"You're a decent human being," Zeke replied defensively, as if she'd just insulted him rather than herself. "Better than decent! You deserve to be up there as much as anyone else." He paused a moment before he realized what he'd said, and then readverted his attention to his own food, glancing down so that the flush creeping up his face wouldn't be as obvious. He cleared his throat awkwardly and began cutting into his fish. "Food looks good," he commented quietly to change the subject.
((Zeke, you adorable human being owo))
”Y-Yeah…” Evelyn had a huge and clear flush on her face as well. That wasn’t something she expected to hear, especially not from Nightmare right here. She really appreciated the fact that Zeke had said that though it did make her uncomfortably warm… well, uncomfortable wasn’t the right term. It just wasn’t so normal for her to feel like this. Nevertheless, she mentally thanked Zeke for what he had said. That really meant something to her.
She finished her dish quite quickly, perhaps because there was really just one huge fillet of salmon and a pile of chips on the dish. Was she full? Physically, not really. Mentally? Very much.
((They're both too adorable for life. I wonder how they'll behave as a married couple OuO))
Zeke picked around at his own food. He didn't look like he was eating fast, but he somehow managed to pace himself just right and had the whole thing eaten in several minutes. He hadn't bothered to break the silence, because he didn't know how to and eating seemed to be a pretty good excuse to stay quiet. But once it was gone, he let his fork drop to his plate and leaned back in his seat, thinking. He slipped his wallet out of his pocket in the meantime so that he'd be ready to pay the bill– just in case Evelyn decided to try to pay and he had to beat her to it.
((Probably still like this to be honest))
The employee walked over when Evelyn called them with the bill.
”That would be $14.50,” the server said. Evelyn was getting out her purse but had realized that Zeke raced her to it. Fineeeeeee. She gave him a thankful smile as the employee went to him.
((Also, SLEEP))
((… but… but… ))
Zeke smiled faintly and paid for the food– which was relatively affordable, though considering he was a poor man to begin with, it wasn't easy to let go of $15. But there was no way he could let Evelyn pay for it. Not when she spent over $150 on clothes for him just moments before. Though, he wasn't sure why she'd bought clothes for him. "Did you… like the food?" he asked, unsure of what else to say but unable to handle the seemingly infinite silence.
(Okay well the giant words scared me half to death and convinced me so Imma obey like a good lil bean)
(Good. We will continue their sweet journey when you come back. Good night :3)
”Yeah,” Evelyn finally answered, giving a small smile. She was still thinking about the defensive act Zeke had preformed earlier. That seemed way too natural to be a forced one. She won’t bring that up though.
”W-Well, about the event tomorrow…” she looked down, covering her face with the hood ”… you will go with me… right?” she asked, her voice almost stuttering.
Zeke's face grew warm. He cleared his throat, unsure of where to look but unable to look directly at her. "… Of course I'll go." He paused. "I mean, if– if you– want me to, that is–" He leaned back in his seat and glanced down at his hands, only because it felt like an excuse not to make eye contact.
”Of course I would love you to, if you promise to not cause any trouble, that is” she gave a teasing smile with extremely reddened cheeks and a clear joyful expression. If anything, with Zeke being at the event would make her a lot more confident. Though she did admit it, the pace at which they changed from practically killing each other to liking one another was a bit much even for her. Maybe it was because the ever so cruel Nightmare wasn’t as bad of a person as a lot of people might say, heck, he might even be a better person than a lot of them teenagers.
Zeke smiled faintly. "Well, now, I'm not sure if I can promise that–" he said, almost teasingly. At least as close as he could get to teasing at the moment. His face was burning, and he felt ridiculous for getting so flustered, but he couldn't help it. This was all new territory for him– new terrifying, weird, territory that he liked but didn't know how to operate in– and it scared him. "But– I'll try."
(I heard the line better person than a lot of them teenagers in an old person's voice and I think I'm insane.)
(Clearly you haven’t heard my voice. Imagining it in an old person’s voice makes total sense XD)
”Thanks,” Evelyn smiled innocently at Zeke’s words. Those words of I’ll try showed her how much he actually cared to make her happy.
”Here’s your change, sir,” the employee walked back with the 50 cents and the receipt. That took a bit longer than wanted but these days? 50 cent coins aren’t exactly common.
(XD XD)
Zeke accepted the change and the receipt, shoving both into his pocket. "Thanks," he said to the employee before they walked off, then readverted his attention back to Evelyn. He offered her a closed smile– the best thing he could muster now, especially since his face was still so warm. Almost as warm as his heart.
(( Also I've been trying to plan for that RP I mentioned awhile ago… the one you and Pyro and a different friend of mine have already reserved spots for in advance. I haven't gotten it up yet but I'll let you know when I do– if you're still interested :3 ))
((Ah, I’m still interested! By the way, is there any more open spaces where someone else could join?))
Evelyn took his hand gladly as they walked out and back into the mall. Honestly speaking, she wasn’t exactly calm with the situation at hand and it wasn’t because she was with Zeke. She had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It felt like… she was being watched by something or someone and she didn’t like that feeling one bit.
While still holding onto Zeke, she eyed her surroundings thoroughly, looking for something or someone that might’ve stood out…
And she did find something…
”Zeke—“ she nudged him a little before moving to the edge of the floor they were on. As the mall was an open mall, you could see what’s on other floors by the edges. She pointed to a white-haired man who was leaning against the edge of the second floor, one floor below them.
He had one hand in his pocket while his other was holding his phone as he was making a call. The man turned a bit, revealing his shiny and sharp, metallic eyes.
”Isn’t that the hero you were hunting last week, Lancelot?”
((Well, there aren't, but depending on who this someone is, I might make an exception. :3))
Zeke peered down at at the guy and frowned. He lowered his voice until it was barely above a whisper and said, "Yeah, it is. I couldn't catch him because I got– intercepted." Intercepted being that a bunch of police showed up, and he high-tailed it out of there to avoid getting arrested.
”Well, here is clearly not a place to cause a scene so…” Evelyn nudged him a bit forward, trying to stay away from Lancelot as much as possible for two main reasons. One, for reasons she already said, she didn’t want to make a scene and two… she didn’t know what his powers were so if they were going to fight, she was at a disadvantage.
((Well, the dude who pulled you into the puzzle game, SeLosMeMos. He’s a friend of mine who’s actually quite fun and chaotic))
((If he wants in, sure. I also have a chaotic-genius of a friend who will be joining and I'm concerned what will happen if these two interact but uhhh it's fine. XD The RP has been delayed because I have about 15 going right now and I have too many ideas so I'm struggling to pick just one :') I'm going to try to start it soon… maybe even today? If I can get myself on track to do it.))
"Right." Zeke moved on with visible reluctance, though he knew she was right. After all, he couldn't fight here, without his suit or mask. He'd give away his identity, and that would be a big slip-up. He still had a firm– yet gentle– grasp on Evelyn's hand, his fingers intertwined with hers as they moved along.
”You’ll get him soon. Don’t worry—“ Evelyn said to her… well, might as well call Zeke her boyfriend now. She looked around the place curiously, looking for potential threats if anything. She was glad that she didn’t recognize anyone other than Lancelot so that’s a plus… and still… she was concerned as to what he was talking about on the phone and who he was even talking to.
She didn’t remember what secret crime he had commit, but she remembered him committing… something.
Zeke frowned a little, but he didn't argue. She was right, after all. They'd get him eventually. Just not here. Not now. "Alright. Let's get out of here, then. The longer I look at him, the more I hate him," he said dully. "Where should we go next?" He didn't even question the fact that he'd said we, or the fact that he had no real intentions on them parting ways anytime soon.
(And I thought Evelyn would never get to see the light of day again XD)
Lynn turned to Zeke a bit, her face red from the subtle note Zeke gave. She was happy that they were one singular entity now. Or at least, she’d hoped so. Yeah, that was beside the fact.
”You wanna go to the park?” she asked, her innocent grin shined softly into Zeke’s eyes.
(I CANNOT ABANDON OUR BABIES.)
Zeke couldn't help but smile faintly. She was so pure. So innocent. So beautiful.
And yet… so utterly chaotic and capable of destroying people without batting an eye.
It was attractive, to say the least. Though Zeke wasn't quite ready to say that bit out loud yet, and he thanked God there were no telepaths around, or he'd probably turn eight different shades of red and have to go hide out in a bathroom for awhile to recover.
"Sure," he said finally. "I'd like that."
(THANK YOU.)
Lynn gave a cheerful smile.
”Cool, let’s go~!” the rogue pulled the villain in disguise along with her as they motioned downstairs and towards the exit. It was hard to not notice how happy the girl had been since Nightmare said he’d come along. Her positivity was something too hard even for Zeke to push aside. As they would exit, she turned to Zeke one more time. Looking up at him, she pressed her head against his arm before fully clinging onto his arm.
”Mine,” she gave with a teasing tone followed by an equally teasing giggle.
(HOW HAVE YOU BEEN)
Zeke's face reddened, and he wasn't sure whether it was because she had now claimed him as her own or because he liked being claimed as hers. This never would've been accepted a few days ago, and yet… somehow he was fully embracing it now. What had she done to him? How had she managed to make her way into his heart? He didn't even want to acknowledge the fact that he had one 48 hours ago, much less let a bubbly little chaotic girl own it. And yet here he was. He wasn't going to complain too much, though, because there wasn't anything to be done about it, and he was enjoying it far too much.
She owned his heart, and it was clear to him that there would be no revoking it from her possession anytime soon.
(I’VE BEEN GREAT, THANK YOU. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? oh wait, you’ve been partially deceased, I forgot XD)
Lynn noticed the change in Zeke’s expression. She couldn’t help but smile at it. To think that she’d been able to make such a ‘heartless’ person feel such warmth within the period of around two days and still being able to make him realize that his heart may be closer than he might’ve expected, that was a goal she succeeded in doing. At least, that was what she’ll keep telling herself.
(ALSO, CAN WE DO A TIME SKIP? I REALLY WANNA DO THE HEROES’ RANKING THINGY XD)
((Yes yes timeskip. Do you mind to do it? AND YES I WANNA DO IT TOO HNNNGG))
(I DON’T MIND—)
It was a peaceful night that had ensued; no chaos, no worries. Like last time, Lynn had invited Zeke to rest in her “spare” room. The only difference this time being that one of her cats, namely Kao, had came into the room and slept on top of Zeke. It seemed like the cats were comfortable around Nightmare now as well. The room was quiet… even though it was already morning time…
The door flew open as the white cat jumped down from Zeke’s body out of shock.
”Good morningggggggggggg~~~~!!!” Evelyn stated excitedly, jumping atop Zeke and hugging him. She snuggled against him, looking at him, again, with a warm grin on her face.
(I HAVE MISSED YOU FRIEND)
Zeke probably should've expected as much, but he wasn't much more prepared for this than he was yesterday morning. And this time, he had almost been in a light sleep, so he jolted "awake" with a start and nearly had a heart-attack the second she flung open the door.
Seriously. This girl was going to be the death of him.
But he was oddly okay with that.
He grunted a little as she hug-tackled him in bed, but despite the fact he was blushing furiously, he smiled a little and actually wrapped his arms loosely around her shoulders this time and gave her a hug. She earned that, at least, with all of her enthusiasm. "Morning."
