DEVIL'S HIGH

CHAPTER 30

SAMAEL’S POINT OF VIEW

Kiara squinted her eyes, while I just stayed on the other side, trying hard not to stare at her bright blue orbs. This past month has allowed me a glimpse inside her life and I must say I am fascinated with all the knowledge. She is a vegetarian and doesn’t trust our food from the cafeteria or other restaurants; she is obsessed with her family and loves them so much; she is a book worm and grasps everything faster than a normal student; she is so curious about the things around her and respects anything that breathes. I also learned that Keres stayed with her most of the nights and she had a separate house. I was curious and followed her one day only to see her entering a drastically transformed ex-research centre. Although she was extremely careful not to spill her private informations, it was difficult for her to not exhibit her instincts. I am certain that she must have picked up a lot of things about me too and I wondered what impression she made of them.

I watched Kiara turning the corner and making steady steps towards me. She had a small smile on her face and I instantly looked down, afraid that I would unconsciously smile back at her. I have managed to maintain a strict relationship between us, thereby gaining her trust, but as days passed, it was getting harder than I imagined. Leviathan has also begun to make small talks with her and somehow I feel like she was being more relaxed with him than me. She always had her guards up near me, but less with him. Is it because he could touch her, or does she too believe that they have a past together? 

“Hey, Kiara.”

Speak of the devil.

“Hi, Leviathan.”

She stopped from approaching me any further and turned to face my best friend, to whom I suddenly had the urge to punch. He had this wide grin on him and sometimes I doubted if he was just acting or being genuine to her. Honestly, I can’t find the difference anymore. And what the hell was he doing here? I thought he went with Damien to the basement.

“I heard from Dam that you guys are going to the museum. It’s been so long since I went there.”

That m**********r! I have warned him not to disclose my plans and only informed him because I wanted his car since mine was in the workshop. I assumed something like this would happen and was extremely careful not to spill anything.

“Museum? What museum?”

My annoying friend looked at me with a sly smirk, and I gripped my palm in a fist. He did it on purpose. He knew this was supposed to be a surprise for her.

“Yes. Since you find hard to concentrate the textbook, I thought museum would be a better alternate option.”

Kiara seemed to think about it and gazed at me gratefully. It was the first time she looked at me like that and I thought my heart skipped a beat. This is so cliché, for crying out loud. I am not that kind of guy, f**k.

“Really? Thank you so much, Samael. It was really hard for me to look at those bizarre figures and read such cruelties without gagging.”

I stared at her, biting on the words that I fear would fall out. Her gaze was unwavering, and I realized that we were actually having a moment. In fact, I was experiencing such a moment for the first time in my life and have only heard about it through Asmodeus and Damien.

“Then museum is the best option.”

I grit my teeth in exasperation and scowled at the back of Leviathan, who has now moved between me and Kiara. I understand that he needs to get close to her for major reasons, however this was getting into my nerves and I hope I won’t do something which I may regret later and create an irreparable hole in our friendship.

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I took the driver’s seat, and Leviathan occupied the passenger seat. Kiara just sat at the back, and she looked excited. I thought she would be tensed or be alert while coming with us alone, but she was more calm than I expected. Was it because of Leviathan? My grip on the steering wheel tightened as similar thoughts clouded my mind. This was stupid, Samael. You sound jealous of your friend for being on good terms with your enemy. Does that even make any sense?

“Have you been to a museum before?”

Leviathan asked, and I saw her nodding her head in the rearview mirror. I had a more close view of her blue balls and I was mesmerized to see how it glowed under the sunlight.

“We have one and I visit the place often with my friend.”

“Only one of your friends is interested in history?”

Isn’t he talking more than usual? And how come he is so observant of her words? I saw Kiara squirming on hearing the question, and now I was intrigued. I have never asked anything about her life back there and Leviathan seems to just barge in.

“No. It’s just that she is my only friend.”

I wanted to ask why, but she was staring out the window in a restrained look and I thought it was better not to open old wounds.

“Why?”

For hell’s sake, Leviathan. Does he not know when to stop prodding? Kiara still didn’t turn her head, but I heard her sighing audibly.

“Everyone was afraid to be friends with me. My brothers are so intimidating and my social status added to the reason for keeping their distance away from me. Only Rachel took the courage, but that made her an outcast as well. I wonder if she has made any friends yet like me.”

There was genuine concern in her voice and I realized that her life wasn’t all colorful and happy, like I guessed. She had her own troubles and instead of making me happy, it actually made me feel bad for her. Something has definitely gone wrong with me.

“It must have been hard for you to be here then.”

Kiara smiled at that and faced us, shaking her head.

“The first day was challenging, thank to certain people.”

Leviathan and I eyed at each other with discomfort. She knows. Of course, Keres must have told her everything.

“But after that, it felt good. I have never fought with anyone ever in my life and now I actually feel like I am studying in a normal high school. The teachers don’t give me any special treatment and I am seen as just another student. I can even go out like this without restrictions and don’t have to worry about my brothers following me everywhere.”

“Your brothers sound like real a******s.”

I expected her to get angry at me for badmouthing her siblings, but she just laughed.

“I do not know if that is an appropriate word, but I cannot deny that. I am the only girl in my family and since I didn’t have a mother, they are so overprotective of me. They see red when I get hurt and loved me more than themselves. Same goes for my father and Uncle Gabriel.”

Was she talking about Archangel Gabriel? She seems to have a close relationship with him. And all these informations were not matching Levi’s speculations and from the frown on his face, I perceived that he was thinking the same thing.

“So you have never left heaven before?”

Leviathan was biting his nails, and I glanced at him to not make his dissatisfaction so obvious.

“No. My brothers don’t even allow me to leave the house without them until now.”

There! All his questions are answered. Leviathan had a ‘now what?’ look on his face and I could see the pure disappointment in his eyes. What was he expecting, anyway?

“But I have heard that our fathers are close friends. That is why Azazel helps me so much.”

“What? Who told you that?”

Leviathan literally twisted in his seat to look at her directly, and his sudden movement startled her.

“Levi.”

I warned him, and he diverted his eyes from her.

“I am sorry. I thought my father hated all angels, and this was a surprise.”

Kiara glanced at both of us and I saw the way her carefree look shifting to alarm. s**t!

“Oh, then I must have heard it wrong. Are we there yet?”

Leviathan was about to ask her more, but I interfered before he makes it worse. She has already sensed something was wrong and asking further questions will only make her more uneasy.

“We are almost there. Levi, pass me those shades.”

I said, pointing at the dashboard and he understood my signal. He kept quiet for the rest of the journey and I saw Kiara clutching her bag in discomfort. She was clearly regretting everything she has said and accepting to come with us.

This i***t. It took me almost a month to make her comfortable around me, and it has all gone in vain. I should make sure that we only focus on studies during this trip and I won’t let Levi and his assumptions ruin it again.

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