>>Lucy
I felt my ears heat up when I went to the company with Vincent in my arms.
All the eyes were maliciously looking at me as we made our way to Vincent's office and each and every person had a dumb founded expression on their face.
It was understandable though. If I was among the crowd, I would be staring with my mouth open too.
“Hi~” Vincent waved his free hand to everyone in the company as he enjoyed the free ride, “I hope you all are working hard.” He smiled to everyone like he didn't care about looking like a delicate princess in the arms of a gorilla.
“What happened?” People around us asked.
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>>Vincent“Did you track the call?’ I asked my secretary. The call Lucy had in the hospital. It was the first call she got when she got her phone back and the only one she chose to answer away from everyone else.“Yes sir,” He replied, “I’ve texted you the information.”“Alright.” I ended the call and looked at the messages, then I unconsciously ended up smirkingThis was something I might have expected a little.I took a deep breath.I guess it’s time to finally visit my ‘home sweet home’
>>LucyI could never have guessed that this was the reason Vincent smiles a lot. Never in my wildest dreams would I have come to this answer.It pained me to think that he was purposely hiding all his other emotions because he didn’t trust anyone.I clenched my hand over my chest. That was just too sad. He had only one person in his life and he was deprived of her too early and too brutally.“Vincent wanted the comfort from his brother at least,” Ramessa had finished a long part of the story, “They were in similar situations after all but Valek wanted to stay away.” Ramesaa already told me about Valek’s side of the story as well, “While Vincent always introduces them as brothers, Va
>>Lucy The world is spinning. It feels like it’s a little hot today even though winter is here and soon enough it’ll snow. The steam rising from the bathtub isn’t the least bit interesting as my eyes keep getting drawn to Vincent’s perfectly toned body. My hands feel so weird and I feel like I’m sinning but it’s weirdly nice too when I’m scrubbing his skin. Oh Lord! I sat on the edge of the bathtub, behind the boss with my feet soaking in the bath water,I scrubbed his body with a cleaning rag while he hummed carefreely with his eyes closed and his bandaged arm resting on the top side of the tub.
>>Lucy I ran like crazy. My mind was blank. I was paying no attention to anything or anyone. My only goal was to get to the place I was running at. It was a hotel, a room in a hotel. Mostly used for meetings but in my crazed state of mind I didn’t think about anything else but my own problem. I opened the door like some madman and ran to the lady who looked at me in shock. “Ramessa!!” I was panicking, “Help me!!” I ran up to her without paying any attention to the person who was sitting in front of her, “It’s Vincent!” “What is wrong with you?” She
>>LucyMy actions were shocking to everyone but they were the most shocking to me because I’ve never cried like this no matter how hard the situation was.It made me come to yet another realization.I liked Vincent more than I realized. I had grown fond of him, enough that his tiny action made me lose all my cool. All he did was smile at my sorry state and I lost all my rational thinking.This was far too embarrassing for me. I can’t believe I’m crying!!I stood up and turned in the opposite direction from where Vincent was standing.“Lucy?” I heard him call me but at the mome
>>LucyWoah.It had just been a day since I ran away from Vincent and today I hear he fired three of the top models of the agency.There was Aurora, Elijah and Neha. Aurora was the one who directly harassed me and apparently Elijah was behind her while Neha supported her actions.Vincent didn’t spare a single one of them and the thing is. He not only fired them, he shut them up completely by threatening them. They’re actions of bullying staff members were brought to light, it was all over the media but there was no sign of me in it.He protected my dignity and showed that he did care about what happened to me.
>>LucyPanicPure panic grasped my brain instantly, I felt like my heart would burst out of my chest when I saw Vincent leave. It was a different kind of fear. Almost similar to the feeling I got when my father was on his deathbed, ready to leave me and Luca at any moment.It was mortifying.“No!” I grabbed Vincent’s wrist before he could walk away, “Don’t go!” My body moved before I could process or plan anything in my brain. It was like a flight or fight response and I guess my heart knew I didn’t want him to leave.Definitely not like that.He stopped when I grabbed his wrist
>>Vincent ( 9-10 years old)“Freak!”A herd of kids always used to surround me“Freak! Freak!”I was a centerpiece. Perhaps something like a show. For entertainment?“Freak!! Freak!! Freak!!” The world felt very dark with words like those.Kids can be monsters. In fact, they are the real monsters. Adults are aware of their actions and the consequences that will bring along with what they’re doing.Kids? They do things out of purely what they’re feeling. With no regard to consequences.&n
>>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