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“And these two are half of your hellhounds?” he continued as he indicated at Bug and Chum with his fork before shoveling the pork into his mouth.
“Yes,” Chum stated bluntly.
Charlie just nodded with an intrigued expression. But a strange amusement was dancing in his eyes before he covered it.
Maybe I’d just imagined it.
“Well, I hope we work well together in our shared classes, I’m looking forward to learning everything,” he said, pausing as those dark brown eyes bore into me.
I shifted under the bizarre intensity of his gaze before his focus moved to Diane. “Mr. Baron says he’ll see if I have any other abilities in the morning.”
I settled in my seat, grateful that his attention was off me as I hurriedly finished my meal.
I stuck around for only one serving of dessert before I rushed off with Chum in tow, leaving Bug at the dinner table. He’d been watching Charlie closely, and I knew he wanted to learn more about this new demon. Especially since he unsettled me.
As we headed to the cinema room, I noted Chum’s quietness.
“Don’t like him either, do you?” I murmured.
“No. There’s something about him, my skin gets prickly and I want him gone. And I don’t like how he looks at you,” Chum growled.
“Glad I’m not the only one that thinks he’s off. Maybe we should say something to Dezikiel,” I suggested.
“Why? He’s already let him in. And it’s not like he’s done anything wrong. Maybe it’s just cause he’s a demon that he makes us feel on edge,” Chum muttered.
He was right. We had no reason to dislike and not trust the new student.
But I trusted my gut, and it was obvious Chumley did too.
“Well, let’s not let that ruin our date,” he brightened up and gave me a lopsided grin as we entered the leisure room.
My mind jumped to the sabotaged meal, and I went to mention it as we entered the cinema, but thought better of it.
He’d probably just smirk and chuckle, and it wouldn’t change anything. I wasn’t sure how I felt about their little rivalry over me.
I didn’t want to think about having to choose between them. They both made me feel good, and as I followed Chum to the middle row of seats in the cinema, my heart skipped a beat as his hand brushed mine.
“You sit down here, I’ll grab a few things,” Chum said as he indicated at the very center seat of the mini cinema.
I did as told while he slipped out of the row and darted to the back corner of the room.
I glanced over my shoulder at him and smiled as a small light switched on to reveal a popcorn making machine on a counter, along with shelves of candy and a soft drink machine.
“Cola?” he called out.
“Yep, thanks.”
He returned after a few minutes as the screen lit up and offered me the tub of popcorn and some M&Ms. He then darted off to fetch our drinks.
I settled into my seat and nibbled on the popcorn as the familiar movie started up.
My chest squeezed as the first ‘Step-up’ movie began playing.
I’d watched it with my mom as a kid, and it was a much loved favorite. After she’d died, I hadn’t watched it again. I’d never had time really, and when I did finally get a TV, I’d never thought of it when I was flicking through Netflix.
I was touched that he remembered my favorite movie. I’d even taken dance classes as a child thanks to my love of it, but that ended when I moved to the States.
Chum lifted up the armrest between us so that our arms touched as he stole the popcorn.
