Hocus Pocus (rewritten)

Cha. 14. The Pen, The Paint, And The Pain In The Ass

"If you touch anything in this apartment, I swear to god I will break and invert your ribcage!" Jasper threatens through his teeth, pointing his finger at Anti, giving him 'the glare.'

"Î̵̛̹͑ ̷̗͑̈́w̴̗͕̔͋͘o̵̘̒n̶̘͓̳̏͘̕t̵̡̠͔͒̚͠~" he drags his finger across his chest like a scout boy with a grin plastered on his face.

Jasper's face relaxes for only a second before his scowl returns. "you don't have a heart, do you?" he grumbles.

"hahahaha! Of course not!"

Jasper huffs as he crams a surgical mask into his duffle bag. "I'll be back around lunch to check up on you anyway, so if one thing is out of place, your demon ass is dirt!" he badgers.

Anti tilts his head "aw, you don't trust me? Oh, pastel boy. I thought you -of all people- would trust an outcast~"

You could practically feel Jasper's blood boil at that point. Noticeably, his jaw clenches and his body breaks out into angry tremors.

"Anti, knock it off" you extinguish the situation by linking your arm with Jasper's, making it very clear whose 'side' you're on.

Anti rolls his eyes, halting his little attack. "Who killed the fun in you this morning? I was only joking."

"Jokes have punchlines... Banter is fine, but please don't actively push Jasper's buttons when we're actively halting our lives to help you out."

Anti scowls at you.

"...Alright, whatever ma" Anti inevitably has the last jab.

"Unbelievable" with a glout, Jasper hesitantly opens the apartment door and refuses to peel his eyes off Anti as he slowly closes it.

The door clicks shut and then Jasper locks it.

"...How long do you think it's going to take the bitch to invade our privacy?" he asks.

"I'd give him 5 minutes" you answer honestly as you both toddle down the staircase.

Jasper drove and dropped you off before the kids' bell. "Please don't bring home anymore demons!" he pleads.

"I'll try my best not to" you shut the passenger door to the rustbucket before Jasper drives off.

(Seán's POV)

The curtains to the bedroom fly open and Seán winces. He grumbles and shields his face with the blanket. The plasticy texture of the covers crinkled against his skin and gave him the temporary comfort of warmth.

He groaned as he felt a gentle hand nudge his shoulder.

"Howdy bitch!" Gab playfully says, shaking him.

A half smile makes its way onto his face "Howdy bitch" Seán slurs tiredly.

He then emerges from the den of blankets, squinting when the sun blinds him. "Ngh. What... time is it?" he asks in a raspy voice.

"11am" his girlfriend smiles.

"That's way too early" he covers his face with the blanket again.

Evelein sighs. She then grabs a pillow and smacks Seán with it. "Wake up lazy bones"

"Fight me" He grumbles, face down in his pillow.

"C'mon! We're going to the library today, remember?" Evelein rolls him over.

The Irishman nods and rubs his tired eyes. "Yeah, in a couple of hours." he yawns, trying to feel around for the blanket that Evelein snatched off him.