Hold On To Me (WillDip)

Chapter 7: The Library

After breakfast, Will got started on cleaning up the ballroom from last night's events. The music on low as he danced around with the broom, sweeping up the dust and dropped food. He hummed along to the song as he wiped down the tables, oblivious to everything, and anyone.

Mason, meanwhile had come to find him, and was leaning up against the wall with a smirk as he watched Will dance, and clean about. The demon did a little twist before sliding across the floor on his socks, promptly inducing Mason to laugh. Will squeaked in fright, clutching the broom to his chest as he realized he had been caught.

"Master Mason!" Will grumbled, heart beating fast in shock. Mason came over and bowed before offering his hand to him, "Care for a dance?"

Will blushed and put down the broom, taking his hand in his "S-Sure."

The two danced around the Ballroom, enjoying themselves immensely, Will's feet not getting trodden on once while Will led.

"What else can you do? Besides dance?" Mason asked, as they sat down and took a break at one of the tables. Will smiled "Well, I can play the violin, piano and the guitar,"

Mason gaped "That's impressive!"

"No, not really, I was immortal, I had a lot of time on my hands, so unless I wanted to go insane with bordem I filled my time learning things,"

"Sounds hard, being immortal," Mason said, sounding a little sarcastic. Will sighed "Kind of, my twin brother Bill was always around, but he, uh, he's not anymore..." Will said, sadness in his voice. Mason glanced up at him from his seat, a little shocked that Will had family, let alone a twin brother,

"What happened to him?"

"He died,"

"Oh, I'm sorry" Mason said, putting a hand on Wills own to comfort him, but Will snatched his hand back and stood up. "I better finish cleaning," he said.

Mason nodded, looking a little upset that he had ruined the mood,

"Oh, okay. Um, yeah, good idea, er, I'm just going to go find Mabel" he muttered, leaving the room, practically kicking himself for being so stupid.

~

Will finished the cleaning and went to go put away the cleaning supplies when he found his Master, leaned up against the wall in the hallway, his eyes closed and teeth gritted. "Master? Are you okay?" Will asked. Ford nodded, although he didn't look very good. "Have you cleaned the ballroom?" he asked,

"Yes sir, are you sure you're okay? You look very pale,"

Ford's eyes snapped open. "I'm fine! I just didn't get much sleep last night!" he snapped, unhappy for showing weakness, let alone to the damn servant, his head was pounding painfully. Will stepped back as he left the hallway, and watched as Ford hurried off to his room, shutting the door behind him with a bang.

It was nothing new that he suffered from insomnia, his mind never seemed to quieten, headaches were common, and with all his work, his experiments and socializing, eventually he found it hard to sleep and hard to think. Like some part of his head was in a locked box and he was banging his fists against it constantly to beg for what was hidden inside. Ford sat down at his desk and rubbed his eyes tiredly. He really needed to sleep, when had been the last time he had a proper nap? Three days ago? Two?

He stood up and unlatched his thick cape, setting it over the chair before he face planted on the blue covers of his messy bed. He was asleep before he hit the pillow.

~

That afternoon, Mason sat down with a stack of books in the Manors library, hoping to catch up on some reading. He was just getting started when he heard a knock, he looked up as Will appeared in the doorway, a small smile on his face "Can I join you? In reading?" he asked.

Mason nodded "Sure" he said, thankful Will wasn't mad at him.

Will came over and sat down, taking off his vest and rolling up the sleeves of his button up "What do you want to read? We've basically got our own private library" Mason boasted.

"I've most likely read all of these before"

Mason set his book down. "Really? Because your immortal?"

Will nodded "I got bored"

"Then why did you come here?"

"I got bored" Will replied with a shrug, Mason sighed "Me too, I've read almost everything in here"

"Then do you mind if I could ask some questions?"

Mason nodded "Sure go ahead" he said.

"Would this body be considered, cute?"

Mason went red, "It's an honest question, Mason, I have no idea, my brother thought all humans were ugly, even the ones that looked decent enough," Will insisted.

"Well, that depends on who it is...What they're ugh, preferences are, if you will" Mason said, looking down at his fingernails.

"But am I cute? That's what I'm asking, if someone who liked males saw me would they stop and stare or just a glance?"

"Well... Yes... Probably. Um, yes? I don't know" Mason squeaked, he felt like dying right about now, why was Will asking him this!?

"Second question?" Will asked,

Mason nodded, Will grinned "Can I please have some food?"

Mason looked up in shock "Yes! Of course, you don't have to ask, you can eat whatever Ford didn't eat from breakfast, which is probably everything," Mason said, his Uncle didn't have much of an appetite.

"Really? Oh okay. Cause I haven't eaten anything since the last time you gave me food," Will said. Mason gasped "But that was like, two days ago! Oh, Will, you silly demon," Mason hurried off and came back with a plate of food for him and Will took it gratefully "Thank you."

"No problem, anymore questions?"

Will shook his head, his mouth full.

~

Mason didn't understand the joke Will was telling him, the unloved stack of books still sat at the table in the library, and Will's plate of food, now scraped clean also sat on the messy surface.

Mason laughed as Will explained it to his confused face and the demon burst into laughter as Mason grinned, falling off his chair which made them laugh more.

"Ow" Will laughed, rubbing the back of head. Mason grabbed his hand and heaved him back up "That's karma if I ever saw it" he chuckled, blushing when he realized Will's shirt had come undone, just a bit at the bottom. "Um, your shirt, its undone" Mason said.

Will looked down "Oh, whoops"

Will quickly re-buttoned his shirt. "I never had to wear clothes before as a triangle. Life was better without them. All this damn fabric gets twisted and annoying."

Mason's face went red again "Y-Yeah well they're um, kind of necessary for a human"

"Well, I do suppose I have body parts that need covering now, shame" Will said, tucking his bow tie back under the collar and adjusting his outfit to make it more tidy. Mason stood up "Well, I better get back to doing nothing, what about you?"

"I still have to clean up the rest of the house" Will replied. Mason tucked the unread books under his arm "Just watch out for Ford, he's tired and grumpy"

"I believe I can hear him snoring like a foghorn, so nothing to worry about, hes asleep," Will said, making his way to the door.

Mason chuckled and went to go re-shelve the books.