Note To Readers: HEY EVERYONE! Sorry for going so long without an update. I had my hands pretty full up until now. Thank you all for waiting so patiently and for any of you just coming on board welcome! I hope you've been paying attention to the individual storylines of Joey, Oblivion, Amourette, and Atem as everything is going to start to converge. If you're confused don't worry everything will be explained eventually! I hope you enjoy Chapter 109! And to all you Americans out there HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Chapter 109: Eternally Bonded...
Meanwhile in Emerald...
Amourette slowly descended from the stairs as she paused to gaze out the large window. It was still hard to believe she was once again tucked away in her castle in High Kingdom. The city of the Elves. Making her way over towards the window she gazed out at the star-filled sky as the crisp cool air blew against her. It was quiet compared to being around everyone back in Covenant. Turning her head only slightly she noticed Raeger was sitting at a white table working on what appeared to be paperwork.
"Um...you really should try and get some rest Raeger-San...after all the trial is tomorrow..." Amourette murmured softly. Raeger only sighed as he placed his quill down. "I'm not certain I can...after all two lives hang in the balance...and one of them..." the Guild Master couldn't bear to even finish that sentence and quickly picked his quill back up to write once more. "...I see...I don't think I can sleep either..." the blunette confessed as she trembled with worry. "Especially being in this quiet castle..." Amourette murmured as Raeger cracked a small smile.
"I believe I know what you mean. I too have grown accustomed to our rather noisy yet fun companions." the Guild Master agreed. "Oh, by the way, thank you for allowing me to stay the evening here. I'm not certain that i'd be able to find a place to stay nearby with all of the commotion lately." Raeger thanked the blunette. "O-Oh no! It was no trouble at all...but...I am worried...I heard that before we arrived here that the shrine in Charcol Forest was attacked...the Elders think that the A.O.J is responsible..." "...I see...I had hoped I had heard wrong then...there's also the situation with the tainted werewolves...it makes me wonder if the A.O.J had a hand in that as well...if we were to go out there we might find some much-needed answers..." the Guild Master surmised.
"...Well, I suppose...but it's MUCH too dangerous to go and venture out there right now. Especially given the situation...after all many people have been attacked when trying to enter Charcol Forest...even the Elders won't go and investigate because of that reason alone...nor will my father...because of that tension has only risen between the elves and the werewolves...and I...I don't want anyone else to get hurt..." "...Amourette..." "...I-I'm sorry... i'm just a little bit tired...i'm thinking things that I shouldn't...I think i'll just go get some rest in my room...goodnight Raeger-San..." Amourette murmured wearily as she slowly made her way up the stairs. "Goodnight Amourette..." The Guild Master murmured before he let out a sigh and slammed his head on the table. "UGH! Roxy i'm SO bad at this..." he groaned.
Once Amourette arrived in her room she sat on her bed and looked at the photos in her room. Most of them with Blaire and two other boys. The brunette and a silver-haired male. She had lived in Dawnshire's castle for so long that her home in Emerald felt almost distant and cold. Both Xuri and Blaire were important to her. It tore her heart to pieces that one of them might not emerge from Requiem alive. But she herself even a princess of Emerald was powerless among the Elders of High Kingdom. She couldn't even save Crymson when he was dying right in front of her. Tears collected in her eyes as they fell down on her snow-white nightgown holding her knees to her chest. Both Joey and Flora were so strong something she so desperately wanted to be. What would it take for her to be like them?
Suddenly Amourette paused as she heard a clinking noise echoing in her ears from nearby. After waiting a moment she heard it yet again. The blunette wiped the tears from her eyes and eased off the bed before she noticed the window was the source of the noise. Slowly Amourette made her way towards it and opened the window only for a stray pebble to hot her square on the forehead. "Ugh... " the blunette squeaked as only a red mark was left. "Oops." came a voice afterward before a brunette with teal eyes wearing black, white and red used wind magic to lift himself up and through the window. Seeing the blunette knocked out on the floor the brunette made a face. Gently he got down and grabbed Amourette by her shoulders shaking her. "Amourette! Are you ok!? Speak to me!" the brunette cried before the blunette finally stirred.
"Um...I think so..." Amourette murmured before she squeaked recognizing the face above hers. "C-Ciro-kun!?" the blunette cried out in surprise. "B-But what are you doing here?..." Amourette asked confused as she rubbed at her forehead before the brunette carefully helped her up. "I should be asking you that. Ever since I had heard Dawnshire was attacked i've been worried sick about you! Not to mention you never returned to Emerald. Your people were hysterical thinking you'd been hurt or worse!" Ciro cried. "...Oh...i'm sorry...a lot happened...and I never really got a chance to return after that...um...i'm sorry that I worried everyone..." Amourette appologised as she fidgeted with her fingers. Ciro only shook his head with a smile.
"I'm just glad you're ok...but..speaking of that...I heard a rumor going around that Blaire's being accused of committing mass genocide of Dawnshire! It's spreading all throughout the kingdom! And that his trial is taking place tomorrow! Everyone is in an uproar! I...I just can't believe it! I-It can't be true...can it...?" he asked his voice cracking in between. Amourette frowned in exchange. "...It is...Blaire-San is being put on trial for the murder of the vampiric kingdom...but it's not just him...it's Xuri-Kun too...the one who guarded me when I lived in Dawnshire..." the blunette's voice trailed off as she averted her gaze from Ciro's whom only narrowed his eyes.
"Well! We HAVE to do something!" Ciro muttered. "I refuse to lose anyone else to the Elder Council! Tell me Amourette! Tell me where they are holding him!" the brunette cried frantically as he grabbed a hold of the blunette's shoulders shaking her. But Amourette only bit her lower lip as she frowned. "Requiem..." the blunette found herself could barely utter the words on her lips taking Ciro back before he fell to his knees in utter disbelief. "No...No...it can't...it can't be true..." the brunette shook his head slamming his fist against the floor before an obsidian ring covered in green marking fell from the chain it was tied to rolling in front of him. A gasp escaped Ciro before he quickly grabbed it before the ring could travel any farther. Amourette paused as she noticed the piece of jewelry the brunette held in his hand.
"...Is that...?" Amourette began before Ciro finally answered her. "...Yeah...it's the ring he gave me..." the brunette murmured softly. "I don't know if you already know...but the shrine in Charcol Forest...it was destroyed...the A.O.J tore the place apart...at least that's what all the rumors say...that was our place...where the three of us played together...scribbled on the walls...and now...even that's gone...all there is to hold onto...is a memory...so what?... Now, are we going to lose Blaire too?! NO! I refuse to sit here and accept this! Just like I refuse to turn my back on Oblivion when he left the kingdom! If he were here he'd find a way to make things right! He always did..." Ciro muttered as he wrapped his fingers around the ring situated in the palm of his hand.
Meanwhile Back At The Crystal Castle...
Blaze stood against one of the crystal pillars as he watched Oblivion walk towards his direction. "...So...you're really plannin on goin?" the redhead questioned silver-haired male as he nearly passed him. Slowly Oblivion ceased movement as Blaze's voice reached his ears. {Are you gonna try and stop me?} the silver-haired male mouthed. Blaze only scratched at the back of his head. "Somehow I gotta a feelin even if I tried you'd just waltz right out that door anyway." {That's exactly right...you and no one else can stop me at this point...i'm far too mad to even think straight...rationally anyways...} Oblivion admitted as he clenched his fists at his sides. Each ounce of him trembling with uncontrollable anger.
{That son of a bitch destroyed the one place that I could ever call home...we promised...that the next time we met...that it would be there...and now...although Atticus may forgive this...the ME right now...Oblivion cannot...that why I...} "Alright Alright I get it." Blaze mused as he crossed his arms. "But I tell ya right now the boss man sure ain't gonna be happy about this...but i'm sure you already are well aware of that." the redhead told him as a matter of factly. "I mean what are ya gonna do if ya end up runnin inta a bunch of bloodthirsty werewolves?" Blaze questioned. {I'll do what I have to...} Oblivion mouthed as he extended his arm out in front of him and created a dark vortex.
"Fine have it your way." Blaze shrugged. "In that case, I didn't see a thing...although in exchange for keeping my trap shut I was kinda hopin you might answer a question of mine...that is, if wouldn't mind." the redhead told Oblivion. {What is it?...} "Uh right...well you say that you're both Atticus and Oblivion...but I just don't see how you can be two diffrent people living in the same body. I gotta say it doesn't make a whole lotta sense ta me." Blaze confessed as he scratched at his cheek.
{The answer's simple really...the Atticus who served Pharoah Atem and Artemis Moon in the past...died...and when that happened...he was reborn into the vessel you see before you...you could say i'm his reincarnation in a way...but all of the memories...feelings...are still there...even though i'm a diffrent person...Atticus still exists with me...there's a reason Aster harbors feelings for Joey...but what he doesn't realize...is it's not Joey that he cares for the most...but another who Joey himself is being affected by...because a reincarnation...and the one who came before them...shouldn't be allowed to exist in the same time and space...} Oblivion tells Blaze telepathically before he vanishes on the other side of the vortex. "HEY WAIT!" Blaze cries before he lets out a heavy sigh."Great...now i'm even MORE confused than before..." the redhead shook his head as he tried to mull over what he had meant by that last comment.
Oblivion finally emerged from the shadows as he found himself standing in the Charcol forest. In front of him lay the ruins of what remained of Emerald's temple. Although he could not see it in front of him just touching the broken and scattered pieces was enough to tell him that the temple was no more. As he felt around the silver-haired male winced as he felt something cut his hand. Feeling a warm liquid trickle down it. Barely he could see an aura seeping out of it. Upon tracing the sharpened object with his finger a single tear fell through the blindfold. A saddened smile touched his lips as an image of his past emerged. His younger self-practicing magic arts.
*FlashBack*
A young teenager who resembled Atticus hissed as he attempted to conjure up fire only to burn himself and hissed in pain. "Tch..." Oblivion muttered as he looked at his singed hand before he paused hearing a familiar voice. "OBLIVION!" a young teenage Ciro called out to his friend nearly out of breath. Suddenly the brunette paused as he noticed the burn mark on the silver-haired male's hand. "Oh no! Don't tell me you burned your hand again practicing your lessons with Artemis Moon didn't you!?" Ciro cried out. Oblivion only chuckled drly. "Hehe...guess that means i'm busted." the silver-haired male cracked a smile. "You bet you are! Now give me your hand," he told him before he used his powers to heal the burn inflicted on it. "...But...how did you..." "HeeHee i've been practicing too! And without Artemis Moon's help too!" the brunette teased. "Well look at you." Oblivion laughed as he tossed Ciro's hair.
"Hey cut it out!" he laughed. "So. Fess up. What was all the yelling about earlier?" the silver-haired male questioned the brunette as he struggled to free himself from Oblivion's hold. "No way! It's not gonna be THAT easy! If you wanna know you'll have to catch me first!" Ciro teased as he broke away and started to run in the opposite direction of the silver-haired male with a mischievous grin on his face. "HEY GET BACK HERE!" Oblivion shook his fist as he chased after him through the temple. "YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER!" "HAHAHA, JUST YOU WATCH ME!" the brunette exclaimed before he tripped over something."Uh...you ok there?" Oblivion teased as he stopped running. Ciro only sticking out his tongue as the silver-haired male extended his hand out towards him. Reaching upwards the brunette took Oblivions hand and slowly got back to his feet.
"Yeah better than you are!" Ciro grinned mischievously and grabbed at the silver-haired male's cheeks pulling at them. "HEY Gah OW cut it out!" Oblivion exclaimed as the brunette only smiled. "HA! Payback!" Ciro smiled triumphantly only to have his nose pinched in return. "Ouch!" "Alright! I caught you now fess up!" the silver-haired male exclaimed. "Ow Ow ok! I found something REALLY cool I wanted to show you! the brunette grinned enthusiastically. "Oh really?" "Yeah! Come on follow me!" Ciro urged before Oblivion followed after him. After a while, the brunette led the silver-haired male to a panel on the floor of the temple. "Check this out!" Ciro exclaimed and lifted up the panel only to reveal a green and black box.
"A box?...That's what all the fuss was about?" Oblivion raised his brow before Ciro shook his head. "No! Look inside of it Oblivion!" the brunette instructed his best friend before the silver-haired male lifted up the top. Within the box was a beautiful dagger with a sheath that matched the colors of the box it had been contained in. Within the sheath was a blade crafted of Mythril. A glowing greenish blue gem resembled almost that of an emerald. Written upon the sheathe was the word "Eternity" written in the ancient language of the gods. Runes. Upon the blade itself, another word was engraved upon it which read "Bonded".
"Eternally bonded..." Oblivion murmured softly. "Hehe just like you, me, and Amourette!" Ciro grinned broadly. "Yeah I guess." the snow-haired male chuckled before he attempted to remove the entire dagger only to discover it was in two pieces. The brunette only pouted. "Aw man...it's broken..." Ciro frowned in disappointment. "Well, I wouldn't be TOO surprised. It looks pretty ancient despite the condition it's in." "Yeah...I wonder where it came from..." the brunette pondered. "Who knows. I'm sure we'll figure it out one of these days." Oblivion mused. "YEAH! One day we'll go far, far, FAR away from here and find out where it came from and how it goes here! Promise!?" Ciro turned his eyes towards his best friend. "Alright then. It's a promise." Oblivion cracked a smile before they both caused as Ciro squeaked hearing his name being called.
"Uh oh..." the brunette swallowed hard as sweat beat down his face nervously. The snow-haired male only gave his best friend a skeptical glance. "...Alright...what kind of trouble did you get into THIS time?" Oblivion asked as he let out an exasperated sigh. "...Err...well there might have been a...teensy tiny incident with a baby pup..." Ciro confessed as he avoided the snow-haired male's gaze. "...YOU SNUCK A WOLF PUP INTO THE CASTLE!?" Oblivion cried out in utter shock before the brunette jumped hearing his name again and quickly dashed past Oblivion and out of the temple. "AW man! I'll never hear the end of this!" Ciro whined as the snow-haired male watched Ciro leave only shaking his head. "...*Sigh* i'd better find Ciro before the Elder skins him alive..." Oblivion muttered before his eyes returned once more to the dagger. Leaving the box behind the snow-haired male took it and hurried towards High Kingdom's castle. Oblivion paused to catch his breath once he entered the town before a voice came up from behind him.
"You...boy...come here for a moment will you..." a raspy voice called out to him. "Who me?" Oblivion questioned as he turned around only to come face to face with an older man cloaked in black with a hint of a white beard. "That blade...there is no mistaking it for another...might I ask where you obtained such a remarkable relic?" the stranger inquired. "What do you care?" the snow-haired male asked defensively. "A blacksmith never forgets a weapon forged in his fire...at least not one whom hails from BlackSteel..." the man mused. "...You made this?" Oblivion questioned before he carefully handed it over to the stranger. "My best friend and I found it in a temple a ways from here. But i'm afraid it's broken. It was a real shame too he was so excited over the thing." the snow-haired male told the stranger."Indeed...but...perhaps it is more fitting this way..." the older man released a held sigh. "A broken blade is of no use to anyone...I shall return this to you...I need not..." the stranger told Oblivion and turned the dagger back over to him.
"No..." Oblivion began as he took the blade. "Just because something was once broken...doesn't mean it cannot become whole again...at least that is what I choose to believe...say...you wouldn't happen to have any tools I could borrow do you old man?" the snow-haired male questioned. "Hmph...knock yourself out lad...but take care not to injure yourself...i'll be held responsible not if you do..." "Thanks. I'll be sure to return these once i'm finished." Oblivion told him with a nod and began to run off once more. The stranger only watching until the boy was no longer in his sight. It didn't take long before he noticed Amourette just outside of the castle. "Are you looking for Ciro-kun?" the blunette questioned younger as well in a dress with a circlet on her head.
"Yeah. I can't find the doofus anywhere. Pretty typical. He just loves making me run around all over Emerald." Oblivion sighed. "Um...did something happen?" Amourette asked curiously. "That's what i'm trying to find out. You seen him anywhere Amourette?" the snow-haired male questioned. "...I think I saw him earlier run in the direction of Silver Fang Lake..." the blunette murmured. "Thanks! Don't worry i'll bring that troublemaker back!" Oblivion told Amourette and hurried towards the forest. "Be careful!" the blunette called after him. It didn't take long before the snow-haired male finally caught up with the brunette as Ciro's head popped out of the bushes.
"CIRO! There you are! Do you have any idea how worried I was not to mention Amourette!" Oblivion reprimanded him. "...I'm sorry..." Ciro frowned "B-But the wolf pup got out of my room in the castle...so I chased after it..." the brunette explained. "...What possessed you to bring a wolf pup back to the castle in the first place? You should've known that wasn't going to go over well." "Ok! I'm sorry! Now can you PLEASE help me find it! Pretty Pretty PRETTY PLEASE Oblivion!" the brunette pleaded as he clasped his hands together. The snow-haired male only sighed as he looked at Ciro's big teal eyes. "Ugh! Alright! Alright, i'll help you!" Oblivion gave in unable to say no when he looked at him like that."THANK YOU YOU'RE THE BEST!" the brunette beamed and nearly squeezed his best friend to death.
"Gah! Ok...too tight..." "Oh sorry!" Ciro released Oblivion as he smiled aqwardly before the two boys braved the forest searching every place they could for the wolf pup the blunette calling out for it. Suddenly a soft whimpering broke the silence. Ciro's eyes lit up as he followed the sound only to walk upon a somber scene. Blood painted the grass as a golden wolf was laid on its side with the golden pup whimpering as it pawed and nudged its mother in distress. "Oh no..." Ciro murmured as he tried to hold back his own tears. Oblivion himself was taken aback as his eyes widened in shock."It's...a golden wolf pup...but I thought they were all extinct..." the snow-haired male murmured as he watched as the brunette bent down and picked up the golden wolf pup in his arms in an attempt to comfort it as it cried.
"It's just like us...before Lord Emerus took us in...after the Knight's and Mage's war-ravaged our home in Aura..." "...Ciro we can't..." Oblivion attempted to reason with the brunette as Ciro only looked at him miserably. "B-BUT IF WE DON'T TAKE HIM HE COULD DIE OUT HERE ALL ALONE!" the brunette argued with his kind-hearted nature blinding him to the reality of the situation. "...Can't...can't we do anything for him Oblivion...?" Ciro asked softly before Oblivion took a moment to think. "...Alright...I have an idea... the snow-haired male told the brunette. "You do!?" Ciro cried hopefull. "Yeah give em to me." "...Alright..." the brunette murmured before he looked at the golden wolf pup as it whimpered softly scared. "...Don't worry...you'll be ok...you can trust Oblivion...he's my best friend in the whole world! You be good..." Ciro told the golden wolf pup before he gently handed him to the snow-haired male.
"Alright. Go on and go home. Amourette's worried to death by now." Oblivion urged Ciro before the brunette smiled with a nod and hurried off before the snow-haired male. "Come on..." Oblivion murmured and held the golden wolf pup gently in his arms softly petting it to try and calm it down. Finally, he came back to the village's clearing of High Kingdom. Luckilly the stranger was still there loading up his wagon. "Hey, i've come to return your tools," Oblivion called out before the man turned his gaze towards the snow-haired male. "Have ya now? And just what in Phoenix name is that furry creature yer carrying in yer arms lad?" the stranger mused.
"Believe it or not it's a golden wolf pup. My friend, I was telling you about earlier...he found this poor thing in the forest...his mother's gone, unfortunately...he'll die out there in the forest...if you ask me this little guy is lucky..." Oblivion muttered. "That he is lad...golden wolves are rare creatures indeed...most of them no more..." "R-Right...look I know we just met but I was hoping that you might be able to take care of it. I'm afraid wolves in general arn't allowed in High Kingdom." the snow-haired male explained. The stranger only pursed his lips. "Before I answer lad...tell me...who is the most important person to you...?" "...Who do you think? The big goof that i'm doing all of this for...my best friend...Ciro...but...why do you want to know that?" "...Why you ask?... I suppose it's because when I made that dagger...it was for two others...that shared a special bond...I wanted to know...who it is that would be its new keeper...if they too had someone else they treasured...it has the power to keep away the darkness..." the old man mused.
"And now that I know this...believe I can trust you with it...I shall take the golden wolf pup...and see that it is given a proper home...does it by chance have a name?" the stranger inquired. "No...I don't think either of us gave it a name." "Then...why don't you bestow it with one...?" "...Me...? Well...let me think for a moment...well it's said the golden wolves were connected to those whom gather under the sun's crest...the light of the Phoenix...alright...i've decided...your name will be Joey...which means mean Golden in the elven language..." Oblivion murmurs. Not another word passed between them as the snow-haired male watched the stranger ride off in the distance Ciro slowly walking up beside him.
"It's for the best..." Oblivion murmured. "Yeah...and who knows...maybe we'll see each other again someday...but who was that old guy you were talking to?" Ciro questioned. "I don't think i've seen him around here before..." "Honestly I haven't the slightest idea. But he promised he'd take care of the little guy...so I think more or less we can trust him." the snow-haired assured him. "I sure hope you're right..." "Anyways come here I have something for you," Oblivion told the brunette. "Really?" "Yep. Close your eyes. And NO peaking" Oblivion warned. "Uh ok..." Ciro gently closed his eyes before he felt something placed in his hand. The brunette opened one eye before he gasped seeing a ring made of Mythril in the palm with green engravings on it. The ring itself was colored obsidian.
"Woah wait! Isn't that weired engraving what we saw earlier in the temple!? Uh...Eternity right...? It was on the dagger that was broken in two." Ciro observed. "Yep, and now these two halves are whole...bound together...through all eternity...i'm giving it to you so try your best not to lose it alright?" Oblivion teased the brunette with a grin. "I won't lose it...I promise..." Ciro told him before his mind returned to the present as well.
"I always worried about you two constantly...no matter what happened you both always seemed to find trouble one way or another...and then there was that day that Oblivion disappeared from Emerald for good...after that, it just wasn't the same..." Amourette murmured softly back in the bedroom. "And then you had that arranged marriage to Crymson the lord of vampires to help smooth over the relations with the Elves and Vampires too...everything happened so fast I didn't even have time to processes it all...and now this...even without Oblivion here...we've gotta fight...but...if this also ends up badly...I may end up having to leave Emerald also for good...I...I just wanted you to know that Amourette..." Ciro told the blunette who nodded sadly.
"I...I understand..." Amourette murmured softly before the brunette stood up and made his way towards the window. "Alright then, i'll see you tomorr-WOAH!" Ciro cried as he fell backward out the window. Amourette squeaked as she hurried over only to see Ciro flat on his back waving. "I'M OK!" the brunette called out before the blunette couldn't help but giggle some. She waved him off as he stumbled to his feet and hurried away before they could catch him. Now all they could do was wait for tomorrow's judgment to come. Oblivion leaked in the shadows listening to the voices of his friends. Either way, he wasn't going to allow the Elder Council to do as they pleased. Not after what they did to him when he discovered the truth behind the golden wolves disappearance from Emerald. Oblivion once more sunk into the darkness.
Back In Covenant...
Joey sat by the window on the couch as he watched the snow fall down. Each droplet collecting on the ground below it. They hadn't heard anything from Bloom or Roxy since they returned back to Covenant using the potion. He wondered if maybe there was a screw-up or something that caused the potion not to work like it was supposed to. And then there was the anxiety with Yugi and Amourette. Was his best buddy even ok wherever he was? And Amourette? How was she coping with the trial that was going to be taking place soon? His stomach was all in knots just thinking about it. "Here dearie...try drinking this...perhaps it will calm your nerves..." Raeger's grandmother offered as she held out a cup of her special peppermint white hot cocoa.
"Thanks, Granny." Joey offered a weary smile as he took the cup from her looking at the liquid that rippled within it. "Your hot chocolate is just gonna get cold if you just stare at it. Come on! Drink up!" Aster attempted to try and cheer up the blonde. But it didn't seem to be having much of an effect. A sigh escaped him as he tried to think of a way he could at least get Joey to laugh a little. But he didn't have any idea what he could possibly do. There wasn't an instant cure for worry. "COME ON! Let's turn that frown upside down!" Cupid exclaimed as he playfully began to tickle Joey who couldn't help but squirm trying his hardest not to burst out into laughter. "C-Cu-Cupid! S-Stop! Can't-Can't ya see dat i'm tryin-ta be...seri...HAHAHA!" it was no use as the blonde was sprawled out onto the floor with tears in his eyes.
Nearby Flora couldn't help but giggle. If there was one thing Joey and Cupid had in common it was their ability to make even the most stubborn person burst out into uncontrollable laughter. "Oh, Cupid. Joey you both are so funny." the faerie of nature smiled as Layla added colorful star marshmallow to the splash of white cocoa. "You got that right. They're both VERY entertaining." the dark-skinned faerie laughed in return as she took a seat on the couch next to Flora. "So where's Marik? I haven't seen him all morning." Flora questioned Layla. "I don't know. The last thing I heard from him last night was that he needed to speak with Atem. So I'm wondering if he took off to go find Yugi." the dark-skinned faerie murmured. "Now if only Bloom and Roxy would show up! The thought of two of my best friends out there who knows where! Ugh! I feel like i'm going to faint from worrying so much!" Stella cried as she pretended to faint only to be caught by Musa just in time as she came out of the bathroom door.
"Oh, Stella you're so overdramatic!" Musa exclaimed. "I'm sure they're both just fine. "Besides all that worrying is just going to make your skin wrinkle faster." Selina teased with a mischievous smile. "...WRINKLES!? OVER MY DEAD BODY! I HAVE to de-stress right NOW! I have to get my face cream!" the faerie of the moon and sun cried as she quickly started back to her room. Duke snickered. "You're awful." the dice master cracked a grin rather amused. "Sometimes they just make to WAY too easy," Selina admitted. "Oh, great...she's found a playmate..." Carlos sighed heavily and shook his head before he walked over and noticed Raeger's grandmother looking at recipe books.
"What are you looking at Granny?" Carlos questioned curiously before she raised her head and offered a warm smile as she showed him cookie and pie recipes. "Why Christmas Cookie Recipes dearie...you never can start too early you know." she giggled softly. "COOKIES!?" Joey and Carlos both exclaimed at the same time her now having their full attention. "Geesh...they're both such gluttons..." Takuna muttered as he lit a cigarette causing Akiba to only smile. "Yes but seeing a smile on Joey's face is worth it i'd say." the golden-haired male murmured. "And i'd say it will be 75% likely that they'll both gain about 15 pounds this year..." Techna added in as he came from upstairs.
"Actually...I find that if you use your brain you don't gain any weight...even when eating nothing but sweets..." Yuki argued as he stirred the marshmallow around with his spoon before sipping it. "HEY!" both Joey and Carlos cried once more in unison. "...What?...Why are you looking at me like that...?" Yuki questioned as he held the spoon in his mouth. "So does that mean another tree will become a Christmas tree?!" Flora questioned excitedly which caught Joey by surprise. "...Uh...I thought you didn't like seein trees cut down and decorated..." the blonde sweatdropped.
"I don't. But when I saw just how special a Christmas Tree really is...I understood why it is so many trees were happy to be one..." Flora told Joey. "Ah, I see." Joey murmured. "Well as long as I get to scarf down a bunch of goodies anything is fine with me!" the blonde grinned before Aster chuckled some before he noticed Cupid standing alone. He seemed cheerful a few minutes ago. Did he just imagine it? Aster wasn't the only one as Flora too turned her attention towards him. "...Cupid...is everything alright...?" the faerie of flower asked the deity of love softly. The redhead paused before he turned towards her a grinned. "YEAH! I'm fine! Never better! Just enjoying having some downtime after all that drama ya know!?" Cupid laughed it off.
"You know I could use some fresh air. Why don't you come with me?" Flora suggested. "Huh? Sure I don't mind tagging along. Anything for my lovely flower princess!" Cupid mused obnoxiously before he followed her outside into the snow. "You're worried about Bloom arn't you?" "...Is it that plain to see?" Cupid questioned immediately dropping his act. "A little. If it helps i'm worried too...I think...to a certain extent that everyone is...they're just trying their best to hide it...the best way they know how to..." Flora told the redhead before Cupid paused and dropped in the snow startling the faerie. "...I guess i'm no diffrent...still as hopeless as always...you must think i'm an idiot for falling for someone that will never feel the same..." the redhead murmured.
"Don't say that...you just have a really big heart and i'm sure Bloom knows that. She can't be your fiance but she'll be your friend...actually...I told her what you told me when we were back at Sapporo..." "...Oh, Phoenix..." Cupid groaned. "She told me that she had no idea how you felt about her...and she was torn up from feeling like she lead you on...she did say however that she did care about you...and that she wanted you to find someone special...that you deserved it Cupid...and you proved that when you abandoned everything else to protect Bloom...even at the cost of your own life..." Flora told the redhead as she sat down in the snow and used her powers to grow bud of Winter Rose's all around them.
"Even in the snow...these roses can only grow in Covenant...they can't be found anywhere else...no matter how hard you look...even where there is snow eternally that falls from the sky...flowers like that arn't like any others. They're diffrent and yet strong. But beautiful...the same can be said of an individuals heart...you won't find one like anyone else's...however that doesn't mean you can't connect with another...one who has strengths as well as weaknesses...like yours...just because a heart is broken...doesn't mean that two halves...can't make a whole..." Flora tells Cupid as she falls down into the snow making a snow angel next to his. "Flora-Chan..." the redhead murmured as his cheeks reddened before he paused hearing something
"Those two seem ta be havin fun," Joey observed before he paused hearing what sounded like bells almost. "...SANTA!?" the blonde cried excitedly as he looked around. "QUICK EVERYONE PRETEND YER ASLEEP!" "What!?" Aster questioned completely lost for words as Cellos emerged from the roof. "Oh my goodness! Just when I thought things couldn't get any more exciting! It appears we've had someone...how you say make a crash landing on the roof...talk about a disaster." the ghoul chuckled more than amused before a male with a gold and white cloak with brunette hair and blue eyes slid down the chimney covered in soot.
"...I think...I need...to work on my landings..." the male groaned as everything spun around and around. "Oh look who it is...if it isn't Pit..." Yuki murmured as he turned his attention towards the brunette. Slowly he got up before another scream came only it was a female with strawberry blonde hair with hazel eyes wearing a white dress and high heels covered in soot falling right on top of him. "...Annd...Christy...lucky me..." Yuki muttered dryly. But before anyone could open their mouths Katori finally emerged from her room. Stirred from her lengthy slumber. It had been quite a while since she had ventured to Covenant looking for Yugi after she left Elixer. "...What's with all the noise...and what...is going on here...?" Katori questioned as she took in the scene before her. "...That's a good question..." Yuki confessed as he looked towards both Christy and Pit sitting in the fireplace.
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