Private Finished Surprises and Suspicions

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Relationships were complicated, him and his now girlfriend were proof of this. It'd taken them an unusually long time to finally enter a relationship that was more than just friendship. However Rowan knew it was all worth it.

So today he decided to do something nice Chi, nothing but, but a nice surprise for her. He'd make his way to her dorm, the simple gifts in hand, a smile on his bandaged face. He'd knock on the door and wait.

When whe answered he'd offer a smile. "Hey Chi," he'd off her roses in one, some of her favorite candies in the other. "Hope you don't mind me popping up," he'd give her a quick kiss on the cheek. @Hyper
 
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Michi had been busy with her personal magic training when the knock had resounded from her door. Her focus had been fully on a rune she had been working to recreate from her book so if anyone had walked in unnannounced, they'd have arrived to her hunched over her desk, a couple of books, papers and and magic tools cluttered in front of her. She jumped slightly from the noise, jolted out of her thought bubble and it actually took a moment to set in that it was in fact a knock on the door she had heard. "Just a moment!" she called out. She got up and ran to the door but as her her hand reached to the knob, she paused. Her eyes turned to her finger tips, now darkened for unknown reasons. They had grown dark since she started practicing and while at first it concerned her, she realized she didn't feel any sort of discomfort. Perhaps she might have just been training too much? The thought aside, she hurriedly ran back to her table, grabbing a pair of cloth gloves that had been sitting there before running back. Behind the door was none other than her now boyfriend, Rowan. Remembering it brought a slight blush to her cheeks but she chose not to pay mind to it. "Oh, hey Rowan, she greeted him with a smile, gingerly accepting the rose first. The quick gesture had her still for a moment, raising her gloved hand to her cheek in thought before smiling softly. "Of course I don't mind, come on in," she said, stepping aside to let him in. "I wasn't expecting anyone so my room's more of a mess than usual. Sorry about that"
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"It's ok," he'd say with a chuckle, entering and glancing around at the messiness, "it's not that bad anyways." He tended to surprise her with his visits, usually with surprise ice cream and candies that he liked to spoil her with.

"Anyways, I just wanted to surprise you," he'd say with a smile. "Check in on you," he'd step close to her, "you don't get out much, can't stay locked way researching forever."

Once she'd set her presents aside he'd take her hands, giving them a squeeze and looking at the gloves. "What are these for?" he'd ask curiously.
 

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Michi let out an awkward laugh at his response saying 'it wasn't that bad'. Well, for Michi it was bad -- her desk was probably the only part of her room that had some sense of organization. After all, she wouldn't want to lose her rune tools under all those books and papers. "I mean I do go out," she said with a slight pout. Not technically lie, but the last time she had gone out aside from class hours was to visit her corner garden. Although she didn't really take too long plus that had been a couple of days ago. Speaking of which, she needed to check the sprinklers if they were functioning still. "Well, okay, I guess aside from classes, I haven't been out much," she laughed a bit. Rowan took her hands into his and for a moment Michi jumped, feeling suddenly a bit conscious because she was wearing gloves. She hadn't told anyone about... the blackening. Or whatever. "Uh, research accessories?" she played off, "Don't wanna smudge the runes with my hands, right? B-besides they're kinda cool, what with me using sorcery stuff now," she added wiggling her finger tips a bit. They didn't hurt or anything but she knew they'd probably grow concerned if they saw what was under those gloves.
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He'd chuckle. "Can't stay locked away researching magic all the time," he'd say with a smile. "Gotta get out, enjoy the fall air before it gets to cold," winter was his favorite season but he couldn't tolerate the cold anymore thanks to his powers.

Rowan would raise an eyebrow when she jumped, said eyebrow stayed up at the explanation. "Well they do like kinda pretty," he'd say, giving her hands another gentle squeeze. "They have a nice color," his fingers would rub the material curiously.

Leaning in he'd give her a gentle kiss. "Speaking of your magic research, can you tell me about it? Maybe show me it?" he was curious, but he was also kinda concerned given what happened last time they used magic.
 
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Michi took a moment when Rowan said about the air getting cold, and it's only dawned on her that it'll be winter soon. "Ah.. It's gonna be winter soon. Time sure flies huh," she said smiling wistfully. A moment passed when she realized that would make a perfect excuse next time she's out with gloves. She sighed inwardly, turning her gaze towards her hands -- well, her and Rowan's which were holding her own. "Well you know me. I'm thinking of starting to collect more gloves so I can match it with all my clothes," she said with a slight chuckle. Out of impluse, Michi entwined their fingers, palms up against each other and holding them in place. She could feel his warmth through the fabric. She smiled a bit, thinking that so far, things were going well between them. It didn't shake off any of her fears, but for the moment it didn't seem to matter. Before she sank further into her thoughts, the kiss pulled her back into reality. She perks up at the mention of her 'research', excited about finally being confident enough to share details of it "About that!" she chirped, leading Rowan to sit at her bed while she took some notes off her desk then sitting next to him. "I started researching about magic from external sources so we could reverse the effects of the ritual. You see, my mentor-- well, she's kind of in a similar situation as us, but she ended up with her soul completely burned away and she said since we didn't, we might have a chance for it. "I've been trying to figure out if I can create a spell for it but I was also looking in to options where we don't have to reverse the whole thing, but possibly recover stuff that we lost." A pause, her gaze turning towards Rowan for a moment, looking really proud of her progress. "And if I succeed with creating a spell, you'll be able to feel physical sensations again!"
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He'd listen to her with a thoughtful hum. "Her soul was burnt away?" he'd ask with a frown, "what's she like? How does losing your soul affect someone?" The idea of losing one's soul and still existing was a troubling thought.

Rowan would listen to the rest, blinking in surprise. "Chi you're......you're trying to get that back for me?" he'd ask, feeling very touched, wrapping his arms around her in a hug. "That.....that means so much to me," he'd whisper to her.

As their hug ended he'd look at her. "Just be careful ok?" he'd ask. "I.....I didn't research the ritual we used and.....well.....its what caused all this," he blamed himself for their current circumstances, for the negative aftereffects of their powers, for the eldritch voices that plagued some of them.
 
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Michi nodded in affermation to Rowan's query of her mentor, for a moment remembering her words: I'm soulless, not heartless. She thought about it, and it seems like doesn't have a lot to make her stick out like a sore thumb. If anything, Michi would have assumed Adelaida wasn't afflicted or anything. "To be honest, I don't think there's much a difference. She can't really use her magic the way she used to, but that's... all that she really seemed to be regretful of? Though ability-wise, it seems like she has full control of her abilities from that elemental plane... " Michi hummed thoughtfully -- it didn't really seem too problematic, didn't it? Her gaze went towards her gloves, her new secret crossing her mind. What was there waiting for her if she chose to continue like this? Rowan's hug reminded her of the present, returning the gesture with a bit of a squeeze. It was too bad he wouldn't have been able to feel much of that assurance she was giving him. Even if were to lose her own soul, maybe it would be fine as long as Rowan and the others would be able to heal. As they parted from their hug, Michi gave him a toothy grin, "Don't worry about me, Rowan," she assured him. "My mentor is very strict about not going over board." She laughed but it quickly died down, seeing the pained expression on Rowan. Despite most his face being banged up, the way his eyes crinkled showed much. "Hey," she called out to him, a hand on his, "It's not your fault. Besides, if we hadn't done anything, there's a chance we wont be here." The whispers in her mind seemed to become agitated at the mention of the ritual again, but Michi paid no mind to it. She held his hand with both hers, "We did what we could, and we still have each other. Maybe we're scarred but we still have a chance to heal. Isn't that what matters?"
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He'd hum in thought, giving her hand a squeeze and nodding. "Maybe you're right," he still felt that he could have done more to make the ritual work properly. "Magic is...its just so weird," he'd say with a slightly tired sigh. The voices were starting, telling him to burn himself, telling him it would be punishment for him hurting his friends.

Rowan would then offer her a smile. "So can I help you maybe?" he'd ask. "I've been doing my own research, learning about the symbols we used," he wasn't going to tell her about meeting Alt and Index, at least not just yet.

"Two heads are better than one," he'd chuckle, "though my head isn't quite aw cute as yours." He'd say that last bit in a slightly flirty voice, giving her another quick kiss.
 
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Michi smiled at him. "Magic's just... too complicated, y'know?" she told him. "I figured it was always just a wave of a hand and some fancy words but it's too many things. Newbies like us wouldn't have known any better." she said, almost sadly. They didn't really had much time to work with -- they were lucky enough to survive at all, though with some nicks and scratches. At the reminder of the incident, the voices in her mind started murmuring. "We did what we could," she said, both to Rowan and the voices trying to overwhelm her. She placed a hand on Rowan's, knowing it would be better than squeezing his hands back, aware that if her own demons were whispering to her, so would his. Rowan brought up about the symbols used in the spell and realized she hadn't actually looked into the spell they had used, despite her research. "Oh. That's a great idea," she chirped. "It'll help a lot to break it down and possibly reverse engineer it!" She would have fired a counter to Rowan calling her head 'cute' but before she could, Rowan cut her off with a quick kiss. The next sight Rowan would have seen as soon as he pulled away was Michi puffing her cheeks and childishly whining. "Warn me next tiiime."
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