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The Devil's Gentlemen
Chapter I
Beyond that door was another world he had never anticipated to belong to. No matter what his title was neither he nor they could ever say they understood the other. Beyond that door that separated him from them, he did not have the honor of having but one person who understood and accepted him without resent or disapproving eyes. That person was the very same he found embraced in, with their lips pressed together in a sweet kiss that they had been waiting for.
Cain felt his body go limp and his mind senseless when Riff kissed him passionately. This was something that they had always wanted, but society and morals had forbid from them from doing so. But Cain was not in the habit of obliging with such things if they were an obstacle from something he wanted and claimed he had a right to have no matter what the consequences. And what extravagant consequences indeed if they were found out!
A thick noose would adorn their guilty neck's and see them to the other side where hopefully such restraints to love no longer existed, if they were caught. For once in so many years, they would happily greet death as long as they were to die together. It was separation that Cain and Riff feared the most. And it was separation that was dealt.
So lost were they in the heated moment that they did not hear the door to the library room open, but it was the gasp that made them aware of the presence standing before them, mouth open and eyes wide from shock and disgust. Riff quickly released Cain, but stood besides him.
"What in the hell is going on here!" Cain's uncle Neil yelled in a fit of fury. Cain had never heard him swear before, which told him they were in deep trouble. Cain attempted to speak, but his throat refused to utter a word. Riff made an effort to say something, but Cain stopped him.
"Nothing that can't be explained, Uncle." Cain remarked coldly. He didn't like the way his uncle was eyeing Riff and he voiced it out. "Don't look at Riff like that, he—"
"He what? I refused to believe the rumours once I became aware of them, Cain, but this proves they are right! Do you know what will happen once word gets out of this scandal, Cain? The family's name will be ruined just as it was when—" Uncle Neil exclaimed.
Cain interrupted him and rejoinder, "I don't care about the family's name. And I certainly don't care about what the entire populace of London thinks about this!"
Uncle Neil gnashed his teeth and uttered irately, "If you don't care about your name, then that can't be helped since I know you've already made up your mind about this, but I ask you to think about your sister, Mary Weather! Do you know what will happen to her if this reaches the ears of the general public? And besides that, you both will be hanged!"
"The only way anyone is going to know about this, is if you decide to tell them, Lord Neil." Riff added, formally and respectfully. Cain smiled, even if this was not the right time to smile, but he liked hearing his butler's voice. Uncle Neil glared hotly at Riff and retorted, "I should have guessed you would be behind this. You poisoned Cain's mind and now you intend to disgrace his name and ruin him!"
"You're mistaken, sir. I've done nothing to seduce your grandson." Riff remarked firmly. Cain smiled, and shared a look with his manservant.
"You haven't, have you Riffael Raffit? I don't care which one of you began this, the only thing I am going to tell you both is that this night will not come to an end until we fix this mess!" Uncle Neil announced unrepentantly.
"And would do you suggest we do?" Cain challenged. Things were not going as he had imaged them they would. He had in the least thought his uncle would give them a warning or something, but not what he said next.
"What I plan to do to fix this little problem is relatively simple. Cain, you will be sent to the country-side estate where you will not leave until your feelings for this man are abolished and Mr. Raffit here will be sent to London's asylum, where he will be as far away from you as possible." Uncle Neil declared. He was not kidding, he was serious. From the first time he had met Riff, he had known from then that he would get Cain into trouble, but he hadn't thought he would be capable of doing such a thing as this!
"What! You can't do this Uncle Neil! You can't send Riff to a damn asylum, he isn't mad! I won't allow it!" Cain snapped, grabbing onto his manservant's arm for dear life. Riff's face displayed nothing but horror. Cain didn't get a chance to argue further before he was dragged from the room and Riff was locked inside the library room to keep him from escaping or running after his master.
"No, Riff! Riff! Let me go Uncle Neil! You can't do this, please don't lock him in an asylum." Cain implored desperately while he tried to get away from his uncle and return to Riff. Cain could hear Riff banging the door to get out, but the door wouldn't budge. He could make out his manservant's deep velvety voice call out his name. "Lord Cain! Lord Cain!" A tear escaped from Cain's eye and he whispered before he was pushed from the house and thrown into the waiting carriage, "Riff…I love you."
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed so far. I'm sorry Cain and Riff were...uh out of character. Please review!