Where the Shadows come from...

        Roderich, despite his rather evident feeling of unease hand panic, found himself, momentarily, lingering just by the door. Though he was still quite ready to step out, he had decided to pause where he was, and glance back, still not quite processing everything which was currently going on. What he had gotten for sure was that the window was shattered, and this creature, which it seemed mostly everyone could not see had broken through. But now he was talk of bricks and things of the like. He hadn't remembered a brick. It was that creature, was it not? Dear god, he was so confused, and for a moment, he had nearly forgotten about the slight panic he was in, listening closely to everyone as he was paused in arms length of the door. He glanced about once more, settling his eyes on the man who had gotten bitten. He did appear a bit more on edge, and Roderich was more than certain he had felt that thing bite into his leg, but, he supposed it didn't matter much now-- Everyone seemed a bit more distracted now, admittedly, Roderich included. 

       After a few more minutes of simply standing there, a little dumbfounded, he noted that a few more people had also begun to make their way's to the door, including the odd, what he assumed to be, magician. He blinked as the other seemed to bump into him, and he wrinkled his brow. Normally, he likely would have scolded the man, but, to be honest, Roderich was in just as much disarray as the other seemed to be, and instead, ignored him, finally, taking a few more steps towards the door, and outside, releasing a sigh, as he glanced back over at the cafe, a worried expression on his face.


        ((Agh, so sorry, it seems today I'm having awful writers black, forgive me for the really poor writing and short posts right now! ^^'''' I'll probably be able to write them a bit better tomorrow. ))

((I guess it could of been interrupted either way owo I like the idea that he did bump into her though xD

Also writers block is totally understandable don't worry about it XD I've gotten it myself before (and gladly at the moment I don't have it). ))


His muscles were tense.. he could feel a weird shaky feeling in his chest.. most likely worry.. and his entire mental state was screaming at him. Get home. You don't have to worry about yourself or other people there; get home and enjoy your day off...

"..Your bleeding..!"

He didn't need to turn around to feel the eyes on him. His whole body flinched when the woman shouted out at him and he turned around as he heard footsteps getting closer to him. The women was the most apparent person walking towards him.. She obviously looked distressed. Someone noticed my leg.. He thought with no particular emotion attached to it before he noticed a blob nestled in her purse. He could of laughed if he had wanted to.. but this wasn't exactly a proper situation for that.. 

"A-Ah..." How was he supposed to respond to that..? He couldn't just say 'Oh no it's just ketchup', and he knew that if they looked at it more clearly they'd know it was a bite wound.. not anything glass could of done...

His mind was brought out of those thoughts when his gaze caught the.. strangely dressed.. man from before.. The one, he remembered, who had been sitting by the window.. Was walking towards him. He furrowed a brow. The last thing he wanted was to draw even more attention to himself.. this was.. troublesome.. Especially with the beast still present.. He had no idea if it was going to jump at them or if he was going to have to kill it or-

...what on earth was that blob doing?

He glanced briefly to the womans purse again (but he didn't stare too long.. he didn't want to look like a pickpocket ready to strike or anything) but the blob that had made it's way into her purse was currently inching up the strap. It looked as if it was shivering.. Even if blobs didn't necessarily take damage from high drops, it was still afraid of falling.. But honestly it probably didn't know any better then to hide in someones handbag anyway..

..He didn't exactly expect what was going to happen next. As the woman waved her arms about, the purse also moved a little as well.. the blob got nervous and, as if as a last second thought, jumped onto the womans arm.. But as it seemed to look up, it grew even more frightened at the unfamiliar human.. He could see the blob smack his face into the womens arm but he didn't see anything after that until he saw the women quite visibly flinch. He blinked a bit. Did it.. bite her..? The blob still on his shoulder looked forward, seeming interested at the other woman now as the blob that had bit her fell off onto the ground and started squirming about.


((I feel like this might be shorter then usual orz ;w; But I still hope it's ok- ))

((*waves* I might not reply to this one for a few days-- I've been really out of the mood to write lately, and I feel as though I'm holding things up, so yeah-- I'll try to come back in before too much happens but I'm really out of it at the moment and haven't been in the mood to type long replies. Hopefully I'll be in said moon soon enough, but for now just skip over me haha. ))

Kiku had been watching the blob with confusion, only glancing upwards when the same man that had been walking towards him earlier had spoken. It.. would be bad if this got to be more of a problem then it already was.. (the womans statement didn't exactly help). He flinched a bit when the other man looked directly at him though.. And slowly his look turned into one of surprise. He wants... to talk to me..? Why on earth..? Why him? Maybe it was about his leg?.. Or.. did he realize..

Wait.. right.. They needed to move. He hesitantly nodded, still unsure as to the exact reason the other wished to speak to him but regardless he didn't want to be there anymore anyway. He glanced around briefly, wondering where they should go before he started walking. Better this way then anywhere.. right..? He thought, turning around to make sure they were following before continuing. He could still see it.. the beast.. it had started to leave the cafe shortly after they did.. but he couldn't be sure if it was going to follow them or not..

He walked along the path. moving quite a ways down before they started passing by the park. It was around then that he nearly tripped, wincing a bit at the dull throbbing he could feel coming from his leg (and now that he thought about it maybe he should of hid it some.. he could feel a few lingering eyes on him.. but..) He turned around, standing regardless of the bench nearby. "...This is far enough." He spoke, his voice calm but he looked.. well... his expression gave off the feeling that he didn't exactly care what the man (or the women that tagged along, for that matter) wanted to say to him. He figured it was just about the window or about something concerning his leg.. regardless of what it was, he just didn't want any trouble, neither from them or anyone of the people that had previously been staring at them.

He briefly glanced to the women, however, but it was to convey some sort of.. concern.. more likely curiosity. She had clearly FELT that the shadow had bit her but then afterwards she seemed a little.. surprised.. a bit more so then he would of thought. It didn't exactly occur to him for another moment that the other man was probably still trying to talk to him before he glanced over at the other. "R-Right.." He spoke, a little uneasy at first but it seemed to clear itself back up again. "You wished to speak to me?" He had to admit he was a little out of it.. He had to clear some of the thoughts from his mind into the recycle bin to look over later.


(( Short and I don't like this one as much XD It's something though so xD; ))

        That employee was taking too long to get back with a couple of towels. And the magician, for whatever reason, seemed to be in a hurry. So by the time that employee had come back, the two men were already out the door, ignoring protests from the manager and a few on-lookers. For a moment, the brunette stood there, watching their retreating backs, before fury overcame her.

        
        He took her patient. 


        As she went to follow, something tugged on her pants leg and, looking down, she noticed the black blob that had been squirming helplessly on the floor earlier. It looked at her--despite its lack of eyes--and seemed to pout. Despite its rather odd appearance, it was...sort of cute. And she couldn't leave it all alone, here, in this mess. So, bending down, as if she were picking something up, she let the dark creature climb onto her shoulder. The blob let out a high pitched, generic blob noise before trailing up her arm and sitting neatly on her shoulder. And with that, she ran off after the two.


        Having been delayed, she didn't exactly know where the two might have gone, and so she stood outside the cafe, her eyes scouring the mass of people that walked to and from. When the blob patted her head and pointed to the right, she saw the taller Asian man ushering the other one to what seemed to be...somewhere. An apartment, maybe. He wanted to talk to the other in private. 'But he's hurt,' she reminded herself. A hospital was more or likely out of the question seeing that it would literally take forever to speak to one another in private. Another soft pat to the head caught her from her musings and, muttering an apology, she followed quickly, attempting to not be caught in large masses of people. 


        As the two grew closer to the men, it became apparent that they were headed for the park. Lush greens lined the edges of the immediate area; a large clearing with people throwing disks at their dogs, a couple running, three kids playing catch could just barely be seen through the canopy of low-hanging branches and leaves. It was the only place where nature flourished within the cityscape. 


        When the brunette drew near, she spotted the two men--more so the one who was hurt--taking a seat beneath the shade of a large oak. Small, moving shadows could be seen moving around and, with a jolt, she realized they were the blobs. The one of her shoulder suddenly hopped off and bounced over to join its friends. Heaving a sigh, the female followed, cautiously making sure that once she reached the shady area, she wouldn't step on any of them. The one she had been with before seemed lost, as they all looked alike, made the same noise, and even acted the same way. But when a small blob crawled up her pants leg and nestled itself onto her purse strap, she knew that it had to be the same one before; the rest eyed her cautiously, even if she were apparently friendly, before resuming their playful bouts with one another. 


        Ignoring them for now, she made her way over to the two men, stepping to the right of the Chinese man. The other one was on the bench, taking a breather perhaps, for his leg must still be aching. But, then again, he hadn't received medical attention. And yet...he appeared to be trying to ignore the pain and get on with the small questionnaire. She huffed. Men! Thinking they could shrug off any sort of pain and live to tell the tale! Although relieved that the one standing beside her pointed out his leg problem, she still didn't feel exactly...grateful toward him. It seemed as if he were ignoring her, for whatever reason. 


        "You might get infected," she added. But currently, she didn't have any supplies that might be of some use. 'I could always...' she trailed off, her green eyes flickering to the bag with her belongings in it. 'It's an emergency. And if they question what the hell is going on, I could always...lie.' 


        Having her mind made up, she knelt to the ground, dropping her bag and taking out her notepad and pen. The blob watched her intently before looking at the injured man, slowly crawling its way up his good leg and sitting beside him, patting his arm almost comfortingly. The woman then began to write down a few words: bandage wrap, small cloth, large towel, peroxide, ... And then, clicking her pen closed, the words jumped off the page, morphing into the items as desired. Closing her notepad, she set it on the other side of the blob, throwing the towel onto it followed by the bandage wrap. She dabbed the small cloth with peroxide before nodding toward the man, her eyes dark with concentration.


        "Lift your pant leg up, please," she ordered.    
        
                

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[ did I make this too confusing or. I just feel as if...I don't know ;w; Sorry for the late response btw!! ] 

    Yao stared at Kiku with a quite judgemental glare. It seemed he was going to answer his question anyway. So quick to deny the truth, something such a guilty person woul- 

    And then she spoke. And Yao's face softened. He would be angry, however... She was right. The man's leg had to come first, he knew. This whole justice-thing was clouding his mind. He wasn't even sure if the other man had done it in the first place, yet he had been so quick to assume. She turned to rummage through her purse, and Yao sat on the grass with a sigh, hearing the other man deny her help yet again. "She is right, infection is always a possibility. You should stop being ungrateful and let her help you." He eyed the girl out of the corner of his eye. He wasn't sure why he had been so annoyed with her, honestly. She seemed nice enough.

    He eyed what she brought from the bag, somewhat confused. A notepad? What was that going to do? Yao felt clueless as she began to write on it. What was she doing? Next, Yao's eyes widened. The words were... Moving? Just... What was this? He watched as the items materialized, his eyes full of awe. For the first time in a long while, Yao was... Amazed. Truly amazed. He hadn't noticed the smile he now wore. It was more than a simple illusion, it was real. Yao envied her, yet... At the same time he was completely ok with this. He had been given a sense of magic, and for that, he would have to thank her later. (Perhaps even ask her to be his assistant of sorts)

    His attention was drawn back to the Asian as he brought up the window. He was doubting himself now. He was probably wrong, after all. He had been sitting far enough away from the window, so it was unlikely he was connected to the crime. So he had no reason- 

    Yao's mind stopped, and began to process what he just heard. His suspicions returned, even as the man gave a reason. If this was supposed to turn him away... It had just done the opposite. "So people wouldn't run wild, huh? I suppose we had similar intentions then." Yao smiled, closed his eyes, and laughed. He wanted to keep the mood as light as possible. "You see, the brick... It wasn't connected to the crime in any way, I'm afraid. You could even say it never existed." The last part seemed to fly out of Yao's mouth, and he knew once it was said there was no taking it back. He only hoped he would not be questioned. His eyes returned to the man's leg, attempting to make it seem as if nothing was wrong.

    "It looks awful..." He was blunt. The man's leg did look bad. He couldn't imagine what would have caused it, surely the glass couldn't have done this; in just that one spot?


(( Sorry for the wait. Family issues came up and such. ))
    

// Warning about possibly graphic things; skip paragraph two if you don't want to read a wound description. //

Before he could listen to the other he had to deal with the annoying female right by him.. He was starting to get slightly irked by her.. He already said 'no' what part of that did she not get? That's around when she forcibly yanked his leg back and took a look at his wound. He flinched, his eyes widening when she started doing that. She'll notice the bite mark...! He thought with urgency before he raised his voice and almost shouted a little. "H-Hey!" He spoke, quite clearly in a panic.. but.. when she didn't seem to notice it he eased up a little. He was aware the other man was looking.. watching.. he hoped no one noticed it was basically as if something had chomped into his leg..

It looked.. bad.. Quite clearly bad. The skin was torn up and any fresh skin that remained seemed to be turning a sick yellowish purple. The rest of it could quite clearly form a crescent shape wrapped around most of his calf.. and there was a nearly identical one on each side to represent the set of teeth.. The places where the teeth had actually entered were big and obviously punctureish wounds, around them the beast had seemed to moved his jaw a bit as if originally intending to shred the rest of his leg but quite clearly it didn't actually do that in the end. Despite saying 'he was fine' whenever she touched around the area he'd flinch, and the leg itself, from finally being relieved from the pressure of walking, seemed to be gently trembling...

He winced every once in awhile as she was tending to it but other then that he didn't react much. If anything his mind was in a frenzy the entire time. He didn't want to be questioned about his leg.. he didn't want to explain.. he wasn't getting people involved.. it was his issue and even if she had powers he refused to use his. He could feel his eyes narrowing as he looked at nothing in particular.. currently absorbed in his own mind before he glanced upwards to find the man in front of him.. laughing.

He watched the man as he laughed, his brows furrowing in confusion. What on earth about that was even slightly amusing..? He raised an eyebrow as the other started speaking about them somehow having similar intentions, but before he could even question it with a generic 'What do you mean?' he already brought up something questioning all his own. "....I know it wasn't there before.. but you just said it didn't exist." He hummed a bit, resting his arm against the back of the bench, the blob by his side jumping down onto his thigh. "So you're the reason that was there?" He assumed, though quite frankly everyone else THOUGHT it was real... This man had been the only one that could of done it.. and even if he knew what had truly broken the window he was a little curious about what the other had done about that brick...

(( I feel like this is short but ;w; ALSO it's ok Chinapandaru! I get family issues that pop up occasionally too so don't worry about it :3 Also Roderich whenever you wanna jump in again let us know ok? ))