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Aysun only smiled brightly. "Don't worry, Uncle Leon, I was very good about it! I got other weeds before coming here too!" he beamed with pride, thinking of the graveyard of daisies he left behind.
Nikolai groaned from his spot on the couch. "Gardening on such a hot day, dear me. Wouldn't you two rather watch a show about it instead?" he asked, smirking. "There's air conditioning~" he tempted.

Not noticing the agony in Leon's eyes, Aysun smiled happily and sat down beside Nikolai, who got up in time to give him room. "Did I make Uncle Leon really happy?" the boy asked the Sin.
"Oh my, yes. He'll be talking about this for days." Nikolai grinned while patting Aysun on the head. They watched TV for a while until a loud knock came at the door. The Sin glanced at it then at Aysun. This couch was comfy, and that boy still had enough energy to get the door... He closed his eyes. No, Leon would definitely chew him out if he saw that. Or worse, he'd block all the channels on the TV.
His mind convincing him to get up, Nikolai went to the front door and opened it before the guest could knock again. Standing before him was Ish, his red eyes emotionless and a smile on his bandana.
"Hello," he greeted emptily.
"Er, hello," Nikolai greeted back. What was he still doing here? The lazy Sin looked around, wondering if Beatrice was with him.

"Hi Uncle Leon!" Aysun waved.
Sweatdropping at the sight of the awkward couple, Nikolai moved to the side to let them walk in. "Is there any reason for the visit, dearies?" he asked once he closed the door. They weren't going to invite them to their wedding, were they?
Ish walked in, but he didn't move that far. "Greed. The Sin," he said and looked down at Beatrice. "Not her. Get the Sin out. She's not Greed. Sin's too strong for her. Want it out. Make her normal again."
Nikolai listened to Ish, or whatever he could make out of the mumbling, then looked down at Beatrice. "Is that right, darling? You don't want to be a Sin anymore?" By the looks of it she seemed to be enjoying her time as Greed.

Nikolai sighed. Just once he'd like to spend a day lazing about. Well, another day, at least. He snapped his fingers to summon a few of his imps. They'd be here shortly. He then looked at Beatrice and changed to his full form. "This is going to hurt, and I don't mean for a couple days with fading pain. The process it takes for a Sin's soul to be completely removed is three days, and every second will be filled with excruciating pain. It's very similar to when you accept the soul, and I'm sure you remember that."
He looked at Ish, both of them remembering well the pain of accepting the soul and losing it. He looked to the side when the imps finally appeared - Aysun ran over to Leon - and picked up a list that was handed to him. Yes, here it was, the location of the man he originally wanted for Greed. And he had a brother, too. Perfect, he could hold Pride. Maybe they'd have their own forbidden romance~
Now knowing the location, Nikolai lowered his arm and felt his claws stretch out. "Are you ready, dearie?" he asked.

Nikolai waited for Leon and Aysun to leave. He set a hand on Beatrice's shoulder to keep her from moving then dug his claws into her stomach. Before he had gotten his full form his method of separating the souls was either some ancient ritual in Hell that would've taken longer, or by doing so in the dream world, which would have required more time. This was painful, yes, but much easier on the lazier Sin, and ultimately (unless it was Leon or Aysun) he cared about himself much more.
The claws went through Beatrice with ease, but they didn't rip through her skin. There was a bluish glow that made it appear as if they were going through her, and at the tips of his claws was a small, faint blue orb. Nikolai pulled his hand out, the orb staying with him, and put it in a dead frog, which looked like it had been sacrificed before. Just as the brand began to burn off of Beatrice, it began to form on the frog's slimy skin.
With the soul transferred, Nikolai turned back to normal and gave the couple a concerned look as the imps and the frog disappeared. "Would you like to rest here for those three days, darling?" he asked.

Nikolai nodded. He used to have a guest room, but it changed into Aysun's room once he showed up. That wouldn't be a problem, though. Aysun would be excited to sleep with him and Leon. If not then the chair and the couch in the living room were quite comfy.
"You'll stay in Aysun's room," he said while leading them up the stairs. Seeing that Beatrice was in too much pain to breathe, let alone move, Ish picked her up bridal style and followed Nikolai.
Once they were inside the room with soft colors and many toys, Ish gently laid Beatrice down on the bed. "I'll go tell Leon-darling about what's happening," Nikolai said and left them alone.

Ish sat down on the bed, resting Beatrice's head on his lap and gently stroking her hair. "Shh. Shh. It'll be over soon. Just a few days. It'll be okay. I'm here. Shh." he comforted, though just hearing her cries made him cringe with memories. Whatever pain people imagined Hell was was exactly what Beatrice was going through. It must've felt like it had been an eternity for her already, when it's actually been five minutes.

Although Leon explained it gently and calmly, Aysun stared down at his hands, his eyes filling with ashamed tears and his lip quivering as he tried desperately to not cry. Whenever he tried to talk he ended up making a choked whimpering sound.
Hearing the last of the lecture, Nikolai couldn't help but think that Leon didn't take Aysun away to hide him from the horrors of soul separation, but of gardening.
"Beatrice-darling is too much in pain to move, so she'll be staying here for the next few days. She and her boyfriend, that is. For our sake I put her in Aysun's room so we can't hear her screams too much." He looked down at Aysun. "Would you like to sleep with me and your Uncle Leon, dearie?" he asked sweetly.
Aysun sniffed, his small fists shaking. Suddenly he hopped off the bed, pressing his fists to his eyes. "But Uncle Leon hates meeee!!" he cried and ran out of the room.
Nikolai watched him dart out before looking at Leon, a hand set on his hip lazily. "So," he grinned. "Imported daisies, hmm?"

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The third day had come. Hopefully Ish and Beatrice would be leaving soon. In the meantime, Nikolai hummed something to himself while laying on the couch, reading a magazine. So that was the latest fashion, was it? Maybe he could pull off an infinity scarf...
A knock came at the door and Nikolai glanced towards it, but made no attempt to move. The knock came again, and again Nikolai did nothing. Another knock. Where was Leon? Or Aysun? Not another lesson in gardening, he hoped. The persistent knock came once again and Nikolai made an audible whine, forcing himself away from his wonderful couch and to the front door.
"Yes, yes, how can I... help... you?"
Standing at the doorway was... Ish? No, that wasn't right. It was a man about the hungry Sin's height, only he wore a black jacket despite the heat, his empty eyes were blue, his hair was gold, and instead of a shark smile on the bandana covering his mouth there was a sentence reading, "Hello, I'm silent". Still... he looked just like Ish!
The man said nothing, just staring at Nikolai, who returned the silence and added an estranged look. He looked over his shoulder to see if this was a prank, but to his surprise Ish was standing right behind him.
"Hello," Ish grunted to his twin. The man waved unenthusiastically.