Lilith: Growing in Love

(Lilith's POV):

A few years had passed and Denzel still hasn't continued school. He's currently living alone and is seemingly trying to survive despite his circumstances. I'm currently on my 8th grade and I still worry about his current state.

What I saw a few years ago was a gruesome view of watching Denzel hurt himself and a scene of his parents getting killed through a recording. I still wasn't able to find out who the person that murdered them.

"Lilith, worrying about Denzel again?" - Bella

"Ah! Yeah... Kinda..."

I was with Bella talking about various things but my mind suddenly shifted to Denzel's possible status in his life.

"Do you want to check on him later?" - Bella

"I can't. It depends on my parents."

"I see, what do you think though? Will Denzel get through this?" - Bella

"I think he can... I've been learning various things just to make sure he's still living a normal life despite having his parents gone..."

"Yeah, four years and his relatives still doesn't have any sign of taking him in. Have you asked Denzel about him plotting revenge?" - Bella

"Nope, I remember him saying that his parents deserved their deaths for some reason." - Lilith

"What a mindset, do you think he strayed?" - Bella

"From who? God? I think so, it's possible that he'd lose his faith over something and think about nothing but survival."

"What do you think about him though?" - Bella

"Well, he seems to grow into a person and he's quite... A good one..."

I managed to visit Denzel a few times during the past few years and his appearance is starting to look more serious. Even though he's quite a damaged person, he still looks calm despite everything that happened. With that serious face, I was somewhat charmed by his seriousness and willpower to continue living on. Aside from that, he's growing very maturely at a rapid rate that it might be bad if he ends up breaking.

"Ah, you two... Do you know a person who could potentially be a good member of my team?" - ???

The person who called us out was a strong person who could take on anyone. He's also the genius within the classroom currently, he's also somewhat rich. Even though he's asking for someone that could potentially join his organization...

"What do you mean? Seymour?" - Bella

That person is Seymour, the stern and powerful genius. He was rumored to be an evil genius of the school but it was not the case when he's willing to help his fellow classmates without any complains. He just looks evil but... he's a nice mature guy...

"Ah well, Lilith here has an interesting piece of information I'd like to confirm." - Seymour

"Huh? What do you mean?"

In all honesty, I was nervous about him inviting me to become a member of his group team. If that's the case I'll decline, I have to make sure that Denzel is healthy and happy...

Bella looks at me with worry but my nervousness worsened when Seymour answered.

"The unaccepted orphan, the sole child of the murdered family of four years ago. You two are neighbors right?" - Seymour

"W-w-wha..."

"What do you need from him!? He's already in a terrible state!" - Bella

"Well, seems like he's still alive." - Seymour

Seymour took a seat and started probing in further questions while bringing out a pack of cards.

"Wanna play poker while we talk about his state?" - Seymour

A long forth discussion occurred as we accepted his offer to play poker. We had spent most of our lunchtime as Seymour continue to listen in. After the long talk about Denzel's situation

"I see... So he said something like the death of his parents was well deserved? Okay..." - Seymour

"Ah, and if you intend to meet him... Can you wait for a bit more time?"

"Eh sure, I'm not in a rush but what are you going to do? Hide him?" - Seymour

"N-no I'm not... I'm just gonna make sure he's stable or so."

"I see... You love him?" - Seymour

Wha-?!

When Seymour said that, Bella suddenly giggled as I felt extremely surprised, and flustered.

"Fufufu~ Lilith sure loves Denzel." - Bella

"Bella!!!"

I tried to shut Bella but she gripped both my hands to prevent me from stopping her mouth that's blurting out unnecessary things.

It happened two years ago when Denzel was starting to look okay and is living without much pressure. He looked very attractive when he started smiling again when I visit him.

"Heh? So it's like that huh? I'll check him out soon." - Seymour

Seymour stood up from the chair and looked at me with a somewhat interested face.

"I have next week Saturday available, what do you think?" - Seymour

"Ah, oh yeah! It's possible to meet him that time."

"Eh? Are you jealous Seymour?" - Bella

Just as Seymour turned his back, he turned his head towards us.

"Jealous?" - Seymour

Seymour walked forward and laughed it off which gave me relieving signals.

"Ahahahaha~! Sorry, not my type." - Seymour

"Looks like he's as the rumors said... Unattracted to anyone..." - Bella

"Yeah, and Bella..."

"Eh? What is it?" - Bella

"Y-you don't have to blurt that out unnecessarily!!!"

I tried to shut Bella but she just laughed it off.

We returned to the classroom while I felt embarrassed and Bella laughing lightly. After the classes, we had already left the school and went home without much issue. I always look at the window to Denzel's room as he's always watching from there during this time in the afternoon.

"Ah, he's there..."

His appearance somewhat changed. Even though he's alone with almost no idea on living alone, he still managed to pull through while looking pretty neat. He seems to be watching some videos I sent to him a while back. He's smiling when watching huh? Seems like he's alright for now.

When I entered my house, I called out to my parents in which I had no received no response. They're out again tonight huh? I'll go make some printouts for him along with some food.

I went and baked some cookies while preparing the printouts from the class towards him.

"Seymour is quite a weird person..."

My mind was thinking about what Seymour would do to Denzel. I filled myself with worry on whether he'd do something absurd but I tried to stay positive about the things that could happen.

When I finished the preparations, I went to Denzel's place again.

"Denzel, you there?"

After a short time, the door was opened... Denzel's appearance had changed a lot to the point where he instantly charms me just by showing up.

White semi-long hair, light blue glowing eyes, a tall stature and a wry smile. He's wearing casual clothing that suits his color palette. Overall, he's just charming as he is now.

"Come in." - Denzel

After urging me to come in, I went into the living room which is pretty organized. I was wondering if he managed everything alone.

"How's your life living alone?"

"Ah well, there's some stuff here and there but eh. I was pretty much bored and stuck so I might've cleaned up a bit. My money doesn't look exactly good though. I have about a few thousand left in the donations..." - Denzel

"I see, I have some cookies today. Some printouts too if you want to read a bit of what's coming out."

"Thanks, I'm running out of things to learn so this would really help me in a huge way." - Denzel

"Ehee~" - Lilith

"Anyways, these cookies are tasty as heck. What did you use?" - Denzel

"Ah, I added a little bit of milk this time since I wanted to try something new."

"I see... Well, how was your school today?" - Denzel

We had a short conversation about how my day in the school went. I pulled out some jokes the teachers gave and we had a laugh about it. After then, he started reading the notes while munching on the cookies. While doing so, his mind shifted to something that got his interest.

"Seymour? You mean that genius son?" - Denzel

"Yeah, he talked to me in hopes of meeting you..."

"Heeeh? Now I'm also interested... By the way, can I tell you the truth? Since you saw those clips and all..." - Denzel

"W-wh-?! W-what do you mean by c-clips?"

Oh no... Did I forget to shut down his pc when I used it?! Pretty sure I did! Ah! I made a mistake! I shouldn't have seen all that!

"Well, who forgets to shut off the pc after finishing up their business?" - Denzel

"Ah, I'm sorry..."

"No no, it's fine but... You're curious about what happened to my parents right?" - Denzel

"Eh? Ah! Yeah... Have you found the person who murdered them?"

"Yeah, I know already... From the very start that is... And it is also the reason why my relatives won't take me..." - Denzel

"Huh? Who is it?"

"They want me miserable so..." - Denzel

Denzel takes out a silver knife from the cabinet and caresses it nicely.

I was then up for a major shock.