Flame Inside ✿ Damien and Matthew

Chapter 8

The next day, Thalia was getting ready and thought Today seems like a nice day. I think I'll go out with Emma. She went to Emma's room and found her awake and playing games on her phone. She asked Emma if she wanted to go out today and got a nod in reply. Thalia met her after she finished getting ready and they went downstairs for breakfast. They found two plates of food at their usual seats at the dining room table. There was a note beside Emma's plate that read: "We know you two are going out today so be careful and have a good day, Yours" She smiled and showed the note to Thalia and she also smiled. They ate their food and put our plates in the sink.

They left the kitchen and Emma exclaimed, "Wait, I need to go grab my shoes."

Thalia nods before calling after her, "Can you grab my black combat boots while you're at it?"

"Yeah!" Emma shouts back.

While waiting Thalia tightens her ponytail. "Thalia." Damien states while approaching the girl. She looks up at him with a hum of acknowledgement. "My name..." Damien says softly with a concerned frown on his face.

Thalia furrows her brows in confusion, "Your name...?"

"My true name isn't Damien... I want you to know my real name if something were to happen." He gently pulled Thalia to him and leaned close to whisper in her ear, "My name is Izroul." Damien pulled away and stared at her, "If you're in any danger, call my name. I promise I'll come and help you." Thalia looks up at him and nods. Damien smiled before releasing her hand and heading into the dining room.

Meanwhile, Emma experiences a similar encounter in her room. Matthew pulls Emma close to him and whispers into her ear, "My name is Zecaeru." Matthew pulls away and smiles at her, "If you are in any danger, call my name. I promise that I'll be there." Emma nods with a small smile. Matthew grins at her before walking out of her room. Emma grabs a pair of blue heels to match her skirt before grabbing Thalia's boots from her room.

Emma rushes down the stairs to see Thalia on the phone, calling a taxi because she didn't feel like driving. Once she's off the phone, Emma hands Thalia her boots. Thalia thanks Emma as she laces up the boots. Emma slips on her heels before they both go out the front door. A few minutes later a taxi arrived and they climbed in and gave the driver the directions to their favorite cafe.

They were dropped off at the cafe and they paid the driver. The girls went into the cafe, got their drinks, and talked. They eventually landed on the topic of the incubi as Emma wonders allowed, "Maybe we should have invited the boys to come with us..."

"You just want Matthew to be here." Thalia says with a smirk.

"I- I don't know what you're talking about." Emma stutters, a blush blossoming across her face.

Thalia bursts out laughing, "I'm sorry, I just can't get over this. You really like him, don't you?"

"I guess." She admits, dipping her head forward, effectively causing her red face to be covered by her platinum blonde hair.

"Then tell him." Her ginger friend tells her.

"I don't know how..." Emma says softly.

Thalia sighed. "It'll come out when you need it to." Thalia smiles at Emma before saying, "I'm happy for you, though. Matthew makes you happy. I haven't seen you smile this much since before everything with that asshole started."

Emma frowns slightly at the mention of her father, "I told Matthew about him."

Thalia's eyes widened in surprise, "Really?" Emma nods. Thalia grabs her friend's hand with a smile, "That's great. That means you really trust him." Emma smiles and nods.