SERAPHINE'S POINT OF VIEW

When I woke up, I can't find August here anymore. I am still in the same room, but the room is not completely white. The floor is white and red. Wait! Red?! I came closer, and I smelled a blood. I tried to recall what happened last night. Shit! I think August cut his knee. "Where the hell are you Augustus Heisenberg?!" I shouted while expecting that he will answer me, but he didn't. I just pulled my hair out of frustration. "Intel!"

"What do you need, Seraphine?" I heard from the speaker. He yawned. "I'm still sleepy, Seraphine Crimson, so tell me, what do you need?"

I looked at where the speaker is. "Where the hell did you bring August?" I shouted.

"Don't worry, my hungry snakes are taking care of him," he said. I felt worried about him.

"W-What do you mean, Intel?" I'm controlling myself, so that I will not cry again. Not now, Sera. I still need to find August. "P-Please tell me w-where did you b-brought him."

"Since you woke me up, I have a little surprise for you, Seraphine, my dear..." he said. I can hear footsteps coming to my direction, so I stood up. "Why did you stood up? Don't worry, I will just introduce myself to you, just like how we first met."

"H-Huh?" It surprised me when the door opened and I saw a man that I knew well. "C-Castriel?" I asked. I'm sure that the man in front of me is one of my friends. My closest friend, to be exact.

"OMO! You still know me?" he asked excitedly. "By the way, I'm Castriel Rutherford. I'm intelligent, so you can call me Intel for short." I remembered the time when we first met. He introduced himself to me, just like how he first introduced himself before.

"Are you the one who brought m-me, and the man named Augustine here?" I didn't get a response from him. "I'm asking!"

"Yes." Even if it's the answer that I'm expecting from him, it still hurt me that made my tears started falling down my cheeks.

"T-That's not true! Y-You're my closest friend! Y-You can't do that to me! P-Please tell me that it's not you. Please," I told him, crying.

He looked at me from head to toe before he rolled his eyes. "You know that I don't like drama, Sera."

"P-Please, just say that it's not you," I pleaded. "Please, I-Intel."

He sighed. "I'm the one who did all of this to you and to that Augustine." He handed me a key.

"W-Why are you doing all of this?"

"This? Maybe because I'm tired of being friends to you. I want to do something different."

"Y-You said that you're our friend. I-Is August also your friend?"

"Yes, but he betrayed me. Speaking of him, here's the key of the chain that's tied to him." He handed me a key. "Find him before my snakes can eat him," he said.

"H-How can I find him?"

"Walk. As easy as that," he rolled his eyes. Before I can stand up, I remembered something.

"I-Intel, y-you can get all of my money. J-Just please stop this bullshit. This is so not you," I told him.

He sighed. "Because you showed me kindness before, I will accept your offer."

"T-Thank you." I stood up and went to the door where Intel came from. I am about to leave when I heard him spoke again.

"Be careful because even if I accepted your offer, there are still traps in your way out." I ignored what he said and went out.

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AUGUSTINE'S POINT OF VIEW

When I woke up, I was in another unfamiliar room and had a chain around my neck. I lowered my gaze, and I saw snakes under the glass floor where I'm seated.

After how many minutes, the glass floor is gradually coming down near the snakes. I remembered Sera. I hope nothing bad happened to her. I remembered her face before I lost consciousness. I will not deny that she's beautiful. Her intelligence also impressed me. I think I like her. Ahh... No, I think I already love her.

"I love you, Seraphine Crimson. It's my pleasure to meet you," I said as I closed my eyes when the glass floor is just 10 inches away from the snakes. For a moment, I could feel the chain loosening around my neck. I opened my eyes and saw a figure of a woman in front of me. "What are you doing here, Sera?"

"I'm here to save you. I won't let you die because of those snakes." She pointed at the snakes. I smiled. When she removed the chain around my neck, I hugged her.

"Thank you. If you didn't come, I think I'm dead right now," I whispered to her.

"Everything's okay now. We just have to get out of here."

I faced him. "What do you mean?"

"I offered all of my money to Intel in exchange for our deliverance from him."

"I don't understand."

"I think I already love you," she smiled. What she told me made me shocked.

I also smiled at her and said, "I also love you." I kissed her. "I love you, Sera," I said after our kiss.

"A simple 'I love you' means more than money."

"Huh?"

She laughed. "What I mean is your simple I love you is more important to me than all of my money. By the way, do you know Castriel Rutherford?" she said that made me sad.

"Y-Yes, I know him. He's my only f-friend, but I still b-betrayed him. Why?"

"Sorry to hear that, but he's Intel. He's also my friend. He showed himself earlier that's why I got the key of the chain that's tied around your neck," she said. "Would you mind if you tell me the story between you and Intel?"

"No. I will tell it to you while we're walking to the exit."

"Okay. But we need to be careful because Intel said that there are traps in our way out." After she said those words, we started walking out of here.

"Castriel has a girlfriend before, but his-"

"Ahhhhh! Holy shit!" Sera cut off what I am about to say when she screamed.

"What happened?" I asked, and she pointed at our front. I faced it and I saw a skull. I immediately hugged Sera so she could not see it.

After how many minutes, she faced me. "Thank you. You may continue your story."

"I like his girlfriend. One day, his girlfriend came to me and said that she also like me. She also said that she wants me to be her boyfriend. I asked her if Castriel knew about it, but she said that Castriel doesn't know about it. At first, I refused because I don't want to betray Castriel, but she didn't stop from coming until one day, I agreed. Castriel found out about it and he said that he doesn't want me to be his friend anymore."

"Sorry to hear that," Sera told me, and silence occurred among us. We just kept walking until we reached the exit. "OMG! We're at the exit now! We're free, August!"

"Yes. We did it." I faced her. "Now that we're free, can I court you?"

"Of course!" Sera said as she smiled. "If you want, you can be my boyfriend starting from now."

"No, I want you to feel first how I court you." I kissed her. "I love you, Seraphine Crimson!"

"I love you too, Augustine Heisenberg!"

~END~