HIPPOPOTAMUS (BXB)

Act Two

Since this is a new story, I wasn't expecting an explosive reaction. I will be content with the votes and comments I have received thus far and deliver the next chapter to you here.

But I will expect at least one more this time around :P

ENJOY!

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Theo's P.O.V

'The Walking Sex' blinked at me for a moment, all signs of a smile gone as shock took over. He was still hot when he looked surprised, though.

"Come again?" he asked me. Still blinking.

"If you insist," I replied with a nonchalant shrug, picking up a sachet of sugar idly. "But we're in public."

One of the other employees was standing a few feet away and she was staring at me with her mouth wide open. I glanced around the rest of the cafe. Nearly everyone was staring. It wasn't a large cafe, there were only fifteen or so people, and apparently everyone had heard me. Oh well.

Ronan had his face hidden behind one of the menus and Matilda was shaking her head at me.

'What?' I mouthed to her, and then I turned back to Gale.

"Is that a yes or a no?" I asked him. "Cause if it's a no, then I'll just take the pancakes on their own."

Gale didn't respond, he only cleared his throat and finished putting my order through. I handed him my money and he gave me my change and receipt. The Divine God held onto my hand a little longer than necessary as he handed them over. Then without another word Gale went off to make drinks. I went back to the booth with my friends and sat down.

"Too bad," Matilda patted my arm. Ronan was blushing for me; wide eyed in a state of second hand embarrassment and horror. That's so sweet of him. I pulled out my wallet to put my change away when I noticed something written on the back of my receipt; a phone number. A large grin spread across my face from ear to ear.

"Still got it," I said, smacking the receipt down on the table with a triumphant grin.

"Have I ever told you you are the biggest idiot I've ever met?" Matilda smirked.

"Only a million times."

We waited for our food and it all arrived together. Gale was the one who brought it over, and he gave me a shy sort of smile as he placed my pancakes in front of me. I smiled back as sweet as I could manage. I can only do sweet in very small doses, my demonic soul just wont allow anything more than that.

The three of us ate our food and chatted idly – like we do – and then we were ready to head home. And by home, I mean Matilda's place.

Matilda's house is the furthest away from the school, so we always walked home together and dropped each other off at our houses; which are on the way to hers. Today, we stopped off at mine and Ronan's to get our stuff to stay the night and then made our way to Matty's.

Out the front of her house was a large matte black Hearse with band symbols painted all over it in bad graffiti. We all knew who's car this was – Sebastian Edgerton, Matilda's older brother.

Most people would assume, after seeing Sebastian in person, the Hearse was for Gothic factor, but in reality he owned it to fit all his band equipment in. Right across the hood scribbled in dripping red paint were the words Hungry Anthem Bulls, Sebastian's band. He was the second lead singer and bass player. They were slowly getting more successful.