Forging Strings [Private;Mashyuu]

Several months it has been since this redhead had left Fiore to visit his foster parents, and to build tolerance for people. Although little has changed in that aspect, just a few weeks ago he had returned to Fiore with a few regrets, but a hope to better his lifestyle. All faces? Unfamiliar. Everyone he had known, no matter how small that group may be, were gone. Even Fairy Tail was nowhere to be found. New 'guilds' had been established and many Rune Knights had lost their jobs. Though not having any relationship with those factions, it was certainly a change.

He had people to apologize to, but no one to be found. He didn't think he had the courage to do it in the first place. The red headed, golden eyed young man sat there at the last, empty table closest to the window to a cafe. He leaned back into his changed and peered off into the streets of Magnolia Town. The first town he went to when he escaped to Fiore, and the last Town he was in when he left.

What was he doing in this cafe? Thinking solemnly, about the regrets he had and the things he wanted to change in his life. But where to start? In a town full of change and strangers, it was a hard question to answer. It was early in the morning, and the cafe was near empty when it came to customers, and as he waited for his water.

In front of him? A white napkin and silverware. But unwilling to try their offered dishes, his golden eyes glided to the simple objects in front of his and peeked over the corner for reassurance before reaching for the two objects, turning back over to the window and biting two big chunks of them, chewed them swiftly, and swallowed with the most satisfied and lax expression to his face. "Ahhh... damn. For once I can appreciate the taste of metal... hope no one saw. Heh heh..." He snickered to himself.

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Just when he thought he was in the clear, the presence of another entered the room. Through magical senses, no no. Through the little bell above the Cafe entrances that would flick and ring when a door was opened, but no one greeted them through words. Or rather, him. Only one person entered the Cafe apparently, and instead of taking a seat and sitting down, ordering their food and enjoying the empty scene, the same 'him' walked up to Allen with a very approachable demeanor. Even more than that, he sat down next to the redheaded mischief.

"...Oh."

Oh was all he could say at that moment, it was certainly disappointing that he couldn't successfully consume the silverware without being caught, but it was more concerning on why he directly confronted him about something so simple. It only made Allen's cheeks flush up a bit in embarrassment of his failure. "Heh..."

But that is when he extended a hand to the redhead dragon slayer, or, dragon-slayer-to-be. The words that came out of his mouth were very straightforward, really, and although nervous, Allen forced a weak smile. "Oh, well... you don't have to do any of those things. But it's not like I could pay for any of it. I'm Allen... though I have other names." He chuckled, resting his chin on the palm of his hand, "And magic? Oh, well, sure... this is all coming so fast. But, uh... yeah, sure. I could get down with that."

Honestly, it was all a bit rushed but he blindly accepted anything he requested for, may it be from anxiety or his sheepish nature.

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Things were happening so quickly, it was hard to tell if it actually happened. He knew Fiore was full of powerful wizards. No, Earthland as a whole had powerful wizards that could rival armies of lesser beings. He never thought that he could reach a level of power like that, in fact, it was never really his goal to get stronger and more powerful. At some point, he did have people wanted to protect, experienced dangerous situation and had feelings of those who want to get stronger, but it was.. never a goal. He wasn't the child who was outside training, he was the kid wanting to go outside to see, smell, and feel. Stuck in a laboratory the majority of his childhood, he never experienced a parent-child relationship even the slightest. He was just a lab rat, and experiment, nothing but a combination of cells meant for observation and calculations. The thought troubled him till this very day, but whenever he did think about it, it only made him appreciate things a little more.

But as Mashyuu would speak, Allen simply listened in silence. At this point, he was practically rambling. But even so, Allen listened to each and every word carefully, and factored each one into his decision.

So this guy is a Dragon Slayer? Well, not surprised. He smelled grainy anyway. And to this little mental note, Allen snickered a bit. It was just a silly realization to him, in a way. Either way, Mashyuu did end up sounding like some sort of life counselor. Asking him what he wanted to do with his life. But again, Allen said nothing and only listened until the clearly much more powerful man laid a small pouch of jewels in the center of the table and left without a single word.

But as his golden eyes followed and waited for Mashyuu to leave the room, a large amount of air was exhaled from Allen in one relieved breath. "...Phew. Hard to talk to the guy, gives me the chills..." A comical shiver ran through Allen's body at the very thought.

The redhead's eyes then glanced back over to the bag in the middle of the table, words "Let me help you.." ringing in his ears. And although it was a chance encounter, simply because he wasn't careful with his eating, there was something compelling about his words. Maybe it was because not many people had been so easy to try to help him? Or maybe because there was something trusting about Mashyuu. But whatever it was, it wasn't something Allen was going to abandon. A relationship between person and person is something he longed for, and it wasn't something he could shrug off because of how awfully convenient it was.

Furrowing his brows, an expression of determination had been on his face, as he would quickly stand up from the table and walk at the door, Allen looked back at the table he sat at and realized that this may be his last chance to live a life just wandering about aimlessly. This only lasted a moment before he carefully pulled the door open to find Mashyuu and a large... foreign beast by him. Though Allen personally could only identify it as a dragon.

Startled, the redhead nearly stumbled back and hit his back against the wall. "S-Since when did that get there?!"

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Honestly, Allen was more so shocked about how lax people were about the large dragon stiffly standing about a Cafe rather than the actual dragon itself. He has seen weirder things. But as the lovable redhead was introduced to the less-lovable-and-more-so-frightening beast,, some of his nerves would rest aside and he felt more at ease in their presence. However, he just met this man, and it probably wasn't the best idea to take dragon rides from 'strangers'. But all jokes aside, Allen was still very nervous. He was in a familiar town with bad experiences and all the faces that he once recognized were nowhere to be seen, and he had no home to return to, no home he wanted to be in, anyway.

But with nothing left to lose, Allen said nothing and silently took the support onto the dragon's back with ease, but was practically trembling in anxiousness the entire time he sat on there. But as Hoseki took flight, even more nerves were up and about. He held onto the dragon's rough hide as if he were clinging for his life.

"W-Well..." Allen began speaking and tried to answer his question, but then he realized how uncomfortable he felt telling such history to someone he just met. Even the tattoo on his chest was something he didn't want anything to see. "I'm uh, from Hargeon Town and originally lived with my Father, and never met my Mother. But he was more focused on his work than me, so I left when I got the chance and roamed around Fiore for a bit... and, uh, well... now I'm here." It was a complete and utter lie that he just told him. Not one word of that was true. But he would keep it up as long as he felt he needed to.

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