Destiny No More

Chapter 32

"Ugh, fine, we can take a break." Coco said.

Velvet and Pyrrha both collapsed on a nearby bench, their begging finally having chipped away at the monster's resolve. Setting the dozen or so shopping bags they had down with a groan, they finally allowed themselves to relax, as Coco watched on with an unimpressed look. "I meant that we could go to the food court and get some food."

Pyrrha looked up to her, noticing that right behind her was a rather nice looking coffee shop that seemed to serve some kind of pastry with its drinks. It was a good idea, except for one small detail, it would require Pyrrha to stand back up once more. Looking down at her legs, they began to shake at the mere thought of it.

"I-I'm not hungry." She quickly said, looking at Velvet with pleading eyes. "Are you hungry?"

Velvet shook her head quickly, hair whipping around to smack Pyrrha in the face. "Nope."

"You two are so overly dramatic." Coco sighed. "If you needed to rest you could have just said so." Pyrrha and Velvet glared at the girl, who had completely ignored their suggestions of taking a break three hours ago. The subtle hints had slowly given way to requests, before devolving into near on begging. Coco managed to ignore them both. "Anyways, I'm gonna go get something; I'll get you two something while I'm there as well."

"I hate her." Velvet mumbled softly to herself. "I hate her so much."

Pyrrha chuckled softly at pout on her friend's face, despite the pain in her legs and numb feeling in the back of her mind, she couldn't conjure up the same feeling. Coco could be a lot to take in sometimes, but she was passionate and Pyrrha couldn't find fault in that. She only wished that her friend could be passionate in moderation, but as she had learned with Ruby, that wasn't always possible.

Sometimes you had to let them get it out of their system. There was a lot to learn from their typically incoherent ramblings, and tagging along for the ride could be quite fun at times,but stopping it was a futile effort. Coco knew more about the fashion trends of Vale than Pyrrha did about the types of Grimm in the world. What combinations of colors worked best together, what was in style this season, how many pockets you were allowed to have depending on the face of the moon... ok, she made that last one up, but that is what it felt like.

Ruby was the same way with weapons, though Pyrrha had learned enough to follow along most days. While most people might have been put off by such things, or intimidated in Coco's case, Pyrrha felt drawn to it. That kind of passion couldn't be faked, and in a world where people were either hiding away from her or trying to use her for her fame, that kind of thing was an easy tell.

That being said, she massively preferred Ruby's hyperfixation than Coco's, at least with Ruby Pyrrha could help or at least talk to her about it. When it came to the world of fashion, Pyrrha had no idea what to say or do. Did this look good? Does that compliment this? Do the colors clash with her skin? It was all so confusing sometimes, but thankfully, she had Velvet to suffer with her.

Judging by the glare from her friend, she must have inadvertently said that last part out loud. She felt an elbow dig into her side a second later. "Heh, sorry."

Coco returned, thrusting a cold drink into her hand and sitting down next to Velvet. "Not exactly top of the line quality, but it should give you two the kick you need to stay awake." She sent a glare at Velvet, who had passed out in one of the changing booths at the last store, she blushed and sipped away at her drink in silence.

Pyrrha chuckled softly, drinking hers slowly. She had never been much of a coffee person, never needing the extra energy boost and not truly caring for the taste. While the latter hadn't changed much, she wouldn't refuse the former today. Coco had dragged them out to go shopping first thing after breakfast, for the third day in a row.