Okay so usually I will do author notes at the end but since this is the first chapter just a warning that I have bad grammar and hate spelling, so please excuse this.
Disclaimer: none of the characters are mine please don't sue me.
Theia knew this was a stupid idea, summoning a demon to make a deal. She had thought about it for a week now to summon a demon to bring her family back; her family died in a car crash: mother, father, and two younger siblings.
She paced nervously back and forth; it had been 15 minutes since she buried the box full of items to summon a crossroads demon. It was a shot in the dark but she was willing to try anything. Maybe I'm just a desperate idiot who hopes some demon will bring back her dead family.
Just as she was about to quit and walk back to town a voice rang clear like a bell from behind her.
"Well, what do we have here"
Theia turned around swiftly on her heels. He was wearing a dark black suit, English accent from when he had spoken, and around 5'8" or 5'9" she observed quickly as she stared at him. He wasn't what she had expected a demon to look like, she had only seen the drawing in the old books she had borrowed from the library and they rather portrayed demons with black eyes and horns.
Realizing she had been thinking for too long in her head while staring at him Theia quickly began to speak. "I'm Theia"
"I know" he replied quickly taking steps toward her, circling her like shark does to its prey "Theia Heffinson. Little girl of 16 going on 17 tomorrow wants to make a deal, well I'm sorry to disappoint but you're a bit young for my tastes maybe give it a couple years and then we'll see about that deal" he said before turning to walk away.
"Wait" said Theia going over to him "wait" she repeated putting a hand on his arm to pull him back.
He stopped walking and turned to the small girl. "I don't make deals with little girls"
"I know I'm young and trust me I'm not a complete idiot"
"You did just summon a demon"
"Well, I wouldn't have if I had any other option" she said with fire in her tone.
"What is it that you wanted to deal for anyway?" he asked looking down at the small girl. She was shorter than him by around 7 inches and looked very delicate with her white summery dress and her naturally curly hair that framed her delicately featured face.
"My family-"
"Do you want them to love you more or do you want me to kill them or want them to follow your every wish an-"
"Stop" she interrupted, glaring at him. "I summoned you because my family is dead"
"I'm sorry" he said. He didn't mean it of course, he heard sad stories all the time they all blended together in the end but sympathy is usually what humans wanted.
"No, you aren't" she said knowing he was only faking it.
"You're right I'm not" he said grinning at her. She was clever.
"They died in a car accident a week ago; a drunk driver hit them on their way home from a movie" she explained, running a hand through her hair.
"And you want them back" it wasn't a question
"I want them back in tact completely and for you to heal them every time they get injured to the point of death and I want their memories and the memories of everyone who knew they died to be wiped of their death."
"You know the cost I'm assuming" he said raising an eyebrow at her.
She nodded her head "My soul in 10 years"
"Very good, now then shall we"
"Actually, I'd like to discuss the contract before I complete the deal" she said matter of factly
He gave her an odd look "You want to what"
"Discuss the contract" she said staring up at him with her brown eyes.
"There's no physical contract" he said hoping she'd believe the lie.
"Yes, there is. What kind of imbecile do you take me for. Demons always have a physical copy of the deals they make so they can put these little hidden conditions into it to screw people over"
"And where'd you hear that?"
"A book from the library mentioned it and I figured out the rest after looking for people who have made deals in the past with demons"
Crowley was impressed with the small girl she had a lot more to her then it seemed "Well if we're going to discuss your contract" he said grabbing her shoulder lightly and transporting them to his office.
Theia stumbled out of his grip as soon as he transported her. "Where are we?" she asked skeptically looking around the apparent office. It was a big room decorated with dark colors and luxurious items.
"My office" he said, sitting down in his chair before pouring himself a glass of whiskey. "Please, take a seat"
"Thank you"
"So, your contract" he said, a large roll of paper appearing in his hand.
"Oh can I see?" she said reaching for it but he quickly pulled it away.
"I'll make the changes you don't need to see"
Theia eyed him warily "I'm making a deal for my soul and you won't let me read all the terms and conditions for it?"
"Now you're getting it, love"
She huffed and crossed her arms, leaning back into her chair.
Crowley grinned at her "Fine fine" he said handing it over.
She took the paper immediately and started reading through the many paragraphs of the deal. A few minutes passed before she had a question.
"Okay so can a sub-clause be put in stating that a coma is also a type of situation in which you will heal them from?"
Crowley waved his hand over the paper "It's done"
"I also have a few other questions"
"Sure" he said taking a sip from his glass.
"How will my soul be collected?"
"By my hell hounds if you try to run but if not usually another one of my demons"
"I won't run" she said firmly
"That's what they all say" he said grinning at her.
"I don't want your hounds after me and I'd prefer it if you came to collect my soul instead of any minions of yours"
"That can be arranged" he said nodding before pouring another drink while watching a question form in her mind.
"Do you make a lot of deals?" she asked curiously.
"I am the King of the crossroads"
"How did you become King?"
Crowley let out a harsh laugh "You don't want to know the answer to that, love"
Theia tilted her head to the side slightly, a curious smile playing on her lips. "You're very odd, not what I expected"
"I could say the same about you" he shot back
Theia had many other questions she would have liked to ask from him about everything—from questions on demons to questions on hell—but he wasn't her friend and she would only be feeding her curious nature instead of getting the deal done. So, she kept any further questions not related to the deal itself to herself.
"It says here that should any type of accident happen to me then my soul will be collected early and be sent to hell" she said pointing to the paragraph. "Give me the 10 years, full years"
"How do you propose I do that?"
"Well, if a tree is going to fall on me and kill me then push me out of the way"
"So, you want protection from falling trees, basically?" he said smirking at her.
Theia rolled her eyes "And protection from everything else"
"Fine" he said adding it to the contract instantly. He had to hand it to her, she was certainly intelligent enough to negotiate a deal that was basically air-tight. Not many people in the past had that kind of skill, she was starting to interest the King of Hell.
"I think that should be all. I'm fine with mostly everything else" she said handing the contract back to him "So, is that all? It's final?"
Crowley chuckled slightly "Well, usually we seal it with a kiss"
Theia drew back sharply from her position in her chair, "Is that really necessary"
"Well you are a bit young for my taste"
"I'm 17 tomorrow and 18 in a year"
"Are you suggesting I come back in a year" he said raising an eyebrow at her.
"I need the deal done today; my family needs to come back"
"Oh, I can restore your family and do everything in our contract right away"
"That's fantastic"
"But that doesn't mean I will" he said grinning, the girl intrigued him, too bad she was so damn young. "I'll make you a deal"
"I'm listening" she said eyeing him carefully, he seemed far too mischievous for her liking.
"I'll enact the contract right now without any seal but when you're, let's say, 18 then I'll come back and complete the seal"
She glared at him for a few seconds while contemplating it. Theia knew he was pulling some sort of power play on her and while she didn't like it, she did need this deal to go through. "I'll take your deal"
He grinned at her "Good girl" he said causing her to shoot him another glare before she spoke.
"What's your name by the way?"
"Crowley, King of the Crossroads" he said realizing that he had never introduced himself.
"Have a last name?" she questioned
"No"
"Have you ever had a last name?" she asked instead
"That, love, is none of your business"
"You can have your secrets Mr. Mysterious" she said holding up her hands as a sign of innocence.
"Well we should get you back home" he suggested standing up from behind his desk.
"Is my family restored?"
"All asleep in their beds, I assure you"
"And their memories?"
"Theirs and everyone who knew they died will now know nothing about it; memories wiped and burned"
"Thank you" she said honestly standing up too.
Crowley touched her shoulder and transported them into her living room with the blink of an eye.
"Wait here" said Theia quickly, going to the stairs.
"Why?" he asked, his face scrunching
Theia turned to him "I'm going to go check your handy work and you wait here just in case"
"My so called "handy work" is perfectly fine"
"Well mind me if I want to check it. Now just stay here" she said running quietly up the stairs.
"Cheeky girl" he complained under his breath.
Theia quickly scurried down the hallway at the top of the stairs, making her way over to her parent's room. She quietly turned the doorknob and opened the door. She had spent nights in their room after they had died, desperately looking for ways to save them. She tip-toed over to the bed, she could vaguely make out that there were figures on the bed but she needed to be sure.
"Mom? Dad?"
"Theia? What are you doing out of bed?" asked her mother groggily looking at her in the dark.
"Sorry, sorry, I just…um I wanted to check on you guys"
"That's sweet honey but go back to bed it's early" said her mother with a soft smile.
"Yeah I'll go right now. Goodnight"
"Goodnight sweety"
Theia closed the door quietly and walked down the hallway to the second door on the right. She opened it quietly and peaked in; her two younger brothers were sleeping soundly in their beds, the nightlight in the room lighting the room in a moon like glow. Not wanting to disturb them, Theia closed the door and made her way back down stairs.
Coming down the stairs, she could see Crowley sitting on her couch still. Apparently, he had found her cat, which was in his lap happily purring while he combed through its fur with his fingers.
"I see Lucy likes you"
Crowley let out a chuckle
"Lucy what a wonderful name" he said almost like he was having an inside joke with himself.
"She doesn't like most people" said Theia watching him pet the cat, a small smile playing on her lips.
"I'm not most people" he said grinning up at her as she walked closer.
"You certainly aren't"
"So, I'm guessing you're satisfied with my work" he said standing up from the couch and brushing the cat fur from his suit.
"Yes, thank you" she said honestly
"You should thank yourself, you're the one who sold your soul to a demon"
"I'm serious" she said touching his arm lightly "Thank you"
"It's nothing love" he said eyeing her oddly as if he didn't know what to do with her. "Here" he said hold out a small box he conjured up. It was wrapped nicely in blue wrapping paper and topped with a pink bow.
"What's this?" she said looking at the box in his hand
"Think of it as a birthday gift"
"I don't owe you anything for it right?" she said skeptically, still not taking the outstretched gift.
"No love, this one is on me"
Theia took it from his hand carefully as if holding a live bomb. She undid the bow slowly and then started on the wrapping paper. She ripped through the wrapping paper and was left with a small wooden box. Inside the box she took out a shimmering silver necklace that held a brilliantly red stone on the end.
"It's beautiful" she complimented
"Wear it and it should keep you safe, should you ever be in danger. As you wanted in our deal of course." He explained
"Thank you once again" she said slipping it around her neck
"Well, I shall be off. See you in a year, love" he said winking at her before vanishing.
Theia shook her head, looking at the red pendant See you in one year indeed, Crowley
Well,I finished this chapter which is good enough right. I don't know I was thinking of this for a bit and thought I'd write it. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. Read and review. Cheers.
