Cough cough.. moving on now...
Five-- Don't Hurt Me -
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Rain trickled down between the leaves of the great oak tree above the green haired boy, dripping onto his head to run down the back of his neck and along his cheeks, causing a sting of pain in his heartless chest and the nagging feeling of forgotten memories that defined you.
"You're going to be late, you know. "
Gary was leaning in the doorway, casually pining an insect to the old wood with a ghostly claw superimposed over his finger, watching it squirm with a look of bored indifference. Drew shook rain water from his hair and face, forgetting the feelings of seconds ago.
"She probably hates me now. "
The Shade's icy penetrating gaze fixed him from the corner of one hard brown eye. "So? You've got a job to do. Who cares how she feels? " He turned his attention back to the beetle, flicking it's hard lightweight carcass to the side and leaving a deep score in the door frame. "She matters nothing to us, no more than a beetle. Powerless, foolish prey. " His voice grew soft and emotionless at the end, and Drew wondered if he meant it.
"What about that hunter who's been after you? If she's so weak- "
Air hissed viciously between Gary's clenched teeth, and he spun around to face the startled Drew. "You forget your place, Messenger. Don't make me remind you. " Fire danced behind his furious blackened eyes, seeming able to scorch the younger male and cast him into eternity.
Drew backed off, shock and confusion mingling with his fear in his ground-directed green gaze. As quickly as he had changed, Gary changed back to his typical cheerfully arrogant self.
"Now, hurry along. Don't want a black mark on your record. " He chuckled lightly as Drew gave him one more mistrustful glance before hurrying along the shining wet road.
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Oh god, don't find me don't find me don't find me don't find me... May mentally chanted fervently as she walked quickly along the hallway, praying to every deity she had ever heard about to not see a flash or emerald or a flicker of light brown.
Drew and Savannah. She didn't know who she was more scared off. Sure, the green haired 'exchange student' was on her side, but he wasn't even HUMAN, for goodness' sakes! Then again, Savannah wasn't arguably one, either. Ah well.
As May was busy pondering which was literally and truly the lesser of two evils, something grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into the shadows, spinning her around and pressing her against the wall.
"Oh, Maaa-aaaaaaaaaay? I've got a present for you! "
The brunette would have screamed had a hand not been covering her mouth; even so she bit down with all her might. The figure did not so much as flinch, instead pressing against her throat until the world began to spin.
Suddenly it released her, catching her as she started to fall and silently sobbed for breath. "I scare you? "
May recognized his voice instantly, and started to pull away. Drew was far stronger, gently preventing her escape and making a soft clicking noise under his breath, brushing his fingers against her throat and leaving the skin feeling like ice for a moment before it faded, taking the pain with it.
"I wanted to talk to you in private. "
"So you make me think you're a rapist, is that it? "
"It worked, " he replied quietly and simply, as if what he'd just said was the plain truth and that was that. May glared up at him, making out his features as her eyes adjusted to the blackness. "I hate you. "
"I don't blame you. Now, are you going to go all crazy and tell everyone you're dating a demon, or are you going to keep up our facade? "
"OUR facade? "
Drew blinked calmly, brushing aside the note of shock and disgust in her tone. "You're not like the rest, May. Neither am I. But we both must blend in. You understand? "
Sighing shakily, mind still spinning with fear and indignation, she nodded and he smirked lightly. "Good. I'd really hate to have to kill you. " His tone, soft but deadly. He meant it.
"Has anyone seen Drew? " Savannah's mocking tone cut through their thoughts suddenly, and Drew's cool demeanor slipped. A worried, frustrated hummed note echoed in his throat for a second, then the arrogant mask covered his face again.
"Showtime, " he murmured, so quietly that May wondered if she had only dreamed him saying it. However, all other thoughts were swiftly banished by the appearance of Savannah.
"Oh there you- Huh? What's going on? "
The demon flicked his hair out of his face, tongue sharp as any knife and he used it far more skillfully. "Well, we would be breaking up right now, but we never were together in the first place. "
"Wha- HOW DARE YOU! You can't do this to me! "
"Can- " here the corner of his mouth curled up in a smile so evil and scornful it seemed to scorch the very air, "and am. Good day, Savannah. " Curtly, he turned on his heel and left the still steaming girl sanding in the middle of the hallway, appearing to gently hold onto May's wrist and lead her off.
In reality, he had a vise-like grip on her and was practically dragging her along, mouthing the words, 'I am so socially dead and it is so very worth it'.
"You're crazy, " May half-hissed, half-cried. "Do you realize- "
"Oh, cut the drama, Miss Maple. She can't do anything to you unless we let her. And I refuse to. Besides, isn't this what you wanted? To see her fall? "
May looked away. No. It was because she wanted a friend.
And she had gotten HIM. A dangerous, arrogant, self-centered creepy DEMON.
"Sure... "
Drew let her go, and May felt his irate and knowing gaze rake across her flesh like hawk talons. "See you later, May. " His tone was icily calm, as if he was holding back something. May shivered slightly, and sensed him pushing the emotion back harder. Even so, he still managed a smirk.
"Well, got to go, but I certainly look forward to hanging out with you later! " His tone was perfectly cheerful as they rounded the corner and walked past more people giving them looks. Some were decently curious, some were openly shocked, and still others looked ready to kill May in envy.
"You should try out for drama class, Drew. " She matched his tone as best as she could. "I'll see you at lunch! "
"Looking forward to it. "
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Ahhhh, nooooos, they're OOC! Don't worry, though, I'll fix the problem with the next chapter.
And for those wondering, this Drew is a Drew who's not in in element, more like how he might have been just starting out. He'll find his feet though... then lose them...and gain them...
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