Outcasts [Closed]

Kyohei had this bad habit of getting into trouble. It wasn't on accident either. He was just a trouble maker. So when he came to Daywood without anything in his stomach and even less in his wallet, there was only one thing he could think to do. Steal. He kept to himself for the first few hours, observing the town and finding a decent place to be able to escape to. He knew he'd get caught. He always got caught. His fiery red hair made sure of that. He could wear a cloak to hide it, but those were too hot! So when night fell and people began closing up shop, Kyohei waited for the owner of Saria's Bakery to turn away. The moment he did, Kyohei picked up a sack of gold coins off the counter and booked it. Hearing the shaking of the coin bag, the man turned and shouted toward him. "THEIF! SOMEONE CATCH HIM!" The words echoed easily out of the bakery, so people turned to Kyohei quickly.

"AGH!" Kyohei yelled at himself, annoyed at getting caught again. He saw some guards coming from down the street and ran in the opposite direction. The chase lasted quite a while, the shine of his red hair giving them the only hint they'd get to where he was going next. He turned another corner and saw an open window on the second floor of a building. "Peace of cake." With a running start, Kyohei leapt upward and grabbed onto the bottom railing of the second floor. He swung himself up and landed on a balcony, hurrying through the window before the guards turned the corner. "Shit, which way did he go?" "Let's try this way!" "I'll go this way!" The guards scattered, all in the wrong directions. Kyohei smirked and looked around the room he was just in. He heard someone step up to the door and begin to unlock it, so he panicked and hid in a near by closet. He looked for a way out of this quickly.

Kyohei pushed a few bags to the side and found a hidden door on the floor. "Ha." he smirked and opened it up, sliding himself into the floor and closed the door behind him. The space was cramped, but there was enough space to crawl. He moved through quietly, doing his best not to alert people of his presence. Unfortunately, Kyohei didn't realize the boards in some places were weaker from water damage and needed to be replaced. He crawled over them and suddenly it gave in beneath him. His body fell through a hole and down to the first floor. With a loud thud, he landed and held his head. "Ack. Shit, shit, shit, shit... Tha-..." he looked over to see a woman laying there. He blinked in shock and worry immediately hit him. Before he did anything else, he shot forward and placed his hands over her mouth. "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! Don't scream. Shh. Shhhh!" he said, trying to keep her quiet.

"He-... Sto-... Will you stop it!" Kyohei kept trying to calm her down, but she kept trying to do something. She even tried pushing him away, but he wouldn't allow that. "Enough!" he said as he grabbed on to her wrists and pinned them both above her head. He quickly returned a free hand to cover her mouth, using his other hand to keep her wrists pinned. "Are you done yet?!" he asked, glaring down at her. His yellow eyes were intense, but there was no hint of wanting to harm her. He was annoyed, but not angry. All he received was a grunt. A grunt!? "Oh, come on, lady! Ugh, I don't want any trouble, alright? Can you be quiet?" She was obviously annoyed and tried to say something in reply. He could have sworn she said 'okay' or 'alright', but wasn't sure. "Mmm..." he groaned in frustration. He hesitated for a moment, but finally removed his hand from her and stepped back.

She didn't scream. She seemed to cast a clothing spell of some sort, but that wasn't a scream. Kyohei watched for a moment more and sighed when nothing happened. He fell backwards onto his ass and just sat there, sighing in relief. "This day needs to end already..." he said. The guards outside were running around and a few passed by the window. Luckily, the curtains were drawn, so he didn't have to duck and hide, but he did hear what they were saying. "Anyone find him yet?" "No, not yet..." "Damn it... Old man Dorend is gonna be upset." "How much did he say was taken?" "Didn't say... But we need to find that red-headed bastard fast." Kyohei scoffed and narrowed his eyes. He pulled out the bag and opened it up. What he saw inside caused him to go white. "I can't... I didn't... Damn it! It was supposed to be a few silver and some gold, not a whole lotta plat! Aaagh!!" He looked up.

"Hey..." he took out a plat and tossed the bag at the woman in cloak, "You think you can return that to that Saria Dorend guy?" And like a light bulb lit up, he tilted his head, "What's with all the robes?"

She was scary. "Tch..." Kyohei looked away from her. He kept glancing back as he was being lectured. He felt guilty sure, but it wasn't completely his fault! "I didn't barge in... I fell..." he muttered with a slight pout. He crossed his legs and placed his hands on his ankles as she continued on. He was expecting more lecture, but her tone completely changed. He looked back up to her with a blank stare. She was... weird. When his stomach growled like some sort of wild animal in the forest, he looked away embarrassed. He watched her do something with the coins, repair the ceiling, and make the candles light. "Ha, I can do that too." he said only about the candles. She asked his name, which he was about to answer when someone came banging on the door. "Hello? This is the city guard; we're coming in!" "Egh!" Kyohei looked around quickly, but there was only one place to hide: under the blankets. He practically dove onto the bed and pulled her down with him. "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry." he kept muttering as he pulled the blanket over his head. "Please, please, don't let them take me!" he said and then suddenly 'fell asleep'. His head hit the pillow and he had an arm wrapped around her as if they were a couple. Within the next few moments... the guards will enter.

She went with it? Holy shit, she went with it! He kept still and pretended to be asleep while this woman and the guards spoke. His heart was racing so fast, but once they left his eyes snapped open and he jumped out of the bed. Landing surprisingly light-footed on the other side of the room, Kyohei sat back down and looked away from her. She cast a spell and something shifted, so he turned to her again. "Thanks... Didn't think you'd actually go for it." he said with a smile while rubbing the back of his head. Kyohei did notice the sound change. Even if he could hear things in the room, the fact that the normal and natural sounds of the outside world were completely cut off almost hurt his ears. It was strange and it took him a moment to get used to it. But as she explained things, he tilted his head. She was strange and surprising all in one. "You would have used some major magic to help me out, huh? That's nice of you... Not many are nice enough to do that, especially when I kinda fell through your ceiling... Haha." he said as he raised his arm and pointed his thumb at his chest, "The name is Takano. Kyohei Takano. So what's your name? And I still want to know what's up with the robes... How come you're not letting me see your face? You hidin' somethin'? Or are you just ugly under there?" Kyohei's blunt nature was taking over at the moment. He was a rude one, but he wasn't malicious with it.

Yep, Ophelia was a weird woman, but Kyohei wasn't one to mind that. He was strange too and besides that, this woman had actually stuck her neck out for him. If those guards were any more suspicious, they would probably have confronted her and realized Kyohei was the theif. "Calypso? Weird name. I like Ophelia though; It's not a name you hear often, so it's kinda pretty." Kyohei smiled widely. Another spell? How many did this woman have? Kyohei watched a cauldron appear and jumped back. He looked like he was about to run away, but froze half-way. He stared at the large black pot with wide eyes, blinking in shock a few times. His attention went back up to Ophelia and he watched the vegetable scene take place. They started cutting themselves? Well, wasn't this woman full of surprises.

Kyohei crawled over to the pot and leaned over it like an excited child getting their favorite dinner. "Ohhh... Hehehe." He chuckled happily, the excitement showing. His stomach growled again, but this time he leaned back and tapped it. "Yes, yes. I'm hungry... Awesome..." he said as he almost began drooling, "Food... Real food. I'm so hungry! Thanks Ophelia. This is gonna be great!" He took the bowl and began digging in. If the food was hot, it didn't seem to effect him at all. If it didn't taste good, he'd spit it out and complain like a child, but that wasn't the case. The food was amazing and he gobbled it down. "Awesome... Seconds please?!" he held out the bowl and smiled wider than before.

Seconds. Thirds. And fourths! Finally he was full. His belly was so big that he might of actually have to be rolled out. Luckily, that was not the case. He was full and satisfied for days! His stomach was settling as she started cleaning the room. He watched her use her magic and wondered if she used magic for everything. Oh well. To each their own. And then he was shoo'd. "Huh? Wai-..." he moved back, surprised at her, but he completely understood. He sighed and stood up, stepping toward the window. "Alright, alright..." he pulled the curtains back, made sure everyone was gone, and then opened it up to jump out. "Thanks again for the food. Goodnight, sleep tight." he said before he hopped out of the window and vanished into the bushes below her window.

The next morning came and Kyohei was rather uncomfortable. He moved and a couple branches scraped along his shoulders and legs. "Ow!" he shouted and sat up.  His head popped out of the shrubs and came face to fave with a young girl. The child blinked at him a couple times and started screaming. He quickly ducked under and pulled a bottle out of his pocket. It was a potion. He quickly downed it and his eyes and hair both changed their color to brown. He stood up again and looked over to the girl who was calling him a red demon. The mother looked at Kyohei and told her daughter to stop being rude. With that over with, Kyohei turned right back around and pushed the window open. He jumped into the room and onto the windowsill, waving at Ophelia whether she was awake or not.

"Goooood mornin, Ophelia!"

"Huh? Aaah-Omph..." Kyohei was knocked out of the room and into the bushes by something he couldn't see. On his back with his legs in the air, he rolled over and rubbed his head, "Ow... What the hell was that?" He stood up again and dusted himself off before jumping back into the room. "Hey, what the he-..." he was cut off by her anger. He blinked, stared, looked left, looked right, and then back at her. He put his arms behind his back and looked away innocently. "My hair?" Kyohei looked confused, but soon remembered, "Oh right... No. It's a potion I have on me when I get into trouble. Doesn't last long, but it works." It was then that he remembered her original questions. "I dunno. I just came to say good morning..." he said as if that was it, but when his stomach growled again, he pat it, "And get some more of that awesome food. Come, on I'm hungry!" And then he realized something else. He stared at her, glanced her up and down, and placed his hands on his hips. "Well that's the first time I've seen your face..." he said with a large smile, "Decided not to hide it from me this time, huh?"

"Ah, come on... I'm hungry!! And why are you so mad anyway?" Kyohei pout and turned his head away, "Bet you were gonna wake up soon anyway... You're just being mad to be mad." Kyohei asked about her face and the reaction he got was weird. He blinked and stared at her. "Yes, I did. I saw your face. It's in my brain and you can't take it away." Kyohei said in a teasing manner with a huge bratty smile, "Ack... Is that all that's under there? Why do you hide your face anyway? You're not even ugly or weird lookin'. Your skin is a little pale, but there isn't nothing wrong with that... It's probably because you keep the hood on all the time anyway. It's no fun hiding if you're not actually ugly or somethin'." Apparently she caught wind of where he slept. He shrugged. "Yeah... This one plat is gonna have to feed me for a long time, at least until I get to Aria. Wait... or was it Colburn? Ack! I can't go the wrong way again!" Kyohei collapsed onto the floor and just sat there, thinking to himself until she asked another question. He pout again and looked away, "Yeah, so? I ain't got any money besides the stuff I got last night and the people are now lookin' for me... If I used my potion then, it would have been gone by the time I woke up, so I had to sleep and hide at the same time... What's it to ya?"

For the first time, Kyohei actually glared angrily at her. She can just say a few of her weird words and mess with someone's mind? Weird. He stayed silent after explaining the rest, unsure whether he wanted to actually stick around her now. She told him to wait, so he did. He wasn't sure why she wanted him to since she was so mad at him. This woman was weird, and now scary. When she returned, she was wearing the same thing and he looked dully at her. "Don't change your clothes? Aren't women supposed to do that?" Kyohei asked, having only one outfit himself. When he washed them... Well, he walked around naked for a bit. "Okay." Kyohei wasn't the type to do the honorable thing. She was going to buy him things? Awesome, he'll take it! Though, he was surprised about how much was bought. Clothing, gear, and food? It took an entire hour before the two were done.

"Food, food, food!" he said excitedly as they sat down at the picnic table. He may have been dragged over, but that was fine. He was getting food again! He immediately started stuffing his face, having ordered five pancakes, scrambled, eggs, sausage, bacon, hash-browns, toast, and even chicken fried steak with extra gravy. Oh, he was hungry! "Nom, nom, nom!!" he chomped down happily on his grub, practically inhaling it. "Hm?" he looked up from his food mid-chew and swallowed before speaking. "I gotta find someone who can tell me what's wrong with me..." he replied without thinking and took another bite and then spoke while eating, "It's in Colburn or Arcadia... Dun know which right now..."

Kyohei kept his mouth shut and continued eating when she asked about what was wrong with him. He gave no other signs, but just refused to answer honestly. Instead, he went on with her joke. "I'm not a bottomless pit for a stomach! Or... whatever you just said! I'm just hungry. I don't get to eat very often! Hmph!" Kyohei took up a few more bites as she spoke, eating quickly, but obviously enjoying his meal. "Colburn? Is it that way?" he pointed north, still speaking with food in his mouth. It took a little time for him to finally finish eating, but once he was done he laid back along the picnic tables bench and pat his over-filled stomach. "Ahh... That was awesome." Kyohei said with a huge smile, "Who knew I'd actually meet someone nice comin' here... Maybe I'm no-..." He suddenly felt a tingle and sat up again. He blinked, as if something was in his eyes and looked to Ophelia. "My eyes. What color are they?" His potion was already running out, so they'd be turning yellow about now. "Aahhh! Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now." he rushed and started picking the stuff up that she bought him, "I'll meet you on the path... that way!" Kyohei just darted off in a random direction, not wanting to get caught. As he started running, the faint color of red began returning to his hair. "Aaahhhhh!" he shouted the entire time he ran out of the village, as if that didn't catch people's attention even more so.