"Well, hello there Hammy!" He said to the cat. "Hammy, this is my friend Luna, Luna this is Hammy," he joked.
"Very nice to meet you Hammy," Luna replied while petting his head, and making the purrs grow louder.
Criss then leaned towards Hammy's ear, and whispered in a not-so-secretive way: "Be nice to her pal, I like her." Luna blushed and walked over to the couch. It was big and comfy, and everything a couch should be. She smiled at Criss as he set the loving cat down and interlaced his fingers. "So, mademoiselle," he said in a phony french accent. "There are several dinner choices tonight. We could go fancy, or simple. You choose," he said. Luna felt like it was some sort of a test, but she decided to just be honest.
"Eh, I'm more of a simple kind of girl, if that's okay with you," she responded and waited for his critique of her answer. He smiled, and his eyes danced with success, which made her assume she had answered the way he'd hoped.
"Sounds perfect, how about pizza? I'll have room service send it up," he said. Luna nodded, and looked around the room as Criss went to call. The walls were pretty bare, with the exception of a few posters saying Mindfreak with pictures of Criss underneath. Luna walked over to one which showed Criss's abs. He walked back in the room as she was admiring them, which made Criss smirk. "Pretty nice huh?" he asked. Luna laughed at his egotism, but she had to admit that this guy had a great body.
"I've seen better," she teased. "So do you like live here then?" she asked gesturing to the rooms around them.
"Yep. It's an agreement with the hotel. I film this season here, and I get to live here for free," he responded. "It's a pretty sweet deal. That's why we got to go to the tip of the pyramid too. I did a stunt up there a few months ago," he said while walking in to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and pulled out 2 cokes, and tossed one to Luna. They went in to the living room and sat down on the couch.
"Really? Isn't it kind of dangerous to do something that high up? What can you do up there anyways that people will see?" Luna asked suddenly fascinated with Criss's profession.
"Well, of course there's an element of danger, but we work on this kind of thing for years ahead of time to make the stunt is 98 safe. I levitated over the tip while the giant lights were on," he said, eyes dancing with pride. "It was one of the best moments in my life. I dedicated it to my dad," he paused. "I hope he saw it from heaven" he added softly. His eyes suddenly lost the pride, and most happiness for that matter. Luna placed her hand on the base of Criss's neck in sympathy.
"I'm sorry Criss," she whispered to him softly. "How did it happen?" she asked trying to understand his pain.
Criss's jaw clenched to hold back tears. His voice was raspy when he spoke. "He got cancer, and died quickly. I was fourteen," he said. He looked up in to Luna's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel sad for him. The brown chocolate in his eyes swirled like the ocean currents. He turned away when somebody knocked on the door.
"That's the pizza," he said clearing his throat. He put on a smile, and walked to the door. A kid with freckles pushed in the cart with pizza and a pitcher of water on it, and Criss handed him a bill.
"Thanks, Criss!" the boy said, his voice cracking in the middle. Criss shut the door, and brought over the pizza and set it on the table in front of the couch. He opened it up, and waited for Luna to take the first slice. She loved pizza, so she didn't mind going first. Criss took a piece next and folded it in half before taking a bite. This silly habit made Luna smile.
"So you're really close with your family?" she asked breaking the silence. Criss responded in a much happier tone this time.
"Yeah, I have two older brothers who are really great. I mean, they show up to every stunt I perform, to support me," he said. Luna remembered the two men from the club who looked similar to Criss and wondered if that was them.
"So you're the baby in the group huh?" she teased. Criss laughed, and the mood for the night was changed for the better.
Luna got home around 1:30 after talking for hours with Criss. She was smiling as she walked quietly through the front door, but her smile dropped when she saw Bella waiting on the couch wringing her hands. She knocked the door shut with her hip, and dropped her purse down next to it.
"Hey Luna," Bella said as Luna removed her coat. "How was your night?" she asked. Her voice sounded pained, like she was hiding something.
"It was really good, thanks," Luna replied cautiously eying her friend, who for some reason, was avoiding eye contact. "Bella, is there something wrong?" Bella looked up at Luna and nodded.
"Maybe you should sit down," Bella said gesturing at the other side of the couch.
"I think I'd prefer to stand," Luna said nervously.
"Okay well, Luna, I'm really sorry I have to tell you this, but you have a right to know...When I was working today, we had a patient come in who had overdosed on drugs. We did everything we could, but it wasn't enough," Bella stared at Luna, her eyes filling to the brim. "Milo is dead, Luna."
Luna's heart paused and she turned away from her friend. Her mind raced through the morning's events. She tried to avoid all the emotions that were rushing hastily through her brain, but when it came down to it, all she could think was this: He had asked her for help, and she didn't do it...Milo was dead because of her.
A/N - A depressing note to leave you on, I know. Sorry. By the way, I'm only really receiving reviews from one person (Thanks Tempting.Seductress), which is great, but I'd like some more of you guys to give input too. Okay, go review.