"Bored"

Alex was lying on a sofa in the living room watching some cartoons on the television. He felt extremely bored, as he switched between different cartoons, Anime, and movies.

He enjoyed the shows, he really did, it was something different after an eternity without electricity, but even it has that moment where he just wants to get up and go somewhere.

He didn't really want to read a book at the moment and there was nothing interesting on the tv, while he was too lazy to search for something on the internet. He wanted something to chew on, but again he was too lazy to get up and he didn't want to bother Aura who was busy teaching Tosca some things about light magic.

'They had gotten close over the years, Tosca's aptitude for magic is average at best but luckily Aura is a patient teacher'

Alex watched as Aura tutored the now fourteen-year-old Tosca while reminiscing about his own education into magic.

Ding-Dong!

The doorbell rang, causing Alex to groan as he slowly stood up from the sofa and walked towards the front door.

"I'll get the door!", he yelled at Aura and Tosca as not to make them stop their lessons for the annoyance Alex was about to shoo away.

Opening the door, Alex saw a brown-haired brown-eyed boy in front of him. He seemed to be around fourteen himself the same age as Tosca.

"Morning Issei, what brings you here"

"Morning Mr. Alex" Issei said while feeling a bit nervous.

"Is Tosca home", He asked, while looking hopeful.

While Alex was away for many years it seemed that Aura and Tosca had visited the Hyoudou's quite often and what did you know Issei became Issei's first friend she had since she was rescued from the Holy Sword project and like expected thought perverted, Issei had a way with people that made them trust him and even Aura had fallen for it. Alex didn't know what to do, he couldn't really keep them from interacting with the boy.

"She is, though she's busy at the moment. Do you want me to give her a message."

"Ah, Ummm, yes..please, you see there's this dance and..."

"You want to invite her as your date." Alex finished his sentence.

"Y-yes," Issei said somewhat embarrassed as he scratched the back of his head.

"Is it ok for you to take Tosca, she's not even from your school," Alex said as Tosca was homeschooled by himself. His eternity of life wasn't just for show and he could possibly give even the most brilliant minds of this world a run fro their money even if he didn't act like that most of the time.

"It's fine", Issei replied.

"Well, sigh, come in boy," Alex said stepping aside allowing Issei to walk into the house.

"Tosca Issei's here to visit," Alex yelled out, not only to tell Tosca about Issei's presence but to warn them to stop practicing magic for now.

The two entered the living roomIssei who was in front saw Aura teaching Tosca something, though he couldn't see what and wasn't really interested in finding out since he couldn't play the cool smart person and help her.

Alex close followed Issei, "Tosca Issei has something to ask", Alex said causing Issei to freeze in his tracks.

'Come on man, how can you just drop it like that, I need time to prepare'

This was exactly why Issei was always nervous when talking to Alex, although Alex seems to have a good relationship with his parents and had been kind to him as well helping him on multiple locations when he came over the years, he also felt that Alex was kinda scary.

Issei knew he was older or about just as old as his own parents yet the guy looked in his twenty's, then there was the fact that he was so handsome, though that might just be Issei's jealousy, most importantly Alex had the habit for putting Issei in thought spots, like right now, calling him out in front of everyone.

Issei could see Tosca looking at him in curiosity, while Aura smiled at him while waiting for him to speak. Alex was already sitting on one of the couches while eating popcorn.

"I...I...well you see..." Issei tried but with everyone looking at him and Tosca looking cuter than normal while Aura standing behind her was even more beautiful with her smile. Poor Issei with his hormonal teen body was having a mental breakdown at the moment, all kinds of thoughts flew through his head.

"Would you please go to a dance with me!" Issei yelled before running out of the living room, out of the house all the way to his own.

Alex just looked at the leaving Issei, while trying not to laugh at the poor boy.

'Maybe he's not so....NO, do not be corrupted by him!' Alex warned himself as he reinforced his mental defenses against Issei, he would not give in so easily.

Although Alex liked the boy, he would not let Issei take his daughters, this date was allowed because Alex knew Tosca thought of Issei as a friend.

"So..."

Alex said lying down on the couch while throwing a popcorn piece into and catching it in his mouth when he was fully lying down.

"Can I?"

Tosca asked excitedly, never having gone to anything like this before.

"Yeah, why not. Aura why don't you help her with a dress, your fashion sense has always exceeded my own"

"Of course master" Aura said then turned to Tosca, "Let's go, we will have to get evrything ready and oh... Master when is this dance?"

"Don't know, I'll go and tell Issei you excepted then ask about the date"

Alex slowly got up from the couch again with a grunt and went out of the house leaving Aura and Tosca alone together.

The duo stared at each other hoping that Alex will be back in a few minutes as he was supposed to be and this won't expand to another few years.

Tosca had long realized Alex has a skew perspective of time and would call year moments and decade longer moments.

He won't even miss somebody if he hadn't seen that person in the last hundred years, unfortunately, she didn't know if she could even live that long, so each time he left her sight she would start to worry.

A hand touched her shoulder bringing her from her thoughts, Tosca turned around to see Aura giving her a smile.

"Come, let's get started."