Chapter 1: Beautiful Stranger Sitting Right There
Chapter Text
Act 1 - Darkened Sunlight
The bell chimed suddenly, the petaled-man turned his head to the door curiously, a shorter male with eyes all over his body walked in. Mr. Plant finished up assorting a few books onto the shelf, taking a look at the boy's fancy attire with light blue coloring and silver linings.
He looked oddly important.
He seemed to be well-kept, brushing some dust off of his shirt timidly, walking up to the desk where Mr. Plant was standing. Holding a few fantasy books shifting awkwardly at his sudden rushing towards the front desk.
"Uh - Do you happen to have a book on um, flowers?" He was shy, fidgeting around as eyes flared up around his neck. Eyes?
Mr. Plant nodded, handing a few entries and dictionaries on plants. "Oh! Thank you, what's your name? - Well, I'm Argos." He chuckled, Mr. Plant scanned his appearance, not knowing whether to give him his name or not.
Mr. Plant just stared, before blinking at Argos' nervous demeanor. He then signed casually, "Mr. Plant." Argos perked up, smiling widely, that was a bit of a mood swing. "It's nice to meet you Mr. Plant!"
Mr. Plant had tilted his head, not many people in the Kingdom of Void knew sign language. Argos ecstatically responded, "Well, I'll see you around Mr. Plant!" He took a few of the books, walking away waving.
Wait, he hadn't checked in yet. Argos, that was his name.
Oh well. Mr. Plant sighed, writing down the name anyways on a list a bit irritated now. The sunlight shining awkwardly through the town plaza, Mr. Plant decided to go outside and clear his head.
He walked outside, the swishing of the fountain and loud bustling sounds of population. It was a busy day in the Kingdom of Void.
The Kingdom has been here for a while now, many people of many varieties are just living here. It is ruled by an unknown person, his appearance completely unknown and concealed.
However, very many people know of his son, he is apparently very social and open to everyone, but hasn't openly interacted with the commonfolk like Mr. Plant, the townspeople never share his name through voice and refer to him as "The Prince" or something of that nature.
People have rumoured that if you speak his name through voice, you will get cursed, eyes watching you for thousands of years, beyond death and escape.
Of course, it wasn't a worry for Mr. Plant. After all, he couldn't even speak...
Not on a regular basis, that is.
The Prince was always described with multiple eyes, wearing a silver crown. It wasn't a regular crown, more like a silver-jeweled necklace with a transparent veil on top of his head. Nobody ever spoke of his genuine appearance besides the eyes much.
Mr. Plant shook his head, snapping out of his thoughts. He should be heading back into the library, there might be people waiting.
He walked back into the library awkwardly, shuffling into the door as he headed over to the front desk. The library wasn't very popular, but it was neat, and manageable. It paid well and gave him free books.
Books were very useful in the Kingdom, holding knowledge from who knows how long. A long time ago, there was a ruler who had wanted to destroy said knowledge, and this library was a remnant of what remained under her tyranny.
Mr. Plant checked someone in, handing them a book as they thanked him and walked off. He thought about that one person who came in. His name sounded odd, Argos. Has he heard that name before? It sounds unreal. That name sounds ridiculous.
Mr. Plant snapped out of his thoughts, gaining a headache from the irritation. It was almost closing time. Then, Mr. Plant grabbed the remaining books featured on the table. Organizing each one neatly, the neat paper books made a sound as the sunset darkened, shutting the curtain.
He then moved over to the plants near the windowsill. The watering noises of each potted plant filled the surrounding, fixing the pots and smelling the scent of soil.
He then walked back to his desk, cleaning up a bit and organizing a few items. Upon looking around the library, he ushered out a few people and waved them goodbye, reminding them of their book check-ins before they left with an irritated look.
Suddenly, he heard the bell chime once again. 'What now.' Mr. Plant thought to himself before glancing back towards the ajar door and realizing it was Argos.
Again?
All he wanted was a nice, calm, day, but he just kept being interrupted by this person. His schedule was not in the correct order right now. "Mr. Plant! I'm so sorry for coming back but, I wanted to know if you wanted to um, hang out maybe?"
Mr. Plant just stared, standing up and walking past him. He put the closed sign on the library door, and left, not caring if the library was secretly a mess inside. He was not doing this again, Mr. Plant walked out the door annoyed. He hasn't been irritated so many times before.
Argos walked after, "Mr. Plant? Where are you going? Let me come along!"
He really didn't get the hint.
"Will you leave me alone?" Mr. Plant signed, frustrated and annoyed. This day was much too eventful for his schedule.
Argos hesitated, his hand and smile faltering. Oh good grief.
"I'm sorry, nobody has bothered to pay me um, genuine attention before.." Mr. Plant flinched, looking back towards Argos.
Why did he feel... Bad? This is too frustrating.
Argos hesitated before speaking, "I just -" He paused, "I just wanted to be your friend." He shifted off to the side, nervously fidgeting.
Mr. Plant let out a sigh, turning around and walking towards Argos.
He signed with a slightly more gentle motion with his hands, "Fine, we can be.. Friends. On one condition." Argos beamed.
"What is it? I'll do it!" Mr. Plant tilted his head, the petals drooping slightly. He really shouldn't agree without reading the fine print.
He continued signing. "Help me clean up the library as well as deal with people, daily, and I'll tolerate you." Argos nodded in excitement.
Oh please, with how the citizens from the Kingdom of Void act , he won't want to be my friend under these conditions for too long.
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Chapter 2: Looked Up at Me and My Dark Curly Hair
Summary:
.・-: ✧ The woman's eyes lit up, "Really? Thank you so --" As she looked back, her words paused, staring straight at Argos' eyes through his veil. Suddenly, a wretched scream came from her voice. An awful high-pitched gasp for air as she dropped the book and fell onto her knees.
.・-: ✧ Scratched blood-gurgling noises came from her, she looked awful as life seemed to have drained out of her eyes.
"Miss - are you okay?"
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Argos hummed, sweeping the halls of the palace.
Although he was royalty, there was only a few people in the palace. Specifically his family. The oldest ruler whom was still ruling was his great-grandfather, he was also Banana Leaf!
No servants, maids, knights, or anything more were in the palace. It was dusty and kind of ruined if it weren't for Argos. His family was never particularly close.
Then again, to his assumption, he rarely ever saw his family interact.
Argos hasn't seen his mother or father in a while after their trip to a different kingdom. He doesn't have many friends, or anyone, really.
So many of his family members were confined in the locked spaces between the folds of the seemingly never ending palace. It was lucky Argos got so used to this, or he would've been so dizzy he'd never make it back out!
Haha...
Upon Argos finishing up his sweeping and basic care-taking managements of the house, he decided it would be time to meet up with Mr. Plant, right on the dot it was time to leave! Argos had to keep everything in an organized schedule, or else he'd never remember anything!
He fixed up his appearance neatly, putting on his shoes. "I'm heading out now Great-Grandfather!" He waved at the throne.
The skeleton sat, vacant and empty on top of the silver-embedded throne, eyes watched as Argos said goodbye.
"Oh! Wait a second!" He stopped in his tracks, "Goodbye Palace! Have a good day, I'll be back to clean you up later!" The Palace looked at him, the small view of the prince to the incredibly large structure.
It's eyes watched, moving with each step Argos took away from the castle. The slight shift and sound each click from his shoes made.
✧
A small grin extended from Argos' face, his ecstatic smile as the butterflies fluttered in his stomach. He had a friend, someone to talk to.
It was like fate!
He's always read fairytales, stories where two characters meet and fall in love, yet, he's never thought of that happening to him, of course, it was always lovely to meet someone!
Most of the people he's met were terrified of him, whispers thrown around and rumors given like candy to children.
It was awful, but now, it would all change, because someone at least tolerated him!
Argos practically skipped to the library, peering in as he saw someone dusting a bookshelf. He opened the door and waved ecstatically.
Mr. Plant didn't seem fazed by this, simply glancing at the door and going back to rearranging shelves and shelves of books or whatnot. Argos sat inconspicuously at one of the tables, staring at him uncomfortably.
The library was surprisingly well-managed for a singular employee, several rows containing immense books and knowledge within it's facilities, a corridor for each entry that beheld the information of years.
"..Do you need any help?" Argos inquires, a brightened smile coming from him that felt odd to the other.
Mr. Plant shakes his head, shabbily walking over to the front desk and sitting down. No other response as the chair makes an awful screeching noise from being pulled out underneath from the wooden desk.
Empty silence fills through the air, Argos' stares from beyond, for anyone else, this should've been unsettling. Brutal eyes stabbing into the flower's condensed appearance and content look as he read. A foot tapping the floor in a rhythmic way.
Of course, since it was a library, every once in a while the bell from the door would chime.
A lovely person would walk through the door, check out a book or stay for a while with the theme of seeing Argos and immediately taking a book out of it's facilities and ranging to see the farthest table away from him.
How sad, it would be kind for someone to talk to him.
Eventually though, after the silence happened to get to loud, or, the thickening sense of people being here without any thought, bothered him. It seemed to be bothering Mr. Plant too, at least when Argos happened to feeling someone staring at him from the front desk and seeing the flowered fellow embarrassingly tilt his head away in a fast-paced erratic motion.
Hearing footsteps wander towards the front desk, although in a quick manner, was something new from the thickened appearance of aggression flowing through the air.
"Excuse me --" A quickened snap towards his newfound friend's face left Argos curious at the person with a gift on their head. "-- This book was extremely unsatisfying after I bought it from the library, I can't believe something like this is here!"
Ignorant complaints and muffled whispers from others were heard in the room.
Mr. Plant simply glanced at the woman in slight aggravation from her, wishing she'd leave to his precarious situation.
He attempted to communicate through the woman with writing, holding a paper up that wrote, "I don't have any opinion on which book you buy, but it's very explicit that if you buy a book, you cannot return it unless submitted through a specific forum."
The woman sighed, clearly horrifically upset. "Well I don't have time for that, I need a way to get this out of my storage!"
Once again, Mr. Plant tried to communicate, being cut off at his notepad being snatched away by the woman for attempting to reason with her.
The woman aggressively snapped, "Just take the book!" Argos pondered the woman's sense of mind, disliking how she was treating Mr. Plant.
Well, he couldn't sit and do nothing, maybe he could get her to leave!
"Miss, I can take the book for you if you don't want it!" Argos hummed after tapping her on the shoulder happily and full of eager content.
The woman's eyes lit up, "Really? Thank you so --" As she looked back, her words paused, staring straight at Argos' eyes through his veil. Suddenly, a wretched scream came from her voice. An awful high-pitched gasp for air as she dropped the book and fell onto her knees.
Scratched blood-gurgling noises came from her, she looked awful as life seemed to have drained out of her eyes. "Miss - are you okay?" Argos was panicked, trying to help her, but it was no use. The lifeless corpse sat on the ground, her eye sockets vacant and devoid of anything as crimson-marked stains were dripped messily in arching patterns.
Many people ran out of the library, crying and shocked at the morbid scene.
Mr. Plant? He wasn't fazed at all, looking at Argos somewhat thankful. Meanwhile he was internally panicking and was extremely upset for doing this, again.
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