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Despite being unable to die, Deimos is the one thing keeping this girl alive, she’s determined to make him human, for his own sake and couldn’t stand seeing him saddened by the news she’s dying.

She couldn’t help but tilt her head at the question, curious about what androphobia was. Either way, she was sure he was just talking out loud like some people do. Though it was clearly about her… About to apologize, she practically bit her tongue to stop it as he told her to quit it. Her expression quickly switched back from confusion to the previous awkward kind of kicked puppy look, cheeks still fairly red. 

“I-I’m not… s-sure if I-I’m really… scared of you…” She mumbled, clearly confused at what seemed like worry with his words. She had to wonder if he knew that he was a pretty guy or if he had any idea at all… She looked up when she heard his name, and only got more red at the offer to take her to the doctor. “Wha- I just m-met you, mister! W-why would you offer to take me to the doctor?? T-that’s c-creepy, D-Deimos-san!” She couldn’t help the way she shuffled her feet, her lips forming a tight frown and her brow pinched. “Y-you really shouldn’t o-offer random girls y-you meet to take them to the doctor u-unless they’re obviously sick…!”

“...Scary guys are scary no matter what, so maybe?” But Selene wasn’t afraid of him, but then again he could be very very wrong and she was too, though, something told him that the living embodiment of terror would be able to tell when someone was actually scared or not. “Maybe not though, but then again, I don’t know you well enough to tell.” No, this girl was not exactly afraid.

She really couldn’t help her sheepish smile, if only because she felt it had been her fault for going out alone to begin with. “Thank you, um, Pher- er… I-I’m sorry, y-your name is a b-bit hard for me to pronounce… C-could I call you…” She takes a moment, trying to think of a word that sounded somewhat similar to Selene’s last name. “F-fairy…?” It was one of her favorite English words, mostly because she liked fairies a lot. “T-that kind of sounds like your name…”

Taking her arm, she hoped she looked a little less awkward. “I-I don’t mind if he joins us… b-but it would be rude to leave him if he came with you… I-I know t-that I hate when that happens to me…” She pouted a little bit, trying not to think about how small she was. She really hoped she would get a growth spurt soon or something. “I-if D-Deimos d-doesn’t mind a-accompanying us as well…”

“Oh, I have no problems with a nickname, Selene is fine too- Fairy? How adorable, I really appreciate it, fairies are such wonderful beings,” Shes beaming now, if only at the nickname being right up her alley. Fae and fairies have always held her interest if only because of the many differing stories, of kindness and cruelty - of beauty and horror, but behind it all, the magic. To be associated with them made her cheeks turn a little red. “Pheroxi does sound a little like fairy, I suppose! Thank you. I shall have to think of a nickname for you, then?”

“He has always been a man for solidarity, but he shall gladly come with us, he’s kind of shy around other as he’s only close to me and my mother, so do pardon him for not speaking if he does appear. Ah, yes- there he is.” Just then, a tall man did walk towards them, albeit he didn’t speak- simply walking to the other side to stand beside Selene. 

She hadn’t realized she’d zoned out looking at someone, much less someone pretty as he was. Suddenly feeling a panic due to being caught more or less staring, her cheeks flushed out of embarrassment. “I-I-I’m v-v-very sorry!” She hated when she stammered, but it was better than just shouting the apology. Hands immediately going to fidget with her shirt, she bowed her head, being mindful of how far she did.

“I-I just spaced out! I-I didn’t mean to s-stare at you… I-I guess I… uh…” She fidgeted more, wishing that Leo were there to help her out of the awkward situation. She stared at the ground, not daring look up from his feet. “I-I’m sorry… I-it won’t happen again, mister…” Keeping herself relatively withdrawn, she was hoping not to garner more of his attention less he turn into one of the creeps to think she was interested just because she’d spaced out. No matter how pretty, that wouldn’t change the fact she didn’t know him at all.

“...Why are you so freaked out? Androphobia?” The question was more to himself, really as he was always able to pinpoint ones fear upon first meeting them, but she didn’t seem to be genuinely afraid of him, rather she seemed flustered- good grief, is this the reason that Selene insisted on him using his other forms more often? He clearly hadn’t thought this beautiful boy shtick through. “It’s fine. Just thought ya were freaked out or something cause most people are afraid of me for some reason, uh- quit apologizing? You didn’t do anything.”

“What does that even mean?” he had been talking to Selene moments prior before the two of them had been separated upon her command of him making some friends, the usual command she issued in hopes that him opening up his black smoke filled void of a chest (or his heart, kind of) would make him human, but said feat was almost impossible with his personality. He had developed this one on his own, though, so he supposes he made his own bed to lie in, though the words she had said that day were bothering him. What dd she man by finding the Jekyll to his Hyde? “...Hyde and seek?”

She hadn’t been sure how to handle the strange man, much too used to having someone with her to make them back off usually. Such as her brother or even just Anzu or someone else from Yumenosaki. She was pretty sure most of them saw her as a small animal, which wasn’t that surprising as it was. Yet, that seemed to attract some of the grossest men, in her opinion. 

She couldn’t help but worry about what the added stranger was going to say, further confused when she said that she was her girlfriend. Once she heard her apology, she realized that she had no reason to be worried anymore, quite thankful in fact.

“N-no, I’m sorry you had to see that… I, uh, don’t normally travel alone, but I didn’t want to bother anyone since I just needed to go to the grocery store…” She mumbled, offering her a soft smile. “I can’t thank you enough for intervening, since I-I’m really bad at getting those creeps to back off… I, uh, I’m Tsukinaga Ruka. You can call me Ruka if you’d like… a-and could you maybe s-stay with me for the rest of my outing…?” She felt awkward asking a complete stranger to help her, but she really hoped that she wouldn’t mind after what she did.

“Oh, there is no need to apologize to me, I’m by no means unused to seeing such things- if anyone should apologize, it is that man,” She nods, before smiling at the girl, she didn’t seem to be all that opposed to Selene’s rather...ungraceful intervention, though she was glad for that- things were quick to become awkward, after all. “...Oh, I understand such things completely, one of the worst feelings is feeling like a bother, although, I will gladly accompany you. I hope my company will not leave you disappointed, Ms Tsukinaga, uh Ruka- I’m Selene, Selene Pheroxi.”

Character B: It’s nothing.

Character A: Just tell me.

Character B: Why do you need to know so bad?

Character A: So I can cheer you up!

Character B: It’s not your job to cheer me up.

Character A: Yes, it is. Cheering you up is my job.

Character B: Well then, you’re fired.

Well damn, that was the fastest he’d ever been shot down. Though, it seemed more like she didn’t actually realize what he meant when he said that. At least, that’s how he chose to perceive it because of course he would. “Yeah, sure, I’ll follow you.” He said as he walked behind her, already pulling out the shirt from his backpack. He was sure it would fit, as he was taller than her- though he was taller than most of his friends so that seemed a given. It was an old t-shirt he wore while skating, the word “Yellowcard” emblazoned on the chest- the name of his favorite band.

“Sorry, don’t exactly have a pillow for you to bite down on but, don’t worry, I’m good at pulling out so we shouldn’t have any issues.” Was this really a time for such jokes? Probably not but Daniel didn’t care.

“I apologize for any blood that may splatter but I suppose tis to be expected wen you’re pulling a pitchfork from my ribcage, let’s be thankful my heart shan’t come out with it though, then I’d have to buy you something to help with the trauma,” She hummed as they walked and soon enough entered what appeared to be an alleyway, although they were still in the mall, it suddenly went dark, the wall seemingly changing too- although that wasn’t the case, as she turns and enters a room, turning a light on with a hum, to reveal everything had been shadows at work. Demios’ intervention as to ensure nobody would follow hem, most likely. “Tis an abandoned store, It’ll be remodeled once bought.” She explained, though her having the keys to it was not.

“My, she sure is a beautiful girl, isn’t she?” Selene was not one for random conversations, she rarely approached others but upon seeing a man ( who was clearly way too old to be trying ones luck with someone her age, yikes, men truly are animals, aren’t they? ) spouting innuendo and implications. “lovely eyes, long luscious hair, pale skin- the whole package really but, still I would appreciate if you’d back off my girlfriend sir.” The man finally backed down and left, albeit in a huff, thus Selene was awkwardly left with the young girl she just claimed to be in a romantic affair with.