ARLIAN'S COTTAGE
Neontopia
A small cottage stands alone in the middle of the Neontopia forest, if you were to follow the dirt track down the road you will find other little cottages hidden in the tree's. This cottage however is slightly smaller than the rest, pink and purple wild flowers growing around it, a small stone path leads to the front door through the grass.
Cottage Front Room
Cottage Kitchen
Cottage Bathroom
Cottage Bedroom
"So you like it?" Arlian said as he got out of the car, locking it and walking over to Chipetsua.
"Yeah, it is quiant, and actually kind of cute." He nodded, placing his hand on Arlian's shoulder and smiling softly.
"I'm glad you like it...wanna go in?" He squealed slightly as he made his way down the little stone pathway, taking Chipetsuas hand and pulling him along with him.
Chipetsua submitted to his pulling and follwed along behind him, laughing softly. "Sure, show me around."
"Where do you want to go to first? What room?" He giggled as he fumbled with the keys at the door.
"How's about the kitchen?" He asked, amused with the way Arlian was fumbling with the keys. "Aw, over excited?"
He laughed "A little...you are the first person i have shown my-this cottage to!" He opened the door which opened into the
Cottage Front Room.
Chipetsua caught the little screw up of words but decided to let the small charade to go on. "Mhm."
"Go in go in!" Arlian ushered him into the
Cottage Front Room.
"Of course." He said, getting into the car after him and pulling the seat belt over him and buckling it. He held the pup protectively in his lap and pet his head, smiling a bit as he laid down and nuzzled into him.
Arlian also put his seat belt on, before pulling away he looked at Chipetsua with a smile "See, I knew you would love our little pup"
"He's cute when he's sleeping, not when he's biting me." He mumbled, looking up at the road and humming a bit.
"no hes cute all the time - just like you" he laughed as he began the dirve back into Neontopia.
"Well, now I know that I am cute and not sexy while you are beautiful." He reached over and placed his hand on Arlian's thigh, rubbing gently.
"I never said you are not sexy" Arlian sped up a bit, wanting to get to
Muixen quickly.
"But you said I was
cute.. But oh well." She let out a small purr as they entered into the city of
Neontopia.
Chipetsua parked the car and turned the engine off when he got to the cottage. He got out of the car and walked around to the othe side, opening the door and picking Arlian up gently. He shut the door with his foot, after Eru jumped out and onto the ground, and walked to the cottage. he opened the door and walked into the
Cottage Front Room.
Chipetsua pinched Arlian's side and held him firmly on his shoulder. "Calm yourself. You act like it's going to kill you to eat."
"I told you I'm not hungry, you said you were not hungry,
please can we just order some Indian or something later...pleeee
ase?! I promise I will eat a whole like two plates full!" Arlian squealed.
"Arlian, you're such a stubborn fool." Chipetsua sighed out. "Why do you want to spend the whole day caged up? We've been doing that since we've met. We need to get out, enjoy the day and the night." He opened the passenger door and gently set Arlian down onto the seat, kneeling down next to the car and placing his hand on his thin knees and letting out an exaggerated sigh.
"Im not one for going and and doing things..." arlian looked down slightly at the hand on his knee.
"Well, at least go out with me today.. please?" He asked, his ears drooping a bit as he looked up at him.
Arlian smiled and cupped Chipetsuas face in his hands "How can I resist that face?" He giggled "But where will we go?"
"Well, first we're getting you and Eru something to chow down on. Then we will go to a pet store to get Eru a bed and crap. Then we're going to the mall.. But of course we will drop him off with Saki to watch since animals are not allowed in the mall."
"Ok, but Chip I'm relaly not hungry at the moment, can't we go to the pet store first?"
"Fine." He sighed out, standing himself up and shutting the door. He walked around to the other side of the car and got in, piccking Eru up from the ground and set him over on Arlian's lap. "You're gonna have to help me out, I have no clue where the pet store is." He said simply, reaching into Arlian's pocket and grabbing the car keys. He started up the car and pulled away from the house and headed to neontopia.
Chipetsua slowed the car to a stop when they got to the cottage. He strummed his fingers against the steering wheel and looked over at Arlian, smiling a bit. "You take Eru." He said simply before getting out and opening the back door to grab the bags full of dog toys and whatnot. He shut the door once he got all of the bags and headed around the car towards the house.
Arlian got out of the car, holding Eru protectivley in his arms, he opened the fornt door and put the pup down, holding it open for Chipetsua with a smile.
Chipetsua walked in muttering a thanks to Arlian as he passed him.
Arlian follwed him into the living room, wrapping his arms around his lovers waist and nuzzling his head into his back.
"Aw, but Arlian!" He whimpered out, kicking a stone at his foot as if he were a small child upset that he did not get what he wanted. "You take the fun out of everything."
Arlian looked down at him "I'll drive and drop you off at the pet store ok?" he said sounding rather hurt.
Ears perking at the tone of Arlian's voice, Chipetsua shifted casually and walked over to him, wrapping his arms around him. "I'm sorry, Arlian.. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No - you didn't, you just meant that I take the fun out of everything, right?" He walked around to the drivers side of the car.
Chipetsua silently got into the car, not even bothering to put the seatbelt on, and sighed softly.
Arlian got into the car and pulled his seatbelt acorss his body and pulled away from the dirt drive, into Neontopia.
Chipetsua's mind snapped back into reality when he felt the car jerk to a stop, a low growl coming from the depths of his chest as he glared at the taxi driver. "Gentle." He ordered, unstarpping Arlian from the seat belt. He got out of the car on his side and walked around to grab Arlian, signally with his eyes for the taxi driver to retrieve the two cases of beverages on the other side of the car. "And don't worry, I would not dream of cuttign back on pay." He mumbled. He lifted Arlian into his arms and made his way to the cottage door, unlocking it with a key and opening it to enter the cottage front room.
Chipetsua walked out and turned around, looking up at cottage for a moment before spreading his wings and flying away.
***
A black Porche pulled up the dirt road and stopped when it got to the cottage. An eerie looking figure stepped out of the car after looking at the cottage for a moment, his black wavy hair blowing with the help of the wind. His icy eyes shifted their gaze from the house up to the large bird on his right shoulder, his hand reaching up to hand it a small treat. He shut the door of the car and walked to the house, grabbing the knob and turning it only to have it be locked. "He knows better than to do that." He mumbled with his accent infused words. He pulled a pin out from his pocket and picked the lock easily and with little effort, opening the door and walking in quietly, with barely even a noise as he shut the door.
Kirill pulled back into the lane and drove up to the cottage, parking his car and getting out after grabbing the two bags of treats. "Come on, Poncho, time to go inside." He walked to the house and opened the door, walking in and smiling at Arlian.
Arlian locked the door behind Kirill and wandered over to his car "So what shops in the mall sell nurse outfits?" he giggled.
He hrugged and unlocked the car. "Don't ask me, never been to such a store. I try to veer away from degradation and intimacy, so, never found the use of such stores. Get in." He gestured to the door before he himelf got in and started up the car.
Arlian got into the passengers side of the car and did his seatbelt up, he waited until Kirill got into the car before speaking again "What has the mall got to do with initmacy?"
"Not the mall, sex stores." Said rather bluntly as he pulled away from the cottage and headed for Neontopia.
"Oh right...have you never been with anyone then?"
"Nope. I was trained never to have tight bonds with others beides my comrades, and even then I did not strive for revenge if they got seriouly injured or killed during a job. That's the life Chipetsua choose, and yet, he has wriggled loose of those teachings and come to love you." He shrugged. "As long as you don't make yourself known to our enemies then you are safe, even if you arein danger every second you are with him."
"Kirill, you seriously need to let me set you up with someone" Arlian giggled
"It's your choice. i will neither agree nor disagree, little one."
"Get with that guy from the pet store, he was cute? Im taking that you met him?"
"He liked Poncho, and Poncho seemed to like him even if he was a large cat. Shio was his name, right?"
"I dont really know, Chipetsua knows him better than me. Did you think he was cute?" He smiled at the other male.
"As cute as a newly hatched turtle, but just because of thatreason it does not mean I would be able to 'hook up' with him."
"A newly hatched turtle?" Arlian raised an eyebrow "No, before you leave you will go on a date with him, I shall make sure of it"
"Oh, excuse my reptilian comparisons." He cleared his throat and thought for a moment before saying, "He's as cute as kitten." He simply ignored the command.
"Well seeing as he is kind of a kitten that would make more sense" He smiled "When Chip gets back he can help set the two of you up" Arlian clapped his hands together "Its so exciting! Imagine how cute it would be if you fell in love!"
"Chipetsua's going to have a feild day with this.." He groaned out, letting his head hang and tightening his grip on the wheel. "I'm imagining it... I am not liking the outcome."
"And what is the outcome in your mind?"
"Really confused kids." Chuckling, Kirill drove into Neontopia. "And one very confused bird."
Arlian drove back follwing Kirill in his car through Neontopia before they got back to the cottage. He parked the car and sat in it a moment looking towards the cottage, worried about what Asa may have planned for them.
Asa walked out of the house upon hearin the cars drive up, merely a small towel wrapped around his waist and his blue tattoos exposed to the afternoon sun. He looked at both of the cars, muttering a few things under his breath before pointing down at his bleeding foot, blood leaking from teeth claw marks from either Eru or Poncho.
Kirill ignored the male's gesture and got out of the car, grabbing the two bags and whistling. When Poncho flew out of the house there was evidently something wrong with him form the way he flapped, an instant frown coming to kirill's face. he turned back to Arlian, gesturing for him to get out.
Arlian cautiously got out of the car and walked over to Kirill, standing behind him slightly.
"Come on." He mumbled, reaching his free hand back and leading Arlian past asa and into the cottage.
Arlian held his breath slightly as they walked past Asa, not daring to look him in the eye.
Asa turned on his heel and followed the two into the cottage front room, muttering a few curses under his breath.
Asa muttrered to himself and got up, rubbing his head and spreading his pure white wings. "Damned lizard." He mumbled, tightening the towel around his waist and flying off in the direction of the neontopia mall to get some clothing.
***
Kirill got in his car and pulled away from the cottage, making his way to neontopia.
Kirill arrived back at the house twenty minutes later. He got out of his car and shut the door, not bothering to lock it as he made his way to the house and walked in.
***
Arriving back at the cottage, Kirill noticed an extra car on the side of the building, immediately recognizing it to be one of the other assassin's car. "Chipetsua was with that assassin during the job, so perhaps.. That's what car he was driving?" He asked of Arlian.
Arlian smiled adn pulled the car up on the drive and quickly getting out of the car, huryring into the cottage front room.
Kirill smiled and followed after, glad to see the smile back on the small male's face after confronting Cecilia.
***
"Actually, it was thought of back in the 4th century B.C. by the Roman Emperor Naro and King Tang. They combined ice and fruit toppings as a dessert, and over time it evolved into several different recipes like Sherberts, milk ices until it eventually was formed into ice cream by the American culture." Kirill said, reaching up and patting Poncho's head.
"Im surprised you actually knew that" Arlian laughed.
"I pride myself in my knowledge of life. Whether it range from simple human and animalistic tongue pleasures to how to stay alive." Kirill smiled, opening Arlian's car door and lettign him in. "Now, I think Poncho is mad at you for keeping him from his ice cream." He joked.
"Poncho loves me dont be so silly" Arlian laughed, putting his seatbelt on.
"Touche." Kirill nodded with a smile and got into the backseat of the car, taking Poncho from his shoulder and placing him in his lap.
"Hey, maybe we should bring Eru with us. I mean. It's no fun for him if we leave him alone in that virtually empty house, right?" Chipetsua asked, tilting his head slightly after he got into thr passanger side of the car.
"The doggy? He is nice and fluffy. Very affectionate." Max smiled as he shut his door and reached over to pet Poncho in Kirill's lap.
"I dont know..." Arlian looked to the others "We cant take him to food places"
"If wefind an outdoor ice cream parlor than there really is no harm, hm?" Chipetsua reasoned, patting his stomach softly.
Arlian smiled "Sure, go get him then Chip"
Chipetsua nodded and got back out of the car, heading to the house and opening the door. He whisled for the pup and picked him up into his arms when he came to the door. He walked back to the car and got in, setting the pup in his lap and patting his head. "Alright, let's go."
"Well first off someone has to tell me where an ice cream parlour is" Arlian pulled away from the cottage.
"Arlian! You've lived here longer than we've been here in days all combined! How can you not know where an Ice cream parlour is?" The hyena asked with a slight huff.
Arlian shrugged lightly "I dont eat ice cream"
"That;s right. Gotta keep up that super model form, huh?" Max said, popping his head between the seats and facing Arlian. He poked the male's stomach gently. "Yep yep... You don't have any sort of muscle on you.."
"Models cant be fat though can they" Arlian smiled as the other boy poked him.
"You won't get fat if you exercise properly though, right?"
"Alright, alright. That's enough Maxxie. Here, play with Eru." Chipetsua said, handing the pup back to Max and reaching over to smooth out Arlian's shirt where he was poked. "Don't pester him about his lack of muscle and fat."
Arlian looked to Chipetsua for a moment before turning his attention back to the road, turning on the radio.
"Is something the matter?" The blonde asked after a moment, cracking his window to let in a bit of fresh air.
"I just have no idea where Im supposed to be going" Arlian muttered out.
"Want me to drive? Basically, we're just going to be driving around until we find an ice cream parlour. You could ask for directions, too."
"Neither of us know where the ice cream place is so what good would it be if you drived?"
"So I don't have to ask for directions." The hyena mumbled. "I could use the excuse 'I'm making sure we don't get hit, now ask' or something like that."
Arlian sighed "there must be an ice cream place at the mall..."
"Outside? Hey, no worries. We can just drive around until we find a place. I mean, it's not like we have anything better to do, rigth?"
"no, I guess not..." Arlian turned onto the main road into Neontopia
Stumble!