castlevania; julius & mina; 10_snuggles; senior moment;
Title: Senior Moment (Part 1 of Just a Number?)
Author: mintyspeedstar
Timeline: After Aria/Dawn of Sorrow
Spoilers: None, really.
Warnings: None.
Genre: Humor
Disclaimer: This work is purely a fan effort. Noe copyright infrigement was intended.
Comments: Part of a challenge for the 10_snuggles community. Includes Julius acting like an absentminded dingbat and Mina acting a little more sensibly than usual.
It was a quiet morning around the Hakuba estate.
Mina, the manor's little mistress, was busy in the kitchen with her daily, boring chores.
Everyone but Mina had a job or life outside of the estate. Yoko and Julius worked for the Church as monster exterminators. Soma would leave every morning with Genya on 'official business', and Hammer was a weapons technician for the Japanese Army. What did Mina do?
She was the house maid, a prisoner within her own home.
She heaved a sigh and sluggishly went about her work. The manor had taken on at least four additional residents within the past six months and it made Mina's work load even heavier. She actually enjoyed caring for everyone and cleaning up. However, it was insipidly dull compared to what her friends were accomplishing.
A creaking sound in the floorboards behind Mina told her that Julius was finally up. She glanced over her shoulder and smiled up at him before returning to the pile of dishes in the sink.
Julius approached her from behind and asked suddenly, "Hey, Mina, have you seen a cell phone lying around here?"
Mina paused for a moment to recount her morning. She turned her attention towards the table and then back to Julius. With a frown, she replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Belmont, but I haven't. Did you lose it?"
"Kind of." Julius answered in a frustrated voice. He had been more absentminded than usual lately and it was starting to aggravate him. Genya had blamed it on old age but Julius refused to believe such an outlandish notion. He still had the strength and agility of a twenty year old man. And yet, he couldn't remember where he placed his phone five minutes ago.
Julius groaned behind Mina and started to search the kitchen drawers for the missing cellular device.
From what Mina could observe Julius was fresh out of the shower. He wasn't even fully dressed for that matter. He must have been in quite a hurry.
"Please don't make a mess." Mina lightly scolded the older man as she scrubbed a greasy plate with increased vigor. She could feel Julius's perturbed gaze on her back for a second and she giggled. "I didn't lose your phone, grumpy. You did."
She stacked some dried dishes into the cupboard and almost ran into Julius, who was frantically rummaging through the drawers. A plate slid away from the top of the pile suddenly and Julius quickly caught it before it hit the floor. He handed the dish to Mina with concern,
"I didn't mean to bump you."
"It's all right." Mina placed the dish in its rightful cabinet with a shaky hand and closed the door shut before Julius could do any further damage. She turned around and ran smack into Julius's chest. She bounced back onto the counter with a red face and stammered angrily, "Really, Mr. Belmont, would you mind putting some clothes on?"
"I will when I find that dang phone." Julius replied gruffly and threw cutlery back into the drawers.
Mina's anger quickly subsided as she observed the pitiful sight. She had to stifle another bout of laughter to avoid upsetting the frazzled Belmont. She shook her head and washed her hands before piping up, "If you're in a hurry, I could probably help you look for it."
"Huh?" Julius slammed the last drawer shut and made a terrible face. It took him a moment to reply, "It's okay. I can find it."
Mina pursed her lips and planted her fists on her hips. She marched over to where Julius stood by the door way and lashed him with a righteous fury, "I was only offering to help! You could at least acknowledge that!"
Taken aback by her sudden outburst, Julius was left speechless. He realized how stupid he had been and his wrath melted into embarrassment. He reached behind his head and scratched thoughtfully as he tried to come up with another apology.
"Oh, never mind." Mina shrank back and leaned against the door frame beside Julius with a look of exasperation. Her eyes brightened as an intelligible thought crossed her mind as to the whereabouts of Julius's precious phone. She spoke in a small voice, "What about the bathroom? Did you look there?"
"Why would I leave it in there? It could get wet or damaged; I'm not that stupid." Julius arched his eyebrows and glanced up the stairway in the next room. His eyes remained fixed on the upper level of the house where the bathroom was. As each minute passed, his eyes became wider.
"Julius...?" Mina waved her hand around in front of his face but received no reaction.
The befuddled Belmont stalked into the next room with the speed and grace of an entranced corpse. Mina curiously followed him up the stairs and down the darkened corridor until they stopped in front of the grand bathroom.
In one dramatic thrust, Julius flipped the lights on and surveyed the room carefully. He walked around the toilet and tub, trying to retrace his steps from the early morning hours. Finally, he halted in front of the toilet and knelt down to reach behind it, much to Mina's horror.
"What in heaven's name are you doing? It's disgusting behind there!" Mina bent over and tried to get a closer look at what Julius was reaching for.
Julius emerged victoriously with a slimy, dirty cell phone clutched in his left hand. He bolted upright and roared happily, "I remembered where it was! It's not old age!"
Mina edged along the wall and tried to sneak out of the bathroom quietly. Julius was scary when he started yelling like that. Sure, he was in better spirits but he was also highly unpredictable in such a mood.
Before Mina could escape, Julius swept her up into his arms and paraded out of the bathroom with a boyish grin that reached his ears. He continued to ramble on about how old he wasn't and that he 'still had it.'
Mina decided it was best to let Julius have his brief moment of glory. He carried her all the way down the stairs before he let her go. With a whistle, he left Mina to finish getting ready for work.
Mina finally laughed and shook her head, "Men can be such boys."
Author: mintyspeedstar
Timeline: After Aria/Dawn of Sorrow
Spoilers: None, really.
Warnings: None.
Genre: Humor
Disclaimer: This work is purely a fan effort. Noe copyright infrigement was intended.
Comments: Part of a challenge for the 10_snuggles community. Includes Julius acting like an absentminded dingbat and Mina acting a little more sensibly than usual.
It was a quiet morning around the Hakuba estate.
Mina, the manor's little mistress, was busy in the kitchen with her daily, boring chores.
Everyone but Mina had a job or life outside of the estate. Yoko and Julius worked for the Church as monster exterminators. Soma would leave every morning with Genya on 'official business', and Hammer was a weapons technician for the Japanese Army. What did Mina do?
She was the house maid, a prisoner within her own home.
She heaved a sigh and sluggishly went about her work. The manor had taken on at least four additional residents within the past six months and it made Mina's work load even heavier. She actually enjoyed caring for everyone and cleaning up. However, it was insipidly dull compared to what her friends were accomplishing.
A creaking sound in the floorboards behind Mina told her that Julius was finally up. She glanced over her shoulder and smiled up at him before returning to the pile of dishes in the sink.
Julius approached her from behind and asked suddenly, "Hey, Mina, have you seen a cell phone lying around here?"
Mina paused for a moment to recount her morning. She turned her attention towards the table and then back to Julius. With a frown, she replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Belmont, but I haven't. Did you lose it?"
"Kind of." Julius answered in a frustrated voice. He had been more absentminded than usual lately and it was starting to aggravate him. Genya had blamed it on old age but Julius refused to believe such an outlandish notion. He still had the strength and agility of a twenty year old man. And yet, he couldn't remember where he placed his phone five minutes ago.
Julius groaned behind Mina and started to search the kitchen drawers for the missing cellular device.
From what Mina could observe Julius was fresh out of the shower. He wasn't even fully dressed for that matter. He must have been in quite a hurry.
"Please don't make a mess." Mina lightly scolded the older man as she scrubbed a greasy plate with increased vigor. She could feel Julius's perturbed gaze on her back for a second and she giggled. "I didn't lose your phone, grumpy. You did."
She stacked some dried dishes into the cupboard and almost ran into Julius, who was frantically rummaging through the drawers. A plate slid away from the top of the pile suddenly and Julius quickly caught it before it hit the floor. He handed the dish to Mina with concern,
"I didn't mean to bump you."
"It's all right." Mina placed the dish in its rightful cabinet with a shaky hand and closed the door shut before Julius could do any further damage. She turned around and ran smack into Julius's chest. She bounced back onto the counter with a red face and stammered angrily, "Really, Mr. Belmont, would you mind putting some clothes on?"
"I will when I find that dang phone." Julius replied gruffly and threw cutlery back into the drawers.
Mina's anger quickly subsided as she observed the pitiful sight. She had to stifle another bout of laughter to avoid upsetting the frazzled Belmont. She shook her head and washed her hands before piping up, "If you're in a hurry, I could probably help you look for it."
"Huh?" Julius slammed the last drawer shut and made a terrible face. It took him a moment to reply, "It's okay. I can find it."
Mina pursed her lips and planted her fists on her hips. She marched over to where Julius stood by the door way and lashed him with a righteous fury, "I was only offering to help! You could at least acknowledge that!"
Taken aback by her sudden outburst, Julius was left speechless. He realized how stupid he had been and his wrath melted into embarrassment. He reached behind his head and scratched thoughtfully as he tried to come up with another apology.
"Oh, never mind." Mina shrank back and leaned against the door frame beside Julius with a look of exasperation. Her eyes brightened as an intelligible thought crossed her mind as to the whereabouts of Julius's precious phone. She spoke in a small voice, "What about the bathroom? Did you look there?"
"Why would I leave it in there? It could get wet or damaged; I'm not that stupid." Julius arched his eyebrows and glanced up the stairway in the next room. His eyes remained fixed on the upper level of the house where the bathroom was. As each minute passed, his eyes became wider.
"Julius...?" Mina waved her hand around in front of his face but received no reaction.
The befuddled Belmont stalked into the next room with the speed and grace of an entranced corpse. Mina curiously followed him up the stairs and down the darkened corridor until they stopped in front of the grand bathroom.
In one dramatic thrust, Julius flipped the lights on and surveyed the room carefully. He walked around the toilet and tub, trying to retrace his steps from the early morning hours. Finally, he halted in front of the toilet and knelt down to reach behind it, much to Mina's horror.
"What in heaven's name are you doing? It's disgusting behind there!" Mina bent over and tried to get a closer look at what Julius was reaching for.
Julius emerged victoriously with a slimy, dirty cell phone clutched in his left hand. He bolted upright and roared happily, "I remembered where it was! It's not old age!"
Mina edged along the wall and tried to sneak out of the bathroom quietly. Julius was scary when he started yelling like that. Sure, he was in better spirits but he was also highly unpredictable in such a mood.
Before Mina could escape, Julius swept her up into his arms and paraded out of the bathroom with a boyish grin that reached his ears. He continued to ramble on about how old he wasn't and that he 'still had it.'
Mina decided it was best to let Julius have his brief moment of glory. He carried her all the way down the stairs before he let her go. With a whistle, he left Mina to finish getting ready for work.
Mina finally laughed and shook her head, "Men can be such boys."