Episode 3 (something's wrong)
Ashiya
*Ashiya ends up noticing Hades outside the abandoned area, well he of course didn't know that Hades saw almost everything that happened inside the abandoned area, so he approached Hades with a genuinely curious look on his face as if to know what Hades was doing outside that abandoned area. *
Hades
*Hades looks up and sees Ashiya approach him. Hades’ heart skips a beat as Ashiya comes closer and closer, he had a feeling he was going to ask him what he is doing outside the abandoned area. Hades tries to play it cool and acts nonchalant, he doesn’t want to show that he’s scared and is shaking inside.*
“Oh hey, I was just leaving the area.” *He replies, trying to act calm.*
Ashiya
Oh... Is that so...? *seeing Hades's nonchalant face, Ashiya got deceived. He didn't ask anything more as he didn't think that Hades could lie while making that face. So he left Hades there and walked away. *
Hades
*Hades let out a sigh of relief as Ashiya bought his lie, he thought he was going to have to come up with an excuse, but he got away with a lie. He looked down at the ground, feeling his heart slowly calm down. He couldn’t help but think of what he just witnessed... A bloodbath. A bloody bouquet. Ashiya’s cold and ruthless eyes as he walked away like nothing happened. He felt scared, he had never seen Ashiya that way before...*
Hades
*Hades’s mind was flooded with the image of that bloodied bouquet covering the abandoned factory, he was having a hard time focusing on anything else. He kept thinking about Ashiya’s cold and ruthless eyes, his calm and collected demeanor, the way he just dismissed the bloodshed...like it was nothing. Hades couldn’t believe it...and he had a feeling that this was not the first time Ashiya has done this...*
*A few days passed after that bloody incident. On a Sunday morning, Ashiya again walked into Hades's flower shop. But today, he looked a little normal i.e. not in his usual bratty attitude. *
Hades
*Hades noticed that Ashiya seemed different today, he wasn’t acting like his usual bratty and annoying self. He looked a little more...mild and calm. Hades was surprised to see this change in the boy, he had gotten used to Ashiya being disrespectful and rude. *
Ashiya
*looking for flowers, roaming around those flower shelves, not paying attention to Hades * 👀🧐
Hades
*Hades keeps a close eye on the boy, he can tell Ashiya is roaming around the flower shelves, looking for something specific. Hades decides to ask him. *
“Can I help you with something…” *He asks, his voice was stern and sharp, and he was in no mood for Ashiya’s usual sass.*
Ashiya
Uh… Huh…. Do ya have 'forget-me-not' flowers..?? *Ashiya asked casually, without looking at Hades. His eyes are fixed on flower shelves *
Hades
*Hades looked up at Ashiya, he was asking for another flower. Did this kid have a thing for odd flowers? He was so confusing, he was so weird.*
“I do have a few in stock yes.” *Hades replied, he was still in no mood for banter, but he was also getting curious as to why this kid was looking for so many uncommon flowers.*
Ashiya
Great… Then make me a bouquet of them *again a casual reply. *
Hades
*Hades couldn’t believe the casual attitude and tone in his reply, he thought Ashiya was going to respond with something snarky or disrespectful. Instead, he just seemed almost normal.*
*Hades took a breath before he got to work. He didn’t mind overcharging Ashiya for the flowers. He was a brat after all...but it was starting to get interesting.*
Hades
*Hades takes his time making the bouquet of forget-me-not flowers, he was curious as to why this boy was buying so many types of uncommon flowers. Maybe he has a thing for odd flowers that is why he’s always buying so many of them? He wouldn’t know until he asks him. As he finishes making the bouquet of forget-me-not flowers, he looks up at Ashiya.*
“Here you go…$45” *He says boldly, clearly overcharging the flowers like he always does for him.*
Ashiya
*Without wasting any more words or time, Ashiya paid for the bouquet, took it and left the shop. *
Hades
*Hades can’t believe how calmly Ashiya took the overcharged bouquet and left the store without any fuss. He had gotten used to him giving snappy comments and comebacks for his absurd charges but this time he didn’t, he just gave away $45 like it was nothing. Hades was definitely intrigued, he decided that he was going to keep an eye out for this weird behavior...and he was going to find out why Ashiya was acting so odd all of a sudden.*
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