I woke up and reality slammed into me. My parents weren't here, they were with the other spirits who moved on.
Another wake up call was the demon's face hovering over mine. He poked my cheek.
"…I'm hungry…" he said bluntly.
"and I'm creeped out…" I said then turned on him by grabbing the roserix and tossing it over his head. He was surprised by this move and had eyes like saucers when he was a black cat.
His eyes were like two oceans and his black fur was so cute.
I got up and left the room to make breakfast.
For breakfast I planned pancakes and sausage.
I took the pan out and waited for it to get hot while I stirred the pancake mix while the demon sat on the table.
I put some of the mix in the pan and started another pan for the sausage.
"can you at least take this damn thing off, mystic?" he said.
"yes, now wait for a second while I flip the pancakes. And my name isn't mystic, it's Karin" I said, reaching for the spatula.
I walked over and picked him up in a cradled position while kneeling and placing him on the floor. As I got up I hooked a finger in the roserix and pulled it off.
He became a man again, kneeled on the floor. He looked up at me with a look of confusion in his eyes. He slowly came to his feet and started to walk slowly over to the oven, staring at the pan and the food with a wondered look on his face.
I saw the pan on the magic heating machine and saw how it magically cooked weird food I've never heard of in my dimension.
I was about to poke it but the mystic grabbed my wrist. I looked up at her and saw her face was of panic and shock.
"what?…" I said, starting to panic. Was it going to bother the little wizard that possibly lived inside?
"don't touch that, it will burn you." She said.
"will I anger the spirit or wizard inside of it?" I asked. She just stared at me with large green eyes then started to laugh hysterically.
She fell to the floor laughing while tears streamed down her face.
"y-you, thought that there….was a wizard in it! Ha, ha!" she said. I stood over her, looking down and wondered what was so funny?
Finally she calmed down and stood up grabbing the spatula again and removing the pancakes from the pan.
She explained that the 'oven' had no wizard in it and it was 'electronic' which meant electricity was coursing through it…
Brilliant!
I layed there in the tree, looking down into karins courtyard. Thinking and waiting.
On cue she came around the corner and walked under the tree I was in. I jumped down and pounced on her.
I wrestled her until she was underneath me and looking up in horror that I was a demon once again and before she could turn away I leaned down and kissed the soul out of her.
Cold water splashed me and woke me up. Karin was standing over me with a bucket, I was on the ground underneath the tree I fell asleep in and now I was soaking wet with ice cubes all over me with the water.
Ice cubes and water mixed together equaled rude awakening.
"w-what w-was t-that f-for" I said shivering in the cold breeze that suddenly came on.
"that is so you don't fall into a catnap in a path I so obviously use on regular basis. And for screaming in your sleep saying you were gonna steal my soul and kill me." She said matter of factly.
I cursed myself for always wearing a sleeveless coat, I never got cold in my demon form, but obviously I was human now I needed to get used to it.
Karin took pity and got me into the house.
I shrugged off my coat and Karin learned real fast I didn't wear shirts, I got a shirt, new black sweat pants and a warm blanket.
I smelled a sweet scent in the air, Karin walked in holding two mugs and sat next to me on the couch.
She handed me the mug and I saw it was filled with brown liquid with white stuff on top. I wrinkled my nose in disgust and Karin saw.
"its cocoa, with marshmallows" she explained.
"what's cocoa? Or marshmallows" I asked.
"try it, its just melted chocolate" she said.
I didn't know what that is either but I'll give it a shot. I took a small sip of the warm liquid and it was pure bliss.
It was sweet and yet had a bitterness that was necessary and made it all the better, It was heaven in a cup.
I took a larger drink of it and practically purred with the satisfaction of the warmth it offered as well as taste.
I finally needed air so I stopped drinking it for a minute to catch my breath.
Karin giggled. "like it?" she asked. I just looked at her breathing deeply until I just shook my head yes and started to drink some more.
A large sound suddenly came in and startled me, I almost dropped my cup.
It would ring for a second then stop then start again. Karin got up and walked over to a strange object and picked it up while pressing something that made the terrible noise stop.
I sighed in content and watched as she pressed it to her ear.
She would shake her head as she said yes or no then started to talk about something called a 'grocery store', she said good bye then pressed another thing on the whatchamacallit. Then put it back in a seat like thing.
"what is that?" I said. Staring at it awkwardly then at her.
is she insane? Does she do this often, talking to herself?
"it's a phone, and it helps people to communicate and hold a conversation with out having to go to each other's house or sending letters.
I looked at it and murmured to myself 'magic' while burying my face in my cup again.
Karin went to the other room and then came back wearing something different. With the word's 'jeens grocery outlet' on it.
I cocked my head to the side as she straightened her collar.
"going somewhere?" I asked.
"yes, and your staying here" she said looking at me with a glare.
She moved to the front door and I jumped up and tried to follow her out.
"no…" she said placing a finger in my chest to stop me from leaving. "…you need to stay here, if you're a good little demon I'll consider rewarding you with your powers back."
My eyes widened and realization came back, if I was obedient I would get my powers back—and she would be stupid enough to do that—and I could get her power for myself! It was so stupid it could actually work.
"GAAH! Where is she!" I yelled while pacing in her living room, "she never said she would be gone this long!" I finally gave up waiting and went to the couch, I layed down and closed my eyes for a minute.
Pretty soon I heard the door open and it wasn't sunset anymore, it was night. I didn't know who it was coming through the door but I wasn't about to let any human sneak up on me.
I used the darkness as cover and went over to the human formed as a shadow in the light of the moon, whoever it was they were as good as dead.
Something suddenly went over my head and shrunk me, I was a cat again. A light suddenly appeared and Karin stood in the doorway looking at me with a grin.
"oh, its you…" I said as she walked passed.
"who did you think it was?" she asked.
"an intruder!".
She giggled and went to put her coat on her coat hanger then went to her room, I followed her and jumped up onto her dresser.
I watched as she undressed and redressed, she didn't seem to now I was here until I said; "you sleep with a bra on?" she whirled around and grabbed a weird thing called a 'clock' then threw it at me while using another shirt to cover herself up.
"pervert!" she yelled.
"you should be flattered that I'm complementing you! I'm a prince, and I have mobs of girls in the demon world that want my hand in mating!" I yelled.
"you're a prince, really?" Karin said looking confused and like she didn't believe me.
"yes!" I yelled as she slipped her night shirt on "I am kazune, prince of demons and future king!"
I jumped from the dresser and went to her bed, I jumped up on it as she sat down to take her socks off. She looked at me for a moment then reached over and pulled off the roserix. I turned into my human form and looked at her confused and she leaned over and seemed to be inspecting me.
While she was gone I had changed back into my original clothes and boots.
"your seriously a prince, with the way you act? Not very princely I'll admit." She said leaning back handing the roserix to me.
I accepted the cross and inspected the jeweled surface.
I sat with my legs crossed on her bed and she seemed to stare at me with a look of observation in her eyes.
I suddenly threw the roserix aside and leaned back sprawling my lithe form along her bed and closing my eyes.
Karin didn't argue, instead she layed next to me and turned the lamp off.
"your just like a toddler…" she murmured, I didn't have the energy to argue that case so I just layed there and drifted off to sleep.
I woke up to arms wrapping around my waist and my eyes shot open to see Karin hugging me while crying in her sleep. is it me? Or does she seem to do this every night? Cry in her sleep?
I awkwardly turned so I was facing her and put a hand under my chin to use my arm as support to keep my head up.
She seemed so peaceful in her sleep, I wanted to kiss her full lips and for some reason I wanted it for love, not her soul…
What the hell is wrong with me?
My cheeks felt flushed and my heart was skipping beats left and right.
I sunk down until her arms were around my chest, leaning down I lightly brushed my lips to hers and relished the thought that her lips were softer than her arms and cheek.
The thought of killing this beautiful creature started to kill me and I immediately was torn in two.
Do I betray my father or kill the woman I think I'm falling for?
The light shone through the blinds this morning and made the color of my room glow in a dim yet warm orange color. I snuggled closer to the warm object in my bed and pressed my ear against it, hearing its heart beat to a ryth—wait!
My eyes snapped open and I immediately knew what I was hugging.
"ready to wake up sleeping beauty?" kazune said, grinning. Looking at me as if he had been awake for awhile now.
"pervert!…" I yelled as I threw him off the bed. He landed in a crouch position and then stood up, he jumped back on the bed and pinned me down under his weight.
"when you sleep you whisper and cry for your parents. Are they dead? If you don't mind my asking?" he said while I looked up at his face. His eyes seemed to enchant me and his hair was such a pretty silver color while his eyelashes were so long. He had a silver ring pierced in his right ear that I didn't notice before and he held a soft look of compassion on his face.
Was his skin as soft as it looked?
He leaned down and skimmed his lips over my neck.
"Mmm, yehtu e hocho, te he anacksoonamoo, se pahadre de madrea" he murmured breathlessly.
"what did you just say? What language was that?" I asked.
"the language of the dead…I said your more beautiful than the sun and the moon, but shouldn't cry about your parents. It ruins such a pretty face…" he said kissing my jaw bone.
He slid his arm underneath my head to support it like a pillow and looked into my eyes.
He leaned down and took my lips with his pressing a gentle kiss to me. I was shocked at first but eventually he had slid past my lips and deepened the kiss, he was so good, he tasted like he just ate the sweetest fruit in the world.
He Put a hand on the back of my head and leaned forward more to deepen the kiss further.
I tangled my hands in his hair and noted its silky texture, he made a small purring sound in his throat and urged me to keep my hands there but my lungs had other plans. I needed air.
I broke the kiss to catch my breath and he was panting too, we eventually caught our breath and he kissed my jaw bone again.
"you know, we don't have to be enemy's?" he said snaking an arm around my waist.
"sorry, but…I…" I couldn't say it, because I didn't want to? Or because I didn't want to be with him? I am so confused now, one day he was set on killing me and now he wants to kiss and make out?
While I was thinking he had devised a demonic plan to ease a hand in my hair and put his forehead to mine while murmuring in his language mixed with that familiar anacksoonamoo word.
I think that's my new nickname.
He looked into my eyes with his sapphire, crystal blue eyes.
they made me feel like I was at the tropics and diving into their clear blue water, my eyelids got heavy and his seemed to as well. He kissed me again, only softer and sweeter this time.
I knew only one thing, that if he did go back to his dimension I would be heart broken. The thought brought a tear to my eye and he noticed, wiping it away he broke the kiss and a look of confusement covered his eyes. He didn't understand that we couldn't be together. He was too much like a toddler and I think I love him.
"something the matter?" he asked.
"k-kazune? How do you really feel about me?" I asked. He looked puzzled and then thoughtful.
He leaned down and brushed a light kiss to my cheek.
"Karin, I think I'm falling for you. I don't know why, but I am" he said with a serious look in his eyes.
"but, don't you want to go back to your dimension? And get your powers back?" I said feeling guilty. He just looked at me then leaned down to whisper in my ear,
"if I had my powers back, I would kill you with my next kiss. I don't want that anymore. And as for my dimension…I have a younger brother, he can reign the kingdom and my father is still young and wont die for a millennia in this world so…" he leaned back and looked down at me.
Then layed a small quick kiss to my lips before springing off the bed in a happy skip, then hopped out the door.
I was sweeping the patio when someone came to the door. A strikingly beautiful young…woman? As the figure got closer I realized it was a man…one looking oddly a lot like a demon would.
He had two different colored eyes, one blue and one purple.
A gray cat followed him and it appeared to have small wings on its back, he stopped and looked at me silently with a confused expression.
He had brown hair, a sleeveless lightish-dark-blue trench coat and a trident like staff in his hand, he had earrings too.
He just stared at me in surprise then his expression softened into a peaceful smile as if we have been friends since the day we were born…
Can anybody say creepy?
He bowed in a gentlemanly fashion and then straightened out again.
"excuse me miss, but I was wondering if you've seen a young man around her by the name of kazune?" he asked. Just then kazune appeared out of nowhere and landed on the young—demon?—gentlemen.
"back off! She's mine!" kazune yelled. While getting off of the guy.
He walked over and stood in front of me, protectively.
The man looked at us and narrowed his eyes on me then widened them when they landed on kazune. He jumped up and tackled kazune in a hug screaming; "kazune! My friend and lover!, missed you so much!" he cried like a little girl, hugging kazune around his waist, on his knees.
"n-nishikiori!" kazune yelled while blushing.
"lover?" I said confused and grossed out. Did I make out with a gay man?
"don't listen to him! He's my brother!" kazune shouted getting irritated and attempting to pull nishikiori off.
I blushed at the thought of kazune with his brother then walked a little closer to pinch nishikiori's hand.
He immediately got off of kazune crying and rubbing his hand in a soothing gesture. He stopped then looked from kazune then me then back again then smiled a mischievous grin.
"kazuuune…" he said grinning wider "…you didn't tell me you were wife hunting, you told me you were gonna hunt mystics down and feed off their soul's…"
"n-nishikiori! I-I was but something…happened…" kazune said looking at me with pleading eyes.
Nishikiori was gonna ruin my life, I looked over to Karin pleading with my eyes for forgiveness.
"what?…" she said sounding confused.
"Karin, let us talk alone….please" I said, practically begging or pleading with her.
she nodded her head and went inside the house. Nishikiori looked at me and snickered.
"what?" I said icily towards him.
"your rather cute when your in love" he said smiling and trying to hide his smile.
I practically growled at him and he shrunk back in fear.
"look, nishikiori. I don't need you messing this up, go home!" I hissed.
He made a saucy salute and said "no can do brotah [brother] father was worried for you and sent me to make sure you were safe and to stay with you to help in case of danger."
"I don't need help, now get the fuck out!" I hissed again as nishikiori walked right passed me and deeper into karins courtyard.
He twirled in a circle of bliss and said "wow! Its so pretty here, I want to stay longer! Ahahahaha" he laughed as he jumped up in a happy dance then got splashed with a hose because Karin taught me how to use it earlier.
"ah, that is rather cold" he said shivering, then his demons immortal power made him warm again.
"ah…kazune how about a welcome kiss for your brother?" he said smiling and lunging at me.
Karin came around the corner and saw me with my hand over nishikiori's mouth and his face inches from mine.
"oh my, sorry if I was interrupting something" she said covering her eyes.
"awww, nonsense. Come here!" he said running at her and giving her a big kiss—on the lips—before kazune could stop him.
She stood there with a red face and a dazed look in her eyes before falling down, passed out.
"nishikiori! Did you forget what your kiss will do to a human? Are you that stupid?" I yelled scooping her into my arms and praying he didn't suck the life from her.
"awww it was just a wee kiss, no tongue like were supposed to" he said with a smart ass attitude. I ran inside and went to her room.
I set her gently in her bed and covered her up with the covers, careful to not wake her immediately in case it caused a reaction that I didn't know, that could be dangerous if she forgot all about me and with her powers? A small shudder passed through me at the thought of my—could be—death.
I pressed a small kiss to her forehead and prayed to god she was alright. A small tear formed at the corner of my eye at the thought she was gonna be a soulless shell.
I kissed the corner of her mouth as I settled next to her in the bed. If she died I might not be able to get turned back and if she died I would lose the woman I loved.
I would lose two things at once.