Barbatos's heart

Pros and Cons: Soulmates

Barbatos's POV:

I stayed in my room after the ball. I tried to make sense of everything that had happened. The way she made me feel, the mood swings, the nervousness. I thought love, at first sight, didn't exist, but that's exactly what this was. I had heard of soul mates but I never believed in them. I never thought I'd have one, let alone meet them. I tried to deny it the whole night, but the more time I spent with her, the more I felt it, that connection. I couldn't get her out of my mind. 'Damn her!'

I decided to weigh the pros and cons of giving in...

Pros:
She is my Soul mate. That is pretty hard to ignore, but possible if I tried... She is beautiful. Her soft lips, hazel eyes, long soft hair, angelic smile, her voice... She is sweet, sassy, funny, smart, very kind, and understanding. She is forgiving and she makes me smile and laugh.

Cons:
She is young. Very young compared to me. She is an angel, and she is royalty at that. I am a demon and a butler. We come from 2 separate worlds both literally and metaphorically. I haven't had a lover in quite some time and I'm not emotionally stable. I don't know how to convey my emotions. How would I communicate how I feel? She makes me nervous. I can't concentrate. I'm clumsy around her. Our personalities can clash.

I sighed and fell tiredly into my bed. 'She literally kicked off her shoes during the ball, so unexpected for a princess' I laughed to myself. I wasn't used to someone so free-spirited and rebellious. Sure, Diavolo had similar traits but this was different somehow. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing. I am very reserved and to myself but my soul mate is outgoing and spontaneous. I don't know if I could make it work, but fate thought so. 'Elaina... My beautiful Elaina' I thought of her as I drifted off to sleep.

That night I had a dream. I was playing the piano. It had been years since I had touched it but I was playing a beautiful piece and Elaina was there next to me. She smiled brightly at me but her eyes were watery. Was she crying? She was barefoot in a casual, flowy dress with a flower crown in her hair. Beautiful, she was glowing. When I was done playing she sat on the bench next to me, I could feel the heat coming off her body as she leaned in closer... *ring ring ring* My D.D.D went off and jolted me out of my dream. I groaned in annoyance and anger that I had been cut off from my vision. I answered my phone annoyed "Hello?" I was shocked as I heard the voice on the other end "Elaina!? How did you get my number??" I sputtered as I hit my head on the headboard, letting out a small groan and cursing.

".... -llo? Barbatos? Hello? Did I wake you? You sound mad. Diavolo gave me your number. I'm sorry to bug you..." She murmured. She sounded so pathetic. She must have thought I was annoyed at her, I felt bad. 'ugh!! When she's sad it hurts my heart, why?' "No, It's okay. My alarm was about to go off anyway. Sorry for sounding so annoyed... Do you need something?" I asked politely. "Diavolo told me to call you. He and the others are at the Student Council room at RAD for a meeting. He requests your presence." She stated. "A meeting? Why wasn't I made aware of this? Wait, the others?" I wondered out loud. "Yeah, the brothers, Simeon, and Luke are here too. Don't worry. I don't think anyone expected a meeting this morning. Everyone looks really bothered, especially Belphie." She chuckled.

I got ready to go to RAD for this mystery meeting. I wondered what it could be about. Diavolo usually filled me in on these things. I was nervous, maybe it was about me and Elaina.

When I walked into the Student Council room, everyone looked in my direction. "Ah Barbatos, glad you could join us. Shall we get this meeting started?" Diavolo boomed. Everyone grunted in reply, they all looked like they were dragged out of bed and brought her against their will by Lucifer.

My suspicions turned out to be right. The meeting was in fact about Elaina and me. Diavolo explained what was happening and what we would do from this point on. I often found myself glancing over in Elaina's direction, expecting some sort of surprised reaction to the mention of me being her soul mate but she kept her cheery composure, as usual. She noticed me at one point and shot me a big, bright grin. I blushed and cast my head down in embarrassment but it made me happy to see her react that way.

It was decided that Simeon would have to return, briefly, to the Celestial Realm to inform Michael of the current situation. That's when I felt it, a pang in my heart, but it didn't come from me. I looked over at Elaina, a look of pure fear washed over her face. The pang I felt was from her. I could feel her emotions... She looked like she was going to cry. I couldn't help myself. I moved over to her and wrapped my arms around her. She stiffened at the sudden contact but relaxed in my arms after I coaxed her through her fear. "It will be alright, don't worry. We will get through this... Together!" I promised. "Really??" She sniffled and rubbed her eyes with her fist like a child. I couldn't help but smile lovely at her. "Of course! After all, you're my Soulmate."