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diatu2019-03-04 05:55 pm
nobodys_puppet) wrote in diatu2019-03-04 05:55 pm
The icing on the cake - Locked to Lea
Xion had spent much of the last month trying to avoid people - and failing miserably - and trying to find a perfect sunset watching spot. Until she could figure out the spell to take away everyone's memories so that she could end herself, as she knew she had to, she had to stay away from people.
But she was still Xion. And still drawn to the same things she always had been. A good ledge from which to watch the sunset, ice cream, and seashells.
Finally, at the start of the month she had found the perfect place. She didn't know how she had missed it, given it was a giant clock tower. But she found it, and for once luck was with her. No one else had been there.
Every day since she'd been buying three ice creams and heading to the top of the tower to watch the sunset. Every day.
Which was where she would be, just before sunset, a small touch of black, a familiar black coat, sitting on the ledge of a clocktower, watching the sky.....
Maybe not something most people would notice. But then most people weren't used to thinking of clock towers that way. Also, Lea really is freakishly tall....
Her hood is still up, so even he couldn't tell who it was, but really...who could he remember that sat with him, eating ice cream at the end of the day?
But she was still Xion. And still drawn to the same things she always had been. A good ledge from which to watch the sunset, ice cream, and seashells.
Finally, at the start of the month she had found the perfect place. She didn't know how she had missed it, given it was a giant clock tower. But she found it, and for once luck was with her. No one else had been there.
Every day since she'd been buying three ice creams and heading to the top of the tower to watch the sunset. Every day.
Which was where she would be, just before sunset, a small touch of black, a familiar black coat, sitting on the ledge of a clocktower, watching the sky.....
Maybe not something most people would notice. But then most people weren't used to thinking of clock towers that way. Also, Lea really is freakishly tall....
Her hood is still up, so even he couldn't tell who it was, but really...who could he remember that sat with him, eating ice cream at the end of the day?
Back at the Ka dorm
Fortunately the snack cabinet had been installed, tucked away in an corner, and it had a portion that was magically chilled so Lea was able to tuck the extra ice cream bar in there. And the one other major amenity that Lea was very glad they'd thought to install- especially at this time of year- was the big fireplace. It cast the large room in a warm, orange glow, doing a great deal to make what could look like a somewhat drab stone-walled room look homey and lived in.
Lea paused in front of the fireplace, pulling off his gloves and rubbing his hands a bit to get rid of the chill. "Ah... that's better," he said. "Though man, I'm gonna miss being able to conjure up a fireball whenever I need one, especially if this weather holds." He idly wondered if there was a spell for that here. He figured there probably was, though he doubted it would be half as useful- or versatile- as his own fire had been.
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But yeah, she might have been a bit startled seeing him take off his gloves. She stayed near him, saying nothing, because she wasn't sure what to say. But... she did pull her hood back up. Just in case....
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Lea noticed her putting her hood up, but didn't comment immediately. Instead he stayed quiet til the got to the dorm room, and if Xion found the common room a bit unusual the difference between the dorm room ans their rooms back at the castle was night and day. The only thing the two had in common, really was that they both contained beds. Five beds were lined up against one wall each covered with snuggly-looking duvet cover in the Ka house colors of red and black (which coincidentally matched Lea's coat and hair nearly perfectly). At the foot of each bed was a storage chest and on either side were individual wardrobes, vanities, and a small set of shelves for each occupant. On the wall opposite the beds were two large desks. It lacked the large window the main dorms would have but several smaller windows higher up the wall had been hung with heavy-looking red curtains. There were even small, round, red and black rugs next to each bed, to prevent students from having to step out of bed onto cold stone floors in the morning.
"My bed is down there," he said, pointing to the far end of the room. There a partially unpacked box and a cage with a rat in it sat on top of the storage chest. "And it looks like no one claimed the one next to it while I was gone, so you're free to claim that one."
As they headed down that way he asked, "What'd you put your hood back up for, down in the common room?", he asked. "I know it might be a little drafty in here but it's not that bad. Especially not compared to outside."
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She'd answer about the hood after. But her concern right now was that if Roxas showed up... he would know that they were waiting for him. Her other hand slid into her pocket, around the seashell she was keeping there.
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Getting him a key might be a bit of a problem in that case, but they'd figure that out when and if they needed to. He was sure no one would mind if they bent the rules a little in the name of friendship.
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And if Xion had been surprised when he took off his gloves, she'd probably be even more so when he took off his coat, hanging it by the hood from one of the bed posts, before sitting down tiredly on his own bed. "So, were you gonna answer my question?", he said. "About the hood?"
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When she turned back, she was stunned to see him taking off his coat, and her expression was plain even with the hood up. But she struggled to get her mind around the answer. What had he asked again...?
Oh. Yeah.
That washed the shock away some and she shrugged. "I... don't know what people will see when my hood is down. If I am going to be around people who haven't seen my face..." She hesitated, then sat on the bed. "Right before....." she shook her head. "Roxas stopped seeing me," she whispered. "He looked at me.. and saw someone else."
She dropped her head, hooded face resting on the knees she pulled up. Boots on the bed, because she always did that.
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"Though that reminds me," he said. "Did they give you a box of stuff and a familiar when you turned up, like they did for me?" He indicated the partially unpacked box and caged rat at the foot of his bed. "There's a couple extra sets of clothes in there, and a coat that's probably actually warmer than our usual ones."
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She'll address the other part in a bit, again. She was a little overwhelmed and was not processing as well as usual.
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The others... got to change? She had never thought to look under her bed, so for all she knew there could have been a box there, but she doubted it. Why waste more resources than they had to on a thing, right?
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"Though yeah, now that you know though, you'll totally need to change clothes sooner or later," he said, wanting to get away from that somewhat awkward topic as quickly as possible. "So did they give you a box of stuff like they did me? Or do we need to ask about getting you one?"
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Once again getting off that particular subject as quickly as possible... "Yeah, we do<" Lea said. "If only to make sure everybody knows that your bed is spoken for."
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