The clock hits two, in the morning, and that just happens to be the exact moment he finishes last application form.
Lilith was right, it wasn't as easy as he thought it was.
He stands up, stretching his arms over his head as he yawns from the fatigue roaming his mind.
She didn't come to say anything since he left the office, hopefully she was probably still filing the applications. If she still was, he was planing to finish them off for her through her desktop, just so he doesn't come back and forth.
Not to beat around the bush... He just wants to give her a ride.
He bites onto his lower lip and walks towards the door with the stack of papers in his hand, making his way into the elevator as he feels the intense coldness fill his entire body.
It is deadly cold tonight.
I'll have to buy her something warm to drink. He thinks to himself as he shoves his hands into his pockets. The doors opens a few seconds later and he steps out, only to pause as he notices the darkness of the floor.
She left.
Her office door was closed and the glass walls were coloured grey to hide what was inside.
She just left?
Shaking his head on denial, he walked into the floor and towards her office door. Despite clearly knowing it was completely dark even inside the office, he just didn't want to admit she would be this cold.
He reached out his hand and softly knocked onto the door, but got not answer even after a few more attempts. He reached down for the handle but even with a twist, the door clearly announced it was locked.
He reached his hand into his pocket and fished out his phone, dialing her number just in case she was still inside and had fallen asleep. Recalling that he could hear her phone vibrate when she got a message from someone earlier, he could most likely hear it again.
The call went on and on as the wallpaper on his screen displayed a photo of her laughing with a few colleagues which she clearly did not to send him.
"Hello?" She answered, clear enough to him that the voice was not speaking through the glass door he is standing from.
She was clearly not here.
"Uh... This is Hades." He cleared his throat, having being the first time he called her before, since he had no other reason to in the past as she avoided him at all costs when she found out he worked here. "Where are you?"
"I'm home." She said smoothly, getting him to sigh out as he felt his insides turn from the thought that dawns onto him that he has been betrayed.
"You didn't wait?" He asked as he turned and walked towards the elevator. "I would have appreciated it if you told me you were leaving." He said with a painful twist pinching his lungs and heart.
"Why?" She asked, getting him to clench his fists tightly, resisting to hiss out at her as his teeth grit tightly, almost breaking. "I was really tired so I had to come back and get some sleep. Thanks for helping me out by the way. Anyway, it's really late and you have to get some sleep too. Bye." She cut the call on him.
He slowly shoved his phone into his pocket as he stepped into the elevator, planning heading back to his floor since he had to leave the files there.
He tapped against the button and dropped his gaze to the ground as his eyes blur out, hardly focusing on anything in particular, hardly believing what he had just gone through the worst case of 'i clearly don't want to involve myself with you'.
She left without telling him.
Barely leaving a message or anything behind.
He would have loved if she remained in the elevator and yelled out to him in the corridor that she was leaving, that would have been a little less traumatizing, emotionally, than simply walking out of the building and not caring about her helper.
The doors opened and he made a bee line into his office, leaving his papers on the desk and flicking the light switch off before locking his door and heading back into the elevator.
At that point he wanted to feel agitated and angry at her.
He wanted to hate her for being such a cold person and yet found himself gazing down at yet another photo of Lilith dozing during a staff meeting.
On his lock screen. Gosh.
At this point he might as well call himself a stalker.
It wasn't an official meeting as such. It was just a meeting the others made after working hours to welcome a new employee. So she was just tired by then but still attended the meeting anyway and he -just so happened- to be sitting across from her and noticed her swaying head, so he took the picture.
Just for the sake of it. No questions asked.
The elevator doors opened, snapping him out of his own self-induced trance.
He walked out of the elevator and walked towards the exit doors where the guard stood.
The guard nodded towards him, getting him to nod back as he walked out if the building door and into the welcoming embrace of the icy air.
Ignoring the passion the air is sending him, he rushed to his car and got in in a flash, turning up the heater.
He raised his phone back up to his face and stared at the photo a bit more, knowing he can't really hate her even if he tried.
She hated him and he understood why.
He didn't want her forgiveness the first time he learned she was working with him.
He didn't care as a matter of fact.
He didn't give a darn whether she was furious at him or not.
He just couldn't care less about Lilith or her sister Ariel. As a matter of fact, his stubborn hot-headed behavior hadn't changed and the only reason he was keeping his job was because his uncle was his boss and a very close relative to his parents.
Most loved relative at that.
So his uncle already kept his spot in the company for him.
Besides, aside from all the 'i know you so here is the throne', Hades was already his university's top-notch student.
So it wasn't much of a problem.
Hades dragged his feet towards the door, reaching out for the handle with his keys when he to noticed it was already open.He pushed the door further into the house and stepped in, glancing around until his eyes dropped to the floor, only to spot the feminine heels amongst the pile of his shoes and his housemate's.Quietly closing the door behind him, he locked it -- as his friend should have in the first place-- and walked straight into the living room, where he noticed the TV talking to itself with his friend, Morris, completely immersed in the sleeping curse on the couch with his girlfriend laying on top of him.Both in deep drenching slumber.He ignored them both this time as he would usually smack Morris awake to turn the screen off.He was only spared because Morris's girlfriend was there and he didn't want to disturb her.He walked out of the living room once he turned the TV off and walked up the stairs to his room.The heaviness in his eyes got the better of him the moment hi
(Recall)"H-Hi!" The young thirteen year old girl chimed as she waved her hand nervously, standing beside her sister Lilith who stood still, surveying the entire classroom. "My name is Ariel Lamar and this is my twin, Lilith..." She chuckled nervously as the students stared at them in bewilderment.Right in front of them were the twins of the famous Derek Lamar whose net worth is over billions worldwide. The school wasn't a fancy place for rich children just like Ariel and Lilith but it still was an expensive school.Lilith didn't say a word since her name had already been introduced by her twin. She didn't want to say anything else either, so she simply remained quite.The entire class's eyes were automatically glued onto Ariel who seemed to be the most vibrant of the twins and most sweet. Besides, the entire class had their curiosity on her body instead.Unlike the other thirteen year olds and her sister Lilith, Ariel had much larger breasts than the rest of the girls. Despite the f
(Present) Hades glanced up at the clock just on top of the cashier and it was well past ten now. He was clearly late for work since he had to stop by at a café just to buy a few things.... Ahem... For Lilith. "Here you go, freshly baked donuts, with chocolate filling, am I right?" The woman behind the counter asked as Hades nodded and fished out his wallet. She turned back to the hot drink he ordered and placed it beside the bag. "And a hot chocolate, sweetened plus heavy milk and a cookie." She finished and he simply nodded again as he handed out the money, getting her to frown since he literally did not answer any of her questions, even her good morning. He quickly grabbed his bag and cup after he paid her and walked out of the café, half running and walking towards his car. He glanced at the watch again and hissed under his breath once more before cruising into the road, nearly hitting into a car that honked at him loudly and aggressively. With a simple roll of his eyes, he ig
The moment Hades walked out looking like a whizzing teapot, everyone knew that he was furious and it didn't go well for him. Much worse than usual.He stepped into the elevator and tapped onto his floor and it only took a few minutes until the doors opened. He stepped out and headed to his Uncle's office, knowing he was about to receive some scolding.He knocked against the door and opened it a few seconds later, peeping into the room where he could see his uncle staring at a graph on the wall."I'm late." Was the first thing Hades said as he stepped into the room and closed the door. "I'm sorry.""You're a secretary, Hades. If you continue this I might have no other choice but to-" his uncle paused as he noticed the stain on his shirt and sighed out with a small nod. "I see. You can have a ten minute break to get your shirt cleaned at the dry cleaners. Come when you're ready." He sighed out and Hades nodded."Want some donuts?" He asked, holding up the bag as he walked to the desk an
Hades couldn't help but rub his eyes every now and then as they began to burn in the air from the lack of sleep. He glanced his desk to the watch just sitting at the corner of the room and it was just around noon, hardly close to their closing hours.He wasn't given that much work, but he couldn't sleep on the job. Not after he turned up late. Otherwise his uncle would degrade him, and he wouldn't want that. It was just embarrassing.He rose the coffee mug to his lips and took a small sip, sighing out as the strong taste of black coffee rolled on his tongue and down into his throat.Lilith would probably love a coffee...He thought to himself as he took another sip and glanced towards the door.She's probably tired too.He nodded to his own thoughts and got up from his seat, placing his mug down and walking towards the door as he made his way to the elevator. Once in, he quickly tapped the floor leading to the in-door café, a café just for the employees in case they skipped breakfast
"Okay." His uncle sighed out as he smacked his hands against the table, getting Hades to glance up at him in confusion. "At least tell me she's just playing hard to get.""It took you the entire day to figure that out?" Hades sighed as he folded his arms to his chest while sitting across from him, sitting on the waiting couches since he had finished his work a while back and decided to watch his uncle work.As though that sounded normal in the least."It didn't take me that long." He shrugged his shoulders and flashed Hades a grin to which he eventually rolled his eyes to."It's freaking, 8:45pm, Gary." He sighed out as he run his hand through his hair."Aren't you going to escort her home?" Gary asked as he raised his greying brows at him, watching his nephew frown slightly before meeting his eyes."She probably left a while back." He shrugs his shoulders and leans back into the couch. "I'll just find my jacket hanging by the door or on the floor when I go pick it up after.""That m
"So, what's the task about?" Lilith sighed as she closed the menu once they were done ordering their food. "Is it about the new recruits?""Um..." Hades cleared his throat as he leaned back to his seat and glanced around himself, watching a few couples here and there and some business meetings here and there.It wasn't too fancy but enough to keep away from noisy children and loud music since Lilith assumed it was for business.Little did she know."Well... Yes." Hades nods just so Lilith wouldn't get up the moment he says his Uncle lied. "It's about them. He was asking if you could pick ten from them, who would they be and the reasons why." Hades cleverly said as he nodded to his own words.Lilith pouts her lips for a moment, stuck in thought as she glances up at the ceiling, thinking carefully who it could be."There are in fact a few I know are the best. There's Jane Millet, Frank Woods, Christen Parker, Gwen Holland, Vincent Jacobs, Lorain Lamber, Troy Williams, Dexter Harbor and
Lilith watched as Hades left the place before reaching for her phone and dialing Ethan's number as she got up from her seat and grabbed her bag. "Where are you?" She asked once he picked up as she began to walk towards the door. "I went back to the studio. You can meet me there." Ethan said on the other end, getting her to sigh out as she pushed open the glass doors and stepped out. "Okay, I'll be there in a minute." She said before ending the call, hardly giving him some time to reply. She walked past Hades' car just as he got in. She glanced down at her phone once more, checking her emails, only to find it flooding with warnings from her director. She had missed a lot of lessons because of work. She tried to explain it to him, but he didn't want to listen and blamed her for slacking off. This time she was an hour late but can still make it. Or else she would get fired. She stopped at a stop sign and began to wave at the taxis speeding by, rushing with their last clients home