Chapter 2 Ethine Axel:

I pulled on a pair of black jeans and red converse, snatching my pearl white military coat with white fur on the rims and whisking it on my body. I bolted back into the living room where the girl was waiting.

"Um… hi." I said.

Avily Vesa:

"Hi… I'm Avily Vesa." I replied. His eyes widened in what I hoped was not recognition.

"I know, I know the runaway princess. Yeah thats me, please, please don't turn me in." I pleaded. He looked at me with a confused look on his face.

"Oh… um-" He shook his head. "I wouldn't do that." He smiled awkwardly at me.

"Oh th-thank you… you're the first person to tell me that." I blushed a bright fuchsia.

Ethine Axel:

I sat awkwardly on the couch, waiting to see if the girl would do anything. She perched on a chair directly across from the couch, her fuchsia eyes silently piercing my red ones. 'Fuck' I thought. 'She's staring at me, what do I do?!'

"Um… I should probably tell you my name… er… I'm Ethine, Ethine Axel." I fidgeted quietly on the couch, waiting patiently for her to respond.

"Nice to meet you Ethine! As I told you earlier, my name is Avily!" She smiled a sweet smile that made my insides turn to jelly. She yawned, smiling again.

Avily Vesa:

"Sorry." I giggled. He smiled at me laughing a little.

"It's ok… I kinda just woke up too." Ethine replied. I giggled again, covering my mouth so as not to show my rainbow drinker's teeth.

"Oh I haven't slept in days." I said nonchalantly.

"Oh… well nevermind then." Ethine scratched his head awkwardly, with a slight blue haze on his face.

"It's ok." I grinned. "Tell me about yourself, and why were you on the beach in nothing but boxers?!"

"Oh… uh… sorry about that… heh…" Ethine got an embarrassed look on his face.

"It's ok, I've done worse." I said choppily. Ethine looked at me with a confused stare.

"Oh… well it's kinda embarrassing… but I… uh I sleepwalk-strip… That's one of the reason's I live so far away from any kind of civilization…" Ethine explained.

"I've still done worse, I'm not very proud of what I have done… thats… thats why im alone." I replied, squirming a little on my chair. Ethine nodded, snatching a look at an open doorway to his right. The room had a modern look to it, with its white walls contrasting the black leather furniture. There was a coffee table sitting in the middle of the circle of chairs and couches with a fuzzy black rug sitting under it. A window as large as the wall was behind Ethine, showing a beautiful view of the ocean. On the opposite wall of the window was another window exactly like it, but to the left of it was a spiral staircase that led to the roof and what looked like lower levels in the hive. To the left of Ethine was what looked like a kitchen, and to the right was three bedroom doors, one of them was open.

"U-um If you want to, you can hide out here for awhile…" Ethine suggested. I smiled widely.

"Thank you, I appreciate it." I replied. Ethine grinned, his silvery white hair covering his rust red eyes. I yawned.

"I'm only gonna say this once, but you are a pretty cool guy." I twisted my foot back and forth into the floor.

"Heh… thanks… why don't we go pick out a room for you?" Ethine suggested.

"Ok." I replied.

Ethine Axel:

I got up off the couch, motioning her to follow me.

"AUHHH" Someone yawned. "Ethine, I'm hungry, make me some food." I stare in shock as my brother Amine comes out of one of the bedrooms.

"Ethine, who's…" Avily's voice trailed off.

"Oh sorry, I should have told you… my brother is visiting from the town, he's my twin." I explained. Amine waved, grinning like a fool. Avily's face turned a bright fuchsia as she stared at Amine. I gave Avily a confused, hurt expression and then glared at Amine. He stared at me in bewilderment as Avily glanced dreamily at him.

"Hey Amine, why don't YOU go find a room for Avily." I grumbled, storming out of the room.

Avily Vesa:

"Thank you Amine." I chirped after Ethine left. Amine pointed to a room.

"It's between me and Ethine's room." Amine replied. "I'll let you settle in." Amine walked away in the direction Ethine stormed off. I flopped onto the bed that was in the middle of the room. It was directly across from the door and it had a nightstand on either side of it. There was a wardrobe on the wall to the right of the bed with a four paned window directly behind it.

"What a waste of a good window…" I muttered as I dozed off into my dreams.