Three Kings, One Girl, One Decision

Chapter 10: A Night With The Shadow King

"Cici! Wake up!" I hear someone yell while banging on my door. I groan and pull a pillow over my head, trying to ignore the twenty-one year old boy banging on my door. He only continues to yell and bang on the door until I'm forced to do something about it. I give out another groan as I pull myself off of my bed and drag my feet across the floor to my door. I fling the door open and give Gabe a glare that could kill.

"Who dares awake my slumber?" I growl and he flinches.

"I do, Cici. I need to hear everything. Now," he say, becoming brave.

"This couldn't have waited until I was awake?" I ask irritably.

"Nope. You just went on dates with brothers. We need to talk."

"You had better have a peace offering."

"I made pancakes," he says shyly.

"Fine," I say and we walk to the kitchen. Sitting on the table is a large stack of pancakes, buttered and drenched in syrup. I sit down and chow down on the pancakes, downing them within fifteen minutes, and then wash them down with a large glass of milk. I sigh in delight and slouch in my seat. Gabe looks at me, waiting patiently for me to begin. I sigh and begin to tell of last night, leaving out the part about him telling me that he and his brothers are demon kings. When I'm done he closes his eyes to think, analyzing what I told him.

"This is bad, Cici. This is real bad," he says quietly.

"Huh?"

"Both of these brothers clearly like you a lot. You're going to have to ch-"

"There's a third one," I interrupt him. His eyes widen in surprise.

"A third one?! Cici! Who?!"

"Kage, their other brother. I have a date with him tonight..."

He looks at me, mouth gaping open. He moves his mouth to try and talk, but nothing comes out.

"Y-You have three brothers coming after you? What have you done?" he whispers.

"I didn't do anything! They came after me!" I yell. He nods slowly, trying to process what I said. I sigh and stand up, leaving him to think about this nonsense by himself while I go to my room to do my own thinking.

I sit on my bed and stare at my art wall. I look to my three most recent drawings. The first one is the one I drew of Egyn after he was in my dream. The second is the one with Kage standing right inside a cave. The third is one I drew of Amaimon. He's sitting on a tree branch, legs crossed and one hand leaning on the branch while the other holds a lollipop to his mouth. These three boys are demons, I think to myself in awe. Sure, I had known that they were different but I didn't think they would be demons. I sigh and fall back on my bed, staring at the ceiling.

"What am I going to do?" I ask myself, playing with the locket that is constantly around my neck. It's a habit to touch and play with it when I'm thinking. I've had it for a long time, as long as I can remember. Although, I can't remember how I got it. I look at my clock, pulling myself out of my thoughts. It's almost noon, I wonder what time Kage is coming to get me. As if on cue, my phone vibrates to show that I have a new text. I don't recognize the number, but I have a good idea of who it is.

I'll be picking you up around 9. Try to dress in leather, it keeps the wind out. ~Kage

Okay, I reply.

Nine? That's kinda late for a date. And dress in leather to keep the wind out? What are we doing? I wonder.

"Kage is the Demon King of Shadows and Darkness." That's what Egyn had said. I shrug off the thought. It's not like he would hurt me if he was taking me out. I sigh and look at the clock again. What am I supposed to do for nine hours?