Second floor 3

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Hallway

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"So, uh... Which way are we going?" Seth asked looking around the hallway.

"I think its one of the last doors..." Loshya replied looking at the different doors.

"This place has a lot of rooms, doesn't it?" Seth said looking at the doors.

"Too many, and most are unneeded as far as I'm aware of."

"Yeah, who needs all these rooms?" Seth asked with a sigh.

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Bar room

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Recreation Room

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Steam Room

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"Hahaha I found it!" Lilly giggled opening the door.

"Congratulations, Lil~ After one whole day of not entering the spa, you remembered where it was." Rhett teased.

"Hey! I was drunk and this is hidden in a cubbyhole!" Lilly said as she walked into the woman's changing room. 

"Yes. I recall that you were very, very drunk, Lil." Rhett sighed as he headed into the men's changing room.

"SmartA**!" Lilly laughed from the changing room.

Rhett grinned to himself as he got undressed.

Lilly was waiting outside in a bathrobe when he was finished.

Rhett stepped out with a towel wrapped around his waist and his eyepatch noticebly absent. "I don't want it reeking of sweat." He explained with a gesture towards his eyelid which was sinking in a bit lower than it would if he still had an eye behind it.

"Understandable.....you know you don't look too bad without it~" Lilly replied heading into the steam room.

"Try saying that when my eyelid's open." Rhett quipped as he followed Lilly.

"Hey maybe you can do that next time those brats get in the way!" Lilly snickered as she sat down.

"It would be fun to scare them~ But it's a b*tch when dust gets in there..."

"Painful? Or just hard to clean?"

"Both. And those glass eyes are cr*p. They get out of sync with your other eye sometimes and putting them in feels like sticking your knuckles in your eye socket."

"Hmmm The eyepatch makes you look kinda cool....Plus I heard Celest thought eyepatches where sexy! ;D" Lilly giggled.

"Well, that's definitely something in my favor~" Rhett hummed as he crossed his arms behind his head.

"I do have a question, though Rhett. When you save my life and fulfill you debt...what will you do after that?"

"Same thing I did before we met. Why?"

"Just..curious....but don't go making someone save your butt again!" Lilly replied.

"I've only got one more eye to lose, Lil. Pretty sure I don't want to end up blind."

"Well that's good....I wonder if we'd run into each other....eehh probably not."

"It'd be quite the coincidence." Rhett mused.

"A highly unlikely one." Lilly snickered.

Rhett hummed in agreement as he leaned back and closed his other eye.

Lilly leaned back as well. "Hmmm~ Oh what did you do with the scrap metal?"

"It's on top of my clothes."

"Okay~"

Rhett deeply exhaled and relaxed.

"Hey~.....do you think we should lock the door? I don't want anyone annoying me.." Lilly asked lazily.

"It's not like you have anything they'll want to see, Lil."

"Oh you charmer you~" Lilly growled debating where to hit him.

"I try~" Rhett laughed, crossing his legs and leaning his body a little away from her.

Lilly shrugged a little disappointed that he was protecting her first target but gladly punched his stomach instead. "And I'll always try to kick your A** for being one~ ;D"

"For as long as I'm here, I'm sure."

"Pfft~ I intend for you to be here for a while." Lilly replied get comfy again.

Rhett sighed. "Being your bodyguard is an easy job, but I'm never going to get the chance to do it, huh?"

"Hehahaha not if I can help it~" Lilly snickered.

"No fair~ Not even jumping off a tower or something?" Rhett joked, sticking his tongue out at her.

"Sorry no... I don't do that anymore it turned out pretty bad the last time..." Lilly replied with a straight face.

"....Seriously? You've done that?"

"Hehaha no! But my cousin did...it was along time ago, Luki saved her a** and lectured her."

"Ah~ Before the prince was born, then."

"Yup~ Hehehe Luki cried like a b**ch, he thought she'd never use that arm again..."

"He sounds very different."

"Oh yeah, worlds different...princie kinda reminds me of him."

"You mean that look he got on his face, earlier?"

"Well, yeah, but I mean his little happy go luckiness. That face Luki used to get only get once in a while."

Rhett clucked his tongue. "I don't know~ Little tyke seems pretty violent when his pop's in the room~"

"I know~ It definitely shows the current resemblances between them!" Lilly hummed.

"I wonder~"

"About what?" Lilly lazily turning her head towards him.

"How little a difference it would take to make them exactly the same."

Lilly's face filled with a smile. "I doubt he'd be able to handle a loss especially at his age...maybe we need to kill the same person that affected his father~"

"Why not~ She's already on the hit list."

"Although.....it might be less traumatic since he doesn't really know her and already lost her once~ or would it be worse...."

"Who is he close to?"

"I don't know.....Guess I'll have to try listening to him sometime." Lilly replied.

"Listening is such a complicated skill~ Are you sure you can master it so quickly?"

"Knowing when one's wit is wanted is also a talent....not one you always master~" Lilly retorted too lazy to hit him.

"Just because you don't want it doesn't make it entirely unwanted. I quite enjoy it~"

"But no one else does~! In fact half the people in this room don't!"

"There's only two of us, Lil."

"Exactly...I'm half the people in here." Lilly giggled.

Rhett abruptly turned to her and opened both eyelids in what would have been a glare, hoping to at least startle her.

"O.O Wow~ That's cool~" Lilly awed.

"....D*mn. That was supposed to scare you." Rhett laughed.

"Oh...Umm AGGH!! IT'S TERRIFYING!!" Lilly said waving her hands slightly before putting them against her cheeks.

"Don't quit your dayjob, Miss Dramatic."

"Hey...I tried." Lilly replied with a smirk.

Rhett rolled his eye, finally closing the other eyelid.

"Hmmm I think this room is to relaxing to be scared in~"

"That or you're just weird."

"Nu-uh....it's just the room!" Lilly replied.

"Whatever you say, Lil~"

"Smarta**~" Lilly hummed closing her eyes.

"It's what I'm good at~"

"Yes it is~"

"Glad we can agree on that, Lil~" Rhett hummed.

"I think things would be a bit dull if you weren't though~"

"Heaven forbid I get dull..."

"Pffft I think that's an impossibility~"

"Why thank you~ You're quite entertaining yourself~"

"Thanks but for me I think it came more with training~"

"Pft. As if I'd waste the effort on someone without potential~"

"Awww even if they have a pretty face?"

"A pretty face is worth only a day, at most. And only if they had supple skin to match~"

Lilly snickered a bit before turning to him opening one eye slightly. "You really have high standerds!"

"Hm~ But varied~ The skin is really the only thing I'm picky about." Rhett grinned, his eye still closed.

"I mean for keeps, not for one night."

Rhett opened his eye to give Lilly a confused look. "'Keeps'?"

"You know... aghhh... fr- er... Gah! I don't know the word for it.. I guess everyone around here just says Allies."

"I don't exactly have any big plans that require them, Lil~"

"Maybe you'd call them.. fr-fri-friends?"

Rhett scoffed. "Who even knows me that well that would call me such a thing in return?"

Lilly shrugged slight, not that he could see it. "You really are a loner."

"Yet you're stuck with me~" Rhett snickered.

"Hehahaha I think I was supposed to say that~ after all you the one that's not used to sticking around people!" Lilly giggled.

"I'm less used to being in debt. This arrangement wasn't your idea, Lil~"

"Yeah, I know.... trust me I'm not used to people being indebted to me, either."

"Until I save your life, you'll have to get used to it~"

"Yeah, yeah...but don't think I'll make it easy for you~"

"You've already made that perfectly clear..."

"Hehehe sorry~"

"At least you provide plenty of entertainment during my wait~"

"Good to know~ You're pretty entertaining yourself, Mr. Bodyguard~"

"I try~ ...Actually, that's a lie. It comes naturally~"

"Prahahahaha!! Nice~ " Lilly giggled.

"Why, thank you~"

"So you're saying your were born a smooth talker?"

"Well, obviously I had to learn the 'talking' part~"

"Pffft I'm just picturing this little four year old sweet talking some poor old woman out of her food."

"I think my fangs were finally coming in at that age~"

"Oh so you where talking her out of her blood~"

"Most likely~"

"Talking like that might make someone think poorly of you, Rhett~"

"What's your point?"

"You really don't care what other people think about you, huh?"

"I don't know why anybody should..."

"It's a natural reaction to want acceptance. *sigh* But it such a fickle thing." 

"And pointless to seek or keep when you might not see those people again." Rhett shrugged. "It's not like what anyone thinks of a random stranger would affect anyone's life."

"Hey it can~! It can play into wither or not a someone might want to kill you."

"Just because someone wants to kill you doesn't mean they can, Lil."

"Hahahaha I know! But sure is fun to see them try!" Lilly laughed.

Rhett glanced at Lilly with his one eye.

Lilly plopped her head on her hand which was now propped up by her knee. "*sigh* But it's been awhile since I've gotten more then a few scraps ..."

"It's gotten very docile, lately..."

"Yeah... *sigh* even that fight earlier was boring..."

"Those brats were nowhere near experienced enough to be interesting."

"I know Haniko's got some skills....but, she really couldn't hurt anyone...I have no clue about the other twos skills though...from what I saw it was lacking....and then there Numori....She never was one to fight..."

"How unfortunate. What are we going to do for fun around here?" Rhett had a thoughtful expression.

"Well bunny hunting turned out to be boring, so what do you suggest?"

"I want to see how strong the boss-lady's select few happen to be~ Especially that stick-in-the-mud brother of hers."

"Maybe he'll agree to spar with you." Lilly replied stretching before folding her arms behind her head.

Rhett snickered. "I doubt it'd stay a civil spar~ He doesn't seem too fond of me."

"He cant brutally tear you limb from limb or anything though, he /is/ a left hand man, keeping the peace is important for him."

"You're right. He'd only hold back."

"Umm....you want a serious fight with him?"

"Anything less wouldn't be half as fun~"

"Sorry, Rhett, but I think your out of luck there."

Rhett grimaced.

"Maybe you can fight his brother instead." Lilly snickered.

"Maybe. I'll decide if I ever see him."

"Okay."

"Anyone you'd like to fight, Lil?"

"Celest." Lilly replied with little to no thought.

Rhett raised an eyebrow at Lilly. "That was a fast response..."

"Err it was?! I-I didn't mean for it to sound eager or anything!"

"Too late~ Now you have to tell me why~"

"Hmmm well let's see, she loves screwing people over, she doesn't have one good, compassionate, loyal, honest, trustworthy, or admirable bone in her body." Lilly stated.

"How on earth do you put up with me~?" Rhett laughed.

"Hahaha you're not heartless, you have some standards and honor, although....I still need to train you on some things."

Rhett raised an eyebrow at Lilly. "Such as?"

"Hmmmm....you could be a bit more friendly....."

Rhett gave Lilly a blank look.

"Meh, most the things that come to mind don't really bother anything though."

"No training for me, then~" Rhett said with a crooked grin.

"Hmmmm. Now I want to train you." Lilly muttered.

"To do what?"

"Hmmmm to be .....less of a ladies-man!"

"Do you intend to turn me gay?" x____e

Lilly jumped forward a bit. "Wh-what?! How do you get that out of my statement!.....Hmmm although...you being gay.."

Rhett sighed, certain he would regret asking...Or he would if he was anyone but himself~ "What about it?"

Lilly snickered. "I'm just kidding I can't see ya being with a guy....it might be entertaining for a few minutes though.."

"Then how would you plan to make me 'less of a ladies-man'~?"

"I don't know... We need something big! One big finally that would make anything following it boring!!..........................Pffffffft You, you could... Pffftt hehehe... try to lay Nova, Fern, & Celest in one night!"

"That would be quite the challenge~" Rhett stroked his jawline, seeming to give the suggestion serious thought.

"You actually think you could pull that off?"

"Are you kidding me? With just the right kind and amount of drinks, I could get them all at once~ The problem is getting out of there alive the next morning... Even if they don't come after me, they wouldn't be happy waking up next to each other."

"Pffffft hahahaha true! And then there's their men to worry about."

"Right...They'd have to be distracted for a while to keep from interrupting."

"I don't think I could distract all of them for you." Lilly snickered.

"I don't think you could, either... That d*mned loyalty the were has would over-complicate it too much... It'd take a pretty big mess to clean up for them all to leave her unattended~"

"It's a natural instinct for us weres to find someone to be loyal to, although, I've heard if you cant find one early in life it's possible to became more of a 'lone wolf or cat'. Once we get loyal to someone, it's near impossible to keep us out of ear shot of them."

Rhett grimaced. "Shame...I was starting to look forward to this."

"I did say near impossible... but yeah, it's probably best you forget about it."

Rhett seemed rather disappointed.

Lilly reached over with a slight smile and patted his head.

"...So that tramples your plan to train me, I suppose. On with my lusty lifestyle~"

Lilly puffed her cheeks slightly as she huffed at him. "I'll figure something out..."

"Let me know when you do~"

"I will~"

"Although, I do wonder why you feel the need to train me..."

"Hmm let's see, you could get S.T.Ds, you could get someone pregnant, you could get people royally p***ed off with you, you could flirt with the wrong person and get chopped up....I need my bodyguard in one piece if he's going to be able to protect me."

Rhett burst out laughing. "As if I need to flirt or sleep with anybody just to p*ss them off~"

"Good point..."

"So, again, why change me?"

"To put you in a little less danger? :/"

"But danger is oh, so much fun~"

Lilly promptly whacked his stomach. "Only to a certain extent." 

Rhett chuckled in response.

Lilly got up and stretched. "Well~ I think I'm about done here~"

"Hm~ I'd probably melt if I stay much longer..." Rhett joked as he rolled his joints.

"XP I know what you mean~" Lilly snickered.

"Feeling better, now, Lil?"

"Yup~ Ooooh~ Let's swing across the lobby using the chandelier!!"

"If you want~ I'll give you a boost up there."

"Hmmm it is really tempting...but we'd probably get busted..."

"Such a shame...." Rhett mock-pouted.

"I know....why make them if you cant swing on them?!"

"That's like making beds you can't jump on~" Rhett laughed. (He actually didn't mean that in the perverted way.)

"Exactly!! It's just cruel and unreasonable!!"

"Want to swing on it anyways as a form of protest~?"

"Protest about what? Those da** brats getting in the way all the time?"

"If you think that's worth protesting~"

"I don't think it is....."

"Ah...Then what should we do?"

Lilly clamped her eyes shut and puffed her cheeks out. "Hmmmmm I got it!" Her eyes opened as she released the air from her cheeks. "You still have to beat torchy, by getting Celest to say she likes you best~"

"And you're going to help with that? After admitting you want to fight her and find her utterly admirable?"

"Meh, she's a tough woman. 'Sides, I already agreed to help you~"

"Alright~ What's the game plan?"

"Hmmm well first off I'll keep Torchy distracted, while you flirt with lil miss no- err... Celest, she's probably in the bar, even not she on the grounds."

"So we get dressed and head to the bar? Or maybe we'll have better success in our current attire..."

"We get dressed, knowing Celest, even if she finds you appealing she's not going to make it to easy for you~ especially in a flattering out fit like that~...she does have a reputation to uphold."

Rhett smirked crookedly. "This should be fun~"

"Hmmmm I think a suit would be a little much.."

"Not to mention, pointlessly formal." Rhett added.

"...Not completely pointless....so a nice dress shirt and slacks." Lilly nodded to herself.

"So what I usually wear."

"Gerrr...you're not getting it! It has to be dressy, so a little more then what you usually wear."

"I usually wear what you exactly described, plus a jacket--and occasional tie if I feel like it."

"gagerk...No. You need something a bit more flashy..."

"Like gold chains and diamond teeth?" Rhett snickered.

"No Rhett.....like ..a silk top! Definitely going with your tie today."

"I don't believe I own a silk shirt..."

"Hmmm...I'll get one from Luki."

"If you feel the need to."

"Okay, I'll go get it~!" Lilly starts for the door completely forgetting she's only in a towel.

"Alright~ I'll wait here~" Rhett waved lazily, deciding not to tell her so he can get a little bonus entertainment.

*It didn't take long to hear laughter followed by a loud "Ow!" then the sound of loud foot steps and swearing*

Rhett snickered to himself.

After a few minutes Lilly returns giving a half hearted glare. "You could have warned me."

"Where's the fun in that~?"

".....Anyway~ Your shirt is in the male changing room."

"Thank you, Lil~ Now are you going to tell me what happened~?"

"That Darryl kid.......it pulled the my towel....it fell of just as Airy came out of his room....It was so embarrassing ...there are going to be rumors now!!" Lilly moaned looking utterly defeated.

"Aw~ Thank you for being so dedicated to the cause, Lil~ This could make things more interesting~"

"Ehh.....what are you talking about?"

"Celest has a thing for Airy~ If you play it up around him, it could give this bet an extra kick~"

"I'm not a slut Rhett. I'm not going to play around with anyone's emotions just to help you win a bet." Lilly stated somewhat offended (if it was anyone else she would've been completely offended).

"Aw..." Rhett mock-pouted. "It's not like he'll actually be interested~ He ignores everything but butterflies and work."

"He might if I tried to get his attention...besides what's wrong with loving nature and work?"

"There's nothing /wrong/ with it, per se...I'm just saying that you don't have a chance unless you sprout butterfly wings."

"I don't know...when he saw me in the hall just now his eyes got wide, his cheeks got a very light blush and he retreated back into his room."

"Haheheh~ Did you think that women flashing him right outside of his bedroom is a regular occurance~?"

Lilly burst out laughing. "I-I'd certainly hope not!"

"Then why wouldn't he blush? I wouldn't be surprised if he's as inexperienced as you~"

"I'll take that as a compliment, now go change!"

"Aw~ But the spa is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo~ comfy~"

"Get your a** in gear before you became a puddle."

Rhett gave a mock-pout. "So mean~"

Lilly sighed and grabbed his hand to drag him to the changing room.

Rhett moved slowly, sure to make dragging him difficult for Lilly.

Lilly grabbed him with both hands trying her hardest to drag him. "Cooommmmee ooonnn."

"I'm coooooooooommmmmmmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnng~" Rhett replied, not bothering to move any quicker.

"Ughhhhh!! You're so annoying!! Come on if you want to win the bet you need to stop dragging you're a**!!"

"Alright, alright~ Off to woo Celest~"

"Dressed first of course."

"If you think that will help~"

"It will." Lilly replied not amused.

Rhett snickered as he willingly went to the men's changing room.

An entire outfit laid waiting for him.

After he went in his Lilly turned and entered the female.

Rhett got dressed, leaving some of the top shirt-buttons undone.

Lilly came out a few minutes later with a wink. "Looking good."

"Why thank you~" Rhett replied with a crooked grin.

Lilly pulled the door open with a smile. "After you Romeo~"

Rhett stepped through proudly.

Lilly followed him out into the hall.

Rhett expanded his senses to figure out where Celest was.

She is not inside the hideout

Rhett grimaced. "She isn't even here."

"Maybe she's on the grounds?"

"Maybe..."

"Oh yeah! While wooing her you should definitely flaunt how strong and deadly you are."

"How to do that without looking narcissistic...?"

"You're already narcissistic! XD .....er right..serious..Hmm try carefully leading the conversation into the topic of fighting."

"I prefer showing over telling~"

"...That might actually work better.." Lilly hummed.

Rhett grinned at that.

"Nothing more romantic then beating up some moron~" Lilly chuckled as she descended the stairs.

"Agreed~"

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Private Dining Room

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Sniper Room?

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