Secret of the Attic

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"So, this is my room."

There really are two beds...

Actually, the whole room is split in two parts.

Beel's side is probably the orange colored one so I should probably take the purple one.

That's probably the youngest brother's bed.

What if he gets mad that I-

"You can stay in my bed. I'll sleep on the couch."

As I thought. He's avoiding it.

"Is there any reason why you don't want to use the other bed?"

"...It's my twin brother's bed. His name is Belphegor."

"Oh, you have a twin? That's nice."

"Yeah... He's in the human world right now as an exchange student."

"I bet he'll have lots of stories to tell you once he's back."

"Well, Belphie had a falling down with Lucifer... Because of that, Lucifer sent him over."

What...?

"So don't mention his name in front of Lucifer."

"I won't. But you seem to like him a lot."

"I do. Belphie and I always get along. We used to have a little sister, Lilith. So the three of us were always together. But that was a long time ago now."

So Lilith... I shouldn't talk about her either.

"When Belphie returns to the Devildom, you'll go back to the human world. Which means you two are never gonna meet each other."

"That's right..."

"Do you think I could see any pictures of him?"

If I'm not wrong, the guy in the attic could easily be this brother Beel is talking about.

"Of course. You know the portrait hall, right? I'm pretty sure there's a picture of him there. Let me accompany you."

"Really? Thanks." you smiled.

***

"See? Right there, that's Belphie."

It's the same haircut, and the same eyes. He's even carrying that weird pillow with him.

There can be no doubt. It's him.

But why did he lie to me...?

"Thank you for showing this to me, even though you're not supposed to even talk about him."

"It's alright. I trust you."

"..."

"We should probably head back." he suggested.

"Yeah, I'm getting tired as well. Oh, and you take the bed."

"No."

"It's your room, so you take it."

"Then we can share. One day each."

"Uhm, deal."

Later that night, when Beelzebub had already fallen asleep, you got up and went back to the attic.

"Hi there." you greeted the boy.

He was laying on top of a bunch of pillows, his eyes closed and tiny empty space stopping his lips from touching.

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