"Arrrrrh…"
Xavi exclaims drained in between life and death as he passes out.
"eh…"
"Uhmmm…"
"Xavi?"
Lucy says her tone awkward and worried!!!
"oops…"
She says already regretting the predicament
"Maaaaaaybe I pushed him too hard."
"…haha…"
"…haaa…."
Lucy laughs guiltily softening her hold…
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Uncle Mark!!!!!"
She shouts.
-A While Later-
Xavier opens his eyes to the sight of a toothless Lucy staring down at him.
"I still can't believe how weak you are."
She mutters watching him awake a hint of relief in her voice
"I mean, who passes out from something as simple as that?!?"
"Aren't you a boy Xavi."
Lucy says pouting pulling her face away and readjusting the stool she's sat on.
Xavier who's laid on the bed with a towel on his forehead proceeds to respond saying...
"Yeah and you're supposed to be a girl toothless."
Xavier mumbles to himself without thinking.
"What did you say?"
Lucy responds clenching her fist at Xavi in rage.
"No-nothing!!!"
"Gee it's a beautiful today huh!!!"
Xavier responds hurriedly breaking into a cold sweat and dropping the towel as he faces the other way.
"…"
(sighs) "Geez."
"How do you expect to take care of your wife in future if you can't even handle little old me."
Lucy says pouting and relaxing back
Arms crossed, turning her face away.
"Ehehe…."
"No need, I'll just marry a really strong girl like you who can take care of me instead."
Xavier responds eyes closed and grinning, placing the towel back over his face.
"Hu-Huh!!!"
Lucy exclaims subconsciously cheeks flushed clearly not expectant of that response from Xavier.
"What??"
Xavier responds nasty smirk on, taking the towel off his forehead
"N-nothing… y-you idiot! As if I'd marry a coward like you."
Lucy says slapping the towel back into his forehead.
"Argh…"
Xavier exclaims from the pain.
Probably should have seen that one coming.
"Alright… alright enough you two."
Mark says entering the room slightly chuckling to himself.
"So?"
"How do you feel Xavi?
He asks
"Awful."
"I think I could die with all the pain am in right now."
Xavier responds worst acting you've ever seen as Lucy gasps
"Ahaha."
"And how's the family?"
"It's been awhile since I last saw Marissa?"
Mark asks smiling pulling a stool for himself from next to Lucy
"Huh…"
"Oh they're fine."
Xavier gives a forced response with a plastic smile on.
"And as for me…"
He begins.
"Well I'd be better if toothless over here didn't attack me every chance she gets..."
He says grumpily as toothless…
I mean Lucy…
Stares daggers at him.
"So what brings you here?"
Mark chuckles before asking.
"Well…"
"Nothing anymore."
He responds sitting up
"Father said you had something to say to me so I came to see what it was…"
Xavier says
"But now that I know toothless set it up I should probably be on my way."
Xavier says before glancing at a mean looking Lucy who signals to kill murder him!
"…"
"Thou-though on second thought I just figured it would be a good idea to go out and get some fresh air y'know."
He says ridiculously, squirming back uncomfortably into bed.
"Besides, it's been awhile since my last visit anyway…"
Xavi responds fearful but also with a sense of peace and comfortability.
"…"
"Well am glad you decided to stop by."
Mark replies with a soft smile getting off from his stool and making for the door
"You're welcome to stay as long as you like."
He says
"Just none of that rough stuff again its embarrassing enough you got pinned down by a girl smaller than you, I don't want you going back home with bruises."
"Marissa would never leave me alone."
He chuckles to himself before leaving.
"Ah…haha…riiight…"
Xavier responds a little embarrassed and laughing to himself.
The door slams shut leaving the two in an awkward silence as Lucy stares holes through Xavier without saying a word.
"Aaah- what now??"
Xavier says hesitantly and fearing for his life.
"…"
(sighs) "Oh nothing."
Lucy responds sighing before jumping on the bed with him
"Hey!!!"
"Is something wrong?"
She says bluntly widening her eyes with no hint of emotion in her speech which catches Xavier off-guard.
"Huh?"
Xavier exclaims a little confused.
"What do you…"
"Nothing. Something just feels different about you is all."
Lucy replies turning to face him.
"Different how?"
Xavier asks turning to face her too…
"Not sure."
She responds.
"…"
"Well my dad took all the buns today that made me mad…"
Xavier pouts eyes shut just a little tighter.
(sighs) "Hm. idiot…"
Lucy rolls her eyes.
"Hehe- I know don't worry about it, I'm fine…"
Xavier replies with a smile on his face.
"Hmmmm…"
"Fine… "
Lucy responds softly as they continue to stare at each other
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"uhmm…"
"Lucy…"
Xavier says getting uncomfortable his cheeks starting to flush a bright red!!
Realizing her face is a little too close to his.
Lucy's cheeks begin to flush a bright red as well.
But her pride won't have her backing out now.
In her eyes she'll just as look as silly as his stupid face does right now too if she got all weirded out after jumping on the bed.
As they continue their awkward unplanned stare down.
The door swings open!
And in come a flurry of white and green flashes as Mylo sprints in followed by Rusty right on his tail…
Mylo barks and launches himself onto the bed startling Lucy who falls off!
Onto the bed and behind Xavier the little white husky dives as the super peacock continues the chase.
"Rusty stop!!!"
Lucy shouts at the majestic bird just as it attempts to jump after the dog when Lucy plucks it out the air!!
"Aha-ahaha…"
Lucy chuckles awkwardly in shock of the bizarre events that have plagued the day.
"Haha- hahahahha…"
Xavier continues after her breaking into a small laughter as well.
"Hahahahha…"
They both break into laughter as Mylo continues to cower behind Xavier whimpering and barking.
"…"
"Yeah this isn't so bad."
Xavier thinks to himself.
"If only things could stay like this a little longer."
He sighs to himself somberly but at ease…
"I needed this..."
The pair remain laughing and chatting as the bad memories of yesterday are replaced with the smiles of today.
It's brief for sure.
But even moment of happiness isn't so bad….
-MEANWHILE-
… 'On the Northern rock hill that overlooks both the Oasis and Outer-lands' ….
Two men clad in all black one with deep dark shiny black hair and another a fading blonde stand at the edge in silence staring into the vast nothingness beyond the Oasis when they are joined by a hooded figure…
"Sir we just got the reply from 'Damion Valdis'..."
The hooded figure hesitates to speak getting on one knee
Seemingly a subordinate to the men.
"Go on…"
The man with blonde hair responds his voice warm and brash.
"Sir."
The man responds before continuing
"I-it says you're passed the point of negotiations…"
He says shaken
"And as for the flock that inhabit the barren land you call home..."
He continues
"Weakness that populates the land is of no interest to him."
The hooded figure reports…
(clicks tongue) "Tch."
The man with dark hair sounds still staring into the nothingness, as another figure clad in all black joins the trio.
"A-a report from the 'Guard' branched in the 'Outer-lands'… Sir."
The seconded hooded figure adds equally as shaken.
"…"
The dark haired man stays not saying a word.
"Go on."
The blonde haired man relays
"…"
"I-it says to evacuate the city..."
"Sir."
He stutters…
"And why would we do that"
The Blonde haired man asks
"Because Sir."
"Enemy numbers in over 500 sir!"
The man forces to say in a shout!!
"I see…"
The blonde haired man responds
"Excused."
"SIR!!!"
He says to the men who responds in unison and leave
"…"
"Tch."
"Well looks like your old man is pretty serious about this."
The blonde haired man begins
"right…"
"Victor…"
The man says to Victor who continues to stare in the nothingness!!!
"…"
"…"
-To Be Continued-