Zeddicus whipped his head around at the small impact to his back. A child. Oh stars, why? He couldn't handle a kid, much less a crying one. Noting the people staring at him, he internally groaned. These people were idiots if they thought the small girl was his. Huffing, Zedd attempted to pry her smaller hands from his coattails. "Let go kid, find someone else to help you find your mommy and daddy," he commanded, not enjoying the attention.
"What?" Looking up at him, she could tell he was annoyed. "No way. I have no idea how to find them." The more he tried to pry her off the tighter Eden held on. It was decided, he was the one she was going to stick to until she could find a way home. "I can't believe he would just leave a young child to fend for herself." And elf women walked by with a disapproving look. Eden was going to win this. She began to cry more, acting of course. Plus, he was a handsome guy, she rather be with him than some weird pig faced person. "Please, I have nowhere to go."
(Im going to drop out- sorry)
(Aww, see ya. Illy, I'd write open in the title so people know they can join now)
At that moment, Zedd wished for a wall to ram his head into. Honestly, he considered risking losing his groceries in an attempt to get out of the situation. He nearly snapped back at the people whispering about him. He was just old enough to take care of himself, not some little human girl who insisted on making a scene. "You don't? Well I do," he huffed, finally giving up on prying the small child away. "So if you insist on coming, then stop your crying, okay?" he pleaded, though he sounded a bit exasperated still.
"Wow, thank you Mister!" Her whole attitude changed, Eden immediately stopped crying and had a smile on her face. Holding his hand might be going to far, so instead she grabbed onto his grocery bag. "So where do you live?" Seeing as they don't know each other, Eden took it upon herself to start up conversations. "I'm Eden by the way, I'm eleven and I'm from Tokyo." Keeping the smile on her face she looked around. Their were many beautiful clothes and lots of good looking treats. Then, her eyes wandered to his bag. What did he buy?
(Sorry these have been so short. It will get longer when the story progresses more.)
(May I join this, now that it's open?)
(Yep :D )
(Cool! Quick question, who would I be? Another magician?)
( @PrettyLittlePyro You can pick who you'd like to be, but yeah, I'm assuming the villain would be another magic user)
(Alright! I will get my character up in a bit!)
"Wow, thank you Mister!" Her whole attitude changed, Eden immediately stopped crying and had a smile on her face. Holding his hand might be going to far, so instead she grabbed onto his grocery bag. "So where do you live?" Seeing as they don't know each other, Eden took it upon herself to start up conversations. "I'm Eden by the way, I'm eleven and I'm from Tokyo." Keeping the smile on her face she looked around. Their were many beautiful clothes and lots of good looking treats. Then, her eyes wandered to his bag. What did he buy?
(Sorry these have been so short. It will get longer when the story progresses more.)
Zeddicus really wasn't in the mood to talk to the small girl, but what surprised him was when Eden said where she was from. "Toh kee what?" he asked, raising a brow. Zedd had no idea of a place with such an odd name. It sounded like she made it up on the spot to him. "Did you hit your head or something?" he asked, honestly not caring if he got an answer. At least the girl wasn't overly young. Annoying, but at least he wouldn't be forced to care for someone of a younger age.
"Tokyo, in Japan." Eden was half American, which people would first guess because of her blonde hair. Rolling her eyes, she assumed he was playing with her. "And no, I didn't hit my head." Lie, she did when she fell but she wasn't going to tell him that. She felt eyes on her as they walked side by side. "Where are we going?" Her mom always taught her about strangers, but for some reason, Eden felt that she could trust this man. It was night, unlike at home. Eden was still very much awake, she had always had a lot of energy.
It was fortunate that the walk back home wasn't all too far away from where the young girl had decided to tag along. At least she'd stop asking about where he lived seeing as they were now standing before his building. It was a potions shop, with large showcase windows at the front. The second floor was a roomy apartment. "You make no sense. What the hell is juh pans?" he asked underneath his breath. Zeddicus sighed before waving a hand. "Forget it. You asked where I live, so we're here," he said sounding tired. "Do not touch anything."
Zedd fished the set of keys from his pocket quickly and unlocked the front door. Luckily enough, the shop was closed for the day. Unfortunately, that meant the young girl would be there to annoy him if he didn't do anything.
(Haha, I love him!)
The bottles filled with strange colorful liquids caught her eyes. Shelves upon shelves, stacked so high it reaches the ceiling. Oh, Eden was so tempted to touch them. Though the thought of being thrown out on the street stopped her. "So, what are all of these?" As you walked in, it was a good few feet before the floor dropped down and stairs led to a pond. (Hope you don't mind me adding a little something to his house.) This place was definitely bigger on the inside. A huge smile crossed her face as she ran down to the pond, but when she looked into it, nothing was there. It seemed strange, why have a pond with no fish. Eden was a tad disappointed, but shrugged it off. "You know, you still haven't told me your name. Where I'm from, that would be considered rude." After discovering nothing was there she followed her savior around like a baby chick. She was happy that such a handsome guy picked her up, though if her mother was here, she would be scolding her about stranger danger. Another thing she noticed was how many smells lingered in here, she was thankful it wasn't bad, it was actually quite… sweet. It smelled like the daisies that grow in her yard, it brought her back home.
(Ahaha, glad you do!)
(Go right ahead with adding things to the room. They'd be in the lower level of the building, his shop, which I don't have a complete lay out in mind for yet, so don't worry)
Zeddicus gave a dry chuckle in response. "And where I'm from, it's rude to force yourself into someone else's home. But here you are," he said, walking to set his bags on the curved counter that sat near the small pond. It served as the front desk as patrons bought all their needs in potions. Despite his grumpy disposition, most knew his potions were of great quality.
He watched the small girl run to the small body of water that sat close to the front door. It served both as decoration, but also as a small spring for water for the base pf his potions.
"If I tell you what's in the bottles, you'll only wanna touch them more," Zedd added. Honestly, he had to get rid of the poor girl fast so she could find her parents already. He was far from a good role model. It was actually a surprise that he hadn't cursed in front of her yet.
(Im just going to bump this-)
(Sorry life has been super crazy.)
"I'm not five." Sure, Eden really wanted to touch them, but she knew better. She wasn't a savage. Turning to look at him, the lights from outside shone on him making him look more.. beautiful. "You're a very grumpy person." While Eden was young, she definitely knew how to speak her mind. If he wants her out so bad she'll just leave in the morning. "Where am I sleeping?" There wasn't a bed, from what she could see at least. And the place was a bit messy, but mostly with papers scattered on the floor. The party outside was still a bit loud, and Eden wondered if it was like this every night. Her house was in the forest and not many people were around. She missed that.
(They're still in the shop. The apartment is upstairs and I have a layout in mind if you wanna check Zedd's gallery.)
(I know. It meant to say there wasn't a bed from what she could see. She was curious as to where he slept since there was nothing in the room. I'll fix that.)
Zeddicus rolled his eyes. He wanted to make some sort of sarcastic remark, but couldn't think of how to word his thoughts. It wasn't any surprised that the man seemed irritated. He wasn't a fan of personal interaction, and now he was forced to take care of someone's kid who got lost. Zeddicus turned, moving towards the door behind the front counter. As he opened it, the door revealed a set of stairs leading to an upper floor. He looked back at Eden for a moment before ascending. He hoped she knew to follow him. And if she didn't, then she could sleep on the floor instead of the spare bedroom.
(I am soooo sorry I let this die)
(Nah you're good. I figured you were busy or something.)
Eden's eyes light up when she saw the secret door, well to her it was secret. Everything about this place seemed to surprise her. "So.. is it like this every night or is there some sort of celebration going on?" She couldn't imagine partying every night. Eden quickly followed behind. It was hard to keep up since he took larger steps than she did. Though she didn't know where she was, this place gave off a cozy feeling, the only problem was Zeddicus himself. She wondered if he was always like this, or if something happened.
For once Zedd gave a reply without being too harsh about it. "The city's typically a bit loud, but tonight's kind of special for most. It's a celebration of families," he replied simply. At the top of the staircase was another door. The man opened the door and flipped on a few light switches, illuminating a decent sized apartment. It consisted of a small living space connected to a thin kitchen. Usually places like this had outdated appliances, but Zedd's kitchen seemed to be fairly modern looking. If one looked to the left, there was a hallway with four doors. The left two lead to the laundry room and bathroom. The door on the right was the master bedroom, the last room at the end of the hall being the guest room.
(Okay so I have an idea. I have another roleplay with @/Caustic-Fraust-Is-Beab and Zedd kind of adopts this small angel boy. This could be if the boy died in some sort of accident a few years back and Zedd is really torn up about it)
(Or this can stay it's own timeline where Zedd is really unused to social interaction.)