Abel shook his head as he pressed into Aiden's side. "They would be proud of you, I'm sure.... surviving all this time." Aiden had been through a lot this past 13 years and Abel wished he could erase all the hurt he'd had to endure during that time. "They loved you... Cynthia would talk about them all the time." Abel grabbed the burnt out cigarette from Aiden's fingers and threw it away. Instead, he slipped his hand into his, giving it a squeeze. "It's all over now, though. You can finally relax... make a life here."
The box was thrown to the floor and left there forgotten as Adrian watched Hope curl in on herself. The pain she was in was palpable and it made Adrian want to kill that motherf***er himself. Gently, he began to pick up everything, not saying a word. He knew Hope needed time to process and heal, that her anger was not towards him but the world itself. "Hope... why don't we go try and sleep? Rest would help..." That was another thing--Hope refused to sleep. It was getting to the point where she would only rest once she couldn't take the heaviness in her eyelids. He held out his hands, practically begging her to let him help.
"Oh look, the Queen is in attendance tonight! Doesn't she look lovely?" Her mother was completely oblivious to the tension that suddenly filled between the two boxes as Luella could feel Cassian's stare boring into the side of her head. "Yes, she does. As always." she agreed, while subtly shifting her eyes to see if the man had averted his eyes, and he had not. This time they made eye contact, a smirk seeming to slowly form across the Lord's face. Internally she cursed herself. Under his lascivious gaze, Luella shifted uncomfortably and again averted her eyes. Ignore him. Enjoy the ballet.
Before Cordelia could blink, the demon was on the move. She tailed after him, having to jog lightly in order to keep up with his much faster, longer stride. "I guess I should thank you for agreeing to show me around... I know the last thing you'd probably want to do is help out a human." It had been explained to her beforehand that some demons were not so friendly, upset at the idea of human transfer students, along with certain other supernatural beings being new this year. The first class they walked into was Spells 101, where everyone was sitting around waiting for the bell to ring. Every desk seemed occupied, with only two left on opposite sides of the room.
Lust looked a little taken aback at her apology. "Oh... well, it's really no problem at all." The priest had been oozing lustful thoughts about the angel in front of him. A supposed holy man, unable to control his urges. He supposed that was why it was a sin. Suddenly, a car was heard pulling into the drive and his brother's voice bouncing off the walls. "I guess I'll leave you, now that your sister is here." He made a small gesture of goodbye and took the opportunity to flee before Greed could spot him.
"I highly doubt cigarettes can kill us. Let me live." He scoffed when Aiden swiped the cigarette for himself, though he looked amused. At the mention of his parents, Abel rolled his eyes. "I was done with them the second they busted into my room. I can only take so much." He loved them, but they were overbearing. Abel patted the space beside him, indicating Aiden was much too far away for his liking. It made him feel giddy that he could demand things like that now. He's mine...
It was hard to watch Hope like this. She seemed almost a shell of her former self. And over the last few days she was jumpy around... men. Even her own family. Adrian came into the room and into her view, carrying what looked to be a box of medicines. She had to take them daily for the pain and infections. "You think you can try taking down a smoothie if I make you one...?" She still couldn't eat solids. "I have all the berries. Your favorite." Hope seemed to barely acknowledge what he was saying.
It was Luella's first time to the opera house. Now that she was out in society, she could enjoy the art she appreciated so much. As a child, she had wanted to be a ballet dancer but unfortunately for her, she was a little too sturdy to be graceful. They arrived just in time, with most of the ton having already taken their seats. The Nazari's had a balcony booth on reserve, and as they settled, Luella glanced over and froze. Right beside her on the next balcony was that man from the ball. She immediately looked away from him, starring steadfastly forward in hopes that he would not take notice of her.
The new student in question was waiting in the courtyard, anxiously waiting for the person who was supposed to be showing them the ropes. "I wonder where they are..." she whispered softly. The new student's name was Cordelia and she had yet to meet anyone besides the King of Demon's and Lucifer, both of which were a little intimidating. "We're gonna be late..." Her dark eyes took in the empty grounds, her anxiety getting worse by the second. Finally, her name was called from behind her. "Cordelia! So sorry we arrived late. Let me introduce you to my brother, Mammon. He will be showing you around campus. Anything you need, go straight to him." Lucifer gave you a warm smile, stepping aside to reveal a man with olive skin and brilliant white hair. He looked none-too-happy to be dragged into this. Cordelia's smile slowly faded at his look. "O-Oh, okay. Thanks in advance..."
There was an awkward silence forming between them. Lust didn't know what else to say. Usually there wasn't much talking going on between him and women. "We will find them... all of your sisters. We have the rest of our brothers looking." It seemed to Lust that each of them were going to be drawn to the Virtues. For what reason, he didn't know, but he still didn't trust it.
