Murder For One, Make It For Two

Chapter 8

"I should wash up, if you wish, you can wait in the bedroom." said Anton.

The white haired man blushes before chuckling.

"If I didn't already know you're not a fan of sex, that would have made me think you wanted a ride." laughed Anthony.

The brunette blinks before shrugging, leading his love up the stairs. Anton's room was the first door they came to and it was very neat.

The bed was covered in a red blanket with reddish brown sheets and black pillow cases. A bookshelf packed with books and a table with a radio on it.

"I won't be long darling, just relax here till I get back." said Anton.

The brunette then walks away to disappear into another room, most likely the bathroom. Anthony shuts the door and looks around the room before his eyes settle on the radio.

He clicks it on, hearing soft jazz playing through the speaker. He then walks away to look at the books.

Anthony does enjoy reading, but he rarely has time to do it with all the jobs his dad keeps sending him on. Huh, if he recalls, the last time he read a book was when he went over to Joey's place and waited for him.

Eventually, Anthony settles on a book called The Shadow's Curse. Sitting on the bed, Anthony flips to the first page.

The radio continues to fill the room with it's soft melodies as he reads through the book. It was pretty interesting, seems a group of idiots summoned an all powerful demon to grant their wishes.

"They really are idiots, I mean, seriously, The three men look to the scarlet demon as he bows with a deep chuckle. 'Of course I can grant your wishes, but in exchange, I will devour you three completely.' said Alastor, and they still agreed, idiots the lot of them." sighed Anthony.

He finishes the chapter when the door to the bedroom suddenly opens.

"Hey Anton, did you move my cabinet key aga-" started a man.

Anthony looks at him, his hair was black and he had some pretty sharp sideburns. The two stared at each other for awhile before the man glares and quickly grabs a nearby cane.

"Who the fuck are you and how did you get in here?!" demanded the man, cane raised.

"Hold it, no need for that, pal, I'm waiting for Anton, he's in the bathroom." said Anthony, holding a hand up.

The man glares but doesn't lower the weapon. The white haired man thinks to grab his gun when he remembers, did he say something about a cabinet key?

"Are you Harold?" asked Anthony.

This seems to surprise the man and the cane lowers but not by much.

"How do you know my name?" he asked.

"Anton told me, you guys grew up together." said Anthony.

Harold stares at him before finally putting the cane down to sigh. He puts it back by the door before crossing his arms.

"So you're the guy he's developed feelings for, what's your name?" asked Harold.

"Anthony Giovanni, and what an introduction." chuckled the white haired man.

This brings a small smile to the man's face as he looks down the hall.

"He'll probably be awhile, Natalie is downstairs, how about I take you to meet her?" asked Harold.

"Sure, he told me she'd be hyper and ask a lot of questions." said Anthony.

Harold laughs and lets him out of the room to place a hand on his shoulder.