Snippet #2364147

Adopted by a demon family? Now, that was surprising indeed given the fact that the two species(has species right, Everett wondered, or was it considered races?) didn't exactly mesh well from what he'd read and, sadly enough, seen. Oh, it was nothing like the animosity between angels and demons, but still...

His brain came to a complete standstill at the teasing compliment. A blush almost instantly flooded his pale face, almost dark enough to match his wild red hair, and he began tugging at his sweater's sleeves. It was a navy colored sweater today, plain except for a pale gray trim and slightly too big on him, the sleeves extending to just above his fingers. Still, a squawk of indignation escaped his lips.

"I'm not adorable," He grumbled, but the sentiment was reassuring enough. If he was telling the truth about having a human sister- and Everett couldn't be sure if he was even if the fact was too strange to be made up- then this demon could be trusted enough to lead him to wherever it was he was supposed to be going.

He followed behind the shorter boy, eyes nervously glancing around. Now that he was no longer frozen at the gates, he was getting less attention from the...the 'people' so to speak milling about the courtyard, but there was still one or two groups of them stealing glances or outright staring. He picked up his pace and only then realized he had no idea who this demon was.

"Hey, um, sorry, I d-didn't catch your name," He said, not quite making eye contact as he followed along. "I'm Everett Harper." And, boy, wouldn't his mother be proud, introducing himself to a new person and a demon at that. Not proud enough to let him come home, but still.