“YOU DID WHAT?!”
Ame, Trixy and Nectar all stood next to each other watching the scene unfold.
Right when Avalon was opening his mouth (most likely to yell at Naru again)Yuki burst down the hall.
“I SWEAR TO THE CHRISTIAN GOD I DON’T BELIEVE IN IF YOU DON'T SHUT THE HELL UP!!!! Some of us are trying to SLEEP!” He hissed at the group still holding his pillow in one arm.
He was dressed in a see-through mesh pink night gown that looked like it belonged in a 1920’s film, all featherry at the cuffs of the sleeves and frilly at the bottom.
Avalon just looked at him with a levied yet straight face. He was about to grab his weapon when someone finally decided to speak up.
“Wait, can we like backthefuckup?” It was nectar.
Avalon,Naru,Zeta and Yuki shot her a warning look before all swinging back to yell at each other. Nectar's face scrunched up in defeat as she grumbled something under her breath.
Ame was slowly blinking, he looked half way through hell.Trixy, on the other hand looked ready to kill not just herself but everyone else along with. She probably would have if it weren't for Naru speaking up.
“Okay look Avalon we ALL,” she gave Zeta a pointed glance, “can talk about this in the morning. I mean they just got back from, what, like a two week journey? Just look at Ame!” She emphasized by flailing her arm in his direction.
“They’re tired, Yuki’s tired and I need time to think,” She said as she slid her legs together to stand up straight and pinched the bridge of her nose.
Avalon looked shocked for a moment before his face quickly returned to that stern and cold glare he always wore. He walked past Yuki before grabbing his wrist and dragging him along down the hall like a child would with a blanket.
Ame just looked around at the women in the room before starting to talk, “...Wait…so i can like…go to bed?” He asked in a suspicious tone.
Naru just looked to her sides before giving him one nod.
He let out a sigh and immediately collapsed face first into the floor, he hadn't raised his arms to stop him in any way, he had no hesitation whatsoever.
Trixy’s nose curled up in judgment before grabbing him by the ankle and dragging him down a different corridor.
Naru gave Zeta a pleading look as she grabbed Nectar and went to a different room. Zeta decided not to spare her a glance. Nectar just followed along after Zeta giving Naru a questioning look over her shoulder.
The celestial beings, they were powerful, they were omnipotent and they could never truly comprehend mortals. This included Naru.
Ame and Trixy were sitting in two tall stools in front of the island, Yuki was sitting on the island with his legs crossed, Nectar was situated in a hanging basket chair a few paces away, Naru was leaning against the island, Zeta and Avalon where standing arms crossed over their chest.
It was silent, it has been for the last six minutes. The air was heavy with tension, Ame specifically found it to be quite suffocating.
He sat in his chair, shoulders up, face unscrunching and scrunching, he felt he was going to explode. And he did.
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“AHH!” He yelped out causing everyone to turn their attention to him, “CAN YOU LIKE JUS ALK OR SOMEFHING?!” He yelled looking around between everyone except Trixy, before hoping off of his stool and storming off. Trixy looked around at the others before quickly following him.
Ame’s little outburst seemed to release some of the tension in the room, everyone's shoulders slightly relaxed.
Zeta looked over at Naru who had been avoiding her intense stare all morning. Naru turned to look at her with a pout on her face. Avalon watched the two of them, he only decided to step in when it was obvious their little staring contest wasn't going anywhere.
He let out a huff of breath, “Okay let’s just get this over with. Naru?” He questioned in a tired voice.
Naru let out a dramatic sigh before starting. “Okay. This is gonna be a long one…and probably complicated”
“What isn't with you?” Yuki muttered under his breath.
She ignored him and continued, “It was years ago…Kinda when humans were still in power.” She said fell back to sit on a chair.
“I was bored, humans were making cool technology soooo i kinda just…y’know.” She said in an animated voice as she waved her hand in a circular motion.
Zeta visibly cringed at her explanation. She let out a sigh before explaining, “My body is bionic, but I am a curse.” She said it as if that explained everything.
“Huh?” Yuki said with a scrunched nose. Avalon looked back to Naru the same way a mother would look at their child who was trying to lie.
Naru looked back at him and shrugged. He scowled back at her.
Zeta rolled her eyes before continuing, “Naru was messing around with robots she thought AI was weird so she kinda just made a soul in the form of a curse and attached it to the robotic body.” She sighed.
Avalon shot a dumbfounded look towards Naru. She was still glancing at Zeta but met his eyes for a moment before turning forwards again with her hand in front of the side of her face.
They all sat silent for a moment, Avalon still glaring, Naru avoiding eye contact and Nectar, Zeta and Yuki all watching.
“...Naru…” Avalon hissed in a stern voice.
Naru groaned and dragged her hands over her face before starting to talk, “ Okay yeah……but like I didn't know it worked!” She said the last few words in a defensive tone.
This time it wasn't just Avalon who was more confused by her “answer.” They all shot her a strange look.
She looked back in between all of them before shrugging her shoulders.
“Wait, you mean you didn't just leave me there to rot?!” Zeta questioned in a hopeful tone.
“Left?! Wait, rot?! Girl the fuck kinda drama is this!” Yuki questioned (with a grin on his face) before Naru could answer. Avalon gave him a small slap at the back of his head.
“Aye! You dick” Yuki said as he put his hands over the back of his head.
Naru, whose attention had drifted to the two men, shook her head in a quick motion.
“Wait, what was the question again?” She said as she stared up at Zeta, who just looked at her wide eyed in return.
“Zeta was left in some kinda lab for a while. It took a few years for her to attach to the robot…So she was just alone…for years.” Nectar said from behind Zeta, she had apparently approached at some point most likely when Yuki got smacked upside the head.
Both Naru and Zeta had given a small jump at hearing her voice. Once the words sunk in, Naru gave a pitying expression over to Zeta, who either didn't notice or decided to ignore it.
“Naru!” Avalon scolded.
“You can't just go around making souls and curses because you're bored!” He reprimanded.
“Like I said I didn’t know it worked! I thought it would be, like I don't know, immediate! And plus she was the last one I did!” She rebuked in defense.
They all shot her another look of confusion.
“How did you not know!? YOU'RE A CELESTIAL BEING!” Yuri hissed out as he chuckled.
“The hell you mean the last one?! There was more?!” Zeta snapped over to Naru.
Naru looked at them all, realizing what she had said.
“Uhhhh…cha” She said as she scrunched her face.
Avalon just gawked at her. Zeta looked at her shocked for a moment before throwing her hands up in surrender and walking away. Nectar followed close behind, Naru just watched as they walked away. Avalon slowly turned his head to scowl at Yuki who was still cackling on the table.
Ame looked at Trixy in shock. Apparently they had both stayed behind to listen in on the conversation, they were behind a corner down the hall.
“WHIT IN EH HELLS DAE’YE MEAN YOVE GOTTA HAIL ARSE KID?!?!?” Trixy shrieked out as she hopped out from behind the wall, pointing an accusing finger at Naru.
They all paused to look at her. Yuki let out a few small chuckles before bursting into a wheezing laugh.