Voxto fanfic - Combined Strength

► Discovery ◄

Around noon, Luca and Shoto were at the guild house. They were inspecting it to the last detail and where now standing in front of the door behind the reception desk.

'Do you know where we can find the key?' Shoto asked. 'Not really. Maybe it's somewhere in the reception desk.' Luca wondered. They both searched the whole shelve, but could only find some old blankets.

They stood there, thinking for a moment. When Shoto looked at the door frame, he thought that it was thick enough to lay a key on it. 'Maybe it's up there?' He pointed to the top of the door frame.' Luca agreed, 'Good thinking. Let me try searching for it. I should be able to reach it, since I'm a little taller than you.' The other wanted to pout, but he knew he was right. Some people just don't get to be born tall. After a few seconds of groping the wood, he finally found something. And there it was. The key, they were searching for. 'Pog' Luca exclaimed. 'Pog?' Shoto asked, tilting his head. 'Oh. I say that, when I'm happy about something or something good happens. I just like the word' Luca explained. 'Oh. Alright. Never heard that before. Well, let's see what's behind that door, shall we?' Shoto said. Luca nodded and inserted the key into the keyhole to twist it and opened the door.

What they saw was unexpected. It was a small room, big enough for three book shelves, a chair and a desk. On the desk stood an old lamp, the candle was burned to a crisp and next to it lay a map. The two looked at each other briefly, before walking into the room. When they inspected the map further, they saw a cross that marked something.
Luca was the first to speak, 'This could be something big. We need to tell the others. Maybe this marks some kind of treasure.' He said with anticipation. He looked like a dog that was about to go on a walk. Shoto was a little doubtful, 'Don't you think, this "treasure" could be long gone? I mean, the map seems pretty old, considering the yellow stains. And you can barely read the map, since the colors and lines faded slightly.'
Seeing as Luca dropped his head a little disappointed, he sighed, 'Well, I guess, we got nothing to lose. Let's take it with us and see what the others may think about it.'
Luca, now happy, grabbed the map gently as to not damage it and said, 'Pog!' which made Shoto chuckle. He really is like a puppy. He thought. 'But first, we need to finish what we came here for.' He added. So they started cleaning and took note of what needed repairing.

After about three hours, they were done with most of the cleaning and called it a day.
It was now the late afternoon and the sun was starting to set. The air was a little chilly as it was already fall. On the way back, they visited a carpenter called Dale. Ike introduced him to them in the morning, so they could get a new door for the guild house. They gave him the measurements they needed and got told to come back in about two days to get the finished door.

When they arrived at the castle and went inside, they could hear voices from the kitchen. Since it was soon time for dinner, someone must have started preparing for it. Apon entering, they saw Mysta and Shu sitting at the table and peeling potatoes. Shu was the first to notice them, 'Eeeey. Welcome home', he grinned. Mysta followed right after. 'Heya', he greeted.
'Hey. You are preparing dinner, I see.' Shoto smiled. 'Yes, we are. I hope, you are hungry.' Shu responded. 'We sure are, right Luca? ' Shoto sang. 'Yeah' he agreed. But then he suddenly frowned and asked, 'Is Mysta cooking?' 'Hey, what do you mean? You make it sound like I'm trying to poison you or something.' The other pouted. 'No, I'm not trying to say that.' Luca whimpered. Shoto interfered, 'Mysta, do you not remember what happened the last time you cooked?' 'Wha- That was a coincidence. I accidentally used too much seasoning. Am I not allowed to mess up once?' He defended. Shu giggled, 'Do you remember that time you cooked for us and Ike and Vox had to stay home for a week?' Mysta retorted, 'But it was only Vox and Ike. You and Luca were fine. Maybe they ate something bad before eating my food.' Shu shook his head. 'Luca has a strong stomach and he didn't eat much of your food. He said, it kinda smelled weird. So I decided not to eat any. You just didn't realize because you were immersed in telling a story about a case you solved.' Mysta surrendered, 'I- Fine. Then I won't cook for you anymore... If you are resisting that much.' He crossed his arms in front of his chest and tilted his head to the side. 'POG' Luca cheered. The other three looked at Luca with a shocked expression. Shu and Shoto then looked at Mysta who frowned and they started laughing. Luca only looked confused while Mysta was now half angry. He knew they were right, but he was still mad. Shu then stated, 'Anyway. I'm cooking today, since I'm stuck at home and Ike and Vox are busy with work. They came back about an hour ago and are now doing paperwork in their offices. Can you go and inform them that dinner should be ready soon?' Shoto and Luca answered at the same time, 'Sure' and went out of the kitchen.