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Who: Shizuo, Dark Link, and potentially Zelda.
Where: Around the middle district.
When: After this.
Style: Starting with prose, but we can change to action.
Status: Closed

Shizuo was in a better mood than he had been since his encounter with Izaya. Talking things out with Zelda had helped quite a bit, even if Shizuo still wanted to do his best to avoid Izaya as much as possible. Not that he planned on hiding away - that would have been stupid. He had already spent too much time cooped up and thinking. Zelda had mentioned doing some research now that the fairies had met their end, and Shizuo had said he'd look around a little himself, though he wasn't exactly sure what to look for. It gave him a reason to go for a walk, though, and that was exactly how he was spending the evening. Walking around and smoking.

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Sola moved from the couch to the floor by the coffee table and stared straight into the glass bottle with his whole body at attention, ears and all. Suddenly he'd never wanted anything more in his life.

"What are you going to do with it when the milk is gone?"

Zelda brought the tea out in time to catch the tail end of Sola's question. "Take it to the nook and get it refilled, I suppose. They won't give out milk in any other container."

She set the cakes out too, then looked at Sola's face. She knew that face. She had seen Link make that face when she was ~~stalking~~ watching over him as Sheik.

Clearly, her bottle was a key item.

Maybe the salesman will understand if I explain...

"...of course, if you pick the milk up for me and bring it here in the morning, I suppose I could just give you the bottle."

Zelda poured all of them some tea, adding the milk afterward. She sat down on the couch between them, bidding a mental farewell to her bottle now that it was empty.

Shizuo accepted his tea quietly, sipping at it while Zelda and Sola discussed the bottle. He picked one of the cakes, too, since he had enjoyed them at the bakery.

Sola's eyes lit up and he picked up the now empty bottle eagerly, raising it above his head to examine it in the light before clutching it to his chest. "Okay! I'll do it as soon as they open in the morning!"

He looked at this tea cup, then the bottle in his hands. How was he to drink the tea if he didn't want to put down his new prize? Signless hadn't yet gotten back to him about the sylladex so he was wary of storing it in his hat. Reluctantly, he set it down carefully on the table, keeping half an eye trained on it as he lifted the tea cup to his lips.

That was a little difficult to watch, but it made her smile nonetheless. She would, of course, be checking her milk every morning for strange smells. Or bug's legs.

She took a sip, leaning back. "Is it alright? I am not that experienced with making tea by myself, though I did read a book on it. It is a surprisingly complex process."

As far as she was concerned, this batch was far better than her last simply because they weren't fighting this time.

"It's good," Shizuo assured her, sipping at it some more. He wasn't the most knowledgeable about teas, but he liked that milk tea wasn't bitter. Instead, it was smooth and a little sweet. Exactly what he preferred.

Sola, for his part, downed the entire cup in three gulps and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "It's good! I like sweet drinks."

Something he'd just decided, just now. He hadn't sampled much yet, being too preoccupied with everything else that had been going on. Really he didn't need to eat much and at the rare times he was hungry he preferred simple fare. Eating or drinking for pleasure was a new experience.

"I do as well. It's not all that healthy, but I enjoy sweets," she said sheepishly.

She refilled Sola's tea, hoping that he would take cues from her and Shizuo and drink it a little more slowly this time.

"I've been considering learning to cook, as well. I learned very few practical things in the palace."

"I like sweets, too." Shizuo had always like them - even as a child. Growing up hadn't changed his taste much, and he was still fond of them now.

It was still a little odd, being reminded that Zelda had been a princess, that she had lived in a palace. "I bet you'd get the hang of it," he said encouragingly.

In the process of leaning over to regain his tea cup, Sola's knee brushed Zelda's skirt. It was hardly noticeable, didn't even make a sound, but the whole room came into sharp relief for Sola. He was sitting here. In Zelda's house. Drinking tea. Right next to her. He didn't even have to move anything but his arm to touch her if he so chose. He was close enough to realize she smelled like lilies and decided he really liked lilies and that maybe the room was entirely too warm and Izaya and Ion would really wonder where he was just look at the time!

He suddenly jumped to his feet, clutching the bottle and his voice came in a rush as it had when he'd first arrived. "Thank you for my name and my sword back and the bottle I'll make sure to bring you milk tomorrow but I really have to go now because-" A pause, his face turning as furiously red as a potion. "Because I have to good night!"

Sola probably could have outrun a truck at the speed with which he left the apartment.

Zelda stared after him. Well, at least he was sticking to their rules of interaction - one of them had to run off at the end every time, after all. It just wouldn't be right otherwise.

"Well. That was... ah... interesting."

Sola's rushed outburst made Shizuo tense, and he sat up straighter, ready to move in case he needed to. But Sola was gone almost as soon as he started talking. Shizuo made himself relax again, turning his attention to Zelda.

"Ah, yeah. He's...strange." He settled back onto the couch. "At least we cleared things up." More or less. They were all on friendly terms now, at least.

She nodded, turning her teacup. At least now she could ask him what she'd been wondering about when Sola showed up.

"Did you go to find him for me, or was it a coincidence?"

"It was a coincidence. I ran into him." Or, rather, Sola had literally bumped into Shizuo. "He told me that he wanted to come apologize, and I decided to come with him. Just in case." He took another sip of his tea.

"Thank you for coming. I'm not sure I would have been able to keep my composure if I'd been alone." She smiled brightly at him. "I know Sola isn't a cruel or evil person, but I can still feel Ganondorf's magic coming off of him."

She paused, then set her teacup down. "I'm glad you two didn't fight. If you carry the charm that I gave you, it might kill him if he were to attack you..."

Shizuo returned her smile. "I'm glad it helped." He was also glad that Zelda hadn't minded that he came along, just in case.

"Oh. I do have it on me." Shizuo took the charm seriously, and made sure to always have it on his person. "I'm glad I kept from fighting with him..." he said quietly. The thought that he could have done that much damage made him uncomfortable. Had he not controlled himself...he wouldn't have been able to forgive himself for causing a fatality.

"If it did happen, it would have been me that killed him, not you. That charm will unravel a spell of darkness if it threatens the one holding it, and Sola is a spell of darkness."

She looked at Shizuo carefully. "You didn't fight him, though. Good for you. You should focus on the thing that gave you control."

Even if it ultimately would have been the charm, Shizuo's lack of control would have played a large part. He looked down at his hands. Now, in retrospect, it seemed as though it was a close call.

Zelda's voice pulled him back into the present. He looked back up. "Yeah," he agreed, though his tone was tentative. That 'thing' that had given him control - it was his desire to improve himself so that he could eventually control himself enough to ignore Izaya. And he had managed to keep it together. It was a good first step. "Yeah," he repeated, but this time with more positivity in his tone. "You're right."

Picking up one of the cakes, Zelda studied it thoughtfully.

"There is much to do if we are to mobilize a defense in time. Did you know that this city was attacked by a kraken before? I hope that Minato of the defense force gets back to me soon..." She sighed heavily. "This would be much easier if there were some sort of leader for all of this."

"I heard about the attacks, but I didn't know what it was." A kraken. No wonder Celty had seemed shaken up when they discussed it. "At least people are coming together," he offered. Even if things were in disarray, there were people who wanted to help in any way they could.

"Yes. Coming together is a good step." She lowered her head slightly. It would be so much easier if this were Hyrule, if she could simply force everyone to take their places... but maybe it was better this way.

"I believe that I will be helping in the clinic," she said, grinning at him. "So do come in if something happens, hmm? I know you'll be alright on your own, but I will worry if you don't."

Shizuo returned Zelda's smile with a short nod. "I will. Don't worry. And I'll help out wherever I can, too." Not just keeping an eye out - if something did happen to attack, Shizuo would do what he could to help out the defense.

Zelda finished her tea and set the cup down, looking serious. "It's time to get back to work, then."

And so suddenly it was almost comical, she spread her work out in a dramatic fashion.

Shizuo watched with raised eyebrows. "Anything I can do to help?" Zelda seemed so serious, all of a sudden.

Oh, she was beyond serious. It was study time.

"Yes, actually. If you could get in touch with Minato Arisato of the defense force, I would greatly appreciate it. He hasn't responded to the congregation post as of yet."

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No, no~ don't violate the bottle with your eyes~

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Go on without me, bros. Sola got a sudden case of the shy

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Think Death Note's Light XD;

Best analogy.

At least she can write normally.