Hi everyone! I am so sorry it has taken me this long to update, but I've had a bit of a writer's block, so please don't be angry.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! (Especially to my wonderful reviewers)
Disclaimer: I have finally discovered how to take over the world… put mind control tablets in all the Easter eggs… Mwa ha ha ha ha ha! (I don't own demon diary)
Now, on with the chapter!
"Chris, have you seen Eclipse?" asked Raenef, anxious.
"No. Why?"
"My magic lesson began almost an hour ago…"
"So?"
"He never showed up."
The usually punctual Eclipse had been late to a number of Raenef's lessons recently, but this was the first time he had actually missed one. Though Chris had been analyzing every lateness, there seemed to be no pattern in the absences.
"Do you get the feeling that Eclipse is up to something, or is it just me?" asked Chris.
Raenef tilted his head to the right, stared blankly and blinked once. Chris rolled his eyes. He was clearly going to have to figure this one out by himself.
"Never mind."
"Master Raenef," Eclipse had appeared inside the room as though nothing was wrong, "I believe it is time for our lesson."
"Actually that lesson ends 3, 2, 1, now," said a smug Chris.
"My apologies, Master, I was attending to some very important… business. We shall make the time up during tomorrow's lesson."
Chris watched the demon closely for signs that he was lying. While his face showed no emotion (nothing new there) there was a slight pink tinge across his pale cheeks. Chris blinked and the flush was gone. Could he have imagined it?
"Eclipse!"
Erutis burst through the door, knocking over Raenef. A surprised look flashed across her face when she noticed that both boys in the room, one now sprawled on the floor.
"We need to go…" she demanded, tugging purposefully on Eclipse' robe.
"Why?" he asked dumbly.
"Some, err, demons need you to, umm… sign some…er…thing."
"Oh… that."
Then, with a slightly dazed expression Eclipse let Erutis drag him out the door and out of sight.
"Well that was weird," Chris stated helping Raenef back to his feet. "Why would they need to rush out so…" he trailed off as something finally clicked in his brain. It was as though he had found the missing piece of the puzzle. There was a connection between all of Eclipse' disappearances; Erutis was always missing too.
"Chris?"
But where were they going? What were they doing? And why were they keeping it a secret? It seemed that there were more pieces missing from the puzzle than Chris had realized.
"Chris?"
Well he was just going to have to find out…
"CHRIS?"
"What do you want damn it!"
"You kinda zoned out," said Raenef, "I was just trying to find out if you were okay."
"I'm fine… actually… I feel a bit queasy. I'm going to go find Eclipse and see if he can help me." Now was his chance to find out what Erutis and Eclipse were doing so secretly…
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He was never going to find them! He had checked the library, the studies, the kitchen, the dining hall, he had even checked all five lounge rooms!
Chris was on his way to his bed chamber - he really needed a rest - but in passing Eclipse' room he heard very strange and disturbing noises coming from behind a closed door. Confused by the growls and moans, he went to open the door and find out what was going on.
He reached forward and began to silently turn the knob…
It was locked. He shook the door a bit.
All sounds in the bedroom stopped, and a thick silence filled the air. The sinking feeling of dread weighed down in his stomach as Chris plucked up the courage to knock on the door.
Pressing his ear against the door, Chris could hear scuffling around the room, mingling with frantic whispering. Straining his ear harder he was able to catch a single word…
"Hide."
This was followed by the slamming of a door and footsteps toward where Chris was standing. Chris sprung back from the door and tried to look innocent.
"What do you want?" growled Eclipse, opening the door, "I'm very busy."
Chris looked the demon up and down. His dark hair was out of place, his lips were swollen and his robes were inside out…
"Umm… you don't look so good…"
"If you don't tell me why you're here…"
Chris faked a cough, "I don't feel so good and, umm, Raenef told me to go see you," Crossing his fingers behind his back, Chris willed Eclipse to believe his lies.
Chris was in luck, Eclipse was just distracted enough to pick up the deceit in his voice.
"Do you really think I care about your feelings, human?"
A muffled thump came from behind the bathroom door in the corner of the room, turning both faces in its direction. Chris took the opportunity to scan the room for abnormalities. Curtains drawn over the window. Bed sheets a mess. Erutis' shoe poking out from under the bed.
Erutis' shoe?
What was one of her shoes doing under Eclipse' bed? Chris sighed inwardly, more senseless clues! He was never going to get to the bottom of this mystery.
"What are you still going here? GET. OUT. NOW!"
The door was then slammed in his face, leaving the cleric even more confused than he had been to begin with. He felt like an idiot, the clues were all there, trying to tell him something. It was as though they were talking in a different language, one he just couldn't understand.
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And that concludes chapter 4 of ... 'The Edge of Insanity'! I'm sorry if it's a bit short.
Again, everyone have a Happy Easter and may you all receive lots of chocolate!
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