>>Lucy
It was so cold that even speaking made steam come out of my mouth. We were near a mountainous region and the place was snow capped.
Warm, fluffy clothes, big fur boots and scarves were on all people. White ground, extending to as far as the eye can see.
I stood near the entrance of the forest with my feet buried eight inches deep in the snow. I was waiting for someone while I admired the serene white beauty of the place.
The day was silent.or perhaps it just felt like that since it was winter.
I took a deep breath, letting the steam out of my mouth as I waited for the sound of footsteps. I turned and looked back into the forest and saw Luca making his
>>LucyI am well aware of the twisted nature of the Vincenzo’s but still I couldn’t bring myself to see Amelia’s mutilated corpse like Vincent. And perhaps it’s because Ramessa grew up with Vincent, she joined him to see the view the next morning.Luca and I waited in the hotel for them to come back after we were done taking care of the scarf in the forest. Knowing how to find your way around the forest and mountains really comes in handy but I never thought we’d use it for something like this.Still, it’s a good thing we were able to help. I was especially glad that I did this when I saw Vincent’s expressions of relief early in the morning. His eyes were stuck to the screen of the television in our room, a slight smile of reli
>>LucyPerhaps it’s just me being impatient.I know Vincent has a low libido but how is it that he still hasn’t made a move on me?We even shared the same room on our trip but it had twin beds and every night he just went straight to sleep.Am I missing something here? Not that I didn’t enjoy my time with him. I loved it! Every moment we share, I cherish it, but I feel like we’re missing something.Am I being greedy here?Christmas is here now. It’s snowed everywhere, the view from the penthouse is amazing. Getting to see everything immersed in white from this high up ma
Side story: Sugar childSo I learned something new today. Ramessa’s parents are living their best lives since Vincent keeps sending them on prepaid trips.“Wow,” Ramessa, Luca and I were having lunch together at a restaurant when she told us this, “Your parents sure are lucky.” I chuckled, “Vincent seems to care a lot about them.”“Well, my folks are nice people.” She nodded, “But Vincent spoils them too much.”“Too much?” I asked as I smirked.“Oh you have no idea!” She frowned, “Mom just has to say the word.” She rolled her eyes, “Like she would say, ‘Oh! Paris sounds so nice’ And Vincent would p
>>Leila (1700’s timeline)“Leila’s a witch!!” The kids yelled, “Leila’s a witch!!” They had their fun trying to get on my nerves while me and my lover sat under the big Oak tree reading a book.“Hey!” Vin, my fiance stood up and yelled back at them, “Stop that!”It was a beautiful spring day but since spring was almost at the end now it was also quite sunny. The set of four kids kept doing their little mischief even though Vin told them off.“Hey!” Vin ran towards them to scare them off, “That’s my wife you’re accusing!!” The kids ran off and Vin huffed at them, “Damn these kids!!” He was fur
>>LeilaI read through the pages slowly. One, because I wanted to enjoy the story and two, because I was hiding under a desk and only had one book at hand.A foot kicked me softly and made me glare up.“You’re still not done yet?” Vin was sitting on the desk chair I was hiding under. We were at his father’s office and Vin sits at the desk to receive the patients and payments.“Almost,” I looked back down at the words.“Leila, you better hurry up.” He straightened up on his chair, “You have to get home before sundown.”“I’
>>LeilaVin sure is one of a kind. To assure me, he’s gone through one extreme length. I was so worried after I came to the realization that Cindy practically hated me but Vin pulled one hell of a stunt. Sort of makes me worried about what he’s going to do in the future.I hope we didn’t do anything stupid by getting married right away. Will I have to explain this to my parents? How will I explain this to my parents?…I think it’s best that I wait till the time Vin can manage to bring Cindy around somehow.I laid in bed next to him. Since this was a secret wedding with the only guests we had being the sister
>>Vin“What are these?” I picked up some weird looking mushrooms that were growing out from the roots of old trees.My father looked at me, “Oh!” He seemed alarmed, “Don’t ever consume those.” He shook his head, “Those are dangerous.”“How so?” I looked at the weird red mushroom with black polka dots, “Looks tasty.” I was about to lick it when I felt a strong hand grab my wrist right before I got the chance to touch the thing with my tongue.“Don’t,” It was my father, “You don’t want to try eating that.” He glared at me.“And why is
>Leila“What do you mean I’m free to go?” I looked at the church member who offered to help me if I had gold to give him.“It means you’re free to go.” He rolled his eyes. He had come and released me while I thought I was going to be taken to a stake.“Why?” It all seemed too good to be true. I mean it clearly looked like they were going to burn me! The priest even saw the book I had! So what the hell happened? It’s only been a few hours since then!“Because someone confessed.” He smirked.“What?” I was puzzled, “Someone confessed?” What is that even supposed
>>Roshni (4 years later) “You know.” I licked the ice cream from my ice cream cone as Emilio and I sat on the beach side at night, “I can tell you’ve been meaning to ask something for quite some time now.” He looked at me guiltily, “How long…?” He looked like a criminal who had got caught. “Honestly, for months at this point.” “Shit..” He looked defeated as buried his head in his free hand while the ice cream was melting in his other. “Finish that before it melts onto your hand,” I said and he raised his head to look at the starry sky. He sighed, “It’s nice,” He stared at something distant, “Isn’t it?” The soft sand was comfortable to sit on, the sound of ocean waves was extremely calming and the soft wind that followed just blew one's worries away. “Mmm,” I replied to affirm. Emilio quietly ate his ice cream as he kept looking at the clear black sky and I could tell there was something on his mind but I waited for him to say it first and ate my dessert quietly. The silence b
>>Roshni I knew I had to give him an answer. I couldn’t stall it anymore. Not for him, not for me. I knew it wasn’t possible. I knew the words of rejection won’t ever come out of my mouth since I’m madly in love with him too. The feelings that were exploding like a volcano in my heart would say only one thing now. Just looking at him and just thinking about him makes me happy. And perhaps, I should think about what makes me happy. I’m fretting over the world I lived in for centuries but never got to experience these feelings there. But here, it’s different. My life here has been short but I’ve loved every single day. I wish to stay here more than anything, I wish to stay with this person in front of me. “Fine,” I gripped his finger tightly as my own heart pounded violently in my chest, “I’ll stay with you.” I felt so shy it was hard to look at him, “I surrender.” I smiled, “To you.” “Really?” He couldn’t believe it at first. He was even bewildered and stared at me with his eyes
>>Roshni I ran back home. As soon as Lio was done singing, I dashed towards the exit, took the bus, and ran into the mansion, straight to my room Why? Because I was overwhelmed. I ran away because I felt like my feelings would explode. My heart felt so full I had no idea what to do. I crashed on my bed as the sound of my heart pounding drummed in my ears. God! What is this? I’m supposed to be a demon! My heart shouldn’t be trembling like this! I placed my hand on my chest. I guess I’m getting like this because he’s being straightforward now. Before he was avoiding the subject and didn’t respond that well but now, it’s like he’s taken the sword and is charging full speed ahead on the battlefield. My face was hot, my cheeks flushed, and my thoughts a mess. I want him. I want him so much but what about my life in the demon realm? Do I just abandon it? Do I just forsake centuries of life there? I picked the pillow from the bed and hugged it tightly but still the tightness in
>>Roshni A few days have passed and Lio didn’t come to visit me. We went to college separately too and to be honest. I had all the time to think for myself. The half of me that was here is already madly in love with him and now that we’ve combined into a whole again, those feelings are affecting me too. I wasn’t expecting I’d fall for this guy and so much that just the thought of him gets me all excited. Now that I think about it, he’s done everything to make me fall for him over the years. He’s fulfilled my wish of living as a human and experiencing all that I’ve ever wanted. He’s been the sweetest most caring person in my life. I rolled on my bed in my room and a soft flush appeared on my cheeks. I know I love him, I was only able to tackle his words that day because my two halves had combined and everything hadn’t merged completely but now, after a few days, everything is in order yet this human heart of mine is in agony. The agony of love. I thought the feeling would neutr
>>Roshni “You don’t love me,” I told him. “Oh!” He smiled, “But I do,” He seemed quite confident. “No, you don’t,” I shook my head at him “I most definitely do,” He stood his ground, “I always have.” “No,” I shook my head as I felt a little annoyed, “If you did, you would have loved me as Roshni too.” “What makes you think I don’t?” His immediate reply left me baffled. !!! “I- , What?” I shook my head, “You’ve never responded to anything I ever did!” I was feeling furious, “You never made a move.” “It’s because you don’t understand,” His voice got a little serious “I do,” I glared at him, “Your love, your confession of love, it's all fake.” My words made his expression turn grim yet he answered me in a normal voice. “No, you don’t,” He moved to close the space between us and I began to move back. He looked at me with so much longing in his eyes it made me feel things, weird things, “I’ve held myself back for years.” I stopped at the edge of the summoning circle and he close
>>Emilio (4 years old)“I want you.” I said, “Can’t you come with me?”“Hmmm~” The demon wasn’t sure what to say to me, “You want me?” It looked at me quite fondly, “Why?”“I like you,” I said but my confession alarmed it.“You like me?” It looked at me as if I had said the most unusual thing in the world, “You,” It pointed at me, “A human,” Then it pointed at myself, “Like me?” It looked like it didn’t believe me.I nodded at the question, “Yes.”
>>RoshniI didn’t notice it at first, but there were some weird markings there written in different places around the circle and the star. It was a language that felt awfully familiar but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it because I had never really seen it before.So why did it feel so familiar? I had no idea.I quietly made my way into the middle of the blood-red drawing and stood there in the center. My emotions and my thoughts were all mixed up.The sight on the scene was too hard to see but with Lio insisting on so much I just decided to through with it.I had an impending sense of danger around me. It made me feel like if I went th
>>Emilio“Thanks,” I took the box from Aries who came to visit me late at night.“Well,” He shook my hand, “I’m leaving for home now.” He smiled at me and I gave him one back in return, “Are you done with everything?”I nodded, “Yea, everything’s in place,” I looked at the box, “This is the last thing.”“Well,” He stepped back from the porch, “Good luck.” He smiled, “Hope no one dies.”I snickered, “Me too.” I waved at him, “I doubt we’ll be meeting anytime soon.”“Considering how we both live on two different sides of the country.” He shook his head, “No,” He then took a few other steps back, “And clean yourself up before you go to her.” He smirked.I snickered, “The bath’s already running.” I need to get the blood off of me.
>>RoshniEmilio has traveled a lot, to many places but each time he said he was going to look for something and it wasn’t for the sake of leisure.There’s always been something mysterious about him. It’s like he’s searching for something. I have seen it in his eyes, his passion and obsession towards a goal I’m unaware of.There have been times he brought back some weird things with him when he came back from overseas trips but most of the time, it was just weird ritual books. It was a weird hobby of his to read all that stuff but since it was just a reading hobby, no one said anything about it.It was a cloudy day, the atmosphere was dark and I stood outside the cafe looking