The Devil Slayer & The Steam Prince Volume1

Chapter 7 Sleepover Prt3

Seth's POV: I wake up before Antonio and quietly slink through the shadows and head downstairs for breakfast alone I wanted to eat alone because I'm used to it that way and besides I have that special someone on my mind. As I sip my juice and place my order I see Antonio walk in and so I just stay seated and stare at the wall. "Morning said Antonio greeting me." "Mornin I reply before looking away from him and instead stared at the flower arrangement." "Sleep well Antonio asked trying to start a conversation." "As well as I could I guess came my reply." "So what should we do today Antonio said while tapping his fingers on the table." "I don't know I'm fine with anything I replied rolling my eyes.———————————————————————
Eventually after breakfast I excuse myself from the table and walk towards moms arch in the garden and then I take my ballet stance spin on one leg in place before jumping and ballet dancing from steam cloud to steam cloud I even manage to pull off some moves of a pas de deux and finish with a few custom moves of my own once I stop dancing and I'm on solid ground I realize I have been quietly crying while dancing but I manage to pull myself together as best as I can because I hear footsteps coming closer to me so I turn around and see it's Antonio.———————————————————————
"How much did you see I said not looking him in the eye." "Only the pas de deux and the ending moves." Antonio answered before walking over to me. "What are you doing I asked?" "Making you look me in the eye and clearly you been crying your eyes are puffy Antonio said as he lifted up my head and turned it to stare him eye to eye." "So what if I have with all due respect it should not worry you and do you know what we are doing today yet I answer back at him." "How about tonight we go out to eat and we just order in for lunch and watch TV said, Antonio." "I guess that sounds fine I reply as I try to shake out of Antonio's grip." "Tell me what's making you cry is it still the loss of your mom or is it something else Antonio stated standing in front of me." "Stop standing in my way and it's something else it's the secret now can you move so I can go get dressed I say slightly annoyed." ———————————————————————
Antonio finally steps out of my way at those words and I walk up to my room and close the door behind me before getting dressed and sitting on my bed to open my journal and write in it trying to come up with words that express my feelings and I remember I left my Instruments at dads so I walk over to Antonio's room and knock on his door. "What's up did you have a vision of another attack or were u just eager to get started on our binge-watching Antonio asked?" "Neither You up for a ride to my family house I wanna grab my Instruments from the ballroom at dads and I'm sure you wouldn't like it if I took off by myself without warning you I explained."
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Antonio nodded and so we headed for Whitman manor and once at the gate I ring the buzzer. "It's the family prince." I say into the voice security. "Come on in Seth good to see you back so soon Ricky says in reply before buzzing us in." We pull up to the entrance and then walk to the ballroom with Aaron following behind us. "I just need my basics so my Guitar, Flute, Harmonica, Violin and Tambourine all sent to my room in Fairy Tail boys dorms" I state as I walk around the musical ballroom. Between the three of us, we manage to find all the items sealed in their respective cases.———————————————————————
"Sir with all due respect wouldn't the instruments be safer here and less of a bother to others if you made your songs here Aaron stated" I stop short and wonder how he knew I was writing songs again but it makes sense that if I'm looking for my basics to make music with that I'm writing songs again and he is right I would be able to get more work done when surrounded by quite. "You're right Aaron but leave them somewhere in the room that I can find them quickly and I'd like to give all of them a test drive if you don't mind." I say as I look to Aaron my personal butler of the family house and Antonio my childhood friend who both stood side by side.
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They nod and sit down so I sit in mother's chair and tuned the strings until they were where I wanted and then played a melody on every instrument and yet I couldn't find words to flow with the melody but I could feel in my heart that the song was going to be a confession of love type song. I finish playing the last notes of the flute and then look at the guys and ask what they thought. "It's a beautiful melody Seth I'm not sure what the song will be but I could feel that it was connected deeply to your feelings Aaron said kindly." "Aaron is right dude I felt you putting yourself into your music the last I saw you play anything so deep was when you played at your mom's funeral per her request." Antonio stated. ———————————————————————
"Well I can't seem to find the words to the song yet but I'm sure over time they will come to me seeing as this is my own piece and not a song someone did in the past but I'm glad you both seem to like it I reply with a warm smile." Antonio and I eventually leave my old home I tell Aaron that if I think of any lyrics that I will write them down and send them over and I want them stacked next to the instrument cases and he just nods in reply.———————————————————————
Antonio and I are now back at Bartell estate and we just binge watch movies on the TV and have lunch as we do. "All I know is the title that is also the chorus of the song I say out of the midst of nowhere." I then say it's called perfect 10 and it's a song to let the secret be known and Antonio smiles giving me a thumbs up by now it's 1 in the afternoon. We spend the next 4 hours laughing and cringing and singing to movies we never will outgrow and now it's 5:30 and I'm in the shower and as I wash my hair I have my back up against the wall and imagining instead I'm up against Gray's chest and instead of washing my own hair he is washing it for me. I snap out of daydream mode and rinse off before drying off and getting into something simple but elegant I then adjust my collar and cuffs before swooping my hair off to the side and curling it down.———————————————————————
As soon as I open my door I see Antonio about to knock. "Let's go and at dinner I'll tell you the secret as long as you keep it to yourself I say with a soft smile." we eventually get to the restaurant and right after being seated we are asked our drink orders. "Orange soda with a splash of sprite for me says Antonio." "I will have a Shirley temple with 2 cherries and an orange wedge to garnish please I answer when the waitress looks over to me." the waitress just nods and walks away.
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"Well now that we have a few moments alone before she gets back with the drinks I can tell you the secret I say to Antonio after taking a deep calming breath, I'm gay and I have crush on Gray Fullbuster the ice stripper of FairyTail please do not tell Natsu or Juvia because then Juvia will get pst if she finds out and Natsu will blab right to Gray in front of a crowd and then I will not be able to show my face around the guild anymore I say to my childhood friend as my secret is laid bare."
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"Wow dude that's just a shock but I support you and I promise I wont tell any of FairyTail about it Antonio says as he looks me dead in the eye." I tell him thanks before lifting up my menu to decide on a dish. Soon enough our waitress comes back with our drinks and asks us for our order. "We will start with the extra stringy mozzarella cheese sticks as for my main dish I'll have the cheeseburger lasagna Antonio answered." "I'll have the steak and fettuccine alfredo and that comes with garlic bread correct I said looking to the waitress." She simply nodded in reply. "Good then that will do it for me and I'll take that steak medium rare please I said as I closed my menu and passed it over to her." The waitress collects Antonio's menu from him and then walks away to put in our order.———————————————————————
"Planning a food coma are you Antonio joked." I roll my eyes at him. "I haven't had a real filling fattening hunker down feel good kind of meal in a long time I respond." "So of all guys to fall for in this land why pick Gray of FairyTail like I'm not trying to judge I'm just curious said Antonio." "He plays off cold but his actions give him a warm heart and him and I both watched our loved ones draw last breath he puts up a cold front cause of all the guilt of not being able to save his parents and his foster tutor and even his tutors daughter that much pain and suffering would cause people to have a cold mood towards the outside world but I want to see if my feelings are returned and if I can thaw that shell away I say before taking a sip of my drink, Besides he is just so hunky looking how could anyone not fall for him I muse sweetly as I fiddle with my straw." ———————————————————————
Eventually our food comes and I stab the meat with my fork and dig right in after a few refills on our drinks we finish our meals and are asked if we would like to see a dessert menu. Antonio nods as do I once I saw that they had a molten lava cake I started to think of instead of being here with Antonio how I would feel if I was with the arctic hunk of the fairy's sitting across from me and so I shove my copy of the dessert menu upward to hide my face before deciding on the blackberry chocolate souffle served with fresh vanilla bean ice cream. Antonio got the white chocolate mango mousse. Once the waitress was gone Antonio looked over at me and asked me why I freaked so suddenly.———————————————————————
"I saw they had lava cake on the list and so I was imagining what it would be like if I was here with Gray instead of you sitting across from me I answered nervously before biting my nails." "Okay dude clearly you got the feels bad Antonio said with both hands up." Soon enough our desserts came and we ate them with joy and then paid and headed for home. I just sat on my windowsill and stared at the sky and wondered what Gray was doing right now most likely he was taking his late night bath.————————————————————————
"At least I won't embarrass myself if I decide to dance tonight I thought aloud." I then recited a wishing phrase I haven't used since I was a little thing. 'Carry my wish oh winds to the stars that light my path this night, Carry this wish swift and true, May the song my heart sings be heard without a spoken word, Bring me a peaceful rest and may the one I care for in my dreams know these feelings of mine in due time.' I then sealed the window and slipped under the covers to drift into slumber.