Flame Inside ✿ Damien and Matthew

Chapter 4

Thalia woke up the next morning and checked the time on my phone. 8:38? Wow, I'm up early, she thought briefly before showering and got dressed in a maroon sleeveless crop top, a black skirt that stops at mid thigh, and a black leather jacket. She brushed her hair before putting on a deep red lipstick, winged eyeliner, and some mascara, carefully adjusting her nose ring and her earrings. She grabbed her copy of Jane Eyre before leaving her room and heading down to the dining room. 

As she entered the room, Thalia smelled so many wonderful scents as she sat down at the table, placing her book down on the table in front of her. Soon after, Damien walked into the room. She smiled at his ruffled hair and he smiled back. He sat down next to her as he had the night before greeting her softly. Thalia reached up and straightened his ruffled hair. When she was finished she blushed slightly, apologizing, "S-sorry, it was bothering me."

He leans towards her and whispers, "It's okay, actually it was kinda cute." She blushed harder and he just chuckled in response.

Sam walked in half a sleep and Thalia felt him put his hand on her head, causing her to wrinkle her nose slightly in slight displeasure, "Mornin' doofus." He says while ruffling her hair. He sits down across from her. Annoyed, Thalia fixed her hair quickly. Then Sam yelled towards the kitchen, "HEY! IS THE FOOD DONE YET?! I'M STARVING!"

Thalia rolled her eyes. "It's too early to be yelling." She muttered and Damien nodded in agreement.

"There's no need to yell, Sam!!" James' muffled yell echoes from the kitchen.

"YOU'RE YELLING TOO!"

"Don't argue with me!!"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Thalia snapped, irritated by the pointless argument.

"Agreed." Muttered an irritated Emma from the doorway.

Emma walked in and sat down beside the ginger and Erik followed, sitting across from Damien, rubbing his temples obvious annoyance. "Can we not yell this early in the morning? It's not like we're in the castle." said Erik.

"CASTLE!?" Emma and Thalia asked at the same time.

Sam smirks, "Yeah, we had a castle back home. Our dining room's ten times bigger than this room."

Thalia rolled her eyes. "Bragging much?" She muttered, causing Damien to chuckle. She turned to him with a gentle smile that he couldn't help but return.

Erik then says in a stern voice, "Then wouldn't it be logical to not yell?" Sam just scoffed and Thalia clenched her fist, resisting the urge to smack him. Damien places his hand on top of hers, allowing her to take a deep breath to calm herself.

Soon Matthew and James walk in with plates filled with bacon, eggs, toast, and waffles. They placed the plates down at each seat before seating themselves. "Thank you for the breakfast. It looks amazing!" Thalia complimented and Emma nodded in agreement.

"It's our pleasure, miss. Also I apologize for my childish behavior earlier." said James.

Thalia smiled at him and replied, "It's fine, James, all is forgiven."

"Princess?" Thalia heard a familiar suave voice ask, causing her to look up from her food.

She looked up to see Erik looking at her before replying, "Yes?"

"Is this yours?" Erik pulls out a ring. Her eyes widened and she took the ring.

She stood up and walked over to him, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, Erik." She hugged him over the shoulders. Thalia noticed a slight pink tinge on his cheeks. She smirked and kissed the top of his ear, her attempt to fluster the one who typically does the flustering. She then walked back to her seat and giggled at the stunned look on Erik's face, turning back to her food and basking in the way she had turned the tables.