The Crime King

A Warm soup

Butcher is Horrors nickname
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The next day Moon is not in the alleyway. Dust and Butcher are already waiting there as Cross arrives. The bigger skeleton is wearing black shorts, a white T-shirt and a dark blue hoodie. At first the three of them just wait before Dust scowls and kick the nearest rock. "The f***er won't show up today. What a jerk, when it's time for a mission he is here but when it's time to give the money suddenly he is nowhere in sight." The skeleton glares at the ground.

Suddenly Crosses non-existent stomach growls really loud and Butcher looks at him with that single red eye light, scanning him before he grumbles and takes his hand. The Oreo squeks as he walks behind the giant skeleton, trying to keep up, seeing him struggle the taller slows down slightly. Chara just floats after the two tiredly as he yawns. "Hey idiot, You have some chocolate? I'm kinda hungry."

Cross ignores the question in favor of focusing on where they are going. Dust walks after them, seeing no problem in his partner dragging another skeleton through the town it seems. "Where are we going Butcher?" He asks quietly, he knows the skeleton well enough to know that the gentle giant won't hurt him but still, it would be nice knowing where they are heading to.

"To get food.. you're hungry.." The skeleton looks at him for a moment with concern before he drags Cross into a restaurant and sits him down on a chair next to a table. Then he leaves quickly, going into the 'staff only room' Cross raises a brow but doesn't say anything about it. Chara smiles a bit. "Finally, tell him to bring some chocolate too idiot."

The Oreo quietly rolls his eyes before he looks at Dust and tittles his head slightly. The other blinks before looking back at him, sometimes staying alone with the crazy skeleton is rather awkward, Dust is not good at starting conversations neither is Cross if there is not really a subject to talk about. "So uhm.. Does he always act like that when someone is hungry or..?"

Dust seems to stiff a small laugh as he covers his mouth with his hand for a moment before he shakes his head no and puts his hand on the table. "Well not usually, he will offer them food but not straight up drag them to the restaurant. It's not only about that when it comes to you, despite being a skeleton you manage to look scarier than the death itself, do you have trouble sleeping or something?" Dust rises a brow as he looks at Cross.

"Well sometimes-" Cross stops himself as Butcher walks back inside and puts three plates of tomato soup with spoons on the table before sitting down next to Dust and looking at Cross, frowning. "Eat.. please.." Dust seems to drop the subject as he grabs a spoon and starts eating quietly.  Chara quietly looks at the soup in disgust. "It looks as if someone took my old red alarm cloak and made a soup out of it before putting Chili on top of it. My 2 worst enemies in a soup."

Cross ignores the ghost and takes the spoon before starting to eat quickly, it's delicious, he finishes it real quick, almost as quickly as Horror came back with it when he walked to the staff room. Chara quietly floats inside the room and in surprise finds out that it's a kitchen, he decides to explore it for a while. Who knows maybe he'll find some ghost food inside.

"It’s really good, thank you. How did you get it this quick Butcher?" Cross looks up from his empty plate and the big skeleton blushes slightly and smiles. Dust is still eating quietly, in no way as quick as Cross. "I own this place.. often have some meals for Dusty in the fridge.. so that if he gets hungry we can just go here.. warm them up and eat."

"Oh.. how much do I pay?" The Oreo frowns as the other skeletons blink at him. They look at eachother, having a quiet conversation it seems as they whisper to each other before they look at him again and Dust opens his mouth to speak. "It's on the house. We often see you hungry on missions.. Does Moon not give you enough money to buy food? We can help you if you want, We don't mind."

Cross feels embarrassed. What is he supposed to say? I'm not eating enough before going on a mission to not be late? Or maybe, I only started cooking after my lover almost destroyed the kitchen and decided that meals made by me are better than those 5 minutes meals he used to buy? "No it's okay I just.. I often forget to eat but- it's not a problem I always eat at home." His nervous smile does not seem to convince the skeletons.

The Oreo sighs a bit before he sees a waiter going from one table to another, as the man walks to a table next to them Cross grabs the guy by the sleeve before tugging on it lightly. "Hello, do you guys have wine in here? If yes then get us some red wine please." The waiter writes something down on his notepad before walking away quickly.

"Dove.. what are you doing?" Butcher raises a brow quietly. The waiter comes back after a minute with the wine and puts it on the table along with 3 wine glasses, he pours the wine into them and leaves after Cross gives him the money. The Oreo smiles slightly. "I want to repay you two for the soup."