Red Haze

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Nineteen

"I never pegged you as the girl with 2inch makeup on her face!" Jayden said desperately.

"Beauty is to charm another and another form of defense, my friend," Amelia countered, laying her makeup on the coffee table.

"Does that mean I'll have to kill somebody whenever you pick up your makeup brush? I will not have you charming another soul," Lucian said jokingly, but behind that smile, he meant it. He sat Jayden down on the couch. "Don't bother running away,"

"Technically speaking, I am holding this brush for him," she quipped, twirling the brush with her fingers.

"WAIT WAIT WAIT NO NO. I'M FORCED AGAINST MY WILL !" Jayden picked up her hint the very second it was dropped and crossed his hands over his face like a wall.

"Mhmm.. That would mean I would lose a good foot soldier though," Lucian replied. Nevertheless, he wrapped his fingers around Jayden's neck loosely.

"Foot soldier? I am no foot soldier. I am - " he stopped in his tracks with just a short "Mhm " from Lucian. "What I meant was I would be honored to be NOT part of this ... experiment with.. brushes.. and possible strangulation,"

"Hah ! But, I'll let this slide because you are my dear friend," Lucian chuckled with a slap at Jayden's back as he motioned Amelia to come forth. "Be grateful, foot soldier,"

"I really rather not, useless commander," Jayden muttered under his breath.

"Said something?" Lucian challenged with humor in his voice.

"Of course not," Jayden said sweetly but his eyes tells a whole new story.

"FINALLY, my time to shine," Amelia beamed with radience, powdering the foundation on the back of her hand.

"What is that?" Jayden asked with a tiny hint of fear in his voice.

"Foundation to make your skin smooth and pretttaaaayyyyy,"

"You're poking my eyes," Jayden grumbled, crossing his arms.

"Then, keep them close!" she countered as she continued to draw the eyeliner.

"WHY ARE YOU PUTTING GLUE ON MY EYES" Jayden demanded as he tried to snatch away the glue from her hand but Amelia dodged it easily.

"It's your eyelashes! Not your bloody eyes! And, stay put! " Amelia said as she literally grabbed his face to keep it still.

"What's the difference ! " he muffled.

Lucian cleared his throat that made Jayden still but it only lasted for a good minute.

Both kept slapping each other's hand away from each other and grunting every now and then. One grunt because he is about to be a clown and the entertainment of the year and the other grunts because the other is destroying her so-called masterpiece. It was a view that Lucian never thought he could ever witness. His lover having the time of her life and his brother so truly relaxed and not faking his happiness as he always does.

Maybe the thousand years of waiting is truly worth it. 

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A really short chapter :(
I'm so sorry