The silence in the room was deafening. the tension was painful. Mephisto looked to see two girls sitting on the sofa. One of them had a look of death in her eyes that made Mephisto back up a bit. (all he could really do was lean back on his crutch) the other, with deep red hair, got up and walked right up to him.
"Mephisto?" She had a high pitched voice.
"Who? Oh, yeah! That's me!" The boy smiled sheepishly.
"OMG, IT'S REALLY YOU!" She leaped up into the air and squealed.
"GUYS ITS MEPHISTO DO YOU REMEMBER HIM!?" She wrapped her arms around him so hard he had to hold back a scream.
"Oh. I definitely remember him." The other girl stood up from the couch. She had dark skin, brown hair, and shiny gold eyes. She glared at him."Why the hell are you here?" She nearly whispered.
"Why the hell are you here?" She nearly whispered.
"Well, um, uh, long story, actually! You see, um, Ellen, she-" He could feel his face growing hot.
The girl turned around. "Ellen! why the hell is he here!?"
"honey, girls, come here." Ellen lead the girls into a different room, and he could hear faint whispers. He looked around. The room had a savory aroma like something was cooking. He was startled many fast footsteps. Ellen and the two girls were back in the room. each had a smile on their lips and looked surprisingly welcoming.
"Um, Hello, Mephisto. Im Talia." the Girl held out her hand. she seemed to still be suspicious, but happy at the same time. He just stared at her hand, wondering if he should touch her or not. she scowled and backed up. the look she gave him sent a shiver down his spine.
"HI MEPHISTO IM AURIANA!" She was bouncing up and down like she was on steroids, but almost anxious at the same time, like putting on an act.
"H-hi." he smiled sheepishly and brushed a strand of hair from his face.
Auriana turned around to face the couch.
"Iris, what are you doing, hiding from our guest?!"
Iris? oh god. Mephisto's face went pale as if it wasn't already.
iris rose from the corner of the room, looking at the floor.
"Hey, Mephisto." Her voice was guilt stricken and sad. Mephisto had the urge to be friendly and welcoming.
"Hi!" He wiped away the confused thoughts and threw a smile on his face as he outreached his hand, mimicking what that Talia girl did. The gesture felt unnatural and weird. what was this feeling?
The girl looked up, ice blue eyes piercing into his soul. Mephisto could almost see a smile forming at the corner of her lips. a warm sensation resonated within him. She, too, reached her hand, grabbing hold of his and gently shaking it. After that, there were a few moments of pure, awkward silence.
"well, dear, uh, if you want, I can start on dessert! cool? Okay!" Ellen smiled, wrapping her arm around iris' shoulder, and nearly dashed off with her.
Desert? Mephisto scratched his head. was that some kind of activity?
"Ohh! Yum! I'll go help! Yay!" Talia smiled awkwardly and ran off after them.
"Well, that's strange! the kitchens that way! anyways, would you like me to show you around?" Auriana smiled and winked at him, her contagious happiness catching on to him.
"Uh, sure." he smiled.
"Oki-Doki!" she giggled and proceeded to take him on a tour around the house. A ton of bedrooms, bathrooms, a dock, a kitchen, a strange band practice room. Apparently, the three girls were in a band, Lolirock. What a name. The oddest thing, however, was that the rest of Ellens little posse was nowhere to be found like they just disappeared.
" And lastly, AMARU!" Out of nowhere, this stage, cat-squirrel hybrid came and jumped into Auriana's arms. It looked pretty cute. The thing, er, Amaru, took one look at the boy, hissed, and ran behind Auriana.
"Oh, Amaru! Say hello to our guest!" The redhead awkwardly kicked the creature.
Mephisto stared. The thing stared back.
"Oh! dessert should be ready soon!" Auriana nearly through Amaru into her room, grabbed Mephisto's hand, and marched downstairs. in the kitchen sat the three girls, gathered around this strange, brown, shiny object.
"OOH! CAKE!" Auriana dashed to the table.
"you're just in time! The cake just got pulled out of the oven!" Ellen pulled out this metallic sharp-thingy and started to slice the 'cake' into triangles, giving a piece to each of the girls.
"Mephisto, would you like some?" Ellen smiled.
"Uh, no. I don't really have much of an appetite. Thanks for asking!" he leaned back on his crutch. The Talia girl glared at him. "Oh! I'm kinda sleepy! I'll go to bed! Bye!" He hobbled as fast as he could to his room and slammed the door. A million thoughts were running through his mind. He was living here Most likely for a long time. These people are so weird, Talia probably wants to set him on fire, and Iris will barely speak to him. that Auriana girl is really weird, but at least she talks. Ugh. he layed down on the bed as a wave of exhaustion swept over him. Before he knew it, he was asleep.
mephisto awoke in a dark cave. It was cold and wet, but felt safe, and familiar. he sat up and looked around.
"Ugh. Its about damn time you woke up, Mephisto." Staring at him was none other than Praxina. However, instead of having the look of happiness in her eyes, she seemed hateful, and angry.
"Sorry?" He stood up and brushed himself off.
"Yeah, right." Praxina shifted her attention to the waterfall in the back of the cave. on it flashed an image of the three girls, walking down the street, smiles on each of their faces.
"The princesses almost found the last oracle gem! we need a plan!" She put her hands on her hips.
Princesses? they weren't princesses! They were just girls in a band! What is happening?! He was distracted from his thoughts by an eerie image flashing on the waterfall. Gramorr? what was he doing here?
"Listen, minions! I need you to get that last oracle gem." Oracle gem? what was that? "I don't care what it takes. Kill someone, break the rules! Because If im going down-" Gramorrs eyes stared through the waterfall into his eyes. "You're going down with me." he vanished in a swirl of purple magic, leaving an imprint of fear in Mephisto's mind
