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Nick shook his head at the crazy thoughts roaming around his head. He recalled his current position, being hunted down by gods and demi-gods alike. This broke his momentary peace and drifted him back to his depressed, troubled state.

Suddenly, a soothing voice echoed through his ear, like a melody that would put even the most vicious of beasts to their knees. His eyes now felt heavy, but a part of his body still doesn't want to sleep. A moment later, he slowly placed his head on the pillow with his back on Kurai. He wasn't asleep, but his eyes were barely open. It was cold, and he was on top of the covers instead of being under them. The charm continued playing as Nick stared outside the window still. "You.. should rest yourself.." He said as his eyes closed completely.

Just around half an hour has gone by since Nick drifted to sleep. His eyes suddenly opened wide. For a moment, he felt alert and very cautious. The thought of his father coming again bothered him so much, he couldn't sleep straight. He gave a long sigh before noticing that he was covered up in the bed sheets. Odd.. I don't remember.. Then Nick saw Kurai, cold and curled into a ball. She had given him her side of the blanket. He tilted his head and sat up. He adjusted the covers and covered them both. "Kurai?" No response. Nick then decided to simply lay her down and tuck her in. She may have pale skin, but she was a warmth that anyone would look for in a rainy weather.

For a moment, Nick was caught off guard. It took a while to sink in, but he then realized how strange and awkward his current position is. He didn't know whether to leave or stay.

Why is she grabbing me?

Nick was an inch away from Kurai's body, and even closer on her face. He remained still, but his eyes wandered. She's asleep right? After making sure that she was, Nick tried to make some distance between them. Surely he does not want to take up all the space in the single bed. Realizing that any further movement would only awaken the demon incarnate, Nick simply let her hands be. He tried not to think of the obvious facts, half naked, fresh from the shower, single bed, and so on. Instead he tried to think of what to do tomorrow. Something in his gut was telling him to move elsewhere. His flow of thinking was cut short when he felt Kurai's hold tighten.

This woman is strange. She protects me and kills me at the same time.

Nick gave Kurai a curious but surprised look. He had never seen her so.. afraid. He sat up beside her and asked. "You okay?" It was straight forward, but he didn't mean to.

Watching Kurai curl up, Nick didn't even bother to ask what happened. Some questions are better unanswered. Judging by the expression, he already knew it was painful. Nick doesn't know much about pity or things to make people feel better. But the only guesture he could offer was a rub on Kurai's back.

Nick simply looked up the window. "If there's something this life has taught me," He looked down on the floor. "it's to take the past, burn it up an let it go.." He then looked at his right hand. "Use it as fuel, not as weights to pull you down." He should know, why else would he be called the deadly sin 'Anger'?

A moment later, Nick got up and left the room. After a minute or so, a scream was heard from the hallway and he came back and locked the door. That was close. Seeing a slightly puzzled look on Kurai's face, Nick gave his explaination.

"So I went out to get you a drink. At the hallway, I met this man who was nowhere near the word 'straight'. He began flirting and attempting to touch my a**. So I had to dump him on the trash reseptical outside. I walked towards the lobby where the vending machines are and got you a drink. Then I walked back to the hall and this old lady came out from her room. She looked at me, freaked out and fainted. I just left her there and ran back here."

Nick had that annoyed look on his face again. "Humans.. well, anyway, I hope Diet Coke is fine with you." He tossed Kurai the cold can.

((sorry no enternet. Im back now. Can someone que me up to whats going on?))

The answer to the question was simple, really, but she never had to say it out loud. It had always lingered in her mind, but she didn't acknowledge it. It was just a few words, but it had a lot of meaning... The meaning would be lost if the person involved didn't find it worth anything. But Kurai remembered Catherine's words; something about facing her feelings. Until now, she had refused to do such a thing, but the way Nick said it, everything made sense to her in a way that she had never imagined before.

You can be who you want now.

"You're asking if I've made up my mind? Well..."

Kurai met Nick's gaze from under a curtain of dark hair.

"I'm here with you, aren't I?"