Here's chapter 2. Enjoy!
What Stays Hidden in the Dark
Orphen had taken Cleo inside the hotel and informed the manager of what they found and if he knew if the pub was still open. He needed a drink and so did Cleo by the looks of it. Orphen got the information and got the two rooms for another three nights.
Orphen lead Cleo to the pub and sat in a dark corner. Orphen ordered two drinks and some soup for Cleo. "Babe, you alright?" asked Orphen concerned.
That got Cleo's attention. He hadn't called her that since the first day they officially met at the tree out side the mansion. (I'm not really sure what goes beyond between since I've only seen the first DVD (3 episodes) so any info or sites ya guys know of would be appreciated) Cleo shook her head and smiled sadly. "I'm fine, I guess. I...(sigh) I'm just a little distraught about what I saw," said Cleo.
"I'll say," said Orphen. "You didn't say anything when I called ya a brat," said Orphen with a light smirk.
"No. I heard you, it just didn't bother me at the time," said Cleo. She was quiet and just stared off.
"Stop doing that," said Orphen. Cleo looked at him confused. "I know what you saw shocked you, but stop doing that."
"What?" asked Cleo.
"That! You haven't started to fight with me since an hour ago and you keep starring off like that,:" said Orphen. He quieted his voice. "It won't help if you keep replaying it in your head, it will only make it worse."
"How did you know..."
"What? That you kept playing the scene over and over again in your head?" With a nodded from Cleo, Orphen smirked. "I've been able to since your thoughts"
Cleo looked like she was about to get angry when he server brought them their orders. Cleo looked at the food and back to Orphen who took a drink. "Thank you," said Cleo. "But...."
"You need to eat, Cleo. After tonight, we'll probably have a lot to do here," said Orphen. Cleo was going to protest again, but stopped herself. She closed her eyes and tried to get the image out of her head, but couldn't. As a tear fell down, Cleo felt someone sit beside her and wrap their arms around her. Cleo looked up to see Orphen. "It'll be okay. It will take awhile for you to be able to push them memories back. If you eat a little, I'll help you get some sleep tonight."
"Yeah, it will take awhile," said Cleo but then turned to glare at Orphen. "In which way do you mean to help me sleep?"
Orphen backed up a bit and chuckled knowing she was joking. "I wasn't thinking like that. I was just going to cast a simple spell, but if your offering," he said with a shrug.
Cleo slapped him on the arm laughing. She then saddened again. "We shouldn't be laughing like that after what we saw,:" said Cleo. "Besides something's not right here."
"What do you mean?" asked Orphen moving back to his side and taking a drink.
"No one seems to care that a girl ended up dead not far from here," said Cleo.
Orphen noticed the looks some of the people were giving them. "Look, hurry up and eat we'll talk about this later," said Orphen.
Cleo looked confused, but nodded and started to eat, although she really didn't feel like eating.
The two sat in silence, not noticing that they were being watched. "What are we going to do?" asked a man with a gruff voice. "Should we tell Selen?" The other man nodded and the two left.
