Skeleton Keys

[Ricia]

"How about... we go to my house instead." Sage said crossing her arms, "I know you don't live with anyone... but I have a mother." Sage said, "And she is worried sick." Sage let out a really soft sigh. "She is really understanding... Don't worry."

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz turned to Sage and narrowed his eyes.


"I would really prefer if as few people knew about this as possible. I also need to get something from my place, unless you happen to have costume makeup just lying around your house somewhere."


Anyone else who knew about this was a potential liability, and he was already somewhat wary of this 'Shade' character knowing when Sanz had no idea who he was

 

[Ricia]

Sage made a face at him, "Can we go there in the morning?" Sage asked with a sigh. What a pain. She rubbed her hair lightly, pushing it back some in weak attempt to straighten it.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz let out an annoyed breath


"Fine. But there had better be time to talk without your mother eavesdropping in on the conversation."


He had to get everything back to the status quo as soon as possible

 

[Ricia]

"Mom is asleep most the time. She sleeps a lot." Sage said before clapping then throwing her hands in the, "Alright! You can have my bed." She said happily. "I'm closer anyway." The buses aren't running anymore, god knows she wouldn't want to walk that far... she doubt he could looking like the hell he went through tonight.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz shook his head.


"Not in a million years."


He motioned for Sage to take the lead


"If we're moving, it would be best for it to be as quickly as possible."

 

[Ricia]

"What?" Sage asked, though she saw him point onward. "Fine... fine." Sage said waving her hand, "Be respectful to my mom though. I know you like to play Atlas, but seriously. She doesn't deserve that." She said before walking forward.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz shook his head


"As long as she keeps quiet I'm not worried."


Sanz shrugged his right shoulder and kept silent the rest of the journey

 

[Ricia]

Sage snorted a bit, almost in a condescending manner. The walked for a bit before they got to a rather small two story house, nuzzled between the other houses in the neighborhood.


Sage then pulled out a key, sticking it into her door and unlocking it. She tried to open it quietly so not to disturb anyone. When they walked in there was a hall. Immediately in front of them was a stair case. To the right of the stair case was a door way to the kitchen and to the left a door way to what looked like a living room. Further down the hall looked to lead somewhere else, but it was so dark it was hard to tell.


Sage immediately took off her shoes and put her bag down next to it before peaking into the living room. "Good she went to bed." Sage said before turning on a light. "Just don't be too loud... hungry?" She asked him.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz took in the surroundings of the area as nondescriptly as he could. It had been a long time since he had slept in a dwelling that had not belonged to his family in some way. He shook his head at Sage's question. Truth be told, he was somewhat hungry, but he would not eat anything he hadn't prepared himself.


"Not now."

 

[Ricia]

"Suit yourself.. I'm phamished... I've not eaten since lunch." Sage said, "I need to prepare food for tomorrow anyway." Sage told him before pulling out several cooking tools. "If you just want to sleep... my room is up the stairs, the first door on the left. The one straight down the hall is my mothers. Don't go in there." Sage opened the fridge, "Under the stairs is the only bathroom in the house. You can take a shower is you want."

 

[Ixidor92]

Shower. Now there was something that didn't sound too bad.


"I'll go do that. Don't forget, we still need to talk."


Sanz walked into the bathroom and set his shirt to the side, then looked down at the brace on his arm before stepping back out


"You wouldn't happen to have cling wrap or any kind of waterproof wrapping would you?"

 

[Ricia]

"Uh..." Sage said when he came back out. She was chopping vegetables at the moment. "Saran wrap work...?" She asked, opening a drawer and pulling out a box of plastic wrap.

 

[Ixidor92]

"It should. I just need something to keep the brace dry."


Sanz took the plastic wrap and stepped back into the shower. After some tearing, there were a couple of minutes before one heard the tell-tale sound of water coming out of a shower head. Sanz let the water flow over his face for several minutes, letting the sweat drain away, and to some extent the exhaustion.

 

[Ricia]

Sage continued about her cooking thinking about the whole of the situation. She had a few questions of her own.. but she knew Sanz possibly was going to throw a hissy fit. He was just too doped up to do it right now.


Sanz heard the creaking of the stairs above him. The room did have a jagged slant to it where the stairs were.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz paused for a moment when he heard the creaking above him. Immediately the shower head was turned off and he reached for a towel. The creaking seemed to be going down the slant of the ceiling. The bathroom was beneath the stairs . . . someone was coming down the stairs, Sage's mother perhaps? Sanz quickly threw the towel around his waist and opened up the door only a crack, just enough to see outside

 

[Ricia]

When he opened the door open, he could see into the living room, but not really the kitchen since it was on the side the stairs were on. Sanze could clearly hear the voices between Sage and her mother.


"I'm fine. I just brought a friend over. He's fine too." Sage said.


"Oh a boy? Is he a boyfriend?" The other voice asked.


"If only his heart was that easy to catch!" Sage said dramatically.


"Ooh... I see. Well fight on!" Her mother said almost like a cheer.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz let out an annoyed groan and shut the door back behind him. There were a few minutes of vigorous toweling before he threw his clothes back on, though his hair was still rather damp. Whoever Sage's mother was, she seemed to be very accepting, considering Sage had come back home in the wee hours of the morning with a man that he made no secret of being attracted to. Sanz shook his head and walked out the door. Never in a million years.


"There's no fight to win."

 

[Ricia]

When Sanz came into the room, there was a women there whom had long blue hair like Sage's, however that seemed to be the only thing that Sage and her had in common. Sage was taller than her by a few feet and her mother's face looked a lot rounder, while Sage had more sharp features. She obviously took more after her father.


"My how handsome you are." She said when he walked in.


"Mom.. this is Sanzy~" Sage introduced him. "Sanzy, this is my mom."


"You can call me Emma." She said with a soft smile, she approached him with the intention of shaking his good hand.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz gave Sage a look, though he didn't make a move towards the boy


"My name is SanZ."


Sanz emphasized the 'Z' with a period. That nickname had to die immediately. With fire. He took the woman's hand as she offered it


"It's nice to meet you Emma."

 

[Ricia]

When he took Emma's hand she felt rather frail and weak. Her grip was not all that strong either. It didn't feel like because she wasn't trying, it was just weak. "Please to meet you. Sanz." Emma said with a chuckle.


Sage was just finishing cooking while Sanz seem to meet her mother.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz was quite taken aback by the woman's grip, or rather the complete lack thereof. Her hand almost felt like it would snap if he so much as shook to hard


"Are you . . . all right?"

 

[Ricia]

"Well it's pretty later, I am a bit tired." Emma told him, "I just wanted to make sure everyone is ok. It looks like you've had a rough time.." She said motioning to his arm. She didn't know that it had occurred just hours ago.


"Ah i'll dope him up on some meds later." Sage said with a chuckle, "He'll be fine. But you should go back to bed... you ate your dinner right? Took your meds?"


"Yes mother." Emma said with a roll of her eyes. She laughed a bit and patted Sanz's good shoulder, "I'll see you in the morning. You two don't be too rowdy." She told him.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz watched as Sage's mother climbed back up the stairs. That opened up a fistful of questions he wanted to ask, but not now.


"Right then--we need to talk. Now."

 

[Ricia]

"I'm listening." Sage said. She popped a piece of food in her mouth to taste it before putting something else it into the oven.