"Will you move away from that human? Why are you holding on so tightly?" Hex questioned, his face showing remorse and pity.

"I'm not finished. Besides, you shouldn't be here."

I lay on Rana's body again, making out with her. I made sure it was audible, as I wanted to mock Hex. I stopped to breathe, then went back at it.

"Why are you doing this to yourself? Come with me. We should get out of here."

"I'm busy. I don't want to go with you. Leave me alone," I demanded. Hex ran beside me, looking over Rana and me. I rubbed my cheek against her's, then started kissing again. A question struck my mind so I ended, licking her lips as I separated.

"I have another question. Who looks better? Hex or me?"

"You do, Sin," Rana told, blushing.

"You sure? He's more muscular."

"You have more appeal," she replied, looking up at me with fearful eyes.

"I like your response. You can rub up on me again."

I held onto Rana, keeping my body close. She rubbed up on me, so I started kissing her again. Hex stared in horror, but I didn't care what he thought.

"Why are you letting a human do that to you? Why are you into it?" Hex asked in shock.

"It's fun... I have nothing better to do..."

Hex turned extremely angry, nudging my leg with his foot.

"Yes, you do! We need to get back home! This shouldn't be fun..."

"Don't you dare touch me, Hixrinas! I don't want to go back home... There isn't anything there that I want," I muttered, going back to the pleasurable kissing.

"It's better than this realm! We're going back! You're going to be king one day!"

"No, I won't... Just leave me."

"I don't understand you, Sin! Why do you do this to yourself?! Why did you cut your hair? Why did you eat the flesh of this human? Why do you keep hiding whenever you're ashamed of yourself?!" Hex shouted, shaking in rage. A few droplets fell from his eyes, hitting the stone floor below.

"Because I don't want anyone to see me like this! Go away..."

I was filled with anger and sadness, so I bit a few pieces of flesh off Rana, gulping down the gore. She showed pain but stayed mostly motionless. Hex stared with pity. I noticed, looking down at the frog.

"Hey, Rana. Am I pathetic? Say the answer aloud."

"No," Rana replied, taking a few seconds to answer.

"Now you're lying. Can you say the correct answer?"

"You're pathetic," Rana answered, looking terrified. I sighed, my eyes feeling wet.

"Thanks for telling the truth."

I kissed her again, trying to block out my pain. I knew I was pathetic, but I wanted to forget the fact. I bit her lip, sucking out more blood. After, I stopped kissing. Standing up, I turned to look at Hex.

"Sanneroal... You're crying."

"Am I? I have been all day... I don't want to be here! I'm miserable..."

"Let's get back on the road. We should go to the hideout. We WILL get out of here," Hex said, smiling to calm me down. I was starting to have some level of happiness, but nausea hit me hard. I felt my stomach churn, and my head was light and airy.

"I need to sit down... I don't feel good."

I started falling, looking up at the bulbous moon as I fell. Hex ran up to me, catching me before I hit the ground. I felt weak.

"Have you been drinking? You smell like alcohol."

"Yeah. I don't think I should've," I replied, Hex staring. I started gagging, trying to keep myself from spewing.

"Try not to vomit."

"I'm sorry, but I think it's comi-"

I leaned my head to the side, blood and chunks of flesh spewing from my mouth. I kept throwing up, coughing and gagging. It felt awful, my mouth tasting acidic. Hex looked at me with despair.

"Are you okay? How much did you drink?" Hex asked, frantic and worried. I felt blood drip down the corners of my mouth, more churning happening in my gut.

"I don't think I'm oka-"

More blood came from my mouth, dripping down my chin. I wiped it off my face, grossed out since it was mixed with my stomach acid. More gagging occurred, as I was trying not to hurl any longer.

"I drank a few glasses," I told, lightheaded. It was more than a few, and he could tell. It was written all over my face.

"Of what?"

"Whiskey."

"Why would you do that?!" Hex yelled, angry I turned myself into a wreck.

"I don't fully know. I guess I wanted to feel fuzzy and numb. I haven't had a good day, nor a good life."

"We're still young. We have plenty of time left. This is such a small fragment of our lifespan that we can move on. Maybe we'll live forever, in which case this won't matter."

"I beg to differ, Hex. We're always changing, and these choices will affect us. Even if we can't remember specifically, these choices have weight..."

"You have a point. I'll help you make better choices, so the future will be good," Hex offered, smiling. I grinned back, though I still felt turmoil.

"Thanks. You're a good brother. I hope I can be..."

"I've been thinking about that, and you ARE a good brother. I wasn't thinking straight. I was angry at you, but mostly myself for not doing anything to help you in the past. The others mess with me, but you're still kind. Even if you can be an ass, you still worry about and are nice to me."

"I'm good? I don't feel like I am... I harmed you," I spoke, remorseful. Drips of water appeared on my pants, so I felt my face. I was crying again. Hex was still holding me up, my legs wobbling near the ground.

"You're not the only sibling to harm me. Why do you think I can use my healing spell easily? Other than the demonic magic-induced rage, you haven't injured me that much. Yesterday was the first time a normal you hurt me severely, and it was because I upset you."

I quickly turned vengeful, anger building up. I hate the thought of one of our siblings harming him.

"Which one of our siblings hurt you?! Was it Entelvion?! I'll kill that bastard..."

Hex sighed at my wrath.

"He's one of them. All of our siblings mess with me, some more than others. I could stop them, but it's not worth the effort. They're just jealous of my magic. Unlike you and I, the rest of our siblings aren't talked about. They're not interesting, nor do they have promise with anything."

"I'm killing him when we get back. I'm killing all of them," I growled, glaring at the thought of them. Hex sighed once more.

"You shouldn't be so violent. However, I won't care if you kill them."

"Good."

I looked back to Rana, who was still in the same position as before. She wasn't trying to speak, nor did she struggle. I returned my sight to a scowling Hex. He was peering at Rana, his teeth clenched.

"Can you hurry and kill her? I don't like her existence. You besmirched your name by kissing her."

"No one will find out. My reputation is fine. Besides, if I want to mess around with a mortal, I will," I remarked, noticing Rana left some lipstick on my chest. I wiped it, but it smeared further. Hex was ashamed.

"Don't do this often..."

"I think this was a one-time thing. I'm drunk and upset. I'll take care of this."

I stood up, Hex letting me go. I walked over to Rana, kneeling back down to her.

"Do you realize that I'll have to kill you?" I said quietly. Rana slowly nodded up and down. Her eyes were dulled. "I'm surprised that you persevered for so long, so I'll do you a favor. You'll die after, but I'll grant you one wish. What do you want?"

Water came from her eyes, though her face was expressionless.

"Kill me quickly," she sobbed, looking at the stubs that used to be her hands. I was flabbergasted. Rana didn't seem like someone who'd ask that. I was expecting something about family, or maybe a lustful urge. I held my hands on her neck, snapping it. I wasn't hungry, so I walked over to Hex, putting my shirt on while I moved.

"Do you have an inn room? We'll start moving in the morning. Someone will find her body," Hex said, satisfied with the death of Rana.

"Yes. Follow me."

I led Hex through the streets, entering the inn. We traveled into the room, so I sat on a bed. Hex was sitting on the other bed. I was exhausted, the intoxication still affecting me. I lay back, letting air out of my lungs.

"How much blood have you drunk?" Hex asked as he needed to make sure I didn't go over.

"About a sixth of a body. I threw up most of it. I'm not really hungry, as I've been preoccupied."

"First, you drink too much. Next, you don't drink enough? You should've had more blood."

"Did you see Rana? Her blood wasn't very good," I mentioned, remembering the taste. It was a little bitter. I like extremely sweet and creamy blood.

"Why did you seduce her, then?"

"I'm drunk... She seemed easy, so I went for it."

"She didn't appear very well, either. Why would you kiss her? If she was attractive, it wouldn't have been as bad."

"I wasn't too concerned. At first, I kissed her to lure her there. Rana was good at it, though. I somewhat enjoyed the kissing. When my eyes were closed, it was kind of hot. But then I opened and realized she was a human and a frog," I explained, my insides warm when I thought of the kisses.

"I thought you had higher standards."

"It was just kissing and rubbing. It wasn't like we had sex. That would be repulsive. It was just to toy with her, and maybe block some of my thoughts."

"I won't judge any longer. Maybe she was a good kisser. It makes sense that you'd do this stuff at your age," Hex commented, sighing. A thought sparked in my head when he said it. I needed to ask him the question on my mind. It might've been sparked by my inebriation, but I still needed to know.

"Hey, Hixrinas..."

"What is it? Why are you using my real name? You sound weird."

"You were thirteen, but do you have the desires of a twenty-year-old, now? Are you lustful?" I questioned, grinning at him. Red spread on Hex's face. His eyes plastered themselves on the wall beside him. I stared with curiosity.

"N-No! Why would you ask that?! I'm not interested in anyone..."

"Why are you blushing? Haven't you been attracted to any women? Even if we're surrounded by humans, they look similar to us. Have you thought any passerby was attractive?" I blurted, my head feeling fuzzy.

"No..."

Hex was greatly blushing, his thumbs twiddling. I started laughing, as he definitely lied.

"Haha. You do have the mindset of an adult! You're nervous! Hehehaha!"

"N-No I don't! I don't know what you're talking about," Hex whimpered, looking nervously at the floor.

"You know exactly! What's your type? What do you find attractive?"

"I don't want relations right now... I don't have any lust... I don't have feelings for anyone yet..."

Hex was trying to convince me, as he was clearly embarrassed. He was trying to convince himself, as well.

"It's not really a big deal, Hex. Happens to everyone. It comes so suddenly, but it feels normal after a while. It's thrilling to feel attraction."

Hex cracked, placing his hands on his forehead. He clenched his teeth, looking at his thighs.

"It's shameful... And awkward... I wasn't interested in such behavior, and I thought it was ridiculous. Now I have weird thoughts whenever I pass a good looking woman... It feels wrong... Especially since they're older than how my mind perceives my age, though I'm physically around the same age, and at the same time my mind has urges of my physical age! I'm confused," Hex rolled off his tongue, speaking erratically. He looked flustered, lots of opposing ideas in his head. I wasn't fully sure how to respond, as he clearly had issues with his mind and body.

"Do you feel thirteen or twenty?"

"I don't know... Both? I'm conflicted," Hex muttered, his face sweating slightly. He was awkward, rubbing his legs together and holding his curly hair out of his face.

"I'll ask you a series of questions. I'll see if you're more of a child or adult. Answer truthfully."

"Fine. Don't do anything too embarrassing..."

Hex was awkward, still not used to his body. I didn't want to make fun of him in this situation, as he actually needed help figuring himself out. I would've hated being harassed in his situation, especially since he skipped years to his current age. It must've made it way worse for him. Out of nowhere, he was an adult. No teenage years or puberty. He just went from child to adult.

"What type of woman are you into?"

Hex's face lit up with pink.

"I-Is that a necessary question?"

"Yes."

"I don't know... I like blondes... And I want someone intelligent... My head feels bubbly and nervous when I see... large... I don't want to do this!" Hex shouted, breathing heavily. He was sweating, so he wiped it off his face. His shirt was slipped off, thrown on the floor below his feet. His body was glistening with sweat. Hex is awkward... I'm guessing "breasts" was the word he was going to say he felt nervous seeing, but I'm not certain.

"Just stay calm. I'm trying to help. Next question. Do you like your body?"

"Yeah..."

"Why?"

"I look good," Hex replied, sitting perfectly still and trying to regulate his breathing.

"Why do you like looking good?"

"I want to look attractive..."

"Why do you want to look attractive?" I questioned, concurring in my mind with the want to look attractive. If I didn't, how else would I receive women of my choosing?

"I don't know... I don't want to be ugly..."

"Do you care about your appearance more than when you were thirteen?"

"Yeah," Hex mumbled, looking down at himself.

"If you find a sexy vampire, who's your physical age and is interested, will you date her?"

Hex blushed, covering his face with his hands.

"I think I might... I'm not proud of myself..."

"You're twenty," I declared, sure of the fact. Hex jolted his blushing face toward me, not wanting to take in what I'd said.

"Why do you think that?... I feel thirteen. I also feel twenty... I don't understand myself!"

"I'm telling you, you're twenty. Even if you've lived for thirteen years, you have the body and mindset of a twenty-year-old."

"What do I do? This seems wrong," Hex whined, covering his face with his hands.

"I'd act like a twenty-year-old. Just don't think about the actual amount of time you've spent alive."

"I'm not sure about that. I don't think I should get into relationships with people the same physical age... Or any relationship..."

"If you're going to stay this size, you might as well. You've always been mature for a thirteen-year-old, anyway." I told, unable to see child Hex inside of bulky... large... deep voiced... broad... adult Hex.

"Let's change the topic... I'll consider what you said..."

"First, do you realize you'll need to seduce people in this form? You can't perform the lost bit anymore."

"I've realized that... Let's move on."

"I'm sleeping. We should save some topics for the walk tomorrow," I said, yawning. I was exhausted and still not sobered. I took off all my clothes and slipped under the covers. The blankets were comfortable.

"Fine. I'm getting to bed, as well."

Hex took off his pants, then went under his covers. My eyelids drooped, and I fell asleep. I didn't have nightmares.