[ A week ago, a girl had approached Vanitas, swinging a thick loaf of bread, thinking he was someone else. A lookalike, even. It had resolved as mundanely as it could have (he was indignant but after the misunderstanding was cleared up, he simply went on his way). She'd certainly left an impression on him nevertheless, one that he doesn't think he'll forget even if it was purely accidental.
Now, in the present, Vanitas makes a trip to the same bakery she grabbed her loaf of bread from. He's here for bread, too, but he'd been very diligent about making sure she was nowhere to be seen. He'd rather not relieve that incident again, thank you very much. He's careful to sneak into the shop, but the moment he does...
...there's a familiar face on the other end of the very small room they're in. Vanitas lays eyes on Hiyori and lets out a muffled shriek, eyes going wide as he feels his blood boil again. ]
[ as if she has a built-in sensor (it's the nose) for those with strikingly blue eyes, hiyori instinctively glances toward the cheerful bell announcing another customer, oblivious to who has entered her life once more.
oh no. HIM, AGAIN.
she's already embarrassed herself enough smacking a baguette into a total stranger. and, SURE, hiyori was quick to apologize profusely despite any Obnoxious Energy coming from him or what he did to deserve such behavior, but
she has enough dark-haired, blue-eyed troublemakers in her life THANK YOU. she tries hiding behind the next person in line but it's no use. blue meets her burgundy and she jolts and looks away.
it would be best to walk away but she really, really wants these croissants stuffed with chocolate and she has enough to get enough for everyone AND SHE IS NEXT IN LINE THAT she is staying - ]
Excuse me?!
[ immediately defending herself, whirling towards him as vanitas makes another spectacle in this innocent bakery. performance number two. ]
I, I apologized. [ she hisses from her spot. ] Why are you back here? And at the same time as me... again...
[ HE'S BACK. But more importantly, so is she. This should be an ordinary occurrence with anyone else, but Vanitas is not ordinary and brings trouble wherever he goes. He is a master at making a fuss in public, this is no different, and he's going to bring this girl down with him, apparently. ]
Because unlike you, I'm buying bread for cooking!
[ Which is absolutely what she probably intended to do the first time around, but you know. Yato exists...so does Vanitas....... ]
And don't talk like I intended to run into you again! If anything, I'd rather be avoiding you right now!!!
hiyori goes red and inhales sharply. people are staring. as if they weren't as soon as vanitas entered and started shouting. because they so were. ]
I - I'm...! [ maybe she isn't buying bread for cooking, she is buying bread just like any of the other normal customers here and she haS HER RIGHTS. for the record, it is what she intended to do but she is willing to move on from her mistake. okay?! what else does he want from her??
in any case, this is so NOT the place to argue so she ducks her head with trembling shoulders, before lifting it and leveling a determined stare his way. every stride is full of purpose as she heads toward him, grabs his arm, and hauls him right out of the bakery and into a side street.
she's deceptively strong???? ]
Fine. [ she whirls on him when they have a semblance of privacy. ] If we're going to be frequenting the same bakery, I'd rather get this settled between us. I'm sorry for throwing bread at you. I won't do it again. You just - ! Y - youremindedmeofsomeoneandIthoughthewasstalkingmeagain. [ she sighs, letting him go to fold her hands in front of her and bows her head. polite. contrite. see? good manners. ] I panicked.
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Now, in the present, Vanitas makes a trip to the same bakery she grabbed her loaf of bread from. He's here for bread, too, but he'd been very diligent about making sure she was nowhere to be seen. He'd rather not relieve that incident again, thank you very much. He's careful to sneak into the shop, but the moment he does...
...there's a familiar face on the other end of the very small room they're in. Vanitas lays eyes on Hiyori and lets out a muffled shriek, eyes going wide as he feels his blood boil again. ]
You! Why are you back here?!
[ FORGIVE HIM, HIYORI...he is a bit jumpy.... ]
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oh no. HIM, AGAIN.
she's already embarrassed herself enough smacking a baguette into a total stranger. and, SURE, hiyori was quick to apologize profusely despite any Obnoxious Energy coming from him or what he did to deserve such behavior, but
she has enough dark-haired, blue-eyed troublemakers in her life THANK YOU. she tries hiding behind the next person in line but it's no use. blue meets her burgundy and she jolts and looks away.
it would be best to walk away but she really, really wants these croissants stuffed with chocolate and she has enough to get enough for everyone AND SHE IS NEXT IN LINE THAT she is staying - ]
Excuse me?!
[ immediately defending herself, whirling towards him as vanitas makes another spectacle in this innocent bakery. performance number two. ]
I, I apologized. [ she hisses from her spot. ] Why are you back here? And at the same time as me... again...
[ suspicious. ]
runs back here
Because unlike you, I'm buying bread for cooking!
[ Which is absolutely what she probably intended to do the first time around, but you know. Yato exists...so does Vanitas....... ]
And don't talk like I intended to run into you again! If anything, I'd rather be avoiding you right now!!!
[ AND YET. HE'S STILL HERE. ]
opens my arms
hiyori goes red and inhales sharply. people are staring. as if they weren't as soon as vanitas entered and started shouting. because they so were. ]
I - I'm...! [ maybe she isn't buying bread for cooking, she is buying bread just like any of the other normal customers here and she haS HER RIGHTS. for the record, it is what she intended to do but she is willing to move on from her mistake. okay?! what else does he want from her??
in any case, this is so NOT the place to argue so she ducks her head with trembling shoulders, before lifting it and leveling a determined stare his way. every stride is full of purpose as she heads toward him, grabs his arm, and hauls him right out of the bakery and into a side street.
she's deceptively strong???? ]
Fine. [ she whirls on him when they have a semblance of privacy. ] If we're going to be frequenting the same bakery, I'd rather get this settled between us. I'm sorry for throwing bread at you. I won't do it again. You just - ! Y - youremindedmeofsomeoneandIthoughthewasstalkingmeagain. [ she sighs, letting him go to fold her hands in front of her and bows her head. polite. contrite. see? good manners. ] I panicked.
[ mumblemumblemumble ]