3: A bullied Lilith

Hades dragged his feet towards the door, reaching out for the handle with his keys when he to noticed it was already open.

He pushed the door further into the house and stepped in, glancing around until his eyes dropped to the floor, only to spot the feminine heels amongst the pile of his shoes and his housemate's.

Quietly closing the door behind him, he locked it -- as his friend should have in the first place-- and walked straight into the living room, where he noticed the TV talking to itself with his friend, Morris, completely immersed in the sleeping curse on the couch with his girlfriend laying on top of him.

Both in deep drenching slumber.

He ignored them both this time as he would usually smack Morris awake to turn the screen off.

He was only spared because Morris's girlfriend was there and he didn't want to disturb her.

He walked out of the living room once he turned the TV off and walked up the stairs to his room.

The heaviness in his eyes got the better of him the moment his head touched his pillow.

Hardly closing his door or even getting under the covers, he instantly fell victim to the curse from the warmth radiating from the thermostat Morris had probably turned on a while back.

****

Still feeling the sleep eat at his eyes, Hades still had to get up.

So the first thing he did was get out of bed and head down stairs for the kitchen, plotting to make himself some coffee before taking a shower.

"Oh, you came back." Was the first thing Morris said as he noticed Hades walk through the arch and into the kitchen. "Thought you slept at Lilith's."

"We're not dating." Hades sighed, clearly not amused with what came out of his mouth as he walked towards the coffee machine, grabbing a mug in the cabinet just above his head. "Yet."

"Okay." Morris chuckled out as he continued to fry some eggs, knowing the truth a little too well. "Why were you late anyway?"

"Was helping her with some work." Hades nodded as he watched the coffee machine work its magic. "Took me two hours."

"I bet she at least hugged you after that." Morris wiggled his brows as he glanced towards Hades with a devious grin, only to drop it the instant Hades shook his head in denial.

"As a matter of fact, she even left without telling me." He sighed out, leaning onto the counter. "I was so confused when I noticed her office locked and the lights turned off. I know she hates me but I helped her out and she would have at least said goodbye or left a text."

"If I were you, I'd give up." Morris rolled his eyes as he felt his girlfriend's arms wrap around his waist before her head leaned against his back, the clear display of affection rotting his eyes. "You've tried for three weeks now and it's clear she won't forgive you."

"It's just three weeks." Hades assured himself as he poured himself some coffee into his mug. "She talked more than she ever did to me yesterday and complimented the coffee I made her. I think if I keep this up-" he paused once he turned and noticed Morris's girlfriend, Nora, hardly wearing anything expect an oversized hood that still exposed her lower section. "-if I keep this up she might forgive me and we could... Work it out." He nodded to himself as he sat on the island bar stools while Nora glanced at him with a mute expression.

"Nora, why do you keep wearing like that every single morning?" Hades asked with a cringe on his face as Nora smirked at him. "If you're just going to spend the entire day walking around half naked then just come like that next time." Hades rolled his eyes when Nora chuckled under her breath.

"I know it hurts you to see me because you don't have a girlfriend." Nora shrugged her shoulders, tightly hugging her boyfriend who chuckled.

"No." Hades frowned deeply at the two that were still chuckling. "How on earth would I still have my appetite when you're dressed like that in the kitchen?"

"You've never complained about it before." Morris laughed out as he was finished with the eggs and walked to the island table, placing a share of eggs and pancakes in front of Hades who had crossed brows plastered on his forehead. "You're complaining today just because Lilith ditched you and it makes you jealous that Nora is always here with me." Morris smirked at Hades who clicked his tongue and began to shove the food into his mouth.

Nora sat beside Hades instead as Morris also gave her a share.

Nora was Hades' very old childhood friend.

Since they were born, their families knew each other and they grew up almost as brother and sister. Though they eventually didn't talk much as they grew up because they were just complete opposites. They became friends again when Morris started dating her in highschool. And since then they simply treated each other as a brother and sister.

Which is why, Nora was always comfortable, she could even walk around braless since Hades had completely no interest in her.

Emphasis on the 'could'.

"Lilith is the girl who's twin got deflowered in highschool right?" Nora asked as she studied Hades' irritated gaze.

"Yeah." Hades nodded slightly and Nora nodded.

"She hates you because you were involved in it right?" Nora asked with a grin spreading across her face. She had always wanted to confront him of his ignorant behavior but he would always try to prove himself innocent.

"I was just... Look, I was just there, I just happened... Okay the thing is... Sh*t..." He groaned out, dropping his fork onto his plate as he rubbed his fingers against his eyelids. Trying to find away to explain his innocence. "Martin is my cousin, okay?" Hades glanced at Nora who chuckled out mockingly and began to eat. "He didn't really rape her as such he just... Played with her. I was the one that convinced Ariel to meet up with him since I hated both the twins back then... They were always themselves and Lilith... I hated her the most, she was silent and we got paired up one time and she said she would do all the work, saying I was too stupid to get anything right. She was really mean and cold, the only confusing thing was... She was only bad to me and everyone seemed to find her friendly. So why me?"

"Dude, you were literally the guy the teachers hated for beating up others even when it wasn't your fight." Morris rolled his eyes as Nora nodded in agreement.

"You were so short tempered and always provoked anyone you didn't like and Lilith was one of them. I remember you even braided her hair to the seat behind her whilst she was learning and she fell over with the chair when she tried getting up after class." Nora rolled her eyes as Hades frowned deeply.

"Don't forget when she was practicing her cheerleading, you deliberately kicked the ball right into her face. You pretended it was an accident but you were laughing as her face got red." Morris added, getting Hades to bite onto his lower lip.

"Yeah. And also that one time when you deliberately bought a whole stack of gum and blended it into her hair whilst she was sleeping in the library. She had to come the next day with very short hair since the gum is almost impossible to take out." Nora shook her head in disappointment. "She was the one you bullied the most out of all the other guys. Even though you weren't beating her up like the boys you harassed, she experienced the worst kind of bullying."

"Not to mention she was a bit chubby during the last term and you called her out for it which forced her to lose it all before the graduation." Morris sighed out as Hades sunk his teeth into his lip, cutting it in the process as he shook his head, not wanting to hear it.

"Sh*t...." Hades sighed out as he licked off the blood from his lip. "I completely forgot about most of those..." He sighed out, staring at his plate. "I would hate me too if I was her... But for some odd reason I thought it was someone else I did all that to. Especially Ariel. I thought I bullied Ariel but now that I remember, Ariel was bullied by Martin and I bullied Lilith."

"Your entire family line is messed up. I wouldn't date you ever if I was her." Nora rolled her eyes as she chugged down her orange juice.