Damn it, I thought as I tried to hold my sword steady in my right hand, should have been more careful and now it's gonna cost me. It didn't help that my left arm was broken, snapped in two when the demon I'd been tracking for most of the day had taken me by surprise. Unable to even move the broken limb without crying in pain, I focused on killing it so I could get the reward money and hopefully heal when I reached my apartment.

But just as I raised the sword, watching as the demon growled at me, I saw something shoot past my left ear. Almost immediately the demon roared, blood spurting from its stomach before it fell towards the ground and that's right when I saw the sword that had killed it.

"If you're not going to kill it, I am." Someone told me and I spun around, biting back a cry of pain as a man stepped past me. Ignoring me for the moment he moved towards the demon and before I could warn him it might not be dead its eyes snapped open. Quicker than I thought possible its teeth lunged for the demon hunter's left leg, only for its head to suddenly topple off its shoulders and roll towards me.

"Whoa...what just happened?" I mumbled, forgetting all about my injury as the demon hunter stepped close to the dead demon and with a quick rip, tore the sword from its body. As its blood spilled over the pavement I growled and he turned, giving me a quick smile.

"Impressed?" He asked as he wiped the blood off on the creature's body and as he strolled towards me I actually smiled back. Up close he was gorgeous, the most attractive guy I'd ever seen with shoulder-length white hair and piecring blue eyes. Wearing a long red overcoat and , he noticed me staring and flashing me a grin he stepped into my path. "Like what you see?" He joked and I glared so suddenly he actually took a step back. "You know you're pretty cute...except when you glare like that."

"Hey you took my bounty!" I shouted, almost dropping my sword as a wave of pain flashed through my arm. "Agh." I groaned, closing my eyes for a brief moment. When I opened them he was still standing there, one eyebrow raised.

"Is your arm broken?" He asked and I groaned again, more from annoyance than pain. "Hey I'm just asking," He added and I sighed, clutching my sword as tightly as I could.

"Sorry. Yeah that bastard did this. Should have been paying attention." I gasped and he chuckled, flashing that smile. "Could you...help me back to my apartment?" I muttered and he stared for a long moment.

"Haven't been asked that in a while." He commented and I growled, cheeks heating up once I realized what he thought I was asking.

"I didn't mean it like that. I need...to lie down for a while...to fix this arm." I muttered, trying to stay upright despite the pain and dizziness. Giving me an eyeroll he moved to my side and that's when he made the mistake of taking my broken arm in his. I let out a scream and after a few seconds I toppled forward, falling towards the pavement.