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Daphne attempted to head into a accessoires store but her path got blocked by Viktor´s tall frame. He seemed to have come out of nowhere. She hadn´t seen him coming and now he was suddenly right in front of her, staring down at her with his deep green eyes. He made her nervous. Viktor spoke to her and she tensed up a little. Another order. Before she could protest he pushed a baseball bat into her arms. She struggled a bit to hold it, it was made of metal, instead of the regular wooden ones. Daphne placed her bags down on the floor. She tested the weight in her hands, imagining having to make a swing with it. Maybe if she did something useful for him she could lift his mood a little. She wasn't even bothered he called her short. 

She looked up at him carefully and noticed he wasn't looking at her anymore, he was staring at something behind her. Daphne glanced over her shoulder. There was nothing out of the ordinary there, just people going about their day, shopping to their hearts' content and their wallets' limit. Confused at Viktor's odd behaviour she dropped the bat at her side. Her brows furrowed together and she stared at whatever Viktor seemed to have been looking at, answering him hesitantly. She was unsure of what was going on.
[color=Lightgreen]"I uhmm....think it's okay, not too heavy and.....I..I could use it if I need to."[/color]

[color=Silver]"Come, we can walk and talk."[/color]
Daphne cringed inwardly. Talking.... with Viktor. 
Well she couldn't say no. In her imagination she could, but in reality she was too polite for her own good. Putting on her best fake smile she powered on. 
[color=Lightgreen]"Sure...we can do that...."[/color] She returned the bat to him and grabbed her bags. The bag with Felix's basketball was getting pretty heavy combined with the other items. The handles of the bag were leaving indents in her palms, so she shifted the weight around every so often. It made it manageable. 
[color=Lightgreen]"So...how do you like the mall?"[/color] Daphne had no idea what to talk about. 

[Color=silver]"It's adequate."[/color] He answered plainly. Viktor didn't strike her as the talkative type of guy, so it surprised her he wanted to walk and chat. She explained to him that she still had some shopping to do and he tagged along silently. Maybe he would grow bored after a while and leave, she secretly hoped that might happen. The stores she went into were mainly targeted at women, stores which Viktor would probably never voluntarily enter.

It hadn't escaped the attention of a sales woman either. She was adjusting the clothes of a mannequin and tried to start up some small talk with Viktor and her. 
[color=Orchid]"Wow I can never get my boyfriend to come in here."[/color] Viktor glanced around the store at the comment, trying to deduce why anyone would be averse to entering the store with their relationship partner.

[Color=silver]"Why not? Is he intimidated by female clothing?"[/color] Viktor answered. His eyes fell on Daphne who appeared to be flustered by something. [Color=silver]"I think it is a good thing to help your girl friend shop if she needs assistance"[/color] He widened his eyes towards all the bags Daphne was holding.

Daphne’s face blushed green with embarrassment. She’d never heard Viktor talk this much. It was odd, his face and tone stayed stoic, but the things he was saying were actually pleasant. Not his usual sneering. It was a change and it gave her mixed feelings. Daphne was still holding a flower hair pin, intending to buy it for Alisa. She couldn’t make up her mind and was constantly worried Viktor would converse with the sales woman again. In the end she placed it back in the stand, right underneath a matching pair of earrings, staring at it wistfully.

A couple of minutes later they were walking on the other side of the second floor. There were a handful of stores still left to go. Daphne passed by a Veronica Secret store when an idea popped into her head. Viktor wouldn’t follow her there for sure. Okay, it was kind of mean, but he was making her nervous and she couldn’t pay attention to her shopping. 

Daphne stepped into the store confidently and could almost taste the freedom. Saved by satin robes and lace underwear… or so she thought. Viktor entered the store just as easily. Not even fazed! He noticed a few guys were loitering at the front, but he continued to trail Daphne. He noticed he was getting a little more attention in this store. [Color=silver]"Are men not allowed to enter this store?"[/color]

[color=Lightgreen]"Viktor...are you sure you don't want to wait outside?"[/color]

[Color=silver]"I'm always sure. Is there a problem, Daphne?"[/color] Viktor replied rather sternly.