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The past few days had been crazy since history class! Stefano was glad he wasn’t the only one that had been stabbed during the experience but also how crazy was it that there was more than one person stabbed? Most students were pretty riled up by the experience but Stefano realized that this was an opportunity for some of them to wake up and smell the roses. Himself included, he had started getting soft. Being so easily manipulated by someone outside his crew? It couldn’t happen again.

So, to help prevent it from ever happening again, he started training each day. There weren’t many spaces for him to practice combat outside of class, but the duke tried to stay out of the way and work out in places that were abandoned. This also helped his fear of upsetting the janitor even more by accidentally destroying something important again.

Today’s area of choosing was some random building that looked rather run down, so Stefano hoped that if he lost control Mr. Janitor would be none the wiser. The workout started with him just running small sprints and doing an insane number of push-ups. But would any of this matter if he couldn’t handle himself when being sirened? There had to be some way for him to train outside of wearing earplugs every moment. How else was he supposed to hear the Bonnies’ voices? Or Bonnie Blue Eye’s brother, for that matter?

' I wonder if I can go so fast that I can no longer hear anything?' Normally, his thoughts were useless, but this one had some weight behind it! He had to at least try it, right? He threw off his shirt and started to inflate, his body swelling with each second. Getting a running start, he could feel his ankle almost reaching its full capacity, as it gave out almost immediately as he started rolling down towards the building.

' Oh no.' He thought to himself before letting out a small scream. It was always easy to start rolling, but once he was started, it was difficult unless he hit something. He had made it a good two weeks not damaging any property at Utopia but unless he wanted to hit a tree, the scary building had to go. Closing his eyes, he braced himself for the impact and rolled into one of the walls, breaking through it.

Thankfully, there had to be no one else here. He was sure he had checked before training here. He dusted the dirt, wall dust, and brick from his clothes and started to let himself deflate as he walked around. Stefano hadn’t seen this room before his workout, so he started to panic. He hadn’t squashed anyone, but there was a chance he could have! The duke knew he had to go and check the rest of this building and apologize in case he might have injured them. As he made his way down the hallway, he discovered he was, in fact, not alone; there was a soft-faced beauty passionately drawing something.

Stefano wanted to know what. But how was he to approach her without it seemingly like he had followed her here? This place was unknown to most so the chances of both of them being here at the same time had to be fate, but would she see it that way? " I apologize for the noise, I just like to make an entrance," He remarked, looking back at the rumble behind him before looking back at the beauty before him and bowing, " Stefano Gonzales," An uncomfortable laugh escaped his lips as he thought about how to navigate through this conversation.







Where: Scary weird building With: Farrah Outfit: Sweatpants

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Farrah. So that was the name of this absolute ten. Getting a closer look, he recognized her from class, but she mainly kept to herself. Similar to the Bonnie Blue Eyes. At least it wasn’t another Bonnie for him to come up with a clever nickname for. This had been the first Farrah his eyes had ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on, and for that, he was grateful. Despite the potential concussion from crashing into the wall, he was pretty sure the hearts he seeing surrounding the woman were real.

Thankfully, those hearts complemented the redness in her eyes. Stefano had never seen anything like them. They were absolutely breathtaking to behold, and he couldn’t wait to get to know her better. His crash was a blessing in disguise! " Pretty eyes," He garbled as he thought about what she might have been sketching before his arrival. Hopefully not a fiancé, but given how many arranged marriages there were, he could never take the chance. Stefano debated whether or not it was best to retract his hand, worried she might be afraid of his germs, remembering not everyone was as eager to make contact as he was.

Right as he braced himself for the rejection, however, she took his hand in hers. Oh, they were unbelievably soft! She was fairly tall, too, which was a fun change! She was already taking control of the situation, starting to pull him along with mentions of them not wanting to be accused of breaking the wall. But Stefano had already admitted to doing so, had she not heard him? It was kind of her to try and have him avoid getting in trouble, but this wasn’t something foreign to him.

Pulling the girl back, causing the two to halt, " Just wait. I made that hole. It wouldn’t be fair if I ran away from it, so irresponsible." He pointed to the crater-sized hole down the hallway, " Maybe there’s a way to fix it. I’d hate to make such a terrible impression in front of a beautiful maiden." That was right. Stefano was here to make a name for himself. What kind of person would he be if he so callously left something worse than when he entered? Even if his entrance was the root cause of his demolition.

Repairs weren’t exactly his strong suit. But there had to be something he could do. Maybe this Farrah lady could help! It would be like a first date. How romantic. " So, how do you feel about slugging concrete for a first date? We can keep holding hands if you’d like."His eyes mooned over to the girl awaiting her response. Whatever she decided, he would respect it, given that it wasn’t she who had made the mess. Although he would much prefer if she didn’t let his hand go just yet.







Where: Scary weird building With: Farrah Outfit: Sweatpants

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Given the flushed look on her face and small smirk, Stefano figured he hadn’t completely struck out yet. There was a mystery quality about this woman that reminded her almost of Violetta in a way, thankfully, Farrah appeared to be more into his antics, still holding his hand as she spoke. Her style left him with more questions than answers, curious if she was planning on seeing anyone today or was hoping to fade into the darkness of the dark asylum he had accidentally broken into. It wasn’t something that Stefano could see himself pulling off, but if she wanted to dress him in all black and chains, he would listen to whatever her seemingly soft lips and piercing red eyes asked of him.

Allowing her to pull him, they made their way back to the hole he had created. Was she actually going to let him hold her hand until their job was done? Stefano had dreamt of the day this might happen, but was sure that was just a silly fantasy. Unfortunately, the sweet words flowed from her mouth, asking for their hand-holding session to take a pause for a short moment while they fix the damage. A completely logical response, but Stefano didn’t enjoy it one bit, pouting slightly.

Then he realized what she had said in its entirety. After. Implying that after they were done doing the hard work, she would be willing to go out with him again! What glorious news! Stefano was sure his ears were playing tricks on him as he started to hear a few birds sing afterwards. " So. What you’re saying is the faster we finish this, the faster I get to hold your hand again?" He gave her a puppy dog stare before letting go of her hand to start inspecting the hole.

Giving it a closer look, Stefano wasn’t sure what to make of it. Admittedly, he had never made repairs to this extent. He hadn’t even witnessed how to fix something so… large. It was mostly his mother sewing holes in his clothes or his father adding a few nails to the floorboards. But that was years ago, and he didn’t see any spools of thread, planks of wood, or a hammer to help him get started. Would Farrah be upset if he admitted that to her? He didn’t want to start their relationship off on a lie, but they were getting along so well, he didn’t want to create a wedge between them.

" Farrah, my fair lady. I have a confession," He looked the girl up and down. Scared to look her in the eye as he prepared to tell her the truth. " I have absolutely no idea what I am doing." He shrugged, looking back at the hole, " I am normally famous for making holes, not fixing them. But I want to try." He bit his lip, unsure of what to say next, " You wouldn’t happen to have any ideas, would you?"







Where: Scary weird building With: Farrah Outfit: Sweatpants

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Ready to declare defeat and offer the woman a drink for her efforts, the lady Farrah surprised him yet again! Was it possible she had experience with construction already? The name didn’t sound familiar so it was possible she was one of the workers around the parts but given her features and her choice in outfit Stefano figured she had to be some sort of royalty. Most of the workers at the academy wore browns and tans, plus her pants had far too many holes to be approved by the headmaster.

' Truly a woman of true mystery,' Stefano smirked, starting to grab some of the bricks along with her, " Your wish is my command, my lady." . Stefano looked in his pockets before remembering he had left his wallet back in his room. A bead of sweat started to roll down his face, ' So much for taking her out of a drink, I don’t even have a shirt on.' Unsure what to tell her about the money he focused instead on stacking bricks.

Her last question left him almost fumbling the brick in his hands. " M-making holes? Oh yeah!" Realizing he had made the comment prior about his previous mistakes. " My abilities are a bit tricky to control, so when I go all out it is a bit difficult to uh- stop." He chuckled thinking about his last conversation with the janitor about the repairs from the night with the zombies.

" Sorry this had to be the start of our first date." Stefano continued his laughter, hopeful he hadn’t lost his shot just yet. Starting to feel insecure about his lack of clothes he continued talking, "After we return back to our rooms, I can put on some clothes and pay for the repairs." He offered, unsure what the cost of a wall for such a structure would cost.





Where: Scary weird building With: Farrah Outfit: Sweatpants