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She and I met six and a half years ago, on June 10th, 2014. And we've been great friends ever since. ^^\n\nFinally, I have decided to take and attempt to edit this monster RP out into a story, so that the people that enjoy Laoru's art can see where some of it came from. Also, to help me remember what in the world happened. ^^; Six years is a long time!\n\nIf you want the cliffnotes of what happens in this chapter (Thanks past/future me!):\nMidnight and Looru teleport to Shadow's abode, a giant mansion using the money he doesn't seem to spend at GUN.\nMidnight and Shadow's sister, Scarlet, is introduced!\nScarlet teases Looru, a lot.\nScarlet forces Looru to give Midnight a ton of fanservice.\nScarlet fixes Looru's shirt.\nMidnight and Looru decide to go out to dinner.\n\nAnd here's the links to the pictures that all happened during this chapter in order of appearance!\n[mediumthumb]631596[/mediumthumb]", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Merry Christmas and happy late birthday, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The second chapter of an incredibly, amazingly, horrendously long RP
and I have been doing since I first got on Inkbunny. She and I met six and a half years ago, on June 10th, 2014. And we've been great friends ever since. ^^

Finally, I have decided to take and attempt to edit this monster RP out into a story, so that the people that enjoy Laoru's art can see where some of it came from. Also, to help me remember what in the world happened. ^^; Six years is a long time!

If you want the cliffnotes of what happens in this chapter (Thanks past/future me!):
Midnight and Looru teleport to Shadow's abode, a giant mansion using the money he doesn't seem to spend at GUN.
Midnight and Shadow's sister, Scarlet, is introduced!
Scarlet teases Looru, a lot.
Scarlet forces Looru to give Midnight a ton of fanservice.
Scarlet fixes Looru's shirt.
Midnight and Looru decide to go out to dinner.

And here's the links to the pictures that all happened during this chapter in order of appearance!
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", "writing": "Midnight warps them ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌twenty‌ ‌story‌ ‌mansion.‌\n\nLooru ‌stumbled‌ ‌again‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌warp,‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌she‌ ‌looks‌ ‌around‌ ‌her‌ ‌\"This place...‌ ‌It’s so beautiful! I‌ ‌love‌ ‌it‌‌!” ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Don't‌ ‌thank‌ ‌me,‌ ‌it's‌ ‌Shadow's.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh...‌ ‌I‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌know‌ ‌he‌ ‌had‌ ‌a‌ ‌stable‌ ‌home…\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌his‌ ‌left‌ ‌shoulder.‌ ‌\"...Oh.‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌Yeah,‌ ‌about‌ ‌that...‌ ‌It‌ ‌seems‌ ‌that‌ ‌us‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌\nhas‌ ‌brought‌ ‌two‌ ‌worlds‌ ‌together.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌opens‌ ‌her‌ ‌mouth‌ ‌but‌ ‌doesn't‌ ‌say‌ ‌anything,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"...When‌ ‌you‌ ‌came‌ ‌to‌ ‌town,‌ ‌you‌ ‌fell‌ ‌into‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌dimension.‌ ‌Here,‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌agent‌ ‌of‌ ‌G.U.N.‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌has‌ ‌family‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌mansion.‌ ‌And‌ ‌more‌ ‌friends...‌ ‌and‌ ‌enemies.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌frowns.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"That's...‌ ‌a‌ ‌so‌ ‌strange‌ ‌situation...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"You're‌ ‌a‌ ‌bookworm,‌ ‌right?‌ ‌Theory‌ ‌of‌ ‌alternate‌ ‌dimensions‌ ‌and‌ ‌all‌ ‌that.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yes..‌ ‌That's‌ ‌just‌ ‌I‌ ‌never‌ ‌thought‌ ‌I‌ ‌could‌ ‌be‌ ‌included‌ ‌in‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌them‌ ‌actually.‌ ‌That's‌ ‌fascinating‌!\"‌ ‌She smiles cheerfully\n ‌ ‌\n\"Well,‌ ‌welcome‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌world‌ ‌unlike‌ ‌any‌ ‌other,‌ ‌one‌ ‌that‌ ‌you've‌ ‌never‌ ‌seen‌ ‌before.‌ ‌All‌ ‌so‌ ‌different,‌ ‌\nyet‌ ‌the‌ ‌same.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌takes‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌opening‌ ‌the‌ ‌door.‌ ‌\"I'm‌ ‌home!‌ ‌And‌ ‌I‌ ‌brought‌ ‌a‌ ‌\nguest!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌timidly‌ ‌follows‌ ‌him‌ ‌inside.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌wondering‌ ‌what‌ ‌could‌ ‌his ‌sister‌ ‌actually‌ ‌looks‌ ‌like,‌ ‌\nconsidering‌ ‌the‌ ‌strong‌ ‌personalities‌ ‌of‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌she‌ ‌knew.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Midnight,‌ ‌if‌ ‌it's‌ ‌another‌ ‌hooker‌ ‌I‌ ‌will...‌ ‌why‌ ‌hello.\"‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌walks‌ ‌in,‌ ‌tilting‌ ‌her‌ ‌head.‌ ‌She‌ ‌wore‌ ‌\nher‌ ‌hair‌ ‌more‌ ‌akin‌ ‌to‌ ‌Amy's,‌ ‌but‌ ‌her‌ ‌quills‌ ‌were‌ ‌still‌ ‌as‌ ‌long‌ ‌as‌ ‌her‌ ‌siblings.‌ ‌She‌ ‌wore‌ ‌a‌ ‌tank‌ ‌top‌ ‌\nthat‌ ‌exposed‌ ‌cleavage‌ ‌and‌ ‌belly,‌ ‌and‌ ‌jeans‌ ‌that‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌hide‌ ‌her‌ ‌fit‌ ‌form.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌beautiful.‌ ‌\n\nLooru‌ ‌quirks her‌ ‌head‌ 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‌\"Y-yeah...\"‌ ‌\n ‌\nShe‌ ‌sighs.‌ ‌\"Did‌ ‌you‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌top?‌ ‌I‌ ‌can‌ ‌use‌ ‌that‌ ‌material‌ ‌and‌ ‌fix‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"I… Hum...‌ ‌Yes,‌ ‌it‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌great...‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you.\"‌ ‌Looru smiles weakly.\n ‌ ‌\n\"Then‌ ‌take‌ ‌it‌ ‌off.‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌fix‌ ‌it.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌holds‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand‌ ‌out.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nOpening‌ ‌wide‌ ‌eyes‌, Looru processes the request. ‌\"What‌??\"‌ ‌Then‌ she ‌blushes‌ ‌strongly,‌ ‌slowly‌ ‌looking‌ ‌toward‌ ‌Midnight‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nScarlet ‌rolls‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌\"Girlie,‌ ‌isn't‌ ‌he‌ ‌your‌ ‌boyfriend?‌ ‌Show‌ ‌him‌ ‌some‌ ‌skin.\"‌ ‌\n ‌\n\"Er...‌ ‌see,‌ ‌we're‌ ‌not‌ ‌really...‌ ‌dating.\"‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌says‌ ‌nervously‌ ‌tapping‌ ‌his‌ ‌fingers‌ ‌together.‌ ‌\n ‌\n\"Oh.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌strangely.‌ ‌\"Usually‌ ‌you‌ ‌bring‌ ‌them‌ ‌over‌ ‌when‌ ‌they're‌ ‌already‌ ‌\nenchanted.\"‌ ‌\n ‌\nHe‌ ‌facepalms‌ ‌and‌ ‌moans.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh‌, ‌hm‌, ‌actually‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌kindly‌ ‌proposed‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌show‌ ‌me‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌the‌ ‌town,‌ ‌since‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌new‌ ‌here‌ ‌\nand‌ ‌hum...‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌incident‌ ‌happened‌ ‌with‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌and..‌ ‌uh..\"‌ ‌Looru trails off shyly.\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yeah,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌way‌ ‌too‌ ‌shy.‌ ‌You‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌strut‌ ‌your‌ ‌stuff‌ ‌every‌ ‌once‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌while.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌She‌ ‌\nraises‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌motioning‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌take‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.‌ ‌\"Show‌ ‌off‌ ‌to‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌hun.‌ ‌He‌ ‌won't‌ ‌hurt‌ ‌\nyou.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"But..\"‌ ‌Looru ‌starts.‌ ‌But‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌lower‌ ‌her‌ ‌stare,‌ ‌nor‌ ‌her‌ ‌arm.‌ ‌\"Uh...‌ ‌well...‌ ‌\"‌ ‌she‌ ‌says,‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌heat‌ ‌raising‌ ‌to‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks.‌ ‌Avoiding‌ ‌carefully‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌she‌ ‌slowly‌ ‌starts‌ ‌to‌ ‌undo‌ ‌the‌ ‌knot‌ ‌she‌ ‌did‌ ‌earlier‌ ‌with‌ ‌what ‌was‌ ‌remaining‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌put‌ ‌her‌ ‌left‌ ‌arm‌ ‌back around‌ ‌her‌ ‌chest‌ ‌while‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌timidly‌ ‌holding‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌fabric‌ ‌to‌ ‌Scarlet,‌ ‌resolutely‌ ‌looking‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ 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I think I’m ‌okay…\"‌ ‌Looru ‌says‌ while ‌tightening‌ ‌her‌ ‌two‌ ‌arms‌ ‌around‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away,‌ ‌still‌ ‌red.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Tsk,‌ ‌bookworms.\"‌ ‌Scarlet ‌rolls‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌She‌ ‌then‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌smirks‌ ‌deviously,‌ ‌an‌ ‌idea‌ ‌entering‌ ‌\nher‌ ‌mind.‌ ‌\"Alright,‌ ‌you‌ ‌two‌ ‌wait‌ ‌here.‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌fix‌ ‌this.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌turns‌ ‌and‌ ‌walks‌ ‌away.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh‌ ‌hum..‌. ‌I'm‌.‌..‌ ‌sorry..‌ ‌?\"‌ She‌ ‌says‌ ‌for‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌walking‌ ‌away.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she‌ ‌realizes‌ ‌\nshe‌ ‌was‌ ‌alone‌ ‌with‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌really‌ ‌HUGE‌ ‌room,‌ ‌half‌ ‌naked.‌ ‌Chaos, ‌that‌ ‌was‌ ‌so‌ ‌\nembarrassing.‌ ‌Still‌ ‌without‌ ‌looking‌ ‌at him,‌ ‌she‌ ‌tries‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌conversation.‌ ‌\"So...‌ ‌You..‌ ‌you‌ ‌bring‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot‌ ‌of‌ ‌...uh..‌. ‌\"friends\"‌ ‌here..\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yeah...‌ ‌It's‌ ‌better‌ ‌than‌ ‌taking‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌my‌ ‌apartment.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌rub‌ ‌the‌ ‌\nembarrassment‌ ‌from‌ ‌his‌ ‌cheeks.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"I‌ ‌see..\"‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌embarassed‌ ‌smile.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she slowly‌ ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌gaze‌ ‌toward‌s ‌him. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌gently,‌ ‌if‌ ‌not‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌embarrassedly,‌ ‌back‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌\"Yeah...‌ ‌comic‌ ‌books‌ ‌and‌ ‌pizza‌ ‌boxes‌ ‌\neverywhere,‌ ‌training‌ ‌equipment,‌ ‌weapons?‌ ‌Plus‌ ‌my‌ ‌bed‌ ‌needs‌ ‌a‌ ‌washing.‌ ‌Or‌ ‌a‌ ‌burning,‌ ‌\ndepending‌ ‌on‌ ‌who‌ ‌you‌ ‌ask.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌openly‌ ‌laughs‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌last‌ ‌words‌ ‌\"Really‌ ‌?‌ ‌I‌ ‌can't‌ ‌believe‌ ‌that ‌at‌ ‌this‌ ‌point‌...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yeah...\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles‌ ‌nervously.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nAfter‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌embarrassed‌ ‌silence,‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌\"Hum..‌. ‌Your‌ ‌sister..‌. ‌looks‌ ‌nice.‌ It's‌ ‌really‌ ‌nice‌ ‌of‌ ‌\nher‌ ‌to‌ ‌fix‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt..\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh,‌ ‌she's‌ ‌just‌ ‌as‌ ‌cruel‌ ‌as‌ ‌Shad‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌sometimes.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles.‌ ‌\n ‌\nApparently‌ ‌she‌ ‌had‌ ‌decided‌ ‌to‌ ‌prove‌ ‌just‌ ‌that,‌ ‌suddenly‌ ‌warping‌ ‌behind‌ ‌Looru‌ ‌and‌ ‌grabbing‌ ‌her‌ ‌\narms,‌ ‌pinning‌ ‌them‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌her‌ ‌exposed.‌ ‌\"Be‌ ‌free‌ ‌little‌ ‌ones!\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌cheers‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌\nlaugh.‌ ‌\n ‌\nMidnight's‌ ‌jaw‌ ‌drops‌ ‌and‌ ‌his‌ ‌nose‌ ‌starts‌ ‌bleeding‌ ‌as‌ ‌he‌ ‌sees‌ Looru’s ‌chest‌ ‌fully.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"KYA‌ ‌!\"‌ ‌Looru‌ ‌yells‌ ‌of‌ ‌surprise‌ ‌while‌ ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ‌where‌ ‌locked‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her.‌ ‌She‌ ‌closed‌ ‌tight‌ ‌her‌ ‌\neyes‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks‌ ‌on‌ ‌fire‌. ‌\"M-miss‌ ‌Scarlet‌?!‌ ‌What‌ ‌are‌ ‌you‌ ‌doing‌?!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Hun,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌too‌ ‌uptight.‌ ‌You‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌relax‌ ‌and‌ ‌go‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌flow.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌giggles.‌ ‌\"Besides,‌ ‌isn't‌ ‌it‌ ‌\nthrilling‌ ‌that‌ ‌you're‌ ‌making‌ ‌an‌ ‌Ultimate‌ ‌Lifeform‌ ‌go‌ ‌gaga‌ ‌for‌ ‌you?\"‌ ‌\n ‌\nIndeed,‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌bulging,‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌looked‌ ‌very‌ ‌much‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌carp‌ ‌gasping‌ ‌for‌ ‌air‌ ‌with‌ ‌\nhis‌ ‌mouth‌ ‌opening‌ ‌and‌ ‌closing.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru ‌opens‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌and‌ ‌could‌ ‌see‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌staring‌ ‌right‌ ‌at‌ ‌her,‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌really‌ ‌strange‌ ‌face‌ ‌\n\"Ah‌‌!‌ ‌Okay‌‌!‌ ‌I‌ ‌think‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌relaxed‌ ‌now‌!‌ ‌Please‌ ‌let‌ ‌me‌ ‌go‌!\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌says ‌to‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌\npanick‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌voice‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nScarlet ‌smiles‌ ‌gently.‌ ‌\"Nuh-uh.‌ ‌you'll‌ ‌just‌ ‌cover‌ ‌up‌ ‌again.‌ ‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌want‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌let‌ ‌go,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌\npromise‌ ‌me‌ ‌you're‌ ‌not‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌hide.‌ ‌He's‌ ‌seen‌ ‌you,‌ ‌there's‌ ‌no‌ ‌reason‌ ‌to‌ ‌hide‌ ‌anymore.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her,‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌see‌ ‌Scarlet‌‌,‌ ‌almost‌ ‌horrified‌ ‌\"I‌ ‌can't‌ ‌promise‌ ‌a‌ ‌\nsuch‌ ‌thing‌ ‌!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Okay...‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌just‌ ‌go‌ ‌get‌ ‌my‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌then...\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smirks.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Hèèèèèè‌???‌ ‌You...‌ ‌You‌ ‌won't‌ ‌really‌ ‌do‌ ‌that...‌ ‌Will you?!??!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌smirks‌ ‌deviously‌ ‌and‌ ‌holds‌ ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ‌together‌ ‌with‌ ‌one‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌reaching‌ ‌into‌ ‌her‌ ‌hair‌ ‌and‌ ‌\npulling‌ ‌out‌ ‌a‌ ‌pair‌ ‌of‌ ‌handcuffs.‌ ‌\n ‌\nMidnight‌ ‌stammers,‌ ‌\"S-Scarlet,‌ ‌stop‌ ‌this!‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌fine,‌ ‌let‌ ‌her‌ ‌go!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌looks‌ ‌simultaneously‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌Scarlett‌ ‌was‌ ‌holding,‌ ‌just‌ ‌not‌ ‌\nknowing‌ ‌what‌ ‌to‌ ‌say‌, her mind blank.\n ‌ ‌\nScarlet‌ ‌appears‌ ‌to‌ ‌think‌ ‌about‌ ‌it.‌ ‌\"Hm...‌ ‌nope!\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌slaps‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌on‌ ‌Looru's‌ ‌wrists,‌ ‌locking‌ ‌the‌ ‌\npoor‌ ‌girl's‌ ‌arms‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her.‌ ‌She‌ ‌giggles‌ ‌and‌ ‌gives‌ ‌her‌ ‌a‌ ‌once-over.‌ ‌\"There!‌ ‌Adorable!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Ah‌ ‌!\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌starts‌ ‌to‌ ‌wriggle‌ ‌pulling‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌closed‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌closed‌ ‌on‌ ‌her‌ ‌back,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌pull‌ ‌out‌ ‌\nher‌ ‌arms.‌ ‌Doing so makes her small, perky tits jiggle. \"Please...‌ ‌Just‌ ‌take‌ ‌them‌ ‌off..\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Uh-uh.\"‌ ‌Scarlet ‌smirks‌ ‌and‌ ‌pushes‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch,‌ ‌forcing‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌sit‌ ‌down‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌\n\"Now,‌ ‌you‌ ‌two‌ ‌chat‌ ‌while‌ ‌I‌ ‌fix‌ ‌your‌ ‌shirt.\"‌ ‌\n ‌\nMidnight‌ ‌stutters,‌ ‌clearly‌ ‌uncomfortable.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌watches Scarlet ‌walking ‌away.‌ ‌She‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌fight‌ ‌against‌ ‌the‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌anymore,‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away,‌ ‌avoiding‌ ‌at‌ ‌any‌ cost ‌to‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌After‌ ‌a‌ ‌while,‌ ‌she‌ ‌asks,‌ ‌red‌ ‌still‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks;‌ ‌\"I...‌ ‌guess‌ ‌you‌ ‌don't‌ ‌have‌ ‌the‌ ‌keys...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"...Nope.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌finally‌ ‌says.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌sighs.‌ ‌\"Is‌ ‌she...‌ ‌always‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌visitors‌ ‌?*‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Just‌ ‌the‌ ‌shy‌ ‌ones.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌gives‌ ‌a‌ ‌wry‌ ‌smirk.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh...\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌looks‌ ‌down,‌ ‌and‌ ‌relaxing‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌her‌ ‌shoulders,‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌\"I'll‌ ‌try.‌ ‌To‌ ‌be‌ ‌less‌ ‌shy.‌ ‌I‌ ‌\nreally‌ ‌will.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"That's‌ ‌the‌ ‌lesson.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌Without‌ ‌thinking,‌ ‌he‌ ‌hugs‌ ‌her.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nThe‌ ‌hug‌ ‌surprised‌ ‌Looru.‌ ‌She‌ ‌hadn't‌ ‌expected‌ ‌it.‌ ‌It ‌was‌ ‌really‌ ‌strange‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌embrace‌d ‌by‌ ‌\nsomeone‌ ‌while‌ ‌she‌ ‌even‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌move‌ ‌her‌ ‌own‌ ‌arms.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌feels‌ ‌her‌ ‌bare‌ ‌chest‌ ‌and‌ ‌blushes,‌ ‌remembering her predicament.‌ ‌He‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌pulls‌ ‌away.‌ ‌\"Uh...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌was‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌does‌ ‌a‌ ‌certain‌ ‌effort‌ ‌to‌ ‌start‌ ‌the‌ ‌conversation‌ ‌again‌ ‌\"Uh...‌ ‌So‌ ‌we‌ ‌are‌ ‌\nsupposed‌ ‌to‌ ‌speak...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yeah...‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌So‌ ‌what‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌read?\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌tries,‌ ‌attempting‌ ‌to‌ ‌not‌ ‌look‌ ‌down‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌sake.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh..\"‌ ‌she‌ ‌relaxes‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌more‌ ‌having‌ ‌noticing‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌effort‌ ‌to‌ ‌don't‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌Well… too‌ ‌much.‌ ‌\"Well‌ ‌I‌ ‌currently‌ ‌read‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌things‌ ‌that‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌read...‌ ‌Hum,‌ ‌so‌ ‌it‌ ‌could‌ ‌be‌ ‌novels,‌ ‌\nencyclopedias,‌ ‌theater,‌ ‌old‌ ‌manuscripts.‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌when‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌young‌ ‌I‌ ‌even‌ ‌read‌ ‌dictionaries..\"‌ ‌A‌ ‌\nlittle‌ ‌embarrassed‌ ‌smile‌ ‌appeared‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌face‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"How‌ ‌about‌ ‌yaoi‌ ‌fanfictions‌ ‌about‌ ‌my‌ ‌bro?\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smirks.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Uh...‌ ‌I‌ ‌guess‌ ‌the‌ ‌\"not‌ ‌be‌ ‌too‌ ‌shy‌ ‌anymore\"‌ ‌thing‌ ‌obliges‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌admit‌ ‌that‌ ‌I...‌ ‌actually‌ ‌read‌ ‌one.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌chuckles.‌ ‌\"And‌ ‌how‌ ‌was‌ ‌it?\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nThis‌ ‌time‌ ‌she‌ ‌can't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌blush ‌again.‌ ‌\"Hum...‌ ‌n-nice…\" ‌She‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌did‌ ‌an‌ ‌attempt‌ ‌to‌ ‌\nchange‌ ‌the‌ ‌subject;. ‌\"And‌ ‌what's‌ ‌about‌ ‌you‌?‌ ‌I‌ ‌still‌ ‌know‌ ‌almost‌ ‌nothing‌ ‌about‌ ‌you.‌ ‌And...‌” ‌She‌ ‌\nblushes‌ ‌even‌ ‌more. ‌”Considering‌ ‌the‌ ‌fact‌ ‌that‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌currently‌ ‌hand-cuffed,‌ ‌shirt-less‌ ‌and‌ ‌with‌ ‌no‌ ‌\nother‌ ‌choice‌ ‌but‌ ‌to‌ ‌stay‌ ‌like‌ ‌this‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌you...‌‌\" She‌ ‌pauses,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌calm‌ ‌down‌ ‌a‌ ‌little,‌ ‌\"...‌It‌ ‌\nwould‌ ‌be‌ ‌fair‌ ‌if‌ ‌that‌ ‌was‌ ‌you‌ ‌who‌ ‌spoke.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌shrugs.‌ ‌\"Okay.‌ ‌In‌ ‌this‌ ‌world,‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌created‌ ‌by‌ ‌Gerald‌ ‌Robotnik to‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌bodyguard‌ ‌of‌ ‌Maria.‌ ‌And‌ ‌then‌ ‌the‌ ‌incident‌ ‌happened.‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌were‌ ‌put‌ ‌under,‌ ‌and‌ ‌awoke‌ ‌sixty‌ ‌years‌ ‌later.‌ ‌Well...‌ ‌we‌ ‌were‌ ‌supposed‌ ‌to.‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌accidentally‌ ‌woken‌ ‌three‌ ‌years‌ ‌too‌ ‌early‌ ‌due‌ ‌to‌ ‌faulty‌ ‌lockage,‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌got‌ ‌some‌ ‌brain‌ ‌damage...‌ ‌that‌ ‌gave‌ ‌me‌ ‌Deadpool‌ ‌powers‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌Smart‌ ‌and‌ ‌Crazy‌ ‌in‌ ‌my‌ ‌head.‌ ‌Oh,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Crazy's‌ ‌going‌ ‌nuts,‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌clear.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Gerald‌ ‌Robotnik,‌ ‌hun...‌ ‌I‌ ‌read‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot‌ ‌of‌ ‌old‌ ‌reports‌ ‌and‌ ‌archives‌ ‌about‌ ‌this‌ ‌man‌ ‌and...‌ ‌The‌ ‌ARK...‌ ‌\nI'm‌ ‌quiet‌ ‌sure‌ ‌neither‌ ‌you‌ ‌nor‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌were‌ ‌mentionned‌ ‌anywhere...‌ ‌Were‌ ‌they‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌hide‌ ‌\nyour‌ ‌existance‌ ‌?\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Kind‌ ‌of.‌ ‌We‌ ‌were‌ ‌a‌ ‌personal‌ ‌project;‌ ‌we‌ ‌were‌ ‌only‌ ‌mentioned‌ ‌in‌ ‌his‌ ‌diary.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌explains.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Is that so...\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌finally‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌him‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌time‌ ‌in ‌a‌ ‌while‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Is‌ ‌that what?\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌blinks,‌ ‌lost.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh‌ ‌nothing‌‌!\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌to‌ ‌him‌, ‌shaking‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌\"I‌ ‌was‌ ‌just‌ ‌thinking‌ ‌aloud.‌ ‌Nevermind.\"‌ ‌\nShe thinks for a moment.‌ ‌\"And..‌ ‌Where‌ ‌is‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌right‌ ‌now‌?\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌looks‌ ‌around.‌ ‌\"Now‌ ‌that‌ ‌you‌ ‌mention‌ ‌it...‌ ‌He‌ ‌would've‌ ‌shown‌ ‌up‌ ‌by‌ ‌now.‌ ‌He‌ ‌must‌ ‌\nbe‌ ‌training.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh..‌. ‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌say‌ ‌so...‌ ‌I‌ ‌hope‌ ‌he‌ ‌is‌ ‌not‌ ‌in‌ ‌some‌ ‌trouble.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"He‌ ‌totally‌ ‌can't‌ ‌die.‌ ‌He's‌ ‌stronger‌ ‌in‌ ‌this‌ ‌universe.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌\"Though...‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌really‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌\nsee‌ ‌him?‌ ‌You're...‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌indecent...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHer‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌widened‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌while‌ ‌still‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌\"Oh yeah‌,‌ ‌I‌‌...‌ ‌kinda‌ ‌remember‌ ‌that now.\" ‌She‌ ‌squirms‌ ‌a‌ ‌little,‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌starting‌ ‌to‌ chafe.‌ ‌\"I‌ ‌hope‌ ‌I‌ ‌can ‌get‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌soon…\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Me‌ ‌too...\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌looks‌ ‌down‌ ‌before‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌and‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away‌ ‌again.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Hum..‌ ‌I‌ ‌know‌ ‌that‌ this ‌could‌ ‌seem ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌weird‌ ‌right‌ ‌now‌ ‌but...‌ ‌uh..‌. ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌accompanying ‌me‌ today.‌ ‌It‌ ‌was..‌. ‌pretty‌ ‌fun.\"‌ She‌ ‌gives‌ ‌him‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌smile‌.\n ‌ ‌\n\"You're‌ ‌absolutely‌ ‌welcome.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌Unconsciously,‌ ‌he‌ ‌starts‌ ‌leaning‌ ‌closer.‌ ‌\"You‌ ‌know...‌ ‌\nyour‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌are‌ ‌beautiful...‌ ‌especially‌ ‌with‌ ‌those‌ ‌glasses...\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌raises‌ ‌her‌ ‌face‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌\"Oh‌ ‌really‌?‌ ‌...Thanks.\"‌ ‌While‌ ‌still‌ ‌looking‌ ‌him‌ ‌she‌ ‌pauses‌ ‌\nand‌ ‌continue‌s, ‌\"You‌ ‌got‌ ‌beautiful‌ ‌ones‌ ‌too...‌ ‌\"‌ ‌But‌ ‌she‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌around,‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌\nembarrassed‌ ‌smile‌. ‌\"Uh..‌. ‌I'm‌ ‌sorry,‌ ‌I‌ ‌guess‌ ‌you‌ ‌should‌ ‌hear‌ ‌those‌ ‌things‌ ‌everyday.\"‌ ‌she‌ ‌laughs‌ ‌\nsoftly‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Not‌ ‌as‌ ‌much‌ ‌as‌ ‌you‌ ‌think.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌says‌ ‌softly,‌ ‌his‌ ‌face‌ ‌inches‌ ‌from‌ ‌hers.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌was‌ ‌unable‌ ‌to‌ ‌move‌ ‌a‌ ‌muscle‌ ‌while‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌face‌ ‌was‌ ‌coming‌ ‌more‌ ‌closely.‌ ‌She‌ ‌now‌ ‌\neven‌ ‌could‌ ‌feel‌ ‌his‌ ‌breathing...‌ ‌And‌ ‌her‌ ‌own‌ ‌heart‌ ‌beating‌ ‌almost‌ ‌painfully‌ ‌in‌ ‌all‌ ‌her‌ ‌body.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌closes‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌his‌ ‌lips‌ ‌about‌ ‌to‌ ‌kiss‌ ‌hers...‌ ‌when‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌walks‌ ‌in,‌ ‌calling,‌ ‌\"I‌ ‌fixed‌ ‌it!\"‌ ‌\n ‌\nMidnight‌ ‌yelps‌ ‌and‌ ‌falls‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch,‌ ‌the‌ ‌moment‌ ‌destroyed.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌jumps‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌at‌ ‌Scarlet‌’s ‌entrance.‌ ‌She‌ ‌blinked‌ ‌a‌ ‌few‌ ‌times,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌first‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌now‌ ‌\nlayed‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌at‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌holding‌ ‌a‌ ‌like‌ ‌new‌ ‌top.‌ ‌She‌ ‌blushes‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌time‌ ‌for‌ ‌\nbeing‌ ‌still‌ ‌exposed‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌her,‌ ‌and‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌weird‌ ‌things‌ ‌which‌ ‌just‌ ‌happened‌ ‌-‌ ‌or‌ ‌almost‌ ‌\nhappened‌- ‌But‌ ‌this‌ ‌time‌ ‌she‌ ‌doesn't‌ ‌look‌ ‌away‌ ‌and‌ ‌was‌ ‌looking‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌eyes. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌drops‌ ‌the‌ ‌top‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌her,‌ ‌along‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌key.‌ ‌\"All‌ ‌fixed‌ ‌up.‌ ‌Make‌ ‌sure‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌\nwears‌ ‌a‌ ‌condom‌ ‌after‌ ‌dinner,‌ ‌kay?‌ ‌Crazy‌ ‌gets‌ ‌trigger-happy.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌winks‌ ‌and‌ ‌turns,‌ ‌walking‌ ‌away‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌passing‌ ‌wave.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Uh‌?!\"‌ ‌Looru ‌didn't‌ ‌move,‌ ‌almost‌ ‌open-mouthed‌ ‌while‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌was‌ ‌leaving.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nMidnight‌ ‌blushes,‌ ‌still‌ ‌stunned.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌recovers‌ ‌her‌ ‌words‌ ‌and‌ ‌turning‌ ‌again‌ ‌toward‌ ‌him‌ ‌\"Hum..‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌?‌ ‌Would you ‌mind‌ ‌\nhelp‌ing ‌me‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌with‌ ‌that‌ ‌?\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌asked,‌ ‌showing‌ ‌with‌ ‌her‌ ‌chin‌ ‌the‌ ‌key‌ ‌laying‌ ‌close‌ ‌to‌ ‌him‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌recovers quickly, clearing his throat.‌ ‌\"Uh,‌ ‌sure.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌gets‌ ‌up‌ ‌and‌ ‌grabs‌ ‌the‌ ‌key.‌ ‌He‌ ‌gives‌ ‌her‌ ‌chest‌ ‌one‌ ‌last‌ longing ‌look‌ ‌before‌ ‌moving‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌starting‌ ‌to‌ ‌work‌ ‌the‌ ‌lock.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru‌ ‌almost‌ ‌let‌s ‌escape‌ ‌a‌ ‌sight ‌of‌ ‌relief‌ ‌seeing‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌moving behind her ‌with‌ ‌th‌e ‌key.‌ ‌In‌ ‌a‌ ‌\nfew ‌seconds‌,‌ ‌she‌ ‌could‌ ‌cover‌ ‌her‌self ‌again‌. ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌takes‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌off,‌ ‌holding‌ ‌her‌ ‌hands‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌strong‌ ‌but‌ ‌gentle‌ ‌grip.‌ ‌He‌ ‌seems‌ ‌to‌ ‌\nhesitate‌ ‌letting‌ ‌her‌ ‌go,‌ ‌but‌ ‌he‌ ‌does‌ ‌anyways.‌ ‌\"There.‌ ‌Now,‌ ‌put‌ ‌your‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌on‌ ‌and‌ ‌let's‌ ‌go‌ ‌get‌ ‌\nsome‌ ‌dinner.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nNo‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌tell‌ ‌her‌ ‌twice,‌ ‌she‌ ‌grabs‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌and‌ ‌she‌ ‌quick‌ly ‌complies.‌ ‌\"That's..‌ ‌awesome‌ ‌!‌ ‌It's‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌never‌ ‌torn‌‌!\"‌ ‌She marvels at the shirt on her body, tugging it gently.\n ‌ ‌\n\"Scarlet‌ ‌was‌ ‌designed‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌mother‌ ‌figure...\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌\"Something‌ ‌went‌ ‌wrong‌ ‌somewhere.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Oh‌ ‌yeah‌ ‌I‌ ‌get‌ ‌it‌‌!‌ ‌She‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌rude‌ ‌sometimes,‌ ‌but‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌end,‌ ‌she‌ ‌takes‌ ‌care‌ ‌of‌ ‌you‌ ‌two,‌ ‌always‌ ‌there‌ ‌for‌ ‌you‌ ‌just‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌mother‌ ‌would‌ ‌do.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌toward‌ ‌the‌ ‌place‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌disappeared ‌\nfew‌ ‌moments‌ ‌ago.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Yeah.‌ ‌Something‌ ‌like‌ ‌that.‌ ‌She's‌ ‌totally‌ ‌a‌ ‌milf.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌rolls‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌and‌ ‌yelps‌ ‌when‌ ‌a‌ ‌Chaos‌ ‌\nSpear‌ ‌slams‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌back‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌head.‌ ‌\n ‌\n\"I‌ ‌heard‌ ‌that!\"‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌calls.‌ ‌\n ‌\n\"Shut‌ ‌it,‌ ‌it's‌ ‌a‌ ‌compliment!\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌counters.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nSeeing‌ ‌the‌ ‌scene,‌ ‌Looru ‌can't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌giggle‌ ‌\"You‌ ‌should‌ ‌see‌ ‌your‌ ‌head‌!\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nHe‌ ‌scowls‌ ‌good-naturedly‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌\"Yeah‌ ‌yeah.‌ ‌What‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌feel‌ ‌like‌ ‌eating?\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nShe‌ ‌takes‌ ‌a‌ ‌breath‌ ‌after‌ ‌laughing, composing herself.‌ ‌\"Oh‌ ‌hm‌ ‌well...‌ ‌Why‌ ‌not‌ ‌Japanese‌ ‌food‌?\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌at‌ ‌him‌ ‌\"Do‌ ‌you‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌?\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"Cutie,‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌eat‌ ‌anything.\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌takes‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand.‌ ‌\n ‌\n\"And‌ ‌he‌ ‌means‌ ‌ANYTHING.\"‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌calls‌ ‌from‌ ‌wherever‌ ‌she‌ ‌was.‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\nLooru ‌smiles‌, ‌following‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌But‌ ‌befor‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌the‌ ‌mansion,‌ ‌she‌ ‌turn‌ ‌around‌ ‌and‌ ‌says‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌quiet‌ ‌uncertain‌ ‌voice‌, ‌\"Uh...‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌Scarlet.‌ ‌For‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.\"‌ ‌\n ‌ ‌\n\"You're‌ ‌welcome...‌ ‌but‌ ‌don't‌ ‌get‌ ‌it‌ ‌wet.‌ ‌Or‌ ‌do,‌ ‌for‌ ‌Midnight.\"‌ ‌She‌ ‌laughs.‌ ‌\n ‌\nMidnight‌ ‌blinks,‌ ‌but‌ ‌shrugs.‌ ‌\"Chaos‌ ‌Control!\"‌ ‌He‌ ‌warps‌ ‌them‌ ‌away, back to the city.‌ ‌\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Midnight warps them ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌twenty‌ ‌story‌ ‌mansion.‌

Looru ‌stumbled‌ ‌again‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌warp,‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌she‌ ‌looks‌ ‌around‌ ‌her‌ ‌"This place...‌ ‌It’s so beautiful! I‌ ‌love‌ ‌it‌‌!” ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Don't‌ ‌thank‌ ‌me,‌ ‌it's‌ ‌Shadow's."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh...‌ ‌I‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌know‌ ‌he‌ ‌had‌ ‌a‌ ‌stable‌ ‌home…"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌his‌ ‌left‌ ‌shoulder.‌ ‌"...Oh.‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌Yeah,‌ ‌about‌ ‌that...‌ ‌It‌ ‌seems‌ ‌that‌ ‌us‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌
has‌ ‌brought‌ ‌two‌ ‌worlds‌ ‌together."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌opens‌ ‌her‌ ‌mouth‌ ‌but‌ ‌doesn't‌ ‌say‌ ‌anything,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"...When‌ ‌you‌ ‌came‌ ‌to‌ ‌town,‌ ‌you‌ ‌fell‌ ‌into‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌dimension.‌ ‌Here,‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌agent‌ ‌of‌ ‌G.U.N.‌ ‌
He‌ ‌has‌ ‌family‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌mansion.‌ ‌And‌ ‌more‌ ‌friends...‌ ‌and‌ ‌enemies."‌ ‌He‌ ‌frowns.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"That's...‌ ‌a‌ ‌so‌ ‌strange‌ ‌situation..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"You're‌ ‌a‌ ‌bookworm,‌ ‌right?‌ ‌Theory‌ ‌of‌ ‌alternate‌ ‌dimensions‌ ‌and‌ ‌all‌ ‌that."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Yes..‌ ‌That's‌ ‌just‌ ‌I‌ ‌never‌ ‌thought‌ ‌I‌ ‌could‌ ‌be‌ ‌included‌ ‌in‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌them‌ ‌actually.‌ ‌That's‌ ‌fascinating‌!"‌ ‌She smiles cheerfully
 ‌ ‌
"Well,‌ ‌welcome‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌world‌ ‌unlike‌ ‌any‌ ‌other,‌ ‌one‌ ‌that‌ ‌you've‌ ‌never‌ ‌seen‌ ‌before.‌ ‌All‌ ‌so‌ ‌different,‌ ‌
yet‌ ‌the‌ ‌same."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌takes‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌opening‌ ‌the‌ ‌door.‌ ‌"I'm‌ ‌home!‌ ‌And‌ ‌I‌ ‌brought‌ ‌a‌ ‌
guest!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌timidly‌ ‌follows‌ ‌him‌ ‌inside.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌wondering‌ ‌what‌ ‌could‌ ‌his ‌sister‌ ‌actually‌ ‌looks‌ ‌like,‌ ‌
considering‌ ‌the‌ ‌strong‌ ‌personalities‌ ‌of‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌she‌ ‌knew.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Midnight,‌ ‌if‌ ‌it's‌ ‌another‌ ‌hooker‌ ‌I‌ ‌will...‌ ‌why‌ ‌hello."‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌walks‌ ‌in,‌ ‌tilting‌ ‌her‌ ‌head.‌ ‌She‌ ‌wore‌ ‌
her‌ ‌hair‌ ‌more‌ ‌akin‌ ‌to‌ ‌Amy's,‌ ‌but‌ ‌her‌  ‌quills‌ ‌were‌ ‌still‌ ‌as‌ ‌long‌ ‌as‌ ‌her‌ ‌siblings.‌ ‌She‌ ‌wore‌ ‌a‌ ‌tank‌ ‌top‌ ‌
that‌ ‌exposed‌ ‌cleavage‌ ‌and‌ ‌belly,‌ ‌and‌ ‌jeans‌ ‌that‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌hide‌ ‌her‌ ‌fit‌ ‌form.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌beautiful.‌ ‌

Looru‌ ‌quirks her‌ ‌head‌ ‌"Oh‌ ‌hum‌… ‌G-good‌ ‌afternoon‌‌!‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌sorry‌ ‌to‌ ‌disturb‌ ‌you‌ ‌coming‌ ‌into‌ ‌your‌ ‌house.."‌ ‌Then‌ ‌widening‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌she‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌wrap‌s ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ‌around‌ ‌her‌ ‌belly,‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌again‌ ‌remembering‌ ‌that‌ ‌she‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌wearing‌ ‌a‌ ‌really‌ ‌presentable‌ ‌top...‌ ‌and‌ ‌also‌ ‌beacause‌ ‌she‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌have‌ ‌such‌ ‌a‌ ‌big‌ ‌bust,‌ ‌compared‌ ‌to‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Scarlet,‌ ‌this‌ ‌is‌ ‌Looru.‌ ‌She‌ ‌needs‌ ‌to‌ ‌borrow‌ ‌a‌ ‌shirt."‌ Midnight introduces.‌ ‌
 ‌
Scarlet‌ ‌sighs.‌ ‌"I‌ ‌doubt‌ ‌she'll‌ ‌fit‌ ‌anything‌ ‌I‌ ‌wear.‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌make‌ ‌her‌ ‌something."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh‌ ‌no‌ ‌it's‌ ‌ok‌!‌ ‌I‌ ‌mean,‌ ‌you‌ ‌don't‌ ‌have‌ ‌to‌ ‌do‌ ‌a‌ ‌such‌ ‌thing‌‌!‌ ‌I‌ ‌don't‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌bother‌ ‌you..‌ ‌I..‌ ‌I‌ ‌can‌ ‌
keep‌ ‌this‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌more‌ ‌and ‌find‌ ‌something‌ ‌later..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Scarlet ‌sighs with mild amusement.‌ ‌"Geez,‌ ‌you‌ ‌picked‌ ‌a‌ ‌shy‌ ‌one,‌ ‌Midnight."‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌chuckles‌ ‌nervously.‌ ‌"Y-yeah..."‌ ‌
 ‌
She‌ ‌sighs.‌ ‌"Did‌ ‌you‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌top?‌ ‌I‌ ‌can‌ ‌use‌ ‌that‌ ‌material‌ ‌and‌ ‌fix‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"I… Hum...‌ ‌Yes,‌ ‌it‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌great...‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you."‌ ‌Looru smiles weakly.
 ‌ ‌
"Then‌ ‌take‌ ‌it‌ ‌off.‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌fix‌ ‌it."‌ ‌She‌ ‌holds‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand‌ ‌out.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Opening‌ ‌wide‌ ‌eyes‌, Looru processes the request. ‌"What‌??"‌ ‌Then‌ she ‌blushes‌ ‌strongly,‌ ‌slowly‌ ‌looking‌ ‌toward‌ ‌Midnight‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
Scarlet ‌rolls‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌"Girlie,‌ ‌isn't‌ ‌he‌ ‌your‌ ‌boyfriend?‌ ‌Show‌ ‌him‌ ‌some‌ ‌skin."‌ ‌
 ‌
"Er...‌ ‌see,‌ ‌we're‌ ‌not‌ ‌really...‌ ‌dating."‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌says‌ ‌nervously‌ ‌tapping‌ ‌his‌ ‌fingers‌ ‌together.‌ ‌
 ‌
"Oh."‌ ‌She‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌strangely.‌ ‌"Usually‌ ‌you‌ ‌bring‌ ‌them‌ ‌over‌ ‌when‌ ‌they're‌ ‌already‌ ‌
enchanted."‌ ‌
 ‌
He‌ ‌facepalms‌ ‌and‌ ‌moans.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh‌, ‌hm‌, ‌actually‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌kindly‌ ‌proposed‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌show‌ ‌me‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌the‌ ‌town,‌ ‌since‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌new‌ ‌here‌ ‌
and‌ ‌hum...‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌incident‌ ‌happened‌ ‌with‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌and..‌ ‌uh.."‌ ‌Looru trails off shyly.
 ‌ ‌
"Yeah,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌way‌ ‌too‌ ‌shy.‌ ‌You‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌strut‌ ‌your‌ ‌stuff‌ ‌every‌ ‌once‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌while."‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌She‌ ‌
raises‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌motioning‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌take‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.‌ ‌"Show‌ ‌off‌ ‌to‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌hun.‌ ‌He‌ ‌won't‌ ‌hurt‌ ‌
you."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"But.."‌ ‌Looru ‌starts.‌ ‌But‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌lower‌ ‌her‌ ‌stare,‌ ‌nor‌ ‌her‌ ‌arm.‌ ‌"Uh...‌ ‌well...‌ ‌"‌ ‌she‌ ‌says,‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌heat‌ ‌raising‌ ‌to‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks.‌ ‌Avoiding‌ ‌carefully‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌she‌ ‌slowly‌ ‌starts‌ ‌to‌ ‌undo‌ ‌the‌ ‌knot‌ ‌she‌ ‌did‌ ‌earlier‌ ‌with‌ ‌what ‌was‌ ‌remaining‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌put‌ ‌her‌ ‌left‌ ‌arm‌ ‌back around‌ ‌her‌ ‌chest‌ ‌while‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌timidly‌ ‌holding‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌fabric‌ ‌to‌ ‌Scarlet,‌ ‌resolutely‌ ‌looking‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌ground.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Scarlet‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌gently‌ ‌and‌ ‌accepts‌ ‌the‌ ‌fabric.‌ ‌"Don't‌ ‌hide‌ ‌yourself,‌ ‌show‌ ‌off.‌ ‌It's‌ ‌your‌ ‌body,‌ ‌flaunt‌ ‌
it!"‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌blushes,‌ ‌but‌ ‌can't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌embarrassed‌ ‌girl.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"I... I think I’m ‌okay…"‌ ‌Looru ‌says‌ while ‌tightening‌ ‌her‌ ‌two‌ ‌arms‌ ‌around‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away,‌ ‌still‌ ‌red.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Tsk,‌ ‌bookworms."‌ ‌Scarlet ‌rolls‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌She‌ ‌then‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌smirks‌ ‌deviously,‌ ‌an‌ ‌idea‌ ‌entering‌ ‌
her‌ ‌mind.‌ ‌"Alright,‌ ‌you‌ ‌two‌ ‌wait‌ ‌here.‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌fix‌ ‌this."‌ ‌She‌ ‌turns‌ ‌and‌ ‌walks‌ ‌away.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh‌ ‌hum..‌. ‌I'm‌.‌..‌ ‌sorry..‌ ‌?"‌ She‌ ‌says‌ ‌for‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌walking‌ ‌away.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she‌ ‌realizes‌ ‌
she‌ ‌was‌ ‌alone‌ ‌with‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌really‌ ‌HUGE‌ ‌room,‌ ‌half‌ ‌naked.‌ ‌Chaos, ‌that‌ ‌was‌ ‌so‌ ‌
embarrassing.‌ ‌Still‌ ‌without‌ ‌looking‌ ‌at him,‌ ‌she‌ ‌tries‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌conversation.‌ ‌"So...‌ ‌You..‌ ‌you‌ ‌bring‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot‌ ‌of‌ ‌...uh..‌. ‌"friends"‌ ‌here.."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Yeah...‌ ‌It's‌ ‌better‌ ‌than‌ ‌taking‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌my‌ ‌apartment."‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌rub‌ ‌the‌ ‌
embarrassment‌ ‌from‌ ‌his‌ ‌cheeks.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"I‌ ‌see.."‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌embarassed‌ ‌smile.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌she slowly‌ ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌gaze‌ ‌toward‌s ‌him. ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌gently,‌ ‌if‌ ‌not‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌embarrassedly,‌ ‌back‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌"Yeah...‌ ‌comic‌ ‌books‌ ‌and‌ ‌pizza‌ ‌boxes‌ ‌
everywhere,‌ ‌training‌ ‌equipment,‌ ‌weapons?‌ ‌Plus‌ ‌my‌ ‌bed‌ ‌needs‌ ‌a‌ ‌washing.‌ ‌Or‌ ‌a‌ ‌burning,‌ ‌
depending‌ ‌on‌ ‌who‌ ‌you‌ ‌ask."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌openly‌ ‌laughs‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌last‌ ‌words‌ ‌"Really‌ ‌?‌ ‌I‌ ‌can't‌ ‌believe‌ ‌that ‌at‌ ‌this‌ ‌point‌..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Yeah..."‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles‌ ‌nervously.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
After‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌embarrassed‌ ‌silence,‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌"Hum..‌. ‌Your‌ ‌sister..‌. ‌looks‌ ‌nice.‌ It's‌ ‌really‌ ‌nice‌ ‌of‌ ‌
her‌ ‌to‌ ‌fix‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt.."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh,‌ ‌she's‌ ‌just‌ ‌as‌ ‌cruel‌ ‌as‌ ‌Shad‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌sometimes."‌ ‌He‌ ‌chuckles.‌ ‌
 ‌
Apparently‌ ‌she‌ ‌had‌ ‌decided‌ ‌to‌ ‌prove‌ ‌just‌ ‌that,‌ ‌suddenly‌ ‌warping‌ ‌behind‌ ‌Looru‌ ‌and‌ ‌grabbing‌ ‌her‌ ‌
arms,‌ ‌pinning‌ ‌them‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌her‌ ‌exposed.‌ ‌"Be‌ ‌free‌ ‌little‌ ‌ones!"‌ ‌She‌ ‌cheers‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌
laugh.‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight's‌ ‌jaw‌ ‌drops‌ ‌and‌ ‌his‌ ‌nose‌ ‌starts‌ ‌bleeding‌ ‌as‌ ‌he‌ ‌sees‌ Looru’s ‌chest‌ ‌fully.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"KYA‌ ‌!"‌ ‌Looru‌ ‌yells‌ ‌of‌ ‌surprise‌ ‌while‌ ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ‌where‌ ‌locked‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her.‌ ‌She‌ ‌closed‌ ‌tight‌ ‌her‌ ‌
eyes‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks‌ ‌on‌ ‌fire‌. ‌"M-miss‌ ‌Scarlet‌?!‌ ‌What‌ ‌are‌ ‌you‌ ‌doing‌?!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Hun,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌too‌ ‌uptight.‌ ‌You‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌relax‌ ‌and‌ ‌go‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌flow."‌ ‌She‌ ‌giggles.‌ ‌"Besides,‌ ‌isn't‌ ‌it‌ ‌
thrilling‌ ‌that‌ ‌you're‌ ‌making‌ ‌an‌ ‌Ultimate‌ ‌Lifeform‌ ‌go‌ ‌gaga‌ ‌for‌ ‌you?"‌ ‌
 ‌
Indeed,‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌bulging,‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌looked‌ ‌very‌ ‌much‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌carp‌ ‌gasping‌ ‌for‌ ‌air‌ ‌with‌ ‌
his‌ ‌mouth‌ ‌opening‌ ‌and‌ ‌closing.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru ‌opens‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌and‌ ‌could‌ ‌see‌ ‌Midnight,‌ ‌staring‌ ‌right‌ ‌at‌ ‌her,‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌really‌ ‌strange‌ ‌face‌ ‌
"Ah‌‌!‌ ‌Okay‌‌!‌ ‌I‌ ‌think‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌relaxed‌ ‌now‌!‌ ‌Please‌ ‌let‌ ‌me‌ ‌go‌!"‌ ‌She‌ ‌says ‌to‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌
panick‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌voice‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
Scarlet ‌smiles‌ ‌gently.‌ ‌"Nuh-uh.‌ ‌you'll‌ ‌just‌ ‌cover‌ ‌up‌ ‌again.‌ ‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌want‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌let‌ ‌go,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌
promise‌ ‌me‌ ‌you're‌ ‌not‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌hide.‌ ‌He's‌ ‌seen‌ ‌you,‌ ‌there's‌ ‌no‌ ‌reason‌ ‌to‌ ‌hide‌ ‌anymore."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her,‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌see‌ ‌Scarlet‌‌,‌ ‌almost‌ ‌horrified‌ ‌"I‌ ‌can't‌ ‌promise‌ ‌a‌ ‌
such‌ ‌thing‌ ‌!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Okay...‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌just‌ ‌go‌ ‌get‌ ‌my‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌then..."‌ ‌She‌ ‌smirks.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Hèèèèèè‌???‌ ‌You...‌ ‌You‌ ‌won't‌ ‌really‌ ‌do‌ ‌that...‌ ‌Will you?!??!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌smirks‌ ‌deviously‌ ‌and‌ ‌holds‌ ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ‌together‌ ‌with‌ ‌one‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌reaching‌ ‌into‌ ‌her‌ ‌hair‌ ‌and‌ ‌
pulling‌ ‌out‌ ‌a‌ ‌pair‌ ‌of‌ ‌handcuffs.‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌stammers,‌ ‌"S-Scarlet,‌ ‌stop‌ ‌this!‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌fine,‌ ‌let‌ ‌her‌ ‌go!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌looks‌ ‌simultaneously‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌Scarlett‌ ‌was‌ ‌holding,‌ ‌just‌ ‌not‌ ‌
knowing‌ ‌what‌ ‌to‌ ‌say‌, her mind blank.
 ‌ ‌
Scarlet‌ ‌appears‌ ‌to‌ ‌think‌ ‌about‌ ‌it.‌ ‌"Hm...‌ ‌nope!"‌ ‌She‌ ‌slaps‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌on‌ ‌Looru's‌ ‌wrists,‌ ‌locking‌ ‌the‌ ‌
poor‌ ‌girl's‌ ‌arms‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her.‌ ‌She‌ ‌giggles‌ ‌and‌ ‌gives‌ ‌her‌ ‌a‌ ‌once-over.‌ ‌"There!‌ ‌Adorable!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Ah‌ ‌!"‌ ‌She‌ ‌starts‌ ‌to‌ ‌wriggle‌ ‌pulling‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌closed‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌closed‌ ‌on‌ ‌her‌ ‌back,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌pull‌ ‌out‌ ‌
her‌ ‌arms.‌ ‌Doing so makes her small, perky tits jiggle. "Please...‌ ‌Just‌ ‌take‌ ‌them‌ ‌off.."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Uh-uh."‌ ‌Scarlet ‌smirks‌ ‌and‌ ‌pushes‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch,‌ ‌forcing‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌sit‌ ‌down‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌
"Now,‌ ‌you‌ ‌two‌ ‌chat‌ ‌while‌ ‌I‌ ‌fix‌ ‌your‌ ‌shirt."‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌stutters,‌ ‌clearly‌ ‌uncomfortable.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌watches Scarlet ‌walking ‌away.‌ ‌She‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌fight‌ ‌against‌ ‌the‌ ‌handcuffs‌ ‌anymore,‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away,‌ ‌avoiding‌ ‌at‌ ‌any‌ cost ‌to‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌After‌ ‌a‌ ‌while,‌ ‌she‌ ‌asks,‌ ‌red‌ ‌still‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheeks;‌ ‌"I...‌ ‌guess‌ ‌you‌ ‌don't‌ ‌have‌ ‌the‌ ‌keys..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"...Nope."‌ ‌He‌ ‌finally‌ ‌says.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌sighs.‌ ‌"Is‌ ‌she...‌ ‌always‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌visitors‌ ‌?*‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Just‌ ‌the‌ ‌shy‌ ‌ones."‌ ‌He‌ ‌gives‌ ‌a‌ ‌wry‌ ‌smirk.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh..."‌ ‌She‌ ‌looks‌ ‌down,‌ ‌and‌ ‌relaxing‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌her‌ ‌shoulders,‌ ‌she‌ ‌says‌ ‌"I'll‌ ‌try.‌ ‌To‌ ‌be‌ ‌less‌ ‌shy.‌ ‌I‌ ‌
really‌ ‌will."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"That's‌ ‌the‌ ‌lesson."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌Without‌ ‌thinking,‌ ‌he‌ ‌hugs‌ ‌her.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
The‌ ‌hug‌ ‌surprised‌ ‌Looru.‌ ‌She‌ ‌hadn't‌ ‌expected‌ ‌it.‌ ‌It ‌was‌ ‌really‌ ‌strange‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌embrace‌d ‌by‌ ‌
someone‌ ‌while‌ ‌she‌ ‌even‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌ ‌move‌ ‌her‌ ‌own‌ ‌arms.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌feels‌ ‌her‌ ‌bare‌ ‌chest‌ ‌and‌ ‌blushes,‌ ‌remembering her predicament.‌ ‌He‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌pulls‌ ‌away.‌ ‌"Uh..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌was‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌does‌ ‌a‌ ‌certain‌ ‌effort‌ ‌to‌ ‌start‌ ‌the‌ ‌conversation‌ ‌again‌ ‌"Uh...‌ ‌So‌ ‌we‌ ‌are‌ ‌
supposed‌ ‌to‌ ‌speak..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Yeah...‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌So‌ ‌what‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌read?"‌ ‌He‌ ‌tries,‌ ‌attempting‌ ‌to‌ ‌not‌ ‌look‌ ‌down‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌sake.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh.."‌ ‌she‌ ‌relaxes‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌more‌ ‌having‌ ‌noticing‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌effort‌ ‌to‌ ‌don't‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌Well… too‌ ‌much.‌ ‌"Well‌ ‌I‌ ‌currently‌ ‌read‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌things‌ ‌that‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌read...‌ ‌Hum,‌ ‌so‌ ‌it‌ ‌could‌ ‌be‌ ‌novels,‌ ‌
encyclopedias,‌ ‌theater,‌ ‌old‌ ‌manuscripts.‌ ‌Uh...‌ ‌when‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌young‌ ‌I‌ ‌even‌ ‌read‌ ‌dictionaries.."‌ ‌A‌ ‌
little‌ ‌embarrassed‌ ‌smile‌ ‌appeared‌ ‌in‌ ‌her‌ ‌face‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
"How‌ ‌about‌ ‌yaoi‌ ‌fanfictions‌ ‌about‌ ‌my‌ ‌bro?"‌ ‌He‌ ‌smirks.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Uh...‌ ‌I‌ ‌guess‌ ‌the‌ ‌"not‌ ‌be‌ ‌too‌ ‌shy‌ ‌anymore"‌ ‌thing‌ ‌obliges‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌admit‌ ‌that‌ ‌I...‌ ‌actually‌ ‌read‌ ‌one."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌chuckles.‌ ‌"And‌ ‌how‌ ‌was‌ ‌it?"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
This‌ ‌time‌ ‌she‌ ‌can't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌blush ‌again.‌ ‌"Hum...‌ ‌n-nice…" ‌She‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌did‌ ‌an‌ ‌attempt‌ ‌to‌ ‌
change‌ ‌the‌ ‌subject;. ‌"And‌ ‌what's‌ ‌about‌ ‌you‌?‌ ‌I‌ ‌still‌ ‌know‌ ‌almost‌ ‌nothing‌ ‌about‌ ‌you.‌ ‌And...‌” ‌She‌ ‌
blushes‌ ‌even‌ ‌more. ‌”Considering‌ ‌the‌ ‌fact‌ ‌that‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌currently‌ ‌hand-cuffed,‌ ‌shirt-less‌ ‌and‌ ‌with‌ ‌no‌ ‌
other‌ ‌choice‌ ‌but‌ ‌to‌ ‌stay‌ ‌like‌ ‌this‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌you...‌‌" She‌ ‌pauses,‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌calm‌ ‌down‌ ‌a‌ ‌little,‌ ‌"...‌It‌ ‌
would‌ ‌be‌ ‌fair‌ ‌if‌ ‌that‌ ‌was‌ ‌you‌ ‌who‌ ‌spoke."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌shrugs.‌ ‌"Okay.‌ ‌In‌ ‌this‌ ‌world,‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌created‌ ‌by‌ ‌Gerald‌ ‌Robotnik to‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌bodyguard‌ ‌of‌ ‌Maria.‌ ‌And‌ ‌then‌ ‌the‌ ‌incident‌ ‌happened.‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌were‌ ‌put‌ ‌under,‌ ‌and‌ ‌awoke‌ ‌sixty‌ ‌years‌ ‌later.‌ ‌Well...‌ ‌we‌ ‌were‌ ‌supposed‌ ‌to.‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌accidentally‌ ‌woken‌ ‌three‌ ‌years‌ ‌too‌ ‌early‌ ‌due‌ ‌to‌ ‌faulty‌ ‌lockage,‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌got‌ ‌some‌ ‌brain‌ ‌damage...‌ ‌that‌ ‌gave‌ ‌me‌ ‌Deadpool‌ ‌powers‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌Smart‌ ‌and‌ ‌Crazy‌ ‌in‌ ‌my‌ ‌head.‌ ‌Oh,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Crazy's‌ ‌going‌ ‌nuts,‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌clear."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Gerald‌ ‌Robotnik,‌ ‌hun...‌ ‌I‌ ‌read‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot‌ ‌of‌ ‌old‌ ‌reports‌ ‌and‌ ‌archives‌ ‌about‌ ‌this‌ ‌man‌ ‌and...‌ ‌The‌ ‌ARK...‌ ‌
I'm‌ ‌quiet‌ ‌sure‌ ‌neither‌ ‌you‌ ‌nor‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌were‌ ‌mentionned‌ ‌anywhere...‌ ‌Were‌ ‌they‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌hide‌ ‌
your‌ ‌existance‌ ‌?"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Kind‌ ‌of.‌ ‌We‌ ‌were‌ ‌a‌ ‌personal‌ ‌project;‌ ‌we‌ ‌were‌ ‌only‌ ‌mentioned‌ ‌in‌ ‌his‌ ‌diary."‌ ‌He‌ ‌explains.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Is that so..."‌ ‌She‌ ‌finally‌ ‌looks‌ ‌at‌ ‌him‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌time‌ ‌in ‌a‌ ‌while‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Is‌ ‌that what?"‌ ‌He‌ ‌blinks,‌ ‌lost.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh‌ ‌nothing‌‌!"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌to‌ ‌him‌, ‌shaking‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌"I‌ ‌was‌ ‌just‌ ‌thinking‌ ‌aloud.‌ ‌Nevermind."‌ ‌
She thinks for a moment.‌ ‌"And..‌ ‌Where‌ ‌is‌ ‌Shadow‌ ‌right‌ ‌now‌?"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌blinks‌ ‌and‌ ‌looks‌ ‌around.‌ ‌"Now‌ ‌that‌ ‌you‌ ‌mention‌ ‌it...‌ ‌He‌ ‌would've‌ ‌shown‌ ‌up‌ ‌by‌ ‌now.‌ ‌He‌ ‌must‌ ‌
be‌ ‌training."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh..‌. ‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌say‌ ‌so...‌ ‌I‌ ‌hope‌ ‌he‌ ‌is‌ ‌not‌ ‌in‌ ‌some‌ ‌trouble."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"He‌ ‌totally‌ ‌can't‌ ‌die.‌ ‌He's‌ ‌stronger‌ ‌in‌ ‌this‌ ‌universe."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌"Though...‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌really‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌
see‌ ‌him?‌ ‌You're...‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌indecent..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Her‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌widened‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌while‌ ‌still‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌"Oh yeah‌,‌ ‌I‌‌...‌ ‌kinda‌ ‌remember‌ ‌that now." ‌She‌ ‌squirms‌ ‌a‌ ‌little,‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌starting‌ ‌to‌ chafe.‌ ‌"I‌ ‌hope‌ ‌I‌ ‌can ‌get‌ ‌my‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌soon…"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Me‌ ‌too..."‌ ‌He‌ ‌looks‌ ‌down‌ ‌before‌ ‌blushing‌ ‌and‌ ‌looking‌ ‌away‌ ‌again.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Hum..‌ ‌I‌ ‌know‌ ‌that‌ this ‌could‌ ‌seem ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌weird‌ ‌right‌ ‌now‌ ‌but...‌ ‌uh..‌. ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌accompanying ‌me‌ today.‌ ‌It‌ ‌was..‌. ‌pretty‌ ‌fun."‌ She‌ ‌gives‌ ‌him‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌smile‌.
 ‌ ‌
"You're‌ ‌absolutely‌ ‌welcome."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌Unconsciously,‌ ‌he‌ ‌starts‌ ‌leaning‌ ‌closer.‌ ‌"You‌ ‌know...‌ ‌
your‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌are‌ ‌beautiful...‌ ‌especially‌ ‌with‌ ‌those‌ ‌glasses..."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌raises‌ ‌her‌ ‌face‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌"Oh‌ ‌really‌?‌ ‌...Thanks."‌ ‌While‌ ‌still‌ ‌looking‌ ‌him‌ ‌she‌ ‌pauses‌ ‌
and‌ ‌continue‌s, ‌"You‌ ‌got‌ ‌beautiful‌ ‌ones‌ ‌too...‌ ‌"‌ ‌But‌ ‌she‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌turns‌ ‌her‌ ‌head‌ ‌around,‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌
embarrassed‌ ‌smile‌. ‌"Uh..‌. ‌I'm‌ ‌sorry,‌ ‌I‌ ‌guess‌ ‌you‌ ‌should‌ ‌hear‌ ‌those‌ ‌things‌ ‌everyday."‌ ‌she‌ ‌laughs‌ ‌
softly‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Not‌ ‌as‌ ‌much‌ ‌as‌ ‌you‌ ‌think."‌ ‌He‌ ‌says‌ ‌softly,‌ ‌his‌ ‌face‌ ‌inches‌ ‌from‌ ‌hers.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌was‌ ‌unable‌ ‌to‌ ‌move‌ ‌a‌ ‌muscle‌ ‌while‌ ‌Midnight's‌ ‌face‌ ‌was‌ ‌coming‌ ‌more‌ ‌closely.‌ ‌She‌ ‌now‌ ‌
even‌ ‌could‌ ‌feel‌ ‌his‌ ‌breathing...‌ ‌And‌ ‌her‌ ‌own‌ ‌heart‌ ‌beating‌ ‌almost‌ ‌painfully‌ ‌in‌ ‌all‌ ‌her‌ ‌body.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌closes‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌his‌ ‌lips‌ ‌about‌ ‌to‌ ‌kiss‌ ‌hers...‌ ‌when‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌walks‌ ‌in,‌ ‌calling,‌ ‌"I‌ ‌fixed‌ ‌it!"‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌yelps‌ ‌and‌ ‌falls‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch,‌ ‌the‌ ‌moment‌ ‌destroyed.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌jumps‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌at‌ ‌Scarlet‌’s ‌entrance.‌ ‌She‌ ‌blinked‌ ‌a‌ ‌few‌ ‌times,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌first‌ ‌at‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌now‌ ‌
layed‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌couch‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌at‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌holding‌ ‌a‌ ‌like‌ ‌new‌ ‌top.‌ ‌She‌ ‌blushes‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌time‌ ‌for‌ ‌
being‌ ‌still‌ ‌exposed‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌her,‌ ‌and‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌weird‌ ‌things‌ ‌which‌ ‌just‌ ‌happened‌ ‌-‌ ‌or‌ ‌almost‌ ‌
happened‌- ‌But‌ ‌this‌ ‌time‌ ‌she‌ ‌doesn't‌ ‌look‌ ‌away‌ ‌and‌ ‌was‌ ‌looking‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌eyes. ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌drops‌ ‌the‌ ‌top‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌her,‌ ‌along‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌key.‌ ‌"All‌ ‌fixed‌ ‌up.‌ ‌Make‌ ‌sure‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌
wears‌ ‌a‌ ‌condom‌ ‌after‌ ‌dinner,‌ ‌kay?‌ ‌Crazy‌ ‌gets‌ ‌trigger-happy."‌ ‌She‌ ‌winks‌ ‌and‌ ‌turns,‌ ‌walking‌ ‌away‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌passing‌ ‌wave.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Uh‌?!"‌ ‌Looru ‌didn't‌ ‌move,‌ ‌almost‌ ‌open-mouthed‌ ‌while‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌was‌ ‌leaving.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Midnight‌ ‌blushes,‌ ‌still‌ ‌stunned.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌recovers‌ ‌her‌ ‌words‌ ‌and‌ ‌turning‌ ‌again‌ ‌toward‌ ‌him‌ ‌"Hum..‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌?‌ ‌Would you ‌mind‌ ‌
help‌ing ‌me‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌with‌ ‌that‌ ‌?"‌ ‌She‌ ‌asked,‌ ‌showing‌ ‌with‌ ‌her‌ ‌chin‌ ‌the‌ ‌key‌ ‌laying‌ ‌close‌ ‌to‌ ‌him‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌recovers quickly, clearing his throat.‌ ‌"Uh,‌ ‌sure."‌ ‌He‌ ‌gets‌ ‌up‌ ‌and‌ ‌grabs‌ ‌the‌ ‌key.‌ ‌He‌ ‌gives‌ ‌her‌ ‌chest‌ ‌one‌ ‌last‌ longing ‌look‌ ‌before‌ ‌moving‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌and‌ ‌starting‌ ‌to‌ ‌work‌ ‌the‌ ‌lock.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru‌ ‌almost‌ ‌let‌s ‌escape‌ ‌a‌ ‌sight ‌of‌ ‌relief‌ ‌seeing‌ ‌Midnight‌ ‌moving behind her ‌with‌ ‌th‌e ‌key.‌ ‌In‌ ‌a‌ ‌
few ‌seconds‌,‌ ‌she‌ ‌could‌ ‌cover‌ ‌her‌self ‌again‌. ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌takes‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuffs‌ ‌off,‌ ‌holding‌ ‌her‌ ‌hands‌ ‌behind‌ ‌her‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌strong‌ ‌but‌ ‌gentle‌ ‌grip.‌ ‌He‌ ‌seems‌ ‌to‌ ‌
hesitate‌ ‌letting‌ ‌her‌ ‌go,‌ ‌but‌ ‌he‌ ‌does‌ ‌anyways.‌ ‌"There.‌ ‌Now,‌ ‌put‌ ‌your‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌on‌ ‌and‌ ‌let's‌ ‌go‌ ‌get‌ ‌
some‌ ‌dinner."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
No‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌tell‌ ‌her‌ ‌twice,‌ ‌she‌ ‌grabs‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt‌ ‌and‌ ‌she‌ ‌quick‌ly ‌complies.‌ ‌"That's..‌ ‌awesome‌ ‌!‌ ‌It's‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌never‌ ‌torn‌‌!"‌ ‌She marvels at the shirt on her body, tugging it gently.
 ‌ ‌
"Scarlet‌ ‌was‌ ‌designed‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌mother‌ ‌figure..."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles.‌ ‌"Something‌ ‌went‌ ‌wrong‌ ‌somewhere."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Oh‌ ‌yeah‌ ‌I‌ ‌get‌ ‌it‌‌!‌ ‌She‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌rude‌ ‌sometimes,‌ ‌but‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌end,‌ ‌she‌ ‌takes‌ ‌care‌ ‌of‌ ‌you‌ ‌two,‌ ‌always‌ ‌there‌ ‌for‌ ‌you‌ ‌just‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌mother‌ ‌would‌ ‌do."‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌toward‌ ‌the‌ ‌place‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌disappeared ‌
few‌ ‌moments‌ ‌ago.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Yeah.‌ ‌Something‌ ‌like‌ ‌that.‌ ‌She's‌ ‌totally‌ ‌a‌ ‌milf."‌ ‌He‌ ‌rolls‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌and‌ ‌yelps‌ ‌when‌ ‌a‌ ‌Chaos‌ ‌
Spear‌ ‌slams‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌back‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌head.‌ ‌
 ‌
"I‌ ‌heard‌ ‌that!"‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌calls.‌ ‌
 ‌
"Shut‌ ‌it,‌ ‌it's‌ ‌a‌ ‌compliment!"‌ ‌He‌ ‌counters.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Seeing‌ ‌the‌ ‌scene,‌ ‌Looru ‌can't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌giggle‌ ‌"You‌ ‌should‌ ‌see‌ ‌your‌ ‌head‌!"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
He‌ ‌scowls‌ ‌good-naturedly‌ ‌at‌ ‌her.‌ ‌"Yeah‌ ‌yeah.‌ ‌What‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌feel‌ ‌like‌ ‌eating?"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
She‌ ‌takes‌ ‌a‌ ‌breath‌ ‌after‌ ‌laughing, composing herself.‌ ‌"Oh‌ ‌hm‌ ‌well...‌ ‌Why‌ ‌not‌ ‌Japanese‌ ‌food‌?"‌ ‌She‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌at‌ ‌him‌ ‌"Do‌ ‌you‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌?"‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"Cutie,‌ ‌I'll‌ ‌eat‌ ‌anything."‌ ‌He‌ ‌smiles‌ ‌and‌ ‌takes‌ ‌her‌ ‌hand.‌ ‌
 ‌
"And‌ ‌he‌ ‌means‌ ‌ANYTHING."‌ ‌Scarlet‌ ‌calls‌ ‌from‌ ‌wherever‌ ‌she‌ ‌was.‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
Looru ‌smiles‌, ‌following‌ ‌Midnight.‌ ‌But‌ ‌befor‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌the‌ ‌mansion,‌ ‌she‌ ‌turn‌ ‌around‌ ‌and‌ ‌says‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌quiet‌ ‌uncertain‌ ‌voice‌, ‌"Uh...‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌Scarlet.‌ ‌For‌ ‌the‌ ‌shirt."‌ ‌
 ‌ ‌
"You're‌ ‌welcome...‌ ‌but‌ ‌don't‌ ‌get‌ ‌it‌ ‌wet.‌ ‌Or‌ ‌do,‌ ‌for‌ ‌Midnight."‌ ‌She‌ ‌laughs.‌ ‌
 ‌
Midnight‌ ‌blinks,‌ ‌but‌ ‌shrugs.‌ ‌"Chaos‌ ‌Control!"‌ ‌He‌ ‌warps‌ ‌them‌ ‌away, back to the city.‌ ‌
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