"Siege…?" Lumi looked confused as well as anxious now, and he watched as Edmund passed them to go into the bathroom. They sighed shakily and slid down the back of the couch to the floor, taking a minute to compose himself. He didn't intend to upset Edmund, but they couldn't pretend it didn't freak them out when Edmund killed the plant with his blood of all things.
Edmund sank to the floor, letting out soft sobs as his body shook with fear. He glanced for a second at his hands, terrified of what he was capable of. Terrified of what he had become. This was not what I intended. He thought, lowering his head back down as more tears ran down his face. "I am a monster…"
Lumi stayed on the floor out in the living area, staring blankly at the floor as he struggled to process everything that was happening. This guy was from the 1400's or something, somehow, and had been bunking with demons for the past 700 or so years. And now he was here in their apartment with his dark magic and weird manner.
Edmund's heart pounded as the realization of it all set in. He was far from home. He was in a different time. He had tampered with things he shouldn't have. He has spent two nights in hell, and he terrified the only friend he had. The sobs only came harder as he traced his fingers over the brand on his hand. He was a blasphemous fool. an unholy wretched creature. And he was so terribly lost and afraid
Lumi honestly had no idea what to do. They considered calling the police, but he had no idea what would become of Edmund then. And besides, he hadn't really done anything illegal as far as they could tell; he was just as confused as they were. He sighed softly and closed his eyes, curling in on himself a bit. I guess I just have to wait for him to calm down and come back out…
After a long few minutes of painfuls sobs, Edmund sighed and decided he should probably go out and apologize.
He stepped out of the room, wringing his hands together as he kept his tear filled eyes to the ground
"I deeply apologize. If thou wanst to get rid of me, I shall comply." He muttered
Lumi looked up at Edmund from the ground, fidgeting nervously. "N-No… if you leave, you'll probably get arrested or killed or something pretty quickly. I'm not the greatest guy in the world, but I still can't just let you go die in good conscience…" They sighed softly. "I'll just… have to find some way to get you to figure out modern times, I guess…"
Edmund nodded solemnly, keeping his gaze down as he tightly folded his arms. "Yes.. they surely shall kill me." He sighed out, tears filling his eyes again as she shifted his weight "I am deeply grateful. Deeply. I canst ever repay you."
Lumi hesitantly got to his feet, their legs noticeably shaking as he looked up at Edmund. "Um… I-I guess we should start with the way you talk. You'll stand out a lot if you keep talking like that. The way I talk is… uh… pretty normal for people nowadays. I don't exactly know how to teach you that, though."
Edmund continued to wring his hands, lip quivering as he nodded, continuing to stare at the old carpet. "I-I am sorry…" He mumbled shakily, taking shallow breaths as he gently nodded. "I.. I shall listen. L-Lumi sir."
"You don't have to be sorry, you haven't really done anything wrong I don't think. Just trying to help you not stand out. First of all, you don't need to call me 'sir'. I'm younger than you, for one, and I'm also not your superior, so you're not obligated to give me an honorific." Lumi explained. "Uh… I don't know exactly what to start with, so do you have any specific questions?"
Edmund nodded softly, sighing deeply in an attempt to calm himself. "Uh… I-I do not think so."
"Okay, um… I guess a good first lesson is contractions. We're pretty lazy with talking these days, so we tend to mush words together into one word. Like… uh… you would normally say 'I don't think so' instead of 'I do not think so'. You sound pretty formal and you'll seem out of the ordinary."
Edmund nodded again, trying to understand as he repeated the sentence. "So… it would be.. I uh.. Do- I do-nt?" He stuttered, finally looking up at Lumi.
"Yeah, 'don't.' Most people have a pretty casual way of talking to each other, to be honest. Even with superiors, it's still casual, but respectful." Lumi yawned and leaned against the couch. "Uh… I don't really know what to teach you, honestly."
Edmund nodded, noticing Lumi's sudden tiredness and bowing slightly. "Ought you couch a hogshead, my lor- Lumi…" He blushed slightly and smiled. "I… don't want you to become tiresome. O-over me, especially."
"I don't know what… most of those words mean. But sure, I'll go sleep. Um… this is the couch." Lumi gestured to the couch they were leaning again. "You can sleep here tonight."
Edmund nodded, wringing his hands as he stared blankly at the couch. "The… couch." He repeated, nodding to himself. "And thou shalt sleep in the master's room? Correct? Are anything needed before thou layest thyself down?" Edmund asked politely. He felt, after what he just made Lumi go through, the least he could do was please the one who took him in.
"Yeah, I'll be sleeping in my bedroom. Uh… I don't need anything before I go to bed. Goodnight." Lumi waved and turned out the lights as they left the room. He went into the bathroom to brush his teeth, and then they retreated to their bedroom so they could actually get some rest.
Edmund bowed out, silently kicking himself as the reason Lumi left the room so quickly. He gently sighed, sitting on the couch and closing his eyes as he relaxed into the cushions. Never before was he permitted to sleep on something so… comfortable.
Of course, like most nights, Edmund wouldn't sleep. Sleep brought nightmares, and nightmares brought fear, and fear brought demons. Edmund simply couldn't bear those much longer. Instead, he silently crept to the window where he resumed his examination of the slowly quieting street. The man with the powder was still outside, Edmund observed, then without thinking, he muttered something under his breath with consequently gave the man cardiac arrest, leaving him shapeless on the ground.
Edmund gasped, leaping back to the couch as he haphazardly closed the blinds once more, laying on the couch as he quivered with fear. Perhaps I am a monster. Perhaps mine village twas correct.
Lumi returned somewhat late in the morning wearing loose pajamas and looking very sleepy. It was difficult to find clothes that actually fit them properly, and he refused to wear children's clothes in most circumstances, so they were just going to wear the smallest men's clothes they could find. He was startled for a moment upon seeing Edmund until they remembered the night before.
"Uh… morning." They greeted awkwardly on the way to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Edmund reclined far from handsomely on the couch, his eyes clouded by dark circles. He simply slept in his ragged, torn clothes from before, which were growing slightly repulsive at this point. At the sound of Lumi, he jumped, falling off the couch and lading gracelessly onto the floor.
"Y-yes, tis morning indeed!" He beamed, standing up firmly as he attempted to make himself look somewhat presentable after a restless night. "Anything I can do to aid?"
Lumi looked over at Edmund with a confused, suspicious expression. "Uh… nah, I'm good. No offense, but I don't exactly trust that you know how to function anything in here without burning it down or injuring yourself somehow." He pulled a couple of eggs out of the fridge so he could make some breakfast. "Why are you being weirder than usual?"
Edmund nodded solemnly. ''O-of course… I am of no help.'' He muttered, striding nervously over to Lumi's general vicinity.
"Am I being… weird? I try to act under the typical customs. I apologize for my mistakes" He said sadly
"You sound nervous. You didn't break anything, did you?" Lumi asked, stirring the eggs with a wooden spoon. "I mean, everything in here is pretty much broken anyway, so I guess it doesn't really make a difference. You're still being weirder than normal, though."