Rachel opened the door and saw the man sitting in the chair, tied up with the chains Brimstone has around his clothing.
"Oh, my!? Brimstone, what have you done?", Rachel said, shocked as to what her eyes were seeing.
"This man was coming into your place, he has been taking your stuff to make a profit for himself".
"You mean he was trying to steal?".
"Yes, that". The man was still knocked out.
"Have you killed him?".
"No, no. Otherwise my powers would be back fully. When I get mad enough to kill they will then come back fully".
"Ugh, oh", the man groaned. Brimstone untied him and sat him on the bed.
"Have you been stealing my stuff?".
"No, but I was going to today if this bastard had not been here. I need the money for the prostitutes that come to my place. Say, dear", the man said looking at Rachel.
"You wanna come back to my place with me?". This set Brimstone on fire. Had Rachel not been beside of him, this would have made him want to kill the man. So instead he just punched him.
"Ow, chill out will you man?", he said.
"I'm calling the police", Rachel said. She called the police went back to stand with the man and Brimstone and immediately realized that the police and the headmaster of the school would see Brimstone.
"Oh, no, no, no. We have to do something", she said frantically.
"What is the matter?", Brimstone asked.
"If they see you, you'll be arrested for sure. We have to think of something, some kind of excuse. Okay, we are boyfriend and girlfriend. Just for a few minutes. You were on facetime with me and saw the man break in and ran to help me. Quick let's put some makeup over your tattoos on your face". They ran into the Bathroom and put makeup over as much as they could. About that time the cops showed up with the headmaster.
"Rachel, you okay?", the headmaster asked as they walked in.
"Yes, I am. If Jake and I hadn't been on facetime I don't know what I would have done", she said looking at Brimstone.
"Why, Rachel you know you are not supposed to have guys here".
"Mr. I can leave if you would like, I'm really sorry", Brimstone said.
"Boy, where are you from. England?".
"Yes, I am. Liverpool. I am studying Greek Mythology and thought I would come to America, I had actually heard about this school from Rachel and was going to try to get accepted here. But I have been so caught up in my job that I haven't had a chance. I have been trying to get enough money so that Rachel and I can buy a house together in the future".
"I admire you, son. What kind of job do you do? If you don't mind me asking".
"Oh, I work down under in the world if you know what I mean".
"With a badass black robe like that I would think you would be a metal musician".
"Oh, well you would think right, my good man. You ever heard of the band Underworld?".
"Hmm, no I don't think I have, what do you do. Singer, guitar?".
"I'm the screamer".
"Oh, wow, my boy. That's really impressive". Brimstone knew that was one thing he could do was scream, seeing as how he'd screamed back when he went to half-blood hill.
"Give me your best growl", the headmaster said. Brimstone let out the most brutal, disgusting screech he could conjure up.
"Wow, that is really nice. Hey, come to my office in the morning and we'll try to get you come Greek classes as well as a music class started for you. We will work around your gigs and all that", Brimstone looked at Rachel and give her a look she knew meant "what is a gig" but she just shook her head.
"Okay, that would be great", Brimstone said. The cops took the thief, said bye to Brimstone and Rachel. Told Brimstone he could not sleep with Rachel, he agreed, once again saying he will sleep on the couch. After they left, Rachel asked him a question she had been wondering since the cops showed up.
"How on earth did you keep that man silent. He saw you with your tattoos and he didn't say a single word while they were here".
"After you put this war paint-".
"Makeup, not war paint", Rachel corrected.
"Yes, makeup. After you put it on me I turned on the coffee maker and I had my hand against it the whole time. It was very hot, thus making it to where I could use my powers. I simply made it to where the thief could not talk, if he did, it would have been extremely painful for him".
"Wow, I would have never thought to do that, you have got brain, Brim. You are really smart". Brimstone started crying.
"What is wrong. What did I say?", Rachel asked.
"No one has ever called me smart. And you even called me Brim. You didn't use my full name. I hate my full name. My dad named my Brimstone because that is his middle name, no one has ever called me Brim before".
"Well, I think you are very smart. Do you want me to call you Brim from now on?", Rachel asked.
"Yes, I do".
"It's easier to say than Brimstone anyway", Rachel said opening the door.
"Where are you going?", Brimstone asked.
"I'm going to get some supper, and you're coming with me. I covered your face tattoos up. You look great, let's go". When she said that, Rachel realized that was the first time she had ever seen him smile.