Snippet #1716004

Tap, Tap, Tap

The pitter-patter of bored little hands resounded throughout the small apartment. A fairy sat on the nightstand beside the bed, tapping impatiently, and a human laid on the bed itself. Every tap from the fairy caused the human to wrinkle up his nose. Try as hard as he might, he could not drown the incessant tapping from his mind. The hands supporting his hand flexed as irritation welled up inside him. It seemed like it wouldn't be long before the man would snap. Yet, it wasn't his voiced that pierced the silence.

"I'm so bored!" She exploded, "Really Ash, is there nothing else to do but nap!" She asked, turning her small head towards the human on the bed.

"Dammit Rose, what do you want me to do? We just had a match yesterday, and I'm still sore! You don't have to fight them head on." Ash responded, leaning on his elbows and staring at the fairy. He didn't seem mad, he rather expected her to snap at some point. He could always feel when she was getting antsy. He shook his head, continuing on, "And besides, what else is there to do, hmm? We are broke, we spent the last of our scratch on that," Ash said, pointing at the sword and shield in the corner of the small apartment. He winced, thinking about the money he spent on those items. Ash was tight, and any exchange of currency caused his severe pain... At least, you think it would the way he hoarded his money.

He looked back to Rose, still sitting on the desk. She seemed to have been hurt by Ash's words. She looked sullen, staring at the floor and oddly quiet. Guilt racked Ash. He didn't mean to make her sad. They were broke and he was tired, what else was he to do? Hmm? What is there to do? Dammit.

"Fine." A simple word that perked Rose up. In fact, she buzzed right off of the desk and flew to his shoulder without hesitation. "You knew I'd give into to those eyes, didn't you?" Ash said, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. She knew how to break him, and there isn't many that do. Minus his sisters and mother, there was nobody else who could.

"Fine, fine. Let's see if we can get ourselves into some trouble,"

"Yay!" Rose said, clapping her petite hands together excitedly. "Do you really need that?" She asked as he bent over to pick up his shield and sword. "Well, yeah. I've got to get used to the weight. Plus, you never know when you will get drawn into a fight. I'd rather have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it," A bit of wisdom from a man named Rush. With that, they left the apartment, Rose busily chattering on Ash's shoulder, and the man seemingly listening.

Seemingly.