Raven's POV

Claude's been acting down all morning. I mean, his cold is gone now, should he be feeling happy instead. I watch as he gloomily eats his cereal. I want to ask him why he's like this but something is telling me not to.

Was it me? Did I say something to him to make him feel this way? Guys are so complicated!!

'More cereal, Miss?' Virgil asks, holding the carton in his hand.

'No thanks,' I reply with my attention still on Claude 'And I told you so many times to call me Raven instead of 'Miss' or 'Ma'am'. We're friends now, aren't we?'

'Oh,' he blushes and then smiles sweetly 'I'm sorry, mis- I mean Raven,'

'No problem, pal!' I playfully pat him on the back. I look back at Claude. He's still eating his bowl of cereal with looking up even once.

Usually, I'd be happy to see him miserable like this, especially when I can rub it in his face. But now, it hurts me as much to see him even the slightest bit upset.

Strange, huh? One minute you want to kill this person and the the next you're dating him. I'm one strange, messed up girl.

While I'm still eating my breakfast, Dante comes into he room and both me and Claude look up.

'There's visitors at the door, sir,' He tells us, or, Claude, because he uses the word 'sir'.

'Visitors?' Claude repeats, confused.

'I'll get the door!' I cheerfully get up from my seat and run to the front door. It's been a long time since I'm meeting someone else! And not just Claude, Dante or Virgil.

I quickly fix my hair and straighten the creases on my skirt before I finally open the door.

There are three people at the door, one which I immediately hug as tight as I can.

'Josie!!' I squeal like a little girl 'I missed you so much!!' I stop myself from adding You don't know how lonely it's been here!

I let Josie and the two other men enter the manor. One of the men was Lee, Josie's husband but the other I couldn't recognise.

He was tall and extremely muscular. He had grey eyes, almost silver like they shined or something and he had stuble on his face as if he didn't bother to shave this morning. He had neck length blond hair that he tied back in a ponytail. It was just like the golden blond Josie had and the platinum blond that Claude had. Except this guy's was more of a dirty blond.

After a few seconds of all of as just staring at one another Claude finally makes it to the front door.

'Josie? Lee?' He looks at them and then at the unfamiliar one 'Dominic?'

The two start at each other for half a minute before they scream, which made me, Josie and Lee jump.

'Claude!!'

'Dominic!!!!'

Claude ran to him and hugged him witch looked funny because the guy, Dominic towered over him not to mention they were two grown men embracing each other like there was no tomorrow.

'You son of a bitch, did you grow taller?!' Dominic laughed.

'Motherfucker!! You've gained weight!!' Claude laughed back, still hugging him.

'You wanker, I think you mean I've gained more muscles,' he let go of him and started flexing his biceps.

'That's true, you crazy cuntbag....' Claude agrees, giggling as Dominic continued flexing.

'Excuse me,' I interrupt 'Sorry for interrupting whatever...that....is but can someone just tell me what the fuck is going on here?!' Claude turns his attention towards me.

'This is my cousin Dominic,' he points to the guy 'Or as I like to call him: Domi-dick.' I giggle at the last part.

'And this us my puny cuzzy wuzzy Claude,' he pinches Claude's cheek like those annoying aunts 'Or as I like to call him: Clit,'

Claude blushes violently and shoves him 'She already knows who I am, fucktard,'

'Oh well. Your introduction is always fun. And speaking of introductions. Claude, you still haven't told me who this beautiful young woman is...' He exaggerates the word 'beautiful' making my cheeks go red and Claude scoff.

'You already know who she is, too!' He answers instead, kind of pissed off.

'Oh don't tell me she's the girl you've always had a huge boner for!!' He squeals in excitement but Claude looked infuriated. 'Raven Simmons  it is a pleasure to finally meet you,' he reaches out and kisses my hand like in those cliché romance movies.

Claude shoots a glare at him. 'What, you want a kiss on the hand, too?' Dominic asks him, confused, making me laugh really loudly.

*****

Claude's POV

I hear Raven, Lee and Dominic laughing in the other room.

That jerk, I thought to myself He knows that Raven is mine.

'Why are we in the kitchen?' I ask Josie, who has her brows furrowed.

'You hung up on me last night!' She quietly yells.

'And you come storming into my house to rant at me?' I raise my brow here.

'That isn't why I'm here,' she sighs but the adds 'Okay, maybe it is. But there's another reason why I, I mean we came. But before I tell you I just wanted to ask.' She looks at me but I look away because I can see the concern in her eyes 'What's wong, Claude?'

I didn't want to tell her. But ever since Josie had Amber and Alex, she's always had this way of making you spill the beans, this kind of look. I think it's a mother thing. That's why I try not to look her straight in the eye; because I know she'll make me confess.

Just like how she makes Alex confess every time he accidentally breaks something or how she makes Amber confess when it was her that used Josie's make up to decorate her dolls' faces. That's Josie's power.

Mind control.

It's the same as how Dominic can brainwash people but only ten times worse. Unlike him, she could control other people's thoughts. Make them say things they don't want to say. All Dominic can do is make you forget to feed your fish or something (compared to Josie anyway).

'I don't want to tell you, Josie.' I say firmly, my head facing away.

'Oh?' I could feel her eyes darken. I hate when she gets like this. Josie's the one that acts the most normal out of all of us. She acts more human and it's very rare she uses any of her demon abilities. But when she does, it brings out this side of her, this kind of dark side.

I really do love Josie and everything about her. Except for this side. And she was donig it right now.

'I want to stay here with Raven,' I say involuntarily 'I don't want her to leave this place. I don't want here to leave me. I can do whatever it takes to make her happy, but I can do more if means she'll stay by my side forever.' The words come out of my mouth like bullets with no breath between any sentence so at the end I started to gasp and gag.

I fell to my knees, trying to catch my breath again. But it was hard. It's always hard to recover once a demon's used it's powers on you. Even if you're a demon yourself.

I squeezed my eyes shut and exhaled, then inhaled until the speed of my breathing was  nearly back to normal.

Then suddenly I felt someone crouch down and arms wrap around me.

'Claudey, I really hate using my powers on you,' Josie's voice was low 'But I don't like it when you keep secrets from me.' I rested my forehead on her chest, still breathing in and out.

'Please don't...tell Raven...about....what I said,' I said between breaths.

'Don't worry, Claudey,' she lifted my head up and gently kissed my forehead 'I won't tell her.'

'Josie?' I look up to her face and see she's crying. She always gets upset after she has to use her powers. She hated feeling demonic. She hated feeling like a monster.

'Yes baby?' She replied as if I was her child like her twins. Both of us were sitting on the floor of the dark kitchen and only the faint light from next door was making it possible for me to see her.

I still had my arms around her as I said the words 'Don't ever use your powers again.'

(A/N felt bad for not updating for a long time so here's another chapter with cousin feels!!!! Next chapter- Claude's an asshole, Dominic's an asshole and everyone else is... Not an asshole because that's Claude and Dominic's job lol)