I look up and sigh. "Why are you here, Blaze? What part of banished do you not understand?"
"The... um... plane left without me." I shrug.
I say to the guard. "Lock him up. I'll figure something out in the meantime."
"Wait! No! This has to be some sort of misunderstanding!" Growing irritated, I yell, "**** you, Mace. I will ****ing kill you and everyone you care about."
"What about her?"
"I... I thought you weren't coming back. I thought you died. So we started to love each other... Anku, please forgive me." I cry into her shoulder.
I run my hands through my hair, growing frustrated. I need fresh air. I walk out of my office and walk to the garden. I sit down on the bench to relax.
I sit in the cell. "Why'd you do that?" I look up, realizing the guard is female. I quickly say, "You're kinda cute in this type of light." I add with a wink, "I wonder how much prettier you would look under natural light."
"Oh!" I blush, having forgotten her mind-reading abilities. "Well, I guess we should go, since it's pretty late... Whatever you want to do." I say, hugging her close again.
I sigh. "As much as I'd love to stay, I kinda want to know how the others are doing." I add reassuringly, "Don't worry. We can go to bed early." I wink.
- - - Post Merge - - -
I mutter, "Why? Is it my tattoos? I promise I'm not bad. I'm more of an acquired taste." I wink suggestively.
Taking my notepad out of my pocket, I start to draw a few of the roses I see around me. This is nice... Taking a break... Fresh air... I sigh with content.
I look up from my sketch to see Sai. She looks upset... should I go? Yes.
I close my notepad and carry it with me as I walk over to her bench. I sit down next to her and ask, concerned, "Are you okay? Wait. That's a dumb question. Let me start over. What happened?"
"Oh, okay..." I release her from the hug and get out of bed. "Let's go find the others then." I smile. "I should get changed first, though..." I think for a second. "...Hey, uh... Are you fine with sharing a room? I don't want to feel like I'm intruding or anything..." I blush slightly.