Day in a Life of a Computer Hacker
Kuroshitsuji ©Yana Toboso
Note: This was just something written for fun. I don't think I'll continue it.
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A knocking at the door woke me up. Groggily, I rolled over with a sleepy moan and checked the time. 8 AM. That little… I thought, hearing more insistent knocking. I sat up, stretching my arms, yawning. I looked at the calendar, and sighed. That's why. "Wake up!" the voice demanded, and I groaned. "Open this door Fairborne!" I rolled my eyes.
"I am up shortstack, now chill."
"What did you call me?" I rolled my eyes again, as I shoved the comforter and sheets back. Annoying little pest, I thought, thinks he's hot stuff just because I can see him and that stupid butler. I covered my mouth as I yawned again, and opened the apartment door to a crack. "Finally, took your sweet time you did."
"What do you want?" I grumbled, shoving my hair out of my face, "You do realize what time it is?" he huffed.
"I didn't hire you to sleep, Ms Fairborne." He said haughtily, and I rolled my eyes.
"Sure, whatever; hang on." I closed the door and unlatched the chain, and then opened the door fully. "Comon in, since you're gonna stay for a while again." He glared at me, but walked in, his butler ever-so-there trailing behind.
"Did you finish it?" he asked, and I shook my head no. "Why not," he demanded, and I tried oh-so-hard not to squash his face in. That butler of his would stop me before I even took a step towards him, and I didn't feel like getting my face punched in.
"Because I, unlike you demon brat, have to actually sleep." He glared at me again, and I shrugged. "Hey, you try staying up til about four in the morning, fixing that damn thing."
"Is it?" he asked, his butler apparently allowing himself to whatever assortment of tea I have lounging around the flat. "Is it finished?"
"Jesus, kid, I just told you: no, it's not finished. There are some major components missing that I can't replace." I threw up my hands. "If your demon butler there can fix anything, why can't he fix it instead of coming to me? I'm not doing this for free y'know." The brat looked away, abashed.
"He can't fix it." I blinked, this was quite unexpected. "What, so he can't fix it! No big deal, right?" the kid snapped, and I held in a snicker, but it didn't work.
"You're tellin' me, that despite the fact that you both have supernatural powers and shit, you can't fix a computer? Hell, why didn't you go to a shop instead of to me? You'd get it fixed a lot sooner than I ever could!" I noticed that the butler man looked miffed, and dropped the humour, opting for the seriousness. "But in all honesty, I can't fix it. You're better off going to a shop just around the block," I reached for a pad of paper and a pen, scribbling down an address. I then ripped off the note, went into my room to gather the kid's belongings (which were conveniently in a box) and walked back out, handing it off to the butler.
"Well, thank you for your time," the kid said, and the butler nodded, since he couldn't bow, and I gave an awkward wave. "Here's your payment, to the exact amount." I looked at him oddly.
"I didn't even fix the computer. I should get at least half." The kid waved away my protests.
"Keep it, and just forget you ever saw me." Like I could do that, but whatever, he waited for me to open the door, and then he walked out. "Good day, Fairborne, enjoy it."
"You too," His butler merely nodded again, saying his thanks. I closed the door behind him, and I sighed. It was just another day in the life of a computer hacker, who could also see the supernatural.
Nothing big