Post by angelofmusic1992 on Mar 11, 2018 14:00:26 GMT
((It's about time I got this knocked out of the way. XD Enjoy!))
Despite Bellerouge having a pretty thriving night life, Adeline’s neighborhood was pretty quiet at 3 in the morning. Most adults had typical 9-5 jobs, and kids had to get up early for school. Adeline, however, was not among those who were asleep. She was sitting up in bed, arms wrapped around her knees, trying to get a grip. Ever since Pitch had found her unconscious under a tree in Raoul Park, she’d been racking her brain trying to figure out how she’d ended up there. But every time she tried, she drew a complete blank. She remembered going to the Mina Club, seeing if maybe she could prevent anyone from becoming possible food for the vampires that lived inside. And then, nothing. The whole thing left her with a sense of lingering fear, and she was reluctant to tell anyone about it.
She couldn’t explain why, but she had the strongest feeling that her demon side had come out during that time. And it hadn’t been out of anger, or fear for herself. It had emerged so she would be stronger, so she could protect the people she cared about. It was a lot like when she’d nearly lost control around Thrax, when he’d hurt Pitch with the emerald dust. Her demon side had almost come out so she could protect Pitch. She had a feeling that it was the same case again this time, although she couldn’t remember exactly why she’d wanted to defend Pitch in the first place. And any thought of trying to go to the Mina and retrace her steps left her stomach churning. She had a feeling Cruella knew she was responsible for activating the sprinklers that one night, thus making potential victims evacuate the place. She couldn’t explain why of course, but the feeling remained.
“Ugh, stop it, stop it,” she muttered to herself, pounding the heels of her hands into her head. Every time she tried to piece together what might have happened, her mind just ended up going in circles, leaving her frustrated and nervous. She gave a sigh, trying to think about something else, something that would make her feel a little better. A recent memory came to mind: her last birthday, where she’d finally told her parents about her relationship with Pitch. She closed her eyes, trying to immerse herself in the memory, trying to focus entirely on it so her mind would stop spinning. It had been the night of her birthday, and her parents had taken her to her favorite Chinese restaurant…
“Are you okay, honey? You’ve barely touched your food.”
“Hmm?” Adeline looked up. Her mother was giving her a concerned look, and for good reason. If Adeline was quiet, that usually meant something heavy was on her mind. And her mother knew that Adeline had quite a lot of heavy things to think about, even with Thrax gone now.
Adeline let out a breath as she put down her fork. She’d told herself she would tell her parents everything tonight. She was seventeen now. There were no legal restrictions on who she could date or how far she could take a relationship. But part of her was still scared of her parents’ reaction. Trying to ignore the fear inside her, she said,
“I have something to tell you both. It’s pretty important.”
That caught her parents’ attention. Their focus was entirely on her now. She hesitated for a second before speaking again.
“I’m dating Pitch Black. Actually, we’ve been dating for a while now. I…thought you guys should know.”
She held her breath, anxious to how her parents would react. And she was actually surprised by what she got. Kali and Ghira only glanced at each other before her father spoke.
“Sweetheart, we’ve known that for a while.”
Adeline’s eyes widened. “You have?” she asked, her voice shaking slightly.
Her father gave a laugh. “The way you wouldn’t leave his side when Thrax injured him with the emerald dust? That was a pretty big tip off.”
Adeline let out another breath, this one a little less anxious than before. So, her parents weren’t totally surprised by this. It looked like she’d underestimated on how much they’d noticed.
“But why did you keep it a secret for so long, honey?” her mother asked. “We’re your parents. You know you can tell us anything.”
“I…I wasn’t sure how you’d react,” Adeline stammered. “I mean, I was underage at the time. And he’s an adult. It might have compromised his job. And…I was scared you might get mad and forbid me from seeing him.”
“Forbid you? After all he’s done for you?” Kali asked. “Adeline, the man’s done wonders for you. He’s helped you in ways we couldn’t have imagined. You used to be so scared of your demon side. You closed yourself off from everybody. You can’t imagine how happy we were to seeing you change into a more confident person.”
Adeline finally smiled this time. Her parents saw the good in Pitch. And her mother referred to him as a man rather than a demon. They didn’t care that he was a dark creature. He’d helped their little girl feel more like herself again. And that was worth everything to them.
“Where is the guy anyway?” Ghira asked, looking around. “Did he leave all the hard talking to you?”
“Actually, he’s right outside the restaurant,” Adeline replied.
That finally got her parents to look surprised.
“Wait, what?” Ghira questioned.
“We agreed that I should tell you guys tonight,” Adeline explained. “I just wanted to see your reactions first, in case you got…mad or something.” Adeline hadn’t wanted Pitch around if her parents took the news badly. She could just picture her father socking the demon in the face for daring to lay his hands on his little girl. But, it seemed like they were okay with it, so she figured now was the time to bring Pitch in. “Do you want to talk to him?”
“Oh, uh, of course,” Kali replied, still a bit surprised.
Adeline pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to Pitch. Within a minute, the demon had entered the restaurant and made his way to where Adeline and her parents were sitting. He didn’t seem entirely out of place, although Adeline noticed a few people glance curiously his way. Even if they didn’t exactly know who Pitch was, the presence he gave off could be pretty intimidating.
“Kali. Ghira.” Pitch’s greeting was polite, if a bit stiff. He inclined his head in greeting to Adeline’s parents.
“No need to be so tense, Pitch,” Kali said, her warm tone returning. “We’re not about to form an angry mob or something. Please, have a seat.” She gestured to the booth across from her, where Adeline was sitting.
"Thank you.” Pitch slid in next to Adeline, who gave him a little smile. “I assume Adeline has told you the nature of our relationship.”
“Apparently they’ve known for a while,” Adeline added. “Ever since Thrax hurt you with that emerald dust.”
That seemed to surprise Pitch. Although the fact that Kali and Ghira weren’t giving him hostile looks seemed to make him relax a little.
“When did you two even get together?” Kali asked curiously.
“Shortly after Mardi Gras last year,” Pitch replied. “It wasn’t exactly planned.”
“Love rarely is,” Kali said, giving a smile.
“Look Pitch, I’m not going to be one of those stereotypical dads who’s going to wait for you to return my daughter home with a shotgun in my lap,” Ghira cut in, speaking seriously now. “Kali and I have trusted you with our daughter before. And we know that if she’s fallen for you, it’s serious. She’s not one of those girls who hops from one boy to another. Just…” Ghira paused for a moment, as if trying to choose the right words. “Be good to her, okay? She’s our only daughter. When it comes to love, we’ve just hoped that she would find someone who would treat her right and never hurt her. Can you promise us that much?”
“I promise,” Pitch replied, without any hesitation. “I know I’ve done a lot for you daughter. But…she’s done a lot for me too.”
Adeline glanced up at Pitch. He usually wasn’t too open with people he didn’t know too well. But it looked like sharing how he felt would help convince her parents that he loved and cared about her a great deal.
Ghira nodded. “Thank you. That’ll be enough for us.” He finally smiled, and Adeline could feel any remaining tension leave the table. Everything had turned out okay, and she and Pitch wouldn’t have to hide their relationship anymore. Sure, some people still might judge the age difference between them, but Adeline felt like she could deal with that.
“Are you hungry, Pitch?” Kali asked, changing the subject. “Stick around. We can order you something.”
“No thanks. I’m fine,” Pitch replied.
“Oh, at least have some dessert. They have sweets other than fortune cookies.”
“No, really, I’m fine.”
“Come on, live a little,” Ghira said, smiling. “It’s Adeline’s birthday.”
Pitch seemed at a slight loss. It was almost like he was part of the family already, and he wasn’t quite sure how to deal with that. However, he felt a hand slip into his, and he looked over to see Adeline smiling.
“I always get the cheesecake,” she said. “It’s really good.”
That finally broke through Pitch’s tough exterior and made him give the smallest of smiles. “I guess that sounds good.”
Kali and Ghira beamed. The rest of the night was filled with light-hearted conversation, and a lot of smiles and laughter in between. And Adeline and Pitch’s hands remained linked for the whole evening.
Adeline opened her eyes. She could feel her heartbeat slowing down, her nerves a little less jumpy. The pleasantness of that night had made her feel better, even if it was just a little bit. She knew this gap in her memory would bother her until it was solved, and she was still worried about how it would affect her future. But at least her and Pitch’s relationship was out in the open now. That had to count for something. Adeline let out a slow breath as she fell back onto her pillow. Within fifteen minutes, she was finally asleep.
Despite Bellerouge having a pretty thriving night life, Adeline’s neighborhood was pretty quiet at 3 in the morning. Most adults had typical 9-5 jobs, and kids had to get up early for school. Adeline, however, was not among those who were asleep. She was sitting up in bed, arms wrapped around her knees, trying to get a grip. Ever since Pitch had found her unconscious under a tree in Raoul Park, she’d been racking her brain trying to figure out how she’d ended up there. But every time she tried, she drew a complete blank. She remembered going to the Mina Club, seeing if maybe she could prevent anyone from becoming possible food for the vampires that lived inside. And then, nothing. The whole thing left her with a sense of lingering fear, and she was reluctant to tell anyone about it.
She couldn’t explain why, but she had the strongest feeling that her demon side had come out during that time. And it hadn’t been out of anger, or fear for herself. It had emerged so she would be stronger, so she could protect the people she cared about. It was a lot like when she’d nearly lost control around Thrax, when he’d hurt Pitch with the emerald dust. Her demon side had almost come out so she could protect Pitch. She had a feeling that it was the same case again this time, although she couldn’t remember exactly why she’d wanted to defend Pitch in the first place. And any thought of trying to go to the Mina and retrace her steps left her stomach churning. She had a feeling Cruella knew she was responsible for activating the sprinklers that one night, thus making potential victims evacuate the place. She couldn’t explain why of course, but the feeling remained.
“Ugh, stop it, stop it,” she muttered to herself, pounding the heels of her hands into her head. Every time she tried to piece together what might have happened, her mind just ended up going in circles, leaving her frustrated and nervous. She gave a sigh, trying to think about something else, something that would make her feel a little better. A recent memory came to mind: her last birthday, where she’d finally told her parents about her relationship with Pitch. She closed her eyes, trying to immerse herself in the memory, trying to focus entirely on it so her mind would stop spinning. It had been the night of her birthday, and her parents had taken her to her favorite Chinese restaurant…
“Are you okay, honey? You’ve barely touched your food.”
“Hmm?” Adeline looked up. Her mother was giving her a concerned look, and for good reason. If Adeline was quiet, that usually meant something heavy was on her mind. And her mother knew that Adeline had quite a lot of heavy things to think about, even with Thrax gone now.
Adeline let out a breath as she put down her fork. She’d told herself she would tell her parents everything tonight. She was seventeen now. There were no legal restrictions on who she could date or how far she could take a relationship. But part of her was still scared of her parents’ reaction. Trying to ignore the fear inside her, she said,
“I have something to tell you both. It’s pretty important.”
That caught her parents’ attention. Their focus was entirely on her now. She hesitated for a second before speaking again.
“I’m dating Pitch Black. Actually, we’ve been dating for a while now. I…thought you guys should know.”
She held her breath, anxious to how her parents would react. And she was actually surprised by what she got. Kali and Ghira only glanced at each other before her father spoke.
“Sweetheart, we’ve known that for a while.”
Adeline’s eyes widened. “You have?” she asked, her voice shaking slightly.
Her father gave a laugh. “The way you wouldn’t leave his side when Thrax injured him with the emerald dust? That was a pretty big tip off.”
Adeline let out another breath, this one a little less anxious than before. So, her parents weren’t totally surprised by this. It looked like she’d underestimated on how much they’d noticed.
“But why did you keep it a secret for so long, honey?” her mother asked. “We’re your parents. You know you can tell us anything.”
“I…I wasn’t sure how you’d react,” Adeline stammered. “I mean, I was underage at the time. And he’s an adult. It might have compromised his job. And…I was scared you might get mad and forbid me from seeing him.”
“Forbid you? After all he’s done for you?” Kali asked. “Adeline, the man’s done wonders for you. He’s helped you in ways we couldn’t have imagined. You used to be so scared of your demon side. You closed yourself off from everybody. You can’t imagine how happy we were to seeing you change into a more confident person.”
Adeline finally smiled this time. Her parents saw the good in Pitch. And her mother referred to him as a man rather than a demon. They didn’t care that he was a dark creature. He’d helped their little girl feel more like herself again. And that was worth everything to them.
“Where is the guy anyway?” Ghira asked, looking around. “Did he leave all the hard talking to you?”
“Actually, he’s right outside the restaurant,” Adeline replied.
That finally got her parents to look surprised.
“Wait, what?” Ghira questioned.
“We agreed that I should tell you guys tonight,” Adeline explained. “I just wanted to see your reactions first, in case you got…mad or something.” Adeline hadn’t wanted Pitch around if her parents took the news badly. She could just picture her father socking the demon in the face for daring to lay his hands on his little girl. But, it seemed like they were okay with it, so she figured now was the time to bring Pitch in. “Do you want to talk to him?”
“Oh, uh, of course,” Kali replied, still a bit surprised.
Adeline pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to Pitch. Within a minute, the demon had entered the restaurant and made his way to where Adeline and her parents were sitting. He didn’t seem entirely out of place, although Adeline noticed a few people glance curiously his way. Even if they didn’t exactly know who Pitch was, the presence he gave off could be pretty intimidating.
“Kali. Ghira.” Pitch’s greeting was polite, if a bit stiff. He inclined his head in greeting to Adeline’s parents.
“No need to be so tense, Pitch,” Kali said, her warm tone returning. “We’re not about to form an angry mob or something. Please, have a seat.” She gestured to the booth across from her, where Adeline was sitting.
"Thank you.” Pitch slid in next to Adeline, who gave him a little smile. “I assume Adeline has told you the nature of our relationship.”
“Apparently they’ve known for a while,” Adeline added. “Ever since Thrax hurt you with that emerald dust.”
That seemed to surprise Pitch. Although the fact that Kali and Ghira weren’t giving him hostile looks seemed to make him relax a little.
“When did you two even get together?” Kali asked curiously.
“Shortly after Mardi Gras last year,” Pitch replied. “It wasn’t exactly planned.”
“Love rarely is,” Kali said, giving a smile.
“Look Pitch, I’m not going to be one of those stereotypical dads who’s going to wait for you to return my daughter home with a shotgun in my lap,” Ghira cut in, speaking seriously now. “Kali and I have trusted you with our daughter before. And we know that if she’s fallen for you, it’s serious. She’s not one of those girls who hops from one boy to another. Just…” Ghira paused for a moment, as if trying to choose the right words. “Be good to her, okay? She’s our only daughter. When it comes to love, we’ve just hoped that she would find someone who would treat her right and never hurt her. Can you promise us that much?”
“I promise,” Pitch replied, without any hesitation. “I know I’ve done a lot for you daughter. But…she’s done a lot for me too.”
Adeline glanced up at Pitch. He usually wasn’t too open with people he didn’t know too well. But it looked like sharing how he felt would help convince her parents that he loved and cared about her a great deal.
Ghira nodded. “Thank you. That’ll be enough for us.” He finally smiled, and Adeline could feel any remaining tension leave the table. Everything had turned out okay, and she and Pitch wouldn’t have to hide their relationship anymore. Sure, some people still might judge the age difference between them, but Adeline felt like she could deal with that.
“Are you hungry, Pitch?” Kali asked, changing the subject. “Stick around. We can order you something.”
“No thanks. I’m fine,” Pitch replied.
“Oh, at least have some dessert. They have sweets other than fortune cookies.”
“No, really, I’m fine.”
“Come on, live a little,” Ghira said, smiling. “It’s Adeline’s birthday.”
Pitch seemed at a slight loss. It was almost like he was part of the family already, and he wasn’t quite sure how to deal with that. However, he felt a hand slip into his, and he looked over to see Adeline smiling.
“I always get the cheesecake,” she said. “It’s really good.”
That finally broke through Pitch’s tough exterior and made him give the smallest of smiles. “I guess that sounds good.”
Kali and Ghira beamed. The rest of the night was filled with light-hearted conversation, and a lot of smiles and laughter in between. And Adeline and Pitch’s hands remained linked for the whole evening.
Adeline opened her eyes. She could feel her heartbeat slowing down, her nerves a little less jumpy. The pleasantness of that night had made her feel better, even if it was just a little bit. She knew this gap in her memory would bother her until it was solved, and she was still worried about how it would affect her future. But at least her and Pitch’s relationship was out in the open now. That had to count for something. Adeline let out a slow breath as she fell back onto her pillow. Within fifteen minutes, she was finally asleep.