Spoiled little Rich Boy

[Syrrus]

Syrrus smiled as May left the room and then went back to try and mend his violin. Touching it with such care that it almost seemed illegal. He didn't look up at Risa neither did he look upset, he simply continued to smile, softly. "I understand why." He said slowly. Trying his hardest to solve the puzzle that was fixing the beautiful instrument that was his and his alone. "I am not the most honorable person. I know this. I pretend to be, but I am not." He said, focusing all his will upon the instrument. "I have been with more women than I dare count. Married, betrothed and otherwise." He continued, speaking softly. "I have never loved any of them. Merely felt as if they were my treasures, my secrets. One woman I've loved, but she spit my heart right back at me. I do not wish to do the same to you, but I am not going to pretend to be someone I am not."


Syrrus looked up at Risa with his deep blue eyes. "If I were you, I wouldn't love me. You are worth someone more pure than I. You are worth a true prince. But saying that makes my heart ache, because I do indeed wish I could call you mine. For the day when I will love you is coming closer, I can already feel it."

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa watched Syrrus, touching his violin very carefully and then looked back at him. Her cheeks became flushed and couldn't take her eyes off his eyes. Hearing him say those words to her, hurt her even more. She couldn't take it anymore as she walks over to him and hugs him. "And what if I told you that... I'm starting to like you.... as a man..." she said, she trembled as she was hugging him, trying to hold back her tears. "I don't when this happened... I think it's my first time feeling this way for a guy...." she said softly while hugging Syrrus.


"I know you've dated other women before but I don't care about that, that is the past! Right now, all that matters is that I know that I love you Syrrus... you are very dear to me, it's like I want to protect you..." she said and looked up at him with teary eyes.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus got rather confused when the young lady walked up and hugged him. It wasn't something that he had expected, it was sweet. Heartwarming even but he had difficulty handling it. She was so fragile, so pure and he was more the villain than the prince at this point in time. At least that was how it felt. He placed an arm around her, pushing her close. Letting his Violin lay by his side in silence.


"I exist to protect you though, princess, not the other way around." He smiled at her, wondering if he should have told her that the women he had 'dated' had actually not been anything else but one night stands, something to keep him warm at night. He decided against it, as it would sound even worse.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa hugged even tighter as she looked up at him and then, she leans her head on his shoulder. She never knew that she would actually say these words to a man before. Love is something really difficult for her and it was all to new for her. The touch of that someone, who you love so very much, it made her feel comfortable and safe around his arms.


"Syrrus.... I really do love you...." she confessed, and looks up at him, her face only inches away from his, like they were this close to kissing each other. Her cheeks were turning red just from saying these words to him.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus couldn't help but to smile. The fact that she indeed had feelings for him made him blush slightly. He heard those words almost every day, but not in a way such as this. She actually meant it and it wasn't just the way a fan girl meant it but an actual expression of actual feelings. He was surprised, shocked even that she could feel love towards him but he said nothing. Merely held her in his arms and kissed her forehead slowly over and over.


He let the moment last for what seemed like eternity before carefully tilting her face upwards so he could look her in the eyes. "Thank you..."

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa smiled and she felt him gave her warm kisses on her forehead and she loved how he held her so dearly. She smiled at him and was about to kiss Syrrus, she looked beside her and saw her little sister. "What are you doing?" she asked innocently while tilting her head. Risa blushed and was still hugging Syrrus. "M-M-May! W-what are you doing here?!" she asked her little sister "Mom told me to call you guys since dinner was ready." she said and looked at Syrrus. "You are hugging big brother sis! I wanna hug as well!" she said, jumping over to them and hugs them both and giggles.


Risa blushed even more when they were hugged by May and sighed, a bit disappointed that they were interrupted again. 'I guess this place isn't really good when it comes to intimate moments huh...' she thought as she smiled at her sister and hugs her back.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus twitched and slowly turned his head towards the little girl. How could she be so silent when she was so small? It almost crept him out, just a little. Children was often loud and obnoxious, not sneaky little things, unless they were hiding something. "Hello, May." He said, smiling at her, no matter how annoyed he might have felt for being interrupted. Syrrus was not one to get angry, it didn't happen often and he sure wouldn't get mad with a little girl, so he placed a hand on May's head, comforting.


The little girl then decided to hug them, something that Syrrus didn't feel comfortable with at all. He didn't like children. Children was competition, they took up almost eighteen years of a woman's life span. He did however not say anything or show anything but hugged the little girl back, before getting up on his feet.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa looked at Syrrus and secretly bowed her head and mouthed 'I'm sorry for my little sister!' and then held her little sister hands and stands up. "Okay May, let's go down now." she said and then arrives at the dining room, where they can smell the good food that has been cooked by her mother. There was chicken-macaroni casserole, some potato salad and then some crunchy french bread ready at the table. It all looked delicious as her mother sat on the other side while May sat in the middle. Risa sat on the other side of the table and waited for Syrrus to sit beside her.


"Mom's food are just the best, it's too bad that she doesn't want to open her own restaurant, it's such a waste though." Risa said "Oh please, I want to be a teacher and that's all I want." her mother protested and pouted, which kinda looked like Risa for a moment there. "Mama is taking care of me and my other friends at school, she is very kind as well." May said and giggled. Their mother slightly blushed and smiled at her daughters. "I really have wonderful daughters..." she said.

 

[Syrrus]

After putting away his Violin, Syrrus decided to join them, not wishing to keep them waiting.


Sitting down at the kitchen table, Syrrus now felt terribly out of place. He wasn't used to this sort of environment. A family dinner, he had never had one. He have had dinner with one or two girls, but that would have been completely different, the atmosphere here was... scary, to say the least. He smiled, however, at the women across the table. "I'm sure you're a wonderful teacher, as well." He said, kindly across the tabletop, he didn't really know what else to say. His life was built on flattery and white lies, not honesty.


He wasn't used to this kind of food, either. Syrrus peered between the plates, wondering for a moment if this was how every family lived their life. He was used to five start dinners, seeing how he only slept with women of great wealth, he was also only used to expensive drinks, furniture and items of which never belonged to himself.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

"Oh my, why thank you Syrrus." Risa's mother smiled and then they started eating dinner. Risa noticed something wrong with Syrrus, since his smile was kind of different from his real smile. Risa's mother started to tell about Risa's embarrassing stories about when she was little while they were having a dinner, which made Risa embarrassed of course, but she was too embarrassed to even look at Syrrus' reactions. It's true that they were all embarrassing but her mother did cherish all the little things of her children.


Dinner finally finished and Risa was helping her mother wash the dishes while May was watching a kids show and was following the mascot of the show dancing. It was rather cute and she loved the song of the show and sings along with it. It was like her little routine when she was at home. "May is at it again, haha." Risa said and giggled. "You can take May back in her room mom, I'll take care of the rest of the dishes here, you can sleep after taking May to sleep, you need some rest mom." she said. Her mother agreed and smiled and kissed her daughter on her forehead and pats her shoulder "Okay then, good night then." she said and calls out May. "Okaaay!" May said as she turned off the television and goes with her mother upstairs.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus smiled and chuckled at the stories he was told. In fact, he admired the whole family. This was something he had never had. A family, a mother and a father. He had no one to retell his childhood stories, for he had no one who knew them. He felt his heart ache, but at the same time he felt strangely happy, happy for Risa that was. She found this embarrassing, wanted it to end and never to happen again, he pitted her, for she didn't know how the world looked without them.


For being so good with a violin he sure was ham-handed in the kitchen. Not knowing how to do anything. He had never washed a plate his whole life. Therefore, he simple placed the things to be washed on the side and then wrapped his arms around Risa's waist as she started to clean them, as soon as everyone else had left them to it. He leaned his chin against her head. Wondering what to do next. He took comfort in her, she was his safety now. Dangerous, but true.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

When Risa was cleaning the dishes, she felt Syrrus wrap his arms around her waist and felt his chin on top of her head. She felt a bit flustered he was actually doing this to her, she didn't know what to say at first. "Do you want to help me wash the dishes? You can try drying up the ones over here, Syrrus." she said with her bubble covered finger pointing at the wet and cleaned up dishes. It kinda feels like they are a new married couple who is doing the dishes together, it kinda felt nice. The cloth for drying out the dishes was just beside the her.


"B-but, if you don't want to then, it's fine... y-you can just continue.... what you... a-are doing.." she said while blushing brightly and was nervous and excited at the same time for Syrrus. It was her first time to be with a boy this long.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus was a bit embarrassed as he moved away. "No I- I can help you." He mumbled and took up one of the towels, drying something seemed easier than washing it at least. He slowly started to dry the dishes, mumbling to himself as he did so. Humming a song that was stuck in his head. He placed the dry dishes into whatever spot they were supposed to be in, carefully to make sure they didn't break or make too much noise. His gentlemanly personality didn't fit in with cleaning he realized. He also realized that he didn't quite know how to behave around Risa anymore. The fact that she knew so much and yet so little about him scared him slightly.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa hears Syrrus humming a song and smiled, it somehow was peaceful around and she liked it. Finally finished with the dishes, she helped cry up the other dishes as well with Syrrus. While she was drying some dishes, her wondered about something. It somehow made her nervous "Syrrus.... I got something to ask you..." she asked. "I confessed to you, right?" she asked "If I confessed to you.... what is your answer... do you love... me as well?" she asked, looking down at some clean plate.


"I mean I've said I love you already right.... I just... I just thought that you also said that, I think it would be absolute bliss for me..." she said and her cheeks turned red from embarrassment.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus glanced at her, her question was obvious. He had in fact waited for it, but he couldn't answer her. He knew very well what he had to say to make her happy, her words was only a confirmation of what he already knew, however, that was the problem. He knew already what she wanted out of him. He just couldn't say it with a straight face. He had lied about his feelings before, over and over. "Risa..." He said, after a while of silence, cleaning his hands off after being done with what she had asked him to do. "I never told you I loved you, no." He said, slowly, frowning slightly at his own reflection, frowning back at him in the window.


Love, it was just a word. It meant nothing to him. He had never giving it any thought or weight and therefore using it meant even less. He simply had no choice, peering into Risa's eyes from where he stood. "I love you." He said, smiling at her, cheeks rosy. No one could say that he wasn't a great actor at least. It was what Risa needed to hear, so he was going to tell her it, without more hesitation.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa smiled and was satisfied as she hugs him tightly. She was happy that he told her that, she couldn't help but wanted to kiss him. She was now tiptoeing over to Syrrus and slowly and gently kissed his cheek. She was still too shy to even kiss him on his lips. "I love you too..." she softly said to him and smiled up at him and leaned her head on his chest.


Even though she wanted to hear it from him, she felt a bit bold for asking him to say those three words to her. "I mean... I know those are just merely words, but even so... I kind of dreamed of wanting someone to actually say that to me, and it came true thanks to you Syrrus..." she said and covered her face with her hands as she was now embarrassed.

 

[Syrrus]

Feeling slightly bad, for saying something that mattered so much to her when he didn't mean it. No, he didn't love her, he was going to; he knew that. However, going to love someone is different form actually doing it, he wasn't there yet. He wasn't ready to love anyone yet. But he said nothing, merely smiled down at her and wrapped his arms around her. As long as it made her happy, it didn't matter. It wasn't as if he was throwing the words around, he had never said it before, except to... Leyla.


Syrrus smiled at the kiss she planted upon his cheek and stroke her over the hair. She was sweet, far more important than he ever would be. He wasn't right for her, she deserved something better. She truly did, one day she would realize that, but apparently not yet.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

That night was like one of the happiest nights she had in her life. She still wasn't aware of whats going to happen to her in the near future.


Next day...


Risa was walking along side Syrrus for school today, and it was the first time that they would go together. Usually it was separate but then today was special since she was able to confess to him last night. She adjusted her glasses and continued to walk alongside him. When they finally arrived at their school, she waves her hand to Syrrus and told him, she had morning classes today, so she excused herself from him and goes over to her classroom.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus had been walking silently, violin case on his back and with his eyes on the horizon. He hadn't slept in his own bed before, and still felt like he wanted to crawl back in and sleep for a few more hours. Of course, when Risa waved goodbye, he did the same, giving her a smile. However, he was not going to go to class. He only did so if there was an exam going on, otherwise he saw little point in being there. So instead he stayed outside, playing on his violin like a guitar, trying to make sure it worked properly. He had after all managed to fix it.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa however was happy that she was liked back by Syrrus, is what she thought and was smiling the whole time when she was going to class. She saw Alex and had a seat free beside him. Alex sees Risa and then sits beside him. "Good morning Alex, did you do your homework?" she asked as she takes out her notebook and book as Alex was still on his last question. "Yeah, but I haven't finished it yet since I don't know the last question is." he said as Risa looked at the last question from the assignment and then opened up her book. "That answer is kind of simple, here I'll teach it to you." she said as she started teaching him about the last question.

 

[Syrrus]

He used his violin as a guitar. It was rather odd and some people did look at him strangely as he started to play, no one would judge him obviously. He was Syrrus DeLaine and Syrrus DeLaine was a king. A king with no name and a king with no kingdom. Singing he leaned back against a tree, sitting on the grass. "We build our walls in stone, but they crumble away in time." He closed his eyes, singing about demon and truth, that there was a strength in letting go. He continued doing this for what seemed to be seconds but what the outside world saw as hours.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

It was finally lunch break and Risa was now at the library, doing her job as a librarian. Some students asked Risa where the other books are and she told them where. Doing her usual job, she kept in check to see if there were others not following the rules of the library. She remembered that she was supposed to buy a new violin for Syrrus as well, but that won't be too easy for her since she had to save up enough money. But then she remembered that today is the day that Syrrus will go and live in the dorms of that private club of Ed's.

 

[Syrrus]

Syrrus continued to play and sing to himself until someone interrupted him. Someone dressed in a light spring dress and carried a very big hat on her head, decorated with a ribbon. The woman looked like a doll, a beautiful well kept little doll. "Bonjour, Syrrus..." Her voice hit him like a train. He could recognize it anywhere. Which was why he suddenly played a sore note and widened his eyes directly at her.


There she stood, like she had just a few years ago, looking just as beautiful as he would have remembered. Her beautiful long hair. Her slender yet mature body shape. His heart skip a beat, his heart nearly stopped all together and he dropped his violin. "L- L-..." He couldn't say it, it was too hard for him, his eyes had even started to fill up with tears. If it was tears of joy, fear or sorrow no one could tell.

 

[LullDayBreak13]

Risa was imagining the happy look on Syrrus' face when he sees her gift for him and she couldn't wait for it to come true. She already ate some lunch but then she decided to look for Syrrus at he campus. 'I wonder if he has already eaten lunch.' she wondered while walking and was holding a book with her. She was at the second floor and she found Syrrus from the window but then he was looking at something. She turned to see someone was dressed daintily like a doll. But sadly, she couldn't see the woman's face because of that big hat she was wearing.


'Who is he talking to? Probably one of his fan girls...' she thought as she watched them from afar and leaned on the wall.

 

[Syrrus]

Leyla smiled, gently, like a goddess she had appeared and Syrrus simply didn't know what he was going to do. So beautiful and so innocent. "I- When did you...?" He asked, carefully, not sure he wanted to say a word in case it was all a dream and he would wake up on his cold and broken down sofa back at his home. He was probably wasted again, or high, could be both.. probably both.


"I just got off zhe plane. I'm zorry I didn't call you but I don't zhink I have your number." Leyla spoke with what seemed to be a very heavy French accent and it could make any man, no matter their status melt on the spot. Syrrus could feel himself sinking further down a rabbit hole he didn't wish to be in. Further and further down he sank, so far down in fact that he almost was laying with his head against the tree.