"Have you seen her?" Ask Meredith with a serious look on her face
Ray was quite stunned to hear that from them although he had predicted this, he still wishes they came here for another reason
"No…I haven't seen any kid playing around here…" said Ray trying to convince Meredith and Layla
Layla and Meredith just turned toward each other with an unsatisfied look on their face
"Are you sure, you don't see any kids coming to your cave?" Layla suddenly spoken
Ray just shakes his head while raising both his shoulder indicating that he doesn't know anything
Layla just sigh realizing that they won't get anything out of Ray mouth
She then whispered something toward Meredith ear, which turned her superior and arrogant look to flustered
Meredith after hearing what Layla is suggesting toward her slightly hit her on the head. Ray who is looking at their interaction just stands still in confusion
After hitting Layla on her head, Meredith cough trying to change the subject
"Ray…"
"I don't want to say this but is there any possibilities that you are hiding the girl?" Ask Meredith curious
Ray is a bit shocked the moment he heard Meredith asking the question but he tried to remain calms and not show any suspicious move
"Why do you think so?"
Meredith looks suddenly turned hostile when she was asks back by Ray
"Do you thought that I'm hiding the girl for some sort of revenge toward the demons?" add Ray
"For sealing me in this old cave for thousands of years…"
"Being alone where no one is there to comfort me…"
Out of sudden Ray calm looks turned into a fiercely look fills with anger and revenge
Both Meredith and Layla were shocked to hear Ray said those word, they can see that Ray still had resentment toward the demons for what had happened to him
Meredith who looks arrogant and feeling high before suddenly changes her tone to be more soft
"N-no…"
"It was nothing like that…" said Meredith feeling a bit guilty
While Layla still had the smirk look on her face as she felt delighted that Ray is suffering down here in the cave
Just then Layla suddenly burst into laugh as she can't hold it anymore, her laughing surprised both Ray and Meredith as they look at her with a concern look
"You know…Ray."
"You should be grateful…"
"That the only punishment you get is only this…" said Layla
Ray then looks at Layla with a curious look due to her talking. While Meredith looks panic over Layla talking
"What do you mean?" ask Ray in scary tone
Layla smirk due to her managing to make Ray angry
"Well to tell you the truth your real punishment is even far crueler and torturing than this one…"
Ray suddenly had a scared look on his face as he realized that Layla doesn't seems like to be joking
"Do you want to know what your real punishment is?" Ask Layla with a smirk on her face
Ray is a bit taken back when he was asked that question by Layla but he's already become invest toward it that he doesn't feel like turning back
"What is it?"
Layla smirk became wider for some reason
"It's H-E-L-L…" said Layla with pride all over her face
Ray was quite shocked to hear that coming from Layla mouth as he himself knew that being sent into the hell is far crueler than the situation he's in right now
"H-hell?" said Ray stutter
Layla nodded her head over Ray disbelief while still smiling
Ray then turned his head toward Meredith to confirm the story that Layla just told
Meredith then just lowered her head and spokes out just a few words
"It's true…"
Hearing that, Ray started to sweat profusely as he felt nervous and panic over it
The punishment of being vanish into the hell is already well known by all demons
To which whoever were punish to enter the hell, they would suffer the pain that they can't even imagine
The hell punishment is 100% far crueler than the punishment that Ray is having right now. And this is making him to wonder if the real punishment he supposed to have was living inside hell
Then why did they change their mind and seal him on earth instead
His view suddenly turned toward Layla who still had the smile of pride on her face
"Heh…"
"By the looks on your face…"
"It seems that you don't even knew why your punishment were changes don't you?" Said Layla
Ray start to looks more curious and panic
"Wh-why…"
"Why did they change it?"
Layla started to put on a smile on her face seeing how devastated Ray is looking right now and just before she was about to opened her mouth suddenly her clothes were grab by Meredith
Layla then turned over to look toward Meredith direction, Layla can see that Meredith is shaking and that she doesn't want Layla to tell Ray about it
Layla then felt a bit guilt when she saw her friends who always look down on people and always seems arrogant is suddenly looking terrified
But that doesn't stop Layla from telling Ray the truth, as she wanted Ray to hear what kind of suffering her friends had to endure to lowered his punishment
"It's Meredith…"
Meredith seems surprised when Layla mentioned her name out of sudden
Ray slowly turned his view toward Meredith the moment Layla mention her name
"Thanks to her, she managed to convince the higher up to lowered your punishment…"
"But due to that she had to endure all other pains…"
Ray was shocked to hear that the reason his punishment was lowered is because of Meredith, the girl who seems to be hated him for some reason
"Layla!" out of sudden Meredith shout toward Layla as she doesn't want her to say another word
But instead of hearing what Meredith want to say, Layla continued to spills everything toward Ray
"After you were sends to earth, Meredith had to take on all the dangerous mission…"
"All by herself…"
Meredith just stayed silent by Layla side, while Ray just stands still with a disbelief look on his face over Layla story
He still can't believe the person who seems to hate him for eternity are willing to take on a dangerous mission that could cost her life just to lowered his punishment
Ray then stared at Meredith silently while listening toward Layla story
"Every time she came back from a mission, she always had a bruise on injury on herself…"
"And whenever I wanted to treat her, she said that she's fine and continued to take on another mission…"
"And she did all of that…for you…"
Ray felt a bit guilty after hearing Layla said those words, he could never imagine that the person who hate him would be willing to help him
"Yet…It seems that you don't even looks thankful for this…" said Layla as she looks disappointed over Ray states
Ray then slowly lower down his look in embarrassment toward himself for being a prick and asshole toward them
"Is it true?"
Out of sudden Ray spoken out which shocked both Layla and Meredith
"Is what she just said true?" Add Ray as he slowly looks up toward Meredith
At first, she seems hesitant to tell the truth but after a few seconds she spoken out
"It is… true…"
Said Meredith making Ray to be left in a shocking state
"Why…"
"Why did you do all of that?!"
"I thought you hate me?!" shouts Ray as he still can't believe what he just heard
Just before he could shout another word, Meredith suddenly cuts off him
"Isn't it obvious?!"
Shouts Meredith which shocks Ray making him to stands silent
"I love you, that's why!"
Meredith sudden confession turn the whole room of the cave into silent
And the most affect one is Ray, as he stands still with a confusion look on his face trying to make out what just Meredith blurted out
"Y-you… You love me?" Ask Ray as he still can't believe his ear after hearing what Meredith just blurted out
Meredith even though she is shy right now just nodded her head as she doesn't feel like hiding her feelings anymore
While Layla just stands beside her with a proud looks on her face
"Bu-but I thought that you hate me…"
Hearing Ray saying that, Meredith face suddenly turn fierce with anger
"That's because you had already fall in love with that Gatekeeper girl, That's the reason why I put on an act…"
"As I knew no matter how hard I try to appeal to you…"
"You would still choose that girl…" Said Meredith
She seems like she was about to cry but she's holding her tear back from falling
While Ray just stands on his ground looking straight at Meredith with a guilty look on his face
As all this time he had been hating them without knowing that they are the one's who've been helping him all this time…