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He finally flickered his gaze to her, the irises filled with an abundance of emotions. He could tell that she was getting closer, and he could also tell that his heartbeat was going wild. "You... You do?" he practically whispered. Of course he knew the answer, but he just had to hear it from her.

Trenton licked his suddenly dry lips as he stared into Dorothy's eyes, his heart threatening to burst from his chest. His ears twitched nervously, and he could have sworn he stopped walking. Now was the time to confess, he just knew it! If he couldn't do it, then he'd never be able to! "Dorothy," he said softly, almost hesitantly. "I... I-I lo..... I lo-"

"What a loving scene."
Tensing up at the sudden interruption, Trenton straightened up and spun around to see-
"Melrose." he said with a sneer, ears flattened against his head and his grip on Dorothy becoming tight and protective. Standing about five feet away from them was the red-haired witch, her golden gaze glimmering with pure evil. "You've got a lot of nerve coming here!"
"Oh?" said the witch, who only smirked at them while folding her arms. "All I did was search for my robotic butler. You, on the other hand, ventured onto dangerous land go keep yourselves safe." Her eyes narrowed. "You even took my butler."

Melrose lifted her head and smiled softly at Deidre. "If there was anything she could do about me, she'd have done it long ago." she said confidently, her golden eyes sparkling. "I must admit, Deidre, I'm amused by your 'attitude'. It gets rid of the entire purpose I had for removing your heart." she chuckled while cocking one hip to the side. Moving some red strands away from her face, the witch turned to look at the couple still glaring at her, smirking at them once more. "Now then, it's about time you gave me those shoes." she said, her eyes glowing brightly now.

Waiting a few seconds to let all the insults settle in the air, the witch closed her eyes and slowly took a deep breath before opening them again, the duo gold disks trained on the Tin Man. "Resorting to childish comments? I expected more out of you, Deidre." she said then smirked. "But I suppose it's only natural that a robot would have his mind in the gutters." She turned her head and looked over her shoulder, spotting a blobbish, black figure a distance away in the sky. "I stand here to offer you a choice," she said as she turned back to face Dorothy. "either you remove those shoes and relinquish them to me, or you and all your friends die." Her gaze flickered to Deidre. "All of you." she hissed, the blob in the background growing bigger.
Trenton took an involuntary step back when he saw Melrose glare at them, or more Dorothy. He flickered his gaze to Deidre, who looked calm through this tense moment. What indeed was he planning? By the sounds of his words, it was to get them all killed! His ears twitching, the inu turned his head and saw the black splotch in the sky. Looks like the plan was working.
Suddenly, Trenton caught a scent in the air. It was... musky and even sweaty. He sniffed the air again, remembering the scent from somewhere. After a few more sniffs and training his eyes at the blotch, he remembered. Flying monkeys, and an entire horde of them.

Melrose hardened her glare and braced herself for another useless banter of words from Deidre. What she didn't expect, however, was to have him kiss her. Eyes suddenly widening, the witch put her hands on his chest, but to push him away instead of pull him closer. She struggled to push him away, both physically and mentally. The way he kissed her, the tenderness that was also filled with passion. She had almost forgotten how addicting it was. Finally unable to resist any longer, Melrose closed her eyes and clenched her fists against the cyborg's shirt, kissing him back all while the horde of flying monkeys reached the city.

At first Trenton wasn't sure what to believe when he saw Deidre suddenly switch from cold to sly within the kiss. The only thought that ran through his mind was, 'Is he seriously doing this at a time like this?' His thoughts, however, were disrupted when he heard the screeches of nearing monkeys. He was just about to run off when Dorothy beat him to the punch and dragged him and Resin away.
Within moments Trenton found himself inside a giant, porcelain tea cup. As he panted and listened to the screech of monkeys that were gladly destroying the front of the city, he turned and caught sight of Dorothy ripping her shirt off and stuffing it into Resin's mouth. A sight he would have become incredibly flustered at, Trenton had no time to worry about it. He peeked out of the 'doorway' of the teacup and saw half of the monkeys shattering the front half of the city, like he had heard, and they were only twenty feet away. He looked overhead and saw a group of monkeys flying and looking over the city for any sign of life. Luckily for them, Trenton's white hair blended in nicely with the white shine of the teacup.
Cursing under his breath, Trenton sank back into the building and looked at the two he was trapped with. "Any ideas on how to get out?" he grunted.

Melrose felt her own share of memories. Behind closed lids she saw her as a teen, same as Deidre, at a field, with only a ring between them. Solidified proof of their love, and a metallic object that promised each other's love for each other. She blinked and saw him kissing her goodbye before leaving for a war. Then she saw him beneath her, transformed into something entirely different because of her selfish deeds.
Shaken by the memories, as well as the screech of the monkeys, Melrose opened her eyes to see herself against a tree with Deidre feeling her body. Quickly catching herself, she summoned enough strength to push him away and swung her hand up until it made contact with his cheek. Continuing to glare at him, Melrose lowered her hand to her side and looked over to see that the little girl had disappeared along with the psychopath and the dog. Her eyes widened at the realization of what this somewhat passionate moment had become. Quickly turning back to the cyborg, Melrose delivered another slap to his face, making sure to have her hand land on the exact same spot as it had hit earlier. "How dare you." she seethed at him. How dare he distract her from the girl. How dare he force back unwanted memories.

Looking around almost frantically, Trenton tried to spot any cracks that could've been made from alien air currents, or maybe an indention in the ground. Realizing that his panicked state would do more damage than anything, he forced himself to calm down and close his eyes. He sniffed the air and felt the currents, blocking out the monkeys' screeches and the shattered glass. After a peaceful moment, the inu opened his eyes and looked over to a rug off at the corner. "There." he said and hurried over, removing the rug to show a door.

Melrose, on the other hand, was not willing on letting the cyborg have his way. Who was to say whether or not this was not another of his plans? He could still be using her like he had only moments ago!
Gritting her teeth, the witch let rage shine in her golden eyes and struggled against his grip. "That was the past, I am no longer Rosey, and I am no longer yours!" she seethed. As if sensing her distress, a trio of flying monkeys shot down and slammed against they cyborg, trying to get him away from their mistress.

The inu smirked slightly and even blushed at the kiss, but soon forgot about it when he felt the teacup shudder. Gripping Dorothy's hand, he jumped down the hatch and brought the door with him, ensuring that no one would see their escape route.