The Gathering

Senior POV

I quickly wrap the mystery meat meal to keep it warm until the gathering after having a good long staring contest, which I lost, decisively if I say so myself.

I mean she was still staring at me quite hard! So I don't think she has blinked yet! Or she suddenly finds my ass very appealing, I was always proud of the way it shaped out after all...

I finish wrapping it up and go back to the couch and see her gaze quickly move to her very fascinating toes, you're not slick, bitch.

However, I can't say I'm slick either, considering times I know for a fact she caught me leering her, however, I need to stop thinking of this.

"Ready for a guitar battle?" I challenge, it wasn't even a question.

"You ready to die?" She sneers.

I pick up my guitar and begin strumming a melody, before quietly speaking of love and pain.

I can't beat on pure skill, so appearance and emotion, so I essentially twert my face, maybe like I got Hemifacial Spasm, but it works, soon tears come out of my eyes, making it looked it came from my heart, while it did, not as much as it showed.

She then plays her song and lo and behold, no vocals, but her guitar made up for it, so it probably ends up as a draw, not good.

Next time she'll beat me for sure...

"You know, I think I'm better than you at this," Kylie says, with a smug expression written all over her face.

"My vocals decisively beat you," I retort, kinda infuriated that she caught up to me so damn quickly.

"Just wait till next time," She grunts.

"Also, since right now you're a waste of space, I thin-" I start

She snorts.

"Since you have nothing to do, I think that maybe you should give people guitar lessons to earn a little cash," I quickly amend.

"Okay, whatever, I was getting bored anyways, maybe I'll run into someone more *generous* than you," She says, pretending to be frustrated, or maybe she really was?

"I-it's OK if you don't... it was just an idea," I mutter, actually scared that she may leave.

Wait, why am I scared of her leaving?!

Of course! She's a large supply of money, duh.

...

"Okay lets go over to Seekers room, thats where The Gatherings are usually held," I say, getting up.

She gets up and walks next to me, maybe I should put my arm around her waist?

"Whatever you're thinking, don't do it," She says, reading my mind.

"That I shouldn't but my arm on your shoulder?" I ask, surprised at what she said.

"Sureee..." She mutters, as I sling my arm over her shoulder.

We knock on the door and the door creaks open, a short youthful woman with blond hair, full lips, and deep brown eyes opens the door, I don't know if she works as a hooker or escort, but I'm sure that she could be a premium worker if she wanted to be.

"Hello Seeker, pleasure meeting you as always, up for some D&D at a later date?" I ask her, she was probably one of the cooler neighbors.

She nods, "Sure, O' Devolach! Who is this fair maiden by the way?" She asks, curious how I got a girl.

"What do you mean? You know that I got the moves, right?" I tease, and she wheezes a hysterical laugh back at me. Okay, maybe she needs to fix the way she speaks to be a courtesan, but aside from that.

"I also have some wonderful new to inform you of," Seeker says, "But first make yourselves at home in my hall!" She puffs out her chest, before walking in.

"Huh? What was that conversation about? D&D?" Kylie whispers quickly.

"I forgot to tell you, most of the people here are larpers, just to let you know," I whisper back.

She grins one of the most smug grins as of yet, which makes me even more uncomfortable before Seeker yells, "Also we have a special guest tonight! You-Know-Who is coming!" She calls.

Now, in most cases I would say You-Know-Who is Voldemort, but in this case, it's HER!

And there's no way in hell I am going to meet her again.

"You know, I'm planning to take a long bath actually so enjoy-"

"No you're not, you are going to fix the walls, and hand a meeting, then you're going to introduce me to that person, then maybe if you feel like it, you may take a bath," Kylie commands, holding me fast.

Normally, I'd be able to wrench myself out of a girls hold, but she's a robot, so clearly it wasn't a normal situation.

So I go be a good boy, smile, nod, and sit down at the table while I shit myself in anticipation.

"Oh yeah! I also have some food for everyone who wants it!" I quickly unwrap my mystery dish and place it on the table, and then go to the bathroom.

When I return, it's gone, I guess it was appreciated a lot, or I took a very long time to 'powder my nose'.

"Well done," I whisper to Kylie, before sitting at the table to discuss the matters at hand and to beg them to give me a discount on the sheet rock.

...

With the aid of Kylie, I managed to get some good ideas across and I also got a pretty good discount.

But thats when I heard a knock at the door, and since everyone was here, then it must've been her.

My Ex...