Alfred was a beautiful creature, the most beautiful in all of hell. Despite being a demon, he had azure blue eyes and golden hair. His looks gave him the advantage to gain trust and affections, he could reel anybody in.
Arthur, an angel that was also beautiful, was his enemy. Arthur was the handsomest of all the angels, but he wasn't as beautiful as Alfred because of the scars and tattoos littering his skin, not to mention the huge caterpillars that Arthur called eyebrows.
The two always fought, and it seemed like Alfred was pissing Arthur off more and more.
"So bush face, what do you have for me today?" Alfred asked flashing a toothy smile, his flawless beauty being flaunted. The question was directed to the angel in the dark garment.
"I have permission to do something I've wanted to do for quite some time." Arthur growled.
"Oh, time for a little kissy?" Alfred asked leaning forward to Arthur, their faces mere centimeters from each other.
"Wrong." Arthur said with a mischievous smile. His tattooed fingers touched Alfred's face. The purity of Arthur's skin burnt Alfred, and in turn the darkness of Alfred's skin burnt Arthur as well. The burning burning on Alfred's face spread. When the burning stopped, Alfred's limp body lay on the floor and the sound of popping bones permeated the air. After a few minutes Alfred sat up, horns rested on his head curling back around his ears like rams horns. His once so beautifully golden hair was now a charcoal black. Fangs cut down from his mouth over his lips, and discolored claws protruded from his fingers. Alfred looked, with now red eyes, at the black wings reaching from his back.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!" Alfred yelled at the angel.
"Now your outsides are just as hideous as your insides…" Arthur said wrapping bandages around his burnt hands.
"You bastard! I'll kill you for this!" Alfred yelled trying to go for Arthur. Arthur held up a hand freezing Alfred where he was.
"You have many lessons you must learn Alfred F. Jones… you are greedy, gluttonous, lustful, lazy, envious, filled with wrath, and above all vain. What has happened is God has given you an opportunity to reverse these vices and turn them into their virtues… and in turn he will give you back your humanity…" Arthur explained dropping his hand. Alfred fell to the floor and looked at Arthur.
"W-What?" Alfred asked with wide eyes.
"When you learn your lesson I will take away one of hideous features…" Arthur said.
"Wow prison… and your enemy for the warden…" Alfred growled.
"Trust me… playing baby sitter isn't fun for me either…" Arthur growled.
"Whatever." Alfred sneered.
"I wouldn't try to continue with your devilish duties… your beauty will not help you…" Arthur said.
"Obviously! I look like a-"
"Demon?" Arthur interrupted. Alfred stopped and glared at Arthur. "Alfred the only reason you became a demon was because when you were alive, you possessed all of these vices." Arthur said kneeling beside Alfred. "A rare feat for a human… you climbed out of the torture pits and became the one to inflict pain…"
"Whatever Arthur! Go away! You don't know shit!" Alfred yelled.
"I know the last thing you'll be learning…" Arthur growled. He stood up and swung the dark cloth around him.
"Is this some beauty and the beast shit? Who do I have to charm?" Alfred yelled into the air. "Or is this some gimmick to make me fall for you! Oh boy! The angel is gay! WOW!" Alfred yelled. It started to rain on Alfred and he ran into the forest and found an abandoned cabin. "When I see that bitch next time I'll kill him…" Alfred growled.
"Oh what was that?" asked a voice behind Alfred. Alfred spun around and found Arthur sitting in the only dusty chair in a black, body flattering, suit. Alfred had never known Arthur was so slim. Arthur stood up his hair shining in the light. It had always been covered in some sort of hood. It was sandy blonde. Arthur looked at Alfred. Alfred noticed Arthur had always looked down when he spoke to him. This was the first time he saw Arthur's eyes. But despite Arthur's beauty and newfound features, Alfred's lips curled back like a cat.
"I said I'd kill you!" Alfred growled. Arthur walked over to the bar and started to pour a drink. "Oh a drunk now are we?"
"We all have our deformities…." Arthur said slipping a hand in his pocket and drinking. He looked to the fireplace. "Yours are the ones we should be worrying about…"
"YEAH! DEFORMITIES!" Alfred yelled getting pissed. His sharp nails dug into his palms and he prepared to pounce on Arthur. Arthur walked towards the fireplace and stood by it touching the bricks.
"Do you think this house is envious?" Arthur asked. His drink had disappeared into a black smoke along the way to the fireplace.
"Arthur… you're insane! It's a HOUSE! They don't get envious!" Alfred yelled. It's been empty for years… it's all alone… that sounds a lot like you… but instead of being empty, you hold a grain of compassion for the people you torture… it doesn't change the fact of you causing suffering… but you can tell they regret their decisions…" Arthur said. "And you watch all the other demons… and they don't hold back… they enjoy it…" Arthur looked at Alfred. Suddenly Arthur was directly in front of him, no warning, no sounds were made. Arthur's hand touched Alfred's raised and clenched fist. The burning came back again, but Arthur held it there. His emerald green eyes filled with the deepest empathy… it looked like all of the lost souls combined. "Aren't you tired? Doesn't this exaughst you?" Arthur asked as Alfred struggled to get out of Arthur's grip.
"Why the hell would I be exaughsted? You're wrong about me and the other demons! I'm not alone! That's why I was made a demon! And that's why I'm as beautiful as I am!" Alfred growled.
"You're forgetting…" Arthur whispered as smoke rose from their hands.
"What am I forgetting?" Alfred growled using his strength against the weakening angel.
"Go look in the mirror…." Arthur said in the same tone pulling on one of Alfred's ram horns. Alfred stopped and glared at the angel, Arthur let go of his hand and he walked over to the mirror. He looked at his reflection. He saw the animal like features, the glowing red eyes, and the black hair. He was again reminded that he was not beautiful at the moment, "I know that there's a tiny seed of humanity left…" Arthur said. Alfred looked at Arthur. He was holding his arms and looking at Alfred hopeful.
"Why are you so filled with hope? Or is that just desperation? What is in it this for you?" Alfred growled.
"You'll see when you get your humanity back…" Arthur said with a sigh. He turned and walked away gently closing the door to a bedroom.
Alfred growled and walked over to the old ripped sofa. He looked all over everywhere. It was so dirty, stains littered the walls and a plaster dusted the floors. But there was writing on the walls, more like carvings. Alfred grew curious and went to investigate. He looked at the words… they were love notes…
"I know we can never be together, because you are from a higher place… and I am from the lowest of lows, you taught me everything… and for that I am thankful."
"I cannot love without you. I need to see your face every day. But the light is blocking you… let me come with you, to the dark…"
"I want to dwell with you in the light…"
There was a third bit of handwriting.
"Meet in mid light… in middle class... and enjoy each other without any amount of shame."
Alfred re read it over and over. It was a strange thing to read in an abandoned house. But he stopped. "This was probably their only safe haven…" Alfred said to himself with a sigh.
"It was…" Arthur said to himself in his room. He looked at the corner. The floor had blood, it had long since dried… he knew Alfred would've read that eventually. He knew Alfred was a naturally curious person… it only showed how much humanity was left for Alfred. But Arthur could help that grow.
I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK ! And not posting on my own computer! Sorry y'all, I know it's been a while, but now i have my own in person Betas! So i'm hoping that this will be one of my best stories yet! it probably will not get past eight or nine chapters, but eh, what the hell ya know? let me know what you guys think! (no flames please)