What now? (P)

(Ikr? Honestly, I have been waiting for you to make that thread in the hall where Angelica would give Diablo a tour of the school xD)

(What the heck? There's a waterfall? Awesome! I never thought you could put a waterfall in a greenhouse. Well, I guess it's big enough to have one.) Diablo decided to visit the greenhouse again. It wasn't all that bad. His first visit was okay and he met a girl that day. She was the student council president known as Claire Blakely. Anyway, the greenhouse was the perfect place for Diablo. It was quiet and there were very few people that visited. Diablo enjoyed that it was quiet but he also enjoyed the company of some of the students, although, he was very shy. He didn't like being alone and a little company wouldn't hurt anyone. I miss Angel... Where has she disappeared to? Diablo was wandering around in the greenhouse, getting himself lost in the thought of the girl. She was truly an angel in Diablo's eyes just like her name. After wandering around for about ten minutes, he found himself in front of a waterfall. He looked up to see a girl sitting there with her white wolf ears standing out. "A-Angel? Is that you?"

(Yeah, I kind of figured about the waterfall and that you forgot to make the tour thread. It's okay.)

His silver-greyish eyes sparkled with happiness that the wolf girl was Angelica. He missed her so much! Tears began to well up in his eyes. The poor boy was such a softy especially when it came to Angel. She was kind of like a big sister to him since she had been watching over him when he came to Animalia Academy. She helped him with understanding the dorms and other things as well. Angel was very patient with Diablo, and she didn't push herself onto him. Diablo climbed up the side of the waterfall that lead up to the top where Angel was. "Angel! Where have you been? I was worried about you. I-Is that why I haven't seen you? Do you not like me anymore? Have I done something wrong?"

His left eye widened in shock when Angel gave him a hug right after he climbed up there to get to her. The hug felt kind of nice. It had been so long since he last had a hug that he forgot what a hug felt like. It felt warm and comforting. The hug made him feel safe with Angel. Diablo slowly wrapped his arms around Angel and gave her a gentle hug. He was relieved to hear that they were still friends and he hadn't done anything wrong. It scared him to think that Angel hated him. "That's what friends are for. You should've came to me and talk about whatever was bothering you. I would listen without any interruptions." He really liked Angel. She was his angel after all, and he was her little devil. It kind of sounded like lovey dovey pet names for each other, but it was just a friend thing for them. Diablo felt like they had a sibling kind of friendship. He laughed as Angel ruffled his hair playfully. It was nice to play around with someone until he realized that Angel would be able to see that he didn't have a right eye. That was right... Angel didn't know about his right empty eye socket. Diablo jerked away from Angel and covered up his eye socket with his bangs. "Um... Yes, I've been doing okay and nothing really... It's boring without you being around."

His closed up eye socket was revealed to Angel and if Diablo's cheeks weren't red enough before then they are now. There was a disgusting scar where the eye socket was, and sometimes his eye socket would start to bleed on its own. The blood he didn't wash off would turn into clumps of blood around his eye socket. It was truly disgusting and surely no one would want to be with him with that messed up eye socket of his. Diablo looked away from Angel, and he glanced back at her every once in a while to see her reaction. Surprisingly, she didn't freak out. His body shook slightly out of fear that Angel would think he was hideous without his right eye. "T-Those humans... They took my eye when I was twelve years old.

I was a slave for them, and they were going to torture a girl younger than me because she stole some extra food from them. I threw myself in front of her and got a whip to the face. They let the girl go, but they kept me to teach me a lesson. It wasn't fair! That little girl couldn't get anything to eat. She was so skinny and frail. Whenever it was time for us to eat, the men would eat their lunch. If they had leftovers, they would wave it in front of us and then throw it across the room. They treated us like dogs! The starving kids would scramble to the food and fight each other for it. I have done more than just stand up for that girl. I stole food for the younger kids, and sometimes I would take a beating instead of the child that had done wrong.

I loved those kids, and they were just kids! Little kids that didn't know any better. Anyway, they took my eye to get it in my system that they were serious. This guy... He just put his fingers in my eye and tore it out... They laughed when I screamed in pain and rolled around on the floor. Still... I didn't care if they took my left eye either! I was going to protect those kids with my life. I didn't want them to go through what I did."

Diablo knew that not everyone had easy lives with humans. He knew that he wasn't the only one that had a sob story. There were probably others that had worse stories. He didn't mean to brag about his past because it wasn't something to brag about. It was just an in the moment thing, and he had to get it off his chest eventually. Sometimes he would be the type of person to bottle up their emotions and then it bursts out all at once. "I-I don't know. I was worried about those kids. I could take a beating. I knew those kids probably wouldn't be able to survive a beating. They were so skinny and fragile. I guess... I could like humans. The good ones..." Diablo was still having nightmares about the time he was a slave for the humans. He was scared for the little ones. They were all innocent little kids. They weren't meant for all of that work the humans put them through. It bothered Diablo to see the little kids working as hard as they could to get a decent meal. Sometimes the kids wouldn't work hard enough and they would get punished for it. It was completely unnecessary. "I didn't mean to make it sound like my past was worse than yours.. I'm not looking for someone to feel sorry for me and comfort me. I wanted someone to be there to comfort the kids. They were most likely the ones to be scarred for life."

"So, you're not disgusted by my missing right eye? Don't you think it's repulsive?" Many people that noticed his eye was missing thought that it was hideous especially with the goop of blood surrounding it whenever Diablo didn't wash it out properly. It was disgusting, but it change who he was. There was no doubt that Diablo wouldn't be able to find someone to love and care for... like a girlfriend. Too many girls were grossed out about out. He would never admit it, but he really wanted to find that special someone someday. He could live without a girlfriend yet he wanted to know what it felt like just once in his lifetime. It was strange for him to think that way. Maybe it was because he felt like he had to care for Angel. She was the person he looked up to the most. No one could ever replace her. Angel would always have a place in Diablo's heart. "Anyway... Things have been rough on you, huh? Are you going to be okay?"

Diablo was relieved to hear that Angel wasn't disgusted by Diablo's eye missing. He nodded when Angel pointed out that he wanted to protect those children. Of course, he did. They were just little kids and the humans were working them to death. Kids were dying from starvation and diseases because they weren't in the cleanest place in the world. It was a filthy and abandoned work place where they slept on the cold floors. The humans only spared medicine for the kids that worked hard and the ones that they were sure could last a long time working in those conditions. Diablo pushed his past to the side and he listened to Angel tell him about her hectic time at the academy. "It sounds like it. Come here.." he whispered and put his arm over her shoulder, pulling her into a friendly side hug. He kissed the top of her head and smiled at her, brushing her snowy white bangs out of her beautiful green eyes. "Come on, Angel~ Smile that beautiful smile of yours for me. I don't like seeing you frown like that. It makes me worry about you."

Angelica was snuggling up against him and that made his smile inch a little bigger. It felt nice to be there for his number one girl. He looked down at her and lightly brushed her hair out of her eyes with his hand. A faint sparkle was in Diablo's left eye as he looked at Angel, admiring her beauty and kindness. He didn't understand how the world could be so cruel to a great person like Angel. It was a little insensitive of Diablo, but she thought Angel was even more beautiful with tears in her eyes. "Don't be silly, Angel. You deserve this.."

The boy followed Angel's gaze to the glass windows above them. Maybe if they stayed in the greenhouse long enough, they would be able to catch a light show. When it gets dark out, the lights would start to turn on in the greenhouse. They weren't flashy lights that could blind a person. They were like decoration lights. It would be a picture perfect moment. His gaze shifted back to Angel and softened, looking at her with care and concern in his eyes. Angel took his hand and started to play with his fingers, which made him laugh. What the heck was she doing? "My life... dream? Well, I don't know. I never really thought about it.. Um... But, I'd like to.." he trailed off and blushed hard. "I sort of... want to experience...- Ugh, nevermind.. You'll laugh at me." The thing he wanted to say was that he wanted to experience love with a girl for once in his life. Would it actually be worth it? Eh, it was just something he was curious about. Diablo could live the rest of his life without knowing.

Wow... Angelica's life dream sounded really good. Diablo hadn't put much thought into his life dream. So far, he didn't have a life dream. How pathetic was that? He was sixteen and he still didn't know what he wanted. There wasn't much time left for him. He had to take it seriously and think about his life dream. He couldn't stay a teenager forever. Eventually, he would be an adult and already have his life figured out. "I know this is silly... I-I want to experience love.. with a woman. I don't have to, but I have always wondered what it was like to be in love." He sighed and looked down, blushing with embarrassment. "Uh.. Nevermind. It was more like... a wondering kind of thing."

Diablo lifted his hand up and touched the cheek Angel kissed. It wasn't really much of a dream. It just made him look pathetic and desperate. He laughed and said, "I could keep on living without knowing what it feels like to be intimate with someone." It was fine. Diablo didn't have to find his lover. He could live on without one as long as he still had Angel. She was the one that would always brighten up his day, even if he is completely heartbroken. Angel had her way with words, and she was looked up to by Diablo. "You know, this is nice... I'm happy that I came to the greenhouse today. Hey, if you are having any trouble, please come to me. I want to be involved and take care of you whenever you are down or even when you are happy. You're my best friend, Angel. You can't shut me out of important things like that. I need to be involved because I care about you. I don't think there is anyone that looks up to you and cares about you more than I do. That's what friends are for. They are there to help each other get back up when they fall down. I don't think it would be easy facing it alone."

Diablo agreed that he would come to her if he needed someone to talk to as long as she did the same. He blushed and looked away from her to hide it. "R-Really? I made your day..." That was kind of hard to believe. The boy had never made someone's day before. He was always looked down upon by others especially humans, but he wasn't going to go down that road again. Diablo sighed when Angel told him that his dream was to be loved. It wasn't a dream! It was just a wondering kind of thing. He was curious about it and wished he never brought it up. Really, I don't need anyone! "If you are so upset about not being with someone then why don't you put yourself out there? There could be a guy that does like you and he's too shy to tell you. Face it, you can be intimidating sometimes. You are happy, friendly, honest, and you are beautiful. I'm sure it would be really hard for a guy to get over you if you turned him down."

Diablo blinked at Angel in surprise and blushed a little bit. "You like.. me?" Angel didn't say she liked him, but he kind of took it that way since she said the type of guy for her would be like Diablo. Or, she was just saying that to be nice. The girl thanked him for the compliment and he shrugged his shoulders. It wasn't a big deal. Angel was all of those things. He was just telling the truth about what he saw in her. Of course, he saw more than what he said. It would be awkward if he told her all the things that made her so amazing and.. the perfect girlfriend for a man. It was like he would be confessing to her, but he wasn't sure exactly what he felt for the wolf. He only felt like their was a sibling friendship going on between them. "Nope.. I can't think of a girl I would semi-like. I've only known two girls. You and a girl I met in the forest. Her name was Ashley." (Bleh. Feels weird saying my own name xD)

"Boyfriend material?" Diablo laughed at that and shook his head, smiling at her. "I don't think so. I mean, I'm not romantic or anything like that." And, he didn't think he could like anyone more than he liked Angel. As a friend! Angel is my best friend... Angel was hard to compete with. There was no doubt that Diablo wanted to be with a girl like her. It's like why doesn't he ask her already!? Well, it's because they were friends. He didn't want things to be awkward between them. He was worried about what would happen if they did go out. They would try too hard to impress one another when they could just be themselves. Why am I even thinking of that? He shrugged it off and ran his hand through his hair. It felt good to do that in front of Angel and not surprise her with his scarred eye socket. Hey, at least it was closed. It could've been carved open to where it would stay open. That would be very creepy because then you would see the inside of his eye socket. Bleh! "I don't know... Nothing interesting has happened to me lately. There's not really much to talk about. Okay, so... how about you tell me about that guy you met? Bennn... jamin?"