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It was late into the night, when Grian got to the apartments. when he reach for his apartment keys in his pocket. He felt nothing in his pocket and then he realize that he forgot about them on his table at work. Grian sign and grab his phone and call his sister to ask if they can grab his keys and deliver it to him.

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After a couple rings, no answer. Which is weird, pearl always answer his phone calls, unless she left it somewhere.

He sigh again.

do he have to break into his own apartment? It won't be the first time. Grian walk in the alleyway and to his half open window. But the garbage bin that he used to reach his window was on the other side of the alley and it was making sound, like something was eating.

He guess raccoons, even if they don't sound like that. Grian look for anything else to reach his window.

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A pretty purple box catch his eyes. It was around some wooden chests that looks like black vines coming out of them. And eyes on the black vines. He grab the purple box and put it near the wall under his window.

When he was standing on it, his hands could reach the window, but not enough to put himself inside. 

Before he can do anything else, someone walk in the alley and gasp loud enough that he hears them.

"What are you doing? Got off my baby!"

Grian didn't get a chance to ask what, before the box he was standing on, start to move and make him fall on the ground near the chests.

He saw the person with a beautiful mask pick up the- box? Wait, boxes don't open like that. Well, the person gave the box? kisses on the top of it.

Then the person looks at him and yell,

"How could you do that, they hate being stands on!"

He was confused, but he kinda understood what is going on at the same time.

The box thing was alive and it belong to the person, and he has stands on top of it. He probably was hurting it. 

Grian got of the ground, Not noticed the black vines slowly wrapping his legs and told the person that he was very sorry for hurting their pretty baby, then Grian lock eyes with them.

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After looking into each others eyes, something sparks in Scar heart. He put the box down and get on his knee and then grab & hold Grian hand.

"Please, I will forgive you if you join and rule by my side."

Scar beg with love in his eyes.

Grian head was blanking and wonder if this was a dream. So he nod slowly. 

Then Grian felt being put back on the wooden chests and the black wet vines kept him in place, while Scar thanking him for taking his offer. Then Scar saps his fingers and then the black vines let go of Grian and go back into the boxes. 

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After that, Scar help him into the window. Grian said goodbye to them and go to his bedroom to sleep.

Waking was a bit sad, because he was sure that it was a dream. Because why would he found someone who is that pretty? His type didn't exist. 

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After getting ready for the day, he looks outside of his window that led to the alleyway and it was clean. All the boxes are gone and the garbage bin was also spot clean. but it was still on the other side.

And no paper.

Then he saw that he missed a lots of pearl calls.