A Devil and a Celestial Spirit? ( Duchess Rae Havoc and Zack Rose's V-day Event)

With a groan Rae opened one crimson eye, carefully exploring her surroundings. Her room in the Blue Pegasus dormitories wasn't half bad and most "normal" people would be quite satisfied with it. Rae wasn't really "normal" though. The nobility's upbringing left her wanting something better- an ace room, at the least. That or maybe she needed to get herself a house somewhere in Clover Town. From what she knew the prices weren't half bad.

With a small groan, Duchess Havoc stretched on her bed. The mage had CLEARLY forgotten what today was. It took her some time to get herself presentable- the usual make-up, dress up, brushing her long hair, and of course, all the other things people did in the mornings like brushing her teeth. Giving herself one last look in the mirror, the devil walked outside, into the gorgeous Guild Gardens, only to be greeted with an array of Red and Pink flowers. Rae had to pause in order to realize why the Blue Pegasus gardens were colored in such a way. Looking around, everything she could see was happy couples giggling, kissing, flirting....A small sigh escaped her lips as she headed back to the main guild hall in boredom. Valentines day seemed like such a waste of time and money for her. Not to mention that all of the men she knew were somewhere in the Ace of Spade's guild hall of Sabertooth, although honestly speaking she didn't really see them as any form of romantic interests.

Sighing and looking up at the sky, the God Slayer though about love in general. A stupid human emotion which messed up a person's normal way of thinking. Due to her title, romance was useless, it was a business, she was going to be married off to some random royal or noble man at some later stage which would give her uncle more money to work with. Her calm blood-colored irises turned to slits at the simple though of her only current family relation. He was despicable.


A flapping of wings distracted her from her dark thoughts. A small white bird flew around the devil energetically. Lifting one hand up, the Duchess allowed the creature to land on her finger, only to find that it carried a piece of paper around it's leg. Taking it off of the bird, Rae opened it, only to let out another annoyed sigh. "Congratulation Miss Rae Havoc! You have been shipped for Valentines Day! Meet up with your pair in Clover Town's main square at lunch time!" Pursing her lips, the noble ripped the paper in bits before heading off to the given location. She had no idea what sort of joke this was, but she lacked amusement, and to be honest, if this had to be the way to find it, she wouldn't mind.

Zack sighed deeply as he received a similar letter to the Duchess. He had been hoping to spend valentines day with his love, aka the air fleet of Blue Pegasus. However, he was not one to turn down a challenge even if it was rather an odd one. So far his interactions with women had been limited except for Tikaani. In truth, romance didn't interest him that much. Most women couldn't keep up with him and even if they could for him, being an immortal now, a relationship seemed less a gift and more of a curse. Who would want to date someone only to have them grow old and die whilst the same did not happen to you. And what if they had kids? What would happen then? Would those kids be immortal or would he outlive his own children? He had no idea if celestial spirits even could reproduce. Shangdi had a lot to answer for.

He blurred into his room at high speed and out again stopping just outside the door. His attire was not the usual ninja garb but instead a formal oriental style jacket. He still kept it black with white trim, but at the collar he had the wizard saint's emblem and on the back he had the emblem of Blue Pegasus. He blurred again stopping at a mirror and thought for a moment. Something was missing. As he got outside he realised what it was and grabbed a bunch of roses of various hues and arranged them. As one who manipulated light he appreciated aesthetics and so the arrangement was quite detailed.

He arrived at the location, the square in clover town, and much to his surprise was led into a restaurant and to a table divided by a screen and told to sit down and wait for his date to arrive. He wondered who it would possibly be and why he had been selected for this. He'd never really shown the interest to anyone had he? Was this some kind of joke? He could imagine Shuhei, the ladies man, deciding that the new leader of the guild needed to get some action. Or maybe one of the other guilds. He sighed deeply and sat down a glass of wine brought over to him which he began to swirl around. Today was going to be a rather odd day.

"Tikaani is gonna kill me." he said with a sigh and then smirked. It would be quite funny to see her reaction to this. Though as he waited he wondered why he was told to go the square if only he was to be led into the restaurant. Why not just tell him to wait there?

A small groan escaped the red-haired female's lips as she strutted down the streets of clover. Her name had already been uttered, shouted, spoken and exclaimed in over a hundred ways. Rae was not amused at how quickly her fans had discovered the fact that she was out in the town, nor was she entertained when they asked her where she was going. Without giving them a reply, the Duchess kept on walking, her long black heels clicking after her.

As she arrived at Clover square, the red-eyes mage looked around, trying to find whoever she was supposed to be with. When she didn't see anyone, Rae turned around, coming face to face with what appeared to be a waiter. "Miss Havoc, your partner awaits you. Please follow me." He spoke before leading her into one of the quite famous restaurants in Clover. As the door closed after her, she sighed in relief. The shouts of crazy fans were left outside. She was led into a room with a table which seemed to be separated by a screen. The Duchess wasn't used to such a "commoners" manner of introduction. Usually when you meet a person, you need to be able to see what they look like in order to be able to watch their manners, at least, that was the rule with nobility and royalty.

Sitting down on the chair quietly, the devil looked at the screen. She was sure that the other person had arrived before her. As the waiter brought her a glass of red wine, she let a small smile come upon her lips. It looked a bit like blood. Picking up the glass and smelling the aroma of the wine, she put the glass down. It wasn't a bad bottle, around eight years old. Leaning forwards and knocking on the screen that separated the tables, the Duchess asked a simple question. "What are you planning on eating, sir?" When she looked at the menu, nothing came to her as amazingly delicious.

So it seemed that his partner had arrived whoever she may be. Yet despite that the screen had not been taken away. If he wanted do he could easily break it with barely any effort but that might give the wrong impression and he didn't want to pay for damages...again. Plus the mystery was slightly interesting him. He had no idea who was on the other side of the screen, but he was glad they were female. He wouldn't put it past a few people to set him up on a date with a guy because he'd not got a girlfriend nor had one for years. His partner had enquired upon what dish he was thinking of having. In truth had no idea.

"Personally milady I have no idea. This menu isn't really my style of food, but it would be rude to turn it down." he said and then paused wondering if that came across as too snooty or upper class. That wasn't him. He was just being honest. He saw no sense in lying to whoever it was on the other side of the screen. "But as there are waiters who serve food and budget isn't really an issue I think I will just get whatever they recommend. Probably something meaty as it would go better with the wine." He paused and looked at the menu again. "Steak perhaps. I wonder if they serve jewel meat. I've heard it has come into circulation and is the king of steak meats. How about you? Any ideas what you might have. Its on me."

The girl raised an eyebrow at the male's answer. So she wasn't the only one who found the menu distasteful? How pleasant. As she listened to the male decide on what to eat, she realized that she was quite not in the mood for food. Even as a devil she did enjoy eating human food, so much was true, however she just somehow didn't feel it. What amused her about the man on the other side of the screen was that he offered to pay. He had no idea who he was talking with, and he clearly had proper manners at the same time.

"Actually, I was hoping we could just take a walk, I'm not very hungry right now..." Rae spoke honestly, for once, letting the man on the other side know what she was thinking. A small sigh escaped her lips as she played around with the glass of alcohol in front of her. The red liquid looked a little bit like blood, and to her misfortune, tasted nothing like it. It was true that the noble hated the feeling of bloodlust but due to her heritage she couldn't help herself. Not only that, but the whole "blind date" form of thing annoyed her. She enjoyed being able to look into he eyes of whoever she spoke with.

Zack rose slowly to his feet and spoke as he did so. "A walk sounds pleasant and in truth i'm not that hungry either." he said and then looked over as a waiter came over with a quizzical look and was about to speak, but Zack spoke first. This alone seemed to flabbergast the waiter. "The lady and I will be leaving. Not to insult you or anything, but we aren't really hungry and your menu didn't do much to change that. I get having romantic food, but you should really vary the menu a bit more." The man looked taken aback, flabbergasted even by the mere thought his menu wasn't good enough. He appeared quite indignant. However, Zack did not stop there with his comments. "Besides, judging by the menu any food here would take a substantial time to cook, unless you have some of it pre-prepared which makes it even less appetizing." He winked at the man who looked blatingly apalled at his statement. "Whilst this is a blind date and I don't know my companion I bet you know who both of us are yes? Or at least myself" The man nodded repeatedly. That was good. His reputation did precede him somewhat. It would be worrying if the supposed second most powerful mage on the continent wasn't famous enough for a waiter to recognise him. "Thought as much. Now from what you know of me am I really the type of guy to sit down for half hour just waiting for food to arrive?" The man shook his head and Zack put a hand on his shoulder a smile upon his face. "I hate sitting still. So now my date and I will be going for a walk. Give my table to someone Ciao."

With that he turned to face his date and extended a hand towards her.  He was trying to be a gentleman though that really wasn't in his nature. "So milady where would you like to walk to?" he asked. He knew the area quite well so perhaps he should take the lead here, but he thought he'd give her the chance to pick. After all, a walk was her suggestion