Solitary Dream

A dream I had last night.

She moved into a strange town up north - a secluded community that barely got any sun. The huge mansion was on an estate so large, they even hired a groundskeeper with a big black dog. 

Seven brothers lived here, although she barely saw some of them. The only time they were all together was in the evenings, over dinnertime. The family was strict on this rule, and insisted upon it. Anyone not joining for dinner that day must have announced this beforehand, otherwise it would be considered rude and breaking the house rules.

Lucifer, the eldest, was always busy. All she knew was that his wing of the house was off-limits, but sometimes she would head out to the grounds in the hopes that she would bump into him. He sometimes ate lunch in the statue garden, enjoying the little sunlight they had. The groundskeeper was kind enough to inform her if he'd seen Lucifer outside that day.

The brother that amused her the most was Asmodeus. He was flirtatious, cheery, and receptive of everything from her outfit choices, to her ideas of taking dance lessons together. It was Asmo that made her feel the most welcome, and made the house feel more like a home.

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The school was having a concert to celebrate the end of the year. A famous singer was to perform live in the gymnasium. A classmate that fancied her asked her to be his date. He looked so nervous, dressed in a grey hoodie and glasses. She said yes, giving him a tentative hug, and he was over-the-moon ecstatic. She picked out a frilly black dress, and earrings that had cats on them.

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During the concert, as everyone was enjoying the singer's lovely voice, she left her date and went to find Lucifer. It wasn't hard, as he was sitting in the back corner away from everyone else. She came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, resting her chin against his head. He stiffened, but took one of her hands and laced their fingers together. He felt so warm. In that moment, she felt sorry for him, because she knew he would never place anything before his duty or work.

She tries to kiss him, but he shies away and tells her not to act so irrational. Hurt, she retorts that she likes Asmo better than him anyway, because at least Asmo never leaves her feeling rejected. Lucifer seems to resent that comment, but there wasn't anything he could do, as he was already promised to someone else, even if he wanted to be with her.

Asmodeus was in a dress, and people who asked him to dance thought he was a girl at first until he spoke. When the concert ended, the brothers - sans Lucifer - gather together to take her home.