by Kardas W. Fox
Commissioned by CainLucifrio
Dagger walked into his sparsely decorated dorm and kicked the door shut behind him. The tattooed white dragon placed his laptop on top of the bookshelf with a sigh and flopped down onto a weathered couch.
Cain watched Dagger from across the room, his one good eye keen and alert. He hesitated a moment, then stood and made his way over to his roommate. The orange goat demon sat next to the channel surfing dragon, quite a bit closer than usual.
"What's up, big guy?"
"Trying to find something good."
"You look stressed."
"It's been a rough day."
"Maybe I can help?"
"How so?"
"Let's go out, my treat."
"I don't know, we've only been acquainted for a couple of weeks."
"I meant as friends, to get to know each other better. Unless you want it to be a date, that is."
Dagger blushed and looked away. Cain smiled and slipped out of his pentagram t shirt, exposing an identical symbol on his back, and made his way to his dresser to change into some nicer clothes. Dagger headed to his own dresser to change. They slept in the same room, but had partitions set up to allow the both of them to change clothes and sleep in privacy.
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Cain and Dagger made their way off campus grounds and down the street. Few words were spoken, the sounds of passing automobiles filled in for the silence. The two made their way to a small coffee shop, only a block away from the college campus. There was quite a line inside, the dragon and the goat demon had to wait a short while before ordering their drinks. After being served, Cain paid for the both of them and they found a place to sit.
Cain sipped his coffee and allowed his eyes to drift, making a conscious effort not to stare at Dagger. "So...how's it been going?"
"Good, you?"
"Good, good. What kind of hobbies do you have?"
"I don't really do much in my free time, I just chill and listen to metal music."
"Really? No way, me too! I'll bet that pisses your folks off huh?"
"Uh..."
"On that note, you never told me much about your family. Any brothers or sisters?"
"I never really had a family. I have no idea who my biological parents are, I've been juggled by the foster care system my entire life. They moved me around from house to house, I never really got to settle in anywhere or get to know anyone. I've never been so close to anyone that I could honestly call them family."
"Sorry, I didn't know."
"It's okay." The two looked away from each other, and a long moment passed in awkward silence before Dagger spoke again. "So, what's your family life like?"
"I don't really have a family either. I'm immortal, so I have to accept that everyone I get close to is going to grow old and die before my eyes. There were people I lived with, they treated me like their own and I looked at them as my family, but that was centuries ago. I'm been afraid of feeling that same pain again, so I've been a drifter for most of my life."
"That's so sad, I'm sorry."
"It's cool." A few seconds more passed in silence before Cain spoke. "I didn't mean for this to be so awkward. I think you're really handsome and it's been so long since I've actually been interested in someone."
"It's all right. I have a bit of a crush on you, too. Maybe we can forget the talking part and make up for the awkwardness when we get back to the dorm?"