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Ivy waltz around back and forth the room, waiting for her siblings to come back. Hoping they would be alright with no ambush attacks left. Luca sitting on the sofa with bandages in his arms, somehow distracts himself as his eyes watches Ivy anxiously waiting.
Earlier while they were fleeting the scene, Ivy defended themselves with her daggers, deflecting the attacks while also attacking them back. Luca re-enforced for her, using his gun and aiming at long range. On their way to the safe room, they unknowing encountered a hit man hiding in the ceiling. As Ivy was not early enough to move from the aim, Luca used his left arm as a shield and shoot the man with his right.
They fleed again and finally got to the room. Ivy with all her effort, tries to neutralized the poison from the bullet. Even in panic, She tries to be calm and focused on applying pressure and applying medicine that she hopes can somehow hinder the effects.
In blessing, the Kaneshiro henchmen has found their master and took care of everything. From the Lucubs statement and reassurance, she realizes that Luca was immune to the poison and he was quiet about it due to being amuse of Ivy's seemingly calm reaction. He apologizes with full genuinity and the rest of why he has a handprint on his face, is history.
The door opens, Ivy looks back with no hesitation. Hoping that it would be what he wishes will be.
"Ivy, I'm back eyyy~" Sue snucks her head on the door gap. Ivy hug her sister tightly, Sue knows how anxious she must have been. She rubs her sister's back in reassurance.
"I'm safe, so don't worry."
"Thank God, you are." Ivy gave her sister one last hug then retreats. "Where's Mysty?"
"Huh? I thought she's here?" Sue looks around to find herself unable to find the stray fox. She sighs in exasperation. "Don't worry, if she can survive eating toxic wastes while also doing her work. She'll be alright."
To their worry, someone's knocking on the door. The butler with blonde hair with their bangs tied up with a black ribbon opened the door. "I hope I'm not disturbing anything, but Mr. Akuma and Ms. Rias has been retrieved safely." The butler opened revealing the two fugitives.
Ivy runs towards their sister.
"Mysty!"
"Ivy?"
"Thank goodness you're safe, of all people I most worry about you." Ivy hugged her sister tightly. Mysty snuggles back as she hugs Ivy back, the warmth of her sister makes her feel calm. Ivy let's go and realizes the feeling of flesh- not leather- by brushing her shoes on Mysty's feet. She does not have shoes on.
"What happened to you shoes?"
"The heel broke. Good thing it's the cheap one."
"You should stop buying from thrift stores Mysty. You may pay less but medical bills costs more."
"Yeah yeah-"
Ivy then looks at Vox. "How are you Sir Akuma?"
Vox was shocked that the angel asked him how's he's faring. He can now ascend to above whenever he should now. He smiled "I'm aright as well Miss Ivy. I must also ask you the same."
Ivy smiles from Vox's assurance, "I'm quite alright as well. Sir Kaneshiro is still in the bathroom."
"I see, I understand the man taking his sweet time doing his lovely business in the bathroom."
On the side, Mysty with an incredible "imagination" thought of what Vox meant and then decides not to think about the man doing his business. Unable to get rid of her imagination, she thought of playing with her older sister Sue. "Suey!!" she ran and hug her sister who's sitting on the chair.
"Yes mysty?" Sue turns back to her sister. "I'm bored." she pouted as she stares at the newspaper in Sue's hand. "October 5, 19XX. A man with blonde hair seen in Dialigh City, ran off with a car-napping a *Rolanda V3." Mysty read from her view. "It's gonna be a busy day tommorow huh?"
"It's seems to be a new model too, It belongs to an aristocrat."
"Let me see!" Mysty puts her body deeper. "The person has something in his arm, I forgot what it's called."
Sue looked into it. "It seems I'll process it up later, if I can't I'll hit up someone I know."
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Vox looks at the man up and down. "It seems your alive and well."
"I was just wounded a bit, I can handle it. The pain is nothing to me. I'm a big angry mean mafia boss after all."
Luca smiled while showing his bandaged muscled arms.
Vox can't help but to hopelessly giggle. "Well I guessed you are."
A signature 3 knock has played again. The door opened and the butler intrudes the room. "I apologize for disturbing again. The house is safe in further inspection, Sir. But unfortunately- for security purposes- I would also like to agree, that the ladies and Sir Akuma could not go home at this night for extra measures. We have prepared the guest chambers like you said Sir Luca."
" Thank you Augustus, also can you put the ice cream cake on the fridge. Also clean the 8." Luca said while wearing his clothes.
" Affirmative, Young Master. I shall escort you now to your chambers. "
" Can I call our father for a minute? Just to tell him we're OK. " Ivy said.
" Yes you can, It's still 9:45. I doubt that a busy man like him would be sleep in this hour."
"Well I guess you're right." Ivy replied.
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After cleaning up and calling their father, the ladies return to their room. Due to their wishes as well, they share one room and a king sized bed. The three sisters lay down ready to set off to sleep.
Mysty yawned and stretches her arms. "I'm tired, my back- I'm getting old." She said in her "grandma voice" .
Ivy frowned. "If we're talking about old then what about me? You're still young Mysty.".
Sue sighs in the middle, the life of a middle child.
"I'm still growing-maybe, but my back hurts all the time!"
She said as she stretches her back.
"Mysty please stretch while sitting up, I'm the one being beaten up here." Sue pleaded. "Also I don't think you can grow when you reached 20 above. And your back ache is probably because... Of the lack of support in your chest." Sue said with a crooked akward smile.
Mysty sits up and looks at her chest. "I have big boobs but they are a pain in the ass. I wish I was a man." Mysty sobs.
"There there, you can cross dress with me if you want to." Ivy turns to her sisters.
"I guess that'll do." Mysty lays back down.
A moment of silence befallen the room. The three of them were reflecting on what happened earlier.
"Man, I have gone rusty with my combat skills huh. I think when I go back I should ask" her" to teach me again." Ivy stares at the white ceiling.
"I don't how to use a gun. " Sue said.
"Sue you're lyin, while I can't aim for shit." Mysty cross her arms behind her head. "" She" would be disappointed at us."
Another silence befallens them.
"Goodnight" Sue said first as she closes her eyes.
"Good night Sue, and you too Mysty." Ivy let's her tiredness succumb her. She let's out a yawn and gradually closes her eyes.
"Goodnight..." Mysty said. She stared in the ceiling, hoping that slumberr would come for her too.
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Its been 50 minutes, slumber left her before she can even ride. Mysty sits up while groaning in pain of not being able to sleep while also very tired. She rubs her eyes then turns to look at her sisters peaceful faces sleeping. She then decided to take a walk around the manor.
She took a night robe provided by Luca, and silently close the door. She then pass the halls hoping to look at the balcony in the party hall. Before the chaos happened, she escaped the party by staying there and looking at the view of the garden while eating. She remembered the fresh wind hitting her face, hoping that the wind will knock her down this time. She waltz in the hall, only to find someone already got their before her.
The man was holding a a half-finished glass of wine. His eyes looks at the view wistfully as the wind blows hair and his open blouse reflecting the blue light of the sky above.
Realizing there was company, he puts down the glass onto the balustrade fence. "Can't sleep?" he asked.
Mysty slides in the balcony standing besides Vox, looking at the rose garden in sight. "Yeah, it's been a hard day innit?"
"Indeed." Vox took a sip of wine. "I thought we could finally rest now." Savoring each taste quietly
Mysty doesn't like the feeling of the awkwardness, so she tries to prolong the small talk. "What about you? Stayin up night drinking?"
"Luca and I shared a drink, that's it. He's already asleep."
"Oh ok."
The silence is back again.
"You and your sisters." Vox muttered.
"hmm? What about us?"
"I can't believe fine young ladies like you have experience with that kind of field."
Mysty could only look up the moon, trying her best to find a good way to answer. "Our mom just taught us self defense, though Ivy is experienced in weaponry and combat, Sue is also very good in terms of techniques and strategies. Both of them are really talented. "
"Your mom... By?"
"Yes...the second wife."
"I see..." Vox sips some of his wine.
" I do work on a field that requires a bit of training, but that's it. We're not assassins or something so we won't try to kill you or Luca over there." Mysty smirked.
"Well you better not."
"Why? Scared that little girls would climb over your bed?"
"Without context, that'll get me to jail Mysty."
Mysty laughs.
"I wish I could be talented too, it's isn't already a secret that I have no blood of Eveland and most genes from Yamino either."
"You're already a quite talented woman. I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Nah bro, I can't do shit to save my ass."
"Then maybe you could give me your ass."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Mysty showed disgust in her face than laughs. "lf I didn't know who you are now, I would not expected that. "
Vox laughs. "I see, do I gave people quite an impression?"
"Yes you do, when I first didn't know you were " the devil" you seem quite proper. " Mysty cross her arms in the railings and rest down her chin.
" Well it's important to give a good first impression. "
"First impression than a rendezvous later on huh." Mysty snickers.
Vox breathe out. "If two party consent, they are free to commit a forbidden act. Either to vent out or have fun."
"Do you have fun with it? Or you just do it to relax?"
"I don't know why I'm talking this to you. But truth be told, I don't just sleep around very often like people say. I only commit to those who I love."
"People who you love would so lucky I guess" Mysty mumbles.
The two looks up the full moon above, the stars are visible than ever. Twinkling and dancing in front of them. Mysty tries to connect the stars all together, making constellations and making shapes out of it.
"The stars are pretty and the moon is beautiful, innit?"
Mysty bits the skin of her lips to fiddle a little bit. "It's rare to find the stars showing up with all the clouds covering it up everytime."
Vox finishes his last taste of wine. "Yes."
"I wish it would be like this everyday, calm and refreshing. The wind hitting my face so that I could not complain about the heat." Mysty gives a chuckle. "The sky is clear and all that shit. I wish peace was possible."
"It may not or it may not be, only the future can tell." Vox replied.
"But imagining too much peace is too boring, probably a little bit of spice could be let out. I mean people have reasons on doing things but they also love controversies. It's entertaining." Mysty smirked.
"You're sure are a difficult little girl, I could tell."
"Hey I'm not little, I'm the same age as Luca!"
"Oh you sure are."
"Well at least I'm still younger than you grandpa."
"I'm not that old, Mysty"
Mysty laughs. "You're the same age as Ivy. My dear sister is too forgiving. She's an angel, but if she gets real mad she's an angel in disguise. You're lucky you didn't have to see it."
Vox was intrested on Mysty's description. "Oh?"
"She once scold me after I left the uncooked fish and chips in the oven, because the oven broke down. We didn't even noticed it until Sue decided to cook one day."
Vox was Glas that the wine he was drinking already vanish. Because if not, he'll spit it out in horrid. "Well that's revolting Mysty! I could see why she's even angry at you. How long was it even in there?!"
"It's normal to forget! I'm busy at that time so I didn't remember! Also, I think for one week?"
"One week? It might as well turned into a mutant."
Mysty laughs "What the-"
After a while of socializing, Mysty felt tired.
"I should go to bed, Thank you for accompanying me Vox."
"I should to, It's fun talking to you Mysty."
Mysty smiles, she moves a peace of her hair back to her ear and then goes back.
The soft smile somehow made Vox's heart a bit warm. If only the night would not be terrifying. Vox hopes too, that the future would be similar to this. The air flowing to their faces and even if its just a short scene.
The glowing eyes of Mysty that night, still haunts his dreams.