Kajika stared at the vampire in front of her nonchalantly, paying no heed to the somewhat sly look that could be found in eyes of burgundy. Her own silver orbs were filled with determination, her stubborn streak preventing her from backing out now that she had come this far.
She was tired of being rebuffed by her childhood friend for the simple reason that he was a vampire. Why it bothered him so much when it didn’t concern her in slightest was a mystery, yet she hoped that through the research she would be undertaking with this particular vampire that she could resolve the problem.
At the very least, she would be learning more about vampires…
Kajika nodded her head once, her mouth set in a serious line as she replied.
“Count me in.”
“Y-a-y~⭐” Kyouhei could nearly hear the ‘assistant acquired’ achievement playing in the background and gave an enthusiastic spin for good measure. “Your willingness to help a new pal out is duly noted, Miss Kajika!”
Of course, there were still a few details that would have to be beaten out before they could do anything too tricky, but at least now he was making some decent progress.
“Since you are the human in this situation and the last thing I need is for you to not trust me, your employer, where would you like to make this deal more official?” Kyou held out his hands in a welcoming, open gesture.
“I mean the whole shindig: paperwork, my oath as a sire, all of that. We also need to set up some rules and boundaries, most likely, so we know what to expect from each other. You still in? If so, where do you say we should go!”
The brunet vampire could always lead her back to either his lab, or even to his flat, but in the end, it was up to her. This needed to be completely consensual on her part; one of those pesky, soul-bound vampiric laws demanded it.
Yuusuke can only stare at the ball in the higher shelf, a little bit disappointed that he couldn’t grab the ball which he wanted. His eyes starts to wonder around, until he grabbed somebody’s hand.
“Hey! Can you help me to get that ball?”
There was already a jump of nervous energy in Kyouhei’s step before a stranger grabbed him and asked for his help; long story short he’d never made such an embarrassing high-pitched noise in his life.
“What-what?” Fair-haired and with a face without fear, this person, uninhibited by anything that would stop him from asking help, now had his full attention. Was probably the first thing to have his full attention all day.
“… a ball?” On cue, the brunet turned his head to the side and looked up, examining the selection of colorful balls (he couldn’t tell if they were plastic or bouncy or if there was even a difference) with mild confusion.
“Uh, probably… probably not.” He was taller than this guy but not by much - not by enough to count. “I could try giving you a lift if you wanted?”