31- Only colour on paper , not on yourself or the furniture . 100 % Since I'm awake and I honestly have nothing better to do , I go join Laura to get the bar ready for the night . I wander in and find her wiping down the bar which is completely covered in little spots of dust . " What the hell ? But it was totally clean last night ! I made sure of it . " I say horrified . Did I screw up ? Use the wrong cleaner or something ? I don't know how it could get so dirty so fast ! Laura is scrubbing and looks kind of pissed off . It seems like cleaning the bar is taking a lot of elbow grease . Laura gives a frustrated sigh and throws her cleaning cloth onto the bar looking totally disgusted . " No , no . It's not your fault . It's these damn dust sprites . They live in the rafters and whenever this place is empty I swear they have dance parties on this bar or something . It's not just regular dust either , it sticks . I don't know how it sticks so much but it's a nightmare to scrub off . " She groans . I look at the spots again . Not spots , footprints . Little tiny ones . How big are dust sprites ? What do they look like ? I'm determined . I want to see one . " Where are they now ? I want to see ! " I say eagerly as I grab a cloth and start helping her scrub the bar . She's right , this stuff sticks horribly . Laura laughs . " Good luck with that . They're notoriously shy . If they were easy to spot , I would have caught one of the little buggers by now and POLITELY asked them to keep their feet off the bar . " She grumbles . She says politely but she looks murderous . I suspect that her version of ' asking ' might be a little more aggressive than she's saying . " Why do they climb all over the bar ? " I question . " They only do it when it's perfectly clean . I'm starting to think that they just like making a mess . " She sighs . I start to form a plan . " How big are they ? " I ask and Laura shrugs , holding up her hands to gesture something about the size of an orange . " Hmm ... I'm going to catch one . " I declare . She rolls her eyes . " Yeah , sure you are . I'll believe it when I see it . Damn little pests . " She grumbles . 29 ل) 1/4 12:01 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 31- Only colour on paper , not on yourself or the furniture . A woman on a mission , I rush out to the back to see if I can find Kyle or Torin . I find them both in the kitchen . " Hey I need someone to do me a favour . " I announce loudly . Kyle jumps and almost knocks over a plate then turns to glare at me . Torin just turns to look at me , a blank expression on his face . " Right ... Well I need someone to go shopping for me before everything closes . I'd go myself but ... Well , you know ... Kyle ? " I turn to him hopefully . He scoffs and shakes his head . " Hell no . I have way too much to do . Order whatever it is online and wait a few days . " He says grumpily . I've noticed he's always more cranky when he's in the kitchen . Maybe because he's focussing ? I don't know . I turn to Torin . " Torin ? Could you go ? I'd order it online but I really want it tonight . I can wait if I HAVE to , but I'd rather not . " I confess . When I ask Torin , Kyle inhales a sharp breath and begins to choke . Torin is standing a little in front of him and since they're both facing me he can't see Kyle's face which has gone pale . He also can't see Kyle mouthing at me to shut up and to just leave . I ignore him . As far as I can tell , Torin is the least busy person here right now . It's not like it's a difficult task . Torin glances sideways at Kyle and then in the general direction of the bar where Laura is still cleaning . " Is it important ? " He asks seriously . His tone is almost pained.I forgot that he hates leaving this place with people in it . Other than me apparently . I shrug . " Not really , just something that would make me happy . But it's fine if you can't go . I'll understand . " I try to stay cheerful but a bit of disappointment is definitely leaking through into my tone . " Would you be okay here without me ? " He asks awkwardly and I raise an eyebrow . Is he actually considering going ? I already told him it isn't really important . Still , I answer his question . " I'd be fine . We all would be . " I assure him . He looks nervous and grumbles a bit , but he agrees to go shopping for me . Delighted , I beam a smile at him and explain what I want him to get for me . " I'll be back in less than an hour . Laura knows how to open but ... Maybe tell her to wait until I get here . If there are customers they can wait an extra few minutes . " he decides . 2/4 29 cr ل O Lesson 31- Only colour on paper , not on yourself or the furniture . Apparently letting us be here alone is one thing , but customers too ? That's too much for him ? Interesting . Kind of rude to the people waiting to get in though ... " We still don't know who is trying to hurt you . We shouldn't let just anyone in unless we know it's safe . " He mutters and I melt . Aww , I take it back . He isn't being rude , he's being sweet . Doing my shopping and delaying opening so that I stay safe . I'm fairly convinced that he is secretly a giant teddy bear , no matter how intimidating he is on his first impression . Torin leaves and Kyle turns on me . " What the hell are you thinking ? You can't send TORIN to run your little errands ! " He hisses the words at me and I roll my eyes at him . " Why not ? " I say defiantly and Kyle groans , dragging a hand down his face like I'm stressing him out . Like he just can't comprehend my level of stupidity . " It's not like he minded . He's really nice . " I say affectionately . Kyle scoffs . " Nice ? He barely tolerates us . I'm fairly sure that the only reason he keeps me around is because he likes my cooking , and Laura is only here because people are too scared of the demon to drink anything he makes ! He is NOT nice , he's kind of an asshole ! " Kyle argues . I shrug . " Well he's been kind to me . Maybe he would be nicer to you if you didn't call him names behind his back and flinch every time he so much as looks at you . " I comment with more than a little bit of sass . Kyle scoffs again and turns back to his cooking , silently dismissing me . Apparently he is done with me and the entire conversation . Well that's fine with me . I don't think I want to talk to him while he's being so pig headed anyway . I head back to the front of the bar to let Laura know that she doesn't need to hurry so much , and so I can help clean . I'm determined that tonight , the bar will be SPOTLESS . Torin makes it back only a few minutes after our usual opening time . He rushes to unlock the main doors . " I left your shopping by your bedroom door . " He tells me as he takes his usual seat at the bar . " You aren't going to ask what I want them for ? " I ask him and he shrugs . 29 3/4 Fri , Aug Lesson 31 - Only colour on paper , not on yourself or the furniture . $ ., 100 % " They seem pretty self explanatory to me , although I don't know why you would need so many . " He adds . I grin . " I guess you'll find out if my plan works . " I decide . Torin looks curious but people are arriving and I have work to do , so we will have to chat later . Chapter Comments Leslie Williams . 7 days ago 4 Reviews > Hmm , he said he left the items by her door but the last 2 items for her were left in her room . 5 < SHARE 凸 13 回 2