VB!Foxillians: Terminus

Quiet Night

- Vagabond's POV -

"What do you mean her trust is wavering?!" Viper shouts through her phone.

"What did you tell her? ... That's what you told her?! ... Sis, not even I would believe you if you gave me that excuse. ... Well we need to find a way to get her to the forest when the time is right! Figure something out!"

Viper hung up and began to cling to her boyfriend who kept on insisting that he's fine. Vimaat carefully tried to pry Viper off of him to no avail.

"Viper, honey, Tsenre will take longer to recover if you keep clinging to him like that." She said as she continued gently pulling on Viper.

"I'll be fine, Viper. Just give me a day or two and I'll be back in shape." Tsenre said as he gently patted her head to comfort her.

"Vagabond, I want you to put that bitch into the ground where she belongs!" She said as tears began to roll down her eyes.

"I'll do my best." I said with sincerity.

"You'd better! and you'd better not let that bitch kill you either!" Viper said as she began to ugly cry.

"I'll sooner kill myself than die to Vileper. This is my promise to you. I will kill her if it's the last thing I ever do." I continued with full conviction

"Viper, I'm not dead. Don't act like I am." Tsenre said while laughing softly. "I've been through worse."

"I'd never be able to forgive myself if she got to you. I... I could've given the order to shoot and it would've all been over... I wouldn't have had to..." Viper mumbled through the tears.

"Hush Viper, calm down. I'm here and I'm fine. If it'll make you feel any better, you can spend the night here with me." Tsenre assured her, gently stroking her head. Vimaat at this point gave up trying to pull Viper off of Tsenre.

I excused myself and walked up to Emist who was at the bar.

"You remember when I said I needed one more component?" I asked as I got close.

"Yeah. What did you need?" He replied

"I need some drain cleaner. Specifically Sulfuric Acid."

"Sure, there's a few bottles of the stuff in the store room you can have one." he says before directing me to the store room.

"Thanks Emist."

I walk to the store room, grab a bottle of Sulfuric acid and return to Emist.

"Do you by chance have a beaker or glass or something that you won't ever need again?" I ask.

"Oddly specific but makes sense considering that you are holding a bottle of sulfuric acid." Emist commented. "Ernst left some of his beakers once and he said he doesn't need them anymore. they're under the bar, just bend over and take one."

"Thanks."

Grabbing a beaker, I walk over to my room and start working.

- Vimaat's POV -

Dang, Viper was really scared of losing Tsenre, huh? Has Tsenre never been this hurt despite all of the crazy stuff they've been through together?

"Have you really never been this hurt before Tsenre?" I asked him while he continued to stroke Viper's head.

"I have been through worse but this is the first time I've gotten hurt because of something that Viper could've prevented. It's normal for her to be this distraught." Tsenre replied. "If anything, I'm glad to know that she cares for me as much as I care for her."