Demons without Desire

Rumour has it.

I returned to my apartment, it was the first time since the attachment that I had even stepped foot in the place. The door had notices nailed to them making me tear them off but before I could read a line Zak's hand took them out of mine.

"One step at a time yeah?" He asked. I nodded and unlocked the door walking in.

Nothing had changed, not that I expected it to but nothing was the same either. The air was stagnant and the place just seemed... Well it seemed dead. 

I walked around for a few minutes touching pieces of fabric throughout the apartment before I stopped and looked at Zak. "What's going in storage?" He asked.

After we had got back from Red Rock this morning he had been quiet, at first I was worried that our sexcapade had unnerved him but he kept holding onto my hand and moving closer to me when I went too far away from him. He was noticeably clingy. It was only after that I finally pushing him away slightly that he announced that he wanted me to move in with him.

At first, I laughed told him to stop playing and to pass me Gracie's Kibble as I made her lunch but his face was serious. When I realised he was the kibble hit the floor and I was on him like white on rice. We were making out hard but I slipped and nearly went over causing our heated session to come to an abrupt stop, fixing the kitchen and Gracie's Lunch went to discussing things such as if he was actually serious.

Turns out he was.

"Ring! Ring! Bitch!" Elle called walking into my apartment with brown tape and a few boxes.

"Hey." I smiled giving her a hug.

"Oh sister! I've missed you. So what is going on?" She asked.

I looked at Zak who gave an approving nod. "I'm moving.."

"Oh."

"Moving in with Zak." I added and braced myself for squealing but nothing came.

I opened my eyes to see her face, she looked between us and then at me harder "Are you serious?" She asked in a tone I knew wasn't friendly.

I sighed "What's the problem?"

"You barely know each other?!" She snapped.

I was gobsmacked "I think I know him pretty well! Seeing as I've been living with him for the past few months spending every day with him!"

"And that is suppose to be healthy is it?!" She shouted.

"I don't get why you are so against this? I thought you of all people would be happy for me at least?"

"I'm suppose to be happy that you're about to move in with some guy who has a list of conquests as long as the fucking declaration of independence!"

"Hold on a minute." Zak spoke holding his hands up.

"Shut up! I'm not talking to you!"

"Don't you dare speak to him like that!" I shouted at her.

She scoffed at me and snatched her bag up "You're a fucking idiot." She spat thrusting papers at me.

I grabbed them and saw comments filled each page. I shook my head reading them carefully before dropping them down on the side "I don't believe any of them."

She looked at me like I had grown 4 heads. "All the women are telling you what an animal he can be and yet you still choose to believe him?!"

I noticed Zak had picked up the pieces of paper and had began reading them himself.

"I believe him because I am with him.. I am with him Elle and all that means nothing to me! If he was this Animal  that they all make him out to be. Why isn't he in jail? Why is he on TV? Why is he allowed to walk around in society?" I asked.

"Because of money you stupid girl! Tell her! Tell her I'm wrong?!" She shouted at Zak who looked up.

My heart thudded in my chest seeing his face, I had seen emotions across his face before, anger, determination, sadness, happiness, loneliness. But this one wasn't one I had encountered. Hurt and confused.

"I- Where did you get these?" He asked Elle blinking his eyes.

"On the internet. You look in the right places and everything will come up." She spat.

"Zak?" I questioned.

He shook his head "I- I've never seen this before.. All this?" He asked Elle who had been giving him daggers.

"Cut the crap, you might be able to play her but you can't play me." She bit.

"Shut up!" I snapped at her.

"Look at him Kaylee! He is a fucking monster and you can't see it! Are you that stupid?!"

"Get out!" I shouted at her causing her to look at me confused. "GET OUT!"

"Be it on your head." She snarled before stalking out the apartment and slamming my door.

I looked at Zak who had been sat on the couch looking at all the pieces of paper, "I- I don't understand."

My heart ached seeing him like this, he was the one who guided and supported me. He was the rock out of us and I was this hopeless mussel that clung onto the rock when the waves hit hard.

"Is this what women do?" He asked looking up at me hurt. "They say things that are unforgiveable here.. I - I could lose everything because of this."

I sank on the seat beside him and began reading what was put when his hand pulled my face away to look at him "Please don't read it. I can't see you look at me different. Kaylee please."

"Okay." I whispered putting them down on the table and holding onto his wrist.

"I understand if you don't want to move in wit-"

"Hey.. I do. Okay, this? All this? Is jealousy and gossip. All of it. I don't believe a word of it. Even if it was true? You are a complete different person with me then you are to what they have wrote."

"I haven't done th-"

"Then do not panic or worry over this. I believe you. Okay?" I asked. He nodded and looked at the papers.

"Bin them. Then we pack." I answered. A small smile filled his lips as he looked at me.

"I don't deserve you." He whispered kissing my forehead. I grinned and watched him throw them in the bin.

"Right... What is first?" He asked.

"I think the bedroom is first." I answered. He nodded and picked up a box. I stood up and removed it from his hand.

"You're right. It will probably be better not to pack them, just carry them out in piles. I think I brought va-" I stopped him from picking up anything and slowly walked backwards with a smirk on my face.

"Don't we need tape? Or a pen?" He asked.

"Only if you plan on taping me to the bed." I replied. He caught on and picked me up onto his waist.

"Now... Let's just try my bed out and see if that needs to be put in storage or if we need to throw it away." I giggled as he kicked the bedroom closed behind him.