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Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 37 - 3/4 | DATE: October 28th, 2013 [Monday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

"H-hey don't worry it's fine, you don't need to be embarrassed I get what mornings are like. You don't think im-immediately." Adam was obviously trying to comfort the girl, which helped things a little bit. It still didn't change the fact that he had seen her in only her bra and panties. She could die from embarrassment right there. He cleared his throat before speaking again. "Well, I remembered that Hana said something about us trying to work together as partners... ya know, because of the whole Semyaza and Azazel thing, and I was wondering if..." He trailed off and stood there thinking. It seemed like he was remembering something.

"Oh, what a perv!" Joslyn suddenly felt a little violated as she looked at his face.

"Would you shut up already?"

"You wanted to um, train together or something." Adam finally finished saying before taking a bite out of an apple. Training. That's right, she had been training with Leo the past couple of days. She had forgotten about that just now. He was supposed to be training her, though she wasn't exactly looking forward to being worn out again.

"Hey, maybe Razzy might train him with you. You never know, he could want to make everyone more reliable, you know what I mean?"

"I... I guess it's worth a shot..." She said to Azazel. Before speaking, she rubbed her eyes on her sleeve and then looked at Adam. "Well... Y-you see... For the p-past couple o-of days, L-Leo's been training me." The embarrassed girl took a moment to think about what she was gonna say next. "But... M-maybe, if h-he's willing, you can t-train with us."

"There we go, honey. That's the ticket."​

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Joslyn Taylor Jones​

DAY: 37 - 2/4 | DATE: October 28th, 2013 [Monday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy​

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At the sound of knocking at the door, the pale-skinned girl opened her eyes. She yawned as she sat herself up right. As she rubbed her tired eyes, she got out of bed and shuffled over to the door. Without thinking beforehand, she moved to open the door.​

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"No, wait-!" However, before she could acknowledge her, Joslyn had already opened the door partway. Adam was on the other side, waiting.​

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"Oh, g-good morning, Adam..." She spoke with a tired monotone. "How are y-you..." Before too long, she looked down and noticed that she was only in her bra and panties. "A-A-A-AHHHH!" She had forgotten to put on pajamas the night before. It must've slipped her mind after getting out of that soothing bath. With all of the force she could muster, the half-naked girl slammed the door shut.​

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"Oooh, I tried to warn you, honey."​

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"Oh no, oh no oh no oh no. He saw me like that. Oh no no no nooooo~!" Tears started to form in her eyes from the embarrassment. She made her way back to the bed and pulled the blanket over herself tightly.​

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"No, no, no, don't be like this. You need to be strong and brush it off. Things like this happen. Tessa's laughter was almost drowning out what Azazel was saying. "Hey, shut up before I shut you up."​

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"AHAHAHA, Ahah, ahah... Aahhhhh~. Man, that was priceless."​

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"Oh god, no. No no no no no no no. I can't face him after that."​

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"You can do this, honey. I know you can do this. This is something that could happen to anyone. You just need to learn how to brush it off. C'mon, I can help you. Let's go."​

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"No, I can't! That was just... I can't!"​

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"Honey, I'm beginning to lose my patience for this." The tone in Azazel's voice dropped dramatically. "So you're going to get dressed, open that door, and brush it off like nothing happened. Ok?"​

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"But... But!"​

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"O. K. ?" The sound of knuckles cracking could be heard.​

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"O-o-o-o-okay..." The albino, clearly intimidated by the drop in tone and cracking knuckles, reluctantly got out of bed and fished out some clothes to wear.​

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"Good~!" Azazel's voice went back to its usual, cheery sound.​

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After putting on her clothes, she went back to the door and opened it again, slowly. "U-u-umm... So... W-w-wh-what did y-y-you w-wa-want?" Her eyes shifted all over the place as her face flushed red. She looked just about ready to cry at this point.​

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"Alright, that's a start."​

I'm just gonna throw out my guesses because I totally know who all of these people are. Totally.

1. C
2. cstar
3. Midnight Star
4. LaRiA
5. ~Phoenix~

Samuel Riviera​

DAY: 37 - 2/4 | DATE: October 28th, 2013 [Monday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy​

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Hana swallowed nervously and bit down on her lip. She turned away from him. ❝Oh, well, maybe later then. I'm sorry for just barging in here and interrupting your sleep. I just wanted to clarify where the other night left us ...❞ She took a slow, deep breath. ❝Perhaps we should just keep this between us now? Hidden.❞​

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"Yeah, that'd be a good idea."​

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She leaned in to give him a small kiss on the cheek. ❝Pardon my intrusion❞ The red haired girl got up off of the bed to leave.​

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"Yeah... It's alright..." After she left the room, he lay back down on the bed and wondered about their relationship. It was definitely going to be awkward, especially with all of the others around them. He hoped that things would go relatively normal, considering the nature of their existence.​

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"I wouldn't count on things going smoothly"​

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At the sound of the voice, he jumped. He was alone in the room this time, that was for sure. It was just him.​

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"You can't see me since I'm in your head right now."​

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"What? Who the hell are you?!"​

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"What, did Xathanael not tell you who you hosted? Pity."​

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"Wha- Wait... Are you...?" He was starting to piece it together. ​

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"This is the first time we're really talking. Unless you count the time I kept telling you to kill her."​

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"So that was you..." There was anger in his voice.​

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"Funny that you should be the angry one when I'm the one who is starting to become absolutely livid."​

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"What was that?"​

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"You see, before, you were channeling my destructive tendencies nicely. I didn't feel the need to tell you anything because you were just so eager to go and break things." The voice was starting to lecture him. "However, this little complication that has arisen is getting in the way of that. I don't like it. Not. One. Bit."​

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"Oh yeah? Well what are you gonna do about it?"​

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"I'll tell you exactly what I'm going to do about this."​

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"Ah! What the-?!" A powerful stinging sensation filled his body as he started to lose control.​

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Afterwards, Sam got out of the bed and stood in front of a mirror. "I don't care if you choose to pursue that girl, honestly, I don't. But you can't let it interfere with your habit of destruction. It is the very core of who I am."​

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"Wh-What?"​

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"Now that you've stopped destroying things, I've been feeling very... How shall I put this, unfulfilled." He took off his shirt. "So I'm going to give you an incentive to start destroying once more."​

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"Oh yeah? And what would that be?" Sam started to think he would regret asking that question.​

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"I was just getting to that." A wicked smile crept across his face. "If you don't start destroying again..." He brought his hand up and extended two fingers. They were engulfed in bright red flames before he dug it into his own shoulder.​

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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!" Sam let out an agonizing scream that no one would hear.​

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"I, Abaddon, will start to destroy your body as compensation." Soon after, he pulled his fingers out and suddenly collapsed to the ground. His breathing was heavy as he writhed in pain on the floor. "Do I make myself clear, you worthless container?"​

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Through the pain, he forced himself to sit against the wall. "Fuck you..." He managed to say through heavy breaths.​

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"Cute. Regardless, you would do well to heed my warning, because that was a mere sample of what I'm capable of doing to your body." Because the wound was inflicted by flames, it had been seared shut already. "And if that isn't enough, then let me sweeten the deal for you. Should you destroy enough things, I'll teach you more of what you're capable of. Considering what I'm asking for in return, this is a great deal. You should, no. You will take it. Am I making myself clear?"​

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"Crystal..."​

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"Good." At this point, he realized that things would never be normal for him. Not ever.​

Bumping this thread with the announcement that a Part 3 anime has been confirmed. Promo has been added to the first post.

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Samuel Riviera​

DAY: 37 - 2/4 | DATE: October 28th, 2013 [Monday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy​

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❝I wanted to know where the other night leaves us.❞ She cleared her throat before continuing on. ❝As I'm sure you recall, I don't have a lot of experience in the whole, relationship department or dealing with people other than Joslyn and I just don't know what happens now, especially with the whole, saving the world thing going on. Do we get married? Do we have um ... sexual intercourse? Humans do that these days, right -- premarital sex?❞​

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By the time she was done talking, Sam had pulled his hands away from his eyes and was staring at her in disbelief. Her face had turned as red as her hair, and rightfully so. He had no idea that was going to come from he mouth. Sam sat himself up and ran his hand through his hair. "Uh, well... I mean..." This completely came out of left field. No amount of thinking could've prepared him for that. "That's... uhh..." What the hell could he say to that? After all, he had thought about having sex with her, but he was uncertain how to bring it up. Now all of a sudden she brings it up and he's stumped. On top of that, she even asked about marriage, which he was completely clueless about.​

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"Well... For the marriage thing... That's, umm..." He was starting to turn just as red as she was. "I mean... It's just... I don't know how that'd work with all of the others with us..." That would be a really awkward thing to explain to the others. Just out of the blue, they got married. There's no way that'd fly over well, or without jokes at their expense. "I've never thought about marriage before... So, I just... Yeah..." He nervously clawed at the back of his head. "O-Oh, and... As for the sex stuff... I mean..." The clawing on his head intensified. "I-If you really want to... We could... You know..." His face was thoroughly red as a strange tingling sensation shot through his body as he spoke. "N-Not right now, of course. But, you know, if you really want to..."​

Samuel Riviera​

DAY: 37 - 2/4 | DATE: October 28th, 2013 [Monday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy​

As he slept, something started to poke at his face. He had no idea, but he didn't want to deal with it. Then something started tugging at his arm. It was starting to get really annoying. Just what the hell was pulling at him anyways? He opened his eyes and turned to face what was disturbing his sleep. It took him a while to process that Hana was lying right next to him.​

He stared at her blankly for a few moments before he even reacted. "Oh... it's you..." Sam tiredly sat himself up and rubbed his eyes. Still half-asleep, it took him a few moments more before he realized something. "Wait a minute, how the hell'd you get in my room without a key?!" He was definitely alone when he fell asleep last night. Now he wakes up to her right next to him like nothing.​

"Ah, whatever..." He lay back down and put his hands over his eyes. "What do you want, Re- err... Hana?" It would still take some getting used to calling her by her name. He was so used to calling her Red. Although, thinking about it now, it'd be odd if the others suddenly started to hear him call her by name. They might think something is up. That was one thing he'd like to avoid.​

Joslyn Taylor Jones​

DAY: 36 - 4/4 | DATE: October 27th, 2013 [Sunday] | LOCATION: Abandoned Apartment Building ==> Hotel in Venice, Italy

Leo had put her through a rigorous training session during which she had passed out a minimum of three times. During the training, she wondered if she really could keep up with it. The way Leo was going at it, she started to think she would fall apart. It was apparent he had no intention of going easy with training. Why he was so intent on training her, she had no idea. All she knew was that he was going to be training her.

After training, when she caught her breath, they both made their way back to the hotel. This time around, Joslyn walked on her own two feet instead of being piggy-backed by Leo. Whether or not it was because of yesterday, her legs were less sore than before, albeit slightly. At the hotel, before parting ways, Joslyn made sure to give back his jacket.

She opened the door to her shared hotel room and found Hana asleep on the bed. This was a first for her, coming back to see her already asleep.

"Aww, Xath is already asleep..."

"Who?"

"The one on the bed. Umm... you call her Hana."

"Oh, I see..." She fell on her bed to let her feet rest.

"I'm not really sure about the details, but I do know that she's been with me for a long, long time."

"Really?"

"Yeah. These two can attest to that, can't you?"

"It's truuuuuuuuueeeeeeee~"

"Yeah, as insufferable as she's been, Xath has been there for as long as I care to remember."

"Wow..." She lay there, thinking about how long that would be. It must've been a long time, that's for sure.

"Yeah, she's been so good to me." After laying on the bed for a few minutes, she got up and went to the bathroom to take a hot bath. She took off all of her sweaty clothes and tossed them aside. At this rate, she would run out of clothes she could wear.

After getting out of the bath and drying off, she made her way back to her bed. The worn out girl lay down on the bed as she finished drying off her hair with a towel. She looked over to Hana's sleeping figure on the opposite bed.

"Hmm, she's so pretty in that body."

"She really is..." Tiredness laced her voice as she spoke.

"Sounds like you should go to sleep, honey~"

"Ok then, good night~"

"You two-"

"I got it, I got it. Good night."

"Good night, JoJoooooooo~"

"Please... don't call me that..." After saying good night, she quickly fell asleep.

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Samuel Riviera
DAY: 36 - 4/4 | DATE: October 27th, 2013 [Sunday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

He had spent most of the day cooped up in his hotel room, fiddling around with whatever he had gotten from their little shopping trip. The Rubik's Cube wasn't the only thing he bought to keep him busy. Although, he wasn't using them much because the Cube was occupying his attention. He still hadn't solved it, though at the very least, two sides of it were solved. Figuring that would be the best he could do, he left it alone in the bag.

Sam lay in his bed, thinking about that kiss. It felt so good, definitely better than punching the lights out of low-life scum in prison. He wasn't sure where that kiss put them relationship-wise, but he was certain that he'd like to do that again. And maybe stuff beyond that. Hah... As if she'd go for that... With those thoughts in his head, he drifted off to sleep.​

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Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 36 - 2/4 | DATE: October 27th, 2013 [Sunday] | LOCATION: Hotel ==> Abandoned Apartment Building in Venice, Italy

When Joslyn awoke, she barely felt any soreness. She was expecting to be in much more pain when the morning came around. Confused, she moved her arms around to feel for any discomfort. While there was a slight sensation of pain, that was all she felt, a slight discomfort.

"Well good morning, honey~. What's the matter?"

"I'm fine."

"Oh? Then how come you look so confused?"

"That's just it, I feel fine. I don't feel super sore, like I thought I would." She rubbed her hands against her arms.

"Ah, that. Well, thanks to me, you have the benefit of recovering at a much faster rate than regular humans."

"Wow. That's amazing." Joslyn pulled herself out of the bed and made her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and change her clothes. When she was all done and changed, she looked over to Hana who was still asleep in the other bed. She had no idea when she got back, but at least she was back safely.

Just as she was about to step out of the room, Azazel cleared her throat. "Umm, aren't you forgetting something?"

"Huh?" She thought about it for a bit before realizing. "Oh! Leo's jacket!" Joslyn made her way back to her bed where his jacket was. Thankfully, she didn't knock it off as she slept, that would've been bad. She put it on and, before leaving this time, she left a note on the night stand for Hana to read when she woke up:

With that, she made her way out of the room and headed over to the abandoned apartment building that Leo trained her in. It was a good thing that she had that jacket with her, it kept her nice and warm during the walk over.

When she got to the same dining room they had been in the day before, she saw Leo just sitting there in the room.

"I'm here, n-now..." She announced.

Samuel Riviera
DAY: 35 - 4/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

After letting Hana into his room, he walked over to his bed and sat down. "Umm..." His eyes nervously shifted around the room. "So... Uhh... How've you been?"

She took a seat beside him, her hands on her lap. ❝Really? How have I been?❞

"Like I said... I didn't exactly think this through..."

❝Sam ...❞ She looks at him with her big, bright blue eyes. ❝I don't understand why you're making things so weird. Do I have to stab you through the shoulder again in order for you to act like yourself?❞

"Ah, quit it with that! This isn't normal for me, ok? I'm used to being around guys 24 hours a day with little to no contact with women, so try to understand that!" He let out an exasperated sigh. "And besides, this is the first time I'm with someone I actually like. Well, not the first time, but... well... you know what I mean."

Hana turned away and stared at a wall. ❝My apologies, but I don't think I do. There's only been one other person that I've had any sort of attraction towards, and that was hundreds of years ago ...❞

"Right, because you're an angel that's been alive for hundreds of years..." Sam sighed again. "Damn, nothing about this is normal."

❝Human emotions are interesting. So fragile. You know, I never used to think I'd be like this. I worked hard to be detached, so that I wouldn't feel things like humans feel.❞

"Well, I guess this much exposure does that to a person... or angel..."

❝I suppose so.❞ She seemed to be lost in thought for a moment before turning to face him. ❝I'm not used to being seen ...❞

"Is that right? Maybe it's better if you're seen though. It's a shame to hide a pretty face like yours."

❝When you live your entire existence as The Hidden One, it's hard to believe.❞

"So you're just fine with living the rest of your... existence, hiding in the shadows?"

❝I was...❞

"Was?"

❝I never had anyone looking at me before.❞ Her face flushed red. ❝Now - now I don't mind so much.❞ She tilted her chin up, her lips mashed together.

"Yeah, well I'll tell you something... I like looking at you" In the heat of the moment, he brought his lips to hers and kissed her. She blushed as she slipped her arms around his neck.

After some time passed, they pulled away from each other. Hana was breathless as she looked at him. ❝That was ... that was nice.❞

"Yeah... it was..."

She cleared her throat. ❝It's um, getting late. We should probably turn in soon.❞

"Alright then" Sam sat there staring at Hana. "Oh, right. Umm..." He cleared his throat as well. "I'll go open the door, unless... you wanna spend the night..."

❝Oh!❞ She turned red again. ❝I should ah, probably go back to my room.❞

"Right," He gets up from the bed and goes to the door to open the door. "Umm... well, good night... Hana..."

❝Good night Paco. ... Hah, just kidding. Er -- good night Sam.❞ She smiled at him and stood on her toes to peck him on the cheek before leaving the room. As she left the room, he smiled at her. After closing the door he went back to his bed and fell onto it. There were butterflies in his stomach as he lay on his bed.

"Crazy..." He muttered before falling asleep.

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 35 - 4/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

With a sigh, Leo spoke, "You shouldn't be hesitant to ask if you require assistance."

"Huh? Wai-, wha-?!" With one smooth movement, Leo spun her around and up until she was resting comfortably on his back, his hands hooked under her legs. Without another word, he carried her back to the hotel. It was so bizarre being carried on someone's back. She wondered if this was how Hana felt being carried around on Sam's back. Despite how strange it was for her, it was nice to be carried around by someone. She let her head rest against his shoulder as they wordlessly moved towards the hotel.

After getting back to the hotel and going up the elevator, Leo set her down in front of her hotel room. With a nod, he went to his own room. She opened the door and stumbled her way to the bed where she fell flat on her face. The worn out girl let out a muffled sigh of relief as she enjoyed the softness of the bed.

"Razzy really worked you over, I can tell. Was that really the first time you trained?"

"Yeah, it was."

"I'm impressed. Honestly, I was afraid you might just break to pieces in the middle of it." Azazel let out a hearty laughter.

"I'm... I'm not that fragile..." She silently protested. After letting the comfort of the bed embrace her, she rolled over and sat herself up.

"Aww, you know I'm just joking, honey~" Joslyn stood up from the bed and took off the jacket that she was wearing.

"Oh! This... This is Leo's Jacket! I should return it..."

"You can return it tomorrow, it's not like he's going anywhere tomorrow, riiiiiight~?"

"Well, I guess you're right." She tossed the jacket onto the bed and went to the bathroom, where she peeled off all of her sweat-drenched clothes. She got into the tub where she had run a nice, hot bath. As she sat there, enjoying the heat of the water against her sore muscles, she started to think about what Azazel made her do. "Hey, Azazel?"

"Hmm?"

"Earlier, when we were training with Leo, you helped me cut through the chair."

"Right."

"Well, what else did I do? I mean, when I came back to my senses, I saw that the chair was dissolving or something like that."

"Oh, that. Well, I'll explain that one as time goes on. Gotta keep somethings for later, you know?" Joslyn groaned at her response and continued with her bath.

After getting out of the bath and drying herself off, she put on a fresh set of clothes and went back into her bed still drying off her hair. Despite the bath, she was still very sore and tired. "I'm so sleepy..."

"Alright honey~. Hey, maggots, say good night."

"Ugh, Good night..."

"Good niiiiiiiiiiiight~"

"Good night." It didn't take too long before she fell asleep on her bed, the towel still on her hair.

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 35 - 3/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Abandoned Apartment Building in Venice, Italy

Before she knew it, four hours had passed as Leo taught her how to control her body to attack and how to draw on Azazel's power of her own accord. However, she had passed out multiple times during the four hours of training. Her frail body wasn't quite used to this kind of training. It would take her time to get used to this, if she could even handle it. She sat there on the floor after Leo left the room.

"Well, even though he's being a hard ass, Razzy does have a point. You'll need to be able to fight and fend for yourself."

"I..." She was still out of breath from the training. "...I know."

"Ugh, you're so frail, it's disgusting. All of your constant stuttering is a real nui-"

"Shut it, worm, before I do it for you." There was no response from her. "At any rate, do you understand what you're capable of, now?"

"Maybe... A little..."

"Aww, if you don't it's fine. I totally understand if you don't. As time goes on and you keep up your training, I'll explain it in more detail."

"Alright then. Still... I'm not sure if I can keep this up."

"You're just not used to it yet, that's all. You won't be able to change something that fast. Things like this take time. Don't fret about it too much, okay honey~?"

"Alright then." Joslyn pulled the jacket around her closer to her body.

"You'll see. We're going to make progress, and you'll be a much more capable person, I know it! C'mon, say it with me: I can be a much more capable person!"

"I can be a much more capable person..."

"With more feeling!"

"I... I can be a much more capable person!"

"Atta girl~" Soon after, Leo came back from wherever he went off to. She was still somewhat out of breath.

"Would you like me to walk you back?'

"I-I would appreciate t-that." She tried to lift herself off of the floor despite the fatigue. When she finally stood up, it looked like her knees were ready to buckle. "L-let's go..." Joslyn laughed nervously.

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 35 - 1/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Abandoned Apartment Building in Venice, Italy

She was completely amazed at the sight of Leo disintegrating the chair with a single touch. It was something that she could never hope to accomplish. Afterwards, he came over to her and helped her to adjust her posture and how she held her sword, Leo set another chair in front of her. "Again."

Azazel let out a sigh. "Man, I wasn't planning on having fight training this soon after establishing a connection with you. But, I guess Razzy is just concerned about having capable fighters with him, not that I'm surprised." Joslyn tried to concentrate on how she was holding herself and holding her weapon. "Well, if we're going to get anywhere, you're going to have to thoroughly destroy that chair."

"But, I'm not sure if I can."

"I know that you can. You really can do this, you just have to believe."

"But you saw what I did to that cha-"

"Okay, okay. I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this, but I'll lend you a hand with this one. I'll help show you what you can do." Afterwards, a complete calm came over Joslyn. Her mind went blank and everything around her seemed to fade away. There was nothing but her and the chair in the room. Her breathing slowed as her focus intensified. A faint purple glow surrounded the blade as she lifted it. Then, with a swift, clean motion, the blade fell on the chair, gliding through it like a hot knife through butter. The chair fell in to separate pieces as Joslyn became aware of everything around her. The glow faded after she came to her senses.

"Wh-what the...?"

"See, when you are in the right state of mind, you can do anything."

"I... I did that?' She watched as the halves of the chair slowly disintegrated from where it was cut.

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 35 - 1/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Abandoned Apartment Building in Venice, Italy

The entire walk from the hotel to the abandoned apartments was filled with silence. Not a single word was uttered between the two of them.

"Man, this is totally not what I had in mind when I said I wanted to do something today. I guess Razzy is as to the point as ever. It was nice of him to give you his jacket, at least."

When they got into the dining room of the building, Leo cleared away the area and stood across from her. He looked her over, his eyes flashing. When he was done, he gave an extremely accurate description of Joslyn's physical capabilities. It was incredible that he was able to do that just by looking at her. When he finished, he set a chair in front of her before stepping to her side. "First, I will measure the extent of your current ability. Destroy this chair in any manner you see fit."

"Well that seems easy enough. You have my weapon, right?" She felt around her pockets and checked to see if she had it. After a little bit of searching, she found the wand in her butt pocket and pulled it out. "Oh good, you have Aconitum."

"Aconitum?" At the mention of its name, the weapon transformed into a rapier. She jumped at the unexpected action.

"Yes, my weapon's name is Aconitum. He's a reliable partner, so do try to learn how to use him." She gripped it tightly as she prepared herself to attack the chair. It seemed silly, but if Leo wanted to see her destroy it, then she wouldn't ask any questions beyond that. After taking some time to settle her mind, she attacked the chair with everything she could muster.

She repeatedly hit the chair with the sword, adding more knicks into the wooden chair each time. Each time she connected, the blade would get stuck in the wood, forcing her to yank it out after. It took her several minutes to hack the chair down into a pile of wood, and even then, the chair was mostly intact. The legs and armrests were the only thing she managed to cut off. When she was done, she looked to Leo, winded from the activity. "H-How was that?"

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 35 - 1/4 | DATE: October 26th, 2013 [Saturday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

Joslyn get up out of bed as she stretched her arms. She shuffled her way over to the bathroom to brush her teeth and fix her hair. "Morning, guys~"

"Morning, honey~" It was silent for a few moments after.

".... Morning."

"Moooooooooooooooorrrning~"

"So, do you have any plans for today?"

"Naaaht reeeaaarrrryyy (Not really)." The pale skinned girl spoke as she moved the brush around the inside of her mouth.

"Really? We need to fix that if we're going to get over your social anxieties."

"Yeah, as if she'd be able to..."

"Shut it, Miss Doom and Gloom." It was quiet for the next few moments as Joslyn finished brushing her teeth.

When she was all finished and rinsed out her mouth, she stepped out and sat down on the bed. "Well... What could we do?" As if on cue, there was a knocking at the door. "Oh, who could that be?"

"Well there's only one way to find out." She stood up from the bed and went over to the door. Upon opening it, she saw that it was Leo who had knocked. "Oooh, it's Razzy. This should be a good start. Here, try not to stutter when you're talking to him, like, really try."

Joslyn took a deep breath before speaking. "H-Hello there, Leo. How a-are you?"

Vincent Antonio Zeppeli
DAY: 34 - 4/4 | DATE: October 25th, 2013 [Friday] | LOCATION: Apartment in Venice, Italy

Deciding to go with those strangers was something he wouldn't regret. Probably. There really wasn't anything in Venice that he was specifically attached to. He didn't live with his family, nor did he know any of them. His job at that restaurant was starting to become mundane, routine. The only thing that made things different and spontaneous in his everyday life was skirt-chasing, and he could do that anywhere. Maybe this change of pace would do something for him. Not to mention he would be able to discover some kind of sweet power. He had no idea what kind of powers they could be, but he would just have to find out for himself.

Going around his lonely, little apartment, he decided to pack what he would probably need: Extra clothes, some food supplies, his cell phone, and some money. With nothing much left to do in his apartment, he went to his bed and lay down on it. Yeah, this is gonna fun. No need to worry too much, you're just a little nervous. He kept repeating this thought to himself as he eventually drifted off to sleep.

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Samuel Riviera
DAY: 34 - 4/4 | DATE: October 25th, 2013 [Friday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

The hotel that the group ended up staying at wasn't particularly fancy, not that he was complaining. It was good enough for him to get a bed to sleep in. As he lay on the bed in his room, he kept repeating what he said to Red in his mind. He had called her by her name, something that he never did. For him, calling people by their names was an act of respect. One that he reserved for people he deeply respected or cared for. It may have been a slip of the tongue, but the fact remains that he actually called her by name.

Why do I even care about this so much? He tried to keep his thoughts off of it, trying not to acknowledge it. In an attempt to keep his mind off of it, he started to fiddle around with his little Rubik's cube. It failed, in fact, his fiddling around with it flustered him even more because he had unconsciously solved the Red side of it. After he realized that, he chucked it into his backpack. There really was no denying it at this point: He had developed feelings for her. The question is, when? Sam lay in bed, thinking about when it had happened, but couldn't exactly pinpoint when. All he knew is that he came a long way from wanting to kill her. Slowly, with these thoughts floating around in his head, he fell asleep.

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Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 34 - 4/4 | DATE: October 25th, 2013 [Friday] | LOCATION: Hotel in Venice, Italy

Lying in bed, Joslyn had been staring at the ceiling, talking to Azazel with a great amount of curiosity. "I see, so that's how you deal with them."

"Yeah, it's really all about asserting your dominance with these ones. Tell 'em who's top dog and you're in control here."

"Bullshit that's tru-"

"What was that you little pissant?" Tessa swallowed hard before keeping quiet.

"Wow, I've never seen them act this way before..."

"It's like I said before. Oh, and another thing, honey, we really need to work on your social skills."

"B-but... I-I just..."

"It's alright, we don't have to do this all at once. Baby steps."

"Well, if you think I can... we can try, I guess..."

"Oh come on, honey, you can do better than that. Be confident!"

"Umm... Ok. I-I can do this!"

"Atta girl!"

Joslyn fidgeted around a little bit. "Oh, umm... I'd like to take a shower and..."

"Say no more. You, don't watch."

"Whaaaaaaaaaat~?! Buuuuuuuuut~!"

"You wanna start something?" There was no signs of protest coming from Victor. "That's what I thought. Alright, you're free to take a shower." Without further delay, Joslyn went into the bathroom and took a nice, hot shower.

When she was all finished, she walked over to her bed still toweling off her hair wearing a plain white tee and some shorts for sleeping. It was so good to know that she could shower without him ogling her naked body. Being connected Azazel was going to be great for her. The shower, having made her all sleepy, collapsed into the bed and closed her eyes. "Good night, guys..."

"Well go on, say good night."

"Ugh, good night."

"Good niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight~."

"Good night, honey~" After all of that, Joslyn quickly fell asleep.

Joslyn Taylor Jones
DAY: 34 - 4/4 | DATE: October 25th, 2013 [Friday] | LOCATION: Restaurant in Venice, Italy

"Well... I-I guess we could try..." Joslyn was looking down at her plate of food, picking at it.

"You should totally go for it, honey~" A female voice spoke.

"Wait, what?!"

"Yooooooouuuuuuuu~!" The two of them seemed very surprised at hearing the voice speak.

Realizing that the female voice had to have come from somewhere, she looked to the girl nearby. "Huh? Hana, did you say something?"

Adam was rather enjoying his pasta before speaking. "You were the last person to talk."

❝No. Do you want me to get rid of Tessa and Victor?❞ Hana had finally answered. When she spoke, she realized that the female voice she heard was different from her voice.

"...who?" Adam had a confused look on his face as he looked around the room.

❝The demons in her head.❞

"B-b-but neither of them call me 'honey'."

❝What?❞ A snickering could be heard from Adam's direction.

"I... I heard another voice... Calling me 'honey' and telling me to go along with the idea... Wha..."

"Well, this is the very first time we're interacting, so I'm not at all surprised by your little reaction." The voice spoke again, this time it was apparent that it was in her head. While all of this is happening, Adam was sipping at his wine.

❝Joslyn ... if it wasn't Tessa or Victor and it wasn't Adam or myself, who does that leave?❞

"I'm Azazel, nice to meetcha, honey~" The voice introduced itself.

"Ah... Oh... N-nice to m-m-meet you too, A-A-Azazel..."

"Oh great, it's you."

"You should shut that trap of yours before I make you." The tone in Azazel's voice took on a darker, more intimidating pitch. Almost immediately, with little protest, Tessa was quiet. "Good." Her voice became normal after that.

A smile crept across Adam's face as he stared off for a moment before speaking. "I say we should try it out."

"O-Okay... I-if you s-s-say so..."

"Atta girl!"

Hana clapped her hands together in contentment. ❝Good, good.❞ She rose to her feet and threw a handful of bills on table. ❝When Vincent comes back, just tell him I'll take my food to go.❞

A few minutes later, with Hana's order, Vincent returned. "Oh, where did lovely little Hana go?"

"She said to tell you she wanted it to go, I believe we are heading out soon."

"I see, I'll be back with a box. In the meantime, I'll just take this and get it all sorted out." He hurriedly gathered the money that was on the table and went back towards the kitchen.

"Th-this is... Just... I j-just..."

"I know this is a little much right now, but you'll get used to it in time."

"I understand."

"It's a hassle having to deal with these two constantly."

"I know..."

"Well, with me around, they should be a lot more quiet."

"That would be nice."

Adam just stared at Joslyn. "So this was how I was when Semyaza first woke up..."

"Th-this is n-normal for me, A-Adam... It's just... o-one extra v-voice to d-deal with..."

"I've never heard you speak to... Tessa and Victor... out loud." Adam finished the rest of his meal before continuing. "You aren't stuttering when you talk to Azazel either... how about that."

"W-well... I-I just feel... m-more comfortable around her... o-or, is it him?"

"Hmm... Technically it's neither."

"Oh... w-well you definitely sound female."

"Angels... don't have genders." There was a long period of silence between them before Azazel decided to interrupt it.

"Oh, is this the one holding Semy? Ooh, ooh, let me talk, let me talk!"

"Huh, what are you doi-?!" The girl fell silent and her demeanor completely changed.

"Hello there, honey~ Any chance I can talk to Semy?" Her voice went from it's usual dainty tone to a deeper, more relaxed one.

"Oh MAN I thought for a second Joslyn called me honey. I was excited t-" Adam fell silent as well before talking again.

"If you just woke up, Azazel, you really shouldn't take over her body for too long." His intonation changed as well, becoming more feminine.

"I know, I know. Anyway, it's been so long, how've you been~?"

"I have been fine, but things get boring after a good amount of time. Now I'm stuck with this kiddo, and he's annoying... most of the time. What about you?"

"Oh, just relaxing, enjoying some R'n'R. Not that I could do much without a stronger connection to this fragile little one. Well, I think I should cut this short before she knocks out cold or something like that. It was fun chatting with you Semy~." After another bout of silence, Joslyn started to breathe heavily.

"She does seem fragile... rather funny really..."

"Wh-wh-wha-what was th-tha-that!?"

Semyaza, through Adam, inspected her face. "It's called being possessed by an angel, sweetheart. Tiring at first but, you'll get used to it after a while."

"Th-tha-tha-that was... S-s-s-so..."

"Sorry, I just got so excited seeing Semy after such a long time. I promise not to make this a regular thing. Promise."

"I-I see..."

"Well, I better stop now." He leaned forward a bit. "Az left before I got to say goodbye back... how mean."

"Oopsies~." Azazel giggle a little at that.

Adam moved his hand quickly to the wine glass and finished the rest of it. "I hate that, oh man I hate that so much..."

Vincent returned from the kitchen with a box of food and looked at the pair. "Alright that's a- Hey, what happened to you two?"