Nightingale Opera House

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"You can't just rent that thing out to everyone!" Ethan spouted. "Someone could use it for evil! They could, like, pop out of closets and scare random kids!" He let out a sigh and rubbed the back of his head, looking around. The crowd was dying out. "Uh... Well we could either get a taxi, get a ride with my brother (though I'm pretty sure he left already), or get a hotel room?" he listed.

Ryuu was stuck in his thoughts when he felt his arm get grabbed. He blinked for a second then pursed his lips at Anthony. "Anthony, if you can't properly work your clothing then you shouldn't wear it." he scolded lightly. Nevertheless, he reached out to help the man with his coat. His long fingers manipulated the buttons with ease, taking them off within a minute.

 

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"Hey, Haneul's one of my closest friends!" he insisted, perking up at the idea of a hotel room. "Let's do that. I always wanted to have a honeymoon moment with you!"

Once they were safe inside of Anthony's dressing room, the star looked down at his opened coat, the woolen fabric opened with ease that he hadn't expected from such a hardworking man like Ryuu. He set aside the coat, slipping the thin shirt over his head as he walked behind a screen and started to change. Ryuu had been right about the various bouquets, many from admirers of not only the play, but of the handsome actor himself.
After changing into his opening night suit, which was basically a dressier version of what he'd been wearing when he first came to town, the star walked back out from behind the screen and adjusted his tie, then strut to grab his own coat from a chair and draping it over one arm. "I'm ready!" he said, pushing his blonde hair from his blue eyes that shone with the light of the stage he'd just been on.

Lock

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Markus Wilhelm



Markus walked into the opera house, looking around carefully. He seemed calm and steady, but that was the type of attitude someone that was furious had. It looked like it was a rehearsal day, since there weren't many people here, or maybe the play had long finished. Markus didn't care. He just wanted to find Anthony, and fast.

 

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Anthony sat in the front row, legs crossed and talking on the phone. "Are you sure? I mean, there are two more shows I have to do this week, I'm not sure I should just- What?" He stood, stretching his arms over his head. "Alright, Victor, I'll talk to the producer. But I don't promise I'll take the offer!" He hung up, turning to go, only to be met with Markus' appearance. "Mr. Wilhelm! What a pleasant surprise! I was just about to call on my brother and yours." He slung his bag over his shoulder, walking over. "Do you know if they're home at present?"

 

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Markus Wilhelm



Markus didn't share Anthony's happiness. When asked about their brothers, he nodded slowly. "My brother's in the hospital, actually. I was about to ask you where your brother was." he said quietly. He knew deep down that Lock was the reason for this, but he wouldn't tell Anthony that. Not yet.

 

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"The hospital?" Anthony felt his heart stop at the word, immediately pulling out his phone once more. "Sang-Min's not with him? Why's Ethan int he hospital? Why don't you know where my brother is? Shouldn't he be with your brother?" He quickly dialed Lock's number, going directly to voice mail. He called several more times, always going to voice mail. Cursing under his breath, the frazzled actor pushed past and started for his car. "Mr. Wilhelm, take me to the hospital with you. If Sang-Min is there too, I need to be with him."

 

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Markus Wilhelm



"No." Still standing where he was before, Markus gave Anthony a firm look. "If he hasn't told you where he was then he's not going to be at the hospital with my brother." He caused this and abandoned my brother while he was at it, he thought while clenching his phone angrily.
After a moment of thinking, Markus pulled out his phone and began typing a message to the local detective he recalled Lock knowing. "Just go back to work. I'll find him myself." he dismissed as he began walking out.

 

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Anthony, however, wouldn't take no for an answer. "Are you kidding me? Like hell I will." He charged past Markus, never giving him a backwards glance. "Dismissing me like I'm a child, who do you think you are? I'm older than you!" He pulled his phone up to his ear, now calling Ellery, who he was sure knew where Lock was.

 

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The reception party was decently sized. There were plenty of people that came up to talk to the newlyweds, a few were students that were honest to God happy for them; some were people that were upset with them merely because they lost a bet with Kiyaka; there were friends and family of Leon's; exes of Nikolai's that actually ended up liking him instead of hating him. In the end there was nothing to ruin the two's mood. They kept smiling and laughing, staying as close to each other as possible. It came to a halt, though, when little Aysun accidentally spilled her punch all over her dress.
"Dear me, that was so cute." sighed Nikolai disdainfully. He put a hand on her shoulder then looked at Leon. "Fortunately I prepare for situations like these. I'll be right back, dearie, I'm going to get her cleaned up. Go on and socialize to your heart's content, dearie." he said before moving a whining Aysun away.

 

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Before Leon could react, Nikolai seemed to take charge of the situation, bringing a smile to Leon's face. Marriage looked good on him. Nodding, he kissed the side of the Sin's head before returning to his conversation, gesturing to the room around him. "Yeah, Nikolai really put a lot of work into the planning of the wedding, I wasn't expecting it either. But this was something eh really cared about. I'm glad I was the one he chose to work hard with." He blushed a little, looking to the ground.

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"You oughta be proud." said a young man with a bright smile on his face. "You know, a lot of people may hate Nikolai, but not everyone. He actually helped me through the hardest parts of my life. Nobody was on my side when I told them that I wanted to be a man, but he didn't even bat an eye and supported me throughout everything. Even if he broke me heart, he saved my life."
"It's true." said a woman near the man. "I was with a really bad crowd when I met him. He was so persistent, he even ended up taking the blow for a crime I committed and went to jail for my sake. When he did that I decided to change my life around. So now I'm a lawyer. If you two ever get into any legal troubles I'll be sure to help." she said with a light smile on her face.
"You know, I was the very warden of that prison." a handsome man said as he approached the group. "That is, until I ended up in the same situation we're all in. Part of me still loves him, but if he's happy then, well, I guess I am too. Congratulations." he smiled and held up his glass for a toast.
"Wooow! Look at that, Leon! You've made so many friends!" beamed Grigori from beside the married man, patting his hand against his shoulder.

 

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Leon was silent the whole time, trying hard not to compare himself to the people he spoke to. Wow. Now that he was meeting the live ones, it was weird knwoing how many people Nikolai had been with. Don't think too much on it, he warned himself, turning to grin at Grigori as he was spoken to. "Well, we all have something in common. It's hard not to be friends."
"I don't know, you seem to have won the lottery in comparison," said Father Anthony from beside Grigori, dressed in a suit for the occasion and not really sure how to fell about it. "I mean, we've all loved Nikolai, yeah, but none of us have actually gotten him to settle down and marry us. He always stopped right before it went too far and ended it. You've done something none of us could do, Leon. For that, you're definitely a better man than I." He raised his glass, smiling at the man.

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"So what's it like?" asked Grigori, light reflecting off of his pearly white teeth and nearly blinding everyone nearby. "You know, being married? And to Nikolai, to boot! What's it like? Oh, and that's right! You have a little girl! how'd that happen? Nikolai always ranted about how much he hated children."

Meanwhile, Nikolai was struggling to keep Aysun from squirming in the restroom.
"I can do it myself!" she whined while flailing about.
Unfortunately, Nikolai had a strong grip on one of her small wrists. "Now, now, dearie. You don't want me to numb you, do you?" he asked as purple snakes slithered across the floor. Too used to the sight from the times she had to spend time with Nikolai, Aysun didn't fear the snakes, but was well aware of their powers. With a troubled look on her face, she became still and allowed the Sin to remove her soiled dress.
Happy with his success, Nikolai took the dress off and turned to hang it up and get the spare dress he had brought just in case. When he turned around, his eyes widened at the sight. "My, my." he mumbled. "So that's what you were so worried about."

 

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He shrugged, still blushing. "Well, I've been married before, and to Nikolai for only about thirty minutes, but it's one of the best things that've ever happened to me." He gushed, leading to several women nearby to "aww" at his cuteness. "Aysun just kind of appeared in our lives and Nikolai learned to deal with it for my sake. I think he's rather fond of having a protege, to be honest." He sipped his champagne, then scratched the back of his neck. "So hey, there aren't any hard feelings between us, are there?" he asked.

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Grigori blinked. "Between you and me? No, of course not!" he brightened then got close to Leon. "Let me tell you something. Do you remember that time we first met? It was when Nikolai died and I asked him to stay with me." He looked around as if he were about to tell a secret, then leaned in and whispered, "Truth be told, I knew he'd pick you over me. I made a deal with the Council so that they'd see for themselves that he had a change of heart. I was never your rival to begin with!" he then laughed heartily and pat the man's shoulder.