Recently, was the incident of Sherra's death. Many took a bad effect of it, becoming sucked up into depression, along with everyone else. Though, Cerras was unsure who this "Sherra" girl was. And she hadn't heard how exactly she'd died from anyone. Was it even known? Were they keeping it a secret from her so that she wouldn't get too emotional? (Because she most likely would…) She tapped a finger to her cheek, thinking to herself the possible reasons. Why was Sherra so important? Being a newly created mazoku left her out of the loop. She had no clue who many of these people were. The only mazoku she knew was Juri. Juri was her best friend, always reassuring her when she was upset.

Cerras was taken out of her thoughts when she heard footsteps. She rose her gaze, to see a purple-haired man- well, mazoku, and he seemed rather bothered himself. She blinked in confusion, and was going to go to speak to him when Juri grabbed onto her wrist, stopping her from doing so. 'That's Xellos, the one I had told you about before. He's the one most affected by Sherra's death.'

Cerras's brows furrowed at Juri's words, and she gently pulled her wrist out of her friends grip. She knew why her friend would be concerned, but she didn't think anymore of it. "I don't mind if he's a "little bit scary", Juri. I really don't. If someone's upset, you should go to help them no matter what; especially if they're one of your allies! Whatever he does, I'm prepared for it, alright? And it's my own fault if he flips out on me. After all, I'm the one bothering him. So please. Don't worry." She gave a small smile, and waved goodbye to her friend before leaving her side. Juri just stood there silently, still surprised by her friend's words. It was hard to really say she understood. The mazoku didn't really feel any of the feelings she spoke of. Not much anyways. They never really gave into them, or realized them. And wait, she was going to confront Xellos? Everyone knew how bitter and blunt he was at the moment, Sherra was his twin sister, and she was killed. Cerras was taking this too lightly. Didn't she hear the news? She was even keeping her updated herself! Even when knowing this, Cerras went right on in? Juri stayed, until Cerras was out of her view, and when she was no longer, she teleported away.

Cerras walked up silently, her body tensing up as she grew closer, and before she was even ready for the tension, the mazoku's violet eyes darted over to her. "Is there something you'd like to ask?" Xellos questioned, it sounded like something he'd usually ask, but normally, he'd be speaking with more of a cheerful, yet calm tone. Now it was all just emotionless. His eyes were void. It was difficult to not be freaked out. Cerras curled her hands into tight fists, her breath shaky as she got ready to speak up, she should have been prepared for this! She said she was prepared, but that was before; like they said, 'easier said than done'. "U-Um," Xellos was waiting for the girl to finish, a blank expression on his face. Which only made it worse for Cerras, her whole body was trembling by now. She glanced up so that she met his gaze once more, her golden eyes softened somewhat in sympathy as she watched him. "I heard what happened to Sherra." "Don't mention her, Miss Cerras." Xellos replied back to her right afterward, his eyes narrowing somewhat. He just wanted some time alone. Cerras frowned at the way he responded as well as the look he was giving her, her cheeks flushing a bit in embarrassment when she was called "miss" Cerras. Formalities bothered her quite a bit. "What's up w-with the miss…? You shouldn't call me miss! " Expected. All of the mazoku who knew of Cerras, knew she would get flustered easily, and would make a bigger deal of things than one should. "Cerras, would you please leave me alone?" He sighed, and brushed past her, silence filling the halls again. But it didn't last for long. Cerras didn't like the sadness, so she was going to make Xellos his normal, cheerful self no matter what it took! She followed after him, taking in a breath, before rushing up, grabbing onto his shoulder. "Hey, can't you cheer up, Xellos?" She pouted, "It makes me sad to see others this way. Can you cheer up … somehow…? Please? I-I mean, n-not that you have to stop mourning immediately or anything…that's not… m-my business… I-I didn't mean that!.." Xellos was silent for a few moments, before smirking slightly, "Persistent, aren't you? You sure are a strange one, Miss Cerras." It wasn't like Xellos meant to be rude to the new mazoku or hurt her in any way, he was just under stress at the moment. It happened to everyone, didn't it? It was nothing to really fuss about. He saw no harm in opening up a bit to Cerras, since after all, it did make him feel a bit better having her company. She was so silly. It was cute. Cerras ran a hand through her long silver hair, pressing her lips together nervously. This Xellos guy was starting to make her feel a bit uncomfortable; first, he gets mad and told her to leave him alone, the next, he just stared, before saying she was "strange". What was that supposed to mean? "I'm glad you're feeling better, Xellos. …Maybe… maybe I didn't help you completely, maybe you still feel SOMEWHAT upset. It's just good to know I've helped someone. " She wore that same, winsome smile, the smile that made everyone close to her in her human life, before she was made a mazoku. The smile that made everyone else smile along with her. She didn't know that such happiness would hurt a mazoku, so she was unsure what was up when Xellos put a hand to his head, his smile seeming to twitch. "Err… Xellos? Are you feeling OK?" "Well, not completely." Xellos answered truthfully. "Not completely? Is something else bothering you?" If she had known it hurt him, she would have kept it under control more. She didn't want to hurt anyone. "It's gone now, Miss Cerras." Cerras squeaked, hearing the formalities again. It just wasn't her thing. Xellos of course, chuckled seeing her reaction. "Y-You… did it again…" She turned her face away from him, pouting like she had before.

It seemed like the day repeated itself continuously. Throughout the day, Xellos wouldn't stop teasing her about how "her face was red" and how "she squeaked at the sound of formalities". It wasn't that big of a deal that he had to bother her about it, was it?

Finally, the day was coming to a closing, so she decided to ask why it was so interesting to him. "Xellos, could I ask something?" He turned his attention to her, "Alright. " Cerras clasped her hands together in front of her before speaking. "Why is it you keep teasing me? I don't really get why you like to tease me so much, OR… OR… why you said I was "a strange one"! You keep mocking me. I don't understand why that is." Xellos blinked, his signature smirk making its way onto his lips, before he wagged a finger. "I'm afraid that's a secret." Cerras gave him a weird look, and Xellos only laughed again.

Oh, what a long day. But it finally came to an end. Xellos wasn't a bad guy after all! He was just bothered by Sherra's death. But if you could find a way to distract him from the thought of it, then there was no reason to be nervous to talk to him. It was a reason, she believed, why you should never judge someone before getting to know them yourself. You couldn't always trust others word.