>>Hazel
What?
My head began to spin as Valek’s words slowly seeped into my brain. What did he just say?
I slowly turned my head to look at him.
All these years?? And I haven’t changed much???
What’s this?!
A strange feeling began to engulf me. Did I hear that right?
Who am I kidding, of course I heard it right.
Does he know me from before?
…
What? Wait.
That would change a lot
>>ValekA funny sensation spread throughout my body. It was like a lewd desire tingling through my veins followed by the sound of tiny bells.As I felt some weight slowly land on my body I shot my eyes open. Pulling out the gun that I keep under my pillow I sat up and placed the gun on the person’s head who was sitting on me.The glare of fury I had on that turned soft when a familiar pair of mis-matched eyes came into focus. A grey and brown strange pair of balls were turned to the side, eyeing the gun I had placed on the side of her head.My body relaxed and I sighed.“Hazel…” I called her name as I lowered the gun and slumped back down o
>>HazelMy whole body was hot and it wasn’t just from dancing. It took a lot of preparation to do what I did and I had to mentally prepare myself alot for the act. Even then, after all that time I spend composing myself, I’m still so damn embarrassed!I can’t believe I just did that!I know I used to dance a lot at bars and nightclubs but this was a different feat. It was a different style and it had quite some revealing clothes to match with it.God!I can’t believe I jiggled my boobs right in front of him. Forgive me Lord!I wish I could just go and die somewhere but right now I can’t afford to do that, so let
>> HazelI was planning on going back to the mall where I rented the Arabian dancer clothes to return the dress. The mall was far since it’s the same one I first went to. It was the only place that sold cosplay clothing in the city. Well, there could be some other shop too but it’s the only one I found after spending the whole day looking.So after breakfast when Valek had gone to work I decided to visit the mall.It was Saturday so I thought I’d take Emilio with me since it was his day off and we could have lunch together somewhere.I passed by the lounge when I was looking for him and almost walked away without spotting his tiny figure that was hidden behind the couch. I saw the T.V on and stopped,
>> AndrewAnother day, another struggle at the job and another struggle with my mind.I wake up everyday thinking I’d forget about what happened four years ago and after so much time the memory and the feeling of immeasurable guilt had finally begun to fade away.It had just started leaving me when I saw her.As soon as I saw her all the remorse came back to me. My whole being shook in culpability as soon as I saw her and the first thing I could think of was to hide. Hide away from her and from what I have to tell her.Hazel Bae, Angela’s sister. The woman I just can’t bring myself to face and in my hiding four years have gone by.
>>AndrewI guess this was bound to happen.How long could have I avoided her? It’s already been four years. Anymore could mean that God does no justice.“H-hi,” I replied to her.“Have you been well?” She folded her arms as she looked at me with contempt but it was not un-welcomed.I knew I deserved it.“Well,” I scratched my thumb nails with my index finger ones, “It’s fine I guess.” I shrugged my shoulders.“I’m sure you know why I’m here.” She had a grim expression on while t
>>Andrew (Four Years ago)“I want this baby gone.”Angela’s sudden statement made me look at her with a shock filled expression.We both sat at the cafe near my university having coffee. I thought it was going to be a small date between us but she brought an unexpected third party along.“Angela, what are you even saying?” I sipped my coffee while she sat in front of me with her arms crossed.“I’m serious,” She said with one leg on top of the other, “This kid is changing her.”“That’s a good thing.” I said, “If Hazel’s happy
>>AndrewAngela and I kept our eyes on him till he went inside his house and then we looked at each other in utter and complete confusion.I don’t know about her but I was getting sort of mad here.“What have you done?” I looked at her in horror.“...” She just looked back at me in surprise and confusion, “I mean,” She was even confused with her words, “I’m sure he’s just bluffing. He won’t kill a baby.”“You were ready to kill him!!” I grabbed my hair from the top with both my hands in tension.“It’s not
>> Andrew (Present)“I didn’t meet with her after that, we didn’t even talk or text each other.” I took a deep breath, “I was so ashamed of myself and more than that I was scared. The guilt was consuming me day by day and for a few days, I couldn’t even bring myself to leave my room.”I glanced at Hazel who sat still in her place, as if she was paused there, “And ah-” I continued, “Shortly after, I heard about Angela’s death.” I gulped, “She died in an accident.” I nodded my head as the memory resurfaced in my mind, “That’s it. That’s my side of the story.”I pursed my lips together tightly as I closed my eyes after I was done speaking and then clenched my fists
>>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