Grin, Like A Cheshire Cat! {Sell + Emilie}

[Faye]

March was the name of the current month in this human world. It was a little chilly, actually, but got warmer during the midday hours between twelve and three in the afternoon. Luckily, it was in that warmer half of of the day but it was beginning to cool down outside but inside, it was still toasty, especially in Seth, Mr Bezarius's apartment. The kitchen, to be more precise.

Within the kitchen stood the mythology and journalism teacher, Seth, he wore a pair of black slacks and had removed his black blazer that he wore to 'work' that day and was now in a more casual shirt, it was white but down the bottom near the left hand side was a playing card spade symbol. A lot of his clothing had that mark on it...

The sweet smell of banana chocolate chip muffins filled the kitchen and were slowly lingering around into the dining area, to the lounge and other places of the small apartment. On the teacher's shoulder sat a small rag doll, which was humming a melody along with Seth. "Second chorus~ Twas brilig, and the slithy toves.. ~" Seth's voice was quiet since he was trying to concentrate on a few batch of muffins, different flavours of course. He decided on a fruity texture this time. They would have pink and white swirls in the middle from the boysenberries he had picked up from the store earlier. The soft humming of a more feminine voice stopped.

"You don't suppose Will be turning up today, Seth?" Came a younger voice from his shoulder, as if it were a twelve year old girl. Seth stopped his singing and shuddered briefly. He nodded, "No doubt."

[Nicolette]

He adored Seth.

He worshipped the ground the man walked on.

And in return, all he wanted was a little bit of attention from the younger man.

The hybrid man waited in the silent elevator of the Island Apartment Complex building, his eyes gazing on the numbers of each apartment he passed.

2...3...4...

Seth and Emilie were his only company. They had been his only company for at least the past one hundred or so years. Of course he would be more than glad to see them, because they seemed to actually care about him... Well, Emilie at least. He could never be too sure on Seth's thoughts about him... But he prayed they were good thoughts. The thought of Seth not liking him... It sent pain through his chest...

5...6......

7.

Bingo.

William Frost, the Cheshire Cat, stepped off the elevator and walked gracefully down the hall. The grace he possessed would break the hearts of gymnists and dancers everywhere. It was one of his best qualities.

His purple tail twitched and his ears perked, along with his nose, at the scent of food. Seth must be cooking again. A small mewl made it's way into the back of his throat and he bounced up to the door of Seth Bezarius's apartment.

He knocked, silently pleading for an answer.

[Faye]

"Did gyre and gimble in the wabe," Seth continued singing quietly to himself, an odd song that was from his childhood back in Wonderland. Him and Emilie used to sing it together all the time and dance until her soul was sucked into a rag doll. Sometimes William would join in, too, it was all fun and games. He sighed lightly to himself, maybe he should just forget about what the Queen did? It can't have been a conspiracy if William was acting so... clingy.

BUT... What if that was what he wanted him to think? Hahaha, like he'd fall for that. A chuckle came from Seth's lips as he opened the oven to check on the banana chocolate chip muffins. The fruit of the forest ones were still in batter form, he'd have to put them into a muffin tray soon.

Once he answered the door of course. "That'll be Will!" Seth glanced up at Emilie, stirring the batter of muffins around a little more, maybe he would just go away and not realise they're here. But that would be mean, since he was sure he could probably smell the muffins cooking. "Well, I'd answer the door but I can't walk," Emilie sounded a little annoyed. Seth sighed once more and moved over to the door, licking a spot of the mixture of the muffins off his index finger. He sighed as he wrapped his fingers around the door knob, twisting it and pulling the door towards him, revealing a purple cat boy. "Will! What a pleasant surprise~" He said with a smile.

[Nicolette]

Will flung himself at the other man, wrapping his slender arms around the other man's middle and hugging him tighty. He brought his face to gently nuzzle the crook of Seth's neck as he let out a pleased mewl.

He didn't care how fake Seth's voice was... As long as he was welcomed, he would accept even the fake emotions.

"Oh, Sethy~! The dormitory life is horrible here!" He cried sadly, sniffling a little. "The beds are cold and the people in them are much too normal! My roommate probably thinks I'm an absolute freak..."

Come on, Emilie... Take the bait... The cat thought to himself over and over again.

[Faye]

Oof! Seth nearly fell backwards as the cat boy flung himself around the teacher's body. He regained his balance and brought a thin hand up to make sure Emilie didn't fall off his shoulder. He wondered for a moment if she could feel pain. Eh, he'd make sure she didn't fall off anyway. They were now part the way inside the apartment from the stumbling, he gently patted William's head before breaking their one-sided embrace. "Awwuh, Seth, we should let him stay here instead of the dormitories!" Emilie's voice was true, she was the only one who had full confidence and faith in Will.

Seth, on the other hand would of loved it if the boy just disappeared. However, there were times where they connected and had their own special moments. Seth sighed, "And how do you suppose we get around that? I'm pretty sure the 'Headmaster' wouldn't approve," Wasn't there a term for that here? Ped... something, he didn't know, he'd look into it later on. If he remembered.

Ding! The timer had gone off for Seth's banana chocolate chip muffins. Seth turned his head for a moment, he had to take those out before they burnt. "Sigh. Come inside for a bit, Will, you can have some tea and a muffin," Warm muffins were always the best.

[Nicolette]

Will smiled happily as he was let inside and he bounced over to the counter where he watched Seth take out the fresh muffins. He took a napkin and a muffin, skipping over to the couch where he curled himself against the arm of the couch, in the corner of the large cushion.

He took a bite of the muffin and let out a content mewl in the back of his throat at how delicious it was. He absolutely loved Seth's cooking. He devoured the muffin, and surprisingly didn't leave behind any crumbs. He walked over to the trashcan and threw away the little paper wrapping before he plopped back down on the couch.

"I doubt the 'Headmaster' guy would even notice I was gone. You should listen to your sister. The cute ones are always right." He gave a nod and a smile in Emilie's direction.

[Faye]

Before Seth could even tell him they had to cool a little bit, William had taken off with a banana chocolate chip muffin and sat down against the arm of the couch. He sighed and shook his head, a small grin playing out on his face. He took them out of the muffin tray one by one and placed them carefully down into a container for them to stay in so the air didn't get to them, making them go off faster. He hated his baking going to waste. William ate a truck load of it so he wasn't too worried.

If it was possible, Emilie would have blushed. "Aww~" She said, a small squeak at the end of her 'aww'. Seth felt some kind of jealousy shoot through him at the compliment not being directed at him but rather at Emilie. Why..? Why would he feel such a thing? It wasn't as if he enjoyed the clingy attention he received from the cat boy. Did he..? He shook his head and continued taking the muffins out.

"Let him stay, Seth~! Please~" She pleaded, she really enjoyed having William and Seth around, it made her feel good about herself since she wasn't going to have much of a life now that she was a rag doll. "I'll... I'll think about it," He didn't really want the 'Headmaster' finding out about anything, he had a weird fear of authority. He reached up to open a cupboard a little higher than his head to grab two small mugs out, glancing at them with his one emerald eye, he thought about trying to cut it again but decided against it. He poured them both up with warm tea. He brought a cup out on a saucer, offering it to William, "Tea?"

[Nicolette]

William knew he could easily get Emilie to agree with him. She had always been the one to side with him, which William was thankful for. When the rest of the world seemed to turn on the hybrid boy, Emilie would always come up, a warm smile on her lips, and scratch his ears, telling him that she believed in him. She was such a darling sweetheart and William desperately wished for there to be a way that she could be herself again.

Why couldn't Seth like William that much...?

At the sight of the tea, William smiled and took it carefully. He brought it to his lips and let his pink tongue lash out to lick at it, much like a cat would. He lapped the tea, letting the liquid warm his mouth as it moved to slide down his throat. He drank enough to quench his thirst before he moved to place the tea on the coffee table.

The man moved to curl up on the couch a little, his tail swishing about behind him. He looked up at Seth with a wide, innocent eye, as if asking him why he was still standing and not snuggling him? If there was one thing that Emilie and Seth knew about William, it was that William LOVED to snuggle, cuddle, and be close to people.

Maybe it was just a cat thing.

[Faye]

Seth walked back into the kitchen to grab his cup of tea and himself a muffin where he went back into the living room where William was seated on the couch. He stood there for a moment, watching William drink the tea like a real cat would, he shook his head, it was a cat thing, he was like a real hybrid unlike all the other half animals he had seen around the place. It was strange to see such things around when the human world was meant to be empty of magic. Maybe it had just been hiding...

Noticing William's look in his eye, Seth sat down on the couch, the cushion sinking a little as he sat on it. He leaned back against the back of the sofa. "Like the muffins?" He asked, breaking their silence as Emilie slowly stood up, she could walk short distances but not very well by herself, she could if she was guided. Her soul had given the ragdoll enough strength to be as if she had bones in her, however, they weren't very stable. She climbed onto Seth's head which caused him to glance up in confusion, she was now on his other shoulder, closer to William.

Seeing how much Emilie liked being near William, Seth sighed deeply and gave in to their pleas, "Alright, I've made my decision, you can stay here if you want, but... you'll have to sleep in my..room," Oh god. What had he just gotten himself into? ..William would be sleeping in his room, probably on the end of his bed like a real cat...

[Nicolette]

William's hear soared at Seth's decision. He let out a happy mewl and moved himself closer to Seth, curling up close to him and resting his head against the younger man's shoulder. There was a soft purring coming from the purple haired man as he shut his single emerald eye.

"You're amazing, Sethy~~" He said, his voice filled with content and joy. The thought of sleeping in the same bed as Seth made him smile a little more, though he tried not to dwell too much on the thought; he couldn't get himself too excited.

[Faye]

The moment William began moving, Seth regretted his decision entirely. He had just dug himself a grave. He felt the cat boy snuggle up close to him, mewling in happiness, for a few moments, Seth forgot about how much he regretted it and felt his heart skip a beat and feel warm but seeing his one eye caused the hatred to come rushing back to him.

He had such mixed emotions towards the young-- older man. Ugh, that's what made him even more angry was that he was older than him by three years and yet he looked even younger than him! Err, he should have stopped his aging sooner than he did. But, at least he could do whatever he wanted. However, tea was better than alcohol.

"You're... welcome, Will," He said quietly as he patted Will's head, awkwardly trying to hug him back but stopped before he could go too far. "Yay~! We can have lots of tea parties together~" She left the part about eating muffins and other baking out of her sentence since physically, she couldn't eat at all.

In attempt to wrench himself out of the awkward situation he leapt up off the couch, "Care for another muffin... Will?" He asked, a nervous edge in his voice.

[Nicolette]

William pouted a little when the warmth disappeared as Seth jumped up from the couch. With a sigh, he curled up on the couch, curling into himself with a small shiver. He disliked feeling alone, even though Seth was so close.

"No, thank you..." He muttered softly to the question that had been asked.

[Faye]

William's answer to having another muffin took Seth back a bit, he... denied another.. muffin? But William never denied a muffin, especially if it was made by Seth, the man he was incredibly attached to, someone who he never wanted to leave. Seth felt guilt rush over him as he saw that look in his eye, he.. wanted to snuggle, to be close to him.

He was part cat for crying out loud, cat's were like that. But he didn't like cats. Argh. He hated how contradicting his thoughts could be. Emilie remained silent and decided to let Seth handle this one. "Will..." He whispered softly, sitting down on the couch, beside William, a thin hand gingerly moved over to gently touch William's tail. The fur was soft, like touching a mink blanket of some kind. He said nothing more, waiting to see what William would do.

[Nicolette]

He felt as if Seth was forcing himself to be close to him, rather than actually wanting to. That was something that hurt a lot, though he wondered if it even mattered; as long as Seth was by his side, it shouldn't really matter if it is wanted or not... Fake affection is better than no affection.

At least, that's what William believed...

In all our reality, Seth had every right to hate William. William, from day one, had always been a bother to Seth. William was the reason Seth's left eye was missing. William had become a burden on the Bezarius family... Seth had every right to hate the hybrid... Just like everyone else did...

At the feeling of Seth's hand touching his tail, William moved his head to rest on Seth's leg, his hair falling over his face to hide both his eyes... Or, his eye and the bandage that covered the other eye. He just wanted Seth's attention...

Any attention would be welcomed.

[Faye]

"I'm sorry..." Was what he wanted to say, but it stayed in his mind, the words just wouldn't come to his lips, every time he went to open his mouth to speak them, his mouth just went dry and he chickened out. Seth found it incredibly hard to apologise for things unless it was for a fake apology and at the moment, he didn't think William deserved anything more fake than what he was giving him right now.

Fake affection. Or was it real? He just didn't know. There were so many mixed emotions that he felt for the hybrid he just didn't know what side to choose. William was the reason for him losing his left eye and was always latching himself onto Seth but William was sweet, he really was, and had good intentions for everything he did. That wicked grace that broke gymnists hearts.

"You okay, William?" Said Emilie as she poked her head out from underneath Seth's pearly white hair. Seth ignored what she said as he slowly brought a thin hand up, his fingers gingerly touching Will's hair. It was his own attempt to stroke it like you would a normal cat but it was awkward for him. Why... why did he get so mixed up around this... around Will!?