A more lighthearted chapter :)
The next day they had realized the city's security forces had tripled in size. There were even soldiers from other towns, who the mayor probably recruited. Mephiles watched as an armored truck went past the hotel. He quickly closed the blinds, shading the room from the intense light. Iris was making sure she had all the bags.
"What's going on out there?" She asked as Mephiles shook his head and looked at her.
"So many people on the man hunt. Is this a good idea? Can't we just go back into the sewers? It's dark there, more safe than here."
"Mephy as long as you play it cool, there's nothing to worry about. We will rent the first apartment we come across okay? Then we can get back into our nocturnal sleeping patterns and no one will bother us."
Mephiles paced across the carpet as he rubbed his hands together worryingly.
"We need to go." Iris mouthed to him as she opened the room door. "I'll see you at check out."
With that, she shut the door softly behind her. Mephiles made sure the room was as tidy as could be and looked to the door.
I should stop acting so suspicious.
Hnng..
I hate this.
He left the room and held his head up high. He told himself that if he didn't talk or touch anyone, he would be fine. Iris was by the rotating doors with the sacks slung to her back, she looked at Mephiles as he came down the stairs. He really hated this didn't he? She watched as he became flustered with his belt buckle that came undone yet again. He finally fixed up his pants and looked straight at her. A light smile appeared on her mouth as he cussed under his breath. They left the building and went past a local park. The children were flying kites with their parents as a concert could be heard in the back ground. Quickly reaching the other side of the street, they came upon an apartment complex. It wasn't the... best looking. Oh well. They did destroy half the world while they were in their original bodies. This or something worse.
They came inside the dingy building as Mephiles lightly touched the bell. The ding echoed through the halls as a man in his seventies with thinning fur came out from the back room.
"I'm guessing you want to rent a place here huh? Well, I do have one room left."
"We will take it." Mephiles said as soon as the guy shuffled to the back for paperwork.
"You sure? It's a fixer upper."
"I don't care. We will take it." He said again as he crossed his arms across his chest.
"You sure?" Iris asked as she stepped onto a loose floor board.
"You said the first apartment we find. This is it."
The old anthro ushered them to the back room where he had been. The table had the necessary paperwork laying on it, ready to be filled out.
"Alright just sign on the lines you need to... Initials there... done. It's all yours."
The two demons went up to the very top floor. The door at the end of the hall way clicked open as they turned around. Standing in the door way to their newest home. It was an okay size but it smelled. Mephiles covered his nose.
"Although I used to smell like death, I do not like the smell of it anywhere else."
Iris put her sleeve to her nose as she opened the window. A breath of fresh air came rushing in.
"Oh please clear it out air." She said as she watched the wind blow the leaves across the wind. She sighed and looked sadly into the clouds. "Again another day."
Mephiles watched as she looked dreamily out the window. He knew he wasn't the only one who missed their formal self. She couldn't fly anymore and that probably made her feel restricted. He picked up a folded newspaper hidden underneath the carpet.
"Someone was obviously looking for jobs. This whole newspaper consists of job articles." He said as he carefully unfolded the dusty paper, reading the listings. "Hey there's an opening for a night watchman at a local storage facility. There's also an opening for a janitor at a museum. Low grade jobs but better than nothing."
"You couldn't handle being the same room with mortals for five minutes. I hate them too but you always seem to want to snap necks. Are you sure you want a job?"
Mephiles looked at Iris with intense, serious eyes. "I won't misbehave."
"If you really want to."
With that we finally settled into the apartment. A few hours later I went to my interview. With a little help from a chant a performed earlier, I had gotten the job. I was to start tonight at seven, just when the sun would set. I agreed and waited till Mephiles came home from his interview as well. He came in with a sly smile on his face.
"Well I did it." He said as he messed around with his blue tie.
"Where did you get a suit?" Iris asked as she looked him up and down. She had to admit, he was a classy sonuvabitch.
"Saw it in a men's store. You like?"
"Mmm yes.." She said as she pulled on his collar. "Tell me all about it."
