Seraphic Wings

65. Rosary

The sound of people's footsteps nearby alerts Lucette and, shooting up, she realises that she isn't in the place where she fell asleep. Instead, it was somewhere completely different, and yet felt weirdly... Familiar.

"Oh, Vic! Come with me, I need to show you this strange woman...."

A voice piqued her interest and she shifts her body to peer over, what looked like, an archway. Standing in front of her, there was a young figure that looked awfully like a very young Nocte. Strangely, he didn't look THAT different, just smaller.

"Strange.. Woman?"

Someone came up to his side, dressed in a suit and was the exact same height as him. Making a face, she knew exactly who it was. He was weirdly wearing the SAME suit he does now, and had the same flat facial expression. A much younger Victus stood there. Both of them couldn't have been more than at least early preteens, maybe not even that.

"Totally, I mean.... Oh! Look! There she is!" Young Nocte pointed ahead of him, and Lucette followed where he was pointing.

Standing just a little ways away was someone dressed in a red suit.

".... I can confirm that isn't a woman...." Victus calmly announced.

"Don't be silly, it's a woman!" Nocte continued to point.

"It is rude to point.."

"I'm not pointing, I'm pointing out! A total difference..."

"No, that would still be pointing!"

"It's still a woman!"

".... He is not a woman...."

"Ah, so this is the lovely face of the palace nowadays. My, how things have fallen..." The figure in the red suit spoke, but didn't turn around.

"Wait, did that woman just insult us?"

"... It's still not a woman!"

"Someone really isn't smart..."

"Hey! Don't you go and insult me! Hey Vic! Smite her!" Nocte asked him, poking him.

"I won't smite a 'her', because there is no her here...."

"The little powerless prince is still not smart...." The figure in the red suit turned around, and even Lucette could tell it was pretty much a man. He had some feminine features, like a long mousy brown hair ponytail, but that was pretty much it. Although, as she looked at the man... She really couldn't help but wonder where HAD she seen him before?

"Oh, for the love of.... Nocte, you moron! This is Lucien... He governs over the whole love thing. He is also a man..." Victus announced, sounding rather annoyed that he had to explain that.

"Pleased to make your acquaintances..." The man, called Lucien, bowed. Wait, wasn't there a guy in the exact coloured suit, with the same hair back when she dreamed of the dragon...? Was this the same guy? Just a younger version...?

"Well, they are still rude..." Nocte sighed.

"Maybe if you stop pointing.."

"I am not pointing, I am just waving! See?" Nocte moved his hand so he wasn't pointing anymore, and turned it into a wave.

"Really?"

"You really are an odd one.." Lucien commented, smiling at them.

"Well, aren't YOU an odd one? Come on Vic, we are leaving.." Nocte grabbed Victus' arm and dragged him away from the man. Lucette heard the man laugh as he started waving them, as they went the other way.