Riley Jasper

The demon smiled a bit sadly, knowing things could never be perfect again, but they could still be good, “…yeah…” he answered, wiping at his tears, “I’m…I-I’m glad I did this trial too.”

"Do not worry." Xeros said with a smile. "Riley will be protected very well. He will be safe."

Kindel couldn’t help but sob at that, “Y-you’re too kind to me…” he muttered, sitting up a bit and holding the hand that had been on his head in his own, “I-I left you…for…f-for a demon, and you’re still so kind…” Kindel couldn’t help but be envious of that pureness.

"You had your reasons... it's alright I promise. None of this is your fault okay?" Riley replied giving the hand a squeeze. "You'll be cured and everything will be perfect again like old times, you'll see." 

The bluette tried not to start crying at the mention of Draven again. His former lover had sent demons to hurt his best friend down, after he had told Riley they couldn’t be friends anymore. That was…so cruel. Why hadn’t he known…?

"It's alright Kindel." Frowning now that he had upset his friend. Lifting a hand he let it rest on the bluenette's head. "Love does a lot to a person, I don't blame you for choosing him. I'm happy that you are safe and getting a cure." 

Kindel gasped, looking at Riley with shock written all over his face, “Y-you know what I-I am…?” His cheeks burned with shame, though he was glad the other was at least taking it well

"Draven told me..." Riley said with a frown, feeling well enough to sit up now. "Well... not directly. He told me he'd claimed you..." Lifted a hand he pressed it to the smokey mark on his neck. "I learned what that meant a few years later... after he sent a bunch of demons to take me..."

Kindel looked confused, and opened his mouth to say something when Xeros and Haniel appeared, “X-xeros…H-haniel…”

Riley was confused and he removed his mask again to speak. "Trial... you mean... there is a cure for what Kindel has?" He smiled brightly. He himself didn't know a lot. He knew what he was thanks to the demons who chased him. But not exactly, and he knew what Kindel was because Draven had told him he'd claimed him as his, and over the years he began to understand what that meant. "I'm so happy for you Kindel!" Though he looked to the others again, still confused about something. "Who are you then...?"

It took a moment for Riley to process this, but after he did he smiled widely and reached out to take Kindel's hand, giving it a tight squeeze "T-Thank you... you saved me..."

The bluette nodded and hurried off to Riley’s room. He pulled a chair up and sat next to the bed, studying his best friend. Time hadn’t been kind to him, and he now ad marks on his from demons trying to corrupt him. He couldn’t help but continue to cry. If he hadn’t stopped being friends with Riley…would this have been different  he had told Kindel multiple times that Draven was a bad guy…if only he had listened…

Xeros frowned more and nodded tilting his head down in shame. "I understand..."

Kindel gave a huge sigh of relief, slumping back against the hospital wall, “H-he’s alright…thank god…”

"I apologize Haneil, I wont do it again. My own experience with trials got the better of me." He sighed, fearing he had upset his friend.

"Screaming? He'd have to be pretty terrified for that to happen..." His eyes narrowed suddenly, and after a moment he nodded. "I understand. He should wake up soon."

Haniel watched the two in silence, analyzing the situation. There was a serious connection between those two. It was love…but what kind of love? the elder couldn’t tell, sine he didn’t have much experiences with such things, “I hear love often makes a person do crazy things.” he replied