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Post by Carlos Rey on Sept 13, 2018 2:42:01 GMT
Dark, a never ending void. The endless rows of twisted branches and trees seemed to reach out, clawing at the imp's face and legs as if to try and make him fall.
Slow him down. The very world turned against him just to let her catch him again.
No matter how much he ran, how much he tried, he could still feel the cold breathing on his neck. The sharp fangs about to pierce his neck.
The burning searing pain inside his core building up again...
"D...o...."
Yet a voice compelled him forward, something different from that now too well known guttural growl behind him.
"...Dio....."
Maybe, if he could get a bit farther, he'd be able to reach him this time.
He'd be able to escape...
"Dio..."
So close...
"Dio?" The imp woke up from his sleep to a hand lightly shaking him awake. "Sorry it's just...you were having another nightmare." Carlos said, apologetic as the still sleepy digimon shot him a dirty look.
Or at least, he assumed it was one, it was hard to distinguish from his now usual expression.
"It's...fine really." The digimon lied weakly, eyes barely more open than a squint.
Covered in many blankets and sweaters, occupying the only futon in the appartment laid the Dark Lord himself, trembling and shaking. He had been like this for four days now, bed ridden because of a weird phenomenon ravaging his being: the data poured into him during those days in captivity had kept him alive, and ironically now were throwing his entire core out of balance, the foreing data and his own original data fighting for dominance instead of assimilating normally. It was as if his own body was consciously rejecting her data.
As if it too wanted to forget.
Whatever was causing this, all Carlos could do now was keeping him locked in a safe place and tend to him. Waiting for recovery was really his only option left.
"Sorry." He repeated again, lightly caressing the digimon's head. "Jesus, you're burning, I need to get you another towel."
"Don't you dare...I need no aid, I'm...the strongest..." The imp complained, trying to get up as if to prove his point, failing miserably.
"Even the strongest get sick. Now rest." The man ordered, this time more sternly, as he left the room and made a beeline for the kitchen. As he soaked a small towel on a bucket filled with water and some partially melted icecubes, he couldn't help but sigh sadly at his predicament.
Just how long would his partner be like this?
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Post by Miyu Feng on Sept 13, 2018 14:06:19 GMT
It's been a couple of weeks since Miyu decided to stop having adventures on the digital world and organize her human life, it seemed like a good idea back then, but now she was having more trouble trying to have a normal life than exploring the world filled with dangerous monsters, she realize that being responsible wasn't her forte, back home she always had her brother to help her and guide her so really never got to do anything for herself aside from cooking... Thinking about it that doesn't sound like a bad start, she could make food and sell it while looking for something more beneficial in the long run.
And so another day begins and with a plan for today the chinese girl runs towards her kitchen and look at what she had, pork, veggies and a lot of flour, enough to make a couple of dozens of Dim sum, so she took all her morning baking those little buns, after a couple of hours she call for her Partner.
"Bloom! Disguise!" She ordered and the plant happily jump on her pot and buried herself. "We're gonna make the most out of this day, be responsible members of our society and prove that we can handle normal human life!"
"YES!" A really weird statement but Bloom will be on Miyu's side no matter how weird things sounds.
The chinese girl packed all the dishes on small bento boxes and place the "perfectly normal" potted plant on top of them, a good idea should be to take her scooter and drive somewhere like downtown to sell the food, but seeing that it's not much she can just go around the residential area going door to door offering her food and if everything goes perfectly she could try downtown next week. After a couple of unsuccesfull tries Miyu was going to receive an interesting surprise when a familiar face open the door she just knocked.
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Post by Carlos Rey on Oct 1, 2018 3:57:33 GMT
A knocking on the door put a stop to his thoughts. Carlos wondered to himself who could it possibly be at this time of the day? He wasn't expecting visits, so it was probably someone wanting to sell him something. Japan didn't have girl scouts selling cookies to people on the street, but that didn't exactly mean they had any shortage of people trying to sell stuff door to door.
Carlos entertained for a moment the idea of not answering the door, but the possibility of it being food was too tempting to ignore. Having to cook for both him and Dio as well as generally having to take care of the imp in general was slowly taking a toll on him, so having at least today's lunch taken care of would be like having a weight lifted from his shoulders. Without thinking about it any further, he made a beeline for the door.
"Hello, what is..." He greeted the girl standing just outside his apartment, her . He stopped himself as his eyes opened in sudden realization. He knew her. "...Miyu."
That familiar name hanged in the air for what felt like an eternity, the man doing nothing but staring blankly at the chinese girl in front of him...until he took a quick step forward, his large arms wrapping around Miyu into a tight hug with complete disregard over the food (or potted plant) she was carrying.
"Oh my god where have you been? How have you been?" Carlos practically interrogated the small girl, only now letting go of her after a good 10 seconds of hugging.
Just how long had it been since he had met with her? Since they even exchanged words with eachother. Too long, that much he knew. But that didn't matter anymore. His friend was here, and he wasn't going to let such a situation go by this easily.
"What are you doing selling...you know what just come in, make yourself comfortable. You can tell me all about it inside." He offered, opening the door and beconing the girl to come inside, but not before adding "Oh just uhm, don't be too loud, Dio's not feeling too well these days."
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Post by Miyu Feng on Oct 7, 2018 3:36:02 GMT
After a couple of minutes of no one answering Miyu decided to knock the door again and wait, after all the chinese girl had nothing else better to do and if no one was home she just lost a couple of minutes that she was going to waste anyways, finally the door open and she met a familiar face, it was kinda hard to not recognize him after all Carlos was the only person she knew with white hair, at first the chinese girl was confuse as to why he was looking at her like if he saw a ghost and it hit her, it's been a long time since they saw each other, that one time in the hospital when Haru was attacked was literally the last time she saw him and thinking about it now, it feel that has been like ages since a lot of things happen.
"Hi Carlos! Long time no see, how you b─" before the girl could finish her question the young white haired man took a step forward and hug her, Miyu try her best to keep the balance of the boxes and the "potted plant" on top of those but that seemed like an impossible task. "Carlos I miss you too but... Food... Bloom..." So this is what people felt when she hug them? Guess Karma was after her with this.
And as expected the "potted plant" went to the floor and a mild "CRASH" sound was hear as the pot broke into piece when it collide with the floor, from the pile of dirt and broken ceramic a small plant like digimon rise with an annoyed yet sad look.
"Why...?" The little Tanemon asked. "Why did you break my home" OK call it a "home" was kind of stretching it, it was more like a bed but being buried in the soft and fresh dirt on that small space make her feel like at home.
After ten seconds that felt like an eterinity and an interrogatory the girl was finnally free, she picked up the little potato and place her again on top of the food boxes, no disguies now so if anyone ask she'll have to make a really good excuse, fortunately they won't be out as Carlos was kind enough to let them in, once inside she left the boxes and Bloom on top of the table and took sit.
"Well... Where should I start?" She took some seconds to remember Carlos' questions. "I've been jumping on the digital world from place to place and after a couple of very close moments I decided that a break was needed and I haven't go back there at least for... Two weeks now and I'm selling home made food because I need the money..." she laughed nervously at the last statement. "You know it's funny that we are... Were... Yeah were, part of the same club and we barely talk to each other, specially since I think Dio and I have a good friendship!" Miyu show her bright smile.
"Speaking of which... What happen to Dio?" Ask Bloom recalling what Carlos said about him not feeling good the last couple of days, while she is going to be the first to admit that they're far from be what some one could say friends, she still was curious to know. "Kinda hard to imagine that big ball of ego feeling bad" She laugh but Miyu gave her a soft slap on the head for that comment
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Post by Carlos Rey on Oct 13, 2018 19:04:32 GMT
"Aw, I missed you too, Miyu." The man retorted as he continued his hug, oblivious to the girl's warnings about all that she was carrying.
Sure, they hadn't been together in as many outings as the rest of the club, but the few times they had shared had been strong enough to left an impression on Carlos and Dio (even if the latter heavily disagreed with some of the girls' opinions on things). Right now however? He couldn't have cared less if they had shared a million adventures together or if she had only shared a casual conversation with him once.
Right now, he really just needed someone else to talk to, and he felt too guilty to take up any of Talia's time right now. Of course, this heartwarming if awkward reunion would be interrupted by the sudden crash of a pot shattering against the floor. Carlos froze up and slowly lowered his gaze to find that Miyu was not alone right now.
"...shit." He looked down to see the little plant like creature, covered in dirt and looking distraught at the destruction of her "home". Needless to say the feeling of guilty hit Carlos in the back of the head like a back of bricks.
"I-I'm sorry Bloom, I didn't notice you down there." He said, letting go of Miyu.
"Uhm...Can I offer you one of the pots in my house as a replacement? It's fine, I can put that cacti on a glass for a time."
He offered as he led the other two into his messy but cozy appartment, sitting down on a small couch and inviting Miyu to do the same. She didn't waste any time to fill him in on her latest happenings of her life. Being in urgent need of money and taking a break from the lifethreatening adventures was something he symphatized with a lot
"Yeah, I hear you, money is always a bit of a bitch, kinda wish we could find a way to translate those digital bits into human currency. Then we'd be swimming in cash I'm sure."
He chuckled, wondering to himself if there was such a procedure and if so, what sort of exchange rate would there be?
His train of thought didn't last too long however, when Bloom dropped the obvious question, the one Carlos was dreading to answer. He pinched the bridge of his nose as he exhaled, sounding weary.
"...yeah, about him." He sighed again, hoping he could avoid the elephant in the room for a bit longer. "He's not doing so good. He got into a pretty nasty fight a week ago and he's been sick ever since then. Fever, cold, stuff I didn't even know a digimon could suffer from."
"The doctor said all he needs is some rest, so he's been sleeping in my bed all this time...but I don't know if he'll ever even get better anymore. He just looks so...defeated." Frankly, Carlos was having a hard time even finding the right words to describe his situation. He wasn't used to taking care of sick people, much less a digimon.
"S-sorry, I'm dumping all of this on you suddenly and out of the blue without even making something to drink." With that he got up from the couch, and headed for the kitchen a couple steps away from them, always making sure he was still in view of the other two.
"Want anything? Coffee? Tea? Water?" He offered, messily taking out various containers from the drawers on the kitchen counter, clearly doinbg this mostly as a way to distract himself from the problem at hand.
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Post by Miyu Feng on Oct 18, 2018 2:12:10 GMT
"Oh no, that wont be necesary I wouldn't like the cactus getting angry at me!" It was funny how Carlos was quick to try and replace Bloom's little "home" but if it means stealing another plant's house she would definitely not take the offer, she knows what Togemon's are capable off.
Once inside and getting confortable they started chatting, being fair they hadn't really have a time like this to chat and be caught up with one another, the only other two moments they met was on the recruitment of the club and that one time on the hospital, certainly not the best moments for a casual caht, which was a shame Carlos seemed like a fun guy to be around makes her wonder why they didn't talk that much.
"Well... There is always the option of living on the digital world but that kinda beats the purpose of wanting to have a more "normal" life, right?" The chinese girl giggle which sadly didn't last long thanks to the state of Dio being brought up... "I see... But don't feel bad, my brother always said that when things look bad you shouldn't worry, because once you touch rock bottom there is no other way but going up, so raise your head and start climbing and things will get better!" That sounded 100% corny but that was her brother, the guy can't speak without sounding deep and spilling phrases that sound stolen from a fortune cookie.
"Well... Of course us digimon are stronger than a regular human but we're still affected by sickness, poison, burns and a whole lot of other problems, I'm sure he'll be fine soon!" Said the little Tanemon trying to cheer Carlos up "Y-you t-think I'll be able to see h-him?" She said a little nervous, not that she was worried about the imp, nope, not at all, why would she? it's obvious they can't stand each other if anything she being there would be like throwing more salt on the wound and while that's something she could enjoy seeing how the mighty have fall, the reason was a more "friendly" one. "You know, maybe be with a friend might help" "friend" like if Carlos would believe that, after all he was there with them when that topic on the hospital was brought up.
"She's right, it might help!" Said Miyu smiling again, got to keep that positivity in the air somehow. "Oh and Tea would be fine, this little buns are best accompained with Tea" Said pointing at the lunch boxes, it would be a shame that they don't eat it now that they have a good moment. "And don't worry, everything is fine if you need to vent I can help" she stand up and open her arms "I'm like a sponge I can absorb all negativity away with a hug, and this time you wont break anything" she laugh again
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Post by Carlos Rey on Oct 23, 2018 23:50:18 GMT
"I wouldn't worry too much about it Bloom, but suit yourself." Carlos chuckled a bit, amusd at Bloom's thought of his own plant getting angry. Wheter it was because she thought it was actually a Togemon in disguise, or she had a closer connection to plant life because...well, she herself was one he didn't ask...no in small reason to the heavy subject that came up immediatelly after.
"Your brother sounds like a wise dude." Carlos sighed, somewhat melancholic. Her words, while certainly welcome, didn't do much to make the worry go away, but it was better than nothing. That said he shot a somewhat curious glance at Bloom as she asked to see his partner, but didn't question it further, just nodding slowly. "Sure. He's this way."
And with that he got up from the sofa and made his way down the small hallway to the door with a Redondos' poster hanging on the outside of said door. Tightly grabbing the knob, he slowly opened the door, quietly making his way into the partially dark room. There was barely any light inside it, besides the few sunrays filtering through the blinds on the window that let the group see the inside.
"Hey Dio? We have visits." The man softly announced, as he knelt next to the futon where the imp was rocking back and forth. Dio let out a confused sound, stopping his movements to glance at the other shapes that were most definetly not Carlos. The tall female seemed somewhat familiar, but he didn't connect the dots until he noticed the small, round creature that was with her.
"M-miyu? Pothead?" he called out weakly, sounding as surprised as he was confused. "Why are you here?"
Carlos softly pet the imp's (rather hot) forehead, reassuring him. "They came to see how you're feeling."
"B-but why..." The mildly delirious impmon questioned again. Why indeed. He wasn't really that close with them, had openly disagreed with them on a number of ocassions too. Why they would even care about his well being was completely beyond him.
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Post by Miyu Feng on Oct 30, 2018 4:26:26 GMT
Miyu chuckle at how Carlos simplified her brother as just a "wise dude", Zhao was indeed one of the wisest person she knew, he always had the answer to everything that bothered her and was one of the more supportive towards her on the family, the one reason she's in Japan trying to prove herself is because of him, if only he was here now to help her, maybe she could write a letter later... Now onto the more serious topic, something about Bloom wanting to see Dio was fishy to say the least, something that Miyu notice and once Carlos leave the room, before following them Miyu grab the little Tanemon by the sapling and look at her right in the eyes. "I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm gonna be dead serious now, if you're mean or do something to make fun of Dio, you're gonna have lots of problems once we go back home""Alright alright!" Bloom did not take lightly the way her tamer was holding her, it's the equivalent to be grab by the hair it kinda hurts. "Don't worry I'm not going to do anything, just want to know how bad things are, I may not like him much and we sure disagree on several things but he is still some one I know and I'm not letting anyone hurt the ones I know!" Probably nor Dio nor Carlos would like to talk about it but any little information would really help her. after following Carlos to the hallway and going to the room they find a very confused Dio about the reason they're here, Bloom did not take good the "pothead" nickname she was ready to snark him but the threat made by Miyu stop her, besides something about how weak he sounded made the little plant be worried for real, whatever happens and whoever it was must be really strong now she kinda felt a little bad... "What do you mean what do we do here? We came to see you I also brought food!" Said Miyu cheerfuly, normally she would at least headpat Dio but seeing how he was, better not invade his personal space now. "Yeah, that's what friends are for" Saying that was a little hard but to be fair the best she can do now is try to cheer him up. "It's been a while since we see each other, we kinda need to catch up you know? Surely you want to know how I end up with this ugly X on my forehead" Bloom pouted a little mentioning that scar. "Yeah we've been everywhere since the last time we saw, Bloom has gotten a lot stronger, she defeat a Kuwagamon and a DexDorugamon and we stop a three way kidnapping, she has evolve twice too!" Miyu commented, she didn't want to sound like bragging she just couldn't just not tell those news Speaking of evolving... Bloom had a great idea at the mention of she attaining more forms, on of Lillymon's moves has some healing powers maybe that could help... Although the idea of going Lillymon in front of Dio was a little embarrassing to say the list, knowing the attitude she gets when it's on that form... The things I have to do..." She thought and then look at Miyu. "Speaking of my new forms, I think I can help Dio get better!" Said with a big smile. "I know what you're thinking, it's not a bad idea tho, I'll go for my digivice and when I'm back will try it!" Said Miyu standing up and leaving the room, just to go back some seconds after. "You guys can eat the food I make if you want while waiting" And with that she left Carlos's house Some minutes pass which for the little potato where a little awkward, she really didn't have much to say or ask right now, it was just waiting for the moment, well one thing pop in her mind and it was better than to stay on the awkward silence. . "So... How things are on the club? Miyu and I have been really abscent there..."Some more minutes later and Miyu was back and ready she took Bloom to the living room due to needing some space to do it, she ask Carlos to bring Dio and once everyone was there and ready she look throught the menus on her digivice and activate the evolution, a stream of data went through Bloom who in a couple of seconds was covered in a bright pinkish light that slowly took the form of a big pink Lilly, some seconds later the flower bloomed and reveal the new form of the little Plant  Once the flower fade away the fairy who was a little taller than Miyu took a good look at her surroundings and with a sweet voice she asked. "Well, Well, where is my little Imp? I promise I'll make you feel better~ |
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Post by Carlos Rey on Nov 12, 2018 2:18:41 GMT
Dio didn't know what to think. He really didn't feel he was close enough to Bloom to warrant a visit in his time of need. Miyu though was a special case, he knew that human was far more friendly than the average, so her checking to see how he was didn't feel as much of a stretch. Regardless, he felt...moved by this. Was he really worth that much to anyone but Carlos?
"Hah, you call that a scar?" He chuckled at Bloom in a somewhat teasing tone, raising his hands to the bandanna around his neck. He shoved the red cloth to a side, revealing the nasty bite scar hiding underneath it, four large holes digging into his skin, trailing into smaller vein like scars. For some reason, it seem to emit the faintest of glows, the corrupted data crawling under it not allowing it to heal properly. Dio gave a bittersweet smile, coughing a bit before talking, "Guess I'm lucky, mine it's easy enough to hide."
He put the bandanna back on its place, looking back at the plant digimon. "But uh...I'd like to know how you got that scar...if you want."
He admitted, somewhat bashfully. After all, he could hardly imagine Bloom of all people getting into a fight. At least, not willingly. Yet that seemed to be what Miyu confirmed not long after.
"Wow, you guys been busy." Carlos chimed in, nodding in approval, before interjecting with their own experiences in an attempt to help improve the imp's mood, "We mostly spent our time training, though we did visit this weird abandoned factory in Old Terminus, and went to that Luminas place."
"Agreed, that's nice...I evolved twice as well..." He commented, offering a weak smile, though a sudden cold chill forced him to hide once again under the sheets. Clearly, that wasn't an all too pleasant memory. In fact, said digivolutions were the silver lining that kept those experiences from being soul crushing.
Suddenly however, the two of them seemed to come up with something...something that could potentially help Dio feel better. Both human and digimon exchanged a blank look. Could they really help them out with this predicament? Dio seemed skeptical, as did Carlos, though he tried to remain somewhat hopeful. As they waited awkwardly for Miyu to return (why she didn't carry her digivice around in case of an emergency was something he didn't feel like asking about), munching on the lunch the chinese girl had brought along, everyone having their individual plates. Dio insisted on this, probably because he didn't want Bloom to witness the rather embarrasing sight of Carlos helping him eat.
Upon hearing Bloom mention the club Carlos looked up his plate at her. "Well uh...it's been uneventful I guess...we haven't been around as much as we would have liked really, it's been a busy month."
Luckily for them the awkward silence and smalltalk didn't last for much longer, as Miyu arrived at last, digivice in tow. They were instructed to leave the room and go to the living room, so Carlos carried Dio out of the room, cradling the small imp between his arms, ignoring his protests. Not long after they would bear witness to Bloom's ultimate form. She was frankly stunning, perhaps more delicate looking than other ultimates out there, but it carried with her a grace and a charm that was hard to place. Even Carlos had to admit she looked, for lack of a better word, rather cute.
Dio meanwhile simply took a single, long look at the fairy, his face for some reason growing redder with each passing moment.
He'd fidget awkwardly in place a bit, unsure how to feel about Bloom's sudden change in...everything, really. Her looks, her demeanor, the very aura surrounding her was a stark contrast from what he was used to feeling from the small potato headed digimon that hid herself in pots.
"B-bloom?"
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Post by Miyu Feng on Nov 17, 2018 1:36:08 GMT
Bloom definetely did not expect that reaction from Dio, while she didn't expect him to be worry about her or anything the least thing she thought is that he was going to shrug it off and show an even worst scar like if he was proud about it, seeing the four holes and the veiny trail that produce a faint glow was... Hard to look... The little plant didn't know how to felt in one side she was truly worried now and wondering what could've cause such thing, on the other the fact that Dio was showing it like it was something to be proud make her angry, Miyu simply look to the other side until Dio cover it.
"I... Uhm..." the voice of the little plant cracked a little it was obvious that she was shocked by that. "Well... We went to the desert to spend sometime with Miyu's Boyfri─" Bloom couldn't finish the sentences because the chinese girl caught her and cover her mouth.
"FRIEND! We were spending time with a friend and his digimon, and we got attacked by a DexDorugamon, Bloom was already a Togemon so she could fight it but Cinder was just a Coronamon and couldn't do much, Bloom had to fight to protect the three of us and well... Things happen" Remembering that was a little painful, she was practically a death weight there and because of that Bloom got hurt.
After all things where said and Miyu went to look her digivice to set the plan in motion the trio just spend an awkward moment eating until something come up, Bloom didn't ate that much nibbling a little the steamed bun but devouring once she noted it was a pork one instead of a veggie one, the fact that she can use photosynthesis doesn't mean she can't ate normal food, onto the topic about the club, luckily it seemed that they didn't miss much it makes things more easier knowing that.
"Yeah, we haven't been that active either, and now we're out so... Guess it's lucky we met each other again!" said cheerfully, of course she would've love to be more good terms but hey if everything goes as she think it'll go this will be a happy meeting in no time.
And when the chinese girl finally got back and the evolution took place, the reaction of the man and Imp was as expected, Miyu try to hold her laughter at the sight of Dio getting redder and redder, she knew Bloom change was going to be a big surprise but the fun was just to begin!
"If I were you, I would look for a camera and film this" She muttered to Carlos
Bloom took some seconds not moving nor speaking, giving time for the boys to process this sudden change, she let a soft giggle seeing the imp fidgeting in place and sttutering her name, "oh how the mighty have fallen" she thought, of course she couldn't let this go, she could have her fun before helping, it would be a waste of getting this form and doing nothing funny, the fairy would walk up to Dio and crouch so he could see her better, looking at the imp right in the eyes Lillymon smiled giving a little head path before softly asking.
"Yes, dear?~" She then move her hand from the top of his head to his lower back and pick him up on a soft hug. "It makes me really sad that you're feeling bad I'll try my best to help you~" Said softly rocking the imp back and forth in her arms and to put the last nail on the coffin she give a little kiss on the imp's forhead
Ok enough is enough, she had her fun now it's time to work, leaving Dio on the couch Lillymon would remove his scarf and take a look at the scar once again, that thing was disgusting and the more she saw it the more she wonder if it was going to work, well there's only one way to find out!
Bloom put her hands around Dio's neck and focus closing her eyes, in a couple of seconds two vines came from beneath her wrist and entangled around the imp forming a ring and covering his neck and the scar, some more seconds later that vine ring started blooming and getting covered by a lot of flowers of different sizes and colors a faint green glow surrounding them that slowly spread to cover Dio.
"I can't promise that'll fully heal you, but this flowers will absorb any type of corruption that your body has and will spread a healing energy, it might take a while but I'm sure it'll help you to feel better" She winked at him and gave another headpat
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Post by Carlos Rey on Nov 22, 2018 3:46:25 GMT
Carlos blinked a bit, somewhat taken surprised by Miyu's statement. He was about to ask what could be noteworthy enough to warrant taking a picture and possibly adress Bloom's mention of a boyfriend while at it...until she heard the soft words coming out of the fairy's mouth as it adressed his partner.
Dio was clearly out of his natural element here, and it showed. As Bloom locked eyes with him and closed in the distance the imp could feel the rosy color in his cheeks becoming more prominent. Visibly overwhelmed by Lillymon's...well, everything, he couldn't help but shift awkwardly more as she patted his head, his eyes looking as far away from her in a futile attempt to regain his composure.
"W-well you uhm...you feel...different...yeah..." He awkwardly stammered, cursing inwardly to himself for his sheer lack of dignity. Well yeah, of course she'd feel and look different, it was a new form after all, could he be any more obvious and redundant right now? Bloom did not relent however, and took her whole approach a step further. Or a huge leap further, at least for Dio's liking: he'd soon find himself lifted away from the relative safety of Carlos' grasp, and cradled and cuddled by Bloom.
"W-w-wait! Put the me down t-this instant! T-the dark lord is not a toy to be hugged around!" Dio exclaimed, in a rather amusing mixture of outrage and embarrasment, his usually white face now redder than his scarf, sounding less like he was ordering the fairy around and more like he was begging her. Of course, she did not comply, much to his dismay.
Carlos could barely keep himself from chuckling at this downright adorable scene in front of him, and was making sure every single moment of Dio's downfall was recorded and saved by the camera of his cellphone. Dio noticed, but barely had any energy left to even try to fight back and prevent it, and now was more or less resigned to Bloom having her way and humilliating him further.
At least he had hit rock bottom, right?
Not quite, as if to drive the provervial knife deeper into his wound, Bloom would go ahead and give him a tiny kiss on the forehead. Dio's eyes went as wide as a deer in headlights, all color drained from his face for a second...before the red came back in full force, the imp letting out a rather embarrasing sounding whimper of sheer shame, as he quickly raised his bandanna from his neck, trying his best to hide his face behind it. To hide the shame.
Luckily for him it seemed she was done for now, and she actually got started on the healing process. While he flinched in pain as he felt the vines coming in contact with his wound, it didn't took long for her healing magic to start affecting him.
A wave of...pure relief washed over him, as if a good deal of the pain, discomfort and fatigue just...went away. He let out a relieved sigh while he felt his body relaxing in the gentle arms of the lillymon. The blush returned slightly to his face at the following headpat, but he was able to muster up the strenght to reply to Bloom in a more calm way this time.
"...thanks, Bloom."
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Post by Miyu Feng on Nov 30, 2018 0:09:20 GMT
And the show just started, Miyu giggled a little seeing the scene, Dio must be happy that it's on her good side after all in her own words even the most beautiful flowers have their thorns, also seeing Carlos enjoying it as much as everyone but Dio made her smile even more, this idea might bring a little more happiness to both of them.
"I guess they're going to be there for a while, do you need help with the tea or?" She asked, better to leave them alone and hang out with Carlos like the original plan. "Aside from what happen to Dio, which you don't need to tell me if you don't want, how things have been going?"
"You feel different" Well that was an obvious statement, poor Dio doesn't know where he is right now, seems like no one has ever told him the famous "you have the right to remain silent because everything you say can be use against you" and Bloom was going to make sure that use every word she could as a weapon for teasing.
"Do you like different, dear?~ A teasing smile appearead on the fairy's face
Maybe the kiss on the forhead was a little too much... Oh well she'll be more careful next time, the last thing she wants is for the little imp to feel worst because his ego is gettin buried, although burying his ego a little was the plan all along even before being Lillymon, this is just a bonus and something tells her that Dio might enjoy it later, at least the healing ring seemed to be working even if still a little weak the "thanks Bloom" was all she needed to know that it was helping
"You're welcome sweetie~" A mischievous smile drawing on her face, the fairy softly put both hands to the side of Dio's cheek holding him and leaning forward a little. "You know? It seems you don't have the strength to look at me on the eyes and that's really important when talking to a lady, so I'll hold you and get closer" She kept getting closer until they where literally inches from each other. "I'll let you know this as a secret" She whispered with a soft tone. "While saying that we are friends is stretching it a lot, I am truly worry about you, we might no have much things in common and disagree on many things but I believe that if we give a little time we can forge a bond" She gave a warm smile to the imp, was her sweet Lillymon personality talkin or she really mean it? Who knows? But there is always a little truth behind every word. "I won't ask you for what happen whatever it was I'm sure it was bad and you don't need to remember that anymore, but if one day you feel ready or need someone to talk trust me I'll be glad to help~"
Having said that she give him some space and check the ring of flowers, some of the more colorful flowers started to lose their color going grayer and grayer some even getting dry and dying falling slowly to the ground, Bloom was worried but she didn't show it on her face, it was normal that the flowers fell once it started healing, but makes her wonder if it was going to be enough.
"How you feeling?" She asked a little more serious expression on her face. "Don't worry about the flowers, it's normal, once they all fall the ring will disappear meaning the end of that ability so I want to know if it's making an effect" She then smile again and give a soft boop on the imp's nose with her index finger "I'm a 100% honest when I say that I'm worry and want to help"
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Post by Carlos Rey on Dec 5, 2018 4:54:15 GMT
Well, that was enough humilliation recorded for one day, at least so thought Carlos. So he after Dio's seemingly final meltdown he stopped recording the scene, letting his partner try to maintain just a smidgen of his dignity intact. He turned to Miyu, trying to focus away from the scene.
"To be honest? It feels weird saying things were going good considering...you know." He commented, gesturing vaguely in the direction of Dio. Really, while trying to find a silver lining was important, it was ever so slightly hard to do while his partner was in such a dire state. "But yeah, things were pretty ok for a while, found a bit of a stable way of earning money by doing some oddjobs on the Digital World and such, while things here stay relatively the same." He shrugged, taking out the now almost boiling kettle away from the fire, and pouring some into the already prepared cups with small tea bags in them, before offering one of said cups to Miyu.
"Feel free to add some sugar if you want."
Meanwhile Dio hadn't changed his position more, just sorta slowly curling into a small ball, as if hoping that would somehow dissuade Bloom from continuing her (incredibly effective) teasing. His efforts were obviously in vain, as he felt her warm, gentle hands reaching for his cheeks, holding his face in place in such a way he couldn't look away. His cheeks became somehow redder at this realization, not helped in the slightest by her continued teasing. As she got closer his face scrunched up a bit, fearing the worst. She...wouldn't go as far as try to kiss him would she?
Luckily however, she wouldn't go quite that far just yet, instead simply whispering into his ears. They weren't teasing words or underhanded flirting however. It was much different. Words of genuine worry and kindness, something he certainly didn't expect from Bloom, much less in her current form. Even if it wasn't immediatelly apparent, her words resonated within him, almost as much as her healing magic was.
"No no I'm...actually a bit better, I think. The pain is not nearly as bad as it was, and I don't feel as dizzy anymore. Whatever you did seems to be helping..." He reassured her, softly rubbing his neck a bit, flinching a bit at the pain doing that caused. Ok, so he wasn't quite that healed just yet.
He sighed a bit.
"I dont know why you or anyone would bother worrying over me." He whispered, looking down for a moment and sighing, before looking back up at her again. "...but thats somehow...reassuring to me, for some reason." Bloom, being this close to the imp, should be the first to notice something had changed in him. His inflections were the same, but his face...more specifically his eyes were watering, a rather forced smile etched on the trembling lips of the digimon. Without a warning, he'd lean forward and press his face close to the fairy's shoulder, and she'd soon be able to feel the cold tears slowly dripping from Dio's face onto her.
Yes, Bloom's good will and kindness had achieved a miracle, something even Carlos would think was impossible: Dio, the self proclaimed Dark Lord, was actually crying.
"S-sorry, I'm just...tired." He lied, his voice suddenly a lot less calm and collected, as if it was about to break at any moment. With a sniffle he would add, "Please don't let Carlos see me like this..."
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Post by Miyu Feng on Dec 19, 2018 14:41:12 GMT
Well to a certain point he was right yet at the same time considering that Dio has a nurse things are going to get better, if only there was something else she could do (although if you ask anyone she already did enough, but that's Miyu for you, always wanting to give more than 100% for her friends), luckily it seems that whatever happened to Rio aside they were doing good.
"I'm glad things are OK, and don't worry about Duo he got a nice nurse” The Chinese girl giggled “I know it's hard, but don't drown yourself in negativity, take a deep breath and look at the nice things surrounding you, you'll see how fast that outweighs the negativity and makes it go away, “Hold the light, push away the darkness and surely tomorrow everything will change for better” That's what my brother always said” The chinese girl gave a big smile to Carlos.
On the other side it seemed that Bloom's words reached the dark lord to the point of making him cry on her shoulder… Definitely not the reaction she expected and then ask her to not let Carlos see him like that so she quickly pick him up and with just a “My patient need to rest, but don't worry I'll take care of him” she flew to Carlos Room again and put the imp on the bed, she sit next to him and whipped his tears before talking again
“Don't say those things, even if you don't understand it there are many reasons as for why people will worry about you” the fairy made a pause to organize her ideas. “As you might know I'm against loading others, I think it's something barbaric and disgusting, I appreciate life and I believe everyone deserves a second chance, it might be naive but all lives matter and we shouldn't be the ones to decide when to end one” better go to the point and not bored the little imp with this chat. “What I'm trying to say is… Your life matters as much as mine or any other digimon and even if you don't see it there are a lot of people that'll feel bad if something happens to you, just look at Carlos poor guy looked like he was having as a worst time as you do”
That said she gave another sift pat to Dio's head and smiled, the fairy checked the flower ring again, half of the flowers have gone just a couple of more minutes and it'll be done, what else she can do to help him tho? Was at that moment that she saw a window and an idea crossed her mind.
“Say… Want to take a fly? She ask extending her wings a little.
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Post by Carlos Rey on Feb 17, 2019 5:06:35 GMT
"Your brother sounds like a nice guy." Carlos said to Miyu with a smile. That was some sound advice though, if slightly cliched. Take in bad with the good, and while it certainly was hard to keep a brave face when bad thing after bad thing seemed to be happening to them...it was also a bit hard to not feel better because of the chinese girl's presence. Her smile was contagious.
"Uh...sure, just don't have too much fun." He replied in a teasing tone as the fairy dissapeared back into the bedroom with the small imp in tow. Sure, Carlos was partly oblivious to his partner's current moment inner turmoil, but it was still obvious he very much wantedg him to make a full recovery. He could only hope Bloom's touch would speed up that process.
Meanwhile, Dio was just grateful to be away from the sight of the humans and back in his safe place, where he would let himself cry next to Bloom for a bit longer before she finally placed him back down on his bed.
He shivered a bit as she wiped his tears. Was her hand always this soft and gentle to the touch? Trying to compose himself, he focused all his attention on what the fairy was telling him, and surprisingly found himself nodding silently to her words.
He...somewhat agreed with her on this. And it was because he agreed with her that he couldn't help but feel a huge pang of guilt in his very core. He had been forced to do some rather wretched things on that past week, none out of his own volition of course, but it didn't change the fact he had ended lives, or at least he had allowed lives to be prematurely ended just so he would live longer. That was a burden he would have to carry for a long time.
But she had a point: there was a good number of people that cared for his wellbeing other than himself: not only Carlos, but his friend Bellamy, Talia, the twins, and now Miyu and Bloom. The weakened Dark Lord couldn't put his finger on it, but he found some solace in that knowledge, as if a huge weight had been lifted off his back.
"Thanks Bloom." He said, stiffling a cry but still looking far less miserable than he had just a minute ago. Whether because her magic or her company were easing his pain, truth was Dio felt grateful for having her at his side today.
He wouldn't have time to dwell on that however, as she suddenly spoke up, offering him a rather...interesting choice.
"Huh?" He was not sure if she was being honest or just pulling his leg a bit...but truth was he could use some fresh air. As much as he appreciated Carlos' over protective efforts to keep him cozy, what he really wanted was an escape to his situation, even a temporary one. Something that would make him feel...alive again.
And this, as out there and sudden as it was, felt like the perfect opportunity to do just that.
"I'd like that." He nodded, looking at the open window of the room longingly.
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