Warning: Things get pretty serious near the end.
Kiara's POV
I threw myself on my bed, buried my head in my pillow and screamed.
"What's wrong?" Charity asked, walking in.
"Go 'way. I hate you." I snapped, glaring at her.
"Jeesh, what did I do?" She asked defensively.
"You know, you took a picture!"
Her face dawned in recognition. "Ooooh, you're mad at me for that?"
"Yes." I buried my head back in the pillow.
"It was cute. I totally ship you two together." She grinned.
"I hate you. So much."
"Don't forget you still have a couple hours left with him in the same room."
My head shot up and I started yelling, "PLEASE NO! I DON'T WANT TO! DON'T PUT ME THROUGH MORE TORTURE! I'LL DO ANYTHING!"
"Anything?" She raised an eyebrow.
I ignored the sinking feeling in my stomach and nodded.
"Even if I add three more hours?"
". . . You are more evil than he is." I stared at her, horrified.
"How many hours are we up to? Let's see, when Talia got here, it was about twenty minutes, you lost another half-hour when you agreed on that one thing, so, eh, twenty-three hours? But you've argued a lot since then. . ."
The room spun, then went black.
Claire's POV
I broke off, staring as my sister fainted.
"Wow. That's the first time I've ever managed to shock her that bad." I whistled, then walked out of the room to find Envy.
Once he saw me walking to him, he jumped up from the couch and tried to escape. I created a solid wall of air, which he crashed into and bounced off of, landing on his butt.
"C'mon. You've got twenty-three hours." I grabbed the stunned boy and tugged him in the direction of the girl's bedroom.
"You are insane! LET ME GO, I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS!" He started shrieking.
I rolled my eyes. "Don't be so dramatic. Get in there."
"NOOO!" He screamed as I pushed him through the door.
I quickly locked the door as he started banging on it. "Kiara fainted, so don't wake her up! It'll make it easier on you." I called.
He stopped banging, and things went silent. I grinned, then walked back to the others. Talia and Chase were shopping for groceries, and Talia would randomly appear and drop bags in the room.
"Why did you and Chase go out if you didn't get anything done?" I asked Lust.
She looked up from her nails she was filing. (I gave her that) "I guess you could consider it a date."
My jaw dropped. "Seriously?!"
"I guess." She went back to filing.
"What did you do on the 'date'?" I made air quotes on the "date" part.
"He took me to a pet shop."
My eyes widened. "Aww, that's cute~!"
"He wanted to buy a cat. I told him not to because Envy would kill him."
"Who? The cat or Chase?" I wondered.
"Both." She didn't look up.
I sweat-dropped. "Oookay. . ."
"Haven't you figured it out that Envy hates Chase?" She finally looked up.
"I thought he was just scared of him." I replied, thinking.
"He hates him, Claire. It's obvious, if you think about it."
"I couldn't really tell." I said, feeling sheepish.
"He tries not to show it in front of Chase, but it's pretty obvious what he thinks of him when he thinks nobody's looking."
"I guess I'll have to pay more attention." I said.
"He loves Kiara." Lust said after a moment.
I started choking on my own spit. "What?!"
"It's completely obvious," She stared at me. "They've got something special."
"Like the intent to kill?" I snickered.
"No. They're both not seeing it, but they really do care." Lust handed me back the nail filer.
"I think Kiara's slowly getting it." I replied.
Lust shook her head. "I disagree."
"Remember when I made them kiss? Did you get a glimpse of her face? When Envy pulled away, she was disappointed for a moment, then hid it."
Lust hummed. "It's doubtful."
"But it could be true." I argued. "Anyway, we should test if he really does care."
"How?" She asked.
I thought for a long moment. "I got it," I snapped my fingers. "Set the house on fake fire, let Kiara in on what's going on and put her in it, convince Envy it's real, and wait."
"That could work." Lust nodded.
"How about a couple days after we get the house?" I offered.
"That sounds good." Talia said, having been listening to the conversation for the last couple minutes.
"It's kinda mean, though." I sighed.
"Maybe they'll tone down the arguing." Chase crossed his arms over his chest.
"When did you get here?" I jumped, surprised.
"Talia teleported me about five minutes ago." He shrugged.
"I doubt that. Arguing is their way of flirting." Lust said.
"I can hear you!" Kiara yelled through the door.
"Yeah yeah, we don't care!" I called back.
"Anyway, what did you get?" I rummaged through the groceries.
"Simple stuff. The only money we had was what Chase earned, which wasn't much." Talia said.
"Why didn't you get paid?" Lust asked.
"Food!" Gluttony grabbed a packet of something.
"No!" Talia scolded, tugging it from his grip.
"But-" He started to protest.
"It needs cooked first, silly!" She patted his head.
"Oh." He said, understanding.
"Anyway, my boss said I'd get paid on Friday. This being Tuesday, it won't happen for a while." Talia explained.
"How are we going to cook that?" Chase pointed to the packet of ramen in her hand.
Talia just grinned and winked. "Don't worry big brother, I've got this."
3rd POV, with Envy & Kiara
"I hate this. It's so boring." Kiara whined, hanging off the side of her bed, bored.
Envy grunted in reply.
"Can we do something?" She asked.
"What?"
"Play cards?"
"What kind?"
"Slapjack? You'll get to hit my hands." She offered, sliding to the floor.
He perked up at the mention of physical violence.
"Where are you going to get the cards?" He asked, slowly getting off Lust's bed.
Kiara grinned. "Haven't I said I can summon things?"
She waved her hand, and a deck of cards appeared. After teaching him to play, they began a rather serious game of slapjack.
"OW!" Kiara howled moments later
Envy was laughing like a maniac. "You were the one offering to play." He reminded.
"That hurt!" She waved her stinging hand, wincing.
"Hah! Sandwich!" She slapped the cards moments later, then showed them to prove her point.
Envy pouted. "Darn it."
"What in the world are you two doing?" Claire knocked on the door.
"Nothin'~!" Kiara answered in a sing-song voice.
"Slapjack," Envy called. "I'm kicking her butt!"
"Hey! No you're not! We've both got about half the deck!" She protested.
"No way! Look closer!" He grabbed her stack and placed it next to his.
"See?! You little liar! I'm winning!" She pointed out.
Claire sighed and walked away.
"Yeah, but look!" He grabbed her cards and slid them in with his. "Hah! Now I've won!"
Kiara gasped. "You little punk!" She tackled him to the floor.
"You stole my cards! You cheated, and right in front of me too!" She tried to hit him.
They rolled around, arguing.
"They don't sound like their flirting." Lust said.
Claire shrugged. "Just leave 'em alone. They'll work it out."
"You're trying to kill Kiara?" Chase raised an eyebrow.
"She can fend for herself." Claire didn't look up from the meteorology book she was studying.
"You're a monster." Chase shuddered.
~15 Minutes Later~
"You doing it or me?" Claire asked, glancing at Talia then the two bowels of ramen.
"You open the door." Talia replied.
They both took deep breaths, then Claire unlocked the room. The door swung open, and they both stared in shock.
The two teens were asleep, Envy leaning against the bed and Kiara's head resting on his shoulder, her hand on his chest.
"Whoa," Claire breathed. "That's actually pretty sweet."
"I must be dreaming." Talia shook her head, blinking repeatedly.
"Before you do anything, let me take a picture." Claire pulled out her phone and snapped a picture. Then two just for safety.
They both watched, shocked as Kiara stirred, then snuggled more into Envy's side.
"The world must be coming to an end." Claire said, still bewildered.
Talia sat the food on the floor, then tugged her sister out of the room. "Let's leave them be. They both actually look happy."
Claire ran back into the living room. "Guys guys! You'll never guess what happened in the room!"
Chase stared at her, noodles half-way to his mouth. "What?" He asked, not moving his noodles.
Claire showed him the picture. His silverware clattered into his bowel in shock.
"Is the sun going to explode? Or zombies take over the world, so that's why they're like that?" He asked.
They all looked at each other, then shrugged.
~That Night, Claire's POV~
"Where's Greed?" I asked, frustrated.
It was completely dark, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried.
"Probably wandering around." Lust waved her worries off.
"This isn't like him." I bit my lip, staring out the window.
"Chase couldn't find him. I wonder what happened." Talia said.
"I'm going to go look for him." I said stubbornly, sliding on my shoes.
"It's late," Lust raised an eyebrow. "You sure you want to go out?"
"Yes. Something could be wrong." I replied.
I paused in the doorframe. "'Sides, I know him best. If I'm not back in an hour, come look for me."
I closed the door behind me and started running for the city. Now, if I was Greed, where would I be?
I thought back through his memories, until I hit jackpot. Then I grimaced. A bar? Seriously Greed?I have to look through every bar in the city? Do you know how long that will take? More than an hour. All freakin' night!
I sighed, then cloaked myself in invisibility. It would be easier to just be invisible. Then he wouldn't see it coming when I slapped him silly.
The first four bars I hit, I struck out. No Greed, and when I went to the bartenders and described him, they hadn't saw him. I was starting to get frustrated. I had combed through more than half the city, and I only had about ten minutes left. I suddenly hit something hard.
I jumped back, an apology already on my tongue.
"Greed?" My mouth dropped open.
"Claire? What are you doing out here?" He asked.
"I could ask you the same!" I cried, then reached up and slapped him.
He stared at me, his hand coming up to hold his face. "What was that for?!"
"Do you know how scared I was?!" I demanded. "I thought you died! Chase couldn't find you and you've been gone for hours upon hours!"
He smirked. "I didn't know you cared that much."
"I trusted you! You've been at a bar since 1:00!" I accused. "What the hell took so long, Greed!?"
He just smirked. "I'll show you." He grabbed my hand and started walking.
"No, wait! We have to get back home!" I struggled.
"Babe, it will only take a couple minutes. They've already been waiting for a couple hours; they can wait a little longer." He reasoned.
I sighed, then followed him.
I'm such a push-over.
With the Others
Everyone was getting ready for bed when they hear two shrieks.
"WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU DOING, LAYING ON ME!?"
"WHY DID YOU PULL ME WHEN YOU FELL ASLEEP?!"
"I DIDN'T PULL YOU!"
"YES YOU DID! I WOULDN'T SLEEP ON YOU JUST FOR FUN!"
There was a pause, then, "OW MY EYES! DAMN IT WOMAN, WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?"
Kiara was cracking up. "Noodles in the eye~noodles in the eye~!" She chanted.
Everyone sighed. "There they go again. . ." Chase rolled his eyes.
There were two flashes of light, but Kiara and Envy didn't notice. Talia hurried to the window, then cheered.
"Pride and Humility are here!" She hurried outside.
Humility's POV
I shakily stood, dusting off my clothes. The light from the hut nearby gave me enough light to see what I was wearing. I was wearing a white shirt with a panda on it, pink capri's and white sneakers. I spotted Pride a couple feet away. He was dressed differently than I was used to seeing him, in a black hoodie and jeans.
"Humility!" Chase swooped down and hugged me tightly, lifting me off the ground.
"Hi Chastity." I hugged him back tightly.
Pride snorted, then walked to the hut, grumbling about what a nasty place he had to live in.
"Nice guy." Chase stared at him.
I shrugged, not willing to say I wasn't sure about the whole Let's-let-Pride-go-to-a-world-where-he-can-kill-everyone ordeal.
"I'm not sure about this." I said quietly.
Chase sighed. "I'm not either."
I brightened. "Kindness is here, right?"
"Yeah." He grinned.
I cheered. "C'mon! I wanna see her!"
He laughed. "Well first you have to come up with an Earth name." He quickly told me the names of everyone.
I thought about it as I walked into the hut. Let's see, it has to be a normal name, not something too exotic and rememberable, something that preferably starts with H. . . Hope? Nah, too overused, H H H. . .
"HELP!" A scream jolted me out of my thoughts.
"Ignore her. Kiara and Envy are locked in the room to make them stop fighting, though it doesn't seem to be working." Chase explained.
I stared at the door, wondering. Talia's voice brought me back to earth. "Hey Humility, where do you want to sleep?"
I grinned, "Out here is fine."
"Make yourself a bed then, since it's getting late."
"Where's Claire?" Chase stared out the window worriedly.
"She should be looking for Greed. She's got about ten minutes." Lust said.
"Do I have to sleep in there?" Pride's nose wrinkled up as he stared at the boy's room.
"Sorry Mr. King, would you like to sleep on the floor with the girls?" Chase said sarcastically.
Luckily, Pride didn't have to answer as a sharp scream came from the closed door. I jumped up to see what was wrong, but my feet were glued to the floor with ice. I stared at Talia in shock; she only shook her head.
"You better not be dying in there, both of you!" Chase hit the door twice.
The reply was mumbled, and I couldn't make it out.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"They're fighting, but not just with words, but now with fists. It's never gone this far." Chase was pale as he torched the door.
Talia had to forcibly hold me back as Chase dragged a furious Kiara out, closing what remained of the door behind him. I knew things were bad when I noticed how she was trembling and the grass that covered the ground moved on it's own, clenching and unclenching around my ankles. Chase exchanged a silent conversation with Talia, who handed me to Lust and walked to the room, closing the door with a soft click. With Talia in the other room, Gluttony scooted over to Lust and sat next to me, scared. He shot Pride terrified looks, and I wondered what was wrong until I remembered Pride ate him.
Legit reason to be afraid.
"What's going on?" I asked desperately.
Kiara noticed I was there and calmed down significantly. "Humility? When did you get here?" She asked, walking over and reaching for a hug.
I just stared at her, almost as scared as Gluttony. "What did you do that Talia needed to go in there?" I demanded.
She looked hurt, staring at the ground. "He deserved it." She mumbled.
Chase looked at her, furious and disappointed. "He's nearly dead, Kiara."
OOOH! This is bad...very bad...I think Envy'll survive, I need him for something important...
Chase: *eyes go wide, hisses to Talia* She doesn't even know if a major character will die or not!
Talia: O_o
This chapter is long 'cause when I finished it was at where Envy and Kiara are snuggling, then I looked back through the last chapter to see if it made sense, and realized I promised to put in Humility, Pride and Greed in this...so I doubled the length.
I should never had done that...it took me forever to figure out what to do with this chapter...
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Reviews:
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Envy: I hate you...how did you get me in here, anyway? *struggles to open the dog crate*
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Claire: Er, review!