Chapter 569: Xiuss Arrival (2/2)
”Meanie,” she wept, ”-why are you always so distant with me,” a quick motion and she hung to his legs, ”-please, don't leave, I have your kid inside me.”
”Goodness gracious,” cried the crowd, ”-how despicable.”
”Shut up,” returned he, ”-you've mistaken me for another guy. Come on, rabbit,” holding her collar, ”-take the bus to the station and then return to Rotherham, there's no way I'm dealing with you.”
”Dear God,” cried the onlookers, ”-he's abandoning the maiden.”
'This looks so bad, she's a drunken mess. I should have never gotten out the car.'
Headlights moved to park behind Void, four flushed figures walked to crash onto the same station.
”Alicia,” said the first, ”-baby, why did you leave?”
”Emi,” they embraced, ”-I didn't leave,” light pecks on the cheeks led to full-on passionate kisses, ”-I'm a manager, Igna will get angry if I don't return home.”
”Aren't they so passionate,” said a half-naked man giving a half-naked lady a piggy-back ride.
'Suga, Dei, Emi, and Alicia, explains why she's drunk. Xius has a reputation of partying too wildly.' The crowd soon disappeared, Emi and Alicia got passionate real quick.
”Julius,” now on the phone.
”Sorry cousin. Alicia ran away from us. Xius's disappeared too,' said he in desperation.
”I know, cousin, they're here, making out. Oh, never mind, Alicia just hurled her dinner onto Emi's chest. Dei faceplanted into Suga who crashed against a trashcan.”
”Oh shit,” cried he, ”-keep an eye on them. I'm coming,” the call ended.
'Drinking till they blacked out,' breathing an exasperated sigh, ”-Éclair, take Void and move it to that hotel over there. Also, book a room and order some clothes in their sizes.”
”Alright,” said he.
”Hey man,” coughed Suga, ”-I'm sorry about this,” sat against the cold bus stop, ”-partying got a little out of hand.”
”Don't worry,” returned Igna, ”-can you walk?”
”I think so,” forehead crinkled in pain, ”-I'll take care of Dei.”
”Chill,” said he, ”-just stand on your feet and follow me.” Alicia soon slumped over his back, one arm carried Dei and the other Emi. They soon made for the four-star hotel where many cast suspicious looks. Up the elevator to the tenth floor, Éclair booked the most expensive and spacious suite. After the door, Suga stumbled and crashed onto the carpeted floor.
”I'm going to vomit,” said Alicia.
”Me too,” interjected Emi.
”Me three,” added Dei.
”Not on my watch,” he darted for the bathroom where the tree lady had their heads on the bath's ledge. One vomited after the other, water ran to carry the stink. 'What am I doing?' facepalmed he sat on the toilet.
'-I better call Serene.' The dinner postponed; her reaction wasn't much to be scared about. Rather, she said it be perfect, the information given by Éclair made for an impromptu meeting. Queen Gallienne was to join.
”Better,” said Emi, ”-I feel better,” words meant one thing, her eyes rolled back and she passed out on the clean floor. 'Why is Dei naked, seriously…' The door rang, the ordered clothes came hastily. 'Baby-sitting drunks. There goes my plan for a nice dinner.' No sooner, the bath filled, the four drunks sat in line outside, each slumped onto the other's shoulder. One by one, he forced them under the cold shower. 'Let's use magic to clean them easily.' Water to rinse, wind, and fire to heat and dry, clothes on, he kicked them into the bedroom. This repeated till all the drunks laid horizontally onto the bed.
The warm hue of the opposite building shone as pleasantly as moonlight falling onto a tranquil lake. Large windows left ajar; the nightly breeze invited itself in to caress the fallen.
'What am I, a maid?' the puke-stained clothes were soon thrown into a basket. Time showed 22:00, Julius showed no signs of coming. The jeep in which Xius arrived later was kept in the hotel's lot. If not for place of residence, the night-out could have ended worse.
'Might as well watch some television,' kick back onto a lovely sofa, ice-filled jar, aged whiskey, some cigars, and a dim room. '-Habits are hard to shake.' Julius arrived at a slightly flushed Igna around midnight.
”I can't believe it,” said he casting a glimpse, ”-they're dressed and clean, did you do all this?”
”Come on cousin, join me for a drink.”
”Alright,” the blond hair swayed, the suit unbuttoned and another cup joined the party. ”-You like whiskey?”
”Love it,” returned Igna, ”-how was the day?”
”Speaks for itself,” he sipped, ”-Emi took to Alicia right away. Since the world tour ended in success, we hosted a little party. Knowing Suga and Dei, they went overboard and brought God's ale. I was away at the time, before I knew it, the reception turned into a wrestling match. Attendants were naked, apparently, Dei has an obsession with strip rock-paper-scissors.”
”Sounds fun,” returned he.
”What about Celina, is she ok?” asked Julius in concern.
”Cousin, I'm sorry to bring this up. Tis about Celina. If ever things are hard, please give her a hand. I sort of proclaimed she's a Haggard and my little sister.”
”Oh,” cutting the cigar, ”-no worries, she's a Haggard, no question about it. That aside, you've merged with Origin, the death-element seems strong, have you awakened yet?”
”Sharp eye, heir to creation.”
”Please,” he chuckled, ”-from father and son to cousins, quite a development.”
”I know, the world is full of surprises,” they joyfully smiled.