The Devil Wears Pink (Ben Hargreeves) [discontinued]

CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THE VILLAGE IDIOT

"wow, this is a first. my brother klaus is silent. last time you were this quiet, we were twelve. ran down the stairs wearing mom's heels, tripped over, and broke your jaw." diego says

"ah! that's right...i was the one who told him to do it" lilith whispers the last part to herself, snickering as she remembers his naivety

"how long was it wired shut again?" diego asks "eight weeks." klaus slowly replies

"eight glorious weeks of bliss." diego  says slowly, reminiscing their childhood in what diego may think is his best memory

lilith rolls her eyes at diego "hey, just drop me off here." klaus says pointing at a veteran's bar

lilith's eyes narrowed at the odd situation, a quiet klaus going to a veteran's bar...i mean what could possibly go wrong right?

lilith can think of a few not so great scenarios

diego for once stops klaus as he  immediately got out of the car. "you sure, you're okay, man?" diego asks, lilith sighs and gets out of the car to join klaus

"i'm going with him" she states blankly to diego before turning to klaus

"he's not wrong, crazy...are you alright?"

the level of trust between klaus and lilith is strong, so strong in fact that they would dare to think about keeping secrets from one another

but lately that bond's gotten weaker, but lilith refuses to let him go, not now not ever

she didn't want to lose him too

"come with me." klaus says, and as they both enter the bar they immediately get stares, lilith understood why though

non veterans were in a veteran bar, it's disrespectful as it is, but what really scared lilith were the stares each of the men were giving her as she and klaus made their way to the paintings on the wall

she hears whistles directed at her and stares piercing through her, it was like when she first met trevor, he saw her as an object he could fuck with

both literally and figuratively

she wanted to call out to klaus but he seemed so entranced with a certain painting, and besides she knew that klaus needed her so she'd hate to think about herself when klaus needs her at the moment

"oh...hey dave..." klaus whispers sadly as he traces the face of an honestly good looking guy who lilith knew as "dave"

"look lily bear, this is dave..." he does not look at her as he says this, but lilith knew he was just relieved to find a picture of him. she smiles gently and takes a closer look, sure enough there was dave...

and...klaus?

wait...what the fuck

"klaus... is tha-"

"hey" diego cuts of lilith before she could ask him the question

klaus groans "just leave us please"