Black Raven Demon
By: Black Michaelis
B.N: Duh herrow everyone~! I'm sorry this took a tad while. ChuggiePie has been depressed and things happened and shit so.. I'm really sorry. I might not update soon but.. ermmff. I have to deal things so imma out for a bit.
I'm sorry if this chapter goes in a fast pace and I just crammed things up… I'm really sorry. And for those who thinks that Rachel's character isn't quite developed, there's a reason behind it that you will find out in the future chapters LOL. So nuff me talking and sorry if it isn't that funny.
Disclaimer: Me no own Kuro-SHIT-suji.
Chapter Ten: I've Got my Eye on You!
"Bye Sebastian!"
Rachel hopped on her motorcycle and drove away, leaving the demon at home.
She likes being away from home even though it's dangerous outside, because she's free from the clutches of her dear demon and she can do whatever she wants.
She smiles giddily, happy that Sebastian didn't really mean what he said yesterday about 'Keeping an eye on her'. What would she be able do if he's everywhere, watching her every move.
That will just drive her crazy.
But still, she can't forget the creepy grin he had this morning. It was really creepy. While she was having her breakfast, Sebastian just sat there, grinning and watching her like a predator would its prey. Still and focused. Though it really made her uncomfortable, she just ignored it and started her usual day. Even if she was there, just brushing her teeth, she could feel his intense gaze even though he was nowhere to be seen.
Just thinking about it made her shiver. Sebastian is really starting to drive her insane.
Rachel walked inside the building while eating a bunch of MnMs she bought from the vending machine.
"Eating sweets again are we?"
Rachel stopped in her tracks, her eyes widened. She looked ahead and saw Sebastian grinning, though the atmosphere around them had this murderous feeling. She immediately spit the candies out and looked away guiltily.
'I'm dead I'm dead 'I'm dead I'm dead 'I'm dead I'm dead 'I'm dead I'm dead' were the only words that ran inside her mind as she begun sweating. "Wha-what are you doing here?" she asked, stuttering, shifting her eyes as the demon slowly stalked towards her with a smile.
The demon tilted his head "Haven't I told you already? I have to keep an eye on you, remember?" a wide grin appeared on Sebastian's face that made Rachel pale in fright. "So I have decided to work here.. as your new supervisor."
Rachel froze, her eyes unblinking, her heart seemed to stop beating. Her breath caught in a hitch that seemed like it got stuck in her throat.
Her nightmare just came true.
She wanted to cry so badly but no tears seems to form. She wanted to scream, flip every table she sees but every bit of her being seemed to froze, as if her whole body was paralyzed.
Stupid overly-attached demon.
Rachel sat on her office, staring at her computer screen blankly. She was still fazed about Sebastian being her new boss. He can make her life a living hell.
Everyone seemed to be happy about Sebastian being the new supervisor since the previous one was a dick. Everyone loves him (especially the girls) except for her.
Her phone rings. She presses a button to answer it. "Hallo, this is Bank of America. How may I be a service to you?"
"Is this the Bank of America?" the caller asked.
"Nah, it's the Bank of Russia." she answered sarcastically. Little did she know, a man stood towering behind her, listening to the conversation.
"I thought you said this is the Bank of America?" the caller said, baffled by Rachel's answer.
"Then why are you asking?"
"Oh this sucks! Your services sucks and I'm going to complain to your supervisor! I want to talk to your supervisor!" the man yelled angrily through the phone as Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Sorry buddy, my supervi―" her headphones where pulled up making her flinch in surprise. She looked up and paled when she saw Sebastian's smiling face, the aura around him darkened.
Sebastian wore the earphone and speaking through the little attached microphone he spoke "Hello, this is Mr. Michaelis the supervisor in this branch. I deeply apologize for my employee's bad behavior. I will transfer you to a more understanding employee." the caller thanked Sebastian as he pressed a button to transfer the call.
Rachel was sweating badly, trembling with fear as Sebastian turned his head, flashing her a calm yet malicious smile.
"Ms. Madison, I need to talk to you privately in my office." Sebastian stood straight, turning his heels he said "Now." Rachel looked away as she stood up, obeying his words.
"I'm very disappointed in you, Ms. Madison." he narrowed his eyes at the fidgeting girl across him.
"He's the one who started it!" she defended, crossing her arms.
"I don't care who started it. The point is, you must respect our callers in all means. Even if they say rude things about you." Sebastian intertwined his fingers together as he looked disappointedly at the girl across from him. "I've seen your records and... it has deeply saddened me. Your records are horrible and you have always been reported by the caller. Explain to me why this is happening."
Rachel lowered her head, biting her lip. "I... I don't know."
The demon raised a questioning brow "You don't know? Ms. Madison, this will be your last warning. If you continue your shenanigans, I'm afraid I'm going to have to fire you." The girl remained silent as she hid her face behind her ginger locks as she nodded slightly.
"You may go."
The brunette stood up whirling around and exited the room. She continued to look down as she headed straight to the restroom.
Pushing the door open, she walked towards the sink and stood in front of the mirrors, hanging on the wall. A deep frustrated sigh escaped her lips as she ran a hand through her hair. "What is wrong with me?"
During Sebastian's lecture, she was angry with herself. What had she become? Looking straight at her emerald eyes through the mirror, she cursed at herself for being an idiot throughout the years. It's time to get serious. People are hunting her down, a demon watching her every move. That demon might even be watching her right now.
Enough fooling around... It's time for her to take these matters seriously. She's been playing around too much and forgetting that she can die at any moment.
Narrowing her eyes slightly, she leaned closer to the mirror and studied her hair. There she noticed the roots of her hair hinting a golden blonde color.
A sigh blew past her lips as she ruffled her hair, messing it up more.
She took a deep breath and looked back at her reflection with determination. 'Okay Rachel, serious. You have to be serious and stop messing around. When you come out of this bathroom, you'll be a serious responsible Rachel.' with that she strolled out of the room, pushing the door open.
When she got out, she saw a sign:
CAUTION Slippery when Wet. Immediately, Peppito B's taunting voice rang in her mind.
"Slide around the floor like an ice skater maniac, Rachel. We both know you want it." Rachel can imagine the being's eyebrows dance up and down with a cocky grin tugging on the corner of its lips.
Rachel's eyebrow twitched as she fought the urge of following the taunting voice in her head. Every muscle in her body fought out of her will.
"Come on Rachel.. I know you want it. Just stop struggling.. Don't worry, no one's going to see you."
Rachel groaned as she gave in to the convincing Peppito B. "As everyone quotes, YOLO." with that, she slid her right foot on the wet tiles, a carefree smile on her lips as she slid foot by foot happily. Gusts of wind blowed past her face as she closed her eyes.
"Rachel, what on EARTH are you doing?"
Her eyes snapped open as she lost her footing, uncontrollably face-walling and seconds later sinking into the ground, her face still attached to the wall. "Owww"
Sebastian rubbed his temple in frustration. "You and your shenanigans again, hm?"
"My faaccee.." she groaned, whimpering slightly. "It hurts.."
Sebastian rolled his eyes as he picked her up as she limply stood up, still feeling the pain from the painful impact.
"They didn't wet the floor for you to slide on. Now look what happened to you."
The brunette puffed her cheeks and furrowed her brow "It wasn't my fault! You're the one who came saying 'Rachel what on earth are you doing?' causing me to lose my focus and lose my footing! You... FOCUS STEALER!"
"You weren't suppose to do such a preposterous act, anyway and..." Rachel looked up at her demon wondering what's the sudden pause for. The demon turned his head looking down at her with an angry look "YOU'RE SLACKING AGAIN!"
Strolling into the dark litted parking lot, Rachel searched in her pajama pocket for her keys. As soon as she had a hold of it, the keys made a clinking noise as she pulled them out.
Walking over to her motorcycle, she hopped on and inserted the key to its slot.
Drastic steps were heard behind her, making her turn around in wonder of who it is. A man in a dark suit and a black bonnet mask covered his identity, came running straight at her. Rachel squeaked when the stranger pushed her off the motorcycle causing her to drop roughly unto the pavement.
"HEY!" Rachel yelled as she sat up while the man straddled her motorcycle and started the engine. "WHAT'CHA DOIN' PUNK?!" before Rachel could stand on her feet, the robber drove off with her motor. "YAH AIN'T GOIN' ANYWHERE WITH MY BACON YOU ASSHOLE!" she immediately stood on her feet and sprinted towards the retreating robber. She ran past Sebastian, who wondered what's going on, and continued with her pursuit.
Seconds passed and Rachel was leaning against a pole heaving deeply as she tried to catch her breath, watching the retreating bastard ride off the distance.
Sebastian calmly walked and stopped beside her "Do you want it back?" he asked.
"OF COURSE I DO!" she yelled at him irritably, a throbbing vein mark on her head.
Sebastian smirked. "All you have to do is ask nicely."
Rachel rolled her eyes. "Fine! Sebastian, will you PLEASE get my Bacon back?" she said in a rather sarcastic voice.
The demon rose a questioning brow "Who's Bacon?"
"That's the name I gave to my motorcycle."
Sebastian slightly shook his head as he took off with an amazing speed, leaving the panting Rachel behind.
"AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY SCRATCHES ON MY BABY!" she yelled as her demon's figure disappeared into the shadows. Rachel frowned sadly "I feel so alone now..." she looked down when all of a sudden, something caught her eye. Gazing up again, she saw a candy shop, making her heart skip a beat in joy.
Smirking to himself, the robber sped up, enjoying the wind against his face. 'Well that was easy..' he thought to himself as he snickered.
The motor was a beauty. With its roaring engines, running with incredible speed and it was just simply magnificent. Acquiring this awesome jackpot.. hell, it must be his lucky day. He doesn't care about the karma he's going to have later on, he's going to enjoy this to the fullest.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a shadow in the side mirror... a weird looking shadow. He checked to see if it was only his imagination, he glanced back at the mirror and nothing seems to be there.
Even though it was gone or proven to be only his imagination, its existence made him shudder. His heart pounded in a drastic beat that all the sounds seems to drown out... and all he could hear was the frantic beat of his heart.
"I do believe that this vehicle isn't yours, yes?"
The robber's eyes widened as a deep velvety voice caressed his ear, almost making him lose the control of the motor he's driving.
"GYAGH!" the robber lost control, causing the motor to sway and enter a dark barren alley. Due to panic, the robber's mind went jumble, enabling him to think straight, causing him to crash the motor to the wall.
He fell off, rolling on the rough pavement with a groan as he lifted his head to check where the scary man is.
To his surprise, he was nowhere to be found. But his instincts could tell that he's just here somewhere.. watching his every movement. Beads of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead as he swallowed a lump of saliva, watching the darkness with alert eyes.
"This won't do." Jumping out of his skin, he whirled around and saw a man shaking his head disappointingly as he looked at the wrecked motorcycle. "Rachel will be truly upset."
Snatching his gun from its holder, the robber pointed it towards the tall man. "Who are you?!" he demandingly asked, the hand holding the gun trembled slightly.
Straightening up, Sebastian turned his head and gave the man a close eyes smile. "I believe it's not necessary to know who I am." Walking towards the robber with slow strides, his silhouette gave an eerie image of a demon that made the robber tremble in fright. "The question is, why did you borrow this motorcycle without my house mate's permission?"
"Ke-keep away or I'll shoot!" the robber threatened with a quivering voice, scrambling away as the demon approached.
"Humans like you deserve to be punished for taking what's not yours, yes?" Sebastian towered over the whimpering robber, enjoying the fear he's witnessing in his fear-covered eyes. With a twitch of Sebastian's hands, the robber's neck snapped, his body limp on the cold cemented ground, lifelessly. The demon gave the robber one last glance before walking away.
A sigh blew past his lips as he looked at the wrecked motorcycle, his red head friend wouldn't be happy about this. Scanning his surroundings, his eyes glowed misty pink for a second. Sensing no soul around, he caressed the metal surface of the motor as it magically fixed itself. Smiling at his finished work, he grabbed hold of the handles and drove away.
"Nice moves back there."
Sebastian turned and saw a man standing a few meters behind him. The man was cast in the shadows but Sebastian could make out the man's appearance under a dim light with his impressive sight.
The stranger wore a black tank top under his red wind breaker, dark blue jeans with chains adoring his side pocket. His amber hair flared as he stepped closer to the light that complemented his golden eyes. The stranger grinned as he showed off his fangs.
"Why thank you." Sebastian smiled his fake smile "But I'm afraid I have to go now." Sebastian turned his back, pushing the motorcycle with him effortlessly.
"Wait! I need to tell you somethin'!" Sebastian turned his head and rose a brow. "I really like you."
Sebastian's eye slightly twitched. "Is that all? Well now, I shall take my leave." he again turned away and walked in the opposite direction.
"Eh? No! I ain't finished yet, man! Come back here! That's not all!" the amber haired man ran up to him and held his sleeve. The demon turned back irritably as he glared at the young man. It's not that this man really irritates him (but he irritates him in some point), but he could feel the amount of sugar pouring into Rachel's bloodstream , unsupervised. He doesn't need a hyper crazy Rachel at the moment. "I was wondering if you want to have an awesome job for an awesome guy like you."
Sebastian beamed him his uttermost fake smile "I decline." then walked away taking fast quick strides.
"The company's name is Owl Eyes, dude! And we really need an awesome guy like you!"
Sebastian halted and turned back for the third time then rose an eyebrow "Owl Eyes you say..." his tone held interest. "I'm listening."
The amber haired man grinned "Thanks! You see.. one of our... professional workers" he said, stretching the word out "Was killed yesterday and we need more awesome people―like you― in the job. The job's really easy and you'll be paid in large amounts!" he held his hands out in the air, swearing that it was true.
Playing the innocent, Sebastian tilted his head to the side "What kind of job would I be doing?"
A smirk tugged on the amber haired man "Assassinate people mercilessly" the smirk on his face was replaced by a careless smile as he shrugged. "I wouldn't confront you if you didn't pass my standard..." a smirk tugged on the corners of his lips as his eyes began to flare "Because I only choose high standard people. "
Rachel sat with her knees against her chest on the sofa, eating a banana split that Sebastian made. "You met a guy?" Rachel asked, repeating what Sebastian informed her.
Sebastian bobbed his head, sitting on the other side of the sofa. "Though I didn't catch his name.. He asked me if I wanted to work for the Owl Eyes."
"What did you say?"
"Since we need to get information from the Owl Eyes, I accepted."
Rachel bobbed her head, munching her food "So, when are you going to start working?"
"I?" Sebastian questioned.
Rachel roses an eyebrow "Yeah? You. Who else? There couldn't be anyone else."
A sardonic smile was placed on Sebastian's lip, making Rachel uncomfortable, wishing that her current thought won't come true. "You're working with me, a partner in crime." Rachel gave out a groan. "Besides, you're the one who's seeking answers and I'm just here to help you along the way."
"I can't fight Sebastian." the brunette sighed. "I'm really not into running or any physical activities since I hardly did it in the past." she shrugged, "besides, some of them might recognize me and that'll be really bad―" a thought crossed her mind. "Hmm..." she hummed thoughtfully, drumming her fingers against her chin.
"I'll be able to help you with your, lack of skill" Sebastian chuckled when he heard Rachel scoff, "so there is no need to worry about it."
"I can handle my disguise to conceal my identity. I don't think that'll be a problem."
"Are you sure?"
Rachel raised her finger at him "Don't question me! I can handle it pretty well."
Sebastian smirked "If you say so."
The Next Day
Rachel wore an overly large white button down shirt and a baby blue unicorn-printed pajama. Her hair was coated with black dye and stuck to her scalp as she drank her coffee, waiting for the timer to ring.
Sebastian let Rachel do whatever she wanted, though he didn't quite expect for her to dye her hair, he waited patiently for the end result.
"Have you told the man your name?" Rachel asked, sipping her fifth coffee.
"No, he was about to ask but I already left."
"That's good." she set the mug down "Now, think up a new name for yourself."
"For myself? Aren't you going to give me one?"
Rachel shook her head. "I want you to choose for yourself. And besides, you're a big boy now so I think you can give yourself an alias.. right? Because if you can't... I guess I have to name you Caspar. And I know you don't want me to name you that... right, dear?"
Of course there's no way Sebastian would want that. Rachel can come up with very strange names... very, very strange names. He would take the opportunity to choose a name for himself. He thought deeply, but nothing seemed to come in mind. After a while, a name popped into his mind, "Raine".
Rachel blinked as she shot her head up, looking at Sebastian with wide eyes, "What was that?"
"My alias will be Raine."
Rachel nodded slowly then shrugged it off. The loud beeping sound of the alarm clock startled her, almost knocking her mug. With the corner of her lip raised, she slammed her fist down to turn it off.
"What is your alias?" Sebastian asked.
Rachel stood up as she bent, stretching her back. "I'll just go with Skye since it's easy to spell." and with that she walked out of the kitchen and entered the bathroom.
After an hour and half of waiting, Sebastian finally heard the bathroom door open.
Leaning his head back to see the changes, his eyes widened slightly. A girl came out of the bedroom with short inky velvet hair combed back, revealing a shiny forehead that glistened in the light.
"Nice forehead."
Rachel scoffed, lifting her upper lip in irritation as Sebastian chuckled.
"Stop insulting my forehead if you don't want me to insult yours!" she huffed, crossing her arms. "Anyway, when are we leaving? Where is it anyway?"
"I was told to go into an old warehouse at Meyer street inlate afternoon, today." Digging inside his pocket, he took out two black bead earrings, showing it to Rachel. "This earring will act as our ID to enter the facility." Rachel took one and wore it in her left ear while Sebastian did the same.
A combat boot stomped on the ground, suspending the dust into open air.
"So.. this is it, huh?" With arms crossed, Rachel stared at the building before them, her eyes narrowed behind her dark tinted glasses as her dark hair waved in the cool wind. She wore a black tank top, her leather pants' hem tucked under her black combat boots.
"Do you think I got the wrong address?" Sebastian asked, standing beside her as he too stared at the building. He wore a grey hoodie and a black vest on top, matching his black jeans and black leather Converse shoes.
"I think the guy gave you the right address but you just didn't hear it correctly." Rachel glared through her glasses as Sebastian held his chin in thought.
"I strictly remembered him saying to go to an abandoned warehouse in Meyer street. "
A popping vein mark throbbed on Rachel's forehead. "DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A WAREHOUSE TO YOU?!" she roared as she pointed at the small wooden restroom in a barren lot, its door hinges broken as it swung with a squeaky sound.
"I'm puzzled as well.. as to why this supposedly 'warehouse' looks like a dog house." A sigh blew past Sebastian's lip.
"Since we're here already, I might as well go to the toilet." Rachel stomped her foot "I really need to go and this pants' really making me itchy." She scratched her leg as she walked limply towards the toilet looking dog house.
She entered the little toilet, grabbing the half fallen door's knob to close it.
'Kachak'
The door fell off its hinges and laid flat against the ground. Eye twitching, Rachel angrily stomped on the door repeatedly. After a few more stomps, she stopped, huffing as she glared at the fallen door. She jutted her chin to Sebastian, who's stifling his laugh after watching Rachel's reaction, motioning him to come over.
Sebastian obliged, walking towards her with a grin.
The girl glared at the demon as she grabbed his shoulder and turning him to face to the opposite side. "Stop grinning and stand right there." Using Sebastian as a cover gave her some privacy from any random walker who might catch a glimpse of her doing her business.
"You called me to cover you? My," he chuckled "since when did you have shame?" he received a kick to the back that didn't do anything really as he chuckled some more.
"Sebastian, I'm still a woman who needs privacy. Sheesh! Do you honestly think I'll display myself for the world to see?"
'Pfft'
Sebastian rose an eyebrow, hearing the little noise. "That's the first time I heard you let out gas without smelling anything foul."
He heard Rachel scoff. "I think that will only happen in your dreams, dear. I didn't let out any toxic gaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGH HHHHHHHH!" the floor beneath Rachel's feet disappeared as she fell down the hole beneath. "WHAT THE HEEEYYYLLL?! SEBASTIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!"
Sebastian looked down the hole with bewildered eyes and clenched fists, jumping down the hole where Rachel fell.
"Poof! Ow!" Rachel landed on her bottom, rubbing it to sooth the pain. As she looked at the ground, she noticed a red dot. Tilting her head, she watched as a number of them grew, most of them placed on her. Realization hit her as she looked up, tons of guns are pointing at her.
"Shit"