*Viv's POV*
That night, Ali and I didn't get much sleep. After our discussion with Ciel and Sebastian (The substitute insisted on only using the formality of last names while in school) we didn't say much to each other.
From what we can gather, Lauren had been part of a group calling themselves "The Society". Sebastian had discovered they met every Sunday in our school's basement. Not only that, but several students had asked him to visit this upcoming meeting. Things were going too well. Too organized. And that obviously wouldn't last, would it?
I woke up on Saturday morning just as the sun was poking through the curtains. Remnants from last night's dinner were gone. I urged myself to stand from the plush bed. Noticing Ali was still out like a light and thinking of the other day; I silently pulled one of the dozens of pillows from the pile on the bed and brought it down hard, effectively waking the auburn-haired girl up.
She, however, didn't respond how I expected. She shrieked and bolted from her bed, at a sort of defensive stance. I dropped the pillow and ran over to her, apologizing profusely. Seconds later, Ciel and Sebastian ran in. I looked over my shoulder, then back at Ali. She was shaking like a leaf.
"What happened? Are you two alright?" Sebastian asked, rushing over to us. I nodded, explaining what had happened, when Ali spoke.
"I was having a n-nightmare. Thought you were Lauren," she said with wide, apologetic eyes. She didn't like making a sense over nothing.
"No, it was my fault," I said, looking down. Things had gotten serious, and fast.
*Ali's POV*
After the morning fiasco, the four of us sat around the room. The two demons seemed to have a plan. However, as I looked over at Viv, this plan seemed more and more dangerous with each passing minute.
"So, basically," I finally said, "You're going to leave us here, unprotected, while you two go out to see this meeting yourselves?"
"Nonsense," Sebastian said with a grin, "You won't be here alone. My young master will stay with you." Ciel opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
"I'm what? You can't tell me when or when not to go places!" The young earl was stubborn as hell, and I could tell Sebastian had a hell of a lot of determination to stay with the boy all these years. Of course, seeing as the two couldn't leave each other's sides…
"I'm sorry, my lord, but this is too risky. Besides, we can't leave the girl's here all alone."
Ciel let out an exasperated huff, and Viv and I repressed laughter. This kid was downright adorable, and acted so much like the child he was forever stuck as. I could tell Viv wanted so say something along the lines of. "We're better off alone," but for some reason, she held back. Maybe she had a bit more confidence in Ciel now, seeing as we knew he was a demon.
That sounded… weird. Demons didn't exist, right? Well, we had some proof to their existence. Maybe that had drugged us…
*Viv's POV*
Things were strange, to say the least. Sebastian left us at the hotel, along with Ciel, so he could run some errands. He had been very mysterious about the whole thing. Is it bad that only made him more attractive in my mind?
Thinking of this, I shook my head vigorously. This caused Ali and Ciel to turn in my direction, halting their conversation.
"I'm fine," I muttered, standing and walking to the full kitchen. This room was amazing. My mind wandered as I opened the fridge. I shouldn't be thinking about Sebastian in that way. Well, I shouldn't have had thoughts about him in that way before we had discovered this whole thing, but that's beside the point. He looked about twenty five, but seeing as he was a demon, he was most likely much older. That enough should stop my stupid heart from fluttering like a damn butterfly, right?
And he's a demon, I though angrily, slamming the fridge closed. He was the devil incarnate. No one can fall for the damn devil. But for some reason, I was.
The only thing I could think of that would chase Sebastian from my mind is that he would never like me back. Not only was I way too young, he was a demon. He had to have had high class tastes, ones that most certainly didn't include ratty, half-orphaned teenagers with too much emotional damage and not enough friends.
Thank God for Ali, I though while walking back to the couch.
The rest of the day passed without much excitement. The three of us searched the large suite for any form of entertainment. Somebody left a pack of cards in the desk, someone else a board game in the closet. A small room I assumed held towels surprised us all. A nice glass chessboard sat in the corner. Ciel and Ali carefully picked it up, and I grabbed the fallen chess pieces.
"Wow, who leaves a chess board in a linen closet?" Ali asked, standing back as Ciel sat it down on the couch's side table.
"Who knows. Anybody here know how to play?" I asked. I sure as hell didn't.
"I do," said Ciel, eyeing the board, "Do either of you?" Ali and I shook our heads.
"Would you like to learn?" The question was asked broadly, but I could tell it was more directed at Ali. She nodded, and the two sat down.
I sighed, not exasperated, per say, but I felt like this wasn't the best time to flirt. I walked back to my bed and flopped down. Closing my eyes, I let sleep wash gently over me.
*Ali's POV*
To be completely honest, the only time someone had offered to teach me how to play chess (Two years ago, the captain of the Chess Team. I think he was just hitting on me.) I had turned it down. Not just because the idea of playing chess board me, it was dead hard. I guess I was scared of looking like an idiot. But Ciel was changing my mind.
After two hours, I was pretty good. It was a ton harder than checkers, but easy enough once you mastered a strategy.
"Checkmate," I said, completely and very inappropriately overjoyed. The look on Ciel's face was priceless. I could tell he was shocked.
Well, I do have a good teacher," I said, winking and laughing. Okay, dial it back, I thought as I gritted my teeth. Too much flirting. WAY too much flirting.
It was too easy, though. I could talk and be casually romantic almost naturally around this demon boy. Was that a bad thing, though?
The rest of the day passed quickly enough. Sebastian returned around seven, and I had to shake Viv pretty hard to get her to wake up. I had noticed something about her when she was finally walking around, though. It looked like the light in her eyes had dimmed somewhat, and was threatening to go out completely. I shrugged it off- probably a personal problem she didn't want anyone else discussing with her.
She and I begged Sebastian to let us get room service, and cheered when he agreed. Half an hour later, Viv nearly yelped at the size of her steak.
"Holy crap, it's bigger than my head!" I said, laughing. She didn't laugh back. Instead, she sighed, and picked at it. I shot a worried glance at the oldest demon.
"Would you care for some tea, Miss Vivian?" Sebastian asked. He looked genuinely concerned. Maybe we were growing on him.
Viv shrugged, but I could tell she wanted some. She was a sucker for tea.
That night, I sat awake for hours. The past few days didn't seem real at all. Something was wrong. I nearly fell out of bed after realizing Viv's parents were gone, and mine didn't seem to care anymore. We could have been dead, and they would have been none the wiser. This wasn't good. Maybe it was a sign. Maybe it was better that they wouldn't be affected by us simply disappearing…
Ali: And I'm back. I am SO VERY FREAKING SORRY it's been so long since an update! It's nearly summer vacation now, so I'll be updating much more!
Viv: About damn time, woman. NOW WATCH FMA!
Ali: I WILL! God, so much anime to watch! Okay, please leave a review, they're like food for us authors, and stick around for more soon!
Viv: And I got all MY PASSWORDS BACK, so check me out at VivianLuvsSebastian, where I'll be updating Daily Changes soon!
Ali/Viv: See ya!