Thanks to all of you who have reviewed! I read the story multiple times and I've decided to continue this beautiful story! Actually, it was my inner writer begging me to continue the story. But... I must warn all of you that Meeting of Fate is not my style of writing. I'm not used to writing in first person POV. So I'll try not to butcher this continuation Dx
Yuri
Walking into the flower shop as the sun was setting was a good feeling. The scent of the many flowers in the store hit me hard as Satan and I stepped into the family flower shop.
"Yuri! Yer back!" A red-yellow haired girl exclaims as Satan and I enter the family flower shop.
"Hey, Shura." I manage to say before she squeezes me into a tight hug.
"Where have ya been?! Ya left me alone with that baldy Arthur!" Shura complained.
"Yeah!" I groan. "Could you let go of me now?!"
"I think that would be wise. She's turning blue." Satan chuckles.
Shura turns her attention to the guy at the door of the shop. "Ooh! Who's this, Yuri? Yer new boyfriend?~" She teased, letting me go.
I coughed as I inhaled the oh-so-sweet oxygen in the air. "Oh how I missed you, air!" I said, out of breath.
"Oh come on, I didn't hug ya that tight." Shura scoffed, sticking her tongue out at me.
"Are you alright?" Suddenly Satan was next to me and gently pulled my face to him for inspection.
"I'm fine. . ." I say.
I hear Shura snicker. "How come yer so red, Yuri?~"
Satan placed the back of his hand against my forehead. "You don't have a fever."
I was amazed at how clueless this guy was. . . It only made my face heat up more in embarrassment. "Of course I don't!" I pushed his hand away.
"So who's the cutie here?" Shura says as she inches closer to him, showing off her cleavage.
Not that long ago when we were at the outskirts of Tokyo, I had suggested that he take on a different form other than his normal demonic state. Didn't really want another stranger that was driving by to get into a car accident because Satan didn't look normal. I never imagined that he had the power to manipulate his physical appearance. It was amazing how he could change in just a blink of an eye. He originally had long silver hair, light blue eyes, and long pointed ears. Now he had short black hair with blue eyes and his ears were normal. Like the curious girl I am, I touched his ears to see if they were not an illusion. He really did change his physical appearance just like that.
Shura was all over him like the flirt she was. For some reason I felt relieved just by seeing him keep a poker face and appear relaxed as Shura made her advances. Any other guy around our age would be under her control within seconds. . . Well except for Arthur. I've seen Shura make guys create a pyramid with their own bodies after she makes them go crazy with her immodesty.
"Got a name?~" Shura asked him.
"My name is-"
Without any warning I just let out a random name. "Kai!"
They both turned to me. Satan arching his eyebrow.
"Ooh! Kai, huh?~"
"My god, Shura. Just leave him alone. We've been walking forever. Give us a break, please? We're tired and dirty. . ." I say.
She looks at me for a moment before inching away from Satan. . . Kai.
"Well, alright." She approaches and hugs me. "Welcome back, Yuri. Yer parents are out grocery shopping but I'll be sure to let them know when they return."
I wrap my arms around her and squeeze gently. "Thanks, Shura."
"No problem." She winks and returns to her spot behind the front desk of the shop.
I turn to Kai. "Come on, I'll show you where I live."
He nods and follows me out of the flower shop.
"Why are you so calm now?" I asked him. "When you were trapped in that circle, you were constantly angry and impatient."
He chuckled, "Would you rather I be a raging monster in this city? I have self-control you know. And besides, wouldn't you be angry if you were imprisoned in a small circle for centuries?"
"Okay, you have a point there." I smile. "It's good that you know your manners. I thought all demons were blood thirsty monsters."
"We are," he smirked. "It's just that some have more control over there desires than others. Demon society is split up into four different classifications."
"Really? I didn't know that. It didn't say it in the books."
"That's because no human bothered to try and study our kind. Anyways, there are four different classifications. The first class demons are called Kings. You can probably figure that part out on your own."
I nod.
"The second class demons are Archdukes. Believe it or not, Gehenna has territories. There are a total of fifty Archdukes. And as you can guess from that, Gehenna is split into fifty different territories. Each Archduke owns his own territory. But the current King of Gehenna rules over all of them."
"Wow, we all thought demons were barbaric."
"Well not all of us, like I said."
"Yeah, right. Continue." I say.
"The third class of demons, the demons that humans encounter often, are called Collectors. Like the title suggests, they 'collect' human souls. They can collect the souls with whatever method pleases them. They could make pacts with humans, like your story of the cobbler. They can wait for the human to pass on to collect their soul. Or they can just outright kill the human and take their soul."
"That's horrible. . ." I shake my head.
He sighs. "Then you're not going to like the next class."
I gulp.
"The last class in Gehenna are Slaves. This class is full of human souls that were damned to Gehenna. Like the title suggests, Slaves serve many different purposes. . . I will not say for your sake. I know how outraged you'll be."
I sigh. "It's alright. . . You're demons, it's your home and we're just 'Slaves'."
". . . Sorry, I shouldn't have told you how our society works." I saw a hint of the sad puppy look on his expression.
"No. . . I'm fine." I huff out air through my nose and try to put on a smile. "So what class are you in?"
"Oh. I was born as a King."
"Really?" I was awe-struck. "That's so cool!"
"I'm not a King though. More of a prince. My father is the current King of Gehenna."
"What about your mother?" I immediately regretted asking the question after seeing his expression darken.
"I don't want to-"
"I'm sorry. . ."
He sighed. "You didn't know. It's okay."
I sniff as I wipe away a tear. We neared my house and I noticed a familiar guy leaning against the gate to the house.
"Yuri, I heard from Shura that you returned."
"Hello, Arthur." I smile. It's good to see you too."
He smiled and nodded, but that smile disappeared as soon as his attention turned toward Kai. "And who is this?" He asked, a hint of disgust in his tone.
"Oh! This is Kai. We met in a forest a long ways from Tokyo and he helped bring me home."
"It's nice to meet you, Arthur." Kai smiled.
He didn't return the warm greeting. "Yuri, can I talk to you in private?"
I roll my eyes. "No. We are dirty from our time in the wilderness. This can wait, Arthur." I motioned for Kai to follow me and we approached the guards at the gate.
"Welcome home, Lady Egin and guest." The guards opened the gate and we entered the main plaza. I could feel Arthur's gaze on us as we walked towards the manor.
"This is a lovely home you have here." Kai said, looking at our surroundings.
"Thanks. My father is a Cardinal for the Vatican. And my mother owns the flower shop."
"Ah, a Cardinal huh?"
"Yeah. . ." I sigh.
"Something bothering you?"
I look at him, trying not to let his gaze fluster me. "D-Do you have a place to stay? I mean! Of course you don't! I'm such an idiot! Why did I even bother asking-"
"Whoa! Slow down, Yuri." He chuckled. "And I appreciate the offer, but the deal was I bring you home safely and we part ways after I accomplish that task."
I felt my heart sink at that. "Oh. . ."
He smiled. "I'll stay for the night if you want."
"Yes!" I covered my mouth.
Ugh! Stop sounding so desperate Yuri! Keep it together!
I clear my throat, feeling my face heat up at his smile. "Yes, it would make me happy if you had a roof above you for tonight."
Oh my god! That was so lame! Why can't you just say it like a normal person!. . . Ugh! He probably thinks I'm crazy now. . .
"Did anyone ever tell you that you look cute when you get flustered? Hahaha!" He laughed.
I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. "Sh-Shut up!-"
"Thank you for the offer, I'll stay for the night." He said, smiling.
"Great!" I smile as we approach the butler at the front door.
"Welcome home, Lady Egin."
I shake my head, giggling. "Jeez, Tanaka. I said countless times already that you can just call me Yuri."
"My apologies, Lady Egin." Tanaka said, again. . .
I giggle. "Whatever, could you please show my friend, Kai, to the guest room? And after he gets cleaned up escort him to the dining room."
"As you wish." Tanaka bows and turns to Kai. "Right this way, sir."
"I'll see you at dinner." I smile to Kai as he follows Tanaka.
Satan/Kai
. . . How the fuck do you use this thing?!
I was in a pretty bad spot. I had no clue how to get water out of this complicated. . . contraption in the bathroom. I smacked myself on the forehead for getting into this situation.
All you had to do was say goodbye and be done with that girl. . . Why the hell did you accept her offer you moron!
"I'm such an idiot. . ." I groan and slam my fist on the sink in anger. It broke and water began gushing out of the broken faucet right in my face. "Shit!" I place my hands in front of my face to block the jet stream of water. Removing my shirt, I inch forward and stuff the hole in the faucet and the water ceases its gushing into a calm sprinkle.
I sigh in relief.
Seriously. . . How much has changed since I was gone?. . . Then again, I did see a carriage that was moving on its own without a horse. It even moved faster than when a horse would pull a carriage. . . What kind of fucking world is this?!
The sink began to creak and moan as small streams of water began to gush out of the broken faucet from different holes.
". . . Fuck my lu-"
The whole faucet exploded and a huge deluge of water jet streamed toward me. I managed to sigh before being engulfed by the spray.
