arescere ✿ xavier thorpe

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23 - swaying with sirens

little did unaware peter belfiore know, that someone he considered a friend was selling him out as a possible suspect within the case of the monster. but he was too busy to know this as he readjusted the suit in the mirror. it was a little big on him. the shirt tucked into his trousers.

the door opened and lily appeared from behind. she looked breathtakingly beautiful. her hair was pulled away from her face in some kind of messy bun as pieces frame her. the dress was a beatiful. it was short, it hugs from her hips to her thighs. the straps were thin and adorned in dimanous. she didn't look siren-like at all, no. standing before him was an angel. and he held out the lilies for her. a small gentle smile lifted on her face, he was cute. she even noticed the tissue wrapped around where he held them. he didn't want to kill them.

"you look beautiful." he mumbled, holding out his hand for her as she returned taliah appeared from the bathroom. she too was beautiful. her hair was wild and free. small daisies in places. her dress was longer. had puffy sleeves, she looked almost like cinderella.

"doesn't she." taliah smiled at her friend as she passed. ajax had asked her after realising what she was up to, and the fact enid didn't seem to be returning his attempt to ask her.

"may we." she smiled, looping her arm with his and he nodded, letting her lead him down to the hall where the rave'n was held. couples of many lingering their way inside. watching xavier walk in with bianca barclay on his arm. wow. that's new.

"such a cute couple." ms thornhill spoke as he and lily walked straight past (bitch that is a mlm and wlw, get your act together.) not even bothering to look at her as they headed into the white hall. when they entered he found enid waving him over. lily glancing over to taliah who was smiling at ajax before following him. xavier and bianca joining them.

"well, belfiore makes an appearance." she grinned and his face twisted. what was her problem with him? but it was lily who answered. raising from the table, and sneering at her. bianca, taken back by the sirens sneer as she grabs peter's hand. dragging him away to the dance floor. god she hated bianca.

and wednesday glided through the door. a small grin on peter's face. the raven dress, from uriah's heap. thing had gotten it to her. peter turns to look at xavier, only to find him gawking at wednesday. right.

"you like him?" the girl questioned and he didn't even bother turning to her. eyes locked on the boy he did in fact like. staring intently at his female friend. ignoring how his chest burned.

"yes."

"i can fix that." her voice sounded, but it wasn't her voice at all. it was low, seductive. and he turned back to look at her. watching the white eyes fade back to brown. fear painted on her face as she returned from the split second.

"do it." he whispered, fully turning to her.

"a siren's song is painful peter." she cried, pushing him away. something was wrong. the power of the pearl wasn't holding back anymore.

"i'm sorry." he mumbled, regretting bringing it up. not regretting saying it though. it was true. he did want to get over the artistic boy and if manipulation was his only choice. so it be. and he noticed wednesday and enid at the drinks table.

"interesting choice of date though." enid spoke as she looked back at wednesday date. only then did peter notice the galpin boy. so tyler got that invite to the dance. good.

"i think they're perfect for each other.'' peter added as he glided over into the conversation. snatching the yetini out of wednesday hands. ms thornhill was on no spike duty, but everyone knew it was already spiked.

"i could say the same thing for you two." wednesday added, looking between the two dates. lily dancing on her own on the dancefloor, glaring up ajax. before looking at lucas who stood mindlessly.

"it's not what it looks like."

"good, cause that pilgrim already had two strikes in my book."

"lucas is trying to make his ex jealous. i'm trying to make ajax jealous."

"why didn't you just talk to him?" he had heard about the mishap between the two. enid had finally asked ajax out only for him to not show up. something clearly wrong with such actions because he heard the rants he went on about enid as peter lingered in places.

"wednesday, i come in peace." lucas started walking over, arms up in surrender. before enid pulled him away. telling him some strange facts about the yetis.

"i don't trust him." peter mumbled, watching lucas look back at them. grinning.

"that makes two of us." wednesday replied as she picked up two more drinks. peter grabbing one for lily who had moved to sit down.

"can't believe you brought him? and you peter, a siren. really?" xavier spat as the two turned to find the long haired boy standing there. staring down at them wiht disgust.

"why are you bringing this up? as if this dance was tedious enough."

"because you don't know what he did to me." and peter halted in his tracks. what did he mean by that? did tyler se- no, he wouldn't have.

"enlighten me."

"xavier-" peter mumbled, soft features as he looked up at him. only for xavier to already be glaring at him.

"go hang out with your new girlfriend, be careful hope she's not tricking you." he chuckled lowly, how could he? judging people of stereotypes, what an arsehole.

"you know nothing about her." peter spat. xavier face twisted in a  sneer and peter continued in his way to get to lily. rage slowly pouring into his bones as xavier turned back wednesday.

"she's so odd." lily spoke and he turned to find wednesday dancing with tyler. and peer only chuckled sure wednesday was odd. but that was the good thing about her. and lily dragged him off to the dance floor once more, shrugging his suit jacket off as he went. grinning and smiling as they danced. she liked him. but certainly more as a friend. afterall she looked back to find her girlfriend dancing with enid. talaih turned to look at lily, mentally asking if everything was okay. the plan was still in action.

"do me a favour. take of your amulet and make me forget about him." xavier questioned as he glared into the crowd of dancing people. bianca half expected to follow his eyes on wednesday with tyler. but in fact. his eyes bore straight into the side of peter's belfiore head. who was dancing with lily. the pair flailing their arms around as he spun her on the spot. watching as he laughed, a real laugh. one that tickled his chest as she stumbled slightly.

"peter belfiore?" she questioned and he turned back to look at her. finally pulling his eyes off peter as he watched the boy's hands drop to her waist. lily looked over peter's shoulder to see xavier sat alone glaring at them. an upbeat song starting to play. hips swaying against the others as she lifted her hand to his cheek. and something inside xavier snapped. he couldn't take it anymore.