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Fantasy Howl's Flying Castle (Finished! ---Whoo! (*^▽^)/)

As the smoke evaporated, Seth can see...that the water balloons hit the snow; Serena is nowhere to be found-

No, wait. There's a flicker of golden blonde hair behind a tree and a single note played. Suddenly a squirt of water shot right at the twin again with a familiar cackle getting faint with light crunches of snow.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"Aargh!" he lost their game. That was the third strike. "Okay, Serena, I'm paying for dinner!"

He shivered in the cold. He removed his shirt then climbed up to the top of the tree, where the cool sun was at least helping him dry. He went into the thawing stance, a meditative technique that raised his temperature. Steam started to rise from his skin as he warmed himself up.

"Nice game." he grinned at Serena when he saw her again. "Firefly dry?" he presented to her his wet top.


 
He can hear Serena cheering in glee as he steamed himself dry. She was running around the trees before rolling into the snow.

When she saw that he was shirtless, Serena raised an eyebrow with a bewitching grin. "Alright~" she teased. "I'll heat you right up." Placing the bow on the violin strings, she played a very familier tune. Little orbs of light floated out from her instrument, swirling calmly around Seth's shirt.

The lights were also swirling around the twin, keeping him warm as he waited for his shirt to dry. It's also highlighting his lean muscles, something she will always enjoy seeing...

Her blue eyes gleamed as she spun in the snow, doing her best to not be as obvious on staring at her boyfriend...probably failing at it too. Since her song is getting a little saucy then usual.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

Seth who got a little used to her teasing over the years, also dove into the snow, laughing. Then came up from a mound, twirling a snowy mustache, as he waggled his eyebrows.

"Oh, Serena, you are not delicate.
You are cackling and splitting at the height of your pieces
You are the reverberating echoes of a curse word
ricocheting off the steeply sloping mountain ridges
You are snow on bare skin
In the deepest depths of winter
You are the heat of a wildfire
The rage of a storm and its thunder.

Delicate things are pretty - cute, even.
But you are not delicate.
You are wild and lewd
An unpredictable element
You are breathtaking and you are beautiful
An exciting enthrallment!"

"And I Seth Pendragon, am your ever intrigued storm chaser, my tornado." he bent his knee in front of her.

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Serena cackled with a wide grin, her cheeks turned pink before clearing her throat.

"Oh Seth, my adventurous chaser.
You may call me a storm that's brewing, dangerous and unpredictable,
but you are the only one who can see the eye of my storm; the middle of it all.

Challenging you with games is wonderful fun.
To see you struggle and to have your confident grin on your face;
Daring, sneaky, and cleaver too,
You have the makings of a fine shadow that ninjas would be envious of.

With auburn eyes that only look for trills,
light warm orange hair that sway in the high winds,
and a mind to outwit a professional thief,
You, my chaser, are my joy and exciting stimulation..."

"Now come with me," Serena offered her hand. "and let's cause a bit of chaotic mayhem together~!"

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

Seth took her hand. "Yep!" he grinned, and skipped with her down the hill. "I like having you as a play mate, Serena. It's like being with Sen, except a girl, who loves the violin, who's a volcano when angry, and does pole dancing, and who cackles." he enumerated with his fingers.

That night, they had dinner in the castle of a royal. No, they weren't invited, Seth had a duplicate key and had bribed the guards and was good friends with the chef. He made sure they had good masks and no one saw Serena's face. As far as anyone else knew, Seth was dining alone in style while the royal family, who had been secretly given sleeping potions slept soundly.

"Ahh, I remember that painting. Last time I saw it it was on the back of a mule on the way to Kingsbury." he said, looking at an expensive painting of what Verona had looked like before the war. "And that one's a fake." he pointed at an ancient looking silver candelabra bejeweled with amethysts and diamonds. "The real one's in the collection of a goblin merchant in Brusk." said Seth casually as they dined on royal cuisine.

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The blonde blushed as she skipped with him, squeezing his hand. "I like having you as a play mate too." She leaned in to kiss his cheek before nuzzling him with her own red cheek.

That night, Serena made sure to put on the mask Seth handed her before they had dinner together. She did feel bad for invading someone else's home but the food was good!

The blonde listened as Seth pointed out the fakes and copies of paintings and silverware. "I see that your eye is sharp. How do you know if something is fake or not?" The violinist wondered if Seth did something to be friends with the chef and have the guards allow them to eat in the royal's castle.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"It depends, I can't identify all fakes, only weapons, armor, especially Oriental and Awashima artifacts, cursed pottery and stones from goblins and Valdanr's army before, and the basic things like badly faked jewelry and potions. I know that candelebra's fake because I stole the original!" he grinned.

"I know just the basics for authentic ancient dwarven armor as far back as the First Age of Midgard from Historia's books --- she drew or had those things drawn in ink or charcoal ages ago. They have a brand or a sort of engraving from the smith, most arcane artifacts have a magic mark that cannot be duplicated, except by two people and one of them is dead and the other is in jail for now for, well, selling fake armor."

He was quiet for a bit. "Um, Serena? Do you like our dinner? Being in this castle? You looked kind of guilty when I told you we were eating here."

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Senera listened and cackled quietly as she looked at the fake candelabra. It's rather interesting to know about the smith's magic mark engraved in their works. She wondered if Minnie's arm is like that too, with Sen's magic mark on it.

"That's kind of ironic, to be jailed from selling fake armor when he can duplicate the marks." Serena commented with an amused grin as she cut in her food; knife and fork chinking on the plate. Then she looked up when Seth asked her a question before smiling a bit awkwardly.

"I do like our dinner. The food is yummy and this castle is amazing despite the...the funny candelabra and painting," She started. "I just feel a little bad that we went into someone's home..." Serena never held back when it comes to being honest, even if it hurt the person she's talking to. It not that she wasn't good at lying, she just prefers not to lie.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"Do you want to stop?" said Seth, looking embarrassed, as he put down his knife and fork --- and took off the king's robe and crown he was wearing.

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Serena's grin softened into a warm smile, standing up from her chair; her fork clinked on the plate as she left it on top. She walked over to the embarrassed twin and wrapped the king's robe back on.

"Seth?" The blonde violinist started quietly. "What's wrong?" She had left her violin on top of the table, wanting to talk it out instead.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"N-nothing." said Seth, embarrassed that she was so close and tender. "I just want you to have a good time that's all." he placed a hand over hers. "And if breaking into someone's home bothers you, then . . . do you want to leave?"

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Serena hummed. "But Seth, I always have a good time being with you." She cupped his cheeks and rubbed with her thumbs tenderly.

"We can go after we finish eating, okay?" The violinist leaned in to kiss the tip of his button nose with her plush lips, her eyes closed. Then she leaned back a bit; barely an inch away from his face as she gazed into his amber brown eyes. "Don't feel embarrassed."

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

He melted in her hands. "Uhhh . . . O-okay." stuttered Seth, very red in the face. He closed his eyes and pursed his lips when she kissed him. "Okay." was all he could say again.

After they ate, they slipped off into the night, returning to the Flying Castle that was resting on that field of white flowers on the Pokeshire Hills. This time it was covered in snow, but Howl had worked his magic over the field where the castle lay for Sophie, who wanted to sell white flowers from the hat shop this winter.

Holding Serena's hand, Seth stooped to pluck, then tuck a white flower on her hair, smiling at her. He told her about a big heist the crew he was in was going to do this month. They were going to capture an entire zeppelin shipping gold that'll set the crew up nicely for years. He didn't tell her where or which ship, but it was going to be really fun.

"I'm going to be a sky pirate!" he said excitedly.

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Serena quietly cackled as she leaned in to kiss him again. "Cute."

Before they slipped into the night, Serena had thanked the chef and waved at the guards. Then she followed behind Seth, returning to the flying castle. She always did love the field of flowers in Pokeshire Hills. They were so pretty to look at and they had a nice smell too. She blinked when Seth tucked a flower on her hair before shyly smiling back, her cheeks turned pink. The blonde squeezed his hand affectionately.

She listened to Seth's next heist. "That does sound like fun...but are you sure you're going to be okay? Doing this heist, I mean." Serena is a bit worried. She always worried whenever Seth makes a heist with his crew. She does believe in his skills on being a thief...but...she didn't underestimate the authorities' skills either and it became a habit to ask the twin every time he mentions of making a heist.

"Do you know what the zeppelin gold is for or where it's going?" She asked, wanting to make sure he really does know everything.

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"I don't know, but I'll do my best, Serena, like always." said Seth. That was always his answer. So many unpredictable things could happen in a heist, so he wasn't going to give her any false hope. But his crew always prepared themselves for months before doing something really big.

"Yep, we know where it's going. I can't tell you more than that, but don't worry, Serena, we're stealing from someone who can afford it."


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Serena nodded, brows burrowed as she frowned a bit. She's still worried for her boyfriend but right now all she can do is to trust his word.

"...Alright...if you say so...."She leaned up to kiss his cheek and then whispered in his ear; her voice dripped in carnal tones. "I'll pray that you stay safe okay? If anything happens, I want you to come through the wardrobe. No matter how late it gets, okay?"

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

Seth went red and his hold on her hand tightened. "Okay, Serena." he muttered in the same whisper. Before they parted ways that night, he smiled at her and kissed her cheek. " Sleep well, my violinist pry, till we meet through the wardrobe doors again, I bid you a fond good-bye." he kissed her hand.

She didn't see Seth after that, he didn't say when he might specifically return, but surely before the end of next month. Two weeks later news of brigands hi-jacking a royal zeppelin of the Eidolon Kingdom, that was shipping gold from another country to boost its gold reserves, was all over the news. The thieves were discovered, but had managed to escape with a fraction of the gold. Unfortunately --- or probably fortunately for Seth --- their identities still remain unknown as they wore masks, but wanted posters of that and the rough sketches of their figures were put up all over both those countries.

James was looking at the newspaper during a meeting with Queen Mia and the Jaharian King about that crime syndicate Mr. Rathmore had problems with, and was talking about how the order was unfortunately too busy witht he syndicate to deal with this. Crimes like this weren't part of the Order's mission. If it was linked to some kind of evil demon or something of the sort, they would be on top of it. "I bet the twins have new heroes." he said, as he looked at the masks. "They'd love these mask designs."

One week later, there was a knock on Serena's wardrobe, then Seth came out looking like he just came from being on the run. He was disguised as a sailor with a peg leg and a grey beard. "I'm back, Serena!" he announced, and whipped off his disguise to reveal his dashing self. "Heist went alright in the end." he smiled. "I bet you heard about us in the news. Boy I'm beat --- I got enough gold to last us a year!"

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Serena smiled, her cheeks turned pink when he kissed her hand. She curtsied modestly. "You too, apple of my eye. May everything go well in your ventures." Then she smooched him with a 'MWA~!'

After two weeks of not seeing Seth, Serena came with Queen Mia about the crime syndicate when she heard the news of a bunch of thieves. She almost froze on the spot when James mentioned the twins, staring at the dark figures with the very...distinctive masks. Then she sighed in quiet relief. The order was too busy to deal with Seth and his gang thankfully. Honestly she didn't know what to do if James had to hunt his own brother down, but she does know it would be a huge disaster if that ever happened.

"Kehekhe! Maybe. Who knows, James." Serena commented offhandedly before poking his sides. "Now come on, we need to think of what to do with the crime syndicate." She said cheerfully.

When the thieving twin opened the wardrobe after a week later, Serena jumped up from her metal vanity chair, hands slammed down on the table; her makeup and jewelry rattled. "Seth!" She quickly wrapped her arms around him and squeezed him in her hug, burrowing her face into his clothes and chest.

"Thank goodness, you're okay. Come-! Come, sit! I'll get you something to eat and drink- are you thirsty or hungry?" Serena paused at the door, looking back at the twin. Her hands were twitching.

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- Seth Pendragon -

" Forests of Verona "

Why were Serena's hands twitching? "Yes, please! A cheesy bacon mushroom sandwich and juice!" said Seth, who squeezed her back just as hard, and pecked her forehead. He also asked if he could use her bathroom. He was quick in the shower, coming back inside drying his hair with a towel and dressed in a casual black shirt and loose black pants.

He hopped on to the bed with his rucksack that jingled and showed Serena the pile of gold inside among all his other belongings. "For you, my tornado." he presented her with an ornate music box like the one Seifer has from Awashima. "You can record your songs in this." It had a fiery design, and was dotted with little rubies and fire opals. "This one I bought." he reassured her, chuckling. He never gave her any stolen goods.

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The blonde blushed pink when she felt him kiss her forehead.

"Coming right up!" Serena said. Before she was out of earshot, she told him that he can use the bathroom. Somehow she thanked every deity out there that she lives alone. Even if her home is within Queen Mia's castle walls, she was nice enough to give her a space to call her own. It wasn't big but it wasn't small either, comfy too.

As she came back with a plated sandwich and cup of juice with shaky hands, Serena blinked at the ornate music box. Passing the twin his food and drink, she gently grabbed the box he offered, staring at how the fire opals changed colors when the light hits it's surface. The little rubies gleamed beautifully too.

"This is beautiful..." Didn't these cost a lot? "Thank you so much Seth. I'll treasure it always." The violinist smiled, plopping herself next to her boyfriend as she stared at the box in her hands...that trembled and fidgeted over the designs, tracing and following the fiery lines with the tips of her callused fingers.

"...This is really lovely..."

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"You're welcome, Serena." he chomped on the burger hungrily. "Am yo buhuh eeh gueesos!" he said between mouth fulls of bacon. He took a swig of grape juice. "If you open it, you'll see little gold fireflies with ruby butts inside." he said, his legs kicking out absentmindedly. He finished the last of his burger and juice. He literally wolfed it down.

"Are you alright? Your hands are trembling." he said suddenly, concerned. And his own calloused hands, with the big fingers that he uses to dangle from walls, slipped into hers. "Do you want to play something?"

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- Serena Lock -
"Her Studio"

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"Hm? O-oh..." Her shaky hand squeezed his. "I...I haven't been playing for about two or three weeks now." Serena awkwardly cackled, clearly concerned about something. "I don't know if I can play right now..."

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- Seth Pendragon -
" Forests of Verona "

"Ehhhh?" said Seth, putting aside his plate and glass. "How come? Did something happen? Did someone hurt you?" he said, very serious now, putting an arm over her shoulders.

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"No. No one has hurt me and nothing happened...honestly it's a blessing that nothing has happened yet." Serena leaned into Seth as he wrapped an arm over her shoulders. "I didn't want to play if it was going to bring you trouble...with James and Lydia's new order."

She sighed. "You got lucky that the Order was busy with the crime syndicate or James would've hunt you down..." She frowned, staring at her trembling hands that continued to trace the designs. "...I was scared that I might play something relevant to you and your gang so I decided to not play until you came back and everything about the heist has calmed down."

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