The Sin's Virtue

"Tell Rosher to email me all the files. Yeah...no...yes. Okay..."

Kian was on his phone when I walked into the hall after cleaning myself from all the crying. He looked occupied so I made my way to the kitchen to fetch myself some water. My throat was extremely dry.

"Hey." I turned around at his voice. He walked over to me and planted a kiss on my forehead before I could comprehend his intention. My eyes widen in response. What the heaven was he on?

"What was that for?" I asked moving away from him to put some distance that he was trying to close by following my steps around the kitchen. It soon turned into a full on chase around the apartment.

"What is wrong with you Kian?" I asked, my voice a little louder, as I sped up when he neared me. I went around the couch in the hall while he stood near the coffee table grinning at me. He looked really funny. He shrugged and proceeded to catch me again by jumping over and across the sofa I stood behind. I shrieked and ran away.

"You can't run away from me Shye." Kian tried to sound serious but his suppressed chuckle reached my ears as I dodged him and went on the other side of the dining table. We stood across from each other. He seemed unaffected from all the running while I was panting a little.

Hmm I need to work out again.

"You done yet?" He asked with a flat look. I glared at him. Seriously?

"What do you want?" I asked folding my hands over my chest.

"You." He winked and my heart skipped a beat. Ughhh. Stupid mate bond. I pretended to gag and he shook his head. We both kept looking into each other's eyes, not ready to back down. The staring contest was heated. Especially when I had his eyes to dig into. As I kept looking in those eyes, something swirled inside me. Something just like his irises which looked swirling too. Was I seeing things?

I tried shaking my head but couldn't. My whole body felt like it has frozen in the spot but still I couldn't look away from him. He smirked and that when it hit me.

I gritted my teeth. Magic.

"What happened Shye?" He asked innocently.

Oh beside you being a class-A jerk? Nope. Nothing.

I rolled my eyes as I couldn't speak anything.

He walked around the table lazily, closer to where I was standing. He pushed a chair aside and hopped onto the table to sit right infront of me. While I remained standing captive under his hold of magic. His eyes were twinkling at me. I should have seen that one coming.

Oh how I wanted to strangle him right now.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me closer to him so I was standing between his legs. This is so wrong. I wanted to push him away, to step away from the sparks his contact were leaving behind because they were making me more fuzzy than the magic he had me under.

"Something troubling you, darling?" He asked in a teasing tone. His ever present smirk jabbing at my situation.

Yes. You and these stupid sparks.

"C'mon Shye." He said tracing a finger along my lower lip. Aah! Those sparks! "You know this feels good."

Oh it does. Doesn't it? But I also happen to know that there is a fine line between the good and the wrong.

"Why do you try to deny what we have?" He frowned and looked distracted for a second.

I don't deny it. I am just not ready to accept it.

"Is it because we are counterparts?" He asked. His voice has dropped to whispers.

No. Or maybe yes?

"Or because you have someone else in Santo?" He looked straight in my eyes. I gasped silently.

No one Kian. There has been no one. Not before you and I think not after you as well. Even though we will never be together.

Tears pricked at my eyes. The thought of him considering that option hurt my soul.

"Hey...." He got up and swapped our places and without any difficulty, picked me up and settled me on the table, where he was sitting a few seconds ago.

Now it was him standing between my legs. He cupped my face in his hands and forced me meet his eyes while he rested his forehead on mine.

Oh I can not take this anymore.

"Don't cry, darling." He said kissing my temple. "I am sorry."

What? Can you pinch me? Wait say that again?

I felt the grip on me loosening and within a few minutes I relaxed like before. He stopped his magical hold that was restraining my moments.

He was looking at me warily and I narrowed my eyes at him. Had it not been him helping me with some of the crucial things right now, I would have made sure to kick him in the balls.

"You done yet?" I snapped his words right back at him. His smirk didn't take much to return back. He took a few steps back much to my relief.

"I will never be done with you Shye." He winked and turned to walk back into the hall.

His words stuck my senses for a while even though I had no magic to stop me this time.

I will never be done with you Shye.

How can he say that? What did he mean by that?

I can never know what he means. Can I?

I sighed and stood up to make my way towards the hall as well. He exhausts me so much. I went to the couch and flopped on it just as the elevator chimed someone's arrival. I heard the doors sliding open and an earthly scent hit my nose. I sat up instantly to see who it was. Kian entered through foyer along with Envy, Lust and Sloth. I frowned.

I did not expect them.

The fresh aroma from before grew stronger thats when I noticed Río walking behind them looking bored.

What is he doing here ?

All of them made their way into the hall. Río nodded at me and I gave him a small smile and looked at Kian in question. Why didn't he tell me that Río was going to come here?

He gave me an assuring look.

"How are you now?" Lust asked in a quiet whisper from beside me. I looked at him and then it occurred to me that he was also there when I stormed out of the kitchen a while ago. Instantly heat crept up my cheeks and I looked down muttering an apology. "Its okay you know. It happens."

I looked up at him and smiled at his efforts to comfort me. Despite being a Sin, he is good natured.

"What happened?" I asked once everyone settled down in the hall. Worry started to crawl back under my nerves to occupy its former place.

"Uhm..." Envy started. He looked a little helpless when it came to explaining but at least he was willing to give one. "Here is a thing, just don't freak out okay?"

I am not liking this but nodded nonetheless.

"As Kian told you that, the magic on the letter can not be traced for its loyal to its caster but the seal on it wasn't." Envy said looking solemn. "I sent it into one of our testing laboratories for complete checks and...."

"And?" I asked quietly. I was positive that it revealed something thats why Río is here, isn't he?

"And the reports say that the seal wasn't originally black but it became so due the magic it soaked in." I frowned when Lust elaborated further. What does that mean? Is it even possible? "And Río confirmed the exact thing a few moments ago."

Río nodded.

"The magic used is evil." Río said as a matter of fact. He looked unfazed while confirming my fear. I always knew but was adamant to not acknowledge it earlier. It always felt wrong to breathe in but somewhere I was willing to prove otherwise. It was foolish. I was foolish. I should have accepted it instead of trying to mend things in my own head just to calm my nerves but now? I don't think I can escape by any means anymore. This is a dead end.

"Who?" I asked clearing my throat. Better to just deal with it on the front then trying to push it back. I have to accept the truth in the last no matter what it has in for me.

Everyone looked away. No one ready to say it out loud. So I turned to Kian at last. He looked at me and cringed like the thought of telling me burdened him physically but I didn't let it get to me.

I have to know who it is.

I have to rescue my sisters and in no way I deserve to wallow in my pain while they need me. I know they must be waiting for me to come for them and thats exactly what I am going to do.

I am not going to sit here and waste time pitying my own situation however bad it may be.

He sighed when he realised I wasn't going to back down.

"Diablo."

Silence.

"Shye?" Kian tried to prompt me when I didn't react. What did he expect me to do anyways? Burst out into tears? Display fear? But oddly I felt nothing. My own calmness surprised me. The vacuum sucked in all the emotions I should have felt right now.

Diablo.

The name alone can bring the destruction people fear. But all I could think of him was one thing.

Culprit.

"But still there is a fault in your theory..." Río mused getting up. We all turned to him as he paced around in front of us engrossed in his thoughts.

"What do you mean?" Lust asked scowling.

"Diablo is an extreme choice to throw the blame onto." He said. His ocean blue eyes were stormy. Like the peace of calm had just swirled into a thunderous calamity which was yet to come.

And it was true. I could sense something already going down the hill. He wasn't wrong either.

Diablo? No one could really fathom the power the immortal has such as him. Highest in hierarchy along with the Creador.

All I know is that I am nothing compared to him. Nothing. And if he is a wrong choice on our part? I happy for the mistake.

"Who else can it be?" Kian asked. Río looked at him, then at me.

"If it were him, I am sure you wouldn't have even felt the magic around you." Río said to me. "Immortals like him don't leave the trace behind them."

I was about to interrupt him but thought otherwise.

"However, its not the case. You felt the magic and its untraceable." He continued.

"Loyal." Sloth commented.

"Exactly." Río nodded. "That perfectly narrow downs our options."

"How?" Kian asked standing up as well, everyone following his actions. Río shrugged.

"Untraceable, loyal, evil...isn't it obvious?" His grave look suddenly hit the realisation faster than the speed of light.

"Diablers." I whispered horrified. Every gaze in the room snapped to me but I couldn't sober my expression of terror that laced my voice and covered my face.

Some how hearing Diablo being the possibility behind the scam did not affect me like it does now, upon pointing out the Diablers.

Some how, in some twisted way, disappearance of Virtues does not look like a scam anymore.

Some how the probability of Diablers doing this feels like the ultimate scam of my immortality.

"Are you okay Shye?" I heard Kian asking me something but I couldn't answer him. I nodded absent minded unable to comprehend what he said.

"She is right." Río confirmed my guessing but it was too late.

The warning from decades ago was already echoing in my ears like it was just the matter of yesterday.

It was all coming back to me.

He was coming back for me.

"But who exactly? Either of the two can be behind this." Lust said but he didn't know that it was him. Who else would do such an evil deed just to have a good laugh?

I shall come for my Virtue again.

Its him.

Chao.

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Everything is going to be a little Chaotic now xo.

Note : So guys I thought about this and I am gonna change the cover for more reads and I have two to select from. I am just gonna post them on my wall for you guys to vote for the best one.

-Lia