5 Bandanna, Glassess, B**** (2/2)
\tMooks and Cairo kept on the low, ignoring and trying to stay silent in this awkward situation. Luckily, their attention dragged onto the stairs again, where another Guild member made their entrance.
\tThis time, it was a girl. She looked about the same age as Rina, early twenties at most. She had a red ribbon on her icy-platinum hair that showed a mark neither Cairo nor Mooks could recognize. It complimented her blood-red eyes very well, giving her a vampiric sort of look. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, but it looked as if it was more for show rather than for comfort. Her left arm had a full sleeve of tattoos from a culture that wasn't her own. Her face was pretty, young, and actually quite pleasing to look at. She had a pair of pajamas on, clearly showing her lack of interest in waking up early. Her natural curves shaped her body perfectly, allowing her to be pleased in the battlefield, and the bedroom.
\tShe had a few bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, so she didn't even notice Cairo or the fury beast right next to him. Instead, she just sat down next to Faibel, looking at her scrambled eggs as if she was looking at a pile of puke. ”Can I just get a coffee?” She gestured towards Rina with a raspy voice, ”No cream. No sugar. Slight hint of almond milk and a pinch of Blue Lotus sprinkled on top. Thanks and hurry please.”
\tBlue Lotus was known to produce anti-aging properties when applied to a heated source. However, all it did was just boost the effects of caffeine and raise your heart rate during any sort of activity for a while.
\t”Anything else sweetie?” Rina said, sarcastically.
\t”Hmm.. Can I also get-”
\tRina cut her off by throwing a cupful worth of cold water in her face. ”What was that? I couldn't quite hear you.”
\t”Ahhhh!” The girl screamed annoyingly, wiping the water off with a tablecloth Rina threw at her right after.
\tCartuja started laughing, and the girl slapped him in the face for it.
\tSoon enough, all of them began fighting with each other. All of them except Mooks and Cairo, who patiently scooched themselves to the side and ate their delicious breakfast.
\t”ENOUGH!” A strong, masculine voice pierced through the tavern like a strike of lightning. ”What is going on here?!” A man yelled from the entrance of the Tavern.
\tHe wore large, black robes that stopped at the tip of his ankles. A red line bordered most of the edges of his clothing, making him seem like a very important figure not to be meddled with. He had a faint stubble wrapped around his jawline, accompanied by a dismissive smirk and lawn-short hair on the top of his scalp. His fingers looked as if he'd crawled himself to hell and back, but the wounds on his knuckles said otherwise.
\tCartuja, the girl, and Faibel all quickly rearranged themselves into a proper seating posture, trying their best to look as innocent as possible. Rina however, didn't look fazed at all by the man's appearance.
\t”Cairo, Mooks,” She made a swift gesture with her hand toward the man, ”This is Kalvin, the Captain of our Guild.”
\tMooks, like always, jumped out of his seat and ran over to Kalvin with intentions of making a new friend. ”Hello stranger! My name is Mooks, it's a pleasure to meet you sir!” He stuck his paw out, tongue swinging from side to side with steak grease gliding between his sharp teeth.
\tKalvin gave Mooks a dry look at first, but kneeled down and shook his dirty paw regardless. ”Nice to meet you Mooks. My name is Kalvin. Are you by any chance the visitor that Rina had mentioned earlier.”
\t”No sir. That would be my companion in arms, Cairo.” Mooks swung his nose towards the direction of the cloaked man by the table, giving Kalvin enough information to follow.
\tMooks ran back to the table to finish his food, with Kalvin approaching the cloaked man right behind him.
\t”So…” Kalvin started, ”What makes you think you're worthy of joining our Guild?”
\tCairo set aside his fork, making a clunking sound as the fork hit the outer edges of the white plate. He observed Kalvin for a moment, then spoke in a low voice. ”Worthy? I'm worthy of nothing, and no one. My life is nothing but a meaningless mess that I can't unravel.” He paused for a moment, then continued. ”I'm here to assume all of you are searching for something.” Cairo glanced around the blank faces staring back at him, ”This jewel you all search for. A wish to be granted. You all want something, just like me. I too have a search, one that I'll gladly give my life for.”
\tCairo took his seat again, feeling the eggs enter his stomach like a fresh breath of air. ”If you want me to leave, I will. But if you decide to do so, I'm afraid you will have to forget you ever saw me. And there's only one way to do that…” Cairo gripped the butterknife on his plate, squeezing it as tight as a king's sword.
\t”Leave?” Kalvin chuckled, witnessing the pain and anguish stirring inside Cairo's eyes. ”Who said I wanted you to leave? Another member is another adventure. I'm to assume you've met these knuckleheads already?” He gestured his gaze towards Cartuja and the rest.
\t”Oh, I know!” Mooks answered on behalf of Cairo. ”Let's see…” He took his guesses from left to right. ”Rina.” She smiled and bowed. ”Then it's bandanna, glasses, and bitch!”
\tRina and Kalvin burst out in a sea of friendly laughter. Cartuja actually laughed along with them, while the other girl and Faibel remained silent, keeping their arrogance in place.
\tThe girl bolted out of her seat, giving Mooks a death stare that didn't seem to intimidate him in the slightest. She wrung out her wet clothes on top of his head, licked her finger and slid it across the remains of his steak. ”Paris. Call me by anything else and you won't live another day!” She pouted dramatically, walking back to her stool.
\tLittle did she know, the cold drops of water from her clothes actually managed to give Mooks a nice cold feeling beneath all his luxurious fur. The saliva from her mouth also added a delicious touch to his steak, making it even tastier.
\tRina finally sat down with her own plate of eggs, beginning her journey of satisfying her hunger. ”You guys'll get used to 'em. They're a little rowdy since they only got back a couple days ago.”
”A couple days ago?” Mooks questioned, ”Where were they before?”
Kalvin did the honors of patting Mooks on the back and giving an evil smirk that would scare any child that's up past their bedtime. ”We were searching for a passage. A passage that will lead us through the Black Sea.”
Kalvin gave Mooks another pat on the back, feeling the softness of his fur intertwine between his fingers like loose strings of yarn. He then focused his attention towards Cairo, ”We leave on the morrow. So in the meantime, tell me about yourself, Cairo.” He said with a tint of suspicion in his eyes.
”About myself...” Cairo said, tediously. ”Where should I start?”