Into The Rose Garden (Seidou x Kanae/Karren)

Chapter Twenty-eight - Into town

Seidou begins to lather and massage his hair, scrubbing the rest of his body as the hair product was settling in. The water droplets were...warm and relaxing, allowing for the male to adjust and feel welcomed. He was still hesitant over being so...unclad. A bold knock is heard.

"Takizawa..." It was Kanae! "I'll be going into town soon, do you need anything?" Seidou takes a breath, sighing quietly. "No...I don't need anything." "Great. So if you need anything, or anyone to help you, Matsumae will be working on the dining room and kitchen for for the next hour."

Seidou nods to himself. "Understood, see you soon Rosewald."

Seidou remains in the shower for at least five more minutes, before shutting off the water and leaving the shower.

It has been two days since his encounter with Mirumo, and really...not that much has changed. However, Seidou is getting the hang of tidying up and whatnot. He even took to learning about some more rules and family insights. Like where they go if investigators find them out, or what days one can bathe, shower or even train.

It takes time and planning to get the hang of those kinds of things, so hopefully...he'll be up for the task. 

He begins to dry himself off, reminiscing about his current scars. With a huge scar across his left shoulder, where it was bitten off. He places his hand onto his, shivering from the morbid memory. 'Dammit...!' He thought to himself. 

Seidou take a long, deep breath through his nostrils; breathing it out through his mouth. 'You're safe, that kind of thing won't happen to you again.' The male thought to himself. 'You don't know that... These people are GHOULS, they're bound to eventually take a chunk out of you!'

Seidou shakes his head. "Shut...up...!" He says quietly to himself. Clearing his throat, he calms himself down. 'Breathe in...' He takes a deep breath. 'And...breathe out.' Breath out.

Seidou looks himself in the mirror, he scoffs. 'Still cracked...' He thought. He then turns away, getting himself dressed and ready. Layering the dress shirt, pants and vest. Tying his neck tie, perfectly. 

Before he moves on, he takes the cloth and wraps it around his left eye. Fixing up his hair, he then grabs onto the door knob. He takes another deep breath. 'Here we go...a new day...' Turning the knob, slowly. He peaks through the door, looking in every direction. He finally leaves the singular room.

He makes his way to the dining room, there he sees Matsumae, organizing the table. She notices him, and smiles warmly. She waves delicately. "Takizawa, you're out!" Seidou perks up, nodding slightly.

"Y-Yeah! U-Uh, y-yeah I-I, uh..." The female laughs. "You must still be out of it after the shower. Did you enjoy yourself?" Seidou chuckles softly. "Yeah it was...it was nice. I'm very grateful for...you letting me use it in the first place..." 

Matsumae scoffs, placing her hands onto the table, leaning her body forward. "Why wouldn't we? Hygiene is a priority within this household, in fact, it's encouraged. Don't worry yourself."

Seidou blushes softly, looking down to the floor, his cheeks turns red. "Oh, Takizawa, are you feeling well? You're turning red." Seidou gulps and shakes his head. "N-No, I-I um...um... I guess I'm a little cold, b-but I'm good to go!"

Matsumae walks up to the male, gently placing her hand onto his forehead, causing him to gasp softly. "Huh, there's no fever. I guess you really are just cold. Don't worry, after a day's of hard work, you can go up to your room and warm up under the covers!" The female says gleefully.

Seidou rubs the back of his head. "Y-Yeah...I'll do that, after I've finished." Matsumae smiles softly, pulling her hair to the back of her ear. "You know...we would like to have you..." She gently touches the surface of the table, gliding her fingers across.

"We would like to have you here, for dinner some time. I-I have acknowledged that you...do not wish to be around others when you eat? Why is that? If you don't mind me asking..." Seidou's face shifts into at least three moods. Shock, contemplation and discomfort. 

He chuckles nervously. "U-Um, i-it's really...complicated. Yeah, complicated; that's how I would say it. Is it really okay for me not to tell you, and will it upset you?"

Matsumae frowns, tilting her head. "Of course it's alright, we've gone over this. I completely understand, and I appreciate you letting me know every time you're at your limit. It shows that you trust me... Um, us."   

Seidou sighs softly. "I...don't like this lifestyle... N-Not that I hate living here with you or the others, but I don't like...what ghouls do with eating humans." Matsumae scoffs. "Hey, who doesn't? Takizawa, not every ghoul finds enjoyment in hunting or eating people. If there was an alternative, we'd probably take it."

Seidou shrugs. "I-It's just... Never mind, it's too much. Thank you for listening, I'll see you around!" The male waved as he walked off. The female waved back. "Yeah...see you around..."

Matsumae watches as the young male walks off, most likely to do his part. She smiles to herself, a small chuckle forms within her mouth. 'He's...kind of strange, but...I like him that way.'

Matsumae puts both of her hands and arms to her back, walking away casually. 'I think...there really is more than it seems when it comes to him; Kanae should really give him a chance.'

Over to Kanae, the young male sneezes quietly into his arm. Out and about shopping, he looks around. 'Strange, it's not really...allergy season for me. Oh well, maybe there's a stray cat nearby.' 

Kanae sighs to himself, while peacefully observing the gentle snowfall. 'Soon, it'llbe Spring. Soon, I can work on the garden again.' Kanae smiles softly. 'I can't wait!' The young male thought.

He then looks down to his list of items, noting the crossed out items.

"Let's see...oh yeah, I need get window cleaner. Hmm, maybe some paper towels as well. Shit...I should have thought about those while I was even writing this. Now that I think about, I might need to get some pipe cleaner..." The male sighs to himself. "But first, I should probably finish the list! But...what if I forget about them? Ugh!"

Kanae takes a breath, pinching the bridge of his nose, sighing. 'Right now, I need to focus. Maybe if I keep it in my head, I can remember.' 

Kanae again, looks over the list. 'Huh, all I need now is food for guests. Ugh, bread...lettuce...tomato...meat... Disgusting. And what's this, 'potato chips'? Sounds weird.' Kanae thought, smirking soon after.

'But after I get those...I can get the window cleaner and-!' Suddenly, something catches the male's attention. Walking over towards the object, staring at it silently. A smirk forms onto his lips.

'Hey...maybe Takizawa could use this.'