followed her arm and whispered into her ear, "Move back, I don't want to squish you. Just tell me when I get close to the thing, if it's hurt we need to help it."
Lyra could barely breathe with him so close, yet alone move away from him. She nodded though and slid her bodies from under his and went to stand over his shoulder. The cat couldn't go back much further and hissed at Silver who only ignored the creature. Even when the creature scratched at him, Silver pulled the cat from its hiding place.
"Poor creature," Lyra moved to take the cat even before he pulled the creature out completely. Silver cradled the cat in his arm more gently than she thought possible and she gently stroke the creature despite its hissing. "His ear is missing."
When she traced her hand over the wound lightly, it sneezed and she found herself laughing. "We should keep him, he's only going to die if we leave him here. He seems to like you more than I anyways. We should name him Sneasel since he sneezed so adorably."
Silver sighed as the cat licked at his hand. He knew it wouldn't be best to take to the cat home with him since he was blind and couldn't take care of the thing. He would most likely hurt the small creature by tripping over it. He could feel Lyra beside him and her hand on his shoulder so nodded.
"Seems I have a new cat," He grumbled and took the kitten into his arms and stood. Lyra pressed herself closer to him to peer at the kitten and he felt himself blush. He had other woman in his life so why was he suddenly nervous around her. He shook himself and told him that he was merely nervous because with the kitten she was too distracted to lead him safely back to his home.
By some miracle, she didn't lead them into traffic and reached his home. She took the kitten from his arms so he could hold the bar while he climbed the stairs. Why in the world he brought a house with stairs leading to his door?, he couldn't remember but he regretted it.
He heard the door open and Lyra cooed the kitten as she set him down and heard something crash followed by Lyra's cry, "No Sneasel, don't go there! Come back."
Silver groaned and wanted to slam his head on the wall. Lyra was going to turn his world upside down and he couldn't throw her out because Blue had requested him to help her. He tilted his head and a smile was forced to his face when he heard her laugh when she finally caught the cat.
Maybe he could find a light in his darkness.
Sapphire rubbed her eyes as she woke and saw Ruby's back as he looked over his shoulder. He gave her a smile and handed her some clothes. She frowned at the clothes and ran her hand over the fabric, unfolding them. "Your dress is ripped so I made you some trousers. It would be easier for you to travel in breeches. I'll let you change, I'll turn my back."
"Thank ya," She waited until he turned. They were still in the forest and he had taken his mantle to shield them from prying eyes by hanging it between two branches. She didn't think that he could be so thoughtful from his past action but a thought came to her. The clothes fit too well and she turned to yell, "Why do these clothes fit so well?"
"I took your measurement while you were sleeping," Ruby said casually, as if he were telling her what he ate for breakfast. He barely turned before she leapt forward and punched him, knocking him back. He saw the fire in her cobalt eyes and wondered what he had put that anger in them.
"Ya pervert!" She screamed. Ruby knew that he was disconnected from what was right with his travels but he was sure that it wasn't too much. He grabbed her hand when she would've strike him again and restrained her. She stared defiantly up at him and he told her.
"We need to work together to get back. I didn't come back for my sister's forgiveness only to be taken away. I need to get back to them before something happens to them," Ruby sighed and pulled the satchel over his shoulder. "I don't know how far we drifted but if we find a road and take a stage we should be able to return soon."
"So we should just start walking aimlessly and hope we reached the road?" Sapphire rolled her eyes. She wasn't the smartest but she did have common sense, though she agreed that they should try to reach the road. "I saw a road as we flew by. We should follow the trail of broken trees to find our way back."
"A servant telling me what to do," Ruby muttered beneath his breath and followed her. He studied her as she walked away from him and thought that the clothes were rather fitting of her, the breeches hugging her legs. It was rather flattering. She looked over her shoulder to give him an angry stare. She must've heard his comment but didn't dwell on it and turned back.
This was going to be an interesting journey to say the least.
Green watched the play offstage as Blue took her final bow. This was the first full play he watched of Blue's and he had to admit that she was very talented. It was more than the script or the production, it was how she threw herself into the character. She dragged her feet as she went to his side and pulled him toward her dressing room so she could take off her wig quickly.
"That was tiring," she sighed as she closed the door before she pulled off her wig. She smiled at Green to hide how tired she was, though she found his presence rather comforting. She found that she didn't need to be Aqua in her theater, the one place she felt safest.
Green watched her as she sat in front of the vanity and powdered her nose as she discussed the play. He knew she was tired though since she had to perform two plays consequent. He was half listening to her and thought about all the things he had learned about her last night. She obviously cared for her family and she was physically stronger than he thought a lady would be. He would need to know more than that if he wanted to have an advantage over their situation.
"Green?" She tilted her head back to stare at him and saw his frown. She turned in her chair and went to stand in front of him so quickly that he almost didn't see her movement before she held his face between her hands. "Do you always look so apathetic?"
"I don't feel the need to hide my feelings," Green saw her frown quickly before she hid it and moved away from him. She moved away from him and donned her wig again. She might felt comfortable being herself around him but he was the most testing man she met and she couldn't manipulate him as easily as she could others.
"I'm going to get something to eat, do you want anything?" She asked him but he shook his head. She moved out of the room and went to the table that White had set up for the actors. She took a plate from the end of the table and went made her way through the food, placing them on the plate. She also took some from Green since she knew he would stay in her dressing room to keep an eye on her.
She took a blueberry tart and she smiled, remembering that he liked blueberry like Silver did. She knew that Silver wrote for the theater since she couldn't remember him talking about Green. She knew their personalities were similar and could only imagine the conflict between the two and chuckled.
"I hear the tarts are delicious," Blue turned and saw a man standing over her that towered over her. She felt a shudder run through her at his lifeless blue eyes. She never saw this man before and knew that he wasn't one of the actors. "You are Aqua, are you not?"
Blue nodded and went to take some of the bread, "Yes but I don't know your name I see. Are you another of White's investors? You must know Green since he also invest in this theater and he told me about the advancement he plans to make such as new curtains. Don't you think that would be wonderful?"
"I didn't come to speak about Green, I want to speak to you about something else. I know that you are a mere maid and in need of money and I have a situation that would help us both. If you become my mistress, I will give you an allowance and a home."
He reached out to her but she slapped his hand away. To think she would be asked that question so often. "You cannot believe that I would become your whore my body out to you. I know that you may see actresses as lewd women but that I am not. Now I must go."
He grabbed her arm more roughly which caught her off guard as he pushed her none too gently against the table. She caught herself on it and stared daggers up at him. "I also know that your employment here is limited. I thought that you and White were friends yet she is willing to throw you out into the streets. Aren't you mad at her, don't you want to give her what she deserves?"
"And what do you think that is?" She challenged him even as she felt something dark in his glare.
"Become my mistress," He grabbed her arm roughly and she slapped him across the face. He didn't seem to react to her before she felt him push her over the table. She rolled to her knees and looked over her shoulder to his cold fury. She clutched a plate for a weapon as he reached for her.
"Is there a problem?" Green demanded, coming behind the taller man and grabbed his wrist, stopping his attack. He moved between the two and threw his cloak over Blue's head. He kept his eyes on the man as he held out a hand to Blue.
"Your hair," He pulled her to her feet and whispered in her ear as he pulled the cloak tighter around her. He kept his eye on this man though, angry that he had tried to hurt Blue in such a public manner. He was worried when she didn't return immediately as she had in the past to share a meal and went out in search of her to find the man pushing Blue.
"N?" The three turned at the sound of a prop a vase breaking drew their attention to White who stood behind them. An angrier shout came from behind them and an enraged Black came between them looking angry enough to kill. He drew out a gun but White grabbed his arm before he could shot and hurt someone in his anger.
"Are you crazy?" Green screamed at the irate Black. "Shooting at a group of people!"
"It is seem my time here is done," N stepped back into the shadow during the chaos. His plan was already set into action.
Happy New Year's Eve ^-^ I know I haven't been able to write SoulSilvershipping for a while but I put a limit on my chapters so it doesn't go on too long and bore you guys. But I got to write them again.
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