A Burning Desire
Tap. Tap. Tap.
“Mmpf.”
Taptaptaptaptaptap-
“Urgh-What the FUCK do you want?“ Giovanni cried out in annoyance, leaping from his sheets. His eyes were still caked with sleep and unable to see what the source of the tapping on his nightstand was.
“Sorry boss!” He heard Archie say as he was rubbing his eyes. “I got up earlier than ya, so I figured to let a few members of my team out for a bit before ya woke up. And look! They didn’t make a single mess!”
Of course… The former mob boss grumbled to himself in his mind. Archie, you’re a great guy and all… but WHY do you have to be a morning person?
“It’s fine,” Giovanni replied curtly, voice still sleepy. “I’m going get ready for the day.” He huffed and got up from his bed, glancing over to find the source of the unwanted tapping from before.
Archie sat on the floor with his Crawdaunt, scratching its chin as he cooed to it. The pirate was already dressed for the day, now wearing his normal attire and blue bandana.
How is he up and ready this early? Giovanni grudgingly grabbed the items he needed to get ready for the day and locked himself in the bathroom.
Every once in a while when he was in the shower he could hear the boisterous laughter of Archie, who was probably still playing with his Pokémon back in the room.
Well at least it’s better than hearing him and Maxie scream at each other so early in the morning… He confessed to himself as he lathered up and rinsed out his hair.
He got out and hurriedly slicked back his hair, feeling a bit more awake after the shower he had taken. He looked at himself deeply in the mirror, his tawny eyes locked with their counterparts.
Arceus, he needed a little change with his hair. He used to change it up every now and again. Back in his “rebellious teenager days” he even had a ponytail! How long has it been slicked back like this? 20 years?
Admitting that made him feel older than dirt, not that there was anything wrong with being as old as dirt, as dirt is a wonderful thing for the planet, but-
Oh what the hell? Should he make a change?
“Fuck it.” He replied, and grabbed a few small strands from the front of his hairline.
He inhaled as he grabbed the scissors that were deep within the drawer of his vanity and positioned them to snip.
This isn’t going to look right is it? Oh well!
Snip!
The strands were now shorter and laid gently on his forehead. Giovanni stepped back and gave it a good gander in the mirror.
Well… I certainly do look… younger now… He thought. I think I can get used to this!
He hurriedly got dressed in his normal suit, put on his cologne, and stepped out from the bathroom. He smiled to himself as he checked the time.
“Boss… I don’t wanna be rude, but… I think ya missed a few strands when ya were combing yer hair.”
“Huh? No! I decided to do something different for a change! I’ve had my hair slicked back for nearly 20 years now!” He posed in front of the former Team Aqua leader. “Makes me look a bit younger don’t you think?”
Archie cocked his head and squinted his eyes in response. “Suppose it does!” He let out another laugh and continued. “Guess it’ll just take some time to get used to, huh?”
Giovanni smiled in return. “I guess.”
Archie sprang up from the ground and grabbed his things. “Reckon we head down right now! I’m sure Maxie’s calmed down by now and I can put my stuff back in our room.” He stretched a bit and looked back at Giovanni. “Ya ready boss?”
Giovanni replied with a nod and headed out alongside Archie. They stopped near the Magma leader’s room and waited patiently as Archie swiftly knocked on the door.
A glaring, disheveled red-head poked out from the door, eyes narrowing as they took in the sight of the pirate. “Oh, it’s you. What do you want?”
“I just wanted to put my stuff back.” Stated Archie, acting like it was the most obvious thing in the room right now.
“Fine.” He huffed and opened the door further, allowing the darker man inside.
Giovanni watched as Archie strode in before the sound of Maxie’s voice made him turn his head.
“Did that buffoon bunk with you last night? I would like to apologize to you on my behalf, it was probably the worst sleep you ever got. He probably had his Mightyena drag you out of bed at the crack of dawn, judging by your uncombed hair.”
Giovanni jumped back, slightly offended by the red-head’s words. “My hair isn’t uncombed! I’m just trying out something new thank you very much!” Is my hair really this bad looking?
“Hm, I see.” Maxie replied, cleaning his glasses on his… childish pajama top.
Oh how he wanted to make a jab at the former Magma leader’s pajama choice. The grown man was wearing Camerupt-printed pjs for Mew’s sake! And HE wanted to critique his hair? Giovanni swallowed and resisted the urge, he couldn’t have any enemies at this place!
“And it actually wasn’t that bad, bunking with Archie. We had a good talk.” He smiled at the glasses-clad man, watching as he scrunched up his face in response.
“Hmph.” Maxie grunted in return, turning his head as he saw the Aqua leader stride out from their room.
“Looks like ya need to brush yer hair Max!” Archie replied as he leaned in the doorway. “Don’t tell me ya just woke up!”
“I was in the middle of getting ready for the day before you two interrupted me,” He huffed, arms crossed as he tilted his chin up. “And don’t call me “Max,” it’s unprofessional.”
“Since when have you cared about being professional, Mr. “I- told-the-ocean-to-go-fuck-itself-during-our-first-meeting?” Don’t think I forgot about that!” The dark-skinned man put his hands on his hips before giving the red-head a playful boop on the nose.
“ARCHIBALD! YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN FRONT OF THE BOSS!”
“Hey! He said he’s not even the boss anymore, and-“ He started until the realization hit him “D-did you just call me “Archibald?” Only my mother can call me that and you know it!”
“Well, since you resorted to calling me unprofessional pet names in front of everyone, I decided that it’s only logical and fair to call you something that you don’t like in return!”
“Calling ya “Max” is very much different than you calling me my full name ya know! It ain’t even a pet name! Unless you want me to call you by YOUR full name-“
“Don’t you DARE-“
Lord Arceus, Giovanni couldn’t believe THIS was how he was spending his morning. Watching a grown man in Camerupt-printed pajamas argue with his ex who still thinks that he can be a pirate.
What choice did I make in my life that lead up to this moment? He paused for a moment to think. Oh yeah… the interdimensional travel part…
The two continued to bicker back and forth with each other, blissfully unaware that their former boss was still standing right in front of them and listening to every word.
“I should broadcast it everywhere, if I knew how to do that…” Archie teased, giggling to himself as Maxie started to lose his cool even more than he already was.
“If you do that… I’ll have no choice but to do the same! You know how embarrassing those names are!” He started to rub his temples at a rapid pace as he lamented, “Oh why couldn’t our parents name us something normal?”
“Beats me, Maximillian.” Archie replied, toothy smirk plastered on his face as he said it.
“GAH!” Maxie almost lunged at the taller man, who was boisterously laughing at his reaction.
Oh how he didn’t miss this. “Uh… I’m going to go get myself a coffee from the dining area…” Giovanni politely interrupted. “Would you two like some?”
The two members both stopped their play-fighting to answer Giovanni’s question.
“Sure!” Archie happily replied, still grabbing Maxie’s thin wrist.
“I take mine black.” Maxie replied, his free hand trying its best to grab Archie’s wrist as well.
“Noted. I’ll uh… leave you two to what you were doing…” He awkwardly replied. Arceus he felt invasive right now, even more so after remembering what Archie had told him last night.
He hurriedly shuffled to the dining area as dignifiedly as he could, he needed a cup of coffee after all of that.
As he arrived, he peeked his head in to see Lysandre already at the bar, absent-mindedly stirring at his own cup of coffee while his head rested on top of his fist. The aroma of freshly-made coffee wafted through the air as Giovanni made his way towards the pot.
“Ah, good morning Giovanni.” Lysandre purred, lifting his head up from his fist and smiling slightly. “Didn’t know you were a coffee person.”
“Eh, every once in a while.” Giovanni replied, grabbing the only clean mug available. Nobody ever bothered to do the dishes here. “I’m going to need it today after last night.”
“Oh?” Lysandre perked up, bringing his cup to his lips. “Would you care to tell me?”
Geez, I didn’t know Lysandre was such a gossiper THIS early in the morning… “Well, to put it shortly, Archie and Maxie got into some big fight over a rock collection or something, and Archie got kicked out. So he decided to bunk with me for the night.”
“He bunked with YOU? Hah!” Lysandre chuckled a bit and brought his cup down. “Didn’t think Archie would be interested in a man like you, though he does seem to like them on the shorter side I have noticed…”
Giovanni practically spit his coffee out like a Hydro Pump in response. “N-not like that! Besides… he’s too much of a morning person for me.”
“Not a morning person?” Lysandre questioned. “I’m not either actually. Probably why I love coffee so much. I actually used to own a café back in Kalos!” He stated matter-of-factly. “Though it’s probably torn down by now…”
“A café huh? I didn’t know you were so passionate about things like that.”
“Oh I am! I’d love to go back and run it again… I loved making everyone’s orders… and when we closed up me and Augustine would sit and talk at the bar for hours… Maybe when this is all finished I could go back there? I’d have to rename it though… and get rid of that secret lab…” He ran his finger around the edge of his cup as he trailed off.
“Secret lab?! Under your café? Well it’s no wonder it’s gonna get torn down! Arceus, I’m surprised a customer didn’t accidentally discover if one day.”
“Well excuse me, monsieur, but I don’t tell you how to run your evil operations!” He jammed his long, boney finger towards Giovanni’s direction. “And if I do recall correctly, you also had some sort of secret lab with a ridiculously easy entryway! So hah!” He returned to his coffee cup, smiling a bit as he already came to the conclusion that he had won the “argument.”
“Tch, you’re right about not being a morning person alright.” Giovanni replied as he went to take a sip from his cup. He barely even registered Lysandre’s “Tch” as the coffee hit his tastebuds.
Good Mew this was DELICIOUS.
“Did you make this? This is the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had!” Giovanni exclaimed. It felt as if he had unlocked a new treasure in a video game. No wonder Lysandre is so rich! If I knew about this stuff earlier I’d be buying the whole stock!
“Ah I did, I did!” Lysandre purred back, grinning wide. “You liked it? The trick to a good cup of coffee is having the perfect blend of beans and water. And other spices and such if you want, but that’s after you make the pot of course.”
“I see.” Giovanni took another sip while barely listening to the taller man’s ramblings. “Perhaps when this is all said and done with I’ll visit your café one day.”
“Oh that would be most exquisite! I’d love to have you and Cyrus come and meet Augustine some day.”
AND Cyrus? “I’d like that too.” He replied. He gazed into his cup and pondered to himself.
Would Cyrus even want to travel to Kalos one day with me? I guess he maybe would if Lysandre was involved... He glanced towards the flame-haired man, watching as he got up to pour himself another cup.
“Another cup?” Shit. He didn’t mean to say that so loud.
Lysandre chuckled in response and corrected him. “My third cup actually, sometimes it can take a lot to get me in a good mood so early in the morning. I don’t mind it though, it sets my mind at ease…”
Giovanni chuckled lightly in response and sighed. Here goes nothing…
“I’ve, been meaning to ask you something.”
“Oh?” Lysandre puzzledly looked up, still holding onto the pot.
“How did you and Cy-“
CRASH!
“Oh merde-“
“EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!”
The sudden crash in the entryway of the dining area startled the both of them, causing them to leap nearly five feet in the air. The crash had started them so much that Lysandre loosened his grip on the handle of the pot of coffee… and spilled it everywhere…on a certain someone’s crotch…
Giovanni’s crotch was on fucking FIRE. And NOT in the good way either.
The only thing he could think to do was SCREAM. Scream like his life depended on it. He didn’t even care that he sounded like a Jigglypuff trying to sing the high note on Mariah Carey’s smash hit “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The pain was too much!
“Merde-merde, I’m so, so sorry Giovanni!” Lysandre cried, trying his best to wipe up the excess liquid still dripping off of a still-screaming Giovanni’s pants.
This is how I die… Giovanni pitifully thought. I die because of 3rd degree crotch-burns while my crush’s best friend tries his best to wipe his spilt coffee off of me. What a way to go Giovanni, what a way to go.
The source of the crash, Archie and Maxie, (who would’ve thought!) stopped dead in their tracks as soon as they heard their former boss scream like a baby. They ogled at their former team mate as he tried his hardest to help him.
“Don’t just stand there!” Lysandre suddenly barked, causing the two to jump. “Get somebody! Grab a burn heal or something! For the love of Xerneas just don’t gawk at him!”
“D-do burn heals even work on humans?” Maxie stuttered out, still surprised by the sudden commands of the former Team Flare leader. He was never this commanding before!
“Well, now’s the time to find out! Come on Max let’s go and get Colress! I’m sure he has something that can help!” Archie exclaimed as he grabbed Maxie’s wrist and pulled him towards the doorway.
“N-no! We can’t just, ask Colress if he has something! Knowing him he probably has some fucked-up invention that he wants to try out!”
“And it’ll be the perfect time for him to try it out! Now come on!” Archie pulled on the poor red-head’s arm once again, jerking him off his feet and down the hall in compliance.
Giovanni finally stopped his screaming and looked down at himself. Arceus, his throat burned almost as much as he did.
At this point, Lysandre had now stopped his pitiful excuse of trying to clean up the older man’s pants and decided to clean the floor instead, mumbling to himself at how filthy the tile floor was.
Giovanni focused on his breathing as he waited for someone to appear. The burn didn’t sting as bad now, but it was still persistent. He hoped and prayed to Mew with all his heart that burn heals somehow worked on humans.
“Giovanni, are you alright?”
Giovanni nearly jumped out of his skin, crying out in response as the sudden movement made his burn sting again. The icy blue eyes that had just appeared in front of him barely widened at his display.
“Are you alright?” His cool voice reiterated, face not faltering as he continued his questioning. “What happened? I heard a commotion and then a very loud scream.”
“Oh, good morning Cyrus, didn’t see you there.” Lysandre said, still on his hands and knees as he continued cleaning the coffee mess up. “Archie and Maxie decided to barge right in here, as they normally do, and made me spill this pot of coffee all over poor Giovanni!”
Giovanni noticed the former Galactic leader’s eyes widen as a flash of worry fell on his face for a split second. He tried to take the sight in before Cyrus compiled himself and continued.
“Was the coffee hot? You did not burn yourself did you? Allow me to check, my Houndoom used to burn me sometimes, so I understand what it is like. I can even tell what type of burn it is, if you would like to hear.”
Giovanni felt his face burn up almost as much as his crotch. “T-thank you Cyrus, but you don’t have to look! It-it’s mostly on my legs, I’ll be fine!”
“Even if it is only your legs, it can still cause issues in the future. Especially if it is a 3rd degree burn. By using the rule of 9’s, if one leg is burned, 9% of your body mass is burned and you will need lots of fluids. Though I do not suspect it is a 3rd degree burn as your clothes are still intact and you are still in pain. Did you know that 3rd degree burns do not hurt? It is because your nerves are burnt and damaged so much that they cannot send messages to the brain anymore. Thus, you are not able to feel pain.”
Giovanni just blinked in response. Even Lysandre sat up and listened to the smaller man speak. Who knew that Cyrus was so knowledgeable about this kind of stuff? And why the hell did he think now was the best time to lecture on it!? Still! As much as he would love to hear more, he had to get a burn heal or something! Giovanni was over the moon that Cyrus actually wanted to help him, but there was probably nothing he could do.
“I am going to look, though I am sure it is only a 1st degree burn.” Cyrus continued, his boney hand reaching towards Giovanni’s pants.
“C-Cyrus, you don’t have to check! Archie and Maxie went to go get someone-“
“Oh? I did not notice that you were burned there too. That would be 1% of total body mass burned if it were more serious.” Cyrus said to himself, his eyes glancing over the still wet spot that was present on his crotch.
Giovanni felt the unwelcoming sense of shame wash over him. This could NOT be happening right now! ESPECIALLY in front of Lysandre! Giovanni shot daggers at the bearded man, who was starting to snicker to himself on the floor as he watched it all go down.
“Do you mind if I pull these down?” Cyrus prompted, still blissfully unaware of how awkward this whole situation was.
At this point Giovanni was frantic. “I-I don’t think-“
“Hey boss! We got someone!” Archie boomed as both him and Maxie walked in the dining area again, purple hair trailing behind them.
Thank ARCEUS someone came! And Miss Wicke no doubt! Though he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed about the whole situation…
Cyrus looked up and retreated his hand. He still crouched down near Giovanni as he watched the trio make their way towards them.
“Oh dear!” Wicke cried, hand flying up to her mouth as she saw the scene. “Giovanni are you alright? The only thing I could make out from what Archie and Maxie said was that you burned yourself!”
“Y-yeah I did, you don’t need to worry about it though! I’ll be ok!”
“No, don’t say that! It was entirely my fault! Those two decided to crash in here so early in the morning and made me spill my coffee all over him!” Lysandre stated, his finger accusingly pointing towards the Aqua and Magma leaders.
“Hey! I didn’t realize you were in there!” Archie yelled back. “And while holding a pot of coffee no doubt!”
“Wait a minute-how is this MY fault?” Maxie offendedly gasped, his face scrunched up in both confusion and disbelief. “I, The Great Maxie, would never just BARGE into a room! It was this buffoon’s fault for dragging me in here with him!” He pointed his finger towards the pirate, who then yelled in response.
“You’re the one who wanted in here so bad! “Where’s my coffee? Where’s my coffee? Giovanni is simply taking too long!” Ya practically MADE me drag ya in here!” He rebutted, his voice mocking the the red-head as he quoted him.
“YOU were the one who dragged me in here and crashed into the wall! This would’ve never happened if you would just follow me here, but you don’t! You never listen to what I have to say!”
“GUYS. Now is NOT the time for that!” Wicke snapped, her arms now crossed as she scored the two men.
Both Archie and Maxie uttered a shameful “Sorry Miss Wicke…” as soon as Wicke had yelled at them, their heads dropping in shame.
“Now then!” She reached into her pocket and pulled out a Pokéball. “Alright Audino, it’s time for you to shine!”
A cute, pink creature came out from the ball, blinking a bit and looking around at its surroundings.
“Audino?”
“Alright Audino, poor Mr. Giovanni here accidentally got burned just a bit ago, do you think you can use Heal Pulse and heal him?” Wicke softly asked, crouching down to the Audino’s eye level as she talked to it.
“Dino!” It cheerfully replied, waving its tiny arm in a salute before turning around and facing the mob boss.
A bright, pale green light illuminated from the tiny paws of the Audino as it closed its eyes and concentrated. All the other members watched in awe, their jaws dropping open as the light became brighter and brighter, casting a green aura all around the room.
Instant relief washed over Giovanni’s body as the pulse went directly over his burn. Who would’ve known that the move Heal Pulse worked on humans!
With one last flash of light, a final pulse went throughout the room once more, causing everyone to close their eyes and relax in response.
The room was silent for a few seconds until the Audino opened its eyes. “Audino? Audino!” The pink creature stopped as the light faded away and clapped its hands in excitement. Wicke cried out in pride and bent down to tightly hug her Pokémon.
“Oh Audino you did it! I told you that you would get the hang of it soon!” She nuzzled against the soft fur of the Audino as it happily chirped.
“Miss Wicke you’re a miracle worker!” Archie blurted, eyes wide in awe. “I’ve never seen a Pokémon use Heal Pulse on a human before!”
“Yes, quite a spectacle!” Maxie replied, adjusting his glasses.
“Oh, it was really nothing!” Wicke abashedly exclaimed, cheeks turning a dusty pink. “I’ve been trying to train Audino to help injured Pokémon in our rehabilitation program for a few weeks, but it would always break its focus… until now!”
The Audino looked up at Wicke and made grabby hands toward her as the rest of the group still looked in amazement.
“That is quite impressive,” Cyrus pondered aloud before turning back to Giovanni. “Giovanni, how do you feel?”
“Yeah boss how do ya feel? Probably like a million pokédollars I bet!”
“Did it work?”
Giovanni snapped out of his trance as he heard the clammer of the other members and went to feel his burn.
No stinging… no burning… no searing pain that was so bad he wanted to chuck himself off of Mt. Coronet… Nope, nada! He didn’t even feel sore!
“I-I feel fantastic!” He even looked down his pants to see no red marks or blisters. “It’s like I was never even burned at all! Miss Wicke that’s incredible! You too Audino!”
Audino grinned to itself at the sound of more praise. Wicke smiled along side it. “I’m glad!” She exhaled. “Now that that is all settled, I can bring you all to where we were supposed to go this morning!”
“Huh?” Maxie replied. “Where were we supposed to go? I’ve barely brushed my hair…”
“Ya always take forever brushing yer hair though…” Archie rebutted with his hands on his hips.
“At least I actually ATTEMPT to make myself look presentable you greasy-“
“Hey! Who you calling “greasy” there Max, I actually bathe myself everyday while you-“
“Xerneas, they are JUST like an old married couple…” Lysandre grumbled to himself, his face in his palm as he watched the two men bicker.
“MARRIED!?” They both screamed in unison, faces turning as red as a shiny Gyarados upon hearing Lysandre’s comparison.
“Well then,” Wicke started as she smirked a bit. “I’ll give you all some time to clean up and compose yourselves before I start anything,” She retrieved her Audino back into its ball as she began to leave. “I’ll notify everyone when its time to come down! I’ve got an announcement and an activity planned for you all!”
Activity?! The group all perked up upon hearing the word. Now this was interesting…
“Let’s continue this somewhere else,” Archie devilishly grinned towards Maxie, who was grinning equally as much.
“Let’s!”
They continued their bickering and finger pointing as they went out the doorway, causing Lysandre to sigh and chuckle a bit to himself.
“I don’t even think me and Augustine fought that much…”
“I do not understand why they still hang around each other after all the arguments they have…” Cyrus perplexedly stated. “I hate the strife…”
“Well Cyrus, there’s this crazy little thing called love…” Lysandre replied, hand on his hip as he talked.
Cyrus merely scoffed at the reply, much to Giovanni’s dismay…
Oh well. He huffed as he lifted himself up off the ground, grimacing a bit as his back popped in defiance.
“I am glad that you are alright, Giovanni.” Cyrus stated as he watched the older man get up. “I am very impressed with that Audino’s ability as well… I did not know that Heal Pulse can work on humans… I wonder if Miss Wicke will try to research it more?”
“Isn’t it fantastique? Pokémon are such incredible creatures! I couldn’t imagine living in a world without them…” Lysandre trailed off before continuing. “I would love to study it one day…Can you imagine what good that could do for everyone!”
“Guess I can,” Giovanni said. As much as he was impressed by the Audino’s ability, he wasn’t as interested in it as the other two seemed to be. Though to be fair, he wasn’t much the science-y type. “Suppose I could use one of those! Might help my back…” He joked to them.
Lysandre only gave a kind chuckle while Cyrus did not say anything. Way to kill the mood Giovanni…
“Well… Are you guys ready to go? I’m ready if you two are.” He salvaged.
“We are.” Cyrus replied, looking up and down at the slightly taller man. “Are you ready though Giovanni? A lot just happened…”
“I agree, we can wait for you if you would like!” Replied Lysandre. “Are you sure you’re ready to go? Xerneas knows I’m not ready to deal with those two fools again…”
“Don’t worry about it! I’ll be alright! My pants still sort-of smell like coffee though… but I can deal with it for the rest of the day. Arceus knows I have plenty of other pairs.”
“I quite enjoy the aroma of coffee now.” Cyrus stated, sort-of changing the subject. “I was never one for that sort of thing, but ever since Lysandre brought some with him every time we talked I have come to appreciate it and its scent.”
“Really mon amie?” Lysandre gasped, eyes literally lighting up as he heard the much smaller man’s statement. “I had no idea that you actually liked it so much! And here I was worrying if the smell bothered you every time I brought some…”
The corners of Cyrus’s mouth faintly, just barely, turned up upon hearing Lysandre’s doting response.
Oh, how it just melted Giovanni’s heart into a big puddle of mush. It would probably look like a Muk right now if you took one of those cartoon x-rays that showed both the heart and ribs somehow… but still! Who knew that a smile could affect someone so much?
“I saw that smile, don’t fool me,” Lysandre replied cheekily to Cyrus.
“I never claimed that I was immune to such things as spirit…” He trailed off, the slightest tint of pink feathered against his hollow cheeks.
“I know, I know. Just poking fun…” He replied back before suddenly lighting up. “You know my café, right? How about, when this is all over, you come with me to see it! Almost all I serve is coffee there, and you can even help me with it if you’d like! I would absolutely love to have you meet Augustine as well! I think you two could get along… you both love researching! I bet you could help him!”
Lysandre broke out of his ramble to glance at Giovanni. “Giovanni you’re welcome to join too if you would like! Oh, I wish everyone would just comply and we can get out quicker! There’s so many ideas I need to share with everyone!”
Cyrus gave a rare snicker. “I have not seen you this excited in a while. You usually do not ramble like this often… unless we are talking about our passions together…”
“Yeah!” Giovanni chimed in, though he really had no idea if he was even included in this situation at all. “What’s got you in such a good mood right now? Not even an hour ago you were complaining about the two dolts and how dirty the floor was!”
Lysandre blushed for a slight second before answering. “I’m not sure… I guess it’s that Audino… the possibilities of it all has my head swimming with ideas!”
“Well, we’re glad you’re in a good mood now, hopefully it’ll make this activity a little bearable.”
“Perhaps you are right, though I’m interested in what Miss Wicke has planned for us… I hope it doesn’t turn into a disaster like yesterday…” Lysandre said in a gloomy manner.
“Guess we’ll find out?” Giovanni replied, stepping out the entryway and into the hall. Cyrus nodded in agreement and followed the older man out with Lysandre following closely behind, bending slightly as to not let his poor forehead hit the frame.
Please don’t let this be another disaster… Giovanni pleaded to himself. I’m actually getting along with these two now! If someone here ruins it I swear…
His thoughts trailed off as the trio finally made it to the main room. Giovanni braced himself for whatever disaster was sure to happen.
He won’t let anyone ruin it!