<div style="background-color:#6c9cb8; border:1px solid black; margin:10px 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="color: #000000"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Still steaming coffee flew from its mug and hit Dimitri straight in the face. Alannah shouted, a wordless sound of shock, anger, and fear; without thought, she extended her own hand in an attempt to stop the coffee before it hit him. It didn't matter, she soon saw, as the hot liquid never got to touch him - it simply coated him without leaving a stain. Her hand dropped again, and she stared at Nereus. <span style="font-style: italic">What a goddamn child.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"We. Are. Closed."</span> She snarled at him, fixing him with an icy glare that was only amplified by her intense, blue eyes. This man had to leave and stay away. Her anger was short-lived and soon replaced by a nagging worry as she heard the kitchen door click open behind her.<br/><br/>"Alannah, what the Hell?" Dan didn't even sound particularly surprised - just really tired, like he had caught her doing something she knew she shouldn't have for the tenth time. He had no doubt been attracted by her shout earlier. How much had he seen? Dimitri was still holding a blob of coffee suspended in midair, she realized. Frozen, she turned around to face Daniel. <span style="font-style: italic">How convincing would 'nothing' sound?</span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"It wasn't me?"</span> she said uncertainly. <span style="font-style: italic">That was literally the only worse option. Good job.</span> Her mouth felt very dry all of a sudden, as she took a few steps to the left in an attempt to cover Dimitri and the mysteriously hovering coffee. Daniel appeared to be very focused on her, so maybe he hadn't seen. She crossed her fingers behind her back.<br/><br/>"You shouted," he said, frowning. "What's going on? Are you okay? And why are <span style="font-style: italic">either</span> of them <span style="font-style: italic">still</span> here?"<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"They were just leaving,"</span> Alannah replied, glad to have a diversion. She turned back to face Dimitri, a pleading look in her eyes. <span style="font-weight: bold">"Right?"</span></span></div></span></div>