forum Broken Dreams and Haunting Memories// Closed!// 16+

Started September 19, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Emile began to put away the books they’d read. As he did, his humming turned into the same lullaby he hummed to Simon the night before.

Lily was completely relaxed in Emile's hand as he sung, sleeping peacefully before all the books were put away. She did look happy, curled up in a loose ball.

Emile was glad to see it, deciding that he’d just keep walking around. But he knew at some point Astral would come find him to take care of Simon.

Lily was relaxed the entire time, as warm as she could be in her slowly drying clothes and hair.
It was later, but eventually Astral came into the library.
"Emile," he called out, in no rush. If Emile wanted to try to at least get Astral to forget about Lily, it would be best to not have her out in the open when Astral came.

Thankfully Emile came to that same conclusion, gently slipping Lily into the biggest pocket he had. Which, for the type of clothes he wore, wasn’t exactly a problem. He’d just have to remember that she was there. “Yeah?” He called back, moving towards where he heard the god.

Lily shifted just some as she was put away, staying asleep for now. Astral soon came into the row Emile was in. He didn't say a word about Lily, or where she was.
"Simon's asleep," he said calmly, arms folded.

He nodded. “You want me to go sit with him then?” He asked calmly, thankfully staying relaxed.

"Yes," Astral said, nodding. He didn't look upset, thank goodness. "Please."

That was good. Even though part of their contract was that Astral couldn’t hurt him, Emile didn’t doubt that the god would break that same contract if he really wanted to. Emile nodded again. “Okay then, let’s go.” He said, starting to walk in that direction.

Astral followed, still quiet. He would gladly break the contract if he thought it would benefit him or Simon, and there wasn't very much that could be done about it. If anything, Alec would have to come and demand Emile's soul be handed over to his rightful owner.

Emile knew it could happen at literally any moment, he just hoped he would be prepared if it did. After another minute of walking, they reached Simon and Mia’s room. Emile quietly opened the door, making sure they really were both asleep.

Astral was a fickle god, and it was quite possible it would be right after this that the deal was broken and Emile was tucked away on some shelf again. Mia was sound asleep, snuggled up to Simon with her arms around him. She was glad, at least, that Simon was okay with all of this…

At the very least Emile knew he wouldn’t go down without a fight, creating as many problems for the god as he was able to. Emile sat down carefully at Simon’s side, glad to see he’d fallen asleep by himself. He began humming softly, gently running a hand through Simon’s hair.

Astral leaned against the wall as he had done before, watching. If Emile tried anything, the god would step in. He knew if he did break the contract, he'd have to be quick and sudden, a time at which Emile wouldn't expect Astral to do anything to him. He didn't want any fight, or problems.

Of course Emile wasn’t going to try anything, not with Astral standing right there at least. So he just did what he was supposed to, making sure Simon would sleep through the night.

Astral was silent the entire night, his eyes only for Simon and Emile. At one point, he actually left. From what he had learned, he knew Emile wouldn't do anything to hurt Simon. So, the four were alone.
Lily was sound asleep in Emile's pocket, still, and it seemed Astral really had forgotten about her.

Emile didn’t move for a few minutes after he noticed that Astral was gone. There were many things he knew he should do now that the god had left but…he couldn’t risk it. Not yet. He’d wait.

Nothing happened, of course. Astral had actually gone away, to his own room, to get some sleep himself. He doubted Emile would be going anywhere any time soon, with his precious son trapped in the palace.

The god was right in that assumption. Emile had no plans on leaving soon. He knew it was well within the god’s power to be able to hunt him down, and cause problems for more people than just him. So he wouldn’t try to escape. He’d stay until Simon didn’t need him anymore, or until Astral broke their contract.

Who knew how long that would take. Who knew how long it would be until Simon was better, or more likely when there was nothing Emile could do to help anymore. Who knew if and when Astral would break the contract.
Mia shifted around some on the bed, moving closer to Simon.

It was all very very concerning. Emile just continued to hope things would turn out somewhat okay. At hearing Mia shift around, he froze, quickly changing into his invisible spirit form in case Mia woke up.

Mia did eventually open her eyes, not moving from her spot with Simon. She glanced around the room, pulling herself closer to her friend.

Emile was glad he’d turned himself invisible then, doing his best to hold his breath, or at least not breathe too loudly until she fell back asleep.

Mia was just a bit on edge. She didn't know why, but she was seized with the sudden feeling of not being alone with Simon anymore.
Lily shifted slightly in Emile's pocket, hand going to her mouth as she almost sneezed.

Emile was internally cursing, and Lily almost sneezing definitely did not help. He just hoped that Mia would assume nothing was up and go back to bed.

Mia couldn't tell Emile was in the room, but she still felt another soul in the room. It was probably Lily. Had Astral left one there to spy on them? She shrunk down a bit more into the bed, holding Simon a bit tighter. Lily let out a soft breath as the urge to sneeze left her.

Emile was still staying perfectly still, watching her carefully. If she found out he was here and woke up Simon, it’d be all over. He knew Astral wouldn’t let him stay after that.

Mia was starting to get worried the longer she didn't spot anyone. She sat up, not moving to wake Simon up.

Emile was 100% ready to do whatever was necessary to keep her quiet, but for now he knew that moving would only alert her to his presence.

Mia shifted uneasily, looking around still. Nothing happened, though, and she was about to lay down, when…
Lily coughed softly in her sleep, minuscule droplets of water coming up.
Mia jumped, honing in on the sound.
"Simon-" she hissed, reaching over to try to shake him awake.