"Wha-Blade let me go!" I yanked my hand away as we stand outside of the church.

"Why would you do that!?!"

"That man isn't safe."

"That ma-that man is my birth father!"

"I don't care. What, you think he cares about you?"

"Of course he does!"

"He gave you up! He doesn't give a s-"

I slap Blade in the face, golden fire enveloping my hand. There's a red mark on his face as tears sting in my eyes. His eyes are wide as I realize what I've done. "L-Lillian..." I take off running. "WAIT!" Blade chases after me; I run even faster & my head starts killing me. I turn around & I see the tips of his horns glowing brightly. "LILLY WAIT!" I keep running, somehow going faster than Blade, who normally would've caught up. I look at my feet to see the golden flames again. Before I knew it, I was at the house, flames gone & head no longer hurting. It was silent inside, it wasn't that late, there's no way Jonsie was asleep. I notice the light on in the kitchen & go in. "J-" no one was there, but there was a note. "Band practice... emergency call... pizza money... stay safe." I chuckled a bit, but then start crying. The stress of everything suddenly washed over me & I couldn't help but cry.

Days passed & I didn't even want to leave my room; thankfully, I got my birth father's information & apologized. He took it well, saying that he knew Blade's mom. "We got along fine but... my senses rubbed them the wrong way. I could see the things that they didn't like me to see. They saw them as friendly while I-well, it doesn't matter..." I told him it was ok & hung up, sulking in my room. I stared out the window for a while, my depression keeping me in the bed when I didn't have school. What made it even worse was that I was seeing Demons & Devils everywhere now. None were that threatening, but they all stared at me, like I was a animal in a zoo. "Sweetie... someone's at the door for you!" my dad called to me. I groaned loudly, coming downstairs in over sized clothes on a Saturday. I arrived to see Keith of all people, smiling widely & looking over top his sunglasses. "Hey cutie." I quickly shut the door, but his foot stopped it. "Wait, wait, wait. Please!" I sighed, stepping outside to him. "Fine. You have 45 seconds." I say as he nodded. "You. Me. Date. Now." I stare at him as if he was crazy.

"W-Wait... before you get all royal flame on me-"

"Wait, royal f-"

"I just wanted to make sure you're ok & take you out for some fun."

"Keith, I-"

"Please!!!"

"... You try anything & I will kill you."

"Deal."

"Well... come in I guess."

He walked in as Dad glances at me. "Everything-" I nod, going upstairs to change. I put on a simple black top, red plaid jeans & combat boots. I tie up my hair into a small bun, letting the rest hang loose. I take my mini backpack & get ready to go. "Lily Pad... a word." I go to my dad as he looks at me. "You trust him? I heard how you spoke to him." I nodded. "Sorry... I just... since my falling out with John, I've been a bit... touchy." he nods, kissing my hair. "Alright, well... stay safe ok?" I nod & start walking out the front door, Keith following me.

"You gonna tell me why we're here?" I hiss; we have drinks sitting down in the food court as he smiles. "I half expected you to put on some makeup... you clean up nice outside school." I glare at him as he goes pale. "Like I said, you needed a day out. Anything you want, I'll buy it for you." I stare at him. "You think that buying me anything I want will cheer me up?" I ask. "No but... maybe it'll tone the gold in your eyes down." I look at him with confusion. "Look." he gives me a compact mirror; why he has one, I don't know. Sure enough, my eyes shine gold as I try & steady my breathing. "Lillian... talk to me." he asks kindly. "Ugh fine... I met my birth dad & Blade came in & fucked everything up. So I slapped him, ran away & I haven't talked to him since." Keith stared at me, then laughed. "S-Shut up! We have a contract & I shouldn't-" "Oh I'm so glad someone knocked that pretty boy prince on his ass!" he says. "Prince?" he stopped laughing. "W-Wanna go shop, let's go-" "Keith." he got nervous. "Forget it... c'mon, let's go look around then." he sighs. "What else do you know?" I asked him.

"You're his wife... word goes around quickly where we're from."

"You know how?"

"My asshole of a brother tried to... you know..."

"You're brother?"

"I figured you knew we were related. You reacted like you did..."

"I didn't..."

"We kicked him out of the family... wasn't ok."

Silence swallowed us, until I felt something odd. "Play it cool..." Keith said, suddenly holding my hand. "You feel it right? Someone's following us... & they're really strong too." he whispers. Walking faster, he pulled me closer to him by the waist. I felt someone walk past me & turned to look; I went pale. "L-Lilly...?" I walked after him, following him outside the mall. He was smoking a cigarette & looked so familiar to me than just seeing him in my dreams. In addition to the tan skin, he had three long scratches over his left eye & his eyes were a bright gold as he smoked a cigarette. He wore a dark violet shirt that was semi unbuttoned with long black hair tied up in a loose ponytail. Some hair covers his right eye as he gives me a knowing look. "My Queen... you look lovely." my head began pounding as he walked closer. "That Devil won't harm you anymore... sleep now..." my vision began to fade as I heard Keith yell for me.