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When humanity was young, the forces of Chaos and Hope were locked in battle, until one day Hope gained a lasting victory.
Holding Chaos at her mercy, Hope stayed her hand from the killing blow- and Chaos didn’t take the opportunity to try an underhanded tactic, or escape. She had that much honor, at least.
But she didn’t have too much honor to try to gloat.
“Your victory will be of no use!” said Chaos, who still did not want to admit defeat, “all you've done is save humanity, peh.”
“Hey, humanity isn’t all that bad,” Hope said, to her defeated foe.
“Tch,” Chaos said. “Warring, jealous monsters, short-lived, and petty and fickle, what have they ever done that’s worth anything!”
“Well,” Hope said, “Chocolate, for one thing.”
And Chaos was silent, for a moment, “What?”
“And grilled cheese, and soda- and coffee! Oh, have you tried it?” asked Hope.
“Urgh—” Chaos replied with a gulp. “I, meant more, like, the ineffable virtues in humanity, not, like, “ she waved her hands in a way that didn’t add clarity to her statement, “stuff.”
“Well, sure, there’s probably those too,” Hope said. She shrugged. “But I don't think we should discount their inventions as one of their virtues.”
“So, “ Chaos said, “you’re saying that your reason for protecting humanity… is so they can give you stuff.”
“Well, maaaybeee that’s just the reason I think will be most persuasive to you,” Hope said. She winked.
Chaos furrowed her brow.
“Well!” Hope folded her arms, “As my condition for defeating you, you have to try at least one of those things.”
Grumbling, Hakos Baelz, soɐɥƆ ǝɥ┴, submitted to the victor and sat down, awaiting whatever nasty things humanity has concocted.
And Hope returned, presenting two things to Chaos: one blackish sludge-water in an oldenwear cup made of clay, and another thing, looking like a bar made of clay as well, yet in a more, vulgar dark brown color.
And Baelz stares at the mug of brown liquid in front of her. “This isn't just poop?”
“Wha— No no, these both are wonderful things that humans have created.”
“You mean… took a dump—”
IRyS shut Bae’s mouth with her finger, “Shhh— hey, I'm the winner here and you do what I say now,” IRyS said with a small smile on her face.
Bae tried to open her mouth to bite her enemy’s finger- but she found she could barely do anything, she could only gulp deeply.
“Ah, right, just a bit of both, and I can go back and give you another whack….”
Hakos grabs the brownish bar, it has a sweet scent but the color is so off-putting. Nibbling on it, her eyes see stars “IT'S SWEET!”
“Yes dummy, very much sweet, now try the drink as well!”
And as she brought the clay cup to her mouth, her nose filled with a strong bitter scent and as she started drinking the black-colored beverage, her fiery yellow eyes suddenly turned blue with a small flame emitting from them, no longer as radiant as they were and her face softened up.
No longer feeling the need to fight, she sipped on the bittersweet drink, mixed with the previous bite of the suspicious sweet brown bar.
“Hakos Baelz? You in there?” IRyS said in confusion, while she waved her hand in front of Baelz’s face. “Hello~~~”
IRyS's voice sounded faintly in Baelz's ears and she stopped hearing what the Nephilim had to say as she gave in and relaxed her stance. Her mind is no longer hearing the painful screams caused by rationality and logic, of what pain humanity has brought the world, the horrors of change… Peaceful at last.
“Ahhh—” Bae said, as she looked at a mug of coffee almost as big as she was, “Nothing can beat the sweet, glorious caffeine…”
And IRyS can't help but wonder how this small little rat can drink that much liquid each day.
‘Wait a minute,’ IRyS thinks, a worrisome thought jumps into her mind, ‘How much coffee does Bae drink each day?’
IRyS watches the reformed embodiment of chaos cup with both her hands, a mug almost as wide as her head, and lifts it sideways to pour the drink into her mouth. Bae’s ears fluttered in excitement as she exhaled a satisfied ‘ah~’.
“Hey Bae… Isn't that your third mug this morning?” IRyS asked, curiously.
“Ah, is it? I guess it has been a slow day today,” Bae replied.
IRyS scrunched her mouth to the side. “Does that, mean you normally drink more —”
“Hey, it’s what humans are good for, right?” Bae said. She looked into her mug at the last drops of coffee in it
“Usually I have, what's your point?” Bae said with a smug expression, “I dare you to take it from me, I know my rights, and what I have bought is mine to consume and—”
“Bae!” IRyS interrupts her little chaos rats ramblings “I was going to ask, how can you afford all these beans?”
“I mean, we have jobs,” Bae said. She put her wrist to her forehead and dramatically leaned back. “Being forced to work as part of your condition for defeating me- how horrid~… The least i can do is have my daily coffees…”
“Yeah, but they’re supposed to pay for your living expenses,” IRyS said, “And also to keep you out of trouble. Did you really manage to get a pantry full of coffee for an affordable price?”
“Oh! Well you see, I got this card, the bank gave it to me so I have been using it to buy things!” Bae smiled cheerfully, “It's free money! Amazing, right~?”
Baelz showed IRyS her credit card- a fancy looking one,
IRyS face palmed, “Bae… Nothing is free in this world…”
“Huh? What do you mean? Clearly, this card can give you anything that you want, right?” Bae replied.
“I mean.. you will eventually have to pay back what you have used, with an added rent, and then the taxes and the IRS won't come after you for stealing money-”
“Huh? Wait what!? You’re going to steal my money???” Bae flinched.
“No, I said ‘I - R - S’ you dummy,” IRyS put her fists on her hips.
“Taxes and IRS? I'm drinking coffee, aren't I? What do those things have to do with my drinking habits?” Bae said as she took a sip of her coffee.
“Bae, how long have you had this card of yours?” IRyS said in a serious tone.
“Oh! Since last month, how so?” Bae replied proudly.
“So you haven't gotten your credit card bill yet?”
Bae, Pptaro, looks around and scrambles up a pile of letters, mixed in are ads and other random papers, as she brings out a red stamped letter that hasn't been opened.
“Red means it's not for me, that it's a scam, right?” Bae smirked. “That's what you taught me last time with—”
“Those are the SCAM emails you get quite so often, the paper once had legitimacy stamps and all that.''
Looking at the letter, IRyS feels how she is shivering, humans are quite docile until you start taking their currencies without repaying. “I will check, but u sure couldn't have spent that much right?”
“Oh, you want to see what I got?!” Bae excitedly asked. She turned around, heading to the attic ladder. “See here is where I got all my precious stuff!”
As she climbed up, IRyS saw the barrels, crates and opened boxes filled with - beans. Filled to the brim with coffee beans,
“THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH BAE!”
Holding her face in her hand, IRyS took a breath to calm herself down. She pulled out her phone.
“Okay, Bae, I will handle this for now, but….” Looking sternly at Baelz, IRyS cleared her throat.
“Alright, I decree it,” IRyS said, “For the next week, you must stop consuming… all of that coffee.”
“Hisss~, “ Bae hunched down and bares her teeth, briefly reminding IRyS of her primorial chaotic form, “You don’t get to do that to me!!!”
“Oh? Did I suddenly not lose our fight at the beginning of time?”
Bae’s eyes slowly turned yellow, a sign that she is starting to awaken her chaos mode.
“Okay, fine,” IRyS said, “Instead of forcing you via decree, how about…” IRyS leaned in, besides Bae’s ear.
“A-Ah- what are you—” Bae squeaked.
“If you can quit coffee for a week... I’ll give you a reward~” IRyS said in a whisper.
Bae gulped. A blush crept up her face. “Ah. Um…”
“Why, cat got your tongue? Spit it out already~” IRyS said teasingly.
“A-A rewards… huh? W-What rewards do you promise for me?”
“It’s a s-e-c-r-e-t~” IRyS gave a wink to Bae. “But~ It would be a great reward~” IRyS said in a whisper once again.
Bae's face became even more flushed as she registered IRyS's words, “W-Well ah… I-I will accept that challenge…”
IRyS smiled and give a headpat to Bae, “Do your best~”
“S-Stop it!” Bae said. She put her hands on her head to try to protect herself, but it was in vain.
With that, Bae’s no coffee challenge has been started.
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‘I can do it, it's just a week, I have survived my whole existence before without needing it’
Bae mused throughout the day, of the ways she could lord over her immortal enemy how much better she was, how much self-control she had-
‘IRyS is going to get so shocked when I make it,’ Bae mumbled to herself.
“Bet I could get her to give up her Sodas and see her fall to her knees, begging to be allowed them sugary drinks again—”
But as the day continued, Bae started realizing that there were all sorts of little annoyances in her day-to-day life, as she stared at the cabinet in her kitchen, where she used to place her coffee pack.
‘Oh no… this is not good… how can I survive a week without a taste of coffee…’
Bae became very anxious, with the tempting taste of a hot and delicious cup when she drank it.
‘Coffee…’
After a moment, Bae shook her head and woke up from her daydreaming. “What are you thinking, Hakos Baelzzzz,” Bae said as she hit her face with both of her hands.
‘I’d better distract myself until the day is over… How about some snacks and karaoke…’
Bae walked towards her kitchen and grabs some snacks. Bae opened her refrigerator, but how surprised she was… all the coffee-flavored snacks were gone.
“Don’t tell me…” Bae said. She rushed to open her kitchen cabinet.
“...” Bae fell silent. “S-She… my snack… my coffee… That goddamn HOPE!!!” Bae shook in anger.
Meanwhile from a distance, IRyS was monching all her snacks in her house while watching some random video, with a slight smile on her face.
Bae sighed and tried to calm herself down as she grabbed some pizza and a bagel and walked back to her living room. “Haah… well whatever, let’s do some karaoke shall we.”
‘Day two… ok, this is easy…’
“ Yawn~ Mhmmhmm…” Bae woke up in the morning with her hair and pajamas all messed up. For a moment she was still and silent, but then she looked around her room, then she stared at her pictures with IRyS together in one frame. So many tokens of their friendship, after only a month-
But now they just made her annoyed. Bae sighed and threw a pillow at the pictures.
“So thirsty…” Bae said as she got off the bed, half sleepy, and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water.
In the kitchen, she picked up her mug and took a hot mug of water without realizing it, then put it in the corner of the table for a while. Meanwhile, she opened her phone and found IRyS had sent her a message.
‘Yo SillyBae!’ -
-‘Who are you calling “silly”, silly?’
‘Who? Of course you, you’re my silly, WhataBae’ -
Bae's face reddened.
- ‘S-Stupid!!! Damn you hope!’
‘Then, how about your challenge? Have you failed your coffee ban yet?’ -
- ‘Bruh, come on, it’s still morning, how can I fail?’
‘Let me guess, you drank hot water from a mug and pretended it was coffee, right?’ -
Bae got surprised and immediately looked at the cup filled with hot water next to her. She pouted, and was glad that IRyS couldn’t see that she was right- and more importantly, that Bae was flushing. Bae suddenly turned off her cellphone and drank all the water in the mug.
‘What is this morning…’ Bae thought. ‘Ok, ok… so far so good, you got this Bae… Let’s show that damn hope that you can finish this stupid challenge’
And Bae’s day went on as usual- yet Baelz couldn't shake off the dread she was feeling in herself, as if someone was gnawing their way out of her.
´I must have eaten something bad, maybe I should take it easy and watch a movie tonight instead.’
She set aside her phone and let it be charging by her desk, not noticing any more texts from IRyS.
‘This is fine, this is fine, this is fine-’
Bae’s thoughts echoed against the inside of her head as she trembled and clasped her hands together.
She sat on her couch, trying to get the wherewithal to get some work done or even just relax after calling into the office to take a vacation day-
IRyS entered the living room and turned to Bae, “Oi Hakotaro, you good~?”
“Eek!!” Bae got startled and threw herself across the room. “I-IRyS, why didn't you tell me you were going to visit me today?”
“Did you check your phone?” Irys said. She tilted her head to the side. “ I sent you texts last night and now, in the morning.”
Bae looked over to where her phone lay, screen down, on the coffee table-
Irys sat down on the couch, an arm's length away from Bae. “You haven’t answered any of them so I came to check in.”
That startled Bae enough to grab her phone and frantically checked her messages, “O-Oh right, you did…”
IRyS smirked towards Bae, “Mhmm~~ you sure you are fine, Hakos Baelz~?”
Bae looked away from IRyS and gulped deeply. Sweat started falling from her forehead as IRyS teased her.
“What's wrong~?” Seeing Bae respond like that, IRyS's smile grew wider, and she approached the chaos rat-
Bae moved into a defensive posture, but IRyS closed in and embraced her from behind. It's only been two days and you're already acting like this~" IRyS said teasingly.
Suddenly it made Bae surprised and her face turned red, “W-WHA–” On the one hand, she tried to resist the temptation from IRyS and then she let go of her embrace immediately, “WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!?”
IRyS giggled and sat on the couch beside Bae, “Boo~ did I make little Bae mad~?”
“S-Shut up!” Bae said stutteringly. “I-I will show you that I can accomplish this challenge…”
IRyS rested her head on Bae's shoulder, “Then good luck, Baeby~”
Bae just smiled a little with a rosy blush on her cheeks.
‘What was so important she had to visit to say all of that to me???’ Bae thought.
And Bae meandered to her desk, to pick up her phone and -
´!!!!!´ there were pics of IRyS, up close of herself eating Bae's coffee candies, “The nerve of that Nephilim!´ Baes thought and read the message attached.
´You feeling mad yet Baebae? Come and get me when you are done, I got a bunch more in store for ya ~´
from IRyS, leaving the chaos rat stunned and confused.
Was this a flirt or a threat of all of her candies being stolen by the Nephilim whenever she isn't looking….
‘Coffee… no no no, don’t think about it… don’t think about it… don’t think about it…’
Bae thought as she felt anxious while biting her fingernails. It had been 3 days since Bae resisted the temptation of coffee.
“Ah… I’m so thirsty…” Bae walked towards her dispenser to grab some water, and she took a sip and gulped down every bit of water she drank.
‘Pwah’ “...” Bae remained silent for a moment. “I'm still thirsty… I need more…”
Over and over Bae drank cups of water, but she felt that something is missing inside her mouth. Bae always felt very thirsty, especially since the last day she drank a cup of coffee.
‘If I never took that silly challenge I won’t suffer this much… that damn Hope…’
Bae kept mumbling her regrets and pains, as the blame toward IRyS boiled over inside her mind. But all of a sudden, the image of IRyS's face flashed in her head.
“Hnngghhh— Aaaaa!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!” Bae yelled. She clutched her head in her hands
Then the image of IRyS’s lips flashed inside Bae’s head.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I’m not thirsty for those things…!!!”
“It’s okay~ you got this Hakotaros~”
And IRyS’s words flashed inside Bae’s head.
“Do it for me~ And remember good girl will have a special treat~”
Bae's face reddend., “That hope…”
Bae took another sip of water. “... I will do it for her…”
‘Can you imagine… How good is a cup of great coffee? Because I can't remember right now… Can you imagine… how good of a taste a cup of great coffee would be right now? Because I cannot...´
Bae looked over her pantry, seeing coffee beans instead of sugar and flour disappear into thin air, a hallucination of wants, she kept opening and closing the doors without any thought of how insane she must have looked, keeping up the mantra and continuing muttering the same thing, over and over again-
IRyS appeared out of nowhere, suddenly appearing in Bae’s domicile. “Heeeeeey hakotaro~!!!“
Bae didn’t react.
IRyS tilted her head to the side in surprise and concern “Uh.. Bae?”
IRyS tried waving her hands in front of her but she did not respond at all, “Oi hamtaro, at least look at me…”
Bae didn't seem to care about her surroundings as she stared blankly at the corner of her room. Only one thing was on her mind, and that was a cup of coffee.
“Oiii…” IRyS stared at Bae's eyes.
Bae didn’t react.
“Hmmm…” IRyS became more and more concerned with Bae's condition. She tried to hug her, lean her head on her shoulder, pinch her cheek, pull her to the couch to sit on her lap, but Bae still had not woken up yet.
“This girl…” IRyS said. “I guess there are no other choices.”
Feeling desperate, IRyS tried the last resort. She slowly brought her face closer to Bae's, slowly by slowly, until her lips and Bae's were getting closer together-
“ Gasp KYAAAA!!!” Bae suddenly woke up. She put both her hands on IRyS’s mouth and pushed her head away. “YOU DUMMY! W-W-W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?”
“Tch, I didn’t expect it would work,” IRyS said, a hint of disappointment in her voice. “Good morning Baeby ~”
Bae's face turned completely red, “I HATE YOU SO MUCH-!”
IRyS bopped Bae’s forehead.
“Ack!” Bae squeaked. She clutched her head.
“You silly, I was worried about you,” IRyS said. “Are you sure you can continue this? It's only been 4 days and you're already acting so weird…”
“I-I… ah,” Bae replied. For some reason, she imagined IRyS’s lips once again-
Irys’s smirk vanished, replaced by a look of concern. “We could stop here you kno—”
“No! I won’t give up!!!” Bae said, her face red in embarrassment and a little anger. “I will show you… that I can survive without coffee!”
“Good girl~” IRyS smirked and reached her hand out towards Bae’s head-
“Ack!” Bae squeaked again as she clutched her head in defense.
‘Haa… Haa… ok… ok… day six… stay calm Bae… you got this… almost there…’
‘Why would you let yourself be played like this?’
‘Wouldn't it be easier to take what is yours and leave that Nephilim to quiver in fear, taking your place to rule over them all again?’
‘Bet she is laughing, having a giggle, as she knows how much power she has over you, how pathetic you look, following her every order~‘
“IRyS would never do that!”
‘How do you know that, she is part devil right? Bet she is all powered up and waiting to humiliate you some more, taking joy in your despair oh little rat’
“She… She is a part-angel as well, she… lo— likes me!”
‘Ah yes, an angel. And when she is done, she will throw you into the masses of humans and say she is busy tending someone else, who needs their hearts healed and sins forgiven. Sure, she is an angel, but she isn't yours alone, is she?’
‘Tear them down, give them hell and back, you don't owe anyone your mercy, give in and see this world is yours to take…’
‘Lets roll some dice and see them crumble into dust again~’
Bae stood in front of the mirror, for a moment she looked at her reflection in the mirror. She found nothing wrong with it, but suddenly-
‘How’d you feel seeing the other you inside the mirror, Hakos Baelz?’ The other Bae grinned and her eyes turned a bright yellow.
‘Accept your fate, let’s defeat her, if you can, you could claim an even bigggeerrr reward~’
Bae fell into a deep silence and couldn't do anything, and pondered over her fate.
‘Grrrrrgrrrhrrrrhrhrrrrr’
Bae rocked back and forth on her couch, as the seconds turned to minutes turned to hours turned to an eternity…..
The doorbell rang. It took Bae a few minutes to register that fact.
“Hey Bae, you are not locking your door?” came a noise that sounded familiar.
Bae startled, “I…RyS…”
She blinked. IRyS was there, “Oiii are you home? Hakotaro?”
IRyS checked the living room and found Bae covering herself with a blanket. IRyS leans forward, a smirk on her lips, “You okay? Mind if I sit beside you?”
Bae didn’t respond.
“Hey you did really well this week,” IRyS said.
Still not a word came out of Bae's mouth.
IRyS kept taking the seat next to her, “Here, let me take care of you today—”
Bae’s eyes moved, at that, to stare at the form of her oldest enemy.
IRyS frowned. “You good? You’re uncharacteristically silent, also this is your last day for this challenge you know—”
And IRyS reached out, to touch Bae’s hand.
“Is this a joke to you?” Chaos spat. She swatted away IRyS's hand.
“W-What?” IRyS leaned back, shocked.
“Oh, you just LOVE seeing me like thiiissss…” Chaos seethed, “All broken, all ruined- dependent on human coffee…”
“I- I mean, I am impressed that you’ve lasted so long,” IRyS replied.
“See!” Chaos shook through her entire body, “This was your goal all along, wasn’t it?”
“What? No!”
Chaos stood up, off the couch, “You wanted to lord over how subjugated
And Chaos relaxed her body, as red and black swirls of energy erupted out of her, she held her hand out towards IRyS as a die of chaotic power manifested in the air- .
“How about we PLAY some dice to determine this once and for all!”
An explosion as Chaos obliterated her couch and the entire living room of her apartment. When the dust settled, Hope was enclosed in a pink bubble.
Irys deactivated her defenses, “Alright, maybe this bet was a mistake…
“No,” Chaos yelled, “it was a MISTAKE ever trusting you in the first place!” She lunged
And Irys dodged, leaving Chaos to impact the rubble that was left of her apartment-
“I guess, there’s no other choice…”
IRyS closed her eyes and exhaled, and when she opened them they glowed with pink energy.
The duality of angelic and demonic forces within her formed a glowing halo and crystalline wings, as her
“Hakos Baelz, soɐɥƆ ǝɥ┴, for one more time, I will take you down!”
IRyS swooped down to grab Chaos from the ground- Chaos struggled, tried to bite at IRyS’s fingers-
Chaos broke free, right as Irys had pulled them away from the city-
Chaos picked herself off the ground, bringing them with her to an empty lot. Dropping them down, she flies as high, hovering over her foe once again.
“I think it's time to put you in time out again, little rat,” Irys raised her arms to prepare for a fight.
Chaos dusted herself off and lunged. “GRRRGRRRHHH!”
“Huh, where… where am I?” Bae mumbled once she regained consciousness.
Looking around she sees a white room, and that she's under a papery blanket.
“Wait, what happened? Wasn't I…”
“Hiiiiiiii Bae, can't believe you slept in like this~”
“IRYS?!” Bae blinked herself, more awake, “WHAT HAPPENED!?”
“Oh, nothing you should need to worry about your cute little head thinking about~” IRyS said. “However, I am here to tell you…”
IRyS waved her arms in celebration. “You survived your week without caffeine!”
“Does that mean, I…I…”
“Yes? Of course, you have earned your reward~”
“Ah, oh… what exactly is the reward?”
“Let's discuss it after you are out of here,” IRyS waved the air
“Also here, have a sip”
“OOOOH THIS IS TASTY! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SO REFRESHING, OH GLORIOUS CAFFEINE”
‘Hahaha, silly rat, you really got a thing for coffee and not someone sweet like me..’ Thought IRyS to herself, as she looked at the once mad rat CHAOS took a chug out of the most sugary and caffeinated drink out there, in such a revealing state.
Not noticing the blush forming on the Nephilim's cheeks, Baelz drank her fill -
A feeling of warmth grew from her stomach, up her neck, and into her head- her grogginess had disappeared, and her thoughts felt clearer and with that clarity of thought she suddenly realized-
“IRYS AAAAH! WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE, WATCHING ME WHEN I'M NAKED UNDERNEATH THIS SHEET OF PAPER?!”
“Ahaha, took you long enough to figure that out silly, that something is missing~”
“Don't worry, I brought you your clothes in this duffle bag, so dress up, I will wait for you to be done outside of the door~”
And IRyS left.
Bae looked around, “Wait… did… my apartment get remodeled?!”
“THIS WILL BE YOUR END, ORA!!!” Chaos threw her dice, radially effervescing shoots like small fireballs towards Hope- the Nephilim dodged marvelously in the sky-
“Bae! Bae stop this!” Hope pleaded-
“Make me!”
“Then you leave me no choice Chaos, take this!” Using her strong voice, a soundwave burst aimed at the mad rat on the ground and hit, causing an explosion of dust and rocks to cover the terrain where they had been standing.
´Oh no, Bae, why didn't you dodge!?´ Panicked, IRyS flew down- ‘Maybe she was out of practice fighting? Or she was too far gone to sense the danger of such an attack…’
IRyS used her wings to blow away the smoke, revealing a downed figure on the ground, grasping their chest.
“Ah… you.. You got me good… Once again, I'm at your mercy… Darn Hope…” The Chaos rat muttered while trying their best at keeping themselves from losing consciousness.
“Hey, snap out of it, why didn't you dodge?” Teary-eyed, IRyS felt as if her heart was being ripped in two, as she saw what was left of Baelz was a figure that looked angrily at her while gasping for air.
“Too.. too many words, all I can say is, congrats on beating me for the final time” Chaos gasped for air. “Ah… no longer will anyone be… hurt due to my ways…”
“BAE!!!”
And Chaos went limp.
“No no no-” Irys cradled Bae into a hug while starting to cry. “You can't leave me now, we had so much to look forward to-”
And ironically, Hope started to lose hope-
But then she remembered- something she had taken in a hurry, a few days ago-
Irys rummaged through her pockets until she found a dark brown candy.
“Please, with this… wake up Bae…” Irys unwrapped her stolen candy, to place it between Bae’s lips, wishing it will be enough to keep her little rat from losing her will to survive.
“Please come back to me..” IRyS leaned forward-
She glances down and then plants a soft smooch upon the small rat girl's lips.
Suddenly Bae heard frantic knocking on her door.
“Hurry up Bae!” IRyS’s voice came from the other side of the door. “You've been in there for way too long!!”
Snapping out of her confused state, Baelz hurriedly dressed and touched her head. Her body felt heavy - but, nothing another mug of coffee wouldn't be able to take care of, right?
‘And a candy would be great right now-’
And Bae froze. Idly, she touched her lips, ‘Wait, why am I suddenly wanting candy instead of coffee...?'
And for some reason, the image of IRyS’s lips flashed inside Bae’s head.
‘Must have been a dream, and I probably fell down a couple of stairs, IRyS should be able to tell me, what happened-
With a full bright smile on her face, Bae left the strange room, to meet with IRyS, as they venture out to whatever reward was waiting for her.