Into The Rose Garden (Seidou x Kanae/Karren)

Chapter Seventy-six - Message

Seidou lathers  himself with body wash, scrubbing as much as he possibly could. He sighs peacefully to himself, feeling a sense of peace. Eventually lathering his hair with shampoo and conditioner.

It had been six days since they're moved into the hotel, escaping from Seidou's anxieties and concerns. Seidou leaves the shower, with nothing but a towel on, looking around to make sure Kanae wasn't around yet. Strutting out, he quickly enters the room to get his supplies for his morning routine.

He and Kanae were going out to check out some sights, and clear his head. With the bathroom door shut, he had his teeth brushed and hair dried. Once fully dry, he combs his brown locks neatly, as he always had. Only to dress up and recomb it. He felt silly for doing so. 'Ugh, where's Kanae...? She should be getting ready too.' He thought as he curled one strand of hair around.

He leaves the restroom, waiting for about five minutes before a certain female opens the room door. "Hey Seidou, I thought we could use some coffee to jumpstart our day. Sorry it's canned, I wanted to be quick." Seidou waved his hand. 

"It's not an issue, though it's unexpected from a five-star hotel." "Wha-?! Alright, none for you I guess!" Seidou jump off of the bed, trying to grab a can. "Kanae, I was just messing around! I want coffee..." The male whined, with Kanae sighing and reluctantly handing him a can.

"We can drink up and then leave; there are a few places I would like to check." Seidou raised an eyebrow. "Really, you?" "Well being a servant has amazing perks, like living with everyone there. However ever since I was a kid, I just wanted to...explore and actually see the simple everyday sights." Seidou smirked, resting his chin onto the palm of his hand.

"Like what?" Kanae takes a sip from her coffee. "W-Well for instance...there's this thing where you can have your fortune told. Some say the one near here is SO spot-on that those with darker pasts are too afraid to try." Seidou chuckled softly.

"Are you...challenging me...? Because if that's a challenge, let's do that first and get it over with." And suddenly Kanae wears a concerned expression.

"Are you sure? I mean, if the rumors were actually true than-!" "It's okay, they're just rumors, so they're not a guarantee." Kanae snorts. "Careful with that, you sound like that one cliché. You know 'oh, it's a rumor, no way it could be true' and it ends up being true!" Seidou chuckles, laughing softly. "Oh that cliché. It won't though, I don't even believe in that kind of stuff!"

Kanae lowers her eyelids, somewhat out of suspicion. "Well okay! It could be oddly fun, I mean to the levels of fun I know of." The male groaned. "Well no need for fancy talk, Kanae."

And so the pair went out into the open world, following the directions of a GPS. Weirdly, the said fortune telling place wasn't very packed. In fact, it was pretty much desolate. The two leave the car, and began debating whomever should enter in first. To which Kanae agreed, reluctantly.

And within half an hour, the female came out all bubbly. Seidou turned to her. "Well, what did she say?" "Seidou, she was amazing~! She looked into my childhood, saw my past. Something about pain and maturity. Then she she about my current situation and it never felt more real. There was...confusion, conflict but also expression within my time or something. And my future..."

The female blushed sheepishly. "She said something about 'finding a great love' and assurance within my future. Whatever that meant." Seidou scoffed, seeing how the descriptions felt so vague that anyone could've guessed it. But at the same time...seemed questionable.

Kanae leaned forward, appearing concerned. "Are you really sure you should do this, Seidou? I mean...she was pretty spot-on." Seidou scoffed, because of course. "I'm doing this...to prove this wrong." "Sure you are."