The Music Box [OPEN]

[ailesvalentine]

Who: Vincent Valentine and anyone interested.
What: A mysterious music box is found near the outskirts of the library.
When: Before the rain started.
Where: A little farther away from the village.
Summary: Vincent finds a rather old, yet interesting music box that mysteriously, reminds him of fond and happy memories.
Rating: G

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[redhaired_anita]

Anita was bored.

In Hong Kong...well, it was busy. There were people and places and things to do every day. In Japan, she had school and friends and that little business of making sure everyone on Earth wouldn't be brainwashed by a dead man trapped in a couple of books.

But despite the mild pressure of getting experimented on by sadistic, unseen and omnipotent powers...Anita was bored.

She was taking a walk through the woods, keeping the village in sight. Her pink wings flexed back and forth to exercise her new muscles. Anita tried to keep her senses attuned to the forest for any wandering threats, but she was obviously distracted.

It was when she rounded the library when something finally caught Anita's attention: the sound of a music box. Frowning, Anita followed the tune.

[ailesvalentine]

Vincent continued to listen to the soothing melody of the music box, slowly slipping further and further away into his own thoughts and dreams, memories continually flashing in his mind. Unaware of his surroundings, he was unsure of whether to stop and close the music box to check who was there. He sighed, and closed the box, satisfied it closed with a sharp snap.

He quickly turned his head around. It took him longer to get his senses back on track, but he soon found himself walking again, the box still clutched firmly in his hand. No sooner had he turned, however, just a few feet away from where he was standing, he came face to face with a little girl adorned with pink hair and wings. He blinked.

[redhaired_anita]

It had just registered to Anita that the music had stopped, but not soon enough when a tall...person was suddenly in her way.

Anita staggered and nearly tripped with a yelp of surprise. In that moment she managed to get a look at the sudden obstruction, and the girl automatically took another step back, a hand going to her sleeve.

Was this...the Malnosso?

"Hi," Anita said, trying to keep the sudden tension out of her voice.

[ailesvalentine]

Vincent ignored the rigid way the little girl greeted him, and continued to survey his new companion. She was less than half his height, and her stature was petite. Her pink wings twitched continiously, was she afraid?

He took a small step closer to her, and she moved back in the process. He closed his eyes. "I'm not one of them," he said to her. He took no offense to it, however. It wasn't the first time he was mistaken to be a monster.

[lunareeclissi]

Alice couldn't keep Yuri from her thoughts. The water that flowed in the river reminded her of the better times the two had. All the times he saved her, and when he got seasick. She giggled lightly, placing her hands over her heart. The way he was, the silly innocent young man, the serious hardened soul..she had saved that soul.

Her wings fluttered gently, and her heart pulsated with ache. She had saved that soul, and she would never regret.

Alice sighed and turned from the water, heading back home, when she noticed a beautiful sound coming from near the library. Her lips pursed, Alice headed towards the sound, wondering why such a simple tune could make her heart feel lighter.

[ailesvalentine]

[ooc: this comment follows the previous one above, the one with redhaired_anita. :3]

Vincent held back his tongue when he heard small footsteps behind him, approaching them. The little girl in front of him blinked and followed his head turn, slightly, awaiting another person to appear. He soon found a young woman, blonde and elegant in her stride, enter his peripherals.

[lunareeclissi]

Alice was startled to see two people a small ways ahead of her. One was a young girl who appeared to be fourteen, Alice noted, and seemed tense. The other was almost cold in his stance and looked to be several years older than Alice herself.

Was she interrupting something...? It was then she noticed that the alluring tune had stopped its playing some time ago.

Alice hesitated before she gathered the courage to speak.

"Excuse me, but do either of you happen to know where", she paused," where that wondrous tune was coming from?"

[ailesvalentine]

Vincent turned around completely, facing the young woman. She was a little shorter than him, and she brought an air of loveliness as she talked. He nodded silently, and brought his clawed hand up to the light, opening his palms, and revealing the small box.

"It came from this," he replied.