>>Hazel
Valek walked towards me with his gaze fixed on me like glue, his silent steps made me realize that he wasn’t wearing any shoes, just like last time. Perhaps this is a habit of his, to not wear something on his feet when he’s ‘destressing’
I gulped as he came to the bedside and sat down in front of me. He looked at me as if he was looking into my soul even though the look in his eyes seemed so dead.
I think I forgot to breathe as he gazed into my eyes with a heavy aura around him.
The blood he had on him made him look terrifying. It added to his already hostile demeanor and it made my mind go blank because he looked like he had lost it.
>>HazelThe shampoo bubbles blew out and popped not far from where they were coming into existence. The light in the room was fairly bright but it didn’t hurt the eyes. The scent of soap was dominant in the tiled area just like the smell of shampoo.Valek relaxed in the bathtub filled with bubble water with his head relaxing at the edge of the tub. A towel was under his head with several folds to make sure the position wasn’t uncomfortable for him.Meanwhile I sat on a small stool behind him washing his hair that had quite some many splashes of blood in them. I had cleaned it once and was now shampooing it a second time.“Are you sure you don’t want to join me?” He asked as he kept his ey
>>HazelThe water moved in the bathtub as Valek shifted his position and let go of my hand.I shrunk back down on the stool still feeling conflicted and surprised, “This-” I was shocked at how he knew about these scars. Did he perhaps see when I slept in his room? I thought about it. Oh! He might have seen them in the beginning when the doctor was tending to me. Has he known all this time? “Are we sharing secrets now?” I placed my hand to cover the scars of my distant past.“We can.” He answered, “If you want this is.” He turned his body to face me directly, “But it has to go both ways.” The water made a few soft splashes as he moved his body, “So,” He gave me a rather mysterious smile, “What
>>KimThe mansion I and my colleague stood in front of was fairly big but if I consider how big the Vincenzo family main house is, this one appears to be a decent size in front of that.I looked at the porch and wondered why we weren’t welcomed inside. For a house this big, I’m sure they have a guest room or living room to offer the guests a seat but nope. We stand here away from the main door.“Hey,” Ria, the officer who came with me, nudged me with her elbow.“What?” I looked at her.She had her gaze elsewhere before she turned to face me, “Is it only me or are the guards glaring at us?” She whispered.
>>HazelI looked at Valek in pure and utter bewilderment when he told Silva to give the officers my passport and documents.What is he doing?For a few seconds I couldn’t believe my ears while he stood in his place with confidence as I clung to him in fear.What the hell is the meaning of this?! Where did he get my documents from? Did he have them all along? Or did he have fake ones made?Wait! If they’re not real will the cops find out?!I glanced at the officers who were going through my passport and stuff. It seemed like they were giving a very thorough look at everything and that fact was only giving me more anxiety.
>>ValekI sat in my study behind my desk at night as I thought about all that happened today.The thing that was bothering me the most was Hazel’s reaction to her things. I get you can get attached to things but she seemed awfully concerned about her phone.Was there something important in it?I thought about it.Important enough to get her downhearted?I tapped my fingers on the surface of the table as I gave it some more thought.Was it perhaps a memory?I titled my head slightly.Pictures of someone?
>>HazelI woke up in the morning with a lazy mood and sighing heavily was the first thing I did.Another day with nothing in my favor. I didn’t feel like getting up, it was hard to find the motivation so I didn’t move for a while.After a few minutes of just simply lying on the bed I took a deep breath and went to the bathroom to freshen up. Since Emilio had started kindergarten I go to drop him off there daily.He’s taken quite a liking to that environment and I’m glad about that. I guess no one expected he’d be that happy going to school since his first experience was very bad.He comes back home and chatters so much about what he did and what his friends
>>HazelI messed up didn’t I?“I mean-” I raised my hands up in defense, “I like him as a bodyguard. He seems capable.” Valek took a step towards me with a grim expression, he was closing the distance between us and the only thing I could do was step back, “W-what I’m trying to say is different!” My heart started pounding, “I meant it in another way!” Soon enough I came against the table and ended up falling back on it. Valek slammed his hand on the table beside my head and leaned in. That led to me getting a panic attack and I squeezed my hands over my chest and closed my eyes, “I’m saying this because he’s the only one who treated me nicely.” He stopped there and I noticed that. So, I opened my eyes and saw him staring down at me with cu
>>Hazel“So it’s a spongebob themed party?” Valek asked as we both stood at the side of the garden while the kids played among themselves.“Mmmhmm.” I replied to him with my hands folded in front of my chest.“And Emilio wanted to dress up as the squirrel girl?” He pursed his lips together in order to make sure he didn’t burst out laughing.“Mmmhmm.” I nodded again but didn’t speak because I too was trying hard to keep myself from laughing.Emilio and all three of his friends wore costumes. I had to work a little hard but I was able to find them.
>>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