TWO

HUMAN

Catherine was ecstatic. She run back into her room, swinging open the door and rushed over to her closet. What could she wear as her first day as a human? Normally, this wouldn't be a problem because with her succubus powers, she would just naturally be wearing something that was the most appealing to the man she descended upon. But now she was going to be human, and she had to actually dress herself.

She was happy that she kept all of the gifts her little human admirers gave her. The majority of them were sexy dresses and costumes. Where any of them close to what Vincent liked? What did Vincent like, anyway? It wasn't too long ago, but she changed forms and outfits so often in one day, she had a hard time remembering what she wore for him.

Something with fishnets? No, it was sheer, white stockings that she remembered. She remembered wearing red heels. But what did the dress look like? That was going to be the hard part, but she didn't have time to try and remember what it was. She just grabbed the first dress she found and slipped into it. She didn't quite notice it, because she wasn't used to what 'normal' was for humans, but what she had picked was a scandalous play of a red school girl uniform. The skirt fell higher than mid-thigh and if she were to bend over, you could definitely see her panties. The bust line on the blouse dipped so short, a nice line of cleavage was showing. She slipped on her heels and sheer white stockings and went back out to the hallway where her distressed father stood.

"What are you wearing?" Nergal shouted when he saw Catherine's get-up.

Catherine rolled her eyes. Why did he have to stall? "You know I've worn worse before!"

Nergal couldn't disagree with that statement, "I guess it's only for tonight," he sighed, "What do you want to look like as a human?"

"I want to look like how I did when I would be with Vincent," she answered, though she knew well he didn't even have to ask. He just wanted to stall it as long as he could.

"Three months, Catherine," Nergal said one last time before gathering his energy for her transformation. His hands glowed with a magical, dark light, "I mean it."

"I could do this in only one!" Catherine answered cheerfully, hardly able to contain her excitement. She closed her eyes and awaited the transformation.

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Catherine gingerly open the door to Stray Sheep Bar. Half expecting to see Vincent right there, she pouted with disappointment when she didn't see him. Though there were plenty of bar patrons already sitting at the tables, none of them were Vincent. She would just have to wait for him.

As she walked into the bar, she became aware that a lot of eyes from men were on her. She looked around and saw many of them staring at her. She guessed it must have been her outfit, and she realized that none of the other women in the bar were dressed no where near as scandalous as she was. The majority of them wore long pants and a sweater, not something that showed too much skin. Compared to Catherine, they must look like nuns.

She reached the bar table and seated herself on the tall bar chair. She recognized the sharp man fixing the drinks with a black suit and gray hair, even though his back was faced to her. What did they call him in the human world? Boss?

"Hey, Boss," she taunted, and before he could turn around she added, "One extra sour apple martini, please."

The Boss tensed up a bit, stopping halfway from preparing a drink. No one ever ordered that drink in the Stray Sheep except for one person. He wheeled around and looked at Catherine.

"What are you doing here?" he said, though he had a hard time recognizing her. He always saw her with blue eyes and dark brown hair, so seeing as though she suddenly had two, blonde pigtails took him as sort of a surprise.

"I'm looking for Vincent," she said with a smile, "Now where's that martini?"

The Boss finished the order he had been working on first and then brought out the stuff to make Catherine's martini, "You're going after that kid, again?" he asked. He didn't like Vincent, but he respected him enough to want to derail Catherine from making a fool of herself, "You know he's getting married, right?"

She lost her smile and a jab of pain shot through her heart. Of course she knew, "So what?" she replied.

"Then why mess it up for him?" The Boss said, pouring the liquids to create Catherine's drink, "Besides, he's a human. You know it wouldn't work."

"Of course I know that," she said, regaining her smile, "That's why I asked Daddy to make me human."

This shocked The Boss so much, he splashed some of the liquor onto the bar table. No wonder she looked so much different to him. Damn that Nergal! Always catering to Catherine's ridiculous requests! He had to rub his temples in frustration, because he knew he was going to get caught in the drama that was soon to unfold. He grabbed a towel and wiped up the liquor.

"So you're human," he echoed, "I guess you're going to try to win him back, huh?"

She nodded, "Yep," she said, "Daddy gave me three months."

"He should have gave you none," he scoffed and slid her the apple martini.

She took the drink and sipped at it, ignoring his comment, "So when does he usually come in?"

He checked his watch, "He should be here soon," he answered, "He gets here around this time. Why don't you go sit with his friend until he does?" he pointed over to a table across the bar. A man was sitting there by himself. From what she could see, he had long, brown hair that fell in front of his eyes and he was sipping a cup of sake, "His name is Jonny Ariga."

"Thank you," she said and she turned to leave, taking her glass with her. She made her way over to the table where The Boss directed her too. She felt man's eyes following her again and it made her uncomfortable. She wasn't used to having men being able to see her.

When she reached the table, she merely slid into the chair across from Jonny, who sipped at his cup again and placed it down on the table, "And who might you be?"

"Catherine," she stated with a smile. She watched as the man's eyes showed a hint of recognition, even though she was sure he had never seen her before.

"Nice to meet you, Catherine," he said and then poured some more sake from the small bottle Erica provided him, "What brings you to my table?"

"I'm waiting for your friend, Vincent."

It took him a few seconds, but he suddenly tied up all of the lose ends in his head. Catherine and Vincent?

"Are you telling me you're that Catherine?" he asked, referring to the one who Vincent cheated with.

She giggled, happy to have been recognized, "Sure is. Now when is he coming?"

"Just hold on a minute," he said, "You can't be Catherine. She's not even human."

"I am now," she said, "Long story short, I'm human. Now when is he coming?"

Jonny looked around nervously. He looked at Erica, who didn't even seem to notice the blonde, and then shifted his eyes to The Boss, who only shook his head and continued making drinks.

"He is coming in about ten minutes," he said slowly, "With his fiance."

Catherine suddenly lost her smile, "Excuse me?"

He nodded, "If you're trying to talk to him or whatever your plan is," he explained, "Tonight wouldn't be a good night."

Catherine bit her lip. She didn't expect his fiance to show up. When did she start going to the Stray Sheep anyway?

"I want to talk to him," she said, "Does he stay here longer than her?"

Jonny shook his head, "They arrive together, they leave together."

"Shit," she muttered. Only an hour in the human world, and already she was off to a bad start. She looked around the bar. Was there any place she could talk alone without being seen?

"It's Friday night," Jonny explained, "The two of them come together on Fridays. Why not try tomorrow night?"

She shook her head, "No, I need to talk to him tonight," she said, "Listen, tell him to meet me in the bathroom when he gets here."

Jonny took his sake cup again and took a long sip. He grunted at the burn it provided and then set it back down, "His fiance...went out on a real limb to get back with him. She must really love him. Think about it as if it were you. Do you really want to do this to her?"

Catherine got the hint that Jonny might have a crush on Vincent's fiance. While she found it cute, she still wouldn't let it derail her from her mission, "Let me be plain about this..." she said in a low tone, almost an intimidating whisper, "I don't give a shit about her. I only want Vincent. Now can you do this for me?"

Jonny sat back in his seat, looking at the blond beauty in front of him. Such a gorgeous lady, but with a dirty disposition, "Only this once and only if you promise me one thing."

"Yes?"

"Do not let Katherine see you."