Voxto fanfic - Combined Strength

► Argument ◄

Trigger warning: Death, Violence, Swearing

A few weeks passed since Shoto started his mission. He and Pomu found out that the miasma was caused by magic circles that were scattered everywhere in the forest. They were carved on small trees that were hard to find. The two were able to erase many of them in the past weeks, but there were still a lot of them left, since the forest was very large. Someone must have planned this for weeks beforehand. But why would someone contaminate an entire forest? If they wanted to get something that lay inside of it, then there was no point of doing all that. Pomu was also of the opinion that it wouldn't make any sense. So it was obvious that the mastermind's target was the castle or rather what was in it.

Shoto was on his way home as he was running through the snow. It snowed quite heavily that day, so it was good timing for him. Since he was on his way to get a birthday present for Celine, he had to part ways with Pomu a little earlier than usual. As he ran, he felt that his stamina and strength had diminished a lot over the past weeks. It wasn't a surprise to him because it was obvious how much time he spent in the miasma and he also ate less. He was always tired when he came home, so he sometimes skipped his meals. Ike would always reprimand him for that, but Shoto just brushed it off. They made such good progress in clearing the miasma that he found it more important. He always told himself that he would take a few days of rest after they accomplished their mission.

After getting Celine's present, he made his way to the castle where he put it  in his room before going to the kitchen. Him and the others wanted to hold a meeting for planning Celine's surprise birthday party. Around that time, she was always playing with other resident's children. As Shoto entered the kitchen, he saw Vox sitting at the table. He was immersed in paper work, like most of the time. 'Hey. Busy as always hm?' Shoto asked. 'Yeah. But, someone else seems to be enyojing himself these days though' Vox said accusingly. 'Excuse me?! Where did that come from?' Shoto was a little taken aback. 'Aren't you always talking about your little friend, the fairy? It seems like you two have a lot of fun together, considering how you always talk about her at dinner' Vox answered cynically. 'Well, we are working together to take care of the miasma, so I'm bound to talk about her' Shoto countered and paused for a second. 'Wait, is that about what Pomu told me?' he wanted to know. 'What did that fairy tell you?' Vox asked interested. He now looked up from his paper work and looked Shoto directly in the eyes. 'She only told me that fairies and demons don't like each other. But she said that it didn't matter to her. She judges people herself' Shoto answered carefully. 'Oh, how benevolent of her. I don't really care about that either' Vox spoke in a sarcastic tone. 'Then why are you mad when I talk about her? You don't even know her and you are so keen on undermining her' Shoto was now getting angry. He didn't understand why Vox would suddenly be this mean. Was he that stressed from his work? But what about Shoto? His body was screaming for rest. He did his best every day. Did Vox not see any of that? 'I'm not mad' Vox suddenly became a lot louder while talking. 'You don't sound like you are not mad' Shoto said annoyed. 'If you don't like how I talk then how about you go back to your fairy? I'm sure you already talked a lot. It must have been fun. I wonder if you are even thinking of your mission' Vox spoke without thinking and was surprised by his own words. That's not what I wanted to say. Fuck- Vox thought in regret. But the damage was already done. Shoto wouldn't have any more of this. 'Fine. If you want to get rid of me that badly then I'll take my leave' he shouted before running out the door. 'Fuck!' Vox shouted. Why am I such a dick? I should have just told him that I'm jealous... But, what would that even have changed? I would have gotten rejected anyways... Vox thought while frowning. I should go after him. He decided and headed to the door. But before he could leave, he got stopped by the others. 'Oh hey Vox. We just saw Shoto run off without saying a word. He looked really angry. Did something happen?' Ike worried. 'Yes. I happeneed' Vox replied. 'Excuse me?' Ike was confused. 'I'm so stressed lately that I somehow took it out on him. I need to talk to him' Vox said in a hurried tone. 'No. let me go. I think, he will probably not listen to you right now' Luca disagreed. Ike nodded. 'Maybe you are right. Ok, please tell him that I'm sorry and that I need to talk to him again' Vox pleaded. 'Will do' Luca smiled and ran of.