“Creeping Up Appearances” – 2/??
“The way she smiled was almost terrifying, simply because she looked so gentle and cheerful despite her prior actions.
She glanced to Jinta, brushing a blonde curl out of her face.“I do think that he heard me loud and clear this time.” she cooed, glancing at the paralyzed body. “Shall we go, love?”
She would never admit it, but she was eager to leave the situation, and her heart was racing as it always did when she confronted a man. Grabbing Jinta’s wrist, she tugged him down the street, not even looking back at him until they were a long ways away from the scene. Smile still in place, she finally stopped, letting go of his wrist.”
“He turned to face the seemingly unfazed blonde and opened his mouth to reply, only to be tugged by her down the street, as far away from the whole situation as possible.When they stopped and she let go of his wrist, he rubbed it for a moment before turning back to her again.
“What the fuck was that, Adelia-san?” his exasperated cursing juxtaposed with his usual mannerisms felt stilted, but he didn’t care. Who the hell was this person anyway? The way she could go from dainty and polite to cold and merciless in a second reminded him of old folk tales back home. It was bizarre to him, to say the least.”