The best of the worst (closed)

Seth let out a sad sigh, and stood up before approaching the box, growling as he did so. He dusted off the box, and lifted it to set it in the lead box.
"Take him if you want, but I will not stop her from destroying you if you take him. If you can make it out, the boy is yours" Seth growled before closing the box, and locking it away. He made his way upstairs, and lay down on the couch, staring at the ceiling. He hoped Nexeu couldn't get to Justin, that he would leave the boy alone.

Nexeu hissed in frustration before falling back into his hibernating state. He didn't want to waste energy. Justin, however, woke with a small cold sweat on his head, though he wasn't sure why. He hugged Kat tight and smiled.

Katherine was fast asleep curled up against Justin, enjoying her well deserved rest as well as being curled up beside the man she loved. She opened her eyes slightly when Justin hugged her tightly, but she fell asleep again almost immediately, her face buried in his skin. After everything that had happened, she was exhausted, and what she had now was all she needed.

Justin didn't move and instead wound up falling back asleep himself. He was glad she was back from her journey. He felt great now that she was back, like he was complete.

Katherine woke up a few hours later, and simply lay there, watching Justin with a smile. She had no idea if the entity had escaped or not, if Seth had been able to reason with the entity. In a way, she had actually forgotten about the entity and the threat that it posed. Katherine placed a gentle kiss on Justin's forehead, and smiled.
"Good morning, love" she said softly.

Justin gave a rumbling groan and leaned into her kiss before he answered her with a groggy voice. "Good morning," he mumbled quietly, giving his body a stretch.

Katherine smiled, and gently ruffled Justin's hair before heading downstairs to make some coffee and breakfast for them. Toaster waffles, whipped cream, strawberries, and caramelised popcorn all arranged in a neat tower. There was enough for all of them, even a bit for Nexeu, if he behaved. Seth was still curled up on the couch. He didn't know what to say to Katherine, or how to handle the coming storm.

Justin sat up in his bed for a moment before stretching his arms over his head. Once he was properly stretched out, he rose to his feet and made his way downstairs, following the scent of food.

Katherine set the table, pouring coffee for everyone and gave Seth a gentle scratch behind his ear before setting down the food she had prepared.
"I know it's not much, but it's tasty" she said with a chuckle. As Seth sat down for breakfast, Katherine turned to him and asked, "How did it go with the entity?"
"Not good, he still wants Justin" Seth answered before turning his attention to his breakfast.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Justin had just come down the stairs and went straight for the table where Seth and Kat were. Once he arrived, he slumped down into one of the chairs and ran a hand through his messy morning hair, obviously still half asleep.

Trying to keep everyone at the table calm and in good spirits, Katherine put on a small smile and tried to keep up the illusion that everything was fine despite the fact that everything was currently falling apart horribly.
"I was thinking we just spend the day at home, we can play the latest Mario cart and then we can head down to the Abbot and Costello for the show tonight? Wouldn't that be fun" she said with a nervous laugh.

Justin looked up at her with a smile of his own. "That'd be great," he was helping her maintain that illusion, despite what was currently happening and it seemed like he believed it more and more the more they put up that front.

"We're going to have so much fun" Katherine said with a smile before wrapping her arms around Justin in a warm embrace before turning her attention to her breakfast.

Justin gave a quiet laugh and returned to his own breakfast, happy and content despite what was going on.

After finishing his breakfast, Seth headed downstairs to check on the entity and keep an eye on it for the rest of the day.


Katherine, on the other hand finished her breakfast and set her dishes in the sink before booting up the Nintendo Switch so her and Justin could just spend the rest of the day together, ignoring the menace in the basement.

Justin sat down with her after breakfast and setting his dishes in the sink. He had a pop in hand to drink during it. However, in the basement, Nexeu had sensed Seth and stirred now within his containment.

While Katherine and Justin would have a fun day together, ignoring the threat in the basement, Seth would spend the whole day monitoring it.
"Nexeu, I know you want to possess Justin, but please let him and Katherine at least have one final day together" Seth said as he took a seat beside the chest.

There was a sound like laughter that filled the air for a moment along with a sort of hot air. "One final day," he rumbled, his voice dark and twisted like it had been when he'd first talked to Seth. "Come now, brother, you make it ssssound as though I'm going to take him away forever. He'sss jussst a vesssel."

"It may not be forever to us, but they are human, and to her it will be an eternity..." He could hear the two of them laughing and having fun upstairs, and he hung his head. "He is a human, a good soul, this is why we had the wars that almost wiped us out" Seth growled angrily before taking a deep breath to compose himself. A small smile spread across his face, "She is like Nour in many ways, and we all know what she was capable of, brother."

"I know, brother," Nexeu rumbled, causing the box to rattle. "But what is he capable of?"

Seth let out a sigh of defeat, it was clear he wouldn't win against Nexeu.
"True, but he is already possessed by another, and you are trapped in that tiny box" Seth chuckled. He still wasn't sure if Nexeu could escape, but for now he was contained which was a small comfort.

Nexeu rumbled within his cage, which caused it to shake and vibrate with his motions. He said nothing and it seemed like he was dormant again.

Seth grabbed a bone from the mini-fridge, took on his animalistic form, and began gnawing on the bone whilst glaring at the entity. He knew there was nothing more he could do but watch the entity. He tilted his head slightly when he heard Katherine playfully shout something about a blue shell.

Justin returned the yell moments later, claiming some nonsense about a banana peel followed shortly by a yell of excitement.

The two seemed to be having great fun which made Seth feel a multitude of emotions. He was happy that she was happy with Justin, sad that she would lose him, and furious that Nexeu would take him from her and cause her pain.
"When you take him, get as far away from here as possible because I will personally kill you because of how it will destroy her. She has lost three mates already, I will not let it happen again" Seth growled, "Of course, you don't know love, do you, brother?"