Nova Gauner Meets Lulu

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova was walking through the marketplace, just exploring for once, he didn't have anything to do today. So he wondered the streets, seeing how things were going in Kiru city, the main reason why was because his job wasn't getting him any customers at the moment and he was bored outta his mind. So he decided to walk down Kiru streets just for anything to happen, something like a robbery he could stop, or just another adventure to happen. Nova started thinking about all these things and decided to walk to the quest board, noticing there were no new quests or anything happening. He sat down on a nearby bench, just watching the people come and go one by one.

[Lulu]

Lulu's gentle pitter patter of feet raced down the sidewalk, her gentle grey eyes full of fear. "Get her! Get the homeless freak!" Some kids behind her yelled as they chased the little angel. It was almost like they were herding her, the way they ran by her sides and behind her. The child would have flown away, if the same kids chasing her hadn't poured honey on her wings to make them not usable. Before she knew it she'd been herded into a dead end alleyway, where she stopped and stared at the approaching children. Demons, all 4 of them, she could tell. Her heart pounded with fright as she braced herself against the wall, watching. "Help! Please!" She cried out, tears starting to slide down her cheeks.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova was relaxing, as he was sitting on the bench nearby the ally, when he saw a bunch of kids running, noticing one of them was crying and scared. Not knowing what he should do, Nova started walking toward the ally the kids went into and noticed it was 4 against a small helpless girl, she yelled help and he couldn't do anything but react. "Hey!" He yelled as Nova ran passed the group of kids and stood in front of the helpless angel. "Beat it, before i get mad!" Nova looked toward the group of kids with empty threats but his body structured made it seem like he would attack, if provoked. The kids slowly backed away knowing there was no way they could stand against an adult, Nova then turned to the little girl with a smile. "Are you alright? They didn't hurt you did they?"

[Lulu]

Lulu's eyes grew huge as a man came to her rescue, watching the scene in front of her with surprise. Someone actually helped her. A man none the less. She gulped in fear yet again, pushing herself flatter against the wall, her wings sticking to it with all of the honey on them. She whined a tiny bit, her breath coming in pants as images flashed in her head. "I-I'm ok... Just honey on my wings..." She said, fear still in her eyes as she looked at the demon. All people seemed to tower over her tiny frame, and this was a man. Men scared her to death. She cowered and shivered a little despite his smile and kind action.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova noticed how the little girl was still backing away from him, guessing it was from the shock of what just happened. Nova backed away from her a bit then crouched to the ground. "If you don't mind telling me your name?" Still giving her a warm smile then noticing when she said, that she had honey on her wings, concerned about it he goes to the angel. "Well if you want i can help you take off the honey, a little warm/hot water could help" "I know wings are sensitive and i will try to make sure that it won't cause you any pain"

[Lulu]

Again he was being nice, confusing the small girl. Men weren't nice, and neither were demons. What an anomaly. She felt better now that she was on eye level with him, a tiny smile forming on her lips. Lulu's body relaxed away from her tense state of being chased and the fear, backing away from the wall so her wings had a bit of room to breathe. She briefly tried to open them before feeling the pull on the feather, which caused her to wince in pain. Eyes then trailed up to Nova's face again. "My name is Lulu... I uh, guess you could help if you wanna. I don't mean to bother you." She said hesitantly, still a little scared by his presence.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova started to relax when he noticed that Lulu was starting to be in his presence without fear, well starting to. "My name is Nova nice to meet you Lulu" Starting to stand up but trying to keep his distance from her, but enough to make sure she's alright. "Well shall we get you washed up?" Nova said as he started to slowly walk from the little angel. "I know of a place where we can get some warm water for you to wash your wing with"

[Lulu]

The small child watching the man with slight curiosity, a smile starting to grow on her face a bit more, like a flower blooming. It felt nice to have help once in a while after being on the streets ignored for so long. Someone to actually care about her well being. "Thank you!" She said happily as she ran forward to wrap her arms around his legs in a hug. She was really small. "I've never had someone be so nice to me for so long!" She yipped, snuggling her face into his legs in happiness. Her wings started to flutter a bit underneath their gooey cage, a small giggle forming in her throat.

[xXNovaXxFate]

As Nova was walking he feels a thump on his leg, as he looked down he noticed Lulu attached to it. Giggling he goes and puts one hand on her head. "Well its nice that your finally being treated kindly, sucks that it hasn't happened in awhile" He said to her with a slight discomfort in his eyes, he was saddened that there were children like this around, he hates when kids like this are mistreated. As he made his way to his house noticing Rose wasn't home, he looked down. "Well there would've been someone i wanted you to meet, but she doesn't seem to be home" "Shall we go and clean those wings?"

[Lulu]

Lulu followed after Nova happily, skipping from time to time as she went with him. Her eyes flowed over the home, her heart thudding with wonder. Would she actually be in a home for once? Again her wings opened, causing her a slight pain as the feathers were pulled. "Yeah! And who did you want me to meet?" She asked with curiosity, pulling up her hood finally. The cute little cat ears perked up, her eyes wide still.

[xXNovaXxFate]

"Well its kinda a long story, but she stays with me for the time being" Nova said with a smile, then started walking into the house and pulled out a chair and placed it over a couple towels. "Well i'll go get a bucket of warm/hot water, you could clean your wings with that or i could assist in some way" Nova said as he started to head into his bathroom to fill up the bucket he had. As he returned to the living room with a couple towels, he then placed the bucket on top of a table near the chair he had settled up. "This should be all we need to clean up the honey"

[Lulu]

Lulu sat on the chair he pulled out, kicking her feet back and forth as she waited and watched him head away. As soon as he was out of sight her fear started to kick in again, causing her to scrunch up and hug her own knees. This was a man, and she was in his house now. He could do what he wanted, and it'd be all her fault. With that she watched and waited for Nova to return, eyes following the bucket in his hands. He set in next to her, listening to him. "Well you could help if you want..." She said hesitantly yet again, grabbing the towels and soaking them before rubbing them over her wings to remove the sweet honey. When she had soaked the towel with honey and water, cleaning half of her left wing, she started to lick the sweet substance with a smile.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova watched as he sat away from Lulu. "Its seems to me your doing a good job on your own, plus i wouldn't want to cause you any pain" "I can't feel for you, so i don't know if i might hurt you by mistake since there very sensitive" He said as he kept watch outside, looking from time to time at Lulu making sure she's alright. Although to him she seems to be having fun, so Nova couldn't help from time to time also smiling. "If you want something to munch on, i have left over rice, corn, and steak that's been cut to strips if you would like" Nova said as he was getting a bit hungry himself.

[Lulu]

Lulu didn't eat the honey for that long, quickly soaking the towel and continuing to work on her wings softly. Well they aren't that sensitive anymore. I don't think you could hurt me." She stated as she finally clearing off her left wing. Instantly she spread it out, shaking it to clear it of water. She let a smile stay on her face as she felt finally free, but not quite done. She soaked the towel yet again. "I haven't eaten in two days. Food sounds good!" She said happily, looking up at Nova with an innocent face as she began to work on the other wing.

[xXNovaXxFate]

When Nova heard he hadn't eaten he stood from the couch and made his way past Lulu and into the kitchen, he pulled out the food from the other day and started to heat it up. "Well that sucks to hear, but its a good enough reason to fill you and myself up with some food" He said to Lulu as he was pretty hungry, and she must be more hungry then he was. "It should be pretty quick and there's alot so have as much as you want" He started to mix the food as the aroma filled the air. "Ah it smells just as good as yesterday" Nova said as he was finishing the preparations for the food, he turned down the heat, covered the pan and made his way to the table placing 3 plates down.

"Oh wait thats right, Rose isn't here" Said Nova as he lightly tapped his head, he placed two forks and knifes down. "Whenever your ready, food is almost done"

[Lulu]

Lulu watched as the man went to prepare food as she continued to clean off her wings. By the time the food aroma was in the air she had just about finished cleaning off her right wing. When she was done she reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her preening brush. It was special brush she had stolen that was specially designed to clean and straighten angel wing feathers. She began using that to finish up with her wings, noticing a few feather had fallen out and now sat on the couch. Once she finished preening her wings she collected all of the fallen feather and shoved them in her pocket with the brush. The child then skipped into the kitchen, sniffing at the food aroma. "Thank you so much for the food Nova! It smells really good!" She yipped as she sat down at one of the chairs with a plate set. Her eyes were glued to the male demon as she waited, a smile sitting gently on her lips.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova started to set the food on the table, he then started to serve Lulu a plate first. "You don't have to wait for me, i know you must be hungry so eat up" He said with a smile, then he started to served his own plate, as he sat down and took a bite of his food he looked over to Lulu. "Is it to your liking?" Nova said while looking at her then at his plate. "Oh i forgot the water" Nova walked back into the kitchen and grabbed two cups and filled it with water. "Here you go"

[Lulu]

Lulu was going to wait for the man until he said not to; back home she had to wait until her father had finished his meal to give her the scraps, then wait until he said she could eat. As soon as he said it was ok she dug in, hardly tasting the food, feeling so relieved that she wasn't so hungry. "It's good!" She responded with a full mouth as soon the plate had been cleared. Then when he set the water on the table she looked at it, waiting for permission to drink it. Old habits died hard. She let puppy dog eyes set upon Nova as she waited.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova looked at Lulu and with a little laugh. "You don't have to wait for me to say you can drink" "Its perfectly fine if you want to do what you want, from time to time, but its always kind to ask" He said while giving her a smile, then sitting down to finish his food, he took a sip of his water and noticed she was already done. "Would you like seconds? Or mabe thirds" He said in a joking manner. "You can have as much as you like, i said right" He giggled as he told her that.

[Lulu]

Lulu looked up at him with surprise, never really remembering a time before she had to be told when she could do anything. She quickly gulped down half of the glass of water, looking satisfied. "I'm ok. I don't need anymore food." She said happily as her wings started to flutter behind her. "Are you sure I can do stuff without you telling me when I can?" She asked hesitantly, as if she expected Nova to grow enraged at the question.

[xXNovaXxFate]

"I'm glad to hear that your satisfied" Nova said as he finished his plate of food, as he got up from the table he put the little bit of left overs away and the plates in the sink, he looked over to Lulu and answered her question. "Yea its fine by me, but you have to know what your allowed to do and what you can't" He said with a smile. "But you have to know the people around you also, like you can't do everything you want, there will be times where you can't and be understanding about it" He said as he went to her level once again. "But as long as you talk to me and ask me for favors, i'll try in my best to do what i can for you" He said while rubbing her head.

[Lulu]

Lulu watched him as she slowly kicked her feet under the table, watching him still like a hawk. She hadn't really been taught what she can and can't do; everything had to be done when her father gave her permission or told her to. She tried to wrap her head around the idea but failed, so instead she decided to just go about things the way she did with her dad, just to be safe. "Thank you very much Nova!" She said, smiling and almost purring as her head was rubbed. She reached up and moved around her cat ears as she pretended to meow, watching Nova's reaction to this to see if it was ok.

[xXNovaXxFate]

"Sure its not a problem at all Lulu" He said as she was starting to purr and act like a cat, Nova started to giggle a little bit. "If you keep that up, i'll have to keep you around as our cat, so when Rose gets back, i can just say we got a cat" Nova said in a joking manner while still giggling from how cute Lulu was acting. He then moved toward the sink and started to wash the dishes. "So what are you going to do after this? Are you gonna go back home or something, isn't your family gonna be worried?"

[Lulu]

Lulu giggled a little at his cat joke, purring a bit more to please him. She continued to sit in the seat, for fear of him getting angry if she got up from it. Her wings quickly stood stiff against her back as he asked his final question. She seemed to freeze, even her feet had stopped kicking. "I don't want to go back home Nova. My mommy died a while ago, and my daddy isn't very nice. He doesn't seem to like me very much. He makes me wait for eating and stuff, didn't let me go outside, and used to hit me all of the time and wait on him. I know that must be pretty normal in families, but I'm not strong like the other kids. I couldn't deal with it so I left. I don't want to go back there Nova!" She said, her face sad and her grey eyes leaking tears as she looked up at him.

[xXNovaXxFate]

Nova froze by her answer, enraged but not toward her, he stopped cleaning while shutting off the water, as he went to her with a smile. "Well its alright i can try to keep you here, but if you don't mind, telling me where you live?" Nova said as he grew serious, it wasn't normal for what she said, familys? do they treat there kids this way? He thought to himself. "Is it alright if i have a talk with your dad? Also we can pick up some of your belongings, plus i might need another bed" He said finally smiling like usual, but deep down he wanted to beat up the man, that had his thrill on beating up on his flesh and blood.

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