Mother Says
"Do I look like I'm made of money? Why the hell does everyone knock on my damned doorstep expecting charity? Don't ever come here again or I'll sick the demon on you!" Silver screamed, slamming the door. She adjusted the patch over her right eye that hid her namesake, the silver eye that allowed her to see anything supernatural. If she closed the left eye and looked only through the right eye she would see only supernatural beings. She kept it covered so as not to alert enemies of her abilities.
"Who was that?" Devi asked, rolling off the couch to lazily slide to his feet. He stretched with a great yawn. He scratched the back of his neck where there had once been a long black braid.
"Girl Guides. Damned kids want me to buy their stupid cookies!" Silver growled, storming out of the room.
Devi shook his head with a giggle before racing out the door to find the little girl.
"Can I have four boxes?" Devi asked, handing her the cash.
The little girl timidly handed him the boxes.
"Sorry about my mom, she's not a people person," Devi patted her on the head before running back inside. He quickly hid the boxes under the couch from Silver's prying eyes.
Aridan was on his way over and would probably asphyxiate with excitement at the sight of cookies.
Devi shook his head as he heard Silver storm toward the ringing phone.
"The hell do you want?" Silver demanded without even asking who was calling.
The doorbell rang. Devi raced to the door, swinging it open to let the Forger enter. Aridan was all grins as he tackled Devi with a huge bear hug that knocked the wind out of the laughing demon.
"I missed you, brat!" Aridan giggled, kissing his cheek.
"Pot and kettle, sweetheart," Devi snickered. Normally this was where he would cop a feel on the person hugging him, but Aridan was different. He didn't want the sweet creature to be awkward around him.
"Cookies underneath the couch," Devi shoved him toward the leather couch.
"Devi, can't you toss your vow to the wind and kill some humans for me? Damned telemarketers and stupid sales people won't leave me alone. Aren't there any demons in your clan that eat people anymore?" Silver huffed. She paused in the doorway at the sight of the platinum blonde ponytail bouncing in view as Aridan popped up with an armful of cookies.
"COOKIES! YEAH!" Aridan cried happily.
"How are you feeling, pal?" Silver asked, walking over and hugging the Forger.
"My stomach feels icky, but I'll be okay," Aridan promised, tearing one of the boxes open.
"Sevron felt he would be safer staying here until he recuperates. He figures we're less likely to accidentally name weapons and have him forced to make them," Devi explained.
"If your stomach feels 'icky' shouldn't you lay off the sweets?" Silver asked.
Aridan growled low in his throat, his eyes glaring a warning at her. If she mentioned healthy food he would scream and they would all be sorry.
"Sevron said I was here to keep from using my powers, but really I'm here because I kept walking in on him and Torian having sex so they decided they needed some alone time," Aridan blushed bright red. He hadn't meant to walk in on them, but he had heard noises that sounded like they were hurt and he had run in on more than one occasion to help them fight.
"I'll call Rem then so that he can bring home some cakes and jellybeans for you, I'm guessing you're going to be here a while."
"YAY! JELLYBEANS!"
Silver smiled. Having Aridan around was like having a child in the house again and she was looking forward to every minute of it.
She shook her head when Devi launched at Aridan, tackling the Forger to the ground while tickling the hell out of him.
"By the way, he's sleeping in your room, Devi, so keep your grabby hands to yourself," Silver snorted, her long black ponytail flipping as she turned on her heel and left the room.
Author's notes: Yes, Silver is a raging bitch, but she's lots of fun and Devi and Aridan keep her on her toes. This story was inspired by the face that Devi spent a lot of time in Silver's house/apartments and I'm sure Aridan stayed over every now and then so I wanted to write about it. :)