Beneath Your Smile

VIII. Checkmate I🔞

Aria of the night resounded through the halls. Raging high pitch vocals of the opera singer echoed as New walked the long hallways of the venue.
It was golden in hue the pillars that towered every side of the hall and the victorian accent of the interior added to its elegance, it was a high-class hotel where only the high society can party and famous people litter about.

After a couple of steps, New stopped his walk and his hand reached for the pillar to lean on, then he crouched down his hand still pressing on the pillar his other on his knee then reaching his face he took off his mask and slid it to his head. Covering his face with his hand specifically his mouth, he was snickering that his smile reached his eyes.

"Hehe ... Hehehe..." - New

At first, it was just a chuckle and then it grew louder as if he was a madman laughing still covering his face.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..fuckin' ha ha ha ha ha " - New

His laughs echoed the pristine halls if others would see they would think that he is crazy luckily there was no one around because everybody is busy with Primily's party.
His eyes folded into crescent moons twinkling from the hall's golden hues.

"Interesting ... Ha.. Ha ha .. Fuckin' interesting ha hahaha haaa" - New

New was heaving from laughing still crouching down as he steadies his breathing, he never laughed that much in a while. He stood up and straightened the creases of his suit, adjusting the mask on his face that covered half his face.

"You seemed to be in good mood?" - Off

He looked back and saw Off with his arms crossed leaning on his back to the next pillar.

OFF POV

He turned to me walking towards me facing me.

"It's good night .. " - New

He smiled at me fondly, from all the years that I have known New I had already known what New's temperament was. He was smiling genuinely at me. Reaching his hand to caress my cheeks his touches stirs me up.

Closing my eyes feeling up his fingers pressing the sides of my face. Till it traced my lips, playing with my lower lip with his hands.

"Stop playing around" - Off

As I grabbed his hand off my face, pulling him over for a kiss.

"nngggghhhh... " - New

"So sweet" - Of

The kiss was sweet and sensual, I was pressed to the pillar and when we sensed somebody was walking towards the halls we hid through the backside of the pillar not breaking the kiss. His hands scrunched up the hems of my suit as I tugged his hand that I was holding to circle on my nape. Eventually leaving it and reaching for his waist to press his body to mine.
We deepened the kiss that heated us both, rustling through the high bushes that hid us behind the big pillars of the hall. Tasting the sweetness of each other's mouth till' we finally got enough we broke the kiss panting.

" le Baiser de la mort Tombe sur Toi mon amour"- New

** the kiss of death falls on you my love

"Si le Baiser était le vôtre, j'accepte volontiers" - Off

**If the kiss was yours, I gladly accept

He chuckled, tapping my shoulders and sliding them to my chest as he walk off and left me on the side.
I saw a glint in his eyes that hadn't escaped my view.
I chuckled as well, leaning on the pillar and sighing.

"Tu es à Moi" - Off

** You are mine

I whispered to nothingness, brushing off the nonexistent dust on my suit, and tightening my necktie. I headed off to go to the party to mingle with irrelevant people. It would be boring since he knew New would be leaving already and there is no sense staying at this party if it hadn't been for her spoiled sister and some business associates.