In Our Town - (KH/FF)

Chapter 04: Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Author's note: I don't know if I said this before but I'm determined to make this story without saying the Reader's name at all. It was difficult to plan after this one. But I really like having you guys guess what monsters each character is. This one is a little harder. A LONG CHAPTER TO MAKE UP FOR THIS HIATUS OK.

"Neku, I can't do my job if you're threatening me." 

"You're touching her too much, you're not getting any funny ideas." 

"Neku. It's called ' doing my job'. This is how measuring works, if you didn't know." Shiki waved her arms in defeat with a tape measure in her plastic hands. "If you want her to actually walk out of here with proper clothes you gonna have to let me go." 

It didn't take long or much to make Neku upset when it came to you. One minute you were standing inside the cluttered cottage with Shiki taking your measurements, arm span, leg length etc. You couldn't deny that she had bought the tape measure a little too tight around sometimes.  

"Actually, since you were watching, doesn't that make you the pervert?" 

He spluttered with a red face that easily lit up the room, throwing Shiki's hand away like it was infected, he marched out of the cottage not forgetting to slam the door shut. The girl shook her head before turning to you, 

"I'm done measuring, making the clothes is gonna be a while. Mister Grumpy is gonna be a look out. You might want to take a seat." 

You watched her throw away the tape measure and started rip open drawers pulling out rolls and sheets of fabric and cupboards with accessories, gems, broaches, pearls and other valuables like she didn't care for them. While muttering ' where is it' repeatedly under her breath. 

Back trekking slowly and carefully into a spare wooden chair near where you stood. It creaked horribly when it adjusted to your weight when you sat upon it. But Shiki seemed to paid no mind and continue to shovel items after item in her arms. 

Watching quite amusedly as she shifted the items into her other arm and used the other to push everything off her work space table to make room. Slamming her fist promptly on the old table making an old sew machine flip upwards from inside compatible table. 

It was to say - things just continue to surprise you one by one - one after another. 

"So... you all built a town to yourselves?" 

"Hm? You mean the town center plaza? I'm not sure, it's been there ever since I came here."  she hummed as she started to rip one of the fabric with her hands. "But are you surprised? Who would've thought a bunch of weird guys will build a town like this? Well there's only handful of us anyway." 

".... And how many do you mean by a 'handful'?" You were afraid to ask. 

"Erm. Hm. Probably...?" Shiki trailed off, counting everything in small whispers. "A couple more dozen of us?"