Todomatsu smiled as he left the piano room, enthusiastic that he managed to learn a new piece. Beelzebub wasn't strict like his teacher in high school, which he was thankful for.
Lucifer looked up at Todomatsu from the bottom of the staircase. "Hey, Todomatsu!"
Todomatsu stopped what he was doing and looked down. "Hi Lucifer nii-san!" He waved at him, his smile growing wider.
Lucifer had a cautious grin on his face, "Could you ask Belphegor to help me in the office? I need help with some papers."
Todomatsu nodded, "Okay, nii-san!"
"Thanks!"
With his tail wagging, Totty made his way over to Belphegor's bedroom (after breakfast, everyone was kind enough to show them their bedrooms in cases of emergency). Knocking on the door, there was no response. Tilting his head in confusion, because Belphegor should definitely be in his room. Testing the doorknob, Totty found that it was unlocked. After excusing himself, he entered.
Todomatsu looked around the room, curious as to see what it looked like. The walls were painted with a seafoam green color, aside from the ceiling. The ceiling was painted a darker green color, something akin to leaves, Todomatsu assumed. Across the room stood a tall armoire, a bookshelf on the left and a desk on the right. On the right, next to the door, sat Belphegor's bed. On the left was another door, except the door was wide open. Curious as to why the door was open, Todomatsu walked over to it.
Totty stood in awe at how massive the room was. It was a giant library, with at least three levels full of nothing but books. Todomatsu ventured into the room, surprised to see something this incredible. Walking up to the closest bookshelf, Todomatsu began skimming through the various titles, completely forgetting about Belphegor.
As he continued down the shelves, Todomatsu accidentally bumped into something; or someone, to be more precise. Looking over, Totty noticed Belphegor standing beside him trying to put a book back on the shelf.
"Ah, Belphegor nii-san! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" Todomatsu apologized.
Belphegor let out a small laugh and shook his head, "It's quite alright, Todomatsu. You were just browsing through the books and weren't aware of your surroundings. I'm a lot like that, myself."
Todomatsu smiled, "Oh! Before I forget, Lucifer nii-san said he needs your help with paperwork."
Belphegor whined and repositioned his glasses, "Ugh, fine. I'll go see what the baby needs." He stomped over to the door that led to his room. He turned back towards Todomatsu, "You're free to continue browsing through the books if you'd like." He smiled and left.
Todomatsu let out a small giggle. He then stopped, looking at the floor as his tail drooped.
"They kinda fight like…Osomatsu nii-san and Choromatsu nii-san…" He whispered to himself. He immediately shook his head, trying to rid himself of depressing thoughts. "Belphegor nii-san said I can look around, and that's just what I'll do!"
Todomatsu immediately started looking through the shelves again, trying to find any books that looked interesting.
After a few minutes and wandering around the enormous room, Totty found a couple of chairs with small tables next to them. With a couple of books in his hands, he sat down on the closest chair he could find, placed the books on the table and picked one up from his pile.
The book he picked up was a murder mystery. Todomatsu wasn't sure why he picked it up, but he chalked it up to curiosity. Unfortunately, he gets frightened easily so reading this book won't be easy. Sighing to himself, he opened the book up and began to read.
He wasn't sure how much time had passed since he managed to make it through half-way of the book. Glancing around the room, Todomatsu tried to find a clock, only to find none. Grumbling, he went back to reading.
It wasn't long until he finished the book. It was a good read, albeit a bit frightening at moments. Shuddering at remembers bits from certain chapters, Todomatsu put the book back onto the table and picked up the second book.
Blinking in surprise, Totty stared at the cover of the next book. "Did I really pick this one out..?" He asked himself, staring at the childish cover.
It was a book about fairy tales, a book you'd read a child to bed.
"Come to think of it, why would Belphegor nii-san have something like this in here?"
Shrugging, Todomatsu placed the book back onto the table and picked up the third one from his pile. A romance story but the looks of the roses on the cover and the couple. "This looks like something Karamatsu nii-san would read." He snorted as he began reading.
After a couple of hours, Belphegor finally returned to his library.
"Todomatsu, it's dinne—" He announced, only to pause.
Belphegor started at Todomatsu. He was fast asleep; his wings curled around himself like a makeshift blanket. Smiling and letting out a quiet chuckle, Belphegor walked over to him and gently shook him awake.
"Todomatsu…c'mon, wake up." He whispered.
Totty let out a tiny snort as he came to, his wings slowly unwrapping themselves. Rubbing his eyes, Todomatsu looked up at who woke him up. "Ah…hi nii-san…sorry for falling asleep in your library…" He muttered, still half asleep.
"It's fine. It's dinnertime though…but you seem pretty tired. Do you want to go back to bed?"
Todomatsu shook his head. He stood up from the chair and stretched. Walking, however, proved to be difficult. He tripped over himself, but thankfully Belphegor managed to catch him.
"Looks like I get to carry you." He laughed.
Todomatsu let out a small giggle as Belphegor picked him up in his arms, bridal style. He wrapped his arms around Belphegor's neck and nuzzled his head against his cheek.
"Much comfier than the chair."
Belphegor snorted and pretended not to notice Todomatsu's tail wrapping around his arm.
