Penumbra.

-7-

*Barth P.O.V*

"Luciel it's okay! Stop screaming! YOU'RE HURTING MY FUCKIN' EARS!" I yell while getting out of bed, she's still on the floor in shock, holding onto a pillow. I was expecting her to wake up and thank me for getting her out of that situation, not this.
How did I not see it coming?

"No,no,no,no. Oh god, oh fuck. Fucking. Shit." Luciel says stuttering, I kinda like, sprint-run, to her (not really) and kneel down in front of her. "It's okay, nothing happened." I gently grab her shoulders and look into her beautiful golden-green eyes. "Calm down, nothing happened. I swear, you're fine, you're fine." I keep repeating to her. It hurts to know that she would react like that if we were to actually sleep together..

She doesn't mean that, she's just a bit shocked. My wolf Dæmon, says.

Whatever, it still hurts. I respond mentally.

"Where are the others?" She asks, snapping me out of my convo with Dæmon, "The rest of the girls?" I ask, she nods and looks down to the floor. "At the apartment. I told Monty to notify them where you are." She takes a deep breath then exhales, wincing a little bit. "What happened last night?" She asks while raising her head up to look at me. I can't help but look away, she has extremely intense eyes. I clear my throat, "You were drunk out of your mind and.... You were about to sleep with someone." I say. "I saw, and I came to take you home." She looks at me and stands up, still holding on to the pillow for dear life. "Then why aren't I at my place? And why were you even there? I thought you would be sleeping by that hour."

We were following you, like the weirdos we are because we care about you. Dæmon says, as if responding to her question.

"I was..working still." I answer her, "I just happen to pass by there on my way to my place from work." She nods. "I sincerely apologize for letting you see me in such an embarrassing state. I'm leaving now. Thank you for taking care of me, I owe you one." Luciel says, smiling weakly as she sits on the bed to put on her shoes. "You're leaving?" I ask concerned. "Well, yeah. I mean, it would be kinda awkward for me to stay no?" She says chuckling. "Um, actually.." I trail off, Luciel looks away from tying her shoes and looks up at me. " 'Actually' what?" she asks, "I was wondering (hoping) if you wanted to..(stay longer. Please.)...have breakfast first." I say, she stands there for a second, in deep thought. Finally, after a thousand years, she answers. "Yeah sure, I'm pretty famished right now. I haven't eaten anything. Only drank alcohol." She chuckles and winces a little bit. I smile. "Hurts like a bitch, doesn't it?" She nods. "I'm not drinking ever again. That was brutal." We both laugh. "What are we gonna eat?" Luciel asks, I raise an eyebrow while looking up and down at her. "You are not going to eat at a cafe while wearing those alcohol smelling clothes." Her head leans to the right in confusion, "I thought you were going to make me breakfast." My cheeks turn a shade of tomato. I guess she noticed because afterwards she started laughing and apologising to me, saying it's okay that I can't cook for shit and that she'll go with me to a cafe.

Did she just call our food shit? I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE OFFENDED IN MAH LAIF. Dæmon growls out, I can't help but feel offended by her comment too.

She just hasn't eaten our food yet. I reassure him.

SMH. Then let's show her how good of cooks we are!. He yells in a determined voice.

"You want me to cook something for you then?" I ask. "Well, I mean, yeah. It's cheaper dude." She answers. I nod. "Ok, got it. Wait here." I say as I put on my shoes, "Um, where you going?" She asks. "To buy the ingredients, obviously." I answer and I grab my wallet from the end table. "I'll be back in a few, don't leave." She gives me a thumbs up while she takes off her shoes. "Ok, there's some Ramune in my suit case, the T.V is over there-oh um, there's some Pringles here." I grab the chips and hand them to her. "Wow, thanks mom." She says laughing as she grabs it, I blush and turn away. "Um, right. I'll be back. I'll bring some clothes for you okay?" She shakes her head while stuffing her mouth with pringles, "Noh, dohnt wayst monehy forh me. Jus geht tha foohd 'kay?" I chuckle. "Okay, I'll be back in a few." I finish and walk out the door, closing it behind me.