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Seo Dawon was relaxing in the new house that Choi Lee Kyung had bought. He had to admit that Jung Garam had excellent taste in furniture. Suddenly there was a knock on the gate. Choi Lee Kyung reached the door before Seo Dawon did, and cheered before opening it.
"You have a lot of nerve skipping out on our usual appointment princess." Said the man outside the door.
"Sorry Felan! I know Belladonna was supposed to come by soon, but I forgot when!" Choi Lee Kyung said, bowing. Seo Dawon stood behind Choi Lee Kyung and stared. In front of him was obviously a tamer, but the shocking thing was that behind him were two huge wolves, each with another person leaning on them. He examined the trio further, and deemed them to not be a threat at the moment.
"So, you're gonna let us in, or are your two boy toys gonna continue to stare at us." The taller of the other two stated. Seo Dawon was surprised that they could see him, and when he looked behind him Jung Garam was sitting on the couch glaring at the three newcomers.
"Oh! Yes please come in." Choi Lee Kyung said, moving out of the way. Seo Dawon followed suit. The three easily came in, but the two wolves split up. One sat in front of the door, and the other moved around the side of the mansion, probably to guard the kitchen entrance.
"So, a touch up, a new storage seal, and the usual deal of twenty four of Neivas best. Anything else?" The tallest one, probably Belladonna, said, dropping onto an unoccupied part of the couch. Neiva moved to the kitchen and started pulling things out of the silver bag at her side.
"Well, considering I will be getting more contracts eventually and we have no idea where the marks would come in at, let's hold off on getting the full back scene. I was thinking about having the storage seal near my throat, like over the vocal cords, and something that wouldn't look out of place next to the contracts." Choi Lee Kyung said, sitting on the armchair. Belladonna nodded before pulling a binder out of a wolf head on their right shoulder. Choi Lee Kyung quickly started flipping through, until both Seo Dawon and Jung Garam pointed to one they both liked; it was a simple flower-like pattern that had 8 petals on it, plus what looked like some small vine-like structures. Choi Lee Kyung nodded, then showed the image to Belladonna.
They pulled their needle earring out, before pulling the vial of ink off its chain. They carefully placed the bottle on the table, and gestured for Choi Lee Kyung to lay down on the couch. He complied, wirth Seo Dawon and Jung Garam settling on the armrests. Belladone quickly and efficiently wiped the designated area down with a wipe they had pulled from somewhere. They dipped the needle into the ink and carefully started to work. They drew the outline fairly quickly, before adding a small skull in the center part of the design. They took another dip of ink and started filling in the petals. The top middle was Seo Dawson contract symbol, with a few extra curls. The middle right was Jung Grams, and the bottom middle was Kim Olms. Belladonna pulled back, wiping it again with another cloth.
"Let that sink and settle in, then take off your shirt so I can get to the other one." Belladonna commanded, popping the ink bottle back on to its cork. The ink on the needle had already vanished. Seo Dawon hadn't noticed till then that there was a small trace of blood, obviously Choi Lee Kyungs. Neiva quickly strode in, pouring a small blood red potion on the ink.
"I can't give you a full healing or pain reliever without it interfering, but this should stop your boys from going ape on us from the small amount of blood that will get shed. I threw in a small bag to keep a stash of 24 items in so your inventory doesn't fill up with potions. Now, excuse me, I need to finish the potion." As quick as she came she disappeared back into the kitchen.
Belladonna nodded then turned to Choi Lee Kyung. "Shirt off. We're redoing your shield and regeneration runes." Thay had a fierce glare directed at Choi Lee Kyung. He meekly nodded, sat up and pulled his shirt up and off, blushing. Belladonna pulled a bar of chocolate and a bottle from somewhere. They handed Seo Dawon the chocolate. "He's gonna need to eat that in a moment, so keep it safe. The removal process is quite painful." They said uncorking the bottle. They poured a small amount of the liquid on the mark on ChoiBellaKyung's chest. It was a butterfly, but as soon as the liquid touched it, the ink sizzled and dissolved. Choi Lee Kyung flinched, but held still. As soon as the sizzle stopped Belladonna wiped it off with a cloth.
"Now, designed." They said looking at Seo Dawon and Jung Garam. "Something that suits him, and is pleasing to look at. You guys will be seeing him shirtless more often than us." Seo Dawon and Jung Garam looked at each other before turning back to Belladonna. Ignoring Choi Lee Kyung's protests and flustered mumbles.
"A lotus. It doesn't have to be red, but some nice red accents would look good." Jung Garam said, leaning back against the back of the couch.
"Right over his heart. You can make it as elaborate as you want." Seo Dawon said, also leaning back.
"Wanna claim him as yours even after your contracts are done?" Belladonna said, pulling out a piece of paper and a pencil. They started to draw, even as Choi Lee Kyung bolted up and looked at the other two males in shock.
"What is pup talking about?!" He exclaimed.
"You didn't think we would let you go so easily after we just got you now did you?" Seo Dawon asked cupping Choi Lee Kyung's cheek.
"We may move on, or become flesh again, but we are not leaving you behind." Jung Garam stated, hugging Choi Lee Kyung from behind.
Choi Lee Kyung blushed harder somehow.
"This good?" Belladonna asked, holding up the paper. It was a lotus bloom, surrounded by blood red ribbons and surprisingly, there were little skulls sitting at random intervals around the base. Seo Dawon and Jung Garam nodded satisfied. After all, once they were all back to themselves, the two really wanted to have him in the guild, their own little necromancer.
Belladonna nodded, and gestured for Seo Dawon to give Choi Lee Kyung the chocolate. Meanwhile they shook the bottle, before pulling it off the cork again, and gesturing for Choi Lee Kyung to lay down. He complied, blushing.
Belladonna quickly got to work. Jung Garam was surprised at how quickly Belladonna finished. It was pretty intricate, and made entirely out of tinny runes. But then again they were obviously a master at their craft.
Neiva approached from the kitchen with a small vial. "We really need to find a new potion for the aftercare of tattoos. Maybe get an alchemist involved. I can only do so much, and the amount of ingredients needed is ridiculous compared to how much of the solution we get." She mumbled. She gently soaked a piece of fabric that she pulled from a bag at her side. She handed the cloth to Belladonna and then gently handed it to Choi Lee Kyung. He drank the rest, as belladonna pressed the cloth to the new tattoo.
"Ok, all magical monitoring devices have been taken care of. Leonard said that help stay here for a while, and disable any new ones he didn't see you place." Felan said, coming from seemingly nowhere.
"Oh, he's still ok? I thought he wanted to retire to his tank?" Choi Lee Kyung stated.
"You know bes a lazy ass anaconda, but he cares a lot for you. You did help him that one time." Felan stated, helping the other two pack up as Choi Lee Kyung relaxed on the sofa.
"See you the next time you get a contract. We need to add it." Belladonna called as the three shuffled out the door. Choi Lee Kyung had already fallen asleep.