This place was lovely as it looks.
This place was lovely as it looks.
Considering the neighborhood loves to show off the plants they grow, there were many different plants and flowers in front of their house and store.
This place is also connected to the main city market, so many establishment we're built, mostly with stone, bricks and marbles.
The road were cement with stone marbles on it, just looking at it looks refreshing and as childish mind would want to just step on the marble stone instead of cement around it.
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There came running a young boy in a hurry, he knew exactly where he was going.
Greetings each person he passes by.
The people we're used to it and find it adorable, which is evidently tgis part of the boy daily routine.
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He make a turn by the end of the road and make right, straight down the slanted road.
Not too far from where he turned he stop infront of a tailoring shop, and takes a moment to catch his breathe.
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Behind him across the road was a teashop with an open terraces. Sitting in one table is a girl with an aqua marine hair, her eyes were pair blue like the empty sky, making her shapely white iris looks like clouds, it's notable that she's of high birth, her skin is pale and smooth as seen on her shoulder which standout even more as she's wearing a sleeveless shirt.
Wrapped around her neck was a white scarf which she pulled up as if to cover the expression of her pinkish lips as she watches the boy with wide curiousity.
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Not even she herself know what pick her attention, she thought it was just to pass time before she finished drinking her tea.
Even when she sip on her cup, her eyes were fixated to the boy across the street,
Who have now recovered his breathe and look closely at the glass window ofr the tailoring shop.
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Few seconds later curtain inside opens and the boy's faced is filled with joy.
Whatever he's excited about is of no concern of the girl who's watching him and proceeds to leave.
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The owner of the tailoring shop then put in a display of a doll with white broken crystal eyes which seems to be attached to each other and a palewhite emerald green dress with white crystal brooch on the ribbon attached to its chest at the glass window.
This seems to be what the boy was so excited about, he looked closely at the price them, intently with determined look.
Satisfied, the boy then left.
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The girl who was enjoying a morning tea earlier, now walking slowly to the central city market, she stop to take a peek at each jewelry store she come a across but never bought anything, it's as if she was looking for something specific and couldn't find it.
It was almost dark when she finished checking all jewelry shop at the area.
Even with sweat from exhaustion she still carry the air of elegance and dignified aura around her.
In fact the sweat just make an emphasis that it is part of her beauty that it drips from her cheeks down and it keeps twinkling and shining moment when moyo light ray pass through it.
She then notice someone staring at her from an dark alley right besides an inn,
It slowly approach her as if wanting to ask something, his clothes were a bit dirty, typical clothes any commoner would wear.
Upon stepping where the moon shines it the boy came to light and now was alot more recognizable.
Curious the girl look back at him.
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Now with a clear view on his face, the boy appeared to be smiling, it's not like anything wrong with that, but coming out of dark alley, approaching a lady with a smile your face wearing not so good of a clothes could make some brows to furrowed.
Despite that, the girl doesn't mind that at all,
She always approach the boy as if giving a hint to proceed with whatever he's planning on.
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Having that small mutual understanding, the boy speak up with entertaining tone.
"I-i noticed you've been looking around back and forth, surely you're tired, were you looking for a place to stay by now?" The boy asked.
The girl keep walking close to him and nodded as if she already knew that what he approach her for.
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The boy then lead her inside the dark alley, alone with him, she cover she cover her face with her scarf.
After a set of turns there came to light another inn, this is surely hidden among the other establishment.
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Inside almost no customer, perhaps because it was well hidden.
The boy arrange a table for her.
From the counter there appeared a another young girl, probably much younger than the boy himself, their face showed resemblance hunting they're families.
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Upon the sight of her brother assisting an elegant woman, she was lost for words, perhaps the girl i front of her wa just too beautiful that it astonished her. She couldn't process the thoughts and wrongfully assumed a conclusion.
"M-M-M-MY BROTHER H-HAS SNARED A W-WOMAN!!!" The young girl shouted, causing the boy to blush and immediately explain that the lady with him is a customer, the lady in question just smile, entertained fo the little skit.
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Many people then peek out curious what was that all aboutand started laughing. They ended up teasing him, while he flustered he tried his best to keep them down he was embarrassed by the turn of events, but it's an obvious sign that they all get along pretty well. His sister ran to him, and hug him tightly
"Are y-you getting married!? H-how could you b-bring yourself to leave me alone!?"
His sister turned out to be a brocon, she look at the elegant lady earlier with an mean look and turned back to her brother.
"P-please don't leave!!!!"
The way his sister acted brought an even more teasing from the crowd. The boy then tried his best to reassured his sister that he's not leaving and swore to always be with her forever. The scene went on and concluded they're both a brocon and siscon
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The lady enjoyed the her dinner at the inn and stared at the boy realizing he was the same boy she notices early in the morning, reminding her of the pleasant morning tea she had.. and decided to drink there again.
After her dinner she went upstairs to her designated room, it has a nice bouncy bed, big enough for two people, a small round table by the window with 2 chairs, next to the bed was another table but this time it has a mirror on it. The room isn't so bad for a place way hidden in the alley.
There was a knocked on the door, she opened it and it was the boy who is now wearing at first glance looks like a uniform because his sister behind her is wearing the same, but actually it's more of a pajama.
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The both of them apologize for the ruckus earlier, and had informed the lady that the bath is ready
"Thank you very much" the lady answered
The siblings lead the lady downstairs.
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After she soaked on a warm bath, she wrap herself in a bathrobe and went back to her room, steam still coming out from all over her body as she walk, her face is a bit flush due to the heat of the bath that left and lingering sensation to her, besides the door the boy was waiting for her, it seems like his sister went to sleep already.
"Is there anything else you wish to ask?"
The boy said.
The lady has nothing else particular in mind, but she invited the boy inside her room with warm smile on her face, the boy followed in.
She sat on her bed and ask the boy to come closer as he still by the window. browse on bag, she hand over a a pouch that seems to have circle thing inside it, it was weird as he never scene those stuff before, and with that many he don't think he can handle it, the boy enhale and exhaled to prepare himself and accepted it and look back to the ladies face Wondering what it was, the lady put his finger on her lips and silently shh,
"We can keep this as a secret, it's my way to thank you for reminding me of the pleasant tea i had this morning" and wink on him.
The boy gulp realizing what the lady meant aside from the pleasant tea part,
The boy leaned over as if bowing and thanked the lady.
The lady gentle pat his head, her soft hand brushes his pitch black hair and caress his cheeks.
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With that the night has ended, the lady went to sleep immediately after the boy left her room, the boy on the other couldn't sleep properly because of what just happened, he silently counted the gold coins inside the pouch, the currency he ever had were edged once like bronze and copper coins, only gold coins were round indicating it is the highest currency.
Still wondering why the kady would gave him such amount as a tip, but he just accepted the mere reason that she has alot of money.
Satisfied her murmured to himself "finally, i definitely can!!"
He ended up sleeping so late in the morning.
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The boy woke up very late, but he quickly pick his wit, and dash out to fix himself as if he was running late for something.. well as usual he's meant to do his daily routine,but this time something else welled uo his excitement, he pass by the room that the lady yesterday had use remember what happened last night and thanked her even tho he noticed that the room is empty and that lady has probably left already.
And ran out of the inn, and out the dark alley... Running at the side street greeting everyone he passes by, the neighborhood seems to be used this by now as if it was the boy's daily routine, he took a turn going straight down a slanted road and make a full stop infront of Elcrea tailoring shop, since he's late it's already open, he doesn't bother to look and just went inside.. he talk to the owner..wanted to buy the doll and dresses that the owner displayed by the store window.
Such huge smile on his face due to excitement.
"Please i want to buy the doll and dress you displayed by the window everyday, i saved up for so long and i finally beat the prices, Mr. Owner that will be my gift to my cute sister and i know it will look good on her!!"
However his enthusiasm and excitement were erased by the response of the owner. He almost cried of despair and regret.. not sure what to do.
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Apparently someone has already purchased it and it's no longer there. The doll and dress he visited each day is nowhere to be found.. the boy went back disappointed and sad, and so their days went back as it is...
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And as for me, after i woke up that morning, i was planning to going back home, but went to stop at the tea shop I've been to yesterday... At the same spot and scenery the lady who sit here yesterday saw a boy, who seems to be so excited for the opening of that elcrea tailoring shop, the girl took a sip of her tea and notices that the tailor shop across the street opens up and the owner displayed a doll and dress on the glass window, "so is that what he's excited about".
The girl isn't really that curious of it, took another sip and look back at the shop, that's when she notices something.
She visited the store to see for herself, and it was not mistake it was what she was looking for, she went ahead and purchase both doll and dress.. satisfied as she finally got what she came for she decided to leave and go back...
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I can normally just took the crystals off them and replace it with something else however it seems i myself has taken a liking to both this doll and dress.
"Would that boy fall for me if he saw me wearing this?" I thought to myself
"Soon we will meet again, so he might" and i chuckled.
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Alt ending (i rather disregard this, poorly written)