Gian let out an "Ah," before he'd become quiet again. Bringing up a hand to rub the side of his neck, he turned to look at Alfie and raised his eyebrows a tad. "Let's ask Kratos tomorrow then?" Gian pushed the chair back and gave Shadow a slight smile. "Sorry about that, Shadow... good night. Come on, Alfie." With that said, the teen got up to his feet and went off back into his room.

Hebs came back out to wipe the dining table just after the two had left the table and he glanced up at Shadow once he finished. "Thanks again for helping me in the kitchen, Shadow," he gave him a small smile and another light pat on the shoulder before he disappeared back into the kitchen.


[[ Should the pain still be there, y'think? o = ]]

[[ I'm thinking the brain should be eaten away at by cancer. And if Kratos revives him, he might not be able to answer properly or in straight sentences. What'cha think? o = ]]

Gian liked sleeping with Alfie, too. Well, he woke up much more refreshed and much more warmer than when he'd be sleeping alone. After brushing his teeth, the teen flopped down onto the bed with a silent sigh of exhaustion and turned to look at Alfie. "You think Shadow's mad?" he asked, looking a little worried.

Hebs had returned back out to wipe the table a second time with a cleaner cloth now and he noticed Shadow's look. "You want a massage?" he asked the ringleader as he went to stand by his side. "It'll make you feel better, at least, when you wake up tomorrow."

((I'm thinking he would probably be able to answer in complete sentences, but he'd have terrible lapses in memory. He'd remember Shadow, of course, but I'm thinking short-term...they tell him their names and he asks a few minutes later, 'Who are you again? Why are you here?' Maybe a little bit of pain...but he's so far gone that he doesn't realize it.))

Alfie didn't bother brushing his teeth. He would do so in the morning. He didn't feel like getting out his special floss, either. His sharp teeth required special care. The naga just plopped down right beside Gian, letting out a quivering little sigh of happiness. "...He might be annoyed, but...I don't think he's mad. If he was angry, he would've let us know. Trust me."

A shudder went down Alfie's spine.

Shadow blinked, rubbing at his forehead absently. "...That sounds heavenly, actually. No kind of joke or pun intended," he added, quickly, a sheepish smile on his face. So many word choices out the window when people knew about his species...it was incredible.

[[ Works for me. =D ]]


Gian pulled the naga close to him and he wrapped his arms tightly around his shoulders as he nodded. "Yeah," he said as he smiled slightly, "You should start sleeping with me. This is nice." Snuggling close against the naga, he let his toes run lightly along the naga's scaly bottom half and grinned. "Very nice."

Hebs smiled in amusement at the other's reply and nodded. "I'll come by your room after I'm done with the kitchen. You should soak yourself in the tub for a few minutes and just keep on a towel. No need to change." Patting Shadow's back lightly, he disappeared again into the kitchen.

Gian smiled in amusement at that purring and he let his fingers run through the naga's hair. "Yeah," he mumbled before he'd yawned himself, too, and let his eyes slide shut. "Night, Alfie."

Should Shadow try and peek into his mind, there really wasn't anything to read or see. In fact, all Hebs was thinking about was cleaning the kitchen and making sure to have Shadow relaxed once he'd finish with the massage. Hopefully, too, the man wouldn't mind his hands. They were very much like a snake's front, the soft part anyway at least. Once he was done with the kitchen, he made sure to wash his hands properly before he'd dried them as he made his way back to his room.

He brought some oils with him and mostly were lavender scented. Hopefully, Shadow wouldn't mind that. Tucking the said small bottle of oil into his back pocket, he walked out of his room, shut the door behind him and quietly headed towards Shadow's room. He knocked lightly and waited for a reply from the other side. Barging in isn't something he'd do even though he's told the other to wait in the room.

No, indeed. It didn't have an adverse effect on Hebs. Much. This was, perhaps, the first time he'd seen Shadow half naked - bare naked - and he'd found himself quite enjoying the sight despite his mental slap of perverse moment. The humming made him raise his eyebrows a tad and he smiled just a tad. That was rare and what was even rarer was that he was enjoying him humming. "I hope you don't mind the scent of lavender," he started as he'd made his way in just after he'd shut the door.

The snake teen stood by the bed and he motioned towards it. "I'll be needing you down, too, on your stomach."

For a moment there, Shadow's eyes caught his attention and he was momentarily caught, yet again, by his beauty. It had him feeling flustered and annoyed when Shadow had looked away and he grunted. He was just about to move to go over Shadow's bare back when he'd paused at him telling him something important. "Yeah," he started before he'd smiled and took the small bottle from his back pocket.

Hebs had put his knees on either sides of the man's waist but he made no motion of sitting down. He just hovered above him while he poured quite an amount of oil in his hands. Warming them up the most he can after capping the bottle and putting it in his back pocket, he started to run his hands over Shadow's back, shoulders and neck before he started working on the knots on the fallen angel's shoulders. "I'll be sure to watch over them." He was, after all responsible. "You can trust me. Just relax for now." Hebs had tied his hair back just before he'd climbed onto the bed and the small ponytail managed to keep some of his hair from falling over his face.

Hebs didn't know why but a smile tugged up at the corners of his lips as he worked out the kinks on Shadow's muscles. Whenever he'd feel him tense up, he'd lessen the pressure he'd be applying on that sensitive spot and tilted his head a little to look at Shadow's face while he slid his hands back up to work at the back of his neck, his shoulders and then slid it down. His thumbs ran along his spine while the rest of his fingers applied just the right pressure while he slid his hands down.

"You've been stressed," he told him, his voice low as he returned his gaze back to the other's bare back, shifted a little downwards so he could work around his waist. Once he was sure he had gotten all the kinks on the other's back, he moved off of him to work on his legs, feet and toes. He gave more attention to the feet, though, where all the nerves were and idly wondered how Shadow would react if he pressed him on. The thought lingered in his head but he didn't voice this out.

Hebs hummed thoughtfully and chuckled before he'd decided he'd try and see what Shadow's reaction would be if he played with his pleasure nerves. Though the other's eyes were shut, he could see that he was enjoying what he was doing with him especially with how he was reacting. Of course, he'd stop should he see a look of discomfort cross those features of the ringleader's. Pressing onto a spot he knew would give the other the utmost pleasure through his feet, he licked his lips and watched for Shadow's reaction.

The gaze he saw in Shadow's eyes made his eyes widen and he for a moment, thought his heart had stopped. Crap, he thought, trying to tear his eyes away from the delicious sight. "I... ah," he stammered as he blushed brightly, "I wanted to see how you'd react to this." He pressed onto it again and raised his eyebrows a little in curiosity.

"It's a pleasure spot I found in a human's body." The snake man continued to stroke that said part, pressing onto it hard and then moving to the other nerves in the foot that should make Shadow relax and sexually pleasured all at the same time.

Hebs smiled. The other's reaction was really good. He couldn't help but continue to give that to Shadow before he'd finally released him and worked onto his arms. "Sorry about that," he said, looking a little sheepish. His eyes, though, never left the other's own gaze. Shadow really looked... beautiful. Far too beautiful to be human.

Not that he didn't already know he was a fallen angel. "Could you... not look at me?" he asked as he massaged the other's hand and fingers.

Hebs smiled again. "Thanks," he said, letting out a quiet sigh as he finished up massaging Shadow and nodded in satisfaction. Fisting and loosening his hands, he stretched his arms out behind him and rolled his head. "There we go. How do you feel, Shadow?" The snake man seated himself by the man and he rubbed his hands lightly on his pants.

Shadow didn't move from where he was once Hebs had finished with his massage. He did, however, stretch his legs and arms out, yawning softly, before he relaxed again. "Better," he replied, his voice quiet and relaxed. He had definitely enjoyed the massage...

((FAST-FORWARDING TO MORNING.))

The first person to physically wake up in the morning was Léan. And he was still utterly exhausted, to boot. He realized, in his drowsy stupor, that he had somehow ended up flush against Kratos in his arms during the night. Not that he minded that, but...he didn't remember it happening.

Hebs, despite having slept the latest perhaps amongst all of them, woke up next to the merman. He was already in the kitchen, preparing breakfast without help. After what had happened last night, he wasn't sure about what he felt with Shadow and noted to himself that he still had to talk things over with Damon. How would Shadow react if Damon had been revived and he returns with them? Would it be a happily ever after for them?

Staring at the water boiling with his arms crossed over his chest, the snake man shook his head and smiled mostly to himself. "That'd be a happy ending after a tragedy." Resuming cooking, the snake man prepared chopsuey and some simple potato salad.

Gian was next to wake but he didn't want to get up just yet. He had pressed up flush against Alfie and he let out a quiet, satisfied sigh while his toes mindlessly stroked Alfie's lower body, his skin gently running over those scales. It really felt good waking up to someone next to him.

Gian let out a low, hoarse chuckle before he'd let his fingers run over the other's hair. It was, indeed, early. "Let's sleep until food's ready." With that said, he let his eyes slide shut again as he snuggled Alfie and held him tighter while he let out a quiet, satisfied sigh.

Hebs finally finished with breakfast about an hour and thirty minutes later. Wiping his hands in the towel, he looked towards the hallway and idly wondered if he should wake them up. Well, they could always go back to sleep after eating. With this thought in mind, he woke them up one by one, starting with Kratos since his room was the closest.

Kratos grunted at the sound of the knock at the door and he slowly cracked his eyes open after yawning widely. "Mm?" He looked down at the familiar bundle of hair and felt his cheeks color just a tad. Ah. He remembered now. "Good morning," he mumbled, sleepily. His hold on him never wavered one bit. It looked like he was slowly getting too attached to Léan whether he liked it or not. Not that he minded having the beauty for himself.