Lilith watched as his fellow roommates worked, carrying heavy bags on their backs, as they helped build a poor house. 'And they expect me to do this labor?' Crossing his arms, he smiled. But as he did, someone poked his cheek.
Confused, he turned around to see the boy again. "Why aren't you working, huh? Are you trying to make them mad at you again? I mean, if you continue, and I also continue to protect you, since of course I have because we're best friends, they will kick both of us out."
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"So pleaseeee stop." He said, looking at him like a rained-on puppy.
It amused him more than anything. "Kid, stop. You don't have to defend me; I never asked you to. That way I'll be the only one kicked out. I don't want to live in this place either way."
