Play Pretend [Job/Kai]

With the success of their last job Gil had invited Kai to accompany him on another job. To claw their way to the top, to make allies with the unsuspecting, they had no choice but to start from the bottom. Which is why the two would be on a rather odd job to say the least. Pretending to be two girl's boyfriends for their parents. It would have been a trivial job if not for the two girls and their parents whom were of some importance. Just like the last job, the parents knew people in not just within the Magic Council but also within Fiore's castle.


Gil sent one last crimson glare towards Kai before knocking upon the door to the two girl's home, the two Tartarus mages had arrived just before the parents were due. All they had to get through was an afternoon lunch, and make an impression.

Serenity and Hope looked just as naive as their request had made them out to be. "Perfect." The two were plain in appearance, to most they might have even been considered cute, but to Gil it was plain. Kai was quick to make a change in personality once the girl's had arrived, not just his personality changed but so did his name. "I'm Gillian Nightray." He introduced with a smile that made most women swoon. Gil was handsome enough in appearance alone that he'd have little need to flirt with the girl, her name was Hope he believed. Besides it made the two males contrast nicely, a fun flirt, and a reserved handsome male. Once the two girls let the men inside, they were greeted with a homey atmosphere. The girls chattered idly, Gil saying a few pleasantries here and there, both of the females were blissfully unaware of just what sort of mages they had invited into their home. They had just sat down in the living room when there was a sharp knocking upon the door.

The mother had greeted both the males warmly, if not jokingly. On the other hand the father had arrived armed with a shot gun. "A bit of an overreaction..." Not that Gil was overly concerned by his weapon or presence. He knew how to deal with over protective fathers. Standing up for his seat upon the couch, Gil listened to Kai's introduction. If it was any other parent it might do, but considering this one was overbearing he would require a bit more grace. He pushed past Kai, "Excuse me." He murmured, taking the matter into his own hands, "I am Gillian Nightray." He offered his hand to the Father, who hesitantly took it, and gave the male a firm handshake. It was then that Father realized he had to look up to meet Gil's crimson gaze. Not to mention the mother also finally took in both of the mages appearances,

Kai's irritation did not go unnoticed by Gil. "At least I managed to get him to set down his weapon." The shot gun in question had been left by the door after Gil shook the father's hand, apparently that had managed to ease his mind somewhat. Though the two were not quite out of the woods yet as they sat at the table for the lunch that their two fake girlfriends had prepared. Having been raised to be a King, Gil's manners were second to none, though the food that was prepared couldn't say the same. To most it was probably a decent meal but to Gil it was bland, but he swallowed it down with all the grace that he could muster. It was here as they all ate their meal, the mother kindly chattering with the two girls, that questions began to surface.

That was what Gil Vessalius excelled at, whereas Kai lied or only spoke half truths, Gil merely twisted his. That and he was excellent at avoiding the hard to answer questions. "I can summon beasts." That much was true about Gil, his magic was not a dark natured one that required him to lie about it. He made a small snorting sound at Kai's blatant lie about Fairy Tail. His small snort did not go unnoticed by the parents but Gil was quick to make amends for it, "Fairy Tail is quite the rambunctious guild these days, wasn't there talk about a wanted mage in its ranks?" Gil raised a golden brow in question, and it was at this that the father went off, heatedly explaining his dislike for the sudden change in alignment that Fairy Tail had undergone.


Gil ran a hand through his blonde mane, his pretend girlfriend that sat next to him seemed to light up as well as the others at the table. A guild master, even of a small guild, was still a guild master. Before they could inquire as to what guild in specific Gil distracted them with well practiced ease, like a politician, "It's a rather small, and foreign so it wouldn't me much to you. I have high hopes for it, I wish to make it a great guild one day, greater than the now darkened Fairy Tail... Honestly, such a murderous guild with only foul intentions, it's quite a shame." Gil sighed, "If only the council or even the capital would do something about it. I hear that Magnolia is quite the large city, the poor citizens must be in such fear. If only I myself had the funding and power, I'd do something about such a thing. Though there has been some talk among the smaller guilds like mine of simply moving elsewhere. Fiore has become such a risky place with these so called legal guilds, they seem more sinister than the supposed dark guilds don't you think?" Twist the truth, evading the truth, Gil was a master at it, and all the while he was getting closer and closer to what he wanted. While, simultaneously poking fun at Kai for having picked such a guild... Still, the parents were impressed by the two, fooled by the mages acting, and Gil's small seeds had been planted.