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

[Nicolette]

Emilie, sweet Emilie... She was truly the only person who honestly cared for the hybrid boy, he was sure. He could feel her love in every word she spoke, even if she wasn't speaking directly to anyone. Even as a doll, she had such strong emotion in her voice.

Why couldn't it have been Emilie that William fell in love with? Why did it have to be someone who could never really loved him back? Seth would never love William... The hybrid was convinced on this, and that thought was something that tore at his heart. He was sure there was a hole in his chest, one that had formed over the long years of knowing Seth Bezarius, one that grew with every negative thing Seth said... One that ached everytime William thought he'd never be loved.

"I didn't sleep very well last night..." He said, his voice soft and defeated. It wasn't a complete lie; he had lied awake in bed the whole night, staring up at the ceiling and wondering if this world held any hope. William didn't do very well sleeping so far from Seth; even if he got to sleep on the younger man's couch, he would at least be within fifty feet of him.

[Faye]

"Awww... Well maybe you'll be able to sleep better tonight, you'll be sleeping with us now~" She said enthusiastically as she crawled her way across Seth's chest and to his other shoulder where she was closer to William. She didn't dare jump down off his shoulder. She never left Seth's shoulder unless he was going for a shower or to the toilet. Those were understandable, though, she was a rag doll and her material would probably be ruined if she got wet or anything.

Seth's breathing was uneven, he was feeling the hurt that leaked out of William's every word. He became more comfortable with stroking his hair, enough so that he could twirl the purple locks around his fingers, gently running them through his hair. For a moment, Seth moved his fingers behind William's cat-like ears, gently rubbing behind them to see how the hybrid would react to that.

[Nicolette]

William smiled a little at Emilie's words. He could hear her shifting on Seth's arm, and her voice getting a little louder. He wondered how much closer she had moved to him, but didn't move his head; Seth was touching him gently and he didn't want to ruin the moment.

His breath caught in his throat, though, when he felt Seth's fingers gently twirling his hair, and then moving to gently scratch his ear. He couldn't keep himself from letting out a content sigh, a small purr vibrating from deep inside his chest. He wasn't even sure how he purred... It just happened, especially when he was happy and/or content.

[Faye]

A smile tugged at Seth's lips, he couldn't help but let it slip across his face, he felt proud that he could make William purr like that and at the same time, he felt better about himself that he was making the hybrid happy rather than always shooting him down. What was he thinking when he always thought about how much he hated him and how much he wished the boy would just disappear.

He didn't want that. He never did. But he had his... eye. The Queen of Hearts did nothing to suit both of them, it only worked out in Will's favour and the Queen didn't even ask for permission. She just... took it. Maybe the Queen was the real one to blame. But what if it was a conspiracy? He really needed to think this through.

He could feel William purring on his legs, he stopped rubbing behind his ear and continued stroking his hair, running his fingers through the many strands of purple hair. "Will, I'm sorr--" He stopped himself right as he realised what he was saying. He panicked a bit and tried to come up with a cover up, "I mean, you can sleep.. now if you.. want?" Emilie glanced at him, what was wrong with Seth at the moment? She shook her head.

[Nicolette]

William felt like it would be easier to sleep while Seth was running his fingers through his hair, though he wanted to savor the moment. He wanted to remain close to Seth for as long as possible, feeling his fingers run gently through his hair and occasionally scratching his furry ears.

The cut-off apology caused William's heart to jump. Had Seth Bezarius nearly apologized? The thought was completely unheard of, and he was sure he must have heard wrong. He snuggled closer to the man, a small noise escaping the back of his throat as he purred.

'Oh, how I love you... Why must the worlds be so cruel, and keep you from loving me too...?' he thought sadly.

[Faye]

Without the intention of ruining their special moment, Emilie spoke, "Don't you have more muffins to put on, Seth?" She remembered the fruit of the forest ones he had begun stirring the mixture for, they were just about ready to put into the muffin trays and be baked in the oven. She didn't want any insects getting into the mixture, damn insects... there weren't any of those in Wonderland.

Seth glanced at Emilie for a moment, continuing to stroke Will's hair softly, not really wanting to move but Emilie had a point, he shouldn't leave his baking out like that. "Will.. I.. I'm sor.. I have to get up to finish these muffins," There he went again! Nearly apologising to someone! Ugh, he wasn't liking this effect Will was having on him. He slowly lifted William's head to stand up off the couch, he then turned to William, "I'll be back.. to snu--... soon, k?" There were so many things he couldn't bare to say out loud to him.

[Nicolette]

His heart fell when he felt Seth moving to get up. He knew the moment couldn't last forever, but he so desperately wished it could have. He opened his one eye, looking sadly and innocently up at the man through his curtain of hair before he rest his head back down on the couch, curling into himself.

"O....okay..."

It wasn't often that William was so... down like this. Now, it's not to say it never happened; William was known to get depressed every now and then, though those moments didn't happen very often.

Oh, how he wished Emilie could at least stay back and give him some company while Seth was away.

[Faye]

As he was walking to the kitchen, he glanced behind him to see his happy expression had fallen from his face, he looked lonely and in need of another hug or sorts. A frown pierced Seth's lips as he turned around completely, facing in the direction of William as he looked up at Emilie as if for inspiration for what to say to him.

"...would you like to come.. help?" He offered the hybrid, at least then they could do something productive and he didn't have to be alone since Emilie never left his shoulder.

[Nicolette]

Will's borrowed eye opened again and he gazed at the man across the room, the eye holding curiosity. He sat up from the couch, looking at Seth for a moment as he contemplated the offer.

"A-ah... I... don't really know how to bake..." He admitted, a pink blush grazing his cheeks.

[Faye]

"Well~ you can learn~~" Seth said, sounding a little bit happier in his body language and voice, baking always excited him and it would take both his and Will's mind off the depressing mood previously. Emilie giggled cutely and egged William to come into the kitchen to help, "It's not that hard~!" She squeaked happily.

[Nicolette]

William stood from the couch and walked over to the kitchen, his tail swishing a little and his ears twitching curiously. He walked over to stand at the younger man's side, awaiting further instruction as he examined the various ingrediants that lie on the counter before them.

[Faye]

Seth glanced down at the bowl of mixture that he had already begun to stir together, it was pretty much done, there was a dark pink swirl throughout the white mixture as well as random fruit pieces located in various places in it. "Hmm~ would you like to place them into the muffin trays?" He asked almost rhetorically as he pulled the muffin tray over to William and handing him the spoon as well as the bowl of mixture. "Just make sure they only go up to the edge of the try or they'll be really huge when they rise in the oven~" He continued, moving to find some chocolate chips for some chocolate chip biscuits.

[Nicolette]

William blinked cutely, taking the bowl carefully in his hands. He listened to the instructions he was given as he poured the batter into the different cups, trying to pour the same amount into each little cup.

"How am I doing, Emilie?" William asked the doll. He didn't want to distract Seth from what he was doing, and Emilie knew how to cook before she was turned into a doll, so he was sure she'd be able to give him her honest opinion.

[Faye]

"Perfect, Will~!" Squeaked Emilie as she glanced down at what Will was mixing, he was a natural at baking. Although, it was fairly simple to do the basics in baking, it was what Seth did to his baking and what he put into them was what separated them from others.

Seth opened the cupboard, looking for chocolate chips, he pulled a few containers out of their places, moving them to the side, his eye darting around, looking for that special packet. He then spied some, as well as some white chocolate buttons as well, he grabbed that packet as well.

"Do you like white chocolate, Will?" He asked.