Casteel Ambrose's Story

Roman stood up and followed Aidan to the door. "I will keep your offer in mind. See you tomorrow." With that final remark, he shut the door behind his friend. Locking the door, he tidied up the living room a bit and went to his room for some sleep. It has been a long and interesting day. It wasn't long before he was in dreamland.
Time Skip
Roman looked over at the digital clock. It was about 8:30pm. The banquet was at 9pm. He adjusted his tie in the mirror before stepping back to look at the entire suit. When he was satisfied with the way that he was dressed, he ventured out of his room and into the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator and grabbed his gallon of chocolate milk. He didn't think they would have any at the party so he would like to get his fifth cup in before he left. He poured his chocolate milk into a tall glass and took his precious time drinking it. Roman was savoring every last drop of his precious drink. He washed the cup and put it back into its appropriate cupboard. Checking the time again. 8:45. It would take him a while to get there so he finished his milk right on time.

When he got there everyone was mingling and talking to each other. Roman tugged on his jacket a little and smiled. He smiled at everyone and shook their hands. He was to be a good boy and represent how amazing the college way. He hasn't seen Abby or Aidan. He was kind of hoping that Leon would be here, but the odds of that are really slim.

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Abigail touched her cheek softly as she watched Cas drive away in his car. He was supposed to meet her brother, but that clearly wasn't going to happen tonight. But not that she minded. She still had to inform Aidan of who she was spending her day with. She walked into the house and immediately went into the bathroom to shower. She had been out all day dancing and she wanted to smell nice and fresh. By the time she was brushing her hair while in her pajamas she heard Aidan come in. "Hey Aidan. I'm going to bed. I will answer whatever questions you have tomorrow. Good night." The brunette put the brush down and went into her room. She slept dreaming of Mr. Perfect.
Time Skip
Abigail checked the bathroom mirror to make sure that every hair was curled to absolute perfection. She had to impress people at the banquet. It was medical banquet for very important people. Only certain students go selected. She heard Roman was going and it made her laugh. Abigail was having a hard time comprehending Roman being on his best behavior. Not that he ws bad it was just he was always up to know good. She was happy to see him. It had been a while since the last time he talked. And since their will be professionals around he can't embarrass her too much like he usually does. If he does Aidan should protect her. Speaking of Aidan. "Aidan I'm ready!" she called. Abigail walked out of the bathroom adjusting the dress. The heels were hurting her feet a bit, but that was because she doesn't wear heels often. She would prefer flats.

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The angel nodded when Leon went to bed. He hated this part. Unfortunately, Cordelia had to watch the transformation because it was her job to deal with the newly changed angel. Once the council had a hold of her the transformation began. The woman screamed. Loud enough to ring wake up anyone. But the walls were sound proof. Just for this reason alone. But Cordelia could hear. It was enough to make anyone go deaf. The Council worked on her for an hour, but nothing. She couldn't take it. And she just died. Cordelia didn't have to deal with dead bodies. Someone else did that.The head angel left the room and went into her personal chambers to sleep. She didn't want to deal with anyone. She wanted to sleep.
Time Skip
Cordelia was laying her bed, staring at the clock. She didn't want to go. The medical banquet was going to be dumb and full of people that work for the council. The head angel was trying to think of something that would keep her on the island that wouldn't get her killed. But she couldn't think of a single thing. And as much as she disliked being with the council, Leon needed her so she wasn't allowed to just kill herself. Finally she got up, already fully dressed. She has been dressed for about an hour, but she was hoping something bad would happen so that she wouldn't have to go. Leaving her room, she walked over to Leon's room. "I hope you are dressed."

Roman was done meeting people. He walked over to the refreshments table praying that they would have milk. But the options were sparkling cider, champagne, or soda. None of those things would have him up keep the need to be nice. It didn't help that he didn't see either Aidan or Abby or Leon. Roman was ready to go home and just say that he was sick. He grabbed a can of Coca-Cola and sipped it slowly. Just as he was thinking of some kind of escape, he saw his saviors. The Lancings. They cleaned up very nicely for art geeks. A smile formed on his face and he made his way over to them before they could be bombarded with random people that wanted to meet them. "Nice of you two to show up. I thought I was going to have to have some random emergency to attend too." He chuckled a bit. "Abby you look delicious as always." He knew exactly what to say to make her cheeks light up the nice red color. But it was harmless. It was just to embarrass her. "Aidan I didn't even know you owned nice clothes." Roman patted his friend on the back, extremely grateful they even showed up. Then he saw a person he thought he wouldn't ever see here. Leon. He looked really good in his suit. A seductive smile formed on his face. "Look who decided to join us." Roman gestured over to Cordelia and Leon for the sake of Aidan.

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Abigail pushed some hair behind her ear at her brother's comment. She had half a mind to change, but it was too late. They were already at the doors of the banquet. "Shall we?" The brunette nodded, not really knowing what she had just signed up for. She took a deep breath and walked in. There was a smile on her face as she looked around at all the people. Even attending a college, Abby was not used to so many people. Mingling was not something she did best. It was going to be hard to fake it for two to three hours. Luckily her brother was here to bail her out. Just in case she was having a social stuttering meltdown. Then she saw a familiar face. Roman. He looked really good. "Abby you look delicious as always." Not even two minutes into the conversation and Roman made her look like a tomato. She pushed more hair behind her ear. "I-I'm going to go and get some water." She headed towards the back where the refreshments were. She smiled and greeted people on the way. She has yet to make a fool of herself, but she might soon. Who knows. Abby made it to the table and grabbed a bottle of water and as she looked around she almost choked on it. No more than a couple feet away stood Mr. Perfect. Abigail was really hoping that she wasn't see things and he was actually standing there. For a moment she just stared at him like she always did. Her face grew red and she looked down. He doesn't want to talk to you. He probably has a date. She just stood there and drank her water. Abigail was really afraid to greet him. Being rejected in front of all these people was not something she had on the agenda for the night. The brunette stayed near the refreshment table though in hopes that he would talk to her or she would get the courage to talk to him.

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Cordelia placed her name tag on her dress while they were on the plane. She doesn't even the last time she used the name Cordelia Rosa Jones. It was from when she was human. But everyone on Eden just calls her Cordelia. She ran her fingers through her hair and walked with Leon into the building. There were so many people there. Most of the council members were already mingling. Cordelia spotted Casteel quite easily. He was staring at them as they walked in. Cordelia had actually been quite the good girl all day. Except for her minor spying on Cas. She needed to see if her potion worked. But it was hard to tell. He was always angry. Especially when he was with his father. Everyone knew about their constant arguing. It made Cordelia's life hard. The angel continued to look around at the people that had decided to show up and smiled when she saw a two people she knew. Cordelia linked arms with Leon and guided him parallel to where the two boys were. "Guess who." she gestured over to Aidan and Roman. "We should greet them. Maybe this time you would smile at him." She smiled at Leon as she started heading towards their direction. Leon didn't have much of a choice.

Cordelia smiled at Aidan and Roman, but it was mostly for Aidan. At least she didn't have a reason to leave now. Except for Leon. She would leave for him even if she didn't want to. Family first. Boys and celestial beings afterwards. That was the rule Cordelia was trying to live by especially since Leon entered her life. "Yeah we are. I'm guessing you two are here because this is your college." It was the assumption based on what little she knew about the both of them. To be honest, Roman could be a doctor. Cordelia was having doubts Aidan was in the medical field due to his strong passion for the arts. But again she could be wrong. "I'll pass" Before the angel could stop her best friend he was lost in the crowd. He was putting up his cold demeanor again and she didn't know how to bring it down. There were too many council members for her to force him to stop pretending in front of the boy he likes. She sighed a bit. "Sorry about him. He has social problems." That was the best answer she could give. In honesty, Cordelia knew what it was about. She was just trying to help. But her and Leon could talk about it. "So Aidan. How is your project going?" Anything to get the topic of her rude best friend.

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Roman watched as the siblings walked towards them. One with the and the other with a not so happy glare. Of course Roman would pick the difficult ones to be infatuated with. Ro smiled at Leon, in hopes that he would smile back. But he was wrong. Instead he heard him telling his sister that he was going to bail out on this meet and greet. Leon had another thing coming if he thought Roman was just going to let him leave. A smirk on his face, he adjusted his tie a little. "I'm going to go make sure he doesn't get lost. Aidan don't do anything I wouldn't do." With that, Roman was off following a man after his own heart. It's not that Roman had a thing for people that give him a hard time. It was the fact that he has seen Leon give more emotion than the glare. He wanted to see him look at him with any other expression with that one. Roman was willing to do whatever it took to get it. He was trying to stay a good distance away from Leon so that he couldn't scare the poor boy. But when they neared a door that led out to a hallway Roman was familiar with, he quickly took hold of Leon's arm. Making sure no one was looking he pulled him and his love interest through the door. They were completely alone in this hallway. No one was around and no one could hear them. He released Leon and smiled widely. "You left and you didn't even say hi to me. I thought we were friends Leon." His eyes roamed Leon. "You look really good." If it were up to Roman, they would just skip the friend phase.

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Abigail drank some more water, keeping her eyes away from Mr. Perfect. She was trying to track her brother or Roman. But their were too many people around. She couldn't see either of them. So she just watched some people dance. It was what looked like an older couple. They were adorable in the way they danced. Smiling at each other and keeping their hands at appropriate levels. A soft smile for on Abby's face and she finished her water. "What a relief" It was Mr. Perfect's voice. She could pick it out from anywhere in the room. Especially because he was standing close to her. Pushing some hair behind her ear, she turned to face him. The soft smile was still on her face as she was trying not to blush. Her eyes roamed his outfit and he looked amazing. Perfect as always. Abby still can't believe something so perfect just crashed into her. Or that she crashed into it. "You look stunning" The brunette turned a light pink and looked down at the ground for a little while. "Th-thanks. You look nice as well." Abigail really wanted to say that he was perfect, but she didn't need to scare away her crush. She saw his name tag to see that he was one of the medical professionals that she had been greeting since she had walked in. Ambrose? It was an interesting last name he had. "S-so you're in the medical field too? What do you do?" Small talk was safe.

A doctor. That was interesting to say in the least. Not that Abby had any doubts he could be a doctor. With a face as perfect as Cas' he should be a model of some sort. Not wasting it in a hospital. "Specializing in the research for the angel disease" Her eyes widened just a tad. Abigail has heard many rumors about that disease. It was fatal and attacked randomly. Since it has been brought to light, she has been very careful about taking care of herself. Abby cannot afford to be sick. Even if only for a little while. Thinking about the disease Abby almost missed his second comment. "Yeah. Me and my brother go here." she added. The brunette rocked on her heels just tad as she waited for the pink in her cheeks to fade, but it didn't seem to be working. Abigail has come to the conclusion that she will forever just be pink around him. Whether he speaks or not. "Care to dance?" She looked up at him for a moment to make sure that he was actually talking to her. He moved near her and she could feel her heart start racing. Luckily, Cas couldn't hear it. Abigail was barely able to nod as she took his hand. She followed him to the dance floor. She held his hand with her left and place a hand on his shoulder with her right. Abigail felt more comfortable dancing with Cas than trying to talk to people she didn't know.

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They were all college students. Every last one of them. Last time Cordelia checked she was around college age. Not that it mattered on Eden. There you were born again when you became an angel. Hence why she no longer uses her human last name. Roman left to go deal with Leon. It would be good for Leon to have something that cared about him that wasn't Miss Cordelia. She couldn't watch over him all the time and she would like to see her own crush as well. It's hard to do that while watching Leon. Cordelia made a mental note to make sure to ask Leon about his encounter with Roman later on. "I'm glad you're here, I was beginning to feel a tad bit out of place" Her attention was brought back to Aidan and she had a smile on her face. "Glad I could make you feel better, but between you and me. I don't really feel like I belong either." It wasn't like she couldn't fit in. She just wasn't someone who was loyal to the council. Almost every medical professional was loyal to those Gods, but Cordelia just wants them to drop dead.

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Roman for some reason was expecting a smile from Leon. But that didn't happen. Instead, he was completely unamused or please with the man's presence. That did hurt Roman's feelings, but he didn't let it show on his face. Ro watched him for a moment listening to the coldness in his voice. Now he really wanted to know why he was so bitter all the time. There was no way someone was born this upset with the world. Roman now has a new mission. Get Leon to open up to him. Which means Roman had to keep their relationship at a bare minimum of PG. Anything extra might ruin everything. Leon tried to leave and Roman light took his hand to keep from going. "Don't go. I'm tired of smiling at people I don't like. He admitted honestly. He wasn't going to keep Leon there if he really didn't want to be there. Roman might like him, but he wasn't going to be a jerk. "Stay with me please?" He said barely above a whisper.

Abby continued to dance with Cas in silence. Enjoying being with him again. It was almost like yesterday was some kind of dream. She was glad that it wasn't. The last thing she wants is to wake up and be told that Mr. Perfect never existed. Just that thought alone started to sadden Abby. She didn't want Cas to be a dream. He felt real for now and that was all she needed to make it through this party. "How do you like the party so far?" That question had many different answers to it. Abigail didn't want to be rude to the people hosting the party, by saying it was too formal and annoying. But she didn't want to lie. She couldn't lie even if she wanted too. Anyone lying to face like Cas has no soul. He is not someone you could easily lie too. "Umm well its better now that I have someone to dance with." Abigail wouldn't have stayed the whole time if it were up to her. Faking anything to go to the studio would have been better than this. But this is great now. Dancing with Cas is the most the fun she has had since she has woken up this morning.

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Cordelia moved some hair behind her ear as she was talking to Aidan. Adjusting the dress on her body she gave a quick look around for Leon. But he wasn't even in the room. She was hoping that he didn't just ditch her at the party. The angel wouldn't be happy if he did that. They both had to suffer at the party. No if, ands, or buts about it. Hopefully he turns up later. Aidan pulled her from her thoughts when he asked Cordelia to dance. She nodded and took his hand. "I just want to say that I'm not really food at dancing." She wanted to warn him just in case he was really god at dancing. She wouldn't want to mess up in front of him. She got her hands around him and waited for Aidan before they started to dance.

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Roman couldn't believe that he convinced the cold hearted man to stay with him. He was sure that he would get a glare and rip away from him. His heart warmed and he slowly released Leon's hand. But he regretted it immediately. He liked being close with people. It was what he did. But he couldn't hold onto Leon's hand for long. Through the doors you could still here the music and that gave Roman an idea. "Leon would you like to dance with me?" He asked, extending a hand out to him. Being rejected was not an option. Roman doesn't really enjoy taking 'no' for an answer.

Abigail continued to blush as Casteel just stared at her. But she couldn't look away this time. She was enjoying looking at him look at her. He wasn't exactly smiling, but he looked happy. Happier than when she first saw him this evening. Mr. Perfect looked like someone who needed to smile all the time. She would happily be the one to do that for him. That thought kept going through her head. I want to make Mr. Perfect happy It was on instant replay. For a moment it was the only thing she heard in her head. Not that it really mattered. Unless Cas could read minds, her thoughts were safe. Give his face a break from her eyes, she gave a quick glance around the room. Her eyes caught Aidan's, but she wasn't happy about what it looked like he was doing. Abby looked at her brother with a small glare. He was not allowed to ruin this for her. Her attention returned to her dance partner, and she rested her head on his chest. A small smile formed on her face. The gentle sway to the music was more than enough to get through the night. But Aidan would not be happy if he ruined this for Abby.

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Cordelia followed Aidan towards an empty spot to dance. When she saw where he was headed her eyes widened a bit. She was trying to stay as far away from Cas as possible. Yet here she was. Dancing near him. The angel gave the god a once over and then paid attention to her date of the evening. Their dancing was simple so that the people around them couldn't tell they had no dancing skill. Cordelia was actually into the dance, paying attention to the words of the music, and trying to enjoy the time she was having with Aidan. "Who is that?" At first she was about to ask who, but then she realized he was talking about Casteel. Cordelia wanted to tell Aidan that he was a heartless jerk that assist in the kidnapping of innocent human beings. But she held her tongue. She looked over in Cas' and the girl he was dancing with direction once more. She felt a bit bad for whoever he was dancing with. "I work for him with the angel disease." Honesty was the best policy. Unless the truth could get the person killed. Than this half lie was more than enough. She didn't work for him. She worked for his dad, but she just wasn't allowed to openly disrespect him. Cordelia has yet to follow any orders given by Cas. In reality she has tried to mess up his life. That reminded her. She looked at him dancing. She couldn't tell if her potion was working. If Leon was here, she could get him to help her figure it out.

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Roman was getting rather anxious waiting for the answer. He wanted to just grab Leon and dance with him, no questions asked. But that would technically be assault if the blonde resisted. It was best if Leon agreed with him. "here?...In a dark empty hallway?" Roman nodded, but he wasn't happy with how unamused Leon sounded. Granted that was just his voice. He was still hopeful that Leon would give Ro a chance tonight. "No thanks" The frown was clear on his face as Leon turned to leave. Roman doesn't usually get rejected. Ever. He was too persistent to accept no's from anyone. He was way to handsome and charming for anyone to say no to him. Roman was ready to stop him and try again, but then a miracle happened. Leon turned around to agree to one dance. That was all Roman needed. His frown quickly turned back into a small smile. Roman took hold of Leon's hand and pulled him closer. Not to close to cause discomfort, but close enough. A hand found his waist and he raised the other hand. Once Leon loosened up a little, Roman started to dance with the cute stranger. But of course Roman can't really keep his mouth shut. "Can I ask you something?" He wasn't waiting long enough to hear Leon say no again. "Why do you always seem angry, Leon?" Roman was referring to the glares, the harsh tone, the standoffish attitude, and the barely qualify as sentences speech. "I am just curious."

Abigail tried not to focus on her brother and the girl he was with. She just wanted to have a good time. And she was going to have one. The brunette kept her head on Cas' chest as they danced together. Her eyes closed so that she could focus on the music and his warmth. It was almost as if no one else was around. She felt Mr. Perfect pull her even closer. By the way they were acting, you would believe that no one else was in the room. It was like they were back at the studio. Just a stereo and them. A brighter more genuine smile formed on Abby's face. Now she didn't want to leave the party. In fear this would be the final time she would ever get to hold a man this perfect. The last time she would get to hold a moment and call it her own. It needs to continue beyond the end of the party. Beyond tomorrow. Forever. Abby wanted forever. To live in this moment with him, forever. Abby could think of nothing greater. Besides getting her teaching degree. Just then someone taped her shoulder and she was almost dragged back into the reality she was trying to escape. An elder man that almost looked like Cas, stood before the dancing couple. He smiled as politely as he could at Miss Abigail. "Hello Miss. Mind if I steal my son?" Abby's smile faded a bit and shook her head lightly. Of course she minded. Taking away her only perfect thing in the world. She moved away from Cas a bit.

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It was evident how much Aidan cared for his sister. It was how Cordelia felt about Leon. She would do just about anything for him. If Roman turned out to be a threat, she would end him as well. But Leon likes him, so Cordelia is being forced to play nice. But at the same time she is also trying to give Leon his happiness. The angel gave one more look over at the couple dancing. Then out of no where she saw a smile. And not the fake smile that everyone was used to. Casteel actually smiled at the young girl he was holding. This was good news to Cordelia, possibly bad news for Aidan. The angel was trying very hard to contain her happiness. Her potion had worked which meant that the council would fail from the inside out. If she wasn't already dancing, she would have broke out in a miniature celebratory dance. "Is he married? Does he have a girlfriend of any sort? Is he some sort of man whore?" Cordelia raised an eyebrow at the amount questions Aidan was asking. "I'm not sure." The angel tried to avoid Cas in all aspects of his life. She knows nothing about him. Besides he disregards human life like the rest of the council. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to disrespect him but he better not be trying to get into my sister's pants" Cordelia could understand how he was feeling. If Aidan couldn't tell, by the way Cas was looking at his sister it wasn't like prey. Almost like care or compassion. Cordelia couldn't wait to tell Leon. Just then head council member also known as Casteel's father broke up the couple. It was what Aidan wanted anyway. Cordelia didn't even look at the head council member. He didn't like her either. "I'm going to text Leon really quickly. Just to make sure Roman hasn't kidnapped him." she said teasingly.
[TO] Leon
[MSG] I hope you are playing nice with Roman. Also IT WORKED! Casteel has feelings. You should see how he feels about the human girl he was dancing with. I'm so excited. So be happy our night just got better.

The message was sent and her attention was back on Aidan.

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Roman didn't like the lack of eye contact Leon was giving him. But at least he was dancing. It was a start in whatever relationship they were having. Roman was still debating whether or not to try and just be friends or get more. He was leaning towards getting a bit more than an occasional hello. He would like to attack Leon's face without permission as well. But later. Right now, Roman was to get to know his cute stranger. "It's safer" Leon finally responded to the question and it just left Roman with even more questions. What was safer? Who is safer for? Who is he protecting? Is there anything Roman could do to help? There were just many questions of that nature floating around in his mind. Roman didn't have much of a filter and would not have a problem asking all of these questions. But he didn't want to scare Leon. They were finally holding each other. "Who is it safer for?" He kept dancing, looking at Leon, attempting to find his eyes. It was hard. Eventually Leon would have to look at him. "Are you in hiding?" By that he meant 'was Leon hiding his homosexuality.' Roman was completely open with no shame. He was kind of hoping Leon was the same.

Abigail did not know what to do. She wasn't going to keep a son away from his father. But by the way Cas' smile faded, it was clear that he didn't want to be with his father. The brunette was at a lost. Completely confused by the relationship the two had. But she wasn't curious to figure it out at this current moment in time. Quickly she looked around, rubbing her right arm with her left hand. There had to be an excuse to walk away. She could not use her brother because he was with someone. Roman was no where in sight. And it's rude just to pull out her phone in the middle of all of this. It would look like she was video taping. She was thinking that maybe she claim to feel ill. But then again her brother would then follow her home thinking that she was truly ill. Abigail didn't have any ideas at the moment. She continued to look down at the ground, taking another tiny step away from Cas. The brunette felt a bit trapped. Any other normal girl would just walk away, but she didn't want to leave Cas' side. That would mean going back to interacting with people she didn't want to be around. Awkwardly, she stayed. Listening to the argument that was brewing.

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Cordelia read the message that was sent back from Leon, happy that he was happy with her. This was going to be a good day. When she looked back up, Aidan was still dancing, his sister wasn't making eye contact, and a fight was about to start. Cordelia didn't like these arguments. No one on Eden did. They should be meaningful and with reason, but they weren't. They just disagreed on everything. If the angel could, she would keep them separated. But that would mean keeping one of them entertained and she would rather just have them tear each other apart. And the thought of watching Cas argue with his father with these new emotions would actually make this a fight worth watching. The angel stopped dancing and looked at Aidan. "I'm kind of thirsty. Could we head over to the refreshment table?" Cordelia could watch the two argue and continue to spend time with Aidan. It was perfect plan. Unless Aidan didn't want to get something to drink. Then this would backfire and she would need a new plan. But today, Cordelia was going to try and think positively.

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Roman raised an eyebrow at the questioned returned to him. He was wondering if Leon had no idea what he was talking about. But there was no other way to phrase it without sounding quite rude. Although Roman never censored himself around others before, he was trying not to scare Leon away. He enjoyed having him around. It was nice to be around someone that he was sexually attracted too and intellectually interested in. Currently it was keeping Roman on his toes. Just as the curious man was going to rephrase the message he saw Leon smile at a text message. Roman loosened his grip a little so that he could respond, but once the phone was away he pulled Leon close again. "So you do smile?" he teased lightly. Roman smiled at him, still trying to get Leon to look at him. "You should do that more often. It's nice." He complimented. If the roles were reversed and Leon smiled at him, Roman would have just caved and done whatever he wanted. "But back to my question." He said still thinking of a nice way to rephrase the question. But Roman couldn't think of one. "Do people know you are a homosexual? Or would I an your sister be the only ones that know?" Roman was very good at figuring out who was gay and who wasn't. It was a gift and a curse. It wasn't hard to figure out that his stranger was gay.

Abigail was chocking on the tension. She didn't know what to do. She needed to be saved. Her cheeks were turning red and she wasn't even in the conversation. Finally she looked up to see what the two looked like arguing. It was scary. Cas looked a tad crazy, like he was seconds from blowing his top. But the father seem to have no expression. Almost as if his son's outburst didn't have an effect on him at all. Without even realizing it she was taking a few more steps away from Cas. Who right now was no longer Mr. Perfect. Just Mr. Angry. "E-excuse me..." She barely said it above a whisper. Not really caring if anyone heard her or not. Turning on her heels, the brunette headed out the front door of the college. She needed to breathe. Never has she been near two bitter and angry people before in her life. The tension was killing her. Abby felt bad just leaving Cas, but she couldn't be in there anymore. People were staring at them. At her. She couldn't just sit there waiting for someone to address. Hopefully her brother didn't watch her chicken out the way she did. Slowly, Abby exhaled once the fresh air hit her face.

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Cordelia walked with Aidan towards the refreshments. The head angel kept a eye on her bosses. It wouldn't do anyone any good if they killed each other in front of everyone. If anything the other council members would blame it on Cordelia. Claiming that it was her responsibility to break up the fight. She would have happily taken the blame for their arguments. Especially now that Mr Emotionless was given the ability to feel. Aidan handed her a drink and she sipped it slowly. "Thank you." she said to him, sipping more of the drink. The fight was getting worse, silencing the hall. People were staring at them and the poor girl Cas was dancing with seemed to be trapped. "Is that his father? " The head angel nodded. It seemed that Aidan was about to go and rescue his baby sister. "It should be illegal for the two of them to be in the same room as each other. They just cause problems for themselves and everyone around them." But this was going to go deeper than a petty argument. Anger was written clear on Cas' face. At any moment he could completely blow up. Cordelia was semi-looking forward to this party ending earlier because second in command couldn't keep it together. Just then the girl finally walked away. But she wasn't headed toward her brother. She was headed towards the door. "Maybe you should go and check on her." Cordelia said, a bit concerned.

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The silence believe them made it clear that Roman wasn't wrong about him being homosexual. Any straight man would have denied immediately. They wouldn't have even danced with Roman. But they were dancing. Talking. Something that Roman wouldn't do with a heterosexual male. "You don't know me" The dancing had practically stopped at point, but he kept his hands on Leon. Afraid that if he let go he would lose him. Roman got what he wanted. Leon looked up at him, but it wasn't with the smile he had seen earlier. It was with pain. The curious man couldn't help, but search his eyes. He looked so broken. Like someone dropped his fragile heart over and over again. Like someone couldn't find all the pieces to the heart. Roman didn't know what to do. "I'm not like that" Leon was clearly lying. Hiding from someone. From something. Roman didn't care. But whatever he was hiding from hurt Leon. They hurt him bad. Roman clenched his fists a little, angered that anyone would so carelessly break him. "I won't ask anymore questions here. But at the end of the party. Please come home with me." Roman's intentions were actually innocent. He just wanted to make Leon feel better, by talking. Keeping emotion like that bottled up makes sense to why Leon is so bitter. Roman believes he has every right, but he doesn't want Leon to be bitter anymore. He wants Roman to smile.

Abigail started to pace back and forth trying to decided what to with herself. She was almost terrified to go back inside. The fighting and the tension was just too much. She didn't want to take her brother away from his date. That was selfish. All she could hear was the soft click of her heels on the sidewalk and the music picking back up. The fight must have been over. The brunette wasn't exactly ready to go back inside. Pulling out her phone she checked the time. It was close to 11. She didn't having anything to do tomorrow so that was another reason not to go home earlier. Abby ran her fingers through her hair and then just stopped pacing. She was going back inside. She would have to put up with the party for just a little while longer and then she could go home. Decision made, she turned around and saw Mr. Perfect just standing there. Watching her. Her face turned a bit red. From awkwardness and the chill in the air. Quickly, she looked down at the ground and then back up at him. He didn't look the same. Not when he was inside arguing with his father. His facial features were softer. He wasn't angry anymore. Honestly, Abigail didn't want to see him angry again. It was slightly scary. She started to imagine that same face yelling at her and she unknowingly took a step back. "I-I..." She was back to stuttering. Abigail was back to looking at the ground. "I-I'm sorry for just walking out..." Her voice was soft. Again Abigail thought she was in the wrong.

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Cordelia just watched the fight. She had never seen Cas so angry and she was really glad that it wasn't being directed towards her. Eventually it will be. Especially when she tells him what she did and what her plans are. But he would have to get over it. Aidan went after his sister and so did Cas. It was going to be interesting when Aidan comes back to tell Cordelia what was happening with the couple. Looking around, she could see people trying to get back to the party. Cas' father looked rather taken back. Well as best as he could to show that emotion. But it was obvious that he knew something was different. Now she really need to tell Cas what is going on so that he doesn't ruin everything by accident. But later. Pulling out her phone, she decided to text Leon.
[TO] Leon
[MSG] You missed the fight! Cas practically said he was joining the Angel Rebellion. Everything is going so well.

She sent the message and looked up to see the boss staring at her. Growing wide eyed, she sipped her drink and walked away from his deadly gaze. He already didn't like her. She wasn't in teh mood to have her wings ripped off in front of everyone.

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"No" Roman frowned immediately. His eyes looked over Leon, trying to understand the sudden rejection. But he couldn't think of anything. Unless he was just being a hard ass for no reason. Slowly, he removed his hands from Leon. This was one of the few times where Roman was genuinely hurt. It doesn't happen often and usually he doesn't get in a position of pain, but Leon hurt him. "I don't like you…I don't like people like you" Roman took a shaky step backwards and then locked eyes with his cold hearted stranger. Leon was in so much pain. No matter how heavy and serious the rejection was, he couldn't just let Leon slip away from him. Not again. Not like the first time. So Roman didn't say anything. Reaching into his jacket, Roman pulled out a pen and then took hold of Leon's arm. He wrote down his phone number. "And you already know where I live." He didn't care if Leon had just said no. He was going to say yes. Even if it killed Roman. Putting the pen back in his jacket, he looked over Leon once more and then tried to walk around him back into the party. It was time for Roman to go home.