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Of course we had to shut up about this.
But I understood. I didn’t want our Lily panicked by it all.
“Why are you expendable?” she asked softly, and Jack sighed.
“Because we’re not human in any way. Not even considered demonics, since demonics have some kind of human connection,” Jack explained, and Lily’s face only scrunched up even more at the statement.
“That’s not fair,” she hissed.
“We’ve learned life isn’t fair, but it’ll all be okay,” Jack assured her.
“I still can’t believe I can finally talk to you all. I feel like I’ve known you all for so long, and yet I barely know you too,” she pursed her lips, her brow creasing ever so slightly.
“Well, why don’t you ask us whatever you want?” Jack suggested as he moved to sit on the end of the bed with Chumley, glad to have moved from he expendable topic.
“Why do you guys use the nicknames I gave you?” she started with, and I snorted.
“We got used to them,” Jack shrugged.
“But you guys have your own names?” she clarified.
“Yes, we were born with hellhound names,” I said with a nod.
“So, Jorkan, Krodan, Magnus, and Tolrun,” she nodded her head at each of us as she said our true names.
“We prefer our nicknames,” Chumley smirked as he laid down on the bed next to her.
She gave him a disbelieving look before chewing her lip.
“Did you take turns watching over me?”
“Yes, we each had assigned days or areas with you. I mostly watched over you at home, while Creeper was your out and about watcher, which Bug would assist with sometimes. Chumley handled home stuff too when I couldn’t, or we’d team up sometimes. Won’t lie, we stopped sticking to our assigned days and areas the more time we spent with you,” Jack admitted.
“Must’ve been boring after a while. I’m not that interesting,” she chuckled.
“No, we didn’t get bored. It’s what we’re meant to do,” I stated.
She just cocked her head at me, those bright emerald eyes soft and sweet.
I shifted under her gaze, a strange flutter in my chest making me avert my eyes.
“So, what do you guys do then? Just study here? What do you do in your free time?” she asked.
“We mostly study and watch over you. Chumley loves watching TV shows, but he normally does that with you,” Bug spoke up. He was laying down in the nook now, his knees pulled up as he rested back against the pillows there.
“What about you?” she asked, focusing on Bug.
“I like to read. Humans have such incredible imaginations. You can explore every inch of this world without ever leaving the mansion,” Bug smiled, his movements halting as he spoke about his joy. I’d noticed reading was the one time he didn’t seem so agitated and on edge.
Lily smiled at this, before looking at me again.
“And you?”
I shrugged at first, but those emerald eyes bored into me until I caved.
“Music, I like music,” I mumbled. Why did it matter anyway?
“Do you play anything?” She was giving me a curious look now, and I unfolded my arms, jamming my hands into the pockets of my black hoodie.
