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- >It was a time consuming drive but you finally made it to the mall
- >You found a space to park and walked to the entrance with girls
- >You walked in and was presented with a board displaying a map of the entire mall
- "Okay, so we are here and the food court is near the center of whole building."
- >"Where is the nearest clothes shop?"
- >Adagio really wanted those bathing suits
- "It says there's one along the way to the food court."
- >"Perfect. We'll shop for the clothes first then continue to the food court."
- >"Aww man."
- >Sonata didn't sound too thrilled
- >You all began walking past all the other stores
- >Some sold electronics, books, toys, until finally arriving at the first clothes store
- >The girls ran in there and started to look through all the shelves and racks
- >You chose to stay near the entrance and wait for them to finish
- >It didn't take long but Aria was the first to make a selection
- >You saw she had a few different articles on hand
- "That's everything you're gonna get?"
- >"Yeah, I just chose what fits and looks okay."
- >Guess she wasn't too heavy on worrying about what she was wearing
- >The other two seemed to be taking quite a while though
- >"You mind if we go looking around the other shops while they finished?"
- >You were a little shocked at this request of hers
- >'She' wants to spend time with 'you'?
- >'Alone'?
- "Sure."
- >You went over to the cashier and payed for Aria's clothes then both of you went exploring the other shops
- >You ended up following close behind her as she walked around inside the nearby shops
- >You weren't doing much browsing
- >You mainly stayed close as she looked around
- >She had a fair expression on the entire time
- >Not grumpy nor happy
- >You weren't doing or thinking about anything but the warmth started growing inside you
- >You came to the electronic shop and they also sold phones here
- >You thought of the idea of buying one for them
- >At least one of those prepaid ones
- >This way they can call you if they need you for anything
- >Aria continued to look around while you rung up the phones
- >You completed the purchase and whatnot and walked over to Aria
- "Here."
- >You hand her the phone
- >"What's this for?"
- "In case you need me for anything or stuff."
- >She replied with such sarcasm
- >"Yeah, I'll be sure to call you next time I need someone to grope me without permission."
- >She still doesn't seem to accept it was just an accident
- >She kept the phone though so that made you feel glad
- >You already put your number into Aria's phone so you started putting it in the other two as you both made your way back to the clothes shop
- >Sonata was near the entrance waving at you two
- >"Why'd you guys leave? You didn't get to see us try our clothes?"
- "Sorry, we wanted to have a look around while you two got done picking something out."
- >"Well come on, I want to go eat already."
- >You chuckled and followed her with Aria back into the shop
- >Inside the shop you see Adagio standing next to the cashier with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face
- >Maybe she was upset you left
- >Normally her reaction would cause the chill to return but you remained unaffected
- >You hear Aria huff before brushing past you
- >Now the chill did come but why from her
- >The first thing that popped into your head was to pay for the clothes
- "Oh right, right. Sorry about that."
- >You walk over to Adagio and see a pile of clothes sitting on the counter between her and the cashier
- "I'll pay for those."
- >The cashier gave a puzzled expression
- >The chill faded as you handed her your credit card
- >Her expression changed to a 'whatever' and completed your purchase
- >She bags the clothes and hands them to you
- >You were about to hand each of them their bag but a rising chill made you decide against it
- >You held onto Sonata and Adagio's bags as all four walked out of the shop
- >You followed behind the three of them as you headed to the food court
- >You look towards Aria and notice she's been holding her own bag the entire time
- >There was no chill but you still felt bad you didn't hold it for her before you left to explore the other shops
- >The lack of a chill left you with the next decision
- >You scurry close to Aria's side
- "You want me to hold your bag?"
- >"What!?"
- >Her reaction was not the one you imagined
- "Your bag. You want me to hold it for you?"
- >You point to the bag in her hand
- >"Oh 'bag'. I thought you said . . ."
- >She turned red and immediately stopped her thought
- >What did she think you said?
- >She began raising the bag towards your outstretched palm
- >She gives a quick glance at the other two girls behind your shoulders before moving the bag to her other hand
- >"No thanks. I can carry it myself. I'm not some prissy little princess who needs a slave to do things for her."
- >You weren't insulted when she called you a 'slave' but felt put down by her response
- "Oh, okay. Sure, I was just wondering . . ."
- >"I don't need you to do things for me unless I ask you to, okay?"
- >You nod and fall back behind them again
- >You should be upset but that conversation created a warmth inside you
- >Reaching the food court, Sonata dashes for the nearest vendor
- >You and the other two find a table to sit at
- >Adagio takes up nearly a whole bench as she lifts her legs onto it
- >You sit on the other side placing the bags down on the table
- >Aria sets her bag on top of the others and sits on the side you're on aswell
- >The three of you sit there while Sonata blurs past each food place
- >Looking at the bags you remember the phones you bought
- >You reach in and grab the two remaining phones out
- "Adagio, I got these for you guys so you can call me if you need anything. My number is already inside."
- >You stand up and walk around the table to Adagio's side and hand her the phone
- >She takes it and immediately starts texting in it
- >She puts it away and looks at you with a smug look waiting for your response
- >You feel your phone vibrate in your pocket and proceed to pull it out
- >You open the message and read it in your head
- >'You'll feel me vibrate for you whenever I want now ;p'
- >You got a shiver and slowly backed away to your seat
- >You didn't realize but you sat down a few inches closer to Aria
- >You placed the other phone down across from you for Sonata, assuming Adagio will put her legs down so she can sit
- >You put your phone away, leaving vibrations on, and waited for Sonata to come back
- >It didn't take long
- >She rushed down next to Aria, forcing her to move closer to you
- >Aria gave her a grouchy face
- >"You, guys! There is sooo much food here. I can't decide what I want first!"
- "First? We're only getting one meal."
- >"Awww."
- >Sonata put on a frown
- >Adagio brings her legs down and reaches for the phone you set down
- >"Sonata, catch!"
- >She slides it down, almost towards Aria
- >Sonata reacts with almost cat like reflexes and moves in for the phone
- >She forces Aria to bump right next you as she grabs it
- >She had a shocked expression while you had a clueless one
- >You notice her burning cheeks and immediately get up from your seat
- "So what do you girls want to eat!"
- >You shouldn't have done that
- >A deep chill started to grow
- >You thought she was uncomfortable and that getting up was the right thing to do
- >You thought of sitting back down but that made the chill worse
- >You couldn't take back your action
- >Adagio and Sonata immediately stand up and walk you away to order food
- >Few seconds pass before Aria snaps out of her shock and follows behind
- >They stop you a few feet away from the counter
- >Adagio leaves you and heads back to Aria while Sonata starts ordering
- >They were whispering to each other while facing away from you
- >You tried to listen before a hand on your chin turned you to face the counter
- >This action seemed somewhat odd coming from Sonata
- >You'd assume she would just grab your arm and throw you to the cashier
- >You forget about the whispering and follow Sonata to buy the the food
- >You pay and turn to see that the other two had gone
- "Where are the others?"
- >"Hm, I don't know. Maybe they went to the restroom, which reminds me, I should go too."
- >She skips away and leaves you waiting for your order to be done
- >As she turns a corner, you start thinking about the chill you got
- >Usually these chills come when an action you do would be negative towards any of them
- >Seeing Aria's reaction made you think standing up would be positive but was not
- >. . .
- >'She wanted me to stay next to her?'
- >If someone could hear your heart they would hear it implode into itself then release into thousands of shards of glass that tear into your lungs
- >You were taking in large gasps of air as you could feel yourself drowning in the thought of seeing them upset with your actions
- >Aria displayed a very tough exterior but if you managed to break her down to tears . . .
- >Now images of Aria crying poured in
- >You clenched your chest for fear of your heart falling out as it grew heavy with your souring blood
- >You were in full control when you decided to stand up
- >You were the one who moved away from her
- >You were the one who brought this unsettling feeling to yourself
- >You were disgusted with yourself
- >You began thinking of the warmth you felt while walking with her earlier and how you'll never feel it again
- >There was a tugging in your mind felt across your forehead
- >Your legs weren't running after her so your brain planned on doing it itself
- >You closed your eyes and covered your ears to seal any exits
- >You could hear nor see nothing
- >Most of your brain was still trying to chase after her but this darkness let you hear a second thought
- >A different thought
- >It felt strange, almost alien, and it wasn't moving with the rest
- >It lay at the back of your mind and was holding back the rest
- >'Escape while they are gone'
- >'Escape?'
- >'From who?'
- >You tried reassuring yourself that you were with them willingly
- >You were only here to help them
- >To keep them safe
- >To make them happy
- >Their happiness was important to you
- >But they didn't seem happy right now
- >"Sir? Your order is done."
- >You open your eyes to see one of your hands gripped onto your opposite wrist
- >You didn't realize your hands had moved down from your head
- >"Sir?"
- >You spin around to face the cashier who was waiting with your food
- >Your mind went silent as you slowly moved over to pick up the food then turned to walk back to the table
- >You set the food down then sat back where you previously were
- >You set all of their meals in their seats then waited patiently for their return
- >You stared at the empty seats before looking down at your meal
- >You hungered but not for food
- >You wanted their affections
- >Their approval
- >Their forgiveness
- >You return focus to your plate and see a drop of blood
- >You bring a finger up to your nose and see it's bleeding
- >'Don't lose yourself. Escape!'
- >It was that foreign part of your mind speaking on its own
- >'Their grip is weakened. Escape!'
- >You grab a napkin and wipe the blood away
- "I don't want to leave them."
- >'Don't fall for them again!'
- >This voice was slowly fading
- >Your ears perk up as the sound of chanting began to grow behind you
- >You don't turn as you hear it get closer to you
- >You feel like smiling
- >The sight of Sonata and Adagio walking past your table made your heart come alive
- >They continue to walk to the other end of the court
- >You feel a hand rest on your shoulder and another one is immediately brought up to your chin
- >Both force your body to turn in your seat where you are greeted with Aria's face
- >You see her give a worried glance at the other two who haven't turned to face the table yet
- >She moves both her hands to your head and brings your lips up to hers
- >Your heart skips a beat
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