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Oclend plucked a plain black shirt from the rack and held it up to his chest.
-Soooo, whaddya think? Slay or nay? He asked, getting in increasingly ridiculous poses so Lucas could properly "bask in the sweet slutty scent of my cooking". Like that made any sense.
-Do you only ever wear black? He sighed, absolutely done with being a human coat hanger for this dumbass. Someone up there must've been a sadist, since another item of clothing promptly got dumped on his head.
-Mmm could you shut the fuck up for a sec? My brain power is loading up and you're disrupting the process, soooo. Oclend drawled, going back to shuffling through a variety of different clothes. Lucas scoffed, grabbing the white fabric partially blocking his sight.
A small crop top with a scandalous boob window. Pft, typical. He could just picture the raven, looking beautiful as always... Not that he cared. Nope. Ew, men wearing feminine clothing.
He still had to answer.
-Y-You asked, asshole!
-Well, it was a retorical question, dickface! Oclend exclaimed, wrenching his new finding out of the mass. Lucas rolled his eyes before they promptly bulged out of his skull when he saw-
-Lingerie??? Letting his charge drop to the floor, he jumped forward, looking around the mall for any witnesses. If anyone saw him near something like that...
-Yeah, do you think- He startled when Lucas made to grab the set, freakishly contorting to keep it out of his reach. Panic and embarassment seized him.
-What in the ass are you doing?? Hissed Lucas as Oclend raised the offending thing even higher.
Without another thought, he knocked into the slender raven, sending him toppling into a display with a screeched out "You little-"
Lucas haltingly shoved the lace where it belonged. Before yelling out when a weight on his back made him topple forward. Right into the display. FUCK-!
Metal creaked as rusty wheels protested the sudden added load. He fell face first into the lingerie. Typical.
He groaned, fruitlessly trying to free his arms from where they were pinned to his sides by surprisingly strong tighs.
-Get off me, you idiot! He yelled, hoping his voice came out completly devoid of any embarassing noises. Though it didn't really matter, seing as he was currently suffocating. A growl near his hear had him jumping out of his skin.
-Ugggh I'm trying!
-OW, that's my SPINE!
-If you'd stop wriggling around so much-
-You're stepping all over me, you ass-
-Well, karma's a bitch, isn't she-
-MOVE!! Lucas roared, roughly shoving Oclend off his back. A muffled "oof! " later and he was out, panting on the floor of the mall.
-I SWEAR to god, Ocl, if my parents hear about this you're-
-Shh! Two warm hands were pressed against his lips, effectively shutting him up. He looked up, eyes widening to find... Nothing.
Pure darkness was staring back at him. Well, not quite.
-AAAH, WHAT THE-? He scrambled back, his head hitting the rack.
-SHH! Lucas llwered his voice at the admonishing tone.
-Why are you're eyes glowing?? Said eyes narrowed.
-Lenses.
-I'm pretty sure that's not how they work-
-And how would you know how they work Mr. Broom-in-the-
-Stop cutting me off!! The following silence rung out like a deafening bang! in the dead silence.
-Fine. Lucas could practically feel the arm cross sent his way. Then, the eyes disappeared.
An icy chill ran up his spine, as he looked around, heart hammering in his chest. It was pitch black. Without the soft yellow orbs, not a single light source penatrated the darkness. His eyes darted around franrically, unable to catch onto anything. His breathing quickened and quickened and quickened... Until a sigh broke the quiet.
-I can hear you freaking out, you know, Oclend whispered. It's... I don't know what's going on, but it looks like we're alone. The eyes were back, unwavering, anchoring, and he set his gaze on them.
-How would you know? He asked, almost imperceptibly.
-Um... The raven hesitated, and Lucas could see his eyeball glancing around, sometimes stopping briefly as if...
-I can see. In the dark. Lucas stared. Oclend's voice grew louder and louder as he began to rant.
-Okay, I know it's weird but I've always been able to do it and it's actually pretty practical in situations like these, I promise I'm not crazy or a liar or cringe- He abruptly clamped his mouth shut, teeth clicking.
-Sorry. The point is, I can probably get us out of here easy.
Lucas huffed out an incredible laugh.
-You know what, fuck it. You got us out of worse before. I believe in you and your secret superpowers you didn't tell me about. He rose from the ground, less shakingly than he'd anticipated given the situation, looking down at those earnest eyes.
-Well? Guide me, get this over with.
Oclend gave a breathy chuckle.
-If you could see what I see, I guarantee you wouldn't be putting on such a brave face, Lu. Instantly, his growing smirk faltered.
-W-What do you mean? The glowing orbs rose to his level (albeit staying a little lower).
-Oh, I don't know... It's just that we're surrounded, right now. His heart rate picked back up and he froze, suffocating in the tangy air.
-Ocl. Stop fucking with me.
-I'm not. A bunch of figures are staring at us.
-But you you said-
-Shh, they're moving closer... The raven sing-songed, a telling smile creeping in his voice.
-I know you're bullshitting, fuckface! Lucas took a step towards the man when, suddenly, his foot caught onto something and he cascaded towards the floor. Until an arm snaked around him, swiftly righting him. Lucas blushed furiously, sputtering and wriggling out of his as he cackled, the sound echoing ominously in his ears.
He stupidly hoped he wouldn't notice the tomato situation on his face.
-I'm kiddiiiing, dude, they're mannequins! Ha, should've see your face, you're all red! Lucas had never been so gratedul of this dumbass' obliviousness.
-You absolute moron!! I'm gonna rip out those freakish eyeballs of yours, we'll see how funny you are then!
-Ooo in front of the cameras? Kinkyy~
-Aaargh shut your-! A slight clink, now rendered painfully loud in the complete stillness, interrupted his silent shouting and sending them both into motionless alert.
Lucas strained his ears over the blood rushing to his head. Were those taps... footsteps? And that rasp, breathing?? He turned around, sharply, only to be greeted with nothing. He definitely heard that right. A hand grazed his shoulder, jolting him out of his thoughts.
-Hey. That was probably something falling over on it's own, I didn't see anything weird. He breathed out shakily.
-A-Are you sure..? It sounded like-
Air caressed his cheek as Oclend waved his hand around.
-Come ooon, don't tell me you're scared~? You're safe with me, baby~
This time, Lucas didn't trip.
-Ow, okay okay, I'll stop! Jeez, anger issues much...
Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out...
-Find. The. EXIT. He ground out, willing his blush to fade so the intimidation technique would have at least the slightest chance of working.
-Mmh, what's the magic word?
-Fine! Pleasegetusoutofhere, I don't have all day! Or, well, all night!
-There we go, wasn't that hard, was it?
-God, you're so fucking childish... Oclend giggled, grabbing his hand.
-Follow me, my dear dead weight~
***
-Ow, you could've fucking told me there was a step there!
-Blame your mistakes on me one more time and I'm leaving you there.
-I hate you.
-I hate tou too~
***
Lucas dislodged his hand of Oclend's, halting their seemingly endless walk.
-Okay, I need you to be very honest with me. We're lost, aren't we? The glowing irises turned to him, narrowing.
-No. I'm just... taking the... long way. That's all. Lucas rolled his eyes.
-You're a terrible liar, he sighed exasperately. Perching his hands on his hips, he resisted the urge to stomp; he did call Oclend childish not 15 minutes ago.
-Really, accusing me of something like that? How dare you think so lowly of me... Lucas felt the dramaric hand gesture more than he saw it.
-Ocl. How. Ths eyes darted from side to side.
-I don't know, okay?? I got us out of the clothing section, turned left, then right, left the makeup stand behind, got to the fruit section... And there it was, a whole blank-ass wall! I-I don't know what I've done wrong... Oclend looked down, voice cracking. Lucas rubbed the bridge of his nose.
-Alright. Where are we, right now? The raven looked around.
-Ummm, toys section?
-Boy toys or girl toys? Fabric rustled as Oclend crossed his arm defensively.
-Toys have no gender, you know. I used to play with dolls as a little girl and still turned to be-
-I know! But my parents are old, you know the label everything, it's not- Why am I even justifying myself, just tell me if you see transformers or barbies for god's sake! He wisper shouted.
Even if they were luckily alone, it still felt wrong to speak too loudly or yell at eachother. Not that they didn't want to.
-Fine, fine! We're in th-AAAAAH!! They both yelled in surprise when, suddenly:
"Viens jouer avec moi! Alors, à quoi veut-tu jouer?"
Something lit up on the shelf, causing Lucas' eyes water and his pupils to narrow. God, it was so fucking bright-!
He caught a glimpse of a fluffy pink cat toy staring at him with lifeless pits before darkness fell once again. Oclend's back was flush with his chest, and he was once again left breathless with the aftermaths of adrenaline. Not for any other reasons currently very warm and trembling against him.
They separated.
-Well, you got your answer. He squinted in hopes to make out Oclend's form, like he could before, but found he couldn't focus on anything. He was, once again, completely disoriented.
-Yeah, but at what cost? I'm blind again.
-Well I'm here, aren't I? Lucas grunted at the saccharanine tone.
-And look, where that got us!
Oclend inhaled sharply.
-What? Hurt that I'm questionning your oh so fabulous skills? Guess what, they're complete ass!
-N-No, Lu, that's... The raven stumbled on his words, his voice down to a quivering whisper. Lucas frowned.
-What is it..?