Business or Pleasure? (Open)

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The front doors of the club flew open swiftly as a pair of odd looking people stepped in. One was a girl with gray hair tied back in a ponytail, dressed in a longsleeved black and white checkered shirt and a pair of black and white pants. The other was a boy with burnt orange hair, the same age as the girl it would seem, wearing a blue suit and an enormous red bow tie. They walked side by side into the establishment, looking around as if they were searching for someone.

"So, you said your name was Llednar right?" The girl asked the boy as he turned to her and nodded. "And you're Adelle." He replied as she smirked and nodded herself. "Well then, now that we have the introductions out of the way, shall we find that girl and squeeze some answers out of her?" She asked him as a wicked grin crossed her face. "We don't have to be all to gentle either if she puts up a fight." She snickered as she grabbed his hand and pulled him through the crowd.

To anyone else it would seem that they were just your average teenage couple. "She came in here...but she's not here, I don't get it." She said as she glanced around the club, before looking up and seeing what appeared to be another room overlooking that one. "Hey...what about up there." She said curiously as she dragged him towards the apparent entrance to the room and they eventually reached a door. "VIP..." She said to herself as she looked at the door. "Adelle I don't think we should-" The boy began but he was cut off as she opened the door rapidly and motioned for him to go in. "Please, you first Lledny." Llednar just groaned and walked in, noticing the girl from earlier sleeping on the couch, leaning against some guy. Adelle soon followed and looked at the site as she leaned against Llednar's shoulder again. "Hmph. She's asleep. She didn't waste any time in knocking herself out did she...how rude." She said as they both seemed to ignore the man and wondered if the girl would wake up.

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"I don't know why you came up here, but leave..." Harlan said picking up Kitalia bridal style. His eyes were cold, cruel. He didn't care much for contact with other, he was more of a solitary person. He didn't know or care who these two were, but he did not want them here. "No pass no VIP...." He stated walking toward a couch. They way he moved was like a predator, a beast that could lash out at any moment. Harlan would not hesitate to kill, if he deemed it necessary. It was then a man with blue-silver hair walked in from an employee door. He paused, vivid orange eyes scanning the scene. He then bit back a laugh. He looked somewhat feminine, slightly pale skin. Harlan flinched acknowledging the man's presence. "I was wondering when you'd decide to show up. Late for your own party..." Harlan said still holding the sleeping woman.

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Kitalia mumbled something about idiots and being too loud as she lifted one hand to her forehead. "Damn do I have a splitting headache..." She then opened her eyes before noticing the two that she had met earlier at the temple she had been at. "Oh. You two. Why the hell did you follow me here?" She asked grouchily as she leaned her head against Harlan's shoulder. "Never mind that. Just do as this brute holding me says and leave, okay? I'm in no mood to answer any questions you two have about what I said back at the temple. And Harlan, you better have some good strong aspirin for my headache or I'll take out the pain on you." She grinned as she spoke hoping Harlan would realize she wasn't about to hit him, at least not at that moment.

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"I'll keep a mental note to pretend that it hurt..." Harlan said with a slight hint of humor in his voice. The nostalgia was slightly unnerving, tho Harlan pushed that feeling aside for now. The blue-silver haired man just sat on the counter of the VIP bar, surveying the people in the room. "Dominic, when were you planning on just skipping out on the whole opening thing?"

"Oh, dear dear Harlan, Haven't you heard of being fashionably late?" Said Dominic, his voice was slightly lyrical, very soothing. Orange eyes, behind those glasses, intensely focused on Harlan.

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"It's always good to be fashionably late. Even a princess like myself knows that." Kitalia laughed lightly with a cute smile. "Dominic, the Three Lights asked me to extend their congratulations to you on opening this place as they're presently touring in America. But of course they normally make me attend these functions anyways, the useless lot." She decided to say nothing to Harlan about setting her down as she was enjoying being carried for once. Even though her head was pounding and her shoulder stung slightly where the mark was, she wasn't going to just go back to sleep, at least not yet. "Oh! Where are my manners? I'm Kitalia Gem, the cousin of the Three Lights, it's a pleasure to meet you Dominic." She was making sure to be polite even though she was trying her hardest to figure out what Harlan was thinking.

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"So she has a name." Llednar said as he tilted his head to the side and looked at Adelle. He felt strange, it was as if Adelle was somehow helping him remember things, not so much actual memories of what happened to bring him here, but more about his battles, and his pursuits as one of the highest ranking members of the royal guard in Ivalice. The strangest thing was that her name seemed familiar, as if he'd heard it before somewhere.

"Indeed she does..." Adelle replied as she glanced over at Llednar as well before turning back to Kitalia. "But I'm afraid we won't be going anywhere without our answers you two." She glanced at the man who had recently walked in and sat down at the bar briefly before turning to Kitalia again. "Sorry if we're interrupting you and your boyfriend here...but we both want answers about you know what. You don't just say you know things and leave someone like me or Lledny here..." She gave Llednar a quick hug as she said this before returning her arm to his shoulder. "Without telling us."

Llednar was observing Kitalia with interest, making a few mental notes about her while completely ignoring the new man in the room. He wanted answers, and he wanted them now. "We'd prefer to just get the answers you know and leave, but if you refuse to fill us in we'll not be hesitant to fight you." He mentioned as he fixed his bow tie quickly before returning his arms to his sides.

The comment earned a chuckle from Adelle who looked at Llednar casually. "Not only cute but decisive too aren't you?" She giggled as she looked at him for a second. In all truth his face looked somehow familiar, and his name sounded familiar as well though she couldn't tell why. She looked back over at Kitalia, sighing slightly as she took her head off her hand and brought it up to Llednar's hair, ruffling it slowly. "But I'm afraid dear Lledny is correct. We'd like the answers...but we won't hesitate to fight you if you don't give them to us." She said calmly as she looped her left hand through Llednar's left arm and leaned her head on Llednar's shoulder absentmindedly.

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"Tch, this is why I don't like people.." Harlan said in an irritated tone, He set Kitalia down then added. "I'm going back downstairs, gonna make Dominic actually do his job for once.." Harlan then looked at Dominic, who only gave a menacing smile to Adelle and Llendar, giving them a glimpse of his white fangs for a brief moment. He then hopped down from the counter and followed Harlan who walked past the two almost knocking them to the side.

"Hope I'll see you again Miss Kitty-kitty~" Dominic said in that lyrical voice, waving at Harlan dragged him from the room. "Oh and try not to break anything!" He added, Dominic had worked hard and long on this place and didn't really want to have anything broken the first official night.

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"Please don't forget to rescue me from these idiots if they refuse to leave." Kitalia sighed as she waved to Dominic and Harlan as they left. "I'll try not to... But I won't promise anything." Suddenly she grimaced and put her head to her forehead again, the pain returning. "Dammit, just as I figured. Loud-mouthed people and waking me up. I'm the one that is to train those who have stronger ties than any to the Zodiac Constellations. Now please, leave, I'm in no condition to fight or to discuss things. If you even dare try attacking, I'll get Harlan back in here. Besides, he's not my boyfriend. He's someone I met three years ago...and have been searching for since. Now that I found him, I'm staying right here because I feel safer knowing he's around. Besides, right now, I'm practically nothing more than a normal person with the ability to see auras and see, hear, feel, and understand spirits"

((I got off work late D:))

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Adelle got an extremely annoyed look on her face as Kitalia gave them her reply. "We're not going anywhere you little welp. I've interrogated people in far worse condition than you...some I'd mortally wounded then afterwards killed. I suggest you don't deny us!" She exclaimed as she got a bit red in the face and squeezed Llednar's arm tighter.

Llednar however stood with an emotionless expression on his face as he blankly stared at her, thinking over her answer. "Zodiac?" He questioned before he chuckled to himself, an almost evil looking smile spreading across his face as it burst into a laugh. "Strongest of the scions created by the gods. They feared his growth and so kept him a child. So indomitable is his strength that all things are by him twisted, and pressed into oblivion. He alone fashions the laws governing all things, and administers punishment in place of the gods. So is he Keeper of Precepts, and his authority is absolute."

Llednar's extremely long statement made Adelle's eyes suddenly widen as she forgot entirely about her anger for the girl and looked at him with an astounded expression on her face. "But...that tale...it's...about..." Her words became jumbled and trailed off before she took a deep breath. "Zodiark." Came her reply as she almost clung to Llednar for dear life, her body shaking a bit out of fear.

"Yes...Zodiark." Was Llednar's response as he looked over at Adelle and then to Kitalia. "Miss Gem. Would you be so kind as to inform me as to what you mean by this zodiac of yours? Our zodiac is much different I'm sure. But please we would like some answers. It's extremely important we figure things out you know." His voice was oddly calm again as his evil smile had disappeared and was simply replaced by a smirk as he waited for her reply. It was as if something had clicked in his head...

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"Go read any old astrology or astronomy book in any bookstore." Kitalia answered with a wicked smirk and stood, gracefully walking to the door and pushing the two out of her way. "You know, I'm feeling much better, I think I'll go spend some time getting to know Monsieur Dominic better. I don't feel up to talking much right now, maybe another time. Later, losers, find me another time when I don't have social obligations to take care of." She then managed to blend herself in with the crowd before finding where Dominic was.

"As I'm feeling better, I thought I'd spend some time getting to know the man who worked hard to open this wonderful place." Kitalia explained with an innocent grin she was sure Harlan would see through. She just decided she didn't want to be bothered by the two that had followed her.

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"How lovely, Tho I knew I should have found a better hiding place. Harlan is blocking every attempt at my escape." Dominic said pulling her arm trough his, being a gentleman. "Hopefully you can keep those strange women away from me... the gold diggers" He whispered to her with a small laugh. Dominic was so feminine, but also masculine. An odd mix, but it drew a lot of people to him.... made him interesting. Harlan was back behind the bar as they had gotten a lot more busy.

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"I'd help you escape but I'd rather not incur Harlan's wrath quite yet. It's been three very long years since I last saw him. It's an interesting story, but one for another time. You should have thought about hidden passages behind mirrors or tapestries or some sort of thing, they really are quite useful for avoiding people." Kitalia suggested with a charming smile. "Besides, no woman that has money would dare challenge me. I'd probably just reveal their deepest darkest secrets that they want no other soul to hear."

Her gray eyes sharpened upon a woman she noticed at the bar that was flirting rather obviously with Harlan. For some reason she felt very possessive of Harlan, even though she was presently in the company of another man. She viewed Dominic as being nowhere near a threat to her, so she was perfectly happy being in his company. "I guess some ladies of common ancestry don't know how to apply their charms subtly." Her high and mighty attitude had returned once again as she started to get irritated by the woman at the bar. She was busy contemplating whether to go over there and to show the woman exactly how to apply one's charms subtly, but she was failing at finding a suitable excuse to leave the company of her present companion.

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"I noticed that one already..." Dominic said in a hushed tone. He looked slightly menacing as he watched the woman try flirting with Harlan, whom gave a small emotionless smile to her. Dominic didn't like women moving in one something that was in his care, one of his assets. "Go ahead, I'll just hide in back for a while.. see how the kitchen is doing." Dominic said releasing her arm, pecking her on the cheek. "Ms Kitty-kitty, I give you full permission to seal Harlan away for the next 24 hours.... to I do need him after that." He said waving before vanishing behind a door.

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"Wait...WHAT?!" Kitalia asked, suddenly turning to see that Dominic had already escaped. Pulling the fan out of the hidden pocket in her left boot (the right one has a knife for protection hidden in it), she flicked it open with a small motion of her wrist. "Well then, I shall simply show that chit what real womanly charms are when applied subtly." She then walked over to the bar and sat down two seats down from the woman. Keeping her fan open until she sat down, she snapped it shut quickly with a soft "clack". Pressing the closed fan to her lips she gave a slight smirk at Harlan, meeting his gaze directly and openly, using her eyes to issue her challenge of whether he would continue to put up with the other woman or spend his time chatting with her instead. "I'll have the same as before, a caipifruta with passionfruit." Lowering her fan from her lips she tilted her head just slightly, giving her a much more mature appearance than her true age of only eighteen.

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Adelle all but jumped as she reluctantly unclung herself from Llednar and tried to leap at Kitalia, getting more bloodthirsty at the second and wanting to quite literally slit her throat. Llednar put his arm out, catching her in the stomach and keeping her from going anywhere. he yanked her by her collar over to the sofa with his other hand and set her down.

"Adelle, calm down now." He said as Adelle's breathing returned to normal and she looked over at Llednar briefly before sighing and all but falling into his chest. "Sorry Lledny..." She said apologetically which was odd for her. "I just wanted some answers and that snobby little rich girl pisses me off..." She continued as she sighed again.

Llednar put his hand down to her head, stroking her hair softly as he leaned back into the couch. "We'll get our answers Adelle..." He said as he sounded like his mind was actually somewhere else, and it was. He was thinking about that girl he'd met at the temple earlier. She was beautiful...and there was something special about her.

The doors to the club burst open as a very random looking person stepped in with a grin. She was dressed in a leather jumpsuit style dress as well as pants and a long sleeved shirt beneath the dress. She wore a pair of white, shin high boots and she had a strange sort of helmet on her head with a pair of goggles attached to them.

Perhaps the strangest part about this pink haired girl however, was the fact that she had a large blue bass guitar strapped around her body, the neck visible to her right side as she walked into the crowd, headed towards the bar and earning more than one stare out of curiosity.

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Harlan sighed ignoring the new woman, he was tired of people barging right in like they've been doing. He was getting aggravated and wanted to just start throwing people out. Harlan raised an eyebrow at Kitalia wondering if she really was getting jealous. He quickly made her a drink and slid it over to her. He made the one woman another drink and then walked down to Kitalia shaking his head. "Yes?" he asked with curiosity in his voice.

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"Why don't we just ditch this place? I already dispatched my cousin Kazuhiko to come take your place for a while." Kitalia suggested in a whisper, a sweet smile that she was sure Harlan could see right through to her displeasure at the other woman's behavior. Taking a sip of her drink she tilted her head cutely to the other side. "Besides, Dominic told me I could steal you away for the next 24 hours before he disappeared into the kitchen. We haven't seen each other for three years, and we barely even met properly back then."

Just then, a tall man in black pants and a well-tailored black shirt came in, his black hair slightly shaggy but attractively so. When he noticed Kitalia sitting there speaking with Harlan, he immediately headed over with a suave smile. "You called for me, Kit?" He asked noticing and taking pride in the stares he was receiving.

She grinned and placed the closed fan to her lips again after taking a second sip of her drink. "Harlan, allow me to introduce you to my distant cousin, Kazuhiko. He just goes by 'Kazu' though. Kazu, this is Harlan, when I spoke of him three years back I only referred to him as 'Haku'." Kitalia explained when she saw the look of confusion on her cousin's face.

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"Lledny..." Adelle said in a quiet voice as she kept her head laying on Llednar's chest. "I have a question for you." Her voice became a bit shaky as she continued, almost as if she was afraid of what she was about to ask. "Where did you first hear about..." Her voice trailed off as she summoned up all her courage to continue. "Them...?" She said in a strangled whisper as she waited for his answer.

"You mean the Espers don't you?" Llednar asked as he felt her shake a bit and nod weakly. "Well let's just say that back in Ivalice I did a lot of reading. I read about the Espers in many libraries. But why are you so utterly scared of them Adelle?" Was his reply as he continued to stroke her hair like she was a cat.

"I know they're the guardians of Ivalice but...their power is just so astounding I simply can't imagine it without being scared...I'm sorry if I'm being a burden Lledny." She said with a bit of a sigh as she frowned lightly. "You're not being a burden Adelle. I know plenty of people who are afraid of the Espers. I don't mind you asking at all though." Llednar said as he looked down warmly at Adelle. "Thank you Lledny..." Came Adelle's soft reply as she curled her knees up under herself and wrapped her arms around Llednar's stomach, her head still on his chest as he continued to stroke her hair calmly.

Downstairs however...the pink haired woman had walked over to the bar, slipping her way through the crowd before sitting down. She had a groggy, perhaps somewhat tired look on her face but it didn't seem that she was oddly. "Rum. Plain rum." Called her voice to the bartender as she wearily rested her head on her hand and waited for her drink.

Randomly walking through the club, one may have noticed an odd presence if not for the fact that it was quite invisible to the crowd. It observed them all with interest, glancing at Kitalia and Harlan, before turning his gaze to the pink haired woman. "Strange humans..." Was the only word it said, though it wouldn't be heard by any of them as it exited through a nearby wall.

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"....okay" Harlan said then raising his eyebrows. "Wait Dominic said what?... That meddlesome..." He growled, then pausing and sighing. He shrugged walking around the counter nodding to Kazuhiko. "Be careful... Dominic tends to get rather 'hands on' with certain people..." that is why it was mainly women that were bartending, the only men wee the bouncers.

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"Don't worry, any true gentleman would make sure no lady gets treated with anything but the utmost respect." Kazuhiko stated with a smile. "Now you and Kitalia need to go catch up. Please keep her from filleting the rest of us in her family alive. She tends to be over-enthusiastic when dueling."

"I am neither denying or admitting to any such thing. Now come on, Harlan, you have a lot of explaining to do. Why don't we go somewhere quiet?" Kitalia suggested with a grin. "This way also, if I pass out again I don't have to worry about being attacked."