Hello Scrolls y Nazarins, another interlude that comes from my fanfic The One Who Came Back.
Just a bar scene.
With you
The One Who Came Back
Interlude 8
"...and that's how we fell in love."
"WOW! So, you're the Bat-man everyone talks about, and Entoma is the Spider-Girl! I've never heard a story spread so quickly."
"She actually prefers Black Spider," Inta added, his voice more slurred than he expected.
Entoma had to step away after her encounter with Shalltear, so she asked TW to keep Inta company in the meantime, and both ended up in the Great Tomb's bar.
"This is quite strong, isn't it?"
"Thank you, Mr. Barintacha. I take pride in my drinks. Since most beings in the Tomb are immune to poison, I had to make drinks that bypassed that immunity but still had the effect. What you're drinking is just stronger than usual, for those resistant to poison. If it were the other kind, you'd probably have already passed out."
"I can't even get close to one of those," TW said, also with a slurred voice.
"You guys are quite fragile," Éclair said, sipping from a tall glass with several colorful layers.
At that moment, someone practically threw themselves onto the bar.
"HEEEY! If it isn't my friend Climb, how are you, Climb? This is my friend Inta," TW exclaimed enthusiastically as he put his arm around the vampire's shoulders.
"Hello, Mr. Wild, Mr. Inta, Ms. Éclair. A drink, Piki, strong."
"You don't seem too well, kid."
"I'm tired, I don't know what to do."
TW could see how Climb had changed in these few weeks they had known each other; the formerly muscular demon-like body now seemed... less muscular, and the chiseled abs had a small belly starting to appear.
"Nonsense, my friend. Who doesn't want a worry-free life with the woman they love?"
"I know I love her, but I don't do anything anymore," he said, swallowing the entire shot.
"Take it easy with that, kid." TW then did something strange; he started humming.
Louie, Louie, oh no, me gotta go... Pã! Pã! Pa rã rã rã pã!
Louie, Louie, oh baby, me gotta go. Pã pã pã pã pã pã pã!
A fine young girl, she wait for me.
Me catch the ship across the sea.
Me sail the ship all alone.
I never think I'll make it home.
By the second chorus, the other three were already singing along, even though they didn't know the lyrics.
Louie, Louie, oh no, me gotta go. EYEYEYeyeeaaahhh!
Louie, Louie, oh baby, me gotta go EYEYEYeyeeah...
At the end of the song, Climb had his fourth drink and passed out on the bar. It was at this moment that a silhouette appeared in the doorway.
"So, there you are, my little Climb," the person said in a childish voice.
"Hello, Princess Renner."
"Good evening, Mr. Éclair, Mr. Wild. I've told you, you don't need to call me princess."
"Alright, Miss Renner, this is..."
"Mr. Barintacha, Entoma's boyfriend."
Inta got up and bowed.
"A pleasure, Miss Renner."
"So, what's happened to My Climb?" she asked, emphasizing the last part.
TW got up and gestured with his head for them to go to the back of the bar.
"I'm sorry, Miss, but Climb kind of opened up a bit. He feels like he has no prospects; I told him it was nonsense. After all, who wouldn't want to come home and be with the woman they love without any worries?"
"He's not content?"
"Imagine, he must be very happy. He doesn't need to worry about surpassing himself; nobody will make fun of him if he can't defend himself. Besides, there's nothing wrong with gaining a little weight or relaxing a bit on hygiene. Love doesn't see those things, right?!"
Renner widened her eyes and, for the first time in weeks, saw how Climb really was.
"Thank you for the conversation, Mr. Wild, but we have to go. Climb, come on, let's go to our room. You'll take a bath, and tomorrow you'll start training. I'll ask Lord Cocytus for a favor..." and Renner's conversation pulling Climb by the hand disappeared down the hallway.
"What was once a Quartet has turned into a Trio, huh, my friends?"
"Yeah! I think we can head out now, Inta," a new voice came from the door.
"Hi, my love, yes, let's go. See you another day, Wild, Mr. Éclair."
"Here, drink one of these; it'll counteract the poison," Entoma said, handing him a potion.
"And the other one, the white?"
"That's for... if an emergency arises..." Entoma replied as they walked down the hallway.
"And just like that, what was a Trio has turned into a Duo."
"I think I'll head out too, Mr. Wild. After all, cleaning has no set time," Éclair said, being carried by a butler who was visibly stronger than usual and wearing a Luchador mask.
"Eeeee, it's turned into a Solo; all that's missing is a piano for me to play," the human said as he stirred the ice cubes in his drink and hummed softly.
Louie, Louie, oh no, me gotta go...
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Author's Note
This scene I made to introduce two complicated characters, Climb and Renner, doesn't have much information about them after the events of volume 14, so I'm creating things like Climb being kept weak by Renner sucking his... ahem "soul" , If you know what I mean.
I also did a bar scene that I always wanted, I published a poll about the song they sing that is from a funny scene in a movie, it won me to change it to a national song, but no one gave me a better option.
The scene: https/youtu.be/dY3BHAz_IiU