Baby girl, won't you come and hold my hand

[codename_potato]

Characters: Gundam (codename_potato ), Honor (healing_death ) and VIRGO (gundamphile )
Date/Time: After the snowball war
Location: Market Island
Rating: G?
Summary: Gundam takes his "brother" out for hot chocolate (it's milk dangit) after the snowball fight. Unexpected encounter with a wild Virgo!

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[healing_death]

The girl-gone-boy shrugged under a layer of cloth. His violet eyes looked at the mug in front of him (what was hot chocolate again?) and took a sip, delighting in the rich taste. He hummed his approval of the drink before replying. "It's not a big deal, Gundam. You like him, so it's not too hard to be around. Plus he's a pretty good shot." He took another sip of the hot chocolate, eyes closing to delight in the taste.

And he didn't mind if it was temporary. Aurora's house was much warmer than their drafty castle-playhouse.

His eyes scanned the crowds for a second before drifting back to Gundam. "I hope you don't mind me being there. Aurora and I aren't on the best terms." He gave his brother a sheepish grin.

[gundamphile]

Breathing into his palms, Virgo made his way towards the cafe, tapping the tips of his shoes at the entrance to shake off the snow. The cold didn't bother him so much, but experience was telling him that letting his fingers go numb would affect his aim. Whatever that meant. Still, he wasn't about to ignore what his body told him-- his instincts would have to take over for his memories, for now.

So when he heard that word again (fleeting, and just skimmed over by conversation, but it was definitely "Gundam"), his heart seemed to beat faster. Was he here? Quickly, he turned towards the direction of the voices, eyes settling on two people. One, he didn't recognize, but said that word again. The other...

It had to be.

"Gundam?"

[codename_potato]

"Of course not. I wouldn't have taken his offer if you weren't willing to come." Gundam took another sip of the drink and frowned a little at Honor, not because he was put out, but just because he was a little concerned about how his "brother" got along with Aurora.

"He is a good shot." He agreed, nodding. "But I think he's... awkward." He didn't like talking about Aurora behind his back, but he felt it needed to be said. He wasn't going to defend either of them, they could resolve any arguments on their own, but he felt kinship for Aurora, and though he hadn't spent much time with the man, and he had no real memories of him, he had an instinct about the purple-haired man. "I think he's a good person, but he doesn't express himself well." And if Gundam was saying someone didn't express themselves well, that was pretty awkward

[healing_death]

He nodded. "Thank you." Honor savored another sip, but before he could, a voice cut through asking about Gundam. Honor's violet eyes glanced over to the pale-haired man, his red hair poking out from under the layers of wrapped cloth. He stayed silent, wondering what this was. He had no clue who the man was, and barely caught the tension from Gundam.

His eyes landed on the man, coolly analyzing him. How he carried himself would define whether the guard would be more or less suspicious of him. If Honor was incredibly defensive of her brother, he felt he had good reason - Gundam had, after all, disappeared once, and died another time. He didn't take kindly to people who were his friends just vanishing.

And who knew what kind of a an unknown person held who seemed interested in his brother.

[gundamphile]

So he was right. Virgo wasn't surprised; something about Gundam seemed familiar. Not just his name, but this person... he couldn't believe they were just strangers, even if they were meeting for the first time. He was also well aware that the other man's company was watching him, but he knew he'd be watchful in the same situation.

"This must be destiny," a slight smile escaped onto his face as he replied, even though there was a inexplicable, tense knot in his gut. "I'm Virgo."