Colour And Strings

Chapter 31

*Encre's POV*

Well, in the end we decide to just watch the show and then go to visit. I started to think about what to give Geno, it's been so long since I saw her, she's almost like a little sister to me! Though I'm pretty sure she's older then me in human age...

I started to paint a picture of what would happen, I really am looking forward to this.

"There's still two days before the show comes, what's the rush?" I didn't turn to see Fallacy but I know it's him.

"I'm too excited! I really miss the outside world sometimes, plus, I get to see a show for free! Of course I'll be excited!" I answered. A pair of foot step echoes in the large room as it came closer to me.

Fallacy lean down around my shoulder level, looking at my painting, I just started so you couldn't really tell what I'm painting.

"Mhmm...don't get too excited and end up with a cold, we're going to have to cancel it if that's the case," he said and turn to walk out.

I giggled.

"I'm not a kid Fallacy, I wouldn't get that excited," I said.

"What ever you say," his voice echoes through the corridor, I shake my head to myself and carried on with my picture.

This is going to be such a great day with so much to do!

I spend the rest of my day painting what I think the show is going to be like, people cheering, streams of colour everywhere, flower crown, basket of flowers, families, couples, friends...

Before I know it, I was falling asleep, I felt a warm embrace before I fall into a dream。

*Fallacy's POV*

I look through the door as she nod off, I caught her before she fell to the ground.

I look at the drawing, she really have a wild imagination. I place her down on her bed, I guess that's something that make her so cute.

Geno...I guess I'll be coming to see you soon.

I got out her room and went to mine, I took a book out of the shelf and sat down to read it through the night. The gentle candle flame flickers every so often, lighting up enough for me to read. The wind outside is calm and quiet as the sound of cricket and owl sings softly through the night as the cloudless sky show the moon and stars as the audience. I start to think about my past.

I grow put with no parents but I was happy as a family of us three siblings, we're not really related by blood, in fact, we have nothing in common but, we were happy.

I sighed and look out side the window to see the the dawn breaking, was I think for that long? Not thinking so much about it, I got out of my room and start to make her breakfast. What shall it be today? Milk, fruits and mash potatoes? No, she had that already. Chips and gravy with peas? No, she's a vegetarian.

I wanted her to be charged up this morning so I guess maybe something sugary but not oily? Carrot short cake, fruit salad and a cup of tea? I think that will do.

*Encre's POV*

'Yawn~'

I wake up to the sound of the singing birds and was greet by the bright warm sunlight that slip pass the curtain.

I stretched a little in the bed when I hear a knock, Fallacy then came in.

"Morning Encre, How's your sleep?" he asked. I smiled and said it was great. He placed my breakfast in front of me and I started to eat it.

"Thank you so much, hey, Fallacy?" he turn to me listening to me.

"Is there something I can do for you? You cook for my, give me a place to live, give me your time and give me warmth and a smile, if I don't do something for you I'll feel really uncomfortable just sitting there and watch you do all this for me." I said and look down, slightly embarrassed by what I'm saying.

"Heh, Encre, you staying here is more then enough for me, I'm a vampire so I can't die unless a silver bullet or a wooden stake is through my heart so having everyone around me dying is really painful," he said as he poured our tea,

"When I first saw you, I thought that you must be a kid from your family tree so I sent you back but after, you came back so I decide to check your history. I was really surprised that you are still alive but," he handle me the cup of tea.

"After re-think what you said your name were, I can only guess you shared a body with the angel Uriel who just so happened to disappear and became immortal which lead you to travel everywhere to make sure no one noticed and by some kind of miracle, you end up here," he sat down.

I was surprised that he guessed everything but after hearing what he said it dose seems really obvious.

"Wow, Fallacy you really surprises me every time you talk, have you thought about being a detective? You'll be great!" I smiled, he give a small chuckle.

"I would rather not, I honestly enjoy breaking rules," he said and took a sip from his cup.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I do still drink others' blood, I would sometime break into their house for it. Beside, keeping you here can also be passed as a crime," he said.

"Ignoring the first part for now, how is it a crime to keep me here?" I asked.

"You're not an orphan partly because you're old enough to take care of yourself so there's no need for you to be here, you have a place to call home and still the same reason, we're not related so we can't stay together under the same roof as the rule be told nowadays, I told you to stay here until you finished a painting which is pretty much blackmailing, I almost attacked you, don't need to explain that, I'm almost always so close to you that can be passed as sexual harassment." he said.

"So, sexual harassment, murder, breaking and entering, kidnap, blackmail, there is still more if you want to know," he took a sip and then look at me as if he just told me his favourite books.

I was lost for word, what was I suppose to do again in this situation? Normally, I should be telling him how it's wrong to do all those things and should pray to God for forgiveness but...umm...he kills to eat so that's like the food chain, he was breaking and entering for the same reason and the rest? I mean yeah, I am quiet naïve and didn't notice any of that but I really thought all that should just count as what friends would do but...I never really had friends like that so I don't know if this counts as crimes or just what normal friends would do. Except for that attack one but I am at fault for wondering around.

I look at Fallacy. Should I say all that? Or should I just leave it since he's older then me and should know more?

"I...see, so is there anything else you want to tell me?" I asked, there was a silence. Fallacy pretty much froze in his track. I wanted to take that back right away, I mean, this normally happens when they're remembering something they don't want to, right?

"Oh! I just remembered! I still need to finish the painting! Thank you for the food and again, if there's anything I can do to help, please tell me," I said and tidy up my plate and everything and placed them on the tray Fallacy brought with him.

I pretty much pushed him out of the room. I give a deep sigh, what am I going to do later when I see Fallacy again? I should just get to my painting, they always calms me down.

I started to paint again, I wonder if I should try to draw Fallacy after this? I can do it as a thank you, he have done so much for me. At that thought, I quickly finished up the painting of tomorrow's show and right onto a sketch of Fallacy, I kind of stopped half way when I was drawing his eyes. He said that he was that vampire who was there when my parent was killed but they look nothing alike!

Fallacy have eyes the colour of almost white blue eyes and a bit of deeper blue towards the middle and his skin colour is, well, more life like then the vampire, I start to wonder why I haven't ask him before hand and how I didn't even notice it.

"Hmm...I wonder if he learned it from the devil," I said out loud.